Another chance (kunizai)

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Dazais pov

Since the day I was attacked by the maid Mori had set out soldiers to watch over everyone in the royal family at all costs. They had interrogated the maid and all she said was she was told to do it and begged me for forgiveness. I was going to give it to her but before I could Mori sentenced her to death.

Now that we know someone is after me now I'm being watched 24/7 and it's pissing me off. I hated it when Chuuya had to or when kunikida had to but now kunikida and I both need to be watched and since Chuuya is going to war he isn't an option since he needs to spend what little time he has left with his family.

I woke up at the feeling of fingers running through my hair pulling knots out as they went. It was calming and I was comfortable so I didn't move to show I was awake. That is until I felt a gentle kiss hit my eyelid. It felt like an angel had kissed me.

I opened my eyes and smiled at kunikida and he smiled back as he continued to comb through my hair with his fingers and he held me in place with his other hand resting on my back.

"Morning darling" he whispered to me pulling my face up to meet his in a soft kiss. I responded by groaned flopping back onto his chest making him grimace but he went back to what he was doing before.

"We'll weather you like it or not we need to get up soon". He spoke in a bit harsher tone then before but kept his voice quiet.

I groaned again but soon was laughing and pushing him away from me when he started attacking me in kisses like he does sometime to wake me up.

"Stop stop. Oh my gosh stop"! I squealed as he laughed but we where cut off by the noise of the door swinging open to see the two guards that where assigned to us staring at us in panic.

"Are you alright your highness" one spoke and I glared at him.

"I'm fine. We were just messing around so scram"!

Kunikida hit me lightly on the top of my head telling me to be nice then thanking the guards for there concern and assured them we were in face ok.

Once they left I rolled off of him with a huff before going to the bathroom with my clothes to change. True kunikida and I were married so we should be ok watching each other change but we had never seen the other naked and I still felt very self conscious so I preferred to change in the bathroom.

"Osa don't be mad. They are just doing there jobs you know"! Kunikida called to me and I responded with a "whatever ".

After I got dressed I saw he changed in the bedroom so we both went down to breakfast. I had brown used to waking up early every morning so I'm not unfamiliar with breakfast anymore. The words the woman said at my wedding still bothered me but I chose to try to ignore it. If kunikida wanted to marry a woman and have kids he wouldn't have married me.

After breakfast kunikida and I went to the library to read in our spot on the second floor but it was a bit annoying with the guards that followed close behind us every second. I hated this.

We read, or tried to read, for a few hours until lunch which kunikida and I decided to eat in the garden yet that was once again ruined by the awkwardness of the guards being there. I sat in silence with kunikida for awhile until I said I needed to go to the bathroom leaving as quickly as I could seeing one of the guards still following me. I knew he would but I just want a few seconds alone. Like how hard is it to just screw off for a few seconds.

I started running down the halls taking as many sharp turns as I could to lose the guard making me have a nostalgic feeling. I had done this before after one of my suicide attempts when I was younger.

It was Chuuyas first official job as a soldier to keep a constant eye on me so I took every chance I could to run away from him. At the time I did it because it was fun but now I do it because I'm genuinely annoyed. I mean I don't even know the soldier so how could I be comfortable with a complete stranger fallowing me around.

I noticed the guard was a few halls away giving me enough time to think of a plan when I saw akutagawa so I ran over to him handing him my overcoat.

"Here put this on and run around for awhile. Don't ask questions just do it".

"Um ok"?

He did as I said and I slipped into the nearest room and watched aku disappear around the corner and the guard chase after him.

I sighed in relief then noticed what room I was in. It was the hall of portraits.

I looked at the only portrait I was in with a frown. I missed my parents a lot. Then I heard.

"Osamu what are you doing in here? Where is your guard"?

I glared at Mori who approached me then looked at what I was looking at.

"I wanted to be alone so I sent him on a wild goose chase after akutagawa who I gave my coat to".

"Does he know what he's doing"?

"Of course not".

"Poor boy".

I glared at Mori again but I saw he had a sad look on his face as he looked at the picture as well.

"You miss your parents a lot don't you dazai"?

"Of course".

"I miss my sister as well".

I was shocked by what he said. He hardly ever spoke of my mother and when he did he wouldn't say much. He then turned to me placing his hand on my shoulder giving me a sad smile.

"Osamu the reson I have these guards to watch you is because I'm scared. I don't want anything to happen to you. This is what she would have wanted ".

I know what he is doing. I shoved his hand off my shoulder and glared at him.

"You know damn well she would want me happy no matter what and she would never send complete strangers to watch me so your full of shit"!

I started to march away from him missing the small smile that formed on his lips. I left the castle without being seen and disappearing into town planing to come back when I cool my head.

I didn't know the danger that waited for me outside of the castle though.