A/N: Did anyone else notice that the back of Mikey's Bike says Kamikaze in all caps? Like how interesting, and no this is not me being racist (I'm half Japanese anyways) Also anyone who simps for South is wrong.
The said boy arrived wearing a white uniform, his hair up the same way you remembered. The only major difference between the Mikey then and the Mikey now, was this Mikey's eyes were duller, more lifeless than before. It was like staring into a tunnel and knowing no matter how far you enter, you'll never be able to see the light on the other side. You only got kicked out of your thoughts when hundreds of other bikes appeared behind him.
"All 3 gangs are here!" Senju exclaimed surprised, while South laughed saying, "Interesting" like the weirdo he is. "This fight is for Draken!!" Takeomi screamed, veins bulging out of his forehead and cheek. "Let's begin the war of 3 deities!!" South exclaimed, laughing like a maniac.
Someone on the Kanto Manji gang yelled "Kill everybody!!"
As if those were the key words, everyone started rushing at each others. You watched as Takeomi rushed in, and Senju following after, trying to calm down her members to no avail. You watched everything on the sidelines, feeling as though you were witnessing everything inside of a dream. Everything felt hazy, and you couldn't really focus on what was going on. Everything one moment was going so slowly, and now so fast.
You were almost unaware of Senju's presence when she and Wakasa came over to you. "Don't get involved, Senju. This fight isn't like any other, someone's life just got taken, and that life was Draken. L/N, take care of Brahman's princess." Wakasa said, looking over his shoulder at you, his lollypop stick hanging out of his mouth.
"Let's go Benkei!" Wakasa yelled, running into the fight, with his partner following behind him. You turned your head and watched as Takeomi was beating down 6 people at once trying to get to South. "Why did you kill Draken!? He wasn't even a formal member of Brahman! If you wanted to kill someone it should've been me! Let me go, damn it!!" You couldn't find it in yourself to react to Takeomi's words, you only watched South's unmoving face as he listened to Takeomi.
You watched as he moved to punch the captured Takeomi, only for his punch to be caught by Benkei's arm. "Your punch is kinda weak for someone your size" Next, you watched as Wakasa suddenly jumped into the air, delivering a shot to South's neck with his shoe. "Your dealing with us." Wakasa stated, boredom etched onto his face. "Compassione! First Gen black dragon!" South said, a tick mark under his eye as he continued to grin widely like a fool.
You watched as the duo continue taking down more of South's members until one hundred of them were lying on the floor unconscious. "Benkei and Waka,before the first gen of Black Dragon happned, these two divided the Kantou reigion. Kantou used to be divided into two parts, the east and the west, one the west side of Kantou, with 600 members was a gang named Ragnarok controlled the nation's biggest gang. Their leader, who once walked through the aftermaths of a battle soaked in blood was called "Red Cliff". And to rival Ragnarok was their counterpart, where 12 eastern Kantou gangs merged together to make...Koudou Rengou, and leading the gang was a man who was feared and named the "White Panther." Two gangs feuded aggressively but the person who managed to combine the two teams togeher was a man no one knew about. As Takeomi has always said, there's no mistaking that the toughest brawlers in Japan are those two!" You eyed the two men she was talking about in slight surprise, you didn't know they had such a name for themselves.
"Come at me legends!! Bring it on!!" South yelled, his crazy smile on his face. You watched as the two beat South with ease. Until...the tides changed and South suddenly pounded the two into the dirt causing Senju to leave your side and call out to South in anger.
"OI!!" She called out, causing you to sigh and watch her. You'd step in if she needs it, but you were almost certain she wouldn't. "I'll deal with you myself" She said, a vein popping out along her cheek. "Vivache!" South responded, grinning widely.
You watched as Senju suddenly beat South to the floor in one move. "Takeomi...Brahman's boss...is me." She stated, looking behind her shoulder at her brother. You watched as South stood back up angry, for once a smile not present on his face as he glared down at Senju.
You watched as Senju suddenly got pushed away mid air and landed on the ground so harsh she spit up blood. You were brought back to the present when a large hand was placed on your shoulder. "Move L/N Y/N" South said, grinning at you. Suddenly a body was thrown near you, and when you peered down you saw Kakucho. You rushed over to his side in worry, nearly missing a familiar blob of yellow hair. What the hell was that moron doing here!??!! (Plot twist)
"Takemichi!" You growled, glaring at the boy in anger, who looked up to you sheepishly. "Sorry Y/N, I...I heard that Draken died, and that there was a battle going on here so I came" You frowned at his answer, anger filling you before you sighed and rolled your shoulders back. "Don't do anything stupid ok" You said, already knowing that what you were wishing for was hopeless.
You opted to ignore whatever your blonde friend was going to do and focused on Kakucho in front of you. How could Mikey do this to him? Why does he keep everything bottled up inside of him until he mentally can't anymore? You didn't realize you were on the verge of crying again until your vision became cloudy and you felt stupid. Now is not the time to be throwing yourself a pity party Y/N, you have better things to be doing.
You were suddenly pulled back to the present when you heard Takemichi scream out in pain. Your head jerked up and you immediately spotted the boy kneeling holding an arm bent the wrong way. "That dumbass!" You whispered, immediately getting up and rushing over to the boy, who was now being beat down into the ground.
Before Mikey could land another hit on Takemichi you tackled him in the side, causing him to fall over and turn his emotionless glare onto you, causing shivers to run down your back. Not wanting to let him beat you, you immediately backed off, and stood in front of Takemichi's fallen figure in a protective manner.
"It was already declared that you won the fight Mikey, you won't gain anything by trying to kill Takemichi." You stated, your voice not wavering once as you stared into the eyes of your previous captain.
You continued standing straight, unflinching even as the boy raised his fist and punched you into the ground. You immediately stood back up and continued standing in front of Takemichi even as Mikey continued his assault. You continued standing up until you felt as though you were going to pass out. You had to protect Takemichi, you just lost Draken, you'd be damned if you lost him too. As you continued getting back up, Mikey's blows seemed to rain down on you harder than before, causing you to want to curl up and protect yourself.
When the blows stopped, you looked up confused, and narrowed your eyes when you saw Senju bowing down before Mikey, begging for the conflict to end. You grit your teeth angrily at Senju but didn't say anything, it wasn't your place.
The pain you felt was all-consuming, a raging fire that consumed every inch of your body and soul. You longed to sink into the sweet oblivion of unconsciousness, to escape the agony that seemed to pulse through your very being. Your muscles screamed with every movement, as if they were being ripped from their sockets. But you couldn't give in. Not yet. You had to push through, no matter how much it hurt. You had to get to Takemichi, and bring him to safety. He was your responsibility, your friend, and you weren't going to let anything else happen to him.
With a herculean effort, you hoisted yourself up and stumbled towards Takemichi's prone form. He was lucky, passed out and unaware of the horror around him. You envied him for a moment, before remembering your duty. Gritting your teeth, you reached out and shook his shoulder, willing him to wake up. "Takemichi," you rasped, your voice raw with pain. "We have to go. Now." His eyes fluttered open, filled with confusion and fear. You could tell he was still disoriented, not fully understanding what was happening. But you didn't have time to explain. "We have to get out of here," you repeated, your grip on his shoulder tightening. "Can you walk?" He nodded, slowly pushing himself up to a sitting position. You could see the pain etched in his features, mirroring your own. But he was determined, just like you.
Together, you hobbled towards the rest of the gang, every step a battle against the searing agony that threatened to overwhelm the both of you.
But you didn't give up.
You couldn't.
For Takemichi.
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