--๑-๑ ஜ ๑-Chapter 12: Nightmare -๑ ஜ ๑-๑-

-Izaya´s point of view-

It was dark. Cold.

He couldn't see a thing. No wait, he could- there was a source of light. Glimmering, glowing softly it was illuminating the darkness.

A glance was sneaked to his phone´s screen being carried in his right hand.

10pm- it was cold, the wind was blowing- what was he doing outside?

Izaya frowned, blinked and rubbed at his eyes, this place- this place, wasn't it Shizu-chan´s-

"Izaya-kun~" and suddenly his blood ran cold- his breath hitched and his throat constricted painfully-

His head snapped around, his hand slipped inside his coat's pocket trying to grasp the blade resting inside, but his wrist was grabbed and forced from his body before he was even able to react. Harsh and tight his arm was forced away and suddenly something hard met the back of his knees making the raven lose his footing-

A fist suddenly met the side of his skull and he was pressed down onto the ground.

Harsh the cold concrete met the raven´s face as he tried to regain his senses.

Anger welled up inside his blood, he wanted to slash the asshole now sitting on his back, he wanted to kill the asshole, but there was already another one keeping his arms in place and the shadow of a third sneaking up on him.

"You-!" the raven groaned, pushed against the ground, tried to heave himself up from the dangerous trap, but it was no use-

"Orihara-kun~" and suddenly the man was whispering right into the raven´s ear- Izaya's eyes snapped wide open, a shudder of disgust making its way down his spine as he tried to force his way away- tried to move- but he couldn't-

A sense of panic was overwhelming him at the sheer force and strength of his opponents. He tried to move his hands, tried to twist his head and if only to bite the bastards but he couldn't- he couldn't-

And suddenly there were hands-

Hands on the hem of his pants.

Nausea wracked his senses- his breath hitched and he screamed-

He screamed loud, forced all the air out of his lungs that he could gather only for a fist to meet his head from the side so hard it made the raven´s vision go black for a second.

Just black, filled with darkness, he could hear voices he could hear grunts-

Pain-

"STOP-" hoarse, strained, the word spilled from his throat as the raven shot up- he wasn't outside anymore- the texture beneath his palms was soft, the air warm. Sheets were tangled between his legs and he could feel the cold sweat run down his back as he gripped the fabric beneath his fingertips.

Frowning, cringing the raven tried to calm his breath, tried to breathe properly while his chest moved up and down at an accelerated speed. He could hear the blood pump through his ears-

Nausea was wracking his senses and his eyes squeezed shut in an attempt to chase away the pictures that resurfaced from his mind.

"Izaya?" Flinching violently the raven's head snapped to the bedroom's door. For a second Izaya's heart skipped a bet, seeing the shadow, seeing that there was indeed someone standing in the doorframe- someone that was coming for him to get him-

It took the raven a second to realize and remember just who it was he had allowed to stay over.

"Are you okay?" the shadow moved, coming closer- the moon was barely illuminating the room, but the blond hair was standing out nonetheless.

Swallowing harsh the raven let his hand run through his hair with a deep sigh.

"It's nothing, just had a dream," he replied, truthfully and honest- the shock was still settled too deep within his bones to try and wave the blond off again with a lie and a smile on his lips.

Upon lifting his head to look at the brute once more he realized his mistake however.

Shizu-chan´s brows were knitted into a deep frown, anger reflecting in those brown eyes of his as his own forehead creased into a deep frown.

Tch-

Pushing the sweaty sheets off his body the raven slipped out of his bed.

"What are you doing?" Was the instant question following his action, but Izaya wasn't feeling up to talk any more than necessary to the blond right now.

Slipping past Shizu-chan he made his way towards the office. The light of the moon and various signs down in the city were managing to illuminate the raven´s office almost entirely-

"Izaya-" the blond called again as the raven moved over to his desk- the computer´s screen reflecting the sign´s light as well. With a sigh the raven stopped in his tracks and turned around, frown still in place.

"I´m not tired anymore," the flea stated, making the blond frown in response. It was barely past 3am. "You can go back to sleep I will just work a bit on the computer."

Just work a bit on the computer, huh?

Shizuo wasn't stupid. He had heard the flea scream- he had yelled something that suspiciously sounded like the word "stop". … and Shizuo didn't need to be a genius to know what it was the flea had to have been dreaming about.

Izaya was turning around again, facing the computer screen, but Shizuo was faster.

Before the raven knew it the body of the blond was slipping between the raven´s hand and its way towards the power button. Effectively blocking Izaya's way.

"It´s 3 am," the blond merely stated, a frown matching Izaya's creasing through his forehead as he looked at the louse.

"So? Think I never pulled an all-nighter?" the raven questioned in a sarcastic manner. It wasn't the first time he just skipped on a bit of sleep. He didn't get why the blond was being stubborn about it now either.

"Izaya, you can't just not sleep." A sigh left the raven´s lips, a hand finding its way towards his temples. Honestly, why couldn´t Shizu-chan do what Izaya wanted him to? Just once?

He wasn't in the mood to deal with the blond, not when that lump was still stuck inside his throat and that nauseating feeling had a tight grip on his neck.

A few seconds passed, neither of them said anything. The silence and the fact that Izaya didn't instantly come up with new excuses already told Shizuo more than he needed to know about the raven´s state.

"You think I will just go back to sleep now because you are asking me to?" Izaya questioned, that hand slipping back down to his side as he tilted his head. He didn't know what the big deal was. It was just sleep god damnit, if he wanted to work on his computer then why the hell should´t he?

"You could at least try to-" Shizu-chan started again, but for some reason it only angered the raven to a point it shouldn't actually.

"Shizu-chan, move," Izaya ordered with a trembling sigh- why did he even let this brute stay over? He should have kicked him out in the first place then he wouldn't have to rectify every goddamn thing he was doing.

"No," was the solid answer the idiot gave still standing there blocking the way.

"Shizu-chan," the raven repeated, a sudden feeling of desperation and anger filling him. Why was the brute being so difficult? Just why?!

A mix of feelings was starting to swirl, making his chest feel tighter than it was as he tried to contain the anger welling up his throat.

"I said no," Shizu-chan repeated, yet again, and this time Izaya was just too tired to keep up trying to convince the brute-

He didn't even know what he was thinking, but he found himself pushing at the blond faster than he could even reconsider. What did he even want to do?Shove him away?pull him away from the computer? laughable- and yet at that moment he just didn't think twice about it.

"Can you just move?" the raven asked with a hiss, pushed at the blond, but of course he didn't budge in the slightest.

Shizuo was surprised to say the least- but that didn't change his mind in the slightest. Izaya had been badly hurt in various senses- skipping of sleep was something that definitely was not on the top list of how to get better.

"Izaya you look like shit, and staying up isn't going to help you there, just catch some good rest and-"

"Why can't you just shut up?!" Before the blond knew it the raven was not only pushing at him, no- now he was straight out hitting him. Izaya was. His hands had curled up into fists as they met Shizuo´s chest- It hurt. Not the punches, but Izaya's expression that he was wearing while executing them.

"Go away!" the raven was getting louder, almost yelling by now- a sense of desperation was layered thick in his voice- anger, sadness-

"I don't need you!" he repeated-

It stung. Not the way Izaya tried to force him away, but the way Izaya's expression churned painfully. Shizuo almost had the feeling Izaya wasn't even talking to him anymore. This wasn't just about working some on the computer.

Repeatedly the fists met his chest, one after the other. Shizuo didn't know what to do- it almost seemed as if the raven were taking out something on him- frustration maybe, pent up anger, he didn't know.

And yet-

"Hey, Izaya," he tried, his arms risen in an attempt to catch one of the wrists midair.

He was hitting as hard as he could, Shizuo wasn't hurt by that though, that was not the point- catching one of the fists midair the raven stopped his assault in furry. His teeth were grit, he glared at the blond-

He tried to pull away, tried to free his hand, but Shizuo´s grip was the same unbeatable one as ever.

"Izaya, wait-" he tried but the flea wasn't even listening- he was hitting his arm was tried to turn away, pull away-

"Why can't you just go away?!" he screamed, he pulled, and all of a sudden there was something the blond hadn´t quite expected.

Tears. Like traitors they suddenly spilled from Izaya´ s lashes. The raven squeezes his eyes shut, violently rubbed across his eyes as if to ignore they were there in the first place as he tried to get the blond´s hand off.

"Why can't you just-" the raven repeated, but somehow he choked on that lump inside his throat. The words faded out, same as the power did with which he tried to get rid of the blond. The fist Shizuo was holding onto relaxed, lost the tension it had been tightened with- The other hand travelled back to Izaya's face, covering it barely as the traitors spilled from his eyes- and this time they didn't stop.

Izaya was glaring, was trying to keep up the anger, but it was no use.

"Iza-" but Shizuo´s own voice faded out at the sight. Izaya was glaring, frowning, but he looked so lost, so small.

Tch-

Fuck.

Before the raven could even react there was a pair of arms wrapping around his frame. Left, right, and he found himself being pulled into a tight hug. Izaya´s wrist was free- he could slip away from the blond, he could hit him again- but he didn't want to anymore. Not now, when he was feeling so cold and Shizu-chan was being this warm against his skin.

He was tired of this. Letting his forehead thud against the blond´s shoulder the raven gave up- he didn't even know what he was fighting the blond for. Over his computer? Really? No.

Brushing across the raven´s back softly he held the flea close.

He could feel his fast heartbeat, hear his ragged breath and choked attempts of repressed sobs.

"You piss me off," angry and sort of defeated the raven´s muffled voice reached his ears, but he only tightened the hug in response.

"I know." There were hands on the blond´s back, grasping the white shirt tightly.

"Why are you even here?" Another quiet question followed seeking for an answer the flea could live with.

"I guess you could say I owe you," the blond answered- and it certainly was not an answer the raven had expected.

"Owe? What did I do that you own me?" he questioned, his brain searching for an event, for a possible moment that Izaya actually helped Shizu-chan out in- …. but none came to mind.

"Things." And Shizu-chan´s response wasn't exactly helpful in finding out what it was about either.

The raven swallowed- the tears had died down again, seriously he wondered when he had turned into such a crybaby.

Pushing at the blond´s chest he made Shizu-chan back off again. But he wasn't doing it harshly. He wasn't mad anymore.

"Well whatever these things are, I call it even now," he announced, wiping the last of those traitors of his face as he tried to regain his posture. Shizuo´s hands were itching, itching to not let the flea go yet. He wanted to comfort him, to tell him everything was going to be okay so hard it felt like his chest was going to burst.

"Sorry flea, it doesn't work that way," he answered, refraining from doing what he wanted to. He knew Izaya would push him away if he did.

"You are just searching for an excuse to stay here," the flea announced provocatively- he was intending to get a reaction from the blond, something that would tell him what this was about, but no.

"Yep."

Blunt like a matter of fact Shizuo just affirmed his words, leaving the raven only that much more flabbergasted. Honestly, this unpredictability of the blond was something he could never expect.

A sigh left his lips as he let his hand run through his hair.

"Shizu-chan I don't even like myself at the moment okay? Usually I'm all up for pretentions and games of acting but right now I´m not. So don't expect me to treat you any better than myself." He wanted to get things straight. Shizu-chan had never been someone whose feelings he cared about for, but the things Izaya was throwing at him now were different to the usual knives and taunts.

"I never did," the blond replied, taking at least that thought off the raven's mind. "I still want you to sleep though."

A snort left the raven´s lips as he glanced at the blond. Of course. What else had he expected?

- Somewhere else...-

"He visited today?" A voice was speaking, dark, familiar to maybe one person to a degree it might make them vomit.

"Yes, so I can pay you I swear!" it was the guy Shizuo and Izaya had met that day, the one Shizuo almost choked due to his hyperactive behavior around Izaya. He was standing in the door frame, his whole body tense and afraid as he looked at the three men in front of him.

"Hoh, so the tight bitch is still alive," one of the man said, confusing the guy.

"I will contact him and then-" but he didn't even get to say the rest because suddenly there was a hand on his shoulder making him jump in his skin.

"You are lucky man, the news you just delivered freed you from your little debt," one of the men announced with a sweet disturbing grin on his face- making the man look at him wide eyed.

"Freed? You mean-" but the men were already walking away.

Three of them.

End of the prequel xD

Yaaasss - a lot of people will be screaming at me now x'D But yep, I am splitting this story C': There will be a Sequel one day, for sure, I just can´t say when yet xD

Saigo: Best review ever lmao x'D i had to laugh so much at your lil reader vs Shiro convo x'DDD But yah... can´t even say you weren´t right xD for now the story is ending C':mainly cuz i just can´t write anything decent anymore xD Iḿ´ẃáiting for the motivation to come back for the story xD

Well then people C': Sowy Iḿ´éńding it here for now C': See chu in the sequel or in my other stories x