You stand still, staring down at the water in front of you. You sigh and tilt your head as you jump from one steppingstone to the next. Chifuyu jumps to the one behind you. Then he jumps on the same one you're on causing you to stumble. He catches you and holds you tightly. You furrow your eyebrows and look back at him. He smiles at you and tilts his head. You sigh and look away.
"Yuki."
"Hmm?" You hum, preparing to jump to the next steppingstone.
"Have you ever considered having kids?" He bluntly asks.
"HUH?" You trip and fall onto the next steppingstone. You sigh and sink your knees down into the water. Chifuyu chuckles and helps you up. You squeeze the water out of your skirt and sigh.
"My bad." He laughs.
"That's not funny... I'm soaked now..."
After Chifuyu wraps his hoodie around your waist, you decide to sit on the bench while you wait for Hakkai. Chifuyu continues to play on the playground equipment.
"Yuki..." Hakkai softly says as he walks down the steps towards you.
"Hakkai." You calmly reply, slowly standing up to face him. Chifuyu jumps down off the playground equipment and walks over to the two of you.
"You're Chifuyu, right?" Hakkai asks. Chifuyu nods. "So- what's up? What did you wanna talk about?" he says, looking back at you.
You slowly look down and furrow your eyebrows a bit. You slowly look Hakkai in the eyes and sigh.
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For getting you in the situation you're currently in... I mean- it's my fault afterall..."
"You don't have to apologize... It's my fault for bringing you to my house- I should have known better..." He softly says.
"So, you're a Black Dragon now... right?" Chifuyu asks as he rests his fists on his waist.
"Yeah..." Hakkai says slowly looking down.
"You seemed scared of your brother- and you seem like you didn't like the Black Dragons to begin with." You add.
"That's because I don't... My brother... well he's-"
"Abusive?" You ask. Hakkai slowly nods.
The three of you sit on the bench. Hakkai is hunched over a bit, resting his arms on his thighs. Chifuyu is sitting beside you, leaning back a bit. You slowly look at Hakkai.
"Why did you agree to being in the Black Dragon's anyway...?" You ask.
"To protect you." He softly answers.
"But- We had just met... you didn't have to do that-"
"I know... But I respect you in a way. Mitsuya seemed so fond of you... I didn't really understand at first- but when you jumped in to protect my sister- I felt... thankful. A girl like you really stood up to my brother... to protect Yuzuha- I was willing to take the sacrifice to protect you." He softly says.
"I'm surprised that's all it took..." Chifuyu comments.
"Well... my brother has been wanting me to join for a long time. I didn't want to at first and that upset him... so he tried to do anything and everything to get me to join..."
"Oh..."
"It's okay though. For some time, I've been thinking about quitting Toman to join the Black Dragons..." He adds.
"Why?" You ask.
"Well... for a long time he's caused me and my sister pain- My brother- He made us feel trapped..." He sighs and looks at both you and Chifuyu. "I want to protect my sister... Even though he no longer beats Yuzuha, he still used her for certain things..."
"Like what?" Chifuyu asks.
"Like... for money- he made her do things for... money... and that money would profit the Black Dragons..." He softly says.
"You mean... like what you said to me the other day?" You ask. Hakkai's eyes widen a bit.
"What do you mean?" Chifuyu asks you.
"Yes... by selling her body." Hakkai answers. Chifuyu furrows his eyebrows and looks down at the ground.
"You said used... Does that mean he no longer makes her do that?" You ask. Hakkai slowly nods.
"It was an agreement Mitsuya and my brother made..."
"Which was what?" Chifuyu asks.
"For me to be a Black Dragon as long as Yuzuha is free..."
"Oh..." You slowly say.
"So, what do you plan on doing now?" Chifuyu asks. Hakkai furrows his eyebrows and looks at the both of you.
"I feel like this is more than an apology..." He calmly says to you.
"Yeah." You nod. He raises an eyebrow. "I want to help you..."
"Help me?"
"You said you felt trapped with him... so wouldn't that mean you still are even though your sister isn't... I want to help you- not be trapped... in that situation."
"I appreciate it... But it's not as easy as you make it sound. My brother is really tough and aggressive... Stopping him or saving me isn't something that can just happen." He sighs.
"But still... I can try to help at least..."
"Right... and we aren't in Toman- so you won't have to worry about breaking the truce Toman made with the Black Dragons." Chifuyu adds.
"That's true... but I've got it... I was planning on doing this anyway-"
"You keep saying that... What do you mean by that?" You ask. Hakkai stares at you with a blank expression on his face before frowning a bit and looking down.
"I mean..." He sighs and looks at you. "Can you keep a secret?" He asks. You stare at him a bit before nodding. "See... my brother is hard to get rid of... even if me and Yuzuha decide to run away or escape in some way- it won't work... we can't escape my brother... I doubt that truce he made with Mitsuya would actually last." He sighs and stands up, facing you. "So, I plan on getting rid of him for good."
"Huh? What do you mean by that?" You ask. Chifuyu furrows his eyebrows and looks at Hakkai confused.
"I'm going to kill him." Hakkai replies. Your eyes widen.
Right... I completely forgot about that. Hakkai kills Taiju in one of the timelines... I was right for getting involved. You think to yourself.
"Kill him? Wouldn't that do more harm than good?" Chifuyu asks, standing up.
"I know... But I have no choice... If I don't do it... we will be stuck forever. I will do whatever to completely free Yuzuha. I'm willing to take the consequences and go to jail. I'm prepared. So, it's okay." Hakkai softly says. "I really appreciate your help Yuki-san... and Chifuyu-san. But... I don't want you both getting involved... even though you aren't in Toman... I still don't want you getting mixed up in my family drama... so you don't need to help me. And we should stop talking after today... okay?" He says backing away. "Yuki- please stay friends with Yuzuha. She really liked you... It would be nice to see my sister with a friend." He softly says as he walks away.
You stand still, spacing out a bit. You furrow your eyebrows and look at Chifuyu. He softly looks at you and nods.
"Yes yes... I know. We should do something about it." He softly says.
"How should we do so...? Now I'm even more puzzled than I was before." You sigh. Chifuyu stares off into the distance and takes a deep breath.
"Well... honestly... I don't think he should resort to killing... You know- I don't see it helping anyone." Chifuyu slowly says.
"I agree..."
"Let's go to that meeting tomorrow... We can plan more after hearing what they have to say." Chifuyu says, pulling you out of the park.
The next day, you and Chifuyu make your way to Danny's. Chifuyu wanted the both of you to wear fancy outfits and glasses, but you felt like it was too flashy. The both of you decide on fake school uniforms. Chifuyu is wearing a pair of glasses that makes his eyes look huge and a turtleneck sweater over the uniform. You're wearing your hair down and dark makeup to hide your face. Chifuyu sighs as you both cross the street.
"I look like a nerd." He huffs. You smile at him and tilt your head.
"A cute nerd." You chuckle. Chifuyu blushes and looks away, furrowing his eyebrows.
"I can't believe you and Baji thinks this look will work."
"The glasses make your eyes look really big... so I thought it was a great disguise."
"Yeah... and you look... emo." He says pointing at your face. "Is that Baji's chocker around your neck?"
"Yeah. He said it would pull off the emo look." You add. Chifuyu nods.
"Yeah- well it does. You don't look like you at all." He chuckles. The two of you stop in front of Danny's staring through the window. "There they are... shit... for some reason I feel nervous." He sighs. You look at Chifuyu, staring at his big eyes through the glasses.
"How are you able to see with those on?" You blankly ask. He smiles with his eyes closed.
"I guess the lens are different on both sides. I can actually see through them a bit..."
"Where did you get those?" You ask.
"Baji. These are his..."
"I didn't know he wore glasses..." You imply.
"He doesn't... He only-" he sighs and laughs. "It's a funny story... I will tell you about it later... we should go in though. We look suspicious standing outside like this." He says, grabbing your hand and pulling you into the restaurant.
You both sit at a booth staring at the menu.
"We have to order something otherwise we will get kicked out." You whisper leaning towards Chifuyu.
"Yeah I know... What do you wanna get?" He asks, whispering back at you.
"A milkshake." You reply. He nods and looks at the milkshakes on the menu.
"Ugh... Where's Mikey..." Draken sighs. You flinch after hearing Draken talk. Both you and Chifuyu stare at Draken out of the corner of the menu.
"He's coming... right?" Smiley asks him. Draken pulls out his phone and holds it up to his ear. He huffs and pulls the phone away from his ear, pressing some buttons on it and holding it back to his ear again.
"Yo, Mitsuya... where you at?" Draken asks. He furrows his eyebrows, still holding the phone to his ear. "Ight..." He says closing the phone. "Mitsuya said they won't be able to make it." He sighs. You furrow your eyebrows. Draken looks at both you and Chifuyu, causing you both to quickly look away and back at your menus.
"Do you think something happened with Mikey and Mitsuya for them to not make it?" Chifuyu asks you.
"I doubt it..." You reply. "I feel like that's common with Mikey."
"Yeah you're right."
"Excuse me... Would you both like something to eat?" The waiter asks you both.
"Uh... yes... Can we get a vanilla milkshake..." Chifuyu asks.
"Just one?" She asks. Chifuyu slowly looks at you and smiles and nods. "Yes. One with two straws..." He softly says. You furrow your eyebrows and tilt your head. The waiter slowly nods and smiles.
"Alright... Is that all?"
"Yes." Chifuyu sooths. The waiter walks away and you glare at Chifuyu.
"Really... one milkshake?" You question.
"I thought we can share since we are supposed to be a couple." He bubbles.
"Taking the disguise seriously I see..." You sigh. "Do couples actually share milkshakes and drinks like that? Just sounds like a lot of backwash."
"Well... couples kiss, don't they? What makes drinking out of the same glass any different?" He chuckles.
"I guess you have a point..." You sigh. He softly smiles at you and leans forward a bit. You furrow your eyebrows and tilt your head a bit. "Why are you staring at me like that?"
"You're cute... you know that?" He sooths. You raise an eyebrow and lean forward towards him.
"You're cute too... with your big googly eyes and cute fluffy hair." You softly bubble. He narrows his eyes at you, and you smile more at him.
"How far will you take this... with me tonight?"
"How far do you wanna take it?" You reply.
"As far as you let me." He soothes.
"Mmm..." You smile at him.
"Here's your milkshake." The waiter says, placing the milkshake in front of the both of you.
"Thank you." Chifuyu softly says. The waiter bows and walks away. The milkshake has two straws in it. He pushes the milkshake to the middle of the table and sips out of the blue straw. You lean forward and drink out of the green straw. You notice someone staring at you. You look towards the Toman members. They were all looking at you. You stop drinking out of the milkshake and look at Chifuyu who's looking at you, still drinking from the milkshake.
"They're looking at us." You softly say. Chifuyu chokes and the drink shoots out his nose. You squint your eyes and stare at the milkshake and then back at him. "Ew... it got in the drink..." You quietly say. Chifuyu grabs a napkin and wipes his nose and face.
"Ouchhh... it burns..." He quietly cries.
After a while, the Toman members leave. Chifuyu had bought food for the both of you. You are slowly eating fries and looking at all the ingredients on the back of the ketchup. Chifuyu walks back from the bathroom and sits back down. He sighs and wipes his eyes with a napkin.
"These glasses are making my eyes hurt..." He sighs.
"Did you get anything from what they said? Cause I couldn't..." You sigh.
"Nope... but we should still try and figure out a way to help Hakkai..." Chifuyu sighs.
"But how will we...? I'm running out of ideas." You sigh. And my memory of the manga isn't helping at all... I can't remember anything.
You softly groan and rest your cheek on your hand. Chifuyu eats a few fries and looks at you.
"We will figure out something... I'm sure... Let's not give up yet." He states. You slowly nod.
"Should we go to Mitsuya and ask him for help...? Maybe he can help us with Hakkai." You imply.
"No that sounds like a bad idea... We shouldn't involve Toman members..." Chifuyu sighs.
"I agree with Chifuyu... involving Mitsuya after he made that truce will only cause problems between Black Dragon and Toman." A voice says beside you. You and Chifuyu slowly look towards the person who said that. You see Kiskai staring at you from the corner of his eye. He's sitting beside you, leaning back a bit. "Your disguises suck by the way... It was easy to tell who you are." He chuckles.
"Huh!? Really!? Dang... I thought I really outdid myself this time." You sigh.
"What the hell do you want?" Chifuyu seethes.
"Relax... I'm not here to start a fight-" He calmly says, looking at Chifuyu. "I overheard your conversation earlier... and I agree... I want to help Hakkai too." He softly says with a smile on his face. "So... let me join in."