"Come on, Takemitchy! Stop crying already!"
Said Mikey playfully as he patted Takemichi's back. Everyone laughed when they saw Takemichi...who is still crying his eyes out.
"I'm sorry, Mikey-kun! I'm just so happy that you're alright in this future!" Takemichi sobbed and hugged Mikey tightly. Mikey let out an awkward smile and hugged back, "I'm..happy that you didn't change?" he said, gently rubbing Takemichi's back.
Mitsuya and Kazutora were standing next to each other. "What the hell are they talking about?" Kazutora asked. Mitsuya shrugged and said, "Beats me."
Chifuyu and [first name] were next to each other, and both were smiling at Takemichi. "Well, he's really back." said Chifuyu. [first name] hummed, "I know, you already told me two days ago but.." she paused, making Chifuyu look at her. [first name]'s smile became warmer, "but I still couldn't believe it.."
Chifuyu just stared at her, listening to her. [first name] sighed, "I'm glad that he's back..He can finally be happy." she said, recalling everything that Takemichi did from the very beginning and she couldn't help but feel so happy for him. Takemichi can finally be happy with Hinata..and everyone close to him.
Chifuyu smiled at her, "Yeah. That guy deserves what he has today." he said, putting an arm around her waist. [first name] gave him a small nod, she was about to say something but she heard Peh and Pah talking near them.
"I expected Chifuyu's pet shop's gonna smell like cat and dog shit." said Pah, making Chifuyu look at them with a frown on his face. "Right? But it doesn't smell like cat and dog shit. It smells like.." Peh paused as he sniffed the scent that he and Pah has been smelling since they came here. Then he turned back to Pah and said, "His shop smells like dog food that's mixed with laundry detergent."
Pah flashed him a wide grin, "I was about to say the same thing!" he said to his best friend. Chifuyu gave them a bored look and said, "I don't know if I should be thankful or be weirded out with what you just said Peh-yan.."
[first name] laughed as she went beside Pah and gave him a gentle nudge, "Well, that's all thanks to Kazutora." she said, flashing Kazutora a warm smile—who is not far from them. Kazutora gave her a shy smile and rubbed the back of his head. "He always makes sure that the shop is clean.." [first name] added. Kazutora let out a cocky smile, "I'm just doing my job, little sis." he said in a proud tone, flipping his hair a little.
Pah looked at him boringly, "Pfft..don't act like you're always doing amazing in your job." he said, crossing his arms. Kazutora flinched when Pah said that.
Peh also looked at Kazutora boringly, "Yeah, Chifuyu told us that you almost killed a goldfish." he said, tilting his head at him—which caused Kazutora to flinch again.
"Twice actually." said Pah, lifting two fingers up. Kazutora shook the feeling off and glared at them both. "Hey! Don't bring that up!" he yelled, getting a little embarrassed.
Mitsuya looked at Kazutora and said, "You work at a pet shop but you almost killed a fish..?"
Takemichi wiped his tears with the sleeves of his shirt and turned to where [first name] and the others are. "By the way, where's Hakkai? And the twins?" he asked, glancing at Chifuyu and [first name]. "Hakkai's in overseas right now, and the twins are kinda busy with their ramen shop." said Mitsuya.
[first name]
After we all catch up a little in the pet shop, I decided to do a little something for Takemichi. Chifuyu and Kazutora didn't come with us because those two are needed in the pet shop.
"Huh? Chifuyu told you??!" Takemichi asked, more like yelled at me. I hummed in response as my eyes stayed focused on the road while my hands were on the steering wheel. "The time that Chifuyu visited Keisuke..he said that you thought that it was me who he visited in the cemetery.." I said, slightly unamused.
"Sorry about that!" Takemichi bowed.
I laughed a little and stopped the car, "It's fine, I understand why you thought that. I mean..you already told me everything that happened before you time leaped..and just in case you have no idea..the bullet didn't hit me that time." I said, turning my head to look at him.
He gave me a weak smile, "That's good.." then he turned his head to look through the window. "So, why are we here in Harajuku again?" he asked, unbuckling his seatbelt. I took out my keys and unbuckled myself, "I told you, it's a surprise." I said, getting out of the car with a small smile on my face.
Takemichi and I stood next to each other, watching some people walk past us as we patiently wait for the person that we're meeting to arrive—and I'm slightly getting annoyed. I let out a soft groan as I looked at the name of the person on my screen. Then Takemichi spoke, "So, [first name]-chan.."
"Hm?"
"Remember what I told you 10 years ago? About..you being pregnant in the future?" he asked. I flinched a little, "Yeah..?"
I remember that, clearly. And I can still remember how weirded out I am when he told me. He rubbed the back of his neck and said, "This might be weird to ask but..why aren't you pregnant now?"
I sighed, "Well..I'm always away because of my modeling job..but Chifuyu and I always has t—"
"Really? I thought Chifuyu's just terrible in bed.."
Takemichi and I jumped when we heard a voice behind us. We both turned and saw a woman around our age, smiling at us. She has light pink hair and green eyes, she was wearing a white blouse and a skirt that reaches her ankles—it was my best friend, Senju. I gave her a small smile and said, "When will you ever stop making fun of my husband?"
She shrugged, "I don't know. Give me a godchild..maybe I'll stop dissing him." she said, earning a laugh from me. She laughed along as we shared a long tight hug.
"Uh...[first name]..? Who is she?" I heard Takemichi ask. Me and Senju pulled away from each other and turned to him. Senju put a hand on her waist and said, "That's a bit offending...We only haven't seen each other for a year and you already don't know me?"
Takemichi looked at her in confusion, "I'm sorry..do I know you?" he asked, squinting his eyes a little at her. I put a palm on my face, I forgot that Senju has no idea about Takemichi being a time leaper. "Wow, Hanagaki. Just wow." said Senju, crossing her arms with a small frown on her face.
I cleared my throat, "Sorry about that Senju, Takemichi's just messing with you." I lied.
Takemichi flinched and he began panicking, "SENJU?! IS THAT REALLY YOU?!!" he said, I can hear how nervous he is. Senju just responded with a soft groan. Takemichi shook his head and gave her a smile, "Wow! Senju you haven't changed one bit!" he said, then his eyes went to me. "Actually, both of you haven't changed! You two still look like teenagers!" he said with his smile getting bigger.
Senju snorted, "Hanagaki, I'm almost 30." she said, laughing her ass off. "But thanks, your compliment just made me want to treat ya!" she said as she put an arm around my neck and pulled me close to her..which made me stumble a little. I looked at her annoyingly and she just gave me a grin in return. After all these years, Senju is still so touchy but I'm not complaining or anything, I love that about her...even though it annoys me sometimes. Takemichi couldn't help but laugh as he stares at us.
Senju looked around with her arm still around my shoulders, "Let's go find a place to eat before someone recognizes our famous model here." she said, wiggling her brows at me. I rolled my eyes at her, "Senju, I'm not famous.." I said to her as the three of us began walking. "Not famous? Psh, yeah right. You're so humble." she said in a playful tone.
Chifuyu
Everyone left 10 minutes ago, and Kazutora's now mopping the floor while humming a song.
"So, where's [first name] taking Takemichi again? She looks excited too.." he said, with his attention still on the floor that he's mopping. I placed the last can of dog food on the shelf and turned to fully face him. "She's meeting up with Senju.." I said boringly. I saw Kazutora's brows furrowed a little, "Senju?"
"Her best friend." I sighed, "Senju Akashi." I added. He stopped mopping and placed a hand on his waist as he looked at me. "Ohh, the Akashi girl.." he said in realization. I hummed in response. Then he gave me a playful grin, making me raise a brow at him. "What?" I asked. He shrugged, "You and Senju are still frenemies..I can tell.." he said, still giving me a playful grin. I rolled my eyes at him, "Yep."
He laughed, "May I ask..why?"
"Well, it's simple actually...that bitch really knows how to make fun of me." I said in a serious tone, recalling what Senju is like. Kazutora gave me a weird look and said, "Really? You two still hate each other..?"
Me and Senju are cool now that we're adults but I can remember clearly back when we were kids---she and I won't stop roasting each other, and I can still remember the day that [first name] introduced me to her..and it was the worst day of my life.
flashback(2008)
"So..this is him." said Senju, looking at me like I'm just a pile of trash. Just by looking at her, I can tell she already hates me. But I'm not bothered by it because..the feeling is mutual. I gave Senju a glare in return and just let [first name] do the talking. "Mhm! I'm so glad you two agreed with this!" said [first name] in a cheery tone. I took a glance at her and saw that she was looking at me with her eyes sparkling. I flinched a little when I saw how happy she looks.
Senju went beside her and hugged her from behind, "Of course! Anything for my best friend!" she said. [first name] flashed her a warm smile, "Thanks..I guess you two already know each other's names? Right?" she said, glancing at me. I gave her a warm smile, "Yep," then my eyes went back to Senju, who is also looking at me---with a frown on her face.
I let out a cocky smirk and said, "I heard a lot about you from my girlfriend, Senju Akashi. And don't worry, she only told me the good things about you."
Senju let a very sarcastic laugh, "And I heard a lot about you from my best friend. You should worry because she doesn't only tell me the good things about you.." she said, giving me a smirk.
I shot her a glare while she continues to give me a very cocky smirk. I narrowed my eyes at her, "I also heard a lot about you from my friend Takemitchy, he told me that he thought you were a guy at first..and I can see why.." I said, giving her a sly smile. Senju let out another sarcastic laugh, "Oh I heard a lot about you from Hanagaki too, he said that you can be pretty stupid sometimes..and I can tell just by looking at you.." she said. "W-Well! He told me that [first name]'s nicer than you!" I yelled at her. [first name] flinched and scolded me, "Chifuyu." she said, lightly pinching my arm.
Senju laughed at me, "Really? Is that all you got, Shitfuyu?" she said, causing [first name] to look at her, "Senju.." she said in a slightly nervous tone.
I gritted my teeth, "It's Chifuyu." I said. I was about to take a step forward but [first name] put a hand on my chest, signaling me to stop. Senju was still smirking at me, "That's what I said.." she said in a teasing tone. [first name] went in between us and gently pushed us both away from each other, "Seriously you guys?? This is your first time meeting each other.." she said slightly in a down tone. Me and Senju looked at her and said—
"Blame your best friend here!"
"Blame your boyfriend here!"
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