A Devil's Angel || Ishimondo

Chapter 10

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     Yep. It took Ishimaru hours of his thoughts fighting back and forth to find the answer to his exasperating question.

'You can't be in love with your best friend because of a dumb dream!'
'But it's more than just the dream! I enjoy his company more than anything and he's just so... HANDSOME!
'No! What if you mess everything up between you two? Everything you've worked so hard for! You just got him back you can't lose him again because of your dumb feelings!'
'SHUT UP! He's better than that! I've always known I was gay! Even if I do have a crush on him it's just a phase for now. It's because I missed him so much. Okay?'
'...Fine. Just remember you're only here for a month and you've already wasted 4 days. You can't get too attached to him.'

Ishimaru's thoughts were so loud and so scrambled. Every time it seemed they came to a conclusion, a new topic would pop up. But finally, at 3 am in the morning, they finally stopped fighting. Ishimaru had a small crush on his best friend, but he couldn't let it get in the way of anything.

Ishimaru still had a job to get done. He so far had no leads to the Devil-C and he had wasted 4 days. Not to mention he still had to stay another 4 days at the base, for Mondo's sake.

Ishimaru sat up, his back cracking as he had been curled up in a ball for almost 2 hours straight. He went into the bathroom, grabbing a cup from the cabinet and taking a drink. He would've asked Lonaca for some water, but she was acting... super strange.

Once again getting back into bed, Ishimaru managed to clear his thoughts finally. Finally getting just a wink of sleep.

A loud banging suddenly awoke Ishimaru from his sleep, causing him to jolt straight up and almost fall out of his bed.

"Be right there!" He called out, throwing on some clothes and leaping to unlock the door. He opened it to reveal Mondo.

"Hey bro- damn. You look like a total fucking mess," Mondo (rudely) commented. Ishimaru did probably look like a 'total fucking mess' though. He hadn't taken a shower in a while, and he had dark circles under his eyes from getting little sleep due to home sickness, and staying up all night thinking about Mondo.

"What do you mean? I think my complexion is looking perfectly fine this morning!" Ishimaru said jokingly, "and besides, you don't look all that well yourself!"

And it was true. Of course Mondo had been rough-housing with the gang, so he didn't look the best. Dirt on his jacket and face, a bruise on his cheek, and a very messed up pompadour.

"Ha! Yeah, you're right. Lemme tell ya, gang members aren't gentle, and I'm no exception," Mondo laughed, "Anyways, are ya alright? It's like- 11 am- and I didn't real take ya for the type of person to sleep in like that."

     "I'm just fine, thank you, I just had a struggle with sleeping last night."

     "Damn. Were we too loud?"

     "Oh no, not at all! It's just uhm... just home sickness! Since I'm uhh- new to the city!" Ishimaru said, managing to create a lie- and it wasn't really 100% a lie. He was new to the city, and he was just a tiny bit homesick. Ishimaru loathed lying, especially to his best friend/crush.

"Ah, yeah that would explain it. Sorry again we gotta keep ya as a hostage here, but ya know about the boss," Mondo said, scratching the back of his neck. Ishimaru smiled and chuckled a bit.

"I said it's fine, if it's for your safety I'll do anything," Ishimaru said happily.

Mondo smiled, "Thanks bro! By the way, I came down here to tell you that Lonaca wants to see you in the kitchen. Not sure what for, though."