[Kasuka's POV]
The actor sat in the limousine that had been waiting for him 20 minutes prior to drive him home from Kobayashi-san's, no.. Izaya's apartment building. After practically running to the limo, telling his driver he wanted to go home and settling himself in his seat as he replayed the whole scene back at Izaya's place, he repeatedly smacked himself in the forehead, utterly annoyed with how he'd handled his victory.
Well, he didn't handle it at all really. When he'd suddenly got the confirmation he'd wanted that it was Izaya this whole time, his mind had suddenly decided to not pay attention to anything else than the fact he'd been able to practice with, "get to know", and be friendly with his long-time crush on a more personal level. And even if it had been an act or a persona, Izaya had been civil with him and acted like he almost enjoyed his company more than anyone else on set. It was enough to make him nearly blush in front of the other.
But then he had to snap out of it and panic, leading him to act like a complete asshole who was 'in control' of the situation before suddenly leaving to where he was now. "Fucking idiot.." he muttered to himself, wondering how else he could have handled it to make himself not seem cocky or childish in front of the other man. It was hard for him to picture, his mind still working that he had been right all along and he could continue to work with Izaya very closely for as long as this series lasted, among others if he could drag the ravenett with him, seeing as Izaya had chosen to do this all on his own in the first place.
Eventually, his brain also decided to recall that he'd been in the same room as Izaya and in very close proximity to him when he was undressing, probably being one of the only people to achieve that besides possibly Shinra. "Goddammit, don't think about that!" he scolded himself, slapping his own cheeks once to make himself focus again. "Fuuuck, I'm in even deeper now that I know it's him.. Hope this doesn't fuck me up too bad at work." he sighed, leaning back in his seat as he waited for the driver to announce they'd gotten home safely.
[5 years prior]
Kasuka walked along the road, hood pulled over his head and face in his phone as he tried to hide from the few people who might recognize a child actor on his way to pick his elder sibling. The same people who would then gather more people, who would gather more then the news and then an interview team. Which he seriously didn't want..
But thankfully he had made it to Raijin front gate without getting much or any attention and he relaxed until he finally heard the bell not too long after. And not too long after that, his brother Shizuo stepped out in his school uniform, glancing around before spotting Kasuka and walking to him. "Hello Shi-" without warning his left hand was in his brother's tight grip and he was being pulled back in the direction he'd come, almost hastily making their way as far away from the premises as possible. "Shizuo, why are we walking so fast?" he asked, finally getting irritable at the tight grip once they made it to the railroad crossing which was in their way.
"No reason. I just want to go home." was what he'd gotten in return, making the actor internally frown, since he had the impeccable ability of knowing when the blonde was lying.
"Okay. But I got here just fine without you holding my hand, Aniki. I think I manage on the way back as well." he muttered, hoping that didn't bother him. There wasn't much of a response but soon his hand was released and right as they were going to pass the railroad, his brother tensed like he'd just been kicked in the gut and there was a shout of his name, or some form of it, from behind them.
"Shizu-chaaan~" was all the ravenett could hear before his brother suddenly turned around with his fists tightly clenched - making the smaller brother glad he'd told him to let go before - and a look that could kill if those hands didn't reach their target first. And moving to see the source, Kasuka finally got an answer to what had been bothering him.
"I-zay-a-kuuun..." was what he could make out of his brother's grumbling as the devil-incarnate, in the blonde's eyes, walked closer. To the younger sibling, however, he looked like an evil angel. Not to say that being evil was entirely bad, he'd had to play some evil roles for his career recently, but the one walking towards them had an edge about him that was dangerous and cunning and to Kasuka, he looked beautiful.
He had curves that were feminine but an air around him that was undeniably masculine. His hair was one to match Kasuka's own and with pale skin to contrast it, the bright red eyes that stood out between the two were so exotic to the younger teen that he almost felt surreal watching the high-schooler stride towards them.
It was also surreal to see someone walking towards them so confidently with his brother in such an obvious rage, but he couldn't be bothered to glance at the blonde now.
So this is the guy I've heard so much about.. This is the guy that's gotten my brother suspended more than 7 times in only one month, worsened his anger issues, made him crush half the school and the city to go along with it, and also has messed around with the population of this city so much in and of itself that the only friend my brother says he can manage is Shinra... I refuse to believe it. he thought to himself silently.
Of course, some of that doubt was put off when he noticed the other teen slide a flick-blade out of his sleeve and into his hand, keeping it ready for use against the mass of anger beside him. "Why do you look so unhappy to see me, Shizu-chan~? I thought we had plans, ne." Izaya called over to them, only stopping his stride when he was within 10 yards of the two brothers. Much too close for someone that didn't want to get hurt at the moment, in Kasuka's opinion.
"No, we didn't, you damn flea! Those "plans" were you leaving me a note that said 3 guys are gonna jump me at the front gate. Nothing happened, so not only are you a filthy, evil bastard, you're a fucking liar!" the blonde shouted, that being the only release of his anger at the moment since he was obviously trying to not throw any punches with his little brother there to see him. And there's the cursing again. Every time he mentions this man, half his vocabulary leaves, as usual.
"Aww, so mean Shizu-chan.. And here I thought you would calm down that filthy mouth of yours when there was such a cute little human with you~" Izaya announced. Suddenly, all of Kasuka's vocabulary left him instead, as well as any thoughts he may have been thinking at that moment. Did he mention his heart stopped? ... Yup, no heartbeats to be heard. He's officially dead.
But, fortunately, that little episode was all in his head and when he could rationally think once more, he was alone where he stood. Izaya and Shizuo were on the other end of the street by now, with the blonde chucking various objects at the other while the ravenett nimbly dodged every single projectile with grace, leaving the youngest to compose himself before inevitably walking back home on his lonesome, a small blush still on his cheeks when he shut the door to his room and started smiling to himself like a moron.
[Present Time]
Kasuka was suddenly nudged awake by his driver, the man having called him 4 times to announce that they'd arrived at the actor's home but getting no response for the last 10 minutes. "Sorry, Toren-san. I didn't even realize I fell asleep." he admitted with a small sigh, seeing the driver smile and nod before letting him out of the car.
The ravenett made his way inside before going straight to his room, deciding he could take a shower in the morning instead. For now he just wanted to sleep and maybe push away the thoughts of how him and Izaya would act near each other once Monday came around.
Whew, finally chapter 12!
It feels like it's been a long time since I updated this, but it's only been 4 days.
At least that let's me know I love writing it ^^
So, here you guys go, Kasuka's side of finding out about Izaya and I also threw in a little flashback for ya~
I've always loved to think of how characters would react or did react when they first meet one another, so this was a lot of fun to write.
~x~
P.S! So you guys know the ages of the characters in this;
Kasuka in "present day" is 19 years while Izaya is 22 (based on the manga age-gap, where Kasuka is 21 and Izaya is 24)
P.P.S. My headaches are almost completely gone, and I should have a whole week off of school next week.
So look forward to updates. I'm going to try and get actual sleep next week as well so the following chapters aren't complete shit.
Hope you favorite, follow and review to see more! Catch ya in the next chapter!
