He was looking at me with those bronze eyes, with the moon and stars reflecting off of them enlightening my heart which was fluttering like a free bird. I felt naked under his gaze. I looked away from the fear that my unreliable eyes would give away the feelings that surged from the night I fainted. I took a couple of deep breaths as I crawled between his legs and under his arms until my back met his chest and my head laid peacefully on his shoulder. To my surprise, he didn't move away.
'Yeah,' I finally answered. 'The memories that I have from my childhood is waking up in a hospital with an unknown woman in front of me. When she asked my name, that was when I realized I was alive. I don't have any memory of my childhood, my birth my parents not even my name. All I had was this weird bracelet on my wrist. Is that pathetic?' Before I finished I felt Baji's strong arms wrapping around me and getting tighter. I turned around and laid on his chest comfortably.
'I thought you liked Chifuyu,' he teased ruining my perfect mood in a matter of seconds.
'Well, fuck you for ruining my mood,' I freed myself from his grip and walked over to get the peyoung that laid there getting cold. 'Well eat up little raven. Don't wanna make you go to bed hungry.'
Baji walked towards me taking the peyoung and putting it on the side. As he cupped my face in his big warm palm scanning every inch of my face. 'Why do my heart feel at peace when I'm with you Keisuke?' I asked looking at his dilated pupil when he pulled my body into his embrace. He is so unpredictable. One time he will tease me and push me away, the other time he will just hug me as if I might get lost if he lets me go.
****Baji's POV****
'My guess was right. It is Asami!' I thought as I discreetly brushed her hair off from the side of the temple, where the busted mark was vividly imprinted. She doesn't remember anything from the past. My urge to tell her everything was held back thinking how her body reacted to the whole -getting my memory back- event the other day.
'Keisuke,' she whispered.' that day when you burnt the car, you reminded me of someone.'
My heart skipped a beat.
'Someone that was probably very close to me, he used to burn cars too. We used to do that whenever he was hungry or angry' she chuckled. My eyes watered. She remembers. 'But the crazy thing is,' she moved away with her chin digging on my chest as she faces me, her body still hugging mine,' I just can't seem to remember who that person is.' I hugged her as if letting her go might mean losing her.
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'Y/N,'
'Hmm?'
'My food is getting cold.'
That's when I realized he already loosened his grip around me. 'Oh right,' I backed away from embarrassment handing him the food.
I was sitting on the side of the window with the Cat Keisuke on my lap snoring and the Human Keisuke eating his dinner. I didn't have enough time to really make him something since I had to take Chifuyu to the hospital.
'Have you seen Chifuyu?' I asked watching the Moon. It was a beautiful night. He kept eating his noodle, ignoring my question.
'Baji? I'm asking you something.'
'And I'm not obliged to answer you.'
'Are you kidding?'
'Do I look like I am?' Baji frowned. He indeed didnt look like he was kidding. He wasn't really in the mood for any decent conversation. 'How am I supposed to get information?' I thought when my phone rang. I walked out of the door receiving the call.
'Kisaki?'
'Y/N. Did you get any leads?'
'Not yet. He won't budge, but one thing. He didnt check on Chifuyu.'
'I see.'
'See you tomorrow.' I said before hanging up.
'See who?'
I froze to my spot. Did he hear our conversation?
'My...friend?' I said second-guessing my terrible skills at lying.
'Oh,' he said as he walked past me.
I went into Auntie's room to call it a night. Tomorrow is a big day and I need sleep. The room was very neat and tidy with some picture frames on the wall. I walked towards them as one of them caught my attention. A woman hugging auntie, both of them wore graduation clothing and were hugging each other. She looks familiar like there is a hint of resemblance between us. The faint pain started to accumulate when I tried to remember who she was so I gave up laying on the bed before passing out.
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This is the day. Toman verses Valhalla. Even though working closely with Kisaki Tetta, nothing seems to make any sense yet I don't dare to ask. This fight is an infight with Valhalla members against Valhalla president and Toman members against Toman founding members.
'Nervous?' Hanma whispered near my ears as the negotiations went on between Draken and Kazutora.
'No, just confused. What does Kisaki even want to do?'
'Y/N,' he laughed. 'We shall see.'
The fight began, people, throwing punches and kicks in every direction. Since Valhalla outnumbered Toman I wasn't needed in the battleground. So I stood there watching everyone fight until I notice Mikey being held captive with Kazutora bashing his skull out.
'No!' I scoffed under my mask. 'I have to protect him.' I tried to run but people were fighting all over making the simplest task difficult. That's when I spotted Kisaki looking over my shoulder followed by a keen pain being clobbered at the back of my nape. I collapsed on the ground. I turned around to see a member from Valhalla.
'You FUCKER!' I growled before picking myself up and punch him on the nose making him unconscious, but now I was seeing stars. To make the situation worse I started to have flashbacks.
'Ah,' I groaned in pain trying to get a hold of myself but the pain intensified. Right now the best this is probably not to think about anything.
I looked up to see Baji with a metal rod and Kisaki lying on a car. 'Baji you have to stop,' I whimpered and that's when I remembered.
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'Asami-chan', where are you going?'
'I don't know Baji-san. Auntie said I will be back.'
'Please come back. Don't be gone for long. I will buy you your favourite book.'
'Then we will burn cars and eat Peyoung,' Asami chuckled before she was dragged out of the apartment.
'Baji, stay inside okay. I will be back.'
I will forever remember those bronze eyes, the chaotic yet charismatic ones that gave me hope and peace of mind.
Auntie took me to Shibuya.
'Stay here alright. I will be back.' She said holding my shoulders as her eyes watered.
'I will be here Auntie. Don't cry, please.' I said wiping her tears with my tiny hands as she got up to leave. Then it was just me in the empty parking lot sitting with my knees up to my chest. It has been a long she has left. That's when I spotted Kazutora.
I walked over to him.
'Hi!' I said lending my hand out. He was too focused on the ants to even notice me. 'I am Asami l/n. Wanna be friends?' That's when he turned his bruised up face.
'No.' He said before he walked away with a grumpy face.
'What's up with him.'
That's the day I was abandoned.
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And that's when I spotted Kazutora with the knife. 'Kazutora no!' I tried to tell but no word seems to come out of my mouth. He looks delusional. There has to be some way to save Baji. On an impulse, I sprinted towards Baji, knowing he was the target.
My sprint was welcomed by Chifuyu's and Takemichi's astonished frown with a knife down my abdomen. My arms spread wide shielding the boy I love, with blood gushing down my shirt.
'You...you do...don't use this...stupid weapons on the batt...battlefield. Kazutora,' I coughed, with blood spattering out my mouth to my mask which now looked even darker from the red tint. I collapsed to the ground. I was bleeding too much that staying conscious seemed like a battle now. I looked up at Baji who seemed to have no clue of what happened until he took off the mask I was wearing.
'Y/N!?? What the fuck!?' Baji yelled.