Unwarranted accusations

A/N:- Hm, I should probably put some sort of warning here. The next couple of chapters imply non-con but not really...its kinda confusing. Anyways have a read for yourselves and lemme know what ya think.

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"Shizuo, I'll be back in the morning. Are you sure you don't want to take the sedative?" Shaking his head slowly the blond remained sitting on the bed head resting against his knees. "Okay, try and get some sleep."

"I know. Go back home, you don't want Celty to worry." Shinra opened his mouth to say something closing it again. "I'm stable this time." The raven remained in the bedroom. "Leave the sedative on the table." Satisfied with that answer Shinra left the pills on the bedside table.

Shizuo felt nothing as his only medical help left. Somehow he had wound up pregnant and Izaya believed he had cheated. Things couldn't really get much worse. Turning on his side the blond curled into a ball one hand on his stomach the other placed over his heart. There had been no questions he could answer only accusations.

Laying alone in the darkness Shizuo waited for when the bedroom door would open and his lover would reappear telling him he believed him. Glancing at the clock he made a mental note of the time. Time of death for their relationship 9:30pm.

The hours went by the led numbers slow to change. It could be worse he could have an analogue clock irritating him with the tick of every damn second. That night he had been abandoned. Izaya never returned to the bedroom, the right side of the bed cold where it remained untouched.

Shizuo clenched his fists in the covers turning away from the clock. Was Izaya on the sofa or maybe the man was locked away in his office? He wanted to go and look for him but knew if Izaya didn't even want to talk about it then the situation was awful and confronting him would only make it worse. It hurt to know just how little his lover trusted him calling his fidelity into question. Izaya knew he would never cheat on him-he had to. It was one of the things Shizuo hated along with gangs, violence and gambling. The raven was the only one he loved, he wouldn't dream of betraying the man.

A soft whine sounded close by. Shizuo knew it was the puppy sensing the discord between him and Izaya, animals were more sensitive to that sort of thing. Turning away from the clock the blond dropped his arm over the bed letting the puppy nuzzle against his hand. "I'm sorry. This isn't the happy family you wanted." Shizuo murmured smiling sadly. It was already clear that his lover wouldn't be returning to their shared bed. "Go on, go and keep your friend warm."

Unable to take it any longer, Shizuo reached for the pills on the bedside table realising that he had no water to take them with. It was his fault for chasing Shinra out. Attempting to dry swallow them was a bad idea, the blond feeling like something had lodged in his throat. With no other choice he slipped from the bed carefully walking to the door, his head resting against the cool wood. Pathetic. Shizuo grit his teeth ashamed that he was so fearful in opening a damn door. Shaking his head the blond let go of the handle heading for the bathroom instead. Rinsing his mouth Shizuo left the bathroom slipping back into the bed. Closing his eyes he let the pills do their work easing his mind and sending him into a dreamless sleep.

x-x-x

The alarm hadn't been set but that was okay because the puppy wanted to go outside pawing at the door and barking. That answered his question as to whether their new pets were house trained. Sitting up slowly the covers slipped down his torso pooling around his waist.

Shizuo knew Izaya wasn't next to him but he checked anyway his chest aching as he saw the other side of the bed had been untouched. So this was his answer. Shaking his head the blond got out of bed checking the floor in case the kitten was anywhere near him. The small animal was still curled up in the puppy's bed.

Opening the door Shizuo clutched his stomach rushing to the toilet. "Damn it." He cursed one hand on the cold floor, the other resting against the toilet bowl. The puppy barked again trying to catch his attention. "I know. I know." Shizuo muttered rinsing his mouth and hurrying back to the door.

Opening it all the way his gaze skimmed the room. It was empty but somehow he had known it would be. Not even a blanket on the cuddle sofa, which meant Izaya hadn't slept. The raven had been cooped up in his office all night. A short bark had him moving to the kitchen where the boisterous puppy barrelled between his legs heading straight for the back door. Shizuo sighed unlocking the door and letting the small animal out into the garden.

Sunday. It wouldn't be long before Emi would be taken to her grandmother's. The end of the week was his day with Izaya. Well not this time. Maybe he should ask to work a shift or maybe go and see one of his friends. Anything would be better than having to deal with Izaya's temperament and nasty accusations.

Shizuo sighed taking a seat at the kitchen table waiting for the puppy to finish. Damn it, it wasn't fair. Why? How? Everything had been going so well and now this. Why didn't he deserve to be happy? "Damn it." Slamming his fist against the table the sturdy wood remained intact. It looked like he didn't have his strength back yet.

x-x-x

The puppy bound past him scrambling into the bedroom returning back to kitten. Ah. Some cat flaps would need to be put in. It was still early so Emi was still asleep. Quietly walking up the stairs Shizuo tried not to make any noise not wanting the door at the end to open. He was still reeling from Izaya's harsh reaction.

Shizuo smiled seeing the covers half off of the bed, his daughter sprawled out. The blond tilted his head wondering how his little girl has managed to turn herself upside down in her sleep. Walking over to the window Shizuo opened the curtains letting daylight flood in to lighten up the room a bit more.

Turning back to the bed he took a seat on the edge of the bed gently shaking his daughter awake. "Emi, time to wake up." His smile widened when his hand was batted away, a small hand clenched reaching blindly for the covers. "Come on. The animals need feeding."

"Uhn." Emi groaned finally opening her eyes realising the loss of covers. "Good morning, mama. Do you feel better? Dada said you went sleep because you weren't feeling well."

"I'm okay." Shizuo responded with a soft smile. "The puppy is awake."

"Shi-chan is?" Shaking his head the blond sighed.

"You named the puppy Shi-chan?" Emi grinned nodding enthusiastically.

"Yep. The kitty is called Iza-chan." Of course it was. Emi had named the pair after him and Izaya.

"Hm. Don't you want to call them something else?" His daughter crossed her arms pouting. "Okay, they're your pets." Shizuo relented. "They need to be fed." Emi hopped from the bed running from the room. "Be careful!" Shizuo called after her.

x-x-x

It wasn't Kyouko that came to collect Emi. Shizuo let his twin sisters in law in glad that Kururi looked happy, Mairu with an arm draped around her mid section. "Good morning, Shizu-nii." Mairu chimed. It looked like he wasn't hated any more. Her gaze went past him eyes widening. "You got a puppy."

The twins split apart Kururi remained where she was slowly closing the door. Mairu was on her knees fawning over the two new additions. A tap on his shoulder made him face the quieter of the two. "...wrong?"

"Hm? Nothing. You're early, Emi has only just woken up. I didn't expect to see you two." Kururi took a step closer staring at him. The blond blinked when the young woman hugged him earning a glare from Mairu.

"No fair." The other twin hugged him more roughly. "Mum said we should see you guys for once." Mairu informed him turning back to the two pets, this time with Kururi in tow. "This couch is amazing. So big."

At the top of the stairs Shizuo heard the door open. Izaya. His heart pounded painfully as he watched his lover walk down the stairs. Not once did the flea look at him. "I thought it was noisy. What are you two doing here?"

Kururi looked between them and Shizuo knew she could tell something was wrong. Shaking his head she closed her mouth turning back to fuss over the puppy. "Good to see you to, Iza-nii." Mairu smiled sarcastically.

"Emi, why don't you go and get ready." Shizuo stepped in taking his daughter away. He could see Izaya was in a bad mood and with the loud mouthed twin the situation would soon turn volatile.

"...help." Kururi murmured going to follow if not for the flea blocking her path and Mairu holding her wrist. In the bedroom Shizuo could hear his phone ring knowing his sister in law had text him.

"It's fine, Kururi. We'll be down in a minute." Carrying Emi up the stairs he left the three siblings together. "What do you want to wear today?"

"...blue." His daughter smiled happily. Shizuo nodded trying to remember if she owned anything blue. Either way as long as he wasn't thinking about dealing with Izaya he didn't mind.

x-x-x

"Be a good girl." Shizuo smiled hugging his daughter. Emi was already pulling away from him to stand between the twin sisters. Shizuo reached for the puppy and kitten in case they tried to bolt through the door. He could feel Izaya's shadow cast over him.

"I will." His daughter beamed taking Kururi and Mairu's hand. "See you later mama, dada." Scooping up the puppy and kitten, the blond waved slowly standing so his latest dizzy spell wasn't noticed. Turning away he let Izaya say his part.

It felt like he was standing on the starting line of a race waiting for the him to go off. Every muscle in his body was locked and tense not knowing what to expect or what the outcome of another fight would be. His short sleeved shirt and dark jeans could easily be replaced if they ended up cut and torn. The only one capable of making him feel loved was Izaya. The problem though was that love and trust were a double edged blade. With only a few biting his lover could destroy him. Izaya had to know that...or not. Those sharp crimson orbs fixed on him cold in their gaze, freezing him to the core. Still guilty until proven innocent.

The puppy fell silent stilling in his arms though the kitten still struggled to get free, scratching him with non existent claws. Shizuo felt the small creature draw blood paying no attention as he and Izaya continued to stare at each other neither one speaking. There was only one thing he could say and he knew Izaya would flat out reject his plea.

The silence stretched neither one looking away although Shizuo managed to catch a glance of the flea's hands to see if there was anything sharp held within them. It was only in the bad cases that Izaya used his knife. But this time he was pregnant. Surely the raven wouldn't risk harming their child...the child Izaya hadn't yet acknowledged...

Slowly lifting his foot Shizuo took a step back finally remembering how to breathe. Keeping his guard up he gently lowered the two animals to the carpet. A small bead of crimson dripped from his hand where the little kitten had scratched him. Not once did he he let the raven out of his sight.

"…"

"..." Shizuo slowly clenched his fists needing to do something. Izaya still hadn't said a single word continuing to stare at him. In a split second the silence was finally broken. Shizuo felt himself turn green a hand dropping to his stomach, the other clapping over his mouth. Their stand off disrupted, Shizuo ran past his irate lover clutching at the toilet bowl. The two pets left on the floor to run around.

x-x-x

Shizuo trudged from the bathroom miserably staring at his feet. Slowly lowering himself onto the sofa the blond groaned. "Shizu-chan." Head snapping up he looked around the room seeing no sign of his lover. "Stay there, I don't want to hurt you." Behind the sofa. That was where the flea was sitting. "I need to know if you slept with anyone else?"

This again? Shizuo clenched his fists against his jeans a low growl in his throat. "No." Izaya was trying to keep their argument civil avoiding an all out brawl.

Behind him he could hear a sigh. "Tanaka-san, Dotachin, Akabayashi-san, Shiki-san... Which one?" Shizuo grit his teeth his knuckles turning pale under the strain. Grinding his teeth together he turned around shooting a glare at the wall.

"...none of them." Shizuo snapped. "I'm pregnant Izaya. I never cheated on you. Deal with it. The only fucker I have slept with is you!" His stomach disagreed with him raising his voice almost sending him back to the bathroom.

"...Shizu-chan, you cheating on me would be the best answer." Izaya spoke quietly. Shizuo froze turning his head slowly. What? "I've been thinking of every possibility. The only time we could have risked it was our anniversary. I haven't touched you there since Emi was conceived." Shizuo blinked hearing the emotionless tone. Of course Izaya would come to the conclusion he had. "Three weeks ago I was sick so we didn't do it. Your body is abnormal so I was thinking of the possibility of something changing inside you." The blond blanched at the thought knowing if that was the case he might as well be celibate. Izaya pretty much made a mess inside him every time. "Those are the three theories." Shizuo blinked counting on his fingers.

"That's only two. What's the third?" At first his lover didn't respond the uncomfortable silence filling the room again. "Izaya? You know I wouldn't cheat on you, don't you?"

Only his first question was answered. "The third is that someone touched you without your permission. Shizu-chan..." The raven trailed off. Shizuo heard rustling behind the sofa, Izaya slowly standing and walking around the sofa tense. "Did anyone force themselves on you?"

Shizuo flinched back at the suggestion. "No! No one else has touched me."

"Have you taken any sleeping pills? Maybe drank some alcohol by mistake?" The blond shook his head disapproving Izaya's theory.

"Damn it. This doesn't make sense!" Izaya snapped glaring at him. "Are you sure? Dotachin drinks a lot, maybe he-"

"Flea, don't. There hasn't been anything d-" Shizuo cut himself off. Everyday was the same. Take Emi to school, have a few sweet treats with Celty, then he would go back home busying himself until it was time to pick up his daughter. He would go to work and then straight home. It was practically the same everyday.

Except...that day. "Shizu-chan! What is it?" Shaking his head the blond tried to put the thought from his mind. It couldn't be, she wouldn't do anything to him. Besides that Mika was a woman. Yet it was the only abnormality in his routine. Clenching his fist he stared at the puppy yipping at his feet. "Shizu-chan?"

"...I helped out one of the regulars a friend of mine. That night she was upset and drank a lot." But it wasn't anything to do with Mika, it was only a coincidence. Celty wouldn't do anything to harm him. "I was worried so I left the bar to check on her. She was being attacked so I intervened. She was too drunk to get home safely so-"

"You took her home." Izaya finished taking a seat next to him. "Then what?" Shizuo bit his lip remembering what had happened and knowing exactly how Izaya would see it. "Shizu-chan!"

"We had a drink- nothing alcoholic and then I fell asleep. I woke up in the morning and came back home." The raven's eyes darkened lips set in a thin line.

"...who? Who is this friend of yours?" Was the question finally asked.

"She wouldn't do anything, flea." Izaya was having none of it. "I don't know her surname. She likes to be known by Mika."

"Mika?" His lover asked slowly. "What does she look like? How and when did you two meet?" Question after question was fired at him. Izaya had found a new scapegoat.

"You're wrong. Mika had nothing to do with this." Shizuo groaned leaning forward hands clutching at his belly. A gentle hand rested on his back rubbing in small circles. Closing his eyes he told Izaya about the friendship he had kept a secret.

x-x-x

"You didn't think that was weird?" Izaya accused helping him into the bed. Shizuo shrugged at his limit. Crawling into the bed he flopped down against the soft mattress letting his lover undress him. "A woman who doesn't give her last name, looks like Celty and doesn't talk wants to be friends with you. It didn't cross your mind? No of course it didn't." Izaya continued. "Do you remember where she lives?"

Shizuo shook his head more of a twitch thanks to his morning sickness. "She has nothing to d-"

"So you keep saying. Get some sleep, this can't be easy for you." The blond blinked looking up at his lover. Izaya was smiling though the smile didn't quite reach his eyes. "Shinra will come and check up on you."

"Where are you going?" Shizuo grabbed Izaya's wrist keeping his troublesome lover in place. Izaya was angry but that anger wasn't directed at him.

"I need to go and see Shiki-san." Staring into those sharp crimson orbs he couldn't see anything amiss. Besides it wasn't like the raven could track Mika down just by first name alone. Slowly relaxing his grip, Izaya smiled down at him placing a chaste kiss against his lips.

"I've just been sick, flea." The blond muttered pulling the covers up higher.

"So? Do you want some mints?" His lover teased. With a soft growl he swatted Izaya's hand away.

"That's not what I meant."

"I know. Get some rest." The hand on his forehead felt cool. Pregnant. It was really happening. Worse still Izaya believed the child wasn't his. "I'll be back soon." Shizuo nodded a yawn escaping him. He hadn't realised he was so tired, though he knew it was thanks to his lover not being in the room. Raising his hand he caught his lover's fingers as they traced along his jawline.

"Do-" Shizuo paused hearing the puppy barking frantically.

"Just the door." Izaya stepped back turning from the room. Shizuo watched him go knowing the subject hadn't been dropped. His lover was on the war path and Mika was in the firing line. Pushing himself up the blond's eyelids fluttered consciousness fading.

x-x-x

"Mi- Celty?" His best friend was sitting on the edge of the bed holding a paper bag with a stupid drawing of Shinra's face. "Hey." Shizuo sighed softly. "Guess you heard..."

The voiceless woman clutched her phone eyes damp with worry. It was him who placed a hand over the smaller fragile one trying to calm her down. "I'm alright, I'm more worried about Izaya." The blond soothed.

Shinra said it was pretty tense last night. Shizuo didn't deny it. Last night had been awful. Once Izaya had accepted that he hadn't cheated that cold sharp gaze left him. Are you okay?

Pulling himself up the blond nodded taking the bag from Celty. It contained the medicine Shinra had said he would prescribe. "I've been better. Did Izaya say anything?" His lover would've had to wait for Shinra or surprisingly Celty to arrive. Tucking his knees in Shizuo rested his head on his knees. "Celty, he doesn't think this child is his. It can't be anyone else's."

I know. Shinra said Izaya was obsessed in making sure you didn't get pregnant again. The fact that it didn't work must have been a huge shock. Shizuo frowned reading what Celty had typed. Obsessed? Again his thoughts went to Mika. Surely Izaya wouldn't harm her...

"Celty. I need to check on someone, can you come with me?" Shizuo remembered the general direction of Mika's apartment. his friend tilted her head in question. He knew what the message would say before he even read it. Will you be okay? Shizuo didn't answer already slipping from the bed and reaching for his clothes. There was a bad feeling his gut and it wasn't due to morning sickness.

x-x-x

Shizuo leaned against the window giving instructions to the cab driver. His head hurt trying to remember where he had been that night. "Wait. stop here." The car slowed to a halt giving him enough time to get out of the car. Paying the driver the blond groaned wobbling slightly. Celty's hand pushed against his back helping to support him.

Is it here? Shrugging in response his gaze fell to the familiar limo belonging to his boss. It wasn't the fact that Shiki was parked outside of an apartment that had drawn his attention but the fact Izaya had said he was going to see Shiki. "This way."

Together the pair of them walked into the apartment apprehensive of the two gorilla like men standing at the entrance. Keeping his head low Shizuo walked past them his goal was finding Mika as soon as possible.

His path was blocked by his laid back work colleague. "Hanejjma-no neechan. What a surprise." Shizuo glanced at the door he knew he had left after that night three weeks ago. "What are you doing here? And who is this lovely lady?"

The red head stood in the centre holding out his cane. "This is my best friend, Celty Sturleson. I'm here to visit another friend." Taking another step Shizuo tried to get past. "Akabayashi-san, what is Izaya doing? Whatever he told you and Shiki-san..." It wasn't true. Mika was innocent.

"Hm, Shiki no danna won't be happy with this." Akabayashi took a step to the side letting him pass. "There are some things you need to see for yourself." Thanking the man Shizuo hurried to Mika's apartment hoping Izaya hadn't done anything bad. The door was wide open with two more of Shiki's men standing outside.

"Izaya! What the hell are you doing?" Shizuo growled storming into the room. Shiki didn't look surprised to see him but his lover glared at Celty as if she was supposed to stop him from leaving the house. "I told you she was innocent."

Mika was sitting at the table the two men standing over her. The young woman was in tears. "Shizu-chan, you should be resting. We'll discuss this at home." Celty was standing in shock her mouth open staring at her double.

S-she looks like me. H-how is that possible? The phone began to shake in Celty's hand. Shizuo sighed knowing it had been a bad idea to bring her. There were myths about what would happen to people that saw their own doppelgänger. Stepping in front of the crying woman he refused to move.

"Shizu-chan, move."

"No. I told you she had nothing to do with this. What is the point of threatening her when she can't even speak?" Shizuo could feel the light tug on his pants. Both Shiki and Izaya were silent looking at him with something akin to pity.

"Orihara-san, you should be resting in your condition." Shiki spoke making him feel like a child. Shizuo grit his teeth trying to stop Izaya from getting past him.

"Flea, don't you da-" one look from his lover silenced him. Turning around he watched as Izaya stopped in front of the young woman. "She can't talk. Give her a pad or phone to use." Izaya only sighed shaking his head. His lover grabbed Mika's wrist bending it up behind the woman's back, one hand slamming her head against the table.

Shizuo watched in horror at what the man he loves was doing, especially since Mika looked exactly like Celty. What was that saying about what the flea thought of his friend. A small scream of pain made him freeze his hands falling to his sides hearing a small whimper. "Stop. It hurts."

"I'm sorry Shizu-chan." The woman he thought was his friend was released where she stared at the floor avoiding his startled gaze. That soft tone hadn't belonged to anyone else in the room. "Her appearance has changed but this is Harima Mika."

Shizuo stood frozen feeling empty. "Orihara-san, perhaps it would be best for you to lay down." He could feel Shiki's hand on his shoulder squeezing in a rare show of affection.

"...you can talk? You're not mute?" He asked in disbelief.

"I'm sorry." The woman cried looking up at him with tears streaming down her cheeks. "Please don't leave me alone with them." Turning away he let Shiki and Celty guide him from the room. "Shizuo-san! Please!" The front door slammed behind him.

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