"Alright, good move."
Chihiro stopped short of turning the corner that led into the living room; it was 1 am in the morning.
"Is he on the phone?" Chihiro wondered; lately every time she came in the room while he was on the phone, he would cut the conversation short. She wasn't particularly curious; the less of his business she knew the better.
Chihiro frowned. "I wanted to get some water, but I don't want to interrupt him."
While she decided what to do, she heard Izaya exclaim.
"Haha, I took your king!"
Chihiro strained her ears; she didn't hear anyone else in the room with him. Was he playing online chess?
"It doesn't count though if you still haven't caught the queen." Izaya retorted.
"But to who?" Chihiro threw caution to the wind and walked into the living room. Izaya's back was to her and he was hunched over on the couch. His miscellaneous game board was out in front of him on the low table.
"And checkmate!" Izaya smirked. "Nice try, but-"
"What are you doing?"
Izaya's eyes widened slightly before his expression turned to a vapid smile.
"Good morning Chi-chan, you're up early."
"I was just going to get some water…" Chihiro stared back and forth between the board game and Izaya; a bead of sweat rolled down his face. "I'm just going to be honest with you. That game looks like a thing serial killer would come up with. Like, after you're done playing, you're going to stalk fat girls and skin them to make a human suit or something."
"You're morbid when you just wake up." Izaya commented as he placed the pieces back to what (Chihiro assumed) was their original places. "I assure you, my sanity is quite in tact. You may not have the frame of mind to make sense of this game, but-"
Chihiro's eyebrow twitched. "Before you finish that sentence, you're the one sitting in the dark talking to yourself."
"Well, no one else can comprehend the strategies and tactics used to play this game." Izaya explained as if she was a child bothering him with silly questions.
Chihiro looked up at the ceiling in exasperation. "Right, er, I'll just get my water."
"You're going back to bed?"
"Yeah. I'm surprised you're up. Well, you barely sleep anyway." Chihiro mused as she turned on the sink and let the cold water run into her glass.
"There's a late night movie on. I think it's the one with the girl who's parents get turned into pigs. That's your favorite right?"
"Oh, I love that one." Chihiro smiled slightly. "I'll catch it some other time, I'm pretty tired."
"You're only 25, can't you stay up for one movie?" Izaya asked teasingly; he looked down and rotated the pieces around the board. "Why don't you stay down here and watch it?"
"Excuse me for not being a vampire." Chihiro scoffed. Izaya shrugged and settled down onto the couch cushion with a frown.
"Suit yourself."
Chihiro blinked and she suddenly understood.
"I haven't seen this movie in a long time though." Chihiro bit her lip, before shrugging carelessly. "Well, I'm already up."
She sat down next to Izaya and grabbed the remote; as she flicked through channels, Chihiro laid down and rested her head on Izaya's thigh.
"I know talking to yourself is kinda your thing, but keep it down while the movies on." Chihiro said; Izaya smiled down at her and continued to play his game.
She fell asleep a few minutes later.