Chapter 10 – Intuition

Before you read:

Wow, a lot of u guys were so rebellious against my idea of killing Izaya! You're no fun~ But you'll have to read on to find out what I decided to dooo~ And if u don't like the ending, you know how to contact me! Through REVIEWS! Lol have fun reading~ mwahahahahaha! ;)

As the blonde started walking home in the rain, he suddenly felt a sharp, agonizing pain in his chest. It felt like he was just shot through the heart. Looking down to make sure he wasn't, he was relieved to see no blood. But the pain didn't go away.

"Dammit! What the hell's happening to me?"

People started whispering to each other as they passed the monster of Ikebukuro. He was clutching his shirt with a death grip near his heart. It was getting harder to breathe as he started home again. Not able to stand the pain anymore, he decided to go back to Shinra to see what was up. The second he took a step back, the pain started to reside.

"Ok...this is weird..."

He took a step forward and the pain immediately returned. Now he knew that something was up. Something bad was happening and his body was trying to tell him that. So he went with his instincts and walked until the pain was too excruciating to bare. Then he smelled something. The air was heavy with a disgusting smell. It was a smell he was familiar with, but he couldn't put his finger on what it was. (This smell...I know what it is... It's blood... But why is the smell of blood in the air?) Then he saw something coming out of an alley. It was a trail of blood mixed with the fallen rain. He followed the bloody trail deep into the alley way. What he saw next wasn't what he'd expected. The blood was coming from the brunet and a shadowy figure was kneeling down next to the informant.

"Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing?"

The shadowy figure turned around and stood up.

"Jerk! Did you do this? I'll kill you!"

"Wait!"

But the blonde didn't listen. He charged at the mystery person and pushed him against the wall.

"You're dead."

"Nii-san! Wait!"

"K-kasuka?"

"Yes. It's me."

"What are you doing here?"

"I saw the blood on the floor and followed it in here. I then found Izaya-san. I was trying to help him up, but he won't wake up."

"Shit!"

He lets go of his baby brother and picked up the brunet bridal style. The smaller male felt heavy, like dead weight.

"Nii-san...I think...he might be..."

"No. Don't say it. You should get out of the rain Kasuka. I don't want you getting sick. I'll take care of Izaya."

"Ok."

The blonde took off in the direction of the doctor's apartment. Running as fast as he could, he arrived at Shinra's and literally kicked the door down.

"Shizuo!"

"Shinra help! Izaya he's...he's been..."

Blood was dripping all over the hardwood floor as Shinra rushed over to the two males.

"Quick, bring him into the OR. I'll begin surgery right away!"

Laying the half dead brunet on the cold metal table, the blonde was pushed out the room by Shinra.

"I need space Shizuo. And I don't want you to see this."

"But-"

The door was closed shut before he could even finish his sentence. The blonde's face was as pale as a ghost's. He didn't know what to do. The brunet had bled out a lot before he was able to find him, and now he might die. The blonde paced around Shinra's living room waiting for news about the informant. Celty came home moments later as he was pacing back and forth. She pulled out her PDA and typed a message to the blonde.

-Shizuo. What's going on? Where's Shinra?"

Quickly reading the text, he answered her.

"He's in the surgery room with Izaya. I think the Slasher found him... Shit! This is all my fault!"

Tap tap tap tap

-No it's not. The Slasher has been looking for Izaya for some time now. Don't blame yourself.-

"I...I just don't know what to think... I keep saving that flea... Why would I do that if I hate him? I'm so confused..."

-Shizuo. Maybe you don't hate him after all.-

"I don't know..."

His phone buzzed in his pocket, notifying that he had received a text message. Pulling out his cell, he went into his inbox and opened it. The message was from Izaya.

"What?"

-What is it?-

"It's a text...from the flea..."

Pressing the button, he opened the text and started reading.

Shizuo Heiwajima. I'm sorry to say, but I'm dying. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear news about that. The Slasher got to me. I went out to look for you, despite knowing that I would be killed. I'm sorry for all those times I made your life miserable. I just wanted you to see me. I guess I was being selfish. I'm sorry. But I'll be gone soon, so there's no reason to worry. No one will cause you anymore trouble. You can now live a peaceful life. I'm happy that I was able to meet a person like you. To actual fall in love with you. Though you don't love me back, I'm still glad to have spent my last few days with you. As I am dying, my last thoughts are about our times together. All I can think about are my regrets. I regret not trying to become your friend the proper way. I regret torturing you most of all. It's probably the reason why we weren't able to become friends. My life is full of regrets, but I will never regret meeting you. Thank you Shizuo for being there for me when I needed someone. Thank you so much... My time's up now... Gotta bounce. And one more thing, I love you.

As the blonde finished reading the last sentence, his mind was still processing all the information he'd just toke in. He couldn't believe it. The brunet spent his last moment of life just to send him a message. He could've called for help, but instead he used all his strength to tell him his last thoughts. Tears started appearing on the blonde's eyes as he stared at his phone. They fell to the ground as he placed his head in between his knees to keep from shaking. Celty was rubbing the blonde's back, trying to soothe him. (Poor Shizuo... He doesn't know it, but I think he's fallen for Izaya... That's the only explanation I can think of. He's so worried about him... I hope he'll be ok.)

Shinra finally appeared for the room hours later. As he walked towards the blonde and Dullahan, he pulled off the bloody latex gloves he was wearing. When the blonde saw those gloves, he thought he was going to faint.

"Shinra... Just tell me. Is he..."

The doctor's facial expression was mixed with sadness and anger. His eyes were beginning to tear up as he stared down at the floor.

"I'm sorry Shizuo... I tried my best, really I did. But his heart just kept failing on me... I'm afraid he's...he's gone... Izaya's dead..."

Words From Our Author:

Yes, Izaya's dead. Will there be another chapter? Well we'll just have to wait and see now will we! :O anyways, hoped you liked it! I added Kasuka in cause he's adorable and Shizuo loves his baby brother. If I had made him punch Kasuka, wow... That would've sucked! Lol! So, what will happen now? Review review review! Don't worry, U'll love what happens next! Stay tune~ Or you will never find out!~ Mwahahahah! I'm so evil ~