Disclaimer: "Ok, so I NaturesShadows do not own Durarara (I wish). I own this story, not the characters or the setting."

"Did something happen?"

Suddenly Izaya froze as his mouth opened to speak.

What was he to say, 'Did something happen? Did something happen? Yeah something happened alright. I was terrified of a mirror. A stupid mirror scared the great Izaya Orihara.'

Yep there was absolutely no way he could say that, it was to humiliating. Although that poses a different question

'Why was I afraid of that mirror? It's not like the glass mirror did anything; well it did cause past memories to surface and it did give him a nightmare, but that was nothing to be fearful of.'

Izaya looked back to Shinra and witnessed his calm posture as he patiently waited for an answer. He cast his eyes back down to the floor, whispering "I-I was afraid."

Shinra raised his eyebrows, "Afraid? Afraid of what?"

Izaya looked back at his friend; determination shining in his eyes. His lips opened he was just about to spill a secret he locked away for years, a secret he kept hidden from the prying eyes of his family, from the glaring stares of the Awakusu-kai. He was about to tell his only friend a secret he tried to keep sealed deep within his mind so that he would never have to face his living nightmare again. Just as the words were about to be spilled, the front door to Shinra's apartment was kicked in.

"Oi Shinra, I need you to fix me up. The flea sent a gang after me again." Shizuo explained in a loud yelling kind of voice.

Izaya looked to the ground mumbling, "I haven't had the time to send a gang after you Shizu-chan."

"Shizuo~ how many times have I told you, don't break down the door, knock before you enter?" Shinra whined standing up and walking over as Shizuo strolled into the living room.

He looked at Shinra, then to Izaya, then back to Shinra. Shizuo then raised his hand and pointed at Izaya complaining "What the fuck is he doing here?"

"Haha, well…" Shinra tried to answer while looking back to Izaya who had gone completely silent. Izaya had cast his eyes to the floor.

'Great, and just when I thought I had gotten somewhere,' thought Shinra.

Shizuo looked irritated, the anger was boiling inside his veins and if Shinra didn't say something soon, he would blow. Shinra had to calm him down but how. Right then Shinra heard a sound. He spun on his heal, turning around to face Izaya. 'I-Izaya?'

Shizuo was still, the anger momentarily forgotten, as shock over took his system. The flea, his flea, was crying. He took a step forward, only to realise what he was about to do. Stopping himself form complete embarrassment, while simultaneously convincing himself that this was another of Izaya's stupid tricks. I mean there was no way in hell this could be happening, there was no way Izaya would be this vulnerable, there was no way the flea would let down his guard like this.

Izaya couldn't help it, he felt confused, constricted. He felt broken, he kept seeing his reflection in the mirror, kept hearing his younger self telling him to give up. He was afraid, and just when he built up the courage to tell someone, he was interrupted. He felt torn. What was he to do? It was funny really, funny that he was so broken, funny that he felt so weak, it was funny that he was here on Shinra's couch; crying in front of his mortal enemy. He stood, trying to escape, it was a natural instinct, he just wanted to get away, he wanted this to stop, and he needed this to end. He took a few steps forwards when unexpectedly he fell forward, hitting the ground hard. His knees buckled under him, his head began spinning, the world started to fade to black. The last thing he heard was the voice of his Monster calling out his name in surprise.

It all happened so quickly, one minute the flea was in tears the next he was trying to run away, or at least that's what Shizuo thought he was trying to do as Izaya stumbled past the couch. He didn't know what to think, witnessing such a thing was unheard of, one minute the fleas stumbling, tripping his way towards the hallway the next his knees are buckling, and he's lying face first on the hard wooden floor. Shizuo didn't even realise it when he called out "Izaya" in disbelief. He watched as Shinra walked over to the fallen informant, checking him for vital signs. Letting out a breath he didn't know he was holding, when the doctor smiled. Smiling was good right? During the commotion Shizuo had completely forgotten about his wounds. He walked forward as Celty stepped out of her room, supposedly curious as to what had occurred. Shizuo watched as the Dullahan froze for a few seconds before running over to assist Shinra in moving Izaya. She looked up at him in astonishment, as he offered to carry the flea to a bed or something.

After Izaya's unconscious form was deposited in the guest bedroom. Shinra fixed up Shizuo's wounds, he had expected the debt collector to go home after that, but Shizuo had stuck around.

Shinra smiled, 'I guess in some twisted way he does care about Izaya huh?'

Celty had cooked diner, and Shizuo had joined in as they silently ate their meal. It was kind of awkward none of them knew what to say about the events that had occurred earlier. It was unheard of, it was bizarre, it was unknown, they were worried about Izaya, but they didn't know what to do.

Meanwhile in the guest bedroom, Izaya's form tossed and turned as nightmares plagued his

Vulnerable and abused form. His brow was covered in cold sweat, his breathing coming out in short gasps. He whimpered, calling out for someone, anyone… No one came.

Where...? Where am I?

Well there you go, Shizu-chan is in the building. I'm sorry if this is OOC, but I really didn't know what to do with Shizuo's character, me and him are like total opposites, it's hard to be someone you're not. Anyway I wonder if anyone has guessed what's going to happen, I know I haven't. This story has been really fun to write (no it's not over yet), it's just I never know where its gonna take me. Sometimes I'm going one way, other times I'm spinning upside down. Really, I can't wait for the next chapter just as much as anyone else. :P

Anyway, please review, favorite, follow. I really do love hearing from you guys.