"Izaya, you've got to stop provoking Shizuo. You know he takes everything seriously."

"Oh, does he? Well, that's the fun part I guess hahah~"

"So you take joy in tormenting Shizuo?"

"Of course! - Don't you?"

"So how did you like the place?"

Azusa looked up from the bench she was sitting on; Izaya had come over with two hot cups of coffee in his hands. He handed one to Azusa and took a seat next to her.

"Oh, I liked it." She said, remembering the large living room and the wide view of the city out in the balcony. "I really liked the kitchen with the white marble countertop. I like the color white." She mumbled dazedly and sipped some of the coffee, slowly recalling the apartment she and Izaya had just visited.

"Well, I can call right now and tell them that you'll take the place if you want it." Izaya pulled out his phone and showed her the screen, bright white letters on a black background telling the time. "It's 11:14, shall we go eat something?" he said, motioning towards a building on the opposite side of the street from them.

Azusa shook her head. "I'm not that hungry right now." And slowly stood up, spinning 360 degrees and taking the view of the numerous buildings towering over them. "I'm guessing your office is in one of these buildings?"

Izaya nodded triumphantly and got up as well. "That's right!" he chirped happily, putting his free arm around Azusa's shoulders. "I can take you there if you promise not to tell Shizu-chan where it is!"

"Tidy as always, I see..."

Azusa was looking around Izaya's office, overwhelmed by the interior and shelves reaching the high ceiling filled with books. When she finished looking at every little corner and being amazed at the decorations on certain tables, she returned to the sofa where Izaya was finishing his coffee.

"So" Izaya raised an eyebrow, smiling deviously at Azusa. "How does it feel to be back?"

Azusa shrugged, resting her cup of coffee on the table in front of the sofa. "Alright, I guess." She looked at Izaya before smiling back and stared at his large collection of books. "Feeling a bit nostalgic... Missed me?"

The spacious room echoed as Izaya had burst into laughter. "Of course I did – but I bet Shizu-chan missed you most."

Azusa's smile slightly fell. "Hmm, I heard you gave Shizuo a hell of a time while I was gone." She said, changing the subject quickly.

"Well, since you disappeared, I decided to fill in your place and give him twice the joy~"

Azusa snorted as Izaya referred to torturing as joy. "Are you saying I gave him hell too?" she smirked, somewhat flinching when her grey eyes had met with Izaya's crimson orbs.

His eyes were red, which was one of the most unnatural things Azusa has ever seen. She could have sworn that his eyes were always emitting some kind of evil aura whenever she looked into them. Strangely, those devilish eyes suited Izaya's malevolent personality so well, sending shivers down Azusa's spine whenever she wondered if he was the devil himself.

"Your existence is what's torturing Shizu-chan right now, I'm sure you know that." Izaya's voice was cold, threatening Azusa to shiver. It sounded as if he speaking right next to her ear, her senses became sensitive as she refused to look at Izaya. "Poor Shizu-chan got his heart broken when his girlfriend left him~"

As forceful as it had seemed, Azusa had managed to maintain the smirk on her face. She refused to give him the reaction that he wanted, so she remained calm, knowing this was just one of Izaya's games.

"You should've seen him when he blamed me for your disappearance; I even had to leave Ikebukuro for a while for him to calm down!" Izaya made an angry expression, mocking Shizuo's gruff expression while imitating his husky voice: "Izayaaaaaa it's because of you isn't it? You flea, I'll make you pay!" Izaya started laughing again, clutching onto his stomach as if he pulled a muscle while laughing.

Azusa merely stared at Izaya as he continued; she hadn't noticed that her smirk had been replaced by a sour scowl.

"Shizu-chan and Azu-kun, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" he paused, looking surprised and sat up straight. "Oh wait, it should be F-U-C-K-I – "

Before Izaya could finish, Azusa had kicked the cup on the table. The lukewarm coffee had spilled all across the table and got on the carpet, staining it with an unpleasant tint of brown.

Azusa got up and walked away. She glanced back at the still smiling Izaya and said, "I'll take the place. See you tomorrow."

A/N: i actually just finished writing the fifth chapter. /has nothing to do/ i actually dont like this chapter haha

i'm planning to develop azusa's character throughout the story slowly. experimenting with a few things, i guess.

though i do have a lot planned for this fic, so im always excited to write more.

thank you for reading! reviews are always appreciated!