amorist [soukoku]

Without Deadline

[Chuuya's POV]

I woke up to the sounds of birds chirping. And the sunlight on my face. I looked around the area- I was in a bed in someplace I didn't know. Was all that just a bad dream? Was Osamu really alive? I wanted to make sure if the room infront of me was a dream too, so I pinched my cheek. Yep. Definetly real. I sighed then tugged the blanket to my face. I actually hoped that all of what happened yesterday was a dream. Then there was a huge bang on the door and someone came in. "Yosh! Good morning, Chuuya!" It was Ranpo, holding a tray of food. "Eat up. We have things to do after this." "So...all that wasn't a dream?" I asked, still confused. "This is reality. Dazai got captured and we can't get him back unless we plan something for the next 24 hours." The boy said, in a monotone voice. I didn't say anything. I was silent. Which was suprising since I'd usually blame me and everyone else nonstop.

Dazai got captured. Maybe if I'd hadn't gone to the roof of the orphanage, maybe he would've been fine. Well, it's useless to think of the past now. The boy next to me showed me a stuffed white tiger. "Wh- How did you ge-" "We buried Atsushi. Do you wanna visit his grave?" I sat there, silenty for a moment. Then I said "yes" as an answer. Atsushi's grave was just on top of a little "hill" with a tree behind it. (Author's Note: Like Oda's grave in dead apple basically I can't describe it ahaha) I sat down next to the grass and gave Atsushi some flowers. I was hesistant to put the tiger doll on the grave for a moment and then, "Don't you want that thing to be something you can remember the boy by, Chuuya?" "It belongs to Atsushi. So I'll give it to him." Then I sat there on the grass while Ranpo was standing right behind me. We stayed like this for a while, until I told Ranpo that we should go and talk about the plan. "Oh? I thought you'd say "let's make a plan"." "Well, I already know that the "greatest detective" already has one." I smiled. I just hope I was right about what I said. "Well of course I have one! Let's head back to the Agency!" "I slept at where you work?" I asked. "No no no, that was just the infirmary. The work of the ADA can be quite dangerous sometimes. Though Yosano, with her healing ability, is flawless at taking care of the injured." Ranpo said with a proud smile. "Just say you like her, man."

"Wh- I do NOT!" Ranpo said with a slight blush on his face. "Right. Riiight." I said sarcastically. Then we both headed for the Agency. When we got there, I saw another ginger-haired boy with a green vest, bending metal? Must be his ability. There was also an old man who was furious when the boy bent his spoon. "Gin's "favorite" comrades. The Black Lizard. Black Lizard, meet Chuuya." As Ranpo said that I waved akwardly at the 2 men. "Nice to meet another redhead 'round here! I'm Tachihara and this is Granpa Hirotsu" "I am not your grandfather." Hirotsu said with an angry tone. Then a girl laughed. Must be the Yosano Ranpo was talking about "Uhm Ranpo, plan, please?" I asked. I really just wanted Dazai back. I miss him. So. Badly

Ranpo smirked. "There's a slight chance this plan will fail so be careful. A former ADA Agent, Katai, has located where Fyodor's "flying ship" is. Now to even get up there, we need a helicopter. And Tachihara will steer it." Tachihara let out a "Seriously?!" from his mouth. "You've done this before, Metalbender. Are you really that sick of it?" Ranpo giggled, then went on explaining. "Chuuya rides with you, and you drop him off at the ship. From there, Chuuya will locate on where the control system is and destroy it using his "Gravity Manipulation". The-" "What the hell?! If I break the thing, it's gonna crash right into Yokohama!" I yelled. Was Ranpo going crazy? "I haven't finished, Chuuya." Ranpo glared at me. "

"When he breaks the control system, the people in it will panic so it distracts them from Chuuya trying to find Dazai. And with your height, Chuuya, no one would even notice yo-" I growled at him. "Ok ok, sorry. Anyways, you have limited time to find and save Dazai. Based on the information Katai has gave us, If you destroy the control system, you would have exactly 10 minutes until the thing crash lands on Yokohama. Soon enough inbetween those 10 minutes, the Black Lizard will come over and help out. Ok, everyone got that?" Everyone nodded. "So, do we leave now?" Gin asked. I didn't even notice her there.