Cognitive Disequilibrium chapter.3

Cognitive Disequilibrium

"What the hell are you doing?! Put the gun down!!"

Nakura 2 smiled at the familiar voice. He didn't have to turn around to know who it was. Still with his gun in front of Izaya's face never leaving his gaze wander he answered the intruder.
"What do you want Miiiiiiiiiiiiiikado~!!"

"Why do you always have to drag Nakura 1 into the mess you produce!"
Izaya frowned at the number that followed the name. He was sure there was a big secret behind it he hasn't heard of by now. Hell, he didn't even hear of this Nakura. This really annoyed him.
"Nakura one? Are there more? Are they here right now too? Can't only I don't see them~? … Mikado-kun, have you also lost your mind like that guy in front of me~?"

Mikado pinched his nose at his remark. He really wanted to see Izaya dead too but he couldn't afford it right now. The fact that pissed him off the most at this moment was that he had to save the informant… from a full-mode Nakura 2. This just wasn't his day.

Mikado took his own gun out and pointed at Nakura 2.


"Throw the gun away. Otherwise I have to shoot you!"
"As if you REEEEEAAALLY would shoot at me! You like 1! YOU LIKE 1 YOU SICK BASTARD! Buhaha, poor guy~!! BUT I WOULD RATHER DO IT WITH THAT INFORMANT THAN WITH YOU!"
Mikado narrowed his eyes. He really did hate Nakura 2 like most people who knew of him.
"You're talking nonsense again. Now throw it away or I'll have to shoot into your foot."
"MAKE ME! MAKE ME! COME AT ME!"
Izaya flinched when Nakura 2 started to scream again. "What the hell is wrong with this guy, Mikado!?"
"SHOOT~! SHOOT~! SHOOT~!"

"Agh… no one shoots at anyone! …DAMN IT! Stop being so noisy!" The blond debt collector woke up during their conversation. And if he wasn't already in a bad mood before, now he sure was. He glared with murderous eyes shinnying through his glasses at Nakura who still kept grinning.

Nakura took out his chopper and pointed it at Izaya's throat while he removed the gun from his face to point at Shizuo.

"Seems like I have to MURDER THE MONSTER! Awww, the people of this town will love me for that! THOSE UGLY CHICKENS!"
Mikado paled a little. He lost total control of this situation. Without thinking any further he shot Nakura into his foot. It was the only way to save him from going to prison and ruining their plans.

"GAAAH! …DISGUSTING CHICKEN!" Nakura fell to his knees still holding up his chopper at Izaya's throat. He was determined to win and finally kill this pest. He started bursting out into laughing.
"Haha! Maybe that's why Nakura 1 thinks I fail at killing him. I JUST HAVE SO MUCH BAD LUCK! And I admittedly talk WAAAAAAAAAAY too much! OKAY, I CAN CHANGE THAT!"
Before anyone could even react he sliced his chopper over Izaya's throat.



It seemed like time froze when the informant booker collapsed onto the ground with his blood slowly making a puddle next to his face.
Nakura started to laugh like a maniac. Shizuo froze and stared at the scene in front of him unable to do anything right now at the moment.
Mikado clenched his fists and sprinted towards Nakura. He grabbed him by his collar and started yelling into his face. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU! YOU ARE RUINING EVERYTHING!"
Nakura just smiled at him without saying anything at all, then sticking out his tongue.

Mikado snapped and slapped him across his face. He couldn't deal with this guy only with words anymore. "Come to your senses! God damn it, Nakura 1, I know you can hear me!"
After the impact of the hand making contact with his face Nakura fell silent.
"Mikado? Why..?… My head hurts."
Mikado sighed in relief and helped Nakura stand up. Then he looked at the still silent Shizuo. He was still trying to put together what just happened.
"Shizuo. I know you hate him and you would probably love to let him lie dying here but please, do me a favour. Bring Izaya to Shinra and Celty! Fast!"
Shizuo looked in disbelief at Mikado and Nakura.

"So first that freak shoots at me and then tries murdering Izaya?", he walked closer to them both "…And you want to help him get away!? And let me clean up his mess!?"
Mikado glared at Shizuo.
"Nakura would have killed you if I wouldn't have stopped him. Be grateful and do as I say or I will continue where Nakura stopped."
A vein popped up under Shizuo's eye. "… Are you threatening me?" His eyes went wide like the ones of an animal wanting to kill his prey.
Mikado cursed under his breath.

Suddenly a cough could be heard from behind Shizuo. He looked around to see that the informant was the cause of this noise. 'So he still is conscious', Shizuo thought.
While Shizuo was distracted by the informant Mikado started to sprint out of the alley dragging Nakura behind him.
"You really cause me nothing but trouble, really!"
"Nh... slower, my foot! ...and that's not my fault- ah! It hurts."
"Well and that's not MY fault! Nakura 2 didn't stop so I had to do it!"
After they reached the street Mikado applied for the next taxi in case that the monster of Ikebukuro was following them.


But said monster stood next to the dying informant, deep in his own thoughts.
'Should I let him die here?'