quicksand (Dazai X Reader)

negotiation

My head hurts.

What happened in the meadow seems like a dream to me. I was watching everything as it was playing on TV and I was on a sofa watching the scene unfold.

I opened my eyes and saw the bright yellow lights of the Agency Infirmary.

"Well, this takes me back" I whispered.

"It does, doesn't it?" A voice whispered in the room. I turned my head to face the sleepy detective holding my hand and sitting on a chair close to the bed.

"Hi, pretty eyes, how you feeling?" He asked, squeezing my hand a little.

I felt...different. I feel well rested and lighter. My head hurts a little bit but not enough to be relevant. My body feels a little sore too, but still nothing to worry about. Then I remember that I was fucking stabbed, so I took my hand out of Dazais grip and lifted the white shirt revealing a light and thin scar, almost invisible.

Dazai reached to hold my hand once again in a desperate motion, and I raised an eyebrow in response to his quick reaction. He just let out a sigh.

The door opened revealing the beautiful Doctor named Yosano.

"She's awake!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, and I heard footsteps approaching the room.

Out of nowhere I had Kenji and Atsushi hugging me tight, they started telling me things but they were interrupting each other making it incomprehensible. I could see other members entering the room and smiling at me, while I just patted both boys' heads.

"Why y'all treating me like I died?" I asked, laughing.

'Because you did', A voice whispered to me inside my head.

"Because you did." Dazai said, still holding my hand, making it feel like that was a job and not a sign of affection.

"Yeah, she just kind of told me that." I whispered.

"Do you keep holding my hand to deactivate the ability or her?" I asked Dazai, turning my head to him, Kenji and Atushi gave me a little space.

"Both, you don't know exactly what is going on, but as soon as he lets go of your hand, you start to get a fever, it takes you 10 minutes to reach a temperature that's dangerous for your well being." Yosano answered for Dazai.

'I told you I was going to burn you, good thing you have this little devil resting on your shoulder' Lilith spoke to me again, it felt natural, like she had always been living inside my head.

"It's her, she did warn me she could burn me, didn't think it would be so literal" I said to no one in particular.

"He will be coming soon, what are we going to do about this situation, Dazai?" Kunikida asked his partner who was looking at the entity that followed him around and I could never see.

'What is he talking about?' I asked my own entity living within me.

'I think the boring government agent is coming for us, we are a rarity I suppose' Lilith answered me.

"I'll handle it." Dazai said, looking at me. And by luck or destiny there was a knock on the door.

'That's him.' the voice whispered to me.

The President made a hand movement and everyone stood in a line in front of me, except Dazai who was still holding my hand.

"Good evening, I am sure you all know why I am here, let's not make this more difficult than it has to be" Ango said, pushing his glasses up his nose.

"The Agency has the custody and responsibility of her, so I don't understand why she has to be taken to a government facility" The President said to Ango in a serious tone.

"That was before when she wasn't cataloged as a dangerous ability user" He said entering the room, uniformed men standing outside.

"You really want to play this game with me, Ango?" Dazais voice sounded tired and bored, he was looking straight at his old friend.

"This is not a game anymore, Dazai. The Agency has no jurisdiction over this anymore." He answered the question without looking at Dazai.

"I saved your life, you know? I did not have to do it and I did, you know why? Because you mean or meant something to Dazai, and also because I am part of the Agency, and that's what the Agency does." I said, shaking Dazai's hand off mine and standing up.

"Wait, we just told you that you get a fever if-" Dazai said as he reached for my hand and I just gave him an angry stare and walked to Ango.

"I am sick and tired of people having conversations about me or making decisions for me, without me. I am here, so if you have business with me, talk to me. I get that this is part of your job, but the way you are treating me is disrespectful, and I won't have it. So stop asking for persmision to all the fucking men in this room when the only one you should be taking in consideration is me. Check your fucking mysoginy." I was so angry that without noticing I was hitting the bespectacled man with my index and middle finger together, just tapping hard at the side of his forehead. He looked so...shocked.

"You may know how to handle a whole ass organization but you don't want to mess with me, I will take my earrings off and beat the shit out of you if you keep treating me like a thing and not a person. Am. I. Clear?" I said getting closer and closer to the formal looking man that just kept taking steps backwards.

"Cristal" He answered so low it was almost a whisper. I took his jaw with my hand and gave it a hard squeeze.

"Good." I whispered, and let go of his face roughly, and I made my way back to the bed, puffing the pillow and arranging the covers, to be more comfortable.

"I am so attracted to you right now" Dazai said, breaking the silence that had fallen on the room. I just turned to face him and gave him a wink and he smirked at me.

"Dazai... you and I aren't that close, so you better watch it. Cause I really want to make out with your girlfriend" Yosano said, and I looked at her with a surprised look.

"I am not his girlfriend, so should we go out sometime?" I said to Yosano batting my eyelashes and she laughed. I heard Dazai complaining in the background but I was busy flirting with the hot Doctor.

"Ahem..." Ango said, reminding us he was still there.

"Oh... sorry I forgot about you. If you want to know about my ability thats fine and fair, so do I, but its better if I discover what the fuck is going on with me here. If it gets out of control Dazai can nullify it, he will also send you any and all the reports you ask for, how does that sound?" I said getting under the covers and resting my head on the pillow. I was feeling the fever wearing me down.

"That sounds fair." Ango said.

"Good boy, now get the fuck out I am getting tired" I said closing my eyes. I heard Dazai, Yosano and even Rampo giggle. Then a loud sigh was heard followed by footsteps announcing the government dogs are leaving.

"I'm sorry for cursing a lot, Presi, I am tired" I said still with my eyes closed, as I searched for Dazais hand and put it on the top of my head, feeling how he deactivated something, and I started to feel less stuffy.

"That's okay, sometimes being bold is necessary." The President said while patting my shoulder.

"Okay... good night, Yosano when I wake up we are going to make out, byee" I said as I drifted away in my sleep.