This chapter, not counting authours notes was over 3000 words. Feel special, it's long. Been really busy too this week I can't keep up and now my plot bunnies are trying to give me more ideas...I hate you llama! Now I wanna write stuff for Dogs too! Curse you! Okay, date two are here~! Also, I mis-spoke, llama does edit. Most of her comments have had terrible grammar though so if anyone knows the series 'Togainu no Chi' go find randomllama and read the story 'Lost'. It's a collaberation work like this one is between me and her but she gets to post some of these too or that would so not be fair! ANyways, go leave her some reviews with decent grammar, she deserves them!
Izaya didn't show up until Tuesday to mess with the blonde.
"Oh Shizu-chan~~ you're the talk of the net, you know~" Shizuo frowned and reached for a road sign when he heard Izaya's voice.
"Is that so...and just what the hell are you doing here Izaya-kun?" He asked, not ripping it up just yet.
"Hmm~? What else~?" Izaya was walking along the edge of a fountain, "my beloved humans missed me~"
"Everybody hates you Izaya, you know that don't you?" He growled. He must have been in a really good mood. The sign was getting a bit bent but it remained in the ground still. Izaya was merely evaluating Shizuo, and smirked to see his date invite seemed to put Shizuo in a good mood.
"That's not true, I'm sure SOMEONE loves me~"
"Nope...no one. Ask around, they're ready to declare an international 'We Hate Izaya' day," He smirked. Yup. Good mood. He let the sign go and walked away.
"Hmm?" Izaya smirked again, "my, my Shizu-chan~!" He mused to himself and then jumped off the stones in a childish way and pranced down the street in a happy mood of his own to learn this.
Shizuo was at the meeting place on time the next day for his date with 'Shya'. He was a little surprised that he was looking forward to this, but Celty said that it was probably good too. 'Shya' arrived a little late, Izaya had to focus more to be in character that it caused him to be later than he would have liked to be.
"Ah, s-sorry Heiwajima-san." He was wearing girly clothes and heels again, for some reason he really liked them... They're oddly comfortable. Shizuo just smiled.
"Nah, it's fine," He shrugged. 'She' was here, that was the main thing.
"I-I want to go see Shinjuku Central Park...If that's okay,"
"Yeah, sure," He shrugged, praying that for once Izaya was NOT in Shinjuku. Well, he would be now. Izaya smiled and they headed for the station. The informant paid for himself before they got on the train and Shizuo paid too. He knew he could walk there, but 'Shya' was in heels and 'she' had led him to the station anyways. Izaya could have toughed it out, but that's not what Shya would have done... He had to keep reminding himself to be a shy girl. On the train was awkward for him to sit in the skirt and leggings he chosen for today. Shizuo remained standing, however. He hated trains, being so crowded was annoying. He would manage though, and at least no one bumped into him.
"I-I took the wrong train once," Izaya murmured shyly to try and make conversation
"Hmm? That must have been unpleasant," The blonde replied.
"Y-Yeah, it was a small town, so it t-took almost forever to get back home... I-I was grounded," Izaya laughed a little.
"That's a bit extreme isn't it? You got lost, so it wouldn't really be right to punish you for that," He said with a small frown.
"Well, it's a small town, right?" Izaya looked at him nervous as he tried to explain, "My parents were really worried because I was going out on my own."
"Whatever..." He shrugged deciding to drop it. "Any siblings?" He asked now, curious about this young woman.
"O-One older brother," Izaya mumbled, lying through his teeth "but he moved out to go to university when I was six, so I don't really know him..."
"Oh...that sucks. I have a brother too, except he's younger,"
"R-Really?" Izaya faked, though he knew exactly who Shizuo's brother was.
"Ah, yeah, Kasuka. He's...really calm." That was kind-of a white lie. Kasuka was more 'expressionless' then calm, but Shizuo wasn't so sure he should say that.
"So, your opposite in a way?" Shya stammered looking at him through the bangs of the wig, "I-I mean that in a harmless way! O-On the net, people always say how scary you are!" It made Shizuo chuckle though, amused.
"Yeah, I guess we are pretty different. He always tries to help me out too..." He was very proud of Kasuka for making such a name for himself.
"You're lucky, I've tried to get in touch with my brother, but he's kind of an asshole..." Izaya decided to use how others saw him to base this brother off of.
"Hm. Maybe it's for the best then..." He said as the train pulled into the station, and not a moment too soon. Izaya surprised himself at that, insulting himself in order to gain Shizuo's trust and approval... He got off the train with the blonde and looked at a map, pretending to be more clueless about the area then he really was. Shizuo peered over 'her' shoulder, noticing that she really did smell like Izaya...it was kinda nice in a weird way. Izaya didn't exactly stick after all, but Shizuo was a bit unsettled to find he enjoyed the scent now when he used to try and crush the source of the smell. Then again he wasn't sure this was Izaya either.
"H-Here is the park," Izaya pointed to it and then found the station they were at, "I-It's not far..."
"Right, north exit then right?" Shizuo nodded once to himself and headed that way beside Shya. He watched 'her' carefully too, every time he kept noticing Izaya-actions, the way she walked, smelled, smiled, talked...sure there were a lot of differences, but there were a lot of similarities too and it unsettled him, made him more nervous than he already was. Izaya had brought one of his cellphones that had a decent camera... But he wasn't exactly sure why, maybe to go with the story of Shya? Or did he really want to remember this date for the rest of his life? 'Shya's' eyes lit up a little though seeing the park in the distance. Again she looked like Izaya. Her eyes were a different color but they lit up the same way the fleas did. The part Shizuo hated the most about this though was that it kinda turned him on.
"Heiwajima-san!" Izaya gasped and saw a statue in the park 'she' had always wanted to see, so without thinking, Izaya grabbed Shizuo's hand and then ran towards it, "let's take a picture!" He had never actually found the time to come here before so this was new to him.
"Ah? A-alright..." Shizuo was a bit surprised really. That was another suspicious thing; her personality changed like a button was pressed! Though to be fair, wouldn't yours change like that too if you were around someone you loved? Even if you didn't know it yet... Izaya pointed the lens at Shizuo and himself before doing his most natural-Izaya trademark smile. He turned the device around to see the picture and blushed, shit, he's slipping! Shizuo blinked at the picture too. Yup, definitely reminiscent of a certain flea.
"You know...you remind me of someone I know..." He said, but he wouldn't say he hated Izaya to 'Shya'...just in case he was wrong. Izaya cursed inwardly and gulped silently.
"R-Really? N-No one's said that to me before..." It was true though, no one ever had said that to him before.
"Yeah...but you're not him so..." He hoped. He didn't want to admit that this person next to him was damned hot, man OR woman and he was starting to wonder which case he would prefer.
"Ah, y-yeah," Izaya was a little flustered, worried Shizuo had caught him, "Sh-Shall we walk around Heiwajima-san?"
"Sure," He grinned again. Celty told him he had a handsome smile -something that had made Shinra very jealous, but she had meant it in a platonic way- once but he wasn't so sure. He was actually fairly unaware of how handsome he really was. Izaya, however, was becoming more and more aware of that with each passing second though and he was also finding that he really loved how tall Shizuo was. Sure it kind of made him feel small, but it was a nice difference and Izaya didn't realize but he was smiling happily.
They spent the day together without much happening in the way of over eventful. It was a perfectly normal -and Shizuo had to admit enjoyable- date... until evening anyways. Izaya was standing while waiting for Shizuo outside as the blonde needed to buy some cigarettes even though he wasn't smoking as much lately... Izaya inwardly frowned when he heard footsteps approaching him.
"Hey gorgeous, what you doin' out here alone~?" The guy wasn't nearly as handsome as Shizuo...neither were his friends for that matter. Izaya frowned at them, oh yeah he forgot idiots like this lived in Shinjuku.
"I'm waiting for a guy." He kept the femininity to his voice but he didn't seem as shy with these losers either, deciding the act wasn't as important with them.
"Oh yeah~? Why don' cha ditch him and come with us then?" They were unlikely to take no for an answer.
"He's cooler than you so I don't think so," He glared in an incredibly girly manner, but he was already leaning against a street light so he couldn't go anywhere. Unfortunately he couldn't fight when he was supposed to be a girl either. 'Come on Shizu-chan, get your ass out here and save me damn it!' One of them moved to grab at 'her', all of them with wicked grins when he was suddenly flattened by a large garbage container. It seemed Shizuo was back. Izaya gasped happily with relief, and looked in the direction it had come from.
"Heiwajima-san!" Izaya had never been this happy to see the blonde before, or to see a trash bin thrown
"She said back off, so I suggest you guys back the fuck off," He growled, moving closer to stand between them and his date. Izaya smiled and leaned into his back, almost subconsciously as he heard the other guys mutter in fear and scramble. Yes he definitely loved how tall Shizuo was. Shizuo relaxed a little when they took off in fear, having learned they just tried to steal Shizuo Heiwajima's date. People don't do that.
"You okay?" He asked, his voice gentle, concerned.
"I-I am now, thank you," Izaya nodded, but didn't look up because then Shizuo would see an expression that was only on Izaya's face once before... He was flushed insanely red… Not that Shizuo remembered much of that night. He remembered Izaya had been way too fucking cute. He also remembered being remarkably attracted to him and him being a damn good lay but other than that, nothing. Shizuo turned and wrapped his arms gently around 'Shya's' body now.
"You sure?" The gesture made Izaya gasp in surprise as Shizuo yet again did something he failed to predict.
"Ah... H-Heiwaj-jima-san?" Now he really couldn't let Shizuo see his face, there was a little bit of that same lust from that night showing now. Being so close to Shizuo was surprisingly arousing. Shizuo started and let go though, mistaking what Izaya said to mean his gesture was something he should probably not have done yet.
"S-sorry,"
"It-It's okay," Izaya rubbed his cheeks a little to try and stop them from glowing red, and glanced at Shizuo through the bangs.
"Th-Thank you again..." He was stuck since he had to pretend to be a woman, otherwise he'd have no trouble with idiots like that; they were way below his skill level.
"Yeah...Sorry for taking so long..." He was happy she wasn't scared off by his display of strength if anything though. Then again the one he'd thrown was comparatively light compared to other things he'd thrown. This one wasn't even bolted to the ground… not to mention that the things he throws are usually aimed at the one he's on a date with... Izaya was used to seeing it, but never as a spectator, only as a target.
Despite that one hiccup in the date, things went pretty well. They even made plans at the end of it for the third date. Izaya was insanely happy, and surprised, about the fact he was excited for his third date. After returning to the privacy of his apartment Izaya changed and -was still smiling- as he went online as both Kanra and Shya again.
{Kanra\ Oh~ so is it true I saw you two head to Shinjuku, Shya?}
{Shya\ ...Y-Yes...}
{Setton\ Really? That's great, how'd it go?}
{Taro Tanaka\ Yeah, spill! Is he secretly a super nice guy?}
{Saika\ He is nice, he saved me once...}
{Shya\ He is really nice... H-He's like a knight in armor.}
{Kanra\ Not shining?}
{Shya\ W-Well, the kind of armor that a knight wears if he throws garbage bins to save a girl...} Celty would no doubt have to ask Shizuo about that one in person now.
{Taro Tanaka\ Well, at least he's a nice guy...and chivalrous too if he's willing to help a girl in trouble!}
{Saika\Exactly}
{Kanra\ You are talking about Shizuo Heiwajima, right? That doesn't sound like the monster...}
{Shya\ It's true! Some people were harassing me and he saved me!}
{Taro Tanaka\ You really should stop calling him that. People might suspect you to be someone you might not be}
{Saika\ How do we know it isn't that person though?}
{Kanra\ Taro-kuuuuun, you're mean too! Are you a monster?} Izaya was having too much fun with this.
{Taro Tanaka\ No.}
{Saika\ Kanra, you're always so annoying...}
{Bakyura has logged in}
{Bakyura\ Oh great. Kanra's on...}
{Setton\ Good Evening Bakyura}
{Shya\ H-Hello...}
{Kanra\ Still as hurtful as ever Bakyura? I don't know why...}
{Bakyura\ You know exactly why. Go die Kanra}
{Taro Tanaka\ Hey Bakyura! Did you finish the homework assignment we were given today?}
{Saika\ Ah that reminds me...I better go finish that!}
{Bakyura\ Yeah...and who's THIS lovely new young lady~?}
{Shya\ H-Hi, I-I just moved...} Izaya smirked, oh yes Kida Masaomi did like pretty girls... Wonder if he'd figure out the disguise or not?
{Setton\ Yes, and well, can I say? I will, she likes Shizuo-san~}
{Shya\ Y-Yes... W-We've had two dates...}
{Bakyura\ Aw, damn, not single! But really? THE Heiwajima Shizuo? He can throw vending machines!}
{Taro Tanaka\ Apparently he's nice if you get to know him}
{Saika\ Yes. He saved me once from a group of Yellow Scarves a while back. Anyways, gotta go, see ya!}
{Saika has logged out}
{Bakyura\ I wonder if Shizuo could ever be brought into the online chats...}
{Taro Tanaka\ For all you know he is}
{Kanra\ I doubt it, monsters don't like technology~ A cell phone, maybe that's all ~}
{Shya\ K-Kanra-san! Heiwajima-san's not like that, he's just a busy man-that's all!}
{Setton\ *sigh* speaking of busy, I'm sorry, I have to go}
{Setton has logged out} Izaya gave her a job, since he didn't want her to butt in anymore.
{Taro Tanaka\ Yeah, I should go too, Bakyura, come over to my place and help me out would you?}
{Bakyura\ Fine, but afterwards we're going to go pick up some cuties~!}
{Taro Tanaka\ ...jerk.}
{Taro Tanaka has logged out}
{Bakyura\ Ah damn, now he's mad =( Fine, I gotta go too, see you my lady~! ...and Kanra}
{Bakyura has logged out}
{Kanra\ What-What's this! Just you and me~~}
{Shya\ ...Y-Yeah I have to go too, good night!}
{Shya has logged out}
{Kanra has logged out} Izaya smirked, everyone was so much fun! He got up from the desk after signing out too and moved a couple of random game pieces on a hexagonal shaped board.
Celty meanwhile finished her job faster than usual so she could interrogate Shizuo about the same thing. He was in Ikebukuro, the park, smoking quietly on a bench as he watched people go about their daily lives. Celty saw him, and parker her horse, before walking up to Shizuo.
[Shizuo-san, can I ask you something?]
"Hm? Celty? Yeah go for it," He said.
[You had a second date with Shya-chan, right? In Shinjuku? Can you tell me what happened?]
"Oh, not much I guess...I mean someone tried to hassle her a little so I stepped in..." He blushed a little at that, knowing Celty had warned him in private not to display his strength.
[How?] Celty sat next to him.
"Threw something... I was um... across the street at the time so..."
[I see... Anything else happen?]
"We made our third date," He grinned winningly at her when he said this. "Hey, is it just me though, or is she kinda like Izaya? I mean... way less annoying but..."
[Hmm?] Celty hadn't noticed at all... But she didn't know Izaya like Shizuo did, so she couldn't see all the subtleties.
[Shya is like Izaya? What do you mean?]
"I dunno... she just kinda reminds me of him... it's weird. She doesn't piss me off like he does, but she does remind me of him,"
[Oh, hmmm, well I'm pretty sure Shya isn't Izaya...] The Dullahan typed and then thought, but her curiosity won out.
[Where are you going for your third date?]
"The aquarium at Sunshine 60. She said she's always wanted to see it so," He shrugged.
[Great!] Celty was happy to hear that, [I'm happy for you Shizuo-san! Good luck, when is it?] Enough time for Izaya to find the perfect outfit, though he wasn't sure why he was making such a fuss over it.
"Ah, Saturday," He grinned, he was already looking forward to it.
[It'll be busy I imagine] Celty said
"Yeah, but not much I can do about that," He agreed. Either way it would go well too and though most dating advice says kiss on the third he wasn't nearly brave enough for that. Izaya hadn't even considered that... Having never dated or had sex before, he didn't know about protocols or anything like that. The informant bided his time though, maybe shopped for the perfect dress to wear Saturday as Celty talked with Shizuo for a while.
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