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CH.3
1985 — Bo Burnham
I don't mean to lump a group of people in a hive
I think I just meant my Dad in 1985
My Dad in 1985 (my Dad)
My father, 1985 (Papa)
My Dad, 1985
Scott Burnham, 1985 (Scott Burnham 1985)
"the food is now cold..."
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M/n searched the area he knew that was most likely a gangster's chilling place. Every crevice, every corner. But still, he can't find them.
He pathetically wandered around the streets, aimlessly looking for his sons.
"where could they be? Think M/n, Think!" M/n was frustrated with himself.
Perhaps they ran away? No way, they have a cozy home and warm food to greet them when they come home. How dare they—
He was giving up hope when he ran into a group of teens.
"those shitty twins accepted a fight from Phoenix? Seriously those two need to know where to back down..." one of them spoke
"doesn't Phoenix have more than 50 members? Dude they're dead!" another exclaimed
M/n's attention was caught by this, he turn his head to their direction. An unreadable expression was displayed on his face.
There's a possibility that it might not be Ran and Rindou, but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
"anyways, wanna go grab a bite—!" the lad was cut off by a voice.
"excuse me, you two" the said teens look behind them to see M/n approaching them.
"I happen to hear you two speaking about twins getting ambushed?" the teen with a scar on his nose raised his eyebrows
"what's it to you?" he said sternly.
"What do the twins look like?" M/n tilted his head. His voice was calm and polite but the two teens didn't seem to take kindly to this.
"Look, you should go home, and sleep it's past your bed time, old man." the teen's friend insulted, they both laughed and were about to walk away when they both felt someone grab their collars.
"hurry up and tell me"
M/n was smiling but his eyes tell a different story.
"What—Let go!" the teens landed a punch on the side of M/n's cheek. The non-existent pain hit the adult.
"I tried to act nice. Unfortunately, I'm in a hurry" for the first time, M/n's patience snapped.
"Are you gonna tell me or what?" M/n demanded, he was currently sitting on the teen's back, their face all beaten up.
"ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME OR WHAT!?" M/n repeated, his voice booming loud making the teens shiver in terror.
"I-I'll tell you! It's the Haitani brothers! T-they were challange by a gang named Phoenix!"
M/n processed the information at hand.
So it was his sons after all.
"and where are they fighting?"
"at the abandoned parking at Shinjuku" M/n was shocked the boys were able to go that far from their home. He nodded, hearing enough from the battered teens.
He stood up, releasing the pressure he was giving on the teen's back. The said teen's arms quivered as he felt himself fall on the floor, exhausted.
"your cooperation is appreciated. Patch yourselves up" the H/c haired man threw a pack of bandaids from his pocket to the two teens heaving on the ground.
~hmn, hm, hm, hmn, hmmn~
A familiar tune echoes through the sidewalk. One of the teens recognizes the sound. He looks to his friend for confirmation.
"it's...the hum of the nightingale..."
They mumbled. After all those years of the Extravaganza's Leader disappearing, they didn't him expect to look so...
Mature.
(and beautiful °///°)
With this newfound information, M/n hitchhiked himself a taxi to go to Shinjuku.
The soft cushion comforted the adult from the rising headache in his head.
A million thoughts flew inside his head, all left answered by his realistic self to at least calm his nerves down.
Are they okay? Of course, they're okay, they know how to fight.
What if they ran out of stamina? They have each other's back.
What if I'm too late? I'll make Phoenix pay
It's 100 VS 2...
...
Shit.
M/n's starts to tap his feet impatiently.
"sir, could you please go a little faster? I'm in a hurry..." M/n tried not to sound desperate but rather tried to make it as polite and calm as possible.
They soon arrived at the designated destination, he thanked them and paid for the fee. His eyes darted around to look for any sign of his two sons. No clue though.
He kept his eyes peeled and ears out.
It wasn't long until he heard skin getting punched, a slush sound that came with it. M/n could only guess that the victim was bleeding.
The view of a gang met his eyes. They were all focusing on something in the center. His shoulder eased up as he remembered those days when he fought alongside Extravaganza.
'I've got no time to reminisce about the past'
M/n takes deep breaths, and his nerves are finally put to ease.
He pursed his lips, his leg ready to walk towards the crowd.
~hmn, hm, hm, hmn, hmmn~
The tune caught the gang members' attention, all looking at the source of the sound. Shivers went up their spine when they saw the H/c-haired man walking towards them. some were whispering amongst each other.
'that humming...'
'no way... is that...?'
'why is he here?!'
'I never thought ill get to see him in person...I'm a huge fan!'
M/n could only ignore the teens gossiping about him, his tall stature helped him navigate through the crowd. soon enough, he made it to the center.
he was met with a beaten-up leader, one of his arms was contorted the wrong way. and the one responsible for his pain was none other than Ran and Rindou.
Ran was the first to notice the adult.
"You...! What are you doing here?" Ran said, his voice laced with venom for M/n.
The said adult clicked his tongue.
"you're supposed to be home 2 hours ago, if I'm not mistaken I told you two about our curfew" M/n's tone was unchanging, nonchalant, and calm.
"Who are you to tell us when we go home?"
"your father, that's who"
The Phoenix members look between the two.
This was a weird quarrel that they didn't expect to witness. The Haitani brothers...having the nightingale as their father?! What an ominous combo.
"tch, like hell we'll call you our father..." Ran sternly said. A tick mark appears on the side of his Cheek.
"fucking hell...our business is not done yet" Rindou mumbled but it failed to pass by M/n's ear.
M/n sighed heavily, going up towards them. He looked at the beaten-up commander of Phoenix before grabbing the lad's hair.
The leader groaned as he felt his scalp getting tugged upwards. M/n lunged a blow on the man's temple, knocking him out completely.
"there, now it's done"
Everyone gasped as their leader fell limp on the floor. All of them were scared to step up or even do anything to fight the Nightingale
"listen up dipshits" M/n raised his voice, which made everyone flinch, including Ran and Rindou.
"if you have eyes you can clearly see that you've lost, if you can't, I'll beat you up next" his eyes wore an intense glare that made them feel their knees quiver.
"I would gladly appreciate if you all go home and take your damned leader with you!" M/n placed his foot on top of the unconscious leader's head. his words were enough to send them all scrambling on their feet, rushing to get away from the scene with their leader.
M/n watched as they all left like wet dogs out in the rain. an expression on his face that could only be explained in one word;
Irritation.
Ran and Rindou were beyond confused.
first of all, why did Phoenix retreat from a mere threat made by an adult?
Second, when did the adult learn how to fight?
third of all, how did he even find them?
"you two" M/n turned to face the two. Ran's eyes widened when he saw a wrinkle nuzzled in between his eyebrows. is he actually mad?
"let's go home," he said- no, ordered them to.
Rindou scoffed, smirking at how M/n looks when he's serious.
"what if we don't want to? what are you gonna- OW! HEY HEY HEY! THAT HURTS!" Rindou complained as a 2 finger pinched his earlobe.
"you don't have a choice to begin with" M/n dragged the both of them home, he didn't care if they complained and tried to punch him to let go.
"fuck— let go old man!" Rindou whined, his ears were now red and sore from the pinching. Though M/n didn't listen and just ignored them.
The ride back home was...quiet. To put it simply, M/n was staring at Ran and Rindou on the way back. The said siblings were rubbing their sore little ears, all the while mumbling curses.
Once they arrived back home, M/n sat down at the dining table. He grimaced at the platter of cold food. Nevertheless, food is food.
"come sit, the food is already cold" M/n forced a smile, if he shows the emotion the two had been seeking to see, it wouldn't be as fun anymore.
"I'm not hungry. I'm going to my room."
Rindou exclaimed, his mood was spoiled and so was his appetite after the whole ordeal.
Ran didn't say anything and just followed after his brother.
—SLAM.
M/n was in disbelief, not because of their attitude. but because of how they can endure an empty stomach. he was sure those two didn't eat lunch so they must've been starving.
staring at the two empty chairs in front of him, he can't help but sigh.
there's no progression in gaining his son's trust. heck, it's been a month since he adopted them and yet they showed no hints of warming up to him.
He bought what they wanted, gave what they needed, affectionately showed them unwanted affection, and cooked them homecooked meals that were nutritious and delicious. So why is his loven't returned?
M/n sulked, eating the grain of rice while shoving a huge helping of spicy Enoki inside his mouth. his mood was now dampened that he didn't" have anyone to eat with him.
"I should really communicate with my old buddies, I'm so fucking lonely" M/n mumbled, remembering his friend's faces. how he wished one of them was here with him. Shinichiro would gladly join the sulking adult.
"come to think of it, I wonder what happened to Sanzu...It's been years so he must've been busy" The H/c haired man wondered if the lad would pick up the phone if he called him.
tapping his foot in boredom, he grabbed his plate, putting it on the sink to wash it later. A sigh left his lips as he looked at the untouched meal from the two plates.
"they'll eat dinner eventually..." he reassures himself.
Taking the plate off the table and placing it inside the fridge to preserve it. M/n quietly hums while he wash the dishes.
His mind falters over to the fight earlier. Fiddling with his fists, he would be lying if he says that he doesn't missed being a gangster when he punches the leader square in the face.
In truth, he was looking forward to beat up the other members of Phoenix. However, that didn't happen since they recognize him because of his humming. He didn't even expect them to recognize him since it has been a long time.
He was utterly disappointed for sure.
He finished washing the dishes and dried his hand with a clean towel. He glances at Ran and Rindou's bedroom door before heading inside his room to retire for the night.
Silenced filled the house, the atmosphere was rather dense, like it hold some kind of tension. Not until a door creaked open.
"is he gone?" Ran peeked out, his eyes darting frantically to see any signs of the adult.
"nah, coast is clear" Rindou clarified, taking slow steps to not make a single noise.
"tch, why did he even feel the need to come to us. I didn't finish breaking that bastards left leg" Rindou complained while his brother chuckled at his rant.
"we'll meet them again. Once he recovers from his wounds, we'll greet him by the hospital" The lilac eyed sibling responded.
The reason to their anger on the leader of Phoenix was because they ambushed them while they were separated.
It was then they pay the price when both of them got reunited and beat the living shit out of them.
L for them I tell you.
"heh, not gonna lie. The stunt that the old man pulled was phenomenal" Ran mentioned earlier occurance when M/n punched Phoenix's Leader.
"Oh come on, you know we can do that too" Rindou scoffed, although he can't deny that it was actually cool. But of course, his pride stood still.
"who was the one who got ambushed earlier?" Ran teased, making Rindou punched him jokingly.
"fuck you asshole, you were ambushed also" Rindou held a middle finger, clearly pissed off at his brother's teasing.
He clicked his tongue and grabbed their dinner they were suppose to have. they would rather not see the adult's face while eating their food. Not after what happened
"what's for dinner? I'm starving" Ran took a peek on the container the fire enoki resides in.
"fire enoki and curry? Damn, heat that up" he nudges Rindou who sighs heavily. He put it inside the microwave and pressed the button.
The food rotates as warm air began to heat it up. Ran and Rindou sat in silence, waiting for their dinner to finished heating up.
"so...What do you think?" Ran started.
"the fuck you mean?"
"I mean earlier. Isn't weird how phoenix backed up when they heard that old man humming? It's like they've heard it before..." the lad tapped his foot, seemingly in deep thoughts.
"it is strange. Phoenix is a gang that has mature and grown men right?" Rindou asks.
His question was confirmed by Ran nodding.
"do you think there's more than what meets the eye? Ever since the time that M/n appeared to be unbothered even after we broke his limb and bashed his head, he was fine" now both of the brothers interest grew towards their so called 'father'
"we have no way of knowing his secret, unless we ask the members of Phoenix" Ran flick his fingers upon figuring out a way to unravel the adults identity.
"we can visit their leader from the hospital after his recovery" Rindou sighs, he can feel a headache forming from all this brainstorming.
—BEEP!
Both of them panicked, they scrambled on their feet and tried to muffle the beeping sound from the microwave since it might alert M/n's attention. God knows if he'll tease them about them enjoying his homecooked meal. Of course they won't say it to his face.
"how do you turn this off?!" Rindou whispered to Ran. The male looked around and located the cable of the microwave. He pulled it off, fully stopping the beeping sounds.
Both of them sigh heavily, relief that it finally stopped. They stare at each other's eye and then at the microwave. Ran opened his mouth and said;
"dibs on the food"
Which was enough to send them fighting for the food inside the microwave. Rindou pulled Ran's braid to prevent him from touching the food.
"you bitch—" Ran grabbed Rindou glasses, his ultimate weakness.
Without the help of the specs, Rindou was left trying to focus on his vision.
"Give it back!" Rhe tries to reach out for his brother to no avail.
Ran could only chuckle at his brother's failed attempts. He triumphantly took the food out and took the first bite.
"shit—I can't see, Ran you fuck face, I swear to God if you finish all that, I'll—Mph!" Ran made the hooligan stop yapping by giving him a spoonful of curry and rice.
Rindou munched, his face a bit flushed.
"Give me my glasses back— Mph!"
"not a chance" Ran smirked as he shoved another spoonful inside Rindou's mouth.
"cwan you atweast gib me a warming befo you showve food inside my mwaouth? Mph—!"
"don't talk with your mouth full, it's disgusting..." Ran scolded. It was like teaching a toddler when it comes to disciplining Rindou.
The younger couldn't help but grumbled, muttering small curses here and there.
"we should finish up, old man might wake up from the lights" The older suggested. He and his brother gobbled up the food like they were starving for ages.
Of course, like the good children that they are, they left the dirty dish on the sink. M/n wouldn't mind, he's a clean freak from what Ran observed.
He always clean the house after he came home from whatever work he does. And whenever he and Rindou goes out to fight some punks, they would come back to a clean room. Which sucks for future secrets they can hide in their room.
After filling their stomachs with a delectable dinner. they presumably went inside their room without noticing the little light inside of M/n's room.
"huh, clever children..." the adult muttered.
He stirred awake when he heard the light getting flicked on. He has always been a light sleeper because of the incident he faced back then when two traitors from his gang broke into his house and tried to crack his head open with a metal bat.
The reason was for M/n to be unable to fight when they betrayed the gang. Unfortunately for them, the other members didn't told them about the nightingales condition.
So when M/n woke up from the force of the bat. He was met with a bloody head and shocked faces.
'shouldn't he be unconscious?!' they said.
Let's just say they didn't came out M/n's house unscathed.
How bad was it? Oh you know, Broken bones, broken jaw, Busted teeth, Black eye, Broken nose as well.
And now, M/n sleeps with a gun inside his pillow just incase someone he pissed off from the past came biting his ass one day.
Anyways, he heard the whole conversation. About Ran being curious about M/n's true identity. He figured it must've been the entrance he made earlier.
How was he supposed to know teenagers in their era are such a gang nerds for knowing who he was. He thought it became a legend.
He pondered whether he should reveal his secrets or to let them be investigator themselves.
And depending on his mood and boredom, he wants to make it harder for them.
How? By paying Phoenix's leader a visit before them. Lmao.
A/n: congrats, you finished reading. Here's a reward :D
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