"And that's why I'm here right now…" Shizuo finished. He had told the story of his late night affairs with Tom to the gang.
All Walker could do was stare, yes with his eyes open, at the tall blonde in shock and disbelief. Togusa and Kadota were right along with him. Erika, on the other hand, had squealed her girlish fan girl squeal half way through the damn story. The silence of the room slowly became uncomfortable.
"… So? What should I do?" Shizuo asked, breaking the silence.
"YOU SHOULD CONFESS YOUR LOVE TO HIM!" Erika yelled.
"I think you should find a new job." Kadota said trying not to look at Shizuo.
" ….. I think I'm gonna wait in the car." Togusa said as he got up and headed for the door.
"It's like some crazy bara manga Erika forced me to read." Walker stated, still in shock of Shizuo's story.
Shizuo turned away, slightly disappointed that he'd revealed a secret he wasn't proud of and wasn't receiving any helpful advice. What was he to do? All his story did was put Erika on fan girl mode, disgust Kadota and Walker, and utterly traumatized Togusa.
"I just want to know what I should do about this whole situation!" Shizuo blurted out in frustration.
"Tell him how you feeeeeellll!" Erika squeaked in her fan girl mode voice.
"I-It's not that simple dammit!" Shizuo argued hotly.
Erika then moved closer to Shizuo, pushing aside Kadota. She placed a hand hesitantly on Shizuo's shoulder and motioned for the other two to leave. Once Walker and Kadota left, Erika spoke to Shizuo in a soft, concerned manner.
"I really think you should tell him how you feel. Unlike some anime or manga, this situation is real. You say you have feelings for him, right? Maybe tonight was what you needed to get closer to Tom. He obviously feels the same way about you. It's never good to just keep your true feelings bottled up. If things don't work out when you tell him, well, maybe it's just time to move on? Just make sure you tell him." Erika said in the most uplifting way possible.
"….Wow…. Karisawa-san… that was… beautiful.."Shizuo said in amazement as he wiped a tear from his slightly reddened cheeks.
"Yeah well, apparently reading helps. How else could Walker and I write such amazing fanfics of you and Izaya? Took some creativity to make that pairing work in a story!" Erika stated, completely killing the mood.
"….Uh… I'm gonna leave now… Thanks for the help…" Shizuo said in a disturbed voice, what a crazy bitch?
Shizuo started towards Tom's place as he exited the restaurant, but stopped abruptly in the middle of the sidewalk. Did he really want to go back to Tom's place NOW? Not really. Shizuo turned back and started in the direction of his apartment. "It'd be better if I just told him tomorrow. Gotta get some sleep." Shizuo said with a yawn as he walked through the crowded streets of Ikebukuro.