Ahhh yus queen XD Glad this was finally updated!
As usual, the soundtrack was updated. Here's the link, you can listen while you read~ playlist?list=PLu19NGJeb1Jcpxvd_hXHW1inkrcH1M-WT
"I am Fate." It answers, gliding forward. It doesn't have a solid form, funnily enough, and it keeps shifting between a dark gaseous form and a shining liquid being. It has one eye, yellow and blinking rapidly, l glancing in all directions without pause. Four arms stretch out, two on each side, but they don't resemble human arms at all. They twist, with huge knots in the middle for, what, elbows? And the fingers stretch four times as far as a human's do.
"So… you're in charge around here?" Izaya finally asks, glancing at Shizuo. He's completely frozen, eyes wide and breath held. Izaya jabs him a little in the ribs, looking away from the...the-the creature before them.
"I am Fate." Is the only response he gets. Izaya nods, brushing himself off and getting up. He faces it- it being fate, apparently, and lets confidence control his expression. After all, what can it do, kill him? Ha!
"Well, Fate," He crosses his arms, smiling his best smile. "I want you to send us back to earth, alive and well."
"No," Shizuo interrupts quickly. "Just him. I want to stay." He looks up at Izaya, chest heaving slightly, like he's having a hard time breathing. Stupid, they didn't need to breathe anymore. Izaya hasn't in days. "I'm staying," he repeats firmly.
"It is best if you are both the same age, at the closest mentality. It would not be wise to send one back without the other," Fate says decisively.
"So send us both back!" Izaya demands, reaching out to cover Shizuo's mouth when he goes to protest. He's punched in the side for his efforts, though of course it doesn't hurt, which is nice. Shizuo stands up, shoving his hand away and shooting him a quick glare.
"Why's it so important we go together," Shizuo asks Fate. The yellow eye snaps towards him, then, landing on the blond and making them both startle a little.
"You are soulmates."Fate glides forward, making them stumble back a few steps lest it pass right through them. "You should not be separated."
"Who decided that?" Izaya demands, offense clear in his tone. "As if I'd ever want anything to do with Shizu-chan!"
"You're the one who demanded I go back with you!" Shizuo stepped forward, and Izaya turned to face him with a glare."You hate me, so just go back and let me have some peace," he snarls.
"No," Izaya snarls right back, a nasty, angry smile curling his lips forcefully; he can't help it. "It looks like we're stuck here, Shizu-chan."
Shizuo lunges forward, grabbing Izaya by the neck and hauling him into the air. He doesn't struggle, just stays relaxed with the nastiest of smiles on his face. Shizuo drops him after a moment, apparently realizing his actions are useless.
"Send him back." Shizuo looks away from him, at Fate, who doesn't reply. Shizuo looks angrier, eyes darting between them like he's just daring someone to argue.
"Shizu-chan," Izaya speaks up, ready to be the one to protest, but Shizuo grabs his arms and actually shakes him t shut him up, the stupid brute.
"I hate you, I hate you so fuckin much! We are NOT soulmates. In fact, I would rather give up paradise and go to Hell just to escape you. You make me sick, with your horrible smirks and little comments- go back to Earth and play with people like they're fuckin toys and let me enjoy my death for a little while!"
Izaya is shoved roughly towards fate, who glances towards him curiously. He's breathing hard, instinctually looking for an outlet rather than any actual need for oxygen-was there even any oxygen here? There were clouds, but no blue sky, just a galaxy fully of long dead stars stretching above them.
There was the sun, and the moon, but they were different. They were much too close, and something about how the weather was always perfect made him wonder if they were simply an illusion. He could look straight at the Sun with no need to squint, and it didn't hurt his vision at all.
"Have you made a decision?"
"Do you live in the management building?" Izaya asks, instead of answering.
"No. I am Fate, I simply exist. That was just the first test," they answer emotionlessly.
"So it's empty?" Fate nods, or rather bends itself in some awkward version of a nod. Izaya ignores the bit about tests, as he really doesn't care what that could mean at the moment.
"Great." He heads towards the building, the doors are thankfully still open, and nods at Fate as he goes. "I'm borrowing your bachelor pad then."
"What are you doing," Shizuo barks, following a few steps behind but Izaya ignores him. Turning so he's facing Shizuo, he grabs the door handles and starts to pull them closed. Thankfully, it seems they are not both needed to close the heavy doors.
"You wanted to be alone, right?" He sneers, the blond before him flushing with anger and resentment. "Well, here you go!" He slams the doors shut as hard as he can, locking himself away in darkness.
He walks forward a slight ways, hands out incase there's a wall. He sits down once he's sure there's not way he'll accidentally touch the door. The floor is cool, the darkness is peaceful, and Izaya lets his mask of anger drop and rests his head in hands quietly.
"You think you're so clever," Shizuo growls, voice muffled by the thick walls separating them. "You're trapped in there, you idiot! You can't get out now unless I help you!"
Izaya curls up on the floor, sighing to himself quietly. He's dead. He could, apparently, choose to live again, but he won't do it. Not alone.
"Izaya!" There's pounding on the door, angry and insistent. "Don't think I'll help you, you did this to yourself!"
He sighs and rolls over, back to the door now, and closes his eyes. It's more comfortable than you'd think, refreshingly cool in a summertime environment. He's not worried about being trapped in here, it's not like it matters now, and if he really did want out he knows Shizuo would let him out. But the blond is being ignored, and now he's throwing a tantrum just like a child. Just as predicted.
"Even if you beg me later, I won't let you out! You can rot in there for all I care!" If he really didn't care, he'd shut up walk away. The pounding continues, even as Izaya starts to drift off into sleep. Of all the things he doesn't need now, air, food, masturbation, he still gets tired fairly easily. He'd seen Shizuo sleeping yesterday too, handsome face peaceful for once, and Izaya won't ever admit to sitting and admiring him for who knew how long...
Stupid Shizu-chan.
Am I the only one who got beauty and the beast vibes from that last scene? lol
Okay so now Nooses Around Necks has been updated, along with For Pities Sake so the nexr should be Cliché Is The Flavor Of The Day! and then...who knows what's next? Let me know what you thought :)