Archive of Our Own

You were walking to the cemetery to visit a loved one. You thought that there would be no one around but as you were nearing to your loved ones tomb, you spot someone standing infront of a another tomb.

They had white hair and were wearing full black. As you took a closer look the grave had fresh flowers around it and lit candles. 'Must be recent. Condolences..' you continued onwards but sadly the person noticed you.

"Hey."

Who knew a simple 'hey' could feel so threatening, you looked at their director and made eye contact to one of the most dead eyes ever. No life at all. You stood perfectly still, waiting for they have to say next.

"C'mere." They lifted their hand doing a wave motion. You gulped and prayed that this isn't the last day you have on earth. As you approach the person, you felt like you have seen them before.

The short stature, the white hair, eye bags and black clothing. You shook your head and are now standing besides the person. They then fully turned their body to you, you finally got a good out at their face.

You gasped and shakingly took a step back. Sano ManjirouーMikeyー the boss of the most infamous gang in Japan. Bonten. You started to panick, 'i really am gonna die, huh? Why didn't I just run out of here. I'm so stupid!'

As you were internally beating yourself up, you failed to notice that sano took out a gun. You only got taken out of your thoughts was a sound of a gun cocking.

He then aimed the gun to your chest. 'im sorry mom, I'm sorry everyone!' closing your eyes preparing yourself to die, but the bullet didn't come.

Opening your eyes, the gun is still pointed at you but sano is not making a move of shooting. You tried to calm your heart, it is beating too fast. "Hm, I guess you'll do." You hear sano mumbled.

"You will listen, got that?"

You nodded, even though you don't know what he means. "This grave right here, under it is my fiancé.. We would be married right now but no, one us had to be 6ft under. Finding the bastard who killed him was simple enough but that doesn't bring michi back." Sano then gripped the gun so tightly that you thought it would break.

You analyzed his words and you were shocked to find out that he has a fiancé not a mind actually in a relationship. You guessed that he kept this michi person a secret, so no enemies know his weakness and looking at the grave infront of him it didn't work.

"Michi was someone who can look at me, seeing all my flaws and still love me unconditionally."

You stood there and just listened. You were curious, you never really know much about Bonten just that they do illegal and immortal crimes. Looking into sano's eyes, you can see sadness in those dead eyes.

"He was imperfect, he was clumsy, an idiot, too naive and afriad. But he tried, he tried to be brave, he tried his best to still be there. Even if he couldn't lift draken that day, he still tried and he saved him."

'draken?' you now forgot about the gun pointed at you and are now intrigued at what he was saying.

"He was good, you wouldn't have thought that a delinquent could have that big of a heart even to their biggest enemy. But he lied, lied about being ok when asked, not being honest to us, really hiding how he was feeling."

...

"He was hard on himself. When baji died, he blamed himself for weeks, even with us telling him that that death was never his fault, he locked himself in and looked so empty."

Now you've heard that name before. Said to be sano's childhood friend, tragically died in a gang fight. You couldn't imagine losing one of your friends but you were confused on why 'michi' blamed himself.

You made the conclusion that 'michi' was close to baji and was close enough to stop his death but didn't make it.

"He was broken, I've only found out this when he started venting to me one day. I never wouldve thought, he had his ups and downs with his emotions but those lead to himself mailing brightly again. And didn't ask for help, he hated asking for help, he didn't wanna seem weak to us. I just I could've seen it immediately so I could've atleast helped him."

You looked at 'michi's' grave and frowned. You looked at his picture 'must be 20 or something. So he experienced this things when he was just a teenager?' You felt bad, so bad.

You remembered that all you when you a teenager was play games and hangout with friends. Then 'michi' was out here witnessing deaths?

"He was messy, I can remember how his house looked, so messy, clothes and trash everywhere. Hair always a mess, has huge eyebags and drinked too much coffee. But was kind, he still helped us even when he was busy. He smiled at us even though he looked ready to pass out."

...

"He was lonely, most of the time. I can remember how he looked at us from a distance, his eyes screamed loneliness. His house, so quiet, the only loud thing in there is the mess. Even if he looked lively in our group, once we're away he just has this sad face."

You have friends, and you can related that around people you seem like the conversationalist but as soon as you're alone, you become this quiet and mute character.

"He was all of this mixed up and baked into a beautiful pie. He loved to cook and bake, sometimes even cooking for us. A pie, messed up in the inside but looks beautiful on the outside. Is what he told me, he considered himself a pie."

"He is gone, but he used to be mine."

You see he lowered his gun, you were ready to run and get out of here but man were you curious! Curious to know why he told you this, why he wanted to talk to you. So you asked him.

"Why? Why did you tell me these things?"

"Michi always said, it's better to vent to a stranger than to a person who knows you."

You can agree to that saying, sano then lifted the gun. You cursed to yourself, 'curiosity did kill the cat!' you should've just ran, closing your eyes. Ready for the pain and darkness.

You didn't feel the metal gun touch your forehead, you were so scared to open your eyes so you only opened them slightly. Seeing that sano didn't lift his gun to shoot you, but instead to shoot himself.

"Michi, please wait for me. Im coming."

Your eyes now wide open, you're about to witness a suicide. You just stood there frozen. You see his finger going to the trigger, in that moment you see something. You thought your eyes are playing tricks on you.

You first saw hands, suddenly arms are wrapping around sano's torso. A head with raven short hair leans onto sano's neck. You realized that this person is, michi.

You see sano pause, 'he feels that.' Sano's eyes then closed, his body seemed more relaxed. He smiles and says...

"Michi, I love you."

He said that with so much love, it hurts. Pulling the trigger.

**BANG**

Blood. Blood everywhere, mostly on 'michis' grave. Sano then fell to the floor, a nasty splat echoed through the cemetery. You didn't notice that you were shaking, you looked at your hands and just uncontrollable shaking.

You had some blood droplets on your pants and shirt. 'i should call the police, huh?' you thought as you got your phone, trying to desperately type in the right number, having some difficulty due to the shaking.

Now waiting for the police, you sat down for your legs couldn't take it anymore. You stared at sano's bleeding body then at 'michi's' grave. "Hanagaki Takemichi." All the flowers were either splattered with blood or are fully covered with it.

"What a... Horrifying day."