Back to trouble
Shizuo opened his eyes quietly slipping from the bed. Grabbing his clothes he quickly got dressed silently leaving the room. They had taken their break and now it was back to him pretending to be his movie star brother. "You're going then, Shizu-chan?" Damn. He should have known Izaya would be awake.
"Yeah. The longer I leave it the more Kasuka's career will be in danger. If you need me call."
"You haven't learnt anything, have you? This isn't just about you protozoan. You are a target." He knew the flea was right but then again that was what he wanted. "Think about it Shizu-chan."
"I have to go, flea. Take care of Kanra...and yourself." With that he hurried away taking the stairs. Once he was down the first flight, the blond looked back seeing if his lover had followed him. The coast was clear. Izaya would have gone back to protecting Kanra, the most vulnerable one out of the three of them.
As for him he would be perfectly fine with his strength. He would continue to act in the place of his recovering brother and when he found the culprit they would pay dearly for their mistake. The temptation to go straight to Shinra's to see his brother's progress was strong. Instead he had his phone in his hand already calling back Kasuka's manager who was none too happy about his vanishing act.
You're late. Do you care about your brother's career?
"There was an emergency."
They'll be an emergency here if you don't hurry up. Shizuo hated him. He hated being told what to do and damn he would like nothing better to do than shut the big mouth up. I'm parked outside the hotel. Get a move on. The line went dead leaving him to make his way back to the hotel he was supposed to be staying in.
x-x-x
Kanra blinked stretching in the bed. Her eyes snapped open seeing that she was alone. "Shizuo? Izaya?" Hopping out of bed, the raven fixed her hair reaching for the clothes at the end of the bed. Her curiosity was peeked seeing female clothes instead of Kasuka's old modelling clothes that her lover had said they could wear.
Quickly pulling on the skirt and blouse, Kanra left the room seeing Izaya on the sofa. "Good morning, Kanra. Just in time room service came a few minutes ago." The raven was already awake? Then that must mean he was the one that went out to get her some proper clothes.
"Where is Shizuo?" She asked sitting down and lifting the tray.
"Gone. He went back to impersonating Kasuka-kun. Its just us for now. What do you want to do?" Shizuo was already gone, without saying goodbye?
"I'm going to see Celty-san and Sonohara-san." She was worried about the two of them and she knew Izaya wanted to check on them too. After what had happened and knowing they were all targets, Kanra was anxious that Shizuo was out there on his own, even if he was bigger built and stronger than them.
"Good idea, We'll check up on Kasuka-kun while we're there." Izaya smiled though it didn't meet his eyes. The informant was worried and that wasn't a good thing. She knew by now that her lover didn't like not knowing what was going on. Sometimes it could be a challenge but this time they were directly involved.
x-x-x
Shinra let them both in before hurrying back to Celty. The dullahan looked perfectly fine even as the illegal doctor got in her way fussing over her. Closing her eyes Kanra heard the inevitable punch from the irritated woman. "Ooh." Opening her eyes she watched the love sick raven clutch his ribs as he doubled over a strained smile on his face. "What did I do to deserve that, my beloved?"
Shinra was promptly ignored, Kanra finding herself in a hug. Are you okay? Izaya told me what happened. I can't forgive anyone that tries to hurt you three.
"I'm okay, Celty-san. Is Sonohara-san okay?" She asked watching as Izaya drifted off with Shinra.
She got off lightly. We've decided to keep her here until we know its over. Meaning Celty had decided and told Shinra what would be happening. A puff of smoke made itself known showing how angry the dullahan was. This is my fault. I should have been on my guard.
"There was nothing you could do. Thank you for protecting her." Kanra smiled following after his friend. He was taken to the guest room which would now be Anri's room. Knocking gently on the door he waited for permission to enter.
"Come in." A soft voice responded. Opening the door Kanra stood shocked seeing her friend sitting up in the bed, bandages wrapped around the length of both of her arms and neck, a padded patch on her right cheek and stitches over her left eye. Light grazes? As if. She couldn't see beneath the blanket but Anri's legs were probably bandaged. Hurrying to Anri's bedside she took a seat on the bed. "Kanra-chan." The raven reached for her glasses. Kanra could tell she was in pain.
"I'm sorry." Taking her hand Kanra bowed her head. "This is because of me. I'm so sorry." Anri squeezed her hand back a sad smile on her face.
"Its not because of you. It was bad luck. I'm stronger now thanks to the two of you." Kanra sighed miserably. For a girl's face to be injured... "Kanra-chan, its not your fault. I'm happy you could visit me. I didn't break anything and these will heal." It didn't make her feel any better. "Promise me you'll be careful. I don't want to see you get hurt."
"I-I promise. I'll be careful."
"Thank you. Could you maybe pick up some of my clothes from my apartment?" Anri asked quietly a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Why don't you borrow some of m-" Kanra cut herself off looking down at her flat chest to Anri's voluptuous one. "Uh...sure. I'll drop by." She didn't need to ask why Celty hadn't already offered. It was clear that Shinra would be more protective now that he knew someone was out to get them. "I'll go and get them. I'll be back soon."
Leaving the room Kanra saw Izaya leaving the other one face tense. "Everything okay?"
"Yeah. I'm going to pick some clothes up for Sonohara-san. I should be okay on my own." Izaya nodded and she knew it would be difficult to find some time alone by herself to vent.
x-x-x
"You're late." Kasuka's manager muttered standing stern. "Your next modelling shoot is in less than five minutes. Do you know what this is doing to your brother's reputation?" Shizuo said nothing his fists clenched as the man scolded him. "I want you in make-up now." The blond slouched slightly trying to make himself look shorter as he walked into the make up room taking a seat. Glaring at himself in the mirror, Shizuo reached for his wig fixing it over his dyed locks. Maybe it would be been better to remove his bleached colour rather than rely on a wig that might blow his cover.
Making sure every spot of blond was covered Shizuo sat back waiting for the make-up artist to enter the room. "Change of plan." The manager was back in the room holding something in his hand. "Its too late." The blond gasped as the newspaper was slapped down in front of him.
Popular actor caught doing drugs.
Yuuhei Hanejima, the number one actor in Japan was recently caught doing drugs. Reporters have found that several movie offers have been turned down. Is this because his schedule is so busy or because he's gone down a dark more self destructive route?
"Fuck!" Shizuo glared at the photo of his brother holding the offending package. Grabbing the news paper he tore it in half and then quarters letting the confetti spill all over the floor. It was all over. Kasuka's reputation had been tarnished. It was all over.
"This shoot is cancelled. Your brother's antics will be all over the media. Go back while I try and get out of this." Shizuo slammed his fist into the table storming from the room. "Take off the wig." The blond ignored his brother's manager walking away. Pulling up the hood on his sweatshirt the blond pulled it down low.
He wasn't sure how the media had gotten a hold of his brother's schedule but they were outside the studio spread out like vultures holding their camera's and microphones. Walking straight past the windows, Shizuo headed for the back exit where it was all clear. After all who would think that a top class actor would walk through a filthy alley? Lengthening his strides he quickly walked away knowing he had failed in protecting Kasuka's reputation.
"Yuuhei Hanejima." The blond stopped keeping his head low. In front of him was a group of three men, the tattoos and bad attitudes were a sign that he wasn't dealing with the press. "We were doing our usual rounds and wondered if you would want another fix? Same price as usual. Unless you want something harder?"
Shizuo froze absorbing the conversation. This was it. Right in front of him were the scum bags that had dragged his baby brother down the wrong path. "You want to supply me drugs?" Mocking chuckles met his ears.
"Woah man, it looks like the previous batch messed with your head. Why don't you come with us? I'm sure we can find something more appropriate for you." The three of them turned away and Shizuo followed.
x-x-x
Izaya stuck like glue to his younger lover as she picked out clothes for the injured raven. For now the one most at risk was Kanra, he had to keep her safe from Shiki and any other threats. A ping sounded his phone showing the latest news. "Shit. This is bad." There as the first article was the revelation of Yuuhei Hanejima taking drugs.
"Izaya?" Closing the page he quickly dialled the blond's number knowing how the press would react. Kasuka's every move would be on record from now on. The protozoan was still posing as the actor meaning he would be the one in the spot light. The phone kept ringing before switching to voice mail.
"Don't do anything stupid, Shizu-chan. Kanra, we need to go." His lover nodded quickly piling clothes into the bag. "Now is not the time to blush over your friend's underwear."
"I-I'm not." Kanra blushed not paying attention to the lace that brushed her hand. "Is Shizuo in trouble?" Izaya scrolled through the latest news. The press were outside of the modelling studio. "Izaya? Is Shizuo in trouble?" There was no problems with the media. The problem was the chat room sightings.
"I think Shizu-chan might have found Kasuka-kun's dealers." It was the worst case scenario especially since his lover was angry and an angry protozoan was dangerous. "We need to find him before he hurts them or worse." Otherwise he was going have to pay a large amount for bail.
x-x-x
"Thanks." Anri smiled taking the bag. "This should be enough for a while." Izaya watched the pair of them. Kanra was still full of guilt over her friend being hurt and Anri... well she was happy enough but hiding something and that was probably something she had seen when she had been attacked.
"Its no problem. If you need anything else let me know." His lover was ready to go already saying goodbye.
"See you soon, Kanra-chan. Orihara-san, can I talk to you?" Izaya raised a brow sharing a glance with the teen. Stepping out of the way the informant let Kanra pass by. Slipping into the room he closed the door so it was just him and Anri. "Thank you. I didn't want to let Kanra-chan know."
Izaya nodded slipping his hands into his pocket and taking a seat on the bed. "You wanted to talk about the attack?"
"Yes. I-"
"It must have been scary being confronted by yakuza like that. Celty-san will protect you so they don't try anything." Anri was shaking her head, her eyes tearing up.
"Y-you don't understand." The teen sobbed clutching at his sleeve. "It wasn't yakuza that attacked us." Izaya had a bad feeling. "...It was Kida-kun."