City Of Stars; Dazai Osamu

11. Skinny Love

"I'm so sorry, that I made you wait. My boss had to talk to me and it took more time, than I thought." (Y/N) apologized as she walked towards me

I decided to meet her after her work this evening at 6pm, but as you found out already, I had to wait for quite a long time for her. To be honest, I didn't even mind waiting for so long or even longer for her because seeing her was worth it.

I had to admit, she looked incredibly cute with her messy hair and tired look on her face...but well, she was always cute to me actually.

I stood up from the couch, I was sitting on and walked closer to her.

"Don't worry, (Y/N), waiting for you is never a bother~" I said cheerful, making her smile

"Osamu, you're amazing, you know that~?" She asked as she started walking towards the exit

"Well, I was starting to guess that~"

We exited the building and immediately, got greeted by the cool evening wind. It wasn't very pleasant, of course, but walking along with (Y/N) on a spring evening. In fact, I liked this kind of weather. Cold weather helped me to calm down and organize my own thoughts.

"Dazai, you don't have to meet me after work so often." (Y/N) said, while we were walking down the street "I'm just feeling bad because I know, that you may be busy too and you could already be home and relax, yet you're here..."

"I'm doing it only because I want so myself~" I replied "You shouldn't bother about such things."

"But...."

"No protesting~"

She pouted cutely and puffed her cheeks and I couldn't help, but smile at this angel

Suddenly, a stronger, than usual wind blew and I noticed how (Y/N) trembled slightly because of it.

"Are you cold?" I asked, stopping in my tracks

"N-No, I'm alright!" She answered quickly

"Don't lie to me, (Y/N)" I warned her "I know you too well."

I took off my coat and wrapped it around her shoulders, making her blush for some reason.

"Here. And don't forget the coat next time, you're going out, alright?" I asked softly, starting to walk again

"I won't!" She promised "And thank you, Dazai...."

She blushed more and got quiet for a while, what made me confused a little. I may be a smart detective and be good at strategies and even flirting with women, but I will never understand what's on (Y/N)'s mind. She was so shy around me lately...and she tended to blush whenever I was close to her, but she also seemed to love my touches and hugs. Moreover, even while walking like this, I could feel, how she flaunts unintentionally, how she wants to get closer.

Usually, I disliked it when women did that because I never really had any interest in those, who I was flirting with, but it was a whole different thing, when (Y/N) did that. I desired her closeness as much as she desired mine...but why couldn't I take what I wanted as always? When it came to women, it took me a single moment to get a desirable toy to play with just to leave it a while later and forget about it, but with (Y/N), I felt like she wouldn't mind if I showed her romantic affection, but there was still something, holding me back from doing that. Was I waiting for the right moment? Perhaps. Or maybe I just wanted to be sure in my own feelings at first because I didn't want her to be just another toy. For once, I truly didn't want that...

"It smells like you..." I heard her, mumbling to herself

"What did you say?" I asked

"The coat," She explained, blushing again "It smells like you...and I like it."

"You like my smell?" I blinked

"A lot..." She confessed "I'm not sure why, but your smell is just...special from others."

Silence fell upon us again and I thought, that...maybe this was the right moment

"(Y/N), can I-"

Suddenly, her phone buzzed in her bag, what made me curse internally

"I'm sorry, just give me one second." She apologized, taking her phone out of her bag

Her face distorted in pure shock and horror all of a sudden. I could see her, getting pale and her hands start to tremble

"What's wrong?" I asked

"He's back..." She said, quickly taking my hand in hers and looking at me with pleading eyes "Dazai, it's my mom. She said, that my dad returned and he's there...Please, I beg of you, go with me. I don't know what he's capable of..."

I gave her a reassuring smile and squeezed her hand

"What are we waiting for then?"

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