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„Excuse me mister, coul-“ Before you can finish your sentence, the middle aged man, probably around his 40s, slams the door shut right in front of your face. You sigh and take your leave. “Getting work is harder than I expected… For fucks sake, if things continue this way I will die in no time.” Frustrated, you kick a random pebble across the street. It hits a wall and lands in a puddle of water. Looking into that puddle you see an ashen-faced person, staring right back at you with their empty eyes. Hair messy, skin and clothes dirty. What a sorry sight you are... Somehow you are yourself and yet somehow you aren’t. As if someone took your face and put a subtle filter over it. A thing that has/hasn’t changed for sure is that you are around 16 years old.

How did things come down to this? To be honest, you don’t know it yourself. Not too long ago everything was perfectly normal and you were living your usual life. If that life was a nice one or not is left to your judgement, but it certainly wasn’t as bad as whatever this bullshit is. One random day you woke up alone in some dirty alleyway in an unfamiliar city called Yokohama. Well, not completely unfamiliar – one Manga/Anime you liked took place in the said city – though that hardly makes orienting easier for you. When you found out that you are in Yokohama, the thought ‘What if I run into one of the main characters?’ came across your mind, but you quickly discarded it. Your situation is odd for sure, but that odd? Nah, there is no way for that to happen… right? That only happens in fanfics…

Anyways, you continue your aimless walk. ”I have no money, no home, no papers, no family or friends… Never was I so hopelessly lost yet free.” Lost in your thoughts, you don’t notice the person sitting on the ground and tip over their feet. You fall hands first, but it hurts nevertheless. Cursing your clumsy self, you hold your now bleeding wrists.

“Mx., are you alright?”, asks a young female voice next to you.

“Yes, I am… fine.” You lift your and smile at the girl. She has long wavy blond hair, blue eyes, a red dress with a matching red ribbon… ”What. The. Actual. Fuck. Bungou Stray Dogs then it is. Absolutely normal, happens all the time. Maybe I hit my head and this is a coma dream. No, the wounds on my wrists feel too real. Great. Just great.”

She seems to have noticed your change in mood and tilts her head. “Is something wrong with my face?”

Snapping out of it, you quickly shake your head. “No, no. I was just a bit surprised to see a cute girl like you alone in an alley like this… Isn’t there some sort of guardian accompanying you?” You know that if she is who you think she is, she doesn’t need any protection at all, but it is still a very much appropriate question to ask for someone who doesn’t know that.

“Mhm. We went shopping together and after a while I got bored so I wandered a bit around and lost him. He is probably searching for me everywhere.” At the last part a wide smile creeps on her lips.

“Ah, I eh… see.” You smile awkwardly. “My name is (Y/N) and if I may ask, what is yours?”

“(Y/N) is a cute name. Mine is Elise!” Her voice remains cheerful.

“Your name is certainly cuter than mine...” What are you supposed to do? Leave her alone or help her? Do you want to get associated with Mori? No. Do you have any other choices that won’t lead to certain death? Also no. “Do you want me to help you find him? Together it is probably safer for us.”

Elise nods happily. “That would be very nice of you!” Once you stood up as well she latches onto your right arm and drags you in the direction she wants to go.

While walking around you two talk about this and that. Surprisingly, she is allot more pleasant to be around than you expected. The fact that she is spoiled is noticeable, sure, but towards you she is still very nice. You would consider her as adorable if it weren’t for the knowledge that she is Mori’s creation and type…

By now the sun is setting and you still haven’t found the doctor.

“Hey (Y/N), do you have a family?”

“I-“ If this is the world of BSD and your former life was lived in a completely different world, does that mean that you are truly alone in this one? “No, I don’t have one. I used to, but things got kinda chaotic and now I am alone…”

“Aw… I am sure that someone as nice as you will find a new family in no time though!” She hugs your arm tighter.

You smile at her. “Thank you for saying that, really.”

“Elise! I’ve been searching for you everywhere!”, yells a man with dark hair and a doctor’s white coat. Target found and mission completed. He bows down to her level and looks at her with a relieved face. “I was worried sick, you know?”

She on the other hand only pouts. “You took way too long with those dresses.”

“Ah, I am sorry. Next time I will try to make it more fun for you, alright?” After a pause he looks at you. “And who might this be?”

Before you can answer, Elise does it for you. “This is (Y/N). They are really nice and even helped me to search for you!”

“That is good to hear. Thank you for bringing my daughter back to me.” He offers you a smile that appears to be sincere. “If there is anything to repay you, I would gladly do so.”

Even though there is no malice coming from him, you can’t help but to be on edge around him. You walked all the way here only to chicken out right before the goal. “I… don’t know. This wasn’t really a big deal for me-“

Again, Elise cuts you off. “No, at the very least let Rintarou look over your wounds!”

Hiding your hands behind your back you avoid their gaze. “Those are just some scratches. Nothing to worry about.”

“Without wanting to sound rude, you don’t look like someone who has the material means to look after themselves. Even small wounds can cause infections or, in the worst case, death if not cared for properly. I don’t know if Elise mentioned this to you, but I have medical experience so looking after a few wounds is no problem for me. Let me help you. Nothing bad will happen to you, I promise.” His purple eyes almost seem to stare through your soul.

You don’t know if the last remark was said because he thinks that you generally distrust others as an (assumed) street kid or if he noticed that you are low-key afraid of him in specific. In any case, it made you only more nervous. “I… eh… Al- alright.”, you give in.

“Yay!”, cheer Elise and hugs you tightly, leaving Mori’s side.

The Mafioso looks equally confused at her action as you. “Elise, don’t you want to hold my hand while we walk back to my doctor’s office?”

She turns her head defiantly and hugs you even tighter. “Nope, (Y/N) is far nicer than you.”

Mori scratches awkwardly his head stands back up from his bend position. “Alright… Let us get going then.”

You nod and follow him silently. ”I am walking down the streets with an ability hugging me and the boss of the local mafia accompanying me. On top of that they are characters of a fictional world and I have no clue how I got here. Very questionable but could be worse. Yep (Y/N), you have to see the bright side: Emotional and physical rollercoaster aside, this situation has so much potential…”