A new update~~ Time for the experiments to begin. Kufufufufufu~ Thanks so much for reading this fanfic. You have al my gratitude~! For that, I'll spread Izaya's love everywhere. HITORABU~!

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Chapter 5: Experiment

"Will this really help us...?"

SHIZUO

Shizuo nodded in acknowledgement at the dullahan as he continued to trail behind the informant, catching sight of the astonished-looking young brunette who was peeking his head out of one of the rooms. The man must have been perplexed of the idea of having the two mortal enemies standing in the same room together without getting in each other's throats. Though the blond was unfazed of the fact of having Izaya in front of him, Shizuo was starting to get agitated on having the other stared like a dumbfounded idiot.

"We need to tell you something.." if his voice hindered a slightly irritated tone, watching in silence as Shinra directed them to take seat on the couch while waiting for a couple more minutes. Minutes seemed hours for the blond, impatiently sitting on the couch within a safe distance from the flea as Shinra finally stood in front of them. "So what seems to be the problem?" The brunette chirped out.

IZAYA

Izaya sat quite a distance from the blond knowing fair well that anything he said or did could agitate him. He wasn't looking for a fight, especially not now. Izaya crossed his legs and placed his hands on his knee. "Well... It seems that me and Shizu-chan have been having the same recurring nightmares and in every nightmare, I seem to.." Izaya cleared his throat and glanced over at the brunette "Die.."

Izaya felt his heart skipped a beat as he mentioned the last word. Sure he liked to think he was immortal but that was just an illusion of the mind. He was human no doubt and there was no way that humans weren't afraid of seeing their own death. Izaya was afraid of that too. After all, he was only human though he often suggested he was not. Izaya stared at the doctor dead on feeling the need to be serious in case Shinra took this as a joke. He didn't have time to play games nor did he come here for a chit-chat session.

"So, is there any way to stop these nightmares...?"

Shinra adjusted the frame of his glasses before leaning forward a little. "Recurring nightmares of deaths... I've never heard of it happening to two different people before. Do you mind if I run tests?"

Izaya hissed at the idea but gave up all hope of arguing with the eccentric doctor. He let out a sigh and nodded "I dont mind.." Izaya looked towards Shizuo hoping he would give a favourable answer as well.

SHIZUO

The blond only sat in silence with the other as he listened to their conversation. He sighed in the back of his mind, wanting nothing more but peace that somehow escaped his world everyday due to the unfortunate 'gift' that fate has presented him. Ever since that day, achieving peace was nothing more but an impossible goal for him to thrive on, only to have it acquire in his dreams.

Though the illusion of having peace also seemed to be beyond him now. Night after night, the informant kept attacking in his dreams that didn't ceased on doing so. It always showed violence, blood spill, and pain and suffering. What was different about this is that he wasn't the one committing violence, nor was he even doing anything that involved violence. It only included Izaya dying in front of his eyes in a series of unfortunate events. Sure he wanted the guy dead and gone, but to actually die in front of his eyes? Shizuo couldn't stomach the gist behind those disastrous scenarios.

"Huh..?" He looked up, slightly perplexed, only to notice that he had somehow delved too much on in thoughts.

"Ah.. right, tests." He scratched the back of his head, giving it thinking for a moment. "Sure.. if it'll help us."

IZAYA

Izaya stood from the couch leaving his fur jacket behind. He glanced at the blond bodyguard for a moment before he followed Shinra into the labotary he had in the back. He heard the taller male's footsteps behind him as they were led to a white room with two beds side by side. Screens with wires attached to them were laid stationary by the bed. 'How fun..' Izaya groaned with displeasure knowing he had to be in here for quite a while. The room lacked colour and seeing how the bed were covered in plain sheets and the padding looked minimal, sleeping on it would give him backaches for sure.

Before he was to commence this operations, he would make sure everything back at his apartment was to be dealt with, including his work. He slipped out his cellphone and sent a quick message to Namie to inform her that he was to be gone for a few days and that she should inform his clients as well. Izaya dragged out a long sigh. He despised going to hospitals or even going to doctors. This would be his one of the few exceptions. He hated the idea of being examined. He was health-conscious and his health had always been his top priority. Knowing that, he hated having told that he had a problem, he was perfect in every way possible. He was immortal, or so he thought.

Shinra pushed up the frame of his specs before he walked over to his mainframe computer. "Please kindly remove your clothing and lay on those beds. You may remain in your undergarments but there must be no electronic items on you at all times. Any form of radiation might distract the experiment."

A faint blush came onto Izaya's cheek as he reluctantly removed the black article of his body and tugged down his pants, making his way to the bed where he knew getting comfortable was going to be impossible.

"This is going to be a long day..." Izaya mumbled under his breath.

SHIZUO

Honestly, this was the first time the blond had willingly accepted to be observed on. Even as the underground offered, or rather begged him to be tested and dissected on, he would automatically decline the male's request.

But this time it was different.

This time, there was a valid reason for Shinra to experiment on him and he wasn't alone this time around. Izaya is with him because they shared the same horrific dream of seeing the informant himself died and it was for that reason they are now standing together in this peculiar room together with Shinra, who requested them lay down on the bed after they had taken off their outer clothing. Shizuo grunted in disapproval of the thought, but nonetheless he calmly followed the brunette's orders as he stripped off his bartender apparel and sat on one of the beds.

"So.. what's going to happen from here?" He muttered loud enough for the underground doctor to hear, glancing at Izaya and Shinra from time to time.

"It's quite simple actually~" The brunette's voice chirped out to enthusiastically. "I'm just going to wire you two up and track out your sleep progression. But in addition to what sleep lab usually uses, I'm going to use another machine to project and record the images in both of your dreams so that we could know the cause of this."

Shinra: Finally~ Finally~ Kufufufufu~

Shizuo: Don't you dare do anything funny to me, you understand me Shinra? I'll fucking kill you if you do!

Izaya: -sighs- I still hate doctors..

Shinra: If you guys review, I'll make sure that I'll do more than diss- I mean I'll make sure to do something about their hostility towards each other~

Celty: [Shinra, you're such an idiot]

Shinra: Oh Celty, don't be so mean~ You know I love you -attempts to hug her-

Celty: -instant KO blow-

Shizuo: Oi! Shinra! What about the experiments?!

Izaya: This is why I hate doctors -sighs-

Fushi-Sashimi: Eto.. Shinra-san~? Daijoubu..?

Celty: [He'll be fine. He's an idiot after all.]

Fushi-Sashimi: Hai.. Eto minna-san.. Reviews please~!