A New Life

☆ Three ☆

2016

"Seiko Oda is back!" The 174 year old called out from a window above the second floor balcony.
"Oda!" A cacophony of voices called out along with the barking of two three headed dogs. Seiko gleamed rushing out the front to greet the 592 year old.
"Hello mr Sakunosuke how was your mission?"
"Long and drawn out Miss Fujiwara."
"Oda!"
"Atsushi! Oda grinned pulling the sixteen year old looking boy into a hug.
"How are you going kid?"
"Great! I moved from double blades to scythes."
"You're on scythes already? I didn't get to scythes till I was 290..."
"He's a smart chicken Oda." Seiko gleamed her long black robes sitting gracefully against her body.
"Very. Only what 174?"
"Yep."
"Means he can take solo missions soooon." Seiko sung.
"That's great... so is that everything that's happened in the last seven years?"
"No there's so much more." Calypso cried out from the third floor her bat like winged arms flapping excitedly.
"Well best get inside and tell me everything and I will do the same." Oda laughed ruffling Atsushi's hair affectionately.

"So how was the mission in Yokohama?" Atsushi prodded as they sat at Seiko's large dining table.
"Interesting. While I was there I caught wind of people talking about an Arahabaki but..."
"But what Oda?" Seiko asked.
"He disappeared so I don't know what his host looks like and my skills aren't as sharp as yours."
"Oh okay." She looked downturned. She'd hoped to find him somehow to make up for whatever reason it was he left.
"But there's a suicidal manic called Osamu Dazai who I think would make you laugh. Ango Sakaguchi is another interesting one but more in regards to the way his mind works- night even rival Atsushi's analytical skills. Even Dazai's could but Atsushi you've honed your mind body and skills so I believe you are still the better man."
"Thank-you Oda."
"How did you manage to get out of the Port Mafia?" Seiko questioned with a sassily raised brow.
"Those demon kids acting is amazing by the way thanks for letting me borrow them. I knew that idiot would come after me through them but I had a shoot out with the religious nutter. Poor Dazai was there when I died though so I decided to set him on a different path."

Flashback

Lupin's bar was the last thing on Oda's mind as bullets flew through the air bouncing off walls and off him.
"So you will try to kill me now yes?" The white haired man yelled. Oda didn't really care for the fickle beings who claimed god was in their favour, for him that meant they all thought Seiko would help them move on but the likely-hood of that was minimal. She didn't like people like that either.

A bullet imbedded itself in his shoulder while also hitting Gide's, ah yes that's his name. Oda could tell even without the use of Flawless that he was going to aim for his leg next.
They swung around the room bullets still flying when they stood still. Their final bullet striking their chests making them fall back onto the ground. Gide was dead and Oda... he was pretending to die since he heard Dazai enter the room as the final shot rung out.
"ODASAKU!" Dazai yelled falling beside Oda's body.
"Dazai." Oda coughed.
"We can get you to a doctors or... Odasaku?"
"Don't Dazai.. it's.. it's okay. Go be.. be good."
"Be.. good? What will I do without you?"
"Listen. You told me if you put yourself in a world of violence and bloodshed, you might be ale to find a reson to live. You won't find it. You should know that. Whether you're on the side that takes lives or the side that saves them, nothing beyond your own expectations will happen. Nothing in this world can fill the hole that is your loneliness. you will wander the darkness for eternity."
"But-"
"Be on the side that saves people. If both sides are the same, then choose to become a good person. Save the weak, protect the orphaned. You might not see a great difference between right and wrong, but... saving others is something just a bit wonderful."
And with that Oda slowed his breathing after raising a hand to Dazai's half bandaged face tugging off the bandage. It fell to the floor with Oda's hand as he stopped his heart.

Oda couldn't die... well he could but that was only able to be done with a special Scythe so he had to pretend he was dead until the Port Mafia carted him away.

Flashback End

Seven years. Seven years he was with them staying under the radar learning about how they worked and learning of the Armed Detective Agency and he believed Seiko was doing something with Fukuzawa...
"That sounds like a hectic way to go out." Seiko said.
"Yeah but now they think I'm dead so I can't go back unless necessary now. Speaking of weren't you learning about the ADA?"
"Yes I have been seeing the president of the company for some time no- wait? I'm not seeing him we are friends." She stumbled. Atsushi and Oda began laughing as their boss flushed a bright red.
"Shut-up you two!" She said covering her face.
"You've made her soft Atsushi." Oda laughed. "So how is he your new beaux."
"I'm going to throw you at the dogs Oda."
"Then who's going to help train me?" Atsushi pouted.
"I will massster Atssssusshhi." Reign said with a smile, their snake like tongue
"Please no." Atsushi shivered. "Last time you trained me I had my ass handed to me so good I actually bruised it."
Seiko and Oda snorted as Atsushi remembered what he dubs his worst training session ever because Seiko was away collecting souls.

Reign had fully flipped Atsushi onto his ass with a single strike.. apparently being a demon butler made him exempt from actually training him leaving Seiko to cry of laughter when she got home.
A very kind and mentory thing of her to do.
Oda on the other hand when he found out just gave Atsushi a pat on the head and walked away..

Atsushi has great mentors...