Water Balloons- Ch 9

Chapter 9 – Fighting

Something tickled his neck and caused his eyes to flick wide open. Then, he met those sparkling ruby eyes. Next, he noticed those smiling pink lips. Those lips planted a kiss on his nose. Then a slender hand stretched out to him. He held the soft hand and stiffly stood up.

"You don't seem okay." Kanra pointed out, sounding very determined. "What's wrong?"

"My... friend... I miss him." The blond heaved out the phrase. "It's been fourteen days! What is his problem? Doesn't he want my company anymore? Argh! I hate him so much! That damned flea is ruining my life even when he's not around!" Shizuo blurted it all in a single moment. His blood was boiling and his head was throbbing.

"Is this friend of yours special?" Kanra asked in her velvety voice. That voice somehow calmed him a bit. He gave a slight nod to answer her question.

"Then you must let him know how you feel for him."

He was shock to hear that. It made him think. What was he really feeling towards Izaya? Though he didn't want to admit it, he knew that he didn't loathe him anymore. The raven may have ruined his life when doing nothing and doing something but Shizuo admitted that he liked whatever Izaya did. He liked how he had trapped him. Now, Shizuo knew he was a hopeless man in love with another man whom he vowed to exterminate from the world.

What a peculiar romance...

As he thought about that, he wondered whether he really should make Izaya know about his deep and well-hidden feelings. He stared at Kanra's pretty face, a face that resembled a lot to the man he clandestinely enamoured. Soon, the girl's features blurred in his vision. The only clear thing Shizuo could focus on was her deep red eyes that gently looked at him. Random balls of colours started to appear and blur around her as he continued to gaze at her. Those eyes smiled at him and he felt that she was right. He smiled back at her.

"Listen to this song." She mumbled as she worked on her cell-phone. Then a song came out from the mini speakers of the red mobile.

'Said I'd move on and I'd leave it alone

But before I walk out

There is something that I need you to know

I got lost in the blink of an eye

And I could never get back, no I never got back.'

He let in the music to his ears and let the message sink into him. He was struck with the chorus.

'What am I fighting for?

There must be something more

For all these words I sing

Do you feel anything?'

The thought again bother the blond. Should he really tell the raven? What would he feel? But Kanra's crimson globes assured him that everything would be alright.

"I'm going to confess tonight!" He roared abruptly, causing the random people to be startled. "Thank you!" His strong arms wrapped around the thin figure of the woman. He gave a final tight squeeze before he dashed off to his new destination: the flea's apartment.

He thought he heard something burst out but it sounded quite faint so he decided to ignore it. His feet raced against each other and his heart throbbed in excitement inside his system. Going to Shinjuku would be a far trip but life was nothing without a little risk. He expected himself to get tired but to his surprise, the exhilaration ate him up first. His anxiety departed from his mind and fatigue wasn't clawing at him yet. Soon, he was closer and closer to his destination.

'Said that I'd fight for the one that I found

I'm gonna stay here while I wait for you to come around

I'll fight you're a part of me now

And I will never give up

No, I'll never give up.'

The song's lyrics resounded.

"No, I'll never give up!" He smiled as he dashed off to Shinjuku.

**Now remember that faint explosion Shizuo thought he heard earlier?**

"Damn it, Shizu-chan. You got me all wet!"

Kanra looked down at her wet pink top. She frowned as she took out the deflated water balloons. She tossed the deflated things into the big mouth of a trash bin. "And now I need to make it all the way home before he does!" She loudly complained. "Oh, well," She sighed. At least I won't get raped with this countenance.

Her hand reached the top of her head and she pulled her wig off. The back of her hand wiped away the pink lipstick she used for the Kanra disguise. The noisy heels of her boots clicked behind her as she dashed for the apartment the blond hunk was going as well. She suddenly was thankful for the huge bumps to have been deflated. If she still had them on, it would definitely have slowed her down.