Angel Of Death (DRRR!! FF)

17. The Prey Becomes The Predator

-I-

Izaya skipped down the dark alleyway whistling an oddly joyful tune for his surroundings. This area was shady and known for being dangerous, most people scuttled around trying to make themselves invisible as possible but not the reaper, he had nothing to fear. Izaya stopped his cheerful movements next to some trash cans in the shadows. He stopped and stared at the metal door a few meters away, his eyes full of contempt. The man behind it was just the same as the rest of them, a coward hiding in the slums like all the other lowlifes. Izaya waited from what left like hours but in reality it was more like ten minutes.

The reaper looked up, watching as the dark sky swirled with even darker clouds. It was like it knew something was about it happen, it crackled loudly like a bad omen and Izaya smirked at it. "Are you warned me to behave?" he asked the heavens, "Don't worry, I'm being creative like you said." He chuckled turning away when he heard the metal door click open. Heiwajima Shizuo stepped down with a black umbrella it was closed in his hand but Izaya could tell the sky would cry down at any second. The starting drops where already starting to kiss the concrete, Shizuo looked up and grumbled something and opened his umbrella.

The brunette looked up and down the alley, his golden eyes searching an Izaya grinned. He wondered if Shizuo could see him standing next to the trash cans but from the way his eyes looked right over Izaya and shrugged, Izaya knew this man's idiotic decision would be something to laugh at when he and Mikado destroyed him. Izaya watched as Shizuo walked up the alley on his way to the nearest convenience store a few blocks away. Izaya kicked off from the wall, his footsteps echoing on the concrete but much to his chagrin his footsteps were soften by the rain that had begun to fall rather heavily, drenching Izaya's woollen coat making it heavy, the smell alone was awful enough but he ignored it and kept tailing the blond.

Izaya sighed, annoyed that he couldn't terrorize the brute with his echoing footsteps. He watched the brunette's back, it was so strange to see him without his mop of blond hair. Izaya froze as he had a highly undesired flashback, he remembered what it was like to run his fingers through that hair, how those soft strands felt. He shivered in what could only be described as disgust. He glared at the taller man, despite their past and whatever twisted relationship they once shared. Shizuo had brutally murdered him without mercy. He might have been told some lies by Kida, he might have done it just because he knew he could. Perhaps it was because he was furious to hear Izaya had happily moved on, had someone by his side unlike himself.

"Shizu-chan." He said his voice completely emotionless and cold, Shizuo stopped walking and slowly turned around. Izaya stood a few meters away his face hidden by shadows. Izaya watched with cold eyes as the taller man flinched, he was probably expecting the ex-informant to hide one away but he didn't. He had no need too.

Shizuo turned around completely, his mouth opening in shock, "I-Izaya?" he gasped stumbling away his umbrella falling from his hands, the rain instantly soaking his sweatshirt and jeans. "You're alive..." he murmured in disbelief and Izaya laughed, a vicious and cackling laughter that made the man in front of him shiver.

"Alive? That's hilarious!" Izaya exclaimed as he spread his arms wide. He stepped forward so the streetlight could illuminate his deathly pale face. His smirked at Shizuo, his demonic red and black eyes and pointed teeth in clear view, he was highly amused as the disbelief in Shizuo's eyes became something akin to fear induced shock. "Don't you remember Shizu-chan? You beat me to death just like you always wanted." Izaya stepped closer his eyes narrowing, he could Shizuo's jaw stiffen and his golden eyes harden.

"You brought that on yourself Izaya-kun." Shizuo growled, "You brainwashed a teenager into a relationship."

"Really?" Izaya snarled, "Where is your proof that Mikado wasn't with me by choice? He was by my side when you killed me! He tried to protect me with all his might but you attacked him too didn't you!?" Izaya stepped even closer to Shizuo who stood his ground, "Mikado was in hospital for months because of you so don't you dare say that it was for him."

"No one would want to be with you willingly." Shizuo snapped glaring down at Izaya who laughed,

"Oh? I'm pretty sure I recall you fucking me willingly at one stage or another." Izaya sneered his eyes narrowing into slits, Shizuo gritted his teeth but said nothing. "Tell me Shizuo, why did you kill me? Jealousy? Anger? Or did you do it because you knew you could?"

"SHUT UP!" Shizuo yelled swinging his fist to hit the reaper but to Izaya's eyes, the fist was coming forwards him in slow motion making it easy to step out of the way with no effort what so ever. Izaya looked at the furious monster before him. I can't read him at all. What hit the nerve? All of the choices? Or one of them?

"Did you really think you'd get away with murder? You really are a protozoan, a worthless existence, did you think that Mikado would just lie down and let you kill the man he loved?" Izaya said his voice like ice,

"That kid is weak, he can't do anything." Shizuo snapped his eyes flashing and Izaya shook his head and grinned.

"Oh yes, that is why Tanaka Tom is dead." He mocked tilting his head side to side, "You really are a fucking idiot." he leaned back on his heels before he spun around a few times to put some space between him and the brute. He watched as Shizuo's eyes widened at the news,

"Tom-san?" he whispered quietly and Izaya snickered. Oh this is great, he doesn't know!? "What happened to Tom-san!?" he tried to grab Izaya but it was useless as the reaper was too quick.

"Mikado killed him. It was amazing actually, that filthy womanizer easily fell for Mikado's womanly disguise and met his timely end with a bullet to the head." Izaya smirked making a gun with his hand, gesturing to shoot himself in the head. He grinned at Shizuo's horrified expression, the taller man's face drained of all colour and his eyes were as wide as saucers. "Naw~ don't be sad!" Izaya cooed skipped over to the man who looked like he would collapse on his knees at any moment. Izaya got close enough that he could speak in Shizuo's ear. "You'll be joining him soon enough." He whispered making Shizuo jerk back looking at Izaya in fear.

"W-what?" he murmured looking at the reaper who grinned, Shizuo stepped away sensing danger like an animal. Izaya grinned, his eyes narrowing into his slits and his smile looking as if it was spilt his face in half. It was a terrifying expression and Izaya watched in glee as Shizuo look at defensive stance and swung at Izaya who easily caught the brute's hand in his. Shizuo looked down at his caught hand, his eyes widening in disbelief. "W-what?" he said once again.

Izaya flexed his hand and a sickening crack echoed throughout the empty streets, Shizuo growled in pain, his eyes narrowing. Izaya smirked, letting go of Shizuo's hand that was now disgustingly mangled, every bone beneath the skin broken or shattered. Shizuo looked at Izaya, taking back his now released hand and holding it to his chest. "What are you?" he whispered as if he was scared of the answer.

Izaya grinned, the shadows around him started wavering and making their way towards him, all together they formed a pair of terrifying wings that were twice as tall as the reaper himself. Shizuo looked up at them, his mouth dropping open in shock. More shadows just swayed around Izaya who grinned at Shizuo with cold eyes. "I am death."

The raven was a sight that would make most men piss themselves but Shizuo wasn't most men, he glanced at Izaya and did something he had never done before. High amused, Izaya watched as Shizuo turned tail and ran like the devil himself was on his heels, maybe to him – Izaya was close enough.

Izaya watched as the brunette got further and further away. "Oh? You wanna play one last game of tag Shizu-chan? Fine by me." He beamed, his voice full of malicious glee, his eyes sparkling. With a powerful flap of his wings which made a deafening sound, Izaya took to the sky for the first time since coming back to the earth realm.

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