XENO’S
Waking up was one of the hardest things to do, and this time was unbearable as my head felt like it got split open. I groggily opened my eyes but closed them with a groan as it increased the pain. “Here Xeno. Some water and a painkiller”, whispered a voice as I felt a tablet being pressed to my lips. I took it in my mouth and swallowed some water from the glass that was lifted to my mouth. It took a few minutes, but the pill finally came into effect as the pain dissipated. I blinked open my eyes and saw Kakucho hovering over me with a scrunched-up face. “You feeling better?”. “Yeah. What happened last night?”. “Oh you just got a bit too drunk. We decided to let you rest so me and Izana brought you back to our place”. It was only then that I realised I was in a king sized bed with expensive fabric covering myself. “Ah… who undressed me?”. “Don’t worry, I did”. That does not make me feel better Kaku, not one bit. “Can I have my clothes back?”. “Not yet. I’ll bring you some breakfast but you need to rest for a bit for that headache to fully go away. You don’t want to get sick do you?”. Seeing his point, I lay back down, awaiting his return. I can’t remember what happened last night, only the part where me, Ran and Rindou were drinking… Did I really get drunk that easily? I accepted the soup Kakucho brought me gratefully, although he insisted on feeding me. Having my cheeks tinted red, I obediently opened my mouth when needed. The soup was delicious and I ate every last drop. Afterwards he lent me some clothes and let me borrow the attached bathroom. After washing up and putting on the clothes I was free to go and remembered where the house was incase I needed it again. Setting off, I headed for SS motors to visit Shinichiro. I still needed to talk to him about the day he left me with Mikey on the day of Emma’s birthday.
TAKEMICHI’S POV
After shaking Naoto’s hand, I nopened ,y eyes and saw that I was in the same dvd store I used to work at. Taking out my phone I saw that it 2017. Looks just the same as before… “Sorry to keep you waiting. The video you’re looking for… doesn’t appear to be in stock as this location”, smiled my manager with a bow as I was confused why she was bowing. “Huh?”. After leaving the shop I took a better look at myself and saw that I was wearing expensive clothing as well as my hair was slicked back. “You’re late Takemichi!! You’re really into this rental store Huh?”. Who the hell is that!? He looks terrifying! “Hurry up and get in!”. “Huh?”. I was still confused as we drove in the car somewhere. “Hey… Where we going from here?”. “Huh? The hell do you mean? We’re going to your place”. “My place?”. “Just like you ordered. Right Koji!?”. “Yes sir! I’m doing just like you asked!”. What’re these two talking about?! Me!? Ordering around these scary dudes!? I don’t get this at all!! I then got the idea to call Naoto but was worried to see that I didn’t have his number. “Hey Takemichi! We’re here”. “Ah… yeah”. “Good afternoon sir!”. I was taken aback as a crowd of people bowed upon my arrival. “You’re late Takemichi. Yamagishi! Do your job better”. Yamagishi!? “Get off my ass. He’s the one dragging his tail”. I don’t know any of these scary ass dudes! “Made us wait forever”. Huh? Those two though… Have I met them before? Wait! So that means… That’s Makoto… and that’s Takuya!”. “Cmon let’s get going”. “Second in commands getting impatient. They’re the Mizo Mid crew. What? In the future, I’m successful!? A high class apartment complex. The top floor. Is this, where I live? Then I saw a familiar figure near the window as I approached them. “Chifuyu?! Chifuyu, thank god! I got no clue what’s going on here”. “Huh? The hell’re you talking about? We got an admin meeting… let’s go”. “Huh? Admin meeting? What admins?”, I asked in confusion asi had no idea about what was going on. “Cmon partner!! Who else but you? The Tokyo Manji gangs top admin. Takemichi Hanagaki!”. I’m Toman’s…. Admin now!?
TIMESKIP
2017, somewhere in the city. Lot of fancy cars in a place like this. Me and Chifuyu climbed up some steps before a man opened a door for us. “This way, sirs”. This is where Toman’s admins are meeting?! I can’t believe it! I’m really… a toman admin now! “Here you are”. “Which one of you assholes ordered the jellyfish?”. “Hey! Where’s the fried rice?!”. Damn that’s spicy!! There’s too much sichuan pepper in this!!”. The admins are out in force… Now, I can get closer to Toman’s previously untouchable core!! “First off… let’s get this years payment reports from each of you”. “But I still want my god damn fried rice”, growled out Pah as he continued to eat. “Besides, we’re still waiting on someone else”. Pah-chin-kin!? Quit whining, Pah. Just shut up and eat your food”. I think that’s… “As for who we’re waiting for, you mean Mitsuya, right?”. “There’s others who aren’t here yet. Dumbass. Now where’s my fried fuckin rice? I can’t keep eating without it!”. “Hey shit-brain! The fried rice comes last, you bald-ass teapot”. “The fourth division captain… “HUH?! SHITBRAIN!? Who do you think you’re callin a shitbrain, Huh!?”. Is that Peh-yan!? “Pah-chins brains’re nothing but air, dumbass!” “Yeah!”. “And forget Mitsuya!! Don’t gotta wait on him”. They haven’t changed much… that’s a relief. Pah-chin, Peh-yan and Mitsuya-kun too. Even after 12 years they’re still all in Toman! “Would you guys… quit your bitching already!?”, growled out a tanned guy as he tore at the food he had. Who’s that?.. “Damn oldies”, he sneered while cleaning his teeth with a toothpick. “Huh?”. “Oldies?”. “Hey. Don’t get uppity with us! Shiba!”. “Shut up. Who do you think provides your meals in the first place? You don’t even pay much. All you’ve got is seniority. Arrogant, lazy bastards”, monotones a man with a burn mark across his face. “Huh!?”. “The fucks your problem!?”. “Keh Heh! You’re too blunt, Inupi”, smirked a black haired man arrogantly, white streaks in his hair swaying with the movement of his head. Who are those guys? I don’t remember seeing them in Toman. “Think that difference makes you better than us? Just because you’re ex-Black Dragons”. Black Dragons? Who’re they? “What’s up with Mikey, anyway?”. The table fell oddly silent at that as the guy known as Shiba spoke while still chewing. “As if he’d come to see a loser like you”. “Huh?”. “The second anything happens… you oldies are all like ‘Mikey, Mikey!!’. What are you, gold-fish shit?!!”. From anger Pah stood up and kicked a chair into a wall. “Let’s take this outside, Shiba!!”. “How dull. We’re not having our usual meetIng today… so we can discuss payments. Koko’s public IT business… Shiba’s corporate front… and a number of other businesses our gang manages… we’re searched by police three days ago. In other words… this ain’t no kiddie playground”, finished Hanma while pointing down a finger. “Tsk!”. Hanma… he’s still here in the present. “Somebody here ratted us out!”. Everyone sat in shocked silence. “Somebody snitched?”. “Like hell any of us would do that!! Even if some of you are shit, I’d never snitch in my own gang!!”. “You moron. If no one here snitched… then why did so many places get searched on the same day!?”. “Hey? Who do you think you’re callin a moron?!”. “If you want a fight, I’ll take you down fat boy”, sneered the guy with the burn scar. “Wanna get punched asshole?”. “Bring it on dickhead!”. The sound of shoes against a polished floor echoed as a man entered the room. “Aren’t we having fun?”. My eyes enlarged as I saw who it was. “Good evening sir!!”, bowed all of the executives as I just sat there in stunned silence. There stood Kisaki in a pricey suit, his hair swept to the side. What was more surprising, was that on his arm was a familiar man clothes in a black dress, the toman symbol tattooed on his arm and his hair in a falling to his shoulders on one side, hair on the other side just below his ears. It was Xeno, and on his face was a love stricken smile as he gazed at Kisaki.