Atsushi has been staring at his screen for at least an hour now and usually people would assume he was working if it weren’t for his unmoving pupils. Dazai walked right behind him and saw one word on the computer.
The name Akutagawa.
Dazai chuckles, stands behind him and puts his hands on Atsushi‘s chair.
„Ohhoho~ Why have you been staring at his name for so long?“ He asks the weretiger and Atsushi turns the device off at lightspeed. Dazai chooses that moment to turn his chair around and then puts his hands over his own chest.
„Are you thinking about sleeping with the enemy, Atsushi? Because if yes, you‘ve definitely come to the right person“ Dazai says and Atsushi knows that even if he tells Dazai to go away, the bandaged man wont listen to him. And so, he spent the next few hours listening to Dazai give him ‚perfect advice‘ and in the end he was even forced to text Akutagawa.
The bandaged man looks over Atsushi‘s shoulder while he dictates what the weretiger should write to Akutagawa.
Atsushi‘s a bit surprised how easy Dazai’s taking the information but at the same time it seems weirdly normal for the bandaged man not to ask too many questions. Well, at least not about how the crush developed.
’Hi Akutagawa.’
Atsushi texts and waits for a response. Dazai wanted him to write something more romantic but Atsushi didn't want to go too fast.
The reply came fast.
’What?’
„Typical Akutagawa. Ask him if he wants to go out with you“ Dazai mutters to the weretiger and the white haired man nods.
‘I was wondering if you‘d want to go out with me‘
‘Do we have a mission?‘
Akutagawa asks and Dazai touches his forehead and groans. Atsushi looks at him because he doesn't know what to write next. Then, Dazai decides to take the job on himself.
He grabs Atsushi‘s phone and starts typing for him.
‘No. I meant as a date‘
Dazai writes. He wanted to add a small ‚idiot‘ at the end but ultimately deleted the word.
There‘s a few minutes of complete silence before the diablo responds.
‘What do you mean?‘
‘A date. A romantic one.‘
‘But…why?‘
‘I want to talk.‘
It takes a long time for Akutagawa to respond again but Atsushi smiles at the answer when Dazai gives him the phone back.
‘…Okay‘
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Their date was set three days later and Dazai made sure Atsushi was in his best clothes. A.k.a. the ones that didn‘t have any holes in them. The suit from the previous mission was rented and Atsushi had to give it back.
Dazai made a reservation in a 4 star restaurant. 3 would‘ve been too bad and 5 would‘ve been too much. So 4 was perfect.
Atsushi was already by the table and was looking through the menu when he finally saw Akutagawa. He was wearing his usual black jacket, but he changed his shirt and pants and was also wearing sunglasses. He looked elegant and Atsushi blushed a bit at that.
The diablo sits down slowly and looks at Atsushi. He blushes a bit too but not because of how the weretiger looks like but because of what he imagines will happen soon. Will Atsushi be rough again? Or will the sex be more gentle thsi time.
“What do you want to order?“ The waitress comes and Akutagawa opens his mouth to say ‚nothing‘ but Atsushi‘s faster with him.
„A steak please. Big enough for two people“ He says and the waitress nods. She walks away and Akutagawa raises a (nonexistent) eyebrow. Atsushi tilts his head, not understanding what Akutagawa is confused about.
“Are we… staying here?“ The diablo asks after a while and Atsushi awkwardly smiles. Dazai and Chuuya in their disguises as a new couple with multi colored wigs make sure to listen in on their conversation. Atsushi wipes his hands on his pants because of the sudden nervousness.
“Well, yeah. This is a date. I, uh, assumed we would eat here.“ Atsushi says and watches Akutagawa‘s expressions. The diablo looks at Atsushi too but with something like… disappointment and betrayal in his eyes.
Did Atsushi invite him here to make fun of him? To make fun of his feelings? To make fun about how he liked gettig raped by the weretiger? Or how they had sex the other night too?
“You- Fuck you, Jinko. Not only are you a fucking rapist but also a fucking joke.“ Akutagawa stands up. He just wanted sex. When Atsushi said he wants to go on a date he didn‘t expect the weretiger to play with his feelings like that. What was worse, it was probably Dazai‘s idea to humiliate him further. To show him how useless and stupid Akutagawa is.
He grabs his jacket and walks out. Atsushi stands up and grabs his wrist and because of all the emotions, his claws come out and he scratches the diablo so there‘s a bit of blood showing. Akutagawa winces and tries to take his hand away but Atsushi‘s grip is too strong.
Chuuya starts to stand up, wanting to defend his colleague but Dazai holds him back. He wants to know what happens next. There‘s Hozier‘s music in the background and it doesn‘t exactly fit the situation that‘s happening but at the same time it kind of does. Dazai can‘t explain it but he really wishes he had popcorn with him.
‚But why did Akutagawa call Atsushi a rapist?‘ Both Chuuya and Dazai think. None of them knows about the events of a few weeks ago. Atsushi hadn‘t mentioned anything to Dazai and Akutagawa was too ashamed to say anything to Chuuya or Gin.
Akutagawa bites his lip as he finally manages to break free and hurry puts Rashimon on to be able to defend himself. He makes sure Rashomon surrounds his entire body and isn‘t just coming out of his back. Sure, people might recognize him as the wanted criminal but right now Akutagawa didn‘t care. Rashomon made him feel safe. Well, not safe but safer than he would‘ve been without it.
Akutagawa turns around and leaves the restaurant without turning back.
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I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter
-Nat
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