Shizuo and Kasuka walked quickly away from the aquarium, making their way out onto the main streets as they headed for one of the local shopping malls. Shizuo sulked quietly as Kasuka took the lead. He hung his head low as he thought about the past few minutes.

He had let that flea get to him again. Izaya was able to mess with him.

He grit his teeth and pulled out a cigarette, shoving it forcefully into his mouth. He fumbled with the lighter and flicked it a few times, watching the flame.

If he had gotten out of control, he could have hurt so many innocent people. He could just imagine his fist slamming into the glass. The strength of the impact shattering it. Large cracks crawling up the side, like a spider web, and the water leaking out before it blew apart from the pressure. Glass flying out at the dozens of innocent people, as the water rushed out in giant tidal waves. Sharks, poisonous fish, and sharp coral spewing out and littering the tile floor.

He shivered and reflexively lit his cigarette, taking a deep drag of the tobacco as he tried to calm and clear his head.

He could have killed someone.

"Nii-san, it's ok."

Shizuo glanced over at his younger brother, who didn't show any sign of fear on his face. His slender eyes were calm and clear. Shizuo blew out the smoke, instantly feeling relieved.

"Yeah…sorry."

"No need to apologize." Kasuka reminded, stopping for a moment to stand in front of his taller brother. He looked up at the blonde, reaching out to hold his hand in a tender and comforting manner. "Izaya-san always makes you angry. You just need to practice not getting angry."

"That's easier said than done." Shizuo sighed, as he glanced away at a nearby lamp post.

"You know…venting always helps."

"Ha?"

"Venting." Kasuka replied as he followed Shizuo's gaze. They stared off into space, watching as the clouds slowly covered the sun to bathe them all in cooling shadows. The wind softly blew around them, blowing away the scent of the smoke that lingered.

"Venting is when you talk about your feelings. You do that with the headless rider, yes?"

"Oh…yeah. I talk to her from time to time." Shizuo agreed, as he felt his chest constrict and spasm. He quickly threw his cigarette onto the ground and snuffed it with his heel, as he held back the urge to cough. But it was too strong, and he quickly covered his mouth as strong and heavy coughs rattled his chest.

Bending forward a bit, he tried to fight it back, but was drowning in his own heaves and coughs. Tears stung his eyes as he trembled and tried to regain his breath. He was vaguely aware of Kasuka rubbing his back, just as he had done to his younger sibling when he developed pneumonia.

After a moment, Shizuo took a ragged breath, and managed to control the tremors. Kasuka continued to rub his back in a soothing manner, as Shizuo caught his breath.

"Better?"

"Y-yeah…"

Kasuka grabbed Shizuo's hand, and led him toward a bench. He sat him down and folded his hands in his lap, watching the blonde recover.

"Are you alright?"

"…No, not really."

"What's wrong?"

Shizuo was quiet for a moment, but grudgingly explained his predicament to Kasuka. He could sense the worry and distress in Kasuka's eyes as he watched Shizuo wipe off some sweat from his brow.

"Please, don't worry too much about me, ok? I probably just have a chest cold. I'll be ok."

"I could help you. I could pay your medi-"

"NO!"

Kasuka blinked as Shizuo barked at him; the blonde's grip tight on his knee. Shizuo stared at him long and hard.

"Please…don't. I want to be able to take care of myself. I can afford this."

It was a lie, but he didn't want to have Kasuka worry and waste his hard earned money on him. After a long silence, Kasuka nodded and stood up.

"Nii-san, you should probably go to your friend and vent. And then go home and rest. You really shouldn't be out and smoking if your having problems with your chest." Kasuka decided as he called his driver to come pick them up. The black limo pulled out from the parking structure and made it's way over toward them.

"Alright."

The driver pulled up next to the curb, and walked out to open the door for Kasuka. The actor looked over at his brother, and nodded a bit. "Get well." he whispered before he crawled into the limo and shut the door. Shizuo waved sullenly and watched as the limo pulled away.

"Dammit…Izaya just had to ruin everything."

Across the street, watching from the inside of a local coffee shop, Izaya watched Shizuo stand alone on the street, as the sun broke through the clouds.