After reading the original Smile For The Camera by izayathenightmare I decided I wanted to do a more believable rewrite with more emotional depth. I'm trying to keep this as true to the original as possible while making it believable. I do have the author's permission.
Plot and Outfits belong to izayathenightmare and the characters belong to neither of us.
Hope you enjoy.
"You added another piercing Orihara-kun?" Shinra asked, observing his friend's newly added snake bites.
The raven shrugged his shoulders. "So what? It keeps me from cutting doesn't it?" He asked in his usual monotone. He suspected he knew what the brunette would say next though.
Setting his books on the desk next to him, Shinra gave a small huff. "It's still you hurting yourself. For you it's a form of self-harm. Therefore there's no difference." He hugged Izaya from the side, burying his face in his shoulder. "I wish you wouldn't hurt yourself at all."
Silently continuing his sketches, the other teen didn't respond. Shinra watched the raven focus on the rocky mountain landscape taking shape beneath his pencil. He found it interesting to watch his dear friend draw.
Shifting his attention, he looked over the raven's face, counting all the piercings. There were five small hoops, two silver studs, and a small gage on each of his ears, with an extra stud on his left. There was also the right eyebrow piercing, a nose ring, and now the snake bites. Altogether about ten piercings; and that was assuming all of his friend's piercings were visible. He shivered at the thought, he certainly wouldn't put it past him.
For fear of giving any ideas, Shinra decided it was best not to ask.
His gaze shifted up to Izaya's hair as something else caught his eye. He'd never noticed it before because it was very subtle, but his friend's hair was dyed light blue at the very tips. The brunette frowned a little, wondering when the raven had done that.
He was wearing the same jacket he wore everyday, mostly black with electric blue stripes on the sleeves and hood. His prefered black skinny jeans somewhat downplayed the wideness of his hips.
Izaya hated his own body. He hated how he was so often mistaken for a girl. How he couldn't seem to go anywhere without being groped by older men. Even the school had suspended him for using the boys bathroom. Who even did that? And his parents only made things worse; his mother always called him her precious little girl that she never had, despite his two younger twin sisters, and his dad had taken him shopping in the women's section the previous year.
Things were only made more difficult at home as of late by his family's poor financial situation. With the likelihood of losing the house if they didn't make more money, his parents had both become increasingly irritable. Despite it all they still managed to tell him not to worry about it. That he should just concentrate on school and they'd have everything figured out soon...
The teen was snapped out of his thoughts when the teacher walked in followed by a large, blond haired boy.
"Let me introduce our new student, class this is Shizuo Heiwajima. He'll be studying right along with you from today on so please look after him." the teacher announced.
"Please take care of me." the blonde gave the customary greeting before going to take his seat. The new student was tall, lean but somewhat muscular, with no visible tattoos or piercings. He looked good in his plain blue t-shirt and faded blue jeans.
He smiled lightly at Izaya as he took the empty desk that happened to be beside him. The raven felt his heart flutter and forced himself to look away. Maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't mind his girly body if it meant he could get to know the new student better. Shizuo... Shizuo Heiwajima... he had a good name too.
Izaya jumped a little when Shinra tapped his shoulder, startling him out of his thoughts. "Your face is a little red." he said, pointing to his own for emphasis. There was a gleam in his eye, suggesting he suspected the reason.
Embarrassed, the raven reacted by quickly pulling his hood up to hide his face. He stayed that way through class, only finally pulling it down when the lunch bell rang and he felt sure his face was back to normal. Not that it lasted long.
As he stood up he collided with the tall blonde and only kept his feet thanks to the quick strong grip Shizuo took on his arm. Once his balance was regained, Izaya found himself staring up into warm coffee colored eyes and knew from the burning sensation in his cheeks that his face was red again.
"You okay?" the blonde asked with a slight look of concern. With one hand still on the raven's arm to steady him, Shizuo lifted his free hand to the other teen's forehead to check his temperature. "Hey, you're kind of warm."
Izaya pulled away, turning his face away in the process. "I- I'm fine." he stuttered. "S-sorry about that."
Shizuo looked a little confused and opened his mouth to say something just when Shinra cut in, throwing an arm around the raven with a broad grin. "Hello! Thanks for looking out for my friend here! I'm Shinra Kishitani and this Izaya Orihara. Why don't you join us for lunch?" he asked brightly.
Shizuo looked startled for a moment, then he smiled pleasantly, and peeking around Shinra's arm, the raven felt his heart flutter again. He squeezed the brunette lightly, signifying his gratitude as the blonde accepted the invitation.
As they all headed for the cafeteria, Izaya pulled his hood up once more for good measure. He was pretty sure his face was still red, and if Heiwajima-kun kept smiling like that, he didn't think it would be going away.
And that's a wrap for chapter one. Please review and tell me what you think. Also be sure to check out the original Smile For The Camera if you haven't already.
Please note that this is an AU. Yes the characters are immensely OoC, but that was how izayathenightmare wrote them and I promised not to change them.
Finally, if the artwork used for the cover is yours, please let me know. If you don't want me to use it I'll change it.