Ikebukuro had been silent for the better half of a week now, and its inhabitants noticed. No one had seen nor heard either of Ikebukuro's strongest and most feared men. Both seemed to have dropped off of the face off the planet. For the most part, those who lived in Ikebukuro enjoyed the peace and quiet and were not concerned that neither of the men had been seen. On the other hand people such as Shinra and Celty, Kadota and his gang and Izaya's sisters were a little concerned. This was unlike both males; at least one of them would be seen each day. For both of them to seemingly disappear, something wasn't right.
"I wonder why Shizuo and Izaya haven't been seen lately, it's not like either of them." Shinra wondered aloud, Celty typed up a response saying she could always go check on them. "What a wonderful idea my love!" He went to hug her but was lightly jabbed in the side; another message simply said 'please stop that'. In all honesty Celty didn't really mind the attention; she just got a little embarrassed. She nodded to Shinra before heading off out on her bike to see what was wrong with the two males.
Shizuo was just sitting on the couch in his apartment, he had text Tom saying he still didn't feel ready for work. These last few days, his mood had gone downhill quite quickly. It all began with the thought that maybe Izaya was right, maybe he should just drop dead. Then he ended up thinking about how only a few people would actually miss him and even then they probably wouldn't care for long. Kasuka was probably the only one who would really care. All this led to how he felt right now and right now he felt like shit. He hadn't even bothered to get dressed today, staying in the pyjama bottoms he wore for bed. He never really felt like eating anymore but he would make himself, he wasn't going to die of starvation. That, in his opinion was a stupid way to die, that and hunger pains were a bitch.
Over the short amount of time he had spent cooped up in this apartment if his, Shizuo had come to realise, or rather acknowledge a few things. First he realised just how boring his life really is, he has a job, a brother he doesn't get to see much of, a couple of friends and then the asshole who used to piss him off. "Well he isn't a problem anymore; I am the problem these days…" Shizuo also noticed that his life just generally sucks, yet he couldn't find it in him to do anything about it. Even if he hadn't raped Izaya, he would end up feeling like this sooner or later. He sighed "I really don't have anything to live for, well 'cept for my little brother…" That would be his only regret if he were to commit suicide and that he would be leaving his brother, Kasuka.
Hearing a familiar neigh outside his apartment, he was snapped out of his thoughts. "Huh, Celty? I wonder what she wants…" He got up from the couch and opened the door, just as she was about to knock. He wordlessly let her inside and shut the door behind her, before reclaiming his spot on his couch. She calmly typed a message before showing it to him. She was asking him why he hadn't been around Ikebukuro and why he hadn't even gotten dressed, it wasn't like him.
"Don't worry Celty; I'm just having a few 'off' days. I'll be fine sooner or later." He didn't want to mention to his friend that he was seriously considering suicide. He felt guilty over what he did to Izaya, his life was crap anyway. What reason did he have to live? She merely typed out another message, no doubt asking more questions.
Celty stayed for a while longer, asking the ex-bartender questions as to determine the real reason he hadn't left his apartment. As she left, she made a mental note to speak with shinra when she got back. Something was definitely 'off' with Shizuo. She decided to speak to Izaya tomorrow as it was getting a little late in the afternoon. She made her way over to Shooter before heading back home.