"Kenji Kirigaya" Izaya called out to the messy haired woman seated in front of the laptop. Seven irritatingly looked at the troll, her ears are starting to hurt from listening to the conversations inside the facility and from the different names he's been calling her.
It's been a day since the kidnapping and the yelling in Shinra's flat, and since then Izaya has been busy researching about the activities outside the facility while Seven concentrated in eavesdropping and listing the schedules of different people inside. And since that day, the troll started to call her in her different names, starting with Kirien and switching to Nana then Kishitani and so on but he never called her Seven.
"What is it?" Seven forced her irritation to subside and asked him calmly. Since he's helping, she should lessen her harsh treatment.
"Buy me some fatty tuna" Izaya plainly said. "Use your own money."
"Excuse me?" She felt her irritation started to bubble.
"Fatty tuna. Russian Sushi. Your own money" Izaya briefly explained with matching actions. "Take your time"
Seven stared at the smiling troll and was about to retort back but stopped. The informant was able to maintain his smiling face but he can't hide the truth in his eyes.
Seven lightly tossed the earphone on the table and left the room without a word, still bothered about the troubled look of Izaya. Upon closing the door behind her, she bit her lower lip as she think of a plan to infiltrate. Though Izaya told Shinra and Shizuo that they'll do the planning, he never suggested a tactic nor ask her about an opinion. He just kept on telling her to eavesdrop.
"…He's acting weird these past days…" She mumured as she exited the building.
The bright sunray's touch relaxed the woman's stiff posture and reminded her to stay calm. And just like what she always do, she secretly scanned her surroundings. Nothing abnormal. She looked at the road nearest to the sushi shop and she flinched.
"…"
That road also leads to the apartment of Shinra. She turned around and decided to take the longer path. "…Shizuo's with him, I don't need to worry…" She mumbled to herself.
Seven blended with the surrounding while temporarily clearing her mind to focus on the fatty tuna the weird informant ordered, since she knows very well that she'll run amok if she continue to plan by herself.
Is it really alright? She didn't stop on her tracks as the question echoed in her mind. Izaya Orihara is a weird one and most importantly a dangerous person. She only asked him for information and to hide the truth from others. He did accomplish the two things she needed but now the informant is willingly helping her in retrieving Celty.
"Ah… yes. Namie-san told me that" Seven suddenly said in realization ignoring the curious look from a passerby. Is it really all right? The question repeated. Izaya is an asset and maybe, just maybe his plans will work 100% against Yodogiri. Her internal turmoil returned, he did say that the plan will not include Shinra and Shizuo, but will he be in the frontlines of he'll remain in the shadows? Well if Izaya died during the mission she'll not care anyway. Shizuo might even celebrate if that happened. Not might, he'll definitely celebrate.
She's been walking for a few minutes, until she entered an empty alley and that's the time she noticed.
"That idiot should have just told me to patrol…" Seven smiled to herself. A thought entered in her mind. An idea the usual Seven will decide on.
And Seven Kishitani made up her mind.
Namie Yagiri stared outside the window of Izaya's apartment, holding a circular container on her hand. A sigh went out from her as she lowered her phone and threw the white container on the couch.
"Thanks" the seated woman smiled and opened the container and brought out 2 pills.
"I altered the medicine to match your condition. Are you sure you're not going to tell your partner in Italy?"
"No. She'll kill me if she knew my condition worsened." Seven faked a laugh.
The female scientist tightened her grip on her phone. Three weeks before, Seven told her about her condition and asked her for her assistance. During those times, Namie told her about Izaya's plan of 'Celty's awakening' and surprisingly the underground transporter was not furious and confidently said that the troll won't be able to do it. Then yesterday, a Mairu Kira contacted the female scientist giving her no choice to report the violet-eyed woman's condition. She secretly nodded that, that Mairu Kira will definitely kill her.
"Anyway, thanks for helping me Namie-san" Seven smiled. "Gotta go, duty calls"
Namie glanced at the leaving figure and waited for the door to close. Seven did smile yet it shows no emotion, she gave a blank smile and this made Namie think. She sat on the couch the guest earlier sat on and noticed the opened container.
"Is she trying to kill herself?" Namie said in bewilderment upon seeing only 3 pills left. She's very sure that there's at least 30 pills inside when she threw it to her. A few minutes have passed and when she decided to stop thinking, gun shots rang outside.
The silent room made the ticking of the clock echoed throughout the room but the two unresponsively seated men didn't mind. Another minute passed and the silence was broken by a high pitched ring of Shinra's phone. The doctor cautiously checked the caller ID.
"Umm… Hello? Who's this?" Shinra hesitantly asked. An old man chuckled on the other line.
"Your number is saved in her phonebook but her number is not saved in yours. This girl is really funny"
"Ummm…. I'm sorry but do I know you?" Shizuo tapped Shinra's shoulder and he put the call in loudspeaker.
"Oh I'm sorry. Nice to meet you Shingen's son, I'm your father's acquaintance, Yodogiri Jinnai"
"Where are you hiding Celty, Yodogiri?" Shizuo burst out when the doctor was stunned into silence.
"Shizuo Heiwajima isn't it? Are you related to Yuuhei or shall we visit him to confirm?"
"If you touch Kasuka I'll definitely kill you a hundred times"
"I'm only joking Mr Heiwajima. My real intention why I'm calling is to tell you two where you can find us"
"Why? Because you think even if we knew we won't be able to do anything?" Shinra asked retrieving the phone from Shizuo.
"I do think you can do something since a strong person is with you, but I want another thing."
"What?"
"If you two plan to go here, I want you not to inform Izaya Orihara"
"Agreed" Shizuo answered instantly.
"We might need him because of his connections" Shinra whispered. A grim expression appeared in Shizuo and shook his head.
"Have you two already decided?" the voice of Yodogiri asked in a taunting way.
"We agree" Shinra answered a few seconds later surprising the blond.
"I see… Our location is in Nerima, at st – " static was heard from the phone before the call ended.
"Oi, Yodogiri!" Shizuo continued to shout as he dial the number back.
"Stop it Shizuo, it's no use." Shinra grabbed the arm of the short tempered blond and he stopped dialing the number.
"Why did you agree Shinra?"
"The important thing is to know where their base is and most importantly he'll not know if we contact him. But I'm sure Izaya already know where they are."
"Nerima, huh? Do you have any idea where in Nerima?"
Shinra crossed his arms and calmed himself. "Nerima… I think that's the place where a new lab was built…"
"Then we'll check that first thing we arrive at Nerima." The blond turned around and walked towards the door but was stopped by the call of Shinra.
"Shizuo, Yodogiri said something that is bothering me" Shinra seriously looked at Shizuo. The blond stared at him questioningly. "He said 'her phonebook' but Celty dropped her phone in the struggle the other day" Shinra raised his hand to show the black phone of the transporter.
"Then who's her?"
Yodogiri started at the woman in front of him as he caress his hand. The two are alone inside a well-lighted empty room and the sound of crushing plastic, metal and glass echoed in the room. Metal cuffs is around the woman's hands but long enough to move her hands freely. The black-haired woman continued to stomp on the phone even though it's completely crushed.
"How long are you going to stomp on that?" Yodogiri asked the younger woman.
"Until it turn to dust" the woman simply answered. She bit her lower lip acknowledging her blunder, she didn't thought he would find her second phone. Just before Yodogiri can tell the two people on the other line their exact location, the phone was kicked from his hand and upon landing on the floor, it was destroyed by the woman. But he was sure they heard the word Nerima.
"I'm curious…" the woman said but continued to do her work.
"What is it my dear Seven?" Yodogiri smiled at the busy woman.
"The chains of my… bracelets … are long, this should be short right?" Seven had a hint of annoyance in her voice. She bent down and searched for the memory chip of the phone. She nodded to herself upon seeing it crushed.
"I thought that would make you more comfortable and since you voluntarily hand yourself in, it means you plan not to fight back. Well… after you shot our men to death."
"Unless I get Celty back, then I will fight back." Seven playfully smiled.
"Oh-ho, I see."
"And if you want me to feel comfortable you should have used the chainless cuffs… I mean, bracelets… You know, bracelets that don't connect"
"If you're suggesting about using RFID chip, then they were already implanted in both your wrists. The chains are for extra precautions."
Seven gave a contended look.
"Also I'm more curious about the wall and the security camera blind spot." She sat on the floor and continued to crush the tiny bits of the phone. "I know you know I sneaked in."
"Of course you know, that entrance is specially made for you if ever you decided to sneak in."
"For me?"
"Yes, and also I'm the one who told Rin to use that entrance"
"Rin?"
"Didn't you know? Rin originally works under me and him being a minion of Izaya Orihara is nothing but a tool to spy on him"
"… That's why" Seven finally understood the informant's frown upon hearing Rin's voice earlier. Izaya knew that Rin is a spy.
"Then I shall be going, it's good to see you again Seven"
"One more thing, did you propose a deal to Orihara?"
"You mean the game?" Yodogiri raised a brow. "I'm sorry but that is between us. I'm amazed you were able to discover that."
"He's acting weird, that's why" she grinned.
The old informant felt annoyed at her grin so he kneeled in front of Seven and gave a mischievous smile. "Did you know? The virus spreading in your body is the same virus that killed your brother?"
"So you also know I was infected. You knew I'm the culprit 4 months ago... Do you want me to get angry?" She returned his smile.
"I was hoping to see your raged expression" He stood up with a disappointed look.
"Sorry to disappoint you"
"Oh yes, before I forget, the cuffs also has trackers implanted on them so I'll know where you are, unless you were able to remove that… and the chip in your wrists" The informant grinned at the seated woman and opened the door. "And I changed my mind about the four days… I plan to bring the dullahan to Italy tomorrow morning."
Yodogiri closed the door and a click was heard. He locked the room.
"Tomorrow morning…" Seven laughed. "Giving me the whole night to plan, huh?"
The virus spreading in your body is the same virus that killed your brother. This statement stopped the woman from laughing and she stared at the ceiling.
"…damn it…" she whispered and helplessly lay on the floor. "Damn it"