Chapter 10:

Shizuo puffed a cloud of smoke in the air as he walked through the busy streets of the Ohio. Strange people walking around him, many a times few of them looked up to see the unfamiliar Asian face in a bartender suit among them, but then ignored as if they never saw. It was the usual for them to see tourists around perhaps, so they did not give much attention to it.

Shizuo thought how different it would have been if this was Ikebukuro. Every single person there would know him and the mere sight of Shizuo Heiwajima walking in streets make them scram away. But things were different here in America, no one knew he was Shizuo Heiwajima, neither did he show his monstrous power here yet. All thanks to the absence of the flea, for he is always the one provoking him to violence back there in his dear homeland.

Talking about flea, its already been a week since he departed from Japan, yet still he was unable to figure out the reason as to why flea's expression were being so different that day.

Shizuo sighed as he recalled that day, the expressions Izaya held and the way a little tear-like something appeared out of nowhere in his eyes, and that face of the informant full of sorrows and regrets.

Shizuo had been thinking about it ever since, for what happened to him that made the always-grining-Izaya cry like that? Could it be because of his departure? It was an absurd reason; they were sworn enemies after all. Why would he cry about that? If it wasn't the reason, then what could have happened to make him as miserable as that?

Shizuo had felt bad then, for he was finding it hard to believe that Izaya might be crying because of his departure. He couldn't tell the reason why he was leaving the country so silently. How could he even tell something so important yet so secret to an information broker who makes his living by selling information to others? Shizuo certainly would not let him know that because of his innate monstrous powers, he was actually brought here to be an official bodyguard for some special government agents of some secret research firm. However it's already been a week but he still not has seen the face of the people he would be working for.

It was all Karin who had brought this up on him. She had brought this offer to Shizuo through Yuuhei's agency, probably the head of his agency had some ties with her firm and thus when they asked Shizuo to move out of the country to work for them; he could not refuse. For it was obvious if he refused, Yuuhei's job might be in danger. And his brother complex would never allow that. Also in order to look not that suspicious, they have to pull out that girlfriend play too so the people may not make that much of a big mess if Shizuo, the monster of Ikebukuro suddenly disappeared from their sights. They would think that he changed as a girl came into his life and now he is living a calm peaceful life somewhere, without hindering the peace of Ikebukuro.

Shizuo felt bad for not letting the people know about his departure, the very few people who were actually close to him and always stood beside him all the times. The first person was Celty and then Shinra, Shinra cannot possibly be bothered by anything like this because all he seems to care about is just Celty, in fact he would be happy for his apartment's door would stay safe and sound. But Celty would definitely wonder about his disappearance so maybe he should have let her know.

Then he thought about the Simon of the Russian Sushi bar, the one who always tried to stop him from the violence whenever he saw him out of control due to Izaya. That's another point he always ended up getting the beat for Shizuo always let his anger out on him whenever he tried to stop the infuriated monster. Maybe he might as well be happy for he would get the peace in Ikebukuro.

And as far as Tom san in concerned, Shizuo couldn't bring himself to tell even the fact that he would be switching his jobs. Tom san was the only person who hired him when none in the whole Ikebukuro was ready to accept him. To put it in other words, Tom san has been the first person to acknowledge Shizuo's monstrous power and give him a job that would only suit to the people of this huge power. Shizuo was so in debt to his kindness, and thus he could not say it. Instead he had written him a letter, or more like made Yuuhei write it in official style, about resigning from the job. He had heard it's the legal way of cutting yourself from your old job and start a new one. He hoped that Tom san would not be as mad him; or rather not mad at him at all.

Then comes the Kadota, his intelligent mind may think up of some reason behind his disappearance, perhaps.

That leaves Yuuhei and Izaya. Yuuhei was given a little bit of information about this, that Shizuo would be getting a new bodyguard job outside in America etc. He was the only one who came to see Shizuo off on airport and wish him best of luck, for he was the only one of the few people who knew.

And for the Izaya, uhh well Shizuo did not know how to think about that guy anymore. Whether he should get annoyed just like he always did whenever he thought of the flea? Or should he be getting these strange emotions inside him that rose when he saw that unreadable face of Orihara Izaya? And that brought Shizuo back to where he stood in the center of the streets of Ohio, Cincinnati. And he once again thought, did he cry because of his departure? But no, because if he literally was sad about Shizuo leaving the country, he would have at least came to see him off. But he hadn't at all.

Shizuo sighed aloud and crushed his cigarette over a nearby trash can. The trash can he would never throw at anyone, because here in Ohio, there is no "anyone". And thus he began walking toward the place where his meeting with his new boss was setup for the day.

As he walked among the crowd of people speaking quickly in English, he remembered the time when he had convinced himself that it might turn good as well to be moving out of the country where people only feared his monstrous powers. Here he stood between the whole crowd, and none of them even moved an inch. They stood where they were, busy in their own life, and having no feared thoughts of this Shizuo Heiwajima at all. And then he thought about his work here, well if he is to be with the people who actually need his powers, it might be, if not much, at least a little comforting for him as compared to his previous life. He would even have access to talk to Yuuhei here online if he ever wanted to. And there was no other relative in Japan he might need to connect with. So from one side, this new job sounded all smooth and enchanting.

The flood of his thoughts came to an end as Shizuo paused, and stood right in front of a large door; the door of the place where he is supposed to meet his new boss, and his new job. Karin was already there,

"Hey Shizuo, here" She waved at him to let him know.

Shizuo walked over there and said hello, in English because this is the language he is supposed to be speaking now.

"Good. Seems like the one week English class did good to make you smooth at it"

The large door opened as she confirmed her id and they walked in.

Little did the Shizuo Heiwajima knew about the shadow who had been following him for quite a time and saw them going in.

I am sorry for such a late update. Thanks to those who are still following this story ＼（＾▽＾）／ Errors and Suggestions are always welcomed ~~~