❝ UNCLOAK ❞

36

You were still inside your room for days now with no phone, yet they still give you daily meals, but even so, you have no appetite and energy to do anything.

Everything that happened in the last two days almost made you lose yourself, you weren't taking care of yourself like usual, your heartbeat always racing, sleep-deprived, and most of all, you lost interaction with everyone, as if you wanted to talk to them anyway.

There are still no updates from Mask and Takeomi also.

You stood up from your bed to face the vanity mirror on your desk, finally deciding to maybe fix yourself today, but you winced as you saw yourself in front of it, looking so groggy and just out of place.

"God... 'm so fucking ugly. What happened..." You thought as you ran a hand through your scalp and gripped it with stress.

You bent down to grab the hairbrush that fell on the floor, but you noticed a small drawer hanging on your vanity. Out of curiosity, you opened it, and what you saw made your eyes widen.

A bottle of unfamiliar drugs and pills, possibly some are poisonous.

You grabbed one and it utterly smells bad yet intoxicating, you stared and contemplated for a minute before opening it.

Tears attempted to brim in your eyes but you held it back as thoughts began to rummage in your head, and you had to close the lid to stop yourself.

"Y/n?" You heard Mikey's voice outside the door, and you quickly hid the bottles.

Mikey entered your room and you were now sitting on your bed, he sat beside you and offered you some bottles of beer. You had no choice but to accept it anyway, afraid that the same thing would happen to you again with Sanzu.

"What do you want to eat?"

You didn't answer as your mouth refused to move, just avoiding his gaze as your eyes felt droopy after opening the bottle of beer and drinking it.

"I want to see her." You muttered, and Mikey looked at you as if he knew who you were talking about.

"Come here, I want to talk to you." Mikey said as he pulls you closer to his arm.

You both lay down on the bed while drinking alcohol, just staring at the ceiling in his arms. You honestly don't care what's going on anymore, just go with the flow they say.

"What do you know about that masked guy?" Mikey asked.

Simply shrugging, you just took a sip from the beer.

He did the same while putting his other arm behind his head, just to pass the time, and the silence in the room was so deafening that it took about ten minutes for him to start talking again.

"I know you're in no condition talking about this but—" Mikey sighed. "You know what—? Fuck it."

Your eyes widened as he went on top of you, the beer spilling in you as you noticed he was slurring words, the alcohol quickly took control of him.

Mikey didn't utter a word and he started kissing you hungrily and roughly, your eyebrows furrowed upwards as you hesitated to return.

"W-Wait... no..." You said as you try to push him off his chest, it's not that you don't want to do it with him, it's just it wasn't the right time and the mood is not it.

He grunted as he pulled away from the kiss and just laid his head on your shoulders, his weight resting on top of you.

"Sorry, just don't leave." He muttered while laying his head on your shoulder. 

"As if I can." You replied nonchalantly.

Mikey slides his arms under you and hugged you tightly, flashbacks from back then in Roppongi with Rindou began to rummage in your mind.

"I don't know, maybe I love you too much that I don't know anymore," Rindou whispered groggily as your eyes widened. "I don't know that I don't know anymore."

"I fucking missed you." He added.

"He's drunk, Y/n. He doesn't know what he's saying." You thought to yourself as you sighed heavily.

Yet at the same time, a part of you wished he was sober.

"Stop it," You murmured. "You're fucking drunk."

"I'm not." He said.

"Have I crossed the line?" Mikey whispered.

Tears welled up in your eyes as you nod your head, biting the insides of your cheek while grabbing the bottle of beer.

"Manjiro, can you be honest with me?" You asked.

"What's really happening to my stepmother? Where's my father?! What do you know about my parents...?!" Your tone raised while holding back your tears.

"What do you know about my past?!"

Silence fell on the room as you shouted through your tears, and Mikey only stayed still on top of you, not hearing him respond or anything.

"You have crossed the line... I always feel pity for myself in here, I feel disgusted."

"I broke my promise to myself to never be affiliated with people like you."

Again, does Y/n still have sanity and dignity like before?

"I'm asking you for the last time, Manjiro."

"What do you know about me?!"

Mikey only nodded while he lets go of the bottle and it crashed on the floor while slurring incoherent words that made you frustrated.

"Answer me dammit!" You shouted as you try to push him off, but it was no use which you hated again.

You gripped the bottle tightly in your hand.

You suddenly remembered Sanzu's words.

"I told you, always ending up in nothing but in our hands." Sanzu smirked.

"Bullshit." You muttered.

"What—?" Mikey uttered as he raised his head and looked at you, but his eyes widen from the stunt you did.

Hit

You smashed the glass bottle on the back of his head, causing his eyes to widen in disbelief, but his vision soon blurred as he slumped on top of you.

Wasting no time, you swiftly pushed him off the bed and stood up, grabbing the duffle bag under your bed that had all of your essential belongings, the mp3 recorder, your phone, your parent's information documents, and some basic necessities.

Luckily, it was nighttime, and the others are probably sleeping.

You quickly took a run to the door and opened it, closing it as you locked the door from outside, and you carefully tiptoed in the hallway.

The staircase was at the end of the hallway, and you quickly used it. As soon as you  sprinted downstairs, you took your phone out and checked the messages from Mask.

Still no updates.

You didn't bother to message him anymore, and you put your phone back inside your pockets as the elevator dinged open.

But your eyes widen as you saw a person in a black hoodie, and you were about to run until he grabbed you and covered your mouth.

"Shh! It's me Takeomi." He whispered as he then lets you go.

"What the fuck are you doing?" You asked as you brushed your clothes off.

"I should ask you the same." Takeomi replied as he took off the hoodie on his head.

"None of your business." You clicked your tongue as you went back inside the elevator but the man stopped it.

"I'm escaping too. Join me in." Takeomi said as he went inside the elevator quickly, and you didn't have the time to retort anymore.

"W-where's Mask?" You asked hesitantly as you broke the silence inside the elevator.

"He's coming or probably at the entrance." Takeomi said then the door opened.

"Shut up and be quiet, someone might hear us." He said as he pulled out his pistol and cocked it side to side while walking down the hallway in the mansion, and you were following behind his back.

"You know how to use a gun?" Takeomi asked as he gave you a spare one from his bag.

"Um— no, sorry." You whispered shamefully.

"It's fine, give me that back, you might hurt yourself with it." He said as he puts the gun back inside.

"Oh shit." Takeomi said as he saw two bodyguards standing at the door.

"Stay here, I'll fight those two." He said as he tossed you his bag.

You hid behind the pillar and peeked, you saw Takeomi do a rear wrist lock and twist the man's neck to stop him from screaming which made his body thump on the floor, and as the other guard looked to his side only to see his friend dead on the floor, his eyes widened before pulling out his gun but were cut off as Takeomi went behind him and did the same, both lying dead on the floor.

"Fucking useless," Takeomi said as he went back to you and now continued walking off.

"That was good." You admitted.

"You should know how to do that as well. You need training, but don't worry, you'll be with Senju soon." He replied.

"Oh- uh- well, you see... I tried." You huffed.

"What did you do?" He raised his brow at you in suspicion.

"I dunno, I hit your boss' head with a beer bottle." You said that made Takeomi chuckle in disbelief.

"What the fuck? I mean, okay, but just a heads up, that shit won't work on him." Takeomi said that made your breath hitch in worry.

"Don't worry, we'll get out as soon as possible before he wakes up—" Takeomi said, but he was cut off when he heard men shouting behind the two of you.

"Hands up!"

"Well, there it is, I guess we're too slow." Takeomi sighed as he dropped his armed weapons on the floor, and you did the same.

Mikey walked in while a bandage is wrapped around his head, and your fist tightened in frustration.

"So, how the fuck do you feel after doing that stunt, huh?" Mikey said as he points a gun at you.

You attempted to hide behind Takeomi, but Mikey shoots his knee.

"ARGH—! FUCK!" Takeomi shouted as he landed on his knees on the floor while clutching the shot.

"How many fucking times do you want to end up in the same hellhole?" Mikey sternly said as he shoots another bullet near the two of you.

After what he did, your breath became unsteady, and more Bonten members entered the hallway, provokingly rising and cocking their heads to the side as they laugh at your failed attempt.

"This is the end, Y/n, there's no escape." Mikey shook his head as he tightened his grip on the gun while pointing it at you.

"How bad do you want to know about your parents? How bad do you want to know what's really happening to your stepmother in the hospital, huh?!" Mikey shouted angrily as he clicked the Glock, and you had never seen him this enraged before, normally composed and silent, just watching from the back.

"And..." Mikey said as he shoots the floor near you which made you flinch.

"How bad do you want to know your past?!"

Mikey felt him lose control as his finger moved on the trigger while pointing the gun at you.

"Argh—! Mikey! No! Don't you fucking dare!" Takeomi shouted on the floor while struggling to hold his breath due to the pain of the shot on his knee.

Outside, the thunder and rain roared throughout the mansion, and your ears ring that made your heart race as you saw Mikey's finger slowly pull the trigger.

Bang

You closed your eyes as you accepted that this is how you'll die, but you didn't feel any bullets pierce you.

Instead, you felt a weight on you, rather, a body embrace you.

"You're safe." A voice whispered.

"M-Mask!" You shrieked as you realized what has just happened.

He shielded you from the bullet.

Your breath was unsteady and hitched as you pulled your palm away from his back and saw that it was covered by drips of blood.

"Y-You're shot... Mask you're shot fuck-" You panicked as you try to push him off away from your body and carry him, but he stops you and your eyes widen as you saw what he was doing.

"Y/n... I-I think it's... It's about time for you to..." He whispered that made your heart pound loudly out of your chest.

"Remember my promise that I'll take my mask off?" You felt him smiling melancholy under the mask, and tears spilled from your eyes as you remembered the first day when you met him.

"When we get out of here, I want to see how you look under that mask." You bantered.

Mask moved his hand and puts it on the hem of the mask, then slowly pulls it down.

"Okay then, I'll promise I'll take my mask off."

"I hope you still remember me. I have been with you... ever since the start. Doing this is to repay for what I've done. You deserve better, and I'm fucking sorry for everything. I-I have nothing to lose. My remaining time... is devoted to you/"

"Promise?" You turned your face to him, a glimpse sparkling in your eyes.

Your eyes widen in shock and an audible gasp left your mouth as you saw the familiar face behind it.

"Promise..."

Blood seeping out of his mouth, tears brimming on his eyes, a melancholic smile, and the dragon tattoo on his head that was covering half of it due to his black hair.

"Draken..." 

A/N: mask is revealed :)) and if u guys didn't notice, the chapter's title is "uncloak" and it means "reveal" i decided to use this title because the word cloak from the uncloak itself kinda relates to draken's mask you know?

CLUES/FORESHADOWING ON WHY DRAKEN IS MASK ⬇️⬇️⬇️

(from chapter 31 where y/n is trying to call mask, i just took the chance to put the 73 bc of draken's spelling name and I thought it will be obvious HAHAH)

7- R Y U G U J I
3- K E N

(from chapter 10 where mask is introduced)

(from chapter 15)

(from chapter 15)

notice how mask and anonymous pov is somehow connected? meaning, takeomi and draken are also connected, same from brahman

(from chapter 24)