Izaya cried out as he felt waves of pain hit his fragile body like brick walls; his face was completely red and sweat was dripping off him in bullets as he writhed and groaned at the immense pain he was feeling. He clawed his fingernails into the sides of the bed as he felt the sharp blade swiftly start to make a cut down the middle of his stomach.

"Oh my GOD!" Izaya screamed, his eyes rolling back as he felt unimaginable pain rush through his body in shock waves. His screams and labored breathing was the only thing that could be heard as his childhood friend was wrist deep in his cut open body.

"I'm almost done Izaya; hang in there a little longer." Shinra said in a calming voice as he pulled out the blood covered child, he made quick work of wrapping It up in a blue blanket and handing it to Celty's awaiting arms before going back to stitch Izaya's stomach back up. The raven's screams started to die down as his stomach was stitched up and the blood was cleaned off him; his eyes soon fluttered closed as he tried to calm his breathing. After a few moments his crimson eyes slowly started to open again as he tried bringing his weak arms up in front of him, wanting his newborn to be back to him.

"Where…where is my child…" Izaya whimpered as he held out his arms for the infant, he flinched when he felt someone move a hand behind him and help him into a sitting position. His vision was still a bit hazy so he couldn't quite see everything clearly yet.

"Don't worry, he's right here Izaya-kun." He heard a familiar voice say before he felt a small figure being gently placed his arms, a smile spread across the raven's face as he snuggled his baby close to his chest. Once his vision started to come back he was able to see the beautiful newborn, the smile on his face immediately widening as he saw the brunet baby.

"He's perfect." Izaya said happily, gently cradling the baby in his arms. He brought the child close to his face before kissing him softly on the forehead; his crimson eyes immediately widened as his lips touched the infant's forehead…he was cold.

"Why…is he so cold…and why isn't he moving or crying…?" Izaya asked, his body starting to shake as his wide eyes stared down at the pale baby. Another sigh passed Shinra's lips as he sat down on the edge of the bed and placed an arm around his friend's shoulder.

"I'm sorry Izaya-kun…your child…he didn't make it…he's dead..."Shinra said slowly; tears started to flood from the brunet's eyes as he brought his child protectively to his body.

"N-No…he can't be dead…h-he's mine and Shizu-chan's child...h-he's supposed to be strong! H-How…could he have died so easily…"His voice cracked as he let the painful words escape his lips. He nuzzled the black haired child close to his face and let his warm tears fall on his dead baby…for the first time in his life he had actually started to cry over the death of another person. But…this person was his child

"P-please don't d-die...I love y-you so much p-please don't d-die…" He begged.

Izaya's eyes shot open as he felt his heart trying to break through his ribcage, he slowly brought himself into a sitting position as he tried to process if this was his nightmare or if this was real life. It took him a few minutes to realize he was awake and the horror he had just witnessed was only a nightmare; he reached over to the side and turned on his nightstand lamp before running his slender fingers through his sweaty locks.

"It was just a dream…only a dream…" He whispered to himself as his other hand wandered to his rounding belly. It had almost been two months since the raven had found out he was carrying the monster of Ikebukuro's child, and his stomach had grown largely since then. It wasn't big enough that it looked like he was going to burst at any moment, but it was big enough that it was causing him slight back pain.

Izaya swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood up, letting both arms stretch high above his head to stretch out the knots that had formed in his back. He looked over at the digital clock to see it was way earlier then he would usually wake up at, he definitely didn't want to go back to sleep though, and risk having another one of those horrible nightmares.

"Guess I'll start today early." The informant said to himself as he walked down the hallway and into his luxurious bathroom, he closed the door behind him and locked it before going over to the bathtub and turning on the lukewarm water. He hoped that a nice hot bath would make his sore back feel better; having to suddenly carry even these couple extra pounds was really hurting his back.

"You alright in there, little Shizu-chan?" Izaya asked aloud as he gently rubbed his abdomen; even though the baby was growing at a rapid rate Shinra had said the brunet wouldn't be feeling movement from him/her until a few more weeks of growth.

"You better be okay, I'm not going through all this for nothing." Izaya said with a grin as he continued to rub the spot he knew his child was busy growing and getting stronger. Once the tub was filled Izaya turned off the water and stripped out of his silk black pajamas; a long sigh escaped his lips as he sunk down into the soothing water.

After his bath Izaya got back into a pair of shorts and a grey sweatshirt before going to his desk to see if he had received any messages or calls yet. He didn't have anyone to meet that day for once so he had time to relax in some more comfortable, lose fitting clothes. As he started looking through the various voicemails and text messages on his many phones he suddenly froze as he saw the read one of the recent messages he had gotten.

'Hello Izaya-kun, I'll be coming over in an hour or so to discuss the matter of you taking some time off from work in 3 months.' Izaya read the message over and over again from his boss Shiki, he could always hide his baby bump under his fur trimmed coat so Shiki didn't see but still…something about the text message just made him feel…uneasy.


Author's Note: Sorry this to so long to put up, I haven't been feeling too great lately and I've been very busy. I hope you liked this chapter though. Haha this isn't even the beginning of all the fun I have in store for this story~ Thanks for reading! Reviews are loved ^^