First off, thank you so much everyone for giving this story so much love! I really wasn't expecting this many people to like it. So thank you, I really appreciate all your comments~ And I just noticed this is the first Durarara story I've written that's purely fluff and cuteness! It was a lot of fun. Please enjoy the (sort of) last chapter everyone!
BTW, I suggest youtubing Chris Daughtry's "I'm Going Home" right now and listening to it as you read.
This chapter was betaed by Sunny so a shout out to her for being a wonderful beta~
This is a deanon from the kink meme. Prompt is in previous chapters if you want to see.
Disclaimer: I do not own Durarara or any of its characters.
Izaya moved slowly as he walked through Shizuo's neighborhood, dreading every step closer he got to Shizuo's home. He kept his eyes on the sky, watching the moon rise. He wondered when it would finally be time to go.
"Izaya-kun?" Izaya glanced down at the young boy standing next to him. Shizuo looked up at him with worried eyes, holding tightly onto Izaya's hand. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong," Izaya replied, giving Shizuo a strained smile. But despite the fact that Shizuo wasn't the brightest, he was very perceptive and noted the fakeness in Izaya's smile.
"No, something's wrong," Shizuo insisted, stopping and crossing his arms so he could look at Izaya seriously. "Why won't you tell me what's wrong? I thought we were friends."
Izaya opened his mouth to make another excuse, but seeing the pleading and somewhat hurt look in Shizuo's brown eyes made him stop. He smiled bitterly at Shizuo, reaching out and gently placing his hand against the child's cheek. "Shizuo."
It was the first time he had ever said Shizuo's name properly. Since day one when they met, he had dubbed him, "Shizu-chan", and had never called him anything else. It was strange now, saying his real name, but at the same time, the sound of his name made Izaya's chest swell with emotions. It was almost unbearable the amount of sentiment he felt with the name on his lips, but he couldn't help it. Inside, he could feel the fear paralyzing him and his heart aching. He didn't want to leave, but he had to. There was no other choice—he couldn't remain here. Who knew what would happen to his own time if he did?
"Shizuo," Izaya repeated more firmly this time. "There's something I have to tell you."
He knelt down so that he was eye to eye with the smaller Shizuo, grabbing the child's hands and grasping it tightly in his own with a small sad smile on his face. "I'm not from here."
"What do you mean?" Shizuo asked, confused by Izaya's words. "Like you're from a different city?"
Izaya chuckled darkly, shaking his head. "No, Shizu-chan, that's not what I meant." His eyes tightened, as well as the grip on Shizuo's hands. "What I meant is that I'm not from this time. I'm from the future."
"The…future?" Shizuo was bewildered and his eyes widened as he looked at Izaya.
What did he mean by "future"? Like…10 years from now? More than that? A time where cars flew in the air and there were awesome self lacing shoes?
Izaya nodded in confirmation to Shizuo's statement, patiently watching as the idea wrapped around in Shizuo's head. "Why…" Shizuo said slowly, still trying to accept the idea of the future in his mind. "Why are you telling me this now?"
Izaya tried to keep his expression neutral, though by the sad look Shizuo was giving him, he guessed he hadn't done a good job. "Because, Shizu-chan, I have to go back—back to where I came from."
"When?" Shizuo demanded, his voice growing a bit higher with anxiety. "When do you have to go back?"
"Tonight." Izaya didn't hesitate in telling him, thinking it was better to be up front with Shizuo. He carefully watched Shizuo struggle for a moment. The poor kid's body shook and the grip on Izaya's hands was almost deathlike. Tears pooled in the corner of his brown eyes, though Shizuo did his best to hold them back.
"Will…will I get to see you again?" Shizuo inquired, his voice so low Izaya almost missed it.
"Of course you will," Izaya reassured him, though in the back of his mind, he was thinking of the future—how he and Shizuo wouldn't get along. He wondered if it was too late to try and reconcile with the future Shizuo. "I promise."
Shizuo then had a determined look on his face, seeming to have decided something. He looked seriously into Izaya's eyes, speaking with a confident voice that reminded Izaya of the Shizuo from his time. "Then I promise I'll wait forever for you, Izaya."
'I won't cry. I won't cry.' Izaya told himself as he looked at Shizuo, shocked by his declaration. Izaya then smiled brightly at Shizuo, reaching forward and placing a sweet, quick kiss on the boy's cheek. "I'll be looking forward to it then." Shizuo was blushing, but also smiling at the raven. Izaya then remembered something and held out the stuffed black cat towards Shizuo. "Take care of this for me, won't you?"
Shizuo looked at the cat, then back at Izaya, before he took the stuffed cat in his hands and nodded. Izaya ruffled his hair in response.
Izaya didn't really understand how he knew, but he realized it was time when a creeping feeling crawled up his back, making him shiver. He stood back up, looking up at the full moon. "Izaya-kun?"
Izaya looked at Shizuo who looked at him with eyes filled with conflicting emotions. Izaya just gave him a cat-like smile as he stuffed his hands into his pockets, "I've got to go now, Shizu-chan."
And then it was as if the moon had become a person, opening its bright white mouth as the light began to swallow Izaya up. Shizuo watched with amazement, unaware that his mouth had opened and he was shouting something at Izaya. But the raven couldn't hear him, looking back at Shizuo with a quizzical look. But soon the image of Shizuo disappeared completely and the light blinded him. Izaya lifted his hand up to block his eyes.
There was a brief moment when he hoped he wouldn't fall anywhere weird again, and then he remembered that when he showed up back in his time, he had to kill Shinra.
The light began to fade, to Izaya's relief, and soon, recognizable objects came into his line of vision. He was glad when he saw he was in Shinra's apartment. But he wasn't expecting the person sitting on a chair in front of that wacky time machine as Izaya appeared from it.
A cigarette was stuck in his mouth, smoke dissipating into the air. It took Izaya a moment to recognize his mop of blonde hair, having gotten used to seeing its original brown color. And his coffee brown eyes—for once not covered by the blue sunglasses he wore, which were currently tucked in his vest pocket—looked up at Izaya seriously. "Took you long enough, you damn flea."
"Sh-Shizu-chan?" Izaya exclaimed, his scarlet eyes widening with shock. He then spotted the ashtray on a table next to where Shizuo was sitting, noting a large amount of cigarette butts s stuck in it. "How long have you been waiting?"
"Here? About four days," Shizuo answered, putting out the cigarette and standing up from the chair. "For you," Shizuo said as he walked up to Izaya, grabbed the raven's hand and pulled Izaya towards his body to capture the raven's lips with his own. Izaya stood frozen for a moment before he relaxed, grasped Shizuo's shirt and tugged the blonde closer. They pulled away the next moment, breathless and dazed as they stared into each other's eyes. Shizuo placed his hand against Izaya's cheek, giving him a small smile. "I've been waiting forever."
Izaya couldn't help the wide smile he gave Shizuo in return. "Well then, sorry to make you wait so long."
"You better be damn sorry," Shizuo grumbled, although the spark in his eyes told Izaya he was joking. "I was about to go in there and drag you back myself."
"Aww," Izaya teased as he wrapped his arms around Shizuo's neck, giving the blonde a cattish smirk. "But if you had done that, I wouldn't have been able to see how cute you were as a kid~"
Shizuo frowned, "I'm not cute."
Izaya laughed as the memory of meeting young Shizuo flashed in his mind. His scarlet eyes sparkled with an amused gleam. "If you say so, Shizu-chan."
He would have laughed again, had not Shizuo occupied his lips. Not that he minded.
Nope, he didn't mind that in the least.
And there you have it everyone. What happens afterwards is really up to your own imagination. ;) Like I said, I do have a little extra that's sort of an epilogue (I guess?) to add as well! I should be posting that relatively soon.
Thanks for reading and reviewing. :D And since I don't really have the time to send you all replies, I'll reply here!
Lalapoker: It's totally okay if you don't respond. :) Your reviews are wonderful enough to me! Aww, being sick is no fun so I hope you get better soon. :( Sorry that Izaya and little Shizuo's days together came to an end, but hopefully this chapter made you feel a lot better about their future.
Kasume-sama: Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter~ Hope this chapter made you even younger ;)
Icywarm: I should actually thank you for writing the prompt that inspired this story! Without it, this story wouldn't exist. So thank you so much and I'm glad you enjoyed the story till now. Hope I was able to fulfill all your requests~
AppleTea21: Heehee, I'm glad you found it so cute! ^^
Nazupii: Sorry it came to an end. :( But I do hope you were able to enjoy it!
AniFreakZ: Sadly, yes, the last chapter (sort of). I loved the little emoticon you used. ^^
Raita-san: Aww :") Thank you so much! I'm so happy that you think my stories are good. I hope you continue on enjoying them.
xXoAnonymousoXx: Why thank you!^^ I'm glad you thought it was fabulous. And I always feel bad to make people wait a long time so I try to update as soon as possible. I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Izzy-baka: Thank you so much for reviewing the last few chapters! I always tell myself to reply to my anonymous reviews at the end of chapters but somehow I always end up forgetting. OTL So sorry that you're not getting a response till now. And sorry it's also ending so soon, but I hope you've enjoyed the story this far! :)
Kiyoumi: I hope you will like the extra chapter when I post it. :D And embarrassed Izaya is adorable! And although little Shizu-chan didn't get to see it, older Shizuo will have plenty of chances to see it~ heehee
Oriharaizalia: Yeah, sorry it's ending already, but I'm glad you think it's so cute! Thank you for adding it to your faves and I hope you enjoyed this chapter and will enjoy the next one. ^^
BlackDarkRose10: Thank you! I'm glad you found the story cute~ That was a goal. And thank you for loving it and calling it one of your all time faves! :) Readers telling me that always made me so happy!
-Xaleria