𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 + 𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒆

1st Person POV:

When we got to Mikey's house, we snuck inside quietly. We were trying to be careful so we wouldn't wake up his grandpa.

"Mikey, are you sure your grandpa will be okay with me coming out of nowhere?"

"Yeah, yeah, sure."

"Oh, okay..." I said reluctantly.

We got to his room and I looked around. So adult-like...I guess so because it used to be Shinichiro's bedroom. Isn't he in a coma right now? He was supposed to die. Why did that change? Will he ever wake up?

"You gonna sit down?" Mikey asked, sitting on his bed.

I broke out of my trance and said, "Yeah, sure. Where?"

"On the bed, duh," Mikey said, patting the spot next to him.

I sat next to him and he turned to face me immediately. I looked at him, he wasn't saying anything so I just slowly went back to staring at the wall.

"Bro...say something this is awkward..." I thought, cringing at the silence.

"What happened to you?" Mikey asked. "Where did this come from?"

He grabbed my hand and lifted it to reveal the rope burn on my wrists. I smiled nervously and said, "Are you sureee you want me to tell you?"

"Y/n, stop playing around. Who did this? Where you tied up?" Mikey asked me, a dead serious look on his face.

I looked away because WHY was his look so intense?? Like chill, please...

I ended up telling him I was kidnapped the day Chifuyu and Takemichi were ambushed by Tenjiku at the station. I didn't tell him Izana's plan though, because he doesn't need to know that much. Mikey actually looked really mad. He didn't say anything about it, he just went to grab ointment for the burn and I applied it myself.

"You sleeping on my bed or the couch?" Mikey asked me.

"Couch."

"No, you're bunking with me."

"But why would you--okay," I said, rolling my eyes and not questioning further.

We ended up BOTH sleeping in his bed because he INSISTED that I'd do so. He's a wild sleeper so I ended up suffocating under his weight and dying ☹️. Jk I didn't die, but still, he's really heavy.

Anyway when the next morning hit, Mikey and I ended up sleeping late. I ended up sleeping later than Mikey because OMG I was so tired.

"Wow, this is Mikey's room! So cool! Wait, who's that in the bed?" I heard a voice say. Oh, shit. That's Takemichi.

"Y/N?!"

"Oh, hey."

"DON'T 'OH HEY' ME! WHY ARE YOU IN MIKEY'S BED?!" Takemichi yelled, his jaw dropped and everything.

"SHUT UP!" I yelled back. "I told him I wanted to sleep on the couch but he insisted I would sleep in his bed for some reason."

"Sounds like Mikey alright..." Draken said, not even batting an eye at the fact I was in Mikey's room.

"Why are you here in the first place--"

"Hey, guys," A voice said. Oh, it's Mikey.

"Mikey!" Takemichi yelled for no reason.

"Quit yelling. It's too damn early," Mikey grumbled, looking annoyed.

I ended up leaving the room anyway because I had to change my clothes.

When I came back I heard, "I see. Izana Kurokawa."

Oh, they're talking about Izana now. Better hurry in!

"It's the guy who approached me...and the one who took Y/n away," Mikey said, while Draken was tying up his hair.

"Huh?! You two met him?" Draken asked, a hair tie between his teeth.

"Yup!" Mikey answered. "So he's Tenjiku's leader..."

"The eighth leader of the Black Dragons...and the current leader of Tenjiku...Izana Kurokawa, huh..? He might be connected to Shinichiro-kun somehow."

Mikey looked away slightly when Draken stated that.

"Takemitchy, Y/n. Keep this a secret..." Draken began.

"Got it!"

"Okay."

"Shinichiro was the founder of the Black Dragons," Draken said.

Old news. Next, please!

"...That...doesn't surprise you two?" Draken asked because we didn't have a big reaction to it.

"Wait! Um, I was just so surprised that I..." Takemichi tried to explain.

"Well, whatever..." Draken said, pushing that aside. "Me, Mikey, and Baji were the only ones who knew that. Because, back when we were helping Kazutora fight back against the Black Dragons, we figured it'd be a hindrance to us."

"...Before we took on the ninth generation Black Dragons...I had I talk with my bro," Mikey spoke up. He explained what they talked about. Basically, Shinichiro meant to leave the Black Dragons gang for Mikey.

"The eighth generation leader was what turned the Black Dragons rotten...In other words, it was Izana Kurokawa!" Draken told us.

Takemichi widened his eyes in realization. I only pretended to be surprised because I understood all of this already.

"Here ya go! I brought some tea. Y/n, I saved some food for you, too," Emma said, joining us in Mikey's room.

"Emma! Emma...!" I said joyfully, almost crying because I was so hungry.

"Oh yeah, I told Emma to put some food aside for you," Mikey said.

"Awww, Mikey...!" I said, turning to him with an "omg no you didn'ttt" look on my face.

"Izana Kurokawa...just who is he...?" Takemichi muttered.

"...He's my big brother..." Emma chimed in.

"Wait, for real...?!" I questioned, snapping my head towards Emma.

"Yep!"

"..."

"..."

"Huh?" Draken commented.

"Who now?" Mikey said, looking at Emma like she was crazy.

"I said, he's my big brother. Izana Kurokawa," Emma repeated.

"HUH?" They said again.

"But Mikey is...?" I heard Takemichi mutter under his breath.

"Oh, come on! I told you like hundred damn times, Mikey! He's your half-brother, you know! My surname used to be 'Kurokawa' and I had an older brother with that name!" Emma explained, frowning.

"...Huh? You did?" Mikey said stupidly.

"So, Emma's older brother is also...Mikey's brother?!"

"Talk about a bomb drop...a freaking NUCLEAR bomb drop at that. That was way too shocking..." I commented.

"Yeah..." Takemichi agreed.

"Ugh! You never listen to me." Emma complained to Mikey.

"Ah! Now I remember." Mikey lied.

"Liar," Draken called out.

"Hey! Emma?" Takemichi asked.

"Hm?"

"Um...your brother...do you remember anything about Izana?"

"No, not really," Emma answered. "He left when I was only three years old."

"...I see..." Takemichi mumbled.

"Ah! But...I think he got along with big bro Shini really well." Emma said.

"Huh?"

"Shinichiro?" I questioned.

"Uh-huh!" Emma replied.

"...With Shinichiro...?" Mikey said, sweatdropping at the news.

"Huh? Why would Shinichiro and Izana Kurokawa be friends?" Draken asked, confused.

"Hold on just a sec," Emma said, leaving quickly.

"Hey..."

"Ta-da!!" Emma said when she came back, setting something on the ground.

We were all sitting in a circle now.

"A tin?"

"What is this?" Draken asked Emma.

"It turned up when we were sorting out Shini's things," Emma answered.

"A bundle of letters written by Izana Kurokawa?!" Takemichi said surprised, picking up the cards. "Are all the letters in this tin from him?!"

"Yup...Didn't look at any of 'em though. But look at how many there are! They must've gotten along so well!" Emma said, smiling.

"Gotten along...I dunno. This is...kinda scary," Draken said, looking at all the letters.

"Well, I mean if Emma is Izana's sister and Mikey and Emma are related to Shinichiro, then Izana and Shinichiro are related too, right...?" I asked, picking up a letter.

"Yeah, that's about right," Emma told me.

We began to read through the letters in the box.

"Well? Find out anything?" Emma asked after a while.

"It's all just stuff about his daily life," Takemichi replied.

"It's kinda sad, actually," I commented, putting down a letter I finished reading and picking up a new one.

"This one is probably the first one he ever wrote," Draken said.

He began to read the letter.

"'Dear Shinichiro...Thank you for visiting me recently. It's nice to have family around.' He must have heard about Izana from somewhere."

"...I get it now." We heard Mikey mutter. "I'm going out for some air." He was looking down as he left. We heard his motorcycle leave.

"What's the deal with Mikey...?" Takemichi said, looking at the door Mikey left out of.

"'Dear Shinichiro...My head's been aching all the time recently. It hurts so much. I bet it's his fault. Don't talk to me about Manjirou anymore,'" Draken read off of the letter.

"...Izana Kurokawa was abandoned by his family at a young age. And the first relative who came to visit him was Shinichiro. If that was the only thing he had to rely on...then what would he think of Mikey?" Draken stated.

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Cutting it short bc it's a school night and my mom wants me in bed by nine... <333