What you're name ?

Chapter 39 Red Herring

Made by @cataclysmiceve1 on Twitter!
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TW // Drug use and attempted sexual assault
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But, as it turns out, Dazai wasn't wrong to be concerned.

A month later, just before winter break, they're at a bar, celebrating a friend's birthday.

"Where's that boyfriend of yours?" The birthday girl, Kirako, grins, "I thought you said he was coming?"

Chuuya shakes his head, "He had an interview in Osaka. His train got in an hour ago, but I didn't want to make him come back out."

"I get it," Kirako waves him off, "it's gotta be a really stressful time, him graduating and all."

Chuuya shrugs—it's still six months off, but he'd be lying if he said it didn't cross his mind."We were long distance before—he was here for a year before I moved from Yokohama." Chuuya recalls, taking a sip of his drink—his only drink of the night.

"I keep forgetting you two are highschool sweethearts!" Kirako sighs, leaning her chin on her hand. "It's so romantic."

"I dunno," Shirase comments, sitting on the other side of Kirako, taking a long swig of his beer. He's been a little off tonight—though Chuuya can't really detect why. "I can't imagine myself settling down with someone I met in high school."

Chuuya shrugs, not bothered. "Before I met Dazai, I probably would have agreed with you."  Chuuya smiles a little bit, "But when it's the right one...you just know."

Kirako laughs a little into her cocktail, "With someone like Dazai? I get that. He's literally Prince Charming."

Shirase grumbles into his beer.

In that moment, one of their other classmates walks over, "Happy birthday, Kirako-chan," he pats her on the arm, "Congratulations on being legal!"

She smiles, reaching over to give the boy a hug, "Thanks, Katsura! I wasn't sure if you were coming or not!"

The first year smiles a little shy, but he's always been like that around the girls in their department. "When I heard you and Nakahara-senpai were going to be here, it sounded like fun."

"How many times do I have to tell you—you can just call me Chuuya." The redhead mutters, gesturing to the chair next to him, "This one's open."

"Thanks," the younger student moves to sit down, and Shirase casts him an annoyed look.

"You're eighteen, right? You can't even order anything—"

Katsura immediately looks sheepish, particularly in front of Kirako, and Chuuya cuts Shirase off.

"I'll order him something, okay? Don't be an ass."That comment seems to throw Chuuya's friend off even more , and Chuuya really can't figure out what is with him today.

"Nakahar—I mean—Chuuya-senpai, you really don't have to do that—"

"It's fine," Chuuya waves him off, "What do you want?"

He ends up ordering a beer for Katsura—he had asked for a vodka soda, but after his own life experiences, Chuuya insisted he would want to start with a beer instead.