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Alright! This is the fourth chapter, I hope I am still making this interesting! I had to play in all the emotions everyone is having so that's this chapter

Izaya: Again with the emoticons?

Chapter 4: rivalry of love

P.O.V. Kadota Kyohei

Shinra, Shizuo, Shizuka, and I were having our normal lunch on the rooftop when something odd happened. Izaya showed up. He plopped down next to Shizuka and stated that its time for her to study. What's worse is that she just said okay and didn't complain at all. That's not the Shizuka I know... Looking over at Shizuo I could tell he was pissed off about this. Hmm, he must not like Izaya either. The only one that was oblivious to this was Shinra. Of course, he was always super happy and could talk about love easily; this resulted in Shizuo yelling about love at him though. But gradually they stopped yelling about it since maybe they realized it was true love for Shinra.
"Hey, Shizuka. Why haven't you beat his face in yet? Normally you're super pissed off at the mention of his name..."
"Ah? ... Because I just want this over with Kyohei." I always found it cute when she called me by Kyohei. Most people acknowledge me by Kadota.
"Ah? You're Kadota right?" This was from Izaya. He was looking over at me and then he smirked. "I'll call you Dota-chin."
"Don't call me that."
"Whatever you say Dota-chin!"
This was hopeless. I looked over to Shizuka and was surprised to see her looking straight at Izaya with the most menacing glare I've ever seen her have. Izaya was completely oblivious to this, or maybe he was acting like he was. Either way, I thought it was kind of cute how violent she looked. Her brown hair was flowing down her back and made her seem so innocent.
As if Izaya could read my mind he looked over to me, smiled slightly, and then picked up a strand of Shizuka's hair.
"You can't scare me you know~ throwing desks isn't that hard. And your cute brown hair just makes you look like an angel." Shizuka stood up instantly right after that, she looked down at Izaya emotionless. Somehow her anger turned from menacing to an emotionless face, which is somehow worse and even scarier.
"Don't touch me, 'Me' consists of anything on my body, including clothes. I find it childish that I have to clarify this to someone your age but apparently I do. You're my tutor. Nothing more, you shouldn't be kissing me and trying to make me like you by giving me compliments, I don't like you and I never will." After she said that I expected her to storm away and get all mad. Surprisingly all she did was slowly turn around and walk off calmly not looking back. She left school early that day and I'm not sure why seeing as how we still had classes and she wasn't that mad.
"I've never seen her be so calm and mad at the same time. You really pushed her to the limit, flea." Shizuo was looking at the way Shizuka had left and his face showed how surprised he was, normally he would have hit Izaya with the nearest heavy object. Today was filled with weird moments.
I didn't like seeing Shizuka so disturbed by one person, I have to admit that I do like her and that's probably why these little things are bothering me now. But still-
"Hey~! Izaya! Where do you normally sit for lunch? Do you have anyone you hang out with?" Shinra interrupted my thoughts with these questions calling me back to the here and now.
"Ah? Nah, I just sit down there with Kanra but she leaves a lot. So I don't hang with anyone for lunch." I studied him finding it very odd for him to be telling people this. He is the one that wants to observe things... not that I know what he would be observing though. He sounds like he is faking something... trying to reach a goal by this. What would he actually want? With Shinra's next question and his answer everything slid into place.
Shizuka. His goal is Shizuka.

P.O.V. Izaya Orihara

I was watching Kadota observing how he reacted to Shizuka leaving and how he suddenly seemed lost in thought when Shinra had interrupted me. He asked what I do for lunch and I suddenly had an idea. Kanra wants Kadota, but I can tell just from this little time being with him that he is deeply in love with Shizuka. Thing is... he doesn't realize that part yet. Oh this will be fun~!
"Ah? Nah, I just sit down there with Kanra but she leaves a lot. So I don't hang with anyone for lunch." I replied with this as casual as I could so I could hide my entertainment in what was to come out of this game. Glancing over to Kadota I seen that he caught on but no one else. Good, this is what I was hoping that would happen. Kadota's a smart one; I have to take note of that for future use...
"I know! Izaya! You can sit with us! You're Shizuka's tutor anyways so you could finish that while hanging out and eating with us! You seem to know everyone here so you don't need an introduction to anyone. So what do you say?" Shinra was always so jumpy and excited and right now he was exactly that maybe even more than normal.
"I would love to. It would be nice to help her out at a convenient time for her and you guys seem to calm her down somewhat." I smiled slyly and I could see Kadota's head pop up. He understood the meaning behind it again.
Shizuo on the other hand was instantly angered. He was sitting on the ground but after he heard my answer he popped up from the floor and stood over Shinra grabbing his shirt and so that he could lift Shinra up to be face to face with him.
"Why are you inviting that Flea over to sit with us?! It's obvious that Shizuka and I hate his guts! Are you delusional?!" Well, I have a new nickname, don't I? Fine with me, interesting. Shizuka always calls me an arrange of insect names.

P.O.V. Kadota Kyohei

"Oh come on! You guys can learn to deal with this kind of stuff~!"
"Shinra, I suggest you shut up. You may be punched soon. It's Shizuo you are talking to and it's about him and Shizuka. Not a good outcome." I tried to warn Shinra before he pushed Shizuo to his limits.
"Fine, fine~ Shizuo put me down. I will sedate you if you raise your fist. I have a shot in my pocket~!" I'm not sure why anyone would be happy about this, but then again... it was Shinra. He, for some reason, wasn't scared of making Shizuo even more pissed off with his weird experiments or tests. I think he should do the tests on himself personally because of how crazy he acts.
Shizuo shoved Shinra down on the floor and stormed off. Not that Shizuo likes hurting his friends but come on. The man just threatened to mainly drug him.
I'm friends with the strangest of people. I was the quietest of them, Shizuo being second because he is always trying to control his anger from Shinra's ongoing one-sided conversation about his experiments or celty. If he's quiet there is less chance for him to snap. Shizuka isn't that quiet because one: She's a girl and girls talk. A lot, especially when it comes to topics that they're mad about. But she is still quiet when she gets around other people. Not because she's shy, everyone that antagonizes her about being shy learns this the hard way, but because people annoy her. She says that a lot of people are just complete idiots, all reasoning escaping their mind, and I'm starting to believe her when it comes to some people.
That's another thing that I like about her. She tries hard to be a really nice person and a lot of people think she's nice when she's not mad. Shizuo has the reputation for being violent and Shizuka doesn't seem to possess all the strength Shizuo has so citizens gladly talk to her. Downside, the ugly part of Ikebukuro thinks she's an easy target and 'talk' with her too. Those people are the most idiotic. Most people aren't what they seem to be and everyone's always learning and finding this out.
One thing for sure in my mind was that Izaya was after Shizuka. I don't know for what reason or even why yet, but I will find it out and protect her.

P.O.V. Shizuka Heiwajima

I walked away calmly not wanting to make Izaya think that he had won and succeeding in getting under my skin. But of course the truth was that he did, I could tell that he knew he did and I didn't care after I was out of his sight.
I left school grounds not even bothering to tell a teacher or stop at the office. I just walked out; I turned down the corner towards a hair salon and barged in. They were surprised by the suddenness but I wasn't in the mood to apologize. I walked up to the front desk and checked to see when they were available. The girl I asked had gladly said they could fit me in right now and took me back to sit at one of the stations.
The new girl looked at me and started running her hand through my hair. "What do you want done with your hair today?"
"I want it dyed, and cut short, really short." In a fit of rage I didn't even bother to think of what it would look like. I just didn't want that louse to comment on my hair.
"Ah? But your hair is so natural, why don't you keep it long still at least? It's so beautiful!"
"Please just dye it and cut it. I don't care if it's cute. That's why I am cutting it."
The girl looked at me displeased but went and got all the stuff to dye my hair. She bleached it first then put in a really light blonde color to make it look better. After she washed my hair for the second time she got out the scissors and the comb and started working on my bangs chopping them short right below my eyes. She moved on to the side and I was too tired to pay attention so I closed my eyes starting to relax finally.
When she was all done she tapped my shoulder and I opened my eyes to look in the mirror. My hair was still long. Only the top layer had been chopped up and the bottom layer remained waist length. The top layer had been cut in different lengths and flipped out randomly in places so it was more noticeable. I actually liked it even though she didn't listen to my request.
"What? Why didn't you chop it all off?"
"You looked mad and people do stupid things when they are mad so I left it. You'll thank me later."
"...Thank you." I looked back at the girl and smiled. I am actually glad she didn't cut it all off. Kasuka wouldn't have liked that and neither would have Shizuo. I guess I had picked blonde because Shizu-kuns hair is blonde.
"No problem." We walked to the front desk and when I looked at the clock I could tell school was already over. I paid for the expenses of the hair styling cost then walked out.
I couldn't remember why Shizuo actually dyed his hair. I know it was from some advice he had gotten from his friend Tom at the time, but I don't remember the real reason. It had shocked Kasuka and I when he walked in the house that day. Kasuka's shock was just a simple once over look, a shake of the head, then a nod. My reaction was more... loud... I guess you could say that much.
I had been too lost in my thoughts to really notice anything at all. Not where I was going, not to all the people that stared at my hair, not to the mothers that slightly pulled their children further away from me, and lastly not of the menacing look I was giving off.

P.O.V. Shizuo Heiwajima

Kadota and I were walking home from school, neither of us really talking. I could tell where Kadota's mind was at, that place was definitely not here. What was he thinking about? That I had no clue.
"Hey... Shizuo... Has Shizuka texted you saying where she went? I haven't seen her at all and she left school early." So that's what Kadota was wondering.
"Nope. She doesn't like to text because if her phone goes off constantly she gets mad and annoyed. That's how she is always getting a new phone anyways."

P.O.V. Kadota Kyohei

Kadota sighed at that remark but smiled slightly at it. Shizuka really needs to learn to calm down; she's snappier than her twin. But then again less strong than him, which is a good thing.
I was still wary about Izaya and I could tell Shizuo really wants to beat his face in even more than ever.
I glanced up to look at Shizuo and that's when I saw the girl that looked like Shizuka. I can't be right?! Is that really her?
When she spotted us she jogged over and waved slightly.
"Sorry. I left school early."
Shizuo looked down after hearing his twins voice and his eyes widened. "S-Shizuka? Why is your hair blonde?! You look like me even more so now!"
Shizuka looked at her brother with an apologetic smile. "Ah? Gomenasai, I just didn't want to keep my hair like that after someone like a leech commented on it. It needed changed right?" She picked up a strand of hair and looked at it closely.
"You look even hotter now." Without realizing it the words slipped out of my mouth and my face instantly turned red. Bright red with embarrassment and blushing at what I just said.
Shizuka and Shizuo turned their eyes toward me, both of their eyes were wide. Shizuka's face was red from blushing madly. Seeing her face didn't help my cause because it made her look even cuter, if that was possible. "uh...ahh... I got to ...go."
With that last statement I said I turned round fast and rounded the corner. I didn't want to face her after that. What made me say that?! How come the moment that I'm not quiet I say something like that?!

P.O.V. Shizuka Heiwajima

I could tell my face was bright red. I had butterflies madly shooting throughout my stomach. My heart was pounding. He actually said that, he likes me back, right?!
I heard his statement that he was leaving and snapped out of my girly moment of happiness.
"Shizuo go home without me!" I left without hearing his answer and chased after Kyohei.
Finally finding him about to turn down another corner I grabbed his arm and propelled him to the nearest alley instead.
For a while I just gazed at Kyohei's blushing face then slowly I took his face into my hands and whispered, "Kyohei-kun, I think... I think I love you."

So it is really hard to not hurry this story along because I thought of a great idea to input in~! Hopefully I can set everything up so that it leads to it soon.

Also~ Do you guys have any ideas or anything you might want to read about? Kanra's reaction? Izaya's?

Next chapter: Will they kiss or will someone interrupt them~? Stay tuned! ((hehe I sound like an announcer :3 ))