After Kunikida and Atsushi left the two of you alone there was an awkward silence. he looked at you.
"we should talk..."
"yeah."
he started walking over to one of the meeting rooms with you following after him. once you were inside he closed the door, you took a seat in one of the chairs, he sat down across from you. you look down not meeting his eyes.
"so... I guess the first thing I should ask, is...is she-"
"is she yours?-"
you finished the sentence for him.
"yeah she is. I found out a little later after that night."
"I see... I'm sorry, I didn't know-"
"how could you. you left without a word."
he looked down ashamed, you were right. he did leave out of the blue without a word.
"Y/n listen, I know what I did was unforgivable. but I did it to protect you. I didn't want to bring danger to you."
"and yet it still came. listen Osamu, she has an ability."
"what...?"
"it can control shadows. it only just awakened, she can't control it. it comes to life when she's scared. if that letter is from who you think it is. I fear for her even more. I don't want her to be used as a weapon. I just want her back in my arms. so just this once... please, please bring her back to me."
you got up and bowing your head to him. he got up walking over to you placing a hand on your shoulder.
"you don't need to bow to me Y/n. don't worry I'll get our daughter back. but in the meantime, I don't think you should stay at your place. you said that there was sines of forced entry. correct?"
you nod.
"for now stay with me."
"I don't know... I was already thinking of staying with friends."
"Y/n. it's my past that has come calling. Y/n, I never told you this but I was one of the five executives. I've defected from that life now. but it also means that they'll be sending stronger people. if they send more, I'll be able to protect you better if you're near by. in addition you should take some time off of work as well to lay low. there's more that we need to talk about too."
he dug around in his pockets for a second pulling out a note pad, pen and a key. he wrote down his address, as well as a map to the agency dormitory handing it to you as well as the key.
"these are detections to my place as well as the key. go back to your place and get what you need. then head straight there. be quick."
you nod turning to leave.
"oh and Y/n."
"hmmm?"
you looked over at him.
"there hasn't been a single day that I haven't thought of you."
you looked away staying silent, but nodded in acknowledgment. turning back opening the door only to be met with the falling silver haired boy. who tumbled to the floor looking up at you.
"uh... hi."
he said awkwardly.
"hi?"
he looked over to the other side of you tensing up. you looked over to where he was looking to see Dazai with a somewhat weird aura around him.
"Atsushi~ so nice of you to drop in."
he began walking closer to the boy.
"well...-" you say awkwardly.
"I'll just be on my way."
Dazai smiled at you nodding. once you left he looked down at the still somewhat shaking Atsushi.
"so. how much did you hear?"
"oh. umm... well.. I... ummm... congratulations?"
he offered in an unsure voice looking away, Dazai sighed.
"so what do you want?"
"Kunikida sent me to get you so we can start working on her case."
"I see. well we better get started then."
he began to walk out of the room.
"ummm... Dazai. is what she said true?"
"about me leaving out of the blue. yes it is. but I did it for a reason, it wasn't a decision I took lightly either. I thought she would be better off without someone from the darkness like me. she's so pure, so beautiful, so full of light. she was my light in the darkness. no, she still is. I left her cause I wanted to keep her in the light, and keep her safe. there still isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of her."
realizing how much he said Dazai snapped his mouth shut frowning. Atsushi looked at his mentor.
"shouldn't we tell the rest about this? I mean it might effect the case."
"for now, no. there's still some things I need to discuss with Y/n, before bringing that into the mix. if any connections that have something to do with me come up. bring it to me immediately and not a word of this to anyone. understand."
he looked straight into Atsushi's eyes.
"right!"
"good. now let's get started."
he walked out of the room not looking back. Atsushi gave a sigh of relief.
"man I thought he was gonna kill me, for over hearing that conversation. but still... that's the first time he's ever talked about a woman seriously like that. he must really care about her."
he slowly fallowed after him back to the office, where him and Kunikida were already there. Dazai was already starting on the prep work for getting ready to go investigate Y/n's house to see if there were any clues to what had happened and where they should go from there. Kunikida looked over at his partner. something seemed odd about him this time. he looked more serious, more on edge. not to mention he didn't ask that woman to join him in a double suicide. that was just unheard of for Dazai. not to mention he was the first one to except the case without to many questions. he made a mental note to talk to him later. Dazai closed the bag keeping the equipment they were taking handing it to Atsushi.
"come on, let's go."
they all left.
Soon they reached Y/n's house. walking in they were met with what looked like a tornado hit the inside of the house.
"forced entry looks like an understatement."
Kunikida commented, Dazai just nods heading up the stairs to the second floor. he had no doubt that you already packed and headed to his dorm, so they didn't have to worry about that. he headed down a hallway with a couple doors. he saw one that had sign on it that read "Hana". he opened the door. in the room there was a small desk with books on it, and a bed just the right size for a young child. there were some stuffed animals on the bed. but one thing stuck out to him, on the desk was one of the books was open. a diary, and pencil laying next to it.
'it looked as if she was writing something, before she was taken.'
Dazai picked up the book looking through its pages, he stopped at one of the entry's.
Entry
Today When I went to school everyone was talking about the different jobs their parents did. when they asked me, I told them that my mom works in a book store that sells many wonderful books, that have amazing stories. then they asked about my dad. I didn't know what to say, mom never talked about him much. I decided to ask her when she got back from work. but when I asked she only smiled, and said. "he was one of a kind..." but some how her smile was sad. so I didn't ask anymore after that. but I wonder where he is? why is he gone?
Dazai closed his eyes after he finished reading it. he closes the book, setting it back on the desk.
"Dazai! over here!"
Atsushi yells. Dazai go's back down the stairs coming to where Atsushi stood. there were large gashes in the wall, that looked like a giant pare of jaws ripped into it like it was paper. there was a little blood on the carpet. he walked over looking at the wall.
"this is from Rashomon."
"it looks like the kid put up a fight. did you find anything upstairs Dazai?"
Kunikida asked.
"no. just a diary the child kept. it didn't say anything that would give any leads as to why she was kidnapped."
"so we have nothing other than the fact that it was the port Mafia that did it?"
"yeah, for now it looks that way. we should head back there's nothing else here for us. I'll see you two at the office tomorrow."
he started heading to the door.
"Dazai, what about the women? she needs a place to go to stay safe."
Kunikida cut in before he could leave.
"I already made the arrangements for that. if you'll excuse me, I'll be heading back first."
with those final words, he left the house. his coat fluttering behind him as he walked.
