A New Kind of Pet
Chapter 2
"Here we are." The blond stated, drawing Izaya's attention from the hallway they had been walking down and look at the door that he was standing in front of. He watched as the man knocked on the door, and tensed when the door opened showing a light browned haired man with glasses standing there.
"Ah! Shizuo, to what do I owe the visit? Hmm. Who's your friend here?" The man asked, and Izaya took a step behind the man now known as Shizuo. Regardless of what he said, he still couldn't bring himself someone who wore one of those damn lab coats.
"His name is Izaya. He has a very...interesting back ground, and I thought it would be best if you looked him over instead of a hospital." Shizuo stated, and Izaya glanced down and away when he moved slightly so the underground doctor could see him.
"I see. Well, nice to meet you Izaya. Come on in, both of...you. Are those cat ears? And is that a cat tail?" The man asked, and he growled slightly before jerking back when the man's hand headed for the sensitive appendages on his head. Only to blink when Shizuo suddenly grabbed the man's wrist and shook his head.
"Just give the kid a check up will ya." Shizuo stated, moving them inside the apartment, and Izaya started to look around his new surroundings. It was a large apartment, and he blinked when someone, or rather something suddenly appeared in front of his face. He bristled in surprise at the bright screen, then blinked when he realized that he was looking at a cell phone screen.
My name is Celty, nice to meet you Izaya. He read on the screen, then looked around the phone and blinked at what he saw holding it.
"Celty. I'm not sure that the kid is..."
"Oh wow! You're a Dullahan! What is a Dullahan doing in Japan? How did you get here?" Izaya asked, interrupting and surprising Shizuo who had thought that the kid would have freaked at seeing the headless woman. Izaya watched as Celty seemed slightly stunned at his reaction, then watched as her shoulders seemed to move in unheard laughter as she typed something on her phone. He glanced down when she raised the device back up.
I'm here trying to find my head. I got here by a boat, and met Shinra along the way. He smiled, knowing that his tail was swaying but couldn't help it. Mythological things always fascinated him, and to meet an actually Dullahan. It was amazing.
"This is so cool!" He stated, blinking when a hand was placed on his shoulder and looked up to see Shizuo.
"Alright. You can talk with Celty after Shinra gets done with your physical. Come on." He stated, motioning to a room down another hallway. He pouted slightly, but followed the man and doctor, but looked over his shoulder.
"Talk in a bit, Celty?" He asked, watching as her shoulders seemed to move again before she waved at him. Taking that as a yes, he smiled and picked up his pace. Wanting this to be over with quickly so he could talk with her again. He stepped into the room, and froze as the sterile smell assaulted his nose, automatically making him think about the doctors at the lab. All of them crowded around him on that damn metal table, holding up different syringes with different colors in the, and each one inserting the needle into his skin. Regardless of his struggles, they just tightened the restraints, tightened their holds on his body, and continued injecting things that weren't meant to be in his body. The shouts of others in pain rushed into him, causing his ears to flatten back, and his tail to wrap around his slim waist tightly. He wanted out, he needed to escape.
"...Zaya...Izaya! Calm down kid!" The shout caused him to jerk and blink up at Shizuo, and blinked again when he felt something slide down his face. He also felt his body trembling, and the memories that had assaulted him slowly moved back into the deepest darkest parts of his mind.
"Izaya. Are you alright? Do you need to talk about it?" Shinra asked, and he flinched as the man in the lab coat approached. He hissed in defense, and felt his body bristle as he bared his teeth to their shock.
"Stay away! Keep away from me! NO more!" He shouted, struggling to get away from the blond's grip, but soon found himself being lifted up in the air. It shocked him enough to put him in the here and now, he glanced around. Seeing the medical bed instead of a metal table, seeing Shinra and Shizuo instead of the many doctors with needles, and felt his body start to relax.
"Are you with us, Izaya?" Shinra asked, and he blinked as he felt genuine concern coming from the man, as well as from the man still holding him up. He closed his eyes, and curled downward so he was clinging to Shizuo's chest, and gave a small nod. He breathed in the man's scent deeply, using his scent to hide the smell of the medical room.
"S-sorry. Th-the smell...caused me to think back...Why-why did I react like that?" He asked, thankful when Shizuo held him close instead of putting him down as he thought the man would.
"It's called being traumatized, Izaya. You may be able to push the thoughts back so they don't bother you all the time, but certain things can set it off. So, what set you off when you stepped into this room?" Shinra asked, and he tensed when the man brushed his bangs out of his face. He thought a moment, and then buried his nose into Shizuo's shoulder.
"The smell, and your coat." He whispered, closing his eyes again. His ears twitched as he heard a shuffling sound, and tensed when he suddenly felt them moving, and raised his head when the smell started to leave. Only to blink as he saw that they were moving away from the room, and glanced down at Shizuo.
"W-what about my physical?" He asked, blinking when golden eyes glanced up at him before focusing on where he was going.
"You're still getting it, just in the living room. We can't have you freaking out on us when we start. It will cause rather you or me, or both of us, to get hurt." Shizuo stated, and Izaya blinked as he thought about that.
"How would we get hurt?" He asked as they stepped into the living room, and Shizuo settled him onto the couch. Watching as the man settled beside him and Celty, much to his joy, on the other side.
"Because, when you started to hiss and shout, your nails turned into claws and were about to strike out. It was why I picked you up suddenly in hope to snap you out of it. If you had done that and Shinra had been closer, I would have had to use my strength to separate you two, resulting in hurting you. Not to mention, your claws would probably strike me instead of him." Shizuo stated, pointing a thumb at the man that was walking into the room. He blinked as he saw that the man had removed his coat and instead put on an...apron! A sudden movement from Celty caused him to look at her and saw that she looked to be having a fit of sorts.
"Celty! It's not nice to laugh!" Shinra shouted, and Izaya couldn't help but smile at the actions between the two. Still, when Shinra placed a small tray with medical equipment in front of him he tensed and latched onto Shizuo's arm. He didn't like the instruments that he saw, especially the needle that was still capped.
"No worries. Shinra is good, and you wont feel any of it." Shizuo stated, and Izaya glanced up at him, then back at the man who was waiting for him patiently. Inhaling, he inched away from Shizuo, and glanced at the man unsure as to what he needed to do.
"Alright. First off, I just want to give you an immunization shot alright, with this needle here. All I need is an arm." Shinra stated, picking up a needle with clear liquid and he tensed and gave a low growl. He blinked when Shinra suddenly held the needle out to him with a smile.
"If you want to, you can inject me with it. That way you know what happens when I give it to you." Shinra stated, and he blinked as he sensed nothing but honesty from the man. He glanced at the needle that he was offering him, and then back up to his smiling face before shaking his head and turning slightly. He held out his arm, and watched as the man blinked, then smiled before popping the cap off the needle. Izaya glanced away when Shinra took a hold of his arm and closed his eyes when he felt the needle coming closer. A sudden tap on his shoulder caused him to blink open his eyes, and he blinked a moment before realizing that he was staring at Celty's phone again.
Izaya, can you explain to me how you came to get cat ears and a tail? He smiled and glanced at the woman he was facing.
"The people at the lab created them. They were experimenting with animal dna and were trying to see if they could combine it with human dna. I was the only survivor that I know of." He stated, watching as her hand flinched but smiled to show her that he didn't mind talking about it. She seemed to think for a second, then started to type on her phone again.
Uh...What about your parents? Surely they wouldn't agree to this?! He smiled at that and scratched the back of his head with his free hand.
"Well, I think they do since they were the ones that sold me to the scientists." He stated, blinking when tension suddenly swamped him and he looked at everyone. Surprised to also find that Shinra had done finished giving him the shot and had already applied a small bandage to it.
"Your parents just gave you away?" Shizuo asked, and he stopped studying his arm and glanced at the shocked man.
"Yeah. They said that they didn't want or need me, so they sold me to the lab. They said that they could get payed more from them instead of selling my body. Whatever that meant." He stated, glancing back at Shinra when he motioned to him and held out a flat wooden stick at him.
"Say ahh." Shinra stated, and Izaya did. Tensing slightly when the man placed the stick on his tongue and pressed down, opening his mouth slightly wider. Only to flinch when their anger suddenly swamped over him, causing him to jerk back and look down. Causing all of them to look at him in surprise.
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you mad. Wh-whatever I did..I'm sorry." He whimpered, keeping his eyes down as they all stared at him. Closing his eyes when he heard Shizuo sigh, but blinked them back open when Shizuo placed a hand on his head.
"We're not angry at you, but at the people that hurt you. We're mad and upset at the shit that you had to be put through." Shizuo stated, and Izaya blinked as he realized that they felt sorry for him. He gave a small growl, drawing their attention and he glared at them.
"I don't want your pity. Yes, it was hard, but I survived and escaped. I used the things that they taught me, to get away from them and their real uses for it. I thankful for all of your concerns, but I don't want your pity." He growled, blinking when Celty's phone suddenly was in his face again.
We don't mean to insult you in any way. We can tell that you are strong, and it isn't pity that we are showing you. We're just worried since you ran away from them. Wont they come looking for you? He blinked at that, and felt the first sliver of fear slide through him. He hadn't thought about that. Would they come looking for him? What would they do when they found him? He had been punished before, but suspected that this would be worse. What about Shizuo, Shinra, and Celty? He suddenly shot to his feet and dashed for the door. Only to growl and start thrashing when strong arms wrapped around his thin waist and pulled him back into Shizuo's chest.
"Cool it hellcat! What's going through that head of yours?" Shizuo growled, and he turned to snarl at him.
"Let me go! Now!" He hissed, watching as the man just huffed and hauled him off the ground and back to the couch. He struggled the entire way, and he hissed as he attempted to get out of the man's grasp. Finally, getting desperate so that they wouldn't get involve, he chomped down on the man's arm. Twitching as everything seemed to freeze, and Shizuo tensed. Still, he kept his mouth shut as he bit into the man's arm, drawing slight blood that was making him feel guilty, but knew that he didn't want these nice people to be hurt because of him.
"Let go now. Or else I'm going to get pissed." Shizuo growled, and Izaya tensed at the sudden feeling that was swamping him because of the man. Anger. Nothing but pure, raw anger. Swallowing, he squeezed his eyes closed and carefully released the man from his fangs, body trembling as he figured that he was going to get a thrashing for his actions.
"Come here Shizuo, I'll bandage you up. You know, you should have seen that coming since he is part cat. Corner a cat and it will attack." Shinra stated, and Izaya grunted as Shizuo dumped him onto the couch and sat beside Shinra. Izaya lowered his gaze so as not to meet the mad gaze of Shizuo, but blinked when the phone was in front of his face once more.
Izaya. I didn't mean to frighten you by asking if they would come looking for you. He glanced up at the woman, and then shook his head.
"I've been punished by them before, so it will be nothing new if they find me. I was more...more worried about all of yours safety. What would they do if they got a hold of all of you." He whispered, blinking when everyone seemed to go quiet. Even Shinra looked at him with surprise as he paused in bandaging up Shizuo's arm. He glanced at each one in turn, and then blinked when Shizuo sighed and started to shake his head before looking at him.
"You are something kid." He growled.