Ok let me apologize! I was going to update sooner, right after christmas but my mom sent me away to my cousins where I had NO computer acess T_T it killed me, it did my dear readers T_T but here! i finally did this because I wanted to make you all happy! Please enjoy :3

Chapter 6

"Do it again," Izaya's voice lacked it's usual glee. In fact, he was actually starting to sound annoyed. He sighed and leaned back against the wall agaisnst Shizuo's bed, running a hand through his hair.

Shizuo grunted in frustration. "I've done it four times already!"

Izaya rolled his eyes, watching as Shizuo sighed and erased the math equation on his paper. "And you've gotten it wrong four times, Shizu-Chan."

"Well then help me!" Shizuo snapped, slamming his pencil down on the computer desk, the desk shaking. He glared at Izaya, annoyed.

Izaya simply raised an eyebrow. "I did help you; you just keep making little mistakes that are affecting your final answer."

Shizuo groaned, crossing his arms. "I'm not good with numbers!"

Izaya sighed and got off the bed, walking to stand behind Shizuo. "Write the equation down."

Shizuo, with a roll of his eyes, turned to the desk and began writing again. As he started to solve the equation, Izaya leaned closer, mouth at Shizuo's ear. "There, that's your first mistake; you're multiplying two negative numbers, so the product will be positive and then you plug that in for "x". See?"

Shizuo froze for a second, cheeks heating up as the raven's warm breath ghosted over the shell of his ear. He cleared his throat, doing as Izaya said. He blinked at the equation, a wave of humiliation settling in. "...Now it looks easier..."

Izaya chuckled, patting Shizuo's shoulder. "I told you two hours ago that it wasn't that hard."

Shizuo looked up. "...I've been doing the same problem for two freaking hours?"

Izaya nodded, sitting on Shizuo's bed and shrugging. "More or less. Finish up that problem and we can stop for now."

Izaya watched as Shizuo finished up the equation, head cocked to the side. From where he sat, he could see the side of Shizuo's face, could see the frustration in his eyes as he slowly worked his way through it. He smirked a bit to himself. Shizu-chan makes such adorable faces and he doesn't even know it...

Shizuo set his penclil down, leaning back and sighing. He turned and stared at Izaya blankly and Izaya blinked a bit. "What?"

"Thanks," Shizuo murmured, looking away. "...For taking the time to...you know, help me. No one else would do this so...thanks."

Izaya raised an eyebrow and then shrugged. "Of course...I just felt bad; like you said, no one else would do this for you and I figured you made life for your parents hard enough so bad grades were just a burden they didn't need."

Shizuo blinked and then glared, gritting his teeth. "Fuck you! I go and say something nice to you and...tch, fuck you."

Shizuo stood and stormmed out of his room and Izaya chuckled a bit. "My my...temper."

He rose from the bed, slowly walking out of the room and down the hall. He walked slowly, comming into the livingroom and taking a second look around. Earlier, he hadn't noticed the pictures that hung on the wall. He made his way over, staring at them. One showed a boy with light brown hair, a frown on his lips. Izaya tilted his head. "Ne, is this your brother?"

Shizuo, emerging from the kitchen with a glass of milk, walked over and looked at the picture. "No, that's me."

Izaya blinked in surprise, looking at the blonde with a questioning smirk. "You're a bottle blonde?"

Shizuo nodded, taking a drink. Izaya laughed, looking back at the picture. "I never would have guessed...you were such a cute child, Shizu-Chan."

Shizuo shrugged. "...Thanks, I guess."

Izaya tilted his head a bit. "Such a cute little one...it must have been odd, being so small with such strength."

Shizuo sat on the couch, taking another drink. "...It was...my body wasn't used to it at first so I spent alot of time in the hospital. Now, though, I guess my bones can handle it."

Izaya sat on the other end of the couch, leaning back and stretching. He thought for a moment, wondering what to talk about that would get him valuble Shizuo information. "...Where'd your family go?"

"My brother had an audition in Osaka," Shizuo muttered, gulping down the rest of his milk. He wipe his mouth with the back of his hand. "That's where they are; Osaka."

Izaya frowned. "Auditions don't take an entire week."

Shizuo frowned, rolling his eyes. "I know; they're probably going to relax in Osaka for a few days."

Izaya rolled hiseyes as well, shaking his head. "...They left you behind while they went to "relax"? That hardly seems fair...does this happen often?"

Shizuo was silent for a moment, nodding. "...Yeah, it's pretty normal."

Izaya stared at the blonde, an odd feeling of slight anger welling inside of him. Perhaps it was normal for Shizuo, but Izaya had grown up with parents that took him and his sisters everywhere if it was a vacation. His parents adored them and, from what he had heard, he had figured Shizuo's parents had adored them as well...or at least, they adored his brother...

"Tell me something," Shizuo's voice broke the raven out of his trance. Shizuo was staring at him, mocha eyes blank and dull. "There's a different reason you offered to tutor me, obviously. So...what is it? Trying to get me into trouble or something?"

Izaya smiled, shrugging. "No...maybe I wanted to get to know you."

Shizuo was caught off guard, cheeks flushing a light shade of pink. He looked away, muttering under his breath as he stood up. "Damn flea...tch, are you hungry?"

Izaya nodded. "Yes, actually; are you going to cook?"

shizuo hesitated. "Well...I can order pizza or something..."

"That's disgusting," Izaya snapped, appaled, as he stood up as well. "Greasy fast foods...those make you fat and lazy, Shizu-chan! Why not cook a decent, healthy meal?...Unless...you don't know how to cook...?" The smirk formed on his lips yet again.

Shizuo huffed, throwing the glass that was in his hand at the raven. Izaya was a bit surprised but, luckily, was able to avoid the flying object. The glass hit the wall and shattered, dropping to the floor in peices. Izaya raised an eyebrow, smirking in the blonde's direction. "A simple 'Yes, I can't cook', would have been nice, Shizu-Chan."

Shizuo huffed, running a hand through his hair. "Fine, I can't cook, alright? Jeeze..."

Izaya's smirk softened. "That's nothing to be ashamed of, Shizu-Chan; I'll cook and you clean up the glass."

As the raven haired male walked past him, Shizuo couldn't help but gulp. He was feeling hot all over, a feeling of confusion washing over him. He was starting to have that feeling again; the calm feeling he had felt earlier when he was near Izaya.

But...that couldn't be right; he hated Izaya. Izaya was a cruel, self-centered freak...yes, he hated him...and Izaya hated him in return.

Izaya, Shizuo had learned, was a very talented cook indeed. In fact, he was a better cook than his own mother! Izaya simply shrugged the comment off though, settling for eating beside the male. they ate in an awkward silence and, after finishing, Shizuo collected the dishes so that he could wash them. Izaya stretched, leaning in the kitchen doorway. "I'll assist you, if you'd like."

"Uh..." Shizuo shook his head quickly. "No, no that's alright. Go...take a shower. towels are in the hall closet; thats the door right before mine. don't take forever, though; I still have to shower."

Izaya paused and then shrugged, walking off and dissapearing down the hall. Shizuo sighed, glancing over his shoulder before he turned to the sink. He slowly rolle dhis sleeves up, the scars suddenly visible in all their ugly glory.

That was why he had denied Izaya's help; Izaya would have seen the scars, and then what?...nope, definatly not a conversation he wanted to have, especially with Izaya of all people.

He washed dishes silently, eyes narrowed at nothing really. Having Izaya in his house was making him uneasy, though he didn't exactly know why. Perhaps it was because this was the first time anyone other than Shinra had come over for him...

By the time Shizuo finished the dishes Izaya was walking in, his hair dripping wet and a towel wrapped around his slim waist. Shizuo turned and yelped, backing into the sink. "Why are you naked?!"

Izaya chuckled, running a hand through his soaked hair. "I forgot to bring clothes, it would seem. I'd ask to borrow a pair of sweats from you, but obviously I am smaller than you."

Shizuo, after getting over his initial shock, thought to himself. Yes, his clothes definatly wouldn't fit him...at least; his sweats wouldn't.

"I think I have a pair of basketball shorts you can wear," Shizuo murmured, eyes suddenly locking on a droplet of water running down the other male's neck. The droplet ran down the pale neck and slid down a pale, surprisingly toned chest. Shizuo's face turned bright red as he quickly shoved past the other male. "Th-this way."

Izaya raised an eyebrow, a small smirk on his lips. A flustered Shizu-Chan...?

Shizuo tore through his drawers, looking for anything that would clothe the naked male now leaning in his bedroom doorway. He pulled out a pair of black shorts and tossed them to Izaya, huffing. "There, now stop walking around my house naked."

Izaya chuckled softly, nodding at walking back into the bathroom. Shizuo ran a hand through his hair, letting out a shaky breath. "My god..."

His heart was beating quickly, though he didn't know why; it scared him. He took a deep breath to calm himself, slowly looking back at his dresser so that he could get his clothes out as well. He settled for a pair of gray sweats and a long sleeved black shirt; the long sleeved prevented Izaya from seeing what he wasn't supposed to.

Shizuo turned to see Izaya in the door way, shirtless and in his shorts. Izaya smirked at him. "Showers all yours."

Shizuo paused, eyes narrowing a bit at the sensual tone of the raven's voice. Izaya simply smirked, turning on his heel and heading down the hall to the living room. Shizuo paused for a moment longer before quickly rushing to the bathroom.

Izaya plopped on the couch, running a hand through his wet hair as he heard the shower turn on in the bathroom. He shifted, a bit uncomfortable, and looked around the room. He wasn't sure what he was going to do until shizuo got out of the shower; he wasn't sure what there was to do.

He stood again, making his way down the hall and pressing his ear against the bathroom door. He frowned, a bit dissapointed that Shizuo wasn't singing; that would have been funny, after all. He sighed and went to Shizuo's room, plopping in the computer chair and spinning a bit. With a curious expression, he pulled open the computer desk drawers and rifled through it. He didn't find much; change, gum wrappers and little peices of paper with anime episode numbers and quotes written on it. Izaya almost groaned. Nothing interesting at all...!

He closed the drawer and walked to the closet, throwing the door open. He saw many shirts and jeans, a few pairs that he knew would look fabulous on Shizuo and...-

Izaya blinked. Wait...why would I care what Shizu-chan wears? Although...he would look rather nice in a pair of jeans instead of that ugly Raira uniform...

He glanced around the closet, spotting a small shoe box. He knealed down and opened it, laughing a bit at the contents.

There were pictures, most of which showed a very young and joyful Shizuo. Izaya sat down fully, pulling the box into his lap. Bingo!

He flipped through the pictures, stopping to stare at one that showed a very young Shizuo holding a little bundle in his arms; his brother, most likely. Izaya smiled, running a finger over the joyous looking Shizuo. "Well, isn't that cute...?"

He had to admit that it was a bit odd seeing such a happy expression on Shizuo's face; he didn't recall ever seeing a smile on the blonde's face since he met him. Well, he had seen a few but they were small, almost forced smiles. No, he wanted to see a real smile on the blonde's face...but he didn't know why...and he didn't know how to make Shizuo smile anyways.

He flipped to another picture, a small chuckle escaping his lips. The picture showed yet another young Shizuo, this one dressed in a puppy costume for Halloween. Izaya laughed again, tilting his head. "How cute..."

"Wat the hell do you think your doing?!"

Izaya casually glanced up, eyes meeting Shizuo's wide ones. He smiled, waving the photos around. "Why were you hiding such cute pictures of yourself, Shizu-chan?"

Shizuo growled and stomped over, snatching the photos and the shoe box away from the other teen. "You nosey louse!"

Izaya grinned a bit. "That was a rather quick shower."

"I wasn't going to risk showering for a long time with you here," Shizuo snapped, shoving the photos back in the box. "But apparently even ten minutes is too long to leave you here, you nosey son of a-"

"I got bored," Izaya shrugged, plopping on Shizuo's bed with a grin. "And besides...your pictures were adorable, Shizu-Chan."

Shizuo rolled his eyes, setting the box back in his closet and closing the door. "Don't go through my things, you stalker."

Izaya rolled his eyes lightly, hugging Shizuo's pillow to himself. "Ne, I'm bored."

Shizuo glanced at him and then sat in his computer chair, turning on his computer. "Then entertain yourself."

Izaya snickered. "Shizu-Chan, I can't do such a dirty thing in front of you~"

It took a moment for it to sink in, but then Shizuo's face went bright red. "You...! I didn't mean that, damn it!"

Izaya snickered again at the blonde's flustered face. "My, you're so red..." Has Shizu-chan never done such things...? Oh, is he a virgin?!

"Let's play a game," Izaya announced.

Shizuo looked away from his computer and raised an eyebrow. "A game?"

Izaya nodded, hugging Shizuo's pillow tighter. "Yes, let's play Truth or Dare."

Shizuo scoffed, looking back at his computer screen. "How old are you, twelve?"

"Oh, live a little," Izaya smirked. "...Unless you're chicken."

Shizuo looked away from his computer, eye twitching. "...You're on. You ask first."

Letting out a very unmanly noise, Izaya grinned and thought for a moment. "Truh or Dare, Shizu-Chan?"

Shizuo hesitated before answering. "...Truth..."

Izaya smiled and cocked his head to the side. "Are you a virgin?"

Shizuo's face went bright red again and he stuttered, tettering between anger and embarassment. "I...I...that's not...ah...y-yes..."

"Aww," Izaya giggled. "How cute!"

"Shut up," Shizuo snapped, glancing away to hide his blush. "T-truth or dare?"

Izaya hummed in thought. "Truth."

Shizuo frowned a bit, thinking silently. "...Are you a virgin?"

"Of course not," Izaya smirked, raising an eyebrow. "I lost my virginity years ago; ladies love me, after all."

Shizuo frowned again, though he wasn't exactly sure why. He looked away, huffing. "Your turn."

Izaya tilted his head. "Truth or dare."

"Dare," Shizuo murmured, shrugging.

Izaya grinned, scooting closer. "Ne, I dare you to..." The male trailed off before suddenly smirking.

Shizuo yelped as Izaya was suddenly beside him, fingers flying quickly over the keys of his key board of his computer. "What are you doing?!"

Izaya's grin widened as he clicked a few times, backing up. "I dare you to watch a porno."

Shizuo grew wide eyed, face crimson red. "Wh-what?! You sicko! No, I will not watch a-"

"Chickening out already," Izaya hummed, smirking. "But it's so early in the game, Shizu-Chan..."

Shizuo huffed and looked away, cheeks bright red. "Just...just dare me to do something else, porn makes me...uncomfortable."

Izaya rolled his eyes, crossing his arms. "You're so boring...ok, then I dare you to tell me one of your most embarassing secrets."

Shizuo raised an eyebrow, glaring a bit. "...Why?"

"So I can get to know you," Izaya stated simply, plopping back on the bed. He smiled, waiting.

Shizuo sighed and thought, trying to find something embarassing that he could remember. He fiddled with the sleeves of his shirt before shrugging. "Well...I slept with a stuffed animal until I was thirteen."

Izaya scoffed, raising an eyebrow. "Wasn't expecting that...cute, Shizu-chan, and very manly."

"Shut up," Shizuo looked away, not bothering to explain how he slept easier when he had something, anything, to hold on to. He sighed, looking back at Izaya. "Truth or dare."

"Truth," Izaya replied, grinning.

Shizuo huffed, thinking. He hesitated before a frown formed on his lips. "...Why do you enjoy teasing me?"

Izaya stared at the boy blankly, before shrugging with a smirk. "Your reactions are interesting...and you, yourself, interest me."

Shizuo scoffed, shaking his head. "You talk to me like i'm some sort of science experiment."

"Well, in a way you are," Izaya murmured, staring seriously. "I want to analyze you and find out what makes you tick, Shizu-Chan. Now, truth or dare?"

Shizuo sighed. "...Truth."

Izaya hummed in though and then shrugged to himself. "...Have you had your first kiss?"

Shizuo shook his head. "No."

"how odd," Izaya muttered, mostly to himself.

"Not really," Shizuo stated silently, staring towards his bedroom window distantly. "...no one really wants to get close enough to me to do that. i'm the "monster" of Ikkebukuro...who the hell would want to kiss me...?...To hold me...? Hell, who would want to love me, hm?"

Izaya blinked, a bit taken back. There was a small pause before Izaya spoke in a smooth, yet teasing voice. "You have a point."

Shizuo didn't look at the male. Izaya leaned back, smirking. "Who in the right mind would want to love you? You'd probably break them, maybe even kill them. I wouldn't dare get close to you if I was anyone else, i've seen your brute strength first hand. It's terrifying...to others, at least. But yes, you have a point...who would love you?"

Izaya had been hoping to anger the blonde, had hoped Shizuo would have went on a rage fit...instead, however, the blonde turned to him with calm, saddened eyes. Shizuo smiled just barely. "No one will, Izaya."

This was a different Shizuo, and it took Izaya off guard. He opened his mouth to speak but, for once, he had nothing to say. Shizuo looked away and stood up, running a hand through his hair. "I think it's bed time; you can sleep in here, I'll sleep in my brother's room."

Izaya said nothing, watching the blonde exit the room. He hugged the pillow from earlier, biting his lip in thought. That had definatly been a different Shizuo, one he hadn't seen before.

This Shizuo was sad, not angry, and seemed almost...fragile. Izaya didn't like it, not one bit. He huffed and fell on his back, staring up at the ceiling in thought. Shizu-Chan, you truley are an odd human...

In Kasuka's room, Shizuo was sitting at the endge of the bed with his head in his hands. He mentally slapped himself for acting the way he did infront of Izaya of all people. He grit his teeth and glared at the floor. Izaya wasn't supposed to get under his skin like that but he did so easily...

"I wouldn't dare get close to you if i was anyone else, I've seen your brute strength first hand."

His shoulders shook lightly and he watched as his fingers tugged down his left sleeves, his finger nails digging into his scars almost instantly. He had no blade or any other sharp objects, and getting up to get one would have alerted Izaya, so he settled for this.

The gashes opened, blood seeping out and coating Shizuo's fingernails. He winced and dug deeper, watching as small drops of blood slowly dripped down hiw arm. His body shuddered in a twisted pleasure; already, he was feeling himself slip into his dark haze, and without a blade no less.

He chuckled humorlessly, ripping at the gashes until they all opened, blood on his fingertips and under his nails, dripping down his arm...he smiled shakily, feeling the familiar sting of tears in his eyes. He shuddered and fell on his back, staring up at the ceiling of his brother's room.

Only three things resiatered in his mind, the first being that Shinra was going to kill him when he found out. the second, being that Izaya had been the one to rile up his emotions in the first place and the third being...he had the whole weekend with the black haired devil.

But it's not like things could get worse than they alrwady had, right?

good god that took a long time... -.- ok, did this seemed scattered? I know it went from studying to cooking to showers and then to all this, but i wasn't able to drag out the studying scene; i suck at math -.- however, i tried to make it flow as smoothly as possible. As for the whole dare about the porno...I'mma use that later ^^ I love making Shizu-chan squirm, after all :3 review my dears!