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"He's taking forever…" Shizuo grumbled, glancing to the front door.
"Shizuo settle down, he's only been out there for… fifteen minutes…" Shinra's attempt at calming his friend don trailed off once he'd fully realized how long Izaya had been outside. Shizuo was then up in an instant, storming out of the apartment and making his way outside.
"We agreed no longer than five minutes for him to be alone. There's no-way he'd break that rule…" Mizuki muttered, a worried frown showing on her face.
"You think he's been taken?" Shinra questioned quietly, the reply being almost instant.
"Yes. He wouldn't purposely worry us like this. Izaya has been taken and I know how to find out where." With that said, the vermillion eyed girl disappeared.
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"Ah, you have no idea how long I've waited for you, my little raven." Takuji said, a sickeningly sweet smile planted on his still ugly face. He stared down at the blindfolded man, who had his hands tied behind his back and his feet bound together with rope.
"I'm not your raven." Izaya said bitterly, staying perfectly still as he leaned his back against the wall. He, being as smart as he was, already knew where he was. The familiar scent of cigarettes and the sound of shuffling feet of large 'bodyguards' in suits; he was in Shiki's office. Well, to be more specific, on the floor of Shiki's office in the far corner. "I gotta say, it was a smart move to get Shiki on your side. Someone I saw on a regular basis and knows almost as much about me as I do him."
"It was difficult getting in touch with him," Takuji said, "After I found out you were here, I had to make preparations and I needed someone to keep an eye on you. He wasn't an easy man to bargain with, but promise of immortality soon bought his loyalty."
"Immortality huh? So how do you plan to make him immortal?" Izaya asked, cringing at the all but evil chuckle that came from the large man.
"It was a lie, of course. I plan to save the immortality for you and me, my dear raven," Takuji said, "That way I can keep you forever and have nothing short of eternity to punish you for trying to run from me." Izaya closed his eyes under the black blindfold.
"…I'll kill you before that happens…" He whispered, nothing but hate lacing his tone.
"Oh? What happened to the helpless little boy you were back then? Has my little raven learned to take care of himself?" Takuji laughed heartedly, ignorant of the smirk that had tugged at the informants lips.
"Oh you have no idea…" Izaya muttered under his breath.
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Izaya's apartment was annoyingly quiet without the informant pottering around, babbling on about Valhalla or whatever. Namie almost missed it. Almost. The brunette woman had been keeping her eye on the place, keeping up a façade that he was sick so that his many clients wouldn't kick up a fuss.
"Such a pain in the ass…" She mumbled as she watered the tree in Izaya's office. It was just her luck to have gotten mixed up in all this shit… She hadn't wanted to do a thing for that horrid man Takuji, but, somehow, he knew about her beloved brother… There was no-way she would put him in harm's way.
"Where is he." The stern, very pissed off voice that sounded from the door caused Namie to jump out of her skin. She turned her head to see none other than Shizuo's sister. Well, now I'm screw.
"I don't know." Lie.
"Tell me where he is, and I might reconsider cutting open your head." Mizuki said, her voice nothing short of pissed off.
"You know, if I tell you where he is, then I'll just be killed anyway, but it'll be a lot slower and definitely more painful… So go ahead, slice my skull open." Namie stated bluntly, watching as the smaller girls eyes narrowed dangerously. In a mere moment, Mizuki was behind the woman, the hilt of her sword making contact with the back of the brunettes head and knocking her unconscious.
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"So tell me, what deal did you make to become immortal?" Izaya questioned. He hadn't been moved from his position on the floor and was beginning to feel and uncomfortable numbness spread through his legs from lack of movement.
"It was quite simple," Takuji said, now sitting upon a rather lush seat, "I knew of the underworld guardian, and I intended to give him one of my men in exchange for you. Though, unfortunately for me, that blonde lover of yours already beat me to it. And so, I requested immortality, for both myself and you when you were reborn, in exchange for two other souls. I also was granted a few special men to use to put an end to those two immortal children."
So that's what those purple eyed beasts are… I swear if I ever meet this guardian, I'll slit his throat for giving this man everything he needs to ruin everything I love… Izaya grit his teeth, swearing under his breath.
"So, you're just waiting until you kill Shizuo and Mizuki before you make your payment?"
"That's correct. One they're dead, you'll be mine."
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My head hurts… Why does- Oh… That's right… She hit me. Namie stirred slowly, coming back into consciousness. The first thing she noticed was that she couldn't move at all with easy, as she was bound to what felt like a metal table. The second thing she noticed, as she opened her eyes, was that she was blindfolded, though she knew there were others in the room with her.
"Where am I…?"
"Doesn't matter."
That's Shizuo's voice… Damn, I really am screwed…
"Why am I here?"
"Because you have to tell us where that monster has taken Izaya."
And there's Mizuki…
"What happens to me if I don't?"
"You die."
That's… Shinra.
"And what if I do tell you?"
"You live."
Russian accent? That'd be Simon then…
"What if I told you that if I reveal that information, I'll be killed anyway?"
"You won't be killed, because we'll still be keeping you here." Namie felt something tuck at the blindfold, pulling it off so that she could see the very hospital like room around her, as well as the four other people in it.
"I can't stand that man, but still…" She muttered, her voice trailing off. I can't help but want him out of that beasts clutches.
"Tell us… Please." Shizuo all but pleaded, taking her by the shoulders and forcing her to look him dead in the eyes, "I can't lose him again." Namie sighed. How the hell could anyone resist such desperate, pleading eyes. Shizuo loved Izaya, and the woman knew from experience how heart wrenching it could be if the one you love is taking by another.
"They're holding him in Shiki's office…"
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Shizuo ran. God, how he ran. The city flew passed in a blur. All the people, all the trees, all the builds, all the cars… None of it mattered to the blonde. There was only one place, one person, on his mind at the moment.
For his entire life, before his memories had returned, Shizuo always knew that there was someone out there for him. Someone who matched him perfectly and would shy away because of his strength. He knew that he should have realized that Izaya was the one the moment they met, but present times were much more hectic and distracting then back then. And he didn't mean that moment back in high school; no, he meant that one moment, when Shizuo's strength had yet to fully make itself known, when he and Izaya first crossed paths as children…
"Brother, you shouldn't get so worked up." Kasuka said, his small voice monotone as he watched his elder brother practically fume.
They were in line for the tea cup ride at an amusement park, and there was just so many people there that the line seemed to go on forever. What made it worse was that some annoying kid had thrown up in one of the tea cups, halting the ride for a good while.
"We can just find something else to go on." The youngest said, tucking on the sleeve of his brothers blue t-shirt.
"No, you want to ride the tea cups, so we're riding the tea cups!" Shizuo stated stubbornly. Kasuka gave a soft sigh, giving up his attempts at pulling the other away. He really did want to ride those colorful little tea cups.
"Okay! Everything's been sorted out! The ride will be opening up again now!" The man in charge of the ride announced. Shizuo grinned and clapped his hands together.
"See what happens when you're patient little brother? Good things always happen!" He said proudly.
"That's what I told you two days ago." Kasuka said, instantly bring the elder down from his cloud of wisdom.
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An hour and a half. That was how long it took for Shizuo and Kasuka to reach the front of the line. To say the two were relived would have to be an understatement as the ride came to a stop, signaling that it was almost their turn.
"Thank you for waiting with me, brother." Kasuka said, getting a wide grin in reply.
"Anytime!"
The small gate to the ride opened and people became to walk out, parents and their children, immature teenagers who just wanted a laugh, elder siblings taking their little brothers or sisters on the ride just to humor them.
"You ready?" Shizuo grinned as the last of the people exited the tea cups. The very last person was someone who caught the little brunette's eye instantly.
A little boy with raven hair and incredible crimson eyes skipped away from the ride. He was pale and thin, though didn't seem at all unhealthy. He was dressed in a slightly over sized black and purple jumper and three quarter cargo shorts. Shizuo watched the boy as he strolled passed, those oddly colored eyes moving to glance sideways at him.
That sideways glance soon turned the boys head to all but stare at Shizuo. They held each other's gaze for a few more moments, until Kasuka began tugging on Shizuo's shirt, telling him that it was their turn on the tea cups. The crimson eyed boy gave a wide, rather sweet, smile before skipping off.
"Who was that?" Kasuka's voice broke Shizuo out from whatever trance he was in.
"Uh… I dunno…" He muttered. Kasuka gave him a somewhat confused look before tugging him towards the ride.
"Well, maybe we'll see him again later." He said.
"Yeah…" Shizuo looked over his shoulder as that little raven haired boy disappeared around a corner, "…Maybe."
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Shizuo grit his teeth at the memory. How could he have to remembered that moment when he'd come across Izaya in high school? God, he really was a protozoan.
"Izaya… I'm not letting you go again…" With that whispered declaration, he barged into the building that was heavily guarded by men with weapons that would send any normal man running for the hills. But Shizuo was not a normal man. He was the son of a goddess, and he intended to make use of the abilities he was born with.
A lot of blood was spilled the moment Shizuo began to attack. Those pathetic men in suits honestly had no idea what hit them as the infuriated blonde made his way through the building, up towards Shiki's office. He wasn't holding back either. These men had his Izaya, and so they needed to die. Pained screams could be heard as bones were crushed by objects that no-one should be able to move.
Shizuo ignored any and all pleas for mercy as he went on his way. He was on a bloody mission, and nothing could distract him. However, when he finally reached the door to that office, he paused. Only for a mere moment as he prepared himself for whatever he was to come to see. And let it be known that what he saw, made his blood boil.
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Panda-Chan: There you go my lovely readers! I powered through this! =D And I know how the ending to this chapter sounds, but don't worry, I promised no rape or anything like that. So~ R&R yes? Hehe xoxox