#8 Recharge

[Okay, so at the beginning of the episode there was a glitch and it skipped some parts of Takemichi's lines. So I had to put in what I could make out, but luckily it was only one line.]

"Damn it you two assholes. Quite acting like you're a couple of dumb punks." Takemichi huffs with anger, his eyes livid,"Just look what you bastards have done to my precious memories." he adds as y/n stood there stunned at his words,[Is he trying to get himself killed!?] she thought.

"You've guys wrecked everything I've ever loved for my entire childhood!" Takemichi growls, shaking with pure anger,"Wha?" Mikey hums as he looks down at the mess,"What're you talking about?" Draken asks,"He's joking... Right?" y/n deadpans at Draken.

"You freaking kidding me!? That's all my stuffs you just broke!" Takemichi yells as he tries to land a hit on Mikey, who dodges his weak punches effortlessly, before landing in a garbage pile,"Gross!" y/n's nose crinkles with disgust.

"You okay in there Takemichy?" Mikey asks,"Oh no, he's fine. He actually enjoys the smell of trash actually." y/n says sarcastically,"Really?" Mikey blinks at her in mild surprise,"I was being sarcastic Mikey!!" y/n glares at him with sharp teeth.

Just then, Takemichi pops out of the trash pile with a yell,"Neither one of ya gives a rat's ass about me, do ya!?" he stomps over to them,"Hey, just calm down dude." Draken says,"You're telling me to calm down!? You're the ones who just went crazy smashing all of my stuff!" Takemichi grips his jacket.

"Hey! Whoa chill out Takemichi!" Akkun and the others bursts through the front door as he rips Takemichi off of Draken,"You have some sort of death wish dude!?" he adds,"Let me go Akkun! Let me at 'em! You don't give a shit what happens to those around you, do ya!? You didn't even notice y/n crouching down in the middle of all of that!" Takemichi yells as Mikey looks at y/n, who just whistles to the side.

"Hey, we're sorry man. We didn't mean to disrespect you two or anything like that." Draken says as Mikey pats y/n's hair, confusing her,"You don't even know I exist, do you!?" Takemichi spat,"Takemichi stop." Akkun growls before Takemichi finally calms down a bit.

"You just don't care and that's why the two of you fight." Takemichi then falls to the ground,"Takemichi." Akkun gasps with concern as he releases him as Takemichi begins sniffling,"You don't realize, neither of you realizes, how much trouble the two of you cause for the people around you when you fight! Don't you get it? Don't you realize that all the people who follow and look up to you end up fighting too!? So this isn't just your problem alone and now if you're gonna go and split Toman apart, well then that's just too much for me to take! I don't want it to happen and I can't stand to watch it either." he sobs into his arm.

"Takemichi..." y/n whispers with concern,"You guys are just so cool and..." Takemichi continues to sob,"Takemichi." Mikey suddenly spoke up,"Whatever, just go away!" Takemichi says.

"We'll go, but you should know that through all of this... You had dog turd in your hair." Mikey reveals and Takemichi looks up before panicking as he throws the turd out of his hair,"Oh, that's hella nasty!" y/n backs away from him,"That's totally gross Takemichy!" Draken laughs,"Why didn't one of you guys tell me sooner?" Takemichi asks.

"How could we? You were being so damn serious." Mikey laughs as well,"Well duh, I was being serious because of the fight between you guys." Takemichi says as he stood up,"The shit's coming after us. We better run Kenny." Mikey snickers before he and Draken ran past Takemichi,"Yeah, and it reeks!" Draken adds as Mikey scoops up y/n into his arms,"Hahahahaha! Mikey!" she squeals with laughter as she's carried away.

"That was so gross! I can't believe that actually happened!" y/n laughs as tears bubbles in the corner of her eyes,"Did you see the look in his face? Priceless!" Mikey laughs as well as he clutches his stomach,"Yeah, it really was!" Draken laughs before they slowed to a stop and Mikey puts y/n down.

"Phew, what a rush. I don't know about you guys, but I gotta head home." y/n says,"Huh, why?" Mikey pouts and y/n smiles at them as she pushes her glasses up,"Because my mom and I are getting ready to make some sweets for upcoming festival. I need to make a list of the sweets we're gonna sell. You guys should come by our stall when it's the time of the Musashi Festival." she then waves as she walks away,"See ya!" she chirps with a smile as the boys watches her form disappear.

"... She's so cute when she gets excited." Mikey utters causing Draken to become slightly jealous,"Watch it Mikey." he growls,"Aw, but why~? You like her or something?" Mikey teases,"And if I do? I'm not the only one who does. If you haven't noticed, some of our captains and vice-captains have taken a liking to her too." Draken points out.

"Well then, that's a bit of a situation. We're gonna have to talk to them about this." Mikey grins as he walk towards the park,"Yeah, we really should." Draken hums in agreement.

"Mom! I'm back!" y/n announces loudly, causing customers to look at her in surprise,"Welcome home. Are you ready to make the list?" Coraline asks with a smile,"Hell yeah! I'm pumped to make the list and bake!" y/n cheers excitedly.

"Okay then. Here ya go." Coraline hands her a notepad and pencil,"List about 10 or 8 sweets." she advises with abum,"Got it." y/n nods before taking a seat at an empty table, tapping the pencil against her chin with a thoughtful hum,"Okay, let's see here... How about..." she then starts to write down while muttering to herself.

"Cherry, Blueberry, Chocolate and Vanilla Macaroons. About 100 batches each which sums up to 400." she notes before writing under it.

"Ooh, eclairs, 50 batches in total.

Cake pop, 90 batches.

Dorayaki, 60 batches.

Lemon tarts, 70 batches.

Cherry Danish, 30 batches.

Some ice-cream filled Taiyaki, also 30.

Lastly, ice-cream filled mochi, 40 batches.

All done. Ah~ this is gonna be a long day." y/n sighs, but she smiles with satisfaction though,"Welp, time to get to work." she stood up with the list in hand before making her way into the kitchen.

In the kitchen there are ten stations for hired chefs to claim as their own and one is specifically left open for Coraline and y/n to use.

Y/n pushes up her glasses before putting an apron on and pulls some plastic gloves over her hands,"Okay, macaroons first since they have to settle over night." she starts off by gathering the necessary ingredients and starts to mix them together, separating them into different bowls and mixing in the chosen flavors.

"Hey." suddenly a familiar voice greets her from behind,"Sweet mother of games! Kisaki! What the hell!? Don't sneak up on me like that!" y/n scolds the pokerfaced boy,"Your mom let me through when I asked her where you are. What're you doing?" Kisaki asks with crossed arms.

"I'm busy with making the sweets for the Musashi Festival. I have today and tomorrow to finish 'em. There's a list right over there." y/n points at the piece of paper before continuing to pipe the macaroons.

Kisaki picks up the piece of paper with a hum,"That's quite a lot. You sure you can finish it all in two days?" he asks,"I'll try." y/n says with determination as she drops the pan a few times before putting it to the side.

Kisaki sighs as she pipes the next batch,"Let me help. Just tell me what to do and I'll follow your instructions." he says before grabbing a spare apron and puts it on along with gloves,"Okay, just pipe the macaroons in the circles. See? They're marked, you can't miss 'em. After you're done with that, drop the pan a few time so there's no air bubbles." y/n instructs them and Kisaki immediately gets to work.

Two hours later, they finished and y/n crosses macaroons off the list,"Next up is cake pops. They're really easy. We need to make 90, so we need to make about five cakes and crumble them up." y/n says and they both quickly got to work on making the cakes and while they bakes, Coraline checks up on them and smiles at the sight.

They're both making large bowls of their own icing to stick the crumbles cakes together,"Oh, you've got some icing sugar on your cheek." y/n points out before getting a napkin,"Hold still." then she proceeds to wipe the stain off, surprising Kisaki who blushes a very light pink. Coraline giggles at this before leaving.

After an hour of making cake pops, they went on with making the Cherry Danish and then lasty the eclairs,"Hey, let's stop here for now Kisaki. It's getting pretty late." y/n says as they both wash their hands clean,"Alright, then I'll see you tomorrow." Kisaki says as dries his hands before hanging the apron back up.

"Oh, there's no need. I can finish the rest on my own. One of the chefs can also help." y/n waves him off with a smile, but Kisaki narrows his eyes,"I insist. I've got nothing better to do tomorrow. I'll be back at nine. See ya y/n." he says before leaving. Y/n sighs with a shake of her head,"When did he become so stubborn? Eh, whatever." y/n shrugs before cleaning up her station. Storing all the sweets so they won't go bad.

She then proceeds to go to the front of the shop, but stops when she sees Yuma sitting at a table, drinking a milkshake,"Yo cousin! How's it hanging?" Yuma greets with a cheerful expression,"Just finished making half of my order for the Musashi Festival. How's it going with you?" y/n asks with a smile.

Yuma pouts,"Poo~ Dad made me train all day today. Says it's punishment for getting a bad score on my geography test." he whines,"Well, why didn't you study then? I know you aren't a dumbass." y/n scolds him lightly,"It's because I was hanging out with a buddy from school." Yuma states before sipping his drink.

"Hey, I need a favor." y/n suddenly asks,"What do you need?" Yuma asks with narrowed eyes,"I want you to steal my bat. The fight between Toman and Moebius is still going on on August 3rd, so I need to be prepared. Got it? And I need you on standby near the festival, understood?" y/n says.

"Wow, look at you taking charge. Don't worry cousin, I got ya. After all, that's what family is for." Yuma smirks, showcasing his sharp canines,"Good." y/n nods before looking sheepishly all of a sudden,"Also, can you help me with something." she fiddles with her fingers a bit, pink dusting her cheeks. Yuma raises a brow at this,"Sure, what else do ya need?"

Two days has come and gone, and it was the night of the Musashi festival,"Here you go ma'am. Enjoy." y/n waves bye to a couple who just bought some macaroons and lemon tarts,"Wow, we're selling like hotcakes." Coraline cheers quietly before scanning her daughter's form before pinching her cheek,"Oh, you look so cute in that kimono." she cooes.

"Mom, please stop." y/n whines with pink cheeks before her mom sighs with slight disappointment,"You know, I wish your father was here. I was actually planning to walk with him around the festival for a bit and leave the stall to you, because I trust you. But, work kept him occupied." she huffs with puffed cheeks.

"Huh, I didn't know you felt that way." y/n mutters before noticing a little girl looking lost,"Hey, I'm gonna go check on that little girl. I'll be right back." she informs her mom before walking over to the sniffling girl,"Take your time hun!" Coraline reassures her before getting back to a customer.

"Hi there, are you lost?" y/n cooes gently to the girl, who nods,"I lost my mommy and daddy. I was holding their hands when I tripped and lost them." she sniffles as tears streams down her chubby cheeks,[She looks about to be 5 years old. Poor thing.] y/n frowns softly before grinning at her.

"Let me help you look for them. I'll even carry you." she offers and the little girl smile a bit, her nose and cheeks pink,"Thank you lady!" she hugs y/n's leg before the middle schooler picks her up and settles her on her hip,"Okay, let's go." she nods before maneuvering through the crowd.

"Y/n?" a voice calls out,"Huh, Emma? Draken?" y/n turns to see the two walking around before approaching them with a smile,"Hey, it's great to see you guys! Emma, you look amazing. I love your hair style." y/n compliments her,"Oh please, you look amazing. I love your kimono!" Emma gushes and Draken couldn't help but smile at the two.

He's happy they're getting along so well,"Did it hurt?" a little voice suddenly asks him and Draken looks down to see the little girl that y/n just held,"Hm?" he hums before crouching,"Your head. Did it hurt when you got a picture painted on it?" she asks again, pointing to her temple where Draken's tattoo is as she places a finger in her mouth.

Draken smiles with a huff,"Yes, it did hurt a little, not gonna lie. Why do you ask?" he questions and the little girl's eyes lit up,"Because my daddy has me and mommy's name painted on his arm! He said it stung a little. Hehe, daddy cried like a baby." she giggles and Draken chuckles.

"Is she your sister? She's so cute~" Emma cooes as y/n picks up the little girl again,"No, unfortunately not. She's just a little girl I'm helping find her parents. She said she tripped and lost them." she answers as she rocks the girl a bit, noticing her drowsy eyes.

"Aww, that's so sad. Can we help?" Emma offers,"Nah, don't worry. You two just enjoy yourselves, I'll keep looking for her parents." y/n reassures them,"You know, you kinda act like a mom with the way you're treating the kid." Draken points out suddenly.

"What?" y/n says flabbergasted,"Hey yeah, you're right. Actually, you would make a great mom y/n!" Emma nods with a smile,"N-No, I won't! I'm just used to looking after kids because I used to babysit other kids back in France." y/n blushes as she places the little girl's head delicately against the crook of her neck, adjusting her form to make her more comfortable as she fell asleep.

"Anyways, I better get going. It's getting late and I don't want the kid's parents to worry any further." y/n says before walking off,"Okay, see ya!" Draken says as Emma waves bye.

"Damn, it's gonna rain soon." y/n curses as clouds starts to gather as she looks at the girl with worry. She then spots a stall selling see-through umbrellas and quickly buys one. The shop owner was kind enough to open it for her just when it began to rain,"Thank goodness I bought it in time." y/n sighs with relief as she keeps an eye out for the girl's parents.

But, she suddenly bumps into someone's stomach,[Curse my 150cm height!] she thought before backing up quickly,"Sorry about that! Didn't mean to bump into ya." she says caning her neck up to see a face smirking down on her.

[Holy crap! He's tall!] she thought,"Well hello there~ It's fine that you bumped into me, I wasn't looking where I was going anyway." the boy says before seeing the little girl in her arms,"Is she yours? You look awfully quite young to have a kid of your own." he teases.

"No, she's-" suddenly a woman's voice cries out with relief,"Nico! Oh, my sweet baby girl! Nico!" the little girl, Nico, eyes flutters open at the sound of her mom's voice,"Mama!" she cries out with joy and y/n was quick to hand her over to her mom quickly, who hugs her child tightly.

"I'm so happy to see you're safe! Oh, thank you! Thank you so much for looking after her! I can't explain how much me and my husband were worrying over her when she suddenly disappeared from our sights." the mom says.

"I'm just happy I could help her find you, ma'am. Oh, here. Take my umbrella, I don't want either of to get soaked." y/n hands over her umbrella and the mom nods as thanks before leaving.

"My~ My~ How heroic of you. Helping a lost little girl find her parents. That's so dull~" the boy pouts playfully,"Okay, look here man! I don't know what your deal is, but you are starting to annoy me. Buzz off." y/n glares at him before stomping off, but the boy just follows.

"Feisty, just my type~ Listen Cupcake, I actually want to know where Mikey is. I know you're friends with him." his words stops her in her tracks,"Who are you?" she narrows her eyes on him,"Shuji Hanma, a pleasure." Hanma does a mock bow and y/n notices the tattooed Kanji on his hands. One meaning for 'Punishment' and the other meaning 'Sin'.

"Why are you looking for Mikey?" she asks,"Hm, curious are we? I'm just looking to have a bit of fun with him. That's all. So, just tell me where he is, and I won't bother you anymore. Even though you're quite cute to be left alone." Hanma smirks at her glare.

"I don't know where he is, and even if I did I wouldn't tell a creep like you." y/n spat,"So cold~ Yet so fierce. I can see why he likes you now." Hanma hums before he turns and leaves,"Huh? 'He'? Who's 'he'?" y/n utters before something struck her.

[Wait, was the reason he was looking for Mikey is because he's part of Moebius? It would make the most sense. I better call it in.] y/n thought as she pulls out her phone and dials a number,"Yeah, it's me... Yeah, meet me at the parking lot a bit north from here... Yes, bring my bat dummy. How else am I supposed to fight?" she just sighs.

"No, we don't need the others... We're capable enough to take town a couple of gang members... Right, see you then." she ends the call before following after Hanma, dialing another number,"Yo, Baji. I need you to gather the Toman Gang and head to he Musashi Festival.... Why? Because Moebius is attacking... You better hurry." she huffs as she ends the second call, finally putting her phone away.

Y/n decided to take a different route then Hanma, to get to the parking lot quicker than him, and when she arrived, all she saw was multiple Moebius members knocked out cold to the ground with Draken standing in the middle of all of it, his head bleeding.

"Whoa..." she breathes out,"Hm? Hey Sweets." Draken simply says as y/n's eyes trails to his wound and to the bodies,"What happened here?" she says dumbly.

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