A New Kind of Pet
Chapter 10
Shizuo growled deep from his chest as he stalked down the streets of Ikebukuro, looking for Izaya. Of all the outcomes that he thought the kid would make, he didn't think that the hellcat would think to do this! He had woken about two hours ago now, to an empty bed, with only a note on the bed table from Izaya. The note had said that he was going to the lab, but not to worry because he would be back. He was going to handle all of this himself, that way the only one risk getting hurt, was him. Shizuo had awoken the other two with a shout that had them running to see what had angered the blond.
He had shouted at them what was going on, and had met them at the doorway, each one ready to start hunting for the kid that they didn't want to lose. He had said that he would go to where he first met Izaya, and go from there. If he found the lab, he'd call them and vice verse. He growled as he grabbed a random sign and chucked it with as much strength as he could, needing to release some of his anger before he hurt someone that hadn't done anything to him.
He stopped once he reached the area that he had first saw Izaya, and started to look around for any clues that would tell him which way the kid had went to get back to the lab. He found his gaze going to the small forest that wrapped around the smaller part of Ikebukuro. He figured that he would start that way, and then work through the city's streets. If he didn't find anything after that, he'd just start ripping through the streets like a madman. He ran into the forest, and stopped a few feet in as he heard a weird sound. It sounded like...alarms a store would use to signal a break in or something.
Looking around, he quickly pinpointed the area where the sound was coming from, and started that way. Going slower so that he knew that he was heading in the right direction, and started to pick up the pace when it was. It wasn't long until he reached a large clearing, and blinked when he saw a large wall stopping anyone from entering the large building within it. The alarms were blaring from the building, and he watched as the guards from the gate suddenly rushed inside, shouting something about an experiment causing havoc within the lab. He smiled and pulled out his phone, knowing that this was going to be one hell of a time. After texting Shinra and Celty, he started toward the wall, and studied it for a moment. He briefly wondered what Izaya was doing to cause all the havoc that could be heard from the wall, and thought that maybe that they would just be a nuisance to whatever he was doing. He blinked when his phone went off, and pulled it out to see that Shinra had texted back.
On our way. Just go on ahead and we'll meet up with you. Shizuo smiled, and slid the small device back into his pocket. Making up his mind, he turned around and started to walk away from where he was standing. Once he got about fifteen yards away, he spun around. Rotating his shoulder for a moment, he then took off running as fast as he could go. Once he got close enough, he reeled his arm back, and then slammed his fist into the brick wall that surrounded the lab. Then watched as the area around him crumbled as if it was made of nothing more than Styrofoam. Straightening, he smiled at the guards that were staring at him in shock as he cracked his knuckles and walked up to them.
"Sorry to intrude, but this 'experiment' that is causing trouble within. Does his name happen to be Izaya?" Shizuo asked, watching as the trembling and pale guards nodded slowly. He smiled a sweet smile and stepped closer to them.
"Thank you then, I'll only be a moment. Unless, you want to stop me from going in?" He stated, watching as their gazes moved to him to the shattered wall behind him, and then back to him. They shook their heads quickly, Shizuo nodded and continued passed them, pulling a cigarette out along with a lighter.
"Also. Should anything bad happen to him before I can get him out, I'm gonna kill everyone here." He sounded over his shoulder, and watched as they quickly made a hasty retreat through the entrance he had made. Smiling, he balanced the cigarette between his lips, and lit the end before continuing on his way. He reached the wall of the lab, and thought about making another entrance, but thought better of it since it could mess with the foundation and bring the whole thing down with Izaya still inside. He looked down the wall, and then up it before he saw the actual door. Just as he started toward it, he heard the familiar sound of a horses hooves thundering toward him. Smiling, he looked toward his made entrance just as Celty shot through on her motorcycle with Shinra clutching her back. They quickly dismounted, and ran to him just as he continued on his way to the door.
"Glade that you could make it before things started to get good." He stated, moving to stand in front of the door and looked at the enforced door.
"So. We're just really going to barge in through the front door?" Shinra asked, and Shizuo smiled as he placed one foot right beneath the handles.
"Best to do this, or else I'd bring it down with Izaya still inside." He stated, looking at both of them, waited for their nods, and then slammed his foot into the door. It went flying as if it had been hit by a cannon, and slammed into an unsuspecting guard. The guard's partner went wide eyed and brought up his gun, which Shizuo quickly grabbed and crushed the barrel in his hand. He jerked the man forward, and watched as he paled greatly.
"Where is Izaya?" He growled, watching as the man raised a shaking arm and pointed down the hallway. He looked that way, and frowned. The hallway was long, and had many other halls breaking away from it as well as many doors that could hide the kid.
"All the way down?" He growled, watching as the man started to tremble and shook his head. Shizuo gave a growl, and watched as the man flinched and looked to the other two for help.
"I suspect that you should tell him exactly where Izaya is. Rather that or, he'll just pummel you and then anyone else who crosses his path." Shinra stated, and Shizuo watched as the man seemed to finally regain his voice.
"Down the hall to the third hallway from it. Go all the way down and then turn right. He's rewiring all of the systems. We're suspecting that he's trying to overheat all the systems and blow the place sky high!" The man stated, and Shizuo dropped him as they started down the hall, and he glanced at Shinra.
"Could he really blow this place away just by rewiring a few wires?" Shizuo asked, and watched as Shinra sighed and nodded.
"Yes, he could. Especially if he knows all the united systems, and if the scientists here all run on the same system. By switching and combining different wires, he could in a fact blow this place sky high." Shinra stated, and Shizuo frowned as he picked up the pace.
"Alright. So he blows the place up. He's still vulnerable to an attack by that man. Why didn't he tell us about it?" Shizuo growled, and blinked when Celty's phone was handed to him. He looked down at it as he ran.
I was thinking on that. I think that, since he knows more about this place than we do, he thought he'd be able to do everything before he was found. Shizuo scoffed and handed the phone back to her.
"Good lot that did. The alarms gave him away and they know exactly where he is. As far as we know, he's already captured." He growled, quickly sprinting down the third hallway and quickly rounded the corner to the right. He blinked as he saw what was before him, and frowned. There was...nothing but open vents with wires twisted and turned.
"My graces. He's not just going to blow this place sky high, he's going to incinerate it." Shinra whispered, but Shizuo ignored him to try and figure out where the kid was. He blinked when a shout sounded from the next corner around and quickly ran that way. Jumping over the exposed wires, and whirled around the corner with a growl. His eyes narrowed as he saw Izaya struggling to get away from two guards that had twisted his arms behind his back. They all looked up at the growl.
"Who the fuck are you?!"
"How did you get in here?!"
"Shizuo!?" Izaya sounded, and he looked at the kid before approaching the guards who were glaring at him.
"Let. Him. Go." He bit out, taking a step with each word, and he narrowed his eyes farther when they just tightened their holds on him, causing him to wince. He stopped a few inches from them, and then shot his fist out, slamming into one's face. He felt bone crunch, teeth shatter, and watched as the man crumpled to the ground without another sound. He then turned to the second guard.
"I. Said. Let. Him. Go." He growled, watching as the man looked to his fallen comrade and then to him. He dropped Izaya where he stood, and then bolted as fast as he could. Shizuo then crouched down beside Izaya and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.
"Izaya..." He stopped when Izaya jerked from his hold and growled at him. His tail, hair and ears bristling.
"What the hell are you three doing here?! I said I'd handle it!" He growled, turning his back to them and started fussing with the wires again. Twisting some thin ones with larger ones, and basically making a rainbow of the colors.
"We can help protect you. So something that we just ran into doesn't happen again." Shinra sounded as Shizuo remained quiet. The kid was mad at them for arriving. Did he think that they'd just be a burden? Then he recalled what the kid had said about not wanting them to risk their lives for his. Giving a sigh, he watched Izaya finished his job, and slid down the hall before struggling with another panel. Realizing what he could do, Shizuo reached passed him and jerked the panel off with a simple tug.
"We're not going if that's what you're hoping that your silence will do." He stated, moving farther down and going ahead and jerking that panel off as well. Then stepped back as Shinra crouched down to start working on that one.
"We're going to help rather you like it or not. I can help with the rewiring and those two are added muscle." Shinra stated, and he watched as the kid sighed and then looked at them as he fussed over a wire.
"Fine. I can tell I wont win. By the way, the timer is for and hour and a half." He stated, and Shizuo watched as Shinra nodded.
"Do you have to go down all the halls?" Shizuo asked, and Izaya shook his head.
"No. I'm routing all the overdrive into the main computer, and it's just that door there. After these last few I just need to go in there and tamper with the computer programs. Then, we'll have to high tail it out of here." He stated, finishing what he was doing and stood up. Shizuo followed him as Celty stayed near Shinra. He jerked the final panel off and allowed for Izaya to crouch down to the wires.
"There he is, and the other intruders! Get them!" The shout caused him to look to his right as a hand full of guards came rushing at them. He picked the panel up, and chucked at them, watching as they ducked but watched as it sliced through the wall behind them. They all froze and slowly turned to look upon him in terror. He smiled a smile that dared one to step forward to face him. A few quickly turned tail and ran, the others slowly advanced, spreading out slightly so they weren't all a large target. He blinked when Shinra suddenly stood at his side, and Celty moved passed them. Then watched as she removed her helmet and allowed the black mist that was produced from her neck became thicker. Then watched as a few more ran when they realized they were dealing with something that wasn't human, and those that were left were quickly dropped by the Dullahan's mist.
"Nice going. Now, lets go to the room and set set this thing off." Izaya stated, rushing for the door with Shizuo following quickly on his heels. He watched as Izaya threw the door open, only to freeze where he stood. Shizuo quickly pushed him into Celty's arms and glared at the man that had tormented Izaya.
"Bastard! You DIE!" He shouted, lounging at the surprised man, and quickly attempted to land a blow on him. Giving a curse as he dodged and was able to keep one step out of Shizuo's reach. He watched from the corner of his eye as Shinra and Izaya rushed to the main computer that the man had been guarding, and smiled when Celty got behind the man. He jumped back when he saw Celty's signal, and watched as her black mist quickly surrounded the man.
"You try to escape that and you're good as dead." Shizuo growled, and watched as the man looked over his shoulder at the Dullahan and then back to him, before looking over to Izaya and Shinra who were typing away.
"I must say. Izaya has found quite a pack, but it doesn't matter. He is still mine, and mine alone. Isn't that right, my precious pet." The man stated, and Shizuo heard a whimper escape from Izaya but he continued to type.
"Shut up and leave him alone." Shizuo growled, stepping into the man's view so he couldn't see Izaya directly.
"You think that just because he is out of my sight that protects him. My dear sir, you know nothing. Now, my precious pet, stop what you're doing before you get my punishment again." The man stated, and Shizuo glanced over his shoulder as he heard Izaya choke. He watched as Izaya flinched away, only for a moment, but started right back to typing.
"You have no hold over him." Shizuo growled, glaring back at the man, blinking as he saw that he now had a gun trained on him. He saw a glint enter the man's eyes and knew that if he dodged, the bullet would hit Izaya.
"I might not have any hold on him, but you are something that will give me leverage." The man stated, and Shizuo glared at him. Then gave a smirk, before shaking his head.
"You wont get a chance." He whispered, watching as Celty's mist started to gather even thicker around the man. He wasn't putting himself in a good position, because now he was threatening two of the Dullahan's friends. Only to blink when the man raised the gun and pulled the trigger, his body jerking as the bullet slammed deep into his chest.
"SHIZUO!" The shout from Izaya was the last thing he heard before blacking out.