"You know, the believability of your insistence that you aren't in love with me dwindles away each time you say romantic things like that."
Izaya looked down at his lover with amusement. "Are you joking, or do you actually think I'm in love with you?"
Masaomi reached up and ran his fingers through the ebony hair of the informant. "I think that you're lying to yourself about it, because giving me your heart would mean leaving yourself vulnerable, and you'd hate to do that."
"That's an interesting theory, especially considering how well you've been hiding the strength of your feelings."
"I'll just tell you honestly right now, and get this over with. If I ever fell in love with you, I would never make the mistake of confessing. I wouldn't give you that kind of power over me. I already do pretty much anything you ask; if I were to ever tell you that I'm in love with you, you'd use that as leverage to make me do absolutely anything. I like being with you, but I don't trust you with everything."
"You're a smart one, Masaomi Kida. Although I dislike that you understand these things, I admire you strength and intelligence. I do love you, as I love the rest of humanity, but if I ever loved you personally, I wouldn't tell you either." He leaned down and spoke between kisses. "I'd never tell you if I loved how you act out of my predictions; I'd never tell you if I loved the gleam in your eye when you say that you hate me; if I loved falling asleep next to you and waking up with you in your arms, I'd never confess to it; if I loved every bit of your body and mind, I would never tell you." He moved up and smiled. "I don't love you, Masaomi."
Kida could barely breathe as Izaya's fingers interlocked with his. "I don't love you either, Izaya-san."
Sorry for the slowness with this chapter—and the last one, for that matter. I had this written for a while, but I was hoping I could find a way to add in more drabbles. When I tried to write, though, it just felt forced, and I don't want to publish something I didn't put my heart into. So I decided to end this little collection of drabbles now.
I think I will eventually go back to writing full Izakida stories, as I have a ton of started stories that are waiting for me to continue them. I feel bad for being flaky about posting chapters and putting up new stories, but I don't always have the inspiration to write long fics. I will attempt to go back and stir up my creativity with the barely started stories, and maybe I'll get back into it, because I absolutely love Izakida. While I work on multi-chap fics, I'll try to post drabbles every once in a while, whenever I get an idea I like.
Thank you so much for all the love and support all of you give me. When I see that someone favorites my story, or liked it enough to write a short comment, it makes me incredibly happy. Thank you for sticking with me!
