Part 3: Izaya
"Here's the thing Celty.." Izaya and the dullahan stood beside the solid black motorcycle that sat just inside the shadows of an alleyway. "I have more then one cell phone, as I am sure you are aware, and one of mine was stolen from me." Celty held up her phone. And? Izaya smirked while reading it, "and I need you to get it back for me. ASAP. That particular phone has contacts in it's storage that cannot be leaked out to.. anyone." Celty quickly typed a message. When have you ever cared about anyone else's privacy? "Ouch! Celty I thought we were friends and this is how you talk to me? Get me the phone back and like I said, I will be off the radar for a solid 7 days." Izaya slipped a piece of paper into her gloved hand, "Imagine how peaceful the city will be for those few days.." Celty nodded at him as she straddled her bike. 7 days..promise? "I swear it on my sisters hearts." Izaya responded back with a suspicious grin. Celty shook her head in disapproval then powered up her bike. "Bye bye!" Izaya waved behind him as he walked happily humming to himself as he ventured down the street, his hands clasped together behind his back. If anyone could get his phone back, it was Celty. Until she found it however, the deal he struck had not begun. This was perfect since he saw his favorite blonde monster at a ramen stand across the street. Smiling, he continued to hum his tune until he was standing besides Shizuo. "Can I please have a bowl of udon noodles. With chicken please." Izaya grinned as he sat down. "So what caused you to go and break little Shinra's door? Not that I'm surprised of course, a human would never do such a thing, but you are far from human aren't you Shizu-chan?" He watched the anger boil up on Shizuo's face. "There really is no need to get so agitated Shizu-chan, I'm simply planning on eating a bowl of noodles with an old high school friend." Izaya grabbed his chopsticks and started eating his noodles.
Shizuo sighed "What do you want..?" Izaya noted that Shizuo was acting a bit tamer then usual.
"Absolutely nothing." He twirled his chopsticks around with his fingers, he could actually feel the heat from Shizuo's anger intensify. "Why does that make you so angry Shizu-chan? Do you want me to be doing something wrong?" Izaya pointed his chopsticks directly at him, "Do you really wish to be a monster that badly?" He had finally took notice to the wavering state of the man next to him. Seeing him struggle to sit straight made him feel mildly concerned. "Shizu-chan? Are you still with me?" Izaya laughed at the dumb look Shizuo had on his face as he fell out of the stool and hit the pavement hard. "How bothersome.." Izaya dialed Shinra's number as he crouched down to check Shizuo's pulse. "Hey Shinra," He started speaking before he could say hello, "That idiot Shizuo just passed out at the ramen stand on the corner of Meiji Dori, you should probably come get him. Do not tell him I called you." Izaya hung up the phone and slid it into his pocket. Izaya grabbed Shizuo by the chin and turned his head slightly, he smiled seeing blood dripping off his forehead. "I could kill you so easily right now Shizu-chan, but where's the fun in that?" He playfully smacked his cheek before standing up, stretching his arms over his head. "Don't worry old man, someone is on their way to retrieve him." He smiled at the man behind the stand then started walking home, leaving his full bowl of noodles behind. Izaya continued his walk until he reached his office. "Damn, already?" He grinned finding Celty sitting on her bike outside the building. She held a phone out to him, blood still dripped from it. "I knew you were the girl for the job." Celty held her own phone out at him. We had a deal Izaya. "Yes Yes, I won't break that deal for a solid week don't you worry." Celty's phone went off in her hand, her shoulders looked slack as she read the text. "Another job? Well have a good night, pleasure doing business with you as always." Izaya slid the phone she found into his pocket and went inside leaving her to head out on her own.
Izaya walked into his office and tossed the blood covered phone at Namie, his current secretary. "Is this your blood? Either way this is gross." She uses a pen to push it off her desk. "Were you out causing havoc again today Izaya?" She doesn't try to hide that she's playing Mahjong on the clock from him.
"Not for the next week I won't be." He laughed seeing her look up at him, her face full of shock. "I made a deal with a monster to get that phone back." He snatched up his laptop and sat in a chair. "Gonna be a long 7 day stretch." Izaya opens up his laptop and starts flipping through security camera angles of the city. People watching was one of his favorite activities. The phone on the floor next to Namie suddenly started vibrating loudly causing them both to jump. Izaya jumps up and grabs the phone before Namie can reach it. She watches him curiously when he smiles at the number. "Shinra, what can I help you with? I have already finished up my business with your lady friend if that's what this is about." He leaned against Namie's desk, nodding slowly while he listens, then suddenly hangs up.
"What was that about?" Namie asked.
Izaya grinned as he left the office, not answering her question. He waved down a cab and climbed in. Izaya loves walking the streets of Ikebukuro but he was on a restricted timeline so he needed to get there quickly. He watched out the window as he was driven across the city. Shinra had called and invited him over, said Celty told him she'd be gone all night. But what Izaya couldn't understand is why he would invite him over. Once the cab came to a stop, Izaya tossed a couple twenties into the front seat and climbed out. The streetlights shined brightly up and down the street, and under one stood a very delighted looking Shinra. "I'm glad you could come over Izaya! I know you pretend to hate Shizuo but I wanted to give you an update on him. Also I just have to take advantage of 'Good Boy Izaya'" The doctor laughed signaling for him to follow. Izaya however stood still, unsure if he should follow.
"Is he up there?" Izaya pointed up to his windows. "I'd hate for him to destroy any more of your house."
Shinra grinned. "Shizuo is knocked out on morphine so don't worry." Izaya nodded and followed behind him. They walked into his house and Izaya looked around casually. He doesn't often get invited into other people's homes so willingly. To him it almost feels like a trap. However Shinra simply grabs two glasses of tea from the counter and heads to the couch to sit down. "Come sit down Izaya...I may have an ulterior motive for having you here. I'm trying to figure out what caused him to faint like that. Was he acting strange when you were with him?"
Izaya smirked sitting down across from him. "Shizu-chan always acts strange." He takes the tea mug from Shinra's hand and sits back. "...he was acting strange for Shizuo however. He didn't even try to attack me like a crazed beast." Izaya took a sip of his tea while Shinra made notes. "Why is this such a big deal? Shouldn't you be praising his self control?" Shinra scribbles something else down before sitting down his note pad.
"So what was the big important mission you sent Celty on earlier?" Shinra sipped his tea.
"My personal cell phone was stolen from me...I may not seem like I care, but it's one thing if my phone that had all the politicians ive ever worked with in it was stolen, but this one had you, and Celty. Even Shizuo.."Izaya nervously ran his fingers through his own black hair. "The few friends I have, I'd rather not lose." Izaya felt his cheeks grow warmer, honestly was never his strong point. Sensing the smile on Shinra's face, he held his mug up to his lips to hide the blush.
Shinra sat his mug down and looked at Izaya with a unusually serious expression. "Izaya, something was very wrong with him today. I'm worried about him." Izaya stared back at him curiously, but before he could respond there was a heavy knock on the door. "Oh, excuse me Izaya." He rose from the couch and opened the door. Izaya watched as three men carried a fourth men towards the coffee table in front of him. Blood poured heavily from an array of bullet holes in the fourth man's chest.
"Looks like my cue to leave." Izaya stood, and stepped around the men. He always enjoyed watching the doctor when he was being serious but this time, he just didn't feel like it. After rinsing out his mug in the sink he turned to leave. He looked back to wave carelessly at Shinra, but his attention was drawn to the slightly open bedroom door. He could see Shizuo's blonde hair shining against the living room lighting. Using the distraction, Izaya quickly slid into the bedroom unnoticed. Once inside he gently pulled the door shut behind him and sat on the ground while waiting for his eyes to adjust to the darkness. After a few minutes Izaya climbed up to sit on the bed next to the sleeping man. "Shizuo.." He whispered, "It's not very fun to play with you when you get all broody like this." Izaya quickly covered his mouth with his hand when Shizuo slowly turned his head, however he remained asleep. "I guess I had better sneak out before you...shit." Outside the room he heard several more voices enter the apartment. It would be impossible to exit unnoticed now. He stood up and moved towards the window. There was unfortunately, no safe way to climb down from the height. Sighing heavily he sat down on the floor, his back to the bed and begin playing on his phone, the screen casting a dim light in the room.
"What are you doing?" Izaya slowly tilted his head back to see the annoyed face of Shizuo staring back at him. "Not even drugs seem to let you go unnoticed."
Izaya turned around and smiled up at the man, his arms resting casually on the bed. "I was trying to sneak out but the damn apartment is full of people right now. I bet you just love seeing me first thing after waking up though huh?" Izaya grinned at him. To his dismay however, Shizuo simply sat back against the headboard and shut his eyes. "Shizu-chan?" Confused by their interaction so far he climbed onto the bed and sat beside him cross-legged.
Shizuo opened his eyes and was met with a worried look in return. "Are you the one who called Shinra?" He doubted it but was curious none the less.
"You know he's very worried about you? Hence why I am here." Izaya ignored the question, not wanting to blow his cover. "He was asking me all kinds of annoying questions about you." Izaya suddenly felt something strange in his chest when Shizuo laughed quietly to himself.
"Why were you trying to sneak out if you were called here?" Shizuo was not going to let him off so easily.
Izaya thought for a moment then smirked. "I was considering killing you in your sleep..but that is so not fun."
Shizuo sighed and once more met Izaya's eyes. "I hate you..so damn much." Izaya felt something even more intense stir within his chest. "What the hell is wrong with you now?" Shizuo questioned him. "You look like you are the one in pain."
Without thinking Izaya quickly responded. "Are you in pain?" Hearing the tone of concern in his voice made him glad it was dark in the room. His face was on fire and the cause of it was sitting directly in front of him.
Shizuo's hand rose up as he began to rub his temples. "My damn head has been killing me since earlier today." Izaya felt his body move on it's own as he reached up to touch his forehead. Shizuo quickly smacked away his hand. "Don't fucking touch me Izaya." The shorter man stood up, his face suddenly full of anger. "Please leave me alone..just for tonight please.." Once again the pain shot through his chest hearing Shizuo use such a weak tone.
"Fine..." What the hell is wrong with me! Izaya thought to himself as he leaned against the door to listen for his chance to escape.