((Following the AU of the previous chapter))
Feelings
They never really talked much about what kind of relation they had, at first they met only out of pure interest, both knew this well, then they grew fond of each other and then the feeling grew to something similar to love but they didn't feel the need to say it, they both could tell the other felt the same so they found it unnecessary. They didn't show it like one normally would, they didn't need to, Izaya would smile softly and Mikado would smile back, and that was it, but it was much deeper
The emperor now gave the informant his trust, not blindly but still, and that was all the proof Izaya needed
The informant, instead of using it like he had once planned, was very careful with the emperor's trust, and that was all the proof Mikado needed
It was an odd relationship to say the least, but then again they weren't exactly normal, not did they want to be. Though sometimes Izaya did get a bit too close to the boy, and Mikado would blush at the action; but that was part of how the informant was, nothing more, nothing else
If you looked close enough, you might be able to notice a change though, as Izaya's eyes would stay on the boy for a bit longer than needed, or Mikado would sometimes smile while looking at him side-wards while they walked side by side, they didn't hold hands but people still made way for them as if they were
At times th others would ask one of them if they felt anything about the other, Izaya would just smile fondly and walk away saying that's no business of them; Mikado on the other hand would blush and give a small smile while telling people not to ask those things, this questions generally came from the van gang, more specifically Erika, who would then squeal to herself saying that the two were totally together, well... she wasn't exactly wrong, but it might not have been what she imagined