And here's chapter 3 =3 College is sucking all my free time away...so sorry if this is a bit choppy, I kept thinking "I have homework I should be doing now" and couldn't concentrate =3=
The next morning came with relentless cruelty as the rays that should bring most joy, brought moans from a certain blonde haired man as he lay sprawled on the too small for his size sofa; Bringing his previously hanging left arm up he slung it over his face.
He really disliked mornings for this reason…rolling over onto his other side he sighed; now he could feel the heat on his back…he would never get back to sleep now, he hated the sun in his face, and he hated its heat on his back…he was stuck in a catch twenty two and he couldn't be bothered to fight it.
Sitting up he stretched his stiff muscles not even wincing when loud cracks rang throughout the room; he heard them every morning…breaking every bone in your body at least twice came with some consequences after all.
Scanning the room he found himself alone, Shinra and Celty where probably still in bed; well maybe not Shinra, but Celty more than likely…sighing he shook his head, waking himself up a bit more.
Looking towards the guest room door, Shizuo clenched his fists; a part of him wanted to know if the flea was still alive, but the other part, mainly his pride told him to just go home and forget this ever happened…
"Ah Shizuo, good morning, did you sleep well?"
Hearing the voice Shizuo turned eying the underground doctor with an unreadable expression before nodding slowly, then angling his head to the side a bit he seemed to be in thought of his words; "So is the pest still hanging on like the cockroach he is?"
The question seemed to throw Shinra back a bit, not that Shizuo was surprised, the way he acted last night was totally out of character, so now it needed to be set straight.
"Well it's nice to see you're back to your old self, but yes, he's still breathing. Gave us a couple of scares last night, but nothing too serious; he's actually stabilized really quickly considering how close to death he was…"
Nodding in understanding, Shizuo couldn't help the smirk; he knew that flea was too damn stubborn to just give up and die like that.
"Well if he's going to be okay, I'll be taking my leave."
With that the blonde began walking towards the door, only to stop when he felt something wrap around his torso, turning he frowned; Celty's shadows…
"If you want money for this, don't look at me…the fleas got cash…give him the bill."
Shaking his head Shinra chuckled nervously, as he tugged at his collar.
"Well actually, the bill isn't my worry here…my worry is that…well during the night Izaya woke up; and he was quite aware of his surroundings, which makes me think this was a genuine question…but he asked if you were here, and well when I said yes, he wanted to know if he could see you…I told him tomorrow, well today-" "You what!"
Wincing at the tone of Shizuo's voice, Shinra quickly cowered behind Celty, feeling safety in her smoke.
"Please Shizuo…you where the one who saved him…I think he just wants to know you're still here…I'm not a psychiatrist, but I think, he looks to you as a safety net…I'm not saying you have to suddenly go all best friends or anything…just friend would probably do…please."
Grinding his teeth Shizuo had to fight the urge of finding and uprooting the nearest vending machine so he could throw it through the doctor's apartment, but looking at Celty and remembering what she said to him the night before, he stiffly nodded his head; god he needed a smoke…
"And remember not to shout at him, if he spaces out on you…don't get stressed, just give him time, and if he starts showing signs of pain, come and get me, I want to keep him as comfortable as I can, and if he needs to go to the bathroom, he'll tell you; he only has two intravenous lines in his arms, so just put the bags over your shoulders and pick him up…he'll need help, but you're both guys so I'm sure it won't be a problem."
By now Shizuo could feel that annoying little vein popping up again, what was he, the fleas freaking nurse?
"Okay Shinra, I get it…can I just get this over with…"
Smile in place, Shinra nodded vigorously before happily waving Shizuo off as he made his way to the room; and the flea…
Placing his hand on the door handle, he took a quick deep breath to calm himself before pulling down said handle and pushing the door open; it took him a little while to adjust to the darkened room, but it didn't bother Shizuo, the less he could see of the flea the happier he would be.
"Shin-ra…?"
Hearing the voice that was no louder than a mouse's squeak Shizuo raised a confused brow; since when did Izaya speak like that?
"Sorry flea, wrong person. And if you expect me to hear you, you'll need to speak up."
He was met with silence for a little while, before finally; "Shi-zu-o…?"
Leaning back in the chair, the blonde sighed then shook his head; if the flea was going to talk so quietly, he wouldn't be able to guarantee his patience…
"Izaya I can barely hear you."
He was met with silence, well if you ignored the rustling of the bed sheets, he was really getting pissed off now…he was just about to voice his thoughts and make his exit when a rather bright light was pushed into his face.
Blinking he leaned back a bit, raising a brow when he recognised the fleas phone; taking the hint he began reading the text.
[I'm sorry, Shizuo…but I can't speak much at the moment…Shinra's orders.]
It sort of hit home reading that…Izaya had, had his throat slit…of course he wouldn't be able to speak for a little while…damn now he felt like a total ass.
"Sorry…I forgot about your throat…so, well…how are you feeling? You where quite a mess last night…"
Pulling back the phone Izaya began fiddling with the bed sheets, it took a while, but eventually he did begin typing up a reply;
[I feel…numb. Shinra tested one of his new drugs on me, and well since then I've felt tired, but there's been no pain…]
Nodding Shizuo put on a small smile; "Well that must be a good thing right? I think you'd be complaining more If you where in pain."
Nodding Izaya leaned back into the pillows, dropping his arm to his side he let the small black phone slip out of his hand, sleep was tugging at him once more, lulling him into its gentle embrace…but they were in his dreams…he didn't want to see them again…looking away he began biting his lip, he wanted to tell Shizuo…tell him he was scared and that he needed some comfort, but Shizuo would never give it to him…if anything he would just laugh…
"Hey Izaya…what exactly happened last night…I mean, it's not like you to get caught…did they have something over you or something?"
Suddenly the air in the room went tense, looking at Izaya, Shizuo's gaze remained firm and it seemed the smaller man could feel this as his body shook slightly; but Shizuo refused to back down and let the flea slide away from this, he wanted to know, and he was going to find out.
"Look, I'm not asking you to tell me every little thing they did to you, just appearance or names would suffice. You tell me, I'll find them and get some revenge."
Finally the brunet picked up his phone, his hands were shaking terribly so typing was proving hard for him, but Shizuo could wait, heck they had all day.
[Shizuo…please…I don't want to think about this…]
Growling Shizuo fisted his trousers he was about to lose it he could see the red tinge of rage forming….then Shinra's annoying voice rang through his head 'Don't lose your temper.' Easier said than fucking done! Closing his eyes he took a deep breath to calm himself before attempting once more to reason with the brunet.
"I understand you're scared Izaya, which is why I want to eradicate the thing or in this case things, that scare you. Now just give me names and I will sort them out."
"Shizuo…please…"
Noticing the crack in the boys voice, Shizuo looked towards Izaya's face, feeling all words of anger and revenge slipping away…he'd pushed too far, and now Izaya was the one having to suffer…
"Izaya…I'm sorry, I just…I get so angry whenever I think about someone hurting you…I just…" Sighing he lowered his head he had no idea what to say to stop the man's tears…god why was he such an insensitive ass at times?
Looking up he frowned…Izaya had turned onto his side and pulled the covers over his head…the message was clear enough, the conversation was now closed…sighing once more Shizuo stood and made his way to the door, but before he left he had one more thing to say; "I'll see you tomorrow Izaya…"
And with that he was gone; upon hearing the door close, Izaya pulled the covers down, not even bothering to wipe the tears from his eyes he simply stared at his phone…they were there…the names of the people who did this to him…he wrote them down…he just couldn't show the blonde...
After all, how could he trust the man whose sole purpose in life was to kill him…?
Another chapter done and done =) next chapter will have a bit more communication between Izaya and Shizuo ;3