A loud yawn escaped Chifuyu's mouth as he waited patiently for [first name]'s shoot to be over. He checked the time on his watch and he saw that it's already 7:28 pm, then his attention went back to [first name] and Hakkai—who are both posing for the camera.
Then [first name]'s manager and Yuzuha went up to him, "Chifuyu, [first name] said that you can leave if you're getting tired of waiting for her." said [first name]'s manager.
"Hakkai and I will give her a ride home." said Yuzuha.
Chifuyu gave them a warm smile, "It's fine, Yuzuha." then he yawned again, "I can wait." he said.
"Okay," said Yuzuha, turning her back on him. "now if you please excuse me, I'll just pack some of Hakkai's things.." she said in a bored tone as she began walking away.
[first name]'s manager giggled and turned her attention back to Chifuyu, "Chifuyu, [first name]'s things are already packed, you can go and get them in the dressing room." she said.
Chifuyu stretched his back a little, "Alright, thanks." he said as he began walking his way to where the dressing room is.
When he got to the dressing room, he saw [first name]'s small backpack and her small suitcase. He yawned as he picked both of them up, then [first name]'s phone rang. Chifuyu heard, and it sounded like it's coming from her backpack.
He unzipped her bag and quickly pulled out her phone. He looked at the name shown on the screen and saw that the person calling her was Senju—he frowned when he saw that name.
He sighed and touched the screen, and as soon as he answered the call—Senju was already talking.
"I heard you don't have a busy schedule tomorrow. Let's hang, and can I borrow 10,000 yen?"
Chifuyu scowled, "Huh? What for?" he asked.
Senju recognized the voice, but she doesn't really give a damn since it's just Chifuyu. "Oh, it's you." she said, sounding not so amused. "where's your hot wife, Shitfuyu?" Senju asked.
Chifuyu can feel himself scowling more, "She's in the middle of a photoshoot. What do you want?" he asked.
Yep, that's just how much [first name]'s husband and best friend respects each other..
Senju didn't like his tone, but she decided to let it slide. "Okay. Just tell her that I called, and text me when you guys got hom—" before she could even finish, Chifuyu ended the call.
Chifuyu smiled wickedly as he walked his way back to where his wife is, he can hear himself snickering at the thought of Senju annoyed at how he just hung up on her like that. "Like I'm actually gonna do that, Senju.." he said, grinning evilly at himself.
Senju
I stared at my phone, blinking. I shook my head and I can feel myself frowning at the thought of what my best friend's annoying husband just did, "That asshole..!" I gritted my teeth.
That fucking moron didn't let me finish talking..
And I'm sure he won't tell [first name] that I called because that's just how he is.
I sighed heavily as I plopped on my bed, "I'm gonna kick his ass when I see him.." then..I don't know why but, I began to imagine what Chifuyu and [first name]'s kids will look like. I cringed when I thought of their kids might look like Chifuyu. I put my hands together and began praying, "Dear God, if ever [first name]'s gonna get pregnant right now or she already is and she just has no idea about it...please don't make her baby look like Chifuyu..."
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third person
Chifuyu leaned back in the back seat of his car, panting. He looked down and saw how his chest rise and fall as he catches his breath. He ran his fingers through his slightly damp hair—because of all the sweat.
"I thought you were tired?"
Said [first name], who's right beside him, putting her clothes back on. Chifuyu pulled his pants up, zipped it up, and began fixing his belt while his eyes never left [first name]. "I am now." he said, smirking at her.
[first name] rolled her eyes playfully at him, "Blame yourself for that.." she said as she went back to the passenger seat. Chifuyu chuckled as he went back to his usual spot, which is the driver's seat. "Now, where to?" he said as he began buttoning his shirt with one hand while the other was already gripping the wheel.
[first name] was fixing her hair, "Where else? Home." she said with her brows furrowed.
The ride was quiet, but it wasn't awkward, the silence was very normal to them. [first name]'s looking through the window and Chifuyu's eyes were focused on the road. Then the sound of Chifuyu's phone broke the silence. Using one hand, Chifuyu pulled his phone out of his pocket and hand it to [first name].
"Who is it?" he asked, with his eyes still on the road. [first name] looked at the screen, "It's Kazutora." she said as she answered the call and held her husband's phone to her ear.
"Hey..He's driving at the moment. What's up?" she said, glancing at Chifuyu. "Put it on speaker," Chifuyu ordered, which [first name] immediately obeyed.
"Where the hell are you?? You told me you guys will be home in 20 minutes?! It's been 2 hours, you know!" Kazutora yelled. [first name] put a palm on her face—she forgot that Kazutora's at their place, housesitting.
A sly smile formed on Chifuyu's lips, "We're 10 minutes away from the house..sorry for making you wait, Kazutora-kun." he said. [first name] noticed the smug look on his face, she scowled at him—knowing what's on Chifuyu's mind right now.
"Alright. What did you guys do that took you so long anyway?" Kazutora asked, causing [first name] to flinch.
Chifuyu glanced at [first name] and wiggled his brows at her, "Don't you dare tell him.." [first name] mouthed, with her cheeks getting a little red. Chifuyu's grin grew wider, he turned his attention back to the road. "Nothing." he shrugged.
"I'm sure it wasn't nothing. You guys must've gone to eat something.."
Chifuyu hummed, "Kind of." he said with a grin on his face, then he began to recall what he and [first name] did earlier. [first name] looked at him in confusion, "Huh?"
"Kind of? The hell you mean about kind of?" Kazutora asked, Chifuyu can hear how confused he is.
Chifuyu chuckled, "Let's just say I ate something very, very delicious." he said as he took a quick glance at [first name] with a sly smile on his face.
[first name] wasn't amused with what he just said. She slowly lifted one foot up and kicked him hard in the arm, "OW!" Chifuyu winced.
Kazutora has no idea what Chifuyu was saying, then he began to slowly realize what he meant..and he was slightly disgusted. "Dude.." he started, "you should've waited until you get home.." he said awkwardly, and deep inside he was slightly cringing at the thought of Chifuyu and [first name]-
"Blame your sister." said Chifuyu monotonously, causing [first name] to look at him in shock, "M-Me?! You were the one who—!"
Kazutora didn't want to hear it, "Okay! Alright! I get it! I'm gonna hang up! I don't want to hear something gross!"
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next morning...
Knowing [first name]'s schedule, Senju decided to hang out with her. Even though they're adults, Senju is still a little clingy when it comes to [first name]. And everyone they know finds it adorable, except for Chifuyu—he finds it slightly annoying. Not because of how Senju treats [first name], he and Senju just couldn't stand each other.
"By the way, how's Takeomi-san?" [first name] asked as she began tying her hair up loosely—getting ready to eat. "and Haruchiyo?" she added.
Senju was already eating the ramen that they ordered, she wiped the corner of her lips with her sleeve, "They're both fine, I guess. Takeomi's dating now, and Haruchiyo is still acting like a little bitch.." she said boringly.
[first name] hummed as she picked up the chopsticks from the table and began eating. Senju's eyes wandered the place, "So..a friend of yours owns this ramen shop.." she said as she drank some water, "that's spicy.." she mumbled as she looked down at her ramen.
[first name] nodded, "Yeah, they're good friends." she said as her eyes went to the counter where Souya and Nahoya are. Senju gave her a smile, but it quickly faded when she saw a random stranger walking up to them, and she can see that the guy has a phone in his hands—Senju began to think that the person must be a fan of [first name]'s.
"E-Excuse me," the person stuttered, causing [first name] to look at him, while Senju was already staring at him with a bored look on her face. "Can I take a picture with you?" the guy asked.
[first name] gave him a small smile, she was about to say something but Senju interrupted her, "Sure, but make it quick. We're eating here." said Senju, causing the guy to flinch.
[first name] rolled her eyes at her best friend as she stood up, "Ignore her, she's just hungry." she said as she put a hand on the guy's shoulder, and both of them smiled at the camera.
The guy bowed and thanked her multiple times, "Thank you so much, Ms. Shimizu! I'm a big fan!"
"Really? It's not that obvious.." said Senju sarcastically as she took a spoonful of her food.
Nahoya and Souya took a glance at where [first name]'s table is and saw the guy near them, "Oi! Is that guy bothering you, [first name]?!" said Nahoya from afar, lifting a knife with a grin on his face.
[first name], Senju and the guy looked at where the owners of the shop are, "It's fine, Smiley. He just wanted to take a picture." [first name] replied.
Souya looked at his brother and said, "Not every guy that walks up to her will hit on her, Smiley."
Nahoya turned his attention to him, "I know." he said, flashing Souya a wide grin.
Souya gave him a deadpan expression, "Sometimes you act like them.." he said as he went back to cooking—he was referring to [first name]'s non-biological brothers.
"Huh? Them who?" Nahoya asked, scratching the back of his head.
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[first name]
I'm now in the cemetery. Senju and I parted ways before I got here. I knelt down and gently placed the flowers that I just bought earlier with Senju. I sighed as I looked at his name,
Keisuke Baji
November 3, 1990 - October 31, 2005
I looked at where Emma's grave is, "It's been a while since I last gave you guys flowers.." I said as my eyes went to where Draken's grave is, "I hope you like them.." then I took a quick glance at where Shinichiro-san's grave is. Then my attention went back to Keisuke in front of me, "Everyone's doing well.." I said to him.
"Mom and Auntie are planning to visit you tomorrow.." I said as I sat in a lotus position. I don't know why but..I couldn't help but smile as I began to remember all of the times that I spent with Keisuke back when he was still alive, "I know that you wouldn't want me to say this but...I miss you, big bro."
A breeze came, causing my hair to fly a little. "I always think about you," then an image of him, Emma, and Draken appeared in my mind. "All of you, actually." I sighed.
"Chifuyu thinks about you guys too," I said, "And don't worry, he's treating me good. There's no need to haunt him.." I chuckled a little as I remembered the time that Chifuyu had trouble sleeping—he thinks Keisuke was haunting him back then for no reason.
I looked at the sky above me, admiring the clouds. "By the way, Mikey's doing alright. Inupi's still helping him with his bike shop." I said, then I began to recall what happened 10 years ago. I can still remember everything that happened...what happened to South, Draken, Takemichi..and to me...I really thought that I was gonna die that day...
and I wasn't even afraid to die that time...
I closed my eyes and shook the thought off, "Sorry for the pause..I just..suddenly remembered the messy war between the 3 deities.." I said as my attention went back to him. I can feel myself smiling again for no reason, "I know I said this multiple times already, but I'm still gonna say it again.." I said as I tuck a strand of my hair behind my ear. "Sorry for not visiting you that often during that time..I was busy helping Takemichi.." then an image of Mikey smiling appeared inside my mind, "I even became a member of some gang just to help him and Mikey.." I said, chuckling a little.
"Who knew right? Who knew that I would actually enter the world of delinquency.." I said, letting out a weak laugh. "Even Chifuyu couldn't believe it when he discovered what I've been doing that time..and I'm sure if you're here, you'll definitely get mad at me." I said as I began to imagine what his possible reaction might be—he'll either yell at me or kick my ass. "You'll be mad not because I joined a gang, you'll be mad because I kept it a secret from you." I said, smiling weakly at him. "I know that you won't want me to keep something like that a secret because.." I paused, I can feel myself tearing up. "Because I know you wouldn't want me to end up like you.."
Tears began to stream down my face as I remember what Chifuyu told me what Keisuke's last words were..and what hurt me the most back then was...knowing that Keisuke was fighting on his own the entire time. I know what his plans were from the very beginning. I wanted to help him, I really do..but he just won't let me. He wanted to do it by himself..
Then I began to remember the time that Takemichi came back from the future..just to help Mikey. To be honest, it felt nostalgic to me because..I saw Keisuke in him that time—Takemichi wanted to save Mikey on his own, and he didn't want everyone to get involved.
I wiped some of my tears with my sleeve and sniffed, "I joined Brahman that time because I wanted to help Takemichi save Mikey...I know it's risky for me to do something like that but I just..." I closed my eyes and I couldn't help but remember how I felt when Keisuke died—he fought on his own.. I bit my lip as more tears began to form in my eyes, "I just.." I took a deep breath and whispered,
"I just don't want to witness someone close to me fighting alone again.."
I let my tears stream down my face as my eyes never left Keisuke in front of me. I sniffed and took another deep breath, "Now I look stupid.." I said to myself as I let out a weak laugh. "If you're here right now, you'll either comfort me or laugh at me.." I said to him.
I stood up, fixing my coat a little. "If you're thinking that I still cry about you every night, you're wrong." I smiled faintly at him, and my mind began to think of Mikey, Takashi, Kazutora, and Pah. I couldn't help but smile more as I thought of them.
"You might hate me for this, but I'll still say it," I said as put my hands inside the pockets. "You are not my favorite brother because...you, Mikey, Draken, Takashi, Pah, Kazutora.." I paused, forcing myself not to shed another tear.
"The six of you..are the best big brothers ever."
Another breeze came and made some of my hair fly again, "I couldn't choose which one of you is my favorite.." My eyes never left Keisuke as I stood in front of him, I was still smiling weakly at him as I let the cold breeze hit me. He may not be here with me physically but whenever I'm here..
..it really feels like he's just right beside me.
I was so focused on Keisuke's grave, and I was really enjoying the silence until—I heard someone sniffing behind me. I froze, I nearly had a heart attack.
I immediately shook the feeling off as I turn to see who was behind me, and my eyes grew wide when I saw four people in tears. I can feel my mouth hanging open—I wanted to say something, but I just couldn't. I was just too shocked to see Mikey, Takashi, Pah, and Kazutora—all of them were a crying mess.
"[first name].." Mikey sobbed as his tears continue to roll down his face.
Pah was blowing his nose with a handkerchief, letting his tears stream.
"[first name], you're too sweet..!" said Kazutora with his voice shaking as he continues to cry.
Takashi sniffed, "Baji's the one blood-related to you yet you still couldn't choose which one of us is the best!" he said as he cried harder.
I stared at them, blinking. "H-How..." I shook my head and went back to my senses, "How long were you guys standing there?!" I said, raising my voice at them.
Mikey used the sleeves of his jacket to wipe his nose, "Ever since you began talking to Baji.." he said, controlling his shaky voice. Takashi, Kazutora, and Pah nodded—they were still crying.
"W-What?! Then how come you guys didn't say anything?!" I said. I can feel my cheeks heating up, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ANYWAY??!" I yelled. This is so embarrassing..
These morons were here the entire time but they chose not to say a single word and decided to listen to everything that I just said to Keisuke..
Kazutora sniffed, "Chifiyu's at his Mom's place, so he asked me to pick you up.." he said with his eyes still shedding tears. "and these guys decided to tag along." he said as he began to produce more tears.
I put a palm on my face, listening to them cry. "I think it's time for you to stop crying.." I said to them, giving them an emotionless stare.
Mikey sniffed, "Who the hell said that we were crying??" he said as he went up to me, puffing his cheeks a little. I gave him a weird look. Kazutora wiped a tear and said, "MEN DON'T CRY, [FIRST NAME]!!"
Eh?
Takashi turned to Pah with his eyes still producing tears, "Do I even look like I'm crying, Pah?!" he asked in a harsh tone. Pah was also still in tears, he shook his head and yelled, "No! How about me??!" Takashi shook his head at him.
After what seemed like 5 minutes, the four of them finally stopped yelling at each other, but their eyes were still a little glossy. Then Mikey turned to me, "[first name]'s the only one who cried!" he pointed at me. I raised a brow at him, "Eh?" He sniffed and wiped his nose with his arm and said, "Let's hug her, she looks like she really needs one!" he said with his voice still a little shaky. Kazutora and Takashi spread their arms as they began walking to me. I gave them all a blank stare and said,
"I'm good, thanks."
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bruh...the latest chapter of the manga was just--
*cries*