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"Mikey...?"
"Takemitchy!" The smaller man strangled the blue-orbed man in his arms, wrapping his arms around his neck and burying his face on his shoulders. Silent sobs were then heard by his shoulders, his yellow short-sleeved button-up getting wet from his tears. Takemichi smiled, then held Mikey by the waist, caressing his back with one hand.
"Hi, my love," He muttered, kissing the top of his head, Shinichiro and Wakasa felt like crying from how soft this reunion is.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Mikey looked up at the taller man, fat tears streaming down his cheeks. Takemichi took his thumb and wiped the tears. "I'm sorry I left you-I just-"
"Shh, It's alright," Takemichi gave his best smile. "I forgave you. I'll always forgive you."
"Cut that shit, it's tooth-aching," Baji squirmed, sitting down by the couch, meters away from Shinichiro and Wakasa. He then crossed his legs, giving his toothy smile. "Let's get this over with."
"Oh, you're just jealous, Keisuke," Shinichiro said with a mocking smirk on his face. "Don't have someone yet?"
"Shinichiro-kun!"
"Come here, you two," Wakasa said. "Time to start this meeting."
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"Welcome back, Takemichi," Shinichiro smiled. "Looks like you were quite shocked about the situation."
"Haha," A nervous laugh escaped Takemichi's lips. "Probably you were surprised as well that you're the leader of Bonten, Shinichiro-san."
Shinichiro laughed, taking a sip from the whisky served to him. He then put the glass down and draped his arm by Wakasa's shoulder, pulling him closer. "Yes, I was, quite."
"I wonder what happened that made you like that," Kazutora said, leaning down on the couch. "The things that Bonten do are far from your beliefs."
"I woke up and chose violence, I guess," Shinichiro said.
"Does no one remember about what happened in the last years?" Wakasa stated, raising an open palm. "I mean, you didn't wake up and just knew Shin-chan was a criminal."
"No, we woke up and then ta-da," Baji said. "Shinichiro is an untouchable man, said by the police."
"What do you mean police?" Mikey turned to Kazutora, Baji, and Chifuyu who were sitting meters away from him.
"Naoto, the one who's the first trigger to Takemitchy's time travel works with us," Chifuyu explained. "We were just informed in the morning after Takemitchy came back."
"Takemichi came back in the morning?" Wakasa said. "He didn't come back in the middle of the day, or anything like he used to?"
"Nope," Takemichi shook his head.
"That aside," Baji said. "You know the reason why we're here, don't you?"
"About Hina's disappearance," Mikey said. "Yes, we know."
"You need help to track where she is, am I right?" Shinichiro said, taking one cigarette from the box in front of him and lighting it up. Wakasa glared at him.
"Stop smoking."
"Just one."
Wakasa growled.
"Yes," Takemichi answered. "I'm really sorry-"
Shinichiro chuckled, "Why are you saying sorry? You know you can always ask help from me."
"I'm sorry- just a habit of saying sorry."
"We'll try our best to gather information as well," Chifuyu stated. "You won't do all the work."
"Thank you, your alliance and hard work will very much be appreciated," Wakasa said, leaning over Shinichiro's shoulder.
"Thank you as well, Wakasa-san," Takemichi said.
2.
Mikey and Takemichi were by the latter's apartment, the window open to let the revivified air come inside the room. The meeting ended hours ago, and Mikey and Takemichi decided to talk for a while. They were seated on the floor by the low table in the middle of the bedroom, cans of beer and chips laying on top, some opened and some still fresh. The couple were seated parallel to each other, as Mikey watched Takemichi talk with an affectionate smile on his face. It was nice to talk after years of being apart, though they knew that they've just had a talk before Takemichi went back to the present. They didn't know that they'd been apart for at least two years, with no exact conclusion to their relationship. Mikey's trying his best to pick up the pieces again, even if some guilt will fill in.
"And then, Chifuyu told me that Kazutora fought with a cat!" Takemichi's laughter patterned by the walls to Mikey's heart, as that dear melody once rang in his ears. It was nice to hear such a sweet melody after such years of longing.
"Kazutora does questionable shit," Mikey said. "It's no surprise that he would fight with a cat."
"He said that was before the grand opening of the shop," Takemichi added. "So fighting with a cat before opening is quite...I don't know the word-it's just-" He laughs.
"I'm glad they're happy," Mikey traced the rim of the can of beer. "Even Ken-chin, Mitsuya, Pa-chin, and Izana-nii. You know they own a daycare?"
"A daycare?!" Takemichi beamed. "Really?! Where? Who with?"
"Woah, easy," Mikey chuckled. "Izana-nii owns it with Kakucho, that childhood friend of yours. And I think in Yokohama? yeah, Yokohama. It's pretty small, but it's cute. Didn't think Izana-nii would like children. He takes care of them face-to-face, which is nice. Let's visit next time, he takes care of Emma and Ken-chin's children sometimes."
"How cute! And yeah, the Izana before was you know," They both giggled.
"It's nice everyone got their happy ending," Mikey then took a sip from the beer and looked at Takemichi. "You came back and now you have to deal with another piece of shit called Kisaki."
"I'm used to it," Takemichi took one potato chip from the ba. "Though it's gradually crashing my mental health, it's fine."
"You should take a rest, Takemitchy," Mikey said, then taking his hand and holding it tightly. "You deserve it."
"I have you," A small smile curled up in the corner of his thin lips. "That's enough rest for me."
Mikey felt his heartbeat fast, skipping some beats. He then took Takemichi's hand and kissed the back of it, "Thank you, Takemitchy."
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"I wonder what'll happen between them tonight," Shinichiro snuggled through Wakasa's chest as he closed his eyes and wrapped his arms tighter by his waist. They were lying in the ravenette's bed, and the lilac-orbed man stayed for the night.
Wakasa buried his nose through the top of Shinichiro's head, then placed a soft kiss on it, arms resting by his shoulders, "Who knows? Something dirty, I guess? They haven't met in a while."
"Please think of something more innocent."
chapter 6! and oh my god you guys are fast, giving 205 reads in around 2 days! I remember the time I released chapter 5 there were already 43 reads but this! i just woke up when I saw many people saving it in their libraries and voting in chapters T^T thank you so much for all of your kind support ;-; and idk why they start to speak so formally :D probably a habit of mine who speaks in formal English most of the time.
in fanfiction as well, it already gained 345 reads in just a few days! please, thank you I don't deserve this T^T
the gained popularity (it's not popular, I can't find the word) of this book was much faster than how two worlds and sweetheart gained reads, tr fans are fast .-.
no notes for now, and some characters may be OOC so please bear with me :(
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thank you for reading chapter 6 and see you in the next chapter!
and yes, I'll also do the strolls every 10 chapters like what I do with two worlds ^^
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