Chapter 10: Catching Fire
Akutagawa despairingly stared at the scene before him. He had promised to make Atsushi fall in love with him in ten days, sure, but this? This was unexpected. Going on a date with his superior.. He doubted that Atsushi even knew Chuuya's work status. At this rate, Atsushi is going to fall in love with Chuuya rather than Akutagawa.
Frustratedly, he turned to Dazai who had dragged him out for this expedition. Tanizaki was with them too, dragged by Dazai as well. The three love rivals stared at each other before staring back through the restaurant window to spy on Atsushi and Chuuya's date. The date was going wonderfully, which all three of them hated.
Tanizaki didn't mind as much, because he knew that Atsushi could pick whoever she wanted to date. "We.. We shouldn't be spying on them like this, you guys. Especially in the bushes from across the street.. It wouldn't look good for us if someone spotted us."
"We aren't going to be spotted," Dazai stated, grinning. "We're gonna be super sneaky, and only get involved when needed."
"Which means ruining their date and their happiness?" Tanizaki flatly added on, causing Dazai to deflate a little.
"We won't ruin our precious Atsushi-chan's happiness, just the guy that she's with~ Right, Akutagawa-kun?" Dazai shot back before glancing at the third member of their group.
Akutagawa nodded. "Yes."
"You guys are so mean," Tanizaki muttered to himself, sighing. "I'm just happy if Nakajima-san is happy. It's her choice who she wants to date, anyways. Not ours."
"Spoken like a true gentlemen who admits defeat," Dazai teased, poking Tanizaki's nose. "But~ I won't give up on making Atsushi-chan mine! I won't hand her over to Chuuya, you, or Akutagawa easily!"
"Shh, you're being too loud, Dazai-san!" Akutagawa shushed the taller male. "They're gonna hear us!"
"We're literally across the street from the restaurant, I'm pretty sure they won't be able to hear us. . ." Tanizaki trailed off before his phone beeped with a message. He slid it out of his pocket to read it, pondering if Naomi messaged him for the millionth time that night. She didn't.
Notifications:
Unknown Number has messaged you: Give Atsushi Nakajima over and no one in the restaurant will get hurt.
Dazai leaned over and his eyes widened. "That's weird. That's the same number that messaged me a little while ago! Mine said to hand over Atsushi-chan, too."
Akutagawa's phone beeped as well and he checked it, the other two males peering over his shoulders to see if it was the same unknown number.
Notifications:
Unknown Number has messaged you: Give Atsushi Nakajima over and I won't kill you, and I might spare your friends.
Akutagawa coughed into his free hand before tucking his phone back into his pocket, and Tanizaki did the same with his own phone. "This is getting weird," Tanizaki stated, causing Akutagawa to nod in agreement. (Normally, Akutagawa would've tried to attack the both of them, but this is a special situation.)
"Oh, look, Nakajima-san and the guy are leaving together. You think they're heading back to his place?" Tanizaki wondered before his eyes widened. The restaurant.. The restaurant had began to catch fire. There was a dark figure throwing fire at it. Luckily, the duo consisting of Atsushi and Chuuya had made it out before the onslaught of fire began.
And so, it was a chaotic time. Let's hope our protagonists make it through the night.
—> Male Atsushi Nakajima
It had officially been a week since the male Atsushi had landed into a different world, just like his female counterpart did. Just like her, he had lost all of his memories. Except this time, his subconscious remembered his uncanny ability to become a tiger. It would be easier for him to progress than his female self.
"Good morning, everyone," Atsushi greeted the Agency members as he sat down at his desk. Everyone had switched genders in this world: Dazai was a girl, Yosano was a guy, and so on. But of course, our male protagonist doesn't know that his world is the other way around. "Is something wrong, Dazai-san?"
The female Dazai hummed, her hair bouncing as she made her way over to the tiger's desk. "What? Can't I be happy to see my favorite Atsushi-kun?" She purred, brushing his cheek with her hand gently.
Kunikida stomped over and dragged Dazai away from Atsushi's desk. "Don't bother him like that!" She growled, her glasses almost breaking in frustration. "We're supposed to make him feel welcome, not make him feel uncomfortable you idiot!"
"You're just jealous I'm gonna make Atsushi-kun fall in love with me first~" Dazai giggled before poking Kunikida's nose in a playful manner. "Atsushi-kun doesn't like uptight girls like you, Kunikida-chan. Right, Atsushi-kun?" Both girls whirled around to face the male.
"Huh?" Atsushi paused, thinking about it for a second. "Actually, I don't mind them. I don't really have a type." He awkwardly laughed, rubbing the back of his neck.
Kunikida let out an audible sigh of relief. "Good. You meet all my expectations of a man so I hoped you wouldn't mind someone like me.." She trailed off, embarrassed for admitting such a thing.
"Oh~ Kunikida-chan does have a crush on my precious Atsushi-kun!" Dazai huffed, crossing her arms. "You'll never take him away from me, you know!"
"It's really up to him on who he chooses, if he chooses any of us at all," Tanizaki's soft voice interrupted them. "Although, I do hope he considers me an option.."
"Oh, big sister! You're so sweet!" Naomi's deep voice cooed as he hugged his big sister tight. "I love you big sister~"
"N-Naomi, I can't breathe-" Tanizaki gasped for air as Naomi loosened his grip. "Thanks."
This is pretty nice, Atsushi thought to himself, smiling. This aura everyone gives off.. It's so happy. I hope I gain my memories back soon, so I can tell them how much they mean to me.
In the dark dungeons of both of the Port Mafia, both of the ability owners of 'Another City', Mitakai, struggled in their shackles. All they wanted was to go home to their partners, ability users that could control fire. Both Mitakai hoped with all their hearts that nothing bad was happening.
And so, we lay waiting for the outcomes of the safety of our protagonists.
(note: Mitakai and their partner are made up OCs made only for this story, and don't exist in the Bungou Stray Dogs story. They only exist for fanfic purposes, and nothing else.)
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