A Haunting Past

Summary:- Messing with humans was so terribly fun, but in reality it was simply a way to escape his emotional pain and anguish. Teen!Izaya and Teen!Shizuo. Shizaya. High-School fic.

Chapter Three

"Stupid, stupid flea..."

After banging on Izaya's apartment door for five minutes, a young female had meekly opened the door, looking out and blinking nervously, squeaking slightly when Shizuo marched in with Izaya in his arms, dropping him without any consideration onto the nearest couch he spotted before folding his arms, grumbling to himself. He was shocked at how the girl burst into tears and then lunged at him, hugging him tightly.

"Thank you for bringing Iza-nii back home!" she cried, wiping at her tears and continuing to cling to Shizuo's side. "P-People kept saying that Iza-nii was going to get killed, but Kururi told me not to believe them a-and-!"

"Mairu! You shouldn't hug someone you don't know!" screeched another female voice, exactly the same as the other girl. Shizuo turned his head to the side and blinked, seeing the spitting image of the girl clinging to him standing there, hands on hips. She bowed her head before she sighed. "Although... I guess I am grateful that you brought Izaiza back home..."

Who the hell were these brats? They looked like they were seven, yet they were acting a lot older than what they really were, and from what this Mairu- or was it Kururi? Said … It would seem that Izaya had family, despite the fact that people say he lives alone.

"Of course, I already know who you are," said Kururi, sitting down and folding her arms. "You're the protozoan Izaiza always goes on about. He said you were a 'delightful yet irritating' human to be near."

Shizuo felt a vein pop in his head, and the sudden urge to strangle Izaya popped into his head, but he ignored it and thought about how two twin girls would react to seeing their brother get killed. Plus, he always told himself not to resort to violence- but it was when he was around Izaya that he just snapped.

"K-Kururi!" the girl clinging to Izaya made a face, and the once sitting on the couch sighed. "Don't be mean to Shizu-chan!"

Another vein popped, and Shizuo had to take a deep breath to calm himself. They were only little girls, they were only little girls, they were only-

"I'll say whatever I want to the protozoan!"

Chaos erupted on the spot.

Fluttering his eyes open, Izaya made a small muffled sound of discomfort as he sat up, rubbing at his eyes before freezing. His apartment was a state, and Mairu and Kururi were no where in sight.

"Mairu?" he called out, getting to his feet and rubbing at his temples. "Kururi?"

"Iza-nii!" turning round, Izaya let a smile grace his lips as Mairu popped out from behind the couch he had been laying on. "Kururi is trying to calm Shizu-chan right now, so I suggest you don't go through to the bedroom!"

"Shizu...chan?" Izaya blinked, before he burst out laughing. "You know, I had a dream about him last night-"

"IZAYA!"the raven-haired teen turned his head to the side and sighed. Nope, it wasn't a dream then. Running through the living room, Izaya appeared in his bedroom to see Kururi jumping around the room as fast as light could travel before she ran and hid behind her older brother, eyes wide.

"I tried to calm the protozoan, but he wouldn't listen!" she said, watching as Izaya started laughing and Shizuo stopped, glaring at him with killers intent. "He wanted to kill you Izaiza!"

"Naah, Shizu-chan wouldn't do that~" Izaya blinked, feeling a firm grip on his arm as he heard a low growling sound come from the back of Shizuo's throat. "C'mon Shizu-chan, not in front of my sisters~"

"You have a lot to explain, flea," muttered Shizuo, pulling Izaya out the room despite the protests of Kururi, followed by the squeaks of Mairu. He was dragged out his front door, and Izaya yelped when he was dragged down the steps and into the cold air, shivering lightly.

"Shizu-chan, I don't have anything to explain to you~" said Izaya, biting at his lower lip and then looking at Shizuo with a somewhat blank expression when the blonde wouldn't let go of his arm. "I was only-"

"I thought they were going to kill you dumb-ass!" shouted Shizuo, before sealing his lips, feeling angered glares on his back and sensed mothers covering their children's ears with their hands. "It's meant to be me that kills you flea!" Shizuo let go of Izaya's arm before folding his arm, looking at the ground as Izaya tilted his head to the side, confused.

"You show a lot of concern for someone you hate, Shizu-chan~" Izaya dodged a punch, laughing slightly, before he calmed down, looking towards the side. "Just stay out my way, unless you want to be publicly humiliated~?"

"Baka flea,"growled the blonde, his mocha eyes growing cold. "Nothing you say will affect me and you know it."

"We'll see Shizu-chan, we'll see~"

Ikebukuro Plus Newspaper

After many arguments and lack of proof, young Raira Academy student Heiwajima Shizuo was finally released from the police station free of charge, despite the fact his pride was probably crushed.

'What led to these thinks happening to dear Shizu-chan?' asked a member of the public, another Raira Academy student known as Orihara Izaya. 'Shizu-chan wouldn't blow up half the school!' the young student seemed very upset over his friend being framed for side a terrible act, visibly covering his eyes. Suspected to be crying, our young reporters tried to comfort him before he ran away, a vending machine suddenly coming from the sky and-

"Damn that flea!" Shizuo looked around his very cramped apartment, staring at the mess he had long since caused when he returned. Spending more than eight hours at the police station, telling them he was innocent as he remained handcuffed to a chair was not fun in the slightest, and he knew it was Izaya who had framed him by using the name 'Kanra Ozomira'. Damn louse had even dressed up as a female- a quite attractive one at that- to get away with it!

Staring at the formal 'apology' that had been sent to him in a letter, Shizuo quickly shredded it, not accepting their apologetic mistakes as he looked through his fridge, looking for something to drink only to find that there was nothing there to bloody drink. He slammed the door shut, cursing when he done it a little too hard and snapped the whole door off. Great. Just great.

He'd just go buy some juice while he was out. That was a smart idea, it would be better than risking cracking a glass. Grabbing his keys and walking out, Shizuo gingerly shut his door, locking it with a loud 'click' before walking out into the streets of Ikebukuro. Looking round, Izaya walked into a shop and grabbed the first can of juice he spotted before walking up to the till, standing behind a man with long brown hair, who was about to pay of his own stuff when-

Someone flashed past and took his wallet. Before the man could protest, Shizuo had reflexively grabbed the thief and smashed him off a wall, taking the wallet of the unconscious man and then handing it back. The man seemed grateful, shaking Shizuo's hand.

"Thank you very much! Here, let me buy your juice!" he took Shizuo's can and then paid for it along with the rest of his stuff, a calm smile on his face as he tossed the can back to the blonde. "My name is Tom Tanaka, a pleasure to meet you."

"Shizuo Heiwajima," replied the blonde, scratching the back of his head as he walked out the shop, the brown-haired man following him closely. "And it was no problem. Thanks for buying my juice." Shizuo was about to leave, but then was stopped by Tom, who had a thoughtful expression on his face.

"You're only a student, right?" Shizuo nodded, puzzled at the question he was being asked. "Are you interested in having a job? Of course, it wouldn't interfere with your school life."

"A job?" Shizuo shook his head and laughed. "You must be off your nut, nobody would employ someone like me. I'd break things too easily. It's best if you find someone else-"

"You're perfect," Shizuo blinked as Tom shook his hand, a smile on his face. "I'd like to hire you as my body-guard."

"Eh?"

"Shinra Kishitani~?"

"Yes, I believe he goes to your high school." Izaya put a thoughtful expression on before nodding, not exactly willing to tell the male that he knew Shinra pretty well. "Rumours are going around that the brat knows a lot on this headless rider, the one that keeps attacking my men whenever we're trying to collect our cash."

"I'll look into it," said Izaya confidently, even though he had no intention of giving him correct information. Shinra was something he collected information from for personal use, he wasn't that willing to hand it over. After all, it really did amuse him. "But no guarantees, Shiki-san~"

A/N: This weekend, I'm going to go over chapter two and three and weed out the mistakes, since I know they'll be tons (doesn't really have the time to read and then publish, she always corrects it on a later date .)

Anyonr taking guesses on what is gonna happen? Remember, reviews are ALWAYS appreciated, and I was nearly crying tears of joy when I got seven for the last chapter .

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