In the Forest Outside of the Trancy Mansion: 3rd P.O.V
"Claude; catch Ciel!"
"This is an order, Sebastian, Izaya: whatever happens, protect me at all cost!"
"Yes, your highness/Yes, my lord/Yes, young master."
And soon, the battle between the butlers began. The triplets from the Trancy side made the first move, just as Sebastian picked up Ciel bridal style to evade the attacks. Izaya however, seemed to have disappeared.
"Assault! Alliance! The Gleaners of Hell!" Claude commanded (?) as the triplets circled around Sebastian and the young Phantomhive.
Just as the triplets were going to give a 'final blow', Izaya reappeared in front of his brother and deflected the attack. He then threw his switchblades at the triplets before leading them away from his brother and young master. Now with the triplets occupied with Izaya, Claude moved to attack Sebastian instead.
"You are pretty good." Sebastian commented as he evaded Claude's attacks.
Sebastian attempts to kick the other butler but missed on purpose before jumping over the other's head and ran past him and the Trancy Earl; into the dark woods.
Somewhere in the Forest with Izaya
"Heh~ you guys are slower and more predictable than I expected~" Izaya taunted as he dodged the broken ladder swung at him by one of the triplets before throwing a few switchblades.
The expressions of the triplets changed a bit (one of annoyance or anger) but they said nothing as they continued to try and land a blow on the shorter male in front of them.
The battle continued the same way; triplets attacked, Izaya dodges, Izaya throw blades, and triplets attack again… that is, until Izaya was too occupied by the two brothers in front of him and dropped his guard a bit, allowing the remaining brother to tackle him from behind.
"Gah!" Izaya gasped when he was unexpectedly tackled to the ground.
He managed to turn around to look at his attacker before quickly closing his eyes and awaiting the pain that he believed would befall him when he saw a blade coming down at him at great speed.
…
"…" Izaya's eyes remained closed as he waited a bit (as stupid as it was…) (1).
Nothing…?
"…" Izaya slowly opened his eyes and almost had a heart attack when he saw how close the blade was to his face… but, it didn't move any further as the person wielding it stared at Izaya with slightly widen eyes, frozen.
Seeing the chance, the cat demon wasted no time kicking the fellow demon on him off of him before making a sprint towards where he believed his brother and young master would be from the scent he picked up, knowing that he no longer had a reason to continue to fight the triplet for the time-being.
…
"…" The triplet who got kicked (Thompson) pushed himself up into a sitting position while holding his stomach as his brothers; Canterbury and Timber, trudged over to him, taking out the switchblade(s) in their sides.
"What…happened?" Timber and Canterbury both asked their brother in unison as they helped their brother up.
"He… The cat. The samecat from before." Thompson replied as Timber stared at him while Canterbury looked to be in deep thought.
"How…?" Timber asked.
"The bracelet…" Thompson said before pulling his sleeve up to reveal a silver-chained bracelet with a glowing red gem dangling down from the middle "…it reacted when it go close to him; we didn't put a tracker on anyone but the cat."
"Why couldn't we tell that the cat was a demon before?" Timber asked.
"It is probably because…while in the form of a cat, the 'aura' of a demon that he should have was hidden…which would make it a very good disguise." Canterbury answered after coming out of his thoughts.
The brothers stood in silence as they stared at each other…before sighing.
"Ah…We still don't have a cover for the cat…" The triplets said in unison.
"Who would've thought we would meet the cat so soon..." Timber sighed "But, since we now know the 'other form' of the cat, we should be able to find him again much easier."
"…Wait, wouldn't it mean that the cat already belonged to the one-eyed brat?" Canterbury asked –referring to Ciel- as his brothers stared at him.
"…He doesn't." Thompson answered after a moment of silence "He didn't have a collar or anything, right?"
"Right." Timber and Canterbury agreed in unison.
"And that is why…the 'cat' does not belong to anyone…" Thompson started.
"Yet." The triplets ended in unison.
Trancy Mansion; Ballroom
The ballroom, which had been loud with the chattering of the many guests and orchestral music, grew quiet as Hannah presence became known throughout the room as she pushed a covered object with wheels. She soon stopped and uncovered the object she had been pushing, revealing a sinister looking box/coffin which had turned out to be an instrument of sort.
The lavender-haired female sat down and wet her fingers in preparation before beginning her performance.
Many were mesmerized by the beautiful serene sound coming from the strange instrument. This calm moment however, had suddenly been broken when guests had begun to clutch their heads in pain as Hannah continued to play the deadly instrument, unaffected.
A certain fake-blond was strangely unaffected as he tended to his boss, asking what was wrong, and what in the world was going on.
Back in the Forest
Ciel panted for his breath as the strange yet serene sound began emitting from the Trancy mansion.
"Young Master, please cover your ears." Sebastian said as the sound seemed to become louder.
"My ears?" Ciel asked before he soon clutched his head in pain as Sebastian hurried to help cover his ears.
"What's that sound?" The young Earl asked as he continued to clutch his head in pain.
"It must have been a century since I last heard it…" Sebastian said as Izaya came into his view "Izaya?"
"Nii-sama! Is the young master alright? It's this sound isn't it?" Izaya asked as he got close enough to his elder brother.
"Yes." Sebastian replied before footsteps were soon heard by the brothers.
The brothers turned to look at the source of the footsteps; the triplet butlers of the Trancy.
Izaya quickly took out his switchblades and threw them at the triplets, only grazing each of them as they were quick enough to dodge. The cat demon clicked his tongue as the triplets ran pass him, seeing that he was distracted for a moment, and at his brother.
Izaya quickly turned around and appeared in front of his brother, ready to block the axe coming down at him but unexpectedly, the triplet who was holding the axe changed direction in his attack, missing Izaya completely and embedded the weapon in a nearby tree.
"…What?" 'I was sure the axe was coming down at me so how did it get over there?' Izaya thought to himself in confusion as his brother did the same.
Being the first to recover, Sebastian quickly deflected the triplet-with-the-saws' attack and kicked him away, sending him flying to a tree; hitting his (the triplet's) brother behind him as well.
Now knowing that he was outnumbered and that his opponents were too strong, the remaining sibling ran to his unconscious brothers to gather them and escape.
Ciel remained gaping for a bit before he came back to reality and realized the crises at the moment.
"Sebastian, Izaya, let's get back to the hall!" Ciel immediate commanded as Sebastian smiled.
"There is no need for concern." The eldest butler said before continuing "One of my few friends is here tonight."
'The white-haired man?' Izaya thought to himself as he stared at his brother curiously 'And I never knew Nii-sama could do a hand stand on someone else's head, and without putting the pressure of his weight on the victim…oh wait a minute, wasn't there someone who did the same thing when we were younger?'
...Who?
Back at the Ballroom; Again
While Agni was busy pushing the pressure points on his friends and acquaintances' neck in order for them to lose their hearing (…temporarily.), a certain fake-blond however…
"Oi! Tom! What the hell do you think you- Whoa!" Shizuo yelled at his possessed boss angrily before dodging a wine bottle throw at him by the said boss.
"Well then, I have no choice!" Shizuo yelled before knocking Tom out, remembering to hold back his strength so that he wouldn't gravely injure his friend.
'Just what the hell is going on?! This is why I don't like these fancy-fucking-shmancy parties!' the blond thought to himself as he dodged the attacks from the other possessed guests and knocked them out.
Just then, a table that was thrown at the possessed guests in an attempt to knock them out –which did work but… it almost hit the blond as well if it weren't for the fact that he caught the flying table before it did.
"Oi! Who threw this freaking table?!" Shizuo yelled angrily as he lifted the table above his head, ready to throw it back at the culprit.
"Oh I'm sorry!" Finnian yelled back before he continued to avoid the attacks of the remaining possessed guests.
"Eh?" 'That kid threw this? And I thought I was the only one… could he be a long-lost relative or something?' Shizuo thought to himself before snapping back to reality to throw the table in his hands at a group of incoming possessed guests.
The battle seemed to be endless as Hannah continued to play, and the guests who had fallen began to rise up again.
'Is there no end to these guys?! Why did they eve- It's that woman! The guests all became like this soon after she came in and played that weird instrument making that annoying sound!' Shizuo thought to himself in realization before picking up a nearby table 'If I destroy that freaking instrument…'
Just as the fake-blond was going to throw the object in his hand at his target, another serene sound resounded throughout the room, paralyzing the possessed guests and slowly returning them back to their senses.
'What th- wait a minute…is that the flea up there?! Why?!' Shizuo thought to himself as he stared at his rival playing music with his brother.
As Sebastian and Izaya continued, people began to gather around their area to watch and listen to their music, before the instrument that Hannah had been playing suddenly shattered, shocking nearby guests. And around that moment, the demon brothers also ended their performances, earning a round of applauses from the crowd below them.
Even Shizuo began to slowly clap for the two as well, just as Tom began to stir from the ground besides him.
"Urgh…"
"Huh? Oh Tom!" Shizuo said in realization before helping his boss up.
"What happened..? And; urgh…it feels as if I got punched by you or something…" Tom said as Shizuo froze for a bit.
"A-About that…" The blond began, only to be ignored by his boss.
"By the way, is that Orihara Izaya up there? But wasn't he in Shinjuku or Ikebukuro or something?"
"Eh? Ah; he certainly smells like the same flea I know…" Shizuo said as he began to stand up, with eyes shadowed by his bangs "…and he is the same annoying flea that ruined my life!" the blond yelled angrily before picking up the table he had dropped earlier and threw it at the mentioned male.
Izaya –who was still on the balcony while his brother was with Ciel and the others- quickly dodged the object flying at him and glared at the person who threw it before smirking in amusement when he realized who it was that threw the table.
"Well, well, if it isn't Shizu-chan~ I honestly didn't expect an uncouth protozoan like you to be in this sort of place~" Izaya taunted as the guests gasped at what just happened and quickly moved away from the two monsters of Ikebukuro. "And my~ did you miss me so much that you seem to follow me everywhere? Shizu-chan~"
Shizuo gritted his teeth as Tom put a hand on his shoulder.
"Dude, you do know where we are right?" Tom asked as his companion ignored him.
"You damn flea! And it should be the other way around! You keep following me just to make my life harder!"
"Well, that is what you think. I don't really have much interest in messing with you at the moment…but I do want to go back to the good old times for a bit~ Catch me if you can, protozoan~!" Izaya yelled before dodging another table thrown at him and escaping back into the forest outside the mansion, Shizuo following him.
"Who was that? How is Izaya related to him? Why does he have the same ability as Finnian?" Ciel asked his eldest butler in confusion.
"He seems to be an acquaintance of Izaya; I met him once and I must say, he has a terrible temper. As for his abnormal strength, I am not sure; he's not a demon either…and it seems those two had a bad past with each other." Sebastian answered, feeling somewhat worried.
"I see. Well then, let's just leave it to the two to settle things their selves." Just as Ciel finished talking, Alois and his butlers made their presence known throughout the room.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for being late." The Trancy Earl began as he walked in, now changed into attire more… suitable for a boy "I am Alois Trancy. I am pleased to make your acquaintance."
"Oh! So, he is…" A male guest trailed off.
"He's still so young." Another male guest commented.
"I am glad to see you enjoyed the show in my absence." Alois said before walking over to Ciel and his butler with his own.
"It was a beautiful performance." The blond Earl complimented "It seems that you have great musical talent."
"I do not deserve such praise." Sebastian said as he placed an arm across his chest "I am just one hell of a butler."
"You have a good butler, Earl Phantomhive. But speaking of which, where is your other one?"
With Izaya and Shizuo; A Clearing in the Forest with a Lake
"Ahahaha~ I haven't had this much fun in a while~ Ahahaha~" Izaya laughed as he continued to dodged the uprooted trees thrown at him by Shizuo.
"Stay still!" Shizuo shouted angrily as Izaya continued to laugh, irritating Shizuo even more.
The chase went on and on until Izaya suddenly stopped laughing and stood still, causing Shizuo to stop in confusion and surprise as well, with an uprooted tree above his head.
"…Flea? Whoa!" Shizuo shouted in surprise when Izaya seemed to have suddenly disappeared and reappeared right in front of him.
"Look, Shizuo..." Izaya began as the mentioned blond looked at him strangely.
'Shizuo? Not Shi-'
"Yes not 'Shizu-chan' now listen to me."
"A-Alright…?" 'Wait why am I even li-'
"Shut up and listen."
"Wha- I didn't even sa-"
"I said, shut up and listen to me."
"Alright! Geez…"
"Now have a seat." Izaya said before plopping down on the grassy ground.
"Huh?"
"Sit."
And strangely enough, Shizuo immediately complied.
"…"
"…"
"…So what is it that you want to talk about flea?"
"…I'm surprise that you are not trying to kill me anymore but that is beside the point…" Izaya said with a sigh before taking a deep breath and continuing "Shizuo. I have something to tell you; even if it kills my pride; in the most agonizing way it could possibly be."
"…W-What is it?" 'Ouch… Wait, is the flea going to confess to me or something?'
"Yes. In a way…"
"…How is it that you can read my mind?"
"Can you just listen to what I have to say?"
"Fine…"
Izaya took another breath before continuing, "Shizuo, I…"
'-I'm in love with you?' Shizuo thought to himself jokingly before freezing when Izaya glared at him.
If looks could kill…
"Hell no."
"…" Strangely, the fake-blond felt as if something sharp stabbed through his chest.
"Anyways, what I really want to say is –and please don't interrupt me- is that I'm… sorry."
"Oh; so you just wanted to say that you wer- NANI?!" Shizuo shot up from the ground and yelled in realization. 'Am I hearing things?!'
"No; you're not hearing things. And please don't keep making me say this again but… you heard me right; I'm sorry."
"W-Wha- Why?!"
Izaya stared deadpanned at his rival.
"Are you serious? After all this time…and you still ask why I am freakin' sorry?! Well if you obviously didn't notice, what else could I be sorry to you about other than the fact that I practically, and I quote, "ruined your life"!"
"Huh? Oh so you're sorr- Geh! Why would I just forgive you just like that after all the shit you put me through! And why the hell did you even do it in the first place?!"
"Well, you were the one that started everything first!"
"Wha- It was you who started it first!"
"Eh- Well if you don't remember, during high school, you were the one that made the first move by just suddenly wanting to kill me the instant we met each other for the first time! If it weren't for my pride, I would have had a heart attack and passed out right there and then from the shock of someone suddenly wanting to kill because of that! Why the hell did you even do it?! It doesn't make any sense! And then I wanted to exact my revenge at you…so I sent mobs after you –and I'll tell you this now, all the mobs that came after you weren't all just because of me! And you handled them pretty fine! And just really; what the fuck?! Why were you trying to kill me for no apparent reason, you stupid protozoan?!" Izaya stood up and exploded as Shizuo also began to get riled up as well.
"W-Well, I did have a reason!"
"What?!"
"…Uh…it was because…I didn't like the smirk on your face…" Shizuo trailed off as he averted his gaze from an Izaya who looked like he was going to literally explode.
"You…you…freakin' try to kill me because I smirk?! Don't you and everybody else do the same you asshole?! Everybody smirks! My lord; are you kidding me?! That is one of the most stupidest and childish reason ever! So in actuality, you were the one that started everything by claiming to suddenly hate me and tried to kill me!"
"Well, maybe I would've liked you better if you didn't look like a bastard!"
"I looked like a bastard?! Wh-"
"Ssh!" Shizuo suddenly shushed a fuming Izaya.
"Wha- don't you shush me!"
"Ssh! I'm serious flea! Just shut up for a bit!"
"Don't you dare tell me what to d- whoa!" Izaya yelped in surprised when Shizuo suddenly pulled him behind a nearby bush and covered his mouth.
"Mmm! Mmmmm!" The raven-haired male struggled as Shizuo also struggled to keep the male from moving and making too much noise.
"For the last fucking time; ssh! And stop moving so much! Look in front of you; it's your brother and someone else –I wonder what they're doing…"
"Mm- Mnmmm…?" Izaya finally stopped struggling and quiet down, watching the interactions and listening on his brother and the Trancy butler, Claude.
With Sebastian and Claude
"You are persistent." Sebastian began, looking at the man in front of him with narrowed eyes. "You continue to pursue the young master. Not only that, it seems you continue to pop up in my life as well…"
"It is my master's order. "Steal Ciel Phantomhive from Sebastian Michaelis." And it's not my choice to 'pop up' in your life; I don't even want to." Claude replied, back facing the other butler. 'And it's not your young master I'm mainly pursuing…'
"He is my young master." Sebastian repeated, narrowing is eyes even more. "And if you don't want to, why appear in front of my brother and I once again?"
With Shizuo and Izaya
'Once again'? Have we all met before in the past? Why can't I remember anything…? And I don't think I have met the Trancy butler ever before in the past… Have I? Oh and one more thing…' Izaya thought to himself in confusion before yanking his rival's hand from his mouth.
"What did you think you were doing?!" Izaya whispered shouted as Shizuo glared at him.
"Well, we would've been caught right now if you continued shouting!" The blond retorted as Izaya began to flap his mouth open and close like a fish.
"B-Bu-"
"Oh shut it."
Back to the Butlers
"The way it felt…" Claude began, ignoring Sebastian's last comment as he stared at his right hand lifted up to his face "It is rare to come by such quality material."
"The mere thought that someone other than me touched the young master makes me si-"
"SICK! THAT'S JUST SICK!" Two voices shouted in unison, attracting the attention of both of the demon butlers.
"Izaya? /…!" Sebastian called out to his brother in confusion as Claude merely gasped in surprise.
"…Zaya…" Claude whispered to himself before slowly approaching Izaya, who suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
'W-What the…' The cat demon thought to himself before unconsciously taking a step back.
"…!" Claude came to a stop after seeing Izaya's reaction. "So…still…I'm…I…" He began whispering incoherently as Izaya continued to stare at him in confusion.
"Wha- It seems like…Do I…Do I know you before?" Izaya asked when a sharp pain suddenly came to his head. "Urgh…!"
The cat demon's legs buckled ben
eath him. His rival beside him quickly caught him before he touched the ground. "O-Oi! Flea; are you alright?" 'Wait why do I care?!'
Soon after, the atmosphere seemed to have become even colder as chills ran down everyone's but Claude's spines.
"…! You! Take my brother and run!" Sebastian yelled, addressing Shizuo before suddenly appearing in front of the blond.
'Does the Orihara (2) family have some type of ability that allows them to teleport or something?'
"Go!" The elder demon butler yelled once more as and all too familiar feeling made Shizuo compelled to listen to the orders given to him. He threw Izaya over his shoulders and ran.
'And do they some sort of spell-casting ability in their voices or something?! Sounds so cliché…'
When the blond took one last look behind him, he wished he never did… for what he saw was not a person, but a monster… a demon.
With Sebastian
"Za…ya…Where…?" The monster in place of Claude called out, almost completely shrouded in black mist as the spider legs on his back wriggled furiously, as if it was trying to grab onto something.
Sebastian's eyes narrowed.
"No… I won't let you…!"
Not again!
Shizuo and Izaya
'What…What the hell was that?!' The blond thought to himself, blood still running cold as he stopped at a clearing within the forest. He placed Izaya down, who was unconscious.
'Is the flea…'
"Are you…like him too?" Shizuo asked as he gradually began to calm down.
*Dream World*
"Hic….Hic….Sebastian-nii-sama…hic…" A young Izaya cried in his arms, seated in a dark ally.
"…? Who are you? What are you doing in my territory?" A boy slightly older than the cat demon asked, startling the younger boy accidently.
"…!" Izaya wiped his tears and looked up.
The boy in front of him had dark, shoulder-length unkempt hair with bangs completely covering his upper half of his face. He wore a somewhat worn out pair of shorts, a short-sleeved shirt, white socks, and brown shoes.
"…Hey; why are you crying?"
"W-What are you talking about? I-I'm not crying!" Izaya stubbornly retorted, looking up at the taller boy.
"…Uh-huh. Now explain to me why your eyes are red and puffy with tears still streaming down your face?"
"Uh…um…" The cat demon was stuck at what to say as a comeback.
"Anyways, you're in my territory so please leave, before I make you." The messy-haired boy sighed.
"W…Why should I? I can be wherever I want! And who said you can make me leave?" Izaya retorted back, crossing his arms.
"Geez…you act like a girl." The older boy commented as the younger blushed.
"Wha- What did you say?!" Izaya yelled in anger before attacking the boy in front of him.
"Oh, you're on!"
Timeskip...
"Hah…Hah…" The boys panted for air, lying down on the ground side by side, bruises, cuts, and patches of dirt all over their faces.
"Don't…Don't ever call me a girl again…!" Izaya gasped out as the boy next to him.
"Why should I…? It's the truth."
"You…" Izaya staggered to get up, only to fall back down again due to the aching all over his body.
"Ah…I don't care anymore…!" The cat demon gave in as the boy beside him laughed.
"How about we call it a truce."
"…Fine."
Timeskip
"Oh…so that's why… That's pretty mean of your other brothers…" The shaggy-haired boy commented, back against the wall like the younger boy next to him.
"And that's not all! Every single day, they always lock me up or leave me stranded somewhere that I don't even know! Only Sebastian-nii-sama cares for me…he always comes find me…and he will this time too, eventually…" Izaya trailed, soon feeling guilty over the slight feeling of doubt he suddenly had.
"…You're lucky to have siblings… I don't have any. Not even parents; I have nobody…" The elder boy said, before hiding his face in his arms.
"…You have me now." Izaya said after some thought.
"…Eh…?"
"You have me now. I'll be here. Even if Nii-sama finds me and take me home, I'll always visit. You won't be alone anymore, because I'm here now." The younger demon declared with determination and sympathy clearly shown in his eyes.
"…Thank…Thank you, Izaya…"
Izaya smiled, "No problem!"
"Oh right, I told you my name earlier but you never told me yours. So, what's your name?" The cat demon asked his new friend.
"Oh…My name is…"
*Dream Ends*
"…name…?" Izaya whispered out in confusion as Shizuo snapped out of his thoughts and focused his attention on his rival.
"Flea? Are you okay now?"
"Huh? Shizu-chan? I must still be dreaming, you have never been this nice to me…" The younger male muttered, still half-asleep.
"Oi! You're not dreaming. I…I thought to myself while you were still passed out and I decided to…call it a truce and forgive you."
"…!?" This woke Izaya up completely "Eh?!"
"You heard me right! I forgive you! So…truce?" Shizuo asked as Izaya had a mini re-cap of his dream.
"How about we call it a truce."
"…"
"…What?"
"Oh, nothing…"
"…Suit yourself… I think we should get back to the mansion. Your brother…should be there by now with the other guy, and I practically ditched Tom so I need to go back."
"…Alright." Izaya responded as Shizuo helped him up, before walking off.
"…." The cat demon stood where he was, in his own thoughts.
"Hm?" Shizuo stopped in his tracks and turned around. "Are you coming, flea?"
"Huh? Oh; coming…"
Who was that boy? What was that dream? Was it...a memory?
Kuro: So… I missed a lot of updated days…sorry…I have been sick for quite a while (unfortunately again)! Ugh…pardon me; anyways, that's mainly the reason why I haven't been able to update, other than school work.
And uh... the story has trailed off from the actual anime...it is going to be confusing but, this is my fan fiction, not the actual anime in the first place. So basically, this story will switch on and off of the actual anime. Of course I wouldn't just make this a fan fiction wit just Durarara! characters added into it -that would be boring! Wouldn't it not? It must have the elements within it that makes it a fan fiction ^~^
Oh! One more thing... Of course, apologies for all the mistakes within this chapter; whenever I type long chapters, I always miss things/make mistakes that I can't even find... I'll fix them though, eventually...
1.) It's "stupid" because…think about it, if you know you are about to die and you await for your destined fate (death) yet it doesn't come, would you still wait for it to come, or would you quickly try to escape it as fast as possible? But… what often happens in the show is that the people choose to wait to die instead of preserving their life…
2.)Since he only knows Izaya's last name, and because Izaya and Sebastian are brothers, Shizuo assumed that they both share the surname of Orihara.