Ring…
Ring…
Ring…
"Hello?"
"Hi-hi~."
"Who is this?"
"Aww, don't tell me you've forgotten my voice already?"
"Izaya?"
"Quick as ever, I see."
"Shinra said you were alive, but…"
"You never thought you'd have to deal with it."
"Yeah. Yeah, I guess that's right."
"Too bad, Shizu-chan."
"Why did you call?"
"..."
"Izaya?"
"It's been a long time."
"Yeah."
"Ten years."
"Yeah…"
"I heard you finally got control of your anger."
"I took some classes. Hanako suggested it."
"Hanako?"
"My wife."
"Ah… I'd heard you got married, but…"
"You never thought you'd have to deal with it, right?"
"Don't use my words against me, Shizu-chan."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Do you have children, now?"
"Yeah. I do. Daichi and Chiyo.
"I bet they're gorgeous, ne?"
"They are."
"You love them."
"Yeah."
"And you love her."
"Her?"
"Hana-"
"Right. Yeah."
"You say 'yeah' a lot."
"I always have."
"I guess I just forgot about that."
"..."
"..."
"...Izaya."
"What?"
"Why did you call?"
"I'm doing well myself, you know. I became a K-Pop Idol."
"...A what?"
"A Korean Pop Idol."
"...What."
"A. Korean. Pop-"
"I heard you. Just… What? You? A singer… You, Izaya?"
"No. I can't believe you bought that."
"..."
"I'm actually a detective."
"For the police? Legally?"
"Yeah. Surprising, right?"
"Kinda, yeah. No more shady shit?"
"It got boring."
"And by that, you mean…"
"I almost died, Shizu-chan."
"..."
"With Vorona. And others, after that. It got bad. I quit."
"I told her not to get involved."
"Well, that helped, didn't it?"
"..."
"..."
"You can't blame her though. You always went out of your way to-"
"I know."
"Yeah."
"I'm sorry."
"What?"
"I'm sorry, Shizuo. For everything. The crime pinning. The job losses. The trucks and the gangs."
"..."
"I'm sorry for clapping that first day."
"..."
"It was amazing, what you did. I hadn't seen it before. I was bitter back then. Didn't talk to people, didn't know how to act. I thought you were amazing."
"Izaya…"
"So I clapped. You said you didn't like me. And I teased you. And I made you mad. I made you hate me. I made myself hate you. All these years… but I thought you were amazing. I did. I thought-"
"Stop it. Stop talking."
"I-"
"Stop."
"..."
"..."
"I'm sorry."
"I know, Izaya."
"I've always been sorry.."
"I forgave you a long time ago."
"You… but…?"
"Hanako helped me."
"Please… don't say her name again."
"What?"
"I should go."
"Izaya, wait-"
"What is it?"
"Why did you call?"
"..."
"..."
"I really have to go."
"Please. Why did you call?"
"Goodbye, Shizu-chan."
"Wai-"
"I hope we meet again someday."
"Don't g-"
"Please don't forget me."
"Izaya!"
Beep…
Beep…
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