Part 15 – All is fair in love and war.
Something was definitely wrong with him, the teen thought as he lied next to the informant in the huge double bed; staring into the darkness and listening to the others calm breathing. Why was his face hot and flushed red, why was his heart thrumming so fast and loud in his chest that it was impossible for him to sleep? Mikado jumped slightly when he felt Izaya shift, so he was now facing the teen; and even though the teen had tried his utmost to obtain the distance between him and his 'husband' by moving so far to the side of the bed that he was almost falling out of it, the elder must have moved with him, because he now could feel the man's breath ghost over his exposed neck. Mikado knew the raven was soundly asleep, but still couldn't help but to shiver at the sensation. The teen whimpered quietly when he felt his heart first skip a beat and then beat so loud, he was surprised it didn't wake the Informant. An arm was draped over his waist and pulling him closer against the taller male's strong frame; the teen was sure his face must be glowing by now.
Why was he so affected by the man's action all of a sudden? Just what exactly had changed? Of course he always got embarrassed by the way the raven was always trying to feel him up, or by the suggestive comments he was dropping; but it had been just the same as with Masaomi, simply his natural shyness taking the better of him. But what was with those strong reactions all of a sudden? Since when could the simply presence of the Informant Broker send his body into a frenzy?
What had changed?
Mikado remembered all the kisses they had shared so far….wait, no! That the informant had forced upon him! Just what the hell was wrong with him! He hated that guy, remember?
There was…h-his first kiss. The wedding. Those surprisingly gently lips upon his, taking him absolutely by surprise. Subconsciously, the teen moved his hand up to his lips, fingers trembling slightly.
Their second kiss…in their 'wedding night'. Once again the raven had all but asked for his permission, but it had been yet so different from the first one. More passionate. A shiver ran up the boy's spine at the memory of the others skillful tongue pushing into his mouth and…-
What was he thinking again?! Mikado shook his head furiously to get the thought out of his head.
The kiss with his back pressed against the counter. Tackled down on the couch with the man's tongue all over his body.
Tonight…
The raven's lips so close to his, taunting him to move closer and close the gap. Eventually he did. Pushing the elder over and burying his hands in the raven's oh so soft locks, completely succumbing to the feeling…
Mikado squeezed his eyes shut to block out the wave of pictures and emotions that tried to flood his mind, cheeks flaring red in embarrassment.
A motion from the sleeping Informant made him snap back to reality immediately; a soft peck to his cheek.
The second Mikado had the feeling his heart just stopped, he also realized something.
He might be falling in love with this man.
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The sound of a phone ringing made Mikado wake up the next morning. He cracked up one eye slowly, but immediately shut it again because of the bright light. He didn't know at which time he finally managed to fall asleep at night, but he knew for sure that he didn't sleep enough for his own liking. Moving his hand up to rub his eyes sleepily, he found to his surprise his other hand held by the other. Sitting up, he glanced down to his side; he found the raven haired male still sleeping next to him…their hands locked and their finger intertwined.
Blushing a dark shade of pink, he carefully removed his hand form the elder, trying to not wake the man in the process. He stood up and quickly hurried down the stairs to the living room, to answer the phone, which was still ringing.
"H-Hello..?", he answered it without thinking. A second later he regretted it; it could be one of Izaya-san's clients!
"Mikado-chan?" the person on the phone asked.
The teens eyes widened, almost dropping the phone in shock.
"M-Mom..? Is that you?"
"Mikado-chan! I'm so glad you picked up! Your father and I were worried sick! Why didn't you call? How are you doing? Is your husband nice to you? Has he agreed on letting you go?"
Mikado stood frozen for a while, unable to answer any of his mother's questions. With all the events going on, he hadn't even once thought about his parents! They didn't know what was going on, of course they would worry about him, even though it had been them to marry him to the lunatic in the first place…
The teen felt some old anger rise within him; anger that his parents had used him like that, desperation over his situation, as he was in no position to make his own decisions. Irritation over the fact that he was being treated like some kind of article, that would be returned if it was unsatisfying. Sadness, unbelief, confusion, uncertainty, insecurity…
He didn't even realize the hot tears running down his cheeks, when he heard his mother's voice.
"Mikado dear? Are you crying..?"
Trembling, as he was no longer able to suppress his sobbing, he gripped the phone tighter; clueless how to respond to his mother. Somehow he suddenly felt the urge to just hang up on her. He didn't want to deal with his parents, he didn't want to deal with his twisted feelings.
"Mikado, we'll try to get you out of there, I promise! Please try to hold out!". He heard his father shout into the phone. He sounded worried. Mikado felt guilt rising within him, he wanted to reassure them, but how could he when there was this voice in his head, saying the same thing over and over.
What if I don't want to leave?
The teen's body now shook with sobs, tears now running down his chin and dropping on the table.
Suddenly, a pair of arms hugged him from behind, and Mikado felt like yesterday on the street again, and he remembered the Informants voice whisper lowly into his ear.
"Don't ever run away like that again, Mikado."
Without saying a word, the raven took the phone from Mikado's trembling hand, and put it to his ear instead.
"My, my..Hello~ If this aren't Mikado's lovely parents. This is Orihara Izaya, Mikado's husband speaking~!"
The man's voice and words sounded cheery, but they also had a hard and cold undertone to them.
Twisting his body in the man's embrace, Mikado turned back to look at the raven, surprised to find the auburn orbs flaring with anger.
Even though the phone wasn't turned on speaker, Mikado was still close enough to hear his father's reply.
"Orihara-san..!", Ryugamine Ryuya half-squeaked into the phone.
Mikado never heard that scared tone in his father's voice before.
"W-we demand our son back! I-I know we had a deal but…w-we're backing out of it. Release Mikado from that marriage, we'll find another way to pay you..!"
The teen felt the arm around his waist press him closer, even though the raven's face showed nothing more than his usual sickly sweet smile.
"I'm sorry, Ryugamine-san~ But I'm afraid I can't do that."
The smile on the raven's face was never wavering, even though he felt the teen rest his head against the man's chest.
"Wha-..What..? Please, if it's about the payment..-"
"I don't care about that anymore. I have no more business with you. This relationship…"
Izaya ran his fingers through the teen's hair soothingly as he felt latter's body shaking with suppressed sobs, the boy's tears drenching his shirt.
"…is a matter between Mikado and me. You have no longer a say in it. If you'd excuse me now~"
The raven smiled, and without another word, hung up on the startled parent.
They stood a while like that, neither of them feeling the urge to move from their position. The raven kept running his long fingers through the dark and soft locks of the boy, listening to the sobs slowly stilling down and the teen's tears to dry, returning to breathing calmly. Izaya smiled to himself.
Humans were indeed interesting, all of them in their own ways. But the informant never knew there would be one human in this universe, for which he'd trade all other humans, just to see this one human smile. He was addicted.
It was alright if Ryugamine Mikado hated him for forcing him into this marriage. It was alright if he was despised for locking the teen up like that. If that was the only way to keep this boy greater than humanity, he didn't mind being hated.
You are mine Mikado…whether you want it or not.
I'm so sorry! T^T not only did I take forever to update without doing anything productive meanwhile, I just made this story do a complete 180 turn! Forgive me, reader-sans!
For the reason why I was absent so long: I've been successfully story-blocked by my family everytime I found some inspiration! Just as I was on a roll, they'd turn up and need me…then my sister fell sick and I had to nurse her fulltime…
As for the story…I had all the time the idea to make Mikado fall in love with Izaya, then realize it and panic, because he doesn't want izaya to find out! xD
Anyways, i somehow got the (weird?) idea, to make izaya fall for mikado too. I know it might seem ooc, but this izaya has subconsciously fallen in love already without me noticing, I just realized it when I re-read the story.
My characters have their own will, I can't do anything about it. Also, I apologize if my writing style is somehow confusing…
Anyways, to answer sum of your questions: YES, this will contain at least hints of Shizuo/Mikado. NO, of course I won't hurt Shizuo and have his heart broken, I luv him way too much for that!
I don't know whether u mind or not, but this will also contain some hints on Kida/Mikado, tho I think one-sided (Kida might have a tiny crush on Mikado, but nothing that would leave him heart-broken when rejected xD)
Tell me what u think, I gotta go and start writing the next chapter, there's still so much in my head that wants to get out! Hope I can update soon, also I might publish some plot-bunnies disguised as stories, that have been bugging me, so if you have time, check it out and tell me what u think and if you'd like me to continue/develope it!
Love, KnuxadowManiac