Lucid Memories

Chapter 1

3rd Person POV

He winced. No pain? He heard a quiet moan. He slowly opened his eyes to see [S Name] underneath him. He lifted himself off her and groan in pain.

"On second though, I'm already out of time." He heard the voice behind say. He frown as rises his head up to face him. "She's going to die and you can't save her."

"Wait..." He lifted his hand up. He groan and fell on his side. He watched the masked man walk towards the window with a giant hole in it. Don't tell me... "Wait god damn it, wait...!"

The man didn't look back or wait. He jumped out of the window. Chuuya could feel his conscience slowly fading away. White blurring his vision, energy draining out of him, he really was feeling out of it. He took a quickly glance at the girl beside him. He heard it. Her heartbeat. She was still alive.

He sighed in annoyance. He was really tired now. "I hope that suicidal bastard comes quickly."

He sighed before he closed his eyes. Please live [S Name].

—

Dazai tilted back in his chair. There was something off.

Normally, the little angry boy—also known as Chuuya—would be already back. He was the type that wouldn't be slow and would complete the missions with ease and speed. So why was he slow now? And most importantly...

The brunette turned facing the door. The eerie presence of the door being opened and left that way pricked Dazai in the wrong way. How could he explain it? It was just off.

If [S Surname] was indeed late for the meeting because she would've met up with Chuuya maybe half way there. And...

"Mori-san," the boy spoke, raising the attention of the man sitting in his seat. Along with Kouyou, the situation didn't seem right. "I think [S Surname]-san is in trouble."

Kouyou narrowed her eyes. Her rouge eyes matching the lipstick that her frown wore. She was the first to stand up before rushing towards the door. It was so like her.

Dazai and Mori soon did so.

But for them it was too late.

As they took a left down the corridor, they heard Kouyou's mortified expression. Her legs picked up speed disappeared into the room, now covered with bullet wounds and fragmented wallpaper.

Mori unleashed Elise and ran pass Dazai. The playful man that everyone usual saw was gone. Only a silent rage was left.

Dazai froze and stopped. He knew what was inside. A good guess and Kouyou cries was more than enough. One of them—or both—were gone. But who had the strength to do it? He stepped back. He didn't want to face the reality of the situation. Even though he didn't really liked the train that was Chuuya, he still thought of him an important piece in the organization. But for the girl, it was something else. He told him many times not to fall into the bear trap that she was, he couldn't help it. She was just too blinding to ignored. So he promised himself to be there with her when the time came. He promised to himself that. So why...

"Dazai-kun." Mori shouted across the hallway. The man pointed his head out the entrance of the room. Just then Mori realized how much it was effected the boy—his successor. The boy was crying, hands tried to cupped every tear that fell out of his eyes but leaked through the cracks of his hands and heart. "Come—"

"NO!!" The boy cried back in return.

The older man sighed. He patted Kouyou's back, letting her cry longer as Elise scanned the two balled up together.

"So how was it Elise-chan." Mori say as he stood up and patted himself.

"The boy will be fine, it seems like he didn't take as much damage compared to the girl. But the girl..." The girl blinked, the violet aura disappearing into nothingness as she turned to him. "she's a goner. She sustain too much damage and a lot of her important organs have been pierced. There's no saving her."

Mori kept quiet as the weeping of both his executives echoed the room.