Durarara isn't mine! Warning for a short chapter? Anyways, enjoy!
Seeing the blade almost making a cut into him, Shiki backed and held his hands up in a weird form of defense.
Of all things to happen to him, it must have been Vorona to target him, right now? And why in this time and age did everyone have a weapon of sorts?
"If you want to kill me, then go ahead. I don't have anything to hide." he tried to be indifferent both with his face and tone of voice, but the russian girl saw right trough him.
She swung the knife around looking deeply at the man's face. Behind one of his countless masks there was worry hidden in his facial muscles.
The blonde stood like that, contemplating whether or not ask further about Heiwaijma Shizuo. She was sure that this man knew more than her. But the night was young, and she wasn't hurrying anywhere today, thus she stayed like that with an urge to know more.
"I'd kill you if you want, but there is something that is bugging me. Why would you like to die?" curiosity and a bit of mocking was heard in her voice. After she said it she stopped playing with her switchblade and hid it in her pocket.
Shiki was annoyed at the woman. Now when the knife was out of his reach, and played no charm he could just go home and forget about all this.
However, the man in white suit saw his chance. If the woman was still one of the higher ups in the gang then maybe she would say something to them about his decision? Of course Shiki wasn't sure if he really wanted to rejoin the gang but... you never know unless you try, right?
"I have my own reasons. And what about you? Why are you following me on this evening, instead of browsing trough the papers in Akabayashi's office?" he didn't show any hesitation in asking such questions, as if telling Vorona to go away. Now.
Her indifferent face showed an emotion as if Shiki stepped on a dangerous territory. Looking curiously at her, and noticing the gaze on her, Vorona lowered her gaze to the dirty pavement.
"I'm... not the part of the gang anymore. Not after I heard the truth about what happened to Shizuo. It was because of you that he ended up dead and I'm not going to forgive you." she said it with a bit of a sad tone, and Shiki wondered since when these two were on the first name basis.
"So? Is that why would you like to kill me?" he said it with a bit of a disappointed voice and a bit given up.
"If it was because of you that he got killed, then yes, I will make sure that you will be dead before the morning. Or have you something else to say? If so... I'm listening." Vorona said it with a stern tone of voice, but she was pretty serious too.
"Partially because of me. But I didn't kill him directly. It was Akabayashi and his people that did. Believe me, it was a shock to me when I found out about it." Shiki didn't look into her eyes when he said it. He didn't want her to see that tears was gathering in his eyes when he relieved his memories from two years ago.
To his astonishment, Vorona didn't say what most people would. Like 'I'm sorry for bringing that up' or 'I see... let's not talk about it anymore'.
Instead she asked him further about it, resulting in Shiki telling Vorona all the details and all he knew about the case.
Somehow, they stopped by her apartment which was in a rich-looking apartment complex in west Ikebukuro.
Probably because she felt guilty of asking him such questions, Vorona did the unpredictable.
"Ah... You see... I live here. Want to come in for a cup of tea?" trying to be polite, but kind of failing because of her voice was void of any emotions that would imply kindness, Vorona asked Shiki without even looking at him.
It was then, Shiki saw his chance. Maybe... going back to the gang won't be necessary? After all... if that woman was willing to help him... maybe Roppi wouldn't experience the orphanage for too long.
Agreeing to the invitation, Shiki hoped for Vorona to have some empathy despite being a cold heartened bitch until now.
(Updating this because I feel the need to. Seems like I didn't do it in a while. Italics, because it is the flashback :P Thanks for all the favs and alerts! Reviews would be great too :D )
