Chapter 10 – Alarming realization

As Shizuo confided to his little brother that a black haired flea's sisters seemed to have taken a guess on his true feelings, Kuro had seemed to gain an interest on the conversation the two brothers had. Seeing the little kitten's face dart from himself to his little brother and back to him out of the corner of his eyes, made it look as if the little guy actually understood the topic they were talking about. That he even ignored Dokusonmaru's constant mewling to get the black feline's attention made him think that all the more.

And then his brother got him thinking again. He was right. If the little sisters of that lousy bastard, he loved so much, had been able to see through his whole act, then how long until the object of his desires himself, would realize what was going on. Then again… Maybe he already knew…

But… If he truly knew, the raven haired man would show some kind of reaction towards him, wouldn't he? Like mocking him, or just avoiding him out of plain disgust.

So the fact that Orihara Izaya was still seeking him out through the crowds of people he claimed to love so much, was reassuring to the blonde in more than one way.

Kasuka was absolutely right. Shizuo should just walk up to the flea and shout out his love towards him. Well, maybe not shout, but he still had to bring the meaning across to the other. Shouldn't be all too difficult anyway.

So he made up his decision. Once Izaya was up from his coma, he'd walk up to the man in question and confess. That much he owed him.

Just as he had made his decision, the chubby looking cat seemed to have come to a decision itself, as he charged at the black fur ball sitting on his lap, eyeing him curious.

The bodyguard had noticed the red or rather said orange furred cat starting to sprint towards him, but his reaction was too slow as to counter react to Dokusonmaru's action in any way.

And so it happened that a blur of pale red tackled a bundle of black to the floor resulting in them tumbling across it.

Hissing was heard coming from Kuro, but just as he'd assumed the stubborn and carefree Yuigadokusonmaru to act, he just does what he wants. In this case, hovering over the smaller one and starting to lick all over the other's face.

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'Stop licking me!' he desperately shouted at his attacker, hoping that it would make the harassment stop. 'And what was that for anyway?!'

Maru-"san", as he had to call the other cat, wasn't listening to him. 'Stop it!' he wailed again, this time at least getting a reaction out from the other.

'You're fur is all tousled up, it's annoying. Don't you groom yourself?' he wondered aloud before continuing: 'What a strange fellow you are.'

'Whose fault is it, huh?! Don't insult me!' Kuro alias Izaya still struggled. 'I'm a cat just as you are!' he shouted without realizing something important. Namely that he just called himself a cat despite not actually been born as one.

It completely slipped his mind.

"They have grown close pretty fast, don't you think, big brother?" Kasuka's voice resounded in its usual monotone way.

"You think so?" This was Shizu-chan's voice that answered. "To me it looks as if Kuro isn't enjoying it all that much." he continued, but as the young actor just waved his comment off as cats just being that way, he kept silent about it.

So while reluctantly, at the beginning at least, leaving the black furred one in the grasp of a slightly bigger and older cat, he and his beloved little brother resumed their game, with what they were doing up until now for a little while longer.

In the mean time Izaya/Kuro was roughly groomed by Maru-san's tongue and chased by him through the whole flat afterwards. So much for straightening his fur. The intentions of the actor's cat weren't bad ones; he was just your daily mischievous and playful feline.

Totally exhausted the black cat slumped down on a cushion that they had kicked down from the couch while in the middle of their chase. One good thing the chase had brought with itself had been gaining a little bit more control over his body.

As he closed his eyes in an attempt to rest, he felt Maru-san's tongue licking over his head again. Once, twice, until his warm body snuggled up to him on top of the cushion. 'You're not so bad.' he purred. 'You can become my friend instead of an underling.' Maru-san proposed to him now.

The warmth and the soft vibration of the other's body were soothing and slowly lead him to drift asleep.

They hadn't slept so long as twenty minutes to half an hour later a snapping sound and the sudden flash of something bright made them both stir from their sleep. At the sound Dokusonmaru hastily lifted his head up to look at the source of whatever offended their little nap. A heartily yawn and a long stretch later, Kuro tried to blink the sleep from his eyes.

"Ah! I'm sorry, guys. I forgot to turn off the flash." a baritone voice apologized to them. As red orbs started to focus again he spotted a blond mop.

'Shizu-chan!' he mewled happily before once again stretching his still tired limbs. The fake blonde sat cross-legged on the floor. He approached the man and started to climb on the others lap. While his haunches were standing on the blonde's lap, he placed his forepaws on the other's chest stretching himself as much as possible to face him. Shizuo smiled and leaned a bit down towards him. The black cat took this chance he got there to nuzzle his head against the others chin. 'Good morning.' He purred loudly while he began kneading the man's chest with his paws.

"Haha! That tickles Kuro." Shizuo's soft laughter resounded and he could feel those big warm hands stroking his head in a gentle way. A warm feeling began pooling itself inside his stomach and he could feel his heart skip a few beats.

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"He really has taken a liking to you. If you're lucky enough, Kuro starts to miss you so much that Orihara-san allows you to visit him." At the name the younger Heiwajima had mentioned the kitten's ears perked up and his head snapped towards the actor.

"It could be your chance on getting closer to him." Kasuka continued while picking up his own cat.

"Say bye-bye, Dokusonmaru." he added while facing his pet towards his brother and the black kitten, moving the red furred one's paws in an attempt to wave at them.

To be honest, seeing this straight faced man doing so looked cute, but in a way that wasn't his original intention.

The bodyguard laughed. "Thanks for coming over, Kasuka. Let's do it again sometime." he said while his little brother placed his cat inside the transportation box he had brought him with.

"Yes." the younger one nodded. "But I'll only come visit you again once you confessed to Orihara-san. Are we clear?"

Knowing his little brother, Shizuo knew that he'd go through with his threat. After all, being stubborn was a family trait. Sighing he scratched the back of his head with one hand, while he let down Kuro back on the floor with the other one.

"I had decided on confessing after he wakes up anyway." Shizuo said as he followed his brother towards the entrance, where Kasuka put on his shoes. Kuro had followed him.

As Kasuka reached for the door handle, he turned towards his brother again. "Now that I think of it…" he made a pause. "You mentioned that Orihara-san's sisters are fans of mine. I can bring over autographs for them next time. Can you write me down their names so I won't use the wrong letters?" he asked.

"Really? That'd be great. Wait here, I'll be right back." That said, Shizuo walked back to his living room and came back only a little later with a small piece of paper in hand, all the time being followed by the gaze of reddish eyes.

"Their names are Mairu and Kururi." Red orbs went as wide as possible. The famous man pocketed the piece of paper inside one of his jeans pockets, before waving at his big brother and leaving the apartment.

The bodyguard let out a deep sigh. Looking down at Kuro who sat next to him, he noticed the black feline's strange posture. It looked like he suddenly froze up to something.

"Kuro? You're all right?" he gave voice to his worry. The cat seemed to be shaking. "Kuro?!" he called again, the worry even stronger now.

"N-nyah…" came the shaky reply. Their eyes meeting again, but then the cat leapt away and back to where they came from.

He started following the cat with great concern. "Kuro, what's wrong?" he called after him. He spotted the tiny fur ball moving around on the couch table were he and his brother had played that game that was still lying on top of it.

Slowly, as if not to scare the little kitten any further, he walked up behind him to see what the cat was doing, probably only playing with the game's pieces. He couldn't have been more wrong.

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'What the hell…?!' was the only thought that raced through Izaya's or rather said, Kuro's head. Just know… 'What was that?!' his mind started to panic again.

Yesterday he had blamed the fact for being out of character from time to time due to himself having been turned into a cat, but now that those "instincts" made him think and cross borders he would have never dared to, he simply knew that there was something definitely wrong with him. What would he have done next, if the mention of his name by the younger Heiwajima hadn't snapped him out of whatever trance he was in?

A shudder ran down his spine as he thought back at what he had done to AND thought about the blonde brute.

"I had decided on confessing after he wakes up anyway." Hearing those words from his eternal nemesis, he snapped his head towards him. He was so caught up in his mind that he hadn't noticed the blonde putting him down again. Shizuo had started to follow his brother towards the entrance area and so he did too.

'Right. Shizu-chan… is… in love with me.' he thought to himself. It left a strange taste in his mouth. 'So, Shizu-chan considers confessing to me… but I hate him. It would only hurt him… Wait! Why do I even care?!' Izaya heavily shook his head. He registered the two males still speaking to each other.

Kasuka spoke of Orihara-san's sisters and then Ikebukuro's fortissimo hurried away, the feline's gaze followed him. Orihara-san's sisters, HIS sisters… Because he was Orihara Ku- No! His name IS Orihara Izaya.

'Why… don't I remember having sisters?!' he thought still staring towards the blonde. Shizu-chan came back and then he heard those two names. Mairu and Kururi.

'How could I…' he trailed off, his body shivering from the fear and panic growing inside him. How could he forget? HOW?! He had forgotten about them, his own sisters. Their names?!

"Kuro?!" Shizuo called him, worry evident in his voice. Kasuka was gone now, but it still hadn't registered in him yet.

'Sh-Shizu…' his own voice shaking while he looked onto the blonde's face.

'I have to tell him.' he thought. 'Somehow, I have to tell him that I'm… that I'm…' his mind trailed of. An idea hit him so he turned on his paws and raced back into the living room.

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