Some time had passed but the words that Shizuo had said that day hadn't faded the slightest from his mind.

"I love you"

The informant sighed and leaned against his brother. The whole of Phantomhive manor had decided to go on a small vacation, with a little persuading on Sebastian's side to bring Ciel along. They were sitting in the carriage with Bard directing the horses.

"What wrong?" A voice rang in Izaya's head.

He looked up to his brother and then back down to avert any suspicion. "I've been feeling a bit more tired than usual…"

"Anything to bring this on?"

"No I don't think so."

"Izaya?" Mey-Rin called.

"Hm?"

"A-are you hungry?"

"Izaya doesn't feel well right now. He might have something to eat later." Sebastian answered for his brother.

The informant simply nodded and closed his eyes to sleep as Sebastian ran his gloved fingers through Izaya's hair.

Mey-Rin and Finny looked at the raven in concern and Ciel had a questioning look that would obviously be saved for later.

Sebastian just gave them a reassuring smile and continued to give his brother some attention.

The Phantomhive residents had all grown accustomed to the informant in their lives. It was as if Izaya had always been there. They joked and laughed and sometimes Izaya got Sebastian to join in their antics. Even Ciel had gotten used to the talkative raven. It was unusual for him not to feel well.

Suddenly, the carriage jolted to a complete stop and Ciel shot a look at Sebastian when his name was yelled by Bard. The informant was suddenly thrust back into the real world from the jolt as well.

Sebastian's eyes narrowed and he opened the carriage door only to be attacked by a figure clad in red.

"SEBAS-CHAN~!"

Ciel let out a profound sigh and Sebastian frowned. "Get off Grell."

The staff was confused as to who and what he was and were about to talk when Izaya cut in with a cold voice.

"Grell Sutcliffe. Get off of my brother."

Grell sulked. "You're no fun Iz-"

The informant cut him off. "Get off of my brother or so help me I'll find you from the depths of Hell and destroy you."

Grell's face went pale and he shivered, letting go of Sebastian. The servants were speechless.

'I guess if one brother is being bothered, the other gets possessive…' the four Phantomhive residents thought.

The second contact was broken from those two; Izaya went back to his usual cheery self and clutched his brother's arm.

Sebastian simply smiled in amusement, those crimson eyes glinting with an unknown mischief. "Well, what do you want?"

"I just wanted to say hi to my Sebas-chan but Iza-chan's being mean!"

"Don't call me Iza-chan again. I will hurt you." The informant said cheerfully. Grell sweat dropped. The Phantomhive servants flinched.

"A~ah! I'm so bored! Are we there yet Sebastian?"

"You should call me Nii-san like you usually do when we talk telepathically." Sebastian tried for his own amusement.

"Never~! Haha!" the informant laughed.

"Just another few minutes."

"Okay~! Are you going to bother us, Grell?" the raven asked.

"N-No!" he panicked, running off.

"Eh…how boring~!" Izaya chimed.

Ciel smirked and put a fist up to support his cheek. Just then Izaya's phone rang and he stepped out of the carriage. "I have to take this~! Keep going and I'll walk along~!"

"Alright." Ciel said.

"Later Nii-san~!" Sebastian just nodded.

The second the door was closed he answered the phone. "What Shizu-chan?" he practically huffed.

"Izaya…give me a chance. I'll prove to you I really love you…"

"Shizu-chan get something straight. Do you really think that what you did is just gonna go away because you said you love me? You decided to ruin me, you know? I thought I had a friend, nope. Ripped that straight from me. Made my brother lose control after he's been in complete control. I ended up half dead. He still tries to distance himself a bit. Destroyed my relation with him a bit. And then you accuse me. I'm getting tired of explaining it."

There was silence on the other end of the line. The informant was about to hang up when something caught his attention. "-eek."

"What?"

"Give me one week. If I can't prove to you enough I love you, then I'll leave you alone."

The raven contemplated it as he stared up at the cotton clouds. "Fine. One week. I'll meet you tonight, ok?"

"Right…" the ex-bartender hung up.

'Here goes day one…'

Day one:

The informant sighed and fixed his hair, knocking on the blonde's door.

The door was opened not a minute later by Shizuo, who was looking a bit happier than normal.

"Well, I'm here. Let's just get this over with. You're lucky I didn't tell my brother. You would have been dead before I could even move."

The ex-bartender simply shrugged and escorted Izaya inside.

"Well I was planning on taking you to a restaurant that I heard was good…"

"Planning to buy me off, Shizu-chan?" he asked. "Not gonna work."

"I wasn't trying to, flea."

"Hm…then let's go." The informant strolled out of the door and waited for the blonde to follow.

The debt collector exited and clutched Izaya's hand to which the raven slipped out of.

"Come on Izaya. You have to let me so I can prove this to you."

A moment of silence. "…Fine…" his hand locked with Shizuo's hesitantly.

As they walked, they talked about trivial things. Favorite color, birthdays, (even though Izaya already knew Shizuo's) and about family a bit.

They reached the restaurant and entered. It was a small place. Dim lights and a perfect atmosphere. They sat and ordered their food and as they waited Shizuo made small jokes and Izaya only smirked at a few.

Their food arrived and they started eating with not much conversation. After, they strolled together through a park with only each other's company and then walked home.

As they stood outside, Shizuo hesitated, but leaned down and pressed his lips softly against Izaya's head, deciding to start off small. They had a full week after all. The informant closed his eyes as he felt the bodyguard's warm lips make contact with his head.

As they broke apart, Shizuo smiled warmly. "Thanks flea. I had fun. Did you?"

The informant contemplated this. Did he really have fun? Not knowing how to answer, he simply replied, "It was…different."

"I'll take it. It's better than nothing."

The raven twirled and waved to the bodyguard as he dashed off to meet back with Sebastian.

'Maybe…just maybe…' the ex-bartender thought. 'I can get him to love me….'

His expression darkened and he smirked a bit.

'So I can crush him'

Ok so sorry I didn't post! I've been super busy lately. Thanks to Alwaysblu again, as well as Hanako-Chan16! My 2 fav reviewers! ^_^ also thanks to zymiko, Misaki Haninozuka and ImmortalBlackRose12345. And also the poll results changed! I'm planning on making another Shizaya story soon. What should Izaya's disability be? (Because I'm so mean...)

Have Amnesia – 4

Injured severely by gang members – 1

Blind – 0

Mute – 4

Deaf – 0

Losing all Five Senses (no death. Always a loop because I hate death fics) – 0

Injured severely by Shizuo – 0

Amnesia and Mute are still a tie! Review! XD