Kadota arched his brow, twirling a pen with his fingers. He was seated by the windowsill and he could see the subject of their plan walking towards the building. The fact that Izaya was late once again didn't elicit any reaction from him. The whole school had gotten so used to it that the teachers stopped giving him punishment, for it changed nothing.
"I'm surprised he came," Shinra voice resonated from behind him. "…but it'd be bad if he didn't, since it'd foil everything." Kadota only spared the boy a glance before the door to the classroom slid open, their gaze soon shifting to a familiar face. The chatters in the class died down as they felt chill going down their spines with that blonde hair in sight.
"Oh! That's right, Shizuo can join the prank too! Hey Sh-"
Shinra raised a hand and turned to go towards Shizuo but Kadota, thankfully, covered Shinra's mouth and held him back.
"Do you want Shizuo to destroy the party?" He seethed and their gaze warily trailed over Shizuo's expression. Even though they hadn't say anything to the blond, it seemed as though he had an 'Izaya subject detector' equipped— his brow twitching in mild annoyance despite not knowing why.
Shizuo looked around and to his relief, he found no sign of his arch enemy. Well, at least not yet. His attention then turned towards his two friends who were huddled up by the windowsill. One had an arm up as if he was going to greet someone, while the other had his hand covering the first's mouth. It would be a weird sight to anyone else, but Shizuo was used to their antics.
"What are you doing?" He made his way to them, tossing his bag onto the table before taking a seat.
The gears in Kadota's mind turned -he wasn't expecting that Shizuo would actually ask- and in the moment of panic, he started to doubt himself. He had to think of the correct answer quick. Shinra couldn't be trusted. The brunette shut his eyes, brows furrowed in deep thought and before he knew it, words started to flow past his lips. What he thought to be internal thoughts, only to be known by him, was heard by both Shizuo and Shinra.
"Hm. Let's see, if I say the truth, there's no need for him to even try since it's something he does every day. It won't be any burden. I'm not sure if it'd be effective since it's such a common thing that no one would even notice any difference when it comes to these two. However, if I do say it, at th-"
Shinra and Shizuo looked at each other in confusion.
"Are you monologuing again?" Shinra broke his trance of thought with amusement, chirping in happily as his mouth was no longer covered. He'd slipped away when Kadota was getting immersed in his so-called private thoughts.
Kadota brought a palm up to his forehead and sighed. Maybe it'd be okay to just tell Shizuo that it was Izaya's birthday, but not the plan. He'd have to think of another answer if Shizuo asks about the plan later— but for now, this will do.
"…Nothing, we were just talking about Izaya's birthday."
"It's today!" Shinra nodded.
Shizuo emitted a scoff and pulled out his homework as well as a pencil, "He was born today? Would be nice if he'd die today as well."
It was like ice cold water had poured onto them. They only exchanged a nervous laugh, frozen to their spot by Shizuo's harsh words.
Unaware of his friends' distress, Shizuo flipped the book to the desired page and he started to work on a question. He'd gotten home late yesterday since there were a few gangs stupid enough to want to test out his strength for themselves. It was exhausting and those bastards spoilt his mood, so he went straight to sleep after dinner.
"I mean, it's not like I'm going to hold back just because it's his birthday. If he pisses me off…" He gritted his teeth, the pencil snapping in half.
"Good morning!"
Speak of the devil.
Izaya came in as if on cue with his cheerful voice booming across the classroom. He skipped to his favorite monster and his bag bounced along against his back.
"Ah, good morning." Shinra and Kadota muttered and glanced at each other while Izaya's attention was wholly directed towards Shizuo. They nodded -signaling the beginning of their plan- and went to their seats without uttering another word. It was certainly out of the ordinary.
Izaya caught the movement and he merely observed them from the corner of his eyes before flashing the blond a mocking smile. There was a nagging feeling inside him, informing him that something was off by the way Shinra and Kadota barely responded.
It doesn't matter. I'll found out later.
"Oya, Shizu-chan, don't you know that you use pencils to write! Write! Not be made into little logs. Are you trying to make a campfire?"
The class could barely stomach the fear churning in their stomach when a desk flew crashed into the blackboard.