Oblivion • Akutagawa x Reader

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You had gone to sleep in the agency's infirmary as Yosano had instructed without quarrel after growing tired of crying as Dazai held you. You didn't have anywhere to go or anyone else to receive you, so you lay there and let sleep take you, your trip to dreamland uneasy and filled with visions of walls of obsidian trapping you, hurting you...

When you wake up again, you wake up with a start, breathing heavily, heart pounding. However, when your eyes focus on your surroundings, your anxiety doesn't subside as magenta surrounds you with checkered floors, giant dollhouses and other oversized play-things are in your line of sight. You're more than confused and further alarmed, your fear of reality slipping once again pulling at you.

"Oh, you're awake"

You gasp and whip your head behind you to see a girl that couldn't be more than 1 or 2 years younger than you walking towards you, a dress on her and an apron as if she had been cooking or working previous to arriving, her long red hair in two braids, messy bangs falling on her face, green eyes definitely judging you.

Your own hair falls on your face without grace, and you have to push it back to keep your eyes on the girl that now had her arms crossed in inspection.

"I can't believe Atsushi has been making all this fuss about...you. I imagined you different. More...wow" the red-head mutters, pushing back a braid that had moved to the front over her shoulder with a huff.

Hearing Atsushi's name and her insult you, something about doesn't sit well in your head, a spark of pride not allowing yourself to go verbally undefended, and you get up  face her despite your sudden dizziness. As soon as you do, the fast actions backfire on you, causing you to almost fall, the girl rushing to help you steady yourself, green eyes wide in minor panic.

I was fine without you-!

"Get off me!" You attempt push her, not wanting her hands anywhere near you in the first place, but she doesn't let go.

"Hey! Stop it! They sent me to help you! I'm Lucy, Atsushi's friend!" The girl protests, and suddenly you stop struggling, turning to her, your own eyes wide now.

"Help me how? I have no idea where I am, or what's going on!" You snap, finally shaking her off once you were steady enough.

"We're in Anne's room, it's part of my ability, and I'm here to help you get out of your stupid deal with Fitzgerald" Lucy roles her eyes, brushing herself off after her shake-up with you, one hand on her hips as she glares at you with peculiarity.

Her ability...she's trapped me in her ability...

And she's going to get me out of my deal with Fitzgerald...?

"How?"

"I can't tell you"

"Why?"

"Those were my instructions, and I'm not going to screw anything up. This is a favour to Atsushi, and I don't plan on disappointing him"

Geez.

As she finishes talking, Lucy goes over a few documents that she had lay on a large colourful block, playing with one of her braids, going deep in thought. She suddenly looks up from the papers, and directly at you.

"Are you the one that left the agency for the mafia?"

Apparently they didn't want to tell her anything either.

A little shocked that she was just putting that together, you nod slowly, then correcting her statement.

"I didn't leave for the mafia. I left to do the right thing."