Atsushi adjusts Chuuya so that they’re both more comfortable before speaking. “Apparently, the kid got Chuuya-nii first and then Osamu-nii chased after her with that wristband you gave them for her.”
“Great,” Yosano says. “So, now we have to hunt her down all over again.”
“It shouldn’t be too difficult,” Ranpo says. “We know what she looks like now. We can find her again.”
“What are we supposed to do in the meantime?” Atsushi asks.
“Return the favour, I guess,” Kyoka says with a shrug, glancing at Kunikida for confirmation.
Kunikida nods. “I guess. The president’s not going to be happy about this.”
“Why?” Akutagawa asks. “Won’t you all get more work done if Osamu-nii isn’t disrupting things like usual?”
Kunikida opens his mouth and then closes it after a moment. Akutagawa watches realisation slowly cross the faces of everyone in the detective agency.
“The good news,” Yosano says as she distracts Dazai with her finger in his face, “is that it looks like you’ll still be able to go to work. Dazai seems fine with us and Chuuya has Atsushi.”
“Right, but remember how Atsushi sounded like someone dropped a brick on his head when Chuuya tried to leave?” Kenji asks. He turns to Akutagawa. “Pretend like you’re leaving.”
Akutagawa happily heads for the door, only to be stopped when he opens it by an angry screech from Dazai. When he turns back, Dazai is trying to climb Yosano and glaring daggers at Akutagawa. He relaxes when Akutagawa sighs and closes the door again.
“Maybe not,” Yosano says, wincing as Dazai accidentally pulls on her hair.
“I don't like your office,” Akutagawa whines, sticking his hands in the pockets of Dazai’s coat as Atsushi continues speaking to his coworkers.
His hand brushes a crumpled note. He glances around to see that everyone is either talking to Atsushi and Kunikida, or cooing over Dazai — Naomi is sleeping where she stands — before pulling the paper out and opening it to Dazai’s handwriting.
Chuuya’s too busy panicking so I figured I’d tell you that you two can sleep in Chuuya’s room until this whole thing is fixed. Don’t worry, the sheets are clean.
Akutagawa rolls his eyes at the little winky face Dazai had drawn.
P.S. take care of my coat
“You okay?” Atsushi asks and Akutagawa looks up to find Atsushi watching him.
He raises the note, half folded so the writing is hidden. “Permission to sleep in their room for now, complete with a dirty joke and everything.”
...----------------...
Kyoka gags and Yosano gasps. “Called it!”
Atsushi huffs as Dazai finally gives up and stays laying down in the crib. Chuuya is already asleep. “This is some kind of evil payback, I’m sure of it.”
Akutagawa is laying on the floor, where he’s been ever since Dazai kicked him in the face with a surprising degree of power. “I want to go to sleep and wake up with them normal again. I prefer Osamu-nii’s wretched teasing over this.”
Atsushi yawns. “I’m taking tomorrow off. There’s not a chance in hell I’m going to be awake enough to work.”
Akutagawa grumbles something that sounds like agreement.
“Come on,” Atsushi says, grabbing Akutagawa’s hands and weakly trying to pull him to his feet. “Bedtime for us, too.”
“Carry me,” Akutagawa grumbles. “I’ve been kicked in the face.”
“By a baby, Ryuu. Get up.”
“You get kicked in the face and then tell me to get up.”
“I’d rather not.”
Akutagawa yelps when Atsushi lifts him off the ground and throws him over his shoulder. “Not like this!”
...to be continued....
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