Izaya lightly sighed, sitting at his desk. It was raining outside the large window of Izaya's "office". He was still in a bit of shocked about the news, but he seemed to be handling things quite well.
There soon was a knock at the front door. Izaya wasn't expecting anyone, and didn't really feel like talkig to anyone, so he stayed in his seat and was silent.
"Izaya... I know you're in there."
Izaya lightly gasped to himself. Shizuo was standing outside his front door.
".. you could just break down the door, you know..." Izaya said quietly.
"I know, but I don't think that would make you feel any better..."
There was a silence for a moment, then the door opened slightly.
"... you can come in." Izaya opened the door enough for Shizuo to step inside.
"Thanks." When the door closed, the room was fairly dark. The only light came from the large window and Izaya's computer screen. "So this is a part of handling things well?" Shizuo asked.
Izaya was silent for a moment. "Why are you here, Shizuo...?" "To talk." "Why now?" Shizuo shifted slightly, putting his hands in his pockets. "I would have come to talk at one point, but since Shinra told me how you were doing, I came now." "I'm not sure if I should consider that sweet or not..." "Well I think I've been a bit selfish up till now." "I can see how you might think that..."
Izaya lowered his head slightly. "But I guess there wasn't much of a reason for you to tell me you were engaged..." Izaya walked over to the couch and sat down, soon to be joined by Shizuo.
"Do you love her, Shizuo?" "I certainly care for her..." "Why did you propose?" "It's rare for someone to like me... and I didn't want to lose someone like that..."
Izaya looked down slightly. 'I could have been that someone...' Shizuo looked over at Izaya, who turned his head the other way.
Shizuo put an arm around Izaya's shoulder, bringing him over to rest against his chest. Izaya lightly blushed at the action and looked up at Shizuo. "I don't know if I'm going to go through with this marriage, Izaya..." "... does Vorona know about that?" "Yes, she seems okay with it... she does want to know what I'm thinking of it, of course."
Izaya looked over to the large window. The rain had stopped, and the sun was beginning to shine through the clouds. "I see."
Shizuo walked down the street, dialing a number on his cell phone, then brought it to his ear. "Hello?" Shinra answered. "Hey, Shinra." "Oh hey, Shizuo. So how'd it go with Izaya?" "Well." "Ah, that's good." "Yes..." Shizuo looked up ahead at Ikebukuro, then turned his head back to see Izaya's apartment complex. "I've... made my decision.
... this actually is a bit dramatic...
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