[ Caught in the Act. ] RANPOE.

☆ Morning before the Act. ☆

a/n- this is my 2nd re-write of this story!! its come a long way, as i said in the last chapter.. THANK YOU FOR 1K READS!! this is a huge achievement for me as one of the younger writers. i've been writing since i was about 2. this was published a while ago, i honestly didn't expect this to be some-what 'popular.' some 🍋 scenes that i write aren't that detailed because i'm not very comfortable with it. but...enjoy! - ended a/n.

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the office was surprisingly calm today.
ranpo was eating his sweets, possibly almost getting sick in the process.
dazai was listening to that stupid song over and over again, at-least he was doing his work.
kunikida and atsushi were working on some paperwork.
kenji and kyouka both had missions to go on,
yosano was chilling in her office and fukuzawa was outside petting cats.
the candy lover opened a novel.
a mystery novel to be exact.
edgar allen poe.
the author of almost all the things ranpo reads.
afterall, they do have a very close relationship.
the two have been 'rivals', or friends, for over 6 years.
a raccoon strolled into the office, unbothered by everything happening around him.
for the agency,random animals were in their office a lot.
a dog,a few cats that haruno and fukuzawa took in,a raccoon ( it has an owner. ), a lizard,and many more.
kenji also randomly bought cows in the middle of the day and brought them to the office.
one time there were over 10 cows.
of course- kunikida made him keep the cows at a farm rather than the office.
shortly after the creature strolled in,
a familiar man stepped into the office.
his steps were uncertain,
every move he took he'd stop to think.
ranpo waved the writer over.
" hey ed! do you have a new mystery novel ready for me? " the blackette questioned.
poe sighed,
" unfortunately karl ruined it all this morning. when i was gathering my papers- i realized that there was a tiny amount of food on it. and of course, karl went crazy and started attacking me for it.. " the scratches on his face were hideous.
but, also pretty.
" and also- please follow me ranpo. i have something to tell you- it's about a case. "
the two exited the office.
atsushi did a quick check around the room.
" did anyone else hear that noise last night? i couldn't sleep because of it. " the tiger(or furry) yawned.
dazai stretched, then headed towards the couch.
kunikida shot a mean glare at dazai.
" it was probably this suicidal maniac hooking up with a woman, but the chances of a female liking him are low, "
dazai gasped dramatically.
" huh- thats strong coming from you! " kunikida slammed his papers down .
ranpo and poe came back from their 'talk.'

the sun slowly set as everyone left the office.
a few people stayed.
including ranpo and poe.
apparently there was this case they were working on,
that was way more important than sleep.
atsushi was on the case before ranpo.
it was pretty difficult.
even ranpo 'couldn't' solve it.
two detectives now working on a case, both geniuses.
" aha! ranpo- " poes face lit up.
ranpo stared at the evidence.
it did all fit together,
but ranpo already knew who the culprit was.
he just wanted to spend time with poe.
and the writer,was aware of that.
the blackette pulled the other closer.
the two were pressed together, almost in the same chair.
shoulder-to-shoulder then
face-to-face.
the lovers looked into each-others eyes.
eventually, they went back to the dorms.
and that was when the noises started again.