Code: Execute

Code: Missing

She walked down the hallway towards the recovery rooms before seeing Atsushi outside of one of them.  She picked up her pace before the boy noticed her there.  "(Y/n)-san?!  Where have you been all day?!"

She picked up the boy's arm and checked for injuries that weren't there.  'No doubt his ability's regenerative properties.'

"I was hungover.  Promise me you'll never drink recklessly."

He nodded his head in confusion before saying, "I'm not hurt.  My abilities healed me, so you can stop looking over me."

She dropped his arm before turning towards the door which housed the girl before she smirked and said, "So, Atsushi-kun, I heard you'd found yourself a lovely lady.  Oh, I'm so proud of you!"

She wiped a fake tear from her eye before Atsushi defensively said, "I-I didn't! S-she is-- It's not like that!"

"Of course it's not! Haha!  You better treat her right!"

His face fell before he said, "I can't...  She's going to be handed over to the mil--"

"She won't be taken into custody.  Trust me."

"B-but Kunikida-san said--"

"Kunikida-san is not the President, okay? He doesn't make all the decisions here, wait until Yukichi makes the final decision.  He's not going to hand her over if she joins the Agency."

He nodded and said, "O-okay but--"

She held up a hand to him and said, "Just wait."

He frowned and nodded once more before saying, "Okay..."

The door beside her opened up to reveal a young girl in a red and orange kimono.  

Long black hair tied into low pigtails.

Traditional Japanese clothing.

Young and in her early teens.

(Y/n) felt something pushing through last night's drunken haze.  As she was walking home with Dazai, she'd remembered seeing this girl standing beside one of the busy streets.  When the girl saw the pair walking, she had begun to walk towards them before stopping.  Why did she stop?  Better yet, why did she try to approach them?

"You're Kyoko Izumi, right?"

Her eyes widened slightly before she nodded and said, "Who are you?"

She smiled softly before saying, "Just a friend for now, but someday maybe more.  May I ask you a few questions after we grab some tofu?"

She nodded cautiously before saying, "Yes."

"Wonderful!  Now, let's get going before Kunikida gets any more wrinkles.  He's very stressed you know?"

The four made their way to the high-end restaurant and where a young girl ate three servings of tofu, and Atsushi had a heart attack after viewing the prices.

"K-Kunikida-kun--"

Kunikida took a sip of his tea before saying, "Not a chance."

(Y/n) scoffed while saying under her breath, "uptight~"

Kunikida scoffed before saying, "I-I-- Fine!"

Atsushi yelled out, "T-thank you, Kunikida-kun!"

(Y/n) turned her attention to the young girl before saying, "Kyoka-chan, can you please tell us who was making the commands through your phone?  You were getting told what to do through the phone, correct?"

The girl nodded her head before looking down and saying, "The man who was giving me orders, is a terrifying man named Akutagawa."

Atsushi stiffened next to her, and Kunikida scowled at the familiar name.  (Y/n) simply nodded and said, "I thought it'd be him.  What a cowardly devil he is, using a young girl to do his dirty work..."

She smirked before she loudly said, "What a pathetic man."

Atsushi gave her a surprised look before saying, "(Y/n)-san... are you... okay?"

She smiled softly before saying, "Yes, I'm fine.  Why?"

Atsushi frowned slightly before saying, "You just... you seemed lost in thought for a second, and wasn't that a little loud?."

"That's because I was lost in thought, and I wanted someone to hear me."

"Okay?"

Kunikida stood from the table and said, "Atsushi, a word please."

"Yes, sir."

The two girls sat alone in the room as the boys talked outside.  "Kyoka, why did you try to approach me and Dazai last night as he helped me home?"

The young girl's eyes widened before she said, "I-I was told to bring him to our interrogation center at Akutagawa's orders."

(Y/n) tried not to show it, but she had not wanted to hear that...  "By any chance, could you tell me where that is?"

The girl frowned and said, "It's not far from here.  Though...  You won't be able to get him out.  It is heavily guarded."

(Y/n) smirked before she said, "I'm sure I can handle it.  I've got quite a convenient skillset."

Kyoko kept her stoic gaze before saying, "I haven't heard about you before, but seeing you with him made me unsure of whether I should attack him then.  Your name hasn't shown up in any of our records before.  Just what is your ability?"

(Y/n) stood from the table and set a small roll of paper bills on the table while stretching.  "Well, you'll just have to find out when the time is right.  But I have parting words for you."

The girl ate some more tofu before saying, "What are they?"

"You don't have to use your ability to kill, no matter how you may have used it before."

"You're wrong.  Demon Snow can only kill...  I-I've killed 35--"

(Y/n) chuckled at the girl before saying, "You sound just like I did when I was younger, I was so silly... but alas, 35 is such a small number in comparison to my kill count."

(Y/n) didn't see it, but Kyoka had a surprised look on her face as the woman left.  "I'll see you around, Kyoka-chan.  If you ever need anything, my phone number is on the paper wrapped around those bills."

(Y/n) heard a shuffling of paper, no doubt it was the girl grabbing the paper and looking it over.  She turned to the men in the hallway before saying, "I'm heading off, I've got somewhere to be."

Kunikida furrowed his brows before saying, "You're not meeting Dazai for two hours, correct?"

She sighed and said, "Unfortunately, the circumstances have changed, he's gone and tried to get himself killed again..."

Kunikida scowled and said, "You don't have to pick up his mess, you know?"

She shrugged and said, "This time, I think he's really wanting me to pick up his mess for him, or he wants me to meet him earlier at least... I shouldn't leave him waiting."

[end chapter]