Bungo Stray Dogs Oneshots

White Tiger Cries Alone In The Darkness Part: 2

Pretty sure I actually screwed the timeline because the ages but.

Since Atsushi was adopted at 10 and that was supposed to be not long after Dazai left the Mafia which I believe was at 18. Meaning there would be an 8 year age gape so I guess Dazai is now 26.

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Dazai was struggling. Whoever adopted Atsushi was very good. He couldn't trace them at all.

If he's really involved with the Mafia it would make sense for this mysterious person to also be a mafioso. Yet that's not guaranteed.

Investigating very mafioso would take a long time, especially if he was working alone. He could always get someone else involved. Though he didn't want to raise suspicion on their new assistant.

Dazai figured Ranpo might help him. Heck, that guy may already know everything. He promised himself that if he couldn't figure it out after two more days, he would go to Ranpo.

Meanwhile Atsushi was getting accustomed to being an assistant. He would bring clients in, deliver messages, buy snacks for Ranpo... Really anything he could do that didn't require reading or writing.

It was nerve wrecking and fun at the same time.

It was much better then his days as Mori's personal assistant. If he tripped and dropped something he wasn't punished at all. Never yelled at, besides when Kunikida scolded him for being late.

And...everyone seemed so nice. At least much nicer then what he was accustomed to. 

It was amazing.

"Hey Atsushi, could you take this to the President?" Ranpo asked, tossing an envelope at the boy.

Atsushi caught it, nodding his head at the same time before scurrying off to the President's office.

He was about to knock when he heard voices, deciding he didn't want to interrupt he froze.

"I can't figure out who the guy that adopted him is. I'm giving myself two more days before getting Ranpo involved." Came the muffled voice of Dazai.

A sigh that likely came from the President was heard. "I see...this does seem to point towards him being with the Mafia. Please continue to gather information." The President replied.

Atsushi nearly gasped out when he realized they were talks about him. They knew...damn it. He had to report this to Mori.

When he heard footsteps approach the door he quickly darted into one of the other rooms.

He waited for the person, probably Dazai, to pass before exiting and finally knocking on the Presidents door.

"Come in."

Atsushi opened the door, observing the President's face in search of any sign of suspicion. No such thing was found on the ever stoic face.

Atsushi handed the envelope to him. "Ranpo asked me to give this to you."

The President took it.

"Thank you Atsushi."

Atsushi returned to the main office.

Two days passed.

Atsushi informed Mori of the situation, to which he was told to be cautious.

In that time Dazai still came up empty handed.

So today was the day to get Ranpo involved.

Instead of conversing with the twenty-six year old at the agency where the very person they were investigating worked, Dazai decided to go to Ranpo's place in the early morning.