Madness

Shizuo held on with all his strength, he knew that Celty wouldn't try to kill him intentionally, but the speed she was going know was frightening. He shivered as she drove head on towards a building, wondering if Celty had gone weird as well. The bike wheel hit the wall, before they were going vertically, leaving the chaos behind them for now.

Shizuo lit a cigarette watching his friend. She was sitting opposite him, her shadows rippling and making small spikes. He waited until they had stabilized before trying to talk. "You've had a bad morning as well?" Celty reluctantly pulled out her PDA, fingers hesitant over the keypad. Shinra tried to kill me.

"What? Why would he do that? He loves you." The shadows rippled, knocking her helmet off. "Then again Izaya declared his love for me." Shizuo shuddered as he said the words, thinking back to how much his enemy had creeped him out. Everyone is acting differently. Why are we the only ones unaffected? Shizuo sighed. "I don't know. Maybe we aren't." They weren't going to get anywhere just sitting. "Celty, lets have a look around."

What if everyone hates me? Like...Shinra. Celty's smoke was drooped over her shoulders, he had never seen her so depressed. "Then I'll beat them up." He helped her up, wrapping his arms around her awkwardly. He was never any good with the emotional stuff. Celty stepped back slowly, typing on the PDA. Thanks, Shizuo.

Going down was much worse, Celty went slower this time, now in control of her emotions. But Shizuo closed his eyes as the ground rushed to meet them, his arms tightly around her waist and believing that she wouldn't let him fall off. The small jab on his arm told him he could open his eyes. Shizuo sighed in relief as they were finally back on the ground.

It didn't last as a familiar van came swerving towards them. Judging by the look on the drivers face, he wasn't going to stop. "Celty!" The dullahan couldn't swerve in time, she pulled out her scythe slicing clean down the center. The two halves crashed apart and Celty stopped the engine. They both stepped from the cycle, checking the damage.

The van had been sliced in half, the only occupant being the driver. He recognized the unconscious man as Togusa, that was weird he was usually with Kadota, Yumasaki and Karisawa. Celty tapped him on the shoulder. Where are the others? Shizuo picked Togusa up, throwing him over his shoulder. Since taking him to Shinra wasn't an option, a place he could rest would have to do.

Celty made to follow after the blond, stopping as her phone rang. There were few people that had her number and two of those were Shinra and Izaya. She could listen to either of them right know, not until whatever was wrong with them wore off. It was Izaya. Her shadows calmed down slightly. At lest she didn't have to hear Shinra...say those words again.

What are you doing endangering my Shizu-chan like that? Shizuo was right he had gone weird. I know you can hear me. I can see you. Izaya in love was scary, Celty shivered as she listened to him speak, a clear threat in his voice. Don't think you can keep him away from me. She was relieved as he hung up, she shuddered to think what would happen to Shizuo if Izaya caught him.

"Ugh. Where am I?" Togusa gripped his head looking around. "What do you two want?" Shizuo sighed, another one that hated them. "You tried to ram us." Celty was behind him, trying to keep him calm. "Oh. Was the van damaged?" Keep calm. "Celty cut it in half." Togusa smiled. "Good I hated that thing." Shizuo moved his arm to stop Celty from getting to him.

"Where are the others?" Togusa's face twisted in disgust. "Kadota I don't have a clue. The other two ran off after burning their manga." Celty nodded, pulling Shizuo away. If they stayed any longer, Togusa would end up in hospital. "That's another one gone weird."

Celty's next suggestion was to see Mikado, If he remember rightly that was the kid who hung around with Kida and the big breasted chick. Celty stopped the motorcycle outside the school, looking up as a window smashed. "Great. This isn't any better." There wasn't a single teacher in the school. The teens were sitting on the desks and drawing over the walls. Another chair went through the window, the teen it was aimed at hid under the desk.

They found the three they were looking for on the roof. Celty intercepted Anri who had Saika pointing at the other two. "Heh. I always thought you were a monster." Kida tried to step around Celty. Shizuo picked Mikado and Kida up by the scruff of their necks. "Let me go." The two struggled trying to get to each other. Celty struggled to hold Anri back. "They shouldn't be allowed to live. Move." Celty showed her PDA to them. Why do you hate each other? Mikado turned cold blue eyes to him. "It doesn't matter. Let me go."

Celty used her shadows to knock them out, if they were asleep at least they couldn't try and kill each other. The leader of the yellow scarves, the leader of dollars and the slasher and all three hated each other. This could only end badly. Shizuo had lit up another cigarette. Probably thinking the same as her. He refused to look at her PDA knowing what the screen said. "I know." Usually he wouldn't have a problem. We can't do this by ourselves we need help. We need Izaya.

"Isn't there anyone else?" He really didn't want to do this. Celty gripped his arm. We don't have a choice. Damn. Celty dragged him towards the apartment building. "What if we just call him?" Shizuo didn't want to be anywhere near the flea in his current state. Celty knocked on the door. "See no answer. Shizuo turned to walk away, before the door swung open. "Shizu-chan." Shizuo groaned.

"Shizu-chan, I'm so happy you came to see me." Izaya glared at the grip Celty had on the blond's arm. "Get away from him." He swung his knife, breaking their connection. Shizuo froze as Izaya gripped Shizuo's arm, pulling him into the apartment. Shizuo looked back helpless as the door closed, separating him and the only other sane person in Ikebukuro.