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The next day, Kazutora took Takemichi out for shopping, mostly because the latter doesn't have anything in his closet besides shirts and shorts
"You don't have to do this, Tora-kun.."Takemichi turns to him as they walk around the mall
"Nonsense.. Just think of this as a gift from me"Kazutora pats Takemichi's head as they walk around the mall
"But I can't accept-"someone bumped into Takemichi, the latter immediately apologizing"Gomenasai, I wasn't looking where I was going"he spoke looking at the person, realizing it was a girl
Kazutora looks at the girl, she has light pink hair and emerald green eyes, she was wearing a school uniform, not knowing who she is, Kazutora just looks at her
"Senju! I told you to stop"a male ran towards them, surprised to see Kazutora and Takemichi
The male has long blonde and purple hair, his eyes was purple in color, Kazutora also don't know who this person is
"I'm sorry, she must be bothering you.."he bowed
The said girl turns to him"I was not! I just bumped into them"she reasoned
Kazutora nods"Excuse us.."he smiled apologetically before placing a hand on Takemichi's shoulder"Let's go, michi.."he motioned his head to the right
"Right.."Takemichi turns to the two"Sorry again.."he spoke before they walked away, the two just looking at their direction
"Was that Valhalla's number three?"the girl named Senju, turns to the male beside her, who looks at her boredly
"Idiot, Valhalla's number 3 is the same age as you"he informs, bonking her in the head
"Oww~ But he has the tattoo on his neck"she reasoned, rubbing the spot that he hit on her head
"Other people can have the same tattoo, Senju.."he looks at the direction the two disappeared"Come on.. Takeomi's gonna kill me if we're late"he motioned his head towards the direction he came from
"Aww~ But I wanted to get to know them.. I didn't even get their number"Senju looks towards the direction the two disappeared
Meanwhile with Kazutora and Takemichi, who's on their way home after that encounter
"How's Draken-kun?"Takemichi asked as they approach Kazutora's bike
"He's fine, he just woke up last night"Kazutora informs as he grabs his key from his pockets
"He woke up last night?! Why didn't you tell me?!"Takemichi asked surprised
"I forgot, cause I was taking care of him.."Kazutora informs as he hops onto the bike"Give me the bags.."he offered his hand
Takemichi gives him the bags in his hands before hopping onto the back of his bike
"Can we visit him?.."Takemichi asked as Kazutora puts a helmet on his head
"Yeah.. You can tomorrow"Kazutora informs before wearing a helmet and driving off
"What's next?.."Takemichi asked
"Go back to the present first.."Kazutora informs"We don't know how much things changed, now that the events happened differently"he adds looking at Takemichi through the side mirror
Takemichi nods with a determined expression on his face
"By the way.. Why don't we change your hair"Kazutora suggested as they stop on the red light
"Ehh?.. But.."Takemichi looks at him surprised
"What?.. You look good with your hair down, I get why you bleach it.. I just don't get why you put it up"Kazutora looks at him
"I guess.."Takemichi muttered
"I know a place, just trust me.."Kazutora spoke before driving off, once the red light turned green
They stopped in front of a hair salon Takemichi knew all too well, because it was the most expensive hair salon here in Shibuya
"Tora-kun?.. Are you sure?"Takemichi asked
Kazutora turns to him and nodded after removing his helmet"Now, come on.."he motioned his head inside the salon
Takemichi gets off the bike and removes his helmet, Kazutora puts the helmet on the handles of the bike before taking his hand and dragging him inside, a lady approached them with a smile
"What can I do for you today?"she asked
"He needs a haircut.."Kazutora informs looking at her
"Hai~ Right this way, please.."the lady guides them inside
Takemichi turns to Kazutora"Are you sure, nii-san?.. We can look for other places, you know.."he asked
Kazutora shakes his head"I insist.."he ruffles Takemichi's hair before the lady instructed Takemichi to take a sit"I'll be on the other side, I'm getting my bleach redone"he informs before leaving Takemichi with the lady
"Do you have any specific hairstyle that you want?"she asked looking at him, as she grabs the hair cutters and comb
"Eto.. I don't know.."Takemichi answered looking at her
Kazutora meanwhile, went back to the front and payed the bill before asking about his own hair
"Right this way, sir.."another lady guided him inside, where he sat on one of the chairs on the other side of the salon
Kazutora looks at himself in the mirror and he couldn't help but place a hand on his tattoo, his appearance changed into his younger self, blood all over his clothes and hands, he was also wearing his gang uniform, his eyes widened
"No haircut, sir? Just bleach?"the lady asked and he turns to her with a smile
"Yeah.. I'm not cutting my hair anytime soon.."he replied, remembering why he kept his hair long
The lady nods while Kazutora turns his attention back on the mirror seeing himself, his appearance of looking like his younger self no longer there, he frowned and looked away, not wanting to see his appearance any longer
The two went home after that, Kazutora telling Takemichi to wear the clothes he prepared for his visit in the hospital, Takemichi agreed after seeing that the clothes wasn't looking too fancy for his taste
Kazutora meanwhile, was thinking about his next moves, because of the events that's gonna happen the next few days
'Chifuyu told me Kisaki only got in Toman because Pah got arrested, wonder what's gonna happen now?..' Kazutora thought as he prepares them breakfast
It was the next day and Takemichi was getting ready to visit Draken in the hospital
Kazutora meanwhile, kept thinking on how he'll prevent his younger self from killing Baji
"Tora-kun, you okay?.."Takemichi asked looking at him in concern"I've been calling you for a while and you didn't respond, so I went and to check up on you.."he adds
"I'm fine, michi.. Just thinking, don't worry"Kazutora smiled at him before ruffling his hair
"If you say so.."Takemichi turns to the stove in front of them"Whoa~ It smells good!"Takemichi looks at him with a smile
Kazutora ruffles his hair again"Get the table ready.. You don't want to keep Draken waiting, do you?"he asked looking at him
Takemichi nods with a smile before turning towards the cabinets, where the plates and utensils were stored, Kazutora smiles before turning back to the stove
After breakfast, Takemichi left, leaving Kazutora on his own thoughts, sitting in the living room, a notebook and pen was in front of him, sitting on the coffee table
Kazutora furiously taps his pen on the table while biting his lip, thinking of ways on how to stop his past self from killing Baji
'I don't think I can talk him out of it..' he thought, writing down his plans and the possibilities of each outcome that he thinks will work
Kazutora left the house wearing a black tank top with a black jacket on top, paired with black joggers and a pair of white sneakers, starting his bike, he only has one thing in mind, and that is to talk to his past self
'I probably won't be able to go back to my original timeline anyways..' he thought as he drives off
Kazutora found Kazu in a playground near the convenience store he's working at, he slowly approached him, Kazu was sitting on one of the swings looking down on the ground, Kazutora sat on the other swing looking at the sky
His past self noticed his presence and looks at him"Aniki?.."
Kazutora looks at Kazu"Hey.. What's got you looking so down?"he asked, even though he already knows what it might be
"It's nothing, aniki"Kazu smiled, a smile Kazutora knew all too well
"I won't pressure you, but just so you know.. I'm here if you ever need someone to talk to"he smiled at Kazu
'It's the only thing I can do anyways..' he thought looking at him
"Thanks, aniki"Kazu looks away
Kazutora stands up and stood in front of him, making the latter look up at him
Extending out his hand, Kazutora spoke"Let's go.."
"What?.."Kazu asked
"Come on.."he grabs his hand and drags him near a convenience store
Making Kazu sit in one of the stools inside the store, Kazutora walks along the isles while scanning the different types of yakisoba, once he picked one, he went back to Kazu, smiling while sitting beside him, ruffling his hair, Kazutora spoke
"Eat up.. I heard eating cheers people up"
Kazutora just looks at him, leaning on the table with one of his arms
It was like this for the past couple of weeks, considering Takemichi came back to the future after visiting Draken, Kazutora looks at the calendar that's hanging underneath the clock on the wall
'I have a month before it starts..' he thought as he wipes his hands on the towel hanging on the wall in front of him, after he finished washing the dishes
'It's not like someone can be changed in just a month..' he thought as he goes to the living room to sit on the sofa
Kazutora's plan was to make his past self trust him to be able to open up to him, pretending like he doesn't know who his past self was, he's also planning on taking Hanma aboard this plan, that's why he's been hanging out with the two lately, as for Mikey and the others
He hangs out with them often, buying Mikey his favorite dorayaki, even though Draken has been telling him to at least be hard on Mikey sometimes, because according to Draken and the others, he was being too soft on Mikey
But in reality.. He's just trying to amend his mistakes, mistakes that he committed and will commit in the future
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Hello~ sorry I took too long to update I got a cold and thought I might have the covid since my throat's been hurting and I have a headache, so I went to get tested
Lucky for me I'm safe :)
At least for now -.-
This is what I get for just being out of the house in the front yard ._.