The film began and Izaya was starting to feel the consequences of having moved around too much. His hip stung in pain and the pills weren't working yet. It would probably take about ten or 15 more minutes before they would start working, which meant he had to suck it up and wait for them to numb the pain. It sure was a real pain in the ass. Izaya tried to relax but it was easier said than done. He squeezed his eyes shut and unwillingly let out a low whimper of pain.

"Eh? Izaya, are you alright?" Shizuo mumbled and placed a hand on the other's upper arm, gently stroking it.

"It hurts." He said calmly, though there was a hint of pain in his voice. The feeling of Shizuo's soft strokes seemed to calm him down and relax him a bit.

"Want to sit differently?" The blonde mumbled.

"No." Izaya replied a little too fast for his own liking. But he truly didn't want to sit in any other way than they did. He felt good sitting like that, and he wasn't hurting because of his current position. He was hurting because he had moved around too much. "This is fine. It aches because I moved around too much."

"Ah, okay. If you say so." Shizuo grabbed his coke and took a sip of it.

Izaya wanted to ask if he could have a taste of Shizuo's coke just to get an indirect kiss, but he couldn't seem to say anything because of how his hip hurt. He had to admit it was getting better but it still hurt quite badly. The other days, he had taken a pain-killer before moving but that day he moved and then took a pill. A stupid choice.

After placing the coke back on the night table, Shizuo grabbed a handful of chips and stuffed some in his mouth. He looked down at his palm and took one of the chips. He sneaked it around to Izaya's mouth and teasingly stuffed it in the mouth.

"Umpft! Hm?" Izaya questioned but chewed on what Shizuo had put into his mouth and titled his head to look at the blonde in question.

"Thought you wanted some." The blonde shrugged.

"They taste good.." Izaya smiled weakly. "Thank you." He said and turned his gaze to the TV, though he closed his eyes again.

"Yeah.." the blonde mumbled. They both stayed silent for a while, just watching the film.

After a while, the pain in Izaya's hip subsided and he felt better. He sighed in relief and finally began watching the movie.

Shizuo sniffed in some sweet scent filling the air around his head. "What's that smell?" the blonde mumbled.

"Hm? What smell?"

"Something sweet." Shizuo inhaled another deep breath.

Izaya sniffed the air. "I can't smell anything. Maybe it's the chips?"

"They don't smell sweet?" Shizuo frowned. "It's something.. strawberry-like."

"Strawberry? There are no strawberries in here. Are you sure it's not something else?"

"It's right here," the blonde paused. "Wait a second." He soon after buried his face in Izaya's hair, inhaling the sweet scent. "It's your hair!" he exclaimed as he pulled back.

Izaya could feel his cheeks heat up when Shizuo buried his face in his hair. "O-oh.. Yeah, must be my shampoo."

"Hmm.." Shizuo hummed.

"W-what?"

"Girly~." The blonde mocked and ruffled the raven's hair.

"It's not.." Izaya muttered. "I like this smell…"

"Amazing.." Shizuo mumbled. "You really are weird."

Izaya shrugged. He didn't feel like arguing with his new found love. "You can.. keep your head near mine if you like it.."

The blonde frowned at bit. Was Izaya trying to get close to him? "Okay.." the blonde mumbled and gently placed his face in Izaya's soft hair.

Izaya smiled a bit over his flustered cheeks. It felt nice, sitting with Shizuo like that. He slightly leaned into the other's face and felt part of Shizuo's hot breath on his scalp. [How relaxing…]. Izaya hesitated before taking a firm hold of Shizuo's wrists. He pulled in them until Shizuo's hands were resting on Izaya's stomach.

"Wow.. okay." Shizuo mumbled confused. "Umm.."

"W-what's wrong?" he said, blushing.

"Just.. nothing." Shizuo mumbled, his lips forming a thin line. What's going on with the raven?

"Okay.." Izaya gulped and placed his own hands on top of the brute's. He was experimenting a bit to find out where the blonde would draw a line. If he would draw one. They had had sex after all, so why should a bit cuddling be a problem?

The blonde blinked in confusion as he noticed what Izaya was doing. His gaze quickly snapped up to look at the TV instead. This was an awkward feeling.

Receiving no response so far from Shizuo, he began nuzzling the back of the other's hand with his thumb.

The blonde flinched at that. It's not like he didn't like it. Not at all. It was just a bit weird, considering it was Izaya... his arch enemy who did it. Shizuo shrugged it off and tried to relax.

Izaya felt the blonde move slightly behind him, but chose to continue his soft motions. He had to admit he wanted the blonde to nuzzle him too, though. "Shizu-chan?"

"Yes?" the so-called 'yes' came out as a breathless whisper. He coughed to clear his throat. "Yes?" he repeated. Oh yes, Shizuo felt nervous... without really knowing why.

"Could I.." he regretted saying anything. He wanted to be nuzzled by the blonde and he wanted to nuzzle the blonde. But he couldn't possibly ask him to do anything. "Could I have a taste of your coke?" he ended up saying.

"Uhh..." Shizuo let out dumbfounded. "S-sure..." he pulled his hand away from Izaya to hand him the coke. "Here..." the blonde's brows had knitted themselves together as he felt confused about the whole situation.

Izaya took a sip of the coke Shizuo handed him. The edge tasted slightly like cigarettes. [I wonder if that's how his lips taste right now..] Izaya thought to himself and handed Shizuo the coke.

"Happy?" Shizuo chuckled lightly and placed the can back on the night table.

"Y-yeah.." he chuckled awkwardly. "You know.. since you slept in my bed through the night, you might as well sleep in here tonight as well."

"Umm.." Shizuo frowned again. At some point, if he kept frowning, his brows might actually get stuck that way. "If.. you're okay with it... I guess." The blonde shrugged lightly.

"It's alright. It's better for your body. I don't want you to be hurting just because you're being stubborn about taking care of me."

"I just think it's the best thing to do.."

"Me.. too.. and I did ask you to stay after all. So it'll be my fault too."

"But still.." The blonde paused. "I'm still sorry."

"Hm?"

"You.. heard." The blonde felt a light warmth hit his cheeks. [Damn it..] he hissed at himself.

"Are.. are you alright, Shizu-chan?"

"Of course I'm alright!" The blonde exclaimed a bit too loud for his own liking. "Hmm..." he hummed as he looked away.

"Calm down, Shizu-chan." Izaya said slightly surprised and tilted his head to look at the blonde.

"I am calm.." he mumbled as he kept focussing on the coke standing on the night table. "Just watch the film..."

Izaya frowned and pushed on Shizuo's cheek to make him look at him. "Hm? Are you not feeling well? Your face looks flustered." he mumbled and placed the back of his hand on Shizuo's forehead.

"Huh? No, no.. I'm fine." Shizuo chuckled and gently pushed Izaya's hand away.

"If you say so." he smiled gently. He went back to watching the movie and realized he hadn't been paying attention to it at all.

Shizuo took a sip of his coke and ate some more chips. Without thinking much of it he placed his hand back on Izaya's stomach.

Izaya's gaze went straight to his stomach as Shizuo's hand willingly went back to rest where Izaya had put it before. He smiled and turned his gaze back to the TV. Sneakingly, he began sliding his hand closer to Shizuo's and suddenly their fingertips met.

The blonde decided not to do anything about it and just focussed on the film. He nuzzled his face into Izaya's hair again, just to breathe in the sweet scent of strawberries.

Izaya absentminded closed his eyes and carefully slid his hand closer to Shizuo's; ever so slowly tangling their fingers.

Shizuo smiled gently against Izaya's hair as he tightened his grip on Izaya's hand, keeping their fingers intertwined.

Izaya smiled and blushed, feeling extremely happy that Shizuo tightened his grip on his hand. Did Shizuo like him to? Maybe he did! Should he ask him? No! No way! He couldn't just ask the protozoan something like that. Asking that, would be crossing the line, wouldn't it? Or maybe it wouldn't... How confusing!

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