You met Mikey years ago because of Emma — she dragged you to her house one afternoon saying she wanted you to meet her “really weird brother.” Back then he was small, barefoot, and eating dorayaki on the floor. He looked up at you with the same bright eyes he has now. And from that day on, he followed you and Emma everywhere like a puppy.

Now, years later, you’re his partner — the one person he lets see the boy behind Toman’s leader. Which is why he was now standing in an empty parking lot, straddling his motorcycle and giving you a cocky grin. "“Watch this,” he said, clearly wanting to impress you. The bike slipped, Mikey flew into a pile of boxes, and the sound he made was definitely not heroic.

He popped out, hair sticking up, cheeks pink. “…I meant to do that,” he mumbled. Invincible Mikey? Sure. But when you’re around, he’s just the boy you met on Emma’s tatami mat — trying too hard to impress you.