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Chapter 14: Going Too Far
Shizuo cursed under his breath as the Awakusu relentlessly attacked him. Under normal circumstances he would've been done with them within minutes but as things were he lacked the necessary strength to wipe the floor with them. He staggered when one of the men hit him in the head with a metal pipe and he ended up leaning on a window's frame just to keep standing. It was ridiculous how he ended up falling for Izaya's trap, again, but he never imagined that she'd try to pin another crime on him. Not that he didn't believe Izaya capable of doing it but he assumed she'd try to come up with something more original. And now here he was surrounded by way too many people who wanted his head and he couldn't remember ever feeling so trapped in his life.
"You're acting strange," mused Aozaki as he slowly approached him, the sword making a grating sound as he dragged it across the floor. He stopped two feet from him and tightened the hold he had on the sword's handle. "I'll admit that I'm a little disappointed. I was expecting more of a fight considering your legendary strength. Then again, you do look a little too... how should I say... unusually weak?"
Shizuo laughed at the remark but immediately grit his teeth when pain flared in his back from the stab wound. "It's not like you're going to listen to anything I say so I won't even bother," said Shizuo in a tired voice. And he was tired, and hurt, and all he wanted to do was curl up in Kasuka's bed and sleep for a week. He was too tired to even get angry, and that said a lot.
Aozaki smirked as he raised the sword. "You're right, no one here cares about what you have to say," and with those words he slashed at Shizuo, never expecting the man to jump out the window in order to avoid getting cut. A few seconds later he heard the loud noise of something hitting metal and an alarm going off so he rushed to the window. He saw Shizuo sprawled on top of one of the vans they came in and he almost wished he had gotten the chance to kill Heiwajima Shizuo himself. But then Ikebukuro's beast moved and a sadistic grin spread across his face. "Follow me!" he ordered the men who were still rather socked at seeing Shizuo alive after such a fall but they ran down the stairs after Aozaki once they woke up from their stupor.
Shizuo couldn't remember ever being in so much pain and for a few terrifying moments he couldn't even breath, let alone move. It took him a few desperate tries until he succeeded and even though every cell in his body was screaming in agony he knew that he had to get up and run. He only had minutes, no seconds, before the Awakusu gang would be upon him and after such a fall there was no way he could ever hope to keep his life if they got their hands on him. It had to be the instinct to survive kicking in, otherwise he couldn't imagine anyone trying so desperately to move when so many bones were broken. His left shoulder was shattered and the ribs poking at his lung were definitely not something to take lightly but at least his legs were still intact. That had to count for something. He tried to chase away the darkness starting to form at the edges of his vision and he succeeded in getting up, immediately dragging his broken body away from the building, through the narrow streets, changing direction every so often so that he could lose them before allowing himself the privilege of passing out. He didn't exactly mean to jump but when he saw that sword and tried to avoid getting cut by it he lost balance. He could've stopped himself from falling but his body crashing on top of that van seemed like a better idea than to meet that sword head on. Japanese swords were no joke, and the ones those Awakusu underlings had seemed to be some of the best he'd seen in a long time. The choice seemed rather simple once he figured that it was either a plunge from the fifth floor or getting chopped to pieces by Aozaki. He didn't hesitate in letting go.
And as he was contemplating his choice he heard tires screeching behind him, the noise resonating throughout his head as a warning of his impending death. Then the ground underneath his feet suddenly started to shift and before he had a chance to react he was grabbed from behind and pulled into a van.
He instinctively fought against his attackers for a while until a familiar voice got through the fog in his mind.
"Calm down!"
"Dota-chin?"
"YES! Now stop moving before you end up killing one of us!" barked Kadota in an annoyed tone.
Shizuo froze and tried to focus on seeing who else was there in the van with them. "Ah, it's you guys," he said when he saw the van gang.
"The one and only!" chirped Erika.
"Oi, what the hell happened back there?" asked Kadota when he noticed the blood that was pooling under Shizuo.
"I got set up," said Shizuo weakly, his body starting go into shock from the blood loss.
Walker moved closer and stared at Shizuo for a while. "He needs a doctor or he's going to die soon. Saburo, step on it!"
"Don't take me to a hospital!" growled Shizuo.
"You wanna die?" snapped Kadota.
"That's where they're going to look first," said Saburo.
"Tch! Fine! Saburo, take us to Kishitani Shinra," said Kadota and moved closer to see if he could stop the bleeding somehow. "Where did you get stabbed?"
"L-lower back," answered Shizuo weakly.
Kadota was about to grab his arm to move him in order to check the wound when Walker stopped him. "Don't, it's best not to move him."
"He'll bleed out!" said Kadota in an exasperated voice.
Walker took off his jacket and shirt then rolled the shirt and pushed it under Shizuo's body where he assumed the cut was located.
"Tha-thanks," were the last words Shizuo managed to say before passing out.
"IS HE DEAD?" screeched Erika.
Kadota checked his pulse. "No, but he won't last much longer. Hurry up Saburo!"
"Hey, I'm doing my best here!"
Kadota looked at Shizuo's pale and bruises body and wondered what exactly happened back there. What would have happened if they hadn't showed up there by accident? "He said that someone set him up."
"Izaya most likely," said Walker as he put the jacket on Shizuo's body to keep him warm.
Kadota sighed. "Of course, who else could it be?"
They spent the rest of the way in silence until they got to Shinra's apartment and rushed to the elevator with the unconscious Shizuo.
"I thought you said it was best not to move him!" snapped Kadota as he carried Shizuo to Shinra's door, droplets of blood dripping behind them and on them.
"There's no more time, he needs to get treated now," said Walker and rang the bell to the doctor's apartment.
Shinra opened the door and gasped in shock when he saw Shizuo, immediately losing the grip he had on the pencil he was holding. "What happened?!"
Walker pushed him out of the way and carried Shizuo inside, knowing that it was only a matter of minutes before Ikebukuro's beast would give his last breath if they didn't do something.
Shinra switched his doctor mode on and followed behind them. "Take him there," he said while pointing at the door to his lab.
Kadota pushed it open with his leg and both he and Walker placed Shizuo on the bed. He didn't miss the look of panic on Shinra's face when the doctor checked the injury and he couldn't help but ask what was wrong.
"I... I don't have enough type O blood!" said Shinra, his voice trembling.
Kadota couldn't remember ever seeing Kishitani Shinra panic before. "I'll find some, just patch him up!" said Kadota and ran out of the apartment dragging Walker after him.
"Are you crazy? Where are we going to get type O blood from?"
"I'll think of something."
As soon as they reached the van they jumped in and Saburo drove away, the loud screeching of the tires grating on Kadota's already fried nerves.
"What happened?" asked Erika.
Walker ran a bloody hand through his hair and sighed. "The doc doesn't have enough blood for the transfusion."
"Saburo, you know where to go, right?" asked Kadota.
He could see that Walker was skeptic about it but what did they know? Kadota certainly knew a lot more about Ikebukuro than the two otakus.
"I hope you know what you're doing," said the male half of the otaku couple.
Kadota snorted, as though he was offended by Walker's remark. "Shinra isn't the only underground doctor in Ikebukuro."
"Hey!" whined Erika, "how come I don't know the other underground doctor in Ikebukuro?"
"Because you don't need to know," was Kadota's simple answer.
Erika pouted but didn't say anything else.
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Shinra stared nervously at Shizuo's unconscious form. There was only so much he could do in such a short period of time and the lack of blood was worrying him to death. The amount he had was barely enough to keep Shizuo alive and he didn't know how to get more before it was too late. The only other person with O type was Izaya and that was the last person in the world that Shinra would ask since she would not only refuse but would most likely go after Shizuo's life too.
Yes, Shizuo had been an idiot but Shinra didn't want him to die. He ran a hand through his hair and sat on a chair next to Shizuo. If Kadota couldn't get blood then Shizuo was screwed. Shinra was certainly curious how someone who was supposed to be resting at home ended up with so many broken bones and a stab wound on top of that.
"O!" exclaimed Shinra and ran for the phone. "Dotachin, bring Kasuka here!"
"Ah, good idea! That's better than risking getting infected blood from the streets. How's Shizuo?"
"Not good, but you might just make it back in time."
"I'll see you when I get back."
"All right," said Shinra who ended the call, taking a small break before calling Kasuka. He typed in the number and the phone rang only once before there was a voice on the other side of the it. "I'm sending Dotachin to bring you to my place."
"What happened? Does this have anything to do with Shizuo?"
"He needs a lot of blood. Why didn't you watch him?!"
"He tricked me! He sneaked out when I was changing!"
"Tch! That bastard. Anyway, get ready, they'll be there soon," said Shinra and walked back to where Shizuo was lying unconscious.
"I'm already dressed. Like I said, he tricked me into thinking we were going out together. What exactly happened?"
"I don't know but many of his bones got broken and he's been stabbed," said Shinra in a worried voice.
"It's all my fault... I shouldn't have let him out of my sight!"
Shinra sighed. "He's an adult, you can't watch his every move."
"I think they're here, see you soon," said Kasuka and rushed to the door.
As soon as he opened the door Kadota grabbed him by the arm and nearly dragged him to the van.
"Whoa, Yuhei Hanejima is in our van!" said Erika.
Kadota gave her a glare and she immediately shut up.
"Does any of you know what happened to my brother?"
"I was driving around when I spotted Shizuo and noticed that he was injured," said Saburo. "There were a lot of people after him and when we asked him what happened he only said that he was set up."
There wasn't any need to say more since Kasuka knew for certain that Shizuo probably fell into one of Izaya's traps. That woman was too dangerous.
They spent the rest of the way in silence and as soon as they stopped in front of Shinra's apartment building they jumped out of the van and rushed to the man's house, Sabura, Erika and Walker following suit.
"Hurry up!" said Shinra and motioned to Kasuka to follow him, Kadota and the gang remaining in the living room.
Once they were inside the lab he grabbed Kasuka's arm and started collecting the much needed blood. It was ridiculous how it didn't cross his mind from the beginning to get Kasuka. Had he been so disturbed at the sight of Shizuo's broken body that he lost himself? It was a worrisome thought.
"It was Izaya," said Kasuka, some venom seeping into his voice.
"I figured as much," said Shinra quietly and went to check on Shizuo.
"I'll have to step in if she keeps doing this."
Shinra spared Kasuka a surprised look then went back to work on his patient. "What are you saying?"
"I don't know yet, but I'll figure something out."
Shinra didn't say anything. It was already bad enough to see Shizuo and Izaya at each other's throats so soon after Shizuo got out of prison. He absolutely hated being in the middle of it all and he wished more than anything that the hostilities stopped before one of them ended up dead.
Then out of nowhere Shizuo stirred and opened his eyes, taking both Shinra and Kasuka by surprise.
"Shizuo!"
"Nii-san!"
Shizuo seemed to look around the place then his eyes went to Shinra and he spoke in a very weak voice. "I h-have to g-go."
"You're not going anywhere!" said Shinra.
"Nii-san, you're safe here!"
"Awa-"
What?" asked both Shinra and Kasuka.
"Awa-ku-su," said Shizuo with a lot of effort.
Shinra froze. "He can't stay here."
"What do you mean he can't stay here?" Kasuka nearly shouted.
"That's exactly what I mean!" said Shinra and started gathering supplies. "Here, take this, oh and this."
"What is going on??"
"There's no time! The Awakusu-Kai will surely come here; they know I'm friends with Shizuo. DOTACHIN!!" yelled Shinra loudly enough for Kadota to hear him.
The man came running. "What?"
"Help me get Shizuo out of here!"
"What? Why?" asked Kadota and immediately proceeded to get Shizuo on his feet with Kasuka's help.
"It's the Awakusu!"
That was all Kadota needed the know. Without delay they dragged Shizuo into the living room where Saburo took Kasuka's place in carrying Shizuo out. "To the van, fast," he said and everyone followed him outside.
They shoved Shizuo in the back and Kasuka got in with them.
"I'll go clean up so they won't find any traces of Shizuo ever being here when they come," said Shinra and hurried up the stairs.
"Where to?" asked Saburo once they closed the door.
"We can go to my place," offered Erika.
"NO!" Walked protested. "No way."
"Well, we can't go to mine nor Kasuka's place so it's either you Saburo or Walker," said Kadota and turned his attention back to Shizuo who slipped into unconsciousness once again.
"My place then," said Saburo and stepped on the pedal.
"What's Awakusu?" asked Kasuka.
"Really dangerous people," said Kadota through gritted teeth. "If they're the ones who did this to him then he won't be able to keep his life once they find him. Usually they wouldn't be such a problem to him unless they pulled a gun on him but right now he's been gravely injured so he can't defend himself."
"Any idea why they're after him?"
"No clue, but I'll try to find out as soon as we get Shizuo to Saburo's place. Shinra will come by later too. What about you? What are you going to do?"
Kasuka raised his head and looked into Saburo's direction. "I'd like to stay with my brother, if that's possible."
"Sure, no problem," said Saburo. "My place is really small though so it won't be easy with the three of us there. It might be really hard on your since you're probably used to luxury."
"That is not important," said Kasuka. "I'll go wherever Shizuo goes."
Saburo shrugged. "That's fine by me."
"Will Shizuo... will he be alright?" asked Kasuka.
Dotachin smirked. "Sure, he's strong. You know that better than anyone."

Kasuka nodded but he wasn't as sure as Kadota.
Once they got to Saburo's place they carried Shizuo inside. Erika and Walker left home after a while but Kadota wanted to talk about something with Kasuka so he stayed behind a bit longer.
"Hey, what happened to Shizuo? He just went missing one day."
Kasuka wasn't sure if it was ok to tell Kadota anything but after the man had saved his brother's life he at least deserved to know the truth. "He was in prison," he said after a few minutes of silence.
"Oh... that makes sense. What for?"
"He beat up some guys and it seems that one of them knew some people in high places, or something like that. I'm not sure myself since it was Izaya who helped us get him out."
"WHAT?! FOR REAL?" screeched Kadota then clamped a hand on his mouth when he realized his mistake. "No way, why would she do that?"
"All that matters is that he's out now," said Kasuka.
"Yeah but I'm pretty sure it was Izaya who set him up."
Kasuka nodded.
"Then why would she get him out to begin with?"
"Probably because she wanted to destroy him personally," said Kasuka, hoping that Kadota would stop with the questions.
"Makes sense... anyway, I have to go home. Let me know if you guys need anything."
"Will do," said Saburo who appeared in the room just then. "I'll take care of both of them, don't worry about it."
"I'm not worried, I trust you," said Kadota.
Saburo gave Kadota a grin then watched as the man left his apartment.
Saburo turned to Kasuka. "So... is there anything you'd like to eat?"
"No thanks, I'm fine. I'll go check on my brother now."
Saburo shrugged and left Kasuka alone while he went to grab something to eat.
Kasuka sat down on the bed next to Shizuo. Shizuo was so pale and looked so weak that Kasuka had doubts that his brother would be fine. He had no choice though, he had to believe that Shizuo would pull through.
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Shinra showed up at Saburo's place that night, frantic about how the Awakusu came to see him just as he had predicted but glad that they couldn't find any trace of Shizuo and as such he was left alone.
"Has he woken up ever since?" he asked Kasuka as soon as he entered the room.
"A couple of time, but he seemed delirious since he kept trying to warn me about the Awakusu-Kai."
"Izaya really got him good this time. The Awakusu-Kai won't stop until they find him," said Shinra as he checked Shizuo's stab wound.
"I hope the wound won't get infected," said Kasuka and winced when Shinra pulled away the bandages to check on it.
"I think he'll be fine, I'm an excellent doctor after all. Besides, it's not like it's the first time he got stabbed. At least he didn't get shot," said Shinra while laughing nervously.
"I have to go," Kasuka said out of nowhere.
"Where to?" asked a puzzled Shinra but Kasuka didn't even spare him a backwards glance as he walked out of the apartment.
As soon as Kasuka got to his intended target he got out of the taxi, took the elevator then knocked on the door a few times before it finally opened.
"Do you know what time it is?" snapped Izaya but before she had time to complain some more she was grabbed by the neck and pinned to the wall. "What the hell are you doing?!"
"Orihara-san," said Kasuka, that blank look on his face almost giving her chills, "I do not approve of you trying to actively kill my brother."
Izaya realized in hindsight that she should've expected Kasuka to not be too happy about what she did to Shizuo but people don't always think clearly when they are woken up in the middle of the night. "How dare you?" she nearly growled.
"While I do agree that my brother has done a terrible thing to you and that he deserves to pay in some way I will not tolerate any more attempts at his life."
Izaya started struggling but Kasuka was stronger than her and as such she couldn't push him away. "Let me go!"
"Not until you promise that you will stop going after my brother's life," said Kasuka and pushed her harder into the wall.
Izaya chuckled. "What if I say no, what then?"
Kasuka didn't answer so Izaya continued.
"You'll kill me if I refuse, or better yet, are you going to rape me too, just like your brother did, and then kill me?"
Kasuka winced at her words but still didn't let go. "I don't like violence."
"That's rich coming from someone who's pinning another person to a wall," said Izaya mockingly.
"I do not know how to deal with you Orihara-san, you are a dangerous woman after all. I guess that sometimes one must turn into a monster in order to bring down another monster."
"It seems like you're finally learning," said Izaya with a smirk on her face even though on the inside she was anything but confident. A part of her believed that Kasuka would never do anything to hurt her but there was that other part, the terrified part of her that she was trying really hard to suppress. What worried her the most was that Celty wasn't there with her, which meant that she must've slipped out of the apartment sometimes during the night.
"Find another way to get your revenge. You've been warned," said Kasuka and stormed out of the apartment.
Kasuka couldn't stand doing the violence himself so by the time he got outside he was slightly shaking. He couldn't believe that he would go as far as to threaten Izaya but if anything it was further proof of how much he cared about his brother. No matter what kind of sinner Shizuo was Kasuka would always be there to protect him because now it was Kasuka's turn to take care of his older brother even if that meant doing things of which he wouldn't be proud.
When he got back to Saburo's apartment he was surprised to see not only Shinra but Celty as well.
"Hello Celty-san."
[ Hello. ]
"Where have you been?" asked Shinra.
"Nowhere in particular, I just needed some fresh air."
Shinra looked at him like he didn't believe a word he was saying but didn't press the matter any further.
"You're both staying here over night?" asked Kasuka and sat down on the bed next to Shizuo.
[ No, I only came to see how Shizuo was doing. ]
Kasuka kept quiet after that, still slightly shaken after what he ended up doing.
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