There Were Three

Chapter 3

Chuuya sat on a couch that was up against a wall overlooking the party. He could see the ADA and the Port Mafia mingling with each other, talking and laughing about little things. Normally he would be interacting with everyone but he was exhausted from fighting his way through that stupid book Ranpo trapped him in. He saw a flash of brunette hair throughout the crowd, knowing he couldn't handle seeing Dazai right now he got up and headed to the deck. As he walked out he could feel the cool breeze against his skin. As he looked around the deck he saw someone was already out there, looking lost in thought. He walked over to the silver haired male, he felt like this boy was familiar to him but he didn't know why.

"You needed to get away too?" Atsushi was startled, eyes widening turning to the person who was beside him. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't realize someone had come out onto the deck. He just stared at the red head for a while before he snapped out of stupor.

"Ah yeah" He rubbed the back of his neck, chuckling under his breath. He realized that the alpha in front of him seemed familiar so he racked his brain trying to figure out where he saw the red head. Then his mind flashed back to when he was falling from the Moby Dick, He remembered seeing the Port Mafia trying to protect the city and seeing the red head give orders out.

"Oh I am Nakajima Atsushi. It's nice to meet you." His face lighting up with a smile that seemed to make him glow in the setting sun. Chuuya stared at him with recognition when he heard his name. So this was the were-tiger Akutagawa was ordered to capture months ago and the person Dazai took as his apprentice.

"Nakahara Chuuya"

"You're the one Dazai calls hatrack" A tick mark appeared above the red haired alpha's forehead, that damn Dazai has been spewing shit again. Why couldn't he get a break from Dazai's antics even outside of the mafia. He just couldn't get away, not like he really wanted to, Dazai was one of his soulmates.

"Whatever that shitty Dazai has been saying please ignore it." Atsushi laughed as he watched the alpha's face scowled in annoyance yet with a hint of fondness. Chuuya stared at Atsushi as he laughed thinking that the omega radiates like the sun. As they talked about everything that had happened and complained to each other about Dazai but with fondness in both of their voices.

Dazai tried to annoy as many people as he could as he went around the room, trying to keep his glances at a certain redhead hidden. Out of the corner of his eye he could see the Port Mafia executive glance at him then get up and leave the room onto the deck. He annoyed Kunikida to drop suspicion that he cared about his ex-partner before heading onto the deck. Standing in the doorway he watched as his soulmate and Atsushi talked in the moonlight which looked to illuminate the both of them. As he watched them talk he had an idea pop into his head, grinning mischievously, he snuck up on both of them ending up behind Atsushi. He could see that Chuuya saw him but he didn't have time to warn the omega as Dazai pushed him into the executive. As soon as he had touched Atsushi his wrist burned making him step back with shock clearly painted on his face. Chuuya caught Atsushi as he fell into him, making his wrist burn. Atsushi's wrist was on fire as he righted himself, he ripped off his glove staring at his wrist. He could see the diamond start to fill with one side and then the other side filled in. He came to the realization that he just met his soulmates as in two of them not one. All three of them stared at their wrists in shock. They all stood there in silence, blue and brown eyes met each other with one thought shared Fuck.

Atsushi's mind was racing while he stared at his soulmark. He couldn't believe he had two soulmates before knowing he could barely believe he had one. He didn't think he deserved his soulmates, he was still a kid that believed he wasn't worthy. As the silence wore on Atsushi became more and more afraid to say anything to the two alphas. The omega didn't have the nerve to look up or talk to either men so he abruptly apologized and hastily ran off. The two alphas watched as their soulmate ran from them. Both have a look of forlornness that had settled as they know that wouldn't be chasing after the omega. It hurt knowing they were not worthy to call them soulmates. They also knew that they were doing this for the better as the three of them could only be miserable with each other. Neither of them had seen that coming at all, who knew that sweet innocent Atsushi would be soulbound to two men drenched in blood.

As the white haired omega ran he knew that he didn't deserve them but a lump settled into his stomach noticing neither of them followed him. A little part of him hoped that they would follow but he crushed that hope down because he knew it wouldn't happen. He was just an orphan that was picked only because of his ability. He would be a worthless soulmate; he just knew it.

Dazai continued to stare in the direction the omega ran as his thoughts ran rabid. He hated that he knew being with his soulmates would just cause all of them misfortune. He truly did love his counterparts so much so that he dreamt of being with them. He always dreamt of him and Chuuya sitting at a kitchen table as their third faceless soulmate cooked. At least the third soulmate was faceless until now and it seemed Atsushi filled that spot seamlessly. But those were just dreams he knew that he did want to hurt them in any way even if it meant never being with them.

Chuuya grimaced as he turned away; he hated that he couldn't follow his omega. Every alpha instinct in him was telling him he needed to go to his soulmate, comfort him, bond him just like he felt with his alpha counterpart. His thoughts were going crazy as he glanced at his now completely filled in soulmark. He traced the outline of the diamond as he looked over to the taller alpha. He longed to be with the two but he didn't want to hurt them if he ever lost control over Arahabaki. He loved his soulmates and their soulbond, it is what made him live everyday and what made him careful doing his job in the Port Mafia. Chuuya saw Dazai turn to him and just stared at him for a couple moments before opening his mouth hesitantly.

"You know we can't bond still right? The agreement still stands no matter how much we want to break it."

"Yeah I know, asshole." Chuuya's voice cracked as he looked down at the wooden deck, trying not to let tears in his eyes fall. The red haired alpha started to walk away with his hat shielding his face. He waved a goodbye to the older alpha and headed home, he was no longer in the mood to party. He was ready to break out some wine and drink the night away.

Dazai sighed as he watched Chuuya leave after the red head was out of sight he turned toward the sea and let a tear fall. It hurt watching both his soulmates walk/run away from him. He wiped the lone tear on his cheek and put his mask back on. He went back to the party with a fake smile plastered on, as he went over to bother Kunikida he noticed Ranpo shooting him a glance of disappointment. Of course the black haired alpha had already figured everything out, no one could keep a secret from him even the brunette alpha had a hard time keeping things from him.

Atsushi didn't stop running, he eventually got back to his dorm room, his thoughts still racing. As he thought over what happened he was shocked to realize that was the first time Dazai ever touched him. He quickly changed out of his party clothes into a pair of black sweatpants and a white shirt. He sat on his bed looking at his phone hoping Dazai had texted him to check on him or just something from the alpha. He saw no new notifications, tears starting to pour down his face. Even though knowing he didn't deserve his soulmates he still wanted them to fight for him, prove that he was wrong and that he was worthy of love. His thoughts raced with only two things: did his soulmates truly not want him? Was the headmaster truly right in saying no one would love him, that he wasn't worthy of his soulmates? He cried until he fell into an unsettling sleep filled with nightmares of the orphanage and his soulmates.

All three of them that night sunk a little further into a depressing mood reliving nightmares in their sleep and just wanting to hold their soulmates.