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There was a gambling match between Atsushi and Francis that had finished a while ago. Everyone thought Atsushi was crazy to go play against the Student Council President however in the end he regrets gambling match, because of that gambling match he is now a house pet. A person who doesn’t even get treated like a normal human being, just like an animal. Usually males get called doggy and females get called kitty but as a house pet he got called kitty instead of doggy more. He was glad that he wasn’t a girl in this high school however, females get much more abuse then the males. So even though he got called kitty as a form of bullying instead of being a girl, he wouldn’t want his situation to be any worse than it already is.

Yumeno saw the house pet tag around that was hanging from the others neck and he thought this was the best chance to take advantage of the situation. He pretends to accidently bumps into Atsushi. He gave an innocent smile to Atsushi who was quick to apologize to him.

“Oh, sorry I should’ve been playing more attention to where I was going.”

However, Yumeno just kept his fake innocent act up, he knew Atsushi would blame himself as he usually does, he continues with his innocent smile and in order to keep his false act of innocence up he insists that it was truly his fault.

“No, it’s not your fault, it truly was mine. Though if you really do think it was your fault right now then I would be willing to forgive you if you could help me out then I have something in mind.”

Atsushi wasn’t sure if he was going to like what the other was planning right now but he figured the best thing he could do right now is to try to get out of there as soon as he can. If Yumeno was going to ask him to gamble or do an horrific task for him, he didn’t want to be a part of it.

“Uh, I would love to help but, I really have somewhere I should be going right now.”

Though that excuse did nothing to help him, the other pulled his tag hard enough so Yumeno could reach his ear. He was going to pretend to be innocent anymore, he was going to show the darker side of himself instead.

“Do I have to remind you that you’re a house pet? What other choice do you have right now, I might be generous enough to give you a little money to help you get out of your debt with Francis.”

If it’s a lie or not he has no choice to otherwise, if he refuses, he might end up getting himself and others hurt. If Yumeno decided to start a fight right now others would join in because he is a house pet. Atsushi gave a small sigh, he didn’t want to have to help him. He was unlucky that none of the Student Council was around, they could’ve stopped Yumeno if he tried to start a fight since after all psychical abuse is strictly against the rules. Though even if they were around that wouldn’t have been the end of it.

“Alright what do you want?”

He went back to pretending to be innocent once again, his somewhat happy smile was somewhat disturbing seeing how quickly he turned from threatening to innocent. He was only thirteen, but he managed to win more often than a usual thirteen-year-old would, no one really knows why a thirteen-year-old knew how to gamble and why he was pretty good at the games his plays against others.

“Well I’ll tell you but let’s talk somewhere else that is less crowded.”

A while after Yumeno and Atsushi had talked a few hours had passed before Yumeno decided that he wants to play against Chuuya. He had a deep feeling that he could win against him, he knew Dazai wasn’t in today either so Dazai wasn’t able to get in the way if he wanted to this time.

“Chuuya, I challenge you to a game now, it’ll be fun, I want to play a game.”

Yumeno gave a happy smile to try to persuade the other into agreeing but what he got was a sigh in return before Chuuya gave his answer.

“I’m not interested in playing a game with you.”

He was not happy with the answer Chuuya gave him. He wants to play a game against him while Dazai is gone right now, so he will have to find a way to provoke the other.

“Is that so? I take it you’re scared of losing to me then? Though I’ve only ever seen you gamble whenever Dazai is around, perhaps he helps you cheat in games? Is that it? Just because he isn’t here today you won’t gamble me so if you mess up, he can’t save you.”

Chuuya straight away gave a glare to the other person. He did not like what he heard. He did not want people to think he depends on Dazai, he can’t stand Dazai. He scoffs annoyed at what was said to him.

“Excuse me? How could I use Dazai to help me cheat? He would screw me over just to mess with me, even if I wanted to cheat, I wouldn’t choose him out of all people to help me, I don’t need him to help me win a match. Fine, I’ll accept your game.”

As soon as Chuuya accepted the match everyone in the room went and set everything up, everyone wanted to see who would win between the two. There was a good crowd so if one of them ended up becoming a house pet there’s no way they could say it was not true. Chuuya and Yumeno sat at a table sitting opposite each other.

“So, game are we going to play?” Chuuya asked.

“We’re going to play Dogra Magra. This doll card will be in the card game we will play and the last one with this doll card loses. The card set will be split in half between us along with one of us having that card being throw in there. During the game we will choose a card from each other’s hand aiming to make a pair. In order to win you need to make as many pairs as you can, if you get rid of all the cards you have you win.” Yumeno carefully explained the rules of the game.

The doll card was the same as Yumeno’s doll. Chuuya looked at the doll card and the other deck of cards carefully to make sure there was no way the other could cheat but there was no sign that it could be used to cheat so that at the least put his mind at ease knowing that the other could not use the card to cheat in any way.

Yumeno glances at the people watching them thinking of who he should choose as the dealer, he then noticed a girl with a house pet tag on. He gave a grin to her.

“Oh Kyoka, will you please be the one who deals out the cards?”

“Yes.” She replied in a monotone voice.

She didn’t want to be the dealer; more people will pay attention to her and notice the house pet tag around her neck due to It, but she knew if she refused to be the dealer, he would call her out on being a house pet. She tries her best to hide the tag in her uniform before she approaches the table.

Yumeno gave a sly grin as he looks at Chuuya. “So just how much should we bet? How about a thousand for this match?”

“A thousand for this match? I guess I can deal with that.” Chuuya replied.

Kyoka never said a single word as the two spoke. She put the doll card in the deck before she shuffles the cards. After she had shuffled them, she gave out the cards to Chuuya and Yumeno finally getting their hand. They both took out all the pairs they ended up getting straight away but they still ended up with the same about of cards each so no one had a better advantage than the other right now.

Chuuya glances at the set of cards he has, he knew for sure he didn’t have the doll card so that only means Yumeno currently has the doll card. It was his turn to choose a card from Yumeno. He watches the other carefully but all he got was a smile. He could already see that he had high hopes to win this right now. He put his hand over Yumeno’s cards not touching any of them just yet, he moves he hand across the cards. He was hoping to gain a reaction out of Yumeno, but he didn’t expect from that smile he was still wearing which was basically nothing. He sighs picking one randomly, he did think it might have been a little easier then it seems, but it wasn’t. He was lucky this time, queen of spades he got, and he also had the queen of hearts, that’s a pair so he took both cards out.

Now Yumeno got to pick a card from Chuuya’s set as he chooses randomly, he got the five of clubs, he paired that one with the five of hearts. Now it was Chuuya’s turn to choose a card once again, once again he picked randomly but what he ended up with was indeed the doll card. Yumeno chuckles after he got the card.

“How unfortunate, you ended up getting the card you would want the least. At least you have a chance to redeem yourself though it will have to be quick after all I do have only five cards left while you have six.”

Chuuya was a little irritated by the fact that he now has the doll card that he must get rid of. He was not happy he might end up loosing to Yumeno unless he gets rid of it fast.

“Whatever lets just it over with.”

Chuuya quickly shuffles the cards he had in his hand so the other could not know where the doll card was placed. Yumeno took a card from Chuuya and he gained the doll card right back which made Chuuya relived that he got rid of it so quickly. Yumeno did the same Chuuya did and quickly shuffles his cards he was holding so the other didn’t know where the doll card was. This time when Chuuya choose he gained seven of hearts and he pairs it with a seven of diamonds, now leaving Chuuya with four cards and Yumeno with five.

“Well I did manage to get rid of it rather quickly so looks like I might actually win after all.” He was confident he may be able to win this round.

Yumeno grins at the others confidence. “If you’re so confident about it how about we raise it up then? Instead of a thousand the bet is two million? What do you say to that?”

“Two million, are you serious?” Chuuya didn’t think the other would want to raise it up that much, he didn’t think the other would have a thousand on him never mind two million.

“Of course, I’m serious otherwise I wouldn’t have suggested it.” He clearly stated, his grin was wide, he wondered if the other was willing to agree to it.

“Do you even have that much to bet on?” Chuuya asks suspicious of the other right now.

“Possibly, but if I don’t then I’ll become a house pet. Is there a chance you don’t want to bet that much because you may end up as a house pet? It’s just sad if you’re not willing to take the risk after all you’re already risking a thousand already why not go higher? Are you really scared of losing?” Yumeno stares as he mocks Chuuya.

“I’m not scared of losing, fine two million it is.” Yumeno was happy hearing those words knowing Chuuya ended up agreeing to it. He could try to provoke Chuuya to raise it higher if he wanted to, but he won’t at least not right now.

“Glad to hear it.” Yumeno replied.

Yumeno picks a card from Chuuya’s set of cards and he got the king of hearts and he pairs that with the king of diamonds. Now it was Chuuya’s turn to choose and he once again got the doll card. Now he has four cards while the other has three. He wasn’t expecting to get this card again so quickly, he needs to get rid of it right now. He was a little nervous knowing he was close to losing.

“What’s wrong? You seem a little nervous? Regretting raising it to two million, now are we?” Yumeno gave devious grin.

“Don’t act like you’re a winner yet when the game hasn’t even ended.” He replied with.

Now that it was Yumeno’s time to choose he ended up picking the ace of clubs and he pairs it with the ace of spades. Chuuya picks a card from the other’s set of cards and he got the two of hearts and he pairs it with the two of spades. Now Yumeno just had one card let and Chuuya still had two. This has become a fifty percent chance that he will win or lose. It was Yumeno’s turn to pick a card and he choose the three of diamonds and pairs it with the three of hearts. In the end Chuuya lost.

“Looks like you lost, now about that two million do you think you can pay it off right away?”

Chuuya realised how much he shouldn’t have played against Yumeno if he didn’t right now, he wouldn’t have lost two million or at the least he shouldn’t have let Yumeno tempt him into betting higher.

“I really shouldn’t have let you talk me into this.” Chuuya said but it didn’t answer Yumeno’s question completely but however he took that as a no.

“So, you don’t have it, you know what that means right.” Yumeno gave a sadistic chuckle as one of the people in the crowd got a house pet tag and put it on Chuuya.

“You’re a house pet now.” Yumeno mocks him.

Chuuya gave the other a cold dead glare as he got up, he noticed that Atsushi was behind him also was watching the game but that didn’t interest him at all, he just walks out the room. Atsushi felt terrible because what Yumeno wanted help with was winning a game against Chuuya. He had been helping Yumeno win this match the entire time. Since Atsushi was behind Chuuya he wouldn’t get noticed and all he had to do was shake his head when Yumeno was close to picking the doll card but in order to make it not too obvious Atsushi was helping him cheat during the game Yumeno did pick the card on purpose sometimes just so when Chuuya got the card he wouldn’t be stuck with it forever. It was also a sadistic way of giving a person hope and automatically destroying it.

Atsushi went after Chuuya, he wasn’t going to tell him that he was helping Yumeno cheat, but he really couldn’t help but feel guilty. “Chuuya I’m sorry that you lost to Yumeno, but you really shouldn’t have let that bet go any higher than a thousand.”

Chuuya stops walking for a moment and turns to the other. “Why are you sorry? You were just watching, you have nothing to be sorry about idiot, I don’t want any of your pity.” Chuuya states but that was not true at all he wasn’t just watching but he couldn’t sell Yumeno out since he needs help paying back Francis. Atsushi gulps and he kept quiet when he heard him say he had nothing to be sorry about. “Should you really be the one to tell me I shouldn’t have gone higher than a thousand? Your match with Francis was a lot higher than mine so.”

Atsushi looks to the ground with a pout. His eyes were covered in shame due to what he has down. “Yeah but look at where that got me, you’re a house pet just like me.”

Chuuya sighs at what Atsushi was saying. “Right now, Atsushi, I have a higher chance of getting a way out of being a house pet unlike you.” He states before completely leaves.

Atsushi walked the opposite way from where Chuuya was going then he saw Akutagawa burst out of the Student Council room. He slams the door so hard it gave him a fright, he just stood there quietly confused at why Akutagawa was suddenly so angry. He scoffs as he looks straight at Atsushi with a glare.

“This is your fault!” He claims. There was so much rage in his eyes.

“What is my fault exactly?” Atsushi is confused at what on earth he was even going on about and he wasn’t even sure if he wants to know what he was talking about.

Akutagawa took a step over to the other. “What do you think I’m talking about?!” Akutagawa raised the house pet tag. From what Atsushi could gather Akutagawa challenged a Student Council member and lost.

“So, you lost to a Student Council member and you’re blaming me?! I didn’t tell you to do it!” He argued back.

Akutagawa scoffs hearing Atsushi’s reply. “Well if you didn’t become a house pet this wouldn’t have happened!”

He didn’t understand how that mattered if he was a house pet or not since that didn’t make him challenge one of them to a match. “Just exactly how does that matter?”

Akutagawa rolls his eyes. “Idiot.” He walks away without answering Atsushi’s question.

Atsushi knew this was such a huge mess but tomorrow Dazai might be coming back so he might know what to do but for now he must wait, he may even be wrong, but he can only hope.

Akutagawa growls as he walks down the hallway. He wanted to figure out. He amounts of what he bet was much higher than the amount Chuuya bet but he was going up against the Student Council unlike Chuuya was.

‘Damnit! I shouldn’t have bothered, now I just got myself into Atsushi’s mess.’ He said inside his head. He knew it was a bad idea to go up against the them, but he felt the need to try. He was trying to figure out a way to get out of this. If he plays against the Student Council again, he is just going to get into more debt. If he stays like this for long, he knew he is going to end up getting abuse just like all the other house pets do. He didn’t want to stay a house pet for a longer then a day. He thought that maybe it was a good idea to challenge someone to a game now but that also may be a bad idea. He wasn’t sure what to do or how to get out of this sticky situation he got himself in.

He would’ve gone challenged Naomi since she was easy to win against sometimes, but he remembers that she was already in debt which her brother was trying to get her out of. However, challenging her brother would be a completely different story. He was much better at gambling then Naomi, not many people have beaten Junichirou but however he isn’t as good as the Student Council. Mori from the Student Council challenged him once, but he declined he wasn’t foolish enough to go up against them unlike his sister. His sister challenged Fyodor and lost, that’s what got her into debt. Fyodor instantly gave her a life plan. This is what mainly is the rush to get Naomi’s debt sorted because if she doesn’t get it sorted due to life plan, she basically will be a pet for life if she can’t pay it not just in that school. It has her whole life sorted out for her, who she will marry and everything. If she doesn’t get it sorted, she will be forced to become a Rat due to her life plan. Naomi didn’t want to join Rats in The House of The Dead and her brother didn’t want her to either.

Since there was no point of challenging Naomi and Junichirou would most likely put him in more debt he wasn’t going to challenge him. The next easiest person who would be easy to win against would be Kenji. Though Enjoy was kind of hard to play against sometimes. A lot of people don’t play against Kenji and he wasn’t even any good at gambling. He was only hard to play against because he has never gambled in his life until he got to this school, he only gambled once or twice, and he gets confused a lot by the rules so there ends up being a lot of having to repeat the rules just pure guessing. Kenji may not really know how to gamble but however he did have the upper hand of being hard to read. His confusion made him hard to read when gambling against him so that was mainly how he was able to win his first two games, just by pure luck. Chances of winning against Kenji may end up just being a fifty percent chance because of how confusing Kenji makes it.

Just thinking about it made him more worried a bit more about getting into more debt. He was going to go outside just so he could blow off some steam, but a bunch of people saw his house pet tag along the way. He got outside and sat on the bench. It was very cloudy and looked like it was going to rain. A group of his other classmates followed him once them noticed the house pet tag around his neck. Akutagawa was a person a lot of people disliked in the school so he would get into trouble very easily. His other classmates that followed him did make sure to follow far behind so they wouldn’t get noticed. As soon as Akutagawa got to sit down the three came around the corner of the building, they had a sinister look and he didn’t want to deal with any more, he would take them on if they tried to cause trouble with him but today, he didn’t want to after everything. When they got close to him, he got up, he was going to go back instead but one of the three boys grab his shoulders and pulls him back. They weren’t going to let him attempt to go back inside. This area was emptier so there was less chance of the Student Council getting involved.

“Oi, where do you think you’re off to house pet? After how you acted it was like you knew you would never become a pathetic house pet but look at that you were wrong. I knew you would always become one of them, I bet you feel right at home being a house pet since you’ve always been pathetic and a disappointment.” One of the three boys said.

Another one of the three boys spoke up. “Isn’t that true, it’s probably why Dazai won’t even acknowledge your existence most of the time.”

Right after that was said Akutagawa quickly punched the boy whole was trying to keep a hold of his shoulders in the face. He easily was able to get out of their grip. He stumbled back and growls at him. He just made this situation a lot worse for himself by hitting one of them now they were provoked to do worse to Akutagawa.

“Who the hell do you think you are house pet? You’re beneath us, we’ll need to teach you who is boss.”

As soon as the person he hit said that the other two grabs both of Akutagawa’s arms and holds onto him tightly. He struggled to get out of their grip but no matter how much he struggles he couldn’t escape their grip. The other boy kicked him in the stomach so hard he screeched in pain, but no one was going to hear him expect from those three.

Even though Akutagawa was in pain it didn’t stop him from speaking back to them. “Aren’t you the one that’s pathetic? You need these two to hold onto me so you can hit me. You’re the one who’s beneath me really if you’re going to be like this.”

That earned him a hard punch to the face. His sight became extremely blurry because of how hard that punch was.

“You’re a simple house pet, we don’t have to treat you like another person!”

He then got a hard kick to the ribs which he ends up screeching in more pain. Little wet drops of the blood he coughed up hit the ground and drops of rain started as well. They threw him to the ground and as he fell one of them punched in the face so hard that it just completely knocked him out. Those boys left him in the rain once they were done with him.

Roughly two hours later a person found him in the rain unconscious, that person was Akiko. She was a teacher and the nurse in this school. She took him to the medical office. There was a room there for students if they ended up needing to recover, today was empty so Akutagawa would be the only one in there. She made sure to get another set of clothes for him since his clothes was entirely soaked all the way threw and since he was on the ground for roughly two hours, they would be dirty. It took him a few more hours before he woke up. He was sore all over, but his head and ribs were hurting them most. He got up putting a hand on his head, his sight was a little blurry, but it was starting to clear up a little. He noticed the clothes that was neatly folded up for him. Akiko heard him get up and she walks into the room.

“You shouldn’t be getting up just yet, it seems like you’ve had a hard beating, you should rest.” Akiko was standing right in front of the door watching him carefully.

He didn’t look at her he just kept holding his head as he looked down. “I’ll be fine now.”

“That’s obviously not true. Anyways I found you in the rain, so as you can see there’s a pile of clothes there for you to change into. You’ll get ill staying in those clothes, because of your current condition you’ve got the rest of the day off.” She stated.

He sighs, he didn’t really care but he will change in a moment anyway just not right now. “Fine, at least I’ll get to rest instead of dealing with those spineless assholes.”

Atsushi came in with a box of supplies, while Akutagawa was unconscious, he was helping Akiko. “You’re finally up, I thought you would be out for a lot longer.”

He just scoffed at the other in response. “Shut up Atsushi, I don’t need your pity.” He took the clothes and went into the other room to change. It was just a different set of clothes he had on last time just now he is wearing a dry school uniform. As soon as he got changed and came out of the other room, he stared at him. “Why are you even concerned anyway? I’ve caused a lot of trouble for you.”

Atsushi was quick to respond. “That can be saved for another time. For now you just need to go get some rest, either here or at home.”

He sighs rolling his eyes at how the other avoids the topic. “Whatever I’m going to go home, I’m not staying here.”

Akiko just watches them both before speaking up. “Atsushi, you’re off for the day as well so take care of him for now.”

Akutagawa gave a glare to the nurse. “I don’t need him to take care of me!” He storms out but Atsushi was just going to follow him anyway. Akiko sighs as she watches them leaved, not surprised at this.

“It’s fine if you need help you know.” He knew the other didn’t want him to follow him, but he knows he might get into trouble again, especially as this is his first day of being a house pet. He had no doubt that Akutagawa would have it rough. “Look just let me walk you just so you won’t end up getting yourself beaten up again.”

It stopped raining when they got outside the school. When they go further enough from the school Akutagawa stops walking and turns around to the other. “I told you…” He gave an angry expression as he pushes Atsushi into the river. “I don’t need you to take care of me!” He jumps right into the river. These spare clothes he was given was just a total waste. However, the other’s clothes were more soaked then his. He was going to grab him by the shirt but instead Atsushi grabbed his tie and pulled him further into river.

“You need to stop with this and just accept it! Akiko said to rest there or go home and rest. Either way the main goal is to rest but look at this, you’re already trying to start a fight with me after what happened to you!” He argued with the other. “Seems like I should just take you back before you get yourself into a worse state!”

Akutagawa growls and he just splashes the river water at the other’s face. “I’m fine on my own! I’m not going to start a fight, you’re just annoying as hell! not to mention pathetic. I haven’t done don’t anything good for you so why do you suddenly give a hell right now about what happens to me?!” He grabs the other’s shoulders tightly pushing him down while glaring. “What the hell are you trying to get from me?! If you want me to owe you a favour, then you’re failing!”

Atsushi pushes him back as he pulls himself back up, he wasn’t going to let his head go under the water. He kicks the other’s leg. “Well I heard you was trying to help me with the debt I owe to Francis and that does make sense.”

He went silent for a few minutes, he stopped pushing the other and ignored the pain he got when he got his leg kicked. Akutagawa expected him to get kicked at the least since he was pushing the other down deeper to water. He got off Atsushi and stood up. “The Student Council and their big mouths.” He mumbles annoyed. “I bet it was fucking Elise that told him.” He mumbled a little more. Atsushi got up slowly and cautiously, he was a little surprised that it didn’t make things worse instead. Akutagawa grabs his arm and pulls him up. “Come on, let’s go then.”

He pulled himself and Atsushi out over the river as well. “Wait, you’re suddenly okay with this?” He carefully follows behind him. He looks up a little as he waits his reply, he notices that it wasn’t entirely cloudy anymore, the clouds were going away and finally the sun came out.

“Yeah, I guess I am, not like you was really going to stop either. We’ll go to your house since it’s closer and you can make me something to eat.” Akutagawa sighs as he gave his reply, he wasn’t angry anymore, he was a lot calmer.

“Wait why do I have to make you something to eat? If you’re hungry we can go, get something to eat somewhere else, can’t we?” Atsushi was a little surprised that he wanted to go to his place suddenly. He thought he would want to go straight home instead so he could get rid of him quicker.

“Sure, and show up in these completely soaked uniforms, not going to be very warm either but I can get behind that. Besides I thought you wanted to rest?” He didn’t really want to go to a place to get something to eat completely soaked like this, he would rather go to Atsushi’s where it will be warmer instead.

“Alright fine, my place it is then. I won’t promise that the food is going to be any good though.” He was fine with Akutagawa going to his place, he doubts the other would try anything that bad in their current condition. He wasn’t too sure on what he should cook but he was hoping whatever he does cook goes well.

“Don’t worry about it, I’m expecting your food to be terrible anyways.” He just gave a small chuckle. He mainly didn’t care about it, he was going to be happy if it’s eatable.

“It won’t be that bad, now let’s hurry I’m hungry as well.” He smiles a little as they went to Atsushi’s to go have a meal. Though they still had another day to prepare for but for now this took their mind from how bad it currently is at that school and chances are it may get worse.

At the Student Council Office, they were currently having a meeting. Mori gave a grin while looking at the Student Council President. “Well now that we have Akutagawa and Chuuya as house pets now this may just become more interesting.”

Elise was drawing on the floor, she was also speaking to the Student Council President. “It’s time to get those two life plans. They aren’t going to be happy when they see this it.” She gave a cute sadistic chuckle. “I’ve heard Chuuya and Dazai are pretty close, if it’s true then this will surely provoke them.”

Francis agreed. “Well it won’t just provoke them, it will provoke all the house pets. Now that everyone is getting their life plan. If they want to get out of it they know what exactly they have to do.”

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Akutagawa ended up staying the night at Atsushi’s house, but he didn’t cause any trouble at all that night, the other thought he would cause a little bit of trouble, but he didn’t at all. He was happy that he didn’t since he didn’t really want to have to argue with him more. He knew it was because he was injured quite badly, he wasn’t going to wake him up for school, he was going to let him rest at his place, but he left a note for Akutagawa in case he woke up while he was gone. The note he wrote said ‘I didn’t want to wake you since you’re still recovering, so just stay here a little longer I’ll be at the Academy so if you need anything feel free to text me or call. There’s food in the kitchen if you get hungry so feel free to help yourself and there’s some pain killers for you to take to help ease the pain.’

While Atsushi was on his way back to the school, he couldn’t help but feel bad for helping Yumeno win the bet against Chuuya. he was hoping he won’t get find out by anyone, but he knew one day it would get out. He really regrets it all.

While at the school Dazai came in early for once in his life. He overhead that Chuuya has become a house pet. He wasn’t very happy to hear this, he knew how badly house pets got treated. He went to the class to see everything the class had wrote on Chuuya’s desk. It was like the whole entire classes hates Chuuya now because he became a house pet. This happens to house pets all the time. Usually people put flowers on a specific desk if someone is dies in the class but if they’re alive it’s basically a way of telling the person that they should die. He didn’t want Chuuya to see what the entire class had done to his desk so he decided to clean it all off before Chuuya would get there. He was happy he was early this time just to get rid of all of that. He noticed a book on Chuuya’s desk as well, it was a life plan.

He sat on Chuuya’s desk as he was reading the life plan, he was mainly sitting on his desk so no one would go back up to his desk and start writing and putting all those things on Chuuya’s desk again. He knew that The Student Council gave these out to house pets, and he wanted to know what exactly they had planned out for him, he wasn’t happy with what they were planning out for him.

He saw Chuuya come into the class room, seeing that house pet tag made him sigh, he knew today will be bad, but he was going to hope he may be able to make it not so bad. He glances at Chuuya. “You’re such an idiot, for playing a match against Yumeno, look at the trouble you’ve cause for yourself Chuuya.” He wasn’t going just let it fly, he was not where near happy about it after all.

Chuuya gave an annoyed look at Dazai, he didn’t want to be reminded of how he lost to Yumeno. “Could you not bring that up?! I don’t want to remember that right now.” He huffs while walking over to brown hair. “Now get off my desk, Dazai.” He stood right in front of Dazai looking him in the eye.

Dazai stayed sitting on the desk looking right back at those blue eyes. “No, I’m not moving at all.” He put the life plan book down on the desk next to him. “Couldn’t you have waited to play a game against him?” He wasn’t going to let it go even if the other didn’t want to be reminded of it, right now that didn’t matter to him.

Chuuya was even more annoyed, he knew Dazai wasn’t going to let it go but it still irritated him. “Oh, what did you want to see me lose so you could rub it in my face? Is that it?!” He gave a glare. “Get off my desk or I’ll kick you off it.” He wouldn’t hesitate to do so.

That threat meant nothing to Dazai he was used to being threatened by Chuuya, it was nothing new. “I’m still not moving.” Chuuya’s threat wasn’t going to make him move at all. “You know a lot of people do cheat in this school right? What if he was cheating during the game?” He sighs once again. “Besides now you’ve got yourself a life plan, if you can’t pay all of that off you’ve stuck with what they’ve planned out for you.”

“They’ve already got a life plan sorted out for me? Well that’s just great.” He said sarcastically. He looked at the book that Dazai put down. He put it up seeing that it was his life plan. “What the fuck is this?” He opened it glaring at what was written in it. Telling him who he would marry and more. “This is such bullshit, if they think they can get away with this they’re wrong.” Dazai just watched as he saw Chuuya leave the room, he expected it and he knew it was not good.

Chuuya went straight to the Student Council Office. “You better get rid of this damn crap, I’m not going let any of this stuff happen, you can’t make me allow any of this.”

Fyodor was the only one in the office right now since the other members was attending to other things. “We can actually, if you’re not happy then pay off your debt. I take it you’re not happy with the idea of becoming a test subject Chuuya? You do have Arahabaki in you, do you really think we would pass an opportunity to experiment on a person with the god of calamity in them?” He gave a sinister smile to the other.

Chuuya grits his teeth when he saw that smile. “Of course, I’m not happy about it! Do you seriously think anyone would be happy about it?” He glared at the other. “Just get rid of that testing on me crap, it’s not happening, I will find one way out of this one way or another rat.”

Fyodor sighs looking at him front the corner of his eye. “Chuuya… you’re going to make this situation worse for yourself. However instead of doing those experiments in a few years it could be started today instead. While you’re a house pet no one will care, I’m sure Mori and Elise will be more than happy to start today. That is a better idea don’t you think?”

Chuuya just realized how much he made this entire situation worse for himself now, he would rather have time to get himself out of this situation but now he has entirely destroyed that time limit, he needs to repay that debt as soon as possible no matter what. He shouldn’t have complained about how they were planning to test on him because of Arahabaki since it only dug himself a deeper grave. “You can’t do that to me now, you’ve got to give me some time to get all of this sorted out first.”

“While you find a way to get all of this sorted out, we will test on you, if you don’t like it then well, you’ll need to get yourself out of debt.” He gave a small chuckle, he knew the other wasn’t happy at all with this idea, but it would provoke him.

Chuuya was just going to leave the Student Council Office before he ends up making his situation even worse then he has already made it. Mori has never really scared him before, but he didn’t want to be tested on by him so now he was going to have to watch out for Mori or Elise now. For now, he just went back to his class room. He couldn’t be any less happy right now with this mess he has gotten himself into. For now, he was just going to go back to class. He saw Dazai sitting on his desk still, it didn’t bother him anymore but that was mainly because this life plan, he got was bothering him more. He mumbles. “This was such a mistake.” He put the life plan in his bag even though he didn’t really want to see it again.

He was on his phone till Chuuya came back into the class room, he turned his phone off before he put it back in his pocket and looked at the ginger. “I take it you didn’t get anywhere with your protest against the life plan they gave you.” Dazai knew too well that there was no point of arguing against them when it comes to these things, it wouldn’t make them change their minds about the life plan.

Chuuya just rolled his eyes as he crosses his arms and leans his back against a wall. “Shut up Dazai.” This just reply just let him know he was right. “I don’t need you to tell me that I couldn’t change it. I just ended up making it worse instead actually.” He sighs, he didn’t want to deal with class now, he knew it wasn’t going to be long to it starts. “Well whatever, I’m just going to ditch class. I guess I’ll see you after or do you want to join me and get out of class?”

Dazai did expect that the other would want to skip class but he was slightly surprised he asked him if he wanted to join. He just got up and picked up his bag before walking over to Chuuya. “Let’s go then.” They both decided to leave the class and left the school grounds. “So just how worse did you end up making it for yourself?” He asked whiling looking at the petite other.

Chuuya didn’t really want to talk about how they changed their plans of experimenting on him so it wasn’t in a few years they would be doing it. Now Chuuya just felt a lot more rushed to get out of this house pet system. “It’s nothing really, besides it’s none of your business.” He was just going to delay answering that question as much as he could. “They’re probably not even done plotting their schemes anyways.”

“The Student Council are never done scheming Chuuya. They want to turn people into a house pet since that way they basically get to own a person. Chuuya if you don’t get yourself out of that house pet system, you’ll also have to join The Rats in The House of The Dead. If Naomi doesn’t get herself out of being a house pet, you’ll be seeing her there too.” Dazai did read all of Chuuya’s life plan that he was given so he knew everything they had sorted out for him unlike Chuuya who only read the first few pages.

Chuuya raised an eyebrow as he sat down on a bench that was in the park, right now the park was entirely empty. “They already have that planned too? Damn it I don’t want to become a Rat either. Well I’ll find my way out of it so none of this stuff is going to happen.” He sighs. “I just want to stop thinking about this life plan stuff, I can’t stand that those bastards think they can control what I will do in my life.”

He sat next to Chuuya. “That’s no surprise. Chuuya tell me, does being a house pet mean you’re a neko now? Does this mean you’re going to grow kitty or doggy ears and a tail?” He was going to tease about it for now.

He blinked in confusion for a moment and then he realised what Dazai was getting at. “Dazai, that’s not what becoming a house pet means.” He gave a small glare. “I won’t be getting cat ears or dog ears anytime soon, I wouldn’t be wearing them either.” He clearly stated, he didn’t want to have or wear any of those cat or dog ears.

Dazai just smiles watching the other. “Oh really? I guess that means I should get some kitty ears for you then.” Just knowing that the shorter one didn’t want to wear cat ears or tail made him want to get him some just to provoke him. “Come on kitty, let’s play. “

He couldn’t help it but give an annoyed look to Dazai. “No, Dazai, I’m not a cat, shut up. Do I look like Atsushi to you? “After all Atsushi was usually the only one who got called a kitty even though he was a male.

“Not really, he is taller then you could ever be.” He mocked Chuuya and in return he got given a glare. He knew Chuuya hated his height, but it wouldn’t stop him from reminding him of his height and the fact he hates his height is an even better reason to tease him about it. His extremely annoyed look he currently had now made him chuckle.

Chuuya gave a small growl to the other. “Would you ever quit mocking my height?” Though that may be what he wants but when it comes to Dazai it’s something he can never get. He will never stop mocking Chuuya about his height, there’s no reason to stop after all. He saw Dazai shake his head and it helped annoy him even more because he felt like it will never end. He stood up than grabbed Dazai’s shirt and pulled him up. Chuuya had pulled out his dagger and put it to his neck. “You know people get really tired of your bullshit pretty fast. I could make it easier for everyone and just end your life right here Mackerel.”

When Dazai heard that all he gave was a smile. “Aw, that’s sweet of you, willing to end my life right here for me but are you sure you would be fine with that Chuuya? You’ll get done for murder and if that happens there’s no doubt about it, you will have to do everything that is said in that life plan.” Those words just angered him a lot due to the fact he was right.

Chuuya scoffs at Dazai’s words. “Shut the fuck up, why are you even trying to convince me it’s a bad idea to kill you? You want to die or is that just a pile of bullshit?! It would make sense if it was since you’re naturally fill of bullshit!” Dazai just chuckles listening to him.

“I’m just letting you know that you’ll be locking yourself onto a path that you won’t desire, don’t get the wrong idea Chuuya, I do indeed still want to die.” Dazai grabs onto the dagger that Chuuya was holding onto. “You know Chuuya, this kind of stuff isn’t allowed in school, just how long have you been carrying a dagger around in the school? You really need to hide that dagger of yours better if you’re going to bring it in, I know you have been bringing it in for a good few years now. You know if the Student Council found out about your dagger that you’ve been bringing in it could also entirely lock you onto that life plan.” He tried to pull the dagger out of the other’s grip but that just made him hold onto it more tightly.

He begun to speak in an aggressive tone. “Listen here fucker, just because I’m not supposed to be bringing this in doesn’t mean you can use the Student Council to scare me. They’re not going to expel me for having a dagger, there’s other delinquents in this school that bring weapons in all the time, the most they do is suspend me from school.” He huffed. “And here I thought maybe I actually may be able to enjoy spending time with you for once, honestly what was I thinking, I shouldn’t have bothered giving you a chance.” He let go. “Fuck this I’m going back to class, it’ll be better then wasting my time with you if you’re just going to be like this with me.” He stood up and begun to walk back towards the Hyakkaou Private Academy.

Dazai stood up and grabbed Chuuya’s wrist. “I highly wouldn’t recommend that, if you go back there and start testing on you.” He sighs, he was disappointed with how he would rather go back to the Academy then somewhere else if it was bothering that much. “You do realise you’re basically asking them to test on you by going back, there right?” He did think Chuuya would end up angering another Student Council member again and he knew that would just end up making Chuuya’s situation much worse than it already is.

“I’m going back to challenge a Student Council member, as a house pet they can’t say no to my request.” He didn’t care if it might be difficult to beat a Student Council member, he felt like he had to try at the least. “If I remember correctly Nikolai Gogol is the newest member of the Student Council me, I’ll challenge him.”

“You really think you can win against Nikolai? You don’t even have to challenge a Student Council member to get out of debt Chuuya, you can easily challenge another person who isn’t one of them. I swear you’re going to be more in debt then Atsushi and Naomi. Her brother is trying to get her out of debt.” He knew Chuuya would most likely be reckless about going up against the Student Council, even the idea of going up against the Student Council would be considered reckless at this point since a lot of people know they’re extremely hard to beat.

“I know but I want to show them they can’t treat me like some test subject they can mess with, they need to be taught a lesson, I hate how they think they can just push people around, they can think again if they think they can push me around too, they can’t expect me to follow their orders even I’m in debt, I’m going to get out of debt if it’s the last thing I do. Though I guess challenging Nikolai would be a bad idea since I don’t know how good he is right now. I guess it would be a better idea to challenge Lovecraft instead. So, Naomi is a house pet too? I guess I should’ve expected that, it’s really not surprising.” Naomi was usually nice and was happy to accept a challenge even though she declined it at first, but Fyodor didn’t want her to decline it so even some of her classmates begun to bully her because she refused it. “If I remember correctly Fyodor challenged her a while ago, even with her brother trying to get others to stop it that just made her situation worse. I almost forgot she was pretty much forced to play Crime and Punishment against Fyodor. That game is really brutal from what I’ve heard, I understand why she would decline that game, especially since no one has one against him or Francis.”

“You want to show the Student Council they can’t push you around and you don’t want to challenge Francis or Fyodor, I’d imagine you would prefer to challenge one of them to show them their place, but it is best you don’t have to gamble against Fyodor. Fyodor would add to your life plan of you becoming a Rat just like Naomi is being forced to become if she doesn’t get out of her situation. Though are you sure you want to challenge the Student Council today? Naomi does plan to challenge Fyodor again today from what I’ve heard.” Hearing that from Dazai made Chuuya think it might be a good idea to watch that match go on in order to see if Fyodor has any tactics to that game of his. If Fyodor does have tactics to that game, it may mean he could learn how to beat Fyodor or help Naomi get out of debt. He knew Fyodor would not be happy if someone was able to beat him at his own game, it would destroy his reputation of having no one being capable of beating him.

“I guess I shouldn’t challenge them today, but honestly if they try to test on me today I will gamble to try to get out of it, you can’t expect me to just allow it to happen, even if it’s just for a day, the thought of being their pet pisses me off so much.” It really did, he hated the idea. “Watching that game may be useful, I’m definitely going back to watch that then.” He just ripped his wrist out of Dazai’s hand, he wasn’t going to let Dazai stop him since it seemed like he didn’t want him to go back there. However, if that was completely true then telling him about the game between Fyodor and Naomi was not going to help stop him so he was unsure if Dazai did want him to go to the Academy or not but what he wanted didn’t matter, it wasn’t going to stop Chuuya from going back there. “Though going up against Mori and Elise is also an option too, though I wouldn’t want to be in debt to Mori like how Motojiro is, honestly I don’t know why he thought he could use lemons to bet, a game betting on lemons, I swear that was the most ridiculous game that ever happened in this academy, now he is just stuck making those lemons bombs for Mori every day.”

Dazai just chuckled hearing Chuuya bring up Motojiro’s game against Mori. “Well he can get himself out of debt instead of gambling, no one really bullies him because they know that and know he won’t be a house pet forever. Though he seems to quite be happy being a house pet while everyone else is miserable.”

Chuuya questioned how anyone could enjoy being a house pet, the abuse everyone got for being a house pet was extremely terrible but being able to easily get yourself out of debt was a different story. “Guess he doesn’t get any abuse to be happy with it, getting the benefits of being a house pet and being happy with it is just so lucky.” Chuuya sighs, he wished it was going to be like that for him, but he already knew that wasn’t going to be the case. “Well, I’ll see you later, since I know your lazy ass won’t bother going back to class you.” He left going back to the school leaving Dazai behind. Dazai didn’t really care about class in general so Chuuya was right, he was just going to go back home, or he might take a walk somewhere else.

Back at the Academy while Chuuya and Dazai was skipping School Naomi was going around trying to find the others that was known to lose to Fyodor. She decided to class 1C, she remembered that Kenji was in that class. Kenji was nice to everyone even if they were a house pet instead of how everyone else was towards house pets. Kenji was also the class rep of 1C, it was understandable why it was Kenji that was chosen, he was the nicest person so he would indeed make the class look good. When she got to the class Kenji just happened to be packing up about to leave the class, right now the class was very loud gossiping about how Naomi and Fyodor were going to be having another game of Crime and Punishment Later.

He heard the door open when Naomi enter the class, the door was rather squeaky to open so it was hard not to notice when someone comes in the class. He gave a gentle smile seeing Naomi. “Oh, hello Naomi, you’re from Akutagawa class, right?” He was happy to since they haven’t seen each other in a while but Kenji is usually known to be happy all the time in general. The last time they saw each other was almost a few months ago. “It’s been a while since we last talked, I heard you became a house pet as well, that’s a shame.”

Naomi didn’t want to talk about how she was a house pet now even though Kenji brought up the topic. “Yeah, about that, I was wondering if you noticed any patterns in Fyodor’s game of Crime and Punishment, after all you was the only person so far who played Crime and Punishment that got the closest to winning a game so far.”

“Oh, you’re going against Fyodor again? So, it’s true then, I hoped that was just a rumour that was going around but apparently not.” Knowing no one has won one of his games did not make things look good for Naomi at all. “Well I’m not too sure how I could help you with that but there was something a little off about the game I had between me and Fyodor but I’m not too sure what it was. I’m sorry I can’t be of much when it comes to Crime and Punishment. If you do lose the game against Fyodor try going up against Nikolai, at the least Nikolai is known to have some people to win but not very many.”

Naomi saw why Kenji would suggest gambling against Nikolai, of course knowing some people win against Nikolai makes the situation of being a house pet look more hopeful of getting out of. “That’s true, I want to win against Fyodor though. He just can’t be winning every single game by chance, he has to be cheating.” Naomi was sure of it that he was cheating even though she may not be right. A lot of people do indeed think that Francis and Fyodor think they do cheat in their games but that’s mainly because no one has won their games so how could they know it was true. If it was true it would completely ruin their reputation.

“Naomi, the best advice I can give you right now is to cancel that game you have with Fyodor. A lot of people may judge you for it since a most people are hyped to see this game, but it is also considered reckless, I’m sure Kunikida would say it’s reckless too.” At this rate, Kenji was right about this, but this wasn’t going to make Naomi give up even though the situation was rather grim. “In all honesty, even though people find the game Crime and Punishment stressful I found it rather fun, it was hard to not get those penalties, I don’t know if he used it in your game but there is a card that can completely end the game, the death card completely destroy the other player, be careful to watch out for that card, you’re going to need it if you want to win. That card is how he won against me, I was just lucky enough not to get in debt.”

Knowing that card exists in that Crime and Punishment game may prove there is a way he could be cheating but there’s no way to know that he knows exactly which one the death card is. “That’s just great, he could end me in one go.” Naomi did begin to dread the match knowing it was possible he could finish her with one single go with the death card. “Those Tarot cards he puts in are very annoying when it comes to the game.” She knew this game was going to be difficult, but she wasn’t going to let that stop her when it comes to them game later.

While back at Atsushi’s place Akutagawa woke up. He was annoyed when he saw the note and realized Atsushi left him here. ‘Damn Jinko, leaving me here, didn’t even ask me if I wanted to go today or not.’ He thought to himself. He sighed before texting Atsushi telling him that he was going to leave but Atsushi texted back telling him not to leave because he needs to rest more. Akutagawa knew it was true, but he disliked how the person he hated the most was caring for him, he couldn’t help but despise it so much. He’ll text him saying it’s none of his business where he goes, he is leaving no matter what he says. He was going to leave no matter what he said. He put his blazer on getting ready to leave. Once he got and walked for a bit, he ended up walking towards a bridge and he saw Dazai standing on the edge of it. “What are you doing?”

Dazai looked at Akutagawa, that person who so desperately wants his attention. “I’m doing my daily suicide what else do you think I’m doing? now excuse me as I jump off a bridge.”

Akutagawa was disappointed knowing this was going to be what Dazai was doing since after all he was very know for trying to commit suicide all the time. “Could you not? Your suicides never work anyways so just give up.” He just grabs Dazai and pulls him off the edge of the bridge. “Now let’s get to the Academy.”

Dazai whined at the thought of going back there today, he really couldn’t be bothered dealing with the Academy today but however he couldn’t be bothered dealing with any lessons in the Academy any day. “Don’t feel like it.”

He rolled his eyes at Dazai, he knew this would be the case. “Well what a shame for you, I’m dragging you there if you like it or not, now let’s get going.” He begun to walk the opposite way, but Akutagawa grabbed his collar and pulled him towards the Academy.

He choked a little because of that so he pushed his hand away. “Fine I’ll go, I guess we will get to see the game between Naomi and Fyodor after all then.”

Akutagawa raised an eyebrow at what he said, he had no idea that Naomi was going up against Fyodor again. “What there’s another game going on between them?”

Dazai nodded. “Yeah and we’ll get back in time just to see the game.” Seeing the game between Fyodor and Naomi is going to be entertaining to watch that’s what they both knew for sure.

“Well I guess we’ll both see who comes out on top in the end.” Akutagawa stated. “A rat vs a girl with no special game of her own unlike most individuals in this Academy. This will surely be fascinating, and we’ll be there in time to watch it.”

A game of Crime and Punishment, the penalties of this game will have their consequences and one of them will have to pay the price for risking playing this game of Fyodor’s once again.