A Second Chance

Chapter 2

3rd Person's P.O.V

Somewhere in the middle of the night, the moon shone ever so brightly in the sky. Once a while, a few clouds would cover over the moon, but it soon floats away, letting the moon shines its brightest in the sky again.

In some old warehouse, there sat three people. All but one are constantly on the lookout, and in one of the other who were looking out for suspicious activity, kept on fidgeting around his spot in fear.

Having enough of the silence, Atsushi broke it first. "Dazai-san, what are you reading?" He asked in curiosity after having seen him reading the book ever since they came into the warehouse.

"A good book." Dazai replied back swiftly before flipping a page over.

"I'm surprised that you can read when it is this dark."

"I have a good vision. Besides, I already know everything that happened in this book."

Being curious, Akira jumped away from the crate she was sitting on, landing on her feet without much sound before walking towards Dazai. After glancing at the title of the book, Akira shook her head with a sigh, walked back to her previous spot and sat back up again.

"What is the book about, Akira-san?"

"Haaa... It's a 'Complete Guide to Suicide' book..." Akira replied with another sigh leaving her lips.

"NANI?!!!"

"Why do I even care and get curious....?" Akira asked to no one in particular.

"Then.. Dazai-san... If you know everything in that book, why do you read it?" Atsushi asked Dazai.

"A good book is always good, no matter how many times you have already read it." Dazai replied back truthfully.

"Hmmmn...~" Akira hummed in interest.

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"Will a tiger really show up here..?" Atsushi asked with uncertainty minutes after their previous conversation.

"It will."

With that 2 words leaving Dazai's mouth, both Atushi and Akira tensed up in surprise.

"Don't worry. Even if it shows up, it is of no match for me." He replied nonchalantly while flipping to the next page of his book. "I may not look like much, but I am an operative of the Armed Detective Agency."

Akira tensed up visibly again when he brought up that three words, bringing shivers down her spine. This did not go unnoticed by the brown-haired suicidal maniac. Her ever small movements when he said his agency's name was seen. Dazai's sharp and calculative eyes narrowed on Akira, his mind still trying to figure out what she is hiding from them.

"I'm kind of jealous." Atsushi suddenly spoke out, pulling Dazai from his trance. "They call me a good-for-nothing at the orphanage as far back as I can remember. And now, I don't even know where I will sleep tonight or whether I will be able to earn my keep tomorrow."

"No one had care if someone like me were to die in a ditch somewhere."

"Yeah... I may be better off eaten by a tiger..." Atsushi said softly, sadness laced in his voice.

Akira's P.O.V

"They call me a good-for-nothing at the orphanage as far back as I can remember. And now, I don't even know where I will sleep tonight or whether I will be able to earn my keep tomorrow."