Alright. Now, this is where we have caught up. Which is all I'm saying in the author's note that's at the beginning.
Disclaimer and prompt in chapter one.
Shizuo jumped, frightened when the sunlight awoke him. He wasn't used to it. Usually, he'd be awoken by Namie throwing the door to his room open, creating a loud bang. Sunlight wasn't something Shizuo had seen in a while. It was a distant memory, something he could barely recall. Once the initial shock and fear of seeing sunlight for the first time in years wore off, Shizuo just sat there, unsure of what to do.
The man had taken him from the place he had been staying. But what was he going to do? Would he experiment on Shizuo as well? Would he throw him out to fend on his own? But, maybe the man would care for Shizuo. That idea seemed strange to Shizuo. Of course, it would after being stuck inside of Yagiri Pharmaceuticals, everyone he once knew sure to have forgotten him.
A little later, Shizuo noticed something that smelled simply delicious. However, he just stayed in the bed, unsure of if he should get up or not. His instincts told him to stay where it was. That whenever he tried to escape from the place he was staying before, it always ended badly, and that it wouldn't be any different now. He was just in a different location. That was all.
A few minutes after that, the door to his room opened, revealing the man that had helped him escape from his previous residence. "Oh, Shizu-chan is awake. How come you stayed in here?"
Shizuo cocked his head to the side, as if he was confused. "You mean I didn't have to stay in this room until you got me?" Izaya mentally slapped himself. How evilly did they treat one of his precious humans? Was he really treated in such a way where he couldn't even leave the room with out someone coming to get him? Izaya mentally slapped himself again. The guy didn't even know what outside looked like. Of course he was treated badly.
"Of course, Shizu-chan. As long as you're good, don't wreck anything, don't do anything that you're not supposed to, and don't leave, you can leave the room without waiting for someone to get you. That is, unless you've been told differently. Now, let's eat, and then I'm going to ask you a few things."
Shizuo nodded and followed Izaya. Just being asked a few things was better than having stuff done to you. Besides, if he said no, than the man might hurt him. Shizuo didn't want that. Izaya showed him to the table, and had him sit before getting two plates of eggs. One for each of them.
Shizuo stared at the eggs as if they were a buffet from heaven. Noticing that Izaya was eating his eggs, Shizuo ate his. To him, the eggs were the most delicious thing ever, seeing as before he was eating some sort of mush that tasted like cardboard. As soon as they were both finished eating, Izaya placed his hands underneath his chin and leaned forward.
"Ah. I suppose I never told you my name. It's Izaya Orihara. Now, I'm gonna ask you just a few questions. Then, that's it. Alright?"
Shizuo nodded. It was better than having all those scientists examining him everyday.
"Alright. Tell me your name and age. When did you end up at Yagiri Pharmaceuticals and why? For now, the answers to these will suffice."
"Suffice?"
Izaya sighed. "For now, those answers will be enough."
"Oh. My name is Shizuo Heiwajima. I'm, uh." Shizuo counted a bit, trying to figure out how long he was there. He knew it was more than a year. But it couldn't be more than ten, right? "I think I'm 17. My mom took me there when I was seven to fix me." There. He didn't have to answer any more questions.
"To fix you? Were you sick?"
Shizuo shook his head no. He didn't want to talk about his strength. He didn't use it anyway. And if he didn't use it, then this man wouldn't get angry with him. He wouldn't get mad and send Shizuo back to the place where people experimented on him.
Izaya seemed satisfied with those answers for the time being. "Alright then. I'm going to call one of my friends. He'll make sure that they didn't do anything that would damage who you are. Why don't you go and sit on the couch or something until he gets here?"
"Okay." Shizuo made his way over to the couch and sat down on it. It was so comfy. Not something he was used to. Shizuo was nearly relaxed when Izaya and another man walked up. A man who was wearing white. White like the scientists, and the same outfit too.
Shizuo didn't think at all. The only thing going through his head were his instincts telling him to get away from the man. That the man was bad news. That if he stayed, he'd only be experimented on. Not once did the thought that this was Izaya's friend pass through Shizuo's head. Only fear was present.
In the blink of an eye, the table that separated Shizuo from both men was sent flying towards both. Izaya was able to jump out of the way, while the table knocked Shinra back, ripping a surprised yelp from his throat.
As soon as Shizuo threw the table, he ran. He ran strait back to the room that Izaya had let him stay in the night before. He slammed the door shut, not enough to break it, and started moving whatever he could in front of the door so that it would be impossible for anyone to open it. The bed, the dressers, and the bookshelf, all of it was moved so that the door couldn't be opened. Shizuo was about to move the desk in front of the door as well when Izaya angrily banged on the other side of the door.
"Shizu-chan!" He yelled angrily. "Open the door this instant!" Shizuo obviously didn't, instead, he ran into the closet, closing the doors so that a little light made its way in. He curled into a ball and squeezed his eyes shut, just wishing that he could be safe. That everything wasn't so scary. That his mom never brought him to the place he had been living since he was seven. Wishing that he didn't have his strength, so that he didn't have to worry about any of this in the first place…
*sniffle* Shizuo, come here, let me hug you! Alright everyone who reads this, I want you to vote! Should Shinra remember Shizuo or not? I mean, they did go to school together as little kids, or at least, that's what episode 7 of Durarara shows.
