Unexpectedly fast, huh? [: And unexpectedly short, don't you think so?
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Chapter 10 – The Apartment
Truly, the weather lived up to the idiom. It was damn unpredictable.
The moment Shizuo left Ikebukuro, a slight drizzle slowed him. Once he breathed that rainy scent of Shinjuku, the rain hammered down on him. The sky had big grey clouds that cried out fat drops of water. Those raindrops were powerfully striking him that it drained the man's energy a bit.
Shizuo laid his back against a cold wall. He heavily breathed in the cool oxygen. His wet hair clung to his face and concealed his eyes. Yet he stared past those yellow strands and looked up. The apartment rose tall in the landscape. He wondered if the warmly-dressed man saw him drenched in the rain right now.
"You must be a happy man then." He murmured to himself as he imagined yet could almost hear the raven's insulting laughter directed at him.
When his fatigue drifted away, the blond continued to pace slowly. At least he was here and his target area was close. He shivered as a mist coiled its cold fingers around him. But he ignored the icy fingers as he was used to wintry nights. Rather, he shivered when he heard that laugh resonate from all around him. He didn't like his mocking giggles yet a part of him melted with happiness upon hearing Izaya's fictitious chuckles.
The doorstep of the apartment offered a tiny bit of shelter from the thrashing rain. His fist came to knock on the huge white door but to his surprise, it creaked open.
He peeked inside to see white-painted doors lining up in both sides. The immaculate doors stood out from the shadowy and silent first story. There was a single orange light that emanated from the far eastern side. Shizuo turned left and right, making sure not a single soul witnessed his entrance. When his soggy shoes stepped inside the building, the large door abruptly closed back quietly and left the blond together with the shadows and the sinister cold ambiance.
Water dripped down to the carpeted ground as he walked to where the source of light came from. A shiny metal staircase appeared to him and winded a path up. Without any hesitation, he carefully walked, step by step on the silver squares floating on a single metal rod.
The second story was enveloped in darkness and the only light came from upstairs. Shizuo decided to trust his instincts and continue the trail up.
What stood out from the dark third story was a single pale door that was slightly ajar. There were lights glowing out of the creaking door. The blond had a hunch that he should entre. His senses told him that this was it: his final destination.
What an ending! O_O Excited for the next parts? Ohohohoho... The revelation is next! And so is the confession!