Vague: The Sequel (A Bungo Stray Dogs Fanfic)

Chapter 1| The Coffee Shop

"Uhm...I'm sorry, Do you know me?"

Dazai's POV

My eyes widened, pupils dilating as my heart felt like it just broke into trillions. Again.

My lungs heaved for breath as endless thoughts rammed my brain.

3 years.

3 f*cking years. 

3 years, that I haven't seen his face.

3 years of just staring into a mere picture.

And now he's here, right before my eyes, looking exactly the same as he did before.

He tilted his head, eyes furrowed as he looked at me with confusion.

"Sir?" He said, voice coating me with warmness. Sweet, honey voice that made my chest swell with joy. Is this a dream? Am I hallucinating?

Because the last time I saw Atsushi was-

*/splash!*

I suddenly snapped out of my thoughts. Eyes confused as it wandered, curious of why my pants were hot- burning even, prickling my skin like searing metal needles.

Wait, what the-

"Oh gosh, I'm so sorry sir!" A brunette man kneeled before me, holding a white towel as he vigorously rubbed it in my stained pants, attempting to clean the mess.

I stared at him, mind still blank from shock.

"You should've looked where you were going, Kenji" the white haired man- No- Atsushi said, falling to his knees as his face displayed worry, also attempting to clean the brunette's mess. 

....He was Kenji, right?

As of instinct, my consciousness fully regaining control, I stood up, trying to regain posture as I felt my chest closing in; breathing feeling impossible.

Oh. 

I'm hyperventilating. 

My head hurts. 

I dashed out the door, head not comprehending where my feet are taking me, chest heaving in and out. 

F*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck.

He was there. 

Alive.

Breathing for f*cks sake. 

But why? 

I saw him there. I saw him in his room. An image that haunted me every day for the past 3 years. 

So how? 

How the f- 

"Dazai?" 

I looked down, panting; not even realizing I had stopped running as my eyes tried to focus on the person in front of me. 

Red Hair. 

Pale Face. 

And a stupid hat. 

....

Wait, A stupid hat? 

"Why the f*ck are you up so early?" 

I immediately stood up, stumbling a little as I tried to snap back my head to reality.

Chuuya? Wasn't he on a job?  

Where am I anyway? 

I looked around, eyes wandering; grass, the sky, graves, big old tre--