A New Life

☆ Five ☆

~ Seiko  // Atsushi  :: Oda - Telepathy

Atsushi woke up in a semi comfortable futon and the feeling that something was definitely wrong.
Atsushi sat up and stretched a phone ring startling him out of his stretch. He scuttled around until he found the phone and answered.
"Good morning?"
"Hi Atsushi!" Oh it's Dazai.
"Hi Dazai..."
"I have an important mission for you."
"Oh a mission!" Fake excitement much.
"Yes. Firstly get dressed and then go outside and lock the door."

Atsushi complied and turned phone pressed to his ear as he pulled on his clothes and and cleaned up a little.
"Okay locking the door now."
"Excellent now turn around."
He turned... Why the hell was Dazai stuck in a barrel.
Atsushi blinked in annoyance and he could swear he saw Seiko and Oda our the corner of his eye holding back a laugh.
After fixing that situation aka Atsushi pushed the barrel over and Dazai fell out he was propositioned a job.
"Look Dazai I don't know about working at the agency..."
"Well- I can help you find another job then."

Atsushi's eye twitched. Kunikida and Dazai Rock Paper Scissors'd Atsushi's safety- not that he wasn't safe since it turned out to be a test and Dazai had tricked him into doing some test.
AND THERE IS A BOUNTY OVER HIS HEAD.
"I'm sorry what?"
"Yes you have a bounty on your head... so anyway welcome to the Armed Detective Agency."
"Seiko please tell me they're lying." Atsushi muttered under his breath.
~ Afraid it seems someone has done so. Reign is looking into it- for now keep up the good work Atsu.
He sighed.
"I don't really have a choice then do I?"
"Nope." Dazai grinned. This was going to be a long mission.

It hadn't even been a day and Atsushi was already on a job with Tanizaki and Naomi who decided to tag along. There was this nagging feeling in the back of his mind that something was going to happen- call it a sixth sense, paranoia or even the worrying mumbles of Seiko that ticked him off but he knew.
Higuchi, a woman stating that something was going wrong, the alley way behind her work being festered with thugs yet as they stood there with a clear dead end the weretiger could feel himself getting angry.
~ Reel it in bub
"Fuck." He muttered turning around to see the blonde woman begin to shoot.
He was too slow Naomi had already covered Tanizaki. Weight fell in his gut as a dark haired man rounded the corner. Akutagawa.
"Sir the weretiger is here."
"I see that. Come with us weretiger."
"No I don't think I will."
"Come with us or lose a leg."
Atsushi crouched ready to jump at him but before he knew it he was falling. He looked behind him to see his leg from the knee down no longer attached to his body.
Luckily for him he can heal himself limbs and all and if worse ever came to worse Seiko would bring him back- though he is more or less immortal he hoped she wouldn't ever have to.

The fight was over faster than it had started once Dazai arrived. Smug as ever he stalled their abilities- it has a small effect on Byakko. Well one enough for him to shift back quickly.
Truthfully Atsushi doesn't remember much after being Byakko unnecessarily, without a reason the tiger just takes over but the Reaper in training can't exactly show off his skills when he's meant to have been a poor starved orphan boy.
~ You were about to beat his ass young Nakajima
// Was that a bad my hero reference?
~ maybe... Reign says hello
// Reign

"Atsushi.. Atsushi? Look at what Akutagawa has done poor boy is stunned." Dazai said dramatically. Snapping out of thought Atsushi's brows furrowed.
"What's going on?"
"You don't remember?"
"No. I guess turning into the tiger I don't retain my memories." Only without out a reason for Byakko to be needed. Fickle god.
"The Port Mafia tried to kidnap you. In any case let's get Naomi and Junichiro to Yosano."
"Oh-okay." Atsushi stuttered.

~Warning you now Yosano's ability is Thou shalt not die... basically she makes my job hell some days.
// so?
~ whoever is on the brink of death severely injured or whatever she can heal you up to near perfection. It's a bit scary for those being healed though poor darlings.
:: Atsushi?
// Oda!
:: sorry I didn't speak earlier I haven't had to do this in a while. Good job so far kid.
// Thanks- I think Dazai is talking to me I should pay attention now.
:: bye kiddo
~ Bye little tiger!

Whilst the weretiger attended his new duties the purgatory like home of Oda Sakunosuke and Seiko Fujiwara was buzzing with excitement as they watched the young reaper follow through the mission. The white haired woman placed her hand over the copper haired man's.
"He'll be fine."
"Atsushi is well trained I have no doubt-"
"That's not who I meant Oda and you know it. You've worried for Osamu Dazai for a long time. Hell you're the reason none of his attempts work dear." Cool Grey eyes stared blankly into his murky brown.
"He deserves a reason to live. I fear me having left made an even bigger hole."
"The day he dies- don't look at me like that death must come to all some day even us immortals aren't truly unable to die- he may have a place here if you see fit."
"Misss Sssseiko."
"Yes Reign?"
"I have found who hassss placcced a bounty on Atssssushhhiii's head." The demon said.
"Who?" Oda's voice was laced with worry and fear.
"The Guild. A western group of ability users."
"Should we tell Atsu-"
"Not yet."
"But Seiko?"
"If he knows now then he could become lax on his mission. He must be in top form on his toes the majority of the time. I'd rather that over watching him become lazy because he knows what's coming. He's strong he will get through it. Anyway- let's go to work a serial killer killed a number of his inmates we need to collect their souls and send them for judgment."
"Understood Seiko."

"Good luck Atsushi. Though I doubt it's needed." She whispered to the wind knowing it would reach him at some point. He's a smart boy and she had faith in her successor- though he won't become it for a while longer. A deep rumbling fell through the purgatory... something was awakening.