A/N: To be honest, this story was meant to be a one shot so I was really surprise when I saw so many people following this story. Well... it seems a lot to me. I really appreciate it and I feel bad if you guys were to follow this story for nothing so I decide to write a bit more. Thank you for all your encouragement once again~!
"Shin-nii..." She held her brother's hand and begged him. "Please let me go back, I miss him..."
Kishitani Shinra could not help but to feel sorry for his sister but he stood his ground. "I'm sorry Hanakori, I can give you anything but this I cannot allow. I can ignore whoever's life Izaya ruins but not when he tries to ruin my little sister!" Shinra tries to reason with her.
"Could you at least return me my phone?" She pouted slightly.
"No, I can't. He will most likely make you go back to him won't he? I know him better than you think I do Hanakori." Shinra gave a slight smile.
Hanakori faced away from her brother and mumbled. "If you don't want me to be with him why did you let me move in with him in the first place...?"
Shinra sighed and ruffled his sister's hair. "Because... I want to believe that you really found someone right for you who really loves you."
"But Izaya really does love me!" She turned back to her brother and nearly shouted.
"If he really loves you he would not attack you like that." Shinra said sternly.
"Isn't that how couples are supposed to act?" Hanakori said as she looked to the ground as her cheeks flush slightly pink.
Shinra laughed lightly at his little sister's reaction. "You are too innocent for your own good. You don't see me doing that to Celty."
At that moment, Celty walked out of the bathroom which made Shinra jump slightly. She showed her PDA to the siblings. "Are you ready to go Hanakori?"
"Go to school, we'll talk when you get back." Shinra ushered his sister and Celty out of the door. Once the two left, he let out a loud sigh. The house is rather quite without the two most important people in his life there.
Ever since she moved back to stay with her brother, Celty had been taking her everywhere. In order to fend Izaya off and keep her away from his grasp, Shinra thought this was necessary. He also thought that confiscating her phone was necessary. Both points probably are true.
Celty drop her off in an ally beside the school to avoid unwanted attention from anyone. After all, it would not be normal to turn up for school with a ride from the famous headless driver. "Take care, I will see you after school." Celty wrote on her PDA. Hanakori thanked her with a smile and walked off. Celty watched until she stepped into the school before heading back. She too did not trust Izaya with Hanakori as well.
The day passed relatively fast. Most of the time, all Hanakori could do is to look out of her classroom window and wonder why Izaya had not come for her yet. True, she did have protection nearly everywhere she went but Izaya could do something about it right? Surely the great Orihara Izaya could find a way to get her out of school before the day ended. What Izaya want, he gets. So if Izaya really wanted her back would it not be easy for him to get her? Or maybe Izaya did not care about her as much as she thought he did. Maybe, just maybe her brother might be right.
Hanakori shook her head to get that thought out of her mind. No, even if the whole world were to doubt their relationship she know that she should not and could not doubt it.
"Kishitani... Kishitani!"
"What?" Hanakori jumped slightly as she was awakened from her day dreaming. "Oh it's you Kida, why are you in my class? Is there anything you need?" She asked politely towards the blonde boy who was two years her junior.
Kida Masaomi smiled at her reaction. "No, no, I don't need anything. I simply saw a beautiful senior of mine day dreaming even after the bell rang. I was wondering if she was thinking about me." He said with confidence.
Hanakori could not help but to giggle at his pathetic attempt to flirt with her. "I am sorry Kida but you are not the one on my mind." She began to pack up her things as the rest of the classroom is more or less empty.
Kida pretended to look hurt from her words. "Although it pains me that I am not the prince in your mind could I at least have the honour of inviting my dear senior to have lunch with me? Since club activities are cancelled after all." He said the last sentence normally.
Hanakori thought about it for a second. She did vaguely remember hearing an announcement about club activities being cancelled for the day. So that means Celty would be late. Hanakori is really appreciative towards Celty who is willing to spend so much time on her just to keep her safe but it is rather annoying that she could not get nearly any form of freedom. Surely Celty and her brother would not mind if she were to spend some time with Kida. It is just for lunch after all.
"I think it would be nice." She replied the anxiously waiting Kida. "Where would you like to go eat?"
Kida's face lit up immediately. "Russian Sushi is having a discount, let's head over there now!" He grabbed his senior's wrist and pulled her out of school.
The two made their way to Russian Sushi while making small talks along the way. Their conversation was mostly about school work since the two rarely have anything in common in their daily lives. At least they thought that way.
Hanakori was short for her age. In fact, so short that you cannot believe she is actually a senior in school. Kida himself is not very tall but she could only reach to his shoulders in height. Perhaps it is because of her small size that people felt comfortable holding a conversation with her. It is less stressful talking to a little girl than to a big muscular man. Kida, who is usually not that open, actually enjoys talking to her. Somehow the conversation holds up until they reach Russian Sushi even though it only surrounds one topic.
Just as they were about to enter the restaurant, Hanakori saw a tall blonde man in a bartender suit at the corner of her eye. She turn around to confirm that it was not just her imagination before speaking to Kida. "Kida, I just saw a friend of mine. Go inside and wait for me, I'll go over to greet him."
Kida replied with a very cheery "Okay!" Before walking into Russian Sushi.
Hanakori walk over to the strongest man in Ikebukuro. "Heiwajima." She greeted him politely with a tap on the shoulders.
Heiwajima Shizuo turned around and looked down at the high school girl in front of him. "Oh, it's you Hanakori. I told you, you can call me by my name already."
Hanakori let out a wide smile. "I'm sorry, force of habit. Anyways, can I ask you a question?" She asked.
"Of course. What do you want to know?" Shizuo spoke nicely to the little girl.
She hesitated at her question. "Have you... perhaps seen Izaya these few days?"
Shizuo's nose flared slightly. "No, thankfully. He had been staying out of Ikebukuro these days."
"I see..." Hanakori looked towards the ground with a fading smile. "Well thank you for your time Heiwajima." She gave a bow and started walking away.
"So it is true?" The man behind her spoke.
She turned around with a questioning look. "Pardon?" She asked.
"I heard from Celty that you and the flea are together. So it is true?" He repeated.
Hanakori began to smile. She could not help it. As long as someone talks about Izaya she could not help but to smile. "Yes, it has been about a year."
Shizuo gave out a loud sigh like he had just heard a bad news. Actually it probably is bad news to him. "Leave him Hanakori. Shinra had raised you to be a nice fine lady, you deserve better than him."
"Yet after so many years of living he is the only one who makes my heart beat like this." She replied almost immediately. "Love is blind I guess."
Shizuo looked like he wanted to say something but decided not to after he saw the expression on her face. She truly have feelings for Izaya and to her, it does not matter what others say. Izaya stole her heart.
Shizuo gave the girl a pat on the head. "You are a good girl. If he bullies you tell me and I will personally haunt him down! Also, don't blame me if I happen to kill your boyfriend." He laughed slightly.
Hanakori's eyes lit up and gave Shizuo a bright smile. "Thank you." She said. Heiwajima Shizuo had just indirectly gave Izaya and her relationship his blessings.
Hanakori head back to Russian Sushi after that. She went over to the table where Kida was sitting at and sat opposite of him. "What business do you have with Heiwajima Shizuo?" Kida asked with a worried voice.
"How did you know I was speaking to him?" Hanakori asked curiously. Somehow, it seems as if Kida is playing the role of an over protective boyfriend.
"I thought you were taking a long time so I went out to check on you. So why are you talking to him?" He asked again.
"My brother was classmates with him once. So you can say he is a family friend." Hanakori had a slightly frown on her face. Shizuo is not a bad person so why are everybody judging him like this. Why it that anything associated with him is presumed to be bad?
"Oh I see." Kida said bluntly as he wondered about who else Hanakori is associated with. He then mentally smack himself on the head. Why is he suspecting her? She is just a normal high school girl whose brother know the strongest man in Ikebukuro. He should not be doubting everyone around him like that. "Isn't it weird for Heiwajima Shizuo to go to school? I wonder how his school life is like." He tries to lighten the mood by asking.
"Trust me it was not fun. My brother once told me..." From there, the two ate their dinner as Hanakori share stories about Shizuo's school days which her brother had once shared with her. Of course she chose to leave anything about Izaya out. He is different from Shizuo, anything that is associated with him truly is nothing good. She could not help but to admit that to herself.
Dinner passed uneventfully. By the time they finish eating, it was about early evening. Ikebukuro at night was known to be very dangerous. Kida Masaomi thought that it would not be good to allow a girl to walk home alone. He knows better than anyone else the dangers of Ikebukuro. "My Angelic senior allow me to send you home!" Kida offered.
Hanakori was about to accept until she thought of something. Now that Celty is not with her she does not have to go home immediately does she? She missed Izaya and wanted to see him very badly. Since she is already out it would do no harm to stay over at Izaya's for one night right? Sure there is school the next day but there are a few sets of her uniform in his house. After all, that place was once her home just a little more than a week ago. "It's okay, there is still somewhere I need to go?" She rejected his offer.
"It's getting late, where are you going?" Kida asked normally.
"Shinjuku." Hanakori said.
Kida almost shuddered at the name of the city. Shinjuku is all too familiar to him. It is the place he would avoid under any circumstances but he could not leave Hanakori alone. Especially not if he knows of how dangerous that place is. Surely it is not safe for her to be in the same area where that man lives. "Then allow a gentleman like myself to bring you there!" He place a hand on his chest and place his arm around Hanakori's shoulders.
"You sure?" She questioned. "I'll be fine even if I'm alone you know."
"No, no, no, you can't reject this offer of mine because I would die of heartbreak if you do!" He joked and dragged her to the train station, not giving her a chance to turn him down.
The two boarded the next train heading towards Shinjuku. It is not a very long ride but somehow Hanakori sense a very tense emotion from Kida which made the ride seem long. Even after they got off the train, the strange tension did not get any better. As Hanakori lead the way around the city, she tried to get into a conversation with Kida but he only gave her simple replies. Soon, Hanakori stopped prompting the conversation and they both walked in silence. It was not really Kida's fault because the route they were taking is too familiar to his liking. They soon came close to a building that he never wish to see in his entire life ever again.
Hanakori stopped walking near the ally beside the building. Her eyes caught something or was it someone. After Kida too came to an abrupt stop, he look towards where Hanakori was looking.
Izaya slowly walked out of the shadows of the ally with his signature smirk across his face. Kida's whole body froze for a second. He then looked at the little girl beside him, grabbed her wrist and stood in front of her. "Orihara, we are just passing by here. We have no business with you." He stated sternly.
Izaya just starred silently at Kida for a second before laughing at his words. "Oh really now? Are you sure both of you are just passing by?" His eyes drifted to Hanakori who had a slight smile on her face. Kida followed Izaya's eye and looked at Hanakori as well. Why is it that she is happy at a situation like this? Did she not know that the man in front of them is Orihara Izaya?
"You might not have business with me but I am sure she does." Izaya lifted his right hand towards Hanakori with his palm facing up. Hanakori pulled her wrist free from Kida's hands and ran towards Izaya. She held on to his opened hand, entangled her fingers with his before standing behind him.
"What does this mean Kishitani?" Kida asked with large surprised eyes. One of his few friends in school is now holding on to Orihara Izaya. He have no romantic feelings for her but strangely, it felt like a form of betrayal.
Hanakori step out from behind Izaya and gave Kida a slight bow. "Thank you, Kida for being such a gentleman and escorting me back to Izaya. If you really wish to know, Izaya and I are..." she looked towards Izaya for permission to continue on. Izaya brushed her hair away from her face and gave a slight nod. She looked back to Kida to continue "... we have been together for a while now." She said with an innocent smile across her lips.
"Izaya you... you..." Kida was speechless at the situation.
"Yes Masaomi, thank you for bringing my little angel back to me." He wrapped his free hand around Hanakori's waist and gave her a kiss on her cheeks which made her blush. His reasons were more to see Kida give off another interesting expression than to express his feeling for Hanakori.
"Well Masaomi it is getting late. I'm sure my little Kori is tired from her adventures with you today and as a student you too should get an early rest. Oh and don't forget to check on your girl in the hospital as well because we don't want anything bad to happen to her do we? I know I'll be upset if anyone tries to harm my little angle." Izaya said the last part softly so that only Hanakori can hear him. It made her look down and blush even more deeply.
Kida was still stunned at what had just happened to even respond as Izaya walked towards the building with Hanakori in hand. "Goodnight Masaomi." Izaya waved his hands with his back towards Kida.
It took Kida Masaomi awhile to gain his composure again but right after he did, he ran towards the train station and took the train back to Ikebukuro. He is going to check on Saki. Izaya most likely just said what he did to agitate Kida but he is definitely not taking any chances.