A tigers SWORD

Chapter 10

KIKI’S POV

I learnt that Osanai got stabbed by Pah, but someone took him away before the cops arrived. Draken and a Mikey were now arguing with each other about how to go about looking for Pah, but it made a large divide in Toman as people were taking sides between Mikey and Draken. Takemitchy was out in the hospital after fainting and Emma was in distress because the duo were fighting. I also wasn’t left unscathed as Mikey and Draken oressured me into taking aside which I refused to do, so I took some time off and didn’t go anywhere near Toman. I don’t want to get dragged into their petty arguments which happened to me quite regularly. Now, I was visiting Takemitchy’s house since he woke ho a few days before. I even brought some food to share. Mostly junk food but who cares? When I entered the house, Takemitchy and his friends were sprawled around the room as I knocked on the door frame. “Knock knock. I brought food”. I joined the sprawled kids in the room and handed out the snacks. “Ah. Have Mikey-kun and Draken-kun….. been fighting?”. Silence took over my bedroom as Akkun sat on Takemichi’s bed and decided to tell us the news. “Yeah….. looks pretty serious. Toman’s gonna split in two any day now”. “I knew it”. “Pfft!”. “Hm? What?”.

 The four bursted out laughing as poor Takemitchy was lost as to why. “Sorry. I was just kidding. You got way too serious, Takemichi”. “They’re fighting, sure. But it’s no different than usual”. “Besides, Mikey-Kun and Draken-kun…… would never get into a big argument”. “Who’d you say…. Is arguing with who?”. “Draken-kun?!”. “Came up to check on you, Takemitchy”.

I flinched as he bent under the door frame and came inside. Is this another day of trying to convince me? All I want is to rest from their fights. “It’s hot as hell in here. Is it cause it’s full of dudes? Hm? What’re you guys standin for? Oh yeah, I brought a watermelon. So, quit staring and sit down!”. As we sat on my floor, chewing the sweet watermelon, Draken started to speak since he finished. “Pah is still nowhere to be found”. “What about Osanai…?”. “He’s alive. If Osanai had died, then Pah would’ve been locked up til he was an adult”. I saw Takemitchy gathering the courage to ask something so I knew this would be something to do with the incident. “So,….. How’s Mikey-Kun….?”.

*bam!*.

“That bastard. He’s so full of shit”. “AAAGH!”. “Hm?”. “THREE DAYS OF WORK DOWN THE DRAIN!”. “Ah sorry”. I tried to compose myself as Draken glared at Takemitchy but it was honestly hilarious. “Yeah! It’s cool. I only spent 3 days losing sleep to finish it”. “Anyway, I’m gonna sever all connections with Mikey”. “Huh?”.”Toman is no more……. And besides….. then we wouldn’t have anymore conflicts about Kiki”, he muttered the last part to himself.

“Wh-what do you mean? You’re kidding right?”. Draken stood up and said he had to leave. “Hey. Wait just a minute!”. “Don’t tell me that Toman splitting in two…”. “Was for real?”. “Yeah…”. “Wait, Draken-kun!”. I followed Takemitchy down the stairs and up to Draken. “Hey!!”. “Hm?”. “Hm? The hell’re you doing here?”. Oh shit this is bad. “Ah? More like, the hell’re you doing here?”.

 “Mikey-kun?!”. “He’s got the worst timing!”. “This is gonna get messy!”.

 “I came here to se his Takemitchy’s doing”, spoke Mikey with a voice as dull as his eyes. “So did I”. “Huh? Takemitchy’s my pal. He’s got nothing to do with you. Right, Takemitchy?”. “Ah? Whaddya mean? You’re my pal, right?! Takemitchy and Kiki is also mine”. “Uhhh…..um”. “Hah? Move it. You’re in my way you beanpole and Kiki doesn’t belong to you!”. “Ah? Move you shrimp”. “Hey…. Wait! Wait a minute you guys!”. “Ah?!”. I gulped as the two glared at Takemitchy while his friends were looking out the window, praying for him. What I couldn’t figure out was why were they talking about me as if I was some kind of object.

 “I don’t know what happened between you two…. But you shouldn’t fight!! So calm down, the both of you!”. “Hey”. Too scary… that glare can make the oceans dry out. There’s no way I can stop them from fighting.

 “Who the fuck do you think you are?!”, Draken gritted out as he held Takemitchy by the collar. He put him down as Mikey walked away. Is Mikey actually gonna be the adult in th- never mind he’s a grabbing bike to throw at him. “Mikey-kun?! That’s my precious bike, Hayate!!”. He didn’t listen to Mitchy as he launched it at Draken, who dodged it and cause the bike to crash against the wall.

“AAAAAAAGH! My memories!!”. “Are you fucking insane?!”. “Draken-kun?! That’s the golden bat I hit my first home run with in my 4th year in elementary!!”. “You wanna start something? I’ll finish it!”, Draken shouted as he broke my bat right across his knee. “Mikey-kun! I got that at the first festival my dad took me to! Draken-kun?! I bought that skateboard with my allowance!! AAAGH!!”.

He fell on the floor in mourning as Draken and Mikey looked at each other in hate while I just felt sympathy and was a bystander. “Poor Takemichi. What a disaster”. “It’s like a typhoon”. “Just have to wait for it to pass”. “You wanna finish this here?”. “Stop right there. You bastards….”, he glared with fiery eyes as his temper rose. They both turned to face him as Akkun and the other three cried and prepared Mitchy’s grave.  “Huh?”. “You’ve taken my precious memories…. And trashed them!”. “Ah”. “When did that happen?”. “Don’t fuck with me!”, he shouted in rage as Takemitchy swung at Mikey………. And fell into the trash. He quickly got up though but Mikey paused before commenting. “Um Takemichi. There’s shit in your hair”. “HUH?! Why didn’t you tell me sooner!?”. “Haha! Cmon Kiki! Let’s get out of here Ken-chin!”. They grabbed me by my hands and dragged me away. Have they made up? Looking back I saw Mitchy’s four friends walking away as they noticed him watching. “Don’t you run away from me!! You all suck!!”.

TIMESKIP

KIKI’S POV

“That was hilarious”. “Haven’t laughed that hard in forever!”. “I washed my hair okay?!”. I smiled softly at their behaviour as the two looked at each other. “I’m sorry Mikey”. “It’s cool. I’m sorry, too”. “Why were you guys fighting, anyway?”, asked Takemitchy in concern. I swear he’s like a baby sometimes. “I forgot”. “Kenchin’s right though. Pah may be in hiding because he doesn’t want to face us. When he’s come around…Let’s have a huge party”.  I watched as Takemitchy lay back on the ground and putting up a fist. “Takemichi-kuuuuuun”. “Hina?!”. “I’m here too”. I looked up to see Hina and Emma standing there behind Takemitchy. “What’s up?”. “Um…..”. “C’mon, just ask him”, Emma encouraged Hina. “Are you free on August 3rd”. “Huh?”. “She wants to go to the festival with you, Takemitchy!”, Emma decided to spill as she showed a cheeky grin. “Sure. I’ll go with you!”. “See? Told you he’d totally say yes”. “Yo Kiki?”. “Huh?”. “W- Draken, will you go with me to the festival?”. “Sure”. I could see Draken’s brow furrow slightly as he looked at Emma. “What did you want to ask me Draken?”. “Never mind. I’ll ask later”. I just shrugged and saw Mikey run up to me from playing with the Mizo Mid kids. “Hey. Kiki! Do you want to go to the festival with me?”. I just blinked at him. “Sorry Mikey. I’d love to but I already have someone I’m going with”. “Hm? Well that’s fine then! See ya later!”. He looked a bit angry but I figured it was just my imagination. How wrong I was…….