Chapter 7 - It's A Date!
Before You Read:
So i know that last chapter was pretty lame, but Shizuo and Izaya had to make up for the story to progress. Hopefully this chapter will make up for my disappointing last chapter. ENJOY! ~
The day the monster came by my place to see if I was still alive was shocking. I was especially not expecting him to show up, not after I just walked out on him. Honestly, it was miserable not seeing him. I had to look at pictures I'd taken of him on my laptop to keep myself sane. Yeah, it's bad. I got it bad. What can I say, I'm love-struck! I love him so much, but it's like he doesn't see it or he chooses to ignore it. I don't know what to do. Should I just tell him up front so he knows, or should I let him make the first move? It's all so confusing! I hate feeling this way! Just ask me out already dammit! *sigh* what should I do...
"Hey flea."
"Hmm?"
It's been a day since he came by my place. He fed me, told me to take a shower, and made me sleep early. It's morning now and I'm not in the mood to wake up to see him.
"Come on wake up."
"5 more hours..."
"No! Get up! Now."
"Fine! Geezus..."
I unwrapped myself from the warm cocoon of my blanket. Dragging myself out of bed, I walked into the bathroom and closed the door, remembering to lock it. After finishing my morning business, I walked back into my bedroom. Shizuo walks in again, dressed in his usual outfit.
"Get dressed."
"Huh? Why?"
"Shinra called early this morning and asked me to bring you to his place."
"Ughhh... I don't want to see Shinra... He's annoying."
"I don't care. He said you needed a checkup."
"No! I'm not going! I don't care if you have to dress me yourself and drag me there! I'm not moving from this room!"
"Why the hell must you be such a pain in the ass?"
"Sucks for you. I'm not going!"
I walked to my bed and sat down on it, cross-legged. I folded my arms in front of me and stared at the blonde. I didn't feel like seeing the underworld doctor today. He's actually the last person I wanted to talk to. All he's going to do is complain about my weight and health.
"*sigh* ok, if I promise to take you to lunch for some sushi, will you go?"
(Is he asking me out on a date?)
"Why sushi?"
I wanted to see what he was up to. I needed to know if this was a date. If it was, I would see Shinra every day!
"Cause you like fatty tuna and I figured I could bribe you to see Shinra if I offered to take you out lunch."
"Sooo...is it...a date...?"
"Ummmm..."
The blonde's face went red at the word "date". He wasn't expecting the brunet to say those words. He just wanted the damn flea to see Shinra so he wouldn't get yelled at again.
"If it's not, then I'm not going."
"Fine!"
"Say it."
"Say what?"
"Ask me on a date Shizu-chan~"
I smiled as innocently as I could at the blonde. It was always fun to tease him, but I really wanted him to ask me properly.
"Will you...go on a...date with...me..."
He said those words through his teeth as he stared at the hardwood floor. He was blushing insanely and he didn't want the brunet to see him like this. He mentally cussed himself for letting the informant trap him like this.
"Of course Shizu-chan! I thought you'd never ask!"
I quickly jumped off my bed and ran to my walk-in closet. Grabbing my favorite pair of gray jeans and long sleeve black shirt, I changed in lighting speed and reappeared in the room. My fur trimmed jacket as handed to me by the blonde.
"Let's go."
"Right behind you!~"
I couldn't contain my happiness. I was actually going on a date with Shizu-chan! I could die! But of course, that's not what I really want. We walked out of the lobby and into the streets. Heading toward the underground subway station, we had to cross a walk way bridge. I hopped on top of the bridge's wall and balanced myself as I skipped towards the station. Cars raced by under me as I crossed the bridge.
"If you fall and die, it's not my fault."
"Aww Shizu-chan's worried about me~ haha! Don't worry. I do this all the time."
When we reached the other side, I jumped off and ran ahead. Purchasing our tickets', I waved at the blonde that took his time walking towards me.
"Come on Shizu-chan! Hurry up! I want to get this checkup over with so we can start our date sooner!"
"*sigh* it's going to be a long day..."
Arriving at Ikebukuro, the blonde remembered that this was a dangerous place for the brunet.
"Stay close. I don't want someone jumping out and kill you."
"I can take care of myself Shizu-chan, but thank you for caring."
We walked side by side, getting strange looks from people. It's not like I wasn't expecting this. People were so used to seeing us trying to kill each other. But I didn't care. The blonde on the other hand, well he wasn't enjoying it one bit.
"Dammit why the hell is everyone staring? Pisses me off..."
"Calm down Shizu-chan. Just ignored them. They're just nosy."
We arrived at the doctor's apartment building and went up the elevator. I knocked on the door and waited less than a minute before a familiar face appeared.
"Izaya! You're alive!"
"Well you wouldn't have told Shizu-chan to bring me here if I wasn't right?"
"I know I know. I'm just surprised is all. How are you? You've been eating?"
"Yes mom..."
"Alright alright I know you hate checkup's but they are mandatory. The sooner we start, the sooner we'll be done!"
Leading me to the examination room, I stripped out my shirt and stepped on the scale. I've been through this so many time Shinra doesn't even have to guide me through the procedures anymore.
"Hmm… 120! You've gained 5 pounds!"
"What? F-f-five pounds? "
I felt like I was going to faint. 5 pounds in the last year... I'm going to die...
"I'm fat... That's it... My life's over..."
Nearby, I could hear someone burst into a hysterical laughter.
"Hahahahaha! Ohh my god! That's hilarious! Hahahahaha! You're freaking you about being 120 pounds! Hahahaha! That's so light! Hahahahaha! You! Fat? That's the funniest thing I've heard in a long time! Hahahahahaha!"
The blonde was laughing so hard, he had to hold his side because of the pain from not breathing in enough air. Tears were starting to come out from the corners of his eyes as he bent over, trying to ease the pain.
"Sh-shut up..."
I couldn't help but smile at the way he was laughing. I've never seen him so happy before. And to think that it was me that made him laugh, I started to laugh at the irony.
"Hahaha, alright alright I think we should proceed."
"Hahaha, see Izaya. You're not fat. You're actually still 15 pounds under the normal weight, but at lease you're better from before."
"Hahaha...yeah, hahaha, you're fine the way you are flea, hahaha!"
The blonde was still laughing, coughing from time to time from lack of oxygen. Shinra moved me over to the table where I sat on top of. After taking my blood pressure and taking a blood test, I was able to leave. Saying good bye to Shinra, we walked out the door and headed downstairs. The blonde still had a wide smirk on his face, obviously trying his hardest not to burst into another laughing spree.
"*sigh* go ahead, laugh at me."
"No no, I'm done! I'm done."
He took a deep breath in, but instead of exhaling, he let out another laugh.
"I'm sorry! It's just- Hahahaha!- I always thought you to be so skinny! Hearing you say you were fat!- Hahahahaha!- it killed me! Hahahaha!"
You know how people say laughs are contagious. They were right. Standing there and seeing the blonde laugh, I couldn't help myself but laugh along with him. We stood there in the middle of the street, laughing for god knows how long. Finally getting it out of our system, we struggled to breath. I wiped away tears that leaked out the corners of my eyes.
"You know. I've never laughed like that ever in my life. And to think that I'm laughing at myself! Now that's ironic."
"Yeah same here. That was a good feeling."
The blonde let out a puff of air as he straightened up. He smiled at me and I smiled back.
"Well, let's head to Russia Sushi."
"Okay~"
I started skipping a few feet ahead of the blonde. We arrived in the shop and took a seat. I broke my pair of wooden chopsticks as Simon appeared.
"Heello Izaya, Shizuo! You come eat sushi? It good!"
"Yeah I'll have an order of fatty tuna."
"Ok, and you Shizuo?"
"Mmm... I'll have a dragon roll."
"Ok! I be back soon!"
The Russian left us with our orders. Rubbing my chopsticks together to clean them, I noticed the blonde was staring at me.
"What?"
"Nothing, just wonder what the hell you're doing."
"I'm cleaning my chopsticks. You're supposed to do that. You don't want splinters in your food now do you "
"Guess not. But I've never done that before and I haven't eaten a splinter."
"Yet! Better safe than sorry."
I took the blonde's pair and cleaned them for him. After I was satisfied, I handed them back. Looking up at the blonde, I saw that he was yet again trying to hold back a laugh.
"I'm just a funny person today aren't I?"
"Well you keep freaking out about the smallest things. It's kinda funny."
"Yeah yeah laugh all you want. I don't mind."
I wanted to see the blonde laugh. His whole face brightens up when he's in a good mood. I want him to be happy on our first date. Now all moody and frowning like he always is. It's nice to see a change in him.
"Hahahaha! Ok I'm done. For real this time."
Simon came back with our sushi order and parted us saying something weird again. I ate in silence as I tried my hardest not to look at the larger male across from me or smile like a little school girl.
"Why are you so quiet?"
"Huh? Ohh well I thought you'd want some peace and quiet since I talk all the time and my voice irritates you."
"It's not that irritating. You can talk. I can't stand for quiet places for long."
"So...where do you want to go after this?"
"I don't know."
"Hmm, I heard there was a carnival on the other side of town today. Wanna go?"
"Sure. It's better than doing nothing."
"Yay!~"
I ate as fast as I could, paid, and literally dragged the blonde out the door. Skipping my way down the street, I was excited to go to my first carnival. There were times where they have stopped in my town, but my parents never took me.
"My first carnival!~ and it's with Shizu-chan~"
I sang in a song like voice as I skipped, receiving weird looks from people I passed. But I didn't care. I was the happiest person alive. Nothing could ruin this day.
"Hey! Don't go too far ahead! I'm gonna lose you in this crowd!"
"Ok ok~"
I stopped at the crosswalk and waited for my date to catch up. He had a cigarette in his mouth and was walking in a normal pace, taking his sweet time.
"Hurry up Shizu-chan!"
"I'm coming I'm coming..."
After walking across Ikebukuro, we arrived at the front entrance of the carnival.
"Ohh look look! I want to ride on that one! And that one! That one too!"
I pointed at every ride I saw and lite up like a child on Christmas. I was so excited!
"Geez it's like you've never been to a carnival before..."
"That's true. I've never been to one before."
"You're telling me this is your first carnival?"
"Yeah. That's why I want to ride everything!"
"*sigh* it's really gonna be a long day..."
"Come on let's go ride on that teacup thing!"
Ride after ride, I raced to each line, excited about every little thing I saw. I've never had so much fun in my entire life. It felt good to let loose. Shizuo even looked like he was having fun!
"Hahaha! That was the best! I love roller coasters!"
"They're ok. Not a huge fan of them."
"Where do you wanna go next? You can pick!"
"Why don't we ride that?"
I looked towards the direction the blonde was pointing. His fingers lead to an enormous Ferris wheel, taller than the tippy top of the roller coaster drop. I felt my stomach do flips as I stared at it.
"Ohh that one...you sure?"
"Yeah why? You scared?"
The blonde smirked at me as I stood there, frozen in fear.
"N-no! Of course not!"
"Then let's go."
The ex-bartender started towards the giant wheel while I tagged along behind. I didn't really want to go on the Ferris wheel. Being up that high was scary. What if we got stuck up there and never get down? What if it breaks and we die? I was being paranoid I know, but I couldn't help it! Waiting in line, I said good bye to solid ground as we were escorted to our cart. With the doors closed and locked, we began to move. The blonde sat on one side while I sat on the other. I tried my best to calm down, but it wasn't working. The cart suddenly shook and made and immediate stop. I jumped a bit; bring my knees up to my face and hiding in them.
"Don't worry, they're letting the people who were on here before us get out."
I didn't say anything back. I just wanted the ride to end. The cart swayed back and forth, making me hug myself tighter. Apparently, the swaying was caused by the blonde moving to my side and sitting next to me.
"Hey. You ok?"
"Y-yeah... I just want to get back down..."
"Well that isn't happening for a while. I asked the guy who worked this to keep us up here."
"What? Why?"
"I have a surprise for you."
"Huh? W-what is it?"
"Look out the window."
I turned my head to the right. The sun had set and the stars were shiny brightly tonight.
"What am I supposed to see?"
"Wait for it..."
We waited for what seemed like hours. Then I heard a sound. Like a whistle. A very loud whistle. Then a POP! And colors filled the sky. Then another POP! was heard and multiple colors lite up the sky. I gazed at them, amazed by such beauty.
"Fireworks..."
"Yeah. It's the last day the carnival will be in town before they come back next year. They do this all the time."
Amazed at the sight, I didn't listen to the blonde. I just kept staring at all the colors that sparkled and danced in the night sky. Every fire work was unique. One was loud and multi-colored. Others were small but sent sparkles flying in different directions. It was all so beautiful.
"Amazing..."
"Isn't it?"
After about ten minutes of nonstop fireworks, they finally ended with a grand finale. Then once again, the sky was dark and quiet. Cheers could be heard from down below. We sat there in silence. It was awkward until the blonde finally spoke.
"Hey."
I turned my attention towards him. His eyes were sparkling in the moon light, just like stars in the night sky. He was smiling a genuine smile that I couldn't help but smile back to. And what he said next caught me off guard.
"Happy birthday."
"What?"
(I must've heard him wrong. Did he just say-)
"Happy birthday, Izaya."
"It's...it's my birthday?"
"Haha! You know literally everything about everyone, but you don't even know you're own birthday? Talk about irony."
I didn't know what to say. I was in complete shock. No one, not even my parents, have ever said happy birthday to me before. I wasn't prepared for it. For me, it was just another year, another day going by.
"I...I don't know what to say..."
"You don't have to say anything. Just be happy."
Shizuo pulled me close to him and placed a small kiss on my forehead. I blushed. (I got a birthday present from Shizu-chan... My first birthday celebration...) The cart started to move again, bring us closer and closer back to earth. Once we climbed out, Shizuo thanked the worker and we walk away. An announcement came on the intercom stating that the park would be closing in 30 minutes.
"Wanna leave?"
"Sure."
"Let's grab a bite somewhere then head home."
"Home as in my place or yours Shizu-chan?"
"Yours. All your stuff is there. I'll pick up some things while we're still in Ikebukuro and crash at your place for a while."
"Ok~"
We walked out the park and down towards Sunshine Street. As we started to walk into a restaurant, a girl ran up to me. She was breathing hard, like she'd just run a race.
"I...finally...caught up to...you..." She said breathlessly.
"Umm..."
"You go on in Shizu-chan. I'll see what she wants."
The blonde looked at me for a minute, and then reluctantly walked into the restaurant.
"Now, is there a reason you interrupted my date? I don't even know who you are."
"I was at the carnival taking pictures. And I took one of you and your friend. It was a really cute picture and I'd thought you would want it. I don't know why, but I felt that it would make you happy. I guess I'm kinda poking my head into your business, but I like to see people smile."
Handing me a photo, I looked at the girl then down at the picture. What I saw was a total surprise. It was a picture of me and the blonde, laughing and smiling. I wasn't sure when this was; it could've been any time we were there. But it captured the moment perfectly. We both had and arm around each other's shoulder, a cigarette was in Shizuo's hand as we smiled and laughed, our eyes closed from laughing so hard.
"I can tell from that look on your face that you're happy. And that's he's really important to you. I hope for the best in your guy's future."
The girl smiled, bowed to me, and then skips away. I couldn't even say thank you to her. I was speechless. Snapping back into reality, I walked into the restaurant. The blonde was waiting for me at a table for two. I carefully placed the photo in my wallet and walked up to him. I must've had a huge smile on my face as the blonde looked at me confused.
"Who was that?"
"Don't know. She just wanted to give me something."
"What?"
"Ohh it's nothing~"
I smiled a sly smile at the blonde, the smile that always pisses him off.
"You're up to something..."
"No I'm not! Really! It's nothing special. Well, for me it is, but probably not to you."
"Just show me. Come on."
"Fine."
I pulled the picture out the wallet and handed it to the blonde.
"Careful! It's really important to me."
He looks at the picture. I couldn't read his face as he stared at it. It was expressionless, defiantly a good face to have on if he ever played poker. A small smile appeared and he closed his eyes. He handed back the photo, eyes still closed. He finally opened those chocolate colored eyes and looked at me, still smiling.
"What?"
"Nothing."
He leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes once again. A waiter appears at our table and asked what we wanted to eat. I just picked a couple of random things on the menu and he went away.
"So...what do you think?"
"Hmm?"
"About the picture. The girl ran all the way to catch up to us just to give it to me."
"It's nice. She's defiantly a good photographer for being able to catch a moment like that."
"I thought so too."
Our food arrived moments later and we ate and casually talked about random things. After paying, we left and headed to the blonde's apartment. I was too tired to move another inch as I sunk into the soft couch.
"Why don't we stay here tonight Shizu-chan... I'm too tired to move..."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, just give me some change of clothes."
He handed me some clothes and I went to his bathroom to change. Using the spare toothbrush that I used last time, I brushed my teeth and reappeared into the bedroom. Yawning, I walked back to living room.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"I'm sleeping on the couch."
"You can sleep in here. There's enough room."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, come on it's your birthday. I'm not gonna make you sleep on the couch. I'm not that heartless!"
My whole face must have lit up cause Shizuo was laughing at me.
"Hahaha! You know, you're really cute when you smile like that."
I stared at the blonde, shocked at what he'd just said. He must've read my facial expression cause his whole face started getting red all over.
"I-what I meant was-I didn't-"
"It's ok. Just a slip of the tongue."
Still, I was happy at what the blonde said, even if he said it accidentally. I climbed into the monster's bed and smuggled up against the warm covers. Shizuo went into the bathroom to take a quick shower and brush his teeth. Re-entering his room, he climbed into bed next to me. I snuggled up close to him, just to see if he would push me away. But he didn't. Instead, he pulled me closer to him, hugging me and making me shiver from delight.
"You cold?"
"A bit... But your body's warm so I'll be fine..."
I wrapped my arms around the muscular waist and closed my eyes to fall asleep. He nestled his chin on top of my head, warming my body with his body heat. I slowly drifted off into a slumber, reviewing my day in my head. (This was such an amazing day...I wish it could've lasted forever. My 24th birthday... One that I will always remember.)
"Thank you Shizu-chan. Thank you for such an amazing day. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday. Thank you..."
"You're welcome. You deserved it. I'm glad you had a fun day."
I smiled at the blonde. The world slowly turned darker as I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. Before falling asleep, I was able to hear the last thing Shizuo said to me.
"Happy birthday Izaya. For once, you weren't a pain in the ass today…"
I grinned at his comment and fell asleep in my secret lover's arms.
Words From Our Author:
Well? Did you like it? I thought it was adorable. I would love to go on a date to an amusement park! Guys these days have no taste... Well i hope u liked it! things are going to get complicated after this chapter so stay tune! And i will see u soon! Don't forget to review~