A/N: After this chapter, it's going to be primarily centralized on Izaya's point of view. Shizuka might have a debut. Maybe -u -'' …

I apologize for any and all OOC-ness |D

Also, I dunno if I'd want to make this into a smut or not (since it's pretty much leading into that direction already). What do the readers think?

More details on stuff later, for now, I just wanted this posted before I rip my hair out my head _

Izaya

"Shizuka..." I breathe. She wasn't tearing up or anything. She just said it as if she were just stating it. I'm worried.

Yes. I get worried too.

Her arms wrap around my neck and she pulls me down closer, probably for another kiss.

Er... I take that back. Worried is long gone from my definitions now.

"...Izaya..." We're like that for a while now. Me, in between her legs with both my hands beside her hips. Her, with her arms wrap seductively around my neck. One more move and I swear I'm going to take her on the spot right here and then.

And just like that, I can already feel her legs beginning to shift and...

From the corner of my eyes, I notice Kyohei standing at the glass door with Shinra by his side. Obviously, they're watching us. Shinra was wide-eyed, but I couldn't detect anything else besides surprise. Kyohei; however, looked on the verge of murder. Probably feeling dejected and hurt as well but I could care less.

Fine. If they want a show, I'll give them one.

Leaning down, I take her lips in a more active kiss. Her tongue plays around mine and I tease her by breaking the kiss and allowing my tongue to enter and exit her mouth playfully. Having enough with just the mouth, I move my mouth lower. Kissing the corner of her lip, her jaw, her chin, and her throat, and so on. I move the part of her shirt off of her shoulder and suck. She took in a sharp breath at the feeling and, in all honesty, its becoming more of a turn on for me. Trust me, I can feel it stirring to life down there.

I hope Kyohei and Shinra are enjoying this little show. Because I surely as hell am.

–

Kadota

Blankness.

That was all I can really describe the feeling in my mind. My thoughts left me as I watched Izaya and Shizuka kiss. No. Scratch that. Make out. He was pretty much eating her up.

"Whew," Shinra whistles besides me. "Izaya's really going at it. I wonder if that means they're going out?"

"...As in lovers?" I didn't even realized that slipped my lips until my mind finally registered the situation.

Shinra tensed, immediately sensing the hurt behind my strained question. "W-well, we're in high school so assuming that much so soon is-" At that point, I could hear him anymore. Only the rapid beating of my heart.

I'm in love with her. But what if she's in love with him? Should I just leave them be? She's my best friend though...

My body moves on it's own and I run. Far from there. Anywhere but here. I need to clear my thoughts.

But I don't know what to do anymore.

–

Izaya

At this point, I don't even remember, let alone care, if Kyohei and Shinra were watching anymore. All I could think about was if she returned my feelings or not.

"Izaya..." She breaks the kiss and looks up at me, her lips swollen and her face fairly flushed.

"Yes, darling~?" She blushes furiously and I can tell she's holding back from punching me.

"Wh-What does this mean?"

–

Several months later.

"Shizu-chan! Hurry up! We're gonna be late!" I shout from outside her door. Not that I cared in any sense. I'm actually she takes her time so that I have an excuse to go into her room and surprise her.

"Wait up! Damn! Who invited you into my house anyways!" I chuckle because I know that when she's rushed, she get more irritated. Probably doesn't help with the fact that I'm her boyfriend.

Yep. You heard it correctly. Shizuka and I have been dating for approximately five months. And no. We didn't officially date after that kiss. In fact, that was the exact same day Kyohei went missing for a couple of days. Shizu-chan was too occupied with her friend's disappearance rather than the idea of dating.

Apparently, he appeared at her door while I was over after those few days.

We were cuddling under a fairly warm blanket a movie on the tv screen filled the dark room with light. Nothing happened that night. Just the occasional kisses and snuggling (and of course some teasing on my part that resulted in her elbow meeting my gut). I was going to sleepover as a "friend" that night because it was a holiday and we were going to spend the time we had together as "friends". We needed more time together from the eyes of the public that did not involve tearing each other's throats out. To everyone at school, we fought and hated each others' guts. I was known to antagonize her and she was known to launch heavy projectiles at me. Though, after the fights, we would go off to somewhere secluded. Just to talk, cuddle, hold each other close, what not. It wasn't long until nights like these became more common.

She was beginning to drift off to sleep and I was prepared to carry her to bed, but the spontaneous knock on the door snapped her back to reality.

"Eh..?" She asks sleepily. It really is cute when she rubs her eyes like that...

She gets off of my lap (and I'm already missing the warmth...) and walks over to the door.

Never would I have thought that Kyohei would return. And at two in the morning!

It wasn't until I heard a thud that I got curious (and a little concerned). I walk over to the doorway of the living room to see Shizuka on the ground with arms encircling her being, with his head on her shoulder. I just stood there, waiting for it's next move.

"I miss you..." That voice...

My eyes narrowed in irritation and before I could tell him to leave, Shizu-chan spoke.

"Kadota? Where the hell have you been! And why do you reek of alcohol! You're underaged dammit! Why are you so warm?" Leave it to Shizu-chan to be more worried about that rather than the fact that he was holding her. Back off my woman, dammit!

"I miss you..." He repeats, tightening his grip.