One Extra Life, Please. [Dazai x Reader]

Chapter 17: Newly You

"Stop," Dazai whispered, his hand shifting down to my waist.

I looked over at him, my brows knitting in confusion

"I never caught your name." Akutagawa interrupted, staring at the woman, his expression flat.

"I'd prefer to keep it that way, please." The woman petitioned, smiling tightly.

Akutagawa let out a short laugh in disbelief and took a small step towards her.

"Don't come near me." The woman mused quietly.

Akutagawa arched a quizzical brow.

The woman looked up at him, sniffing as she wiped her arm over her nose. But she once took her boring gaze off of him.

"Traitor." She said faintly, smiling as she let her arm fall to her side.

"Don't pull that word on me," Akutagawa warned her quietly, pushing up against the wall with Rashomon.

She repeated her words almost eagerly, "Traitor."

Akutagawa stared at her curiously.

"Dazai, this is taking up too much time, we need to—"

"Y/N," He shushed me, not bothering to look at me as he stared at Akutagawa in awe.

"But, they're still over there tied up," I protested quietly, putting my hand over his knee. He looked down at my hand and up at my face.

He bit his lip and shifted to get a view of Atsushi and Kunikida. He sighed.

"I guess you're right. This is taking more time than expected." He muttered, furrowing his brows.

I swallowed a lump in my throat and shifted around, my legs getting cramped up from being crouched for so long.

"Am I being a bother?" The woman nagged, her voice strained from the positioning of Akutagawa's Rashomon.

"You do a good job." Akutagawa agreed quietly.

"Maybe there's a professional job? You could make some good money, being as good as someone like yourself." Dazai commented, standing up.

I lost my balance a bit when my hand slipped off of his knee.

"I didn't ask you." She told him, ignoring him yet obviously irritated.

"But I answered the question no one had enough guts to answer, yeah?" He scoffed proudly, crossing his arms.

"Is he sparkling?"

"Trust me, it's normal."

Dazai added, "The answer is yes by the way."

"Dazai, just, stop talking," I warned, getting up and slowly making my way past Akutagawa, just in case.

He rolled his head backs to give me a cool look.

"I'm not going to hurt you, dumbass," Akutagawa mumbled, turning his attention back to the woman who had gone back to struggling under Rashomon's grip.

I sighed and decided 'fuck it' and hurried over to the two men that were tied up.

"I'm sorry this took so long." I apologized, my hands fumbling to untie the knots, which came undone fairly quickly.

I grabbed the rope and threw it aside, looking up at Atsushi and Kunikida, who were collectively staring at me.

I smiled awkwardly before turning back around, training my attention on Akutagawa.

"Thanks, Y/N." Kunikida stammered softly. I turned back around at that, amiably surprised.

"You're welcome." I returned, smiling gently.

I turned around again to a blood-curdling scream, my eyes dilating as I watched the woman scream and struggle under Akutagawa's ability's grip.

My expression melted into a small look of horror.

"Hey, that's enough," Dazai ordered, his hand landing on Akutagawa's arm.

The woman dropped to the ground with a soft thud, letting out a groan as she shifted around uncomfortably.

Dazai took a chance and rushed up to her, clicking handcuffs onto her thin wrists.

Her eyes focused on the cuffs and she let out a small noise in surprise.

"What?" She breathed, trying to rip out of them.

"Where did you even get those from?" I asked, laughing slightly.

"A good man is always prepared." He winked at me, making me roll my eyes in disbelief.

I arched an eyebrow and looked at Akutagawa, who was glaring strongly at Dazai. I let out a breath of relief as Dazai ignored his glare and crouched down next to the shaking woman.

"Tell me your name," Dazai spoke softly, staring curiously at the woman in front of him.

She let out a small laugh and looked up at him. "My name? My name is something called a secret."

"Well? All secrets are bound to be told eventually."

I noticed that Akutagawa seemed to be even more high strung as the moments passed, so I put my hand on his shoulder and told him, "Calm down."

He looked back at me, surprised.

I smiled tightly and the tips of his ears flushed pink before looking back to Dazai.

Dazai tried again, "Tell us your name."

The woman's eyes surveyed the room, everyone's stare weighing down her decision.

"Lalisa." She mumbled, "It's Lalisa."

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