Rashomun and the Wolf (Akutagawa x Reader) <BOOK 1>

Chapter 21

"I thought you got rid of your katana, Fuzukawa." Mori asked with his freakish smile.

"You still haven't gotten over your habit of killing with a scalpel, Doctor Mori." Fuzukawa spat back. So that's what they're called! "You still think like a little girl."

"I found out why you hired the tiger. You still talk to cats don't you?" Mori countered.

Green snow filled the area. Fuzukawa disappeared into tiny green particles. He reappeared behind Mori and put his sword back in its case.

"A hologram ability. Just like Y/N said. The meeting was nice! Let's do this again!"

"We will be getting Q back tonight. Do not interfere. For both our sakes."

"Why shouldn't I?"

"Because that's the one thing we have in common. We both love this city. We must protect it. We can't allow foreigns to ruin it."

"The Guild is powerful. You don't have a chance. That's all from me~! Dazai, our offer still stands. Want to come back?" Mori asked with his sickening smile.

"Nah. You're the one who kicked me out!" Dazai smirked.

"I thought you quit?" Mori's voice changed to a confused tone.

"You were afraid, weren't you? That I'd take your place and kill you. Just like you did with our last boss. Evil expects evil! I didn't want to aline with you either." Dazai giggled.

"Very well! Say hello to Y/N! Oh would you mind looking after her for a while, Mr. Fuzukawa?" Mori asked. You froze.

Fuzukawa tensed up but nodded. Mori grabbed you by the neck and pulled you out of the bushes. "I know you've just been dying to recruit her! Just spend another day with her. And never ask us again. You'll send her back by the end of the day!" Mori threw you at the boss and you growled when you landed on him. Dazai took your arm and followed the boss back to the Agency.

Forget what I thought about Mori being great earlier. Why did he have to leave me here all alone!?! I'll kill him one day. The worst part is...he left me with them.

You were sitting on Dazai's chair with your whole body scrunched up.

"Of all people, why did Dazai want you?" Ranpo asked curiously, apparently expecting an answer. "I mean, your so boring and we already have someone with a similar ability, but twice as good."

You sighed, trying not to break his neck. You glared at him, but he didn't even flinch.

"Leave the poor thing alone, Ranpo!" Kunikida scolded. "She didn't come here on her own free will, unlike us, she was forced."

"It's already bad enough for the poor thing." Yosano stood up and frowned. "Being stuck with a bunch of strangers like this."

Not quite...

"Now she can understand my pain." Atsushi mumbled. "It doesn't feel good to be abandoned, does it? Of course you don't. You'll never experience the pain I've suffered through."

You grabbed his collar. Your hair covered your eyes and you growled. "When Dazai gets back..." you snarled, half transforming your face so you canines were showing. At that very instant, Dazai walked in and smiled. "Mission accomplished!" He sang.

His amber eyes landed on you and Atsushi. He sighed and walked over. When he did, you immediately dropped Atsushi and sat back down, not looking up. "S-sorry, Dazai-San!" You bowed.

He sighed again and patted your head. "Y/N-Chan, this isn't the Mafia. You don't need to apologize when you do something wrong anymore."

"But your still my teacher! Even if you left the Mafia, I'm still your student. At least...that's what Akutagawa said..." you mumbled. Dazai smiled and helped you up.

"How badly do you want to leave?" He asked smiling.

"I'd kill. As you can see." You managed to do a fake chuckle and Dazai laughed. He held your arm in his and walked you to your old apartment. (You didn't have the heart to tell him you were living with Akutagawa now.)

Third POV:
At the Agency-

"I don't get it." Atsushi said when Dazai closed the door. "Why is he so nice to her? She's a member of the Mafia! So what if he was her teacher?"

Ranpo shrugged and Yosano gave Atsushi a look of utter disappointment. "Geez Atsushi-Kun. I thought you'd be smarter than that!"

"He's trying to recruit her. He has to be nice." Kunikida pointed out. "Believe it or not, she's very smart and strong. She's at least at the same level as Dazai. Even if he never finished his teachings with her. If she wanted to, she could've killed you a long time ago. My guess is, she knows your important to Dazai's 'game' or whatever."

"Yeah right. Like she could kill me." Atsushi snorted. "She's too weak to kill a fly."

"But Atsushi, I've never seen you kill a fly either." Ranpo pointed out.

"Besides!" Atsushi continued, ignoring Ranpo. "She kidnaped Dazai, sent Kyouka on countless killing missions, tried to kill me, and killed hundreds. We can't let that slide!"

"Kyouka kidnaped Dazai, Akutagawa sent her on missions, Y/N was protecting her partner, and you think Dazai haven't killed either?" Fuzukawa cut in. "You know he was a Mafia member, yet you still look at him with respect."

"I don't have to respect those who've never been through pain and suffering." Atsushi mumbled.

"Oh?" Dazai opened the door. "Compared to her orphanage, yours was heaven!" Dazai sat down.

"That was pretty fast Dazai!" Kenji beamed. "How'd you do it?"

"Y/N said she didn't need an escort home." Dazai turned back to Atsushi with a disgusted look. "You have no idea how many times she ran to me at night because she thought she saw her old headmaster. Another thing, she left that place. She didn't get kicked out, she left and burned it down. According to Y/N-Chan, she watched all of them burn. Every night they tried to kill her. When she was two months old, they tried to drowned her at least five times. Luckily, her wolf saved her. Five years, they shot her in the arm, foot and gut. By then, her wolf had developed its defensive side and she became almost invincible compared to humans. She's not weak in the least.  In fact, she remembers her wolf killing her mother when she was abandoned."

Atsushi sighed and stood up. "I'll go apologize. She still lives in her apartment, right?"

Dazai shook his head. "She was kicked out! Don't bother apologizing! She won't care~!"

Atsushi sat back down, and continued his work without another word.

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