Shizuo woke up when he heard the door knock. He silently got off his bed, and put his shirt on and walked to the door and found Tom standing there. "Today's a day off, isn't it?" Tom didn't look too happy to see Shizuo. He seemed dull, and Shizuo knew right away that something was wrong. "What's wrong?" Shizuo asked and Tom said, "Someone's killed Momoru." Shizuo didn't react to it much, but when it struck him that Momoru was the grandfather of Mayumi, Shizuo immediately rushed to the bathroom to get ready. He ran out of his apartment as soon as he was done. Mayumi. Mayumi. All he thought about was her. Why did these bad things have to happen to her?

As soon as he reached the place, he could see police men, and to his left he saw a policeman questioning the girl. Shizuo went up to her and saw that Mayumi wasn't crying or anything. She was just standing there, looking depressed. She sensed Shizuo near to her and she looked up at him. He could see she looked traumatized. "I…I don't know what happened…the person w-was-""A man broke into your house and killed him?" Shizuo asked and Mayumi started shaking. "So, Miss Matsumoto, we need you to come down for questioning-""She says she doesn't know, right? So, leave her alone." Shizuo scolded and the man walked away.

The blonde man turned to Mayumi and saw that she was crying now. "He wasn't ever mean to m-me-"The man pulled her closer to him and Mayumi embraced him. After a while, Shizuo took her to his apartment, and said, "Make yourself comfortable." It wasn't much of a request, but an order. Mayumi nodded and sat down on the bed, and looked around. But, something made Shizuo feel more suspicious. Mayumi was supposed to feel depressed that her grandfather passed away, but she looked normal.

Like nothing really happened.

Shizuo brushed it off and went along with what he had to do. He believed he loved the girl sitting on his bed, but he wasn't going to tell her. She was better off not knowing, he didn't want any more people attacking her, because of him. "Mayumi." Shizuo said, and she looked up to see him.

"This is the last time I'll help you. After this, stay away from me." Shizuo said, and the girl's eyes widened. Shizuo swore he could see her heart break through her eyes. Even when tears filled her eyes, Mayumi nodded and said, "Okay." Something which made him feel uncomfortable. "After they're done with the investigation at your house, you can go back." "Okay." Mayumi said once again, her voice lower than before. Shizuo regretted what he had said, but he wanted her away from him.

It was for her own good.

But, the thought that really counted here was that, Shizuo Heiwajima wanted another person safe. And even if he thought he loved the person, he would want them safe even if it meant the person had to stay away from him.

He left with Tom right after that, just to walk around. And when Tom learnt of what had happened, he snapped. "Are you crazy? She loves you!" Shizuo stayed quiet. "You're losing someone because you're scared to be with them-""I'm not scared to be with her. Just drop it." Shizuo said and walked away.

Izaya on the other hand learnt about Mayumi's only family member passing away and he smirked. He knew that Momoru was going to be killed sooner or later, and now that it had happened, it was time for some fun. He was initially very shocked how identical Mayumi was to him, but before she moved to Ikebukuro, she had longer hair, she also wore glasses. "I think I'll play with you now, Mayumi-chan." Izaya spoke to himself and laughed.

Shizuo went back home and found no one there. He grew quiet and his heart grew heavy. He had driven her away, he was sure about that. There was a letter on the table and he saw that it was from Mayumi. It said, 'Thank you.' And that was it.

Mayumi went home and saw that the place looked deserted. She couldn't remember what had exactly happened. All that she knew was when she woke up in the morning, she saw that her grandfather was dead. She didn't shout, neither did she cry. She was shocked, but it didn't show. She felt déjà vu, and she accepted what had happened. As soon as she opened the door to her house, she saw Izaya Orihara inside, sitting on the couch, where her grandfather was lying dead.

Mayumi was deeply hurt when Shizuo told her he wouldn't ever help her after that. She loved him, she knew it, but she also knew he would never feel the same way. "I-Izaya." She stammered as she saw the person smirking at her.

"You love Shizu-chan, don't you?" Izaya now felt more and more excited with why he wanted to play with Mayumi.

She loved his sworn enemy.

And he knew Shizuo had a soft spot for her as well.

Get to her, and Izaya could definitely see him squirm.

"Perfect." He muttered and stood up. He walked closer to Mayumi and put his hands on either side of her face, backing her to the wall.

"I wonder what will happen if you were raped?" Mayumi's eyes widened and Izaya backed away. He laughed as he said, "I won't do it!" Mayumi was frozen when Izaya stopped laughing abruptly and said, "He will-"Then a man came out of the kitchen and Izaya continued saying, "He's had his eye on you for a very long time, Mayumi-chan, so he kindly asked me where you lived. I being, the kind person that I am, showed your admirer your abode." Mayumi began to shake more now. The man was obviously drunk, and Izaya stood up on the couch and said, "Don't mind me, I won't make a noise." The drunk man walked closer to Mayumi, and grabbed her shirt. Mayumi shrieked, but the man pulled her closer and placed his lips on hers.

Izaya chuckled at the scene and pressed dial on his phone.

Mayumi yelled as the man pulled off her clothing, leaving her standing there with a torn shirt and a skirt. Her hair was a mess, and the man scratched her skin, leaving bruises.

"Would you shout Shizu-chan's name for me, Mayumi-chan?"

Mayumi yelled, but not Shizuo's name.

Shizuo received the call and said, "Hello?" When he couldn't hear anyone speak on the other side. Then he heard, "Would you shout Shizu-chan's name for me, Mayumi-chan?" Then Shizuo's blood boiled. Izaya.

And wait, did he say Mayumi?

A shout was heard from the other side of the phone and Shizuo dropped his cigarette.

"Izaya!" He yelled and the phone line went dead.

Shizuo somehow knew where Mayumi was. Her house. But, running there wasn't going to be fast enough. But, he had to try.

Shizuo despised Izaya now more than ever. Because of a few simple facts.

One: He hurt Mayumi, a girl he believed he loved.

Two: It was Izaya.

And the third and the last one was-

Shizuo was for the first time in his life, afraid for something.

A/N: IZAYA! :(
I didnt like him in this. (Yeah I know, I was the one who wrote this, but anyways.)
Review my loves, I know you all hate cliffhangers. ;)