Okay so after this, I'll be showing you guys the previews for the high school au to get rid of the sadness :D 

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You watched in horror as Mikey beat up Kazutora.

Enough.

Enough! You wanted to scream that to Mikey, you wanted him to stop. If he continues like that, then Kazutora will die. You don't want any of your friends to die. If Kazutora dies... Things will be back to back then... Back when Shinichiro died.

"....Thanks... for the help..." You flinched, turning to face Baji as he sat up. Chifuyu also gave the boy a worried glance, but he dismissed you two as he stood up, making his way over to Mikey. "Mikey!!!"

You stood up immediately, wanting to help balance the guy.

"You got mad, just for me? Thanks man." Baji pushed you away gently, giving you a smile as he descended down the stairs of old and broken cars.

"Baji-san! You gotta stay down!" Chifuyu exclaimed, standing up to try and get him to stop. But you held him back, shaking your head. You'll trust Baji on this.

"I'm not gonna die." Baji continued, standing in a place where Kazutora could see him. "This wound ain't going to kill me!! So don't worry about it... Kazutora..."

You felt your heart drop the moment you saw what Baji held. What he had on his hand... When Baji said that Kazutora won't kill him... It wasn't the meaning you and the others had interpreted.

"You won't... be the one to kill me." As Baji raised the knife to the air, you and Chifuyu immediately moved. But... as fast as you two ran, Baji had already stabbed himself.

And just like a broken old record, your mind was in complete disarray. All of your emotions bungled up and your thinking just stopped as you caught the body of your dear friend, your mask falling off, revealing your face to everyone.

".....Baji...." Your voice was shaky as you carefully sat on the ground, holding your friend in your arms. Chifuyu was beside you, sobbing as he held his hand. 'Baji's dying. What should I do? What should I do? I learned this. I learned how to treat wounds. But how... How was it again? How do you close up a wound? Stop the bleeding? Then what?'

Everything was smaller and smaller again. The world was collapsing again. It was hard to breathe, it felt like someone was choking you. It felt as if you were drowning in ice water. Someone.... 'Someone... Please get me out of here... I don't like it... it's scary...'

"What's this..? Is Kashi crying? What a weird sight." You snapped out of that dark place as you realized that tears were blurring your vision. Baji was grinning at you, a hand on your cheek. "Is the one with me... Kashi or... you?"

"....Keisuke..." You whimpered, holding your friend close, burying your head on his shoulder. Ah, how shameful, you were crying, as Kashi, no less. "...I'm sorry... for not sticking to your plan.."

"It's fine..." He chuckled, struggling to pat your head. "Can I... see you one more time?" You sniffed, trying to keep in your cries, but no matter how hard you tried, the tears just kept on pouring like a damn. "I wanna see your ugly face one more time... haha..."

"....Always teasing me... even now..." You forced on a smile as you looked up, facing your friend. Tears on your eyes, brows furrowed, you still managed to grant your friend's wish. "...Rest well... Kei..."

"Yeah... don't... do things on your own again... we're always with you... (Y/N)..." Baji smiled, closing his eyes. He had such a calm expression, accepting of the fate that he chose. He killed himself so that his friend won't feel guilty.

Baji Keisuke has given his life away for the people he loves the most... Yet those people couldn't accept it... Their best friend died... No more return.

You won't be getting teased... you won't be able to bring Ash to the vet with him... no more cat grooming sessions... no more tutoring... no more babysitting stray cats... No more Baji Keisuke.

"....I was... supposed to help him...." You chuckled, choking on your own tears. "I was supposed to be by his side... but I was too focused on my own selfish goals... and now... Baji is... Baji is... dead..."

Ahh... will you not see him anymore? What if you pass out in the cold again? Who will save you then? What if you forget to eat, who will barge into your room at four am just to give you peyoung yakisoba?

What is Kashi going to do now... Without Baji... Without the one who created him... What will you do now?

You turned to Mikey and saw him arguing with Takemichi. You stood up, handing Baji over to Chifuyu. If this keeps on, Mikey might as well take out Takemichi with Kazutora.

But every step you took felt like needles were being instead in your stomach. That injury... You got it from when you confronted Kisaki. The moment you turned your focus on Baji, he grabbed the knife from you and stabbed you, and then ran off.

You begged that the blood won't ooze on the white jacket, you don't want them to worry anymore. Baji has just passed away and the problem still isn't solved. Until this is over, no one can know about your injury.

"What do you think Baji-kun died for in the first place!? It was for you two, for Toman!! Baji-kun wasn't killed by Kazutora-kun! He decided to kill himself!" Takemichi exclaimed as you carefully made your way over to him. "Because he didn't want Kazutora-kun to feel responsible! Because he wanted you to forgive Kazutora-kun! He did that because he loved you guys!! Why can't you understand?!!"

Every word seemed to have hit Mikey in the face. Takemichi... if it wasn't for him... Mikey wouldn't have stopped, if he hadn't said those, maybe Kazutora... Maybe he would've joined Baji today.

"....Thanks man..." You whispered, placing a hand on his shoulder, giving the boy a smile. But when he saw your complexion, his face paled. You shook your head, returning to Mikey. But before you could say anything, something on the ground caught your eyes. "Huh... That charm..."

"Charm?" Mikey caught on with what you saw as he kneeled down, picking up the old charm from the ground. "Takemitchy... where'd you get this charm..?"

"During the last gathering... I found it at the shrine..." Takemichi explained. Mitsuya and Draken finally realized what the charm was.

"Baji... He had this the whole time...?" Mikey asked, his eyes finally having that shine again. "Ever since that day...?"

"We'll give you all we got! Make a new age for us, Mikey!"

That charm... you all bought that the day Toman was founded. Not by Mikey... but by Baji. On June 19, on the day that Baji created Toman.

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June 19, 2003

"(Y/N)!! Are you done?!" You put your pen down, closing your notebook and your book in a hurry as you rushed out of your room and outside the house. "What? Was your homework that hard?"

"Ah... It's not, really... I just took longer than I thought..." You chuckled nervously, running over to Draken. "Uh... Did I keep you waiting?"

"Nope. Just got here a while ago." He grinned, giving your head a pat. But when he noticed the nest on your head, he frowned. "Did you brush your hair?"

".....Uh... yes?"

"No." He sighed, asking you to turn around, and so you did. He began to comb through your hair with his fingers, struggling to get through the knots. "I already told you, (Y/N). After you take a bath, dry your hair with a towel and brush it, or else it'll tangle like this."

At the age of twelve, your hair was long, you hadn't cut it at that point yet. You kept it long since Emma liked to play with it. But the longer it got, the harder it was to take care of it. So Draken and Mitsuya took it upon themselves to make sure you don't like a witch that came out of the cave after a hundred years.

"There." Draken finished fixing your hair, making you turn around to inspect it. "Next time, take care of your image more. Got it?"

"....okay.." You nodded, having a small smile on your face as you played with your braided hair. Draken got on his motorcycle, with you sitting behind him. "Right... does Mikey know already..?"

"About Kazutora and... Black Dragon?" You nodded with a sad frown. "Yeah. I told him as you told me to. And he said..."

"He said what...?"

"Hehe, you'll find out later once we get to the shrine!"

||A.N||

Okay, here's the thing, I wanted Baji to live on. But I thought... how will Chifuyu and Kazutora's character go? It was thanks to Baji's death that these two got close, so if Baji hadn't died, sure that might've saved my mental health, but how about Chifuyu and Kazutora!?

Yeah, it was a last minute decision, the thing I decided on but decided against.