Snake[Izaya X Reader]

Of monsters and men

After the meeting, you exit the restaurant, walking from the building to the street. You head towards your car but stop due to a loud sound.

"Izayaaaa!!" echoes down the alley. You look over your shoulder toward the far end of the street. A tall blonde bartender wields a traffic sign, aiming it toward a slimmer figure; Shizuo and Izaya.

Izaya skips aside and dodges, jumping on the side, a blade clicks and jumps out of the knife in his hand. With a clean gesture, he points it towards Shizuo, his eyes sharp and focused.

Your attention is taken by the pair, unusual location and time for their little game of cat and mouse. While the two exchange a few blows, you put a cigarette in your mouth and lit it up. An absurd scene of two grown-up men cashing each other with one being abnormally strong while the other did parkour over the whole city.

Shizuo aims the sign towards Izaya, who is quick and agile, bending then jumping aside, using the opportunity to make a clean cut over Shizuo's chest.

Shizuo is taken aback for a moment, anger turns into rage which clouds the last little reason he had. "I will kill you!!" He shouts, trying to hit him over and over again.

"Monster with monster-like impulses," Izaya smirks, contempt evident in his tone. He's fast on his feet, and a simple glance at you gives him all the information he needs to launch toward you. Shizuo curses, following right after him.

"lzayaaaa!" shouts Shizuo. He flexes his arm, aims and shoots the sign like a spear. lzaya turns, swirling, visibly enjoying the dangerous game. The improvised spear almost hits him, yet the man just laughs, with a small jump stopping by your side, he bumps into you; nothing suspicious.

"[F/n]," lzaya says, leaning in. "Such a nasty habit," he comments on your smoking habit.

"lzaya," you say amused, "aren't you busy?"

"I'm always busy," replies lzaya, "with looking after humans." He smirks, his eyes lingering over the cigarette in your mouth pressed on your lips, then up to your eyes.

You gesture him to look to the right. Izaya glances aside, catching a glimpse of Shizuo's fist aimed at him. lzaya moves, skillfully tilting his body at the right angle to doge the upcoming blow. He supports himself with his hand, turning his whole body to slip out of the tricky situation. Impressive. He's surprisingly fast and agile for a man. Despite being rather tall and slim, you can catch a glimpse of his lean, athletic figure when his shirt lifts due to his acrobatic twist. There's more to see than expected. A girl can at least watch when there's something worth seeing.

"Come here!" gasps Shizuo, trying to catch the informer with his huge hands, lzaya slips and avoids his grip like water, visibly frustrating Shizuo. Izaya's expression changes, you notice something in his eyes, something familiar.

Before you can dive into it, lzaya kicks Shizuo's leg, then jumps behind him and kicks the back of his knee to make him stumble. Shizuo stumbles reflexively, his knee dropping to the ground, his hand reaching for the closest graspable object, in this case, the subject - you. You try to step back to avoid getting caught in their fight but too late. You drop the cigarette, stumbling to keep the balance.

"Ey!" you raise your voice, grabbing Shizuo's torso to prevent him from falling, which would result in your fall as well. Damn, he's heavy!

"uh-huh," Shizuo huffs. lzaya laughs contently, a wide mocking smirk over his face. He enjoys the whole scene, embracing a small comic victory.

"Monster," lzaya adds mockingly, a slight shake and spite in his tone. "Your presence itself is enough to bring destruction."

Shizuo swings his arm in an attempt to hit him on the way but lzaya is far enough to be out of his reach.