I'm Not As Strong As You [Shizuo X Reader]

Cuts and Strangers

Your P.O.V

It's spring here in Ikebukoro and the cherry blossom trees have bloomed. People are out celebrating and just enjoying the nice weather. I pull on some black shorts and a white short sleeved shirt with a kawaii kitty face on it. I then tie on my black converse shoes. Shoving my brush back in the drawer in the bathroom, I reach for the toothbrush and toothpaste. I brush my teeth and then go to grab my small black purse I put over my shoulder and leave. It's kind of annoying how the black purse hits my hip but whatever...

Ikebukoro is always busy with people, well Japan in general is, and it's insane!

"Hmmm... what should I do today?" I mumble to myself, looking at a few shops.

Suddenly, the sound of metal bending and breaking makes me turn my head.

The crowd parts as someone in a black fuzzy jacket, raven colored hair, and ruby eyes runs this way. A street sign following him but he dodges it.

The man spins on his heel behind me and his right arm wraps around my arms and waist, pulling me up against him. Suddenly, a cold object is against my throat. I'm pretty sure it's a knife.

"IIIIIIIZAAAAAAYAAAAAA"

A tall blonde man wearing a bartender outfit and blue sunglasses stomps out from the crowd.

Isn't that... the guy from yesterday?

"Oh no! Look what we have here, Shizu-chan~" the man holding me hostage says playfully with a smirk.

Shizuo. That was his name!

Shizuo sees me and seems to get even more angry than he already is.

"What to do with this innocent girl here~"

"Let. Her. Go. Damned flea-bag!" Shizuo yells.

"Hehehehehe... Oh! I know what I can do!" His knife hovers down to my left side of my waist.

I feel a prick and glance down to see blood expanding on my shirt and trying to run down. There goes my white shirt...

I hiss and the man suddenly let's go.

"Whoops!~"

I hear a click and then shuffling feet. Shizuo picks up a nearby red vending machine and tosses it towards me. It barely misses my arm and it crashes somewhere behind me. The wind from the force knocks me over to my left. I hit the ground and hold my left side with my right hand, putting pressure on my wound. I can tell it's not serious or deep but it hurts and stings like hell.

"I'll kill the bastard later..." Shizuo growls as I hear him walk closer.

He bends down and looks at me, "Let me help you up..."

"N-no... that's fine, really" I say, wincing a bit and pushing myself up.

"No. It's not."

I'm suddenly lifted up. His arm under my right arm and snaking around my back, pulling me up. I lean on him a bit for support.

"I'll take you to a friend of mine, he can fix you up..." he mumbles.

"No, I'm good. I c-can fix it my-myself!" I stutter and back off of him.

I stumble to the side and he grabs my arm. He starts walking me through the people and surprisingly, it wasn't a long walk to wherever he's taking me. Shizuo knocks and after a few moments a guy with brown hair, glasses, and a white lab coat with slippers, answers the door.

"Hey Shizuo- what happened to her?" He looks at the blood starting to seep through my fingers.

"Damn flea... drug her between me and him and this happened" Shizuo says, sounding like he's trying not to yell.

"Oh, I see"

He motions us in and Shizuo sits me on the couch and then casually sits next to me.

The guy comes back after getting a white tool box looking case and starts to lift my shirt up.

"Um..." I say as he starts to pull my shirt up.

"Oh! Sorry! Guess it's weird having a complete stranger lift up your shirt, eh? I'm Shinra Kishitani." He smiles. (No it's perfectly normal Shinra! :D)

"(F/n) (L/n)" I smile back awkwardly.

Shinra cleans up the blood and rubs some alcohol on the cut, despite the burning, to keep it from getting infected. He then puts a big bandage over it. Shizuo just watched the entire time.

"Aaaand done!" Shinra smiles and hops up.

"Thank you Mr. Kishitani, I appreciate it"

"Just Shinra is fine! I'm not one for formalities" he says before going to put his stuff away.

"Sorry for causing you trouble, er... Shizuo, right?"

Just for shits and giggles I ask him if I'm right.

"No problem. Yeah, Shizuo's my name. Oh and, aren't you the girl from the maid café?" He raises an eyebrow.

"Oh-er-yeah!" I smile.

"Hm"

"So you two know each other? Sorry, it's not often you see Shizuo around with a girl if not anyone" Shinra says as he walks back in.

"No. Actually I served him yesterday at the maid café and happened to run into him again today"

"Oh, I see"

"Well I better get going I guess" I say and stand up.

"I'll walk you home..." Shizuo says and stands up as well.

"You don't need to" I say.

"Nah, got nothin' better to do anyways..."

I sigh and just accept it, "Anyways, thanks again!" I smile at Shinra.

"Anytime! A friend of Shizuo's is a friend of mine so don't be shy if something else happens!"

Shizuo waves and follows me out the door. It's a silent walk as I lead him to where my apartment is.

"If that flea gives you any trouble, you let me know so I can shove a pole up his ass..." Shizuo mumbles as he lights a cigarette.

"I doubt that will happen" I state.

"Don't put it past him..." he says as he breathes out some smoke.

We finally get to the apartment complex and I stop.

"Thank you, Shizuo. You didn't have to help me though, I was fine" I smile.

"What kind of a guy would I be if I just let you lay there and bleed?" He says and crushes his cigarette with his foot.

"Okay I get it... but let me return the favor! How about..." I think of what I should do.

"Don't worry about it, its cool..."

"Are you sure?"

He nods.

"Okay then... see you around?" I ask more than say.

"Sure" he smiles a bit and ruffles my (H/c) hair.

He takes his leave and I make my way up to room 13.