[Kasuka's POV]
Kasuka shifted in his seat as the silence went on for another moment around them, not sure how to handle the situation he was in.
Shizuo was just sitting across the table from them, arms crossed as he glared the ravenett beside his little brother, while Izaya was either ignoring him completely or intentionally shoving his status with Kasuka in the other's face, still holding hands with him before leaning over to rest his head on the actor's shoulder.
Why did this have to be the one time I forget about having dinner with him? Even when I've had work before I didn't forget, I always remember things like this! ..Well, I at least remember the morning I'm supposed to do it usually.
He looked up at his brother again, wishing he'd take off his sunglasses for a minute so he could tell if he was glaring at the both of them or just Izaya. Finally, Kasuka cleared his throat. "So, aniki, how was your day?" the smaller Heiwajima asked, smiling lightly to try and break up the tension. His intention didn't really work but at least it got one of them talking.
"It was fine. Most of the guys I had to collect from were actually willing to work with us, so we didn't have any property damage to worry about." Shizuo explained, getting a nod out of him and nothing out of Izaya at the moment.
"That's good. Maybe people are finally coming to their sense lately." Kasuka hummed, glancing over at his boyfriend as the ravenett finally had a reaction.
"Or they were just more scared than usual and didn't want to be killed." Izaya offered, giving a smile to the blond as the other's glare got more intense before he just went back to holding one of Kasuka's hands, pulling out his phone to check it causally.
"Scared or not, I did my fucking job. Where have you been for the last week? I haven't smelled ya terrorizing the locals lately." Shizuo pointed out, arms still crossed and one hand gripping his arm so he wouldn't use it to damage something else. Kasuka took notice immediately and flicked his hand like he'd always done since they were children.
"Aniki, don't do that. You'll hurt yourself." he said automatically, not even thinking before he glanced at the both of them, seeing that he'd gotten their attention. "Nevermind.." he muttered, liking that they hadn't tried killing each other yet but not liking when he was the center of attention in such a hostile atmosphere. Izaya nodded before glancing at Shizuo, who had listened to his little brother's warning and lessen his grip, a smirk coming onto his face and a devious look in his eyes.
"If you must know where I've been, which is none of your business, I was under the weather for most of the week. And your darling little brother was so sweet while taking care of me~" the informant announced, staring at Shizuo too intently to notice the blush that went on Kasuka's face. Uggh, don't tell him that!
Shizuo didn't respond to that, just growling something under his breath and trying to kill Izaya with his eyes as the room got quiet again, for once the silence feeling welcome. Nothing was said for a while until the oven dinged, letting them know the lasagna was ready, and Kasuka stood up to get it out and onto their plates, hoping the food would be a good enough distraction.
In the time it took for him to get up and over to the oven, there was a small thumping sound somewhere behind him. Since it wasn't very loud and didn't sound like someone at his door, maybe someone outside being troublesome, he ignored it and just kept preparing their meal until- "Flea, if you don't stop fucking kicking me you're going to lose that foot!"
"Only my foot, Shizu-chan? I thought you'd go for the whole leg." "Don't make a request if you can't handle it, you fucker."
Kasuka turned back to look at them, eyes wide as he expected them to be at each other's throats already. He was pleasantly surprised when they were both still firmly planted in the chairs he'd left them in, continuing with their little staring match from where they were. This is going better than I expected, but they're acting like Kindergartners...
The actor sighed softly before turning back to their food and plating it, setting it in front of them before they could take any action against the other. "Eat up, there's plenty more." he announced, smiling at them both as he sat down again. Him and Shizuo clapped their hands together and muttered "itadakimasu" before digging in, it only occurring to them a moment later that Izaya had said it as well. Kasuka didn't even think about it but Shizuo seemed interested.
"Flea, I thought you didn't believe in gods." the blond pointed out, actually seeming too interested to be hostile, taking a bite of his food as he watched the informant diagonal to him. Izaya's hand twitched like he wanted to throw his fork at Shizuo just like one of his flick-blades, but he started eating his meal instead.
"Excuse me for still being raised to do Japanese customs. Besides, I was thanking Kasuka." Izaya replied blankly, giving Shizuo a look that was something between 'shut the fuck up' and 'why does it matter?' Kasuka just glanced between the two quietly as he ate, wondering if they would go back to ignoring each other soon. They seemed to after a couple minutes, Shizuo throwing one last glare at Izaya before taking a large bite off his plate and Izaya looking around the kitchen like he was bored.
Holy fuck, they're actually being civil... Either I'm dying or the world is ending. The actor thought to himself as he kept looking between them, smiling lightly as he ate now. Maybe if I keep having them stuck together like this they'll get along.
That train of thought was interrupted when the small thumping came back and Izaya jumped in his seat a couple seconds afterwards. "Ow! I didn't stomp on you!" the informant huffed, pulling his feet back to tuck behind the legs of his chair as he glared at the blond. Shizuo scoffed as he leaned back in his chair, his plate currently empty.
"I told you you'd lose your foot if you kept kicking me." "I didn't kick you, I kicked the chair." "Well, my shin says otherwise!"
Kasuka watched them blankly as he finished his last bite, trying very hard not to facepalm as he got up to put his plate in the sink. "Both of you cut it out before I call Celty." Kasuka threatened, seeing the two enemies pause before looking at him in shock, neither of them knowing that he even had the Dullahan's number. He'd met Shinra through his brother when he'd gotten sick before, so it shouldn't be that much of a surprise that he'd spotted a headless woman walking around when she lived with the brunet.
The threat seemed to work though, both of them knowing well that if she was called to handle either of them she wouldn't have a problem. Yes, they were both friends with her but she had a very open sense of justice, it seemed. "Fine.." the two muttered, Izaya finishing up his plate while Shizuo moved to get more food. Kasuka smiled to himself as they behaved themselves for a while more, holding his boyfriend's hand under the table while he talked casually with Shizuo.
After Shizuo finished his second plate of food, he stood up and put his dish in the sink as well, looking over at his brother. "Thanks for the food, otōto. You want to hang out at my place next time?" the blond asked, getting a nod in return.
"Yeah, sounds like fun. Is there a new game you want to try?" Kasuka asked, hoping he'd get a hint. He knew that his older brother didn't get paid enough to buy extra games or anything like that, mostly just using his own money for food and cigarettes, so he always tries to get him something when he had the chance.
"Not really, all the ones coming out are shit. Thanks though." the blond replied, moving over to him and ruffling his little brother's hair before heading towards the front door. Kasuka trailed behind him to say farewell and didn't notice Izaya following behind them with a grin.
"Have a nice night, aniki." "You too, Kasuka. Stay safe." "I'll be sure to take care of him, Shizu-chan~" Izaya announced beside the ravenett, hugging his arm as he leaned over to press a kiss on his boyfriend's cheek. Kasuka blushed from the sudden affection while Shizuo stared at him with a shocked expression, it quickly changing to one of rage as he fist clenched.
"I-za-ya-kuun..." Shizuo started, getting cut off by Kasuka.
"U-uhm bye aniki, see you next week!" Kasuka yelped, shutting the door before Shizuo could come back in or see Izaya still hugging and kissing the ravenett. "Izaya, you're going to get us both killed..."
"Whatever. He can't catch me and he would never hurt you, so let the beast bark all he wants~" "Seriously though, you're evil." "I hear that a lot. But you still love me." "Yeah, I do...~"
Chapter 28!
The dinner is finally over and Kasuka can relax!
What did you guys think of them acting like 5-year-olds towards each other? I think it fits perfectly :P
Pretty much their whole rivalry is just a bunch of taunting and tag anyways, so them just trying to be civil is like putting them in time-out.
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