Chapter 4: Meeting Hina

[south side- lower class/hina apartment]

"Alright shut up...I understand" I said walking up the steps to hina house.

"Where's your girl friend?..huh? Huh?" Takemichi said.

"I said cool it.." I said, following him as he walked to the door, before I sat at the rail a little bit away.

"Ok ok my bad, it's right here, just give me a minute" Takemichi said, shaking a little before he knocked on the door.

"Coming" from inside the house a sweet voice came.

"Stop being so nervous, if you can't be yourself around her..who can you be it with" i said turning to face outward over the edge, looking down and lighting a cigarette.

"I I I..ehh Tachibana" Takemichi said flustered as hinata opened the door.

"Eh, Hanagaki, what are you doing here"hinata said, looking at the marks on his face.

"I I I...*sigh" Takemichi said.

'If you can't be yourself around her, who can you be it with?' Takemichi thought squeezing his fist.

"Tachibana, I just wanted to check and see your ok" take said with resolve.

"Ehhhh...thank you.." hinata said, her face blushing, while lover boy scratch the back of his head.

"Your hair...uhh..you changed it" hinata said, looking at his hair and clothes.

"Yeah..I thought it was time for a change..you uhh don't like it?" Takemichi said, turning his head.

"No..I think it looks better this way" hinata said, turning his face to her.

"Really?!..I mean yeah I thought it was better to" Takemichi said, blushing.

"What are you wearing? Were you fighting again?" Hinata said, looking at his bruise to face.

"Yeah..it's nothing, just something minor" Takemichi said stepping away.

"This is the second time Hanagaki" hinata said worried.

"This is painful to watch...but I understand now...don't worry bubble, he didn't get that hurt" I said, my soothing deep voice for my age came out, looking at the moon as I blew out smoke.

"Who??" Hinata said, looking out by her door, seeing the haori blow in the wind, my pretty black hair moved and turned my dead eyes to her.

"I'm kijin, nice to meet you..bubble, so your his girlfriend" I said, closing my eyes with a smile.

"Uhhh...yes, nice to meet you..ehh why are you calling me bubble" hinata said, blushing at my smile but trying not to.

"From what I hear in your voice, your the kind of person that I don't like bubbly" I said turning back to the moon.

"Hey what's that..supposed to mean..?" Takemichi was going to get angry before I looked at him.

"Nothing at all, she's cute, cares about you..and I can see her want to protect you. I see how why you want to learn to fight..*sigh hold on to that reason mic, you never know when something will come take it, nice to meet you bubble" I said jumping back over the rail, walking away, smoking the cigarette and rubbing the back of my neck.

"Uhhh nice to meet you" hinata said, happy in a way.

"Kijin where you going?!" Takemichi said.

"I'll be down stairs, give you two more time to not understand how relationships work dumb ass" I said turning my head back with a smirk.

"Who is he Hanagaki?" Hinata said looking at the symbol on my back.

"Uhhh it's kijin, he helped me out when I was getting beat up" Takemichi said, not saying much.

"I get that why? Are you guys hanging out?" Hinata said moving closer.

"You see..we became friends..and" Takemichi tried to say.

"Don't lie to me Hanagaki" hinata said with a smile, that told him to not fuck around.

"Fine fine, you see, kijin is a head captain in his own gang and I kind of joined.." Takemichi said backing away.

"So your in a gang..?" Hinata said, looking in his eyes.

"Yeah to protect you bubble" I said from way down stairs.

"How the hell did you hear us?!" Takemichi yelled down.

"I just guessed I don't know.." I said walking over to a bench.

"He's a monster..." Takemichi said shaking his head.

"What does he mean Hanagaki?" Hinata said, walking close to him.

"Uhh it's just..it's so I can protect you and stop being wimp, I asked him to teach me to fight!" Takemichi said making hinata blush a little.

"I I I, I understand..I just want..you to be careful Hanagaki" hinata said turning her head away.

"Your worried about me now..i promise I'll protect you hina" Takemichi said, covering his mouth.

"It's fine....uhhh I want you to call me that..I'm supposed to be worried, I'm your girlfriend" hina said, turning her head away.

Meanwhile, I sat down stairs looking up to the moon, lighting another cigarette and blowing out.

"How long do you plan to follow?" I said talking to I felt behind me.

"So you knew?" A girls voice came out, after silence.

"Of course that's why i came down...what is it you want?" I said back without looking.

"I just thought you were interesting" the voice said, walking under the moon near the large tree.

A girl around 5'5, a large pink hoodie with the word dope on it, the hood pulled down so only her mouth was seen, a white shirt longer then fr he hoodie under it, a block short school skirt, pink leg warmers and black shoes. She stood with a smile and a bat wit nails at the head and a small bell at the butt of it.

"I don't like being spied on, were you the one from last night?" I said lookin back.

"Maybe..are you going to stop me?" The girl said with a giggle.

"Nope, don't really care..if you want to fight..let's get this over with" I said standing.

"No..Your strong..I just wanted to see your face again" the girl said, her smile stopped as I moved to fast, only slowing down as I saw she tried to back away.

I slowed down, giving her time to move as I hit the tree with my fist cracking the tree and sending bark everywhere.

"You really are strong...I guess there's a new gang in the city..I hope I see you again"the girls voice said giggling.

"What a pain.." I said, looking at my fist, that only had dirt on it.

"Kijin! What's going on?!" Takemichi said running with hina down stairs as they heard the crack.

"Nothing mic..if your going to spend time with bubble go a ahead, I'm going home" I said, walking away from the tree and patting bubbles head as I walked away.

"I'll catch up to you!" Takemichi said, a little mad that I patted hina.

"Shut up..I don't want your..I'd hate to ruin something that cute" I said, waving.

"Ahhh..whatever" Takemichi said pouting.

"It's fine Takemichi, he just looking out for us..didn't you say..plus I don't think it would be bad to learn from him" hina said, looking over to the tree I punched seeing cracks.

"Yeah..I know..he's a real monster..if I learn just a little I'll be able to protect you" Takemichi said squeezing his fist.

"I know you will" hina said with a smile.

Meanwhile, in the area leaving the smile park in front of hina apartment, the girl walked feeling her heart face and taking her hood down.

"Kijin..huh just who are you" the girl said, before pulling out a phone and calling someone.

*ring

*ring

"Yeah..it's Miya..shut up, I did you to do something for me" the girl said walking down the sidewalk.