Day 10: With animal ears

No excuse for this at all

Really, it had been a bad idea to let Shinra experiment on him in the first place. Shizuo was too nice to Shinra sometimes, though, and when the doctor had called him up asking-no begging-him to be a test subject for some weird new drug...well, Shizuo couldn't exactly tell him no. He'd be cruel to deny his friend so...he had allowed Shinra inside his house while Izaya was gone. It was going to be quick, Shinra has assured, and it probably wouldn't have much of an effect on Shizuo anyways. Shizuo expected little to no results at all, but of course nothing ever seemed to want to play out the way the blonde desired.

"I'm going to fucking kill you," Shizuo seethed, eye twitching as he eyed Shinra from the hall way.

The doctor gave a nervous laugh, hiding behind the couch as he stared at the angry man a few feet away. "It was an accident, really!"

"You did this shit on purpose!" Shizuo snapped, hands flying up to cover the blonde cat ears that sat, seemingly innocent, on the top of his head. He let out an agitated, distressed, groan and looked back at Shinra. "What the hell am I supposed to do about these?!"

Shinra approached his frantic friend with caution, holding up his hands as he tilted his head. "I'm...sure it'll wear off, Shizuo. It'll probably wear off in a few days or-"

"Days?" Shizuo screeched, voice louder. "Izaya will be home in an hour! I can't let him see me like this!"

Shinra arched an eyebrow, watching one of the cat ears on his friend's head twitch. He bit his lip to keep from laughing. "...I don't think he'd be too opposed to it."

"Fuck off," Shizuo snarled, turning on his heel.

Shinra left not too long after that, assuring Shizuo that he'd get a hold of his father to try and find an antidote. Shizuo had dug out one of his winter beanies, a black one that he pulled on to hide the protruding ears. He sighed heavily and sat on the couch, leaning back and rubbing his temples. "Damn it..."

As if he wasn't stressed enough, the sound of the front door opening alerted him, followed by Izaya's cheery voice saying, "Shizu-chan~ I'm home!"

Shizuo sat up a little straighter, feeling his heart hammering in his chest as he tried to focus on the news playing on the TV. "No shit."

Izaya blinked as he kicked off his shoes before he rolled his eyes. "You sound irritable. Did something happen?"

"Shinra is a fucking idiot," Shizuo hissed, his hands coming up to tug the beanie onto his head just a little tighter. He prayed Izaya wouldn't question it.

"Well, that was common knowledge," Izaya replied, crossing his arms. "Why are you wearing that beanie? It's blistering hot outside."

"Maybe I got fucking cold!" Shizuo snapped, throwing a glare over his shoulder.

Izaya arched an eyebrow and walked over to stand behind the couch, resting his elbows on the back of the couch as he stared at the irritable blond. "You're a terrible liar...Oh! I know what it is; you need more hair dye, don't you? Your brown roots are showing!" Grinning, he reached out to snag the beanie from his lover's head. "Let me see!"

"Back off!" Shizuo swatted at the other's hand, but years of fighting had Izaya trained for such movements. He avoided it easily and all but yanked the beanie off, amused grin shattering into a look of pure shock.

Really, is Shizuo had a camera he would have taken several pictures; the expression on Izaya's face was pure gold. However, Shizuo was too busy blushing brightly, trying to come up with something to say as the ears on his head twitched. Izaya was the first to recover, frowning a little bit. "...Shizu-Chan, what are those?"

"I told you Shinra was a fucking idiot," Shizuo murmured, hands coming up to cover his face. He peered out at Izaya through his fingers, mortified. "I offered to let him test out some drug on me and then...then this happened!" He gestured to the ears on his head before groaning. "It's so stupid, I'm gonna kill that idiot..."

Izaya said nothing in reply, head cocking to the side as he walked around the couch to sit beside the blond. He reached out, fingers seeking out those cat ears, and then he paused when he saw the ears flatten against Shizuo's head. Slowly, his stunned look became amused once more. "They're real, then? I was under the impression you were wearing some sort of headband with them or something." He glanced at the flushing man before him and grinned a bit wider. "Can I touch them?"

"You will anyways," Shizuo muttered, bowing his head. "Just...do it."

Izaya scooted closer and reached up, taking the tip of one of the furry cat ears between his fingers. It was warm, twitched in his grasp, and Izaya actually laughed. "Oh my god, Shinra really messed up, didn't he?"

Shizuo snarled under his breath and shooed his lover's hands away, crossing his arms with a huff. "I'll kill him."

"Why? I think they're cute," Izaya told him, nudging the blonde's thigh with his knee. "Shizu-Kitty~"

"Oh my god," Shizuo groaned, and Izaya watched with amusement as the ears on his lover's head flicked back in irritation. Shizuo glared at him. "Don't even. They'll be gone in a week, tops!"

"Then I better enjoy them while I can!" Izaya exclaimed a she all but tackled the other onto his couch. He peered down at the surprised, slightly irritated, male and then grinned. "Pur for me, Kitty~"

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