Soukoku Mini Stories

Liar (Story 16)

A couple of years ago at the Port Mafia:

"You are chewing so loud Chuya, please learn some matters." Chuya bit into his peanut butter and jelly sandwich again, "Sorry Dazai, this sandwich is heaven." Dazai's eye twitched as Chuya started chewing loudly again. Chuya finished his sandwich and returned to his phone, "Chuya, do you wanna go to the arcade?" Chuya looked up from his phone, "What about Mori's order-" "Nonsense! I'm bored, you bored. Let's play our favorite game." "Alright, the winner buys the loser tofu for dinner?" "Deal." They both got up leaving the Mafia's headquarters to the arcade.

They got to their favorite game and started to play, a few hours went by the sun was starting to set behind the bridge in Yokohama. "Haha! I win! Suck it Dazai." Dazai laughed, "Chuya, you only have one win against me. I've beaten you at least forty times." Chuya frowned, "Ugh, you asshole, but you're buying tofu tonight and I am starving!" They both grabbed their black coats and headed to a local restaurant, they ordered tofu and ate it together. Dazai paid their bill and they left the restaurant with full stomachs.

"Can I ask you something Chuya?" "Sure, what's up?" Dazai stopped looking at Chuya directly, "Can you promise me something?" "Depends on what it is. If it is about me beating you today then-" "No, it's something serious Chuya." Chuya raised his eyebrow, "Promise you won't leave my side, we will stick together no matter what happens to the both of us." "Uh, okay, I promise." Dazai held up his ring finger, "I promise I won't leave your side either Chuya." Dazai held up his ring finger, Chuya held up his and they locked together.

1 Day before the big battle:

"I want no casualties tomorrow. This is us between the Rats." "I need to be excused to make a call." Dazai stood up and left the meeting. "Any idea who he's calling sir?" Ranpo asked, "No clue." Dazai leaned against the wall calling his former mafia partner. "Sir Chuya, your phone, someone is calling you." Chuya looked at his phone and seeing the caller ID, he recognized it instantly. "Excuse me." He grabbed his phone answering the call, "I'm in the middle of a meeting you jackass, what do you want now?" "Heh, you and me both. I want to meet up tonight. Meet me at Rinko Park at five on the dot." "Alright."

Chuya hung up heading back into his meeting, and Dazai went back into his meeting with the Agency. "Any idea what the Port Mafia is going to do tomorrow Dazai?" Fukuzawa asked, "They are currently holding a meeting as we speak. I'm gonna get some information tonight though." The sun started to set creating pink and purple skies. Dazai leaned against the fence looking into the sea, "Are you planning your next suicide jackass?" Chuya walked up behind Dazai, "Chuya! You made it." "Are we gonna share intel?"

"Yes, but not here." Dazai and Chuya over to the grass area, and sat on a bench. "We are fighting Fydor and the Rats tomorrow." Dazai let a sigh escape his lips as he looked up at the pink skies. Chuya looked at him, "Hmm, Mori had a feeling you guys were going be fighting those assholes." Dazai chuckled, "Ah, Mori knows his shit." "Yeah, he does. If you need backup tomorrow, you know ill be willing to help you." "I know Chuya, I'll be okay though." Dazai rested his hand on Chuya's, "You seem confident in yourself." "Well, on the outside, I'm ready to fight him. On the inside, I am crumbling in anxiety." Chuya and Dazai laughed together while enjoying the sunset together.

Day of the big fight:

"Ah, Fukuzawa, I had a feeling you would call-" "Cut the shit, Mori. We need backup now. Please, lend us some of your strongest men." Mori chuckled, "As you wish Fukuzawa, you owe me though." Mori hung up, "Send Chuya, Akutagawa, and the Black Lizard to the battle site. The Agency seems to need some backup. "Got it, boss." Chuya turned off his earpiece. "Let's go." The Port Mafia ran to the battle site, there was an explosion nearby, "Akutagawa, Black Lizard, over to the West. I'll explore this area." "Yes Sir." They ran off to the explosion. Chuya looked around kicking broken guns and bullets out of his path. "Jesus Christ." He noticed someone laying on the ground, he walked closer recognizing the beige coat. 

"Dazai!" Chuya shouted running towards him, "I told you I was a phone call away-" Chuya bent down touching Dazais neck, there was no pulse. "You son of a bitch Dazai." Chuya lowered his head taking off his hat. Tears started streaming down Chuya's cheeks like a waterfall. "You are a liar...You broke that promise. You liar." Chuya stayed by his partners' corpse, "Liar."