Hello this is Akiboshi. I just wanted to clear up some confusion. First off, this is the last chapter. This story was just suppose to be a oneshot of each pairings so there's nothing else after this chapter. But if somehow I have the urge to write a sequel, then I will. Also, Tsuki and Roppi are suppose to be a year younger than Shizuo and Izaya. So they're not in school anymore and have jobs. Well, Roppi does at least. I'm not sure about Tsuki. By the way, I'm sorry if the stories seem like it's going too fast. I realize it is, but I didn't know what else to do. Forgive me. I wanted to finish them before school starts.
If anyone wanted to know, I will be doing a oneshot or story (don't know yet) for Delic and Hibiya. Not sure about Shitsuo and Sakuraya. I might do another one for Tsuki and Roppi though. That pairing needs more love and there needs to be more stories about them in my opinion. Also, if you guys have any request, feel free to drop any. I hope that clears up all the confusion. Hope you enjoy this last chapter. Ciao.
"Psyche, can you please help me unpack these things?"
A young man with black hair and magenta eyes smiled brightly at the student who asked for his help.
"Sure! I'd love to help!"
The student was taken aback of his excitement then smiled back. With their combined work, they managed to unpack all of the boxes that had the items for their haunted house theme. Today was the school's annual festival and all of the students were excited for it. Especially Psyche Orihara who was happily placing some spider webs on the wall.
Suddenly, the classroom door slammed open showing a young man who looked almost exactly like him. Once Psyche noticed the presence of his older brother, he started pushing people aside so that he could get to him.
"Pi-chan!"
Psyche glomped Roppi and clung to him like a Koala. He looked up and noticed the slight twitch in the other's eyes. Even though most people would step away in fright, Psyche hugged the other tightly then nuzzled his head against his neck. He didn't know why his older brother was there, but he was happy to see him. Whenever it came to his family, he always loved to be in their presence and he showed that by showering them with lots of hugs.
Although he knew that neither of his brothers liked to be hugged, he did it anyway. Someone needed to be the one to bring liveliness and cheerfulness into their family. Plus, they didn't seem to mind too much of showing public affection anymore. It looked like they were starting to get used to it.
"Psyche, there is a limit to how much public affection I can tolerate and you now that. So if you value your headphones, let go."
"You wouldn't dare."
He looked up to him with hopeful eyes and a bit of uncertainty in his voice. Psyche knew that Roppi wouldn't do anything terrible to him, but he was never one too bluff. So when Roppi's eyes darkened as he touched the headphones hanging around his neck, the younger Orihara jumped a few feet away with his hands on his headphones. Although they seemed like ordinary headphones, everyone knew how precious they were to him. He received them as a present from his brothers, so he took very good care of them.
"You're mean, Pi-chan."
Even though Roppi gave him those headphones, he wouldn't mind destroying them. He didn't seem to care about throwing away a cake he spent time baking if it meant punishing his younger brother. Roppi was never one to bluff, so that meant Psyche always needed to be careful around him. Suddenly, a bag was shoved into his hands.
"You forgot your lunch. Next time, use your brain and remember to pick it up."
It took him a while to register what the other just said, but soon a smile appeared on his face. Psyche held his hand up to his head in mock salute.
"Yes sir! Thanks Pi-chan!"
He gave him one last hug then went back to helping out after placing his food in a safe place. It was close to lunch time, but he already ate some food from one of the classrooms selling them. Many people asked him to try out their desserts since they knew he loved sweets. Thankfully the people cooking knew what they were doing, so he didn't have to lie when he said he liked them.
"Man Psyche, how are you able to get along with your brother so well? He's so scary."
A student next to him looked back at his brother with a frightened look on his face.
"Pi-chan's not scary. He just likes being alone so that's why he acts mean all the time."
"You're so brave Psyche-chan."
Psyche kept his usual smile on his face as people started complimenting him while they helped decorate the classroom. To him, he never thought of his brother as scary even when Roppi hated him. He felt that everyone had some kindness in their heart. That's why he was friendly towards everyone. Psyche lived with the motto of 'treating others the way you want to be treated' and 'if you have nothing nice to say then don't say it'. The younger Orihara turned around to look at his brother for a moment when he remembered something.
"Pi-chan! You're going to come back later for the festival right? My class is going to have a haunted house!"
Roppi made a thoughtful face which worried Psyche that he might decide not to go even though he already promised.
"Yeah I'll be there. Don't worry."
"I'll keep your word on that!"
Psyche energetically waved goodbye to his brother then ran over to the other side of the room to help with costumes. It looked like they needed some help, since not many people liked making outfits. Many of the guys thought that sewing was unmanly, so the girls were stuck with the job of creating them. And even then, most of the girls supervised since they didn't like dealing with scary stuff. Either that or they went to another classroom to talk to their friends. The energetic boy sat himself into one of the chairs then noticed a boy focusing on sewing a black outfit. He never saw him before, so he must have been from the other class that teamed up in their project to create a haunted house.
At first, the other boy was so engrossed into his project that he didn't realize someone was next to him. However he soon took notice of Psyche then continued sewing after handing him two pieces of cloth to sew together. Psyche placed his headphones on then started working slowly but surely on his task. Silently the two worked with diligence and efficiency while the other students got the layout of the haunted house done. The room was filled with chatter and excitement as everything started to come together.
All the windows were blacked out so the only source of light was coming from outside the classroom door. With the help of some artistic students, the gory backgrounds were stunning. Even without looking at them in the dark, they look terrifying. Many of the inspiration came from Korean horror films that sent many shivers down the spine. We even placed some hidden cameras in some area courtesy of the newspaper club. They wanted to place some photos of people that got scared in our haunted house to publish in the future school newspaper.
Of course, our class gladly agreed, so the people participating were going to get a surprise. We just hoped that no one would get a heart attack after going into our haunted house. Apparently last year, the class that did this before created such a frightening house that some people fainted.
"Hey Psyche, can you wear this outfit please?"
Psyche looked up after tying the last knot of the outfit he was working on. Right in front of him, a student girl was holding up a black Victorian style outfit that was meant to be a zombie after putting on makeup. No doubt, the girls decided on that because of an anime called Kuroshitsuji. Psyche has heard of it before, and he had to agree that the guys on that anime were very well dressed. They also had very nice voices.
"Wait, wasn't Takahashi suppose to wear that?"
"Yeah, but he ended up being the ghost instead, so could you please take his place?"
A couple of other girls popped up next to her and begged him as well. Psyche took one more look at the outfit then sighed. He was curious as to how he might look in those clothes, but they seem uncomfortable. However, he knew that the girls were going to keep bothering him until he said yes.
"Sure, it looks fun."
The girls jumped up in glee then placed the outfit into his hands then practically pushed him into the boy's bathroom so that he could change. A sigh left his lips after he closed the bathroom stall. As Psyche started taking off his clothes, he remembered that he brought his 3Ds to school. He recently bought it after finally saving enough money for it. Not many people know it, but he enjoyed playing video games.
Once he got his hands on a gameboy advanced as a kid, he fell in love with video games. As of right now, he didn't have any games, but there were a lot of features in the 3Ds that he liked. He could create his own selfie called a Mii in it. His Mii that he named 'Psyche' that looked just like himself with pink eyes and the camera and internet browser, the new game console allowed people to be more interactive with each other. For example, when the wireless connection was turned on and Psyche passed by someone who had a 3Ds that also have their connection on, they exchanged Miis with each other. From there, they could then use the Mii in small mini games.
When he checked his 3Ds, he didn't have any new notifications. A disappointed look crossed over his face before he shrugged his shoulder. It was a long shot bringing his 3Ds to school. The students weren't allowed to bring video games to school, so there wasn't much chances that he would find someone with a 3Ds. Psyche placed the 3Ds into the coat pocket of the Victorian outfit which surprisingly fit perfectly inside.
At that moment, he decided to send Iza-nii a text to remind him that today was the festival. Last night he remained in his office doing work, so he might have forgotten. After sending the text, Psyche got into the Victorian outfit then went back to the classroom with his folded uniform and headphones in his hands. After he placed his belongings in a safe place, he showed the girls how he looked. The girls were deeply happy with the result and instantly pulled him into a chair to start applying the makeup.
As much as he didn't like having something on his face, it was necessary to make his character come alive. They made his face more pale and also created shadows under his eyes. The girls even made some parts of his body look like skin was peeling off. It was awesome. When they were done with him, Psyche looked like the undead from the 1800's come back alive. He looked at himself in the mirror and applauded them for their artistic skill. The other people that were dressed up for the occasion also looked fantastic. They pretended to scare some people in the class and in response they let out a fake scream. It was funny to watch.
"Psyche-chan, could you please deliver this box to class 2-D? They accidentally gave us their cooking equipment."
"Roger that."
"Oh, and try not to scare them too much alright?"
A playful grin formed on his zombie face as he gave the girl a thumbs up. He scooped the box up then started walking through the hallway while scaring some of the poor, unfortunate students that he found. To be honest, he didn't think anyone would be scared of him since they knew him as cheerful and happy go lucky. However, it seems that the makeup was really affective. Also, making one of Roppi's glare also did the trick. People were also really captivated by the dead skin that seemed to be falling off his body.
When he arrived at class 2-D, he accidentally frightened a poor girl that came out of the classroom. Psyche didn't even planning on scaring her. She just jumped away from him clutching her heart with wide eyes after taking one look at his face. After taking a few moments to apologize and making sure that she didn't need to go to the hospital, he went inside the classroom. Many of the students were working hard making enough food for the festival. One side of the room was making bread while the other side focused on baking cakes.
"Oh so that's where all the spatulas we-woah!"
A student with brown hair and hazel nut eyes jumped a little when he noticed him. Soon enough, the surprised expression turned into a silly grin.
"Man you look so horrifying that it's awesome. You must be from class 1-B. I'm Kousei Takamori."
"Psyche Orihara. I died in the 1800's and I have come back from the dead to eat your brain."
Psyche placed the box down in the corner then started limping strangely towards Kousei with his hands out. In response, the guy pretended to be afraid then started walking away from him. The two continued this for a while until one of the teachers told them to stop messing around. They pretended to stop for a while then started continuing once the adult was gone. All of a sudden, they heard a girl yell in frustration.
"Kousei! Don't tell me you touched the stove again! I thought we told you to stay away from it!"
She shook her head at him as she held out a plate of what looked like burnt bread on it.
"But you don't understand, they taste good. Really! Psyche's brother even tried it and said so."
"He did?"
Psyche was surprised to hear that his brother would do such a favor for someone when he claims that he hates humans. This guy must have had some serious powers of persuasion.
"Here Psyche, try one."
Kousei eagerly offered him one of the burnt bread which Psyche ate without hesitation. Despite how it looks, it was indeed delicious.
"It's good. I might come back from the dead again just to eat this."
"Seriously?"
The girl looked at him in shock then tried one for herself. Almost immediately, her eyes went wide before she looked at Kousei.
"It is good."
"See? I told you. Don't judge a book by its cover."
"Amen brother."
Psyche high fived Kousei then they both chuckled at nothing in particular.
"I have to head back to find more victims to scare. Keep up the good work man."
"Don't be a stranger."
Psyche waved farewell then continued his raid of scaring people. It amused him to no end seeing people's reaction whenever he sneaked up behind them. Although for some of them, he felt bad since they almost fainted from fright. He tried to scare more guys than girls, but some of the females get scared without him trying. Sometimes he would be walking casually through the hall then suddenly hear a girl scream since she took one look at him.
Once he arrived back to his classroom, the place was getting scarier by the minute. When he walked through the door, he felt something attack his face. At first, he didn't know what it was which scared him since he couldn't see anything, but then he realized that it was a fake spider web. The darkness managed to completely conceal the spider web when he entered the room. Psyche felt proud of the work that was getting done. He had a feeling that the haunted house will be a success.
"Boo!"
Suddenly a white blob appeared out of nowhere which caused him to scream. However, after his scream died down he heard laughing from the white blob. A pout formed on Psyche's face as he pushed the blob to the ground with no mercy. He started hearing other people laugh as he walked away.
"You guys are so mean!"
"Aww, we're sorry Psyche-chan. We just wanted to test things out. We didn't think you were going to be the one coming in."
He felt some people pat his back while others apologized for scaring him. Psyche immediately accepted their apologies then started helping with what still needed to be done. However, it seemed that everyone had things under control, so he just sat around watching people work. After looking around to make sure that there were no teachers nearby, Psyche took out his 3Ds to check for any notifications. It was then that he realized that he tagged someone.
At first Psyche didn't believe it, but then he launched the Mii Plaza to see that there was someone at the entrance. He clicked a button then watched as his personal Mii welcomed another Mii with blonde hair in a dark blue outfit. Apparently the other Mii was named 'Tsugaru' and recently played Fire Emblem Awakening. Psyche looked around the room, but didn't see anyone that resembled this Tsugaru. His curiosity got the best of him, so he decided at that moment to find that person. He really wanted to talk to that person about the game they was playing. Psyche saw a trailer of it and was really excited about getting it. He loved the graphics and the character designs.
After announcing his leave, the cheerful boy started his quest to look for Tsugaru. He didn't know if the person looked exactly like their Mii, but he hoped they did. Psyche didn't even know if the person was a boy or girl. It could be either way since the person could chose to make a boy or girl Mii. However, he stayed optimistic. If he was able to tag someone at school, then he would be able to find the person even if that meant searching all over the place. He had some time to kill before the festival started. So for the moment, he was going to find the person based off of their Mii.
Along the way, Psyche made sure to continue scaring the students for his amusement. And also of course as advertisement for the haunted house. As much as he loved to make people smile, scaring them was also fun. It was funny to see people's eyes bulge out of their socket while they struggle to calm themselves. However, there were some people that just doesn't get scared. Some of his attempts were failures since they either noticed him before he could scare them, or they just weren't scared.
So far, he didn't find any sign of a blonde haired male in the hallways. The next place he went to was the library. After he checked every single corner of the room, it seemed that there wasn't anyone there. As he took the time to look at each row of bookshelves, Psyche realized how quiet the place was. Compared to the bustling noises outside, it was dead silent here. Maybe next year, their class should host the haunted house in the library instead. It was much bigger and seemed like a good place to create a spooky atmosphere.
"Woops, getting sidetracked."
Psyche turned away then exited the library. He went down a flight of stairs then out the backdoors of the school to check the gym. Looking inside, people were busy preparing some kind of obstacle course. It looked interesting at first, but after realizing that Tsugaru wasn't there he left without looking back. He tried asking some people whether they saw someone with his features, but most of them shook their head. Those that gave Psyche some insight lead him to a dead end.
The baseball field was the next place he wanted to check, but apparently it was temporarily closed off for the day. So then, Psyche decided to go back into the school to double check the classrooms and hallways. Tsugaru was bound to be somewhere in the school, so the young boy stayed optimistic. That was what he kept telling himself even as he passed the hallways a couple of times to look for the blonde haired guy. He even went into class 2-D again to check if there was a sign of Tsugaru. Unfortunately there wasn't so he momentarily greeted Kousei then went back to his search. At this point, he got tired of scaring people so he didn't bother sneaking up behind people. He already frightened most of the people in the school since he searched everywhere for Tsugaru.
Psyche sighed to himself then went back to his classroom to grab his lunch before heading up to the rooftop. He wasn't done searching for the other guy. The young boy just wanted to rest before continuing his search. Psyche was determined to find that person even if that meant spending the whole day looking for them. Although it seemed unreasonable that he would make such a decision for one guy, it felt important to find this person. It was a great opportunity to make a friend that had the same interest as him.
After going up a flight of stairs, Psyche was ready to pick the lock for the rooftop door, but found it unlocked already. He opened the door then looked around only to see a blonde haired guy sleeping on the floor. At that moment, Psyche couldn't stop smiling. He just found the person he tagged. Today was a lucky day for him. Psyche couldn't help but jump up and down in excitement before running towards the guy as quietly as he could.
At first, the boy just stared at the other with curiosity as he took in every detail of his appearance. The sleeping guy was also wearing the school uniform but his tie was dark blue. He looked just like his Mii in every way, but what surprised him was that this man looked just like Shizuo Heiwajima. As Psyche looked at him, he indeed saw the resemblance between the two. He didn't remember Izaya mentioning that Shizuo had a brother, but apparently he does have one. It just puzzled him that no one seemed to know that a relative of Shizuo Heiwajima was in this school.
Slowly, Psyche touched the other's cheek with his finger. Surprisingly the other didn't wake up, so he decided to continue poking him until he woke up. It didn't take long for that to happen since Psyche's constant poking brought the other out of dreamland. Tsugaru opened his blue eyes to come in contact with Psyche's magenta ones. For a moment, they looked at each other in silence. It surprised Psyche that the other didn't look scared even though he woke up to a zombie staring down at him. Psyche decided to break the silence.
"Well hello their handsome. I'm here to eat your brain."
Psyche held the other's head then leaned close to the other's face. A wide smile was seen on the Orihara's face before he started biting his blond hair. At first, Tsugaru did nothing to stop him from eating his head probably because he was still tired from just waking up. However within a few seconds, Psyche felt the other pinch his cheeks without mercy.
"Wahhh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I promise I won't eat your brain."
The younger male started whining as he tried to remove the hand gripping his cheek. Tsugaru took this time to take in the appearance of the person that disturbed his sleep. He didn't see any threat from the other boy, so he decided to release his cheek. Psyche sighed in relief then gently rubbed his cheek to ease the pain.
"So you're Psyche. I can see why everyone is so fond of you."
Upon hearing his name, Psyche looked up then stared at the other in confusion.
"You're famous around the school for being the happy go lucky guy related to the famous Izaya Orihara."
"But what about you? You're related to Shizuo Heiwajima, the strongest man in Ikebukuro, so you're famous too right?"
Tsugaru sat up with his back to the fence then shook his head.
"Not many people notice me since I'm very quiet. They don't seem to like my stoic demeanor either."
Psyche moved to sit next to Tsugaru.
"Well those people are blind. You look very cool to me."
Tsugaru looked at the other with a blank expression, but Psyche just continued to smile.
"I'm not lying you know. Honesty is the best policy."
"Then I have to say, you're not a good zombie."
"Hey. For your information, I managed to scare more than half of the people in this school."
Psyche puffed his cheeks then tried to make himself look scary, but nothing frightened the older male. After a few more attempts, Psyche gave up on proving himself. He ended up sitting back down with his arms crossed over his chest.
"I'll scare you someday, I promise you that."
He didn't receive a response, so he decided to start eating his lunch. A frown formed on his face when he realized that it was filled with vegetables. Psyche tugged the other's shirt to get his attention.
"Do you want some carrots?"
"You should eat all your vegetables."
"But they're nasty."
Psyche closed the lunch box then pushed it far away from himself. Tsugaru took the lunch box into his hands then picked up a carrot with the chopsticks provided. He placed the vegetable right in front of the other's mouth, but Psyche refused it.
"Psyche, you need to eat your vegetables."
He shook his head then made a motion of sealing his lips shut then throwing the key aside. Tsugaru didn't seem bothered even though the boy was being stubborn.
"Do I need to pinch your cheeks again?"
The other boy didn't budge even when he said that. Tsugaru tried pushing the carrot into the other's mouth, but Psyche shook his head then stood up to move away from him. The older male sighed then followed him to where he was currently sitting. They continued moving little by little until Tsugaru had him cornered.
"Come on, eat the carrot."
"I rather eat your brain than the carrot."
"Why would you eat that instead?"
"Cause you look tastier."
Tsugaru momentarily pinched Psyche's cheeks, but wasn't able to make him eat the orange vegetable. The boy whined, but he didn't dare open his mouth.
"Just eat half of the vegetables."
Psyche firmly shook his head while covering his mouth with his hands.
"Even if I fed you?"
Again the boy shook his head and looked at the other with determined eyes. However, Tsugaru was just as determined to get him to eat some of his vegetables. He had a backup plan in case Psyche was being extremely stubborn, but he didn't want to have to resort to it. However, the boy needed to learn to eat vegetables, or else he wouldn't grow up with a healthy body. He knew this since his brother Tsuki, also refused to eat vegetables which caused him to get easily sick.
"This is for your own good, Psyche."
Psyche titled his head in confusion, but still kept his hands over his mouth. Tsugaru placed the sliced carrot into his mouth then grabbed Psyche's hands to move them away. Tsugaru placed his mouth over Psyche's then forced his lips open with his tongue before pushing the carrot into his mouth. He made sure to continue kissing him until Psyche chewed the carrot then swallowed. Since it all happened so fast, Psyche wasn't able to struggle that much. Plus, he already knew that fighting against a Heiwajima's strength was a futile battle. Once the carrot was gone, Tsugaru pulled away.
At first, Psyche didn't know what to do so he sat speechless looking at the other's face. Tsugaru had a calm look on his face and didn't look embarrassed even though he just kissed another boy.
"You finally ate it."
Psyche blinked once, then twice before nodding slowly.
"Was it nasty?"
The younger male shook his head then touched his cheeks that felt warmer than usual. It was then that he noticed something.
"You know, that was my first kiss."
"Mine too."
"Why aren't you embarrassed?"
Compared to Psyche, Tsugaru looked calm and content.
"I am."
"Well you don't look like it."
Tsugaru let out a soft chuckle as he ruffled Psyche's hair almost affectionately.
"I am, but I just don't show it."
"Well I'm going to get you to make a different expression than the usual one you show! And also scare you. I haven't forgotten about that."
"Alright then."
The two sat next to each other for a moment.
"Tsugaru, do you like me?"
Tsugaru looked at Psyche for a moment with a thoughtful expression. Then, there was a barely visible smile that formed on his lips.
"Yes, I do."
"Is that why you went so far to feed me carrots?"
"I…may have just felt like kissing you."
Psyche looked at the other who wore a calm look on his face.
"Well I also like Tsugaru, so we should be friends!"
"If that's what you want."
"Yay!"
Psyche hugged Tsugaru tightly then kissed his cheek.
"Psyche, you don't kiss your friends."
"You don't? But you kissed me."
"That was so you would eat the carrot."
"Does that mean it meant nothing?"
The younger male looked at the other with big, innocent eyes that caused something to stir in Tsugaru. Psyche pursed his lips then looked away with a sad look on his face. That made the older male immediately regret saying anything.
"It did mean something! I-I mean, I care about you Psyche, so that's why I did it."
"Are you sure? I don't want to be a bother."
Tsugaru held Psyche's face in his hands then made him look at him.
"You aren't, don't ever think of yourself that way. I like you the way you are."
"I like you too! So if we kiss each other, does that mean we're lovers?"
"I-I guess, but I think we should start out as friends first."
"Can we still kiss?"
Psyche looked up at him with hopeful eyes.
"Yes, we can."
"Yay! Does this also mean you'll let me eat your brain?"
"Psyche."
"Just kidding, just kidding."
The two snuggled close together.
"You know I'm going to make you finish your vegetables."
"As long as Tsu-chan feeds me, I don't mind."
"Tsu-chan?"
"Yup. I give nicknames to people I like and appreciate."
A gleeful smile formed on Psyche's face as he nuzzled his head against the other's neck. Tsugaru also smiled then started feeding the other through there kisses. Halfway through their feeding, Psyche remembered something.
"So, where's your 3Ds? I want to play Fire Emblem."
"I didn't bring it with me today. But how did you know I had one?"
"But…I tagged you."
"What?"
Psyche looked off to the side then titled his head. Who did he tag if Tsugaru didn't have his 3Ds with him? Unbeknownst to the new lovebirds, below them there older brothers were chasing each other. Hachimenroppi was chasing Tsukishima because he crossed the line in showing public affection. The day started out innocently enough for Tsukishima Heiwajima. Hee was innocently his brother's 3Ds at home then got stuck on one section of the game. So after some struggles in finding the school, he was going to ask his brother to help him advance in the game. Unfortunately, he lost his phone during the search of his older brother, so he got sidetracked. After some complications, he got his phone back and even met a new friend, Roppi. However, he went too far in showing his excitement and ended up getting chased by him.
At the moment, he held a 3Ds close to his chest, so that it wouldn't fall as he ran away from the angry Orihara. The device was glowing a green light which meant that he passed someone who also had a 3Ds.
