The Big Break
“C’mon Tata it was a mistake!”
Draken said following inside into her apartment after slamming the door behind. Baji, Yuzuha, Mitsuya, and Sanzu who were there in the kitchen just went “Uh, oh” before shutting the doors down so the couple couldn’t see them munching down Tata’s leftovers yesterday.
“A mistake? I can’t even look at you right now Ken!”
Tata finally turned around to scream at him. After seeing her back from his garage all the way to her apartment, Draken finally saw the furious look on Tata’s face and he knew instantly it was going to be a long fight and he certainly wouldn’t leave this fight unscathed.
“You cheated on me, I didn’t cheat on you!”
Draken said trying to be defensive, he was in this wrong for this one but it wasn’t like she had done anything to their relationship.
“I knew you would get back on me using that, but it was the matter of who, Ken! And you literally just choose the worst person to do that with, you chose the core problems of our relationship!”
Tata screamed with all her might, how could he do that to her? Every time they fought it was always like there were three of them in this relationship for them, she could barely even tolerate her, and now? She wasn’t sure she could be in the same room with her anymore even if they didn’t utter a single word to one another.
“Yes, it was Emma and I already admit that it was a mistake for godsake! This is our problem Tata, can we please talk about it?”
He sighed trying to sound as calmly as possible because at this rate this fight was going to escalate to another new level he didn’t ever experience in their 6 years of relationship. Draken was afraid of what would happen if he opened that door, better be sorry first than open it.
While they were fighting outside, le gasp and murmurs were crowding the kitchen between the four people who were there.
“He slept with Emma?” Yuzuha gasped, “Didn’t see that coming, who else was going to be if Tata was this mad?” Sanzu replied sarcastically. “I’m going to kill him” Whispered Keisuke ready to march in there with his fist but was held back by Mitsuya and his shushing “Shh, Tata is shouting about something”
“Fine, you want to talk about it? Let’s talk about it! How was she, was she good?”
Tata said finally, with an icy smile that Draken knew all too well that he just made the biggest mistake in his life to earn that smile from her.
“Oh, shit! Don’t answer that” Baji said while pressing his ears on the door. “Awful, she was horrible. Nothing compared to you, baby!” Sanzu half yelled half whispering “At this rate, I’m afraid Draken is going to get killed” Mitsuya whispered holding his chin, while Yuzuha was ready with her phone to dial a burial service “Should I arrange it for tomorrow?” Which all of them replied in a unison nod.
“Ken, you said you wanted to talk about it then talk, now!”
Her octave got higher, here she was screaming again. Draken didn’t know what to say or to answer so he just wing it with whatever less offensive in his opinion.
“She was… different”
“That moron!” Yuzuha said wanting to scream but then they would know the rest of them were in there, while the boys just “Ohh” and “Ahh” in a pained tone because ‘What the fuck is he saying right now?’ basically summed up the thoughts on all of their minds right now.
“Good? Different? Just get out of my house!”
She gritted her teeth while (not really that violent) punching him with a book. He was Draken, of course, he didn’t budge in the slightest. But it was budging him a bit nonetheless.
“I’m sorry, I was disgusted with myself and I got her out of the garage as fast as I can when you arrived this morning!”
Then the hitting stopped, and the room went dead silence for a moment. Nobody moved, holding their breath while she stared at him with a look of betrayal. Tata just stared at him, finding herself unable to speak for a moment.
Everyone in the kitchen was wincing in pain and groaning. “I thought he was smarter than me!” Baji yelled quietly “He was in this relationship for six years with her, six fucking years!” This was Mitsuya while Yuzuha arranging the process of Draken’s funeral and Sanzu was bitching unrelatedly “At least I only smoke weed”
“She was there..?”
Tata finally broke up the silence still in disbelief, everything finally registered in her mind now.
“She was there, while I was in there?!”
Then came to the shrieking and shrilling, Draken knew better than to talk at this point but he still had to bring his point of view.
“We were broken up and she meant nothing to me in the end!”
“Yet she was worth jeopardizing our relationship!”
And a book flew right across the wall beside his head, she had a really good aim when throwing something. Draken already braced himself for her hits but nothing happened. Draken was confused so he opened her eyes and saw her turning her back again against him.
“Leave, NOW!”
She pointed out at the door, but how could Draken just leave like that while his relationship was on the brink of death. He shook his head.
“Tata, please“
Draken hugged her from behind, she didn’t give any response, except one single line that would be the start of the change of course of their relationship.
“Me or her”
The million dollar question she never thought she would ask straightforwardly on his face. Draken was startled, his grip on her body loosened. She used it as a chance to escape from his embrace. Still not responding, she chose this time to attack him.
“Take your pick, Ken, me or her? Should have been easy, you said she meant nothing to you”
Her sarcastic tone returned. For her what Draken did even if they were broken up was the biggest betrayal of their relationship. Because it was with the reason for all her insecurities put in one their relationship, he knew that yet he still slept with her.
“Meant in something different, I never asked you to not be friends anymore with Baji or Mitsuya?”
Draken finally answered, he was walking on a very thin line and he risked it with this answer. Bravo, Ryuguji Ken, there was nothing you learned from 6 years of relationship with her huh.
“It would be unfair if I slept with Keisuke or Takashi, but I didn’t. So, take your pick”
“You were the one who cheated on me, stop making it seems like my action were worse”
He said still not picking a side. A quick check on our friend in the kitchen who was groaning. Now they were sure this wouldn’t end well without some heavy damage.
“Because in fact, it is worse Ken, it is worse!”
There came the yelling, this time Draken raise his voice too.
“How come? Explain it to me then, how cheating is equivalent to you sleeping with one of Izana’s lackeys!”
“It’s not the matter of action Ken, it’s the matter of who you were sleeping with! You were never threatened by Kakucho in the slightest, while Emma was one of the reasons why we are always in this on and off-cycle!”
“What do you mean, I got in a fight with him!”
“Yeah, you did because you were mad at him for touching me! But then you took me back without a second thought because you never had your doubt in the slightest that my feelings towards you are higher. What if the one I slept with was Keisuke or Takashi? Think about that? Would you do the same?”
The room went to a chilling state of silence again for a minute. Draken fully knew she was right, it would be different if it was Baji or Mitsuya. The closest two friends she had since childhood and Draken was sure some of them had a puppy crush on one another.
“You know Ken, there’s a reason why our relationship kept failing it was because of her, you need to realize that”
She said somberly, while Draken was still quiet. Tata proceeded to continue with her speech.
“One of the happiest times in our relationship was probably that summer on our third year when I made an effort to hang out less with Takashi and Keisuke, the people you had your insecurities directed to. And you did make an effort then you stopped because of that ‘accident’ I forgot what exactly. Since then you were back in Sano’s beck and call, our relationship problems returned and I don’t care if you are the reason Mikey’s got heart or something, the Sanos weren’t supposed to be in this relationship anyway”
Baji in the kitchen nodded his head, along with Mitsuya. “She was right, what once used to be every day reduced to twice a month” Baji commented “She became less touchy too, not hugging us all the time even when they broke up” Mitsuya added.
She took a deep breath before continuing, this was the time for accusation.
“I know I shouldn’t make excuses for what I did because it was still wrong, but I probably wouldn’t get that drunk and jealous then do that if you were staying by my side at that party instead of ‘protecting’ Emma.”
She sneered, laughing a bit pathetically at herself for still being in a relationship in which she wasn’t the priority even if he claimed it that way.
“Mikey was unavailable and he asked me to do him a favor-“
Tata immediately cut him down, how many times did she have to tell him that she didn’t care at all until it got through his skull.
“I don’t care, Ken, he should had do it himself if he didn’t want any harm to his baby sister. And it proved my point is right all this time between you and Emma. You two still had unfinished business no matter how in love with me you claimed to be. While you were dead wrong with me, Keisuke and Takashi because all of these years nothing happened between me and them”
Tata was actually on the verge of breaking down, but you couldn’t deliver one of the hardest blows without her iconic icy smile.
“Actually he’s right though” Keisuke winced while Sanzu's mouth turned agape. “You liked her?” “Not him, he meant this one. You did have feelings for Tata right?” Yuzuha said pointing at Mitsuya who groaned that everybody found out about his past crush. “I did and yes I respect Draken also Mikey to some extend but I’d pick her over Mikey’s family any day any time” Mitsuya replied.
“I still think my accusations are right, and I ran all the way across the town for this news to not be heard by you then Inupi couldn’t bear the guilt”
Wrong again, Tata just snickered at his response.
“That is so sweet of you, I think I’m falling in love with you all over again! And to think that I had the balls to tell you straight up I cheated on you the very morning after it happened while you were trying to cover it up, who’s the man now?!”
She mocked him and then went into a raging anger shout. She gave up, she couldn’t do this any longer. She slumped on the couch and Draken knew nothing good came over from slumping.
“Tata, it’s us. We can work this out, please? Of course, I will choose you over her”
This time it was Tata’s turn to be silent. She didn’t move, she didn’t speak even after all the kisses Draken planted on her neck. She just stared at the wall in front of her before voicing her voice again.
“You know Ken, when I was thinking about walking down the aisle I always pictured you at the end of it”
Draken immediately stopped his kisses, locking eyes with her who raised her head and looked at him straight in the eyes. He gulped, it felt hard to even say anything.
“You still think of me right?”
He asked with all the power he could muster at the weak moment.
“Tata tell me, I’m right, aren’t I?”
Fear began to creep up in his eyes. Why wasn’t she answering him?
“I don’t know anymore Ken”
A five-word sentence, yet it was the one that crushed Ryuguji Ken’s heart into pieces in one single blow.
“All I can picture is now your lips on her neck, I can't unsee it. It’s too late Ken, you’re too late. Can you at least not call me up for a month? I’m too tired for this same shit all over again”
She said, finally getting up from the sofa and opening the door, an invitation for Draken to get out of her life for a while. He obliged, giving her one last hurtful look before closing the door on the way out. That didn’t mean he gave would give them up, but he understand there was no meaning to fighting a battle that he had lost. Tata also knew this wasn’t the end of them, she knew somehow Draken would sweep her off her feet again and they would get back together. But not now, not right now she needed time to breathe from him.
After a few moments of silence, the kitchen crew opened the door slightly and it creaked. Tata who had her head in her hands looked at them through her fingers.
“I knew you were there this whole time, just get out of there now”
The four of them immediately scrambled off the kitchen and gathered around her on the sofa.
“Honey, I’m sorry for that to happen,” Yuzuha said “Draken is a jerk” Sanzu chimed in “I can punch him for you even if he was the vice-captain, anything for my best friend” Keisuke added and Mitsuya was off there already making her a honey lemon tea to calm her mind.
“If you are sorry you better do all these things for me then”
Tata said and the three of them regretted saying this because they knew they are going to be her slaves for the day.
“Yuzuha, bring me my nail polish”
Yuzuha as ready as ever went into her bedroom and search for it, next up was Baji.
“Keisuke, bring me ice cream. One tube of it”
“Aye-aye captain”
Then off he went to the kitchen again joining Mitsuya.
“Sanzu, give me your cigars”
“I don’t have it on me-“
“Sanzu. Give. It. To. Me. Now.”
Seeing her menacing stare even though Sanzu was a little bit afraid, he got out the cigars from his pocket lighting them up for Tata.
“Yes Ma’am”
“Takashi after the tea can you massage me?”
She shouted to the kitchen, and Mitsuya being reliable as ever of course granted it.
“Yessir, anything for you today”
‘Damn it Mitsuya!’ Screamed the rest of them except Tata in their head at the same moment.