Chapter II

"Iza-"

"Not now Mairu. Take Kururi and go to Shinra's. It's right there. He pointed coolly."

"Wha-"

"Please Mairu. Go."

"No! I'm staying. What's wrong with that guy? Why is he holding up a vending machine like that?" she stated panicked.

"Mairu…this is Shizuo. Now go inside." What? No nickname?

"IIIZAAYYYAAA-KUNNN! Who do we have here?" he asked evilly.

"None of your business, Shizu-chan."

"Really, now?" he asked, hefting the beverage machine up, ready to chuck it.

"Yes, now if you don't mind, I'll be going. I don't want to fight here. Or do you want to scar two young girls?"

"Well, if they know you and decided to spend the whole day with you then they must be as twisted as you," he replied.

"Twisted?" the older one called Mairu said. "He's not twisted, you jerk!" she yelled harshly.

"Hnn? Talking back to me?"

"Mairu! Kururi! Run. NOW."

"Too late flea!"

He hurled the machine towards the two girls. They screamed.

"NO!" Izaya yelled.

In less than a second, the dashed to the girls and wrapped them both inside a giant hug, protecting them from the oncoming threat. The drink dispenser slammed into Izaya. He gasped and passed out.

The girls went into shock.

"IZA-NII!" Mairu screamed.

Izaya's…sisters? Shit. What had he done?

"Iza…nii." Kururi finally spoke. They shook their older brother but he didn't stir. Blood poured from his head.

"Kururi! Get Shinra! Iza-nii said he was a doctor."

The younger sibling ran into the house while the other still tried to shake her brother up.

"Iza-nii! Wake up! Wake up! WAKE UP!" she cried. She shot a tear-filled glare at the brute and started yelling at him.

"Why did you do that? It was my birthday! We were going to go meet Shinra and Celty and then go home to watch a movie and Iza-nii was going to read me a story and then he would sleep with me tonight because we rarely see him because he's busy with work and, and, and…I hate you!" she sobbed louder.

Shinra and Celty came jogging out to the unconscious raven and Celty helped move him with her shadows. After taking him in, she comforted the two crying siblings and they slept, exhausted.

Celty did the next unexpected thing. The dullahan walked up to the bodyguard and struck him across the face.