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ஜ Chapter 3: Welcome to the club ஜ
-Izaya´s point of view. Early morning-
"Spending time with the recruiters? What a rare sight."
Should he have expected the man to find out about his doings right away? Maybe. Was he prepared for a confrontation? Of course.
"It´s not going to become a habit Shiki-san." This wasn´t the first time the lieutenant checked up on him on random occasions.
Well maybe not too random.
"Heard your entire squad was wiped out on the trip." Ahh, that was probably the main reason he was even here. Leaving the walls for just a day and returning with nothing but chopped off heads, well it certainly didn´t leave the best image.
Seeing how the man eyed him from head to toe he knew he was just waiting for him to make a mistake. Checking up on his sanity, was that it?
"Couldn´t be helped, we were surrounded by them. One of the newbies thought he could take them on all at once- and one thing lead to the other," he elaborated, knowing very well that he couldn´t prove what he was telling, but neither was there any evidence that anything different took place.
"And yet you miraculously survived again." A heavy glance was directed at him- it reminded him a bit of the glare he had received on the battle field.
Had he been able to save some of the members? Maybe.
Was he willing to risk his life for them? Definitely not. Indeed there probably was a reason he was the only one coming out alive after so many missions- apart from his skills of course. He simply wasn´t willing to risk his safety for idiots.
Twisting one of his silver rings around his finger he leaned against the wall. They were in the corridor leading to the survey corps´ empty dorm. For now he was the only one living in it until they chose new members from tomorrow´s examination.
"Are you trying to imply something?" he asked boldly, coming straight to the point. Shiki had come alone to his surprise, with none of his usual bodyguards around. His usual professional smile decorated his expression as he lit one of his expensive cigarettes.
"Oh by no means," he stated, blowing some of the cancer smoke into the air. Cringing the raven held his breath as they cloud passed by. Smoking was such a disgusting habit. "I heard you spent your day at the training field," the man went on, "What brings the sudden interest in the recruiters?"
"I was just bored Shiki-san," the raven shrugged, but didn´t seem to convince the older man.
"For half a day?" Sharp.
"Whether he is worth it or not, I guess we will see today." Though Izaya doubted there would be any kind of change. Even if they brute trained all night long, he only saw little room for growth.
"He. So there is someone to look forward to." Seeing the sun gleam over the wall, finally touching the inside of this prison the raven hummed appreciating the man´s intelligence.
"It´s not the kind of savior you would like to present to your uppers, however, Shiki-san."
"So what would you describe him as?"
Describe?
That clumsy protozoan? Childish was the first adjective that popped up in his mind, angry the second and surprisingly smart as a third, not that the man had anything intelligent about him, and yet he had a feeling there was more to the beast than his pure raw strength.
Yeah, the strength was probably the most prominent feature about him, tearing trees out of the ground- a smirk drew across his lips. There was one word he could really describe him with.
"A monster, perhaps."
-Shizuo´s point of view. On the training field.-
Shit.
Letting his palm glide along his forehead he felt the familiar burn of an open wound.
He hadn´t progressed even in the slightest.
He had been staying on the training ground the whole night. Even after they turned the lights out he had had not even the slightest intention to go back- and what for?
Slowly but surely everyone was gathering on the training ground.
Today was the day they would determine who was going to fight titans and who not- One after the other they built an even row- everyone anxiously waiting for the trainer.
"Shizuo, did you even go to bed?" turning his head he glanced at Tom who had taken his stance next to him.
"No. Was busy."
All night long, to be precise. Again and again he had tried to get this shit right, to try and just stay in that belt like everyone else seemed to be able to- he even listened to the flea´s stupid advice. Tried to stay in the belt leaning backwards more, but it only ended up in him crashing faster and faster.
And now the only thing he gained from the night was a bloody cut on his forehead.
His best friend was throwing him a worried glance, obviously disapproving of his doing.
"You should really take better care of yourself, your brother would-"
Tch-
"My brother isn´t here." he didn´t let him finish his sentence.
Silence hovered over the two for a moment and even though he knew he shouldn´t be taking his frustration out on Tom he couldn´t help it either.
Nervous and anxious the people around them kept chattering about how today was the last day- what they would choose, which group they wanted to get into. Shizuo was sick of hearing it. Every single one was here for the same reasons. Either it was the urge to want to fight and take revenge, or the wish to be taken into the military police brigade that got to live inside Wall Sheena.
Just to run away. It pissed Shizuo off to no ends. These guys didn´t know what it meant to face those shitty assholes. They didn´t know what it meant to see people die.
"Sorry." The word snapped him out of his thoughts. It was Tom who said it- making him feel guilty on top of everything. Sighing the blond ruffled through his hair.
"No, I´m sorry, shouldn´t have lashed out on you," but as usual his friend didn´t accept any apology from him.
"It´s okay. It´s just a lot of pressure on you there."
"Heiwajima Shizuo?" Blood freezing instantly the blond swallowed, facing the man that was going to examine his skills.
His mouth going dry he walked up to the training equipment. Belts were attached and straps put in the right place as they hooked him onto the devilish device
The blond felt light headed. If he didn´t do this correctly now then they would just send him home again. He couldn´t be sent home- what about Kasuka? He had to get into the survey corps no matter what-
Feeling lightheaded he let go of the metal strings as the guys pulled him up.
He had to do this.
The trainer looked at him, hands crossed behind his back, a young boy was following him, carrying a list in his arms.
"Okay, go."
And he got pulled up-
Losing the ground bellow his feet the blond tried to stay even-
Tried to hold his balance, to just-
To just-
It wobbled, it-
Shit-!
*thump*
With a harsh sound his forehead connected with the ground and the few seconds were over in the blink of an eye.
Silence washed over him as he realized what he had just done.
"Failed." The word left the man´s mouth so easily and yet it felt as though someone had just stabbed his ears.
"No, no wait, let me do it one more time please!" the blond pleaded, blood dripping from his forehead as he had torn the damaged skin open again. He got to his feet, stepped back again.
It couldn't be over already, not like this, he could do it!
"There is only one turn for each, next please." The man heartlessly said, voice as stoic as a stone´s.
"Just one more time!"
A soft breeze was blowing across the wall that day. The sun was shining bright even though it was already fall- it pleased Izaya to a certain degree.
A shadow loomed over the raven, making the man glance over his shoulder.
He was sitting on the recruiters canine roof. His eyes locked on the scene before him- the examination that is.
With a sigh he ruffled through his own hair.
It was obvious that things were going to come out this way. Even if the monster managed to control the gear a little they wouldn´t have let him pass- there was just a certain amount of control over the maneuver gear needed to actually be able and fight against titans while using it.
"Hmm, was that the fellow you talked about? Doesn´t strike me as surprisingly gifted." Shiki was standing next to him, spreading some of his stinking nicotine as another breeze blew across the roof.
The raven couldn´t help but smirk at the remark.
"Coming from your subjective view, this is no surprise." He knew about the man, knew what he had been through in life, and Izaya was smart enough to know that there were things his superior had no clue about.
"Careful Orihara, you make it sound like you are trying to hide something from me." Flashing the man one of his usual smiles the raven rose to his feet.
"Am I?" And hopped down the roof-
...
Failed- the word repeated over and over in Shizuo´s head-
This was it. His promise to Kasuka, to mum, and dad- what did he have this strength for when he couldn't use it for anything?! Not even for this?!
"No, wait, I can do it-!" Everyone on the training ground was watching him, including the man that examined him- but his gaze was hard as steel- There was not even the slightest hint of sympathy in them.
Cold and raw his voice spoke, arms crossed behind his back.
"Get this man out of my sight."
Shizuo felt as though someone had punched him in the stomach.
No- no, no, no.
Shit- he fucked up. He fucked up big time.
He fucked up, he was too stupid to do this right and now, Kasuka would-
He felt like throwing up. A ringing sound filled his ears- and suddenly there was someone approaching him. He could see a familiar pair of rings being played with, but couldn´t care enough to bring himself to look up.
Until the man spoke that is.
"2 seconds? Really, I expected more than that Shizu-chan." Recognizing the voice a soft frown crossed the blond´s expression and he glanced at the raven´s face.
He should be pissed off and annoyed, he just used that stupid nickname he gave him again as well, and yet he couldn´t get mad with the knowledge of what he had just done hovering over him like a blanket of steel.
"Captain Orihara," the man quickly greeted the raven with respect, unlocking his crossed arms and taking in the usual fist against heart position.
But the raven didn´t even do as much as glance at the man, no his stare was fixated on the blond in front of him. Taking one of his rings off, and looking through the orbit at the blond he hummed.
"Say Shizu-chan, are you prepared to die?" The frown only growing deeper and deeper Shizuo watched the man play around with his ring. He was obviously just trying to mock him again. And this time it really pissed him off.
That fucking asshole had no idea what this meant to him.
"What the hell do you want, louse?" he barked, not giving the slightest fuck about how he might get in trouble for openly insulting that bastard captain. The trainer seemed about to scold him for his rudeness, but the raven interrupted him before he could even start to speak.
"Fighting against titans, Shizu-chan. I´m asking if you are willing to risk your life outside the walls."
Tch- this guy was pissing him off to no ends-!
"Why the hell do you think I´m here for in the first place?!" Did he do this on purpose? Was he fucking enjoying this? What the hell did he even do to make that shithead follow him freaking everywhere?!
Letting his eyes travel over the blond the raven nodded to himself as if he had given some sort of right answer. Maybe even just one he had already expected.
Shizuo was just about ready to attack that dickhead and punch him in the face-
He wanted to let all his rage out on that stupid, shitty, annoying-
"He is joining the survey corps."
... wait what?
A row of whispers followed from the other recruiters as they looked at the raven as though they were thinking he was crazy. Even the trainer was looking astonished, not to mention Shizuo.
"Captain, with all due respect, he couldn´t stay in the gear, taking him would be-"
"Suicide?" Izaya threw in the obvious end of the question, making the trainer swallow his words. "You mean to say he will get eaten by titans, yes?" he elaborated, "Torn apart, swallowed down, stepped upon, caught and twisted apart- his guts sprawling everywhere on the ground like confetti, and so on?" Cringing just slightly at the nonchalant way the raven described the usual fate of survey corps members the old man swallowed.
"Maybe you are right," the raven nodded to himself as if to agree on what he said and put his rings back in place. "but trainer-san, if he dies it´s just one mouth less to feed in our crowded walls, don´t you agree?"
A brief moment of silence followed the raven´s rhetorical question giving the man room to complain or add any valuable arguments, but as his mouth opened and closed similar to a carps without a single word leaving it, the raven merely continued.
"Moreover, he has already killed a titan once. With nothing less than a tree. No equipment, no gear. Seeing as the use of gears is limited to the amount of gas we have isn´t it quite the foolish option to discard someone who doesn´t need supplies to defend himself? I wish to take him in my team as a special kind of asset. Whether or not he gets killed will be my responsibility." The trainer lowered his head, regaining his initial position with his fist at his heart as he bowed.
"Understood." The raven´s string of arguments, not to mention his status already had shown the man that it was futile to try and speak up about the matter in the first place.
"Well then, I believe everything has been said. If you would excuse me now," and with that the raven turned around- just like that.
And the blond ... could just stand there, trying to get what just happened.
He... was accepted? What just-
"Oi flea-!" Sheathing himself out of the restricting gear he struggled to hurry after the already advancing raven.
Not stopping upon the call the raven kept walking, waiting until he could hear footsteps catch up to him.
"Again with that nickname? I really do have something against being compared to such an ugly insect."
"Why did you do that?" Slowing down just slightly the raven let the question run through his mind- why hm- Indeed. It was a good question. One whose answer he didn´t like himself.
"Glaring at me like that did you not want to get into the survey corps?" he smirked and stopped, turning his head to grin at the blond man.
Shizuo stopped in his steps, he had been about to complain how the flea was wrong, but he couldn't help but notice that his expression of confusion and somewhat irritation must look sort of angry.
Glare softening up a bit he cleared his throat. He didn´t like this louse, but that didn´t change the fact that he just saved his sorry ass.
"No, that- it is, but why all of a sudden? You saw I can´t stay in the gear. And letting me fight on the ground is bullshit, you-" ... the blond swallowed down his pride, "were right yesterday, if the titan is a 50 meter class there is no way I could be able to reach it." It took quite the effort to admit he had been wrong to this guy.
The raven merely chuckled, clapping his hands slowly as if to praise him.
"You are smarter than I thought Shizu-chan, that´s right I don´t think you can be of any use either."
Confused the blond looked at the raven.
"Huh...? Then... why?" But Izaya wasn´t even going to spend more time dwelling on a topic he had already decided he didn´t want to talk about.
"I will see you in front of the survey corps´ dorm today afternoon." And with that the raven turned around- surprised the blond took a step back when the raven used his gear to quickly ly up the roof and-
Gone.
Just like that.
That guy- Shizuo frowned, not sure what he was supposed to think of him.
He pissed him off for some reason. What did he do that for?
Not that he didn´t appreciate it, but really why?
Why did he help him?
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To be continued~ C:
Whelp I´m late xD I´m a sluggggg people, that's why I´m always so slow lmao xDDD
Anyway~!
I bet you noticed my new profile pic C: truth to be told I recorded myself drawing it and created a speed drawing eheheh xD
Lmao my internet is s shitty it took 3 days to upload x'D I´m not even kidding it were really three days xD
Anyway, just google this on youtube:
Shizaya speeddrawing "Sinful Desire" Chap. 3
Or try this link- (except fanfiction cuts it out lol) Don´t be such a dick fanfiction xD
watch?v=pSBou6zaMGQ&t=3s
Guest 2: xDD ahaha you just summed up the chapter perfectly x'DD Haha Izaya is warming up to Shizu-chan whether he likes it or not C: As for the reasons, well they will be revealed at a certain point xD lmao thinking about it, Izaya could hate Shizuo too a bit here, imma think about it hoho, but for now shizu is grateful to the flea xD xDDD Lmao shizuo just doesn´t get why the flea is so hang up with him xDDDD Any guesses on your part maybe? C: What o you think made izaya change his mind? C:
Guest: dawwwww thank you xDDD
See you all of 15th Saturday~! xD Yes, I changed my schedule to Saturday C':