"NOO! THAT'S MY MEMORIES DRAKEN-KUN!!!"
Takemitchy opens his eyes, and reached out his hands above. Realizing it is only a dream, and he is back from the future once again.
After the fight between Moebius and Toman, and getting pah-chin arrested, Mikey and Draken seems to have a Conflict between each other and not talking to each other anytime soon.
Tho that changed when Draken visited Takemitchy from his house, and Mikey suddenly appearing, making them fight infront of Takemitchy's house, throwing each other Takemitchy's things.
And so after that, the conflict is solved without a doubt. They laughed at Takemitchy's hair because it had poo on it.
Before Takemitchy finally time leaps to the future Mikey said something that makes Takemitchy wants to save him, until they got their own happy ending.
"Takemitchy, I want things to be always like this, where we can laugh freely and be together with Toman."
Mikey finished it with a smile, the wind blowing his hair. Takemitchy can definitely tell that Mikey is not the bad guy that Naoto said he was.
The Mikey infront of him is gentle, and caring for his members that he considered as his family.
This is the Mikey that Toman knows, the Mikey that created and build Toman, the Mikey they admire for being strong for others.
Takemitchy didn't know that the Mikey he knows will change so much within a short period of time. From being strong to protect others to strong to kill others.
Takemitchy only knew about the current Mikey through Hinata's younger brother, Naoto after he returned from the future.
Flashback
"NOO!! THAT'S MY MEMORIES DRAKEN KUN!"
screaming from that, Takemitchy can hear his heart beating loudly, sitting up he slowly adjusted to his surroundings, knowing that he's in his room.
Massaging his temples with his fingers Takemitchy suddenly heard the door open, revealing Naoto with 2 mugs of coffee in his hands.
Approaching Takemitchy Naoto sits beside him by the desk and pass Takemitchy the coffee that he brew. Taking a sip from his coffee, Naoto suddenly starts speaking.
"oh, so you're awake"
"Naoto, I need to see Mikey-kun"
Naoto sighs and took the remote of the television, turning it on and look at Takemitchi. Turning it into a channel where there is a daily life update what is happening around Tokyo.
"let me get this straight Takemitchi, the Mikey you know is longer here, he's gone."
Takemitchi looks at the television and saw the news with the reporter talking.
"Bonten strikes again, a 35 years old man is doing dead in the alleyway near the abandoned garage. it is a fact that bonten did it due to the fact that they left their mark in the neck of the victim, the gang symbol carved out."
"we are still looking for the leader also known as Manjiro Sano, but until now there is no lead, back to you Mel Santiago"
Takemitchi's eyes widen and he let out a gasp, he couldn't believe what he saw on the screen of the tv. He look down and tightens his fist.
He failed to change the future, why??... He shook all his negative thoughts and look at Naoto.
"I need to save mikey-kun"
"he's a wanted criminal Takemitchi!"
Naoto exclaimed tho he knew by himself that even with valid reasons Takemitchi wouldn't give up on Mikey just like that, so he let out an annoyed sigh and wrote a location on the piece of paper and gave it to Takemitchi.
"here, Manjiro is here."
"I'll be waiting for you in the car, but once that you knew that you're in danger you better yell so I can help you out"
Takemitchi's eyes gleam in thankfulness, so he hugs Naoto and thank him repeatedly.
after arriving at the destination, Naoto and lets out a sigh, and gestured for Takemitchi to go out and face Manjiro. Takemitchi thanked him while walking inside the building.
Walking with no lights on scared him a little, so he clutched his hand continued his way upstairs. Finally arriving at the top floor, he slowly peek inside seeing a white haired guy sitting in the old chairs, his back facing towards Takemitchi.
He approached him carefully, now having a full glance of his face Takemitchi muttered in a low voice.
"Mikey- kun"
Manjiro Sano look up, and look at takemitchi straight in eyes, his eyebags visible under his eyes, his dull black eyes staring through his soul.
Takemitchi couldn't comprehend what's his feeling right now, and so he slowly walk towards him, his awareness high, a slow pumping feeling of horror flooding in his veins.
every step he took gave him goosebumps in his skin, finally standing infornt of Manjiro, Takemitchi opens his mouth to say something-
Mikey-kun! Talk-
three gunshots was heard in the abandoned building. Manjiro is holding a gun, a calibre 45. The back of the gun smoking from the three bullets that has been let out.
Manjiro didn't even stand from his position, still pointing the gun to Takemitchi who can't comprehend what is happening due to shock.
'Mikey? the one I spent my highschool days back then, shot me three times?'
he couldn't believe it, a shot through his chest, one on his left shoulder, and one in the other one. Takemitchi didn't know when he started bleeding, his knees gave out making him kneel to the dirty cement ground.
Takemitchi's white shirt began to stain with his pool of blood, his breathing quickening due to being shot, looking up, he saw Manjiro looking down, now standing up.
"I told you to stay away from me, but you certainly don't Listen... don't you?"
Manjiro spoke to him, without any emotions in his voice. Takemitchi gulps opening his mouth, he tried and tried to even let out a word to convince manjiro that he can still be save.
"Mikey kun! I came back just for you!"
Manjiro 'tsk' before sighing, holding his gun against his head and knocking it on his head. Takemitchi just don't listen, he don't know how he can still go on even after all of this.
"I don't need your saving!"
Manjiro snapped, his eyes slightly widening due to his sudden burst of anger, he look down again on takemitchi before turning his back.
"I don't need to be saved. Remember that Takemitchi"
Manjiro started walking towards the open wall, looking back at takemitchi, he suddenly smiled. Takemitchi saw this through his failing eyes that is beginning to close, he saw how the current Manjiro illuminates his past self beside him, smiling like there's nothing wrong.
Holding on even after things started to go down, death after death, losing a friend to losing his close family, disbanding his gang for the sake of their lives.
Takemitchi's friend. Manjiro Sano, who's still smiling even after his life broke, broken because he's strong, Mikey who can't show his weakness because he is suppose to be their pillar, the one who's gonna hold them all up when they're about to give up.
The Mikey who can't show his emotions clear, who can't cry that easily because, showing his weakness might be use against him. Mikey who takemitchi spent his gangster days back then. He saw that Mikey.
"this is where it all ends. Thank you Takemitchi"
with that Manjiro Sano jumped, his frail body hitting the rushing wind that is pushing him down to his downfall.
Mikey opened his eyes to see the view. 'ahh' he's finally going to rest, this is it. He don't know what he is feeling but, he felt relief but he also felt regret and a bunch of other emotions, letting his body fall-
until a hand grabbed his frail hand. Mikey opened his eyes, seeing a bloody Takemitchi who reached out a hand to him, even after all the things he did to him.
He shot him. three fucking times.
how can he still reach out a hand to help a sinful person like him? just how can takemitchi endure all of this?
"just say you want to be saved damn it!!"
With that one phrase, Manjiro's eyes began to water, his tears spilling from his eyes, he cries and cries.
For the past 10 years, once again, he felt like crying, Manjiro Sano who aged but his soul remains, a soul of a teenager who is dreaming for something big. a teenager who want to achieved that goal.
Takemitchi can feel his grip loosening, his eyes closing and so he shouted, hoping Mikey can finally hear him, hear him by his heart, his soul, his body, hoping Mikey will finally let him save him.
"SAY IT MIKEY!!! SAY THAT YOU WANT ME TO SAVE YOU!!!"
Mikey's mouth opened, hanging to his last hope, under those dark thoughts, under his dark impulse, Mikey opened his soul, his heart in the last minute of his life. This once, he will listen, he is willing to listen damn it.
"SAVE ME TAKEMITCHI!"
"I DON'T WANT TO DIE, I WANT TO LIVE, I WANT TO BE WITH EVERYONE!!!"
Takemitchi heard it. The only thing he need to confirm from Mikey. He wants to be save. He'll do that, for the sake of all of them. Takemitchi smiled letting his body fall with Mikey out of the building.
Reaching out to him, Takemitchi grabbed Mikey's head from the back and hugged him while they both fell down.
"of course I'll save you Mikey-kun"
"save me until I'm saved Takemitchi"
with that the people who looked up because of a one person falling, suddenly gasps from shocked seeing 2 person fell down. Their bodies entangled together, lying in their own pool of blood.
Sanzu, who saw all of this happened in a blink of eye, didn't know what to feel, he can't recover from this. Mikey the one who his protecting from all these past years, died in a flash.
if only sanzu was there in the Building, if only he didn't go out because he was ordered to.
hearing clicking heels behind him, he slowly look back, seeing a woman with a red robe, wearing a silk black dress match with her 5 inches heels, looking behind him, peeking to see his king and takemitchi who just died.
"what a pity" the woman said to herself, smoking out a cigarette, her gold snake earrings making a sound because she tilted her head.
"Well- now that your boss is gone wanna work for us?"
The woman look at Sanzu with hawk eyes watching its prey, waiting to be grabbed. Sanzu look up just to see 2 people behind the woman.
His eyes widened recognizing his old king who he served, he couldn't believed that he is not dead, after all these years?? years of them grieving? he's alive and well? beside him he can recognize a man with long black jet hair. Baji Keisuke.
fucking bitch who ruined his hair saying that he is just using soap for shampooo. Sanzu couldn't believe his eyes, making them widened.
"what do you say, Sanzu Haruchiyo?"