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Force of Nature	By : HollowedRose Category: > Durarara!! (?????!! Dyurarara!!) Views: 6644 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 12: Watching Over You

Kasuka was pacing outside the jail's gate as he waited for Shizuo to come out. The prison guards seemed very reluctant to set him free but after Kasuka insisted and threw the papers of his release in their faces they had no choice but to agree. He couldn't believe that after such a seemingly unending nightmare he'd finally get to see his brother out of this hellhole they called Pushu Prison.
Then he heard the gate open and he saw his brother being thrown onto the pavement. "Nii-san!" he screamed and ran to his him.
"He's all yours now kid," said Okuro, some obvious resentment in his voice.
"What have you done to him?"
"Nothing you need to worry about, just take him and leave," muttered Okuro and closed the gate behind him.
Kasuka had never felt so close to getting up and murdering someone as he did at that moment but his brother was much more important than taking revenge on the guards. He heard Shizuo moan in pain and he kept calling his name hoping his brother would wake up. "Nii-san, please wake up!"
"Ka-Kasuka," finally said Shizuo and opened one eye.
Kasuka cringed at the sight of the blood-red eye. "Nii-san, let's get you out of here," he said softly but Shizuo couldn't move and he was too heavy for him to carry which left Kasuka with no other choice than to ask the taxi driver for help. The man seemed reluctant to help but eventually he agreed when Kasuka passed him an impressive amount of bills. They both carried Shizuo to the taxi and then the man drove up to Kasuka's apartment.
"I'll help you," said the man as he grabbed Shizuo's arm and pulled him out of the car.
"Thank you," said Kasuka and they both carried Shizuo up to the apartment where they laid him gently on the bed.
"Will he be ok?"
"Yes, thank you again for your help, I couldn't have done it without you."
The man smiled and scratched the back of his head. "No problem, you paid me a lot more than you should have and now I can buy something nice for my kids thanks to you. Here's my private number if you ever need a taxi again," said the man and handed Kasuka a piece of paper with a number scribbled on it.
Kasuka forced a smile on his face. "I will," he said and led the man to the door.
As soon as the man was out of his house he rushed to his bedroom to check on Shizuo. His eyes ran all over his unconscious brother's form, his mind going a mile per second trying to figure out what was wrong with him. It did hit him then that the clothes Shizuo wore didn't look like they were his so he pulled up the t-shirt and gasped when he saw the bruises covering his torso. "Nii-san," said Kasuka in a trembling voice. "What have they done to you?"
But there was no answer and Kasuka felt miserable for not being able to protect his brother. It was obvious those guard had beaten Shizuo and the broken vessel in the eye that Kasuka thought was bad seemed insignificant compared to the many bruises covering the now too thin body of his brother. What he couldn't understand was how they managed to damage Shizuo since his brother was anything but weak.
He took off the shirt Shizuo was wearing and brought a warm cloth to clean him up since some of the wounds were bleeding a little. There were also bruises starting to form on his face and that disturbed Kasuka greatly since it meant that he interrupted them just as they were beating up Shizuo to a bloody pulp. Who knew what other wounds his brother had and that he couldn't see? He was starting to panic a bit so he got up and went for the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Kasuka here, I brought Shizuo back to my apartment but he seems injured. Do you think you can come and take a look?"
Shinra didn't need to be told twice. "I'll be right there," he said and put down the phone then rushed to his lab wishing he had his beloved Celty to give him a ride there. He called a taxi then picked up a few things he needed and shoved them into his bag. Shinra almost yelled at the driver a few times to drive faster but he closed his mouth shut and waited, knowing there was nothing the driver could do when the streets were so busy. He practically threw the money at the driver as soon as they arrived and he rushed up to Kasuka's apartment.
"Where's Shizuo?" asked Shinra the moment Kasuka opened the door.
"Right this way, follow me."
Shinra did as he was told and the second he saw Shizuo's unconscious form he cringed at how thin, weak and hurt the man appeared to be. "They starved him in there," said Shinra and took a few things from his bag to clean the wounds.
"Yes, that is also what I thought the first time I went to visit him."
"Did he look this bad last time you were there?"
"No."
"Well, he'll live, but he won't be able to get out of bed for a while from the looks of it. Are you going to let him stay here?"
Kasuka looked at Shinra in surprise, as though he found the question to be insulting. "Of course."
"Great. I'm going to take a sample of his blood to see if they injected him with something. They might've drugged him to keep him compliant, that being the only reasonable explanation for him ending up in this state."
"I see. Thank you for all your help until now," said Kasuka.
"Don't worry about it. Shizuo is my friend too. I will never be able to forgive him for what he did to Izaya but what I can say is that she isn't completely blameless in all of this. She knew Shizuo has a short fuse yet she kept trying to drive him over the edge. No one expected him to react in such a way though, I was quite shocked myself," said Shinra as he covered Shizuo with a blanket.
"I still can't believe it either," said Kasuka and looked at his brother's unconscious form.
"Since you want him to stay here with you until he gets better then you'll have to take care of him. As soon as he waked up try to feed him something. I have to go check on my Celty now, so see you later. Call me if you or Shizuo need anything," said Shinra and left the two bothers alone.
Kasuka sat next to his brother and gently touched the bruised cheek. "Get better soon or I'll never forgive myself for leaving you alone in there for so long." He knew that Shizuo couldn't hear him but that didn't discourage Kasuka from continuing. "After I found out what you did I resented you for a while and a part of me wanted to leave you there to rot... I'm sorry, please forgive me, I will never abandon you again," said Kasuka and pulled away his hand.
"T-there's no-nothing-"
"NII-SAN?!"
"Nothing to f-forgive."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," Kasuka kept repeating as he squeezed his brother's hand.
"Water p-please."
Kasuka let go of the frail hand and rushed to the kitchen to bring a glass of water. "Here," said Kasuka as he raised Shizuo's head to help him get a few gulps of water. "You need to eat. Can you eat?"
"Milk?"
"That's not food nii-san!"
"S-sorry, I can't-"
"I understand," said Kasuka and went to the fridge to take out a carton of milk. He always kept milk in his fridge in case his brother ever came visiting but Shizuo never did. He was glad however that he never stopped hoping. "Here you go," he told Shizuo as his brother parted his lips and started drinking the much needed liquid through a straw.
Shizuo sighed and closed his eyes once he was done. "T-that was good, thank y-you," he said and immediately fell asleep.
Kasuka breathed in relief. He didn't get a chance to have a proper talk with his brother but it didn't look like Shizuo blamed him for anything. Even better than that was the fact that besides being tired Shizuo didn't appear to be traumatized as a result of his time spent in jail. To even assume that Heiwajima Shizuo could be traumatized seemed like a blasphemous thing to say but after seeing Izaya he wasn't going to assume anything about anyone anymore. Even the strongest can fall down and break.
Now that Kasuka was done filming he was determined to spend his time taking care of his brother. He was offered the main lead in a couple of movies but Shizuo was more important and as such Kasuka was decided to refuse. He still couldn't believe that Shizuo was out, especially since he ended up losing hope more than once. In fact, what was even harder to believe was that Izaya had been the one that made it all possible. That woman worried him because there was no way in hell she'd simply let it go. Perhaps she was right when she told him not to thank her. Who knew what she had in store for Shizuo? He would have to make sure that she couldn't get to him.
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Izaya was awaken from her musing as she heard the doorbell. She was about to get up and answer it but sat back down once she saw that Celty was already on it.
"Celty!!! I missed you so much!" whined Shinra as soon as the door opened. "Izaya, you evil creature! Let my Celty come home!"
"No," was Izaya's immediate response.
[ A deal is a deal Shinra, so stop bothering Izaya. ]
"But Celty-"
[ Why are you here? ]
"To see my lovely Dullahan of course and also to tell you that Shizuo is out," said Shinra and immediately noticed Izaya's rigid posture.
"So the brute is out," said Izaya in what appeared to be a neutral tone. "It's a pity he didn't die in there."
"Izaya! How can you even say that?"
Izaya looked blankly at Shinra but didn't answer.
"They starved and beat him in there. He looks horrible."
"Oh, wait, I'm sorry, am I supposed to feel sorry for him?" said Izaya and got up. "Get out of my house."
"Iza-"
"Now Shinra."
Shinra gave her an annoyed look but left anyway taking Celty with him so they could talk for a bit longer.
[ You shouldn't have mentioned his name. ]
"I've learned my lesson," said Shinra as he leaned against the wall outside of Izaya's apartment.
[ Will Shizuo be ok? ]
"Yeah, but it will take a while for him to get his strength back. I think they drugged him too. It would've been the only way for them to handle someone like Shizuo."
[ That's awful! ]
"For them he was just another criminal so they didn't think they were doing anything bad."
[ Still, even prisoners have rights. ]
"True, but whoever put Shizuo in jail made sure that he got 'special treatment' while he was in there."
[ You still don't know who it was? ]
"No, Izaya hasn't told me anything but I'm sure she knows."
[ What if that man comes after Shizuo? ]
"That's a possibility,"
[ Now I'm worried. ]
"Me too my lovely Celty, me too," said Shinra and pushed himself away from the wall. "I have to go now, but I'll come visit you tomorrow. Hopefully Izaya won't kick me out again."
[ Just don't mention Shizuo and you'll be fine. ]
"See ya."
[ Until tomorrow. ]
"Yes, until tomorrow."
Celty watched as Shinra walked away and she had to stop herself from following after him. She hated to admit how much she was missing him. She opened the door and stepped inside, only to find Izaya back at her desk.
"I see he finally left," said Izaya in a clearly annoyed tone.
Celty approached her. [ I'm sorry. ]
"For what?"
[ For Shinra being so inconsiderate. ]
Izaya didn't say anything and instead kept typing away on her computer.
[ I'm sorry as well. ]
Izaya raised her head and looked at Celty. "You didn't do anything wrong and even though I know that you still care for Shizuo I can't blame you for that either. Shizuo is a close friend of yours, so why should you care more about me than about your friend?"
Celty almost dropped her pad at Izaya's words but she quickly recovered and started typing away. [ Shizuo WAS a close friend. Now I can't look at him the same way as I did before. ]
Izaya nodded. "I imagine you feel betrayed."
[ Very much so! I always saw him as a good man who would never hurt others intentionally. ]
"I remember he was quite hellbent on..." started Izaya but couldn't finish the sentence. "I would've never approached him that day had I know he'd end up losing it completely."
[ What did you do? ]
"There was this slut clinging to him and it bothered me to see him so excited about the whole thing. And no, before you ask, I wasn't jealous. It's just that it annoyed me to see the brute acting so human-like. Brutes should act like brutes and stay away from humans instead of trying to mingle with them."
[ Those are some harsh words. ]
"Perhaps, but now I know for certain that I was not wrong about him."
[ I won't defend him but I feel sorry for him. He never asked for any of it."
"Neither did I, I hope you know that."
[ Of course! ] hurried Celty to answer. [ Who would ask for such a thing? ]
"Stay with me Celty, until I'm ready to let you go."
[ I will. ]
"More than anything else I'm trying to punish Shinra," said Izaya with a smirk on her face.
Celty inwardly giggled. [ He'll live. ]
They spent the rest of the day in companionable silence.
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Kasuka stayed by Shizuo's side the entire day and night too. He knew his brother was strong but it was the first time seeing him looking so weak and he didn't want to risk anything happening to Shizuo while he was away. Besides, he never admitted it to anyone but he did miss hanging out with his brother the same way they did when they were children. Even back then they didn't talk much to each other but it felt good to stand by Shizuo's side. Actually he found Shizuo's behavior to be quite fascinating so he used to spend most of the time observing him. It was hard to understand how Shizuo could lose control over his emotions so easily when Kasuka himself found it hard to even express himself. Had it not been for his brother running into that agent then Kasuka would not have been an actor and would still have no way to express himself.
He fell asleep sometimes after midnight and when he woke up the next day it was to Shizuo's amused face looking at him. "Nii-san!" said Kasuka and scrambled to get out of bed. "I'm sorry, I fell asleep."
"Don't worry about it, you didn't bother me one bit, I slept like a log," said Shizuo and gave Kasuka one of those rare smiles that were only reserved for his sibling.
"How are you feeling?"
"Honestly? I'm starving," said Shizuo with a deep sigh.
"I'll go bring you something to eat."
Shizuo cringed. "I'm not sure I even have the energy to eat," he said and tried to raise his hand only to drop it after only a few centimeters into the air."
"No problem, I'll feed you."
"I'm not a child you know!"
"I never said you were," said Kasuka as he left the room.
Shizuo took a deep breath and closed his eyes, knowing that he was safe with his brother. When he was still in prison he was starting to doubt that he would make it out alive. He tried to follow the rules but when they started yelling at him for something he had no control over he lost it. Okuro did indeed lower the dose on the shots and eventually Shizuo was allowed to eat a bit more and even get out of his cell with the rest of the inmates, but having him work in a factory with fragile equipment had been a bad idea. Someone like him shouldn't be anywhere near fragile objects. They should've known he couldn't do it, or perhaps they knew and that was why they made him work there in the first place. He didn't even know what he was making but it was something related to cars as far as he knew. The metal just bent in his hand, and when they started yelling and demanding for an explanation Shizuo opened his mouth before he had a chance to think things through. He told them to fuck off, which hadn't been a smart move, but he was too far gone to think of the consequences of his actions. The next few days were a blur to him and besides the mind-numbing pain he didn't remember much. Just because he had a lot of strength it didn't mean that his body didn't feel any pain or that he couldn't get injured. It hurt so much sometimes that it took everything he had to not scream out in pain. It wasn't from the lack of trying on their part but Shizuo simply did not wish to give Okuro the satisfaction.
He shivered at the mere memory of the man. Shizuo had met many twisted people in his life but Okuro was on a completely different level. Okuro actually believed that what he was doing was right and that the punishments were something that Shizuo deserved. Had it not been for Kasuka saving him at the last minute... no, Shizuo didn't even want to remember those last few words the sadistic guard told him just before someone showed up and told him to set him free.
"I brought some instant soup, I hope you don't mind," said Kasuka as he entered the room.
"I love it," said Shizuo and licked his lips in anticipation. God, he was so hungry...
"It's not healthy but it's the only thing I can think of that you can eat without struggling too much. Making anything else would take time and you need something now."
"Like I said, I love it. Give me the spoon though, I think I can eat by myself," said Shizuo and raised a shaky hand.
"Ok, here you go," said Kasuka and handed the spoon to his brother. He could tell from the grimace on his brother's face that it took him a lot of effort to even do as much but it was what he wanted and Kasuka wasn't going to argue.
"I'll be right back," said Kasuka when he heard the doorbell ring and he left Shizuo to try and eat by himself even though he hated seeing his brother struggle so much to do such a simple task as putting food into his mouth.
"Orihara-san!" Kasuka nearly yelped when he opened the door and he was met with the sight of Orihara Izaya and Celty Sturluson. "What are you-"
"I'm here to talk to your brother, obviously," said Izaya and entered the apartment without even waiting to be invited inside. "Where is he? Is he even conscious?"
"Orihara-san, please wait until he can at least get out of bed before you try to enact your revenge on him."
"Here," said Izaya and passed him her flickblade. "Today I won't do anything besides talking, I give you my word."
Kasuka looked at the flickblade then back at Izaya and knew that he had no choice but to let the woman do as he pleased, especially since she had been the one to save Shizuo's life, sort of. He invited Celty inside then he pointed in the direction of the room in which Izaya could find Shizuo.
"Can he move?" asked Izaya and Kasuka could tell that she was worried about how Shizuo might react after seeing her.
"No, he can barely eat by himself so he's pretty much defenseless at the moment. I'll trust you not to hurt him."
"I won't," Izaya reassured him and with heavy steps she started walking in the direction of the room where she knew she would find the man who succeeded in humiliating her more than anyone else in her entire life.
She was terrified at the thought of seeing him again but she knew that Celty was nearby so if things got bad she wouldn't hesitate to call her. She had underestimated Shizuo once; she would never do the same mistake again.
She opened the door and her eyes went wide at how thin the man actually appeared to be. Kasuka really wasn't joking when he said that Shizuo wouldn't have lasted much longer in prison. He saw red eyes raise from the bowl of soup and when their eyes met Shizuo lost the grip he had on the spoon.
"I-Izaya!" he nearly yelped. "What are you-?"
"Doing here? I only wanted to see how you were doing Shizu-chan. Obviously. Why else would I be here?"
"But you hate me!"
"Of course I do but that's beside the point here," said Izaya and sat on the chair next to his bed, not before making sure that she'd be out of reach in case Shizuo dared to try and grab her. "You look like crap."
"You look as beautiful as ever," said Shizuo with a hint of sadness in his voice, his eyes unable to meet those of the woman he hurt in the worst possible way.
"I don't want to hear that from you!" said izaya in a harsh tone. "I'll never forgive you!"
Shizuo picked up the spoon from where it fell on the bed and sat it next to the bowl of soup. "I don't expect you to. What I did to you is unforgivable."
Izaya narrowed her eyes, completely annoyed by his attitude. "At least you know that."
"I've regretted it every single day since it happened," said Shizuo and turned his head towards her, yet still not looking into her eyes. "I know that it was you who got me out, so thank you fle-, I mean Izaya; sorry about that, thank you Izaya."
"Don't thank me, I'll make you regret it soon enough."
"That's fine, I deserve it anyway."
"Tch! Why are you so... so..."
"Calm?" said Shizuo bitterly. "Don't worry, I'm not doing it on purpose, I'm simply tired. I know you were expecting to see the rage monster from that time but I hope I'll never end up showing you that side of me again. Of all the people in the world you're the only one I never want to hurt again."
"Whatever," snorted Izaya. "I'm only here to tell you that if you ever get anywhere near me again Celty will have your head."
"I understand, that's a wise choice, to get Celty to protect you. You really are smart."
"And I'm also here to warn you that I will take my revenge on you."
"You don't need to warn me, just do whatever you wanna do."
"I didn't want you to believe that I got you out because I care or something like that," said Izaya through gritted teeth.
"That never crossed my mind," said Shizuo and lowered his head again. "Take your revenge whenever you want."
Izaya got up and left the room, realizing what a bad idea it had been to talk to the stupid protozoa, but not before vowing to make Shizuo's life a living hell.
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Chapter 12: Watching Over You