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It was the day of the Musashi Festival. My mom wanted me to go, but I didn't. Mikey didn't want me to go, either. Not that his opinion would've swayed me since I wouldn't have gone anyway.
As I got ready for bed, I heard my phone start buzzing. I flipped it open and saw a text from an unknown number.
"Hey. It's Mikey.
"Come to the hospital.
"Now."
... What? How did he even get my phone number? I texted back.
"What happened?"
"Just come pls"
I couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency. I didn't feel like taking off my pajamas, though, so I put a jacket on over it and rushed out of my room.
"I'm going out, mom!" I called out as I slipped my shoes on.
I ran down the street. Thankfully, the hospital isn't too far from my house, so I ran over to it. When I walked inside, I was so out of breath that I had to sit down.
"[NAME]!"
I glanced over at where the voice came from and saw Mikey. Before I could say anything, he took my hand and walked with me outside.
"Mikey...?" I murmured.
He pushed me against the wall, and I looked at him nervously.
"Um... What happened...?"
He said nothing and just looked at me. After a moment, he pulled me into a hug. I heard him start sniffling.
"Ken-chin... He lived... Thank God..." He cried.
"Huh...? What happened to Draken...?"
He shook his head and rubbed his face into my shoulder. Eventually, he pulled away and smiled at me.
"Just... stay here with me..."
Not that I have a choice...
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It's been a few days since I went to the hospital. I found out that, at the Musashi Festival, Draken was stabbed, and he nearly died. He survived the operation, and it made me so relieved.
I sat on my couch, my lips pursed as my tutor sat across from me. I leaned against my hand, listening to him boredly as he prattled on. As he did, I heard a knock at the door. Before he could get up, I quickly stood and answered it.
I saw a boy with black and yellow hair and a neck tattoo standing there. Huh? Who is this?
"Hi! Are you [LAST NAME] [NAME]?" He asked.
I didn't answer. Stranger danger. Without giving me an answer, he laughed and wrapped his arms around me.
"[NAME]-chan! It's been so long! It's been a while, hasn't it? Don't you remember me? It's Hanemiya Kazutora!"
Kazutora...? A flash of recognition went through me. I remember Kazutora! He was a friend of Mikey! He grinned and pulled away. He grabbed my hand and walked outside, where I saw three boys. Two of them were unfamiliar, and they were injured. The third was... Takemitchy?
"Oi!" I heard my tutor call out behind me, making me grimace.
Kazutora hummed and looked behind me. My tutor put a hand on my shoulder and pulled me back inside.
"The hell do you think you're doing with my student, boy?"
I looked down nervously as Kazutora faced him. He smiled and tilted his head, and, quicker than I could see, he punched him in the face. I looked back in shock as the man fell to the floor, blood rushing from his nose, which was probably broken.
"Come on, [NAME]-chan!" He said, still smiling like he didn't just break my tutor's nose.
He walked and rambled on about how much he missed me. Kazutora... he looks so different. Eventually, we made it to an arcade that looked abandoned. On it, a headless angel was painted. He walked inside, and when I looked around, I saw many boys around my age wearing white uniforms. They looked at us, which made me jolt.
Kazutora walked me closer to the center, and there, I saw a black-haired boy beating up a blonde. The blackette... He looks so familiar... Baji...?
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