Mikachi: it feels like forever since ive updated. I reality, its been three or four days depending on when I actually upload this. Right now im just writing for the hell of it cuz I feel melancholy :l well, enjoy. Im trying REALLY hard to make this story last, so tell me if it seems that im not including enough detail and its just speeding through. In a bad way. *stopping the ramble now*

Also, I've always wanted to say this and keep forgetting…Homophobes- FUCK OFF. This 'my story :3

Disclaimer: I do not own DuRaRaRa!

The Shlork

Shortly before they got into town, Izaya had tucked his tail under his shirt so he looked as normal as he could considering he still had pointy ears, and his eyes had the same pupils of a cat, which was quite disturbing since they were red. Izaya walked into a bakery, Shizuo trailing behind, and went straight to the man behind the counter. Shizuo took a closer look and realized the baker looked more like a small boy, maybe fourteen. Certainly too young to be owning his own shop, but he wasn't one to judge, so he ignored it, placing his hands in his pockets and opting to glance around the shop.

"Hello, Mikado," Izaya said casually, leaning against the counter in front of the boy.

"I-I'm sorry, do I know you, s-sir?" The boy named Mikado asked, obviously nervous under Izaya's gaze.

"Why, Mikado, how could you forget me?" Izaya fake gasped, placing a hand on his heart as if he was hurt. Then he smirked and his tail slowly started waving around behind him, making itself obvious.

"Oh, I-Izaya! How nice to see you again," Mikado said, recognizing the man with the tail, "What may I do for you?"

"Me and my companion here need a place to stay, but we don't have any coins. Do you need a favor done or something?" Izaya asked, standing up straight and looking down at Mikado.

"Well, there is something, but…" Mikado bit his lip nervously while Izaya just stared at him, waiting, "There's been a demon running around my shop lately at night, I can hear it but I'm too afraid to do anything. When I come back out in the morning, everything seems to be rearranged. Sometimes even my bedroom is different, I could wake up in bed on the other side of the room. It's very unnerving because whenever I try to tell someone, everything is back to the way it was. People are starting to think I've gone insane, and I'm to the point where I almost agree with them. I will gladly give you a place to stay and food for as long as it takes if you just get rid of this pesky demon. I'm sorry I don't know what it looks like."

"Okay, sounds easy enough. Show us to our room and we'll start looking for it tonight," Izaya said, catching Shizuo's attention. Shizuo stood behind Izaya, hands in his pockets, looking at Izaya's tail waving around.

"Okay. Thank you very much," Mikado said, bowing and walking up a small staircase in the corner. Shizuo and Izaya followed, and were lead down a short hallway where Mikado opened a door to the right. Izaya and Shizuo walked inside, Izaya setting his satchel down on one of the beds.

"See you later, Mikado. Thanks for the room," Izaya said, waving his hand as the door closed behind him.

"This will be all too easy. We should be out of here tomorrow," Izaya said, turning to face Shizuo.

"How? We don't know anything about the monster," Shizuo said, raising an eyebrow at Izaya skeptically.

"Did you forget that I like watching my humans? I know when the demon goes into this bakery, I know when it leaves, and I know what it looks like more or less. I admit that it was night, so the most I could catch is that it has the normal anatomy of a human but is about three feet tall. It also has bright red hair, but that's about it," Izaya said, sighing as if it should be obvious that he was watching.

"So…it's a really small redhead?" Shizuo said, putting it much simpler.

"Yes. It's a really small redhead," Izaya said, then turned and muttered under his breath, "Protozoan head."

"I heard that, pointy ears."

-(-)-

Izaya sat up, already fully awake. He looked at Shizuo, who was still asleep. Shizuo faced away from Izaya, a peaceful look on his face, curled in a ball, with a puddle of drool on the pillow next to his mouth. His hair was flying in all directions around his head, and he had his arms wrapped around his extra pillow in a bear hug. Izaya chuckled, shaking his head at how silly he looked.

"Shizuo, wake up," He said, standing next to the bed and looking at the sleeping man. Shizuo merely rolled over and groaned a bit.

"Shizuo, wake up. Right now, or I'll leave you in here for the demon to have his way with you," Izaya said more firmly, tapping Shizuo on the shoulder gently.

"Mmm," He groaned, and before Izaya could react, he had been pulled down onto the bed and was trapped in Shizuo's arms. Shizuo smiled, and nuzzled his face into Izaya's hair. Izaya was frozen, his eyes widened in shock. A blush was creeping onto his face, and he was processing what happened for a full minute before he freaked out.

Izaya whimpered and tried to escape, but Shizuo just wrapped his arms around him tighter, pinning Izaya's back to his chest. Shizuo's chin was on top of Izaya's head and he had one arm around Izaya's chest, his other around Izaya's stomach. Izaya was still freaking out, and it was getting very awkward for him considering his tail was pinned against Shizuo's bare chest. Shizuo happily drifted off deeper into sleep, not realizing that what he cuddled wasn't a pillow.

"Shizuooo, let me goo," Izaya whined, trying to get the man's arms to lessen their grip. He did not like that his tail was being touched, especially by Shizuo. If he couldn't get away soon, he was going to lose it. He finally gave up and opted for something that he rather wouldn't do.

Izaya turned his head so that he was facing Shizuo's right arm. He closed his eyes, whined one last time, and bit down on Shizuo's forearm, hard enough to break skin.

"Ow!" Shizuo jolted awake, shouting in Izaya's ear in pain. Izaya took the chance to scramble away from him quickly, landing on the floor none too gently, "What was that- oh. Uh…sorry about that. But you didn't have to bite me!"

"Yes I did, I tried everything, and my tail was pinned to your chest!" Izaya said angrily, rubbing his tail, "Ah, when I tried to get away from you I landed on it."

"Jeez, it's just a tail, I don't get why you freak out over me touching it. Now why did you wake me up, it's the middle of the night," Shizuo said, watching Izaya rub his tail.

"Ah, yes, the demon should be here soon. I figured we should wait for it, catch it, kill it, and then be off tomorrow," He said, looking up at Shizuo and smiling.

"Okay. I'm sorry about…you know. It's kind of a habit, I just do that when I'm asleep," Shizuo said, scratching the back of his head and smiling sheepishly.

"Alright, I'll just have to find another way to wake you up. By the way, you taste gross," Izaya replied, sticking out his tongue in disgust.

"What kind of a weirdo tastes someone? Maybe now you won't try to bite me!" Shizuo said, standing up and glaring at Izaya.

"Well, blood just tastes gross in general, and why would I want to do that again? There was nothing else I could do! If you had touched my tail for any longer, I would have completely lost it!" Izaya whispered loudly, waving his arms in the air.

"Lost what? Your sanity? I think that's long gone," Shizuo said, pursing his lips in frustration.

"Don't ask. Let's just kill this demon and get back to sleep," Izaya said, already walking out the door and down the stairs, Shizuo following behind with his arms crossed grumpily. Izaya suddenly stopped halfway down the stairs, and Shizuo walked straight into him. They both toppled down the stairs, rolling over each other and trying to be quiet the whole way. When they landed, they were both out of breath and Shizuo was straddling Izaya.

"What the hell are you thinking, stopping in the middle of the stairs like that?" Shizuo said, glaring down at Izaya.

"Why didn't you stop! You practically crushed me, I could have broken something!" Izaya yelled at Shizuo angrily.

"Well, that's what you ge-," They stopped their bickering short as they heard a loud laughing. Their eyes had adjusted and in the corner of the room, they saw a small figure doubled over laughing.

It looked like a small man, except his skin was tinged a light yellow, almost pure white. His hair was a vibrant red, and it spiked out in all directions, while his eyes were white. You could tell where the iris was because it had black seeping into the white, so his eye color was like a zebra. The weirdest thing about him, however, was his fingernails. They were as long as his hand, but they didn't curl. He was wearing a brown tunic, brown pants, and gloves that left his fingers exposed.

"Well, you two seem to be very close!" The man said, wiping a tear from his eye as he stopped laughing, "You two rolled down the stairs like sacks of potatoes! And you should see how you look right now. You both look like fish, and the blonde is sitting on you like he owns you! Oh god, I can't stop laughing!" He clutched his stomach and started laughing again.

Shizuo and Izaya both looked at each other, realized how they were sitting, and scrambled away, blushes on both of their faces.

"W-who the hell are you?" Shizuo said after helping Izaya stand up.

"Oh, how rude I am! I am the Shlork, at your service," He said, bowing so low it had to be a joke. Sure enough, he stood back up with a smirk on his face, "I would have taken off as soon as I heard noise, but I haven't had a laugh this good in ages! I mean, look at you two, it's so awkward now!"

"So you're the demon we were hired to get rid of?" Izaya asked, glaring at Shlork.

"Probably. I've been driving this sucker bonkers for weeks! He's tried to tell people, but then he just looks crazier. The look on his face when I switch everything back! Priceless," Shlork said, smiling evilly.

"How do you do that? You're so…" Shizuo almost said 'short', but he didn't want to offend the creature.

"Short, tiny, small, yeah, I know. I do it with the help of these babies," He said, and started making odd designs in the air with his fingernails, resulting in a chair moving across the room.

"Okay, Shlork, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Either way, you need to leave Mikado alone," Izaya said, placing his hands in his pockets.

"My name isn't Shlork, that's what I am. My name is Kazuichirou, but you can call me Kazu," He said, grinning to show his sharp teeth, "And why do I need to leave?"

"Because. We were paid to do so, and if you don't leave then we have to kill you," Izaya said, sighing.

"But…I got nowhere else to go. Why do you think I stay in peoples' houses at night? Besides, if I came in the day, they'd probably hit me with a broom or something just 'cause I'm a demon," Kazu said, frowning to himself.

"Well, you could come with us," Shizuo said, stepping forward, "We're just traveling around, looking for a woman named Izumi."

"Shizu-chan, what are you thinking?" Izaya said, frowning at Shizuo's sudden outburst.

"Shizu-chan? Where the fuck did that come from?" Shizuo said, looking at Izaya like the imp had lost his mind.

"Wait, are you serious? You're not pulling my leg or something, are you? Last time someone said that, I got stuck in this damn town here, they left me in the forest thinking they'd killed me," Kazu said, looking at the two bickering men skeptically, "Besides, wouldn't I just be a bother to your relationship?" When he said this, he smirked.

"relationship?" Izaya and Shizuo said simultaneously, looking at Kazu with wide eyes, their jaws on the floor.

"Hahaha! Oh god, I was joking, but maybe I was right~!" He clutched his stomach in an attempt to stop his laughter, but failed epically.

"Like I'd ever be with that Protozoan head! I'm no homophobe, but that's just too far," Izaya said, pointing at Shizuo.

"Same goes for you, arrow-ass," Shizuo said, glaring at Izaya.

"Arrow-ass? What the fuck," The imp said, his mouth hanging open like a fish.

"Yeah. I called you arrow-ass, arrow-ass. 'Cause you have an arrow coming out of your ass," Shizuo repeated, laughing along with Kazu.

"My tail is not coming out of my ass! It-it comes from my tailbone! And don't call it an arrow, it makes me an imp! How could you be so mean, Shizu-chan?" Izaya said, hugging his tail defensively.

"Whatever you say, arrow-ass. So, you want to come with us or not, Kazu?" Shizuo said, turning back to the demon with a smile on his face. He was proud that he had found a nickname for Izaya since the imp had opted for calling him 'Shizu-chan'.

"Yeah, sure. I may be small, but I'm fast enough to keep up. Maybe faster," He said, flashing a smile, "And don't worry, I don't like traveling with insane people, so I'll leave your stuff alone."

"Cool. We take off, tomorrow, Kazu. If you really want to come, then meet us infront of the shop in the morning," Shizuo said.

"Kay~ See you then. Wait, what are your names again?" Kazu turned at the last second to look at them.

"Oh. I'm Shizuo, this is Izaya," Shizuo said, smiling at Kazu.

"Alright. See you, Shizuo, Izaya," Kazu said as he turned and left the shop.

"I have no idea what you were thinking, Shizu-chan," Izaya huffed, biting the inside of his cheek.

"Well, the more the merrier. Let's get back to bed," Shizuo said, and without thinking, he reached out to grab Izaya's hand. He held it firmly, and led Izaya upstairs, only letting go to lay down in his own bed.

Izaya settle under his covers, staring at the hand Shizuo had held. His hand felt…warm. He smiled, and fell asleep with his hand on his chest, still smiling.

Mikachi: haha, Izaya's new nickname just completely came out of the blue. I was thinking 'pointy ears' or 'pointy tail' and my train of thought went pretty much like this- 'pointy tail…tail…his tail is an arrow…tails come from near the ass...ARROW-ASS. yes, that will be his nickname. Izaya- the great Arrow-ass' it was too funny xD I giggled out loud and my mom heard me through the baby monitor next to me(I'm next to my bro, who's asleep right now) and she was like 'I don't want to know.' ^u^ I'm proud at how long this chapter is. Longest one yet. I almost split it in two where the '-(-)-' is, but then this would be the shortest chapter yet. Funny how that switched around xD Kazu, a.k.a. The Shlork, came from my creature dictionary, he's the first one i made :D Weird lil fucker xD But i got the idea that he moves stuff around to drive people insane from my mom. I asked her what he should do to mess with people and she instantly said'move stuff when theyre not looking'.i loved it.