•Anthem - Chap 48°

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"STRIKE!!" Takemechi was awoken by the voice, he realize he was back after meeting with Naoto and was now in a bowling place.

       He turn around and saw Nari and Hinata smiling at him.

    "We're totally in sync," someone said as he look at his left side. Revealing Hakkai who was much taller than him, 'Woah he's huge!' Takemechi was amazed.

   "Not bad" Her sister Yuzuha Shiba was there too, her legs crossed, and was staring at them. It seems like Yuzuha, Nari and Hinata know each other for a while now.

"Huh, I thought I'd seen you somewhere. You're Hanagaki Takemetchi!" Hakkai started "I'm the second Division's Vice-Captain, my Captain told me a lot about you. Nari talks about you too" He introduced himself.

  "Let's go already" Yuzuha stated "Shut it! The lane's calling me" Hakkai talk back. "Ahem!" Earning a cough from Nari which made Hakkai flinch "S-sorry" he apologized to his sister immediately. When Takemetchi notices this he questioned the girl's power and familiarity.

  

              The team got home after the bowling, Nari calculated all the events and made sure to be witnessing and helping them in time.

    Walking on her way home "I know, I know I'm not even supposed to be a part of it. But hey! I just wanted to hang out, maybe that event not tomorrow?" She talk out loud, made the pass byers to look at her talk to herself "Ahem...sorry" she bowed her head in embarrassment.

    Seeing the mini-mart where she usually buys snacks and eats. Nari entered, smiling at the usual cashier "My! It seems like your in a good mood today" the cashier talks. "Yup! I just want to celebrate a little"

        After paying the 10% percent alcohol drink, she went and relax on her usual spot."Tomorrow....tomorrow...wait what is tomorrow?..... Oh yeah! Hakkai and the girls... is that where they're gonna meet them and beat the hero? Maybe not.... But let's be prepared!" Her cheeks getting red flush from the drink, after all she's confident of her body's high alchohol tolerance.

   

    The lady cashier notices this "Nari! Go home, your gonna get drunk" she shouted. "Haha I'm okay auntie, I will just a little later" Nari answered back.

      "Sigh...yeah I just miss drinking with the fam in the Philippines...." Her head bowed down, her eyes getting teary. Maybe the alcohols kicking in. "Bayang magiliw....perlas ng sinilangan..." She kept on singing the Country's Anthem trying to remember everything that she experienced. Gosh she misses her family, and past life deeply.    "No matter how hard my life was....It's still happy with the people around it" she chuckled.

    "Nari! See your drunk already, you kept on singing that" The cashier once again shouted, it was not the first time the girl would go here and drink. That's why the cashier knows that if she kept singing and talking alone it's a sign that she is drunk. Once a week? No, thrice a month the girl would be here just to drink. The cashier just let her because maybe her life's hard. She was shock when the she saw Nari the first time getting drunk, she was not the usual sunlight and her smile disappeared. The sadness and longing in her eyes were visible so the cashier thought that she got rejected.

 

     "Hey, hey you still haven't moved on? It's been 5 months Nari.." The cashier talk trying to comfort her.

    The word 'move on' woke Nari up "huh?... Dang enough, okay Lady Bis I'm gonna go home hehe" she smiled."You sure? You can go alone?" Lady Bis(cashier) ask.

    "Ofcourseee~ see yah tomorrow" Nari bid, walking out of the mini-mart feeling hot she was still sad. "I miss my grandma too" she whispered although her Grandma died in her past life, she was grateful in this life she has Mrs.Kato.

   "BAYANG MAGILIW! PERLAS NG SINILANGANAN!" On her way home she started singing the anthem loudly (Translation: Place so Friendly, Where I was Born) "ALAB NG PUSO!" The girl was alone so she did not lower down her defeaning voice.(Translation: Fire in heart) And so the girl sang like she was celebrating new years eve.

     A girl who just turn 18, suddenly got apart from her family. She was sweet but lazy, her father's a genius and a comedian, her sister's a Queen B but was dumb, and most of all her beloved mother who was pure and there was no flaw. She loved her family so much that she didn't pay attention to finding a partner. All of this is making her lonely and homesick. In her original life they would always drink alchohol whenever there's an occasion, that's why she goes to this mini-mart and drink if she have a chance. The feeling of alchohol and drunkness was the only thing similar to where she truly belong.

      "Where is she?" Yuzuha wondered, the 4 of them was already waiting for the white hair girl. "Hmmm maybe she won't make it let's just go" Yuzuha sighed and started walking.

Hakkai invited Takemechi when they bump into each other a while ago.

   "Since you two are 'bros' now then I can get to be an older sister for the both of you" Yuzuha said, hearing this made Takemechi surprise. "Eh? Your brothers and sisters?"

   "You two dont look alike" Hinata smiled.

   "And you here dont look like you cant fight, why are you even a toman captain?" Yuzuha said to Takemechi as he sweatdrops. "Hakkai over here obviously have the capacity to outrank you. But he's got no interest in that" Yuzuha pointed her younger brother.

   "You're right Shiba-kun looks strong!" Hinata complimated as Takemechi unbelievably looks at her in shock.

      Hearing this Hakkai ignored her. "Just thinking about being a top guy gives me a head ache" Hakkai finally said after a minute of silence "Geez, your totally hopeless" Yuzuha sigh.

   "That's so cool Shiba-kun!" Hinata once again compliments.

   But Hakkai once again ignored her and give no response other that his deadpan face.    "Uh... dont feel bad Hina-chan, My little bro's a late bloomer" the sentence made Takemechi and Hinata confuse "If any girl talks to him, He freezes up. Well except for that one white haired girl he met when he was a child"

   'A huge dork' Takemechi thought 'Is he the same Hakkai Shiba? The one who killed the previous leader for money? He doesn't look like a bad guy though. What happens in those 12 years?'

    "Umm...since your the vice-president of the second division...does that mean you get along well with Mitsuya-kun?" Takemechi asks.

    "Real well unfortunately, also were on the same age so no need to be polite" Hakkai answered him. "Huh!? But you look like so much older than me!" Takemechi said.  "Taka-chan is a total pain, he drilled into me how cool and uncool a delinquent can be" Hakkai added "He's like a real older brother to me.." he smiled.

   "He likes Mitsuya way to much, check out his cellphone" Yuzuha took out his phone from her pocket "Yuzuha where did you get that!" Hakkai trembled in embarrassment.

  "Mitsuya is on his lockscreen! Even though mine is him" Yuzuha showed both of their cellphones.

   'But why did he left Toman and Join the Black Dragons instead? If thats the case then I have prevent that to stop corrupting Toman' Takemechi wondered.

    "Eh? Nari-san?" Hinata pointed at the street as the 3 look at the direction.

   It was the white hair girl with an ice pack on her head and an ice cold drink, looking stress.

   "Oh! NARI!!" Yuzuha shouted, caught the attention of the girl. As Nari slowly smiled and run towards them."What's with the cold things?" Hinata ask "Haha this? Just hang over or something, but hey didnt expect you guys in this block!" Nari smiled at them.

     'I was just looking for a nice shop for cold frapes and drinks because my head was killing me, didnt know I was already this far. And maybe I was planning to look for them, nevermind it goes both ways.'

      

          Nari decided to go out with them since she was expecting a little event that may happen. Slurping her drink and rubbing the ice on her head she was in ecstacy.

           "Hakkai..were in trouble" Yuzuha stated that made them stop.

   Hearing the familliar line Nari choked and spat out her drink.

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