A nice week of relaxation with little to no exams, tests or quiz. I felt like writing about Match and Takimaru. Feel free to skip this one if you dont like them.

Drabble word: Fall

Takimaru was angry, his horse and partner had a broken leg and it was his fault. The gourmet knight had not been paying attention to the ground while traveling across the country side and it had cost his dear mount the ability to move. As the sun weaved its way downwards past the mountain and the moon made its climb to illuminate the falling night, Takimaru found himself alone in unfamiliar territory.

While this was not the first time the knight found himself in such a situation, he found himself growing increasingly uneasy for some reason. His horse was lying on its side, resting as much as it could and Takimaru knew that even injured his partner would warn him if its senses perceived a danger.

The night was unrest-full for the gourmet knight between his unexplained unrest and tending to his injured horse. Predawn light was a welcome sight for the exhausted knight, as Takimaru sighed and felt himself relax, a shout from behind him and the sight of a few dozen men rising suddenly with weapons pointed towards him.

'Dont move!' The order was shouted from behind him. Takimaru forced himself to stand still, while the weapons were of no danger to him it would be impossible for his injured mount to move out of the way of any stray bullets and that was something he wouldnt allow to happen.

Preparing himself mentally for whatever would happen next, he found himself surprised by a startled outcry, 'Takimaru?' Match's voice came as a relief to the tired knight who turned towards the mafioso. Match smiled warmly as he saw the expression crossing the gourmet knight's beautiful face and motioned for his men to leave them.

'Match-san! What are you doing here?' Takimaru asked as he got up. Match smirked, 'That should be my question kid, but if you must know I'm hunting down a group of kidnappers who assaulted the wife of one of my men. What about you?' the mafia leader moved closer and looked toward the horse lying down behind Takimaru.

Takimaru smiled humorlessly at his friend, ' I was heading back to Eco village but I got careless and now Kioshi is paying the price for it. His front leg is injured and I wont leave him alone.' The knight indicated his mount sadly with a gesture, his eyes turning downwards in shame making his companion blush slightly at the cute expression.

Match placed a hand on Takimaru's shoulder, ' Dont worry kid. I can get my men to bring him safely to Eco village for you. As for us, I'm going to Komatsu's in a while, why dont you join me? He's making a new recipe.' His reply left a relieved knight in his wake as the Mafioso gave orders quickly and efficiently.

In less then an hour, Takimaru saw a car pull up with a horse carriage and a man who presented himself as a vet to the knight, take his mount and leave with orders to ensure the safe delivery of Kioshi before he himself boarded a second car, driven by Match himself and heading towards Komatsu's restaurant.

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I guess in the end it did involve Komatsu a bit. This one shot is related to the 'Changed' chapter posted earlier though only because it explained why Takimaru showed up. And yes, I have a head cannon that Match is attracted to Takimaru.