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Kunikida sighed as Dazai continues to pester him “Kuni~Kida~ Come on now I know your losing sleep so tell me, are you finally fitting bitches into that schedu-“ Dazai was cut of by the ring of Kunikida’s phone. The blonde looks at the caller ID and starts to sweat a little.
He gets up rushing out of the room then answered it “This is Kunikida Doppo speaking how may I help you?” A woman’s voice answers, and says in a slightly aggravated tone, “Miss Aya is being sent home for fighting on school grounds, please pick her up and-”
Aya’s voice rang out on the other side “He hit me first! And I was only trying to keep him from bullying Miya again!” Kunikida groans “Miss, could you please put Aya on the phone, I need to give her a few words before I get her”
She gives her the phone and Kunikida starts lecturing her as he goes outside walking to her school “Koda Aya, you know good and well I told you not to fight in school! Even if it was for justice’s sake. I am proud of you for sticking up for Miyano but you can’t do this every time! Give me the name of the bullies and I’ll be sure to call his parents. However you should be disciplined for your actions as soon as we get home from my work”
Kunikida gets to the school hanging up and walking in. Aya was standing shamelessly as she held her bag in one hand and next to her handing onto her other hand was the boy called Miyano, or Miya. He was smaller then average kids his age and from what Aya says about him he’s emotional and a textbook crybaby.
Miya sniffed whipping his tears as Aya stood tall. Kunikida sighed kneeling down towards the two “You must be Miya? Aya has told me about you” the boy sniffed again, trying to speak to Kunikida “I- They called me a-a baby and pushed me off the-*sniff* play set” he says looking at the ground.
Aya nodded “I saw that happen and ran over to him to help! I didn’t punch first the bully pushed me away from Miya, and it was only once anyways!” Kunikida knew she was telling the truth. He also knew that she was trained by him so that punch probably led to a black eye.
Kunikida nodded sighing as he looks up at the woman from before “Are Miya’s parents coming as well?” She nodded “The bully’s are in the other room, we thought it would be best to separate them”
Kunikida nodded pulling out a pen and his note book standing up “Could you give me their parents names please? I would like to contact them personally regarding their behavior” the woman shakes her head “I cannot disclose that information regardless if your parents or not” he nodded leaning over to Aya.
“Did you get names?”
“Yes I did! I wrote them all down”
“Good girl, I’ll be sure to give them all a very stern talking to”
Miyano hugs onto Aya “I’m sorry for making you get sent home early, I promise you I’ll make you something tomorrow, and I’ll send you pictures of any homework!”
Aya hugs him back before leaving with Kunikida. She follows Kunikida as he heads back to the office, the man gets yet another call from a familiar contact. He puts his finger to his lips insinuating Aya to be quiet before answering “Hello Dazai, is there anything you need”
“Kunikida where are youuuuu I’m practically dying of boredom!”
Kunikida growls “Did you seriously call me for personal entertainment again, what on earth have I told you about using my number wisely!”
Aya watches as he bickers and lectures the person on the other side of the other phone. She quickly gets reminded of just a few minutes ago.
Kunikida hangs up the phone as they arrive at the entrance to the agency, he kneels down to her straightening her clothes and running a quick comb through her hair “Now I want you to be polite okay? Don’t run around, don’t yell, say please and thank you, I will be doing work so I expect you to not get into any trouble, promise?”
The little girl sighs “Okay I promise” Kunikida pats her head “Good girl, now let’s head inside”
Aya grabs onto his hand as they walk up the stairs to the office, she had never been in the agency, it all looked so cool to her and she briefly dreamed of one day becoming a detective here just like Kunikida.
Kunikida opens the door “OI! Dazai get off your ass! Atsushi stop doing his work for him! And Ranpo, what the hell did I say about those candy wrappers being on other peoples desks!”
Everyone didn’t seem to hear him as they stared at the small girl clinging to his side. Her eyes sparkled as she looks around, it was very faint but she could see bullet holes in the walls and dents in the file cabinets. This place was clearly a battlefield more than once.
The blonde walks over to his own desk with Aya following. She grabs an empty chair pulling it up to the side of his desk and sitting down in it.
Dazai walks over to her with a sweet smile “Hello! You must be the reason Kunikida isn’t getting a full eight hours, I must say I was suspicious in involved a girl but I did not expect a little one”
Aya stares at him for a moment before speaking “Hey dad, is that Shitty Dazai you keep telling me about?” Kunikida nodded “Dont listen to anything he says, you can talk to Atsushi though, he’s sweet” Aya nodded hopping down from her chair and walking over to him.
Dazai laughed under his breath “Wow you just really like picking favorites don’t you, Kunikida” The blonde pretends to ignore him however a small smile threatened to show itself.
Atsushi was a bit shocked to see a small girl suddenly staring at his computer. He was currently writing another report regarding another job with Akutagawa, it was a success of course.
Aya looks up at him “Is this real? Did you really do all of this stuff!” Atsushi nodded “ it’s called a report I’m supposed to describe the mission in detail and tell things that an outside observer would not know. Care to read it?”
She nodded, Atsushi helps her up onto his lap as he goes to the beginning of the report. He clears his throat before starting “‘We first started out watching the gang go into the barn they were manufacturing the drugs, Akutagawa had insisted we go in and stop them but I reasoned that if we get more photo evidence from the inside we could give them a far harsher punishment’”
Atsushi continued to read his report with Aya, she pointed out a few little details in his writing he didn’t notice before. After Atsushi finished she was in awe “Say, Atsushi, do you think you could train me to do all that cool stuff!”
The boy laughed “Most of it was while using my tiger form so I don’t think I really can. Oh! What if I show you a report I have while on a mission with Kunikida, would that be interesting to you?”
Aya nodded turning back to the computer as Atsushi pulls up a report, the job was about a possible gifted robber that steals things of high value then selling them through different people.
She was really excited about the part where Kunikida gets into a car chase with them while Atsushi takes a shortcut to block them off. It was surprising that her dad, one of the safest drivers she could think of, could be in a car chase.
Kunikida calls Aya over to him. She hops down walking over, he held out a bit of cash to her “Could you go downstairs and as for a Midnight Dream? You have 2,000 extra Yen in there so get yourself some thing as well”
Aya nodded walking out the door and downstairs to the cafe.
When she walked in she saw an old man working behind the counter. The entire café smelt like a lovely coffee. The man catches sight of her leaning over the counter to look at her “Hello there sweetie, are you here for someone?”
“I would like a midnight dream, and a piece of cheesecake” she gives him the money and he starts brewing the coffee, she hops onto a chair waiting for him to finish.
The man spoke first “So, are you here for Kunikida?” She nodded, he smiled “Midnight Dream is his favorite coffee, the only coffee I’ve ever made for him” Aya tilts her head “What makes it so special?”
He hums thoughtfully sliding her the coffee cup and a small box with her cheesecake slice “Maybe it’s the taste, why don’t you ask him for a sip later” Aya thanks him taking the box and cup walking back up the stairs.
She walks into the room putting Kunikida’s coffee onto his desk as she gets onto her chair to start eating her cheesecake.
Ranpo appears behind her “Oh myyyy that cheesecake looks delicious mind if I have a bite?” He asked, Aya looks at the cheesecake. Just a small bite wouldn’t hurt “Yeah, sure you can”
In a blink of an eye nearly the entire cheesecake was gone. Aya gasped in horror as Ranpo had somehow managed to fit almost the entire cheesecake into his mouth.
She gets down from her chair as Ranpo tries to explain himself “I did take only a bite you didn’t specify how big! Thank you so much for the snack by the way it was absolutely delicious”
Aya looks up at him with tears in her eyes. He feels his heart hurt, he didn’t mean to make her cry “Ah- now, come on don’t cry here I’ll give you some candy”
He reached for his pocket handing her a few treats. She smiled “Thank you!” Ranpo sighs as Aya walks over to Dazai “Give me the report, please and thank you”
Ranpo watches as Aya brings out a wallet and Dazai hands her a few papers.
…
“Wait a damn-” he pats his pockets.
THATS MY WALLET
He runs over snatching his wallet “You sneaky little crook” he says to Aya. Dazai shrugs “Who knew she was such a fast learner” he says with a smile
Ranpo looked over at Kunikida “Your daughter is a menace” Aya held up her hand and Dazai high-fived her “Maybe you should’ve gone and gotten your own cheesecake” Aya says with a smile as she popped one of the taffy‘s she got from Ranpo into her mouth.
Kunikida finished up his work grabbing his things “Ok Aya, time to go” Aya frowned “But… it’s so much fun here” Dazai pats her head “I plan on making her my other protégé, she will learn all of the things Atsushi doesn’t want to learn”
“Because its wrong!” Atsushi chirps from his desk.
Aya gets picked up by Kunikida as he glared at Dazai “If you influence my daughter I will personally slap you out the window, then send you to the Port Mafia gift wrapped with a pink bow”
The father turns heel heading out the door as Aya waves goodbye.
Dazai wiped an imaginary tear from his eye “They grow up so fast”
“He is literally the same age as you“
“Atsushi, why do you have to ruin my fun”
Kunikida and Aya get home. Aya takes his coat and bag as he grabs an apron heading to the kitchen to make Dinner. She washes her hands tossing her bag into her room before heading back out to Kunikida.
He gives her a glass of warm milk and honey as he finishes up dinner. Aya asked him a question “When I’m older can I become a detective to?” Kunikida looks at her curiously “And why would you want to be a detective?”
“Because you’re the best damn detective there is and also my dad so I have to be one! It’s in my blood to do so”
Kunikida feels his heart swell “Thank you Aya, also no swearing”