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"Ah, fuck..."
Rindou glared at his surroundings through his blurry vision. He just remembered that he got really drunk after drinking different kinds of alcohol. What he doesn't remember is how he arrived at his pad safely.
He's half-naked and still wearing his black trousers from yesterday. He lazily strides to the bathroom to take a cold shower.
After taking a bath, he put on his most comfortable clothes before he went down to make some breakfast. He was wiping his damp hair as he walked down the stairs. Then he noticed that he was not alone at his pad by hearing the music coming from the kitchen.
The air conditioner was fully on and so the lavender scent was spreading through the living room. He thought that his mom visited him but that's probably impossible. Other than Ran, there's another one who knew his door's passcode.
In the kitchen, there he saw Achiko washing the dishes. At the island counter, he noticed what she made this morning.
Rindou stared at her back. She could be a great wife, that was his heart said back when he was deeply in love with her.
Achiko noticed Rindou when he poured some cold water into the glass.
"Oh, Good Morning, Rindou." Achiko wiped her hands and went to him with a smile on her face. "I made breakfast since you were so drunk yesterday."
He doesn't need to be confused anymore, Ran called her to take care of him.
"You carried me here?"
Achiko shook her head and chuckled, "Of course not. Let's eat?"
Rindou couldn't do anything but nod his head. He looks at his food, it's a traditional japanese breakfast. He smelled the miso soup after he sat down.
He'd admit that Achiko is really a good cook and is been very nice to him even though he did nothing but make Achiko feel so lonely.
"Wanna go outside?" Rindou inquired. Achiko who was about to put the rice in her mouth looked at him.
"Are you sure? I mean ain't you busy?"
"It's fine, I made a promise right that we'll go out."
He looked at Achiko who was smiling. He knows that she is happy.
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Now that your friends already know the story, they are actually glad that you made it for the twins. Giving birth to them is very difficult and life-threatening.
The twins easily get along with them. You wanted to cry but you try not to do it because this should be a great day for everyone.
"They are very cute!!" Hinata uttered while munching a cupcake she took from the table. The kids were enjoying deepening their strawberries on the chocolate fountain. The show started and so the games.
"I want them with me," she added. You chuckled and sipped on your cocktail.
"You can just make your own with Takemichi." Emma teased as she poked Hinata's cheek. Later on, the guys get along too fast with your son who is a genius in many ways.
Chifuyu was carefully carrying Izu on his shoulder making those other kids want to get carried as well.
"But hey, can we get a little serious here? How come you never tell Rindou about this?" You forgot that Kazutora was here listening to your chit-chats.
Emma knew so you didn't hesitate to tell them. "He cheated on me, that's why." It was true but you can't possibly tell them the main reason why.
You just have to face your fight alone, them getting involved will just make things worse. You just want peace raising the twins.
Talking about peace, you're still bothered by what is happening right now and what Takemitchi said. He's a time leaper and knows what the future holds.
You're tempted to know the truth behind these unnecessary things. After the birthday party, you guys enjoy the rest of the night by drinking near the pool.
Well, Baji suddenly became loud which indicates that he's already drunk. Chifuyu's face is red and he's getting smiley.
"Seems that they'd getting drunk one by one," Yuzuha mustered as she sipped on her beer. You chuckled because you're also on the edge of getting drunk.
Your body feels hot and heavy so your sight is getting hazy.
"I reserved rooms where you can stay for the night since we're a little too far in Tokyo," you said.
"Hmm, we should call this a day, it's already passed two." Emma stood up and went to her boyfriend. Emma's drunk now with Hinata.
They have already been sent to their rooms while you proceed on yours. You silently enter the room and watch your twins sleeping soundly. They're probably exhausted but you're certain they enjoyed the rest of the day.
The next day, after having breakfast, your friends left on their own since they already had their own rides.
"Bye bye Aunties and Uncles!!!" Izu waves her hands while you're carrying her. No one can resist the cuteness of Izu that's why before they could near you and pinch Izu's cheek you already stopped them.
"Okay! That's enough! No more pinching their cheeks it's swallowing now," you said strictly. You just notice earlier that their cheeks was swallowing and red.
Kiyo hugged your legs. "Mom, can I go play with Uncle Angry?"
You looked down at him and patted his head. Angry might be angry all the time but he's not reckless now that his an adult though.
"Yes, you can play with your uncles but they have work to do. They run a ramen shop and Uncle might not be able to play with you."
"Is that so?"
Their uncles look at Kiyo who suddenly runs towards Senju. Senju carried him and she saw that little Kiyo was pouting.
"Bet your son is mad at you," she teases and laughs.
"It's fine with us Y/n if he wants to play. We can just close the shop for a while. Don't worry we'll take care of him," Smiley uttered then smiled at his twin. "Isn't that right?"
Angry showed a thumbs up and grinned, "Yeah, sure""
You sighed and went near Kiyo. "Okay, you can play with them. I'll get you before night falls, is that okay with you?"
Kiyo raised his head to nod.
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And since Kiyo went with the boys, there's no way that Izu won't ever get a chance to be with the girls as well, so right now, you're actually waiting for Wakasa outside the airport.
He didn't get the chance to attend the birthday party because he was quite busy with his business. You're waiting inside of the car while reading some news article.
The top of the headlines is always about the bonten and it's sick about these inhumane acts. Yeah, you're confused about this. You probably hate them for killing anyone so easily. But you just wanted to know the truth about why they became like that.
Wondered what would be Senju feel if she found out that both of her brothers were now wanted. That will certainly hurt her.
She loves them so much that she would even risk her life for them. You knew her since then and once she found out the truth the outcome will also affect you.
Aside from Senju, there's Emma. She already lost two of his brothers now she was confused as to why Mikey had not been reaching her since he left. Even though you told them about Mikey, she doesn't believe it but you're certain that deep down, she wanted to believe you.
She just couldn't imagine a life without her brother and Mikey being so evil to anyone.
A knock from the windshield woke you up from zoning out. It was Wakasa wearing a brown polo partnered with a trouser and he was also wearing a white cap and eyeglasses.
You unlock the door to let him in. He put his luggage in the backseat.
"How's your flight?"
"It's fine." Wakasa stares at you through his glasses. He thought that it would be weird making you his driver while you're a known person. "I'll drive."
You just shrugged your shoulder and let him be, because if not, you two will just argue over this little thing.
"Let's have lunch first. You know a place?" He asked and started manoeuvring.
"I'm over with meat, how about seafood? I know a place." You smiled as you scrolled over your phone to find the page of a certain small eatery.
After a few minutes, you guys found the eatery. You just wore your cap and glasses as you went down the car. Since then you never actually bring a wallet on you. You just put one card inside of your phone case and two thousand cash. It's easier and less hassle.
"Have you been here?" You inquired. Waka pouted his lips and nodded slightly.
"A month ago with Takeomi." you side eyed him. Apparently, you have an instinct that this guy knew about Bonten. There's no right time to ask and you want to ask him right now.
When you guys entered, there were not many people yet but certainly will later. You look for a vacant seat and table then you look at the menu card.
"I'm not going to eat that much though, I have a fashion show next week," you uttered.
"It's still next week so why not eat as much as you want? You're a bit skinny right now." Wakasa took the menu card and ordered something. "This should be enough for the two of us."
You sigh and let him be again. You take off your cup and take down your shades. You fix your hair a little bit then look at Wakasa who's busy staring at his phone.
You smirked. "Are you courting someone?" You'd probably be happy if he's going to be with someone right now. At his age, he can already have a family. He's also hard when it comes to other girls.
Dealing with Senju is a little bit too hard for him since the girl can fight with him. Aside from that, after you two knew each other, you guys went close to each other that fast. Wakasa would even act romantically with you when he's teasing you especially if there's a guy he doesn't know that's trying to hit on you.
Wakasa looked at you and rolled his sleepy eyes.
"Girls come and go, so why should I." You were dumbfounded by his words that your mouth was a bit open. What the fuck was that. He's got a cold heart.
"So you're just going to be stocked with me?" You teased again. Wakasa shrugged his shoulder.
"If you want me, we can," Wakasa smirked at you. "You deserve everything, which means I am that everything."
"Okay, let's eat."
Wakasa helped you pill the shrimps and shells while you two talked with each other. You suck your lips filled with spicy sauce. You looked around and since you're at the corner side, no one is near your table.
You stared at his eyes intently. He seems that he's not even bothered but you're certain he can sense your stare. You didn't stop staring until he stared back at you.
"Is there something in my face??" He enquired then he wiped his lips using the tissue paper. You suck your tongue inside of your mouth before saying something.
"Takeomi... You know his job right." It wasn't a question but a fact. He's close with your cousin since then. So there's no way that he'll never know. There's no way that Wakasa wouldn't know about Bonten.
After all, he was once a gangster back then.
You stared at him and he didn't even show that his shock that you know about it. It's more likely that he already guessed that you'll know about it once you get back where you belong.
Wakasa cleared his throat and sighed.
"Let's not talk here about that."
A hope suddenly rushed up to your heart. Wakasa might really know about it. After paying for the bill you guys went back to the car.
"Maybe it's time for you to know about the truth. I already know that once you get back here, you'll eventually recognize them."
You furrowed your brows. So all this time, all this fucking years Wakasa knew but didn't even try to tell you.
"So you know this from the start?" Your voice raised a little. Wakasa looked at you and nodded his head.
"What the..." You rub your neck using your palm as you look at the road. You were left shocked and dumbfounded.
You were speechless that you didn't even notice that you two arrived at Senju's condominium.
"What are we doing here?" You're very confused right now.
"Senju knew about it too, Y/n."
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Senju stared at you with her normal stare. She's not afraid to tell you everything but there's a part of her that she doesn't want to tell you.
Right, she decided to hide it from you. She doesn't want you to know about this. Because she believes that this is the way to protect you with your twins. Hiding the truth from you will secure your safety.
It was she who told Wakasa to not tell the truth which he agreed as well.
"What? You're just gonna stare at me?" You asked.
Senju sighed before leaning on the couch where she was seated.
"I'm sorry for not telling you about this, Y/n." Senju paused for a while before continuing. "Hiding it from you will secure your safety and you're already a mother. I don't want you getting involved in some stupid stuff that will certainly harm your life."
You furrowed. Although you are mad, you set it aside. You understand her immediately. But you just felt betrayed that she didn't even try telling you.
"It was a right decision as well. You're already doing great away from delinquency." Wakasa put down the cigarette his holding. "But the truth will rise eventually as soon as you get back here."
"I don't know that everything gets worse after I left. I felt like I was responsible for this... I mean..."
You remember what Emma and Draken told you. Emma could've died. That time, if you didn't put your emotions first maybe you could have known something and probably convinced Rindou that time to not fight.
If only you didn't leave, will this actually happen?
"No, Y/n. You're not and will never be responsible for this. This happened because of us. After Tenjiku two person had died. Izana and Kisaki."
"Emma told me about Izana being his brother making Mikey's half-brother. But why would they fight?"
Wakasa being the oldest and knowing something about the past didn't hesitate to tell you.
"Before everything else. I and Takeomi were close to this one friend and was recruited to join his gang. I know you know Shin being Mikey's older brother."
Yeah, you know about it. But you never heard of Izana before.
"Izana Kurokawa is the son of his father to another girl and Shinichiro learned about him that's why he visits him. Since Shin wants Izana to know his other brother, he told him about Mikey."
"So Izana knew Mikey since then?" You asked.
Wakasa nodded his head. "Shin left the gang passing it to another person who'll lead the gang the reason why there are rankings about the Black Dragon's leader."
"Shin told Mikey that the Black Dragon is for him to lead when the right time comes. Since Shinichiro gave this position to Mikey, while there's an 8th generation leader. Mikey built Touman," Senju added.
"And that 8th generation leader was Izana Kurokawa. He became jealous of Mikey and it became the reason why he wanted to take everything away from Mikey."
"As time goes by Tenjiku suddenly appeared. They have strong members. Declared to fight with Touman. Izana ordered Kisaki and Hanma to kill Emma to trigger Mikey. When the fight begins between Izana and Mikey, someone betrays Izana."
They told you about what happened during the fight years ago. Until Mikey changed and beat his friends. Saying that he seems to be a different person.
Then Senju brought up his past about what happened to Haruchiyo. It was Mikey who put scars on his face. It seems like someone is controlling Mikey.
You never know about Mikey putting scars on your cousin. It was cruel. He was far from the Mikey you knew.
Then a new gang appeared which was Kanto Manji Gang, Brahman, and Rukohara Tandai. The defeat of the two deities was the result of Bonten to be formed.
"They're syndicate, Y/n. It is better to stay away from them. Mikey has changed..." Senju looks at you with worried eyes. "He won't hesitate killing you."
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