The next day at school...

"Big brother, big brother! We need to hurry!" Mairu yells at her older brother. Izaya felt a tug at his sleeve.

"Hurry." Kururi repeats.

"We'll be fine, we're not gonna be late." Izaya states in his normal calm, know-it-all demeanor.
The three children walk quickly to school. The girls hold hands and wear matching dresses and little bows in their hair. Izaya watched them in amusement,

"So what are your plans again after grade school?" Izaya asks.

"We're gonna get married and have 32 children." Mairu stated and Kururi nodded.

"And will I be invited?" Izaya smiled, already knowing the answer. He held in a laugh.

"No way, you're too annoying."

Izaya laughed and nodded.

"Yes I am."

They arrived shortly. Izaya walked them to their classroom. They kissed him goodbye and walked in, hand in hand.

"IZAYA!"

Izaya looked over, a backpack appeared out of nowhere and smacked him straight in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. He rubbed his face with his arm and looked up. Shizuo and Kasuka stood above him. Izaya smiled,

"Oh hi Kasuka, is this boy bothering you?"

"YOU'RE THE ONE BOTHERING HIM!"

"No Izaya, Shizuo would never bother me." Kasuka said emotionlessly. He had a red t-rex sticker on his shirt. Izaya smiled. He opened his mouth,

"Nice stick-"

"Izaya you finish that sentence and I'll kick you in the face!" Shizuo grabbed Izaya by the collar and lifted him up. Izaya stuck out his tongue.

"Pthbthhhh! Nah nah nah! Come at me Shizu-chan!" Izaya swung his foot back and straight in Shizuo's gut. Shizuo recoiled and dropped Izaya. He held his gut and punched Izaya directly in the chest. Izaya staggered back coughing while Shizuo still held his stomach.

"You *cough* jerk!"

"Same Shizu-chan!"

"Oi! Leave our brother alone!" Mairu and Kururi out of the classroom and stood in front of Izaya.

"Alone!" Kururi restated.

"Outta the way! I'm really gonna let Izaya have it this time!" Shizuo growled shaking his fist. Kasuka looked at them.

"Hello Kururi and Mairu."

They looked at him then each other and squealed.

"Eeeeeee! Kasuka! Kasuka!" They grabbed him and dragged him into the classroom.

"Come play with us! Good luck Izaya!"

"Bye Shizuo." Kasuka said waving.

Shizuo looked at Izaya who picked himself up and brushed off the dirt.

"Wow." Shizuo stated.

"What can I say? Crushes, crush family bonds." Izaya shrugged.

"Whatever, now it's just us! NOW APOLOGIZE!"

Izaya smirked and nodded no.

"Are you still mad about that tiny little piece of hard candy on a stick?"

Shizuo shook his head, "No, I mean yes, but that's not why I'm mad at you today! It's because of this!"

Shizuo pointed behind him. Izaya looked slowly behind the brunette. Izaya looked around confused.

"What is it I am looking at?"

Shizuo looked back, and gave him an annoyed look. Whatever Shizuo wanted to show him was currently missing.

"Errrgh, Shinra, don't escape pighead!" Shizuo stormed off of sight and Izaya heard a surprised squeal.

"Shizuo, wait no, Shizuo!"

Shizuo came back pulling Shinra along by the arm. Izaya almost laughed seeing Shinra's distraught reaction.

"But Shizuo!"

"No buts, you can go back to Ms. Celty soon!"

Shizuo pushed Shinra in front of Izaya, who smiled.

"Hi Shinra."

"Hi Izaya. So can I go now?"

"Tell Izaya what you told me yesterday!"

Shinra looked at Shizuo in slight annoyance.

"The whole conversation? I could but it takes time away from my precious Ms. Celty! Basically Izaya we had a normal uninteresting conversation. Now that is cleared up, I'll be on my way! I'm coming my love!" Shinra started to run back where he had been dragged from. Shizuo caught Shinra and spun him around facing Izaya again.

"Shinra the last part. Then you can go."

"Oh right right. Ahem, now Izaya I proposed the idea that you and Shizuo are in love."

Izaya stared. Then blinked. He started laughing.

"Can I go now?" Shinra asked.

Shizuo nodded and Shinra left in the direction of his teacher.

"Oh what an idea, me in love with you. You? Hah! As if that would ever happen!" Izaya smirked.

"That's what I thought! But because this is your fault you're going to fix this Izaya! Or I'll beat you into pulp!" Shizuo yelled.

"Shizu-chan how will I fix this mess?" Izaya smirked.

"By leaving me alone-"

"No." Izaya cut him off.

"You jerk! Let me finish at least!"

Izaya smiled and shrugged.

"If you leave me alone, people and Shinra will stop thinking we're in love. Because we are not! And I will never ever love you. So there, go away Izaya!"

Izaya smiled, "Noooooo."

"You toadface, why not!"

"Because Shizu-chan may not love me or I him. But, you're still my monster."

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

'Shizuo Heiwajima!" Ms. Celty came from outside a nearby classroom. She had Shinra clinging to her leg.

"What did I tell you about threatening people?!"

Shizuo turned bright red. Izaya smiled smugly, he knew that Shizuo being shamed by his favorite teacher was a serious blow. Izaya whimpered,

"Teacher, Teacher, Shizu-chan's so mean to me! He wants to beat me to a pulp!"

Shizuo turned to Izaya, raising his fist.

"YOU-" His fist was stopped by Ms. Celty who turned to Izaya now.

"Izaya, I know you usually provoke Shizuo so don't you start with me."

Izaya frowned, Shizuo glared menacingly at Izaya. Ms. Celty let Shizuo's fist go.

"Ha Izaya, no one believes you!"

"Boys, you two apologize to one another right now."

The boys looked at her in shock.

"Oh, now you both have nothing to say. Well I can fix that. Would you rather hold hands all day instead?"

Izaya's cheeks lightly colored themselves pink, Shizuo let out a disgusted noise.

"I wouldn't mind…" Izaya said so softly it barely resonated with either.

Shizuo turned to look at Izaya, thinking he had said something rude to him under his breath.

"What did you just say!" Shizuo hissed. Izaya narrowed his eyes and blew him a kiss.

"I said your hands are probably grimey anyway! Who would want to hold your nasty hands!"

"IZAYA DIE!"

Shizuo jumped at Izaya, he aimed his fist at Izaya's face. Izaya dodged, but his shoulder was hit instead. Izaya flew back from the impact, slamming into another student. They tumbled down and became tangled together. Izaya groaned along with the other student.

"Sorry, Tom." Izaya mumbled to the other student. The upperclassman sighed,

"It's fine. It didn't hurt that much anyway."

"BOYS!" Ms. Celty yelled. She ran over to Izaya and Tom. Shizuo looking in horror, knowing he had unintentionally involved and hurt another student. Ms. Celty pulled Izaya up and off of Tom. Tom ran his fingers through his hair in exasperation.

"Hey, Tom are you alright?" Tom's friend ran over and pulled him up.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Dude, that kid's crazy." His friend hissed at Shizuo. Shizuo's eyes dropped as he fiddled with his shirt. Tom nodded no,

"Nah he's fine. He's just a kid, he'll grow out of his extra energy."

Shizuo, eyes still dropped, gave a small smile. Tom and his friend walked away. Izaya looked at Shizuo who watched Tom walk away. Shizuo was smiling at Tom.

Izaya felt himself frowning.