A/N: Here is chapter 17. Enjoy reading it and please review.

Summary: Izaya has been having headaches lately and when more symptoms appear he decides to go to the hospital. There he gets to hear that he has brain cancer.

Disclaimer: I don't own Durarara!

It had been two months since he had his surgery, which meant his sisters knew about everything for about a month and a half now. Weirdly enough Haru was getting along with his sisters and he had even left the hospital, since he was well enough, leaving Izaya in the hospital.

Haru was still coming to visit him, but most of the time together with his sisters. How they were ever getting along was a miracle to him, but he somewhere he was glad that it had gone right.

Shizuo had been the only one who had been visiting him daily and the blonde was still there during his physiotherapy sessions. His relationship with Shizuo was still unsure, they hadn't really talked about it, but they kissed almost everyday now and it felt normal for the raven now.

Izaya had made a bit of progress with his physiotherapy, but he still had a long way to go if he had to believe his physiotherapist. He was already able to move his legs, although a bit slow, but he was able to. The only thing he hadn't tried yet was walking and he knew that it would happen soon, since they would need to start with him trying to walk again if he ever wanted to be able to again.

"Izaya?" Izaya got taken out of his thoughts by the blonde beside him. "Today you're going to try walking for the first time right?" Izaya could see the concerned look in the blonde's eyes.

"Yeah, even though it will only be trying and I will probably have to keep myself up with my arms." Izaya said. He knew this would last as long as his arms would last and he doubted that it would be long. He was able to get into the wheelchair by himself now, but it still took a lot of effort. He hoped that his arms would be strong enough to carry him, so that he could try to walk again.

Izaya looked up when he heard someone coming into his room, whom was his physiotherapist. "Are you ready? Let's see if you can walk for a bit." The woman said and Izaya only nodded. "You will need your strength, so if Heiwajima-san can help you into the wheelchair, we will be on our way to the rehabilitation room."

Izaya got lifted by Shizuo and placed in the wheelchair. A blanket got put on his legs, since it was still pretty cold for being march. Soon it would be spring and then the school would start and then Haru would finally be able to go to a school, while he was still stuck here and he would probably be for quite some time.

Izaya got shaken out of his thoughts when he felt the wheelchair move and he got pushed out the door towards the rehabilitation room.

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It didn't take long before they had arrived in the room and Izaya could see supporting bars in the middle of the room, which he knew he would need to hold himself up with, while trying to walk. There were also some strength building machines, but he didn't know if the woman wanted him to work with that.

"For now I would like you to try walking with the supporting bars and maybe we can do some strength building in your legs, depending on how tired you are. Please place the wheelchair in front of the bars." Instructed the woman and Shizuo did as he was asked, putting Izaya in front of the bars.

"I would like to try and get up yourself, by placing your feet on the ground and gripping the bars with your hands before lifting yourself up, alright?" The woman asked.

"I will try." Izaya said and slowly shifted his feet to the ground, before grabbing a bar with each hand. He took a deep breath and tried to gather some strength into his body, so that he could lift himself up, but when he didn't even get halfway with the strength he could muster and with a frustrated groan he let himself back into the chair.

"Seems like that is too much for now, Heiwajima-san, could you please help him to stand up?" Before Izaya could even protest that he would be able to do it on his own, he felt two strong hands under his arms and he got lifted into a standing position. Izaya put strength in his arms and he tried to keep himself up, even though Shizuo was still helping him, but the blonde was slowly letting go and Izaya could already feel his legs start shaking, they clearly had no strength to carry him yet.

It was quite a strain he put on his arms and he felt his whole body shaking with the effort it took to stay upright.

"Do you think you can take a step?" Izaya wanted to shake his head that he wouldn't be able to do it, but he would be getting nowhere if he gave up now, so instead he gave a nod and tried to lift his foot slowly. Lifting was something that didn't work, so instead he slid it across the floor a bit, trying to adjust with his arms, but this made them shake more.

"Orihara-san are you alright?" He ignored her and tried to move his other foot too, but this proved to be a mistake. His arms couldn't keep him up this time and one of his hands slipped making him crumble to the ground.

"Izaya!" He could hear Shizuo call, but he just stared at the ground. He couldn't even take two steps! How was he ever going to walk again like this? He had hoped he would have been able to do more, but it seems like he was wrong. He wanted to cry, but he wouldn't not in front of the physiotherapist, maybe later when he was alone with Shizuo.

"Orihara-san?" Now the woman tried approaching him. "Are you alright? You didn't get hurt?" Izaya shook his head, which made it only confusing for the woman. "Are you hurt or not?" Did she really need to clarify it?

"Not hurt." Was all he answered. He wasn't hurt physically, but mentally might be a different question. His pride got hurt over and over when he got to see how weak he really was currently. He hated being this weak and he wanted to just be able to walk again, so why was it so hard? Suddenly he felt tears streaming down his face and he couldn't hold them in any longer. Damn tears, why wouldn't they stop?

Izaya could hear footsteps approaching, but he didn't look up, just let his tears fall quietly. He saw someone kneeling in front of him and noticed that it had to be Shizuo.

"Izaya? Look at me." The blonde said softly while lifting his head at the chin. "You will be able to do this and I will be there to help you, so you can't give up." Izaya tried to stop his tears while looking at the blonde, but didn't really succeed yet. He felt Shizuo thumps trying to wipe away the tears, but it took awhile before Izaya could stop crying.

"I want to try again." He said softly and only Shizuo could hear him.

"Sure, shall I help you up again?" A nod was all that was necessary before Shizuo stood up and lifted Izaya with him. Waiting till the raven had a good grip before he let go.

"Do you want to try again?" The physiotherapist had kept quiet all this time, but now she suddenly needed to butt in again. Izaya nodded and a small smile appeared on the woman's face as if she was trying to encourage him. Obviously it was fake, but he ignored it. He tried to take one step, which he succeeded in, but once again at the second step he fell down, only to be caught by Shizuo this time, since the blonde had stayed close.

They kept at it, until Izaya felt too tired to try again, but he hadn't been able to make much progress yet.

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Now back in his room, being left alone, he grabbed his laptop. He hadn't been in the chatroom for quite some time and he wanted to know if there were any rumors going around about him, which probably were.

Izaya put on his glasses and opened his laptop, turning it on before opening the chatroom.

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-Kanra entered the chatroom-

Kanra: Good morning~ Is anyone here?

Setton: Good morning

Saika: Good morning, Kanra-san.

Bakyura: There goes go the quiet times

Tanaka Taro: Good morning

Kanra: Everyone is so nice~ Except for Bakyura

Bakyura: Where have you been anyway? It has been like five months

Setton: Kanra must have her own reasons

Kanra: I've just been away for a while, did anything happen?

Tanaka Taro: It has been quiet for a while now. Seems like Heiwajima Shizuo has calmed down and Orihara Izaya has disappeared.

Saika: It has indeed been quiet.

Bakyura: Now that you mention it, I heard rumors about people seeing Orihara Izaya together with Heiwajima Shizuo in a hospital.

Saika: Really?

Tanaka Taro: Together? In a hospital? Not really believable.

Setton: There's no way that can be true right?

Kanra: Those two being seen together without fighting is really not possible.

Bakyura: Is that really true? I mean, who knows what they have been doing for the past months?

Kanra: That's none of your business.

Bakyura: Getting defending now, aren't we Kanra?

Kanra: Shut up!

Saika: Please don't fight!

Setton: Kanra, it's fine, calm down.

Tanaka Taro: Bakyura, what you're saying is too unbelievable.

Bakyura: Is it really? I wonder if I can find Orihara Izaya in the hospital if I ask for his room.

Izaya knew that Kida was taunting him, but there was no way he wanted that boy here while he couldn't even walk yet.

Kanra: As if he would let you find him, even if he was in the hospital.

Bakyura: So you're admitting it? Which room is it Kanra-chan~

Izaya wanted to throw his laptop away, but he knew it wasn't worth it.

Setton: Bakyura! Don't ask such questions!

Bakyura: Seems like you know something Setton-san.

Setton: I don't know anything!

Kanra: It's fine Setton, but there's still no way I'm giving you the room number.

Tanaka Taro: So it's true? Why don't you want us to visit?

Saika: I need to go, bye.

-Saika left the chatroom-

Bakyura: We can come and keep you company.

Kanra: I don't need it! Especially not from you guys!

Tanaka Taro: Why are you in the hospital then, Kanra-san?

Kanra: You don't need to know! The doctor is coming now, so I need to go.

-Kanra left the chatroom-

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Izaya shut his computer down and put it to the side rubbing his temples with his fingers. This had only given him a headache and he knew he could expect a visit from those two soon, if not today.

A groan escaped his lips, why was this happening? He didn't want them to see him this weak, couldn't they wait till he was able to walk again?

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Just like he had expected, when school was over the two boys had come over to the hospital, taking Anri with them, even though she had said that it didn't interest her.

"Izaya-san~ We've come to visit you~" Masaomi's voice was really too loud sometimes.

"Shut your mouth, I have a headache." He growled at the three of them.

"Don't be so mean Izaya-san, we've come here to visit you after all." Masaomi really couldn't shut up.

"Are you wearing glasses?" He heard Mikado ask and he turned to look at the boy.

"Yeah, my sight got worse." He was not going to tell the reason why it had happened.

"Why are you in the hospital?" Mikado asked and Izaya glared at him for asking that question.

"Didn't I tell you I wouldn't tell you about that?" Izaya was clearly getting annoyed with the three teens. "And if you came to visit someone in the hospital, how come you don't have any present for me?" Izaya smirked a bit when he saw Anri looking at the floor and Mikado avoiding his gaze, while Masaomi kept looking around.

Before he could hear an answer, the door opened and a nurse walked in. She looked surprised at the three guests and then questioningly at Izaya. "They are uninvited guests." He explained and the woman nodded, while walking over.

"I'm here to check how you're doing." The woman said.

"Sure, can you help me put these three outside after this?" Izaya gave her a small smile, but it was clearly not a nice smile.

"Izaya-san, there's no way we're going to let a nurse put us out of your room!" Masaomi said, but he stopped his rant when the door opened once more behind them and Izaya's smile only grew, seeing Shizuo walking in.

"Shizu-chan, can you remove these uninvited guests out of the room?" Izaya could see the three of them stiffen and turn around to face Shizuo.

"Ah, Shizuo-san, we were just about to leave." Mikado started.

"Goodbye." Was all Anri said before she and Mikado walked out of the room.

"There's no way you can scare me with Shizuo-san, Izaya-san." Masaomi tried, but when Shizuo glared at him he left too.

"Thanks Shizu-chan! There were starting to ask questions I didn't feel like answering." Izaya said and the nurse left while Shizuo came over.

"They are just kids." Shizuo said.

"Yeah, but they don't need to know what's wrong with me." Izaya said and then laid his head back on his pillow tiredly. "I have a headache, the nurse is getting me medicine, so I might not be much of a company since I feel tired." Izaya mumbled.

"Don't worry, I'm used to it." Shizuo said while smiling softly and then leaned over to catch the raven's lips with his own. They continued until they heard a small cough and they saw the nurse standing there with the medicine.

"Here are your medicine." She handed them over and then headed out fast. Izaya couldn't help but burst out laughing and Shizuo did the same, the look on the nurse's face had been priceless.