As the world caves in [soukoku]

Chapter 2

The brunette's eyes fluttered open. Chuuya was still asleep on the floor. He swivelled around and knelt down beside him before sliding his arms underneath his small body. Dazai gently placed him on the sofa in his place; careful not to wake him. He pulled the blanket up over him before looking at his apartments new found tidiness. He checked the time and was 4am. The young man sighed then entered the bathroom. Quiet sounds of pills in bottles could be heard through the shuffling. By the time it was 5am the bathroom was clear, everything was into organised sections in the cupboards. Chuuya had an alarm set for 5:30am as he wanted to tidy still before his official first day of work at the ada. Yesterday when told this Dazai whined at the idea of getting up early. He exited the bathroom and headed to the kitchen.

His eyes slowly widened before he jolted up in shock. He remembered going to sleep on the floor yet he woke up on the sofa with the blanket Dazai was using during the night. Piles of organised clothes and items cased the blood stained floor. The sound of pans pierced his ear and the smell of food flooded his nose.

"Good morning!" Dazai said in a cheerful tone.

"Morning." Chuuya replied in a monotone voice.

"I'm cooking us breakfast!" He announced as the redhead stumbled into the room and he pointed at the food below him. 

"Did you put any crack in it again?" He glanced down at the food with one eye then back at his partner. Judgement and concern plastered all over his face.

"That was one time" Dazai retorted in a pout before turning of hob off.

"It was only one time bc no one wanted to try your food again dumbass incase they got drugged."

"Chuuya you're so meannn~" he took a sip from the glass next to him. It looked like water.

"Tch" he rolled his eyes and placed two plates on the side.

"Thank you for tidying."

"Well it was that or live in a literal dump and with thousands of severe health hazards. And no offence but id rather not be found dead in this place due to some shitty reason. Plus I got some help"

Dazai's eyes widened for a women's before returning to normal. He could tell people had been here, he knew who aswell, it was jsut the context of which they came that surprised him. "Eat up we have a big day today." He teased snd nudged the shorter man before handing him the plate. They sat in silence for 5minutes until the brunette got up and left. He had only eaten 1/3 of it.

"Are you not going to finish that?" Chuuya queried.

"Nah not hungry, eating in the morning makes me feel sick remember? I'll just steal some of Ranpo's delicious candy later today!!" Enthusiasm laced through his voice. Chuuya sat there pondering on how he could possibly be so energetic this early in the morning before finishing his own meal.They cleaned the bathroom which didn't take long dude to Dazai previous attempts at clearing and tidying it then they left for work. The radiant sun beamed down on their lean bodies, creating a picturesque view. Soft clouds glided through the sky with the guidance of the wind which danced to the soft songs of busy streets in Yokohama. Dazais hair blew in front of his eyes every 5 seconds. He couldn't stand of his whining and complaining anymore so he grabbed his wrist firmly and dragged his tall body over to an empty bench within the park. Fuelled with annoyance he pulled the hairband off of his wrist and began to scoop Dazai's hair up. The man jumped slightly whilst turning to face him. He smirked before opening his mouth to speak. "Chuuya are you trying to seduce me? I'm not into men."

"Not into men my ass, don't think I forgot-" he was cut off again by a large hand covering his mouth and a diligent smile plastered on Dazai's face. The hand soon became simply a thin finger grazing over his lips as he was quietly shushed. His heart pounded for a moment and time felt as tho it had slowed down. Dazai's warm breath lingered on his body. He shook it off. "I was just tired of hearing you complaining so I thought I'd help you out."