Izaya's POV

My eyes widened when I saw Shiki pointing the gun at Kida.

"Wait Shiki, they're other ways to solve that problem, right?" I tried to take control of the situation, being helpless like that really doesn't suits me in any way.

Kida looked up at me, his eyes screaming for help.

" Oh really? Why being so cooperative of all the sudden?"

This wasn't good. This really wasn't good.

I already told Shiki I'm not the leader of the Dollars, so he neither wouldn't believe me now. I bit down on my lips, thinking of a way to get out of her together with Kida alive.

A way to get out.. There must be one.. Kida…

All this just because of the Dollars. The Dollars. Right. That might be our ticket for freedom.

I put one hand into my pocket and searched for my cell phone.

Shiki and the other people around me shouldn't notice what I'm planning to do, either things just would get worse.

"How did that happen? Orihara Izaya speechless? I've to mark that day red in my calendar, seriously I thought that day would never happen!" He started laughing. I was so deep in thoughts I hadn't even noticed I didn't respond to him.

The people around me started laughing, too. If the word "embarrassment" existed in my dictionary, I probably would be embarrassed now. Instead of that I just gave them a small smile. I should thank them for laughing at me and forgetting about me for that moment. That was that kind of moment I was waiting for.

Kida's POV

When everybody started laughing at Izaya… I felt as if I could cry. I felt so embarrassed for him - I hated to think what he felt.

I knew he hated to show his feelings - I just wanted to bury my head and not be there.

My whole body hurt and my heart was aching from all the work it had been doing, beating so fast.

Shiki grinned as the others laughed at Izaya, who was still stood on his own.

Again, he nodded, which signalled for the man in the tuxedo holding my collar to let go of me.

Shiki then grabbed me and pulled me to my feet and towards him, pressing my body against his and wrapped his arm around my neck, shoving the gun against me again.

I let out a scared noise again, the room had quietened down so Izaya heard me and bowed his head slightly, closing his eyes.

…Was he just going to let me die here? What was he doing?

"I…Izaya…" I whispered. Izaya stayed still, as if he didn't hear me but something told me he did.

Through the sound of the other men chatting, I heard the sound of someone coming through the same way I had come in before meeting Shiki.

Wait… no, it was more than one person. Two? Three? More?

Yes, much more.

I opened my eyes to the sight of twenty, thirty, maybe even more people stood behind Izaya.

Two of the people helped him up and brushed him off while the others glared at Shiki.

I blinked. Who were these people? What were they doing here and how did they know Izaya?

I could feel Shiki panicking as he held me.

"…IZAYA, I KNEW IT. YOU WERE ALWAYS THE DOLLARS LEADER." He shouted, loosing his cool.

Izaya grinned and shook his head slightly.

"Wrong again, Shiki. It turns out you don't need to be the leader of the Dollars to get a helping hand when you ask for one."

I smiled with relief. So much relief.

I could just… just…

"Now, Let. Kida. Go." Izaya spaced out his words, slowly.

Shiki growled, he knew he was beaten.

There were way too many Dollars members behind Izaya for his Blue Squares to take on - he was beaten.

Shiki dropped the gun and released me.

As soon as I could, I ran to Izaya, into his chest and wrapped my arms around him, just glad to be there.

After a moment, Izaya hugged me back; something slightly out-of-character for him, but that's what I love about Izaya, he's unpredictable.

Izaya's POV

It was dark and freezing outside, when Kida and me were sitting together on a bench in the central park of Ikebukuro. Although we made it out alive, I still felt guilty that Kida got kidnapped because of me. Kida had been silent after we got out of the factory, I thought he might be still mad at me, so I didn't really know what to say to him.

Some time passed by before Kida broke the long silence.

"Saki, s-she … ended our relationship, after the Dollars appeared and I went looking for her … " he nearly whispered and when I looked over to him, I saw him glaring at the ground.

"Wait, does that mean Saki was there, too?" I showed him a confused look and raised an eyebrow.

It took him some time, but after a while he nodded.

I sighed and looked over to the fountain in the middle of the park.

" They … kidnapped her to get me. "

We turned our heads to face each other.

I then clenched my hands to fists and lay them on my knees, feeling how guilt overcome my body again.

"I'm Sorry" I managed to say, nearly whispering.

That must had been the first time I honestly felt sorry and guilty.

I've never been in a situation like that, so I wasn't really sure how to handle it.

"It's all my fault… I should had been much more careful with Shiki . I knew what powerful man Shiki is and what he's able to do… Also sorry for that evening at that rooftop, if you want to know more about what happened between Shizuo and me, then I'll definitely tell you about it! Just don't think too bad of me later!" I put my right hand behind my neck, rubbing it. "Do you think you can forgive me this time?"

I got nothing but a laugh as a response.

"W-who are you .. and what did you do to the real I-Izaya?"

My perplexed expression made him laugh harder and he was falling of the bench, both hands holding his stomach.

"Huh?"

I stood up of the bench and watched him laughing on the ground.

"This type of words. They doesn't suit you at all, Izaya!" I helped him getting up and as soon as he was standing, I wrapped my arms around him.

"Well, I guess you changed me without even noticing it!"

Kida's POV

I smiled. I couldn't ever imagine Izaya hugging someone without being told to. It just didn't seem to be his type of thing.

I slowly bought my arms up around his neck and let my eyes closed. This was the first hug I had had in ages… Saki never liked to be touched much.

Izaya was warm, but I could tell he wasn't used to feeling other people's bodies against his own - he felt slightly awkward, but it was still so nice to be held by him..

"Izaya…" I whispered, close to his ear when he didn't let go of me after a minute had passed.

Had I really changed him this much?

When he didn't release me, I closed my eyes again and stayed in that position, content.

Izaya's POV

I had a strange feeling in my stomach. It felt as if I had butterflies floating around inside me. Kida had made me feel this way. It was his fault that I had fallen for him.

Me - The Great Izaya - was in love, for the first time.

No, not the first time. I had loved before.

Three years ago.

And it was you. You've done it again, Masaomi.

With closed eyes I held Kida's face with my two hands and pulled him towards me, even closer, until our lips met, in a kiss.

That - in all honesty - was the happiest moment of my life.

Kida's POV

I looked out of the window of our apartment.

Yes, our apartment.

I was thinking of how the recently constructed buildings were so much uglier than what had been hidden underneath them.

Was I angry at the fact that our park had been demolished in order to make way for new housing apartments?

I thought to myself as Izaya sat down in a chair behind me, sipping coffee quietly with a smile on his face.

No. I wasn't angry.

The memories we have go way back now, the first time me and Izaya met was years ago now and we still are going strong 'til this day.

We don't need proof of our love, the park was nice to have but in all honesty it was only for show.

I love Izaya. He loves me.

I'm sure there are plenty more park benches out there. ;D