Have you ever seen a fanart this hot?! No, right?! I'm having a nosebleed!! LOOK AT HOW FKING HOT [NAME] LOOKS, NO WONDER SHE PULLS BOTH GENDERS!! THIS AMAZING ART IS THE HARDWORK OF @TsubasaSuzume 鈴目翼 SO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!!

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You sat in your class, your legs crossed on top of each other. The teacher was a bit late and Yuki was out, busy with some paperwork of her club. You, in all your boredom, pulled out your phone and checked your messages when you heard a small ping from your blazer's pocket.

When you pulled the phone out, you were greeted with a message from both Yuzuha and Wakasa. It kind of surprised you that Yuzuha would message you, since the last time she was still very jumpy.

But you shrugged it off and checked it regardless.

Shiba Yuzuha

Yuzuha

Hey [Name]-chan

You

Hello 👋

Yuzuha

Are you busy today?

You

I don't think so, why?

Yuzuha

Wanna hang out with

me and Hakkai? Our

brother isn't home

You stared at your phone, just about to type out your reply when you received another message from Wakasa. Which was uncommon cause he was usually too lazy to even type the first message, let alone type a second one.

Worried that it must be something important, you frantically opened his chatroom, only to realise that it was way too eccentric to be Wakasa.

Big Bro Waka

Big Bro Waka

Hey!! [Male Name]-kun it's

been ages since I last

saw you!!

Big Bro Waka

Heyyyy

Reply back, will you?!

You

You're not Waka-niisan, are you?

( º _ º )

Big Bro Waka

Ding ding ding!!

Smart, as always!!

Also I heard that you're

a girl?! Was it [Name]?

(ﾉﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ~

You

Yes

Anyways, I gtg

(•_•)ﾉ

Big Bro Waka

WAIT-

You immediately returned to Yuzuha's chatroom to apologise for the late reply.

Shiba Yuzuha

Yuzuha

Wanna hang out with

me and Hakkai? Our

brother isn't home

You

Sorry for the late reply!

I got busy with something else

(╥﹏╥)

Yuzuha

Dw it's okay!

So are you free?

You

Ye-

You know what,

could you give me minute?

Before you could reply, your phone began ringing rather violently at the sudden spam of messages, which were almost driving you crazy. You had no idea who it was that had Wakasa's phone but you were so going to give them a piece of your mind, and hopefully a piece of your fist as well.

Big Bro Waka

Big Bro Waka

Hey

Big Bro Waka

Hey

Big Bro Waka

Hey

Big Bro Waka

I won't stop until you

reply back

Big Bro Waka

Hey

You

for FUCK'S sake

What do you want?!

Big Bro Waka

Sheesh, when'd you

get so rude?

You

Who even are you?!

Big Bro Waka

(╬⁽⁽ ⁰ ⁾⁾ Д ⁽⁽ ⁰ ⁾⁾)

I cannot believe you

forgot me!!

Unforgivable!!

You

Answer the damn question

you brat

Big Bro Waka

I'm Senju!!

Big Bro Waka

Akashi Senju!

Big Bro Waka

Takeomi's super hot,

super pretty sister!

Big Bro Waka

The one and only,

Queen of The Akashi

Household

Big Bro Waka

Your future wife!

*This message has been deleted*

Your jaw dropped as you read her spamming texts. No way...

You

SENJU-CHAN?!

​​​​​​＼(°o°)／

Big Bro Waka

Hmph! I won't accept

your apologies, you fiend!!

Not until you buy me

flowers and dance with

me in the rain

You

What in the shōjō manga-

Remind me to never

allow Benkei-nii to let you

read his shōjō mangas

Big Bro Waka

I won't lie, that stuff

is more addicting than

heroin

You

Why do you know

how addicting heroin is-

Big Bro Waka

MOVING ON-

Are you free today?!

I have something very

important to ask you

The moment you read her message, you felt conflicted. Should you go with Yuzuha or Senju? It had been ages since you last met up with Senju, but you also wanted to check up on Yuzuha and Hakkai after the last time you saw them. It had also been a while since the last Toman meeting so you didn't know how Hakkai was faring

Your thumbs did a little dance while hovering on the keypad as you contemplated your next move. Maybe you should go with Yuzuha, since she just said her brother wasn't home, so it would be easier to meet up with them now, than tomorrow.

You could always meet up with Senju tommorow. With that in mind, you were about to message the albino to apologise but your phone rang once more, a new message from Yuzuha.

When you opened it, you were a bit surprised to say the least.

Shiba Yuzuha

Yuzuha

Say, it seems like you're

a bit busy...

It's fine, Taiju doesn't

come home for days, so

we can always meet

tommorow!! You

better not bail out on

tommorow, okay?!

You

Yuzuha-san...

thank you for understanding!

At least now you know can rest at ease. If Taiju doesn't come home, days at end, then that means that they're both safe. A sigh of relief left your lips and you opened Wakasa's chatroom to talk to Senju.

Big Bro Waka

You

Sure, I'm free

Big Bro Waka

Perfect! Just to let you

know, Waka, Benkei and

Takeomi will be there too!

You

That's good

Haven't seen them in a while

(人 •ᴗ•)

Almost on cue, the teacher came rushing in, a frantic look on her face as she had just missed her lecture. You quickly stuffed your phone back, and noticed that Yuki had also just barely made it back.

Shooting your albino friend a smile, you both giggled and pulled out your books to start the lecture.

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You stood outside a gym, already hearing the sound of someone being thrown around. A few yells here and there, nothing too uncommon.

However, what you didn't expect was a guy literally being hurled at you when you entered the gym. You immediately ducked and let his body fly out the doors, a look of horror present on your pretty features.

Wakasa walked out from the gym, a lazy smirk present on his lips, "Hey, princess. Long time no see..." You quickly turned your head in his direction, completely forgetting about the flying man and grinned happily, "Waka-nii!" You jumped at him for a bear hug, which he happily returned.

"Oof, you've gotten taller since the last time I saw you, kiddo." He ruffled your head and you leaned into his comforting touch. Almost on cue, you heard a loud voice rumble at the other side of the room, "IS THAT LITTLE [NAME]?!" Benkei screeched as he scurried over and snatched you from Waka, raising you up high and wrapping his beefy arms around you like a protective armour.

"Hey! I was talking to her, you damn oaf!" Waka sneered, giving his big friend a harmless punch, but the latter didn't budge one bit, "it's been so long since I've seen her, let me be!" He continued to coddle you, careful in his actions since he was afraid that he might hurt you. Even after you've grown up, he still thinks you're that fragile 5 year old whom he could crush with his bare hands.

Unbeknownst to him, you can totally beat his ass now...

Takeomi also didn't take long to enter, his cigarette almost falling out of his hands when he saw you, "[Name]?" You grinned brightly and wiggled your way out of Benkei's very comforting hug.

"Takeomi-niisan! How've you been?!" You lunged at him and pulled him into a tight hug, almost scaring the poor male. But he calmed down after a few minutes and smiled softly, glad to have seen you after such a long time.

"Hey, sweetie... How's it been? Heard you're living with your brother and father..." He peppered your head with small kisses, patting your head softly as well.

"Mhmm!! You guys should visit sometime! It'll be just like the first time we had a sleepover at Shinichirō-niisan's house!!" They chuckled at the mention of that faithful day. You were so timid and shy when they had first met you, and the only thing that brought you out of your shell was the mention of your favorite food.

Takeomi's lips quipped into a teasing grin, "Oh? Are you sure it isn't just a reason for you to get some [Favorite Food]?" You looked at him with a sheepish grin, "I mean... if you really insist, then we can have some [Favorite Food] too~"

Benkei cooed at your cute remark, and Wakasa was literally holding onto his friend to stop the former from bursting into tears, because 'you were too cute for his poor heart'.

His words, not mine.

"Anyways, where's Senju-chan? She said she'd be here..." Takeomi smiled and pointed to the backdoor that led to the changing rooms, "She's getting ready, I told her to dress up nicely since she rarely gets ready-"

At his words, Wakasa did a quick check-up on your clothes and raised an eyebrow, "I thought you wanted to try out dresses? Why aren't you wearing something more... girly?"

You peered down at your own clothes, which consisted of a light grey hoodie, under a long, oversized wool trenchcoat that was in a darker shade of grey. And to finish it all up, you wore a pair of black straight jeans and some dark converse.

"Ah... Well, everytime I show up, Waka-nii always challenges me to a fight, so I didn't wanna wear a skirt if I had to fight..." The said male smirked at the statement before getting ready to fight on the nearby mats, "Well, if you're ready for it anyways, how about we go for one round? I say we go for Kumite."

You heaved a sigh, shrugging off your coat to ready yourself, but before you could jump into action, Senju's figure latched onto your own form, causing you to stumble onto the mats.

"S-Senju-chan?!" She giggled happily when she saw you looking at her in shock. Wakasa sighed, knowing that his promised fight would not take place anymore, as Benkei helped you up.

"Hey, [Male-no... [Name]-chan!!" She fixed her sentence and hugged your arm instead, "Let's go! It's been ages since I've last seen you! Ah, you're still as pretty as ever!!" You shot her a soft, warm smile and nodded, turning to the older men with a kind look, and nodded at them as well in a way of respect.

Taking your coat and wearing it back on, you turned to them and started.

"We'll be taking our leave, then. I'll make sure to meet up with you guys in a while..." They smiled and patted your heads, making you and Senju smile at them before walking out the gym.

"Take care, kids!" Benkei yelled and you smiled at him in reassurance. When you both reached outside, you guys decided to just wander around the area.

There was a park near, and also a bowling alley close by. With your hands intertwined, you both just walked over there, "How've you been, Senju-chan?" She let a smile play on her lips.

"I've been well! No one's been able to defeat me in the entirety of the gym!" You smiled kindly at her words, "Eh~ Looks like it won't be much time until you're also called 'The Invincible Senju'!"

She almost squealed at your suggestion, "Oh yes!! I've been waiting for the day I'd make a name for myself!"

"So, what did you wanna tell me?" Her grin fell and her expressions turned serious, "Right..."

"Uh... I wanted to talk about... Toman..." You stopped walking and looked at her in question, "What about Toman?"

"Well... What is Toman to you?" You looked at her in surprise, "Hmm? Toman is my family, of course! Since I'm the Coordinate, I'm basically like a second Commander..."

"What kind of gang is it? Toman, I mean... Why are you so attached to it?" You seemed a bit shocked to hear her bombardment of questions.

"Huh? What's with the odd questions, Senju-chan?" She smiled a bit wearily before turning her head in the direction of the park, "Well... If I were to make a gang... would you join me?"

Your eyes widened in shock, her questions taking you by surprise all of a sudden, "What? Wait, what?!" She smiled melancholically, looking down on her feet.

"I want to make a gang! A gang just like the first generation of The Black Dragons-" as she grabbed onto your hand, your smile fell and you began to stare at her sadly.

"Senju..." She stopped talking when she heard you address her with just her name.

"We cannot recreate the Black Dragons like the way they were... Not without a leader like Shinichirō-niisan..." Your words made her look at you in sadness, pain swirling in her eyes.

It pained you to do this to her, but it was a known fact. The Black Dragons cannot be revived properly, not after the damage Izana did to it after the 8th generation.

"But we can create a new generation! Isn't that what Toman is trying to do?!"

"It is. But unless that new age is made, finding someone like Shinichirō-niisan is like finding a needle in a haystack..." You smiled gently at her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm truly honoured that you want to recruit me, and I'd be ecstatic if you formed a new gang, hell, I'd force Manjirō to make Toman support your gang until you can wrangle up enough members to stand on your own feet... But I'm afraid I cannot join you, not until Toman is still standing..."

She clutched your hand tightly, looking down at your hand with slight tears evident in her eyes, "Hey, hey... Senju-chan... Come on, don't cry..."

"I just... want to be with you, to be in a gang with you; fight with you and protect you..." You pulled her closer to your chest, petting her white hair and letting her cuddle closer to you.

"Senju-chan... Why don't you join Toman?"

As if a switch was flipped, Senju's eyes dilated and her demeanor became guarded, "No! I'd rather die!"

You were rather shocked by her sudden outburst, "But-"

"No! I'm never going to work under Sano Manjirō, not with Mikey!"

"What... do you mean?" Your eyes were wide, confusion pooling in your [Eye Colour] eyes.

"Someone as terrifying as him... I think I might just die if I ever have to stare at those dark, inky eyes looking at me again..." She shuddered and you grabbed her by her shoulders for answers.

"Did he... do something?" She lowered her gaze from your face to the ground, "What do you think? You know that, don't you? That me, Takeomi and Haru-nii are siblings? Don't you know the reason why we're all so far apart? Why Haru-nii has those scars on his lips?"

Her words made little sense, but after seeing the context, it was starting to dawn upon you. No... No way...

"It's all my fault, I'll admit... But to do something this cruel just for a toy? Isn't that too much?!"

Just when you were about to ask her to elaborate, you heard your phone ring. At first, you thought about ignoring it but when you caught sight of the caller ID, you found it hard to.

"Wait... Hina-san?" You muttered to yourself as you pulled out the phone from your pockets. The moment you flipped your phone open, you heard her frantic voice, "[Name]-san!!"

"Hina-san, are you okay?!" You could hear her breathing heavily, and cries could be heard in the distance.

"[Name]-san... please help us, or else Takemichi-kun will die..."