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After the final battle against Shizuo, Izaya left Japan and moved to Russia . He was in a wheelchair for a year and at first, he refused to do his rehabilitation. It has been 2 years now, all of his injuries were mostly healed. If it wasn't for Kine, Manami and Shinichi, he would probably be dead by now. Either because of his depression or because of his injuries. But anyway, he lived a more peaceful life far away from all the people who despised him . It's not that he regretted what he had done, bothering Shizuo was too much fun and he preferred to be an unforgivable and unforgettable hated figure to Shizuo than be a blurry face in the blond's life. Izaya knew that his love for Shizuo would destroy him but he couldn't stop, and before he knew it, it was too late.
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~SOME DAYS AFTER HIS FIGHT WITH SHIZUO~
Izaya woke up and stared at the unknown ceiling. It was dark outside, he couldn't see anything through the window. It looked like he was in a hospital room but he knew that he was in an underground clinic . For once, he wasn't at Shinra's place. He was covered in bandages, he got broken legs, broken bones, broken arms and many other injuries. He was completely paralyzed. He didn't know how he was still alive and why, he struggled to think properly and his eyes were unfocused . He did what he had to do but he couldn't help but feel empty as he thought of everything that happened. He really didn't have the strength to continue, he was so done. His thoughts were interrupted by a loud bang. The door was opened by a girl, Manami. She walked in his room and looked at him with a stern gaze. He just looked at her blankly.
-"I didn't thought that the all mighty Orihara Izaya would be defeated like that. Look at you, you are pathetic." She mocked.
As she didn't receive an answer, she continued with a smirk.
-"It's truly a delight to see you in this state, I feel like all the problems in my life are disappearing." Her words were filled with venom.
However, Izaya just continued to stare at her with an emotionless face. She scoffed and turned to walk away.
-"What a poor thing, I think that he really broke you." Was all she said before disappearing outside the door.
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The second time he woke up, the sun was already up in the sky. The sunlight was blinding him but he couldn't even move his hand to shield his eyes so he just squinted. He didn't notice that there were now three people inside his room ; Kine, Manami and Shinichi. If he was surprised, his face didn't show it. Shinichi was sitting on a chair beside his bed while the other two were standing beside the door with their back on the wall.
-"Yo." Shinichi waved his hand.
-"What are you doing here?" It was a simple question but it took a lot of energy for Izaya to say it. His voice was hoarse and came out like a whisper. If the room wasn't actually very quiet, they wouldn't have heard him at all .
Shinichi looked at him with an unreadable expression. -" I'm taking you with me, we'll go to Russia."
-" What!? Why are you taking him? Why are you bothering to help this shitty guy!" Manami sneered.
-"It's none of your business." Shinichi said coldly.
Manami huffed. " Fine, but I'm coming with you."
-"Why?" Shinichi eyes widened slightly, a little surprised.
-"All I want is to see Izaya suffer." She stated simply.
-"If she goes there, then me too." said Kine as if it was very logical.
That was how Izaya ended up being dragged to Russia , not that he minded.
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The days after that were blurry, Izaya vaguely remembered Manami yelling and insulting him, Shinichi pestering him to drink and eat. Kine was quiet most of the time and he was thankful for that. He wasn't still able to use his hands so they would fed him, he wasn't ok with that but they would shove the spoon into his mouth. He wasn't very talkative during those periods, he was always zoning out and would spend hours overthinking. Shinichi would notice that and would try to attract his attention. Izaya still didn't understand why Shinichi was so caring about him but he wasn't totally opposed to it.
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Izaya was actually sitting on his bed, looking out of the window. He couldn't finish his breakfast as he was already feeling nauseous. He was finally able to use his hands but his legs were still paralyzed . He accepted all of the things that happened to him. Now, in the eyes of everyone he was the villain, the despicable guy, the monster, but he wasn't sad or mad because of that fact , being viewed like that was his goal after all.
-"Stop that." Manami suddenly said.
-"Stop what?" Izaya didn't bother to look at her.
-"You look pitiful, it's like you're the victim here. It makes me sick." Like always she was cold and snarky with him.
-"If looking at me makes you sick then why are you tagging along? You can just fuck off." He snapped back.
-"The sight of you being this miserable is too priceless. I can't miss that." She smirked. She was right, he was pathetic, but at this point, he didn't care. He didn't thought that he would survive, now that Shizu-chan was happy with his friends, far away from him... He couldn't help but feels empty and he didn't know how to fill this emptiness. It was suffocating, he felt like the darkness of his mind would swallow him. He was drowning in his own messed up head.
-"Manami." Kine warned.
-"What? I'm not shutting up. Your precious monster had finally turned his back on you. He will not chase you around anymore. Ikebukuro finally got rid of its nuisance. You were so stupid to think that your 'humans' would love you back, that anyone would understand your twisted logic and love you back. And Heiwajima Shizuo is surely the most happy of them, he will finally be able to count you among his bad memories. " She mocked. Izaya flinched at that.
-" Yeah you're right, I was so stupid. " Izaya smiled, his eyes were empty but the sorrow in his gaze was obvious . His expression was so broken that it shocked the red haired girl . She was left speechless. Kine's eyes widened.
-" Enough " Shinichi said harshly as he came inside the room.-"Manami-san, can you follow me outside, there's something I want to show you . Kine-san, too." There was no room for an argument.
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They left Izaya alone in his bedroom and headed outside. -"So, what do you want us to see." Manami asked impatiently.
-"The truth." Shinichi answered.
-"What truth?"
-"The truth about everything, the truth behind his mask. I want you to know who Orihara Izaya really is. If after that you are still not convinced , you can insult and humiliate him as many times as you want. I won't stop you anymore."
-"Now I'm interested." She smirked deviously.
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The day after that was very odd for Izaya. At first, he thought that he woke up in a strange parallel world . Shinichi was concerned about him like always but Kine and Manami were acting weird. Since this morning, they were looking at him with that 'look'. Kine was more friendly to him and Manami was freaking him out him. She didn't insult him or anything, it was quite the opposite. The first time he saw her, her eyes were red and puffy. It seemed like she had been crying all night. She began to say things like "eat you idiot" and "are you alright, dumbass? ". It was really confusing, it was like the cold girl who liked to mentally torture him vanished.
- -"Did you threaten them yesterday?" Izaya asked Shinichi who was sitting at his bedside.
-"No, why are you asking me that?" Izaya was definitely suspicious of the hacker but he was too tired to argue. He closed his eyes and decided to sleep some more.
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"You're the real monster, not Shizuo-san. You like ruining everyone's life and now you're all alone. Nobody would want to be friends with someone like you." Kida chided.
"You're the one behind all of this right? I knew that you were a bastard but you went too far this time. If my friends are in danger because of you, I'll make sure to you'll be far away from our life myself." Kadota warned.
" I shouldn't have asked you to be my friend." said Shinra.
_No, don't say that.
" Ignore him Shizuo-senpai, he just wants your attention, let's just go. "
_What?
" She's right Shizuo, don't give him what he wants." Tom added
_No
" I don't want to fight you anymore, Izaya. This is goodbye." Shizuo walked away, without turning back.
_Don't leave me!
Izaya woke up in a cold sweat. Another nightmare. He chuckled as tears formed in his eyes. He sighted and ran his hand through his hair.
-" Are you happy now, Shizu-chan? You have all you ever wanted. And my life is completely ruined." His hysterical laughter was interrupted by a few coughs. This situation was so fucked up.
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It has been 2 years since the flea vanished and Shizuo's life became calmer. Less people tried to pick a fight with him. Izaya was the only one who dared to challenge him every time without fear. He finally get rid of the pest and it was really freeing. He was persuaded that everything would be more enjoyable without the flea around.
At first, he felt guilty that he beat izaya too badly but later he knew that the flea would be fine and was probably back on his feet to poison others life in another city. Days after days, the nightmares about that night became less and less frequent. As if his mind really wanted to forget it. But even if almost everyone thought that the flea was dead, he was sure that it wasn't the case. He continued his life while trying to erase the feeling that something was missing in his life.
But in ikkebukuro, no one's life can be peaceful for too long, there were always troubles. Recently, there were people who were murdered in alleyways or in places which where less crowded. They thought that it will pass or it was just some sort of yakuza conflict but most of the victims were innocent citizens. They came to the conclusion that it was because of a new gang. But as time passed, the incidents in the city became more violent and dangerous. But Shizuo being the person he was, didn't care. If the persons he cared about were alright then everything was alright. And his friends were all able to defend themselves, so he went on with his life. Yeah, that was the case until Kasuka was attacked by one of these thugs. Now, he knew that he should do something about that "gang" .