A Second Chance

Chapter 54

3rd Person's P.O.V

When Dazai had noticed Mori and his bodyguards behind him, he greeted the important figure right at the front. He noticed how he was holding onto a cat that had the most intriguing fur colours but paid no mind of it right afterwards. "Welcome, Boss."

"Hey." Mori returned Dazai's glare with a closed-eyed smile. "It's been four years. Do you still wear the coat that I gave you, Dazai-kun?"

"Of course..." called brunette jumped off from the half-heighted wall he was sitting on, "... I burned it." A taunting smile crossed his lips, his eyes sending daggers of anger to Mori. His eyes wandered to the animal he was holding in his hands. "My my. You would bring your pet cat along with you in this occasion?"

That made the cat annoyed. It struggled in Mori's hold, trying to get out. Failing in its attempts, it tried biting at him, only to fail as well. It then swiped its claws, which then got a response from him and he dodged away.

The cat jumped off from his shoulder with a growl. Before it landed onto the pavement, blue strips of lights formed by kanji enveloped the cat, brightening the surrounding area before it transformed into a human.

It was an all too familiar action that they had seen in the office before.

When the brunette saw the familiar figure dressed in clothing he never seen her worn before, his eyes widened largely in surprise. When she turned around and he was able to see her face, his lips parted, wanting to say something, only to shut close when she spoke to Mori.

"Who were you asking to behave again?" She snapped at him. "Why didn't you tell me that you're meeting with them? Why did all of you hide it from me?"

"You would start your escape the moment I did." Mori replied with a thoughtful murmur. "Isn't it better if we do a proper exchange?"

Her eyes turned into a darker shade of their red and blue colours. "Without consulting me? Do a proper exchange? What am I, a 'thing'?" Her left hand was clenched while her right hand was slowly reaching towards the gun strapped on her back.

Hirotsu steps in and they started bickering among each other.

Looking at the whole lot of them, Dazai then called out a name. "Tsukiyomi?"

The female stopped her actions, seeming to tense the moment her name left Dazai's mouth. Her head slowly turned to face the brunette; and when they meet, Dazai's eyes took a murkier brownish-black hue.

Tsukiyomi's mouth opened to speak, but she paused for a moment and thought better of it, opting to not say anything

Dazai stared at her quiet stance, a feeling of defensiveness falling upon himself. "Come on back. We have been waiting for you." He took a step forward, trying to pressure her on coming back to their side. "The last time, we couldn't stop you. I couldn't stop you. But now, we will get you back."

Tsukiyomi's eyes widened in surprise. Her hand that was holding the grip of her gun dropped to her side. "... I—"

"You can't just steal her away from us, Dazai-kun. Didn't I propose for a proper exchange?" Mori interrupted in, cutting Tsukiyomi off. When she heard his words, whatever words she wanted to say fell away from her mind, knowing that it was inevitable that she would go back as easily as she thought so.

"Try us." Dazai sent a hostile smirk, his eyes glaring maliciously. He signalled behind him with a wave of his hand and the other important figures appeared.