Shadow Reaper - Soukoku - What if Dazai stayed in the Port Mafia?...

Tuesday 5th March 2009 10:35pm

The couple walk down the streets and alleyways in comfortable, familiar silence. The closer they got to their destination, the further apart the lamps became. While not yet required due to the brilliance of the setting sun, the walk back would be enveloped by darkness, but for now, the sky was a flame with an autumnal lustre. Sunlight gilded the harsh edges of buildings and reflected off puddles peppered across the streets. Upon turning down a narrow alley, most of the surrounding scenery has been blocked from view with only a river of gold above their heads. Two shadows stroll along from the opposite end, footsteps near silent even in the concrete channel.

"Sakura! Gin!" Dazai greets them with forced cheer but no one could tell it was a forgery.

Sakura lifted her chin in greeting. "Hey." 

Gin nods in greeting but stays silent.

"Right, now that's out of the way, Chuuya, Sakura you take position A, me and Gin will take position B."

Sakura looks like she wants to protest but keeps quiet, knowing it wasn't optional.

Dazai claps his hands. "Right, let's go Gin." With that they disappeared into the night going to their post. 

Sakura sighs softly but begins to stride off purposefully, hands stuffed into her pockets.

Chuuya follows quietly at a distance, both ignoring the other in the hopes that they could pass the few hours in silence, not having to engage. 

Soon, Sakura turned down an alley which caused Chuuya to raise an eyebrow curious as to where she thought she was going. "That's a dead end ya know?"

She smirks softly, mischief in her eyes as she throws the comment over her shoulder. "I know." 

She continues walking down the alley until the dingy and slightly misty shadows swallow her figure. Chuuya curses softly, seeing no point in the detour but he follows anyway ready to be proved right but....she wasn't there? No. She had to be. He looks around a little. Nope. Definitely not there. Where had she gone? Once again a curse escapes him and he raises his voice to call out. 

"Sakura?"

"Miss me already?" Her disembodied voice was laced with playful amusement

Instinctively looking up, Chuuya was so surprised by the sight that greeted him he didn't register her words or tone. He just stares dumbfounded up at the small girl leaning over a five story building. "How the hell did you get up there?!"

"I climbed." She then disappears presumably sitting on the roof of the building, watching the armoury entrance. 

Chuuya curses repeatedly, arguing with himself about what to do but decides to join her. Upon activating his ability, his body emanates a red hue and floats up the gravity once holding him bound now released allowing him to join Sakura. 

She had her legs dangling over the edge of the building a soft breeze blowing, rustling her hair and clothes. Sakura fixes her gaze on the Black Lizard guards below yet her eyes occasionally drifted to the moon. He sits beside the girl but at a distance. She didn't move or say anything. Didn't even acknowledge his existence. He wasn't complaining that she was quiet for once but she could at least say something.

"...I have a question..."

"Spit it out then. I'll listen but I might not answer."

Chuuya shoots her a brief glare, unimpressed by the curt impatience but he continues. "Why did you join the organisation?"