[Kasuka's POV]

The actor stepped onto set Monday morning, sighing softly to himself as he wondered how his day would go. Well, Izaya could just not show up.. Then I could lie and say "she's" still sick. Or Izaya could be mad at me for acting like a complete ass and he's already here spreading rumors about me. The ravenett looked over the set quickly, not spotting his crush anywhere at the moment. That's a bit comforting...

Kasuka simply went to his dressing room after that, trying on another couple outfits they'd tailored for him to wear. They were a bit stuffier than the ones before but he could manage wearing them for an hour or two of filming if he focused on something else. He quickly tried to get them off again, a much harder task than wearing them, before he heard someone shout Izaya's stage name. The way it was said was almost like when Shizuo spotted him, but something was definetly different. The person actually seemed happy to see "Kobayashi-san".

He peaked out his door to see their tech-guy, Dong-Yul or something like that, running up to the raven with his arms spread wide like he wanted a hug. Good luck with that. If he wasn't on set you'd get slashed into pieces. The actor didn't bother himself much that he was peaking on them, though they were out in the open in the first place, but it did bother him that a guy that didn't even know him for a month was worrying over him and his health like a concerned puppy. I've known him 5 years - technically longer - why can't I do that!?

And before he could actually depress himself, he finally closed his door and went back to undressing. "Don't bother, it'll never happen.. Besides, he's probably asexual, with how long he hasn't dated anyone and always obsesses over everyone." he muttered to himself, trying to rationalize why this crush of his should have stopped years ago. Really it should have never started. With all that his brother had told him about the man back then, even if he did look like an angel, he should have just took what Shizuo said to be true and dropped it right there. After all, everything he'd announced had been at least a little bit true in the end.

But no, for 5 years, while he has still dated other people - mostly girls, mind you - his heart won't listen to his head no matter how utterly ridiculous and stupid the entire idea of dating Orihara Izaya seemed. It was like he was trying to get himself killed. From watching what little he'd seen of Izaya for the passed couple years, all he'd seen is him cause suicides - it was so fucking obvious Izaya caused those, how many people would all throw themselves off the same building within a 10 mile radius of Izaya's home if not having someone to guide them? It's not like the building-of-choice is all the tall, if someone had consciously decided to do it on their own, they would pick a much more logical drop-off point! - irritate his brother and practically destroy any chances the blonde had at finding a job besides Tom-san's if the need ever arrived, and also just bugging the populace in total because of his stalker-ish habits...

In that last one's defense, he is an informant, but Izaya looks so happy doing it that you might as well say it's a supporting-hobby.

Then on the other hand, if he did manage to get with Izaya, Shizuo would know well ahead of time what they were up to either by Izaya's taunting or by the blonde smelling the informant on Kasuka's own person. That could lead to him, for the first time in possibly an eternity, getting a broken arm because of his brother's rage. Nothing beyond that would happen, his brother had amazing progress with his anger when around family, but that didn't change that Kasuka would have been dating the man that tormented him nearly every day of his life since their sophomore-year.

The ravenett sat in front of his mirror, planning on not moving from their until someone came to fetch him for shooting. Either way, if I get with him, it's a lose-lose situation.. Out of all the people I could have picked on this Earth, I had to chose the one that would get me killed, huh?

[Izaya's POV]

Izaya mentally groaned and nodded his head with a small smile as Dong-Yul went on and on about how worried he was the "light of his life" while Kobayashi-san was "sick". It was agonizing to smile at someone when they were doing this but at least it was almost amusing. The guy was in a form of distress after all.

"I swear Kobayashi-san, I would have been the first to your house, I would have been there before even YOU got there so I could care for you - but Mr. Watane is so mean, ya know? He made me go through stock again all by myself and make sure every function was working on EVERY camera. Can you believe that!?" Dong-Yul cried, pulling Izaya in for another hug. Which, in most forms of the word, wasn't a hug. It was just arms around Izaya crushing him unhappily into another beings chest.

"Well.. That is your job." he opted to say, which was the closest thing he could say to not being rude at the moment. He really just wanted to shove the guy away and get out of the hug but with an iron grip, one to rival Shizu-chan's, he had little choice than to endure it.

Dong-Yul, unable to see Izaya's inner turmoil, looked like he'd just been shot. "Why does everyone say that!? I just want to take care of my Goddess! Is that so wrong? And with staying up till 11 each night to get it done fast, you still got better before I could visit.." the Korean whined, dropping his head on Izaya's shoulder.

Okay, enough is enough.. "D-Dong-Yul?" Izaya choked out, faking a couple coughs. "Actually, I think I'm still a bit sick. Could you go get me some green tea?" he asked, tilting his head to the side with a cuter smile. Fuck, this is almost degrading.. Dong-Yul jerked up and away from Izaya, nodding stupidly.

"Of course, my Goddess! I'll get it for you in no time." he announced, sprinting off in the direction of the break-room. Izaya called after him to add a very precise amount of sugar, which he got another nod to, and once the man was out of sight Izaya dove into a random room to try and lessen Dong-Yul's chances of finding him in the next ten minutes.

"Why is everyone here utterly insane?" he grumbled to himself, only to hear shuffling behind him.

"Izaya?" The ravenett perked up and turned around, snickering when he saw Kasuka again.

"Greetings, Heiwajima. Looks like I need to steal your room for a while. The humans here are driving me nuts, surprisingly." he said with a sly smirk, watching the actor's neutral expression again before turning to the door and using the peep-hole to watch through the door.

"Hello to you as well, but what are you doing now?" Kasuka asked behind him, shuffling around for what Izaya suspected was their script. How predictable, I show up and he wants to get work done. Izaya mused in his mind, smirking more as he kept watching the other humans.

"Isn't it obvious, Heiwajima? I'm studying my beloved humans. Obviously, from a more favored distance." the informant muttered, eyes sharpening when Dong-Yul finally came back out and scampered around looking for him, only being slowed down by the tea he was gingerly holding and trying not to spill. Suddenly, to Izaya's surprise, there was a small, sharp pain in his side and he spun around quickly, deeply upset that he still didn't have his flick-blade with him.

"What the-" "I pinched you, smart guy." Kasuka interrupted him, handing him a script nonchalantly. "If you're going to be in my room we might as well got some work done. I don't want you being a stalker in my room to become a habit." the smaller man announced, locking the door to his room before heading to the couch.

"If you don't want me spying, then why did you lock the door with me still in here?"

"Because, as sly as you are Izaya, it's obvious you're hiding. So if whoever you're hiding from knocks, you can hide behind the changing curtain before I let them in." And with that, Kasuka's face was buried in his script again. "Just sit down, I need help with this line. I have no idea how to say it."

Izaya watched him for a long moment before sitting beside him, almost pouting at how this turned out. Great, now a Heiwajima is helping me. After surprising me and before demanding me to do something.. If I knew this job would be so interesting, I would have started the minute I got out of college.

I liiiiiive! Chapter 13, up and ready for you!

Sorry for taking even longer than usual, I know I said I would do tons of updates this week because of break, but my mind was filled with ideas for other stories!

I already wrote down one of them, it's in a new story I called "Dura Love!" and it's going to be a series of one-shots and drabbles involving Kasuka, Izaya and Shizuo.

They could be shipped together, different ships in each one, or they could just be buddy-buddy or stupid as shit together.

Either way, if you guys like this story then I would suggest following that one and leaving suggestions for different plot-bunnies on there.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Fave, follow and review for more! See ya next time!