(A/N: Been awhile since I last updated this. Work and career are pretty damn exhausting but seeing the 2nd season of TR in animation has pretty much revived my inspiration for this fic. Timeskip Kazutora will always be one of the most beautiful faces and good twists in the franchise. Also, my queen Yuzuha kicking Inupi for defending Hakkai is still one of the most badass moments in this arc and the reason why she's best sister and girl ever. Without further ado, here is the latest chapter below. I hoped that you readers will enjoy this as much as I did upon writing it).

Chapter 4

By: Aztec999

"Stop standing there like an idiot and come over here if you wanna eat." Kazutora groused at him out of exhaustion and hunger and proceeded to take a hearty bite on his bread.

With the way his body aching in tiredness and stomach growling in starvation, the last thing he needed was to overthink Takemichi's weird behavior in front of him.

He'll probably think of it later but for now, all Kazutora wanted to do was to eat in peace.

The raven-haired man slowly walked towards his direction, blinking owlishly at him as he finally stopped in front of him for a few seconds.

He sensed that the other was debating on something within himself before he took a seat beside Kazutora.

"After this, we'll go over the plan I formulated against Kisaki and his lackeys." Kazutora began after swallowing down the food on his mouth.

"Plan?" Takemitchy echoed as he paused from his eating, blinking at him owlishly.

Kazutora scoffed at him. "C'mon dude. Stop acting like that. I won't fall for one of your tricks again Takemichi. When I tried discussing you over the plans that I've made previously, it's either you're deflecting them or you're always leaving to do some whatever shit you're supposed to do. At the very least, if you want us to succeed, stop being stubborn and work with me." He pointed out.

He narrowed his eyes as he watched Takemichi's expression change in a multitude of seconds.

It reminded him of those times when he first met him during his middle school years and how he can easily read him like an open book.

It was amusing really. But right now, it didn't sit well with him. And it only fueled his irritation at the other male.

At least he didn't have the audacity to look like an arrogant, disinterested ass to him or he might've punched him for real.

But Kazutora was still stumped.

Why the fuck was he acting like this?

His expressive ocean, blue eyes stared at Kazutora's form in front of him like he had grown another head or something.

He was baffled at the sudden change of environment around him.

One moment he was walking alongside with Chifuyu and discussing their plans about what to do with Taiju on Christmas Eve when they plan to confront him on the church that night.

Then the next moment he saw Naoto crossing the street with a speeding car approaching towards him and his body reacted on purpose and instinct…

…he rushed towards Naoto's direction and grabbed his hand and pulled him away.

But the moment their hands connected with each other…

…was the moment Takemitchy's senses leaving his body in the past and he was now finally thrown in here.

Inside a fancy house. Inside a well ventilated and luxurious place. And inside the body of his future self holding a duffel bag in the middle of an extravagant room.

Takemitchy's head was spinning.

His mind was racing with tumultuous thoughts.

Wait, wasn't the last time he talked with the future Naoto was that he was inside an interrogation room before being thrown at a detention center?

What the fuck was going on?

Takemitchy immediately dropped his duffel bag on the ground and stormed out of the room, running into the halls and downstairs like he was some madman.

As he was going through each part of the spacious house, he finally stopped in front of the dining room where he spotted a familiar sight in front of him.

Kazutora sitting in a chair and spreading a goddamn Nutella on his bread.

As if the other sensing someone staring at him, Kazutora finally looked up and their eyes met.

Golden irises clashing against his azure orbs.

"Why're you standing there Takemichi? If you're hungry then just go here and eat." He scoffed lightly.

"Kazutora-kun…?" His tone was a bit unsure and he blinked at him a few times.

"Stop standing there like an idiot and come over here if you wanna eat."

Kazutora replied in irritation, completely incensed at him as his attention went back to his food and started to eat with much gusto.

Takemitchy swallowed thickly and tried to steady his erratic heartbeat.

Okay.

He needed to calm down.

Kazutora didn't know that he was a timeleaper and he didn't want to complicate matters anymore.

He just needed to assess the current situation and play along, right?

Takemitchy sit down slowly and took some bread, stuffing it on his mouth suddenly.

"You're hungrier than me? Jesus Christ, just chew them down before swallowing all that bread in your mouth." Kazutora sighed at him as he took his beer and gulped it in one go.

Takemitchy didn't want to blurt out some stupid nonsense amid his panic so he stuffed his mouth with some loaves of bread and chewed it slowly.

He needed to get back asap to the past and go ahead with their plan against Taiju on Christmas Eve.

Fuck.

He needed to go to Naoto's place to shake hands again.

"Jhust dhon't whan't to waste all of that food in front ofh mhee…" His voice was muffled due to the food that was still on his mouth.

"Swallow it first before talking dumbass." Kazutora chastised him before going back to eating his own bread.

If Takemichi talk less and kept his big mouth shut, all is going well, right?

Fate had proved him wrong instantly when Kazutora opened his mouth and started talking about plans.

Plans? What plans?

Fuck.

He must've thinking out loud because Kazutora was giving him that look.

Takemitchy wanted to crawl under a rock and never leave there.

"C'mon dude. Stop acting like that. I won't fall for one of your tricks again Takemichi. When I tried discussing you over the plans that I've made previously, it's either you're deflecting them or you're always leaving to do some whatever shit you're supposed to do. At the very least, if you want us to succeed, stop being stubborn and work with me."

Takemitchy swallowed thickly. Every hope that he will have a peaceful night was now over.

Damn it to hell.

Why can't he remember everything?!

"Are you okay partner?!" Chifuyu's franticvoice drifted over his senses and he slowly opened his eyes to find out that he was slumped down on the ground holding a…

…kid's hand?

He was momentarily thrown out for a loop and blinked a few times as if he was disoriented for a moment.

What. The. Fuck.

He stared at Chifuyu in shock who was running towards them in concern. He seemed younger and had a blond hair. And was that a school uniform that he was wearing? His eyes then drifted over to the kid beside him who looked at him with an equally surprised face.

He looked like…

"Naoto?" He said in askance.

"Yeah? You can let go of my hand now Hanagaki-kun. Thanks for saving me out there. I thought I was going to be hit by that car…" Naoto answered breathlessly as he let go of him and stood up, dusting himself off.

With heart still thundering wildly inside his chest, he stood up albeit on wobbly knees that immediately caught Chifuyu's attention and took him by the arm for support.

"Takemitchy? Are you injured? Wanna go to the clinic or—."

"No. But I wanna go to a bathroom." He cut him off briefly and something about his expression and tone made Chifuyu paused before nodding slowly.

"Okay. I know a public bathroom here somewhere." Chifuyu replied and turned towards Naoto. "Take care of yourself kid and be more extra careful from now on."

"Yes sir. Thank you once again for helping me." Naoto bowed to them and left.

After Naoto left them, they both went to a public bathroom where Chifuyu waited outside.

Upon reaching inside, he washed his face with cold water under the sink and took a deep breath.

What the hell was happening?

He couldn't wrap his head on what was happening right now but it was jarring to see Chifuyu earlier in front of him with a worried expression on his face because the last time he checked he's fucking dead courtesy of Kisaki's hands of course.

And Naoto being a goddamned kid instead of being a sharp detective who arrested him the last time…

He took a deep breath to calm down and review the facts of the situation.

But all his thoughts fly away and his mind went blank as he stared at the mirror in front of him.

Instead of his natural black hair and branded clothes enveloping his body, his wide blue eyes were staring at his bleached blond hair that was gelled and a sloppy uniform that belonged to a middle schooler…

"What the actual fuck." Takemichi breathed out.

He looked young.

Way too young.

That he looked like he was in the cusp of adolescent and being a teen.

One of Takemichi's hand clamped around his mouth as he resisted the urge to scream bloody murder.

His mind was racing and tried to make sense of the situation but he came up with none.

Nevertheless, the last time that he encountered a bizarre situation was when he blanked out during a dinner event with Kisaki previously and after that he just gained consciousness being inside a cold cell in a detention center.

"Fuck. Fuck. Fuck." Takemichi cursed under his breath repeatedly as he glared at himself in the mirror.

If his initial assumption was correct…

…then that means—

"Partner? You still in there? You're taking a bit too long. You still must meet up with Hina later since you told me earlier that you'll pick her up after school." Chifuyu's casual voice cut off his racing thoughts and made his mind came into a screeching halt.

Takemichi's mind was glued to a one, single thought.

Hina.

Hina's still alive in this period.

And Takemichi didn't know how to react to that piece of information which seemed to cause havoc within himself.

He continued staring…

…staring…

…staring blankly at the mirror…

Until a whimsical smile ghosted around his lips and his voice came out in a deceptively calm manner.

"Just a sec Chifuyu. I'll come out soon."