Gangsters Don't "Love"

New Start

Kenchi threw the photos at Reo's face and screamed at him, "What the hell is this?! Is this where you go when you're done with school?!"

Reo cried and begged at his father's feet, "Dad, I'm sorry! Please, I'm sorry!"

"You think I had you go to college to go flirt with a scumbag from Daruma Ikka?! I wouldn't have minded if the guy was a regular person, but Daruma Ikka? Are you crazy?!"

"He's a good person, Dad, I swear!"

"Forget it! You're not allowed to go anywhere besides school or home. Don't even think about running away!"

Kenchi forcefully tugged his leg away from Reo's hold and left the room. Itsuki came running at the commotion, "Dad, what's wrong?"

"Why don't you go ask your brother instead?"

Kenchi slammed the door of his study shut and Itsuki went his brother's room to see Reo on the floor, crying.

"Aniki! What happened?"

Itsuki picked up a photo from the scattered pile on the floor, "Isn't this guy from..."

He brought his older brother into a hug, "Aniki...it'll be okay."

Reo cried into his younger brother's t-shirt.

"Love is love, I'm sure he'll understand soon."

Likiya really did not know what to say. It was as if someone had stabbed him in the heart with a dagger. And that person was no other than his own best friend.

"This is my girlfriend Anna. You remember her, right?"

Next to Zin's side was Anna, an old friend of theirs when they used to dance together in middle school. She was never in any of Likiya's classes, so he never saw how she became to so pretty over the years. He was almost jealous of her. Just one smile would take Zin's breath away. It wasn't fair.

"Y-Yeah..."

"We started going out since the beginning of freshman year. Sorry for not telling you."

Anna was a tall, but pretty girl. She had straight bangs and long purple-colored hair. And she is a great dancer. Likiya didn't need to question their compatibility. What he did need to question though, was why Zin kept it a secret for almost three years.

Zin lightly patted him on the shoulder, "Are you mad at me?"

Actually, yes. He was very angry.

"No, not at all..."

"If you're feeling lonely, I can hook you up, ya know? Anna has this friend named Yurino and I think she'll be a great fit for you! She's a good dancer too, so you'll definitely like her."

Likiya gave him and Anna a small smile, but tried to change the subject when he saw Shohei coming around the corner. "Hey, Shohei! You ready for dance practice today?"

He quickly put his arm around Shohei's neck and dragged him towards the club room.

Zin and Anna looked at each other and shrugged.

"Hey man, you okay? You're acting funny."

"Sorry, just trying to get out of an awkward situation."

"Ah~" Shohei pointed at him knowingly, "Don't wanna be a third wheel, right?"

"Yeah...that."

"Alright, I got you fam."

Third-wheel? He doesn't want to be third-wheeling his own crush. Ever.