"then why i shouldn't be right there, after all?! " takemitchi shouted with all his force, protesting as he couldn't find out what was the reason of him quitting.
"because you shouldn't be there! you used to be a normal boy and learn inside the school not to be a delinquent! " it's already enough. i've popped out so hard that i scolded him right after we were back inside his apartment.
"but i can't! " he answered.
"then why?! " he paused for a little bit, his eyes widen that made me confused.
what's his motive on joining a gang?
suddenly, a tear escaped from his eyes making me frown. just ... what the hell is going on and why he didn't tell me this after all?
"i-i can't tell you right now what was happening, y/n-chan. you might not believe it be — "
"then tell me. right. now. " i pointed out while my hands are now on my waist.
"i can't! i'm sorry! " he said and left the house without a proper reason as to why he's doing this.
am i really that untrustworthy sister?
weeks have passed and we never talked with takemitchi again. i was still upset to the fact that he never said his reason in joining that gang.
it's not that i was too overprotective about him. it's because that gang already pushed me and i'm afraid that they might hurt my brother too.
i don't know what will happen if something's happen with my brother.
"y/n-chan, please don't be mad at takemitchi. i could still see that his friends weren't that bad." hina approached me later that day when the lunch time comes out. she told me how she slapped mikey in the face as she misunderstood him as a bad guy
but that made her shock when she thought he would hurt her but besides ... i was also shocked to hear that he just laughed it off and said that he doesn't hurt a girl.
what in the freaking hell?
didn't hurt a girl?
"takemitchi tells me about how toman was good in-spite of their morale and helping others. " hina happily tells me about what happend. and i couldn't help but it made my heart flutter.
despite of all they've been going through, they still have their kindness towards people.
i just let out a heavy sighed. i accept the fact that my brother was still joining on that gang, and he's already used to them like a good friend. and there's a part of me that wanted to let it go, as my heart believed that they are still the toman i've met.
after my conversation with hina, i went through the hallway to join the class period in the afternoon but then i spotted something in the hallway that made all my world turned upside-down.
my eyes completely adjusted, the fear started to crept inside my body as i sprint to the nearest hiding place i could find.
"he looks so hot! "
"omg! is he new?! "
my heart was pounding badly in the sight that my knees trembled. i couldn't believe what i was seeing right now.
he's already out inside the juvenile after 2 years.
the dangling of earring rings through the hallway as he strode inside my brother's classroom, making me eaten in fear so bad again. my hands started to shake as i uncontrollably take a step forward to hear what was happening inside.
"hey! you're takemitchi hanagaki, right?! "
i feel like i was about to collapse right in a bit.
he was targeting my brother!
"y-yeah! "
"you reminded me of someone. "
i can't stand the scene already as i already left. my feet rushed right through the restroom, as i was already terrified. his face pictured out of my mind everytime i shut my eyes, trying to stop the tears away.
i leaned down on the door as my body glided slowly. i hugged my knees, i was still shaking as slowly, the memories eating me out again ... and i was already drowned by darkness again.
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people crowded outside the familiar bike shop where the crime happend, and i was horrified to see the two people infront of me interrogated by the police.
i couldn't shed a tear as i was still in the state of shock, and i was still finding mikey whose out of nowhere. mitsuya and the others come inside the police station, their expression was left shocked too when they see kazutora and baji with their hands cuffed.
"what is happening? " draken's eyes remained on the two behind those glass walls, his mouth agaped and his eyes widen in horrified and shock.
the remaining hours have passed and we remained inside the station as we couldn't think straight about what happend. i could not even processed what just they do inside the shop and why did they ended right here.
after the interrogation, the police sent them inside the juvenile area. we all gathered as we stepped inside, and we were still behind those glass windows.
the whole room felt quiet, as my tears couldn't stop running down my cheek. my eyes were puffy and sting, and my heart felt heavy.
baji and kazutora was still on their hoodie, and it was evident that they do wrong inside the shop.
"what did you do you two? " draken's cold voice echoed right through the whole room. we sat onto each other few meters away, wanted to isolate ourselves from them, still upset about what happened.
"it was all his fault. " kazutora was mumbling something that we couldn't hear until we heard his voice rose up through the room.
"what? " pah asked, his brows arched.
"kazutora ... " baji stopped him but then he suddenly looked through my seat, making me flinched for a bit.
kazutora's eyes weren't the same as then anymore. it seems like he was clouded onto something. and i know what's inside those emotions.
it was anger and pain.
"y/n ... " his soft voice made all my body weakened. my heart heaves more as i started to sob.
"i'm sorry... i'm ... " tears started streaming down his face as soon as his lips started trembling.
all of them felt confused, but then ... baji started to tell them.
"w-we tresspassed i-inside s-shinichiro's shop to s-steal the CB250T for mikey's birthday b-but then ... kazutora ... " mitsuya and pah was speechless and they knew what had already happened.
"what the fuck? " draken started to leaned inside the glass walls. i could already feel the tension inside as i wanted to stop him but then i'm afraid.
"why did you steal inside shinichiro's shop when he was about to gift that on mikey?! " he shouted and it sent shivers down my spine, his voice made all of us terrified.
"but we didn't know —"
"what?! " draken clenched his jaw.
"draken, please hear baji out first — "
"i don't need an explanation! just fuck off!! " draken immediately leave the room as his eyes began to water. all of us started to broke down, realizing what had just happend.
"shin's dead."
enough.
i couldn't stand all of this.
my feet immediately sprinted out and leave the room as i cried hard outside. i wanted to see mikey and embrace him already, comfort him with all my heart as i knew he's suffering here the most.
i couldn't do everything. in just a span of time, it happend. it left us shock and the pain started to form, making us vulnerable.
the media had already been inside his shop as i went to see mikey but he was nowhere to be found.
"y/n." someone grabbed my arm, making me stop on my track as i see emma, her eyes was wondering and there's no trace of tears on her eyes.
"hmm, what happened inside? i heard it was from shinni's shop. " she tilted her side as she peeked on my back. my heart felt another pang as emma didn't knew everything yet.
"and why are you crying? " she asked. and that's when i stared at her for the whole time and couldn't stop crying again.
"s-shinichiro-kun ... " i bit my lip as i forced myself not to burst out again but then my knees gave up.
emma was surprised but then supported me. her face started to look worried as she started to asked me questions.
"w-what happened?"