Here's the next chapter, sorry I didn't post this chapter yesterday I was just soooo tired...Anyway, this story is almost done! I'm thinking about making a sequel to this, but I'm not sure whether I should make it when they're in high school or adults...Maybe both? I'd love to hear your opinions! Also, this one's a bit...sad...I suppose. It gets pretty intense and deep from here on out not tooooo depressing though. I better stop yapping...
After a while I started getting used to Izaya hanging around me. We had our frequent spats and everything, but it was all too familiar to me now. I became used to these fights already. I even got used to him crying all the time, which was all the time. So, when the school field trip came around I didn't get surprised when Izaya pleaded to be my partner (even though no one else offered since they're scared of me). I also didn't get surprised when he jumped to sit next to me on the bus. It's now become a routine, but it isn't like I enjoy it. I still hate his guts.
"I wish we could have gone to the zoo instead of the museum." Izaya whines as he kicks the bus seat in front of him. Shinra, who's not easily angered, ignores Izaya's annoying actions while I try my best to ignore him.
"I bet if we went to the zoo, the zookeepers would mistake you for an escaped animal."
"Shizu-chan is more of an animal than me~! He's like a gorilla." Izaya says happily. For some strange reason he's not wearing his usual red t-shirt and black hoodie. Today, as if it's a special occasion, he's wearing overalls like some dumb two-year-old. Although he's annoyingly childish, Izaya's actually eight years old. I'm nine years old but we're still in the same grade.
"You guys aren't gonna destroy things again like usual are you?" Shinra asks as he turns around to face Izaya and me. "Because whenever you guys are together—which is one hundred percent of the time, then there's always trouble."
"Pfft, Shinra is Captain Obvious, right Shizu-chan." Izaya turns to me and notices that I'm looking at him sternly.
"I swear, flea if you make me mad today I will kill you." I say seriously. "I've gotten in trouble so much this year that I might be held back!" Izaya doesn't really care about what kind of trouble I get in because of him because he loves to make me mad. He's also a demon child, but despite that he's actually quite a baby. A lot of the time he'll cry. And me being the nice kid that I am, will save from whatever it is that's bothering him like the bug incident or the dark upstairs incident. He's still human even if he doesn't act like it.
When we finally get to the museum Shinra quickly pulls me aside so he and I could talk alone.
"Izaya is pretty attached to you Shizu-chan. I'm surprised you guys are getting along so well." Shinra says with surprise.
"We're not getting along. I'm just ignoring his annoyingness." I say simply.
"Well everyone is talking about how he and you are always around each other. Everyone's saying you two are best friends." Shinra says as he laughs slightly. "Izaya wasn't too clingy to people before. When we were in Kindergarten together he used to be alone all the time before I went up to talk to him."
"Well, he's clingy now. In fact I feel like he's some kind of koala. He never, I mean never, leaves my side except for when I go home and sleep." The teacher calls my name and I answer 'here'. After a little while Izaya's name is called and he answers while he skips around in the grass nearby.
"Hmm, strange…" Shinra says before turning around and answering 'here' when the teacher called his name. "Well, whether your friends or not, it seems to make Izaya happy to be around you."
"Yeah, that's the weird thing." I say as I sigh.
This was the only time Shinra had brought up the "clingy" problem that Izaya had towards me. He didn't say anything else about it after that. He didn't need to really. I already knew there was something wrong with Izaya. Maybe his parents were mean to him? I don't know, but for whatever reason this clingy problem of his was gonna cause a far bigger problem.
"Now kids, I want you all to stick together and don't forget about the buddy system." The teacher says as she leads us into the museum. Of course, Izaya sticks by my side as always, but this time he seems a bit farther from me than usual. Usually he clings on to my sleeve and presses himself against me like a koala. At the moment, he's close to me, but not as close as before. He's not reaching for my hand or sleeve, he's not tackling me, and he's not climbing on my back. He's just walking next to me, quietly. Now this is strange. It's not like I miss him holding my hand or anything, don't get the wrong idea. I still hate him, but this is freaking me out. This probably means that he's up to something, I know it.
"Hey flea, what's up?" I ask sternly as I grab his arm. He looks at me with surprise as if he hadn't known I was next to him which makes me a bit mad.
"N-nothing's up Shizu-chan why do you ask silly~?" Izaya asks nervously. He laughs a little and then slips out of my grasp. "You sure are worried about me though. Shizu-chan really does love me~" Izaya says a bit softer and less proud as usual. Yup, he's up to something. He's probably gonna get me in trouble on this field trip so I can't go any other field trips later on.
As we enter the museum my teacher says that we're not allowed to wander. I look over to Izaya who's still acting strange and wait for him to break the rules, but he just stands there.
Since Izaya and I are in the back of the line I take him by the sleeve and slip away from the rest of the class. Izaya complains, but I don't listen to him on regular days why would this day be any different?
"Listen flea, I know you're up to something. Tell me what it is now!" I ask angrily.
"I'm not planning anything, Shizu-chan." Izaya says nervously.
"Liar! You're acting strange. You're planning something and if you don't tell me now I'm gonna beat it out of you!" I'm already fed up with Izaya. He's gotten me in trouble so many times that it now makes me sick just looking at him. I may not do anything about him clinging to me, but that's because I don't want to get in trouble since he's such a tattle-tale. He'd probably tell some lie about me hitting him if I told him to get the heck away from me.
"Shizu-chan is being mean to me again…" Izaya says softly as he suddenly runs off. I wouldn't be surprised if this was his plan. I chase after him, but I'm not that fast to catch up to him and grab him. We make it into the dinosaur exhibit where I lose him among all the bones. I search around and then hear a door close. I then find the only door in the room which could make that sound. I walk over and turn the knob but just like in the abandoned classroom, it's locked.
"Get out of there flea!" I say angrily.
"No! Shizu-chan is scaring me!" Izaya says softly. "I haven't even done anything and Shizu-chan is making such a scary face at me!"
"Get out of there already! I know you're not really scared!" I say angrily as I tear the door open. I suddenly find myself proven wrong. Izaya is sitting on the ground, holding his knees and backing away from me with tears in his eyes. I blink out of confusion and try to get near him. He scoots away and buries his face in his shirt. "You're…you're faking it…stupid flea." I say as I get closer to him. He gets up suddenly and runs past me. I run after him but as soon as I catch up to him he hides behind the teacher's dress.
"Shizuo what are you doing to Izaya?" The teacher asks as she pats Izaya's head.
"I didn't do anything to him! He was gonna get me in trouble!" Then something clicked. This is what he must have planned all along. Instead of preventing myself from getting in trouble I just got myself in trouble.
"Come with me Izaya, Shizuo you sit over there in the corner." The teacher says as she points to the corner of the room. One of the parent's volunteers to take care of me until I've learned my lesson.
As I sit on the little chair I think about the face Izaya was making just before he walked away with the teacher. He didn't smirk this time. He didn't look like someone who just won a game. He was still crying…It's probably just part of his plan. He loves making himself look innocent. I hate him so much it's making me sick again. My stomach is hurting…
A/N: Aww poor Shizu-chan's tummy is upset...Guilt maybe? Hmmm? Anyway, please review and please throw in your opinion about the possible sequel! Thanks to all of your who review and who are still with me!
