monochrome // akutagawa ryūnosuke

// two \\

"It's hard to forget someone who gave you so much to remember."

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Tch, damn that Dazai, sending me on a job with the newbie, doesn't he know I have bigger things to worry about right now?

Like what?

Like eating food and reading Manga with Ranpo, what's it to you?

Well don't you think Dazai would have had a reason to send you with Atsushi? I mean, the poor kid just found out he could turn into a tiger for Christ's sake! Also, he said he felt uneasy about the job. Doesn't this just mean he trusts you?

No way... I don't even think that man knows when he has to pee let alone have a reason to- You know what? I don't have time to argue with you, besides, what are you even doing out? You're supposed to be-

"Amnesia!"Tanizaki calls, snapping her out of her own thoughts. "You okay? You kinda spaced out." He says, gazing at her with his head tilted slightly to the side. By now everyone had stopped, and were looking at the girl. 

"Oh! Y-Yeah, I'm fine! I was just thinking!" Well it wasn't completely a lie, it was all in her head. Atsushi looks at her curiously, as if suspecting something. 

"Well, we're almost there." He says, looking back to Naomi as she blows on his neck.  

"Stop, Naomi. Not here.." Naomi looks at Tanizaki quizzically.

"Oh? Are you talking back to me? I wonder what mouth's saying such cheeky things?" She says, teasingly. Amnesia rolls her eyes but smiles slightly afterwords, used the the siblings' quarrels. 

"We're here. This way." The blonde woman says suddenly, catching everyone's attention. The four members of the Armed Detective Agency catch up to the woman, going ahead of her to check out the alley.

"This is kind of creepy." Atsushi comments, as the four check their surroundings. 

"That's strange. Are you sure this is the right place, uhhhhh?" 

"The names' Higuchi." 

"Higuchi-san. Smugglers are a cowardly bunch. They'll always have an escape route, but this is a dead end. If anyone came after them from that direction-" he points to where Higuchi is standing, "they'd have nowhere to run." 

"That's right." She says, dropping her purse and tying up her hair. "I apologize. I led you into a trap. My real target was you!" She says, pulling out her phone and clicking a button. "Akutagawa-senpai." 

"Akutagawa?!" The two males shout in shock. Meanwhile, Amnesia stands behind them, finger on her chin, thinking. Akutagawa... Now where have a heard that name before? 

"I have them as planned." Higuchi says, staring straight ahead. She listens to the person on the other line, before hanging up and pulling out her guns. 

"She's..." Tanizaki starts. "With the Port Mafia!" Atsushi finishes as Naomi clings onto Tanizaki's arm. Amnesia stands in somewhat of a fighting stance. Dazai! We need you now! She calls in her head. What happened next flashes by so quickly that nobody even had a second to act. Naomi whizzes in front of Tanizaki, taking all of the bullets. Blood splatters on his pale face. His eyes widen as he catches the girl in his lap, and begins stressing over what to do. 

Higuchi attempts to fire again, but she doesn't get a change to pull the trigger, as she suddenly hears a voice. "You know what's great about the world?" The alley is silent, minus Tanizaki trying to figure out what to do about Naomi. "It's that no matter much we may change it, the beauty is always in the eye of the beholder."  

Almost as soon as Amnesia's chilling words finish, Higuchi begins to hear whispering in her ears. People talking over each other. They kept getting louder, and louder, and louder, and louder. 

"Amnesia." Tanizaki says flatly, causing said girl to turn her attention away from Higuchi, the whispers continuing. "She's mine to kill." He growls. 

The whispers abruptly stop, and Higuchi breathes a sigh if relief as she ponders to herself what the hell that just was. "Don't disappoint me, Tanizaki." Amnesia says, stepping away from Higuchi and taking Naomi into her lap. Tanizaki rises from the ground. 

"How dare you hurt Naomi?!" He growls once more. "Ability: Light Snow!" 

And before Amnesia knew it, Tanizaki had his hands wrapped around Higuchi's neck. She smirks, knowing he would never dream of letting her down, as she hushes Naomi's soft whimpers for her brother and softly stroking her hair. 

"Tanizaki!" She spoke too soon. He didn't have it in the bag. For this was a two-man team from the start. The blonde haired woman was never intending to fight alone.

"Fear Death. Fear Slaughter. Those who desire death, have an equal desire to die. Therefore..." The man begins walking closer to Atsushi. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Akutagawa, one of the Port Mafia's dogs, as is she." He turns to the multi hair-colored female. "Amnesia. I wish I could say it was nice to see you again." Said girl looks at him with an angered gaze.

"Akutagawa-senpai. I can handle this myself." It seemed as if she was cut short as the sound of a harsh slap echoes through the alley. 

"You." A new voice growls. Amnesia pushes Naomi off her lap softly, and rises slowly. "I'm going to make you regret the very second you stepped foot in this alley." She seethes, rushing toward him with immense speed. She goes to punch, and he barely blocks, sending quite the powerful punch of his own to her lower abdomen causing her to fly a small distance backwards.

"I believe my orders were to take the weretiger alive," He rages, turning his attention toward the maroon-eyed female. "And yet here you are, gunning everyone down. You useless cur. Stand down." He yells.

"I'm sorry." 

"Take the weretiger alive?" Atsushi chimes in. "What are you after?"

"My target has always been you and you alone, weretiger. Your fellow agents lying there just got caught in the crossfire." Akutagawa says, completely void of any emotion. 

"This is because of me?" 

"Indeed. This is your karma, weretiger. You will cause ill for everyone around you,  just by being alive. This causes Amnesia to scoff, causing the attention to fall on her. 

"Karma, huh?" She says, slowly rising. "I'll show you karma!" She yells, rushing at Akutagawa and sending a hard punch to his gut, the impact causing him to smash into the wall behind him. Amnesia stands next to Atsushi. Akutagawa stands slowly, and activates his ability, it barely missing Atsushi. 

"I missed on purpose that time, of course. But my Rashoumon has poor taste. It devours anything and everything. I intend to take you alive, but if you continue to resist, I'll take your leg next." 

"Why... Why me?"

"Don't pity yourself, kid. They're both still alive, so this isn't anything for you to blame yourself for. Not yet anyways." Amnesia chimes in. "Blaming yourself will get us nowhere." She keeps her eyes on Akutagawa, staring at him intently, as if trying to decipher him.  

"You sure are one to talk about blaming oneself, Amnesia." Said girl looks at him questioningly as his gaze darkens. "After all, you are the one who broke your promise because of self doubt."

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This chapter is really short and it makes me salty. 

In other news, high school has been getting better. Also, you can expect more frequent updates now that I have figure out why it wasn't working. I'm so sorry for my crappy writing and what not, I'm trying to get better. Idk what else to say so ima go now, lmao see you next chapter.

~lil' spook.