Mikami Shinji (tokyo revengers oc)

A mixed Japanese-Hungarian 18-19 year old boy with chill, laidback personality. He’s fiercely loyal and a shameless masochist. He owns various guns, military firearms and grenades. Spent 2 years in the military against his will. He suffers from sleep deprivation due to auditory hallucinations of the war.

↳ added note: Ex member of black dragons. Currently he's a member of Tenjiku, and loyal dog/footrest of Kokonoi hajime. read more

Puppy (tokyo revengers oc)

Shinji's twin brother. He grew up in foster care. Puppy is an innocent and pure angel. He's full of genuine and deep affection, especially towards his twin brother, who acts as his caregiver. he has permanently rosy cheeks, so it's not hard to tell them apart. just like shinji, he is familiar with firearms too, he just doesn't brag about it.

↳ added note: lives in a coffin apartment. he's a big animal enthusiast and good at soccer. also very humble and polite. read more

Menta

A 23 year old half demon caracal, who practices white magic, and goes the way of black magic to bring his brother back from hell. He has a formal and stoic demeanor, with an emotionless expression. His clothing style is always formal, mirroring his serious nature.

↳ added note: However, he also has an extreme opposite side that emerges when intense emotions, like anger, take hold.

milk (mooby)

a 25 year old holstein ox, who practices black magic, and helps menta to bring back his brother from hell. he's also secretly a famous singer, who spews out lewd and obscene lyrics.

↳ added note: Despite the provocative nature of his music, he possesses a kind and genuine personality that contrasts sharply with his on-stage persona.

Mikami Shinji

► Yes, he’s a very plain, average looking character. Not every OC needs to look hyper super unique and detailed. He’s not designed for games or anything. He’s just a fan character created for my amusement, and even if he was actually in the anime, he’d only be a side character, so… xD► Let’s start.

► Surname: Mikami► Given name: Shinji► Sex: male► Age: 18 (2005) 19 (2006)► Height: 174 cm► Weight: 80 kg► Traits: chill, relaxed, blunt, loyal► Trivia:► He used to be a member of Black Dragon. After it disbanded, he became a member of Tenjiku. (He was forced by taking away his meds.)► He takes antipsychotics and SSRI. (Taking antipsychotics does not mean he’s a schizo or psychopath!!! It is used for other disorders too!)► He’s mixed. Half Japanese, half Hungarian.► He speaks several languages fluently. By the time of Bonten, they use him for translating contracts and interpreting in business related meetings. (He’ll be also used for being a personal guard since being a gun expert and having experience in military as a child soldier.)► He's always been a big nerd for games and military stuff. He used to play a lot of Counter Strike and similiar games during his childhood and early-teenage years.► As a kid, he was sweet and kind. (He often offered to share his food to his classmates etc…) but he was brutally bullied in school. He was not just beaten, but the last time his classmates shoved needles into his food, to kill him by choking on them.► His life was saved in the hospital. But his father has had enough of his son “being weak” so he sent him to a military school at the age of 16.
However… because of the lack of men, even the students were sent to the battlefield.► That’s how Shinji became a child soldier at the age of 16 and he realized that the war is not just “fun and games”. He experienced the brutal horrors of a real war…► He met a person in the military, named Tsubaki (who’s appearance was the exact copy of Kokonoi) he became very close with this person, they became lovers and boyfriends… and he was beheaded in front of him.► After that, Shinji was sent back to japan, to a psychiatric ward. He was so uncontrollable, the staff had to tie him up to the bed and got sedative injections daily. And he was tortured by shock therapies, and neglected by the nurses.► After having a proper medication adjust, he was released from the hospital.► After being released from the hospital with a proper medication, he seems to be totally chill, cool and relaxed, as if he’s immune to every insults.
The first gang he was in was Black Dragon.► Shinji is Kokonoi’s personal guard/attendant… and basically slave. He’s pretty sadistic towards him. Despite this, Shinji likes him a lot. He’s endlessly loyal to him. Even jumped out a moving train for his sake.► Shinji seems to be a masochist when he’s with Kokonoi. But he only enjoys being degraded and humiliated by him. He doesn’t tolerate it from any other person. (There is a reason for that. He feels like he deserves it, because he was unable to save his past lover, Tsubaki.)► His favourite anime and manga is GANTZ.► Favourite music artist: Infected Mushroom.► Theme song: Infected Mushroom - I shine► Fears: as a very chill, relaxed and seemingly nonchalant person, you would think he doesn’t have any fears. But there are many things he fears:↳ uncanny valley and the theory behind it, backrooms, waspman ™, frogs, toyol, being home alone with his own toughts, explosions, getting beheaded, watching others getting beheaded, violent rel1g10us extremists, acid attacks, radiation…► Since he’s mixed, he has a few european features. His dirty blonde hair color is natural, has droopy eyes with double eyelids, ands the most noticeable one: he has a big, hooked nose. (I just can’t convey his nose in TR art style, but if it were a live action, the actor definitely would have such nose.)► His favourite gun is P90, because of it’s very little recoil, and it’s very comfortable to shoot with, even during moving/running.► Shinji is polyamorous. (!!!Being polyamorous does not mean promiscious!!!) He’s fiercelly loyal to both of his lovers. They are in a three-way relationship.► Sometimes (often) he acts like a puppy. Barks, rolls on the floor, begs for headpats… xD But he only does this to provoke a punishment from Kokonoi (because he's a masochist when it comes to him.)► Sometimes he can’t fall asleep from the PTSD. Or even when he manages to fall asleep, he hears shooting and explosions in an earrape volume. In times like this, he tends to smoke a joint.► He has a twin brother, who is also named Shinji, but with different kanji, but he’s called Puppy. They didn't know about each other's existence until they met in the mental hospital.► At the times of Bonten (the bad future), despite taking his work seriously and functions perfectly as translator, interpreter, assasin and right-hand man… he’s treated like a literal dog in private. Making him stand on all fours, eating and drinking from the floor in exchange for some caressing and headpats.

Puppy

► Name: Mikami Shinji (YES, HE HAS THE SAME NAME AS HIS BROTHER, JUST WITH DIFFERENT KANJI!)► Sex: Male► Age: 18- 19► Height: 174 cm► Weight: 80 kg► Traits: sweet, kind, innocent, affectionate, naive► Trivia:► He is the twin brother of Shinji. They sare the same surname and given name.► He has rosy cheeks. (Basically a permanent blush.)► His parents abandoned him as a baby, so he grew up in foster care. The twins didn’t know about each other’s existence until they met in the mental hospital.► Puppy’s and Shinji’s minds are connected so they share the same skills, experiences and memories.► Puppy and Shinji have a very deep and strong, profound bond. They are practically one soul in separate bodies.► He’s a pure innocent soul. Very sweet, kind and affectionate.► He needs assistance for some everyday stuff such as reading kanji in grocery stores, and navigating in the city because he gets lost very easily.► Since Puppy has exactly the same skills as Shinji (regarding firearms and fighting), Kokonoi uses him as a replacement of Shinji for a while, after the Tenjiku vs Touman gang war. But he doesn’t have the heart to treat him like he treats Shinji. So he tries his best not to treat him harshly. He even passively cares for him, such as giving the seat to Puppy in the subway train. If it were Shinji, Kokonoi would just simply use him as a footrest. XD► He plays soccer, and very good at it. Therefore, he's very fit and his legs are very strong.► He has hidden blades in his shoes. He got it from Shinji.► He can handle military firearms, just like Shinji. He just doesn’t brag about it and keeps the weapons hidden.► He has a Togepi plush, which is also a backpack.► He’s called Puppy because of his puppy-like nature. While Shinji usually barks, rolls and whimpers to provoke punishment from Kokonoi, Puppy barks, rolls and whimpers in happiness. He even jumps.► Shinji became his official caregiver/guardian.► Puppy lives in a separate apartment from Shinji, which is a coffin apartment. (Like the ones in Hong Kong.)► In the Bonten timeline, Puppy is known as “the heart of Bonten”. This might sound heartwarming, but it’s far from it. There’s a micro “heart monitor” implant in Puppy’s body, which is connected to the bombs implanted in the executives and other high-ranking members of Bonten, as well as the hidden bombs in/under Bonten HQ and its side corporations. This is how Shinji guarantees that Puppy won’t be betrayed and killed by any insider. The moment Puppy’s heart stops, Bonten dies with him…► Related quotes:↳ Shinji: Don’t worry, master. You don’t have the implant.↳ Kokonoi: (leans back on the couch with a smug smirk and crossed legs, while holding a cigarette holder) Oh, so I don’t have the honor of being a walking bomb too?► In the Bonten timeline, while everyone wears formal attire, Puppy always wears casual tracksuit.► This profile is work in progress. more information may be added in the future

► He appears in part 6!

I shine - Part 1ATTENTION: this is a Tokyo Revengers fanfic! The only character I own is Shinji (and Puppy)!!!English is not my native language, so sorry for the bunch of incoming grammatical errors.It’s written in a script form, and not in novel form.Enjoy the cringe!Black Dragon was Tokyo’s most brutal gang. It was also called “the killing squad”. It was full of insane people.But none were more insane than their leader, Shiba Taiju.He trained the gang members like soldiers. He sold violence. He was associated with rich people to whom he rented his people.Now we are just before a Black Dragon meeting, everyone is waiting for Taiju.A guy appears in the meeting place. He has dirty blonde hair, and an innocent, kind puppy face. He was so out of place.Random BD member: (steps in front of Shinji) Oi! Little bastard! This is BD territory! Get out of here if you don’t want us to beat the crap out of you!BD was a truly dangerous gang. Even the girls were not spared. Shinji reacted calmly.Shinji: I’m actually a gang member, but whatever. relaxed smileRandom BD member: Really? Then why aren’t you wearing your uniform?Shinji: Because I didn’t get one. (sees Kokonoi) Oh, Hajime-kun! Hello! It’s always a pleasure to see you. How are you?Everyone froze. How dare this little nobody, who doesn’t even wear a uniform, call the elite guard captain so casually? Also, by his given name?Shinji: Don’t you feel like hanging out today? I know a very good place. Have you ever been to a cat cafe?Kokonoi: (kicks him against the wall) I’m not Hajime for you. Who the hell are you talking to?Shinji: I’m sorry…Kokonoi: (in thought) Well, now he knows where he belongs.Shinji: I’ll correct myself then. Have you ever been to a cat cafe, Kokonoi-sama? (casual, relaxed smile)Kokonoi: (pulls Shinji close by the collar so that their faces were almost touching, and spoke in his natural smug tone:) I don’t even consider you a human being! Feel honored that I’m talking to you at all!Shinji: (he answers with his usual gentle smile:) I really appreciate it.Inui: (pulls out his knife) Shall I kill him?Kokonoi: Oh no, that would create too much clean up. (leans closer and sticks out his tongue) I’d rather torture him. (said in a cocky and confident tone, then pushed Shinji away) You heard me right. (talks to his subordinates) Take him away.As they were taking Shinji away, the gang members were whispering among themselves.Random 1: What was he thinking?Random 2: The way he was talking to him…Random 3: He doesn’t even show the most basic respect.Random 4: Pure stupid.Random 5: Retarded.PLOT HOLEKokonoi was usually accompanied everywhere by two bodyguards. Since he was one of the key people of the Black Dragon, he couldn’t afford to be alone. Not that he couldn’t fight, because he was pretty decent at it.A rival gang attacks them in the middle of the night, and they beat up all three of them quite brutally. The leader of the rival gang got tired of playing. He drew his pistol. Kokonoi’s two bodyguards immediately ran away and left him behind.Kokonoi froze, suddenly he felt someone grab his hair from above and push him to the ground with full force. He hit his chin, and his broken shoulder hit the ground. He was screaming from the sudden pain. Suddenly he heard a shot and that the enemy gang members were all running away screaming.Kokonoi: What the…Kokonoi feels the hand pushing him down slowly release him. He scrambles to his feet with one hand and sees the rival captain shot in the head. He turns his head to the side and sees a familiar figure.Shinji: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you. But I had to react quickly.Kokonoi: (shocked) Shinji!?Shinji: Ah, do you remember my name? It’s an honor, Hajime-kun.Kokonoi: (confused) B-but you… you were tortured! I thought- How did you get here?Shinji: I’m trained for situations like this, so they got bored quickly.Kokonoi: (more confused) Huh?!TIMESKIP, AT SHINJI’S HOUSEKokonoi: So you have firearms. That’s nice.Shinji: (smiles) Yeah. I’m all for military weapons, especially modern ones. I have a whole room’s worth of collection. They are all real and I know how to use them all.Kokonoi: If I knew that, I might have CONSIDERED you being my bodyguard… How did you manage to get all this?Shinji: (serious face) I don’t want to talk about that. (his usual gentle, faint smile reappears, she sits down in front of him completely relaxed, leaning forward and resting his elbows on his own legs, his hands hanging down with weapons in them) They beat you quite brutally. I can see that your shoulder is broken.Kokonoi: Do you have x-ray eyes or what?!? I can feel my broken shoulder! It hurts you know!Shinji: (smiles) No. I used to be a child soldier and saw this and that.Kokonoi: What?!Shinji: (sits down on the chair opposite him and changes the subject) Did you know I’m mixed?Kokonoi: Yeah, I’m not blind.Shinji: My father is Hungarian.Kokonoi: So what?Shinji: I’m just trying to have a conversation. You never gave me a chance to get to know each other. (holds one of the guns to his head) How did you say? You don’t even consider me a human being? You were very mean to me, Hajime kun…~KokonoI: Are you trying to threaten me? You’re not the first one to point a gun at me you know.Shinji: (changes the subject) Anyway, I really like your casual outfit. I’ve never seen a set like this before.Kokonoi: You seem quite unhinged.Shinji: (lowers his weapons and slightly leans forward) We’re all unhinged in Black Dragon. Anyway, I really enjoy the fact that you are sitting here in front of me, close to my body, completely vulnerable.Kokonoi: What do you want? Money? Protection?Shinji: (very relaxed smile and tone) No, this moment is priceless to me. It’s just the two of us here right now. We’re face to face, in your raw, most vulnerable state. Your guard captain mask has fallen off, exposing the essence of you, the REAL Kokonoi Hajime. Now you’re here, alone in front of me, and my eyes see the real you.Kokonoi: (bored) That’s downright scary. Now I want to stay away from you even more.Shinji: (wipes Kokonoi’s face with an alcohol wipe) I’ll take you to the ER.THE NEXT DAYShinji: (with a relaxed smile) Good morning! It seems like you passed out in the ER yesterday, so I brought you back here. Do you remember what happened yesterday?Kokonoi: Yes, I remember everything. I guess you’re expecting some kind of praise for saving me.Shinji: A thank you would be appreciated. (relaxed smile)Kokonoi: (annoyed) Fine, thank you.Shinji: Are you hungry? I made breakfast.TIMESKIP TO BREAKFASTShinji: You’re lucky you only broke your left shoulder.Kokonoi: (annoyed) Oh…HOW LUCKY.Shinji: Anyway, I can guess what you’re thinking about, but I don’t think you should punish those two bodyguards. It was a totally normal human reaction to run away in that situation.Kokonoi: What happened to the corpse?Shinji: I brought him home and dissolved the body in hydrofluoric acid in the tub.Kokonoi: What?Shinji: Just kidding. It couldn’t have broken down overnight. But I got rid of the body, so there is no need to worry about the police getting involved.Kokonoi: Does Taiju know about your weapons?Shinji: (head tilted to the side and relaxed smile) Sure, why do you think he recruited me to join Black Dragon?(Quickly changes the subject.)Shinji: Do you know what surströmming is?Kokonoi: No.Shinji: It’s a Swedish canned fish. Fermented herring containing an unbearable smell. The stench of it alone can make everyone who inhales it within a few meters puke their guts out.Kokonoi: (bored) And how is it related to BD?Shinji: It could be a bioweapon in a gang war. I could throw it like a hand grenade and all the opponents would run away throwing up in a beam.Kokonoi: Yeah…. and so do we.Shinji: Hehe…I didn’t think of that. This makes me think of Postal 2. You know, when you throw a beef head, not only the NPCs but also your character starts to vomit and even vomit blood. He smiles.Kokonoi: I have no idea what you’re talking about.Shinji: Hm… I guess you don’t play games. (awkward smile)TIMESKIP, PREPARING FOR SCHOOLKokonoi: Are you coming or what?Shinji: I’m coming! (straps the P90 under his grey hoodie)Kokonoi: You carry your gun with you every day?Shinji: Yeah.Kokonoi: Why don’t you use it then?Shinji: I used it yesterday, didn’t I?TIMESKIP, WALKING TO SCHOOLShinji: Were you really surprised when you saw it was me who saved you?Kokonoi: What do you expect me to do? Fall on my knees and praise you for saving my life?Shinji: No, not at all. I’m just curious…Kokonoi: If Taiju knew your real capabilities, why didn’t he assign you to be my bodyguard or make you the captain of a squad? This makes no sense at all.Shinji: I don’t know what goes through Taiju’s head, but if you want me to be your bodyguard, I’d happily take the role.Kokonoi: Even I easily beat you. Give me one good reason why I should be okay with you.Shinji: I will give you even more reasons. I have guns. You and no one else in the gang has one except me. Your shoulder is broken so you’re practically an easy kill to rival gangs. (gentle, relaxed smile smile)Kokonoi: So you would like to be my dog and follow my every command without a second thought?Shinji: (casually) Yeah.Kokonoi: Alright then, let’s see what you can do as a bodyguard. I’m hiring you on probation.Shinji: Okay! Then I’ll take care of you from now on. (relaxed smile)Kokonoi: Be a good boy and don’t disappoint me. Show me how useful you are to me. (smug grin and sticks out his tongue)Shinji: Yes! Woof! (sticks out his tongue and pants like a dog)Kokonoi: (slightly surprised, then a sly smile again and pats his head) That’s the spirit, I like your attitude.(Inui appears)Inui: Koko what the hell?!Kokonoi: uh…Inui: You completely disappeared, you don’t even answer the phone! Why is your shoulder bandaged and why is this pathetic loner with you?(Kokonoi explains the situation to Inui.)Inupi: (neutral) I… I don’t understand this… why did Taiju-sama hide such important information from me…? I pledged my loyalty to him, I respect him immensely and yet he… He doesn’t trust me?Shinji: Let me guess! No one is going to apologize to me for being trash to me.Kokonoi: Shinji, shut up and give me your number.Shinji: Why? Do you have a crush on me?Kokonoi: No. You make me throw up.Shinji: Oh. (not even surprised)Koko: How the hell are you going to be my bodyguard if I can’t call you when I need you?Shinji: Okay, I’ll give it to you. Then ring me and I’ll have your number.PLOT HOLE:(After school, Kokonoi wants to reach into his locker to take out his things.)Shinji: (shouts) DON’T TOUCH IT!Kokonoi: (shocked) WHY?!Shinji: (casually) I electrified the locker.Kokonoi: WHAT THE HELL?!Shinji: To prevent your valuables from being stolen by thieves. There are quite a few people who are after your credit card, after all.Kokonoi: HOW THE HELL DID YOU EVEN MANAGE TO ELECTRIFY A LOCKER?!Shinji: I first got a high-voltage electrical cable. Then, I connected it to the locker, and made sure it was securely fastened…Kokonoi: I DON’T GIVE A SHIT!Shinji: Don’t worry, I’ll cut the electricity for you!Kokonoi: Well, I expected that!Shinji: (casual, relaxed smile, as he fixes his locker) You can’t say I don’t take my work seriously. Have I proven that I can take care of you, huh?Kokonoi: You haven’t proven anything, only that you’re insane!(We’re in the middle of a gang war. Kokonoi’s shoulder is still broken, and he gets kicked so hard that he’s thrown backwards and falls to the ground backwards.)Shinji: (runs over quickly and swiftly tackle the deliquent to the ground with a violent move, holding a gun to his head) Stay calm and you won’t get hurt.Kokonoi: Shinji! Don't casually reveal your gun it's not necessary! Where were you anyways?!Shinji: In the bush, hiding with my sniper setup.Kokonoi: You... brought an entire sniper setup against a insignificant gang... AND LEFT IT UNATTENDED?!Shinji: I did what was necessary to keep my boss safe.Kokonoi: You seriously left the whole damn setup unattended?!Shinji: Why do you care so much about my setup?Kokonoi: THAT SHIT IS EXPENSIVE!Shinji: Collateral damage. A gun is replaceable, but you're not. (says in a very casual tone)Kokonoi is caught off guard by Shinji's words. He's not used to hearing something like this from any of his bodyguards.Shinji: I hate using AWP rifles anyways. And… I have a fast way to incapacitate opponents. (Pulls the ring out and throws a tear gas grenade at the opponents before dragging Kokonoi behind a wall.)Kokonoi: What was that?Shinji: Tear gas grenade.Kokonoi: Like the ones police uses against protesrors?Shinji: Yeah. In addition to stinging the eyes and throat, if someone inhales too much of it, they will vomit and lose consciousness. (innocent, relaxed puppy smile)Kokonoi: Are you stupid?! It affects our people too, you moron!Taiju: (he can’t see anything and covers his stinging eyes with his palms) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ! I’M GONNA FUCKING KILL WHO DID THIS! SHINJI!!!! I KNOW IT WAS YOU! I’M GONNA MURDER YOU!!!Shinji: Collateral damage. The point is, I protected you, so my mission was completed.Kokonoi: So you’re supposed to protect me by almost killing our whole gang in the process?!Shinji: They won’t die.Kokonoi: Where do you even get these stuff from? And don’t come up with the “I dont want to talk about it” shit again.Shinji: (his relaxed smile fades into a neutral, slightly sad expression) I… used to have access to these…Kokonoi: When? Where?Shinji: (something catches his attentoon) …Kokonoi: ANSWER M-Shinji: (puts his hand over Kokonoi’s mouth, forcing him to shut up).Kokonoi: ???!!! (confused and outraged by his subordinate just randomly making him shut up)Shinji: (hears steps becoming closer and closer. he reaches to his pocket, and as soon as the person takes on step to their viewing fields, Shinji throws salt into the guy's eyes, and quickly pulls his KM2000 knife out, gets behind the person, grabs his hair and and puts the knife to his throat……The guy is screaming in pain from the salt in his eyes.And... Shinji slowly realizes that this guy was from their own gang)Shinji: oh… wrong person...LATER, SHINJI AND KOKONOI ARE SITTING ON THE TRAINShinji and Kokonoi sit next to each other on the train. Shinji’s AWP is resting in a case.Shinji: Looks like no one stole my sniper setup afterall.Kokonoi: (groaning) I can’t believe you almost killed one of our men… And why the hell are you carrying salt in your pocket?! Only an idiot would do that...Shinji: If it works, it's not stupid. Even now, it was proved to be very useful.Kokonoi: Useful to attack your fellow gang member. Congratulations!Shinji: Good thing I didn’t go for the fatal spots.Kokonoi: Think before you act, you ass.Shinji: I have to make quick decisions. Besides… you were okay with Inui wanting to kill me.Kokonoi: Don’t you remember I stopped him, idiot?Silence….Shinji: I’m sorry… for everything. But… (looks at him) Nothing matters as long as you are safe.Kokonoi: … (looks at him in surprise and blushes)Shinji: (looks back at him with relaxed and gentle expression)They are now staring at each other.Kokonoi: Shinji…Shinji: I need the money. (says bluntly)Kokonoi: …FUCK YOU! (leaves the train just before the doors close, sticking his tongue out and giving Shinji the middle finger.)Shinji: ….Kokonoi: (mumbling) idiot soldier wannabe nerd…Shinji: (opens one of the windows, throws the AWP setup case out, then jumps out. His body begins to roll on the ground, getting a lot of bruises. He is in significant pain, but still determined to catch up to Kokonoi.)Kokonoi: WHAT THE HELL???(thinking) This guy is lunatic but loyal to me above everything else. He even jumped off a train just so he could follow me. Thinking that he could become loyal to a rival captain instead of me… scares me.

Kokonoi: (slowly walks to Shinji who is still laying on the floor. He looks down at him with a mixture of annoyance and pity) What is wrong with you, jumping off a train for my sake? You’re really that desperate to become my dog?PLOT HOLE(We are at a Black Dragon meeting)Kokonoi: I’m delighted to announce that I’m accepting Mikami Shinji as my personal pet.Shinji: Yaay! (says in a calm, but visibly cheerful tone)Kokonoi: Now let’s conduct the initiation ceremony. (holds out a pink collar, dangling it with his finger) Put it on.Shinji: Huh? Okay…? puts the collar onKokonoi: Now it’s time to see how loyal you are to me. Get down on all fours.Shinji: (casual and relaxed smile) Public humiliation huh? I’m in! (goes down on all fours)Kokonoi: Good boy. Now bark like a dog.Shinji: (soft and cute bark and looks up at him cutely) woof-woof~Kokonoi: (grabs him aggressively and pulls him to him by the collar) LOUDEEEEER~Shinji: (wide smile) WOOF-WOOF! BARK! AWOOOO~Kokonoi: That’s the spirit~ (kicks Shinji in the stomach)Shinji: (yelps in pain, his voice is just like a real dog who’s been kicked)Kokonoi: Yeaahhh, you better whine~ (sadistic smile)Shinji: (looks up at him with a happy smile while lying on his back) Woof-woof! (cute dog whining)Kokonoi: That’s right, you’re doing it right~ (crouchs down to him and pats his head)Shinji: ……uh….y… yeaaaaahhhhh…!!! I love the headpats! I want more! Please!Other gang members: what a weird degenerate… pathetic….Kokonoi: (smug smile) you can have more… (stands up) but only if you lick my shoes!Other gang members: well, I’m curious about that. he doesn’t do that anymore. What a miserable…Shinji: woof! yes, master! (bends down at his feet on all fours and sticks out his tongue…)Koko: (kick him the mouth)Other gang members: (laughing)Shinji: (he yelps again in pain like a dog being hurt and lies on his back when kicked in the mouth)Kokonoi: (grabs him by the hair)Shinji: (mouth bleeding and smiling) woof-woof! kick me, spit on me, step on me! that’s what a filthy and dirty dog like me deserves! just give me headpats and I’ll be the happiest dog ever!!! (pants and whimpers like a dog)Kokonoi: oooooo~ good boy!! I wasn’t expecting this much acceptance~ now go, drink from that puddle!Shinji: woof! yes, master! (crawls to the puddle and starts lapping it like a dog)Random gang members: (laughing hard)Shinji: (finished drinking and starts rolling on his back on the ground) woof-woof! Gimme headpats! I LOVE HEADPAATS~Kokonoi: (steps on Shinji) what an eager good boy~ (spits on his face)Shinji: (wiggles, still laying on his back)Random BD member: (laughing) HAHAHA WHAT A PATETHIC PIECE OF SHI-Kokonoi: SHUT UP!Random BD member: …w…what? (confused)Kokonoi: (grabs him) DID I STUTTER?! I SAID SHUT UP THE FUCK UP! (kicks him away)Shinji: (wiggles and rolls around like a happy puppy)Kokonoi: STOP ROLLING AROUND! (Kicks him in the stomach)Shinji: (whimpers in a high pitched noise like a real dog)Randoms: (laughing and talking shit about him)Koko: (turning to the gang) Ok, that’s it! You all can get lost! I hope you had fun because I’m taking Shinji under my protection now! Whoever messes with him messes with me, is that clear?!Gang members: ….???Koko: (turns to Shinji and his voice is softer now) you can get up.Inu: What was this public humiliation for if you now come to his defense?Kokonoi: This was the ultimate test of his loyalty to me. I’m gonna entrusting my life to him after all…LATER, WALKING HOMEKokonoi: (awkward silence and looks at shinji) I may have taken it too far.Shinji: It’s okay, I really enjoyed it.Kokonoi: Yeah, I saw that.Shinji: I think we both really enjoyed it. I’m down to doing it again sometime.Kokonoi: Are you a masochist?Shinji: Can I keep the collar?Kokonoi: Sure, You filthy degenerate.Shinji: I think this test was just a reason to live out your fetish on someone. (calm, relaxed smile)Kokonoi: (blush) I… it’s not a fetish! I don’t have any fetishes!Shinji: I do. (says bluntly and casually)Kokonoi: (blushes harder) Yeah, yeah… I know. You’re a masochist. I get it.Silence….Kokonoi: Anyway… how do you make that yelp sound?Shinji: which one?Kokonoi: this: (kicks Shinji’s leg)Shinji: what now, why are you kicking me?Kokonoi: do the yelp again!Shinji: this? (makes loud dog yelp/crying sound, just like a real dog that is really being kicked)Kokonoi: yes, this!Shinji: do you like it?Kokonoi: no. I hate it. I almost broke character. I felt like I was hurting a real dog… I… kinda felt sorry for you.Shinji: (blank expression) I wish I were a real dog…Kokonoi: huh?Shinji: everyone loves dogs…PART 1 ENDEDIf there is even one single people who enjoys the story,
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I shine - Part 2Shinji is standing in front of the mirror in a night club’s restroom. His innocent, gentle puppy smile is no longer there. Now he has a blank, depressed expression as he looks at himself. He mutters something to himself before swallowing two pills.Shinji took a big breath to make sure his usual relaxed puppy smile was back. He walked out of the restroom and saw Kokonoi waiting for him in the hall, with a smug, teasing look in his eyes.Shinji: “I’m back. Let’s go.”Kokinoi: “Forget it. It’s already been taken care of. My other two guards are dealing with the traitor rat.”Shinji: “Poor guy…”The two boys start walking towards the exit of the club.Kokonoi: “What are your plans for Christmas?”Shinji: “I don’t know… maybe jack off to some porn and cry myself to sleep.” (says this with a blunt tone while keeping a relaxed, calm expression.)Kokonoi: “That’s pathetic…”Shinji: (silent)Kokonoi: Be at the church on December 25th night. I set up a little trap for Touman on Christmas Eve….” (he makes this comment with a smug, teasingly cocky grin on his face)Shinji: “And here go my plans ruined…” (laughs softly)Kokonoi: I’m not laughing… (cold and intimidating tone)Shinji: “How did you come up with the trap anyway?”Kokonoi: The fuckers wanted to know when Taiju’s alone.Kokonoi starts to tell the details to Shinji. He just nods to the plan, then asks:Shinji: So our boss is religious, huh? I’s surprising. In Japan, Christmas is all about couples going on a date then fuckin’. (blunt and relaxed)Kokonoi: “Yeah, he’s quite religious.”Shinji: (his expression changes, and he continues to walk. His breath grows a bit heavier, and he begins to sweat a little bit.)Kokonoi: (looks at Shinji, wondering what made him change so suddenly, but doesn’t care enough to ask, so he remains silent)Shinji: (shakes his head and tries to come back to his gentle puppy personality) Hey, what do you want for christmas?Kokonoi: “I know what you’re getting at here… Spit it out, what do you want?“Shinji: I don’t know…. maybe will to live? (smiles, but his eyes are sad and sorrowful)Kokonoi: “…What in the hell is wrong with you today?”Shinji: (quickly changes the subject to dodge the answer) “By the way, I’ve observed that in all gangs, without exception, everyone holds their knives improperly.”Kokonoi: “What do you mean, improperly?”Shinji: “Everyone holds their knife like it’s the first time they have ever held a knife. They just grip the handle and hold it stiffly upwards or forwards.”Kokonoi: (Scoffs) Then show me how it’s done then, wannabe soldier~Shinji pulls out his knife.Shinji: “This is a Black G10 Combat knife.”Kokinoi: “So you know all the fancy names for military stuff, huh?“Shinji hands the knife to Kokonoi.Shinji: "Clenched fist, hold the knife edge down, turn your wrist to the right and bend your elbow. That’s the basic way of gripping a combat knife. Now if you wish to attack, extend your arm, then swing at full power like this, allowing you to cause maximum damage. It’s called the "reverse grip”.Kokonoi feels a bit flustered from Shinji’s closeness as he guides his movements.Shinji: Always make sure to keep your movements unpredictable and difficult to predict. Quick jabs are a great way to get inside an enemy’s guard. They are especially useful when used in conjunction with other moves, like hooks and uppercuts. Quick jabs can be thrown from any distance, as they are fast and unpredictable. It’s important to keep your jabs short and to avoid overcommitting. Always remember to stay light on your toes and keep moving. And also, don’t forget to occasionally wipe the handle. In the heat of battle, your hand will end up getting sweaty and slippery. When defending yourself, it’s important to have a strong grasp on the blade. As well as that, don’t forget to clean the blade afterward. If blood from your opponent gets on you, make sure to rinse it off. Otherwise, you could risk getting a blood infection like tetanus or hepatitis. It won’t just be painful, it can be deadly too.“Kokonoi: (still blushing from closeness) “Hmph, this is just basic knife-fighting technique. Nothing I haven’t heard before. Now stop touching me.”Shinji: “Okay, sorry." (smiles gently and puts the knife away) You won’t need to worry about fighting anyway. I’ll be there for you.Kokonoi: No. You’ll be outside the church. Bring your sniper stuff and make sure the four idiots don’t get reinforcement.Shinji: ….have you ever been frostbitten? (asks very calmly with a smile)Kokonoi: Uh, no… Why?Shinji: Camping and kneeling in the snow with a sniper gun for long hours… guaranteed frostbit.Kokonoi: Hmm 🤔… Oh well, that sounds like a "you” problem.PLOT HOLEIt’s december 25th, past midnight. Shinji is kneeling in the snow and staring through the scope of his AWP rifle. The scope has night vision, so he has no problem observing the area of the church. There is no one, only he by himself… alone with his toughts. He’s starting to zone out and his hands are starting to become shaky. He just stares through the scope but doesn’t realize what’s happening in front of him. His limbs are shaking now, and he’s sweating. His breathing becomes heavy and feels nauseous.Suddenly someone grabs him by the shoulder and forcefully turns him to face him. He receives a heavy punch in the face immediately. The perpetrator is a member of the Touman gang. Shinji snaps out of his anxious state in a moment and goes reaching for his pistol instantly. But the member of the Touman gang rips the pistol out of his hand, and then smashes his face with the gun.Shinji winces in pain as the Touman gang member hits his face with the the gun.Shinji tries to fight back and is quickly overwhelmed by the Touman gang member’s aggression… he is forced to the ground and struggles to resist the Touman gang member, but he’s easily overpowered and his face is brutally pummeled as the gang member keeps slamming the the gun down onto his face.Shinji attempts to strike back, but the gang member’s punches are too strong and fast, and they keep hitting Shinji in the face repeatedly.Shinji blindly reaches for his bag and pulls out a random grenade as his face is being hit continously. He pulls out the ring and it releases a huge amount of tear gas smoke that blinds both of them.The Touman gang member lets out a coughing and choking noise, blinded by the teargas, and Shinji quickly gains the advantage.Shinji grabs the guy’s neck with one arm and tries to pull him down to the ground while twisting him around. He puts all his weight on the back of the guy’s neck and tightens his grip around his throat. After some struggling, he finally breaks the guy’s neck.Following that, Shinji quickly runs out of the tear gas’s range and he starts to vomit from the effect of the tear gas.After finishing vomiting and coughing, he sees a group of defeated BD members lie in the snow, while the proud Touman members leave the scene. It seems the battle between Touman and Black Dragon has just come to an end. Taiju is still standing in shock, unable to believe his defeat.Kokonoi: (immediately scolds Shinji) Shinji, what the fuck?!Shinji wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, still shaking and dizzy from the teargas and vomiting.Kokonoi stares at Shinji, his eyes narrow in annoyanceKokonoi: What the hell were you doing, you moron? (furious look)Shinji: Vomiting.Kokonoi: I’m talking about before that you dumbass! (he grabs the back of Shinji’s collar and pulls him close, speaking angrily)Shinji: (whimpers like a dog)Kokonoi’s glare and grip tighten as he grow more and more angry at this pathetic behaviour.Kokonoi: Stop whimpering!Shinji: I got a surprise attack from behind. That’s why I hate using sniper rifles…Kokonoi: I swear I’m gonna buy a fucking whip and whip your ass…..Shinji: (gets excited) OH PLEASE DO THAT! WOOF-WOOF! (pants like a dog)Kokonoi: UNTIL YOU BLEED!!!!Shinji: Woof! Sounds painful but exciting!Kokonoi: (He tightens the grip and keeps eye contact with him) You think I was joking? I’m gonna whip the shit out of your filthy dog ass then make you sit on salt ice!The 195 cm tall, incredibly strong Taiju grabs both of them and shouth at them at an earrape voice.Taiju: WE GOT SHAMEFULLY DEFEATED AND YOU TWO FAGGOTS TALK ABOUT SOME SHITTY DISGUSTING FETISH?! FUCK YOU!Taiju slams the two boys against each other.Inu: Well… I guess Black Dragon has officially disbanded… what’s next?Kokonoi: Isn’t it obvious? Of course I’m sticking with you.Shinji: So what about me? Are we going our separate ways?Kokonoi: No. I don’t plan to leave you behind. (says in a neutral tone)Shinji: (gentle smile) I’m happy to hear that.(Inui and Kokonoi continue walking and Shinji lags behind them.)Inu: Why do you keep this guy around? He’s clearly a delusional, mentally deranged freak.Kokonoi: He's always armed to the teeth, prepared for a damn war at all times. Now that BD is gone, other gangs will surely try to get him to join them. He’d be dangerous as hell in the hands of the enemy. He’s very loyal and totally insane. He even jumped off a moving train for me, so I’d be a fool if I just let him go and let some other gang take him.Inu: That only proves he’s an idiot…Kokonoi: (turns to Shinji) Hey, where are you going?Shinji: Gonna grab my setup and hide the body.Kokonoi: What body?Shinji: The guy who attacked me. I broke his neck.Kokonoi: You… just casually broke a Touman member’s neck?Shinji: Not casually. It took some effort… (faint smile with his usual sad eyebrows)PLOT HOLEBlack Dragon has disbanded a few weeks ago. Kokonoi and Shinji are now hanging out in the city together as normal civilians.Shinji: I noticed you insult me less frequently recently. (relaxed smile)Kokonoi: Well, I’m not an elite guard captain anymore and you act less annoying. But you still work for me, so know your place.His manner is actually quite soft, but there’s still a hint of rudeness and irritation in his voice as he speaks.Shinji: Yeah, I’m still your doggie. Woof-woof! Can I get some headpats?Kokonoi: (sighs and blushes) Fine, come here… (gives Shinji some headpats and ruffles his hair) There, there… good puppy~ You get off to this human-pet shit, don’t you? (derisive smile)Shinji suddenly pins Kokonoi to the wall.Shinji: Hajime…Kokonoi is extremely startled by this sudden behaviour. He gets really red in the face, feeling very embarassed, as Shinji gets a little way too close to him…Shinji: I…..Kokonoi looks like he’s about to melt, his brain not functioning properly anymore as he blushes so much. He stares at Shinji in shock and confusion, waiting for him to continue his sentence…Shinji: I…. leans closer and slightly tilts his head to the side ….Kokonoi decides to take the initiative instead of waiting, as he’s become impatient for the confession. He grabs Shinji by his waist and pulls him even closer.Shinji: I…. left my gun in the mall’s restroom.Kokonoi: ………Shinji: whimpersKokonoi: …You left your gun in a public toilet??? How stupid are you?? I hope it’s not stolen by now, you dumbass!Shinji: whimpersKokonoi feels very embarassed that he misjudged Shinji’s actions. He didn’t even care about the lost gun, he just used this as an excuse to release his embarassed anger on Shinji.Kokonoi: Stop whimpering and let’s go back to the mall! Move! (kicks him in the ass)Shinji: Oh, yes! Put me in my place! I’ve been a bad dog! Woof-woof!Kokonoi: (annoyed) You really love this, don’t you?Shinji: I do! (gets on all fours) Kick me, master! Kick your filthy, pathetic puppy again!Kokonoi: Fine. (kicks Shinji again)Shinji: (YELPS in pain just like a real dog)Kokonoi: Don’t ever forget that you are a disgusting mutt.Shinji: whimpersKokonoi: You like being treated like a worthless animal, don’t you…?Shinji: (starts happily rolling next to Kokonoi)Kokonoi: You’re such a degenerate… (continues walking, and Shinji is rolling next to him) So… what kind of dog you are?Shinji: I’m a jumpy, playful mongrel dog with thin, jumpy legs and droopy ears!Kokonoi: How pathetic. I guess it fits you…Suddenly they bump into Inui, Takemichi, Chifuyu, Smiley and Angry.Takemichi: Koko-kun? Why are you abusing Shinji-kun?Shinji: He’s not abusing me. We are just playing! (sweet, relaxed smile)Takemichi: Playing?!Kokonoi: (softer voice) Stand up, Shinji. (holds out his hand to Shinji)Shinji: (grabs Kokonoi’s hand, who pulls him up)The Touman boys explain to Shinji and Kokonoi the current situation. Yokohama Tenjiku’s came to Shibuya to beat every single Touman members.Shinji: (blunt and chill tone) Good thing I don’t belong to that garbage gang.Inui squinted his eyes. Chifuyu and the twins had murderous expressions. Their blood was boiling with anger.Kokonoi: (calmly and sarcastically) Well… I belong to that “garbage gang”, and you are still working for me, so you are affected too.Shinji: Oh.The twins head to Yokohama with Chifuyu and Takemichi on their bikes back seat.Inui stays with Kokonoi and Shinji to get his gun back from the mall’s bathroom.Inui: (says quietly) I don’t want to leave you alone with him. I have a bad feeling about him. Not just me, even Mikey and Draken. There is a reason they didn’t invite him to Touman.Kokonoi: I guess they don’t want to ruin their reputation by associating with someone who owns a gun arsenal. Touman thinks they have a moral high-ground. (hops on the backseat of Inui’s bike)Shinji: Do I fit in? (kind smile)Kokonoi: No. Take the subway. (sticks his tongue out)Shinji: Did you know it’s prohibited to have a passenger on motorbike for two years after getting the “B” catergory driving license?Kokonoi: You need “A” category for motorbike you smartass.Shinji: It’s still prohibited to have a passenger for 2 years.Kokonoi: I didn’t ask for a smartass lecture. Just take the damn subway!Shinji has a blank expression as he watches the bike ride away.PLOT HOLEKokonoi and Inui arrived at the mall faster. But a bunch of Tenjikus attacked them there. And Shinji was still nowhere.Kokonoi: Fuck… they’re really gonna kill us… (pants, and gets another hit in the face)Inui seems to struggle as well.Shinji finally arrived. He’s very chill and relaxed. Noticeably, more than usual.Kokonoi: Shinji! What the hell took so long?!Shinji: I took the subway as you said. I don’t have a driving license to ride fancy bikes. But I guess none of the Toumans have either.One of the Tenjikus grab Kokonoi from behind and presses a P90 against his head.Random Tenjiku: LOOOOK WHAT I FOUND~ ♡ Somebody left this thing in the bathrooom~ ♡Shinji: wow~ Nice toy.Random Tenjiku: Quit it. I recognize you. You are that guy from the former BD who own real guns and shit. You lost it, didn’t you? (smirks)Shinji: And now?Random Tenjiku: I dunnooo~ What about being our punching bag until you pass out? If you fight back, I’m gonna pull the trigger and blow his brains out~Shinji: Go ahead. Shoot him. (makes a wide and very calm smile)Kokonoi: (shocked)Random Tenjiku: Ohhh do you think I won’t do it? grinShinji: Oh I know you would definitely do it. (smile)Shinji was calm. Too calm. He almost looked like someone who was sedated.Shinji: I can see you even checked and managed to unsecure the gun. Bravo! (calm smile)Kokonoi was schoked and dissappointed. He felt a mixture of anger and sorrow, hearing Shinji betraying him so easily, without hesitation.Kokonoi: WHAT?! GO FUCK YOURSELF! WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE!Inui kept fighting the other Tenjikus but heard everything pretty well.Random Tenjiku: Did you really just say you are okay with me killing your friend? grins Are you that proud?Kokonoi: Heh… Even if you do it, the security cams recorded everything, do you’ll rot in prison. (tries to sound like confident)Shinji: Damn… I killed all the cameras. That was the first thing I did when I arrived here.Kokonoi: I’m gonna fucking murder you……. firm and murderous eyes, still feeling a mix of anger and sorrowRandom Hahaha! I’m starting to think that you are actually on our side! (notices a grenade in Shinji’s hand) huh?!

Shinji: But as soon as you pull the trigger, I’m gonna pull out the ring and blow every one of us up. (wide calm smile and sleepy eyes)Shinji still has that calm, but extremely tired and sleepy look in his eyes. It’s almost as if he’s high off something.Random Tenjiku: hehehe… why would you do that? You wouldn’t dare that, you little shit.Shinji: (pulls out the ring out)Random Tenjiku: HA?!Kokonoi: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!The other Tenjiku members run awway.Shinji throws the grenade at the Tenjiku member, who still held Kokonoi, who somehow manages to escape before the grenade before it hit them. As the grenade hit the Tenjiku member, it made a loud explosive sound.Altough, it was just a bait grenade and didn’t actually explode, but it left the enemy guy frozen.Taking advantage of this, Shinji quickly rushed towards the guy, grabbed his hand which had the gun and pulled it forward. Then with all his strength, he hit the guy’s wrist with his elbow so hard that he dropped the P90 gun. Shinji quickly picked up the gun and slammed the butt of the gun to the guy’s face, who fell on the ground.But he didn’t stop there. He pinned the guy to the ground by stepping on both of his hands, and Shinji was now standing over him and looking down on him.Shinji: Do you call this unsecured? (calm smile)Shinji quickly unsecured his P90, adjusted the magazine and made sure the gun was properly set to full-auto mode. Once again, he checked the safety switch and trigger lock to make sure that both are off.Then he pointed the gun at the Tenjiku member who was laying on the ground.Shinji: I don’t blame you tough. I can’t expect from anyone to have basic knowledge of military gu-Kokonoi: YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!!!!!!!!Kokonoi kicks Shinji away. It was not the usual kick. It was a real, big hard kick by all his force. Shinji didn’t even have time to process what just happened, because he got several hits in the face by Inui too.Shinji: What-He gets hit and kicked by Inui again.Shinji: What did I do wrong?! (bleeding nose and lower lip)Kokonoi: (grabs his collar and pulls Shinji to himself) YOU WANTED TO KILL MEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! (shouts at his face and drops him away)Shinji: We weren’t going to die. It was a bait grenade that makes an explosive sound to deceive the enemy.Kokonoi: IM NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT, SHITHEAD!Shinji: You weren’t in danger, master. I saw the guy managed to switch the safety catch off, but he forgot about the trigger lock. And not to mention that it was on semi-auto mode, which is pointless, when using a P90.Kokonoi: ……Shinji: sad eyebrows puppy smileKokonoi: You are fucking fired…..Shinji: No.Kokonoi: YES!Shinji: Why?Kokonoi: BECAUSE I FEEL DANGER WITH YOU, NOT SAFE!Shinji: I’m sorry you feel that way… (sad eyebrows smile)Kokonoi: Inui was right, I shouldn’t trust you!Shinji: I’m sorry that scared you. But I had to think fast. I would never betray you.Kokonoi: (starts to walk to the mall’s garage, where the bike parked, in hurried steps)Shinji: (follows him)Kokonoi: Leave me alone!Shinji: (walks next to him and suddenly gives him a very awkward hug)Kokonoi tosses him away with all his strenght.Kokonoi: STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME! YOU ARE FIRED!Shinji: I’m not a traitor, master… I would never betray you. I’m a loyal dog. Woof-woof… (does his signature sad eyebrow smile)Kokonoi: Go, fuck yourself!TIMESKIPShinji and Kokonoi are sitting in a café.Shinji: I feel like we’ve become closer today.Kokonoi: Yeaaah? I feel the opposite :)Shinji: Don’t feel that way.Kokonoi: Why the fuck are you still here?!They sit in silence. Kokonoi is staring at Shinji and has a flashback.Flashback:Random guy: I investigated like you asked. I found out some info. Half European. Fluent in several foreign languages. He was bullied to death at school, had his jaw broken, needles in his food, etc… After the needle incident, he was hospitalized and disappeared for two years. He was also reportedly treated in a psychiatric locked ward. Actually, that’s it.End of flashback.Kokonoi: Fine… I won’t fire you.Shinji: Really?Kokonoi: Yeah. But I expect honesty in return.Shinji: Go ahead, master. Ask me anything.Koko: (with a very serious face and voice) …Why were you in a locked ward, Shinji-kun?Shinji: (his calm smile instantly vanishes) …..Koko: If I’m going to trust you with my life, the least you can do is trust me as well…Shinji: Haven’t I proved it when you publicly humiliated me? (cold tone with blank expression)Kokonoi: Anwer me. Was it because of the bullying?Shinji: No.Kokonoi: Then?Shinji: ….Kokonoi: Are you schizophrenic?Shinji: No.Kokonoi: Are you potential school shooter?Shinji: No.Kokonoi: What was that two year disappearance?Shinji: ……Kokonoi: Okay, I’m not in the mood for this. If you don’t talk, I don’t give a shit. Stay the fuck away from me. (stands up)Shinji: Wait! …Kokonoi: Last chance. Spit it out.Shinji: (his breathing is getting heavier and starts to sweat) I… I ….w-… was sent to the military… straight to the battlefield… in the middle east…Kokonoi: Pffftt…. bye. (leaves)Shinji: ……….. (sits there with a sorrowful, anxious expression, staring at the floor)

I shine - Part 3Roppongi was famous of it's night life. Parties, bars, restaurants, hostess clubs, and night clubs… Rindou was partying in one of the night clubs. He went to the bathroom. The loud music was muffled by the thick walls of the bathroom.He noticed a boy with dirty blonde hair and droopy, lilac eyes' who stared at himself in the mirror with a blank, depressed expression. Rindou didn't mind it, he started to do his business into the urinal. The other boy walked to the other urinal next to him, and started doing the same. Rindou took a quick glance at the boy's crotch and his eyes widened.Rindou: OH MY FUCKING GOD!Shinji: Do you like it? (looks at him with a blank expression and tone)Rindou didn't speak, just looked back at the wall.Shinji: Are you okay? You look like someone who's about to collapse.Rindou: I'm okay. I'm just drunk.Shinji: Are you alone?Rindou: Yeah. Are you here with someone?Shinji: No. I'm completely alone.Rindou: Heh… I wish I was as sober as you.Shinji: I'm half european. I have higher alcohol tolerance than Japanese.Rindou laughed softly.Rindou: Half European? Which country? (he stumbled away from the sink and leaned against the wall.)Shinji: It's a shithole country you never heard of.Rindou: (thinking) Russia? Or maybe somewhere in eastern Europe?Shinji: Yeah, eastern Europe. (sits down next to him against the walll and lights up a joint)Rindou looked at the joint.Rindou: Can I?The strong alcohol in his system was making him dizzy.Shinji: Hell no. (says in a gentle and relaxed tone) You are already drunk. Youll get a bad trip and vomit your soul out.Rindou: Yeah, you are right…Shinji: (takes a drag of the joint) Why are you here alone? Looking for hookups?Rindou (laughs) Why? Would I have any luck with you?Shinji: (faint and relaxed smile)The alcohol made Rindou brave and careless.Rindou: Is that a yes?He said with a cocky grin.Shinji: Do I look gay?Rindou: Weell… (pause) Yeah, a bit.They are still sitting next to each other, leaning against the bathroom's wall. The smoke started to fill the entire room, so the weed affected Rindou too. He started to feel numb.(silence)Shinji: Nice tanned skin.Rindou looked at him with a sly grin on his face.Rindou: Are you complimenting me or flirting with me?Shinji: I'm serious, i love it. It''s subtle and barely noticeable. Not like that shit on shibuya guys' face.Rindou: Thanks. And i like…. ummm… big ass hooked nose! (laughs)Shinji: ….. (bursts out laughing) You should see my father!They both bursted out laughing. The effect from the weed made them feel extremely relaxed and calm.Shinji: (cant stop laughing. both of them are high)Rindou tried to think something to say but he couldn't because of the effect the weed and alcohol had on his brain. So he laughed. He laughed really hard and soon he was laughing with Shinji like two morons.Shinji: hey, hey, listen here~Rindou: I'm listening. What do you want to say… handsome? (looks back at Shinji with a teasing look on his face)Shinji: "kaki" means persimmon in japanese. but in hungarian… it means…. (leans closer and closes his eyes slightly)Rindou: (his breathing got heavier as he waited for Shinji's answer) So what does it mean…?Shinji: SHIT! (laughs)Rindou laughed really loud.Rindou: You little sh*t. (laughs)Shinji: little shit? (laughs) it reminds me of my father!Rindou: What the heeeell?? (laughs)At this point, tho boys where so high, they would laugh on anything.Shinji: When I was a little boy I asked: "Papa, what does faggot mean?" Then i got a big hard juicy slap on my face and called me "little shit! (laughs)Rindou started laughing on Shinji's story.Rindou: Damn, your father was a real man. He never let you be a little pussy like you are now. Right?Shinji: (stops laughing)Rindou: Hah, got you. You actually are a little pussy after all.Shinji: (stares the floor with blank expression)Rindou laughed and put a hand on his shoulder. "Come on. Don't be like that. I'm just joking with you.Shinji: (bursts out laughing) Yeah! He didn't want to raise no pussy! Now he has a son with severe PTSD! (laughs hard)Rindou: (laughs) PTSD? Like you have war flashbacks or what?Shinji: (stops laughing) That too. But mostly auditory hallucinations. Especially when I'm trying to sleep.Rindou: Wait, are you serious?Shinji: (quickly changes the subject) Hey, wanna dance?PLOT HOLERandom: Well, welcome to Tenjiku, Kokonoi. There is someone here who will be happy to see you.He points to Shinji, who doesn't look like his usual self at all. The always calm and smiling Shinji was now visibly distressed. He was sweating and trembling despite the fact that he had no injuries.Koko: Shinji?Shinji: (anxious smile, shaky breath) Hi Hajime… I guess we'll work together again… (sweating)Kokonoi: (says nothing, but is shocked to see Shinji like this)Kokonoi thinking: "What did they do to him?"Random: (throws a medicine package at Shinji's head) Here, your SSRI and antipsychotics.Shinji: (holds the package with shaky hand) It's only enough for one day...Random: Yeah? Well, we'll keep the rest for ourselves. You think we're stupid enough to give it all back? This will guarantee that you'll stay with us and not become a traitor.Shinji: ….Random: I'm leaving you two alone. Make sure he doesn't kill himself. Tenjiku needs both of you. (leaves)Kokonoi: So they're blackmailing you with your medicine…Shinji: (nods, then takes the medicine. his hands are shaking)Kokonoi: You really depend on it that much?Shinji: …Do you want the short or the long answer?Kokonoi: Long answer.Shinji: (he's breathing and sweating heavily. sits down and and prepares himself to talk) ...I didn't lie when I said I was sent to the military. I was 16. I should have already gotten mental help at the time of the bullying. It wasn't your ordinary bullying. The last thing they did was put needles in my food. It was on valentine's day. One of the girls gave me home baked cookies as a gift. It was a plan of the whole class. I almost choked on the needles, then I was taken to the hospital. But maybe I should have died there. I didn't get a single drop of support or sympathy after that. All my dear dad said was that this generation was soft, but back in his day blah blah blah… he casually sent me to military school in the Middle East because he thought I'd toughen up there. There was no education, in fact the whole school was a big scam, they were actually recruiting people because the Japanese army was short of men. I and the other students were sent to the battlefield after only two months of training. It was hell on earth. I saw things I will never forget… Have you ever seen a real beheading, Hajime? I have… not a quick process. The victim suffers a lot… I had to watch it, and it wasn't just anyone… Someone I loved very much… I had to watch it helplessly and I could do nothing… NOTHING! Someone who was a living, sentient being, someone I talked to every day, someone we mutually supported and liked each other… was nothing but a mangled body… because they didn't stop at decapitation… (starts to cry) They even killed my adopted cat and had fun with her corpse in front of me… These people don't feel anything, these people are not human, they can't even be called animals, even monster is too mild a word for them!!!Kokonoi: … (doesn't know what to say, keeps his distance for the moment but shows surprise and a slight sadness on his face)Shinji: (crying) There was nothing I could do for him… for them… for anyone… I should have been the one to die.Kokonoi: ...Shinji: …I took care of his body and head for three days… I hugged his body… what was left of him… I held a gun to anyone who tried to take him away from me… You think all fallen soldiers get a decent burial? You think they're considered heroes? No… they throw all the corpses in a pile, light them with a flamethrower and slowly burn them… as if they were nothing… as if they were nothing…Kokonoi: (his eyes widen more when shinji tells her how he hugged a corpse for three days and how they throw the bodies on a pile and set them on fire like it was a pile of garbage) So that's why they put you in a locked ward… not because you're a public menace.Shinji: You think for one minute they cared about my mental health? They brought me home and put me in the locked ward because I was no longer of any use to them. I was constantly disturbed and aggressive, I was shouting, crying, I couldn't cooperate, they just couldn't stand me… They gave me injections, tied me to a bed and sent me back to Japan. It was the same in the psychiatric hospital. Once you're in there, from then on you're not considered human, anything you say is not taken seriously and you're considered crazy. No matter if the staff beat you or rape you, who's going to believe you? No one in the world. Although this medicine works well, it doesn't always. They didn't give me the medicine perscripted to stop suffering. They gave it to make the people around me feel comfortable. They don't give a shit what I've been through. All that matters to the doctors that I can smile and smile and smile and think about nothing. Like I've been lobotomized. Although sometimes I wish I'd actually been lobotomized, because then at least those memories and thoughts would be gone forever. And sometimes I'd like to go back and kill them all… now I wouldn't feel sorry for any of them, because I know what monsters they are… they have no empathy, no nothing… it's useless to try to humanize them… they have no feelings, they just enjoy the suffering of others… they're all fucking psychopaths!Koko: Have you become a racist? (says bluntly)Shinji: (bursts out in anger) YOU WOULD BECOME TOO IF YOU WERE IN MY SHOES! YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT! IT'S EASY TO TALK FROM THE SAFEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!Kokonoi: (grabs him by his collar, pulls him close and yells at him) DON'T SHOUT AT ME YOU SON OF A BITCH! (kicks him then throws him away)Shinji: (sits up but stays on the ground) You don't know shit... You can't imagine the things I saw and the things I experienced there... and the things I still experience every day... I get very realistic flashbacks and awful, extra loud auditory hallucinations. You know, it sucks to wake up to shootings and explosions every night... Just imagine trying to fall asleep, only to be awoken by the sounds of bombs going off and people screaming around you. And the smell of burning flesh...(he's still weeping, pulls out a joint with shaky hands and lights it)Kokonoi: What is that?Shinji: (doesn't answer, just takes a drag of the joint as the thick tears are drying up on his cheeks)Kokonoi: WHAT IS THAT?!Shinji: (blows out the smoke) It's what it looks like…Kokonoi: (takes the joint out of Shinji's mouth, throws it away and stomps on it) DON'T SMOKE THIS SHIT! DO YOU THINK WEED IS GONNA FIX YOUR DAMN PTSD?!Shinji: It won't... but helps a lot.Kokonoi: That's why you needed the money? To buy drugs?Shinji: Nope. I'm not an addict. And actually... I don't need your money. I never did. I have a source of income. I'm a freelance translator. They pay pretty well for someone who speaks several languages fluently.Kokonoi: Then why did you stick around with me? For protection?Shinji: No.Kokonoi: Why did you even lie about needing the money in the first place?Shinji: (no answer, just lights another joint with shaky hands)Kokonoi: Answer me!Shinji: (takes a drag of the joint then blows out the smoke) I was going to say something else... But needing the money sounded more believeable.Kokonoi: More beliveable than what? (thinks back to the train scene)Flashback:Shinji: I’m sorry… for everything. But… (looks at him) Nothing matters as long as you are safe.Kokonoi: … (looks at him in surprise and blushes)Shinji: (looks back at him with relaxed and gentle expression)They are now staring at each other.Kokonoi: Shinji…Shinji: I need the money. (says bluntly)Kokonoi: …FUCK YOU!Flashback ends.Shinji: Even the other day... I was going to say something else... before I realized I left my gun...Kokonoi blushes, and gets flustered.Kokonoi: I... I think I get it...Blushes, but tries to keep his cold demeanor.Shinji makes an awkward smile, altough, he's still shaking and sweating from the anxiety.Kokonoi sits down next to Shinji and slowly takes the joint out of his mouth, as he leans closer.Kokonoi: But I want to hear it from you. What were you going to say...?Shinji: ...Are you satisfied with the long answer?Kokonoi: ...Kokonoi gets frustrated by Shinji dodging the answer.Altough, considering Shinji's current state, he let him get away with it. He actually felt empathy for him.But he was still unsure about Shinji's feelings towards him. He was afraid that he is misunderstanding Shinji's actions again. He didn't want to embarass himself again, that's why he wanted to hear it from Shinji.Kokonoi: Yes... At least now I know you're not a threat to me.Shinji: Of course I'm not. I'm just used to it… You know, there's no time to think at the front. I had to make quick decisions. I wasn't supposed to worry about the consequences, even if I lost an arm, I'd still be alive, and that's all that mattered.Kokonoi: I understand… that was the most important thing there. But now we are in Japan and the conditions are much better. So the expectations are also higher. I want full protection, survival is not enough. Can you do it?Shinji: Does that mean you won't fire me?Kokonoi: (sighs)… I still want to fire you. But I don't want to lose you... (blushes and quickly explains himself) Right now, you're the only person I can trust.Shinji: Did you really think I'm a psycho compared to people like Taiju, Izana and the Haitian brothers?Kokonoi: That's different. I put my life in your hands, so I need 100% trust. Especially now that everyone is betraying everyone...

I shine - Part 4It’s very late, 2 AM. The boys are exhausted and bruised and covered in blood. It was an one and an half hour long trip from Yokohama to Setagaya, where Shinji’s apartment was. Setagaya has very cheap, affordable apartments. There aren’t much people outside this late at night, so the streets are mostly empty. It’s silent.They enter the apartment.Kokonoi: Thanks for letting me stay… (looking quite tired, in a relaxed manner.)Shinji: You’re welcome. You can’t stay at a hotel forever anyway, you know~ Even if you’re rich. It would suck up your money very fast.Kokonoi: Not just that, being alone with my thoughts right now would drive me crazy.Shinji: Well… that’s what I feel every single night when I come home.Shinji was not anxious anymore. His chill, relaxed demeanor came back.Shinji: We’ll keep each other sane tonight. (faint smile)Kokonoi remembers that, he still didn’t get an answer from Shinji regarding why he stick with him and what he was going to say on the train, and on the day when he lost his gun.He doesn’t want to force Shinji to tell him by ask in a straight way. So he tries to be subtle.Kokonoi: (blushes with an awkward smile) Since the only support we have right now is each other…… perhaps we could…… help each other by sharing our thoughts and feelings? This way, we can ease the burden on our shoulders by saying things we’d otherwise keep hidden……. You can start, Shinji.Shinji: (blank stare) I have foot fetish.Kokonoi: You have what?!Shinji: You heard it right. I love feet. Now take off your shoes.KokonoI: I was trying to get serious here, and not looking to talk about fetishes! Did you honestly think that was what I wanted to hear after all this time?!Shinji: Well, I’ve already said everything. What else do you want to hear?Kokonoi: Is there anything else… you want to get off your chest?Shinji: I’m afraid of the wasp man.Kokonoi: Wait, the WHAT man?!Shinji: A half-wasp, half-human who crawls down my hallway every night unless I leave all the lights on. But that sly bastard won’t show himself today in front of you, because he wants to make me out to be a fool. (chill tone)Kokonoi: (squints his eyes) Are you sure you don’t have another mental illness?Shinji: I’m telling the truth, it really exists. But there is an even worse creature I’m afraid of. The Toyol.Kokonoi: What even is that?!Shinji: The Toyol is an undead baby possessed by a demon. It’s a cursed and evil entity that preys on humans and eats their life force. It can be easily summoned by a spell and once it’s summoned, it will haunt and torment it’s victim.Kokonoi: …You’re not going to admit that you have feelings for me, are you? (embarassed smile)Shinji: (sad eyebrows smile) … I’m going to take a shower. Wanna join?Kokonoi: (blushes) …W-Wait just a minute…! (gets flushed with embarassment) I… I-I….Shinji: The rent here is cheap for a reason. If I take a shower now, the hot water will run out and won’t be available for hours afterwards.Kokonoi: (gets very flustered) W-Wait… you’re seriously asking me to take a shower with you…?Shinji: Yeah. I got used to shower with other guys in the military.Kokonoi: I-I…. (blushes intense and looks away from him)Kokonoi takes in considerate that both of them are pretty beaten up, bloody and bruised, and extremely exhausted. Waiting hours for warm water would be a torture.Kokonoi: You know what? Ok- Ok-… let’s take a shower together… (still very embarrassed)Shinji: (relaxed smile, but a very faint blush is visible on his face) Then… come…Kokonoi: (follows him into the bathroom and is shaking internally and has a blush, but is hiding the embarrassment well and is trying to act natural)Shinji: (casually takes off all of his clothes and steps into the shower cabin under the running hot water)Kokonoi stares at Shinji's naked body, and can't help but notice that he's circumcised. Kokonoi blushes intensely at the sight, feeling a strange mix of surprise and curiosity. He tries to act casual and slowly takes off his clothes as well and steps into the shower cabin under the running hot water, trying to hide his reaction.Shinji was under the effect of the SSRI and antipsychotics. He acted totally relaxed and casual. On the other hand, Kokonoi was almost crying from the embarassment.Kokonoi: (trying his hardest not to look at Shinji)The cabin was quite small for two persons. So their skins unintentionally touched, as Shinji started to wash himself.Kokonoi: (blushes extremely as he feels his skin slightly touching Shinji’s)Shinji slowly turns his head towards Kokonoi, with a calm smile.Kokonoi: (shines bright crimson and is blushing extremely, looking away and pretending to not notice Shinji’s calm smile while trying to keep washing himself)Shinji: It’s okay, master. I’m hard too. (says casually in a totally chill tone and calm expression)Kokonoi blushes violently, feeling lightheaded and dizzy from the unexpected revelation, but at the same time feeling a rush of excitement.Shinji: It's just the hot water.Kokonoi: Y-yeah... it's just the hot water... (says awkwardly)After the awkward shower together, Shinji gave Kokonoi a clean t-shirt and pants he can wear to sleep. They were the same height and about the same size. The only difference is, Shinji’s body was a bit more athletic.Shinji: I’m sorry in advance if I wake up screaming. (says with his signature sad eyebrow smile as he lies down on his pillow)Kokonoi: It’s okay… I know you have nightmares. (says awkwardly)The room is silent and pitch black. The boys are trying to sleep, but the stress of being blackmailed by Tenjiku, the pain of their bruises and the awkward feeling of sleeping in one bed next to each other prevented them from falling asleep.Shinji breaks the silence.Shinji: Master… if you see another Shinji choking me… don’t hesitate, just kill him.The sudden break in the silence catches Kokonoi by surprise, and he opens his eyes briefly. He can’t help but feel slightly disturbed when he hears Shinji speak so calmly about being choked.Kokonoi: Huh? What’re you talking about?Then Kokonoi remembers the words of the Tenjiku member:“I’m leaving you two alone. Make sure he doesn’t kill himself. Tenjiku needs both of you.”Kokonoi: W-wait, so are you saying…Shinji turns his body towards Kokonoi and their faces are very close. Kokonoi felt the warmth of Shinji’s breath on his face.Shinji: There is a Glock-35 in the cabinet on your bedside. It’s unsecured, so you’ll be able shoot with it without any problem" (says bluntly and naturally)Kokonoi: Shinji… have you really tried kill yourself before?Shinji: Only in third person. (says bluntly)Kokonoi: In third person?Kokonoii asked, feeling totally confused now.Shinji: I often dream about opening my front door and seeing this creature standing at the end of the long hall. It looks like me and just staring without any movement, like a statue. But whenever i look away, it’s becoming closer. But in my recent dreams, he was walking towards me and choking me.Kokonoi: Is this a metaphor of your suicidal thoughts?Shinji: No. It indeed looks like me, but, lifeless and very uncanny… you know, there are theories that our fear of something unnatural but human looking is a remnant of our animalistic fear of human-like creatures from prehistoric age. Someting, that tried to imitate humans… something that meant a threat to us…“Kokonoi: squints his eyes Is this the same kind of made-up shit like the wasp man and the toyol?Shinji: Hajime… i hate living here…It was rare to hear Shinji calling him anything other than "master”. The fact that he had used Kokonoi’s given name only emphasized how serious he was.Kokonoii: “Do you feel unsafe in here?”Shinji nods.Shinji: Every minute in this house feels like being in a horror game… even in the morning.Kokonoi: Why don’t you move back to your parents’ house then? Do you hate your dad that much?Shinji: No… despite everything, I don’t hate him at all.Kokonoii: Then why aren’t you living at your parents’ place?Shinji: Well, I’m 18, so I should be able to live on my own. I don’t wanna be a burden to them. And besides… the contract with the landlord forbids me to move out within 8 months.Kokonoi realizes how little he knew about Shinji before. He got showered with information about Shinji today, so he took advantake of the situation and decided to ask more.Shinji: The mental hospital? That was utter shit. I wasn’t exaggerating when I said I was tied to the bed 90% of the times. I wasnt treated like a human at all.Kokonoi: “Like, they didn’t let you walk around freely at all?Shinji: Yes. I wasn’t even allowed to go to the toilet. They put catheter into my p.Kokonoi: (shivers) Ugh…. that’s must be painful…Shinji: It was… The staff was rude, arrogant and abusive. One of the nurses even called me names, spat into my food every day and hit my head whenever I refused to eat it… but no one believed me. Once you get into a mental hospital, no one will believe you… My therapist was giving me fake medicines. He was curious if placebo therapy works. Well… it didnt work. After this failed experiment, he was giving me real meds, but those made me nauseous, sometimes I even threw up. But instead of changing the meds, I was forced to take those meds for a few weeks because he thought my body will eventually get used to it. They also applied shock theapy. That included me being tied down to the bed in a small room listening and watching a tape of endless recording of shootings, explosions, and people being killed for 12 hours. I was screaming and crying until I passed out. Needless to say, it was useless as well. After forced dinners, I was given strong sedatives to knock me out and sleep through the nights. My therapist gave permission to the nurses to throw a cup of ice cold water at my face whenever I ”“don’t behave”“. And since I was totally helpless, tied to the bed and wearing a catheter, on days when my therapist was day off, the nurses didn’t clean me…Shinji said the last sentence with an embarassed expression.Kokonoi: … So they basically tortured you?Shinji. Yes. Exactly.Kokonoi’s flashback:Shinji: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you. But I had to react quickly.Kokonoi: (shocked) Shinji!?Shinji: Ah, do you remember my name? It’s an honor, Hajime-kun.Kokonoi: (confused) B-but you… you were tortured! I thought- How did you get here?Shinji: I’m trained for situations like this, so they got bored quickly.Flashback ends:Kokonoi feels bad for Shinji.Shinji: And you know who was my therapist? My own cousin.Kokonoi: Your … COUSIN?Shinji: Yes. He always liked to mess with me and see me suffer. He was always like this. A few years ago when he came over, he hid a slice of pizza in my school bag and behind by cabinet too. It was rotthing there for weeks and we couldnt find the source of the smell. And there was one time when he gave me a fake adress that doesn’t exist, just to see me desperately trying to get there.Kokonoi: …How the hell did he even become a therapist?Shinji: I don’t know. Maybe he wanted to find a cure for his own suffering really bad. He’s mentally ill too. But his case is worse than mine.Kokonoi: So your cousin, who’s mentally ill himself, was your therapist, and he tortured you with these recordings and therapies?Shinji: Exactly. (says bluntly)Kokonoi: Why didn’t you report the abuse?Shinji: I won’t snitch him. I need the license to keep guns.Kokonoi: So he even falsifies official documents about you mentally stable, just to get your gun license?Shinji: Yeah. He himself owns guns too.Kokonoi: This whole shit is fucked up…Shinji: It is… But as long as I have my guns, I can continue being useful to you, master. (innocent and genuine puppy smile)It was the first time they had such chill and normal conversation.Kokonoi had mixed feelings. He felt bad for Shinji, but he had to keep his reputation as his boss.But… does this "reputation” means anything anymore? What reputation? It was not Balck Dragon anymore. Now they both were members of a gang they were forced to join. Beaten up, humiliated, blackmailed… No one respected Kokonoi anymore.Except… Shinji. Even now, when it doesn’t benefit him in any way, he keeps being loyal to him.Kokonoi was tired of being mean towards Shinji.Shinji was just laying on his side, facing him with clueless puppy eyes.

I shine - Part 5NEXT DAY MORNINGThe boys were exhausted. They couldn’t sleep at all from the stress and their aching bruises.Kokonoi was already dressed up in his Tenjiku uniform he got yesterday.But Shinji was still in his sleepwear. It was an old, long, loose t-shirt that just covered his private area. There was a text on the t-shirt: „HAPPY”.As Shinji typed the code to enter the other room, where he stored his firearms, Kokonoi noticed his shaky hand.Kokonoi: Looks like your medicine is wearing off, huh?Shinji: Yeah… conflicted smile It’s okay. I’ll get my morning dosage soon. The guy from yesterday said Izana needs some of my guns, so I have no other choice but bring some.Kokonoi: So Tenjiku don’t actually need YOU, they want only your gear.Shinji: nodsShinji started to type the password and Kokonoi turned his head away.Shinji: smiles Feel free to watch, master. The password is in binary language, so no one will be able to memorize it.Said with a faint smile, and with his shaky hand, he started to type a bunch of 0s and 1s with quick movements.Kokonoi: shocked How the hell can you memorize all of this?!Shinji: I’m good at memorizing languages. I already said I earn my money by translating commissions. And binary code system is also a language.Kokonoi was impressed. It was almost scary how smart Shinji actually was.Kokonoi thinking: „I’m lucky I didn’t get rid of him when Black Dragon disbanded… He could be dangerous as an enemy for much more reasons as I tought before.”Kokonoi: How someone who’s this smart is willing to act like a retarded dog? he asked with a non-malicious but a friendly toneShinji: I’m not smart. Memorizing stuff doesn’t require any intelligence. conflicted smileThe door opened.They entered the room. It was filled with all sorts of firearms and ammo boxes with different names on them, from shotguns to handguns to sniper rifles and even grenade launchers. It was like a paradise for an army freak like Shinji.Shinji: I’m not going to give them any of my military level guns. They’ll get some generic pistols with a few ammo and that’s all.Kokonoi: There’s definitely a lot better stuff in here than some ordinary ass pistols. There’s a reason they want your gear so badly. I mean look at this one.Shinji: That’s a Gali-AR. An Israeli assault rifle with huge recoil and deafening decibels. That was my first ever firearm I put my hands on.Kokonoi: Wait, this monster was the first gun you ever held in your hands?Shinji: Yeah… I was given this one when I was sent to that hell… But it’s useless in a beginner’s hand. I couldn’t handle the high recoil, so my aim was shitty and it always fell out of my grip. Also, it eats the bullets very fast so 90% of my ammo went to waste.Kokonoi: Did you scratch it into it? (points at the thin, crooked foreign text on the gun)Shinji: Yeah, I did that. Sometimes it feels comforting to write in your own language when lost in a foreign land... "Nem akarok itt lenni, haza akarok menni..."... It means: „I don’t wanna be here, I wanna go home…”Kokonoi: … puts the gun down You probably weren’t alone with those toughts… says with a genuinely empathic toneShinji: You are right… Others just had more strenght not to show it. Some of them had brutal injuries but never even complained… But I… I did nothing just whine, cry, waste ammo and hold them back in the first few months. Even the smallest injuries made me freak out… Even tough I learned to adapt and get used to the circumstances… I still couldn’t save Tsubaki… he would even take a bullet for me, but I couldn’t do anything for him… anything at all… You are absolutely right every time when you call me a pathetic dog, and I deserve to be called that. But… I would never tolerate it from anyone else but you. looks at him with a conflicted smileSilence.Kokonoi wonders why shinji tolerates to be called pathetic only by him. But then he realizes his own situation with Inui and asks…Kokonoi: Shinji… do I remind you-Shinji: interrupts and changes the subject So, as I said, i’ll give the „shitty” ones to Izana and Kisaki. But you’ll get some of my best ones.Kokonoi: I don’t need it. I have you by my side.Shinji: It’s flattering you trust me that much, but be realistic, master. opens a case and takes out an MP9 This is an MP9. This gun is perfect for your slim body type and weaker physique.Kokonoi: Weaker? Compared to who? I easily beat your ass.Shinji: I let you because I desrve that. says very bluntlyAt this point Kokonoi was sure that Shinji’s masochist behaviour is linked to his friend who got beheaded and he blames himself for it.Shinji: So, back to the MP9. It’s perfectly suitable for you, master. It’s lightweight, easy to handle, and has a slim profile that makes it ideal for discreet carry. Despite its small size, it packs a punch with its 9mm rounds and a high fire rate. Plus, its folding stock allows for easy storage and concealment. It’s the perfect choice for close quarters combat or personal defense.“As Shinji holds the gun and shows it to Kokonoi, his hands are shaking, more than before they entered the room.Kokonoi: We should get going to get your meds as soon as possible.Shinji: Don’t worry, master. I’ll be fine, we have time before I lose my mind. makes a conflicted smile but he’s very happy to hear his master worrying about his well beingShinji crouched down and strap on the belt and holster around Kokonoi’s waist and inner thigh with his shaky hands. It was awkward for both of them.Kokonoi: blushes A-are you sure this is necessary?Shinji: Don’t be embarassed, master. says, but he himself blushes as well It’s important to have your firearms close at hand for protection. Besides, this holster is specially made for comfort and discretion, so no one will know it’s here. looks up at him smiling, with rosy cheeks and droopy puppy eyesTIMESKIPThe two exhausted boys were walking towards the bus that will take them to the nearest metro station.Shinji: The No.31 bus was pretty chill at night, but it’s a literal jungle in the mornings and afternoons, so be prepared.Kokonoi: It couldn’t be that bad. It’s Setagaya, one of the most chill districts.Shinji: Believe me, it is.They keep walking.As the two boys are walking in their red Tenjiku uniforms, they walk past the territory of another gang. A few guys from the other gang notice them, and start following them.
Kokonoi rolls his eyes. But they pretend not to notice them.Kokonoi: We're being followed.Shinji: Yeah…Kokonoi: You seem pretty relaxed about this.Shinji's relaxed, chill smile widens and pulls out a molotov cocktail and a lighter.Kokonoi: Don’t… dare… to use it!Shinji puts it away and they start to run instead. They need their little leftover energy for the bigger gang fight.The bus arrives and the boys quickly get on and sit down.Shinji: (he’s not smiling right now) I hate this bus.Kokonoi: Endure it.Shinji: I’ll endure it. But you won’t.Kokonoi: Oh, shut up.(a drunk passenger sings very loudly)Kokonoi: That’s all?(an argentinian musician with a guitar sings extremely loudly)Kokonoi: Okay, this is very unusual in Japan…(an unhinged man is loudly preaching jesus and talking about the apocalypse)Kokonoi: Seriously?Shinji: Yes. This is a shitty route.A woman on one of the seats feed her baby in a… natural way.Shinji: (looks at her direction)Kokonoi: (grabs Shinji’s head with both hands and turns it away to face him) Don't look! Fucking perv.. (blushing heavily)Shinji: It was just one second! And also an accident. I was checking the time.Kokonoi: Yeah, sure... I know you are a creep.Silence…The boys try to ignore the noise of the obnoxious passengers.Kokonoi: By the way… what is your real name?Shinji: What real name?Kokonoi: You told me your dad is Hungarian. So I guess you got your mother’s last name to blend in the school better.Shinji: Oh, you remember that? That’s a pleasant surprise! (smiles) And yes, your guess is right. So my official registered name is Mikami Shinji. There is no any „real name”.Silence again…Shinji: But my dad calls me „Negev”. That was supposed to be my given name, but the local government rejected it.Kokonoi: Negev? Like the desert?Shinji: And the IWI Negev NG-5 machine gun!Kokonoi: No wonder they rejected it.Shinji: Hehe… I’m pretty sure dad was thinking about the desert, not the gun.Silence.Kokonoi: Is he anything like you?Shinji: Not really. He’s very serious and totally emotionless. But pretty chill though… or just dead inside.One of the deliquent passengers recornize their Tenjiku uniforms, approach them shouting, threatening to stab them.The two boys don’t even look at the guy, they just look forward nonchalantly.Guy: WHAT? YOU WANT TO GET STABBED, HUH? HUH?! FUCKING FAGGOTS! (grabs Kokonoi by his collar)Kokonoi sprays pepper spray at him with bored, nonchalant expression, not even lookign at him.Guy: FUCK YOUUUU! (falls on the floor)Shinji: Just like spraying a fly.Kokonoi: Yeah… like a fly.Shinji: And I take this bus every single day. (glances at the direction of the feeding woman again, to check the time on the monitor)Kokonoi: You have a thing for mommas huh? (teasing him with an annoyed expression)TIMESKIPIn Tenjiku Hideout, after Shinji providing the guns, everybody scattered to wait for Touman.Altough, Shinji didn’t leave with Kokonoi. He waited for everybody to leave to room and there was a short moment when Shinji and Kisaki were alone.Kisaki made a sharp and judging look at Shinji. Shinji looked back at him with his puppy eyes, but didn’t smile, his expression was… ephatetic.Shinji: I understand you… maybe more than anyone…Kisaki was confused but kept his sharp and firm demeanor. He ordered Shinji to go to his place and watch for Kokonoi and the Tenjiku executives, in a degrading manner. Altough, he kept thinking about what Shinji meant.PLOT HOLESomewhere in the Tenjiku vs Touman scene.The Touman members arrived to the abandoned factory with their bikes.Shinji’s stomach cramped from the nervousness as he remembered that Kokonoi was also a member of Toman after the fall of Black Dragon. And now, Toman was here with Kokonoi’s best friend, Inui. And they were not planning on leaving without Kokonoii on their side again.But what about him? What about Shinji? No one cared about Shinji. Even if Touman wins, he’ll still be blackmailed with his medicine, and will have no other choice but stay in Tenjiku……without Kokonoi.As this thought sunk in, a wave of fear and anxiety washed over him, causing his stomach to cramp from the nervousness.Shinji: “They… want to take master away from me… I’m his only ally right now… If they get him back on their side, I’ll become a worthless, human trash again…”Shinji was sweating and breathing heavily. Despite providing the guns to Izana and Kisaki, they still didn’t give Shinji’s daily dose of meds… They said he will only get it if Tenjiku wins the battle against Touman.His thoughts are filled with violent fantasies of attacking Inui… but at the same time he tries to suppress it with all his might. He doesn’t want to betray his master’s trust by hurting his best friend…Suddenly an idea came to his mind.Shinji: That’s it… that’s it, that’s it, that’s it! If there is no Touman, they won’t take master away from me… if there is no Mikey, there is no Touman! (says with a very desperate grin)Shinji started to lose his mind in desperation, and having his meds taken away from him didnt help either. He was actually ready to kill either the leader of Touman, Mikey, or Takemichi in fear of losing his master.But another tought stopped him.Shinji: "No… that won’t work. I have only my P90 with me. As much as I love P90, but it’s a short ranged gun. Mikey is in the middle, so I would get beaten before I could approach him… fuuuck!The always sweet and chill puppy felt like a cornered rat. He was completely aware of the fact that Kokonoi is only nice to him since yesterday because he has no other ally at the moment. He knew very well what will happen if Touman wins and manages him to get him back on their side…Shinji: "FUCK IT! I DON’T GIVE A SHIT! As long as I don’t lay a finger on Inui, master won’t hate me!”PLOT HOLEThe whole fight escalated into chaos. Everyone was fighting everyonne with all their strenght. Even Shinji joined the fight, after his weapon was taken away from him when he unsuccessfully tried to approach Mikey.His fighting style was just…. raw…Shinji had no formal martial arts training or special combat styles. His fighting style was just him being himself and fighting with all his anger and rage. He was brutal, chaotic, and unhinged. He didn’t care about being elegant or efficient. He just fought with pure aggression and raw strength.Kokonoi is completely taken aback by Shinji’s sudden aggressive side.This is not the same Shinji he knows. This is not the pathetic, sweet and chill, patient dog, who is tolerant of abuse. This is not the person who is crying and shaking from PTSD either.This is a different side of him – a furious, unleashed animal. The sight of Shinji becoming unleashed with rage and attacking his opponents in a chaotic and brutal manner was a shocking spectacle to witness.But it was not just rage, but pure fear of losing his master and being left behind.Shinji knew he can’t harm Inui, so he leashed all his fear driven anger on other Touman members, who were not connected to Kokonoi. He was completely unhinged.PLOT HOLEIzana is dead, Kisaki is dead…The police comes and arrest everyone. Well… not everyone. Most of the Touman members leave.Even Kokonoi and Shinji can manage to leave without being arrested. Shinji is walking next to Kokonoi with an innocent puppy smile and bloody face and clothes.Kokonoi: You’ll be arrested too.Shinji: I know. (smiles) You can stay at my place for as long as you want.It’s 1 AM. The boys hurry to get the last train and get back to Setagaya. They see the train arriving to the station, and start to run towardsd it. But Kokonoi is much slower, so Shinji casually picks him up and runs with him in his arms.They get into the train, and then they both sit next to each other. Kokonoi is a little embarassed.Both boys are extremely exhausted. They have been awake for more than 24 hours, and are just over a huge gang war.Shinji: Touman won… why didn’t you leave with them?Kokonoi: Your brain processed this information just now?Shinji: My brain barely functions now.Kokonoi: Touman will never make me money, so I had no intention of going back.Shinji: What about Inui though?Kokonoi: I tried to get Inupi to join Tenjiku, but he stays with Touman, so we are enemies now… (says emotionlessly)The train stops.Speaker: The train stops here because of a technical error. We are sorry for the inconvience. Please leave the train.The boys were looking for alternative public transport to get to Setagaya, where Shinji’s apartment was. But all public transport stopped for today.They were both breathing heavily as they walked, as they were incredibly exhausted. The city around them was completely silent. And they were the only people walking on the street at this hour.It was february and cold outside.. they only had their red Tenjiku uniforms on… They were so exhausted… they accepted there is no way to get home. All public transport stopped, and they had no money with them to get a taxi. Not even their phones…Kokonoii and Shinji have both completely given up.At this point the two boys were immensely exhausted. They sat down on a bench. Kokonoi was fighting his exhaustion in order to stay awake and aware of his surroundings, but he couldn’t keep his eyes open. He’s not even aware that he’s holding Shinji’s hand. The two extremely exhausted boys fell asleep on the bench like like two homeless. They were leaning against each other and holding hands.They looked so pathetic…
Around 6 AM, three boys were surrounding them, calling them slurs and throwing rocks at them.Boy 1: Hey look a bunch of bums.Boy 2: Gay bums! (throws rocks at them)

Both Shinji and Kokonoi were dirty from the gang war the night before, and they were still wearing their bloody Tenjiku uniforms.Boy 1: Hey, bums! Wake up! (kicks kokonoi and throws a big, hard, icy snowball at his face.)Kokonoi starts to wake up, his mind still foggy from exhaustion. He slowly takes in the situation, realizing what is happening.Boy 3: Aren’t these two from Tenjiku? Let’s set these fuckers on fire!The sight of the Boy 3 playing with the lighter does little to move Kokonoi, who remains unfazed. For him, this is nothing more than a trivial display of intimidation.One of the sharp rocks hit Shinji’s forehead, making him bleed, but he’s too exhausted to even react.Seeing this, Kokonoi bursts out in anger. He pulls out the MP9 he got from Shinji yesterday, grabs Boy 3 by his coat and pushes the gun against his forehead by all his force, then yells at him.Kokonoi:“ WHERE DO YOU WANT THE BULLET, FUCKER?! BETWEEN YOUR EYES, OR YOUR D?”Boy 3: Wooow i’m scared shitless! (laughs smugly)The other two boys pull out their knives.The sight of their knives doesn’t intimidate Kokonoi one bit. He remembers the advices Shinji had given him about knife fights when they were members of Black Dragon. Even though on the surface, Kokonoi had seemed nonchalant and uninterested, but in reality, he had listened intently to Shinji’s words. It occurred to him that if these boys were truly out for blood, they would have already stabbed him multiple times by now.Shinji: (smiles very drowsy and talks slowly) Hehe… these idiots bring knives to a gunfight. (pulls out his damaged and broken P90. it’s magazine was missing too… but shinji assumed these boys were incompetent in military weapons)Boy 1: (laughing mockingly at shinji) This moron seriously thinks he can take on us with that sad excuse of a gun! You don’t even have a magazine, faggot! What’re you gonna do, throw it at us? (laugh even more)And Shinji actually threw the heavy gun at Boy 1’s face, which caused his nose to bleed.Boys 2 rushed to Shinji with his knife, but Shinji easily disarmed him and pinned to the ground.Kokonoi was amazed by Shinji being able to disarm someone even in this drowsy and extremely exhausted state.While Shinji was pinning Boy 2 to the ground, Boy 1, enraged with bleeding nose stabbed Shinji in the neck from behind multiple times with very quick movements.Kokonoi, still holding Boy 3, froze.Boy 3 : (psyco laugh) COME ON! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! PULL THE TRIGGER OF YOUR FAKE ASS GUN, FAGGOT! PULL PULL PULL PULL, PULL IT MOTHERFUCKE-Kokonoi aimed the MP9 at Boy 1’s head and pulled the trigged. Altough, he wasn’t expecting the recoil so big, so instead of his head, his aim went all over the place, and managed to shoot Boy 1’s shoulder. Due to the weapon being set to full auto mode, the barrage of bullets rips through Boy 1’s shoulder, leaving it in tatters. The boy shrieks in agony.Boy 1: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!! YOU SHOT ME! YOU SHOT ME!!! YOU SHOT ME YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!Boy 3: (still held by Kokonoi) What the fuck, these are real-Kokonoi: (grabs Boy 3 by his hair, pulls his head down and kicks his face with his knee, then smashes his face with the butt of the gun)The bully boys manage to run away, leaving their bicycles there.Shinji: Wow, master… you stood up for me~ You were actually ready to kill for me. I’ll never forget that. (tired but happy smile)Kokonoi: Are you… not injured? (asks surprised)Shinji: No. You handled the recoil of the gun nicely, considering you were firing it for the first time. It didn’t fall out of your grip and you didn’t accidentally shoot me. (sad eyebrow puppy smile)Kokonoi: I’m not talking about that! Your neck was stabbed like 10 times!Shinji pulls the zipper of the Tenjiku uniform down, and Kokonoi sees the pink dog collar with the metal bone tag around Shinji’s neck. The same collar he made Shinji wear, when he publicly humiliated him in front of the whole Black Dragon gang.Shinji walks to one of the bicycles that was left behind by the bullies, and picks it up.Shinji: Well, master… i may dont have a fancy, cool, fast motorbike like Touman members… ( turns to Kokonoi with a sweet, relaxed puppy smile) …but i can take us home on a stolen bicycle, like a real easter european.(Reminder: Shinji is half Hungarian, half Japanese.)They hop on the bicycle. Kokonoi sits on the backseat.Shinji: Hehe.. I’m still so tired. I feel like an easter european man in easter morning.Kokonoi: I think I get it. Try not to fall into a ditch.Kokonoi is extremely tired as well. He slowly wraps his hands around Shinji’s waist and rests his cheek on his back.Shinji feels Kokonoi’s arms wrapping around his waist, and he can’t help but feel a sense of contentment and warmth. He has his usual droopy, drowsy puppy eyes with the calm smile, but his cheeks become rosy.Kokonoi: Why are you wearing that stupid collar?Shinji: As a symbol of my love for you, master. (says casually)It caught Kokonoi off guard. Did Shinji… just actually confessed to him, or is this just another ambigious sentence that will be followed by a sudden change of subject?Shinji: I love you, Hajime. I will stay by your side forever as your loyal puppy.Shinji called him by his name, showing how serious he is.Kokonoi feels his heart skip a beat as he hears Shinji confessing, calling him by his name.The feeling was mutual. Kokonoi had no reason to be cruel to him and hide his affection anymore. They were just two ex members of two dead gans. And they didn’t belong anywhere anymore.He tightens his embrace.Kokonoi: I love you too, Shinji.Says calmly, smiling, while still hugging him from behind and resting his cheek on his back.They keep riding the bicycle silently and peacefully… enjoying this precious moment…Aaaaaaaaaaand… Shinji manages to ruin the mood.Shinji: You can stay at my apartment for as long as you want. But I warn you, the Toyol and Wasp Man will ruin your nights. Their life essence is to make my life miserable. Even Baba Yaga visits me sometimes. She cuts off people’s head and cooks them, so be careful. Dybbuk is also a regular visitor, trying to possess my body in order to help the other demons looking for the Key of Solomon grimoire, which I don’t have. I mean… I don’t have it physically. I once read it at my grandparents’ attic, and stored every single word in my memory. So they basically want my brain.Kokonoi laughs softly. He just can’t be mad at Shinji’s weird bullshit right now. He keeps hugging him calmly and contently. He’s in bliss from finally confessing their mutual love.Shinji: And don’t be afraid of the other Shinji, I’m 100% sure he won’t hurt you. But feel free to kill him. (says playfully with rosy cheeks and puppy smile)

I shine - Part 6A few day passed after Shinji turned himself in to the police. He was expecting his cousin, Dominick (who was his therapist as well) to get him out of the prison as soon as possible. But it was not a quick process, since Shinji not just simply participated in the bloody deliquent gang fight, but also owned guns.He was given his daily meds, and got Rindou as his roommate, who he got along with, so his days were relatively chill.Kokonoi is visiting Shinji today.Shinji: I know someone who can be your temporary bodyguard until I get released.Kokonoi: Really? Who?Shinji: My twin brother.Kokonoi: You have a twin brother?Shinji: Yeah… He’s mentally retarded tough. But he’s very sweet and affectionate, so please, I beg you… don’t be mean to him. He doesn’t deserve that. (says seriously but pleadingly)Kokonoi: Do you want me to take care of him? (says in an emphatetic tone, as he realizes the twin brother is mentally disabled)In all the time they had spent together, this was the first time that Kokonoi’s seen Shinji actually plead.Shinji: No. He will look after you.Kokonoi: Save it. I’ll take care of him while you’re away,Shinji: You… really would do that? That’s so generousf of you, master! I’m so grateful! I’ll never forget that! (smiles happily with his usual slightly sad eyebrows)Shinji: However, he’ll really be a good replacement of me when it comes to being your bodyguard. You know… our minds are connected. We share the same skills, experiences and memories. He is 100% capable of everything I am. Well… not everything, but most of the things. You don’t even have to introduce yourself, he knows you and all the events that happened so far from A to Z.Kokonoi: Really? (says emotionlessly and nonchalantly)Of course, Kokonoi didn’t believe any of this “connected minds” stuff. Shinji tends to talk about weird stuff like the malaysian baby demon toyol living in his house and hebrew demons wanting to steal his brain because it has the key of solomon grimoire stored inside it, even tends to mention baba yaga, the thai demon Krause, and some kind of wasp man who is his arch enemy.Shinji: Yes. He has all my memories and experiences from the military, and even from Black Dragon and Tenjiku. Trust me, he’s capable of of protecting you just fine.PLOT HOLEKokonoi arrived at Shinji’s apartment. (He lives there for a while.)Shinji’s twin brother was already waiting there, sitting on the floor, next to the front door, drinking water from a small bottle.The twin, as expected, looked 100% like Shinji. He even wore the same clothes. Only difference is, he had a sweet and innocent expression with big droopy puppy eyes (even droopier than Shinji’s) and rosy cheeks.He noticed Kokonoi, and despite never meeting him before, he immediately recognized him.Puppy: Master, master! I can finally see you in person! I’ve only seen you in our shared memories with brother!Kokonoi stood there, a bit taken aback. The twin just casually and very naturally called him master, just like Shinji.Kokonoi: Well, here I am in person. (shrugs)Puppy: I’m called Shinji too!Kokonoi raised an eyebrow at the unexpected revelation. The twin brother, with an almost childlike demeanor, had just informed him that he was called Shinji too.Kokonoi: Wait… you’re called Shinji as well? (he asks, his expression filled with both amusement and confusion)Puppy: Woof! Yes, master! (sweet puppy smile with rosy cheeks) But my name is written with different kanji!Kokonoi: I see… written with different kanji, huh? (he repeats, his tone intrigued) And what are your kanji, then?“Puppy: I dont know because i cant read and write kanji… (says with rosy cheeks and an embarassed conflicted smile)Kokonoi couldn’t help but feel a pang of pity and disbelief upon learning that Puppy was unable to read and write kanji.Kokonoi: You… you can’t read or write kanji? (he asked, his tone a mix of surprise and mild irritation)Puppy nods embarassedly.Kokonoi remembered the discussion he had with Shinji regarding Puppy’s condition. It wasn’t fair to blame Puppy for his own limitations. Still, he couldn’t help feeling a sense of frustration at the other twin’s ignorance.Kokonoi: (sighs) Don’t worry about it, it’s not your fault.Puppy: Shinji calls me Puppy, so you can call me that too. (conflicted smile and rosy cheeks)DRINKING GAME: drink a shot whenever "rosy cheeks” is mentioned.Kokonoi: Alright then, Puppy it is. (replies distantly)Kokonoi opened the apartment’s door and signaled Puppy to come in.Kokonoi: If you two really have shared memories you must know the password to the gun room.Altough, Shinji have told Kokonoi the password’s latin letters, and even gave him a dictionary to translate the letters to binary code language, but due to the password being a long sentence, it was practically impossible to type all the zeros and ones without making a mistake.Puppy didn’t move.Kokonoi: You don’t know the password, do you?His voice was not surprised at all. Kokonoi never believed this “connected mind” stuff in the first place. If the shared memories and skills were true, Puppy would be able to read and write kanji just like Shinji. But this poor thing can’t even write his own name…He didn’t mind it tough. He was going to agree taking care of him even before Shinji came up with this supernatural story.Puppy: I’m afraid of the Toyol… (rosy cheeks and innocent face)Kokonoi rolled his eyes. The Toyol again. This damn Malaysian baby demon that Shinji always keeps mentioning.Kokonoi: Toyol again, huh?Puppy: We have many demons in this apartment, master. Wasp man, Malaysian Toyol, Thai Krause, Estonian Kratt, Hebrew Dybbuk, Hungarian Mumus...Kokonoi: So that’s why you don’t live in the same apartment? (asks, however, he doesn’t believe any of this talk of demons)Puppy: Yes, master. I live in a different apartment. Shinji regulary checks me in the other apartment and at times when I’m scared of ghosts, demons or storms, he stays and sleeps with me… (rosy cheeks and a slightly embarassed innocent puppy face) He’s the best brother ever.Kokonoi listened to Puppy’s words, his expression softening slightly. It was endearing to hear that Shinji checked up on his brother and comforted him when he was scared. The image of the two brothers sharing a bed in the other apartment was strangely cute and touching.Kokonoi: (sighs) Yeah… It sounds like he takes good care of you.Kokonoi: By the way, Shinji said the Wasp Man and Toyol leaves him alone as long as I’m with him, so I guess they won’t hurt you as well. (says with an awkward smile, hoping that it it will convice Puppy to enter the house)Puppy: Woof! You are right, master! I forgot about that! I’m gonna unlock the gun room door for you then!Says happily as he walks into the house. Kokonoi follows him.Puppy walks up to the door of the gun room and very casually starts to type the long password into the keypad with quick, smooth movements. And the password was immediately accepted to the first try.Kokonoi was genuinely surprised that Puppy could do it so effortlessly and so quickly. It was as if he had done it a thousand times before.Puppy: Woof! Door is opened, master!PLOT HOLEKokonoi was sitting at the table, doing some paperwork and thinking about the potential financial benefits from joining in different gangs, when puppy put down a plate on his papersheets.Kokonoi looked up from his work, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, as Puppy placed a plate on his desk. He hadn’t expected to be interrupted while working, but he quickly recovered, giving Puppy a quick glance before speaking.Kokonoi: What’s this?The plate had two bear shaped breads on it with only butter spread on it. One of them was torn.Puppy: You eat the neat one, I eat the ugly one! (says with a sweet puppy smile and takes the torn bear)Kokonoi’s irritation faded as he heard Puppy’s innocent words. His sweet smile and the way he claimed the torn bear bread for himself made it difficult for Kokonoi to stay mad.While eating.Kokonoi: I understand Shinji moving out not to be a burden to his family, but what about you?Puppy: Shinji didn’t leave by choice.Kokonoi: What do you mean? He was forced to move out?Puppy: He’s been kicked out because he loves boys. (says very casually and innocently)Kokonoi’s expression darkened a bit as he listened to Puppy’s explanation. It was infuriating to hear that Shinji had been forcibly ousted from his family because of his sexual orientation. Especially after what his father made him go through that ended him up in the mental hospital.Kokonoi: So, he was disowned because he’s gay, then?Puppy: Yes, master. (says with a sad tone)Kokonoi: They kicked out you too?Puppy: No, master. I lived in foster care in all my life. (says very casually, as if it was nothing)Kokonoi: You don’t know your biological parents?Puppy: (puppy nods) I and Shinji didnt know about each other’s existence until we met in the mental hospital. Since then, he never left my side. He even fought to become my official caregiver.Kokonoi raises an eyebrow. He remembers Shinji telling him about his therapist cousin, Dominick. He falsifies Shinji’s documents about his mental health in exchange of Shinji’s silence about Dominick’s schizophrenia. So he assumed his cousin made it possible for Shinji to become his twin’s official caregiver.Puppy: Shinji can't move out of this demon-filled apartment because of his contract with the landlord. And he can't just leave all of these weapons unattended. But he saves money so he can pay for my separate, very small, demon-free apartment where I can live.PLOT HOLEPuppy and Kokonoi were walking in the city. It looked like Kokonoi was simply walking with the real Shinji, despite the fact that he was actually in prison at the moment.Puppy wore the pink collar that Shinji got from Kokonoi. He really liked it, so he insisted to wear it in public without realizing that people might have the wrong idea by the sight of the collar. It even had Shinji’s name written on the metal tag with latin letters. But since Puppy’s name was Shinji too, it felt just like it was made for him.As they were walking, Kokonoi realized they were in an area that was ruled by another gang. He wanted to get out of there, as soon as possible, before they get noticed.But suddenly Puppy hugged his arm.Puppy: MASTER, MASTER! CAN WE BUY GYROS? (happpy eager puppy eyes)Kokonoi was in the middle of contemplating their escape when Puppy suddenly grabbed his arm and tugged on it excitedly. He looked at him, seeing the eagerness in his puppy eyes as he asked for gyros.Kokonoi let out a long breath, his expression was hardening slightly. This was bad. They were in a dangerous area ruled by another gang, and the last thing they needed is to draw attention to themselves.Kokonoi: We don’t have time for gyros. (says firmly)Puppy: (whimpers) But there is no line! We can get one real quick! Please master! (innocent puppy eyes)Kokonoi: (sighs) Fine. We can get a quick one. (he relents)Kokonoi bought gyros to Puppy and they got on the train.There was only one seat left. Under normal circumstances, if it were actually Shinji standing next to him, Kokonoi would have simply sat down and treated his companion like a human footrest. But this time, he reluctantly gave the seat to Puppy instead.Kokonoi: Sit. (he says, gesturing towards the empty seat)Puppy: Thank you, master! (looks up at him with grageful puppy eyes and rosy cheeks)As Puppy looked up at Kokonoi with grateful puppy eyes and rosy cheeks, a strange feeling of softness came over him. He wasn’t used to such innocent and affectionate nature.Kokonoi managed a small smile, though he quickly masked it with his usual smirk.Kokonoi: Don’t mention it. (he replies, trying to sound nonchalant)Puppy started to eat the gyro very clumsily. Most of the meat from the top of the pita fell into his lap, the sauce was dripping down his hands and chin. Then the pita tore apart between his hands but he didn’t mind it. He kept eating happily and obliviously.The boy was blissfully oblivious to the food falling onto his lap, to the sauce dripping down his hands and chin, and even to the pita tearing apart in his hands.Kokonoi was watching Puppy’s pathetic, messy way of eating, feeling a mixture of pity, annoyance and embarrassment.It was clear why Shinji had chosen to keep his brother a secret. He couldn’t blame him for trying to keep him away from the messy and violent gang life.Kokonoi’s thoughts were interrupted by a realization that hit him like a ton of bricks. He had known about Puppy’s background in social care but it wasn’t until now that he truly understood the depth of it.He glanced over at Puppy, who was happily and obliviously eating his gyro, completely unaware of the dark thought that was swirling in Kokonoi’s mind.Kokonoi: (thinks) His parents… just abandoned him… because of his mental disability…Kokonoi’s heart tightened with a mix of anger and sadness at the thought.Kokonoi didnt care about Shinji’s fabricated story about the shared minds and about Puppy’s abilities of being his bodyguard. Whatever happens, even if he turns out to be completely useless, he won’t abandon puppy.PLOT HOLENot long after Puppy finished eating the gyro, the train arrived at their destination. As they leave the subway train and make their way up to the surface, Kokonoi remembers his conversation with Shinji.Flashback:Shinji: He gets lost very easily. Sometimes can’t even find the way home.Kokonoi: Are you saying I have to hold his hand whenever we go out? (annoyed expression)Shinji: No. I’m saying he has zero sense of direction. Just don’t leave him alone in the city.Flashback ends.As they are walking, they walk past by three guys from a former rival gang. The guys recognize them as former BD members, and mistake Puppy for Shinji.Kokonoi’s eyes narrow. He tries to keep his cool composure, altough, inside he gets anxious.He’s a decent fighter, but obviously not strong enough to beat or escape from three guys. Especially not with a vulnerable, helpless target beside him… Thinks, as he looks at Puppy’s innocent face, totally oblivious to the situation.Kokonoi knows that trying to walk faster would only attract more attention, so he forces himself to keep a slow, steady pace.The three guys surround them anyways.Guy1: Well, well, well! If it isn’t the filthy rich Kokonoi Hajime! Where is Black Dragon now, huh?! WHERE IS YOUR DISGUSTING SMIRK NOW HUH?! (grabs his hair as he shouths into his face)Kokonoi didn’t want to show his fear, he needed to look calm.Kokonoi: Black Dragon is gone, you should know that by now.Guy1: That won’t save you from my revenge! I’m the “RAT” you remember?!Kokonoi: Yes, I remember you. (says in a nonchalant tone and expression)Guy1: Where is your disgusting smug smile now, huh?! (asks again) You are scared shitless, didn’t you? (pulls out a knife and presses the tip of the knife against Kokonoi’s throat) Hey, moneymaking genius! Why don’t you hand me your credit card, huh?Kokonoi kept quiet for a few seconds before he slowly pulled out his wallet and handed his credit card.Guy1: AND YOUR CASH?!Kokonoi sighs and rolls his eyes. He hands the guy his whole wallet.Kokonoi: There, you happy now? (keeps the cold and nonchalant behaviour)Guy1: goood, gooood… (says, and unexpectedly punches Kokonoi’s face hard)But… before his fist reached his face, Puppy rushed forward, taking the punch for him. He didn’t fell on the ground, instead, immediately punched back with a metal brass knuckle, then kicked into the air, cutting a deep wound into Guy1’s arm, that makes him drop his knife.Guy1: FUCK! Hidden blades on the shoe?! Heh… what else did I expected from Shinji…Guy2: Who is this, boss?Guy1: Kokonoi’s cocksucker lapdog from the former BD. He follows him everywhere and owns a bunch of military weapons. Assault rifles, grenades, knives… you name it. Not a real deliquent.Guy2: Oh, so this is him… I didn’t expect him to look like this…

Kokonoi knew that Shinji wasn’t weak. He had enough strenght to break someone’s neck. But yeah, he was a sly fighter with weapons and chaotic decisions…But this was not Shinji, this was Puppy. He didn’t know what to expect from him…Puppy: (pulls a molotov cocktail out of his bag)Guy1: WHAT THE-Guy2: WHAT THE HELL!Kokonoi wasn’t even surprised anymore. He’s so used to Shinji carrying stuff like these.Holds the molotov cocktail with one hand, and pulls out a lighter from his pocket with his other hand.But he still has that kind expression on his face with the sheepish smile, droopy eyes and his permanently rosy cheeks.Guy1: WAIT, HOLD ON A SECOND!The guys were about to beg.Kokonoi: Puppy, put the lighter down. You don’t have to burn them alive. (says calmly)Puppy: Master, as soon as I put the lighter away, these guys will kill us.Kokonoi: I know, I know… but they have my cash and credit card. (says with an annoyed tone and expression)Guy1: Heh… well, well, well, the greedyness of this fucker will PUT HIM IN THE GRAVE!The three men rush towards the two boys.Guy3: (gets behind Puppy and rips the backpack off of him) Jackpot! (opens the bag) WOW! You were right, this guy is really full of lethal stuff! Look!Guy1: Now that we have your money and your filthy dog’s military gear, you both can die! (smug grin)Guy1 holds the knife with his other hand which is not bleeding and wants to stab Kokonoi, but Puppy quickly grabs his wrist in time and squeezes it with all his strenght to make the guy drop the knife, then punches him in the stomach.Puppy quickly steps on the dropped knife and kicks it under a nearby car.Guy2 rushes toward Puppy with his own knife, and Kokonoi couldn’t believe what he was witnessing. Puppy was also running straight towards the enemy.Kokonoi: PUPPY, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DO-When the knife was centimeters away from Puppy’s heart, he made a swift duck soccer kick, directing the attack towards the enemy’s shin, causing him to drop the knife and fall on the ground due to the pain.Puppy kicks his knife under a nearby car as well.Guy2: FUUUUCK!Guy1: Stand up, idiot! He kicked you with his bladeless shoe!Guy2: EASIER SAID THAN DONE! This stupid dog’s kick was so heavy… but he’s about the same side as Kokonoi! WHAT ARE HIS BONES MADE OF?!Puppy: Woof-woof! I’ve been playing soccer! (happy puppy jump)Kokonoi was impressed by the fact that Puppy was actually capable of fighting. And also was impressed by the fact that Puppy was good at soccer, and had used it to his advantage in the battle.Guy1: PFT! (spits on the ground) GUY3! GIVE ME SOME PISTOL FROM THAT SHITTY BAG! I know how to unsecure a regular gun!Guy3: Okay! Let’s execute them!Guy1: HELL YEAH! The moneymaking faggot is mine!Guy3: Okay!Guy3 began searching in the bag to take out a regular pistol, then suddenly… he loses consciousness!Guy1: WHAT?! WHAT NOW?!Puppy: Now that all of them are disarmed, we can get back your money and card.As Puppy says this, the opponent guys get some reinforcement.Kokonoi makes an annoyed sigh.Puppy: Let’s fight together, master. (hands him a bagh nakh while looks at him with sheepish puppy smile and rosy cheeks)Bagh nakh is basically a brass knuckle from india, but with claws. Kokonoi isn’t even surprised Shinji (now Puppy) owning such unusual stuff.Kokonoi nodded, gripping the bagh nakh.Kokonoi: Let’s do it.Puppy and Kokonoi rush towards the enemies with the brass knuckle and bagh nakh and attack them.Surprisingly, Kokonoi kinda enjoyed joining the fight. It felt good not just idly standing behind a subordinate who is fighting for him. He felt alive and energized. And he was glad Puppy was there to fight with him. It didn’t feel like fighting by a stranger’s side. It felt just like being with Shinji. Even though Puppy has different personality.Timeskip.The fight was over. Kokonoi and Puppy beat the guys unconscious.Kokonoi was surprised not just by Puppy, but also by himself. He was more of a financial guy, and only a decent fighter in 1v1. And here he was, beating up multiple men together with Shinji’s mentally challenged brother, and actually enjoying it!Kokonoi took back his card and wallet from the unconscious Guy1, while Puppy clumsily picked up the scattered stuff from the backpack.Puppy’s bloody and bruised face had his usual expression. Sheepish puppy smile with rosy cheeks. Like he hadn’t just knocked out multiple guys with his own hands.Kokonoi: What’s in that bag that made that guy lose consciousness? (points at Guy3)Puppy: A rotten potato! (shows him)Kokonoi: You’re telling me,,, that’s what took out that guy?Puppy: Woof! (nods with a happy bark) Rotten potato produces a toxic chemical named solanine. It can cause loss of consciousness, nausea, headaches, and even death, if there is a lot of them in a small, closed space! Like a baesement!Kokonoi: That’s certainly… interesting… But that’s Shinji’s bag, so I’m not even surprised.PLOT HOLEThe boys arrive at Puppy’s small apartment. It’s essentially a coffin apartment, similiar to the ones commonly found in Hong Kong.Kokonoi feels a pang of discomfort as he sees the cramped living conditions. He has heard about coffin apartments before, but he has never actually seen one in person.Puppy: Sorry for the small space… (conflicted smile) The shower cabin has milky glass, so I won’t see anything, I promise.Kokonoi is relieved hearing that. But he suddenly feels a huge pang of embarassment, considering the fact that Puppy has access to Shinji’s memories. Even to the intimate ones… That means Puppy might have seen him naked before from Shinji’s POV.TIMESKIPDespite the cramped room and awkward situation, the bed is surprisingly comfy and cozy.Puppy: Good night, master. Sweet dreams. (says awkwardly, but with genuine kindness)Kokonoi smiles at Puppy’s awkward but sincere well-wishes.Kokonoi: Good night and sweet dreams to you too. (replies genuinely)However, it feels wrong Puppy calling him master. He’s used to Shinji referring to him as such, due to their history. That’s different.Kokonoi: You don’t have to call me master. I allow you to call me by my given name. (his voice is firm but gentle)The fact that Kokonoi as a high-ranking ex member of Tenjiku and Black Dragon is allowing someone to address him so informally seems oddly surreal.Puppy: But I want to! Woof! Any maybe it’s better if people think I’m Shinji. Altough… I don’t have his body modification.Kokonoi: What do you mea- (suddenly his face become red) oh, I get it… I doubt anyone would check that. (laughs awkwardly and flusteredly)Timeskip. Kokonoi is about to fall asleep. He doesn’t mind Puppy being close to him as much as he thought he would.He’s Shinji’s identical twin afterall… even their voices and scents are the same…Kokonoi suddenly freezes as he recalls the words Shinji had spoken to him when they had to share one bed.Flashback:Shinji: Master… if you see another Shinji choking me… don’t hesitate, just kill him. There is a Glock-35 in the cabinet on your bedside. It’s unsecured, so you’ll be able shoot with it without any problem.Flashback ends:Now, with a heavy feeling in his stomach, Kokonoi begins to question if perhaps there is more to this “other Shinji” than he had previously thought.Puppy is Shinji’s identical twin… and they even share the same given name…With a pang of horror, Kokonoi begins to wonder if the “other Shinji” that Shinji had warned him about was actually referring to Puppy.“Could it be? Was he talking about Puppy?”He knows he cannot just ask Puppy about the “other Shinji” without revealing Shinji’s warning to kill the other one. Puppy’s innocent heart would shatter into pieces if he discovered what Shinji had said.Kokonoi nods to himself, deciding to approach the topic carefully and discreetly. He can’t reveal what Shinji said about killing the other Shinji, as that would hurt Puppy, but he still needs to understand if this “other Shinji” is real or not.Kokonoi: Puppy, are you awake?Puppy: Woof!Kokonoi: Can I ask you something?Puppy: Woof-woof! Ask me anything, master! (says happily and turns to face him)Kokonoi: This might be a strange question, but I have to ask. Have you ever heard Shinji talking about some kind of ‘other Shinji’?Puppy: Yes, master.Kokonoi had expected a negative response, but Puppy’s affirmation catches him off guard.Kokonoi: You have? Can you tell me what kind of 'other Shinji’ you’re talking about?“Puppy: (looks at him with droopy puppy eyes, rosy cheeks and talks casually in his innocent but respectful manner) The "other Shinji” is an ancient creature that preys on humans by shapeshifting itself or one of it’s bodyparts into the prey. But this creature can’t mimic human emotions, that’s why the “bait” looks uncanny, like a smiling corpse. The creature’s real form is beyond human comprehension. Something like a loveceaftian monster…Kokonoi is both relieved and unsettled by Puppy’s explanation. It’s relieving that Shinji wasn’t talking about Puppy. But Puppy’s description of this supernatural entity was more detailed and horrific. And it was very unlikely for Puppy to lie or mess around with stuff like this…Kokonoi: Have you actually seen this “other Shinji” in your shared memories?Puppy: Yes, master. I did see it. Both the bait and the real form. But none of our brains could comprehend and process the visual information… sad puppy eyesKokonoi: I see… So you’ve seen the creature, but your minds couldn’t fully understand what you were witnessing.Kokonoi thinks: It’s possible that Puppy might have witnessed one of Shinji’s nightmares and mistaken it for reality…Puppy: I mentioned yesterday that Shinji often visits me and sleeps with me when i’m scared…. but sometimes he comes over and sleeps with me because HE’S scared… rosy cheeks and sad puppy eyesKokonoi is taken aback by Puppy’s revelation. The thought of Shinji being scared enough to seek comfort from his mentally handicapped brother is both heartwarming and saddening.TIMESKIPThe next day, Kokonoi visited Shinji in the prison again.Shinji: Well, what do you think of my twin brother?Kokonoi: Why do you ask? You should know, since you have connected minds or something.Shinji: Well, the syncronization usually works when we are close to each other. (awkward smile)Kokonoi: (sighs) He's indeed as useful as you, but without kanji, this poor thing is practically illiterate.Shinji: Yeah... I told you he has mental challenges...Kokonoi: Yeah, I can see that... (says in an emphatetic tone) But I think his poor writing and reading skills are due to neglect of the foster care, so I believe it's possible to develop it. I've already signed him up for a night school where he can learn basic kanji with other adults. I'll go pick him up soon.Shinji: Y... you really did that for him?Kokonoi: (tries to downplay it) I mean... you both are my dogs now, so I can't afford to have an illiterate bodyguard.Shinji: I'm so happy... You accepted Puppy the way he is, and you care for him so much that you spent money to educate him! I'm so grateful, master!Kokonoi: But only until you get out of the prison!Even though he said that, but he had no intention to stop caring for Puppy.