Author's note: Okay, so I was picture hunting around one day when I came across a photo of Izaya in ringleader-like clothing. So it gave me this idea! Seemed suiting enough that Izaya was kidnap our favorite characters and force them into a circus! So go along for the adventure and see what happens in this twisted turn of events, in the Ikebukuro circus!
The rising cheers and giggles registered slowly in the muddled mind of Shizuo Heiwajima. His grumbles echoed in his chest as a palm slowly rose to clasp onto the side of his face. His hand was quite clammy and slid right off it, his eyes slowly cracking open to feel bright lights bring him back into darkness. Ugh.. It's.. Way too damn bright! Shizuo cursed to himself a snarl ripping from between his parched lips. They were cracked and unattractive, but that was the smallest issue currently handed to Shizuo - the last thing to worry about on his plate. Finally dealing with the eager pain that nipped at his eye balls, he kept his eyes open. Forcing them to adjust to the brilliant light.
The cheering made his head pound, a new headache pushing its way to the front of his mind. His body was resting inside.. Some.. Metallic.. Thing. By a quick inspection, Shizuo then realized that it was a.. a cage? It was indeed a cage that was holding him hostage in the hands of some unknown being who continued to dance atop it. Growling, he grasped the bars and began to shake viciously. But due to him just awaking from a drug-induced sleep, he could not muster up enough strength to break the metal bars. He was stuck there to shiver against the cool surface that penetrated his clothing. Not much had changed about him - except his clothing appeared more formal than his usual bartender attire. And his red bow tie was now humongous, almost choking him by how tightly it was wrapped around his neck.
Driving fingers underneath the fabric, he forced the ribbon to loosen, and then untied it. The long satin ribbon falling to his knees.
Finally, Shizuo could focus on what was around him - what was occurring at this very moment. There were many people seated, and they were all around him. Not a single space was left empty - and just about every one of them was cheering eagerly. They were sitting in pedestals, in seats that had different levels. Almost like the seating in a ball field, but smaller. There was a horrid carpet beneath him that was an ugly brown. Analyzing the things nearest to his cage, he saw that others lay there, unconscious at the moment - in their own cages. Except for one who was grinning broadly, sitting up with his legs crossed in a cage smaller than Shizuo's - but, that was the only thing the blond could make out in the burning lights. And then the man who was dancing happily atop his cage and rattling the bars, hopped down. He was dressed in a candy-cane vest with a furry black coat hung over his arm. He held a walking stick that matched his vest and was decked out in black shoes and pants.
The shoes appeared to be leather of the sort, and the pants normal jeans. Beneath the vest was a normal white button up shirt. His top hat had many different trinkets and ribbons on it that spilled over the brim - but he stood too high on his heeled boots for him to see. And Shizuo couldn't recognize the body shape or jacket since his thought process was so darn slow at the moment. The drugs he was knocked out with weren't going to disappear anytime soon.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you for coming!" The man in the top hat spoke, wrapping and unwrapping the microphone cords around his index finger. "Welcome to Ikebukuro's first circus! Featuring some of our very own unique citizens that live right here, in Ikebukuro! With your ringleader being the very own, Izaya Orihara" The voice rang out, following a chuckle as he spoke his name - clear as day could ever be.
Shizuo's hands reached out and grabbed the bars, and he let out a scream; "IZZZAAAAAYYYA!" Everyone cheered happily, not seeing the despair Shizuo Heiwajima was placed in. He was held captive! By his very enemy! Izaya Orihara! He had placed him within a circus! Though it truly did make sense since both of them saw each other as total freaks. Growling and snarling, Shizuo banged and pulled on the bars. But all his strength had not come back at him yet - he was unable to break free. "I knew this was your doing! FLEA!" Shizuo yelled, his teeth gritting, his eyes being set ablaze a bright blue color.
"Ohh~ Shizzy-chan. You have a real pained and interesting expression there" Izaya said, when he spun around and knelt down in front of the cage. He laughed right in the male's face before rushing off to the center stage. Lifting his arms up to embrace the many cheers of his peers.
"Now, let's begin this show hm?"
What was Shizuo going to do?
And.. Who were the other people in the other cages?
