-๑-๑ ஜ ๑-Chapter 44: Interrogation -๑ ஜ ๑-๑-
Wary Shizuo's eyes traveled left and right.
"This is a bad idea."
"I have no choice, Shizu-chan."
One after the other spared them wary glances as they made their way down the hall. They were at the police station.
Why?
That was a question Shizuo really would have liked an answer to as well. Cop after cop waved them through as they were shown to the interrogation room. Izaya had just shown up at the doorstep.
A wanted man. Or rather incubus. The officers must have shat their pants at his mere sight.
As soon as he stepped inside a swarm of cops surrounded them.
Shouts and screams to show their hands were given and up until now Shizuo waited for a damned second this decision made sense.
Clinical light and scarce furniture greeted them as they entered the last room on the right. A huge mirror throned on the left side of the wall and Shizuo figured this was the mentioned interrogation room.
He hadn't watched a lot of thrillers, but he knew that decoration was a one way mirror.
Izaya, however, knew it was fake.
Brushing along the material he closely watched the way his mantle brushed along its surface.
There was some distance between his mantle and its reflection.
Choosing to not show any expression worth judging he gave his best to hide his surprise.
This- was not a good sign.
He had been interrogated before, usually due to his business or clients. Answering some questions had never proved much of a problem and he always got out unscathed too.
There had always been a one way mirror and people on the other side watching and taking protokoll of what he said.
Seeing as there was none now left the bitter impression that the police didn't want anyone to see what was happening inside this room.
Grumpy and obviously not pleased Shizuo took a stance next to him, crossed arms and everything to seem as intimidating as he possibly could.
Good.
The door they used to enter opened once more and two officers stepped inside.
An older one, ugly and obviously not the brightest in the shed, took his seat opposite to Izaya.
A short and tired glance was directed at Shizu-chan.
"What about him?"
Wow. That guy sounded bored out of his mind. It was more than obvious that he just wanted this to get over with.
Whether he acted that way because he hated dealing with Incubus or just his job in general was something Izaya couldn't quite pinpoint.
"He is my personal bodyguard," he informed curtly, "After nearly getting shot last time without any reason I hope you understand the need for his presence."
Nearly shot, yes.
That was the act he was going to get by. As far as Izaya was concerned he expected to be freed of all charges.
He expected an apology from the officer, but he seemed to not give a damn about his accusation as he flipped his file open.
"Orihara Izaya. Age 27. Parents dead. Siblings at Raira. Visited Raira academy, then grounded your new business." The officer started to recite with the speed of a sloth.
Only the part about his job caused his voice to heighten shortly.
It was obviously a fraud. Izaya was aware he hadn't even submitted a name for his service or anything that could be backtracked.
And the police officer was aware too.
But they needed to prove to him that he was an information broker first before anything.
Namie had kept the records quite straight.
That was her job.
And she was hella good at it.
Despite not once checking her work Izaya knew they would not find even a shred of hint to his true work lineage in there.
"I am familiar with my upbringing, can we skip the formalities and get to the main issue?"
The officer clicked his tongue, obviously not amused by the rush.
"Sharp tongue and quick assessment, is that how you kept yourself hidden for so long?"
Izaya had almost forgotten the second officer existed. Standing behind the chair he had taken a similar position to Shizuo, so it was quite unexpected to hear him interfere.
Izaya's eyes narrowed as the ghy approached the desk.
"Excuse me?"
Folding the file up the old officer pushed himself off the chair.
"I`m entrusting this to you," he announced curtly, leaving his seat to the new guy.
"Of course Chief."
The most gruesome smile decorated the man's face as he took his seat.
Blond hair gelled back and a streak of sadism crossed his eyes as he met Izaya's.
"It´s my pleasure, Orihara Izaya. My name is Vincent and I am the one who is going to interrogate you."
That one was dangerous.
Of course.
That's why the old guy had seemed so disinterested.
The only reason for him to appear was to confirm Izaya's identity.
It was obviously a safety measure when dealing with incubus.
"I don't see the need for an interrogation at all, considering I am innocent." Izaya shrugged, giving his best impression as he leaned back in his chair.
He was brimming with confidence.
And he had to, in order to not get done in by this guy.
"How is your wound, Orihara-san?" a smile spread across Vincent's expression.
Trying to throw him off guard, was he?
Izaya merely shrugged, "Your officers lack practice. They barely grazed me."
Pulling down his sleeve on the right, Izaya revealed a shallow wound on its side.
Of course they had not missed. Izaya almost died from that shot.
But revealing just how fast he had recovered from such a serious condition would be equal to a confession.
Shizuo had watched him with the deepest frown Izaya had ever seen when he used his kitchen utensils to imitate a Streifschuss.
"There has been blood next to the elevator." Vincent commented, intervening his fingers as he let his chin rest on them.
"Yes?" Izaya repeated, not intending to give him any room for confusion.
Vincent hummed, those eyes narrowing slightly.
"More than that tiny wound could amount to." Sick bastard was enjoying this a little too much.
"Even tiny cuts can bleed a lot. A friend of mine happens to be a doctor so I have had some first hand experience in that," Izaya shrugged.
Yeah and in viewing dead bodies.
Shizuo was getting more and more uncomfortable by the second.
He didn't like this interrogator. His whole personality put him off.
"Alright let's cut to the chase." Vincent announced curtly, "You are an incubus. I know that, you know that."
Izaya's eyes didn't even blink as he responded calmly.
"I deny."
Shizuo was somewhat amazed by his acting skills. He knew Izaya was an incubus and even he was inclined to believe the flea.
The officer laughed, however, and continued, "Of course you do. That's why you are going to be surveilled."
Izaya nodded.
Just what he expected.
It was a common procedure. If there was no clear evidence of his origin then they needed to get proof first.
In an incubus case that meant surveilling Izaya and his actions.
Incubus were expected to be violent sex craving monsters.
So basically- they were waiting for Izaya to rape an innocent victim in front of their eyes.
That would never happen of course, as they had fundamentally misunderstood their kind.
"Would you lead him to a cell?"
Surprise flashed across Izaya's expression as he blinked.
"What?"
Shizuo tensed as he realized this was not part of what Izaya had planned.
"There is no reason to lock me up. I have returned of my own free will. I can give you my signature on that. I won't leave the country."
Vincent scoffed, all the disgust he felt for Izaya visible in plain sight.
"I doubt a demon's signature would be worth a damn."
Shizuo swallowed.
Shit-
"Wait there is a law for that right? He hasn't hurt anyone so he is free to go?" Flicking around Izaya signed for the blond to be quiet.
"Shizu-chan-"
"I think you are gravely misjudging the situation." Vincent announced curtly, pulling a piece of paper from Izaya's file. "He has hurt a human."
…what?
Izaya had no idea what the guy was talking about. And neither did Shizuo.
"Who…?" the blond asked, and the officer threw the photos onto the desk.
A very familiar face presented itself in front of them as both recognized the piece of garbage.
Hachiro.
That bastard.
The pictures showed his face after what must have been his encounter with Shizuo in the bar.
He looked beaten up beyond recognition.
Rage started to fill Shizuo's mind
That wasn't even Izaya!
He had done that!
"So you see. We have all the reasons in the world to keep the public safe from you." Vincent continued as they both stiffened. "I appreciate you coming here by choice, it saves me a lot of trouble."
Countless curses and urges to just punch the officer's face bubbled to the surface of Shizuo's mind but he knew he had to keep his mouth shut. "Two weeks." Vincent continued. "Imprisoned in a solo cell. We can talk about your innocence after that."
Shizuo knew this was bad.
Or at least not what Izaya had expected.
The plan had been to stall the police. Have them keep watch over Izaya, yes, and if worse came to worst Izaya would use his time stopping ability to get to Shizuo for a…. recharge, to put it simple.
It was an easy plan even Shizuo could get behind, but this right now, was not.
Izaya's expression had visibly tensed only confirming Shizuo's suspicions and his fists tightened next to his body.
He was ready to jump at that bastard. Izaya could stop time, right?
They just needed a few seconds and this whole ordeal would be over with.
Sitting alone inside a cell- it was like an unspoken death sentence for the flea.
Just remembering that short moment in which Izaya's wrist had disappeared from his grasp caused chills to run down Shizuo's body.
A tremendous urge to protect the flea surfaced from his mind, and it seemed Izaya noticed as he lifted his hand to keep Shizuo back.
"Are you sure this is how the police should be handling this?" he asked calmly, only meeting disgust in the officer's eyes.
"I'm here to get to the truth, demon."
Heh.
An involuntary smile spread across Izaya's lips. "I would love to see you try."
It was an answer the officer didn't expect as much as he seemed to hate it.
Collecting Izaya's files he quickly excused himself through the door. A couple officers followed a few unspoken instructions as they entered the room.
Izaya wasn't resisting, but they made sure he wasn't running anywhere it seemed as they seized the raven by his upper arms.
"Oi-" Shizuo started, but a quick glare from Izaya shut him up.
"Just listen to your orders." Izaya said-
The second their eyes met Shizuo knew Izaya was trying to tell him something. Because they hadn't said anything about orders.
What orders?
…
No- and suddenly he realized.
Listen.
That's what he was supposed to do-
He was about to ask how- since he couldn't control this new power of his, but just one glance was enough it seemed as Izaya's voice resounded strongly in his head.
SISTERS.
Like a truck hitting a ripe tomato the word slashed into his mind.
Izaya was dragged away before he could tell him anything else, but it was enough.
Shizuo understood what he meant.
Unbelievable calmth washed over his body as he tried to suppress the absolute and utter disgust he felt towards these assholes.
With quick steps he walked down the hallway.
Away.
He needed to get out of this building.
"Sir, where are you going?" One of the officers approached him, obviously not happy about his departure. Unease was written all across his expression as he faced the fortissimo of Ikebukuro.
"I'm just a bodyguard, my job is done." Shizuo announced, causing the guy to shrink into non-existence.
"Ah, sir-" he tried with a voice so quiet no one had heard it.
Shizuo was too fed up to listen to the guy as he made his way out of the police station. He knew they couldn't keep him, and Izaya's fear had top priority.
His sisters.
Mairu, Kururi.
Worry and rage pulled his brows into a tight frown. The police officers weren't stupid. Incubus were a demon race that they saw no need to keep any human laws for. No matter their age, their gender or certified guilt.
If Izaya was an incubus- then so was his family.
Meaning they would be after his siblings next to confine them just as they had done with Izaya.
to be continued~
Yooooo~ Sorry I took so long for an update xD But to make up for it I have a surprise haha
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So if you want your own copy of this story or support me, feel free to get yourself a copy 3 xD On a side note, SD will have roughly 100 chapters in total xDDDD a lot of events are on the verge of unfolding haha this will be one massive story xDDD
anyway, with that being said I hope you enjoy this chapter and see you next week~! I will be updating everything on saturday from now on xD