𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭 [AU] (Being rewritten!!)

𝟑 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

                                                                     7:45 AM

Atsushi jerked up, gasping for air ,his heart still pounding from the fear and confusion of the odd ,mysterious dream he had just endured . Atsushi looked around frantically ,hoping that maybe he was still dreaming, that maybe he could see that dark figure once again.

"What the hell was that...? It was...pulling me in ,I-I think... I was- " 

Atsushi  was lost in thought when he was abruptly interrupted by a familliar voice.

" G'morning Atsushi! " 

Atsushi woke up to the sound of Ranpos calming voice, accompanied by the smell of freshly cooked breakfast . It comforted Atsushi to know he was in a safe place, and that he needn't worry about his previous experience. 

"Mmm..." Atsuhsi yawned slowly, proceeding to than stretch briefly before getting up to return Ranpo's thoughtful gretting.

" Good morning Ranpo .."

"I'd ask how you had slept if I already hadn't known ! " Ranpo disclosed to Atsushi.

"Ugh...Huh? What...what do you mean by that ? Atsushi asked ,still hazy and half asleep. 

"Well, it's quite obvious ." Ranpo bragged. " When you walked into my apartment last night,  you seemed rather ....how should I put it....off? Your guard was notablely high and you presented quite anxious. " 

"What does my mood last night have to do with anything regarding how I slept ?" 

"Many ,many things my dear Atsushi ." Ranpo insisted, smirking confidently and holding his head up high ,showing off his pride.  "When I came to get a midnight snack as per usual, I saw you tossing and turning . This means you were clearly uncomfortable . Not only that,but you also had this upset look on your face ,as if something was making you uneasy." 

"Oh....U-ugh...Well I had a nightmare...That's all.." Atsushi concluded.

"Whatever you say Atsushi."  

Atsushi thanked Ranpo for the hospitality and apologize for the intrusion he had caused. Then, he set back for his own apartment.  Atsushi wasn't going to start his classes in about a week,and he had lots of time on his hands, so Atsushi decided to make do and start unpacking . Atsushi walked back to his apartment room ,   making sure to get the the occasional glance around to better observe the place. He still wasn't used to living in such a big space with so many people and places. It made Atsushi somewhat nervous. Nevertheless, he prevailed.  

Once Atsushi arrived to his destination, he quickly changed into a more appropriate outfit for the day. Then,he cautiously and very carefully unpacked his belongings from the limited boxed he had at the moment. The rest of his items where not to arrive for the next two days ,so he had plenty of time to organize the stuff he already had access to. 

Atsushi walked around the apartment room in accomplishment, proud of his soon to be finished work. But,in the corner of his eye ,Atsushi had spotted a mysterious box. Atsushi jerked his head in the direction of the small box, realizing something as he got closer. Unlike the modern moving boxes that he had scattered amongst the room, this box was old,dusty,and was long over due to be thrown out. It looked like something straight from the basement of a horror movie.

"What the fuck is that...?" Atsushi whispered to himself under his breath.

When he had finally reached the box, he observed from the outside,slightly tense. Atsushi opened the box slowly with great caution. Once he opened it he was pleasantly surprised to find a locket, along with a well aged looking peice of paper with some form of writing on it. Atsushi was fascinated to find such relics in his apartment, but was also hesitant to find out what they were. Atsushi held the locket up to his face, closely observing the peice of jewelry, it was black ,round,and smooth . Although, Atsushi had visually no idea what type of crystal it could be matched to. Suddenly,the peice of jewelry fell from Atsushi slightly shaken hands, earning a slight jump from the boy. Once it hit the ground, the locket split open,revealing a small image on the inside . 

Atsushi picked up the locket which had previously fallen to take a closer look at the image displayed. 

"Oh...wow.." Atsushi stuttered. 

Atsushi looked straight at the image, locking eyes with the boy in the photo. He had pitch black hair with snowy white tips. Dark, cold eyes that looked lost and hopeless. A slim,yet not abnormally small body paired with a long black coat. He had extremely pale skin, which contrasted his dark souless eyebags . The male in the photo stood with a miserable look on his face, sad, alone, lost from the world. 

"Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1952 -1972"

Atsushi read the name singed in ink at the bottom right hand corner of the image,that also appeared to have the man's birth and death date. 

" Who is he....he looks so ...interesting, yet somehow he feels...familliar.." Atsushi confessed .

"I should ugh....check out the letter from that box as well,maybe it has more information about this Akutagawa guy.." Atsushi concluded.

Atsuhsi reached for the peice of yellowed paper, which had writing in cursive pen ink. It looked so ancient and vintage, like something written in the 1800's. This deeply intrigued Atsushi even more than he already was. It felt like something just wasn't right. Atsuhi felt like the boy in the photo was staring right back at him. 

Then, he read the contents of the paper as follows;

"Dear Osamu Dazai, 

It was a living hell to work day in and day out with you. Your cruel judgment, the words you said that damaged the shit out of me,the things you'd make me do just to gain your approval. .. But now it's over... You've won fair and square sir. I hope you have enjoyed teasing me up until now. Because this this time isn't training. It's real. Realer than your fake sense of pride will ever be. Join the agency of good, but know that you will always have that evil, terrible, murderous side inside of you Dazai. I trust you know where I am waiting . Please, do try to show up on time. 

Regards , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 

"What the hell is all of this?!" Atushsi put the letter back into the box carefully as not to tear it accidentally.  

Atsushi held the locket  up close to his face to get a closer look at the supposed 'Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ' He suspected that some sort of crime had taken place ,due to the obstruct language used in the note. Atsushi was scared but...something about about the case lured him in.