Babysitter

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The crimson eyed demon shook his head, letting out a sigh. He felt cheated. From the start the child had been a nightmare to raise and now he was sleeping curled up on his own, happy and healthy, no broken bones or screaming. No giggling or refusals to do anything. He was met with silence and for some reason it made him irritated.

It wasn't until the next day that he reluctantly decided to call the crazy demon otaku. He needed to catch up on meetings with his clients and he couldn't bring the child along or send him to nursery. Izaya grimaced at the peppy voice that answered the tone. Karisawa being a fortune teller knew exactly who was calling, even without the caller I.D. Iza-Iza! I wasn't expecting you to call yet.

"Mikado gave me your number. I need you to babysit Shizu-chan for me." He quickly pulled the phone from his ear, hearing the high pitched squeal. Sure Iza-Iza, when do you need me? His answer was simple. "Today, I should only be a few hours." He was answered by another squeal. I'll be there soon. Hanging up the call, there was a knock at the door.

As expected it was Karisawa. "You shouldn't draw attention to yourself." The otaku shrugged, as he let her in. "I was careful, I checked ahead to see if there was anyone outside. "Shizu-Shizu is still asleep?" The crimson eyed demon nodded. "He sleeps a lot now. He should wake up soon." Izaya picked up his coat, putting it on. "Make sure you wake him up if he doesn't in the next hour. And he prefers sweet food. If anything happens call me immediately."

Reluctantly he left the apartment, making sure he had his phone. He closed the door behind him, not believing that he had decided to trust Karisawa of all people to look after his mate. Still he knew she wouldn't do anything wrong to get on either his or Mikado's bad side. Dropping his keys in his pocket, he headed for the stairs.

He met up Shiki first, climbing into the car as it parked up. "Good morning, Informant-san. I see you're child free today." He sat opposite him, forcing a smile. The fewer people that knew about Shizu-chan the better. That went for both demons and humans. "He's being looked after. I have the information you wanted." He handed everything over, waiting for the yakuza to analyse everything. "I see, this is what I expected."

"I have something else I need you to take care of."

Something else urgent he had to do. Making a note of what he was being asked, he waited until the car stopped and climbed out. He didn't bother watching the car leave. Rummaging his pocket for his phone, he picked it up, seeing if he had any messages. Nothing. That meant the child was fine. Feeling slightly disappointed he walked the streets of Ikebukuro to his new client.

He felt it then a change in the link between them. The reason he hadn't heard anything was because the child had only just woken up. He could sense the boy's confusion and knew he was crying. And then it vanished, as quick as he had felt it, a calming feeling travelled back and forth between them. Whatever Karisawa had done his future mate was fine.

He kept an eye on both his phone and what he could feel through the link, but still there was nothing. The child was either sleeping or okay in the otaku demon's care. Izaya ignored the feeling that bubbled up within him, pushing open the door to where his next meeting would be.

Finishing his last meeting, he checked the time on his phone. He had been away from Shizu-chan for four hours, thirty minutes and twenty six seconds. Yes he had kept track, stopping off at the convenience store, he picked up a few snacks he knew the child would like.

Although he wanted to be back in the apartment within a split second, he took the long way, walking through his precious humans, who he had neglected thanks to his mate's reappearance. Though once back at his building, he did take the stairs, quicker than necessary. It wasn't long until he reached the door to his apartment, slotting the key into the lock.

Turning the key in the lock he pushed the door open, not sure what to expect. "Izaya!" What looked like a rabbit ran towards him, smashing into his legs, clinging to him as it slowly moved behind him. "Shizu-Shizu stay still."

Crimson eyes widened as Karisawa came into view, holding a bunch of colourful clothing. Her face dropped slightly as she saw him. "Iza-Iza, you're back already?" The grip tightened on his leg, making him grimace. "Yes, thanks for looking after, Shizu-chan."

The fortune teller smiled, making the rest of the costumes vanish. "I guess I'll be going, call me when you need me again." Crimson eyes narrowed. "Before you go, give me the memory card." That made her smile drop, she held up her hands as if to say she had nothing. He just stared at her, before she reluctantly took it from her pocket and handed it to him.

And then she was gone. Trying to move forward with the child still clutching to him he closed the door. "She's gone, Shizu-chan." The rabbit looked up at him, brown hair showing underneath the white costume. "Really?" His eyes moved left and right as if the otaku would reappear. "Yes." The grip on his leg loosened.

Small arms lifted, wanting to be picked up. Trying to get the feeling back in his leg, he picked the rabbit up, seeing what Karisawa had dressed him in. Annoyed eyes looked back at him, an upset pout on the boy's lips. Unfortunately he had to admit the otaku had good taste, not that he would tell her.

The costume was white and soft, large rabbit ears flopped over the side, while the tail rested just above his hand. "Take it off." If he wasn't holding the boy to his chest, he had a feeling the child would have his arms crossed. "Did you miss me?" the boy blinked, before nodding frantically and clinging to him. "I'll be good." Ah, he thought Karisawa was a punishment.

He tried to hide the fact that he found it cute, though he didn't do a very good job, judging by the kick to his ribs. Reluctantly he pulled the hood down, unzipping the costume with one hand as he made his way to his computer. The child helped, by kicking his legs and giggling as the costume hit the floor.

"Did you have fun with Karisawa?" The boy shook his head, clinging to his chest. "Do you want to try nursery again?" He waited until the child nodded, knowing he would have to search for another one, for him to attend. Switching his computer he waited until the screen loaded up.

Once it had loaded he logged in, waiting for the desktop to come up. Holding the child in his lap, he slotted the SD card into the correct port, waiting as the arrow turned into a small hour glass. A smaller screen popped up showing the camera file. Luckily for him it was in date order, clicking the correct one, he opened the images that had been taken.

Before enlarging the images he sent the folder to his email address. A smile touched his features as he opened the first. While he had been busy with work, the otaku demon had been doing cosplay photo shoots with his mate.

The first one showed the child in the playpen holding onto the edge in a fluffy white kitten costume, he was glaring at the camera, with an angry pout. In his hand he held the kitten soft toy, exactly the same colour. The grip on his clothes tightened as the boy reached for the mouse, which he easily moved away.

The second showed the same costume, but instead of standing, he was curled in a ball, fast asleep unable to fight the compulsion. The next one he was out of the playpen, dressed in a familiar costume he had seen before, it was yellow, with a thunderbolt tail and red tipped ears. The child was sitting cross legged, arms crossed and scowling.

The child became frantic as he slammed his tiny hand down on the keyboard, trying to get rid of the screen. Izaya laughed at his reaction earning himself a childish glare that made him look cute and harmless, instead of angry. Shifting the boy in his lap, he moved through the pictures, silently thanking the fortune teller demon in his head.

Each one was cuter than the first; a few were images of books or whatever the boy could grab, throwing them at the camera. The last one was the bunny costume. "What's wrong? Shizu-chan. you look cute." It was the wrong thing to say as something passed through the link between them.

The child giggled as his computer sparked, the screen going black. He had tapped into his powers once again and this time it looked like he had done it on purpose. With narrowed eyes he gave the child a stern look, while he moved the mouse. It was dead, his computer was useless.

With a sigh he ran his hands through his hair. "Shizu-chan, I need to buy a new computer now. I'll have to call Karisawa to look after you while I go out." The boy blinked before bursting into tears, clinging to him. "Sorry Izaya." Moving away from the computer, he hugged the child to him, calming him down. Well at least the babysitter had been useful for something. "Shh! I brought you some cheese cake." Shizuo smiled up at him, snuggling against his chest.

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