I Never Knew

Gunshot

Suddenly, a loud knock sounds from the door, startling the two males. Izaya watches as Shizuo gets up and walks over to the door. The blonde looks back at the raven and smiles before opening the door. Izaya couldn't see who had knocked on the door, but before he could get up to take a look, a deafening gunshot pierces the silence in the room. Izaya's head starts spinning as he realizes that Shizuo is lying on the ground in a pool of blood. He can't move. He wants to scream out and run to the injured bartender, but he is paralyzed with shock. 

His mind and heart are racing as a man he had never seen before steps from the doorway into his view. When the man notices Izaya, he levels his gun to the raven's chest, but hesitates. Keeping his gun up, the mysterious man says "I never thought I'd see the great Izaya Orihara in Shizuo Heiwajima's apartment. What a surprise. I can't decide if you're worth keeping or not."

Izaya tries his hardest to glare at the man, but his face is filled with worry and shock. He also can't hide the fear in his eyes. He wasn't in fear of losing his own life, but the blonde man he loved so much losing HIS.

"What beef do you have with Shizu-chan?" the frightened raven asks. The other man chuckles and replies with "He sent five of my guys to the hospital and nearly killed one of them." 

Izaya grins and says "Sounds like my Shizu-chan." The man, gun still raised, asks "So, why, exactly, ARE you here?"

The informant thought quickly before answering with "Well, I was here for the same reason as you, but you spoiled my fun. Although, you did make my job a little easier. You can go about your business now. I can take care of this bastard." The flea walks over to the blonde and kicks him in the side, causing Shizuo to grimace in pain. Now that Izaya is closer, he can see that the bullet had gone into his stomach, creating a deep wound that was bleeding out. It was bleeding enough to scare the raven, but he knew he couldn't show it. He turns around and smirks at the man who had slowly lowered his gun.

"I believe you'll be the perfect person to finish him off." the man says. He walks to the door, but on his way, stops to land a hard kick to the bartender's side.  Shizuo yells out in pain, and a bead of sweat starts to roll down Izaya's face. The man grins at the info broker before slamming the door closed behind him.

As soon as the man was gone, Izaya bends over to care for Shizuo. "Shizu-chan, what should I do?" the dark haired informant panics. Shizuo slowly utters one simple word "Shinra." Izaya's mind instantly goes to the underground doctor. Shinra had been the raven's best friend all the way through high school, and the doctor had also been trying to make Izaya and Shizuo get along since he first introduced them in 11th grade. Izaya hurriedly runs off to find the phone, and quickly calls Shinra. 

"Hello?" he hears the doctor say through the line. 

"Shinra! I'm at Shizu-chan's apartment. He was just shot in the stomach by a random guy who knocked on his door and it's bleeding quite a lot. I need your help. Please come ASAP. I'm really worried." Izaya explains in a rush before stopping to take a deep breath. 

For a few seconds, he hears nothing but silence on the other end. Then Shinra sighs and says "Okay, I'm on my way. Then you get to answer all of my questions you just made pop in my head."

"Thank you!" Izaya says before hanging up and going back to tend to the injured bartender. The raven entered the living room to find Shizuo sitting on the couch, and holding a rag to his stomach. 

"Why are you up?" Izaya questions the blonde, concerned "You should be laying down! Anyways, I called Shinra and he's on his way now."

"I bet he has a lot of questions." Shizuo laughs, making Izaya loosen up a little. 

"Shizu-chan..." he says "How often do you get shot like this?"

The blonde scoffs and says "Let's just say I'm one of Shinra's regulars."

Izaya laughs and says "You really need to do something better with your life!"

Shizuo scoffs again and says playfully "And you don't?"

"I never said I didn't." Izaya says, winking. 

Another loud knock sounds from the door. Shizuo stands to answer it, but winces from pain and clutches his stomach. "Sit!" Izaya says, pointing to the couch. "I'll get it."