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chapter 18

"Shizuo's moving in with Izaya," Shinra plopped on his couch, a cup of tea in hand.

Beside him, a figure in a helmet jerked. The woman quickly whipped out a PDA, typing quickly and holding it out to Shinra.

Really? Shizuo's seriously doing that?

"Yeah," Shinra nodded. "I was surprised too."

Celty, if she had a head, would have frowned. Her shoulders heaved,as if she was sighing, and she typed again.

Told you there was something between them!

"Oh, enough with that!" Shinra pouted. "There's nothing like that between those two, Celty. They're close but...no way."

Celty typed again, faster this time.

You're so in denial! They has to be, why else?!

"You're crazy," Shinra laughed and stood. "Well, I need to get some sleep. I'll see you in the morning, Celty."

Shizuo awoke the next morning and sat up, eyes wide. He looked for his cell phone, finding it on the bedside table and checking the time. "Noon?!"

"It's Saturday," A muffled voice made him jerk. He glanced to the side, seeing Izaya staring sleepily up at him. He smiled. "No school today, Shizu-Chan."

Shizuo blinked. "Oh...right..."

Izaya chuckled a bit, reaching over and taking Shizuo's phone and set it aside. He yawned. "Lay back down."

Shizuo blushed and, slowly, did so. Izaya wrapped his arms around the blonde, pulling him closer and pressing a gentle kiss to his forehead. "You're cute when you're not angry, Shizu-Chan."

Shizuo huffed. "Idiot..."

Izaya laughed, pressing his forehead against Shizuo's. He stared into his eyes for a few minutes before setting a hand on Shizuo's cheek. "This is all weird for you, isn't it?"

Shizuo shifted a bit, nodding slowly. "...Yeah. I don't...really know how to do this...or how to act. ...I don't...know what to do."

Izaya thought for a moment, his thumb running along Shizuo's lip. "...Do whatever you want to. If you get the urge to do something, do it. That's what I do. If you get the urge to hug me then hug me. If you get the urge to kiss me, do it."

"R-right..." Shizuo murmured, blushing again. He glanced away before looking back at Izaya. "...Wh-what if I...want you to do something...?"

Izaya blinked, sitting up a little. "Like what?"

Shizuo sat up, shaking his head. "N-nothing, never mind!"

"No, now I'm curious!" Izays groaned, shaking Shizuo a little. "Tell me, Shizu-Chan!...Was it dirty?"

Shizuo blushed harder, gritting his teeth. "N-never mind it."

Izaya huffed, draping his arms over Shizuo's shoulders and nuzzling the side of Shizuo's neck. "As lovers, we should tell each other these things."

Shizuo hesitated, biting his lip. "...It's...stupid...the other n-night...a-at my house..."

Izaya didn't need anymore information, a sly smile on his lips. "Ah, that kind of stuff? My, Shizu-chan, I didn't know you were so eager to do such things with me."

"I'm not!" Shizuo hissed, face a bright shade of red. "I-It was just a question...!"

Izaya laughed and then hummed in thought. "Well...if you ever asked me to do those things, I would. It would be cruel of me to deny you such things."

Shizuo blushed and huffed, eye twitching. "Wh-whatever..."

Izaya got out of bed, laughing as he ran a hand through his hair. "Cutie~ Now then, what shall we do today?"

Shizuo hesitated before shrugging. "We...should go see Shinra."

Izaya, surprised, looked at his new boyfriend in confusion. "See Shinra...?"

"I haven't been spending as much time with him as I should," Shizuo murmured, frowning a little. "...I feel like a bad friend."

Izaya's gaze softened; Shinra was Shizuo's best friend, after all. It was only natural that the blond would want to spend time with him. "Alright, then we'll go see Shinra. Get dressed and then we'll get food and leave."

Shizuo nodded and went over to his back pack, pulling out some clothes. Izaya blinked and snatched the clothes, Shizuo huffing in protest. "Hey!"

Izaya held up the jeans he had snatched, smirking a bit. "These are the pants that were in your closet that weekened I stayed over!"

"Yeah, so?" Shizuo muttered, frowning.

"Aaannnnd," Izaya grinned evily, looking at Shizuo. "They must make your ass look sexy."

Shizuo choked on air, face bright red as he yanked the pants out of the other male's hands. "You sick Flea!"

Izaya cackled, smirking in victory as he skipped to his closet. "Sick but truthful, darling."

Shizuo huffed and stood, unbuttoning his pants and kicking them off. Izaya, peering over his shoulder from the closet, licked his lips secretly. "You trust me enough to get naked in front of me?"

"I'm not naked!" Shizuo growled out, eye twitching as his face went an even brighter shade of red. Izaya chuckled and looked away, Shizuo huffing and pulling on his jeans and pulling on the black long sleeved shirt he had brought. He ran a hand through his hair, grabbing his shoes and pulling them on. Izaya pulled on a pair of black pants and a black short sleeved, turning and smiling at Shizuo. "Ready?"

Shizuo nodded, running a hand through his hair. "Yeah, I'm ready."

Izaya smiled and they made their way down stairs. Kururi and mairu, spotting Shizuo, both giggled and flung themselves at him. "Shizzy!"

Shizuo smiled a bit, patting both girls' heads. "Morning, girls."

Kururi smiled up at the blonde brightly. "Are you staying here this weekend, Shizzy?"

"Yeah, are you?" Mairu grinned.

Shizuo hesitated, glancing at Izaya for assistance. Izaya nodded, looking at his sisters as he pulled Kururi over and ruffled her hair. "Yes, Shizu-Chan is staying for the weekend."

Both girls jumped for joy, laughing loudly. Mrs. Orihara smiled from the kitchen doorway. "Izaya, will you take them upstairs and do their hair for me?"

Izaya nodded, taking his sisters' hands and leading them upstairs. Shizuo shifted nervously before looking up to meet Mrs. Orihara's eye. He blinked and then the woman smiled gently, gesturing for Shizuo to follow her as she waltzed into the kitchen. Shizuo followed after her, lingering awkwardly a few feet away from her. Mrs. Orihara opened the fridge, humming a bit. "You know...I think I understand your home life now, darling."

Shizuo jerked, stuttering. "What...?"

The woman smiled at him, closing the fridge and facing him with a bowl of sliced up fruits. "I understand what goes on in your house. Don't lie to me, honey; I'll know."

Shizuo frowned, looking away a bit. "...How did you...?"

"You think Izaya got his brains from his father?" She giggled, walking over and setting the bowl on the counter. "Plus, I'm a mother; I know everything." She opened the bowl and then glanced over her shoulder at the boy. "Will you get me two bowls, please?"

Shizuo blinked, turning and opening a cabinet. He handed the bowls to the woman, jerking when Mrs. Orihara's other hand came up to touch the bruise on his face. Kindness from adults was strange to him, almost taboo. He gulped and the woman sighed slightly. "I feel bad for not noticing it earlier...you poor baby; you're such a pretty little child, you know? I'm glad Izaya is helping you...my husband and I will also help you in anyway we can, Shizuo. Whatever you need please, please ask me."

Shizuo was in shock, the kindness and warmth shocking him. "You...you're ok with me...moving in...r-right...?"

"Of course," The woman's smile couldn't have grown any bigger. "I already consider you my son and, to top it off, Izaya loves you very much; anyone that can make that boy fall in love is most certainly welcome. I love that you're living with us, sweetheart."

Honey.

Sweetheart.

It was all so new, so...so strange to Shizuo that it almost felt wrong. He felt his shoulders shake as his eyes started to sting. He hadn't noticed he was crying until a tear fell down his cheek and Mrs. Orihara, shocked, gasped. "Oh, did I say something?"

Shizuo shook his head slowly, looking down as he felt a shaky smile form on his trembling lips. "I-is this...what having a m-mom feels like...?"

Mrs. Orihara's eyes widened and she set the bowls down, her arms wrapping around the shaking boy gently. She stroked his hair, smiling softly. "You poor baby...your mother doesn't do this?"

"Sh-she...she do-doesn't even talk to me," Shizuo whispered, hands clinging to the woman's shirt for dear life. He sniffled. "You...I...I wish I h-had a mom like y-you..."

Mrs. Orihara's smile softened again and she leaned back enough to look into Shizuo's tear filled mocha eyes. "You do now, sweetheart. I'm here."

Shizuo felt himself smile, sniffling again and pulling the woman closer as he cried into her shoulder silently. Mrs. Orihara ran a hand through the boy's hair, kissing the top of his head gently. "Oh...and my name is Izumi, alright?"

Shizuo nodded, pulling away and wiping at his eyes quickly. He smiled, letting out a small laugh. "S-sorry about that."

"No, don't be," Izumi assured, turning back to the bowls and the fruit. "I don't mind at all."

Shizuo smiled just a bit. "Thanks..."

Shuffling footsteps alerted them, Kururi and Mairu dashing in and Izaya following behind. Izaya glanced at the blonde and stopped, eyes flooded with concern. "Are you alright, Shizu-Chan?"

"Yeah," Shizuo waved it off, looking away as he huffed.

Izaya frowned and then looked at his mom. Izumi smiled and winked, turning and getting to work on the fruit once more. Izaya, feeling that it was of little importance, nodded to himself and linked his arm with Shizuo. "Ready to go?"

Blushing at the act, Shizuo nodded. "Yeah."

Izaya smiled and looked over at Izumi. "We're going to Shinra's for a bit, alright?"

"Alright, have fun and call if you decide to stay anywhere for the night." Izumi smiled, waving a hand to dismiss them.

Izaya led Shizuo out of the house, taking in a breath of fresh air. "Ah, it smells like rain~"

Shizuo yawned and glanced at Izaya's hand, wrapped firmly around his wrist. With a blush forming on his face, Shizuo moved his hand just enough to twine his fingers with Izaya's. Izaya blinked and glanced at their hands before smiling softly. Shizuo didn't meet his eye, huffing and starting to walk. "C-come on."

Izaya followed the blushing blonde with a smile, squeezing Shizuo's hand a bit. They walked in comfortable silence down the street, Shizuo glaring at anyone who looked that them funny; if he wanted to hold his boyfriend's hand he would, damn it!

Boyfriend, Shizuo thought to himself, gulping just a bit. He's my...boyfriend...

His heeart fluttered as he smiled a bit, the action catching Izaya's eye. He pulled Shizuo closer. "What are you smiling about, hm?"

"I'm not smiling," Shizuo hissed, looking away quickly.

Izaya chuckled softly, bringing their twined hands up so he could kiss the top of Shizuo's hand. "Right, of course you're not."

They made it to Shinra's not too long after, standing in front of the brunett's door and Shizuo knocking. He let go of Izaya's hand as the door opened, Shinra blinking and then grinning. "Hey, guys! What's up?"

"We came to hang out," Izaya smiled, pushing past the other teen and walking into the house.

Shinra smiled, letting Shizuo in and shutting the door. Shizuo smiled a bit at him. "Sorry we didn't call or anything."

"No, it's fine," Shinra waved it off with a small laugh. "Celty and I were just playing video games."

Said headless woman rose from the couch, waving towards Shizuo and Izaya. Shizuo smiled. "Hey, Celty."

Izaya plopped on the couch, picking up the game case from the table. "A racing game?"

Celty made a shrugging gesture, holding out her PDA.

Want to play?

Izaya thought for a second and then shook his head. "No, but I'm sure Shizu-Chan does."

Shizuo shrugged and walked over to the couch. "Yeah, sure. I'll play. Are we betting?"

Celty held her PDA out once more.

If you want to, sure. Thirty dollars?

"Thirty?!" Shizuo gaped. "I'm not made of money."

Celty paused.

Then you better hope you win.

Shizuo paled as he grabbed his controller, glaring from the corner of his eye. "I hate you."

While those two started their game, Shinra and Izaya went into the kitchen. Shinra opened the fridge, humming a bit. "So, when's Shizuo moving into your place?"

"I'm going to try to convince him to move his stuff out tomorrow," Izaya murmured as he leaned back against the counter. "It shouldn't take too long."

"Good," Shinra held out a can of soda to Izaya who took it. "...I'm actually really glad you two got so close."

Izaya held back a snicker. You have no idea.

"Well, we get along now," Izaya shrugged, cracking open his soda can. "The least I can do is help him, you know? He needs it. And...I told you before that I have no ill intentions towards him."

"I know," Shinra nodded opening his own can and tilting his head. "I trust you now when it comes to that...it just...struck me as weird. But, you know about everything so...I guess whatever happens now is pretty much...you know, ok. As long as I don't have to be suspicious of you again."

Izaya took a drink and nodded, swallowing. "Trust me, Shinra; I'm the last one who will hurt him, now. Hell, I kicked his dad's ass."

Shinra choked on his soda, coughing and pushing up his glasses. "E-excuse me?"

"You heard me," Izaya dead panned, crossing his arms. "I beat up Hiroki."

Shinra paled. "You...you're..."

"It's fine, Shizuo hasn't gotten into trouble over it," Izaya assured quickly. "I didn't do that much damage, either so relax."

Shinra frowned a bit but nodded, clearing his throat. "...As long as you don't hurt Shizuo, I'm good with anything you do."

Izaya smiled at him. "I never did thank you for introducing me to Shizuo."

Shinra shrugged and smiled a bit as he took another drink. "Well, it worked out...you've helped him out. sure, you totally fucked things up first but...you made things ok again and...I want to thank you for that, Izaya."

"Don't thank me," Izaya gave the smallest chuckle. "...I just wanted to help him."

"I'm glad," Shinra murmured.

"DAMN IT!"

Shinra snickered. "Sounds like Shizuo lost."

Izaya smiled as said blonde came walking in, a frown on his lips. Izaya smiled at him. "I thought you'd win for sure."

"She cheated," Shizuo snapped, stalking to the fridge and yanking it open.

Shinra snickered. "I'll be right back."

He left and Shizuo turned, a can of soda in his hand. He opened it and took a drink, frowning. "Damn cheater."

"Aw, it's ok," Izaya smiled, pulling shizuo closer by his belt loops. "I'll give you the money to pay her back with."

Shizuo huffed and set his soda down. "I don't want to borrow money from you."

"Then just take it," Izaya shrugged, pulling Shizuo flush against him. He grined, leaning in closer. "What's mine is yours."

Shizuo blushed, looking down. His mind lingered back to the conversation they had earlier that morning about doing what ever they were urged to do. Izaya had said that if he had the urge to do something then do it...right? Right. So, mustering up whatever courage he had, Shizuo looked back up and pressed his lips against Izaya's; it was an urge, damn it.

Izaya was startled, but pleased, and kissed back almost instantly. His arms wrapped around Shizuo's waist, as he changed their position so that it was Shizuo leaning back against the counter, hands gripping the front of Izaya's shirt tightly. Shizuo's lips parted as a tongue slid across his lip, that same tongue sliding almost joyfully into that warm cavern he loved oh so much. Shizuo shivered against him, sliding his tongue against Izaya's as he let out a small moan. Izaya's stomach fluttered as he lifted a knee in between Shizuo's legs, Shizuo gasping into the other's mouth as his cheeks turned a bright shade of red. "N-ngnn..."

"Hey guys I-Holy shit!"

Izaya and Shizuo jerked apart, Shizuo's eyes wide as they both stared at Shinra. The brunett's face was bright red, jaw nearly hitting the floor. Izaya blinked and then chuckled just a bit. "Hey, Shinra."

Shinra jerked, clearing his throat as he ran a hand through his hair. "U-uhm...I...you two are...uhm...are...i...you two are...together...?"

Shizuo blushed brighter, if possible. "Uhm...y-yes..."

Shinra nodded a tad awkwardly. "Since uh...when, exactly?"

"Last night," Izaya grinned. "Well, that made it official."

"What?!" Shinra screeched, eyes wide as he started to flail around. "You two had sex?! You...gah!"

"No!" Shizuo shouted, rushing over at a speed Izaya had never seen, and slapping a hand over Shinra's mouth. "No, we didn't do that, you twit!"

Shinra moved the blonde's hand, still in awe. "...Celty was right about you two!"

Izaya and Shizuo sweat dropped, Izaya clearing his throat. "She thought we were together already?"

"Yes," Shinra huffed, crossing his arms with a pout. "We had this conversation last night, actually. Pretty funny, right? Damn, I never saw it coming...guess I'm kind of stupid."

Shizuo frowned a bit. "You're not stupid...we never really got along at first so..."

"Yeah, that's true," Shinra laughed, the shock finally fading away.

Izaya wrapped an arm around Shizuo's waist, resting his head on the blonde's shoulder. "Are you ok with this, Shinra?"

Shinra blinked and then frowned a bit. He stared at the two for a few seconds before a small smile graced his lips. "Yeah, I'm cool with it. But it's like I told you a few minutes ago, if you hurt him then we'll have a problem. But yeah, I'm cool with this."

Shizuo smiled and Izaya did too. The blonde ran a hand through his hair. "Let's go back to the living room."

The three of them made their way back to the livingroom, Celty's PDA being held up to their faces almost instantly.

Shizuo, when do you plan to move your things out of your house?

Shizuo blinked and then shrugged a bit. "I don't know..."

I'll help you. Shinra will, too.

Shizuo hesitated, looking over at Izaya. "...We can do that tomorrow, I guess..."

Izaya gave a small nod, grabbing Shizuo's hand and kissing the top of it. "That sounds perfectly fine."

As Shizuo blushed, Celty's arms flailed, the shadow emiting fro, her neck swirling madly. She typed quickly on her PDA, holding it out.

You two are so dating! I knew it! That was adorable! I'm so happy for you!

Shizuo's eye twitched in embarassment as he looked away. "Yeah, yeah, shut up."

Shinra chuckled and then sat on the couch. "So, are you two going to be public about this? Your relationship, I mean?"

Izaya gave a small shrug. "If people find out, they find out."

Truthfully, Izaya was hesitant about the outside world finding out. It wasn't that he was worried...but Shizuo could have been. What if other people started to mock Shizuo? What if the comments got to Shizuo again? Izaya didn't want that, certainly not.

Beside him, Shizuo gave a small shrug. "I don't care who knows."

Izaya blinked and glanced at the blonde. Shizuo seemed nonchalant, as if he truley didn't have anything to worry about.

It was an expression Izaya hadn't seen on the blonde's face before. It made him smile a bit, leaning over and pressing a kiss to the blonde's cheek. "Aw, how cute~"

Shizuo shoved the other away, huffing a little. "Wh-whatever..."

The four spent the next few hours playing video games and eating. It was a nice change, Izaya woudl admit. Seeing Shizuo happy and relaxed made him feel relieved. He liked it more when Shizuo wasn't sad or angry because, in all honesty, Shizuo's smile was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen.

Shizuo, too, was liking the atompsphere. It was certainly nice not being scared or upset all the time. Being able to spend time with his friends, and Izaya, made him happy.

It was around four when the two finally decided to leave. Shinra walked them to the door, smiling a bit at them. "Come over more often, ok? It was fun hanging out with you two."

"I'll be sure to stop by more," Shizuo assured with a small smile.

"We both will," Izaya nodded, taking Shizuo's hand. "See you tomorrow at noon. We'll meet up at my place and then go get Shizuo's things."

They walked away, Shizuo letting out a sigh after a few silent minutes. Izaya threw him a curious glance. "What is it?"

"That was nice," Shizuo murmured, looking up at the sky. "Us hanging out and everything...it was nice. We should...do it more often."

"I plan to," Izaya assured, giving the blonde's hand a light squeeze. "Now, what shall we do, hm? It's only four and dinner won't be done till at least seven."

Shizuo shrugged. "I don't care...anything with...y-you is fine."

Izaya smiled and nodded, pulling Shizuo with him as he started to walk. "A long and romantic walk it is!"

Shizuo blushed brightly but followed, smiling just a bit at their twined fingers. He wasn't used to such treatment, but he could certainly learn to love it. In time, he knew, he would love it. For now, he was going to let himself enjoy the feeling of his desires being returned...the feeling of someone else loving him too.

Awww! X3 they're so cute! Gah, ok so...I'm like...90% sure that sex will be in the next chapter. I've never written a full yaoi scene so please, please please have patience with me if I take a bit to update. I want their first time to be super special and it takes me a while to finish yaoi. So, wish me luck! It is for you lovely readers that I continue this epic quest of Izuo love! 3 Review, my darlings :3