Title: Losing is Never Easy
Summary: It started off as a playful joke for Izaya to have some dirt on his high school nemesis, but things never turn out quite the way the informant planned on it happening. Perhaps it was because he allowed himself to think the monster was going to go his way. A few months later and Izaya is experiencing weird symptoms that all link to...pregnancy? How will the devious duo handle trying to raise a kid...if all seems to go well with Izaya's painful pregnancy that is.
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Chapter: 10: The days after
Izaya woke up to a dark room, a sore ass, and something warm breathing down his neck. He mentally replayed everything in his head, and turned over to see Shizuo's face buried in the pillows. Unlike the first time Izaya caught Shizuo in his bed, this was a lot different. He turned his body slightly to face the blond, and touched his face lightly.
Shizuo looked like a completely different man now; so different than the monster he knew before the events between them occurred. Thin fingers ghosted over his lips, the warm breath of Shizuo tickling his fingers lightly. The raven moved down into the covers, sleep over taking him again. He moved his body into Shizuo's arms and slipped back into a comfortable sleep.
It was a luxury to Shizuo to have slept in a bed for once. As the sun tried to fight through the curtains, the bodyguard opened his eyes and stretched. A light moan from below him reminded the blond who he was sharing the bed with and the events of the previous afternoon. With a smile, Shizuo curled the informant into his hold and stroked his stomach tenderly.
This was a moment of bliss Shizuo wished he could have forever. Laying comfortably on a warm, cushioned bed next to someone he…
Shizuo frowned inwardly. He didn't love Izaya. He had a mutual attraction to the flea that much the body guard knew. But he couldn't have fallen for the man in just a few short months, even with all the crap the informant put him through, and the moment they shared last night. And there was no way in hell; Izaya would think the same of him.
After all they were enemies, and enemies don't fall in love with each other…
Do they?
A soft mutter from below him pulled Shizuo out of his thoughts, as Izaya's sleep heavy eyes fluttered open, and he let out a soft yawn. Shizuo uncoiled his arms from around the man and let him sit up; the blonde enjoying the messy bed hair unbeknownst to the pregnant man. Crimson eyes landed on mocha ones for a moment, then Izaya got up and plodded to the bathroom.
Shizuo fully expected to get kicked off the bed or yelled at for sleeping with the informant, but he was surprised. Perhaps there could be a chance for the two to step off the enemy lines and become something more? Shizuo's heart fluttered a bit at the thought.
Since it was Shizuo's rare day off, He wanted the raven to accompany him to the store to look for more baby items. This earned Shizuo a light scowl, but nothing more than that facial wise.
"Why don't you ask Shinra, or Celty? I don't like going into public looking fat." Izaya complained and went back to his computer and a bag of potato chips.
"Izaya, I don't have a lot of money for some items. So it would be a lot more helpful if you were around to help." Shizuo sighed, not wanting to start an argument. "And you don't look fat Izaya. You're pregnant."
"Yes I am, and I don't want my humans staring at me weirdly while I'm walking around with a pregnant belly. It's abnormal."
"Why don't you dress like a girl then? You have the body for it."
The two men sat in silence for a moment, and Izaya could see Shizuo was mentally killing himself for letting that comment slip from his mouth. With a sigh, Izaya pushed away from his desk, avoiding Shizuo's confused gaze in the process, and walked to his room shutting the door. The blonde wondered if he had said something that offended the raven, and with a defeated sigh planned another time to go to the store when he had more money.
Hearing a number of doors opening and closing, Shizuo had to wonder what Izaya was doing however. He wanted to follow, but at the same time he wanted to wait and see if the flea was going to come back and work. He heard foot steps approaching the stares, and when Izaya came into view, Shizuo's mouth dropped. Izaya put his hair into a wig and styled it, letting the locks fall past his shoulders. He still wore a dark shirt, but a cute skirt gave him the appearance of a girl, along with the long boots that barely touched his knees. He even put on make-up, Shizuo noticed as Izaya walked closer. The raven averted his eyes slightly.
"S-stop looking at me like that. It's weird."
"Tch!" Shizuo scoffed and shrugged. "Why did you get all prettied up for? Of course Imma stare at you. You look p-"
Shizuo stopped mid-sentence; both men gazing awkwardly at one another. "L-let's go to the store."
Izaya nodded, hiding his growing blush, and followed behind the blond.
Outside, the two walked side by side. Here and there, there were couples holding hands and the like. Izaya felt odd walking like this with Shizuo. Not holding hands like the others, or linking arms.
'What is love..?'
Izaya blinked with confusion, as this question never crossed his mind once before. What was love? Was it sticking each other's faces into each other, and eating their lips off? Was it hugging and feeling warm next to someone else? What was it?
Looking at the blond hair in front of him, Izaya furrowed his brows and looked at his hand. He wanted to hold it. He needed to hold it. The raven slowly swung his arm out and touched Shizuo's arm lightly.
"Shizu-chan."
"Izaya?"
Izaya blinked and looked at the store next to him. "This is a good place to start."
"Ah, is that so? We'll start here then." Shizuo chuckled and walked inside. "What should we get first? I'm not sure what…"
Izaya stood frozen outside of the all-purpose baby store. Why didn't he ask? Why had he conveniently pointed out this store? Shaking his head, Izaya walked in with him, seeing Shizuo talking with a female store clerk. The woman noticed him and smiled with glee.
"Aww, this must be the proud mother." She squealed and went over to Izaya. "And your name, Mrs. Heiwajima?"
Ah?
Izaya darted his eyes towards Shizuo, and back to the clerk. "K-Kanra…Kanra Heiwajima."
"Kanra-chan? That's so cute! Do you know if it's a boy or girl yet?"
"N-no…" Izaya answered nervously, becoming sick. Why did he agree to this?
"Ahh, let's go look for gender neutral baby items then. I have a great selection for you and the father."
Izaya was dragged from aisle to aisle, picking out assorted items while Shizuo carried everything. The blond could see he was uncomfortable with everything, as the lady commonly referred to the baby as what it was, and each time, Izaya would freeze up and regain his composure. Shizuo frowned to himself each time, and tried to interject each time, but it was obviously the woman was focused on the "mother" and child. When they were done, Shizuo took Izaya to the park to rest. The two sighed and looked at the many items Izaya spent his money on.
"Ahh, we got a lot of stuff heh?" Izaya chuckled and eyed everything warily. "That lady seemed awfully nice ne~ and very helpful."
"Izaya, are you alright?"
"Of course I am."
"Liar."
Things got uncomfortably serious between the two. "Why did you…Why did you get all dressed up for? Why did you come along even though everything about the pregnancy makes you uncomfortable? Why are you…?"
"Shizu-chan wants it right?"
Shizuo looked at Izaya in mild confusion, while Izaya looked at his stomach and rubbed it a little. "I don't want to…hurt you anymore… It's just as you said, stupid monster. I was sorry yesterday, but now…I'm going to try and go through the rest of this until this thing is out of me."
Shizuo smiled, however it was cut short when Izaya threw him a dart piercing glare. "However, when this is all over, I'm going to resume making your life a living hell."
The duo stared at each other for a moment. Izaya stared at Shizuo's face in shock, as the man laughed and held his sides.
"You're still the bastard I always knew you were, Izaya. Fine; we'll continue on until the child in born. After that, I'm going to kill you, like I promised."
The two stared each other down. After all….enemies can't fall in love
Xibiya: Aish~ Things are moving in such a confusing way. Well, well~ From here on, things are gunna get pretty tense between everyone. Be prepared to get your feels ripped~ (or I'll try my best to tear up your feels...Haha-)
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