"Atsushi-chan~" A male voice with a teasing tone could be heard. "Atsushi-chan~ Wake up~"

Atsushi shifted in her sleep, slightly stirring. "Five more minutes," she muttered, mostly to herself. The male in the room poked her cheek a few times, and the girl swatted his hand away. "A little longer.."

The male stopped poking her cheek and hummed as he thought about a solution to his problem. A lightbulb went off in his head as an idea floated into mind. He leaned down to Atsushi's face, getting really close but not enough for them to touch lips. "Atsushi-chan," he whispered seductively.

Atsushi's eyes flew wide open and she let out a small scream in surprise, quickly pushing off the male with force, causing him to fall butt-first on the floor. "Wh-Who are you?!" Her face reddened immediately at the realization of how close she and the male were just a few seconds ago.

The male laughed from his position on the floor before standing up. He dusted himself off and stretched. After a few seconds, he had stood to his full height. "I finally woke you up, Atsushi-chan," he cheered. "I'm Dazai Osamu."

"Dazai.. Osamu?" Atsushi suspiciously squinted at him before gasping. "You're the one Yosano-san warned me about! Stay back!" Subconsciously, her right hand transformed into a tiger paw to defend herself.

What did Yosano say about me? Dazai mentally asked before his eyes got drawn to Atsushi's paw. "Did you remember how to transform?"

"Transform? What do you.." Atsushi paused and glanced down at her paw. Her eyes widened and she let out a shrill scream. She shook her paw rapidly. "What is this?! Get it off, get it off!"

Due to her scream, a few other people rushed into the room. The ginger-haired person from before rushed to Atsushi's side. "Are you alright? Did Dazai-san hurt you?"

"I'm hurt that you would think that, Tanizaki-kun," Dazai faked tears before getting slammed into the wall by a tall, blond man. "Kunikida-kun, t-that hurts!"

"What the hell did you do to Atsushi you bandage wasting device?!" Kunikida shouted, an angry expression clear on his face. He and Dazai continued to bicker as Tanizaki and Atsushi talked.

"I-I'm fine, I think," Atsushi softly told Tanizaki, continuing to move her paw up and down slowly. "What is this, exactly?"

Tanizaki smiled. "That's your ability, Atsushi. It's called 'Beast Underneath the Moonlight'. It's very pretty," he complimented, slightly blushing because of how gentle and pretty the girl in front of him was. "U-Uh, if you don't mind me asking.. Are you single, by any chance?"

"Single?" Atsushi paused before her face reddened. Her face was doing that a lot nowadays. "E-Eeeh?! I-I am, b-but why are you asking?!" Without realizing it, her transformed paw had returned to normal.

"S-Sorry for asking-" Embarrassed, Tanizaki started to apologize, but before he could finish, Naomi burst into the scene. "H-Huh? Naomi?"

"Big brother! Don't leave me for her!" Naomi whined loudly, clinging onto her brother's arm. She practically dragged him out of the room, much to Tanizaki's dismay.

Eventually, Dazai and Kunikida's bickering had slowed and stopped. The blond pushed the other out of the room before starting to speak with Atsushi. "Here, change into these," he gave her the same uniform that they gave male Atsushi, but adjusted to the female Atsushi's measurements. (Yosano got her measurements with permission, of course.)

Not saying anything else, Kunikida shut the door as he left the room. After a few minutes, Atsushi changed into the clean and comfy clothes. She smiled, twirling a bit. "I wish I had a mirror," she wistfully sighed before going out of the medical office and into the main office where everyone worked. "Uhm, hello?"

Sparkles seemed to float around Dazai as he rushed over and hugged Atsushi, spinning her around a few times. "You're so cuuttee~ Atsushi-chan~!" He cheered before finally stopped spinning her, but keeping her in his grip. He nuzzled his cheek into hers.

"I-Is this something that happens often?" Atsushi struggled against Dazai's strangely strong grip. "D-Dazai-san, I can't b-breathe.."

"Huh? Oh, sorry Atsushi-chan," Dazai apologized with a smile before letting go of the girl, making her breathe out a sigh of relief. Dazai then turned to Kunikida with a serious face and tone. "Kunikida-kun, girls like to be picked up and spun around like that. Takes notes."

Surprised, Kunikida nodded and started to write rapidly in his 'Ideals' notebook. "I see.."

"Uhm, Kunikida-san," Atsushi spoke up, gathering Kunikida's attention. "Not all girls like to be spun like that. In fact, it kinda makes me dizzy.."

Kunikida stopped writing and his grip tightened so much on his pencil that it broke. He gently laid his notebook down on his desk before standing up. With an unreadable expression, he walked over to Dazai. "I was just messing with you, Kunikida-kun," Dazai defended himself, raising his hands slightly in surrender.

"Dazai you idiot!" Kunikida slammed Dazai into a wall again.

"The girl Atsushi is cute," a mysterious voice complimented. The owner of the voice poked her cheek.

"That's Ranpo," Tanizaki helpfully introduced him. Suddenly, an overwhelming presence filled the room and everyone (including Atsushi) turned to see him.

—> Port Mafia

"We can't send you in like the last time," Akutagawa muttered to Higuchi, referencing to when they first tried to capture the male Atsushi. "We're gonna need a new plan."

"We can force a civilian to go in," Higuchi suggested before bracing herself to be hit for a stupid suggestion. Akutagawa didn't hit her as she expected him to, though. "Akutagawa-senpai?"

Akutagawa had already threatened a civilian to go in. Now, all they needed to do was play the waiting game.