𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚟𝚘𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚜.

9 days until the conflict

The wind in her hair, the bright lights passing her in a blur and the loud roar of her engine. These are the things (y/n) loved about riding her motorbike. But right now she was sat on a public bus with some gross, random people crammed around her.

She wanted to ride her bike to work like she usually does but really, who can ride a motorbike with only one hand? So that's why she's currently on the bus on her way to work.

(Y/n) walked toward the small store with glowing neon signs and entered through the automatic door "Hey Mrs Sato," she said as she walked into the staff room.

"Evening (l/n)," Mrs Sato, her manager, said said as she tossed the (h/c) haired girl the keys "remember to lock up."

Mrs Sato didn't try to hide her distaste for the girl, she always gave her the last shift and paid her the bare minimum. However (y/n)'s a hard worker so Mrs Sato doesn't want to give her up.

"Yeah, will do."

As usual, at this time of night the store was deserted. Not one customer. (Y/n) stood behind the counter reading some random magazine she grabbed off the shelf while she hummed along to the feint music playing on the radio behind her. It was going to be a long four hours.

Ding

Someone entered the store, the (h/c) haired girl didn't bother to look up. It was probably just some middle aged man coming to buy some alcohol and cigarettes or a drunk coming to buy pain killers for their head as usual. But instead she heard "wow you look like shit in that uniform."

Her head snapped up at the voice and she found a smile creeping onto her face "ouch Kokonoi that hurt my feelings."

"Hmm" he sat on the counter next to her.

"Get off the counter," she gently shoved Kokonoi but he didn't move an inch "I'll get in trouble if there's a customer."

"This tiny store? Not likely." He teased.

"Shut up you and your friend were my customers before so we do get them... sometimes," she argued "besides I don't get paid enough as it is so I don't want you causing shit."

He leaned over and grabbed a drink from a nearby shelf, (y/n) tilted her head as he opened the drink without paying "that's 100¥ by the way" he finished drinking and swallowed. With a innocent smile on his face he said "I don't have any money on me," he placed the bottle on the counter and looked at the (h/c) haired girl out of the corner of his eye "guess you'll have to pay for me. If you don't want to get into trouble that is"

She sighed and pulled some spare change out of her pocket so she could pay for the dark haired boy's drink. "You owe me 100¥" she swiped the drink over the scanner and the beep rang out in the otherwise silent store, she placed the coins into the register and handed Kokonoi the drink. He hummed and got down off of the counter and leaned forwards right in front of (y/n)'s face and with a smile he said "I didn't realise that the legendary leader of the cool and mysterious black lizard was such a goody two shoes" he teased.

She looked at Kokonoi blankly. It took (y/n) much longer than she would like to admit to register what Kokonoi had just said. "Hold up," she put her hand in his face and pushed him away, he stumbled back "how the fuck'd you know about that"

"When I first met you at that park I didn't recognise you and after talking to a friend he told me who you are, I honestly didn't believe you were the former vice commander and current commander of the black lizard but now I've seen you again it's definitely you" he stood up straight and put his hands in the pockets of his black dragons uniform jacket. "We've met before, before the black lizards went rogue. You've changed a lot I seem to remember you having cold (e/c) eyes but right now you feel like an entirely different person, what happened?"

(Y/n) leaned her head in the palm of her hand and looked at the ground, she remained silent for a while "Kokonoi," she began "are you sure we've met because I'm sure I would remember that ugly mug of yours" she mocked.

Kokonoi visibly grinded his teeth in annoyance. "No I'm sure I'd remember you," the girl was deep in thought "what's your first name?"

"Hajime"

"Hmmm Kokonoi Hanjime~ nope doesn't ring a bell, umm any nicknames?"

He sighed "Koko"

"Koko?" (Y/n) bit her lip before coming to a realisation "Koko! It's you, you got taller. Oh! And your hair's more fluffy now but yeah I do remember you"

"That's seriously the reason you didn't recognise me?" He rolled his eyes and rested his head in his arms on the counter. "So, what happened to the last leader?"

Let's just say that Kokonoi shouldn't have asked (y/n) that question. If he didn't ask that he wouldn't be on the floor right now.

"What the fuck" he mumbled.

"Anyone who willingly follows Shiba Taiju doesn't have the right to ask me about Reiko" Kokonoi was beyond confused, he only asked the girl what had happened to their previous leader. "Yeah I remember you Kokonoi, I also remember Inui. It was you two that brought Taiju to the black dragons, so you're also responsible for my sister, Reiko's death"

Kokonoi was more than a little shocked but when he opened his mouth to talk he was interrupted.

Ding

Another customer walked in, (y/n) gasped and smiled "Manjiro! It's been so long" she ran over to the blond haired boy and wrapped her arms around him in a hug, he just awkwardly tapped her on the back before she pulled away "how have you been? Oh! Does this mean you'll help us?"

"You want to kill Shiba Taiju, don't you?" Mikey ignored her questions. "Haha of course I do" (y/n) smiled brightly, you'd never have guessed from her expression that she had just told someone she was planning murder.

"What?" Kokonoi has gotten up off the floor and was now stood behind (y/n) "you're planning to kill Taiju?"

"Ohhhh I forgot you were there," the girl ran her fingers through her hair "but yeah. I'm going to kill Shiba Taiju" just then the (h/c) haired girl felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned around to face Mikey.

"Who's that?" He asked.

"That's the black dragons elite guard captain, Kokonoi Hajime"

"Why is he here?"

"Good question, your guess' as good as mine"

"Hmmm, and why is he bleeding?"

"I punched him"

"You punched him?"

"Yes"

Mikey laughed a little before speaking "(y/n)," he paused momentarily "you haven't changed a bit. Also Toman will help the black lizards fight the black dragons, but I'm not going to help you kill Taiju, it's not my revenge so I shouldn't take part in it"

"Thank you Manjiro!"

Approximately 30 hours earlier

Mikey tries to track down (y/n)

Attempt 1

"Mitsuya" Mikey called out to his friend "have you heard from (y/n) at all recently?"

The second division captain shook his head "nah not since she joined the black dragons, I tried to call her but she changed her number" Mitsuya noticed the thoughtful expression on Mikey's face "why?"

"She met Takemitchy and got him to ask me to help her out, though she never left any way to contact her" Mikey explained the situation.

"Well that's (y/n) for ya" Mitsuya laughed.

"Yeah"

Attempt 2

Mikey approached the forth division captain and vice captain "do you remember (y/n)?"

"That girl with the (h/c) hair and (e/c) eyes?" Nahoya turned to his brother who just shrugged.

"Yeah that's her, have you seen or heard from her at all recently?" Mikey was hoping that the twins would have an idea and he watched as the two brightly coloured haired boys think among themselves.

"I remember seeing her a few weeks ago, she was in Shibuya wearing an ugly work uniform" Souya said "I think it was perhaps as fast food uniform or maybe a convenience store"

"Okay thanks"

Attempt 3

"Have either of you heard from (y/n)?"

"No" Mucho stated bluntly and Sanzu shook his head while remaining silent.

Final attempt

"Takemitchy," Mikey walked over to the first division captain and vice captain "about (y/n), are you sure she didn't leave a phone number or someway to contact her?"

"She didn't" Takemichi was probably annoyed by now this was the fifth time Mikey had asked him.

"Are you sure you didn't forget?" Chifuyu asked Takemichi.

"I didn't forget"

"I see" Mikey thought for a moment "perhaps you could ask her at school"

"Ahh but from what I've heard (y/n) doesn't come to school often" The bleach blonde boy explained.

"Of course she doesn't" Mikey sighed

After asking around Mikey gave up using that method and went around all the places in Shibuya he could think of that (y/n) could possibly be, taking into account what Souya had said.