Izaya walked out of his apartment with the blonde bodyguard in tow. After they had figured out the clues Izaya decided it was best to change out of their usual attire and into something that wasn't a dead give away. For Izaya it was fairly easy, all he had to do was ditch his usual fur-trimmed coat and wear something that didn't make him stand out. As for Shizuo, they ended up deciding that they should head to Ikebukuro and see what the brute had in his apartment.

Although Izaya rather head towards Sunshine 60 without any stops along the way, the disguises were necessary. One of the only things they agreed on was that they much rather not be seen in public with each other. Obviously the two walking around the city would attract some kind of attention, unwanted attention that is, and they both knew that news traveled fast in Ikebukuro; which evidently meant that the kidnappers would find out. One thing Izaya hated was when anyone had an upper hand on him, he always made sure he was one step ahead of them and this case wasn't any different.

"Okay flea." Shizuo said as they stopped in front of a small apartment complex. "We're here." The blonde said as he made his way towards the front door. Izaya surveyed the complex and suppressed a smirk as he tried not to tease the blonde. Of course he knew where Shizuo lived, and yet he had never been into the mans apartment. He imagined it was plain, a place that was easily maintained even for a brute like Shizuo.

"So Shizu-chan? Couldn't you find a better place to live in?" Izaya said as they walked through the hallway that lead to the blonde's apartment. The walls were old, a few visible cracks here and there, and the whole thing was a dirty white shade. How welcoming. Izaya thought as he realized that the landlord probably didn't care about the cleanliness of the hallways.

"Shut up, Flea. Who's fault is that?" Shizuo said as he turned slightly to shoot the raven a glare. If the man hadn't caused him to lose his job as a bartender he wouldn't be living in a building like this. Of course, he wouldn't be living in a place like Izaya's either, but at least better off than he had been.

"Are you blaming your inability to get a better paying job on me?" Izaya said in an offended tone. As the question was asked the blonde suddenly stopped in the narrow hallway. Izaya tried to stop himself before he collided with the mans back but was too slow and ended up slamming into Shizuo's back anyways.

"We're here. And to answer your earlier question. I have every right to blame you. Not only did you make me lose my job, which paid pretty damn well, you also framed me for a crime I didn't commit." Shizuo said as he watched the smaller man stumble back as he tried to keep his balance.

"Tch, you can hold a grudge can't you?" Izaya said as he watched the taller man open the door and walk into his apartment, swinging the door close behind him before Izaya could stop him.

"No, I just want to wring your head off every time I see you're smug face." He heard the blonde say from the other side of the door. Izaya sighed as he waited for the door to be open. After a few seconds of waiting for the brute to come back Izaya grew impatient. Pulling out his switchblade the informant begun to pick the lock.

"Shizu-chan, that wasn't very nice." Izaya said in his usual teasing tone as he turned the doorknob and made his way inside the apartment. It was small, but yet for some reason it fit the blonde.

There was a couch on his left and a wall to his right, directly in front of him stood a kitchen and table that was twice as small as Izaya's. Lastly Izaya could see a small corridor that probably lead to a bathroom and bedroom. As soon as Izaya was done with taking a look over the apartment he heard a door open and watch a nearly naked Shizuo walk out.

He watched the blonde zip up a pair of grey dress pants before he looked up and made eye contact with him. Izaya wasn't one to care much about nudity, he actually was never really interested in the human body. No. He was more interested in their minds. So as he got a glimpse of the toned muscles that marred Shizuo's chests he couldn't help but stare.

Fuck, he hated the man yet... Izaya thought as he whipped his head away from Shizuo,

"Oi, how did you get..." He heard Shizuo start to say before he stopped. Izaya guessed the man noticed the blade in his hands and put the pieces together.

"Shizu-chan, hurry up. We don't have all day." Izaya said dismissively. He wasn't blushing yet he felt vulnerable. He didn't like the weird attraction he was experiencing every time he saw the man half-naked.

"Don't be so damn pushy." Shizuo said before he walked out of the room to finish dressing. Izaya decided he should take this time to 'look around'. Walking over to the table that was in the kitchen, Izaya noticed a laptop. Opening it he turned it on and quickly made good time of figuring out the brutes password.

Kasuka.

The informant suppressed the urge to roll his eyes it, instead he noticed that there were a few browsers still open from the last time Shizuo had used it. One of them being an online chat. Izaya scowled as he realized who the man was talking too.

Verona.

He scrolled through the messages, simple greetings, or friendly conversation about each others day. As he continued to older conversations he stumbled upon a particularly interesting one. It was from last week Tuesday, the raven observed before he begun to read.

[Verona]

So, today was fun. We should go out more often.

[Shizuo]

Yeah.

[Verona]

I just got a new phone, maybe we could exchange emails so we don't have to talk over the computer all the time.

[Shizuo]

Yeah, that would be nice.

[Verona]

I was wondering, Shizuo-kun, have you ever been in a relationship before?

[Shizuo]

Where did that come from?!

[Verona]

I don't know, I just thought that you probably were really popular when you were in high school.

[Shizuo]

Not really...

[Verona]

Are you just being modest? Come on, you're super sweet. There must've been some girl that liked you. Or who you liked.

[Shizuo]

...well there was someone. But it was a while back.

Izaya stopped and re-read the last response. There was someone? Since when?! Although Izaya didn't care much about who the blonde man took an interest in, he still made sure to keep tabs on him. Who he worked for, who were his friends, even who he had as lovers. And for what he had gathered from high school til present day was that the brute, had never had nor had been interested in anyone in a sexual way.

Not that he man was an asexual. Izaya could guess, the man must have been with people throughout the years, but no one prominent enough to keep around. Much like Izaya.

Izaya had never gone far with anyone really. It wasn't that he couldn't, no, he was sure he could find a bed mate that was both eager and willing, but that didn't interest him at all. He didn't need someone attached to him nor did he care for someone to sate his sexual needs. It's not like he was a slut who slept around, quite the contrary actually, but if he was horny he would most definitely find someone who could please him to some extent.

To put it simply, he was a virgin.

He had kissed, made out, left hickeys and vice versa, had blowjobs, etc. Yet he had never gone all the way with someone. It was one of the ways he kept himself separated from humans. Because he was above petty humans, both mentally and physically. He didn't need someones to pleasure him.

"Done snooping, flea?" Shizuo said and Izaya wiped around to see the blonde towering over him. The blonde was now fully dressed, sporting a blue button up shirt and a silver tie. He watched as the man scowled down at him before he leaned over Izaya's shoulders to slam the computer screen down.

"Shizu-chan..." Izaya started until he noticed the way Shizuo was looking at him. The brute's expression was indifferent now, like he was thinking about something and Izaya shifted a bit before he got up. "Finally done, took you long enough."

"Apparently I should've been slower, so you could finish looking through my computer."

"It's not my fault your password was so damn easy. You were just asking for someone to look through your stuff."

"That's why I have a damn password!" Shizuo started and Izaya could sense the anger growing. He didn't care though, he had gone through years of the blonde throwing large items at him, he could handle a little yelling. He had gotten what he wanted.

Learning a bit more about the blonde was what Izaya had wanted. He always wanted the upper hand when it came to Shizuo. Blackmail was something the man would fall for hook line and sinker.

"Come on, we're wasting time." Shizuo said and Izaya felt an odd sense that he had overstepped his boundaries. He knew they barely knew each other personally but from the way Shizuo was acting it almost made him think that the conversation he had read was something personal. Not that Izaya ever cared about someone else's privacy, much less Shizuo's. He would make sure he knew more about this Verona after this whole ordeal was over.

So without another word the raven headed towards the door and out of the apartment. He could hear Shizuo following behind him and suddenly Izaya's mind switched it's attention back to the sorry asshole that had decided to mess with him. The man would pay, and pay brutally for what he had done.