Chapter 14 (Chuuya's Birthday Special!)
"Are you sure you want to do this, Fukuzawa dono?" The black haired man adjusted himself in his seat, so that he was more comfortable
"Yes, Mori dono"
The members of both, the Agency and Port Mafia, peeked in through the door, eyes fixed at the two adults in the room.
Both the adults stood in their seats, unmoving for a while. Then, the doctor extended his arm towards the white haired man, who did the same. Everyone at the door held their breath, watching with anticipation.
"For today, April 29th, on the occassion of our executive Nakahara's birthday, we- the Mafia set aside our differences with the Agency"
"The Agency hopes you all will enjoy the day"
"YAYZA!" the audience cheered, shocking the two adults.
"Come on! Let's start decorating the office!" Naomi said enthusiastically, grabbing Higuchi and Gin and dragging them with her to the office
"I'm going to call Poe to bring the cake from the cakery" Ranpo said, whipping out his phone
They all went inside the office to help with the preparations. Dazai had made Chuuya sit on the couch, with some crayons and paper to keep him occupied while they finished the preparations for the party.
"Jinko, hand me the balloons" Akutagawa ordered, extending his hand towards Atsushi "Hurry up! We don't have all day. And bring some tape too"
"Sure" Atsushi said and scuttled away to get some tape
"Here" He handed Akutagawa the balloons and tape and stood behind Kyouka, who was standing on a ladder, hanging the sparkling satin cloth; to catch her if in case she fell
"JINKO! BALLOONS!" Akutagawa bellowed, extending his arm
"I wha— I literally gave them to you like- 5 seconds ago. What did you do with them?"
Akutagawa pointed at the balloons that had fallen on the ground while he was busy folding the tape into a cylindrical shape to tape the balloons to the wall. Atsushi sighed and looked worriedly at Kyouka who patted the older boy's head, reassuring him that she's be fine.
The white haired boy grabbed the balloon and shoved it in Akutagawa's hand, this time standing next to Akutagawa instead of going back to Kyouka
"Don't drop them this time, okay? And why don't you just get Rashoumon to pick it up for you?"
"My ability is not for such useless tasks"
"And I am?!" Atsushi yelled angrily
"Yeah" Was the deadpan reply he got
"I—"
"Papa, are they married?"
Both the boys whipped their heads in the direction of the young boy's voice. A little Chuuya was pointing at the two, looking innocently at Dazai who, along with the other older people, was busy taking a video on his phone.
"Yes dear! They are married! My god Chuuya, you're smart. Well that is to be expected, you're my son after all~" Dazai said in a sing song voice.
"Dazai san- sHuT uP!- sir!" Atsushi yelled, as politely as he could while Akutagawa just endured the teasing without snapping.
There was no way he would get angry at his beloved Dazai san.
"Umm..." A small, shy voice took everyone's attention away from the two oblivious 'lovebirds'
A man with messy black hair, a black coat and a racoon resting on his shoulders stood at the doorway with a big box in his hand that obscured his vision along with his unkempt hair. It was a surprise he managed to reach the office without dropping the box or himself in the way.
"Ah! Poe kun. You're quite early. We haven't finished decorating yet" Ranpo scurried cutely towards the new person in offiice
"Ranpo kun, where should I put the cake?" Poe asked
"Oh yeah, the cake. Follow me!" Ranpo said and guided Poe a table decorated with lots of balloons and stuffed toys, who placed the big load off his hands. They all then quickly finished up the rest of the decorations while the girls laid out snacks on a table.
After finishing up the job, Dazai brought Chuuya to the table and put him on the seat they all specially modified for his short self so he could easily cut the cake.
"Alright Chuuya, blow the candles and make a wish! Don't say it out loud tho"
Chuuya did as he was told and everyone started singing 'Happy birthday'. Ranpo and Tachihara popped the party poppers.
He cut into the cake when the candles flickered and started burning again. The amount of shock on his face made everyone laugh. He looked at Dazai who motioned him to blow them again which he did only for them to start burning again. At this point, it was getting hard for everyone to not hug Chuuya. Dazai, though, didn't think twice before pulling Chuuya into a warm hug, laughing.
"Go on, cut the cake Chibi. Those candles are special. We'll get them out later"
Eveyone spent the evening, eating, singing and celebrating and having the best time of their lives.
"Did you enjoy your birthday Chibi?" Dazai asked Chuuya, helping him change into his pajamas
"Hmm! It was very fun! Especially the candles! They would again start burning even when I blew them!" Chuuya replied, spreading his little arms excitedly
"Well they were special candles after all" Dazai chuckled at the cuteness of the ginger while tossing the pile of clothes in the laundry basket
"Papa"
"Hm?"
"Dance with me?"
"Aren't you tired?"
"Please" Chuuya gave Dazai the puppy dog look, he had taught him. No force in the entire universe can win against that face, and Dazai is merely a human. So of course he had to give in to the innocent request
"Okay, but after that you will go to sleep. Are we clear?"
"Okie"
Dazai played 'Macarena' on his phone and Chuuya grabbed his hand and pulled him to dance with him. They danced like kids on the song, not caring about the lyrics or the beat, just enjoying their sweet time.
Chuuya tumbled and fell down on his butt. Dazai burst out laughing, and helped Chuuya to his feet.
"You okay Chibi?"
Dazai, after getting a hold on himself, looked at Chuuya to find the little boy looking at him with a mixture of expressions of softness, happiness, fondness and a little gladness. Tears formed on the corner of his eyes but Dazai could tell they were not tears because of falling down
The little boy tackled Dazai into a hug and it was now his turn to fall on his butt.
"Chibi?"
"Yay... I'm so glad. You're happy. Yay!" Chuuya whispered gratefully, over and over again
"Of course I'm happy, idiot"
"Hmm. But I'm just so happy right now. You were smiling, papa. You were finally smiling"
"If chibi is happy then it's all good" Dazai said patting Chuuya's head
Chuuya, after sometime, fell asleep, clinging to Dazai who picked him in his arms and tucked him to bed.
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"Nakahara Chuuya... how long do you think this happiness of yours wil last, when I'm here?"
A/N: I did it! I actually did it. I can't believe I was able to finish it!
I hope you enjoyed this chapter ^_^
In the last chapter I posted a question and I loved reading all of yours's definitions. They were all so beautiful! 3
Unpopular Opinion Time :D
Milk chocolate and white chocolate together tastes a bit too sweet but at the same time it's kind of addictive. If you're going to try that, I suggest not doing anything else or you probably won't realise how much sugar you ended up consuming
That's it for my rant this time
Bye bye