Valentines day
A/N:- Happy valentines day. Enjoy.
Dear diary, it's been a while. Tomorrow is Valentines day and the flea's favourite day of the year. But that's tomorrow so let's go back to the past few weeks.
Emi had her sleepover. It was just as we thought. It was all fun and games until bed time. She didn't get a wink of sleep thanks to Kenta and I'd like to think that she missed home. When I picked her up the day after she fell asleep in my arms and I had to carry her home. Her desire to have a baby brother or sister was quenched as was the thought of play dates longer than an hour. Emi had discovered what it was like having a baby in the house and decided she didn't like it. Which put both mine and Izaya's mind at ease.
I suppose you're wondering if I confronted Izaya about his secretary and whatever they were hiding. The answer is no. I decided not to. The flea is bound to tell me at some point and I know jumping to conclusions only makes things worse.
Or maybe I just want to reach our first anniversary. January 15th. I've already brought Izaya's present which should be delivered soon. I got my ring fixed too. As it turns out the god complexed flea does keep records back for eight years. I found the receipt and went straight to the jewellers. I still wear the ring wrapper to protect it. This time I know to be more careful.
Just like the flea I don't believe in gods or ghosts or the supernatural. Those silly slips from fortune cookies are nothing but random words, the same with horoscopes. It's all a load of crap. I didn't take my ring breaking as a bad omen except that as soon as it did break things took a one way trip downhill and the fallout isn't over yet.
Do I believe Izaya loves me? Sure. He does enough to prove it without saying the words. Do I believe Izaya wants the best for me and our child? Yes. He might go too far sometimes but he's thinking of us. I know he's hiding something and could that secret ruin our marriage? I don't have a clue. I'm in the dark with a slither of fear that if I do say something then everything is over. So like I've been doing since I first grew suspicious, I'll grin and bear it for the sake of my heart and Emi.
I confided in Celty about it and she thinks whatever the flea is up to is for my own good. She said since Izaya confides in Shinra and he doesn't look worried it can't be that bad. I hope she's right. On the surface nothing in our relationship has changed. That's all about me. Izaya is in the bath at the moment and I don't want to explain to him why I'm a hormonal mess, so onto something else...
Much to Mairu's chagrin Kururi was hired to work in Artic. Anri has been moved up to work on the the floor with Akabayashi leaving the young Orihara to be under my watch at all times like I have promised Kyouko.
Although quiet she's surprisingly or not so surprisingly observant. She doesn't let anything get to her and knows when to as- text for help. She's the only one apart from Vorona that knows about Celty's doppelgänger Mika.
Vorona has been a bit on edge lately. She asked me for advice on alcoholics and whether Kadota was going down that path. It hadn't been a question I could answer, so I had passed her number to Izaya. It looked like my old work colleague was coming to work smelling like booze.
That was the last I heard of it. Vorona took two days off at the end of last week but she seems okay now. Since the flea hasn't said anything in can only guess that everything has been sorted. But then again we both know the flea has a habit of hiding the truth, don't we?
Shizuo sighed tossing the pen back in the box flicking the diary closed. No matter how much sweet things he ate, there was still a growing bitterness within him directed at both Izaya and himself. Locking the box the blond slid it back under the bed, rolling over and pulling the covers to his chin. By the time Izaya was out of the bath he was fast asleep.
x-x-x
Correction- was asleep. Shizuo cringed feeling cold fingers against his skin. Not to mention the cold flash along his leg. It made him shrink away clutching the covers around him. "What?" He grumbled irritated and now cold.
"Did I wake you?" His lover asked innocently. Shizuo scoffed pushing the cold raven away.
"What do you think? Your hands are freezing." The blond mumbled trying to find the warmth he had lost. "Damn it."
"Warm me up?" Izaya whispered suggestively against his ear. It had the opposite effect, drops of water sliding down still damp raven locks onto his exposed neck. Wiping the drops away the blond buried further under the covers. "Is that a no?"
"Aren't you supposed to be observant? It's not Sunday and you're getting water everywhere. Dry off properly and go to sleep, flea."
Silence filled the room and for a brief moment he thought Izaya had listened to him. "...you're mad aren't you?"
Shizuo grit his teeth. "You woke me up. Why the hell did you want to take a bath so late? It's the middle of the bloody night." He nearly shrieked a cold fingertip smoothing along his back.
"Language, Shizu-chan. I thought we could've taken a bath together. These few weeks we haven't really had any alone time. You're always busy."
"Sunday." The blond growled.
"It's our anniversary tomorrow. Doesn't that count for anything?" Shizuo sighed poking his head out from the covers.
"It's valentines day tomorrow. Our anniversary is on the 15th." A chill travelled over his skin, the raven pouncing on him and refusing to let go.
"Valentines day is the biggest day for lovers. We should've gotten married on valentines day." His lover breathed against his shoulder blade.
"Like you said its a day for lovers. I'm not letting you monopolise the day for yourself. You're lucky everyone came to our wedding."
"So? I love you what's wrong with wanting to show it?"
"What? You wanted to get married on valentines day and divorced on white day?" Shizuo shrugged Izaya off of him.
"That's mean, Shizu-chan. I'm cold."
"Put some clothes on then." Any closer to the edge and he would topple from the bed.
"Ne, Shizu-chan. I need to tell you something. I- I'll tell you tomorrow. Goodnight." Shizuo blinked turning around. Izaya had returned to his side of the bed looking like he was asleep. Moving back he rested his head on the now damp pillow staring up into the darkness.
"Izaya?" There was no answer soft snoring filling his ears. "Hey! Are you still awake?" Again his lover was trying to tell him something. The god complexed flea was hesitating whatever he was going to be told was bad. It took a while before he fell into a restless sleep.
x-x-x
Shizuo turned over feeling his lover slip from the warmth of the covers. There wasn't a word spoken between them but maybe that was only because he was pretending to be sleeping. Today it looked like the flea was finally going to tell him...the day before their anniversary. Well the raven was always a charmer with a bad sense of timing. The blond was bracing himself for the worst. Considering there was a woman involved and the fact that he was a man...yeah he jumped to conclusions.
He wasn't woken or so much as kissed with one of the raven's feather light kisses. It was just another morning. Izaya would go to work and he would take Emi to school spending the day by himself. Nothing different from usual. Knowing Izaya had already left the room Shizuo sighed throwing the covers up over his head. "Happy Valentines day, stupid flea."
Repetitive beeping filled his ears forcing him to roll over to Izaya's side of the bed fingering the snooze button. Rolling back the blond closed his eyes just for a few more minutes.
The same beeping doubled it's efforts to piss him off. Slamming his fist down on the snooze button the alarm choked into silence leaving him with a few more precious moments alone.
Beep beep beep.
Shizuo grit his teeth rolling over for the last time reaching out he tore the annoying piece of junk from its socket hurling it at the bathroom door where it's wake up call finally ceased. Shifting to the middle of the bed the blond curled up slightly into a ball.
"Mama! Time to get up!" A small weight fell on top of him. Shizuo groaned clutching at the pillow. It was just a normal day. He didn't know why he felt disappointed. Maybe Izaya had spoiled him so much that he now expected everything to be special. "Dada went to work."
"I'm up. Go and shower, I'll make breakfast." Their relationship had returned to how it was. The three of them had a sit down. Emi wanted to grow up and be an adult to help protect him. She wanted to be independent showering and bathing by herself. Going to bed on time and not needing a story. Because of what they had told her, his little girl wanted to grow up and leave her childhood behind.
"Yes mama." Emi smiled sliding from the bed. "Mama, what happened to the alarm clock?" Shizuo ran a hand through his hair staring at the shattered casing.
"...It woke me up." His sweet little girl blinked staring at him in confusion.
"But mama. Aren't they supposed to do that?"
x-x-x
The only thing that made his day that little much better was meeting up with Celty though they didn't really converse much since the sky had split open drenching them in a harsh down pour. If he could drive then he wouldn't be worrying about the four of them catching a cold.
Emi and Aiko had their bright rain coats on with the hoods covering their hair. Celty had her hood up and he was the one holding a large grey umbrella over them. It was a good thing he had made his daughter put on wellies. Instead of trying to get out of the rain she was more than happy splashing dirty water everywhere as she jumped into puddles.
Shizuo sighed watching the heavy downpour bounce. Unfortunately it was only rainy days where he didn't get looks and whispers, everyone rushing to get from a to b. glancing at the road he could see headlights illuminating the murky grey. It made him wonder why Izaya hadn't double backed to give him a lift. That's what usually happened when it was a shitty day.
"See you later, mama." Shizuo blinked wiping water from his tinted glasses. He hadn't realised that they were already at the school. Handing Celty the umbrella the blond crouched down kissing Emi's forehead.
x-x-x
Not wanting to ruin Celty and Shinra's lovey dovey day, Shizuo cancelled their visit to Piece of heaven. Before they parted his friend shoved something into his hand. Giving his thanks even though he didn't know what it was, the blond watched as Celty's retreating figure ran from view.
"I hope Shinra spoils you." Shizuo whispered to himself trekking slowly through the heavy downpour back to an empty house. Maybe he should have offered to babysit Kenta or booked his first driving lesson for today instead of Friday.
Or maybe he should have agreed that he and Izaya could celebrate their anniversary today. "I really am a protozoan." Did the emptiness he felt in his chest mean he was lonely? Maybe he should find a hobby.
x-x-x
Drowned rat wasn't a good enough description to describe his current state. Collapsing the umbrella down Shizuo unlocked the front door hurrying inside. "Fuck!" Water dripped all over the door mat as he tugged his boots off. His coat was soaked and heavy.
Celty had given him a bar of chocolate. The packaging was wet. Droplets of water on his lenses obscured his vision. The bad weather made the house seem dark. Taking off this glasses the blond blinked. It wasn't the weather. From where he stood he could see black material strapped over the kitchen windows. Stepping forward he heard a soft cracking beneath his feet.
There on the floor was a pink flower petal. "Izaya?" Shizuo called picking up the torn petal. At least that's what he had thought it was. It was soft and smooth and cracked under his fingers but not a real flower petal.
Running his thumb gently over the pink petal, coffee orbs narrowed on the floor. There was a thin plastic sheet running from the front door to the bedroom, the same colour as the carpet. Sniffing at the petal, Shizuo flicked his tongue out. It was sweet. Placing it between his teeth the blond crunched down overly sweet sugar exploding across his taste buds.
"Candy petals?" He murmured to himself standing slowly and standing to the side. Following the trail Shizuo opened the bedroom door. The car wasn't in the drive so he hadn't expected Izaya to be at home. The petals continued to the bed, a handful thrown over the bed spread that was now a silky smooth chocolate colour.
The pillows had been changed to match all puffed up. Taking another step towards the bed, the door swung closed behind him. Still there was no sign of his lover. That was until he heard soft whistling coming from the bedroom where another trail of petals led.
"Izaya?" He asked a little louder. The whistling stopped abruptly, a surprised flea poking his head around the door.
"Shizu-chan. Why are you here?" The blond blinked slowly seeing how panicked Izaya looked.
"...I live here. Shouldn't you be at work?"
"Took the day off. You're early. Why aren't you at the bakery with Celty?" He tried to take another look around the room only for his lover to bound forward embracing him. "Gah. Why are you so cold? Didn't you take your coat and an umbrella?"
"I'm fine, flea." Izaya wasn't giving up pushing him towards the bathroom.
"Your skin is like ice. We both know protozoans do catch colds. I've just finished running my bath, you can have it. Go on have a nice long soak to warm yourself up." The raven smiled pushing him into the steamy room.
"Iza-" the door closed leaving him alone in the bathroom. Through the steam he could see the bath water almost reaching the top of the bath. It looked like he had surprised the god complexed flea by cancelling his morning break with Celty.
The chill across his skin drew him to the bath just like Izaya wanted. Shizuo smiled seeing that he still had the chocolate bar in his hand. Valentines day. Shrugging off his damp clothes the blond pulled himself into the bath feeling the blissful warmth against his skin. The only thing that was missing was the strawberry scented bubble bath.
x-x-x
The only items of clothing left out were his freshly cleaned boxers and a fluffy white robe. Shizuo sighed towelling himself off. If he walked out there with nothing but a towel on then the flea would jump him and the day would be as good as over.
Putting on the boxers and the robe, Shizuo pulled it closed tying the fluffy sash. A large v of his chest was exposed as well as his legs. Without clothes though it was the best it was going to get. Now to see what his crafty lover was up to. Pulling the handle the blond pushed open the door.
Izaya was now sitting on the bed. The windows had been covered in the same black material that was in the kitchen. Soft music smothered the room blocking out the crappy weather pounding at the glass. On the end of the bed was a large bar of chocolate personalised with his name. More of the candy petals were scattered lightly over the bed. The two bedside tables had been brought together on Izaya's side.
The first held small thin sticks, packs of strawberries, a bunch of bananas and what looked like a jar holding more of the candy petals. On the other table right next to the strangely arranged items was what looked like a large silver bowl, a long thick silver pole stuck out of it, what looked like upside down metal plates grew smaller as the six of them got to the top where the pole widened.
No sooner had he stepped forward, thick brown liquid oozed from the top trickling down to cover each of the plates. It was kind of like one of those large fountains in parks and shopping centres. "Shizu-chan. Now you can come in." Unlike him the flea was fully dressed in casual clothing. One of those plain black v necks and charcoal jeans. It didn't really matter what his lover wore, anything suited him. "So unpredictable coming home early like that. Why didn't you go with Celty? Have you two had an argument?"
Shizuo shook his head letting Izaya tug him closer to the bed. "It's valentines day. Celty wanted to get home to Shinra."
"Hm. Did she give you chocolate?" The blond paused knowing the empty wrapper was in the small bin.
"Yeah." A long pause stretched between them.
"So you ate it before mine?" Izaya pouted. Shaking his head he took a seat on the bed like the flea wanted him to.
"You shoved me into the bathroom. What was I supposed to do with it? Any way what is all of this?" The raven didn't seem happy with his answer crossing his arms across his chest.
"Tch. That's not fair." His lover sulked. Shizuo shrugged staring at the strange fountain. Now that he was closer he could see a tub of whipped cream and a shaker full of chocolate and multi coloured sprinkles. "Happy valentines day and anniversary, Shizu-chan." Reaching for the large chocolate bar his hand was slapped away. "No. You can't have that yet."
x-x-x
A chocolate fountain. That was what his lover had brought him. It was more than he could ask for. His gaze fixed on one of the strawberries plucked from the packet. Slim fingers held it at the lowest part of the fountain. Shizuo licked his lips watching as the lower half of the strawberry drowned in thick chocolate.
Opening his mouth the ruby fruit skimmed his lips. Izaya teasingly held it at the tip of his tongue, enough to taste but not enough for him to bite down. "Mm." Leaning forward his lips pressed down easing the chocolate covered strawberry halfway before biting down. "Mm." The blond moaned in bliss.
Crimson orbs burned into his skin with their intensity. Shizuo was enjoying himself and the flea knew revelling in the fact that once again he was happy. The rest of the strawberry was held under the cascading chocolate. The blond happily flicked the rest of the fruit into his mouth, his hand gently holding Izaya'a wrist lapping at the slim digits. "Shizu-chan." The raven gulped snatching his hand back. He could make out the faint blush and knew his lover was aroused.
That was the last time he had Izaya's fingers anywhere near his mouth. It looked like today wasn't about screwing him into the mattress. One of the skewers was picked up and thrust into a strawberry. This time the fruit delved into the fountain lost under the curtain of thick chocolate. Shizuo watched the process mesmerised.
His gaze lingered on Izaya as he took his time engulfing the rich treat. "More." The blond breathed. In response his lover groaned low. "Mm."
"Damn, Shizu-chan." Reaching for one of the skewers himself he could feel the heated gaze on him. Choosing one of the fattest ripe ones he slowly pierced the small stick through. Twirling it under the fountain, the blond pulled back dipping the tip into the thick whipped cream.
His palette couldn't be happier, the sweetness only getting sweeter. Shizuo forced a smile seeing Izaya following the strawberry's every move. It gave him time to adjust the fluffy robe to cover his own arousal.
"M-maybe we should try something else?" Shizuo shrugged not caring as long as he got to indulge in the rich chocolate. He didn't know what Cocoa his lover had used but damn it was dangerously addictive. Seeing the raven tear a banana from the bunch, Shizuo gulped unsure if this would be his or Izaya's downfall.
No doubt Izaya was thinking the same thing, crimson orbs challenging. The long yellow fruit was held firmly in one hand, the tip snapped and tugged slowly. The first part of the peel dangled over the raven's hand.
When it was peeled completely Shizuo found himself wincing as the skewer eased through the centre. With bated breath the blond found himself shifting closer in anticipation watching as the naked fruit was eased under lashings of thick chocolate. "Cream?"
The blond nodded not trusting himself to speak. The chocolate banana teased the fluffy surface. Wordlessly he picked up the sprinkles. Adding the final decoration he moved forward getting on his knees as his lips parted tongue curling around the soft length before slowly retreating.
The tent in Izaya's pants was now painfully clear. Thick, hard and ready for him. Shizuo knew that he was the same. Leaning in, his lover leaned back. His lips were on the tip tasting the thickened cream. Swallowing the chocolate coating the blond opened his mouth wider taking the fruit to the back of his throat. "Ngh. Damn, Shizu-chan." The skewer slipped the other half of the banana dropping onto Izaya's top.
"What's wrong?" Shizuo asked his chest pounding. Izaya wasn't looking at him his clouded gaze fixed on the chocolate fountain. "Earth to flea!" Slowly his lover blinked refocusing on him, a small smirk on those soft plush lips.
"Mm. I'm wondering what you'll do if I put something else in that fountain." Shizuo groaned feeling his lower half twitch liking the idea. Leaning forward with his own smirk the blond kissed Izaya.
"Try it and see." He whispered huskily.
x-x-x
Shizuo peeked this head out from under the covers to grab at another chocolate. His actions earned him a chuckle from his lover, slim arms catching his waist. "Still eating? Where do you put all that chocolate?" The blond shrugged rolling back to the centre of the bed.
"What's the time?" He asked biting into half of the chocolate, strawberry filling oozing out.
"2:30. Don't worry I won't be late in picking Emi up." Shizuo nodded letting the other half melt in his mouth.
"Your secretary is going to be mad?" No doubt Izaya had just said he wasn't going in. The raven shifted closer spooning his body as he reached for the box selecting a chocolate.
"No. I closed the company for the day." Shizuo sighed taking the chocolate from slim fingers.
"You do realise valentines day doesn't count as a bank holiday?"
"It's the most important day of the year. I can't wait for next year." Shizuo nudged the flea gently.
"We still have our anniversary tomorrow. What did you want to tell me?" He added quickly before Izaya could argue. The raven's demeanour changed smile fading and eyes serious.
"I've done something that you might not be happy about." The blond let that sink in fearing the worst. "It was my decision, I didn't want to worry you about it."
"Just tell me." Shizuo growled losing all interest in his half full box of chocolates. A shitty wake up to a brilliant morning was quickly threatening to become an awful afternoon.
"I went to the hospital a while back to have a procedure done. Don't worry." Izaya smiled reassuringly stroking his cheek. "It's nothing serious or life threatening. My biggest regret in our relationship is that I don't have all of you. I had that fixed. Shizu-chan, I had a vasectomy."
Shizuo blinked trying to absorb the new information. From what Izaya was saying it was nothing serious. The only question that came to mind was..."What the hell is a vasectomy?" His lover chuckled sheepishly settling against him to explain.
Next:- Midnight treats