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A knock on the door made him open his eyes and looked around the room, not seeing any silhouette or sign of the person who's supposed to be sleeping beside him
Ruffling his hair, he makes his way towards the door, leaning one of his arms beside the wall as he opens the door and gets greeted by a group of teenagers
"Takemichi?... What's the matter?"he asked with a yawn
The teens looked at each other before at Takemichi, who suddenly felt like something heavy is placed upon him
"Fuyu-kun, Tora-kun left the other night and hasn't been back"Takemichi informs, looking at Fuyu
Who's posture suddenly straightened and checked the clock on the bedside drawer beside the bed
'The hell?!... It's already the next day, why's he out for a day without informing me' Fuyu narrowed his eyes with a frown on his face
Without glancing at the teenagers in front of their bedroom door, who suddenly became stiff upon seeing his expression, he spoke
"I'll go look for him, for now... Stay here and don't go anywhere. Who knows if those Tenjiku bastards target you guys again"Fuyu closed the door after glancing at them, not waiting for their reply
Fuyu leaned his forehead on the door after closing it with a sigh, he looks around the room before heading towards the closet, wanting to get changed after taking a shower
If his guess is right, Tora might've encountered Izana and is currently with him
If that's the case... Why hasn't he informed him? Or at least Takemichi?
Fuyu knew it might be one of Kazutora's habits again, doing things by himself, even though he can't, and will need someone's help
After taking a shower and getting changed, Fuyu went downstairs and prepared the teens breakfast
He didn't really pat attention to who's in the house, since he knew except Toman, Koko and Inui are currently here, after being saved from the traitors Mucho and Sanzu
"Fuyu-kun..."Takemichi calls him, upon seeing him descend the stairs
"Morning..."Fuyu greeted as he walks towards the kitchen"Have you kids had breakfast yet?"he asked as he looks at them
The teens looks at each other before shaking their heads, Fuyu smiled and nodded before gathering the things he needs for today's breakfast
"I'll prepare breakfast then"he informs before facing his back to them, wanting to get started with making pancakes
It took him thirty minutes before serving them their breakfast, probably because he will not only feed Takemichi and Kazu, but also the other Toman members, plus Koko and Inui
"Enjoy, I'll be back later"Fuyu smiled at them as they started eating the breakfast he prepared
He wears his grey blazer before exiting the house, he noticed the bike parked in the garage, along with his car, so Kazutora didn't take any of their vehicles
It'll be hard to locate Tora, but that doesn't mean Fuyu doesn't have a way to find him
Pulling out his phone as he walks towards the city and out of the neighborhood, he dialed Tora's number, but it went straight to voicemail
"This is Kazutora's voicemail, Uhh..."a familiar laughter on the voicemail made Fuyu smile
"Fuyu..."footsteps, which grew closer
"Sorry, just say its you and add just leave a message"his own voice was heard
"This is Kazutora's voicemail. I'm probably out of reach, but you can leave me a message and I'll get back to you"Tora's voice was heard before shuffling followed
"Did I do it?"Tora's voice asked
There was a familiar laughter before Fuyu heard his own voice"You haven't stopped recording yet"
At that, the recorded voicemail cuts off, Fuyu remembered Tora recording this when he first got his phone, but he didn't think Tora wouldn't change it and kept the first voicemail he recorded
Fuyu thought Tora would record another one when he's alone, but he didn't think Tora wouldn't mind hearing his voice in the voicemail
The first time he heard this, Fuyu couldn't help but laugh and told Tora about it, resulting in him being embarrassed
Fuyu still remembered Tora's reaction then, he thought Tora would change it, but up until now, whenever he called him and he doesn't answer, the voicemail is still the same
Honestly, Fuyu knew Tora can be cute, but he didn't think he'll be this cute, Tora really is like a child, doesn't matter if he unintentionally does it or not
Arriving in front of a familiar pet shop, Fuyu could see Hanma inside the store talking to a customer, he didn't want to disturb him, so he went to the back and entered through there
Looking around the place, it doesn't look like Tora's been here, or even visited Hanma, so he's probably someplace where Izana and Tenjiku are, Fuyu just has to find out where
Once he heard the bell ring, Fuyu made himself known and greeted Hanma with a small smile
"Hey... Did Tora visit you by any chance?"he asked, leaning on the doorframe beside him
"Fuyu-kun? No, I actually haven't seen him since the last time you guys visited"Hanma replied with a shake of his head"Why? Did something happen?"he asked
"Huh?... Don't worry, he just didn't come home since yesterday"Fuyu shakes his head, thinking about the spots they always visited"I'll be going then. If you see him, inform me"he informs before walking towards the front door
"Will do, Fuyu-kun. If you need any help, call me"Hanma spoke as he watches Fuyu leave the pet shop through the front door
Fuyu looks around as he walks towards the direction of the train station, since the teens said Tenjiku's gang is from Yokohama, Fuyu will look for him there
It probably wouldn't be that hard, considering they're all wearing a red gang uniform with the symbol in the back
Fuyu takes that back...
It's hard to look for Tora, since he saw none of the Tenjiku members lurking around Yokohama, he was even planning to beat them up, to spill the location of their base, but he didn't even saw them once, disappointing him
So he reluctantly went home, disappointed, he just hopes Tora's safe and have a place to sleep for tonight, he wouldn't want him to catch a cold, or be sick while he's out there
As much as Fuyu wanted to look for him, he doesn't have any idea where he could be, he already visited the places they frequently visited in their free time, he even asked around the restaurants that they frequented, but he still didn't find him
He even tried looking for him in the arcades, or their old school, but he wasn't there, he even tried looking for him in Shinichiro's grave, but he also hasn't seen a silhouette, sign or any indication of him being there
With a sigh, Fuyu entered Takemichi's house with a frown on his face, removing his shoes, he saw the teens sitting around the living room, Koko and Inui are sitting on the ground, a few meters away from them
"Fuyu-kun, have you found Tora-kun yet?"Takemichi asked as he approaches them
Fuyu shakes his head, looking at the other teens in the room, he smiled before making his way towards the kitchen, to make the teens dinner
"What do you guys want for dinner?"he asked as he opens the fridge, rummages through its contents
"Do you want us to help you, Fuyu-kun?"Chifuyu asked, approaching him
Fuyu shakes his head as he looks at his past self with a smile on his face"No need, Chifuyu"
Wow, it really is weird to be talking to your past self...
"Not that, Fuyu-kun. We meant looking for Tora-kun"Baji spoke, leaning on the counter in front of him
Fuyu smiled, but he shakes his head"Nope, I don't want you guys to encounter any Tenjiku members while out there"he crosses his arms as he leans on the counter behind him
"Besides, I can handle looking for him by myself. You guys don't know him like I do"he adds as he turns around, but the words spoken by Baji made him stop and he turns back around
"You two are married after all"Baji nonchalantly commented with a wave of his hand as he turns around, to rejoin the group in the living room
"What?... What did you say?"Fuyu asked in a whisper, processing the words he heard come out of Baji's mouth, his cheeks slightly turning a shade of pink
Chifuyu looks at him in confusion, tilting his head to the side, as the other members in the living room looks towards the kitchen, upon hearing Chifuyu's question
"What do you mean, Fuyu-kun? Aren't you and Tora-kun married?"Chifuyu asked in confusion, still looking at him
Fuyu's ears turned red, right... Of course
Who could forget about something like that, he was the one who jokingly told them him and Tora are married after all, even if they clearly aren't
But he wished they are...
He looks at his past self 'Wonder what you would do, once you find out I'm you and have a crush on the person who killed my bestfriend' he thought before subtly shaking his head
It's not the time to be thinking about something like that, he should focus on the present and looking for Tora
"Married? Him and that other guy?"Koko asked, surprised
Inui nudged him on the side, not wanting to offend anyone, specially since they're not in their territory, with the Toman gang
Mikey looks at the two guests before nodding"Yeah, him and Tora-kun are married"he confirmed
Takemichi on the other hand, smiled slightly, when he caught Fuyu glancing at him, he knew from the moment Fuyu asked about it, that they weren't really married, it's probably one of those booths you can find in the school's whenever they're celebrating, or the festivals in town every once in a while
But if that's the case, why did he lie and say they're married?
Takemichi looks at Fuyu at this and couldn't help but widened his eyes, seemingly already coming to a conclusion, with a determined expression on his face, Takemichi nodded to himself and vowed to make Fuyu and Tora confess to each other
After all... They clearly like each other, if it wasn't so obvious with the way they treat each other
"Right, sorry... I completely forgot"Fuyu waves his hand as he turns back around, to finally prepare their dinner
"How could you forget about something like that?"Koko asked confused
After all, Who would forget they're married?...
Probably because they weren't married it the first place, that's what...
But these teens clearly didn't know that, so what could Fuyu do? Tell them he lied?
"Just got a lot of things in my mind"Fuyu simply replied without looking at him, or any of the other teenagers in the room with them
After dinner, the teens immediately went to their rooms, well-shared rooms, since not all of them can fit in one room
Fuyu on the other hand, was waiting for Tora to return, wanting to interrogate-I mean, talk to him
He's in the living room, sitting on the couch, with the tv playing on a random crime documentary channel, since Fuyu really didn't know what else to watch
He already left Tora messages before returning home, when he didn't find, nor see him in Yokohama, or their usual places at all
Tora's been like this before, Fuyu just didn't expect it to turn out much more worrying than this
He'll really give him an earful of a lecture one of these days for worrying him too much, Fuyu thought with a frown on his face and his eyebrows furrowed
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Hello~ I hope I didn't make you guys wait too long for another update on this book
I was busy with college and all that so I couldn't really update
My schedule's been somewhat free for now since it's almost the holidays so I'll probably update until school starts again
It's the same with my other books, just have to recheck everything to avoid spelling mistakes, dialogue and etc.
I also need to refresh my memory of their plots haha :)
As always, Thank you for reading ♡