----- Dead Apple : Without Me

|| O8. An Angel, A Demon

THE full moonlight shines brightly, becoming one of the lighting sources for Dazai's vision. Unfortunately, the light cannot penetrate the thick fog below.

Dazai stared out of the glass wall from the high-rise tower of Yokohama's center, Shibusawa's main headquarter. His majestic brown eyes implied that he missed something. There was something missing and he really missed that.

White seems dominated the night. Dazai was already wearing a black shirt, white vest and white coat that was equipped with a brown tie, same as the color of the night sky and fog that covered Yokohama.

"Dazai-kun," someone called him. "Don't you get bored looking at it?"

"Bored?" Dazai asked the person with his back facing him.

"Yeah, it's boring." The person answered. "A sea of white and nothingness. A nondescript world."

"Tonight, all of the Yokohama's special abilities will become mine. Once again, no one will emerge whose intellect surpasses mine, who will defy my expectations. How boring!"

"I used to be bored, as you are." Dazai said.

"How did you overcome it?" Asked the person who is none other than Shibusawa Tatsuhiko.

"It's quicker to show you than to tell you." Dazai deflected his eyes from the fog that enveloped Yokohama. He walked to the dining table there. He pulled one of the chairs there and sat himself down. Dazai sighed because he was tired. Running away from Ango was not easy.

"See? Case in point: you don't know what my true intentions are." Dazai smirked. "Am I helping you? Am I going to use you or betray you?"

"You're the only one who thinks you can't be read."

"It seems you do need salvation." Said Dazai.

"Who do you propose could save me?"

"Who knows." Said Dazai. "An angel? Or a demon?"

"If you ask me, both of your intentions are obvious." Someone entered through the main door. Shibusawa turned and Dazai looked up. "You'll never write a good play with such lies. You've lost the audience, too."

Shibusawa chuckled. "Demon Fyodor-kun." He said proudly. "As collaborator, I'm going to have you dance as well."

"Collaborator?" Dazai underestimated him. "I think he's the most likely to betray you."

"You're correct, indeed." Fyodor sat himself down.

"No one has surpassed my expectations this far." Shibsuawa said to his new friends. He also joined to sat between Dazai and Fyodor. "I have my hopes up for you."

"Of course, it's the gifted of this town that I feel most sorry for." Fyodor said, pretending to be sympathetic. "No matter which of the three of us prevails, they will all perish."

Dazai put his hand in his pocket. He pulled a small crystal ball from the pocket. Crystal of Memories.

Dazai lifted it up at the light in the room. The crystal shines a little. Dazai looked at it a little longer. "What is that?" Tatsuhiko asked.

"Crystal of Memories." Dazai answered without looking at him. He was still staring at the blue crystal. "[Y/D/N] gave it to me. I promised her to go home as soon as all of this things done. But it doesn't seem possible for, right?"

Shibusawa chuckled. "Are you willing to throw away the person you care about the most?" Shibusawa asked. "After all, your daughter's ability will also be mine. You can meet your daughter in the next world."

Dazai was silent. "You're right."

'[Y/N], [Y/D/N], you must stay alive. Please hold on there a little longer. I'll make this quick!'

: Long enough? As always please enjoy this~ LOVE FROM DAZAI FOR YOU GUYS~

Beautiful art from zerochan.net. And I love the fact that Dazai has his hair tucked behind his ear. Oh gosh~! By the way, Shibusawa looks hot-!