Soooooooooo sorry this took forever to update, once again, I had writers block and just wrote down what managed to pop into my head. I'll try to not keep you guys waiting. I made this as long as possible for your patience. So read, enjoy, and review please!

After what seemed like forever, Izaya finally had finished his coffee and announced that he had to get going. He stood up from his table and beckoned Sakura to see him off. Knowing that she had no chance in arguing with him, Sakura unwillingly complied and followed him out the cafe.

"Well Saku-chan, looks like this is goodbye for now. I'll miss you dearly."

"Oh save it Izaya, I know that I'll eventually see you running from Shizuo later on today." As if on cue, a dark shadow began to creep over Sakuras and Izaya's sunlight, making them look up, a metal light pole was being lifted by Shizuo as his face showed only rage and anger.

"IZAYA! STAY OUT OF IKEBUKURO!" he threw it straight for Izaya, who avoided by stepping to the side with Sakura in his arms.

"Well seems like Shizuo has found me already," Izaya quickly planted a light kiss on a surprised Sakura's forehead, "see you around Saku-chan~." Shizuo heard the nickname Izaya had given Sakura and the light kiss he placed on her forehead, it made his rage go up to the max, maybe even over.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL HER YOU DAMN FLEA!" With a huge leap onto the top of some buildings, Izaya waved to Sakura and managed to escaped. Shizuo was forced to watch as he got away.

"Damn it damn it damn it damn it damn it!"

"Shizuo?" Shizuo turned to face Sakura, but turned it away when he felt his face get hot from the sight of her in a maid's dress. When he felt that his face had cooled, Shizuo looked again at Sakura, this time trying to control himself.

"Uh, hello there Sakura."

"Hi."

"What are you doing here, and in that outfit, with that maggot?" Shizuo beared his teeth at the last thing that he said.

"Well, I work here, and this is the uniform, and as for your last question, I'm not sure if I should answer that, you might tear up the cafe."

"I see, then it would be best if you didn't tell me."

"Right. Thanks Shizu-chan," Sakura clasped her hands over her mouth when she noticed what she had just said. Shizuo very slightly growled at the sound of the nickname he so dreaded.

"Geez, I've spent too much time with Izaya today," Sakura recklessly said out loud.

"What do you mean 'spent to much time with Izaya today'?" Shizuo asked through his teeth.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhh . . . . . . . . . . . . sorry Shizuo, I've got to get back to work, hope to see you around!" and before Shizuo could stop her, Sakura charged back into the cafe. Shizuo didn't bother to go in and demand an explanation from her. He suddenly felt a kind of pain in his chest as he watched her leave into the cafe, but it wasn't an agonizing kind of pain. He couldn't understand what it was. Anger? Hate? . . . jealously maybe? Or even . . . love? Whatever it was, it was pissing him off. He kept his gaze towards the cafe, through the glass doors, he saw Sakura tending to a customer, the "pain" throbbed in his chest again.

This is starting to really tick me off. I'll go ask Shinra about this pain, maybe he'll know what it is, and how I can get rid of it.

"Shizuo! What a surprise, it has been a while!"

"Hey Shinra." Shinra was an old friend of Shizuo's, they went back since grade school. He worked as an underground doctor, and he was also the one who's taking care of Celty, as she continues to try to find her missing head. Shizuo spotted her on the couch, shutting off the television when she heard him walk in. She gave him a little wave saying "hello."

"Shinra, I need help with something," Shizuo said as he plopped himself onto the couch next to Celty.

"Oh? Well what is it? By the looks of it, I can see you don't need a patch job."

"I wish it was something as simple as that."

"What do you mean?"

"You see, I've been having some kind of pain here," Shizuo placed his hand over his heart, "and it's been pissing me off." Celty took out her PDA.

'A pain in your heart?' she asked.

"Yeah. Something like that"

"Do you know what's causing these pains?" Shinra asked. Shizuo hesitated, but answered, "Well, it guess it's been happening ever since I met this girl, Sakura."

"Huh? Who?"

'I know her, I met her about a week ago. She's a pretty nice girl.'

"I just don't get why this is happening every time I look at her, or even think of her." Shinra had a sneaky smile on his face.

"Oh Shizuo, I never thought this day would come."

"What? You're making no sense."

"It's simple really: you're in love." Shizuo went red up to his ears.

"WHAT! No, that can't be it!"

"Oh trust me Shizuo, I know what goes on when you're in love," he gave Celty a small wink which she returned with a threat on her PDA.

'Maybe you should spend some time with her and see for yourself if you really have feelings for her,' Celty said after deleting her threat to Shinra.

"You don't mean . . . go on a . . . date with her, do you?" Celty nodded. Shizuo hung his head, "I was afraid that you would say that."

"Oh come on Shizuo, you don't have to think of it that way, just think of it as two people hanging out getting to know eachother better."

'I think that's what a date is Shinra.'

"Oh so true Celty."

"This is getting ridiculous, I'm outta here," Shizuo stood up and headed for the door, until he felt Celty grab him by the shoulder. She held her PDA up, 'Just try to think about it, otherwise, this situation will just keep bothering for the rest of your life. Plus, wouldn't you feel even worse if you see her with someone else?' Shizuo took this to thought. It was true, he almost felt down when he heard Sakura say that she had been spending time with Izaya. And the thought of them being together make Shizuo sick to his stomach.

"I'll think of a way," he promised.

'Good.' Shizuo left without another word.

"Wow, you're pretty good at these things," Shinra commented when Shizuo left.

'I guess I am.'

Shizuo paced back and forth in front of the cafe where Sakura worked at. It was close to closing time, and he had somehow forced himself to come here to see Sakura. But he didn't feel really good, he felt as if he had swallowed a thousand butterflies and they were fluttering like crazy in his stomach. Through the glass door, he saw her sweeping the floor and wiping the tables.

Damn it! I've gotta think of something to say to her! Something to start a conversation!

"Shizuo! You wanna come inside?" Shizuo almost literally jumped out of his skin, not noticing that Sakura saw him pacing around outside and decided to invite him in.

"Yikes! Oh uh... it's you." Sakura giggled, she repeated her question, "Do you wanna come inside?" she held the door open for him.

"Huh? But isn't it closing time for you guys?"

"It wont hurt to serve one more customer." Shizuo hesitated, but he didn't want to turn down the kind offer the Sakura had given him. So he politely thanked Sakura and entered, sitting at a table near a window. Sakura walked up to his table and playfully said, "Good day sir, what would you like?" Shizuo managed to muffle a chuckle, "Just get me anything really sweet." Sakura's face showed signs of surprise.

"You like...sweet things?"

"Yeah. Is there something wring with that?"

"No, it's just that, to be honest, it's kinda hard to imagine you eating sweet foods." Sakura smiled, bowed, and went into the kitchen to get something sweet to eat for Shizuo. After a few minutes, she returned with a large piece of strawberry short cake. She placed it in from of Shizuo.

"Here, I made this myself, I hope you like it," she said shyly.

She MADE this! Just looking the the cake made his mouth water, and the smell of the fresh strawberries tingled his senses. He picked up his fork and took a bite, his face lit up slightly.

"Wow, this is really good."

"Really! You think so!" Shizuo nodded and ate the rest of his cake in silence. Sakura returned after washing the plate and fork.

"Thanks a lot Sakura," he began to reached into his back pocket.

"Uh Shizuo, there's no need for that, it was on the house."

"Huh? Are you sure?"

"Very."

"Well... thanks." Shizuo began to get up from the table, but Sakura stopped him by saying, "Hey Shizuo."

"Yeah?"

"I can't help but to feel as if there's something you want to tell me. Is there?" Shizuo knew that he was caught.

Damn it! How on earth do women do that! It's like they're all equipped with the sixth sense! He fumbled around with the unlit cigar in between his fingers. After working up some courage, he finally said, "Well... there is something that I've been wanting to ask you," Sakura looked at him showing that she was listening, "well... you see... I want..."

Come on! It's now or never!

"I want... you... to... well..." Sakura waited patiently, "I was wondering if you'd like to... um... it's only if you can...," Shizuo growled at himself and finally blurted out, "DO YOU WANNA HANG OUT?" Sakura stared at him with confusion.

Did Shizuo just... ask me out? She smiled sweetly, realizing that he went to so much trouble in coming here for her, not to mention all the time it took him to work up the courage to ask her out. Shizuo looked down to the ground in embarrassment.

"Uh... you know what, forget I ever asked-"

"I'd love to."

"Huh? Love to what?"

"Go out with you."

"WHA-? You're serious?"

"Yes, I'm dead serious." Sakura could've sworn she saw Shizuo hide the faintest smile when she said that.

"Well, great. Does tomorrow sound good?"

"That's perfect, I'm usually off work in the weekends, but I was called in today. Yeah, tomorrow then."

"At twelve?"

"Perfect."

"Ok then, guess I'll see you till then. Later."

"Bye Shizuo!" Shizuo left the cafe. Sakura let out a huge breath when Shizuo was gone and sat down at a table.

I can't believe it, I'm going on a date with Shizuo! Wait, what should I wear? Should I wear like a dress? Do I EVEN have one? Would Shizuo like it? Or should I just go casual? Gah! Do girls go through this kind of pressure on their first date! Sakura roughly ran her hands through her hair. Well, I'll just see what i got in my closet...

I can't believe I pulled it off, Shizuo thought as he headed nowhere, not to mention she said "yes." But wait a second, I don't have anything planned out for the... date. Just thinking about the word gave Shizuo goosebumps. This is just great. What should I do...?

"WHAT! YOU ACTUALLY ASKED HER OUT!"

"Could you please not scream? And yeah, I managed to ask her, and she said 'yes'."

"Wow Shizuo, this sure is something."

"So Shinra, do you know what people do on dates?"

"You mean you don't know?"

"I've never been on one, sheesh."

"Hmm, well, maybe the mall?"

"I don't really like it there."

"Then just ask her where she wants to go."

"But then that'll just make me look stupid, she'll realize that I didn't plan out the day."

"Oh well, that's true." Celty waved around her PDA, signaling to the boys that she had something to "say."

'Well, I was thinking, since she's still pretty new to Ikebukuro, you could probably give her a tour around here.'

"That's a great idea Celty! Then maybe you could treat her to some food afterwards." Shizuo took these ideas into consideration, it sounded like a decent date.

"Yeah... that might actually work. Thanks Celty, Shinra."

'It's our pleasure, just be sure to give her a good time.'

"I'll do my best." Shizuo said his goodbyes and left Shinra's apartment.

"Wow Celty, you never cease to amaze me. You really ARE good at this."

'Oh, it's nothing really.'