Shinra allowed Izaya to go home the next day instead.
Shizuo helped Izaya back to his place. Once there, Shizuo debated going back to his own apartment in order to grab some of his clothes.
"I'll be fine for a couple hours Shizu-chan..." Izaya promised, as though reading his mind.
Shizuo laughed. "In that case, I'm gonna go ahead and go home, pack up some of my stuff, seeing as I'm staying here for a while. See ya in a bit, Izaya."
Izaya nodded and waited. Shinra had said no sex too. Damn that sucked...
Shizuo returned later with a suitcase full of clothes and other items. Other than that there wasn't much. "I'm back Izaya."
"Hey~" He said happily. He was on his couch -the new one since it had been replaced by the new one before he had been shot.
Shizuo just left his suitcase next to the door before sitting next to Izaya. "Hmmm. I'm bored now."
Izaya chuckled and winced again, before leaning into Shizuo happily, "Wanna learn how the internet works?"
"I know how the internet works! I just only access my email...from my phone. You know what? Shut up."
Izaya chuckled again but stopped with a groan, touching his side again. "Ahh! Shizu-chan~! Don't make me laugh, it hurts!"
"Sorry! But it's not exactly like it's my fault that you find what I say funny!"
"Ahh, I know~" He said curling up a little in Shizuo's side.
Shizuo just sighed and stroked Izaya's hair.
"Shizu-chan... I love you..."
Shizuo smiled softly. "Ya. I love you too, Izaya."
Izaya smiled happily, "Good..."
Shizuo laughed and ruffled Izaya's hair, messing it up.
Izaya pouted, "Shizu-chan!"
"What Izaya?" Shizuo asked, a smile still on his face.
"You're messing my hair!" He whined.
Shizuo laughed. "It's just hair Izaya! So what?" And Shizuo ruffled Izaya's hair some more.
"Ugh... I'm gonna use every toy Mairu and Kururi have ever given me on you now..." He threatened with a grin
Shizuo just laughed, not really believing Izaya, despite the fact that he should have.
He definitely should have. He was able to have a few meetings though he asked Shizuo to wait upstairs when the more dangerous clients arrived.
Shizuo grumbled but complied. He didn't want to ruin Izaya's work after all.
It wasn't that part Izaya was worried about though. He was worried they would see Shizuo as a weakness and go after him.
Shizuo was bored. Though he didn't dare go and bother Izaya while he was working.
Of course the level of respect Izaya showed some of them was bound to surprise Shizuo.
Eventually, Shizuo decided that he'd just check on Izaya. He peered around the corner of the stairs to see Izaya reacting with one of his clients. It surprised him how at how much respect Izaya was showing the man.
"It was good to see you as usual Shiki-san. Same time next week and I should have everything in order for you," He even bowed the man and his body guards out despite the fact his side still hurt.
Shizuo frowned to himself and headed back to where he was before. Why would Izaya be so respectful to that guy, and bow despite the fact that it must have hurt like hell? If Shizuo had thought about it more he would have recognized the name Shiki as one of the Awakusa-Kai.
Not that Shizuo knew any members of the Awakusu-kai. Izaya closed the door and blinked. He thought he heard footsteps but shook his head. Couldn't be right? "Shizu-chan~! You can come down now~!"
"No. I'm good here!" Shizuo yelled back down to Izaya. His mind was still swirling with ideas about why Izaya had been so respectful. His mind never registering that the man was probably dangerous.
And it wasn't the only one. More people came and Izaya was respectful to almost all of them through the week but Shiki was the one he gave his utmost respect for him.
Shizuo frowned every time, not liking where his thoughts had lead him to believe. Izaya was supposed to be with him, but he didn't even have the decency to call Shizuo by his name. He always insisted upon 'Shizu-chan.'
He called him that though because he loved Shizuo. It was a pet name, the same way other couples used 'honey' or 'sweetie'. But he didn't know Shizuo was thinking these things so he didn't lay Shizuo's fears to rest. Though he hoped it didn't upset Shizuo that it hurt too much to have sex but he still bowed to clients despite the pain.
Shizuo was frowning more and more as this went on. Especially seeing as Izaya was supposedly good at reading people, yet said nothing to deny his growing fears.
Shizuo was a better actor though than Izaya had given him credit for though. But it was probably the final straw when a client gave numerous double entendre's making it sound like they had been sleeping together for years when he only wished.
After the client left, Shizuo huffed. "I'm going out for a bit." Really he felt a bit hurt. He thought that Izaya had been with that client. How was he supposed to know that the client only wished that was the truth?
Izaya blinked, "Shizu-chan?" He noticed Shizuo was upset at least.
"What?" The reply came out a lot rougher and angrier than it was meant to. He didn't want to tell Izaya what he felt, because then, whether it was true or not Izaya would say they weren't.
Izaya blinked and frowned, "What's...wrong?"
Shizuo sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I guess I'm just a bit stressed." Not the complete truth, but Izaya should be able to tell that. He should be able to pinpoint what Shizuo was worried about and calm his nerves.
He frowned though, "Shizu-chan... that's not the whole truth..."
Shizuo sighed and shook his head. "I'm just gonna go out for a bit..."
"Alright..." Izaya blinked, but he felt unsettled too. Shizuo just sighed and left. Fresh air would do him good. Possibly. Possibly good with one flaw. Clients of Izaya's were all over the place and it was only bound to fuel Shizuo's resentments and fears.
Shizuo bit his bottom lip as he exited the building. Izaya respected all these men more than Shizuo thought he respected him. At least in Shizuo's mind. It did nothing to help him with thoughts of Izaya sleeping with all those other men. After all, when Izaya just wanted to annoy Shizuo, he called him Shizu-chan. Now that they're together, he calls him Shizu-chan. No difference. At all. It didn't make Shizuo feel very good. After all, would Izaya care if he just left?
Izaya would care. He had loved Shizuo when he was trying to annoy him though. Izaya watched Shizuo leave from the window and sighed. Something was upsetting him but even though he could read most people like a book he had never been able to read Shizuo.
Shizuo headed back to his apartment. Despite living with Izaya, Shizuo still paid the rent for his apartment. After all, he didn't bring all of his stuff over to Izaya's place. Shizuo sighed tiredly. What was he to do? How could he make sure that Izaya was truly only with him?
He could ask but it ran the risk of Izaya lying to him too and there was no way to be sure either. Shizuo sighed again, idly wondering if Celty or Kasuka could help him just get away for a week or two to think about things...without alerting Izaya. That could be his test. Have Celty see what Izaya did while he was away for a week or two. Away without telling Izaya.
Izaya would panic of course. And Kasuka would help him happily and Celty would tell Shizuo everything. Shizuo sighed and sat up before pulling out his cell and texting Celty. He asked if she'd come to his apartment, and help him with something. She was there in minutes.
[What's wrong Shizuo?]
Shizuo sighed before explaining to Celty his worries and his plan, as well as her part in it. When he was finished he asked, "So...will you help?"
[Absolutely. I'll tell you everything he does] She agreed immediately. Shizuo smiled. "Thanks Celty. I guess I should call up Kasuka now, see if he'll help?"
[I'm sure he will, but yeah, you should ask] She agreed. Shizuo nodded and flipped open his phone to call Kasuka.
"Shizu-nii..." He mumbled when he picked up, surprised Shizuo was calling him for once.
"Uh. Hey, Kasuka...I need your help with something..."
"Alright." He agreed.
"So, uh.." Shizuo explained the idea to Kasuka. After all, how could Kasuka help if he didn't know what was going on?
"Alright. You can stay at my place for a while then," He said flatly.
"Thanks." Now the only problem was getting there without anyone or anything Izaya could use to find him, seeing him. Namely Kasuka's personal driver and car picking him up. Shizuo didn't grab anything. It'd be more realistic that he'd disappeared that way. Kasuka brought him to his place and settled him nicely. And so it began.