quicksand (Dazai X Reader)

welcome

The parents came by hours later, they were the first ones to go in, the rest of the Agency respected it and gave them some space, they even went downstairs to the Uzumaki Café so they could have complete privacy, also so the now woken girl could take a shower and change before meeting everyone.

"What do you think they are talking about, it's been 3 hours since we left them alone" a young brownish orange haired boy named Tanizaki asked his sister.

"I don't know but I guess they have a lot of talking and catching up to do" responded his sister, Naomi.

"Dazai-san, what is she like? You got to talk to her before anyone, and I only read to her without any feedback, she looked like a nice person while she was asleep" Atsushi asked his mentor, who was sipping his black tea.

"Well, she's pretty clever I would say, we had a fun conversation! She even agreed to give me a call if she felt suicidal!" Said the eccentric man while squealing like a high school girl.

Suddenly his head was pushed down to the table with force making Dazai's drink spill all over the table.

"You. Did. What." A menacing voice came from the table behind Atsushi's, Kunikida was the one holding Dazai's head to the table, a vein was popping on Kunikida's forehead.

"Did you asked a vulnerable young woman, that had just woken up from a coma, to commit suicide with you?" Screamed Kunikida while banging Dazai's head on the table. The only one that looked shocked was Atsushi, not because of Dazai's questionable actions, but because of the force Kunikida was slamming his partner's head on the table.

"Hi" a new voice sounded inside the café.

There she was standing at the door frame in a simple black long dress, her hair was kind of messy but in a natural way, she had a soft smile on her face,she didn't look nervous but in a room full of detectives it was obvious to them she was breathing faster than normal.

"My parents went back to the hotel they are staying at, they will be gone tomorrow morning, I have already said my goodbyes. So I thought I should come here and say my hellos" she spoke in a soft yet monotone voice, as if this was a script she had just written, and she continued before anyone could respond.

"Hi, my name is Maru, no matter what you have read on paper please call me that, I figured if I'm gonna be in a new place with a new start I should get a new name that feels right. I am sorry for the trouble I have caused to everyone individually and the Agency as a corporate, and I am thankful for the lengths you all went to help me, I will try my best to be of help while working with you to repay any damage I have done directly or indirectly" she said without a pause, taking a deep breath as she finished her long speech.

"Are you finally done?" A muffled voice was the one to break the silence, Kunikida hadn't let go of his grip on Dazai's face, still holding it down on the table.

"Don't be fucking rude", the blonde said as he slammed his coworker's head once more in the table.

"I'm so sorry miss, he didn't mean it in a rude way! And sorry for you to see this, but it's kind of normal so don't worry about it!" Atsushi tried to reassure her as he walked to her. She finally entered the café and stood by the stools, without sitting on them, just so she could face the three tables filled with the Agency's members.

She looked at Dazai who now had a bleeding nose, he turned his head to look at her despite having his head pressed down, he had that crazy grin of his again across his face. She just raised an eyebrow acknowledging him looking at her. She then turned to Atsushi and walked a little bit so she was right in front of him.

"Thank you for reading to me, I noticed the books beside the bed, I kind of recognize your voice a little, I'm sorry if that sounds creepy", she said laughing at the last part, she then placed her hand on his cheek softly.

"But I'm really thankful, that was a very nice gesture you didn't have to do" she added while giving him a smile, she then noticed the young man's cheek turning red and feeling his face hot. She rapidly took her hand off his face and backed up a little.

"Shit. Sorry, I keep forgetting people aren't this touchy here, I didn't mean to be weird", she said in a nervous tone.

"Oh, uh... don't worry about it! I was just surprised, that's all! And don't worry about it I just wanted to help in any way I could, my name it's Nakajima Atsushi by the way!" Atsushi responded while nervously laughing, he wasn't indeed used to having people around and be kind to him, let alone a pretty woman holding his cheek.

"You are very kind Atsushi-kun, well I guess I'll try my best to keep the physical affection at bay because of cultural reasons, feel free to tell me if you feel uncomfortable!" Maru told the rest of the people.

"You can be affectionate with me any time! I won't mind it really appropriate or inappropriate~" Dazai's voice resonated in the awkward silence that was going on. An annoyed look appeared on Maru's face despite keeping her soft smile, which made the look on her face kind of scary.

"Excuse me, the man with glasses and blonde hair, what's your name?" She asked him, in a now forced soft voice.

"Kunikida Doppo, miss, a pleasure to meet you, hope we can work peacefully and ideally" he responded.

"Oh I'm sure we will, now can you do me a favor and slam Dazai's face one more time against the table, thank you", she asked sweetly as if she hadn't ask her now coworker to commit an act of violence.

Every person at the café couldn't help but smile, even though Kunikida actually complied and slammed Dazai's face once again against the table very hard.

"See, I told you Yosano, she was gonna fit right in the Agency with no problem", a detective with a hat named Rampo told his coworker beside him. The doctor couldn't help but smile while nodding.