[Fate's gears]

Takemichi is now back in his house after staying with the Sano's who was and still is very chaotic, after convincing Shinichiro that he will come by every once in a while. Takemichi had to go home since he had to plan for what might happen in the next 2 years before everything unfolds.

Takemichi sits in front of his journal and held a pen in hand.

Shinichiro is now alive which means Mikey's dark impulsivity should be supressed properly but it's not over yet. I don't know if Shinichiro would be involved in the future happenings which may cause him to get injured since I have a good hunch that Kisaki will go after him first. Takemichi thought as he puts a check mark on Shinichiro's name.

"You are currently saved... For now. I really hope you live through this though." Takemichi says out loud as he taps his pen a bit aggressively in the table. He then turns to the next blank page to start a new plan.

"The gear started with Pah's buddy. I just need to try and prevent the rape of Pah's buddy's girlfriend, that should stop Pah's bloodlust for Osanai. Which also means Pah won't get arrested and Peh won't betray toman and everything should be fine and Draken won't get stabbed." Takemichi wrote it down.

"But then there's Kiyomasa who will also be another gear but without the other gear, he won't be able to move... But this is Kisaki were talking about." Takemichi sighed in frustration as memories with Kiyomasa played through his head.

"I want to at least hit Kiyomasa with my bat." Takemichi said. "Ahh, I really hate him." he added.

He hated Kiyomasa for making his life hell during the original timeline. He made him runaway, killed his childhood friend Takuya, got his best friend Akkun arrested and eventually made a rift in his friendship with Yamagishi and Makoto. He was the first hell, an irrelevant character that made such an impact to him.

But the worst part is... I actually ran away instead of facing him. Takemichi chuckled humourlessly. I'll think about it later. Takemichi added to his thoughts.

"Currently the black dragons are already taken down by Toman and Inupi should be in reform school to which I don't know when he'll get released... Seems like I will meet him in a later time, most likely in the fight on Christmas." Takemichi said to himself.

Takemichi then puts down his pen and closes his journal as he stretches with a yawn.

"I'm hungry....... I'm going to buy some food." Takemichi said as he stood up, got some money, and left the house to the journey of buying food.

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"Thank you for coming." The worker said as Takemichi exits the convenience store with a bag of cup noodles and onigiri and another bag filled with first aid stuff since he knows he's going to be beaten up a lot soon on one hand and his other hand, a bag filled with various ingredients for the following days.

Let's not go back to old habits of ramen and junk. Takemichi thought with a sheepish smile.

As he was on his way home, when he passed by the riverbank, he saw a bunch of guys in a white uniform while some other two in a red one. Takemichi has a good vision which means he can see pretty far ahead and he concluded that they were most likely going to fight. He had wanted to step in and got closer only to see the cotton candy twins making him stop.

This must be the fight that Smiley talked about...... I can't interfere. Takemichi thought with much reluctance and turned his head, hesitant to see them get beaten up.

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For what seemed like hours, which had only been mere minutes, Smiley and Angry had been taken down by Kanji Mochizuki which had meant they left the two alone. When Takemichi saw them alone he approached their unconscious bodies.

He crouched down and looked at their bloody faces and winced seeing how painful it must've been to experience this.

I mean I know it is painful. Takemichi thought and then proceeded to treat their wounds with the first aid stuff he bought. Some gauzes and shit like that and sat down in front of them, waiting for the cotton candy twins to wake up.

An hour has passed and the peach haired guy, Smiley, woke up first feeling a bit better and touched his wounds and face only to feel them bandaged up. He looked around and saw a raven head sitting in front of him who was eating. When the raven head noticed him, the raven head was startled.

"You're awake!" the raven head boy beamed at them. Smiley looked at him curiously.

"We're you the one that treated our wounds?" Smiley asked with much wariness as he held his younger brother close to him.

"Yep, you and your brother were hurt pretty badly." The raven head boy said. "Want to come over? I haven't fully treated your wounds and my house is close." The raven head offered.

This made Smiley even more wary and glared at the raven head male while holding his younger brother's unconscious body.

"Who are you for us to trust?" Smiley said with malice making the raven head just stare at him.

"Do I look like someone who can fight back? I'm just a scrawny kid, you can take me down even if you're injured." The raven head said as he showed his scrawny shoulder making Smiley let his guard down a little.

"Look, my house is close and you can harm me if I harm you in anyway and plus, I don't think you can carry your brother in that shape." The raven head said as he pointed at Smiley.

Smiley knew but he really had no choice but to give in. He trusts his own abilities to take the kid down anyways.

"Nahoya Kawata, you can call me Smiley. This is my brother Souya, you can call him Angry." Smiley introduced himself and the raven head smiled at them brightly.

"Hanagaki Takemichi! Nice to meet you!" the raven head, Takemichi, said as he helped Smiley carry the younger brother to his home.

I thought I was going to die! Takemichi thought nervously as he sweat dropped while carrying his brother.

"You do know we might, I don't know, steal your stuff?" Smiley said as they walked.

"Sugoaku, the evil twins. I know your gang but I don't think challenging a guy that huge who has a lot of men was a good idea. Kanji Mochizuki, he's pretty strong." Takemichi told Smiley.

"Ehhh, you know your stuff. Interested in gangs?" Smiley asked.

"You can say I am and I'm not. It's more like, necessary to know for me since I frequently get involved." Takemichi said with a sheepish smile.

Soon they arrive at the small apartment. Takemichi put Angry on the couch while Smiley sat beside him and the raven head left them to get some medical materials to clean their wounds.

Angry was coming to consciousness as Takemichi left.

"Nii-san...? Where are we?" Angry asked.

"A new friend's house. He's just going to treat our wounds then we will leave." Smiley reassured his brother who nodded groggily, not really having the energy to do something after getting beaten up.

"Oh! Your awake! Here's some water." Takemichi said as he came in and handed a glass of water to Angry to which Smiley took instead and helped his brother drink it.

Takemichi then proceeded to get close to Angry.

"Is it okay if I treat your wounds?" Takemichi asked the blue haired male with a small smile. Angry looked at his brother who nodded reassuringly to the younger and then he turned to Takemichi and nodded shallowly, allowing the male to treat the wounds.

"It's going to sting so endure a little bit." Takemichi said and treated Angry who was clearly wincing at the pain. Smiley held his hand as a reassurance.

Takemichi saw this and couldn't help but be a little sad, not at the twins but for himself. While he gathered a lot of people on his travel to save everyone, his childhood wasn't the best during the original timeline. I mean parents that were barely there, a friend who disappeared on him, a childhood friend who died, another friend who went to jail. It was quite pathetic.

And somehow, I still had a heart to save them. Takemichi thought as he finished treating his wounds.

Hanagaki Takemichi was someone who was lonely and alone... Just a nobody, but Takemitchy... Takemitchy was Mikey's hero, Toman's crybaby hero, the one that saved some of his friends, the leader of the black dragons. Takemitchy was someone and Takemichi was a nobody.

"There, were done. See? It wasn't that bad." Takemichi smiled at Angry. "Now it's time for you." Takemichi beamed at Smiley who had a strained smile.

"I-I'm fine, it'll heal on its o-own. Plus y-you already treated me." Smiley said trying to get away from Takemichi.

"Angry-kun, hold him for me, please?" Takemichi said with not a happy smile but a threatening one.

"Sorry Nii-san." Angry said as he held Smiley who was now struggling in his brother's hold.

"H-Hold up Angry, are you really going to betray me like t-this?!" Smiley said as he looked at his brother with a betrayed look. Angry looked away as Takemichi's shadow loomed over Smiley.

"It'll be over before you know it." Takemichi gave him a foreboding smile as he got closer.

"N-no! Get away!" Smiley said as Takemichi got in front of him.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Smiley yelled.

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A random lady looked out her window and scratched her ear.

"Is someone screaming?" she asked herself and shrugged as she continued cleaning.

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Smiley was knocked out on the floor as Takemichi dusted his hands meaning he completed his work.

"Thanks for the help Angry-kun." Takemichi smiled at the sky-blue haired male who nodded.

"Thank you for treating me and my brother." Angry said with a deep bow.

"Please raise your head, it was no problem." Takemichi said shyly as he flailed his arms around.

"No really, I can't thank you enough. Sorry for overstaying our welcome, we'll get going now." Angry said as he stood up and carried his brother to the front door. "Also, what's your name?" Angry asked before leaving making Takemichi smile warmly at him.

"Takemichi, Hanagaki Takemichi." The raven head said.

"Thank you for the help, Hanagaki san."

"No problem. Also call me Takemichi."

"Thanks again Takemichi-san, we won't forget this debt, I hope to repay you someday." Angry said and left.

"Don't worry, we'll see each other again soon." Takemichi whispered to himself. Not noticing Angry leaving with very red ears.

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Takemichi had been in and out of the Sano house and Shinichiro's bike shop. Occasionally meeting Wakasa and Benkei and they would chat amongst each other before Takemichi is whisked away by Mikey to go to his friends.

Somewhere along the year, Takemichi gets to know Toman's founders. Takemichi was very reluctant to meet them but with enough convincing from Mikey he gave in, after all, he couldn't never say to Mikey but let's just say the meeting was chaotic.

"Guys!!! I want you to meet someone!" Mikey said as he pulled a hiding Takemichi behind him.

Toman's founders look curiously at the tousled raven head behind Mikey. When Takemichi to a peek to look at them they saw his blue ocean eyes. And to say they were pretty was an understatement. Mikey then pushed Takemichi to the front.

"This is Takemitchy. My bitch!" Mikey exclaimed only to earn a head slap in the head, curtesy of Draken.

"Mikey! You don't just call someone your bitch!" Draken yelled.

"Hah?! I call someone my bitch if I want to!" Mikey retorted as a tick mark appeared on his forehead.

Baji and Kazutora recognized the boy and immediately latched themselves to him as Mikey and Draken argue with Mitsuya being the middle man, trying to calm the situation down and Pah, who only had one braincell, watched everything unfold with great confusion.

What the fuck is happening. Pah wondered as he started malfunctioning.

"Ack- Pah's malfunctioning again!" Mitsuya yelled making Draken and Mikey stop to look at their friend who was frozen and they laughed. Kazutora and Baji also laughed. That was when Mikey noticed Baji and Kazutora latched on Takemitchy.

"Hey! What are you guys doing! Takemitchy's mine!" Mikey yelled as he also latched onto Takemichi.

"Nuh uh Mikey! No one is yours!" Baji retorted as he gripped Takemichi tighter.

"Oi Mikey! Help me and Mitsuya with Pah!" Draken yelled with fake irritation only to be ignored by the commander.

Takemichi stood there, nearly blue from all the gripping on his body with a dead smile.

Instead of having a panic attack, I end up with this... So this was Toman... How nice, if only I'm not close to dying right now. Takemichi thought.

"Hey Mikey, I think it's about time all three of you let go. Takemitchy's turning blue." Mitsuya suggested upon seeing the dead smile on Takemichi's face.

With that they all let go letting Takemichi breathe.

"Thank you so much for saving me purple angel." Takemichi sighed as he breathes.

"No problem, also I haven't introduced myself. Takashi Mitsuya, but you can call me Mitsuya. The dragon tattoo guy is Ken Ryuguji, call him Draken though. The malfunctioning one is Haruki Hayashida, we call him Pah-chin." Mitsuya introduced them and Takemichi then bowed and introduced himself.

"Hanagaki Takemichi, you can call me Takemichi or Takemitchy according to Mikey." Takemichi said, "Oh and I already know Baji and Kazutora kun." He added as he beamed at them with his mega-kilowatt smile.

"It's nice to meet you all," again. Was left unsaid as he beamed at them.

Pretty. Was Toman's unison thought as they stared at the pretty face in front of them.

"I hope we get along from now on." Takemichi added.

This was it. It was time to begin his journey. All the gears are in place and all that's left to do, is to correct fate's gears.

A/N

Hi guys! Sorry for the late and short chapter, I really tried my best to write it with current conditions. There are stuff going on right now in home but it'll be over soon. Don't worry, I won't go on another Hiatus yet, I might since my parents are coming home soon and I haven't seen them for more than a year.

I will try my best to keep updating!

Anyways, I hope you likedthe chapter! Thanks for reading