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Chuuya was walking home after another successful mission, it was a small scheme. Apparently there was someone who infiltrated the port mafia and stole vital information, luckily Chuuya got him and his buds right int8me, just barely avoiding a real catastrophe. He was wearing a big smirk while striding down the street, hands on pockets eyes focused on his phone. He places his ear buds in his ears choosing a rock song before placing his phone in his pocket. He made sure to step with every beat making him walk a little slower than he normally would.
He was so focused on his music and his steps that he didn't realize a that dark clouds were following him from behind. The wind got stronger making Chuuya place his hand on his hat keeping it still. After a few more minutes chuuya made another turn as a feels a rain drop on his hand.
He looks up only to feel a rain drop plop on his nose then followed by one on his cheek. He starts to walk a little faster, rain was his least favorite weather as he jogged through the city. Even using his ability to make himself lighter to escape the rain, but it didn’t worked. He had to hide in a cafe and to be more specific, the cafe under the armed detective agency. He hid in the bathroom not wanting to get caught and pulling out his phone to call someone to get him out and take him home.
He really didn’t want to see Dazai’s face, he was having a good day and didn’t want to mess it up, he didn’t want to call someone from the pm, he didn’t want cause any trouble. Of course he was having a good day and didn’t want to mess it up by causing trouble with the agency. He’s sitting on a closed toilet his hair and clothes a little more damp then he would like.
He directed to call up one of his friends Kunikida, him and kunikida have just started talking and causally meeting up at a bar. They mostly just vent about Dazai parking and annoying them and sometimes talking about how they would get him back. Sadly their ideas never worked, Dazai always saw through them somehow which just made the new duo even more angry. He clicked kunikida's name and called him, kunikida picked up after a few seconds of waiting.
“Chuuya, have you thought of something new?” Kunikida says through the phone a little exited for Chuuya’s new idea to get back at Dazai.
“Nope, nothing new,” Chuuya responds with a slightly annoyed voice, the rain water in his pants dropping on the bathroom tiles.
“Ah, I see,” kunikida responds, having a more proper and serious tone them the one he previously used. “So what do you need Chuuya?”.
“Well er, I..I was walking home after a mission and it started to rain and now I’m soggy sitting in a cafe’s bathroom. And in your agency’s cafe, could you get me outta here?” Chuuya’s voice is dripping with annoyance taking his hat off and trying to shake most of the water out.
“You need to be more responsible, I can come down but not right now. It’d have to be.. about 9:32pm”.
“But that’s like in 3 hours?” Chuuya said the annoyance in his voice was no longer hidden and he was trying not to yell. “That’s when I go home, I could quickly take you to yours… where is your house?”
“It’s like 30 minutes away from here” chuuya response with a voice more calm but still very angry.
“I see.. I don’t know if I can, that will most definitely disturb my schedule. My car is at my apartment I usually walk home to get my steps in..how can I make this work..” kunikida is deep in thought trying to figure out how to fit it in his schedule.
It is now pouring outside and the raining can be heard on the agency’s windows. Kunikida looks outside still on the phone walking back and forth in a corner while on call, he had to be moving while on call it just felt more natural to him. Kunikida realizes that he has to take Chuuya home, if anyone were to walk in this rain especially in the fall for 30 minutes they would surely catch a cold.
Chuuya was the only one who truly understood his dazai struggles and he had to protect it, plus they were going to hang out tomorrow, maybe he could get it out of the way while walking with chuuya to allow more time to work!
Chuuya interrupted Kunikida’s train of thought to give him an idea of how to get him home “hey maybe we could just walk to your place and you could drive me home, if that’s okay.”
“Of course, my apartment is about 15 minutes away from here so don’t think it will be much shorter.”
“Mhm, it’s fine.. instead of doing it in a few hours can you like do it right now? It’s uncomfortable to be in this bathroom, I would rather die than stay in here for 2 hours.” Chuuya said rolling his eyes.
“Don’t mention death, it reminds me of dazai” Kunikida said in a quiet ans scared voice.
They sit there in silence for a while grieving all of the happiness and time they lost from that evil man.
“Let’s..not think about him” Chuuya says with a bit of a quiver in his voice from all the anger that name brings to him.
“Agreeed” Kunikida quickly agrees “well I’ll come down in about 10 minutes if that’s alright with you, I still have some paper work I need to finish”
“Alright I can settle for 10 minutes, just make it quick.”
“You cannot rush success” Kunikida says, talking like a parent disciplining their child.
Chuuya hangs up annoyed that he had to stay in here for 10 minutes while kunikida finished his work, but kunikida was always obsessed with his schedules. Chuuya was always thought it was kinda dumb but there’s nothing he could do and he realized that.
About 9 minutes later chuuya is sitting on the floor of the bathroom his hat tilted over his eyes. His arms are crossed as he slowly falls asleep, the sound of the rain was always relaxing to him and he slowly falls asleep. He jolts up at a knock on the door immediately putting his hat on properly.
“Chuuya I finished early, come out so I can take you home.” Kunikida said in a louder voice but making sure no cafe staff heard him.
Chuuya stands immediately and opens the door peeking his head out just to make sure. “Good you finally came, I was about to die in there.” Chuuya annoyingly announced while fully opening the door and walking out. Making Chuuya back up a little to make room to let Chuuya walk.
“I actually finished 43 seconds earlier than stated.” Kunkida said pushing up his glasses. He held an umbrella in hand and a plastic bag. “What’s in that?” Chuuya pints to the bag, Kunikida opened it for the smaller man to reveal his ideal book, a few papers presumably work, and a laptop.
“Is that all for uhm work?” “Mhm, correct.” Chuuya brushed it off and kunikida put the bag back in his hand.
“Let’s get going now, I don’t want to waste anymore time.” Kunikida said walking toward the door. Chuuya hurries behind him as kunikida opens the door and opens his umbrella, making sure to do it outside. He walks out holding the umbrella above his head. “Come on let’s get going.”
Chuuya reluctantly got under the umbrella and start walking towards Kunikida’s home, they were pretty close Chuuya trying to make some distance without getting wet which wasn’t working. Their shoulders only a few inches before touching.< /p>
“You should really check the weather in the morning, it’s what I do. Or bring an umbrella where ever you go, like me” Kunikida says breaking the uncomfortable silence, making chuuya feel more comfortable.< /p>
The rain is pouring on the umbrella and the setting around them, it’s only them outside and only they can hear each other’s voices.
“You ought to be more responsible Chuuya, be better than that sack of bandages, I know you’re better than that.” Kunikida says getting a little closer to chuuya so he doesn’t have to keep his arm so straight so it doesn’t get tired.
“Is your arm getting tired?” Chuuya said creeping Kunikida out ‘can he read me mind? Cough if yes’ Kunikida thinks. “uhm not really, but I don’t want it to get tired.”. Kunikida said “here lemme help,” Chuuya put a finger on the umbrella using his ability to make it lighter and fully grabbing onto it.
Kunikida didn’t have enough time to take his hand off before chuuya grabbed onto it causing chuuya to place his hand around Kunikida’s. Chuuya and Kunikida lay go of the umbrella together as it fell on both of their heads. They started to get wet from the amount of rain falling from the sky, Chuuya grabbed the umbrella very hurriedly and placed it above them using his ability.
“…”
“…”
They stood there silently,’it was a mistake but I- it felt like.. I’m probably overthinking this’ Chuuya’s mind was going crazy with excuses about the feeling he felt. No different could be said about Kunikida his excuses being even less reasonable.
“Let’s just keep going, and erm forget about that k?” Chuuya said looking at Kunikida. “Er..yeah, let’s just keep uhm walking”. Kunikida gives Chuuya a quick awkward smile before walking again.