Chapter Eleven: City in the Sky
Disclaimer: I do not own Durarara or any other references I may use in this story.
Warning: Contains shounen-ai and eventual yaoi!
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Shizuo came out of the room, his face frowning pensively. On the back of his mind he was trying to decipher Erika's words. She would often refer to his as Tsundere and Izaya as Yandere.
However the moment he laid eyes on Izaya and their new unwanted companion all other thoughts flew out of his mind. His eye instantly began to twitch in irritation and some other emotion he refused to acknowledge.
His caramel colored eyes locked Isaías standing a little too close to Izaya, the Rito-hybrid's hands resting on Izaya's slender shoulders. "What the hell, Izaya doesn't do physical contact. Unless it's to make some uncomfortable or lure them into a false sense of security. Why is he letting this bastard touch him?" Shizuo scowled.
"Hey Shizu-chan what took you so long? Never mind I don't care. Listen you don't have to worry about holding me Isaías offered to carry me instead," Izaya gestured to Isaías, whose smirk was a bit too smug for Shizuo's liking.
"You trust this guy to hold you and not me?" Shizuo growled angrily. Unbeknownst to him in the real world everyone leaned forward towards the television anxiously awaiting Izaya's response.
Not expecting this reaction from Shizuo, Izaya blinked for a moment in confusion, "I'd thought the brute would be relieved not angry."
However Isaías saved Izaya from answering, "I have an experience carrying someone in my arms while in flight. So if you worry for his safety, don't be."
"I'm not worried!" Shizuo instantly became defensive. "What's wrong with me, why am I so angry?" He ran his fingers through his hair in aggravation.
"Flying in Isaías' arms is a safer way to travel than holding you while you're using the Clawshot," Izaya sighed, not understanding what the big deal was.
Fortunately Izaya's statement appeased Shizuo. It's not a question of trust rather he thought the method was safer. It's also not like Izaya wanted to be held by the guy or so Shizuo told himself.
"Fine let's get going then," Shizuo said contently making both Izaya and Isaías sweat dropped at the apparent mood swings the blond suffered from.
"Very well," Isaías scooped Izaya into his arms and took off into flight. "Follow me!" He called out. Shizuo quickly followed to the adjacent building whose bridge was broken, making crossing by normal means impossible.
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Shizuo arrived at the entrance of the building only for the floor to give way. "Shizu-chan!" Izaya yelled from his position in Isaías' arms, watching Shizuo fall down below.
"You son of a bitch I almost died!" Shizuo's voice boomed, returning by use of his Clawshot. "A little warning would have been nice!" The blonde growled resisting the urge to tear off the bird-hybrid's wings.
Failing to look remotely apologetic Isaías apologized, "Sorry I forgot the floor is a bit weak in some places."
"Oh is that why you didn't put me down as soon as we got here?" Izaya asked suspiciously raising a slender brow in disbelief.
"What can I say I like having you in my arms," Isaías purred.
Shizuo bristled, but went to the task of finding more stable ground to stand on. Noticing the faint cracks in the floor he marked them as a guide on what part was safe.
Doing a cursory glance Izaya could see why Isaías couldn't enter this part of the temple. The door was locked by iron bars, but Izaya came across this type of security before. Izaya's eyes drifted upwards above the door, "I'm starting to wonder if anyone besides me has a brain."
Choosing not to answer the questioning stares he received from his snarky remark Izaya merely summoned his energy bow and shot a light arrow at the crystal above the door causing the iron bars to retreat.
It was then Izaya and Shizuo heard a soft melody that played after the door was unlocked. "Has that music always been there?" Shizuo asked Izaya who only shrugged his shoulders.
Isaías ignored the commentary the other two provided. Wanting to regain Izaya's attention, he whispered into the smaller male's ear, "You are very intelligent. I never thought that crystal to be the key to unlocking the door. I believed it to be a decoration."
"Well Izaya always had brains, which has never been his problem. It's just his shitty personality," Shizuo thought aloud whilst Izaya rolled his eyes.
Clearing his throat Izaya managed to get the two men back on track, "Let's head inside and be careful the floor could be unstable."
Once the floor was determined to be stable Izaya hopped down on his feet, though upon looking around the room they could see how much the floor had degraded in most places.
"It's obviously not safe to traverse on foot," Isaías said almost a bit too pleased by these turn of events and took Izaya into his arms again.
Shizuo muttered, "You seem happy about that." The blond saw a small chest on the other side of the room. Seeing the moss and ivy covered pillars scattered about the room Shizuo had an idea. He wasted no time latching the pillars with his Clawshot to reach the chest.
Text: You found a small key!
"Good job Shizu-chan and you didn't need me to tell you anything this time!" Izaya smiled slightly causing Shizuo to mirror the expression. "Sure Izaya was being a bit of a smart ass, but he gave a compliment nonetheless," Shizuo's smile widened.
"Let's get going I don't think there is anything else here," Isaías suddenly spoke, wanting to break up the nice little moment Izaya and Shizuo were having.
Doubling back they made their way back to the central room where they met Isaías and went through the exit on the other side, this time the bridge was intact. Hopping down out of Isaías' arms Izaya began to walk across the bridge.
"One moment, you should just cross over with me," Isaías suggested.
"Why I can walk just fine?" Izaya asked. He was tired of being carried around like a baby. His walk abruptly ended when a strong wind blew him backwards luckily Shizuo was there to catch him.
"Careful there flea," Shizuo whispered. Izaya looked up blushing due to him being flushed up against Shizuo's body. Normally Izaya didn't mind getting into Shizuo's personal space having done so quite often in the past, but he never was held so tightly yet gently in the blonde's arms before.
"Unless you count the trip up to the temple," A traitorous inner voice that sounded a bit like Erika hissed in his ear. "Damn yaoi fangirl is poisoning my thoughts!" Izaya bemoaned, knowing that she wasn't on the headset and that it was his own conscience.
Shaking his head trying to regain his focus to see Shizuo was talking to him, "Sorry what was that?" Izaya asked a bit embarrassed at having his mind wander off, but it more towards the subject of said thoughts.
"I said I would offer the Iron Boots to you, but I doubt you can walk in them so I'll carry you," Shizuo repeated lifting Izaya into his arms. He easily walked across the bridged without being remotely bothered by the winds that even Isaías was having minor difficulty flying in them.
"Just how strong is this guy?" Isaías thought. They finally made it to the door that was locked by chains.
Wordlessly Izaya reached into Shizuo's pouch and took out the small key. They were unaware of Erika squealing at how Izaya was in Shizuo's arms, groping the blond. Though being the designated voice of wisdom, Kadota pointed out that Izaya was only getting the key. Erika just ignored him as per usual too wrapped up in her own fantasy world.
Placing the key in the lock the chains fell away and vanishing. "I'll never get use to that," Shizuo commented earning a chuckle from Izaya.
Landing next to the two man Isaías looked around the room mirroring the expressions of disbelief they had. "Are those fans?" Shizuo tilted his head to the side in confusion.
"I guess this is what powers the place… these giant turbines," Izaya theorized, resting his fingers on his chin.
Shizuo asked, "But how do we get across?"
"You're going to have to use your iron boots to trigger the switch that shuts these off," Izaya suggested pointing to the crystal in the center of the room. "We don't know if the Clawshot's trajectory will be thrown off by the wind," He added.
Shizuo nodded his head before equipping his boots and making his way to the center of the room.
"A question just how strong is Shizuo, he seems abnormally so," Isaías asked the shorter male.
"Oh Shizu-chan has always been monstrously strong for as long as I remember," Izaya said nonchalantly, waving his hand dismissively.
Isaías commented, "You don't seem afraid."
"Eh?" Izaya blinked in confusion. Every time the statement of his lack of fear in the face of Shizuo's strength was made, he would respond with surprise. Though he acknowledges that having a fear of Shizuo is quite normal, but some reason he couldn't explain he was never afraid of the blond, in fact his pastime is pissing him off.
"Well most people would fear a man of such strength yet you seem to provoke him and not worry about the consequences," Isaías elaborated.
Izaya chuckled, "No I'm not afraid of Shizu-chan because I know even though he claims he hates me and wants to kill me he won't. He's a lot of things, but he's no killer."
"For all the destruction he's caused he's not an evil person, I kind of envy him. He has people who care about him. Despite his scary strength he's still loved," The informant whispered looking over at the blonde in a wistful fashion.
Isaías wanted to say something more, but Shizuo had finished his task thus the turbines stopped moving making it safe to walk across the room.
"Come on," Izaya said softly walking towards Shizuo who was already heading towards the exit on the other side of the room.
"I just noticed something we haven't ran into any monsters so far," Shizuo said as they entered the room only for the door to lock behind them trapping them inside.
"You just had to say something," Izaya murmured. They were faced with Dynalfos and Helmasaur.
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End of Chapter
Author's Note: Yeah I know this is late, but life was getting in the way. But wow eleven whole chapters already, I know that might not be much of an accomplishment to most, but trust me it is for me.
I had do some research on the City in the Sky Temple from Twilight Princess, which means I watched some YouTube videos and went to Zelda Wiki.
Anyway hope you all enjoyed this chapter, until the next one…
