Shadows Of The Twilight (Book-I)

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☆ A new day ☆

Atsushi's pov :

It was early morning, and I woke up with a groan unable to remember what exactly happened last night.

"Wh-where am I? What happened last night? W-was it...a dream?" I muttered remembering what Dazai and Emily said last night and seeing all the strangers in the warehouse.

I remembered them talking about my right hand which was a tiger's paw. I gasped and frightenedly get up into a sitting position looking at my hand again but now it was normal.
I took a long sigh and I turned around looking at my surroundings surprisingly. And I realised that I found myself in a dorm sleeping on a comfortable mattress.

"It's been so long since I have slept under a roof." I said to myself looking up at the ceiling.

Suddenly, phone rings~ making me slightly shock.

I looked around to find where the ring was coming from, and I found a pair of folded clothes near a bag and a mobile on top of it.

"Um, uhh.. okay, okay, ..I am taking the call." I hesitatingly said lifting up the mobile phone and picking up the call without even noticing who it was.

"H-hello?!" I responded.

"Goood Morninggg to youu" A cheerful familiar voice greeted from the other side of the call.

"Oh, it's you. Dazai!" I said.

"It's another beautiful day. What do you think of your new dorm?" He asked.

"Great, Thanks alot. I mean.. compared to sleeping outside, this place is like heaven to me." I replied.

"I am happy to hear that. ..Emily put some clothes near your pillow. It's a gift from every one of us at the agency." He said.

"Oh wow! ..Thank you so much for everything you have done for me." I said.

"By the way, Atsushi! ..I apologise for asking you this morning, but.. I need your help with an emergency." He said with a serious tone.

"An emergency?" I asked.

"Yes, and it's quite urgent.. Please come to the specified location immediately. ..This is a crisis! ..I am in a life and death situation right now. And you are the only one who can help me. Understand?!" He said in one breathe.

"O-okay, I understand." I worriedly said ending the call.

I immediately get up and hurried myself, wearing the clothes that the agency gave me.
A white button-up with the sleeves pushed to my elbows, A loose black tie, a pair of black pants. A pair of black fingerless gloves, suspenders, and a long black belt on my waist.
I was completely ready and was wearing my black new shoes which was also provided by them and I called Dazai over the phone.

"D-dazai! Hey! ..Wh-where are you?" I worriedly asked.

"Listen carefully, are you ready Atsushi?" He asked.

"Yes." I sharply replied with a serious look finally tying up my shoelaces.

"First, when you leave the room, make sure you close the door." He said and I did as he said quietly leaving the room and locking the door, "Then, look behind you." He said.

"Behind me?" I turned around spotting Dazai's legs popping out from a drum outside my dorm.

I ended the call keeping my phone inside and hurriedly running down through the stairs. I went near the drum and I was completely sweat dropped looking at the brown haired man smiling at me with wide eyes.