Chapter 6: Two loves, one heart.
"(f/n)~" a faint voice called.
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"Earth to (f/n) ~" it was a little louder.
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"(F/n)!" This time you jumped as a hand landed on your shoulder.
"Huh?!" You looked at the person who just gave you a heart attack.
"You're spilling all the chocolate! Look!" Shouted Miya who was actually staring right at you in a 5inch range.
"W-What?" She pointed at the almost empty measuring cup that you were pouring chocolate sauce on the cake slice, drowning the plate, spilling on the table, and eventually dripping to the floor. You held up the cup in a fast movement making the rest of the chocolate splatter on your apron.
"Aw, man..." You looked at your brand new brown splattered apron...very stylish.
"What the-?! What happened here?" Taka stepped into the kitchen while staring at the two of you.
"Eh-heh..?" You grinned uneasily while lifting one of your shoulders up.
"(f/n), again?" He looked lazily at you with a: "I should have expected" face on.
"Yeah, that's three broken plates, two burned cake's, and one ruined cake slice. A new record!" Miya shouted playfully about the mistakes you did today, she didn't mean to offend you but she wanted to light up the situation but rather got a glare from Taka.
"Miya, this is not something to make fun of." After Miya hanged her head down like a child getting scolded and Taka turned to you.
"(f/n) follow me, and Miya...please clean up." Just as Miya was going to complain he grabbed your wrist and pulled you to through backdoor, and into an alley.
"What's wrong with you today? If you keep doing stuff like that I can't cover up for you much longer!" He said to you as you leaned on the wall of the bakery.
"I-Im sorry...I'll try to cover it up myself from now on I owe you enough already right?" You did'nt want to burden Taka anymore either, but what was wrong with you today?
You could only look down as Taka paused and looked at you, guilt seemed to pierced him right in the heart
"No, I mean you aren't usually like this. You don't usually space out like that. What's bothering you?" He cupped your cheek and lifted your head to look up at him.
"I-Im just a little tired. I just didn't get enough sleep last night." You smiled at him but his worried face didn't change, your smile eventually disappeared as you pushed away his hand lightly and looked at the ground again.
You remembered yesterday when Shizuo's make up turned into a make out. How could you sleep if somebody you would never expect in a million years to kiss you, out of no where, then leave? You where just plain confused.
"Why?"
"Huh?" You looked up at him not totally getting what he asked.
"Why didn't you get enough sleep?" You thought he was asking out of cuirosity be he seemed really serious.
"E-Eh, That..um..." You were panicing, should you tell him? Or just keep it a secret?
As your head spun around in circles, Taka landed both of his hands on the wall beside both sides of your face, completely traping you. You tried to step back but your back was already against the wall if you move forward a few steps you would bump into his body.
"Was it...Shizuo?" He stared deeply into your eye's, his sharp cat-like eyes looked like it could read your mind. It was scaring the crap out of you.
You shut your eye's tightly and shook your head, you can't tell Taka. Not with that look on his face you probably figured that he was not thinking about nice things when he mention Shizuo.
"Are you sure?" He moved in closer to you, not making it very comfortable.
You nodded while he got a little closer not giving you enough space for you to move your face away from his. You're body was still shaking all over because of his eyes that were staring at you.
"T-Taka-kun..you're getting t-to close." You tried to push him farther back by pushing his chest but it didn't really work, all it did was prevent him from coming closer than he already was.
He softly pressed his cheek against your forehead.
"Just...Take a another day off today ok? For me?" He whispered softly, by the tone of his voice you knew that he was worried.
"B-But..." You hesataeted a little not knowing what to do.
Taka placed one of his hands that was recently pressing on the wall behind you on one of your's thats pressing on his chest.
"Please..." He begged again, you couldn't see him this way. He was so nice to you but all you do is worry him and be a burden to him, the only thing you could do is listen to him.
"..Ok...I'll take a day off." You finally gave up, you had no choise.
"Until I tell you so?" He asked, still pressing against your forehead.
"Until, you tell me so." You smiled as he backed away and also did the same.
"Thank you." He said untill he finally went back in and left you in the alley.
You sighed and leaned against the wall until you slide down a bit. Now, you know one thing for sure.
Keep Taka away from Shizuo.
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You came out of the bathroom with a only a towel on, you felt like taking a bath once you got home with exacly no reason. Except the reason that you just wanted to.
You sighed as you threw yourself on the bed. Not bothering to dry your wet hair or even putting clothes on. You just felt lazy to do about anything.
You looked at the clock that showed it was still six o'clock, you sighed again. You actually went home from work early but wandered around the streets beacause you were actually scared to come home. You didn't really know what to do if Shizuo came, what would you say? How would you act? You just didn't know. You were afraid that it just wouldn't be the same between you two.
"Damn, Shizuo...why did you do that?" you felt your lips with two finger's. You remembered the taste of his lips, vanilla ice cream with a bit of cigarrete kinda taste. Atleast you thought that what it was.
You assumed that he probaly kissed you just to make it up to you or did he...like you? You thought there would be no way that could be true but, what happends if Shizuo did liked you? What happeds if he confesses? What would you answer...no, how did you actually feel? Do you, like him? Or...
And before you knew it you where blushing hard.
"S-Shit..." You mumbled as you stroked up your hair. Your heart was pounding hard as well. You remebered when he hugged you, you felt the best feeling when you were in his arms. You just wanted to stay there while leaning your head on his chest, hearing his heart beat. It just felt so damn good.
You just couldn't get him out of your mind. His scent, his smile, his eye's, his lips...
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Your eye's started to open as there was a black figure in front of you.
"W-Who's there?" You blinked a few times as the figure with hazel eyes stared at yours as it made a slight grin.
"I'ts me..." The figure chuckled then lightly brushed his lips on your cheek, you looked at him with with shock.
It was Shizuo.
"W-What are y-you doing here?" You tried to get up but he was pinning you down to your bed for the second time.
"I told you I'll come back...for more." He whispered into you ear then licked an nibbled at your neck making you gasp and struggle as your strength was no match to push him away.
"S-Shizuo...s-stop! Oi!" You tried to fight back but the result was your towel became loose and being more easier to slip off you.
He only grined and licked his lips as he reached for the towel...
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"Nooooooo!" You sat up, drenced with sweat.
You looked around while panting, you were in your room, alone, with your towel still on. You sighed in relief as it was all a dream.
"What the hell was that about?" you rubbed your neck in the exact spot where Shizuo was nibbling at in your "dream".
You remembered how he touched you in your dream, the wet licks, the stinging nibbles, his lips on your body. It just felt so goo- Wait, What?!
"Gyaaahh!" You shook your head in a furious way with both hands on it. Whay the heck are you getting excited about?
You cluched your towel and tried to calm down dispite your hard panting, red hot face, and pounding heart.
"How the hell could one kiss make me go crazy like this? It was just a kiss right? I really shouldn't sweat it, I've lost nothing from that afterall, right?" You started to take deep breath's and eventually start to breath normally.
Knock knock knock...
Now you have failed to breath normally.
You flinced while holding your towel tightly on your chest, you wondered who it was. No, you think you know exactly who it was.
"OH-MY-GOD." The three words echoed in your head.
Knock knock...
You stumbled to get off the bed an pulled down some pajama's right off the hangers in your closet and also grabbed your underwear and bra. You rushed to put it on, you didn't want your dream to come true well, not yet.
"Gyaaah!" You shook your head again while trying to get dress as fast as a ninja, in result you only got one hook on your bra and only a few pajama buttons on dispite you missed a hole so one side was longer than the other.
"(f/n)? You home?" It was a guys voice but you couldn't really make out who it was from being two rooms away, but you seemed pretty sure with your first guess.
"Oh, Shit." You gulped as you headed out of your bedroom and into your living room and eventually you approached the door.
You froze in front of the door, wondering how you should act if he came in, maybe it would be better to act like how you normally do. You nodded and went with that.
You reached out to the door knob, dispite your shaking hand you got to turn the knob right. You stared at the figure before you.
Taka-kun.
"What took you so long-?!" You glomped him as you were really reliefed it wasn't your first guess, Shizuo. It's not that you didn't want to meet him, you just wasn't ready.
"Hey, whats wrong? You ok?" Taka was startled at your sudden 'attack'.
"Im just so glad to see you!" You gave him a big squeeze.
"...Im glad to see you too." Even though he felt it was kinda akward he still replied softly, while hugging you back but not as hard.
You released him from your bear hug and smiled with your hands still on hangging on his neck.
"So what you here for?" You tilted your head to the side.
"Im here to check up on you of course." He smiled softly while stating his ovious case of coming.
"But you seem to be better than I expected...execpt your clothes are a mess, as always." He referred to your pajamas with the wrong should start worrying when it's not." You grinned.
"Yeah, I guess so." He raised an eyebrow while sneering.
"Well, thanks for worrying about me. I really owe you a lot~ I promise I'll make it up to you someday!" You smiled and let go of his neck as you as he walked in, forcing you to walk in backwards.
"About that..." As soon as the door was shut he pushed you against the wall and trapped you like eariler.
"T-Taka-kun?" You looked a him with widen eyes.
"That's why Im here, I want something in return just as you promised...I want just one thing." He looked you deeply in the eyes.
"W-What is it?" You couldn't imagine what one thing in the world could make up for all the trouble he went through for you. You weren't the one who would let people do stuff for you but not do something in return, Epesially Taka. He did so much for you, now all you have to do is fufil what he wants so you could pay him back.
"I want you."
"What?!" You were shocked at his request, did he want your body as payment? You never thought Taka was that kind of person.
"And I don't mean you're body...I want your heart..I want you, I love you (f/n)." His cheeks seemed to light up with the shade of pink.
"What?! Taka, y-you..." You felt total shocked and uneasy, you didn't know what to do. You did owe him but paying him back with being his girlfriend? He liked you?
This was just too much, first Shizuo then Taka. What the hell was happening? Of all the girls in Ikebukuro why did you have to endure this?
"I-I...I..need time to think.." There was just to much in your head right now, you couldn't think straight.
Both of you froze, pondering over things, hoping you both got the answers you wanted.
"Please..." You begged. You looked into his eyes, not knowing the reason why you felt scared. Your body was trembling all over.
He stared at you for a moment then nodded, he finally released you and headed to the door. As he opened the door he paused.
"I really mean it y'know, I always have." Then he coutinued to leave, you felt a slight feeling of relief as the door finally shuted. Leaving you alone in you apartment, the one Taka helped you find, also one of the reasons you have to repay him.
You sighed as you slowly slid to the floor with your back against the wall, you wondered why everything was like this, what you should do? Will everything between you change?
Not only with Taka, but with Shizuo too.
Looks like you can't sleep tonight either.
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[6.30pm, The next day.]
You wondered aimlessly around Ikebukuro, just to get things off your mind. Well, you wished it could.
Today you still took the day off other than Taka didn't give you the que, you didn't want to meet him yet, at least not without an answer.
You sighed as there was nothing interesting in the city, even though there were people and things you could do everywhere you still couldn't find anything to do.
As you walked down the side walk you saw a couple walking together. The girl was giggling non-stop. She looked so happy while cleaching on to the boys arm, the boy didn't seem less happy either.
"I love you Seiji! There is nothing in this world as powerful as our love!" She claimed proudly.
"Yes, there is nothing that can get in the way of our love." The boy agreed.
"I love you~"
"I love you too."
"Shit, those guys are crazy. How could they say things like that, in public?!" You wondered as suddenly you pictured you and Taka like that, you both holding hands while walking down the street, it was romantic but it didn't really seemed right, to you it just looked like two normal friends hanging out, then you tried to picture you and Shizuo doing that.
You face glowed red, you pictured Shizuo smiling at you as you were also doing to him, griping your hand tight as you clinged on to him, he kissed your head as you giggled.
"EEEEHHHH?!" You screamed out in shock,It really looked like a couple.
Everyone looked at you, you quickly noticed as you looked around in panic and met everybodys eyes.
"Huh? Eh? Eh? Huwaaaa!" You ran away because of the embaressment as you shut your eyes tightly while trying to avoid people that where staring at you. Eventually, you bumped into something.
Thud!
You fell after you hit something big that almost seemed like a wall. You looked up at it.
"Huwaaaa!" You stared at the black figure that was staring back at you.
"(f/n)? What with the screaming? Screaming not good for ears." The black figure with the russian accent kinda reveald itself, not giving you time to guess.
"Oh, it's you Simon. You startled me." You felt realiefed as you were actually scared to death a few seconds ago.
"Why with the long face? That not good for you." He helped you up, his hand was atleast three times bigger than yours, it was also rough and full of scars.
"I know, what's good for me is sushi right?" You smiled as you pretty much knew what was gonna happen next.
"Yes, you eat sushi! It good for you, it make you happy!" he smiled widely while trying to push you in the restaurant but you declined.
"No thanks, Im not hungry. Maybe some other time ok?" You smiled weakly while Simon pretended he couldn't see right through you. It was ovious you had problems.
You stared to walk away as Simon stared promoting again.
"Sushi good! Sushi- Hey, Shizuo! You buy sushi!" You frozed as you heard who Simon called.
You looked back slowly as if you were in a horror movie, and behind you only a few feet away was him. Shizuo.
He looked startled at you, his glasses drooped over his nose.
And like in a horror movie you ran away, as fast as you could. Also in a horror movie, the cased after you.
"Hey! Wait!"
"NNOOOOO!" And the both of you almost ran over all of Ikebukuro.
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You two finally stopped and were both trying to catch your breaths.
"T-The hell..*pant*..*pant*...is your...*pant*..problem?" Shizuo said from between his breath.
"Whats..*pant*...your problem?" You holded on to your knees while slightly bending over, your legs felt so damn tired it was shaking.
Suddenly the two of you burst out laughing, you didn't know why but it was just too funny. You collapsed and sat on the ground, your legs needed some rest, it wasn't long until he sat beside you, not caring that it was on the side of god knows where.
"I can't believe you chased after me." You gave out another laugh.
"I can't believe you ran." He smiled while still breathing hard.
You rested your head on his shoulder you were too tired to care. You sighed, looking out in the distance the eventually your gaze turned to Shizuo.
His cheeks were red, he was sweating, and trying hard no to look at you. He had the most funnyiest,weirdest, most adorable embarrest expression in the world in your eyes.
"Pbf!" You tried to hold in your laugh but when the looked at you, you just burst out laughing.
"W-What?!" He tried to glare at you but with his face that red he fail epicly.
"Hahahaha..Y-You..haha..Really never been so close to a girl like this have you? Hahahaha!" You laughed harder.
"At least not with the one I like..." He mumbled under his breath, you heard it but not clearly, you couldn't really make out what he was saying but he did say something. You were sure about it.
"What?" You glared at him, trying to get him to say it again.
"N-Nothing.." He looked away, if his face could get any redder, it would.
"Come on tell me~" You tried to presure him by closing in on him but you remember the kiss and backed away.
Your face became red too.
"Hey..."
"What?"
"Wanna go somewhere?"
"Huh?"
"If you're not busy or anything..." To you he was like a puppy that wanted to go on a walk.
"Ok" You smiled, he looked at you with excitment. You could imagine him wagging his invisible tail.
He stood up and stretched his hand out to help you up. You reached and grabed his hand, he pulled you up but because of his strength he pulled you too close and you bumped into his chest.
You looked up at him as you were pressed against his chest. Both of your eyes met, as he still griped your hand.
"Sorry.."
"I-Its ok..." He stepped away but you grabbed his hand and clinged on to his arm. You still wanted to feel his heat. His warmth was just so comfortable against yours.
"Lets go..." You said softly trying to hide your blushing face.
You didn't see how he reacted but you started walking as he did, matching the rythms of your steps together.
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It was night when you finally stoped, you looked around. It was a park.
You both sat down on swings, the park was empty. There wouldn't be any kids at this time.
It was silent as you were pondering of what to say.
"I used to come here with my brother..." He finally broke the silence.
"His name was...Kasuka,right?"
"Yeah, I remembered when one afternoon we were sitting on that playground just looking at the sky except there was a big buliding over there." He pointed to a wierd shaped playground.
"I asked him if he was scared of me."
"Scared?"
"Yeah, of my strength...I almost hit him with an refrigirator because of it."
"Wow, What did he say?"
"He said he wasn't afraid at all. Shit, I don't even know if he's afraid of anything." Shizuo took a box of cigarettes out of his pocket, he tilted it then shook it around so one slid out.
"Smoking is not good for you y'know." He just ignored you and lit it up.
"So?" He took a drag from his cigarette.
"So...It will efect your health and you'll die."
"That doesn't mean people who don't smoke isn't going die before me..."
"Hmm...You gotta point there." You nodded in agreement. The park fell silent.
You started to swing lightly then afther a while you eventually wanted to go higher.
"Hey, Shizuo-kun! Push me~" You smiled widely. He looked at you and just smiled, He was just about to say something but you started to swing so happily that it shut him up.
He threw away his smoke then stood up and walked behind your swing. He lightly pushed you, trying not to use all of his strength.
"Weeeeee! Higher! Higher!" You enjoyed the blow of the cool wind against your face as your body felt light as you were swinging in the air. You laughed as the funny feeling in your stomach kinda tickled.
Shizou only smiled as he enjoyed your laughing and how you're acting like a child as always when he was around.
After a while you eventually stopped.
"Hahahaha..That was fun~" You smiled up at him as he was still behind you, holding the chains of the swings.
"Hey..." He looked down at you.
"What?"
"Aren't you scared of me?"
"Huh? Why?"
"You saw me chasing Izaya right? Throwing stuff around? Aren't you scared if I hurt you?"
"Nope."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because I know you won't...I trust you." You smiled, you were pretty sure he wasn't gonna throw a vending machine at you.
He bended down and kissed you on the forehead.
"Thank you." He smiled, you blushed.
The both of you fell quiet again, You leaned back, your back pressed against his body.
"Hey Shizuo..."
"What?"
"...Nothing, nevermind." You weren't sure to ask him if he had feelings for you, you were unsure of yours yourself.
He raised an eyebrow, he was curious himself of what you were gonna ask but he let it slide.
"Its late, I'll walk you home." He offered.
You stood up and turned to look at him, you didn't know why but your heartbeated faster.
"What?" He looked puzzled at you staring at him.
"When I said I wasn't scared of you did you really trust me?" You didn't know why but you streched out your hand, almost like asking for his.
"Huh?" He was confused.
"Do you trust me?" You asked again.
He paused for a moment then replied.
"Yes, more than anyone else." He smiled and grabed your streached out hand.
You smiled, you knew he was telling the truth. His eyes couldn't lie, he trusted you. And you trusted him.
Shit, I think Im in love
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The walk home seemed short to the both of you, dispite you where together almost the whole night but you still didn't want to part just yet.
When you reached the door you let out a long sigh.
"Well, Good night." He patted your head and started to walk away just as you got hold of his hand in time.
You looked at him, you didn't want him to go. You wanted him to stay by your side...
forever.
"Whats wrong?" He asked in a soft voice, you looked so sad in his eyes it hurt.
You let out a whine, you were too embarrassed to say what you thinking.
He cupped your face with his free hand, and leaned down slowly. He paused when he was only centimeters away from your face, he look in your eyes asking for permission.
You slightly nodded and slowly closed your eyes. He came closer as he closed the distance between you.
He softly pressed his lips against yours, your lips was as soft as he thought it was. You shuted your eyes tightly.
He pressed to against the wall an bit your lip, making you gasp while he wisphered your name then entered your mouth with his tounge, freely exploring the inside of you.
He finally broke the kiss as you both where gasping for air.
"I like you (f/n)" He grinned while looking in your eyes but just as you were going to answer you heard someone in the hall.
"T-Taka-kun?!" You looked at the male staring at the two of you in shock then anger.
It all happened to quickly. He pushed Shizuo away from you, punched him in the face and pulled you behind him.
"Get you're hands off of her! She's mine!" He shouted at the blonde who was still shocked by the punch.
"...No...You get away from her, She's mine!" Growled Shizuo as glared at the black haired man.
The thing you feared most finally happened.
Taka met Shizuo.
Finally done~! (-.-)
Sorry it took too long~
and sorry for the clifhanger...(TT^TT)
You probably wanna kill me for that... XD
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