A/N:Hey, I guess everyone got a big kick out of Oz utterly owning Izaya at his own mind games. We've all seen how Oz acted towards Isla Yura and how he pretended to be his pawn and then masterfully wormed his way out of the troll's grip. He knows how they work; he's just smart at working things out. I think spending 25+ years as a human has only sharpened his mental state. There's only a certain amount of intellect you can possess as a rabbit doll, after all. :D
Chapter 7 The first day at Raira
Izaya's POV
Damn you, Shinra! First you take advantage of me by making me dress up like a girl, and now that stupid boy has attacked me! Is he gay or something? Why did he just do that, anyway? It's really creepy how he's perched himself on top of me and keeps saying stuff about something lacy.
"...My name's not Lacie," I grumble.
He keeps on chattering excitedly to me. "...Lacie, why are you pretending not to know me? You should know me after all, I'm the one you found...hmmm...so you're not her, huh? You're...yes...Oz has spoken of you. You're Izaya Orihara...yes, I see."
The aura around this boy has changed once again...now it's to something much darker, more ominous. No, it's more like this boy...is nothingness. It's like there's nothing behind that smile of his. It's even stronger than before.
"I see...you have been trying to hurt what's rightfully mine...trying to hurt my chain...Oz is not yours to toy with, kuh kuh kuh," The man says before getting up to face all of us.
"...J-Jack?" Alice says, looking shocked but also very awed.
"...Who are you?"
The man smiles. "I'm Jack. Just Jack, though some call me Jack Vessalius. Two people share this body; Oz, my property, and myself. Though...hmm...I would say it's smart for me to not mention too much to someone as nebulous as you. You just looked so much like the woman I loved that I suppose I got out of control," He says in a deathly undertone, but there's a threat implied in those words, one that tells me, the great Izaya, to back off.
"Oz-san, what is going on?" Shinra asks.
"Forgive me, but Oz is out at the moment. I am his other self, Jack. Jack Vessalius," The man says before chuckling.
'What are you?' Celty types.
"Ah...how to answer that...I'm...not sure how to put it into human terms...but I'm a fragment of what I once was. In other words, I'm just a memory that's talking to you." The man chuckles dryly, but there's nothing funny at all about the abnormality that he is.
"Ah, how fascinating!" Shinra says. I just knew he would be instantly won over by stuff like this.
"We'll be headed to Raira Academy tomorrow." The man purrs, before reaching out to touch Alice's hand, but she bats his hands away, looking...vicious, for some reason that I can't comprehend.
"Ah...it seems I must go for now. See you...Izaya-kun!" The man says before waving good-naturedly at me.
The blond goes back in control.
"DAMN IT, SHINRA! STOP LAUGHING! HE'S UTTERLY PISSING ME OFF! HE WON'T STOP-"
"What, you're mad that I'm not bowing to your awesome ego, Izzle-Wizzle? I can do whatever I choose to do. I'm not your boss. Jack has a point. He does belong to me, in a way. I know full well that whatever you're trying to do...well, let's just say Jack won't ever let anyone else control me. Not whenever...he already does," He spits the last few words out so harshly that I could barely even catch it.
"Stop calling me such embarrassing nicknames!" I cry, thoroughly and utterly annoyed about the fact that I was being outwitted by a young boy.
"I heard a certain someone calls you Izaya-kun! Maybe you'd like to be called that, huh?" The boy chirps.
"Shinra...I think I'm leaving," I sulk.
"...How come you don't want to stay any longer?" The boy, Oz, calls back.
"I'll be waiting for Ryuugamine-kun to come out from school," I remark as I storm out, utterly frustrated.
Gil's POV
Damn it, Oz. You've really gone too far this time! That guy doesn't look like he's a great person to make enemies of! Wait...where is Oz? ...And where is Break, for that matter? Oh, damn it...can't we all stick together?
Oz's POV
This is too easy. Jack is so nice that he's giving me all his old tactics he used to sneak in the Baskerville manor and meet Lacie, in exchange for telling me about his past and about my sin. ...It's not pretty. If what he says is the truth, then I am just living a lie.
Then the B-rabbit Alice is not my chain...but rather, I am the chain, the B-rabbit, and Jack is my contractor. It would make sense with the anomalies going on inside my body. I don't quite know everything yet, but I intend on finding it out with my full power and I will not stop!
This man is so fun to piss off that I'm just going to leisurely stroll behind him...and...oh, what's this? Break is with me, along with Sharon-chan!
"Oz-kun, if you wish to sneak up on him, join my lady on Equus." He hisses. "Okay, Break! You're as creepy as ever!" I chirp happily, knowing that that gets under his skin.
"I must say, Oz-kun, that was ever so charming, watching you tick off that boy and utterly unravelling his scheme! That's what's both so frustrating and charming about you-your intelligence." Break chirps. "He smells like the sewer rat."
"You mean Vincent? Do you think they'll work together?" I say, straightening my tie.
"Oz-kun...be warned...you can mess around with this man as much as you like, but don't allow him to associate with the sewer rat. You can guarantee that whereever you go, Alice-kun and Gilbert will definitely follow."
"Right. I'll worry about that when the time comes, Break!" I say happily.
"That's my uncute brat I know so well, Oz-kun," Break chirps. I don't know what Break has planned, but I don't care as long as he doesn't use Alice. Alice must never be harmed in any way...
"...Namie-san, I'm back," The man sighs before going into his apartment. Sharon-chan transports me there. Break and I sneak in.
"Oz-kun, be very still," Break says.
"Wahh, this is such a nice place you've got here, Mr. Orihara! Do you mind if I look at everything in here? Wow, it's so nice and clean in here, with barely anything damaged..." I say, dancing around. This catches the attention of the man, who sighs at me in annoyance.
"...What are you doing here?"
"I was just sad that such a nice man like Izaya Orihara-san didn't tell me where he lived so I could come visit him and-oh...who are you, Miss...?" I say, staring at a very beautiful woman who is looking at me in disbelief.
"Get lost, kid," She says dismissively.
"...My name is Oz. Oz Vessalius, the grand knight of the Vessalius family."
"...Also an irritating pain in the ass who won't leave me alone! Namie-san, get rid of him! He keeps on snooping around my stuff, he wouldn't play any of my games with me and he won't even succumb to any of my insults!"
The woman smirks broadly. "I take it this is the boy who outwitted you? It's delightful to know that there are people out there who can shut him up. I'm Namie Yagiri-san, the older sister to my dear brother, Seiji, who I care for very much."
"...I have a sister, too! Her name is Ada, and she's very nice! Maybe she'd be a nice girlfriend for Mr. Orihara, seeing as he doesn't seem to have any girlfriends."
A loud crash is heard and it turns out the man has broken a chess piece.
"...Well, aren't you perfectly interesting? To be honest...Oz...I think you are the most fascinating human I've ever met...and I'd love to dissect you open and see what makes you so...disturbingly...charming. But right now, I-"
But then my eyes fixate on an object in a pool of water above his cabinet. There's a head in a jar. A human head.
'Ah, it's like I'm back with Miranda all over again.'
'Remind me who Miranda was.'
'She's the one who got me to meet Lacie and she also killed a lot of people. She also wanted to get her hands on Oswald's head. Mind you...she was a little psycho...she even scared me. Trust me, when I want to get Lacie, I don't want to have just her head. That's too creepy. She also got me to meet you and form our contract.'
Okay.
"Hey...Izzle-Wizzle, we'd better get going! You don't want to be late for stalking Ryuugamine-san, right?" I cry as I run out the door at top speed, secretly grabbing one of Izaya-san's special papers with me.
"HEY, GIVE THAT BACK, YOU BRAT!"
A knife whizzes by me, barely missing my hair, but it nicks my ear. I blink as I run and see that Break is there, trading blows with Izaya. I smirk.
Izaya's POV, part 2
"My, my, you're good at parkour, are you not, Orihara-kun? What say you we have a little showdown?" Break chirps.
"Who are you, a circus clown?" Izaya says in annoyance. "That brat stole something of mine that I need back."
"Oh, I'm afraid I'm no ordinary clown. I'm the Mad Hatter, you see," Break says before smirking and whipping out a sword. "People call me Mad...but you can call me Xerxes Break. I love the bloodlust flowing from your body right now. It's simply enlightening!"
"...Oh...and here comes Oz-kun again."
"HEY, HEIWAJIMA-SAN! IZA-IZA-CHAN'S HERE!"
Oh, shi-
Shizuo's POV
Hm. That blond boy is back again, running at top speed and there's a white-haired guy with him. They both look enthralled at this. How curious.
"What do you want, brat?" I say.
"...HEY, HEIWAJIMA-SAN! IZA-IZA-CHAN'S HERE!"
"...What?" I say.
"Iza-Iza-chan, or Mister Orihara Izzle-Wizzle. I just stole something of his and snuck through his office."
I laugh. "Iza-Iza-chan? Of all nicknames for him, you choose that one? Kid, you're something else. I respect your audacity, but when you pick a fight with the flea, you're going to be running up against someone who fights dirty. If you're satisfied with that..."
"I've dealt with people like that," He says. "I know how it feels."
This feeling is...utterly...exhilarating!
Time to kick some Izaya ass!
"IIIIIIIIIIIIIZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAYYYYYAAAAA-KUNNNNNN, IT'S TIME TO PLAY!"
Ha, for once the flea actually looks pretty scared.
"I can't believe you're terrified of a little boy like him, flea!"
"Shizu-chan...this boy is...utterly infuriating and horrifying..."
"Ha, you're only scared because this is the first time you've seen someone use the same tactics you use against others! Karma is here, flea!"
I lift up a car and throw it at the flea. Vengeance is sweet.
