Stay With Me αβΩ

Chapter 21

The sun shines brightly that day, the man wearing a curry-colored trench coat stands at the side of the bridge looking down the flowing water beneath. He is in very deep thoughts and his amber orbs seem to be locked on something that isn't there, it is as if he can clearly see the images from his past. His eyes are dull and soulful, every minute that passes by the sadness changes into boredom as he sighs for the fifth time.

"There you are Dazai!" – the tall male with blonde hair in a ponytail shouted from the riverbank "I've been looking all over for you, you troublesome blockhead!"

The brunette was taken away from his own thoughts "Oh hey Kunikida-kun, you found me!" – he yelled back as he forcefully smile and wave at the man.

"What are you doing here?! We're supposed to investigate the car that just exploded but here you are wandering around doing nothing!" – Kunikida said while both of his arms are crossed against his chest.

"Urghh... alright" – begrudgingly Dazai walks away from the bridge towards his partner.

"After this, we have to head back to the agency. We are now thirty minutes late, do you know how many times you disrupted my schedule? I have to revise everything!" – Kunikida ranted as he pushes his eyeglasses up and starts writing down something in his small notebook that he always carry with him.

"Urgh... you're obsessed with your schedule Kunikida-kun, it's not healthy you know" – Dazai mumbled as they walk side by side.

Ever since the two became partners, Kunikida became stressed out with Dazai. There are times the brunette would just go wander around leaving the blonde without telling. As much as Kunikida wanted to break Dazai's legs so he won't go somewhere while they are on a mission and he would stay where they should be, he can't, he had to admit that the superb intelligence of the Alpha makes solving cases faster minus the fact that he is always out of himself most of the time.

On their way to the alleged murder scene they pass by a shop that sells random gifts and novelties, Dazai's eyes were caught by one thing at the display of the store window glass.

"So as the witnesses mentioned, the car just exploded killing the driver and his passenger" – Kunikida said as he continues to walk while writing in his notebook as usual "What do you think Dazai? Da—where is he?" – he just realized that the brunette walking beside him is no longer there.

Dazai walks towards the window of the shop and he leans forward to see clearly the merchandise that catches his attention. His heart suddenly feels a familiar pain and longing after seeing whatever is the thing on the other side of the glass "It's like the color of his eyes—Chuuya's eyes" – he mumbled under his breath.

Unknowingly he was drawn by it and he entered the shop, where he was greeted by a lady "Welcome! How can I help you Sir?"

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"I ask to make some changes" – Mori said as he and Chuuya are standing at the center of the penthouse "This is where we are going to stay while we are here in Japan, if you don't like staying here I can ask my men to prepare a suite on one of our hotels or perhaps one of the mansions" – he added. Mori has since moved his main location to France and only visit Yokohama if there are business matters that he needs to attend to.

The pieces of furniture were changed and rearranged, one can tell that there's no more resemblance from its previous look but to Chuuya he can still vividly remember the room the way it used to be and there's a churning feeling inside him. Being in that same room where he spends most of his time with Dazai and waiting for him is giving him such great impact but he swallowed everything down not letting his Alpha notice what's inside his head.