Double Black

double black, the beginning

A/N: This is the prequel to 'battle of the bands' and 'double black, the concert film'. It can be read as a stand-alone but I'd suggest you read those too!!

The musical duo named Double Black was super popular lately. Sure, their music was well-loved before as well, and the fans adored them as people too. But then they decided to be assholes and go on hiatus, right? Obviously, such a decision caused their fangirls to be very heartbroken and unconsciously resent them a little bit.

But ever since their career resumed, the duo returning from hiatus and establishing themselves by actually revealing their identities for the first time in over six years; the number of their loyal fans just increased. And right now, they were one of the top music artists in the industry. With three beautiful albums out there, fifteen awards and counting, and the way they always seemed to be dominating the charts; it was obvious that their career was doing better than ever.

In fact, Double Black was also somewhat knowing for randomly breaking the internet out of nowhere. Seriously, it has happened like four times already now.

But everyone starts out somewhere, ne? Of course, it wasn't always like this for Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya, better known as the asshole duo, Double Black.

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Dazai, Chuuya, Age Two

It all started when Chuuya had just turned two. The course of his normal, peaceful life changed drastically and it could all be credited to a very specific, very annoying incident. 

The redhead usually spent most of his days playing around; usually at home. His house was rather cute, and it had a backyard with a fence and everything too. Chuuya liked the backyard. It was spacious, and green, and it even had a tree to rest under! It was perfect, except the fact that it overlooked the backyard of the neighbouring house.

Chuuya didn't mind that little con at first at all. Right up until the unfortunate 'incident', actually. It was only after that wretched thing that Chuuya came to be very annoyed at the idea of all but sharing a backyard with the neighbours.

It was one fine Sunday morning, when it all actually, properly started. Chuuya was having breakfast in perfect contentment, when his mother very kindly informed him that the new neighbours were due to arrive later today. At first, Chuuya had been very excited. He might be young, but new neighbours obviously meant the possibility of new friends!

There were no friends of his age on his street as of now, but that might just change after the new neighbours arrive, right? So, it was clearly all very exciting. Chuuya was practically brimming with nervous energy as he patiently waited by the fenced gate, expecting to see the new neighbours soon.

And it was soon enough. Sometime in the afternoon, accompanied by the scorching sun, a little brunet boy moved into the house next door. Certainly, the boy was dressed rather strangely. But he was probably a good person. Despite his very suspicious bandages, and the way he scuttled away as soon as he saw Chuuya, the little redhead decided that this new person must be a nice person, and hence a friend.

Unfortunately, his precious childish dreams were shattered as soon as he was introduced to the little brunet next door. The boy's adoptive father, Hirotsu-san, brought him over to Chuuya's house later that evening, insisting on introducing themselves.

At first the boy had hid behind the older man's legs, only revealing himself later when Chuuya's mother kindly asked for his name. Then, the little bandaged boy peeked out, only to whisper softly, "Dazai."

Then, he pointedly stared at Chuuya, clearly, silently asking for his name in return. Since Chuuya was definitely not shared or shy like his new friend, he proudly declared, "Chuuya!"