And here we are, the last chapter, the big finish, the last call, the...eh you get the picture. Thank you everybody who reviewed and I hope I don't disappoint you too much.

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„Shizuo?"

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„Shizuo, wake up."

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„Shizuo, please?"

Shizuo grumbled as the small voice intruded his sleep. He opened his eyes, trying to blink the haziness away. Before him stood Izaya, looking rather uncertain and scared. A thunder echoed outside the house and Izaya practically squeaked out, jumping on Shizuo's bed and digging himself under the covers. Before Shizuo could even blink, there was a small body pressed beside his, Izaya's head burying into his chest.

"Izaya…what, just what?"

"There are monsters in my room, Shizuo."

"Izaya it's just thunder and lighting."

"No, that's monster. Monsters voice, monsters fangs, everybody knows that. The monster is coming for me Shizuo."

"It's just a storm, Izaya, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"You don't understand, it's coming for me."

Shizuo sighed as the thunder roared again and Izaya clutched to his nightshirt harder, as if he's holding on for his dear life. Shizuo laid a hand on the boy's head, trying to calm him down.

"Izaya there are no monsters."

Izaya looked up tear eyed, desperation ringing in his eyes. Eyes that just sought comfort, safety, attention from someone…anyone.

"You don't understand Shizuo, you're just like everybody else. You don't believe me at all."

Izaya turned around, curling up so his back was facing Shizuo. But he didn't leave. Even if he was disappointed in Shizuo, he didn't leave, for he needed someone to be there. To be there and protect him from monster.

"Izaya, all of that is in your head. There are no monsters, if their where any I would know and protect you from them."

"You promise."

"I promise."

…

"Shizuo?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I sleep here? Just for tonight, just in case if monsters really are there. Please. You won't even know I'm here."

Shizuo sighed, rubbing his forehead with his hand, trying to keep himself from lashing out on the boy. It wasn't kid's fault that he was so traumatized.

"Alright, but keep quiet, got that? I don't want to hear a peep."

To his surprise, Izaya giggled and snuggled closer. So much about not even knowing that he's there.

"Peep." The boy said happily and giggled once again.

"Yeah, you just push it and you're going to end up sleeping in you own room, with monsters and everything."

The boy froze, glancing up in fear at Shizuo.

"You wouldn't really do that, would you Shizuo?"

Shizuo sighed, rubbing his forehead in annoyance again.

"No, no I wouldn't:"

The boy rewarded him with a big smile, snuggling his head against Shizuo's chest.

"Good night, Shizuo."

"Good night, Izaya."

-next morning-

"Well it seems that you healed up rather nicely." Shinra exclaimed after he was done with his check up; "And what do good boy's get after a check up? Tandadadan a lollipop!"

Shizuo face palmed from his place on the couch, watching the show take place.

"Celty, there is this little voice telling me that Shinra desperately needs a kid."

(So what am I supposed to do with that?)

"Well you know…give birth to it."

His joke was awarded with usually Shinra-exclusive punch in the stomach. But he was sure he saw Celty's smoke pink up a bit…if that was possible.

"Oh Celty my dear, wouldn't that be just marvelous. A little baby for you and me! I bet she would be as pretty as you. Oh Celty!" Shinra came barging in, leaving Izaya with the infamous lollipop.

(Wow, what! She! I never agreed to anything Shinra!)

"Oh but you know it would just be a crime not to try! With your beauty and my brains we could make a perfect child. Don't you see it Celty, it's like a whole new step with human evolution, and don't you see that we owe this to Mother Nature!"

(I…I'm not even human, Shinra! How does that make it a new step in human evolution?)

"It's just that fact that does make it a new step. A half human- half dullahan, how enchanting. Oh, I hope she gets your eyes!"

(Thank you a lot Shizuo, now I'm going to have to listen about are supposed daughter for next six months. -_- )

Shizuo chuckled and rose from the couch, trying to get as far aways as he could from the lovers squabble. He headed towards Izaya, who was sitting on the table, rocking his legs back and fort, sucking on his lollipop.

"So, how are you doing?"

"Good, Shinra gave me a lollipop!"

"I see."

"Why are Shinra and Celty arguing?"

"Becouse they are in love."

"Do people always argue when they are in love?"

"That depends. Most don't, some do in a bad way, and some do in a…umm good way, I guess."

"How do Shinra and Celty argue?"

"In a good way. That's how they show they care for each other. It's a little weird, but hey, they are both a little weird."

Izaya nodded, bobbing his lollipop up and down, before pushing it to the corner of his mouth so he can talk again.

"I think my parents never fought."

Shizuo froze a bit; Izaya didn't open up about his past ever since he came back to them. He needed to be careful on this terrain.

"That's good. I guess they were happy together."

"Mmhm." Izaya confirmed, swinging his legs; "We were a very happy family, we went everywhere; in parks, in restaurants, to the fairs…"

"Sounds fun."

"It was." Izaya said happily, before his smile turned into a frown; "Until Orochi ruined it all."

"Izaya…I know I asked this before, but what exactly happened? Can't you tell me?"

"I…I don't know. Maybe I'll cry again, I don't want to cry again. I had enough of that."

"It's okay to cry for something you lost, If you didn't cry, that would mean that you didn't care."

"O-Okay, than. But can we talk somewhere else? I really don't want to…"

"It's okay; we'll go to your room."

Once when they were in Izaya's room, Izaya curled up on the bed and Shizuo sat next to him. And then, Izaya started his story.

"I don't know how old I was exactly when Orochi took me away. I think I was somewhere around five years old or so. My dad worked for Orochi back then, but he didn't know that Orochi was the bad guy, I'm sure of it. He thought he was working for some kind of research company or something. My dad was really smart, and he told me that I was really smart too. He told me that if I put it all too good use, that I will become a great man who will help others and make their lives easier. I guess I disappointed him." The boy sighed.

"Then some things started happening. There where a few break-ins and some of my dads papers went missing. My mom and dad very really worried and they told me that I have to be very careful from now on and that I can't go outside and play, because it was dangerous. They started to teach me all kinds of things, like how to escape from handcuffs and locked places, how to survive in the wild and those kinds of things. I was really confused by my dad said that it's just a game so I went with it."

Shizuo furrowed his eyebrows, how much did kid's parents actually know about what was going on?

"And then one day I got really bored and begged dad to take me outside, but he said that he is very busy and that he can't. That's when Orochi came and my dad asked him can he look after me for a while and Orochi took me to park and we played. My dad trusted Orochi and so did I. I even called him uncle Orochi. And than when we came back I saw the fire. My whole house was on fire and my mommy and daddy were still inside."

Shizuo twitched when he heard Izaya's voice turn small and childish; he picked up the boy and sat him in his lap, shushing him down.

"I was screaming and crying and I even tried to run to the house, because I thought I could save them, but Orochi held me tight and wouldn't let me go. I still wish I managed to run away from him that day. I would be dead and wouldn't have to suffer no longer."

"Don't say that Izaya." He growled

Izaya just sighed and continued; "It turned out that before they died, my mom and dad changed their will and assigned Orochi to take care of me if they died. For the first week or so, Orochi was nice. He was the Orochi I knew. I was sad all the time and barely left my new room, but he was patient with me. Then one night his friends came over and he told me to pack my things because we are going on a trip. I listened and packed, but as soon as we got to the van, Orochi stuck a needle in my arm and I fainted. When I woke up he wasn't the Orochi I knew anymore. He was the monster, and I could hear his voice inside my head. He made me hack into bank accounts and computer programs so he can get money. I didn't wanted to do it, but if I didn't Orochi would make my head feel like my it is going to explode. He would hurt me with thoughts a lot and I was really scared. Somewhere around that time, Izaya B appeared. He was stronger than me and wasn't afraid and he did his best do protect me from Orochi…And now he is disappearing."

Boy's voice cracked a bit as he snuggled closer to Shizuo; "But B said it's okay if I can't hear him anymore, because that means that I've finally found someone else to protect me and that I don't need him anymore, so he will just blend in with the rest of me, not really go away"

Izaya smiled up at Shizuo's confused expression.

"Then one night I ran away, and managed to avoid Orochi for a whole year. I just ran from place to place, not caring where I am. It's hard for Orochi's voice monster to find me when I'm far away and on the move, so I changed places as often as I could. Every time I heard Orochi's voice get stronger I would leave the place. And so I ran until he caught up with me."

Izaya smiled sadly.

"It hurt really bad. That was the worst pain he ever made we experience. Well aside from…you know. I could hear his voice yelling at me, insulting me, telling me that I'm good for nothing little brat and that he is going to skin me alive when he finds me. I fell on the sidewalk and begged him to stop hurting me, but he just laughed and mocked me, telling me how weak I was. Suddenly some people came and took me away into the car. They thought I was crazy and locked me into an asylum, but the positive side was that during the car ride I once again lost Orochi."

Izaya smiled happily, before frowning again.

"But he found me again, and mocked me and threaten me and I was really scared. Nobody believed that I was scared of something real. They would leave me all alone in the dark and didn't let me have a nightlight, because I was supposed to get over my fears. So I decided to escape, because I couldn't live with Orochi's voice inside my head. And then I escaped and meet Simon and Dennis and Celty and Shinra and you. And that's pretty much it."

"Do you still feel that pain in your head, do you still hear that bastards voice." Shizuo asked, worried about the boy.

"Nop, Orochi is dead." Izaya said, way to cheery for someone who just announced somebody's death; "I would feel him if he was alive, but I feel like he is dead, and I know that he is, so I'll never have to experience that kind of pain again."

"That's good. Although I would really like it if I got a good swing at that bastard before he kicked the bucket. Well I guess you can't have everything." Shizuo smiled a bit.

Izaya giggled and nodded his head, before yawning; "It hurts to talk this much and I'm tired now." He said rubbing his eyes and curling up in Shizuo's lap.

Shizuo chuckled popping the lollipop out of the boy's mouth; Izaya opened his eyes and whined slightly.

"You can't sleep with this in your mouth, you'll hurt yourself." Shizuo said.

"Fine, fine, I'll finish it first and then sleep." Said the boy, snatching back his candied stick.

Shizuo chuckled and pated boy's head, before getting up and leaving him to his lollipop and upcoming nap. He walked back into the kitchen, where Shinra was trying his best to decided, from a dozen girl names, which one would be magical and enchanting and perfect and worthy enough for his and Celty's non existent daughter. Celty was sitting there looking annoyed, but not as much as before. Shizuo guessed that all of those you are beautiful comments finally got to her.

He chuckled and shook his head. They were not a perfect family for the boy. But they were here and they were ready to take him under there care. The boy needed family. He needed someone to care about him. The most perfect thing would be if Izaya's real family was still alive, but since that wasn't the case, they'll just have to do. He chuckled once again. Shinra and Celty, Simon and Dennis and finally himself. They were an odd bunch, but the boy himself was odd too. He fits right in, in their small, weird, but happy family.

THE END

Author's notes: And finally I am done! Le wut, how awesome! My first fic and it's done! Well kind of, a real stupid ending and all but still, it's my first fic so be kind. And I just have to say this; I LOVE GOOFY SHINRA! He is so funny, I always portray him like that, and I love it. And I don't know why but I'm all hanged up on that stupid lollipop…I like candy. Well anywise, sorry for a bad ending (That's why you got a little more to read…as a small apology, nothing to do with my ending writers block, "whistles innocently"), but I just really wanted to get the story done, because it was going on my nerves. I'll MAYBE, but just MAYBE, write an epilogue or smtng. There is like 0.01% chance I will, and I probably will not but whatever. And last but not least I'd like to again thank everyone who reviewed this stupid little piece of story, I love you all so much and every and each one of you will get a free hug from Izaya…or Shizuo…or both (at the same time) whatever you prefer darlings. Thank you all so much and may the muses of writing always be with you and writing block avoided you in large circles.

Bye, bye!