"Change Fate?" Shinichiro questions. "What do you mean by that?" He asks, leaning forward a bit. You stare at him, wondering how you're going to answer his question. You stare down at your shoes, thinking of an answer.
"Like... you know how you think something bad is going to happen- so you try and prevent it." You softly answer. Your eyebrows furrow, scared to hear Shinichiro's response. Shinichiro stares at you, not knowing how to respond.
"You make it sound like you know the future." He laughs awkwardly. You slowly look up at him, your eyes boring into his. His smile disappears, and his eyebrows slightly furrow. "Wait- do you know-"
"No... I just know things that are wrong... and could get worse for some people." You quickly interrupt. You clench onto your sleeve, trying not to give away what you perceive. Shinichiro stares at you for a bit before nodding.
"Like your mother?" He asks. You nod.
"Like my mother... and a few others." You reply. Shinichiro slowly nods and takes a soft, deep breath.
"You've said that a few times... who are the others you keep speaking about?" He asks. Your eyes drift away into the distance. You sigh, looking back at him.
"It's... kinda complicated." You sigh.
"I understand, well- let me help you." He smiles.
"Huh?" You tilt your head out of confusion. He smiles a bit more and awkwardly laughs.
"You make me curious, and I want to help, so I'm offering." He smiles. You stare at him, feeling confused.
"But why?" You ask.
"Because I was in your position before." He calmly answers. Your eyes move as you stare at his facial expressions, trying to figure out if he meant it or not. You slowly nod when you realize he is being honest.
"Great..." You smile, your teeth showing. "Then tell me, how do I create a gang?" You bubble.
"Haha- I'm still not going to tell you that." He laughs.
"Huh! Why?" You rasp.
"You shouldn't create a gang just to save someone..."
"But-"
"Not alone at least..." He smiles. You stare at him, your eyes slightly widening.
You lie down on a mat, staring up at the ceiling. Your eyes relax as you examine the small markings on the ceiling.
"Sorry... I had to make sure I got everything..." Shinichiro says, carrying a box into the shed and placing it beside you. You slowly look towards him, sitting up. He stares at you for a split second, then laughs.
"Ah, this is probably weird." He awkwardly laughs, rubbing the back of his head.
"What is?" You ask while looking down at the box.
"Having you here... you're the age of Mikey-" he answers.
"It's not weird unless you make it weird." You respond, looking up at him. He sighs and nods.
"I guess you're right."
You stare down at the box, confused on what you're looking at. He smiles and opens it. Your eyes widen when you see the stuff inside.
"What's all of this?" You ask.
"The stuff that's special to me." He answers. You lean forward to look inside the box. He shuffles through it to pull out a smaller box. He sighs, holding it and examining it.
"Creating a gang is a lot harder than you think..." He calmly says. He holds out a picture for you to see. You examine the photo, trying to understand what it was you were looking at.
"Is that you in the middle front... the one sitting?" You ask, pointing at the photo. He nods.
"That's me, the one behind me is Takeomi... the number one rainman." He smiles. Your eyes widen when you see the genuineness in his eyes. You stare down at the photo, zoning out a bit as he explains who the others are. Your eyes soften as you watch. He continues to show the other things he had in the box.
You zone out as he talks to you, and your mind wanders as you question how you'll be able to save everyone you want to save.
"That's why I don't think you should create a gang alone. You should do it with those you trust." He says, leaning towards you. "You okay? You seem zoned out."
"Yeah... I just have a lot on my mind." You say quietly. He slowly nods and sighs as he puts everything back in the box.
"It would be nice if you and Mikey got along... he recently created his own gang-" He sighs as he closes the box. "He could help you reach your goal."
"But I don't think we have the same goals." You sigh.
"No, but I think his goal supports your goal." He adds. "Try talking to Mikey..."
"..." You furrow your eyebrows, looking away from him. "If I wanted to find Mikey... where would I find him?"
Shinichiro looks at you after he stands up. He takes a deep breath as he looks away.
You stand at the bottom of a staircase, looking up at them. You slowly walk up the stairs, stopping when you see a group of boys talking to each other. One of them notices you, causing you to stiffen a bit.
"Uh... we've got company." One of them says. The others look at you, one of them being Mikey.
"Tch... it's the stalker I told you about." Mikey huffs as he walks towards you. "Did you follow me here?" He says in a stern tone, glaring down at you.
"No- your brother told me you'd probably be here." You answer.
"Shin?"
"Who is she?" A voice says from behind Mikey. You see a rounder kid approach him. Your eyes widen when you realize who it was. Pah-chin
"Some girl." Mikey answers.
"My name is Yuki." You say softly, looking at Pah-chin.
"Yuki?" Baji approaches you also, standing beside Mikey. The others come closer too. Your eyes scan them as you recognize them. Draken has his hair tied back, and Mitsuya has short lilac hair. Peh-yan still looks as cracked out as he always did.
"What do you want?" Mikey asks, his tone sounding a bit irritated.
"I want to join your gang." You say. Mikey's eyes narrow.
"Huh?" Mitsuya looks at you in shock.
"You're just a girl." Baji says, pointing his finger at you.
"Okay? And as a girl, I can still kick your ass." You grumble. Baji squints his eyes at you.
"No." Mikey answers.
"Huh?" You slowly look towards him with wide eyes.
"N o" Mikey repeats slowly. Your eyes narrow. You huff and turn around.
"Fine." You grumble. "But starting today-" You quickly turn towards him, pointing your finger at him. "You're my enemy."
Mikey's eyes relax as you walk down the stairs.
You pace around your living room, biting at your nails. Hana, Aimi, Ayame, and Eli watch as you continue to pace back and forth.
"Are you still going on about this gang stuff?" Hana asks.
"Gang stuff?" Ayame looks at Hana, confused.
"Huh, what are you talking about?" Aimi asks.
"Some stupid idea Yuki brought up yesterday. " Hana sighs, leaning back on the couch.
"Yuki-" Eli motions, causing you to turn and look at him. You slowly look towards Hana and Ayame.
"I invited Eli and Aimi- why are you two here?" You ask, pointing at Hana and Ayame.
"Uh- because I'm your friend? I should always be a part of whatever you're doing." Hana waves her hand, dismissing your words. You furrow your eyebrows and sigh. You sit down at the table in front of them, resting your head on it.
"I don't understand... why are you so persistent on wanting to create a gang?" Eli asks.
"I already said why..." You sigh.
"To save your mom?" Eli asks.
"NOT JUST MY MOM!" You shout. Eli flinches, and everyone looks at you in a concerned or confused way. You slap your hands on the table, shoving your face down on the table out of frustration. "Nevermind... you guys can leave- I wasted my time asking for you guys to come." You quietly say.
"..." Eli furrows his eyebrows, staring at you. Hana takes a deep breath and stands up. Ayame stands up and follows her.
"My zodiac birthday is coming up soon... so if you want to join- just let me know..." Hana says as she grabs onto the door. "What are you doing, Aimi? Come on." Hana huffs. Aimi stares at you in concern before standing up and following Hana. You listen as the door closes. Your eyes are relaxing as you rest your head on the table.
"Yuki..." Eli says in a soft tone. You softly take a deep breath. You look towards him. His eyes are relaxed, and there is concern on his face.
"Don't look at me like that." You softly say.
"I just don't understand..."
"You have to understand why I want to save someone?" You ask, squinting your eyes at him.
"No... I want to understand why creating a gang is needed to save someone..." He replies. You rub your eyes and sit up straight. You pull your legs up to your chest, resting your chin on your knees.
"... it's complicated."
"I understand complicated..."
You look towards him, your eyes relaxing.
"Yes, I want to save my mom... but there are other people that I want to save too... like a guy who- uh-" Your eyes narrow.
How would I tell him without saying anything that would make me sound like I'm some kind of time traveler? You question.
"Because some of the people I want to save are affiliated with a gang... or in one." You answer. "I'm not super strong, and I'm not some sort of super hero."
"..." Eli furrows his eyebrows, staring down at the table. "I get it..."
"Do you?"
"Yeah... but you and I can't create a gang... we would need to have others with us to do that." He sighs.
"I know that..." You huff. Eli stares at you with a defeated look on his face. He looks around the room, then his eyes widen. The sudden jerk of movement causes you to look at him, confused.
"WAIT! I KNOW WHO CAN HELP US!" Eli shouts.
"You do?"
"MHM! YEP!"
It's the next day of school, and you're following Eli down the hall. You're still curious about who this person is that he mentioned yesterday. He stops at a room, pulling the door open. He quickly walks in and stops at a desk. Your eyebrows furrow when you look at the person he's standing in front of.
"Hey- Ren." Eli smiles. Ren slowly peeks from out the corner of his arm. Your eyes narrow a bit as he stares back at you. He lifts his head, resting it on his hand.
"What Eli?"
"Help us with something." Eli smiles.
"With what?" Ren asks in an uninterested tone.
"Help us create a gang." Eli smiles more where his teeth are showing. Ren raises an eyebrow. His eyes drift towards you, then back at Eli.
"Who's us?" Ren asks.
"Me and Yuki." Eli replies. Ren slowly looks back at you, and then he rolls his eyes towards Eli.
"Alright."
"Wait... really?"
"Yeah." Ren says in a low tone.
"Hehe! One thing down..." Eli smiles at you. You stare at Ren, feeling an odd feeling. Ren stares at you too, his eyes boring into yours.