The Marionette ? Chuuya X Reader

24: Collision

Eyes falling on familiar names on the name tags of some, you take in your surroundings and start to whip up a quick plan to kill those undercover without bringing much attention to you that would include getting the police called. Unlike Akutagawa, your ability doesn't work on more than two people at once, one per hand, though you often avoided doing two at the same time due to mental strain.

"Excuse me, miss, are you in line?"

Jumping and slowly turning around when the voice sound vaguely familiar to you, all colour drains from your face as you recognize the multi-coloured eyes staring at your expectantly quickly mirroring the same recognition on your face.

"Atsushi?" You say softly, hiding the paper in your hand and lowering the zipper of your coat slightly.

Why him?

"What are you doing here?" You ask sweetly, your heart for some reason squeezing in shame at being caught in the middle of a Port Mafia mission by the boy that had offered so much kindness towards you when you had been at your lowest.

"I'm on a case here. Someone called for help with something to do with possibly the um...the Port Mafia." Atsushi says sheepishly, lifting up the beige folder in his hand in demonstration of his official business.

Well, you probably just told the only person in this room you shouldn't have said anything to if that's true...

But that doesn't make sense...

Where does he work?

"You're on a case? What department?" You try to ask casually, eyes drifting from the young man in front of you occasionally to the workers with name tags you still had to remove.

"Oh...I'm not police, I actually work with the Armed Detective Agency." He boasts with a shy smile, only faltering when he notices your attention slipping.

The Armed Detective Agency? Why does that sound so familiar-

"You work with Dazai?" You suddenly blurt out, panic blooming in your chest.

"You know him? Although...maybe I shouldn't be so surprised..." Atsushi nods with a confused, eyebrow-raised expression on his face, a quick look at you turning it into resentment for the ex-mafia detective as if half embarrassed at knowing him himself as well.

I don't want you to know who I really am.

"I'm sorry Atsushi I really have to get going, I'll see you some other time." You quickly interrupt him, trying to hide the alarm on your face as soon as you got a look at the current time, immediately turning away and letting the gears turn in your head for a quick plan while staying out of Atsushi's sight. You could only assume that he wasn't alone, and by the time his colleague showed up, you had to assure that you'd be gone.

Especially if it's Dazai.

Walking directly towards the counter with new charisma, you smile at the first employee to attend you, leaning in before whispering to them after greeting you.

"Hello! How can I help you?"

"Listen to me very closely. I'm going to give you a list of names of colleagues of yours here right now that are causing a bit of trouble for my boss, and you are going to then tell them to meet you out back due to some...malfunctions. Whatever gets them outside, except it will be me waiting. You will not alert the authorities about this until half an hour after you hear the gunshots."

"Wha-"

"Shh, quiet, or I'll have to kill you too."

Well, I'll probably have to kill you anyways.