The Rise of Poison

Chapter 7: The Search for the Blue Kimono

           After some time, the boys made it to the locker room.  When they arrived, Yuuto finally got to see the extent the collateral damage. 

Kenta gestured to the metal lockers and put his hand on the middle one. "Wow Yuuto, these are metal lockers. 

 Yuuto stared at the lockers, too busy observing the destruction to hear what Kenta had said.

"I... I did all this."

"Yeah, buddy!"

 Kenta slung his arm around Yuuto's neck. "Nearly beat the heck out of me too. My back still hurts. You know how hard you have to throw a body to make metal bend?" 

He patted Yuuto's back and continued to check out the area.

"I can't believe I did all this. The lockers..."

The shock wave from the impact caused the outer lockers of the epicenter to bend and buckle. The center one was completely caved in. 

"I didn't mean to shove you that hard, Kenta."

"Hey man, it's alright. I did do you dirty. I shouldn't have hit your weak spot, but you gotta admit, you were taunting me a little."

 "Yeah, I mean I'm surprised you landed the side step attack. Also, you did leave me out there to suffer. I basically blacked out on the mat. I came around when you started kicking me on the floor.  Hey, do you see my kimono anywhere?"

Kenta looked up at him. 

"I'm sorry about that. I was gonna come get you after I got dressed. I didn't realize you blacked out. I was wondering what was taking you so long. No I haven't seen it. Isn't it a flamboyant blue?"

"Yeah."

"Then it shouldn't be that hard to find. Did you check your locker?"

"Not yet."

And then the boys began to search other areas of the boy's vast locker room. Yuuto checked his locker. He put his hands on the cool turn dial lock and twisted in his combination. Pop went the lock and he put it in his pocket. He lifted up the silver latch and opened his locker.

"Kenta... it's not in here!" Where would it be? 

"What do you mean 'it's not in here'? Where else would it be," He asked, hovering over his shoulder. 

"Look."

Yuuto stepped aside to let Kenta look. Inside Yuuto's locker was his gym bag and his backpack, but no blue kimono. 

"It's not in here, and I don't know where else it would be. Oh man, I can't believe this! That was a gift from my grandmother! It was a family emblem, and now I lost it." '

Yuuto hung his head down and slowly closed his locker.

"Um... Aren't you going to get your gym stuff out?"

"Oh, right!"  

He popped his head back up and lifted up the latch again. Yuuto stopped and stared at his locker, and then looked down in disappointment.

  Nope, it's definitely not in here, he thought to himself. He gathered up his things and closed his locker again.  "Do you have it in your locker?"

"Why would I have it?"

"Just check for me please."

"Ok, fine." 

Kenta turned to his locker that was located beside Yuuto's. He too spun his dial to enter his combination. He took off his lock and slid it into his pocket. He then lifted up the silver latch.