"I don't understand what the hell this message is!" Masaomi Kida's angry voice rang through the apartment, the people gathered there looked at him sombrely.
They had all received the same message from Ryugamine Mikado, upon waking up a goodbye message was waiting. Several people such as Masaomi, Anri, Celty and the van crew had gone to the teen's apartment only to find it completely empty with nothing left inside.
"Masaomi, calm down." Saki touched her boyfriend's arm gently and the fake blond seemed to deflate a little.
"I don't understand why he would just leave like that…" Anri murmured sadly from where she sat next to Erika, she looked close to tears. "Without even saying goodbye in person…"
"I can't believe Senpai left Ikebukuro…" Aoba sat with the Orihara twins looking miserable than ever before. "I just started talking to him again." He muttered, hanging his head in despair.
Everyone in the room was sad and confused on why the blue-eyed teen would just up and leave so suddenly. "Maybe someone made him say that…maybe he's actually in danger." Masaomi clenched his fists and Kyohei shook his head.
"I doubt it, I thought he was acting weird at the party the other day…he's probably been planning it for a while."
I just don't understand how he could just leave after everything!" Masaomi practically shouted and Celty sighed.
[He'd been through a lot, his message said he wanted to leave it all behind and start over.] Celty said sadly, [But I think he could have started over here with all of us.]
"That's true! Mika-pon has all of us that care about him!" Erika exclaimed, "We could have helped him."
"He belongs here, surrounded by his friends and people that care about him." Masaomi gritted his teeth taking out his phone to once again try and ring his best friend but he only received the automated messaged "This number you are trying to call is unavailable…" the blond hung up the phone with a huff.
The group argued and talking or some time but one of them just sat there with a slight smile on his face. Shinra had realised something that no one else seemed to, perhaps because he knew more than the others.
Celty caught glimpse of her fiancé's expression and turned to him. [Shinra? Why are you smiling!?] her smoke spilling from her neck in a way that caught the attention of everyone else in the room.
"Because I think I know why he left," Shinra said his voice surprisingly happy.
"What!? Why? How could you possibly know that?" Masaomi snapped and Shinra pushed up his glasses.
"I'm seriously surprised none of you noticed but in that message, he says 'we' and 'our' which means that he's not alone," Shinra explained which made a lot of people open their phones to double check the message.
"You're right, it does say that." Kyohei realised with wide eyes and the underground doctor nodded.
"It also says 'I'm needed elsewhere' which means the person he's probably now with needs his help," Shinra said with a smile. Masaomi shook his head,
"They could just be typos I mean, everyone is here." The blond gestured around the room. "And Mikado probably just meant he could be needed elsewhere in general."
"No…wait…there's one person…" Kyohei realised looking at Shinra with wide eyes and the underground doctor nodded.
"I have a feeling he's gone to Izaya-kun."' Shinra said completely serious. There was a moment of silence before the room irrupted in chaos.
"WHAT!? WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU THINK THAT!?" Masaomi shouted outraged.
"Exactly! Why reason would he have to leave us to be with that horrid man!" Anri exclaimed.
"That asshole is dead! There's no way he's alive and senpai wouldn't leave for him! Never!" Aoba yelled standing up to voice his outrage despite the fact he had been sitting next to the Orihara twins who looked slightly upset over the comments about their brother.
"Izaya-kun being alive is the only reason why Ryugamine-kun would leave." Shinra insisted. "It makes the most sense." Masaomi shook with what looked like rage and ducked his head.
"That asshole…why can't just leave Mikado alone…after everything he did…" the blond's voice broke at the end. "What he did to Mikado…" Masaomi's entire body shook as he clenched his fists. "Was unforgivable…"
"What do you mean? What did he do?" Erika asked confused looking between the blond and the underground doctor. Masaomi shook his head and Kyohei crossed his arms.
"He…he with Mikado…he…" Masaomi shook with rage while everyone but two people looked at him in confusion.
"Everything they did was always consensual and without malice." Shinra pointed out nonchalantly which once again made the room erupt in chaos.
"ARE YOU SUGGESTING WHAT I THINK YOU ARE!?" Aoba all but screamed in disbelief.
"They were dating…" Kyohei interrupted everyone's chatter and the room went silent.
"From what I know, they were talking online for years before they met in person," Shinra told the group. "And when they met in person, it all clicked and they started dating." The underground doctor pushed up his glasses.
"That can't be true…" Anri deflated miserably and Erika hugged her. A murmur of disbelief went through the room.
"It wasn't always a functional relationship and they had more than a fair share of problems but they truly loved one another," Shinra said seriously. "I'd never seen Izaya so invested in someone before."
"If they were dating then why would Orihara-san leave Mika-pon behind?" Erika demanded and Shinra shrugged. "He probably didn't have a choice. I'm sure he didn't want to but if his condition was like what Celty said then if Izaya-kun had stopped to get Mikado, he probably would have died for sure." The underground doctor explained to the group occupying his apartment.
"Bullshit! There's no way Mikado would have agreed to be with that psychopath!" Masaomi snarled, "He was tricked into it!"
"That's not true." Kyohei shook his head. "I always saw them together to the point where I thought Orihara-san was up to no good too but Ryugamine-kun swore he wasn't and confessed to me that they were dating. He begged me to keep it a secret though." The man admitted, "That was like two years ago now."
"What!?" Aoba looked at the man with wide eyes. "That…" suddenly a lot of things made sense to the teen.
"There's no doubt in my mind that Ryugamine-kun left to go be with Izaya-kun again." Shinra shrugged.
"But…why…it's been over a year." Anri murmured obvious upset and Shinra shrugged.
"Maybe Izaya-kun thought it was too dangerous or he was still recovering, I don't know." The underground doctor pushed up his glasses and shrugged once again.
"At any rate, where ever they are…they're probably happy to be with one another." Shinra smiled.
The rest of the group grumbled, even if the couple were happy – they definitely weren't.
- Two years later – Hawaii, America. -
"Okay, there you go!" Mikado said cheerfully as he put Izaya down on the beach chair shielded by an umbrella on a stunning Hawaiian beach resort.
"Here Mikado-nii, Izaya-nii! I brought the cooler." A young boy with brown hair beamed, setting down a cooler full of food and drinks.
"Thank you Haruto, you didn't have to carry that. It must have been heavy." Izaya smiled at the boy who smiled brightly at him.
"I know but I wanted too! Can I go play now?" Haruto looked eagerly towards the water and the other children playing in the sand.
"Do you put on your sunscreen properly?" Mikado asked, pushing up his glasses with a concerned expression.
"Yes, you helped me remember!" the young boy pouted impatiently and Izaya chuckled watching the two of them.
"Okay." Mikado passed the eight-year-old a hat with a big smile. "Go ahead." Haruto took off running. "Make sure you stay between the flags Haruto!" Mikado yelled after him.
"Hai~!" Mikado shook his head with an amused smile before turning to the teen-year-old gloomy looking girl who was standing silently behind him.
"Do you want to go play too Himari-chan?" He asked her with a kind smile. The girl regarded him coldly before grabbing her hat from the bag beside the umbrella and stalking off in the same direction at Haruto had gone.
"Ah…" the couple watched her go with nervous smiles. Mikado sighed and sat on the same lounge chair as Izaya.
"It's only normal that she'd hate us…after what I did to her parents." Izaya sighed regretfully and Mikado shook his head.
"It's not your fault Izaya, I've said time and time again, you couldn't have known it would happen. It's only been a few months since they've been in our care, it will take time for them to get over what happened and grow accustomed to us." Mikado took the older man's hand comfortingly.
"Yeah…I know…" Izaya sighed relaxing into the chair. Mikado smiled at him before focusing on the rings on their fingers.
"Having kids kind of put a damper on our honeymoon though didn't it?" he chuckled kissing Izaya's wedding ring. Izaya smirked,
"I don't know about that~" he teased playfully. "You get pretty wild once they're asleep my beloved husband~."
Mikado blushed and pushed up his glasses as he averted his gaze. "A-as if I'm the only one." He stuttered embarrassed and Izaya laughed happily.
"You're adorable." The man leaned forward gave Mikado a peck on the lips that made the younger man turn bright red.
"I-Izaya!" Mikado stuttered flustered. "There are children around!"
"I don't care, we're a married couple so we can kiss all we want." Izaya chuckled. Mikado shook his head and turned his gaze to the two children playing near the water's edge, well, Haruto was playing while Himari stood there and watched.
"Who knew…us, of all people, married with kids…" Mikado sighed happily, leaning against his husband.
"Yeah…" Izaya smiled as Mikado rest his head on the older man's shoulder. "We always chased the extraordinary. Now we're living normal lives and I'm happier than I've ever been before." The man murmured tenderly and Mikado smiled.
"Yeah me too." Mikado turned to face Izaya, looking into his red eyes. "Running away with you was the best thing I ever did…I love you Izaya." He murmured happily.
Izaya smiled tenderly in a way that made Mikado's heart melt. "Mhm, I love you too Mikado." They met for a sweet and tender kiss that was filled to the brim with love.
They'd been through a lot in their lives despite neither of them even being even thirty yet but now, despite all the mistakes they'd made and all the terrible things they'd done and witnessed – they were finally able to be truly happy, to live and love properly…until death did them part.
- THE END -
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