A/N: Gah, sorry for the short chapter. ^^;; and for the worries about Izaya, but... he... will be fine... eventually...
^_^" thank you for all the reviews!
For a few seconds, the world ended.
Shizuo clutched the phone tightly. "…he's… he's- Shinra, where is he?"
"I don't know if you should see him like this, Shizuo-"
"WHERE THE FUCK IS HE?"
"...he's... he's at my place, but-" The blond snapped the phone closed, practically breaking it. "Tom-san! I-I have to go somewhere!"
Tom raised an eyebrow at Shizuo's panicked face. "Eh… oh, okay, but-"
Shizuo didn't wait for the rest of his sentence. In a flash, the bodyguard broke out into a zigzagging run across the streets, literally knocking people over as he raced toward Shinra's house.
Everything was passing Shizuo in a blur as only one thought pounded through his head. He had to be okay. Izaya had to be okay. Because if he wasn't…
The world was going to end.
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"But you really don't need to panic, Shizuo, I thought I'd just let you kno-" Shinra blinked, lowering the phone from his ear and staring at it. "…oops. I think he hung up…"
Celty started. What? You said something to make him worry, didn't you? SHINRA!
The doctor held his hands up hastily. "I- h-how can it not make him worry if he hangs up without listening to what else I had to say? I told him to stay calm and not hang up-" He hastily edged away from the fuming dullahan. "But, Izaya-kun~ " Shinra twirled around, grinning. "Even thought it was in NO WAY intentional, you definitely owe me one with this!"
A scoff came from the bed in front of the bespectacled man. "And just how was that in any way a favor, Shinra? Just now, you most likely scared the love of my life to death-"
BAAAAAAAAAM! The door suddenly flew off of its hinges and crashed down to the floor.
"Eh?"
"I-IZAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Half-leaning in the doorway was Shizuo, panting heavily and looking like hell. "A- Is- where- is he okay?" Glancing up, the blond registered the sight of Izaya lying in the bed, wearing quite a lot of bandages and a grumpy look.
"Technically, Shizu-chan, I am not okay, but I will be, so there is no need to worry, go back to wor-" The rest of Izaya's speech was abruptly cut off as Shizuo dived on the bed and clutched him in a suffocating hug. "B-BLAGH, Sh-Shizu-chan, th-that hurts-"
"Please don't do that again." The informant's eyes widened as he heard Shizuo's voice crack quietly. "Damn it, I was so fucking scared. More scared than I ever was in my damn life. Izaya…"
Izaya sighed and turned his head, inhaling the scent of Shizuo's hair. "Ah, Shizu-chan. I'm sorry I made you worry like that."
"…" Blushing as he realized the position they were in, Shizuo slowly got up. "U-um…" As he got a closer look at Izaya, the ex-bartender gave a little jump. "Wh… what the hell happened to you?"
Both of Izaya's arms were wrapped heavily in bandages, his right leg seemed to be in a cast, and there was also gauze winded around his head.
Shinra coughed politely from the back. "Well, his left arm and right leg are both broken, his right arm is fractured and sprained in several places and suffered torn muscles, his head experienced two concussions, his torso is badly bruised, he had major internal damage as well, and his crot-"
"Sh-Shinra, I think that's enough…" Izaya muttered sullenly.
"His crotch got 'severly' damaged." Mairu reported mimicking Shinra's tone as she tried to hold back her laughter.
Startled, Shizuo realized that both the twins and Kasuka were present as well. "O-oh… hi…" He mumbled, embarrassed by his earlier actions.
"But~!" Shinra continued happily, "We can expect a complete recovery in several weeks, with no permanent damage albeit a few scars."
"S-several weeks?" Shizuo blinked. "W-wait, hang on…" Taking a deep breath, the blond stood up. "An accident? It sounds like Izaya got into ten accidents! …how… the hell did Izaya get all of those injuries?"
"…"
There was a long silence in which the twins, Kasuka, and Celty fidgeted.
"…well…"
"I'll tell you how it happened, Shizu-chan." Izaya said loudly, his red eyes glowering at everyone in the room except for Shizuo. "FIRST, I was just going out of my office, and THEN, a huge ROCK fell on my head!"
"The first concussion." Shinra remarked cheerfully.
"And, of course, no one had any idea of how that rock got up there in the first place…" Izaya muttered, shooting a glare at his sisters, who immediately hid behind Shizuo.
"Iza-nii, why does your tone sound so suspicious? You honestly don't think that someone would deliberately place that rock there so you'd get injured, do you?"
"Bad… luck."
Izaya scowled. "Oh, just you wait until my arms are healed, you little chuckling demons. Anyway, after the rock hit my head, Kasuka-kun-" The name was said in too casual of a tone, "-just happened to be there, and I stumbled into him-"
All gazes turned to the actor. "…I thought it would be nice to say hello to Izaya-san." Kasuka murmured innocently.
"…ahem, so, as I stumbled into him (with a throbbing head, also), I ended up accidentally stepping in the street, where Celty-"
I REALLY DIDN'T SEE HIM! I HONESTLY DIDN'T MEAN TO!
"-failed to spot me and stop in time, resulting in me flying up in the air and landing rather horribly-"
"On, his left arm, that's why it's broken." Shinra interjected unhelpfully.
"-right in front of Dotachin's van, which ran over my leg-"
Shinra nodded. "Speaks for itself-"
"As sorry as they were, they had errands to do, so they couldn't be here." Mairu explained.
"-and just as Celty was dragging me back onto the sidewalk, Simon (who was delivering) walked into us, literally, he tripped on me-"
"The badly bruised torso." Shinra added good-naturedly.
"-and then, some mutant, huge, frozen puffer fish got smashed into my stomach-"
"Major internal injuries and crot-"
"-Will you stop those infuriating interruptions, Shinra?" The informant growled in frustration. "The puffer fish was fine and probably got delivered to whoever was mad enough to order that… thing. I was not fine." Groaning, Izaya turned his head toward Shizuo. "But yes, Shizu-chan, that is the story of how we ended up in this situation."
"…oh." Shizuo said quietly, sensing the rather black aura. "…er-"
There was a clattering sound from the doorway. "IZAYA! ARE YOU OKAY? WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOOR?" In the next second, Kadota, Walker, Erika, and Togusa all ran in. "IZAYAN! HE'S ALIVE-"
"Ugh, too much noise…" Izaya grumbled tiredly. "You should have stuck with whatever you four were doing."
Kadota scratched his neck awkwardly. "Sorry about that, Izaya, but those two nuts-" He jerked his thumb toward Erika and Walker. "-ordered some crazy thing, a huge puffer fish-"
"…."
"…"
Izaya's eye twitched. "This was all planned, wasn't it?"
"…eh?"
"N-no, h-how could it be?" Shinra reassured frantically. "Why would I want to take care of you? It's Shizuo who's your lover!"
"G-gah-" Shizuo felt his cheeks flame. "D-don't say things like that so… so bluntly, damn you, Shinra!"
"What?" Shinra demanded, his glasses slipping as he gawked in consternation. "What did I do? You two have had sex already, righ-"
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU BRINGING THAT UP?"
"Twice." Kasuka whispered in the smallest voice, but the word did not manage to escape Erika's ears.
"TWICE? EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-"
Shizuo choked in disbelief, feeling more hassled by the minute. "KASUKA!"
Kadota groaned. "Oh god, I'm getting out of here-"
"But, Kuru-nee, they can't anymore if Iza-nii's you know what is damaged badly, right?" Mairu questioned curiously.
The short-haired twin nodded in agreement. "Unable."
"Girls, listen to what Shinra was saying!" Izaya yelled desperately. "NO permanent damage, which means little Iza-nii will be perfectly able to-"
"ORIHARA IZAYA, DON'T YOU DARE FINISH THAT SENTENCE!" Shizuo warned, clamping a hand to Izaya's mouth. "MMMMF!"
"WAH! Kishitani-san, help!" Walker suddenly cried out.
"Huh? Yes?" Shinra looked around the room. And where's Celty-"
"Karisawa-san looks like she's ready to faint!"
"What? Why, what's wrong with her?"
Looking very pale, Karisawa had her hands over her mouth. "…Oh me goodness…"
"Wh-what?"
"I-I'm sorry, everyone, it's just, it's just-" Karisawa had to breathe several times before calming down. "IzaIza's arms and leg are hurt, so he can't really do anything by himself, right?"
A puzzled silence settled in the room.
"…right." Kururi confirmed quietly.
Impatient at their ignorance, Erika stamped her foot. "Well? He needs someone to take care of him for how long he'll be hurt!"
"Which means…" Comprehension slowly dawned on Shinra's face. "Ah! He'll need someone to take care of him… feed him, change him, bathe him, and so on…"
"…"
"…"
Shizuo's eye twitched. "W-whhy… is everyone looking at me like that? …and… stop grinning!" He yelled at Izaya.
Still hiding behind Shizuo, Mairu popped her head out. "But Shizuo-san! It can't be Shinra-sensei or Celty-san! They're both busy!"
"Us… can't."
Shizuo sweat-dropped. "Y-you mean you two can't either? But you're his sisters!"
"Boyfriend. Better."
"EHHHHH?" The blond sputtered. "B-but… m-maybe the hospital would be better-"
"Actually, Shizu-chan," Izaya interrupted, "if the hospital does admit me, then they'll want to know who operated on me and treated my injuries prior to my arrival there."
"W-well… Kadota-"
"NO." Was the firm reply as Kadota walked out, dragging the otaku duo behind him. "Hope you feel better soon, Izaya!"
"I am already~!" Izaya replied. "Now that someone will be feeding me…" He winked at Shizuo.
"…B-b-but-"
Izaya made the saddest puppy eyed face he could manage. "Shizu-chan, don't you care about me?"
"…Uh…"
"…"
"It's settled!" Shinra declared loudly, clapping his hands. "Until Izaya is completely recovered from his injuries, Shizuo will now be his nurse! We can try move him back to your place tomorrow, Shizuo, or maybe even tonight if you don't mind-"
"W-w-w-wait, but, I, hang on- WHA- NURSE?" Shizuo demanded, his face starting to turn red again.
Izaya tsked in pity. "Oh, if only I had a nurse costume-"
"IZAYA!"
Shinra perked up. "Oh, if you want to, you could borrow the one Celty made for m-"
"SHINRA!"
"Eep." The doctor swallowed nervously. "…come on, Shizuo, be a good sport and put the cap on, at least? And plus, Izaya needs to take his painkillers now…"
"…b-but-"
"Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase, Shizuo-san?" Mairu whined, tugging at the bodyguard's arm.
"Pleading." Kururi added, looking up to Shizuo with huge eyes.
"…"
Several minutes later, Shizuo was sullenly sitting on a stool next to Izaya's bed, raising a spoonful of some gooey medicine with a white nurse cap sitting on his blond hair.
"Awwwww, he looks so adorable, doesn't he, Kuru-nee? The only thing that spoils it all is Iza-nii!"
"…Cute."
Blushing heavily, Shizuo lifted the spoon with a trembling hand. "J-j-just this once, o-okay?"
"But Shizu-chan, you'll have to do this every time you feed me-"
"Sh-shut up!" The blond grumbled, trying to hide his blushing by pouting slightly.
Izaya's mouth fell open in shock at the sight of Shizuo, blushing and wearing a nurse cap, actually pouting at him! If he just kept his gaze up, then it would almost be like Shizuo was in an actual nurse outfit-
"Ah, good, k-keep your mouth open like that, I-Izaya…" The sooner Shizuo got this over with, the better! Smiling in relief, he had the spoon to Izaya's lips, when-
SPLURRRRRRT! Blood flew out of Izaya's nose as the informant's head suddenly dropped down.
"…wha-WHAT-" Shizuo gritted his teeth in disbelief. The flea was having a nosebleed?
"Oh dear…" Shinra mused. "It's not good if he loses too much blood…"
"Th-then I prove my point, damn it! Exactly why I shouldn't be the one taking care of him! I'm dangerous-"
Izaya's head shot back up, a rather goofy expression on his face. "D-don't be ridiculous, Shizu-chan! I'm all right! Now give me that medicine!"
"THE HELL? N-NO!" Shizuo jabbed the spoon violently toward the blood-covered sheets. "At this rate, you'll die of fucking blood loss instead of your injuries, you perverted flea!"
The said pervert eyed Shizuo hungrily. "Hmm… didn't I tell you that you look quite sexy when you're angry, Shizu-chan? At this rate, I might just get another-"
"DON'T YOU DARE-"
SPURRRRRRT! Izaya's own eyes widened as well. "A-ah, shit, I didn't mean for that to happen-"
"IZAYA!"
"Okay, hang on, hang on…"
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Several minutes later…
"Y-Yosh, here we go…" Shizuo said cautiously, his palms sweating. "…th-this time, Izaya, close your eyes. Th-that way, you won't… b-bleed. B-besides, I can't even feed you with you looking at me like that!"
Izaya shut his eyes, opening his mouth wildly. "All right, then. I'm ready. Aaaa~!"
Shizuo stared. Why did Izaya suddenly remind him of a baby bird? …a cute baby bird, though- "HERE!" As fast as he could, the blond shoved the spoon into Izaya's mouth, almost choking the informant.
"Yay!" Mairu clapped. "Finally! It worked!"
Kururi put a limp fist up. "Success..."
"S-see Shizuo, th-that wasn't too bad, was it?"
Shizuo simply groaned again. How was he supposed to do this for three weeks? And with the nurse cap on!
"Ne, Shizu-chan!" The bodyguard looked up to see Izaya smirking at him as he licked his lips. "I think I'll actually enjoy taking medicine from now on…"
"H-" Shizuo's cheeks reddened once more. "Y-you…"
Extreme gratitude to Boss K and Monster-san for helping me think up Izaya's injuries. XD ^ ^ well, see you all next time!