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Chapter 2
For Shinra Celty was the perfect being. She was the most beautiful existence in this world and he regretted absolutely, that she had to work so much that it stole away their precious time together.
This and the fact, that Celty was for once home this evening and not outside working caused him to open the door pretty enraged when someone was knocking it as if this was the end of the world. His face was almost red from the anger lingering inside him and he just couldn't stifle the urge to strangle the one, that had dared to knock his door at such a time.
However, this feeling vanished just as fast as it had come, when the doctor opened the door and saw the distraught face of his best friend, cheeks red from exhaustion and eyes filled with dismay.
The shock in the doctor's knees was slowly dropping off, when the raven just passed Shinra and stormed into the apartment.
His movements were eager, but somehow erratic, making the doctor realize the big shadows under the Informant's eyes.
Izaya stopped inside the living room and began to run his fingers nervously through his hair, his eyes roaming around the room intensely.
Shinra immediately saw that something was wrong with Izaya, but when he wanted to ask him what had happened, this one began to babble incoherent stuff.
"They have them."
"They used a disposable phone."
"I couldn't find them, Shinra."
"What if I can't ..."
With every word the raven became more and more uncontrollable. His fingers were tensely twitching in the air as if they were trying to grab something only he could see. His widened eyes were concentrating intensely on various spots in the living room, showing how many disturbing thoughts were running through his head right now. It seemed they were dislodging the raven from reality.
Shinra could only guess, what was going on in his best friend's head. If the doctor didn't know better, he would say that the man had become insane.
He became seriously worried. He had never seen his friend like that before. Normally Izaya was unfazed and neutral, not easy to be enraged or discomposed. But right now he seemed to be totally alarmed - or rather hysterical.
The way his body was shaking troubled Shinra. He approached the man only a bit, before this one suddenly recoiled and snapped his head rapidly in his direction. Surprised Shinra 's eyes widened, shocked about the sudden movement, while Izaya ran towards him and grabbed his shoulders with both hands.
Izaya's nails were digging into his skin and Shinra winced in pain. He wanted to scream at the raven, but when he saw into those red eyes staring so hysterically back into his own, he couldn't form words.
Was this really Izaya?
"THEY WILL DIE, SHINRA!"
"Wha-"
"They will DIE! ... They will die ..."
Izaya's words were slowly dying down, tears appearing in his eyes.
Shinra didn't understand the world anymore. What was going on?
Suddenly a black hand was put down on Izaya's shoulder, causing the man to turn around. Izaya's behavior had almost caused Shinra to forget that Celty was in the very same room with them. The Dullahan was standing in front of the raven, holding the PDA up to his face.
[Who will die?]
Both Izaya and Shinra were staring at it with wide eyes, before Izaya finally let go of Shinra's shoulders.
The Informant was eyeing the screen sadly. It seemed every little bit of life had died inside him, making Shinra and the Dullahan even more worried than before.
Celty took the PDA away from Izaya already typing something new, when three almost not hearable words were breaking through the Informant's lips.
"Please help me. "
It took Shinra almost two hours to get Izaya to tell him the whole story. After the raven had ended, looking nauseous or rather ill now, he sent Izaya on the couch to rest.
Celty was sitting in front of him trying to cheer him up by saying that everything was going to be right. Though Shinra doubted that.
The doctor was standing in the kitchen observing those two, Celty typing something desperately and Izaya dropping his gaze sadly.
Shinra sighed. He had told his best friend, that he was going to help him, but he seriously didn't know how. Izaya had said, that he had already checked everything when it came to the call. The raven had been at the girls' apartment, but no one had been there. It seemed the girls had been kidnapped, when they had been outside somewhere, maybe on their way home. God knows, when that had been. Izaya had told him, that he had seen them at last three days ago, meaning they could have been in the hands of those kidnappers quite a long time now.
Saying that, he know that they were in a quagmire here. They absolutely didn't have any idea, who the kidnappers were or where they had brought the girls.
For Shinra the problem was, that he didn't have those skills Izaya had. And if Izaya couldn't find them with his nearly genius capacities, then what was he supposed to do? For god's sake, he was a doctor, not a detective!
Suddenly an idea hit him.
Why hadn't he thought about that before?
It wasn't like he, Celty and Izaya were the only somehow skilled people in this area.
After all, he knew a pretty high amount of significant people.
Smiling, the underground doctor took out his phone, leaving the depressing sight of Izaya on the couch while making his way to the floor.
He didn't want the raven to hear right away, what he was planning to do. He knew, that Izaya liked to be the one pulling the strings in the background and not being the one in the spotlight. Therefore he knew that the raven wouldn't really be amused about his plan. It wasn't a big problem though, and the thought made his smile only grow wider while dialing the first number.
"Believe me, Izaya. I have the perfect plan, I would just like you to not make a fuss out of it."
"Why should I-?"
"I know you will ... most probably not like it, but believe me, it will be the solution for your problem and-"
Ding Dong
"Ah, there's the first one! Excuse me!" Shinra laughed.
Celty had managed to calm Izaya down after a while, making him almost act normal again. However, it was in the time Shinra had called nearly everyone he knew who had some kind of relationship with the twins, that Izaya was already wondering what was going on.
Shinra was sure that most people he called would willingly help to rescue the twins, though he was sure, that Izaya wouldn't like the idea. Especially not, when one certain debt collector would enter this room.
Therefore his idea was to first let everyone enter the room and then declare his plan in front of everyone.
And with that the game had started.
Izaya, who had already become suspicious of Shinra taking so long, wasn't really buying Shinra's lame excuses with his plan being the "perfect plan" and so on. Also Celty seemed to be pretty confused by the mysterious behavior of her boyfriend, and it hurt Shinra, that he had to stall them for so long.
As a result, he waited impatiently for the first one to arrive, because the first ringing of the bell would mean the end of this awkward situation.
Happily he ran to the front door opening it with such a joy making his guest flinch.
"Come inside, my dear friend!"
Slowly but truly his living room became more and more crowded.
At first Simon and Dennis had arrived, following Slon and Varona- let's say the whole russian crew, making Shinra feel a little awkward when he noticed, that there was a bunch of more or less assassins sitting inside his living room.
After that, Mikado, Kida and Anri appeared followed by Aoba. Then Seiji and Mika came being the adorable couple like always and making Shinra feel a little guilty that he would clearly destroy everyone's day. At last came Kadota and his group causing the atmosphere to ease a bit.
Until now, everything went fine. His guests were sitting or standing across the living room, chatting with each other happily. No one had started a fight, no one had died.
Shinra already thought, that this could actually work out, until he caught Izaya staring into his direction.
The doctor flinched a little, though the raven's gaze wasn't angry or anything. It was more Izaya's "Are you serious?!"-look causing Shinra to show an awkward smile. The Informant should know until now, what his plan was, but he still hadn't left. This was a good sign.
He kept the eye contact a little longer with his best friend, when suddenly the door bell rang again.
Shinra saw Izaya look in the door's direction, perking his eyebrows in confusion before looking to Shinra again.
The doctor just made an excusing movement with his hand, hoping that Izaya understood what he meant. The Informant's eyes widened a little, first in confusion than in alarmed comprehension causing his face to show a more "ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?!"-look.
However, Shinra didn't care. He just went in the direction of the door. He even heard the raven's footsteps behind him, who had suddenly jumped up from the couch and followed him.
But it was too late.
Shinra had already opened the door causing the probably most awkward moment during that night. It felt as if the time had stopped for a moment.
On the one hand there was Shizuo standing right in front of him - next to him Tom, who was just looking as shocked as everyone else in this group.
Then on the other hand there was Izaya standing only a mere meter away from Shinra.
Both Shizuo and Izaya were looking totally surprised into the other's direction.
-And Shinra in the middle of it.
This horrible situation taking place just before the inevitable happened beginning with a vein showing up on Shizuo's face.
And-
"IZAAYAAAAAAA!"
Absolutely everyone in the living room heard the scream.
But they were only jumping up from their seats, when a vase came flying in the room being shattered at the wall.
All discussions that had taken place died in that very moment, and a uncomfortable silence filled the room, before Simon and Celty were the first one to act.
Going in the direction of the floor they wanted to see what had caused the scream -and the flying vase - before they were interrupted by Izaya who came stumbling out the floor.
The Informant was holding a switchblade in his one hand pointing it in the direction of the front door, causing the others to already guess what was going on.
And they saw that their assumptions were just right, when they noticed a pretty enraged Shizuo coming out the floor. All eyes were widening in shock . Knowing what was going to happen, they were seriously considering the probability, whether it was very clever to stay in the same room with those two or not.
"Ne, Shizu-chan is as uncontrollable as always. He obviously doesn't have enough common sense to behave right even at a friend's house~" the raven chuckled maliciously. It felt as if those two were in their own world, not noticing the others anymore.
Another vein was popping up at Shizuo's face hearing the louse's voice.
"AND WHO'S FAULT IS THAT!?" the blonde screamed. Without hesitation he grabbed the big desk standing next to him.
Only a few seconds ago Mikado and his friends had sat there- now they were standing in one corner of the room watching the scene with wide eyes.
The desk was lifted with total ease, causing the raven's smile to being replaced by a serious look.
However, just at the moment Shizuo wanted to throw the desk at his most hated enemy, he was wrapped by a bunch of black strings.
"Wha-" he tried to say not being able to move anymore.
His astonishment was already beginning to being replaced by anger again, but then a screen was shoved in front of his face.
The blonde lifted his eyes in confusion trying to read what the screen was showing.
[Please, stop this! You two are here for a reason!]
Shizuo contracted his eyebrows while reading, before he looked up to Celty - actually to the place where her head was supposed to be.
Simon on the other hand had gone to Izaya standing right in front of the smaller man while looking at him with a serious look.
"Fighting no good, Izaya." Saying that the Russian grabbed Izaya's hand making him let go of the switchblade. Giving it back to the raven, this one was just looking back as serious.
"It's not like, it's my fault, that this happened." He said with a cold voice making some of the guest's shudder, because it was so very unusual to see Izaya totally serious.
The raven was eyeing Shizuo again still being entrapped by Celty, before he noticed Shinra coming towards them followed by Tom.
"Please stop this! There's indeed a reason, why I called you here!" the doctor said with a mix of friendliness and desperation.
Shizuo who seemed to finally calm down, was released by Celty's power and put the desk back to the place where it had stood before. He faced Shinra directly, trying to ignore the fact, that the flea was indeed only standing a mere meter away from him.
"And what could this reason be, that I'd have to share the same room with that bastard?" he asked not trying to hide his wrath for the other man.
"Well, I know that most of you have really understandable reasons for not liking Izaya-" the doctor started apologizing, ignoring the fact, that his best friend drew his breath sharply through his teeth at the doctor's words.
"But I called you all to help him. Because as the circumstances stand now, it seems that his sisters were indeed kidnapped by some really dangerous people. Therefore I wanted to ask you for your help to find them." Shinra said more serious now.
"If you don't like the idea, see it as a way of helping his sisters and not him." he added pointing a finger at Izaya who seemed to be seriously pissed now after his so called best friend's speech.
A short silence followed after that, the present people were either staring at Izaya or at Shinra.
After this, the first one to speak was Kadota. He slowly approached Izaya, put a hand on his shoulder and gave him a genuine smile.
"Of course, I will help you to save your sisters, Izaya!" he said causing the raven's expression to lighten up.
"Thank you very much, Dota-chin!" the Informant answered, creating the next unexpected moment now. A real and happy smile had appeared on his face hearing his friend's words, causing most guys to widen their eyes.
Neither of them had ever seen Izaya showing a real smile except for that arrogant grin that became more or less a characteristic for him.
Feeling the tensed situation becoming more and more friendly, Erika was the next one who happily jumped in front of Izaya.
"Of course, I will help you, Iza-chan!" she happily chirped, making the raven's eyes widen even more.
Next Simon put a hand on his other shoulder, telling him in Russian, that he would do everything in his power to save his sisters.
Izaya's happy smile was replaced by astonishment - not because he wasn't happy anymore, but because he hadn't expected so many people to be ready to help him.
He considered Kadota more or less a friend, that was why he wasn't too surprised about his help.
But then nearly everyone in this room was ensuring him about their help. He didn't have to do anything for it. They didn't expect him to give them anything for their help. No money, no information. They were just doing it out of friendliness. How everyone was approaching him- smiling- as if they were actual friends, almost made him cry.
Only thinking of his sisters let him remember that this was indeed not friendly, but serious as fuck. They weren't doing it for him, but for his sisters, that could be already dead at this moment. The thought made his skin crawl.
Shizuo was standing at the outside watching the scene with wide eyes. Shinra was standing next to him smiling, that his plan was indeed a success.
Suddenly the blonde grabbed him from the side, causing them to face each other.
"Are you actually kidding me?! That was the reason, why you called me?!"
The doctor's eyes widened in surprise for a moment, before he lifted both hands in apology.
"Well, nobody forces you to help. I just thought the more people we are, the better we can look for them."
Shizuo's unexpected behavior had caused the room to fell silent.
Still holding Shinra he looked into the group mustered around Izaya, who was watching Shizuo with such genuine eyes, that he couldn't help but feel a little sting in his heart.
Everyone was looking into his direction not saying a word, only Izaya silently whispering "Shizu-chan", in a way that the blonde thought, that he had misheard.
Sighing he let go of Shinra and looked slightly embarrassed to the sight.
"Of course I will help. I just wanted to know, how you imagine us to find them."
Though most people were showing a genuine smile, Izaya's face stayed serious.
"That's something I would like to know, too." He said approaching Shinra.
He was more or less ignoring Shizuo. The sole fact, that they could endure each other in the same room was already a miracle and he didn't want to make the beast angrier at him than he already was. The raven still didn't like the brute, but he knew, that Shizuo's strength could be of a big help. That's why he decided to act at least a bit friendly towards him.
Shinra on the other hand only stumbled something like that he thought that they were all searching in Tokyo for the twins, causing Izaya to sigh annoyed.
"That's not really a clever idea. I appreciate that you all came here to help, but I think searching something without knowing where the goal is, would take way too much time, that we don't have." The raven replied neutrally.
"Then do you have a better idea?!"
Izaya moved his head in shock to Shizuo's direction, who had said those words angrily.
Actually he had thought, that the blonde would ignore him just like he had planned to do, but Shizuo had actually spoken to him, still angry, but not with the usual result of attacking him with something. The blonde debt collector was just standing there, a mere meter away from him with the hands in his pockets showing an annoyed expression.
It's not like I expect you to act clever, you brute. The raven thought annoyed, scrutinizing the man.
Izaya didn't know where this was going, but he decided to put his and Shizuo's rivalry to the background at first.
The only thing that mattered now were his sisters. And only them.
When he wanted to answer the brute's question, he didn't came very far though because the ringtone of his mobile phone was distracting him.
He broke the eye contact with the beast searching for the phone in his pocket. When the Informant eyed the scream suspiciously, his eyes widened in shock only a second later.
"Withheld ... number ..." he whispered to himself.
Most guys were just staring at him not really getting were the problem was, though Shinra, who understood immediately what was going on (because Izaya had told him what exactly had happened that morning) rushed towards Izaya's site without a second thought.
He grabbed Izaya's face with one hand forcing the Informant to look into his face. Shinra could already see again in Izaya's eyes, that the Informant was very close to be stricken by the fear for his sisters again. But he knew, that Izaya had to keep a cool head now.
"Listen, Izaya. If it's really them, turn the phone loud. Maybe we can help you."
He could still see, that the raven didn't believe him being too lost in fear, of what he might hear.
Remembering the call from this morning caused his hair to stand up and his face whitened only a little more, when he finally accepted the call.
Breathing unsteady, he waited for the voice that was still scaring the shit out of him.
"IZAYA ORIHARA-SAN, DO YOU HAVE THE 1 BILLION YEN YET?"
Izaya's hands were trembling, the phone was almost falling down of his hand when he heard the question.
He didn't know what to answer. Of course, he hadn't the money yet. How was he even supposed to get that much money in such a short time?!
"No ... " he whispered already afraid of what would happen next.
"DO WE HAVE TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR SISTERS' LIVES?"
Izaya's eyes widened in shock.
"No, you don't have to! I promise! I will get the money! Just please don't hurt them anymore!"
The raven was surprised by himself that he could sound so desperate. He knew, that this was indeed embarrassing for him. Everyone was watching the great Izaya Orihara losing control. Over everything.
But Izaya couldn't help it. His family was supposed to be killed and he had to admit now, that even he wasn't cold enough to think about his reputation at a moment like this.
However, his pleads were too late. Just like the last time a great silence followed, causing the raven's breath to stop for a moment while his face grew paler and paler with every instance.
But tears were only brought to his eyes, when he heard the awful screams of one of his sisters again.
"AHHHHHHHH! NII-SAN PLEASE HELP ME! NII-SAN!"
It was Mairu's voice. He knew it. And he could do nothing.
There's not one thing I can do...
This one thought let him feel again, how powerless he really was. Never before had he felt like that.
Tears were finally streaming down his face. He didn't care, that he wasn't alone. He could feel someone's hand at his shoulder, most probably Shinra, but right now no one could help him.
He was the loser in this game. And there was nothing else in this world making him feel less worthy.
"IZAYA ORIHARA-SAN GET THE 1 BILLION YEN OR WE WILL KILL YOUR SISTERS!"
And with that the call ended.
Having lost all of his power the raven let the phone shatter to the ground. Followed by himself who fell to his knees. Both hands were pressed to his face not having enough power left to hold one tear back. Izaya didn't even know if had ever cried once as much.
Everyone else was paralyzed. No one dared to speak. Since no one knew how to help him. Not one of them could imagine the pain the raven had to suffer at this very moment.
Wrote this before going to work. Sorry, if it's shit! I'm so sorry *sob*