A/N: Hello, readers! Another chapter is here! Enjoy!

edited on april 15th, 2022 @ 4:35am

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍,
𝖢𝗁𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗌 𝖤𝗏𝖾.

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"WANNA WORK TOGETHER WITH ME?" Kisaki questioned as Takemichi let out a confused noise. "I want to stop Hakkai, too."

"Think I can't see through your bullshit?!" Chifuyu accused. "Why the fuck would we ever wanna work with you?!"

"You got a better idea?" Kisaki asked. "As long as the truce Mitsuya made with the Black Dragons is active... the other Toman admins won't lay a finger on them. That said, there's no way the three of you alone... can take on the Black Dragons. Mikey is weak right now. Seeing how the Black Dragons are gaining power, I want to crush them... right here and now."

A sudden crash was heard as Chifuyu pointed a sharp object towards Kisaki's throat. "It's not "Mikey!" It's Mikey-kun! Got that?! Even if you are a captain, we're still the same age. So don't act like you're better than me!"

"Chifuyu..." Takemichi muttered as a knife suddenly connected to his neck.

"Hey, now. You should know that infighting is strictly off-limits." Hanma spoke up.

"Hanma!" Takemichi explained as Chifuyu looked over towards him.

"Break that taboo, and I'll have to go a little crazy ya fucks ♡︎" Hanma concluded.

Chifuyu stared at Kisaki for a second before letting out a 'tsk!' and turning away.

"What good would it do us to join forces with you?" Chifuyu questioned.

"There's a mole within the Black Dragons." Kisaki replied getting Takemichi's attention as Kisaki turned around. "I hate wasting time. Come with me!"

The five of them eventually met with this 'supposed' mole. Keiji was sitting in between Takemichi and Hanma.  Dollar bills in an envelope was placed on the table.

"Make sure nobody knows about this. Because if this gets out, I'm as good as dead."

"So this guy's the mole..." Takemichi noted.

"Don't worry. Nobody here's gonna rat you out. So, do you know?" Kisaki asked.

"Yeah. You wanna know the boss's movements?"

"Taiju's movements?" Chifuyu questioned.

"Yeah. If we wanna beat the Black Dragons, we need info on Taiju." Kisaki responded. "What he does on a typical day. Where he is, what he's doing, and at what time. That way we'll have a general idea of what we're dealing with. Knowing your enemy makes them easy to defeat, right?"

"Oh, I see." Takemichi commented.

"I'm one of the boss's assistants, so I'm familiar with most of that..."

Keiji hummed as he was suddenly on high alert when he heard footsteps pounding on the floor from outside.

"Koko-chan should be barging in three, two..." Keiji began counting down as Takemichi glanced over at him in confusion.

"First of all, the boss..."

Keiji turned out to be correct as the door suddenly opened, revealing Kokonoi. "What's goin' on?! Smells like a rat in here!" He exclaimed.

"Koko-kun."

"Tsk!" Kisaki mumbled in irritation.

"The hell? We're already busted?" Chifuyu asked.

"Aw, man." Hanma commented.

"Our last rat had it real bad, you know... couldn't take the heat, so I think he killed himself?" Kokonoi said with uncertainty.

"Y-... You got it all wrong, Koko-kun. I was just—"

"It's torture... for youuu." Kokonoi sang out. "Get this shit stain outta here."

"Yes sir!"

"Can't you just ignore this?! Please!"

"Shut up! You're fuckin' dead!"

Kokonoi turned to them, sticking his tongue out. "Now then! How to deal with the rest of you?" He questioned, causing Takemichi to shiver.

"We're not here to fight." Kisaki told him, causing Keiji to snort in amusement.

"If you think that's gonna stop Koko-chan, you're sorely mistaken." He thinks to himself.

Kokonoi spotted the dollar bills on the coffee table. "A hundred thousand." He spoke up.

"Huh?" Takemichi questioned.

"For 100,000, I'll tell you bastards... what you wanna know." Kokonoi offered.

They all stayed silent for a moment until Kisaki walks up and hands him the cash.

"I want to know when Taiju is alone." Kisaki said. Kokonoi didn't reply for a few moments, staring at the wad of cash in his hand.

"The boss is never alone. He's always got five soldiers with him. Except for one day." Kokonoi finally replied.

"And when's that?" Kisaki questioned.

"Christmas Day." Kokonoi responded. "Despite appearances, the boss is a rather zealous Christian. Every year on Christmas night, he goes to church to give worship. Always by himself!"

"I see." Kisaki said.

"Is that all?" Kokonoi asked.

"Yeah. That's enough." Kisaki answered.

"The boss is strong, even when he's alone. I know Eiji can hold himself well in a fight. But do the rest of you think you can win?" Kokonoi taunted.

"You always know how to flatter me, don't ya, Koko-chan?" Keiji smirked.

"I can't wait for Christmas." Kokonoi claimed, making his exit.

"Why are you betraying Taiju-kun?" Takemichi suddenly asked as Kokonoi turned to face him.

"I just like strong guys. That's all. If you wanna know more..." Kokonoi paused. "That will be another 100,000."

Kokonoi leaves the room. "Guess the Black Dragons aren't a monolith." Chifuyu pointed out.

"Takemitchy. I didn't wanna know when Taiju would be alone, just so we could attack him." Kisaki said.

"Huh?"

"You said Hakkai was gonna kill Taiju, didn't you?" Kisaki asked. "When do you think he'd do that?"

Takemichi suddenly gasped in realization. "On Christmas night!" He exclaimed.

"This way, you can stop Hakkai, right?" Kisaki questioned.

"Kisaki... That's why you went to all this trouble?"

"What's wrong with going to the trouble to help a teammate?" Kisaki asked as they all got in a circle. "The five of us... will stop Hakkai... and defeat Taiju!"

"Christmas night is when we'll have our decisive battle in secret."

"What's he... got up his sleeve?!" Takemichi wondered.

"There's something I've been thinking about. Mikey's not gonna last much longer." Kisaki informed.

"What?!"

"He acts like it doesn't bother him... But Baji's death is dragging him down." Kisaki continued on.

"But you're the one who killed—"

"Chifuyu!" Takemichi stopped him from revealing any more.

"Anyway, Toman's gonna dissolve at this rate! So we've got to support Mikey!" Kisaki informed.

"We don't have to join up with you to do that! Right, Takemitchy?!" Chifuyu asked as Takemichi stayed silent.

"We're gonna operate without anyone else in Toman knowing. No using any men from the Third or Sixth Divisions, either. So that's why we need you guys." Kisaki stated.

"Takemitchy. I hate to waste time. I want an answer from you by tomorrow!"

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"I'm against this. We don't have to join forces with Kisaki, Takemitchy! Just the three of us can do this!" Chifuyu claimed as the trio were walking down the street.

"Can we?" Takemichi questioned.

Chifuyu held an irked expression. "He's the guy who got Baji-san and Tachibana Hinata murdered! Don't you know that?!" He exclaimed.

"Yes, I know! But what else are we supposed to do?!" Takemichi shouted. "Kill Kisaki?! We can't do that! What we really gotta do is get Kisaki the hell outta Toman! And we gotta stop Hakkai from killing Taiju! I don't wanna join forces with that bastard Kisaki, either! But if we do, we might learn something about him! We could find out how to get him kicked out of the gang!"

Chifuyu was in shock. "I don't wanna see... a bad future for us ever again! I'll worn with Kisaki if I have to! So please Chifuyu! Keiji-kun! Help me do this!" Takemichi concluded.

"Ah, jeez. Got no luck with the ladies this Christmas again!" Chifuyu huffed out. "You're lucky you got a girlfriend, you know that?"

"Thanks, Chifuyu!" Takemichi exclaimed.

"What's so fun about meetin' up with dudes to beat up some other dude at Christmas?" Chifuyu wondered.

"Holiday spirit, whoo." Keiji commented sarcastically.

"Hey, you hungry?"

Later, the trio met up with Kisaki and Hanma. "That didn't take long. Got an answer for me?" Kisaki asked.

"We'll work together with you 'til Christmas is over!" Takemichi declared.

"A wise judgment. That really helps me out!" Kisaki stated.

"We just wanna protect Hakkai. So we're not gonna be friendly with you guys!" Chifuyu informed.

"This is one crooked team."

"Our goal's the only thing we got in common."

"I can't fuckin' stand you two."

"What's our team name gonna be? C4U? The Hanmas? How 'bout team kill-'em-all?"

"I'm this close to sending a punch to your face."

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It was snowing outside as Keiji was wearing a red hoodie with a black wind breaker over it. He had his hands stuffed in his pockets to keep them warm. 

"Fuck, it's cold." Hanma complained. "Hey, Chifuyu. Is Takemitchy comin' , or what?"

"He said he had something small to take care of." Chifuyu responded.

"He didn't ditch us, right? We're carrying out our plan tomorrow, you know." Kisaki informed.

"Let's go inside and eat while we wait." Chifuyu said.

The bell on the door soon chimed. "Sorry I'm late!" Takemichi said.

"It's the night before our big battle. You better get your ass in gear." Hanma informed.

"Also, Takemitchy... what happened to your face?" Chifuyu asked.

"Huh?"

"Damn, dude. You got even uglier!" Hanma stated.

"You of all people really shouldn't be saying that." Keiji commented while Kisaki stayed silent.

"Haha." Takemichi let's out a laugh as Chifuyu didn't say anything.

"We'll carry out our plan in Shibuya. Udagawa Christian Church. Taiju will conveniently go there alone late at night to pray. If Hakkai's gonna attack Taiju, it won't happen anywhere else but there. We're gonna wait for Taiju outside the chapel. Hakkai should already be in the church by then." Kisaki began explaining. "Takemitchy, you're gonna reason with him!"

This grabs Takemichi's attention. "Since you two get along, doesn't that make you the best guy for the role?" He elaborated as they group descended down some stairs. "And, before Hakkai and Taiju can run into each other... the four of us outside will beat down Taiju!"

"Well, we're up against the Black Dragons tomorrow. Our secret plan's pretty much decided." Chifuyu said once they were outside. "Dunno what you went through, but... take that anger... and vent it all out tomorrow!"

"There's something off about Kisaki's plan, I just know it." Keiji thinks to himself. "But what?"

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A/N: Another chapter is completed! Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 1733 words.