Madoka pulled away from Shizuo and blushed up at him, "I'm-I'm sorry…" she squeaked and took a step away from him.

"No, it's okay… I… I like you." He said feeling nervous about admitting it to her while she was awake.

"Uh, not you too!" she said throwing her hands up in the air, "This would be so much easier if one of you didn't like me!"

"Madoka-san what are you talking about?" Shizuo asked her and she plopped onto her sofa in anger.

"Izaya-kun… too…" She grumbled and he blinked.

"Will you talk and not mumble I can't hear you." He said as he started to feel irritated.

"Izaya likes me too!" she shouted at him and he stared at her.

"D-do you like him?" Shizuo asked her as that ache he felt when he thought she was dead returned to his chest.

"I like both of you…" she spoke with her voice just above a whisper but he could hear her this time.

Shizuo didn't know what to say to that so he just stared at her. Izaya was a horrible person and if he got bored with her she would just be another one of his humans to him, no one special. Shizuo didn't want that for her, so once again his body acted without his consent. He walked over to her and pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

"Who do you love?" he asked her and she blinked at him and then looked away from him.

"I don't know…" she said and then looked back at him, "… I trust you a lot more than him but…"

"Think about it, okay." He said as he began to sit her back down.

"Wait, w-will you stay here for a while?" she asked him and he smiled at her and nodded. He sat down on her sofa with her still in his arms. Madoka rested her head against his chest. He slid down until he was lying back with her lying on top of him. He put his arms around her and nodded off.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Uh…" Madoka sat up, which woke up Shizuo, "… hold on a second."

"I hope it isn't Izaya…" Shizuo thought to himself unhappily as he sat up and ran his hand through his hair.

"Uh, yeah he's here actually," Madoka said and Shizuo could hear the shy tone in her voice, "I'll go get him if you'd like?"

"Sure." Shizuo's eyes went wide when he heard Tom's voice and then he glanced at the wall clock and saw that he was really late for… whatever it was Tom wanted to do on Christmas night.

"Tom-san is here for you…" she said to him shyly, "… uh your shirt is all wrinkled."

"It's alright." He said with a shrug and then kissed her forehead, "I'll see you later beautiful."

"Thanks." She said smiling at him as he walked around her. She was happy to hear that Izaya wasn't the only one that thought she was beautiful.

"Anytime." He told her with a smile and then walked out the door.

"I thought something happened, you had me worried." He said with a laugh.

"Uh, I just fell asleep…" he mumbled to him, "… so what are we doing again?"

"We're going…" Tom answered after he shook his head at Shizuo's forgetfulness.

"You seem overly happy for spending Christmas with your family." Namie said as Izaya typed on his computer and hummed happily to himself.

"I spent it with Doka-chan too~!" he sang happily.

"She went with you to your parents' house?" she asked and he nodded, "Poor girl that had to be horrible."

"Actually I think she enjoyed herself just as much as I did." He said with a smirk.

"Didn't you spend the night there?" she asked and he nodded to that too, "I know it's none of my business but don't you think it's a bad idea to get romantically involved with someone you're trying to break?"

"Are my emotions for her that obvious?" he asked her with surprise.

"You've practically floated around here all evening…" she said to him and he smiled.

"Well, I do love her." He said with a smile, "She's one of the most interesting humans I've ever seen but she's only interesting by herself."

"So she doesn't fit into any of your games?" Namie said to him and he shook his head.

"I am playing a game with her, only it's a very serious game Namie-chan." He said with a smile, "But like any game I play, I will win."

"You sound like your trying to convince yourself…" she mumbled but he heard her clearly.

"I… I wish I could say you're wrong without lying." He told her and she glanced over at him in surprise.

"You love her as more than a human, don't you?" She said with a smile as Izaya smirked back at her.

"I love her just as much as you love that dear brother of yours." He said narrowing his eyes. Namie quickly dropped the subject since she knew where it was heading.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Namie-chan answer that will you." He told her and she sighed and walked over to the door. A man wearing a white lab coat stood outside the door, she didn't recognize him, but let him in anyway.

"Are-are you Orihara Izaya, the information broker?" The man bluntly yet nervously asked when he saw Izaya.

"Whoever you heard that from is very right my good sir." He said standing up and walking over to the man, "So I take it your looking for information?"

"Yes, uh, I'm sorry for not introducing myself, my name is Makisawa Hotaka." He said bowing to Izaya.

"Pleasure to meet you Makisawa-san, so what do you need information about?" Izaya skip his usual antics and just asked him.

"I'm actually looking for someone and I was hoping you could track them down, you see she's sort of on the run, she burnt an insane asylum to the ground with my employees and the patients still inside, she's very dangerous and well skilled." He told him and Izaya nodded as he wondered who this interesting human could be, "Her name is Makisawa Madoka."

Ladybug's Ramble: If you thought the last chapter was a cliff hanger well this one will keep you on your toes! Two votes for Shizuo and FIVE for Izaya... The ending may be coming soon and so far it looks like Izaya is gonna get the girl~! Oh and I read somewhere that Izaya is sometimes respectful with his clients so that's why he addresses Hotaka with his last name. So you now know Madoka's last name. I hope you liked the Shizuo fluff! Oh and please vote if you think Madoka should end up with Izaya or Shizuo! And my anonymous reviewer, I'm glad that you think they're still the same yet not! I was really trying to keep them from becoming OOC! Thanks for reviewing! Ladybug out~!