A few friends

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Dreams are in italics.

Shizuo was silent, watching his dad turn and walk back down the stairs. Immediately he dropped Izaya's wrist in disgust. Snatching his shirt back, he chucked it in the wash basket, glad he had plenty of spares. He didn't have to turn around to know the other teen was grinning. "Its surprising for a monster to be so caring about family."

"Shut it, Izaya." He flinched as he felt a hand on his lower back. "Don't be like that, Shizu-chan. We can have a lot of fun." His fingers wrapped around the slim wrist, squeezing tightly, hearing bones creak. A look of pain flashed across Izaya's face. "I don't like you and I'm not too happy about being related to you." He let go, pushing the other back. "But this is what my dad wants."

The blond moved over to his wardrobe, pulling out a shirt and jeans. Keeping a close eye on Izaya as he changed in record time. The black haired teen, had a sickening grin on his face, as he nursed his injured wrist. He couldn't stop the shudder that ran through him. "Shizu-chan." He groaned as Izaya latched to his side, arms wrapped around one of his.

And like a damn flea, he couldn't shake him, the other held on tightly, making him waste energy. "Let go." Izaya pouted. "Aw, I only wanted to stay close to my new step brother." Shizuo clenched his fist, tempted to throw his new sibling down the stairs, knowing he'd probably land on his feet. "Boys, dinner's done." He forced himself to smile, seeing his dad standing at the bottom of the stairs.

"Thanks, Heiwajima-san." Ugh, could he sound any more annoying? "Please call me Kichirou." Izaya took the chance to wrap his arm around the blond. Shizuo forced himself to move quickly down the stairs. "Do you need any help, dishing up? Kichirou-san." Great now the flea had his dad wrapped around his finger. "Its already done, you're such a polite teenager."

He heard more footsteps, sighing in relief as Kasuka joined his dad at the bottom of the stairs. "Nii-san, Can you help me with my homework?" Resisting the urge to laugh in Izaya's face, he nodded shrugging his arm away from the flea. "Sure, I'll try. Is it the script for tomorrow." Ignoring the other teen, he walked into the dining room, with his younger brother.

"Nii-san, over here." He followed Kasuka to the table, taking a seat next to him. The two girls took their seats next to Kasuka, leaving the seat next to him free. "Thanks for saving me a seat, Shizu-chan." The damn flea, dared to ruffle his hair, before he sat down, shuffling the chair a bit too close. "So what did you need help with?"

He sighed as he was ignored, Kasuka wasn't even looking at him. Shizuo shivered as a warm breath hit his ear. "Looks like my sisters have taken a liking to Kasuka-kun. Don't worry, I'll keep you company." He glared at the flea, one hand covering his ear. "Stop doing that." Crimson eyes gleamed with mischief. Shit of everyone to be related to, why him?

He sat in silence, seeing how happy his dad looked, his brother seemed happy too, the twin girls taking all of his attention. "Thanks." His plate was set in front of him, so he turned his attention to eating, blocking out everyone around him. As long as the rest of his family was happy. That was good enough. He had already ruined everything the first time around.

After he had finished, he didn't risk going back to his room, he knew Izaya would follow him. His new family stayed together, his father and new mother sat on the sofa, with Kasuka, the girls sitting on the arm of the chair. He was sitting on the floor, the flea sitting next to him. They were all watching some action movie, Izaya guessing what would happen before it did and occasionally trying to touch him. He yawned as the credits scrolled up the screen, pulling himself up. Shaking the tiredness from his legs, he said goodnight to his new family and headed up the stairs.

Once he was finished brushing his teeth, he splashed water on his face, grabbing a cloth to dry off. Kasuka walked past him, carrying a futon in his arms. "Good night, nii-san." Mairu and kururi rushed up the stairs, clinging to his younger brother. "Are those for us? We'll help."

Shizuo opened the door to his own room, growling as the first thing he saw was Izaya bouncing on his bed, gritting his teeth he closed the door behind them. "Oi, flea. Get down." The black haired annoyance smirked, launching himself from the bed. The blond stood cursing his reflexes, dropping the flea he had just caught. "Ouch. That's not nice, Shizu-chan."

Ignoring the other teen, he pulled back the covers, climbing into bed, glad that he had gotten changed in the bathroom. "So cold. Move over." He glared at the flea. "You have the futon. Shut up and go to sleep." Izaya smirked. "I guess I'll go tell Kichirou, we're not getting along." Shizuo grit his teeth, watching the flea open the door. "Fine. You can stay in the damn bed."

The door was closed, Izaya getting into the bed. Damn flea. He pulled the covers back, moving to get out. "Where are you going? Shizu-chan." The blond grit his teeth. "To sleep in the futon, you damn flea." He froze as slim arms wrapped around his waist. "Don't worry, we can share." He opened his mouth to tell his new sibling where he could go, feeling cold metal against his throat. "I insist, Shizu-chan."

Forcing himself to lay down, Shizuo closed his eyes, wondering what kind of Psycho he was next to. The knife vanished, allowing him to breathe normally. Izaya's arms wrapped around him, keeping him close. "Good night, Shizu-chan." It wasn't long before he could hear soft snoring behind him. The damn flea was asleep. Shizuo wasn't so lucky, he lay there staring at the wall, wondering if sleep would ever take him and the nightmares that would follow as usual.

A young Shizuo was walking along the street, a familiar woman walking beside him. He reached out to take her hand, only for her to move out of the way. "Mum, can I have an ice cream?" He pointed over to the van, where other parents were happily handing their children one. "No. We're going home."

"Why? Dad buys me and Kasuka Ice cream." He winced as a hand grabbed his wrist, nails digging into his skin, as he was forced along the pavement. "I always buy Kasuka some. Walk faster." He struggled to keep up. "Mum, slow down." She didn't listen to him, practically running in her heels. Shizuo cried out, as he tripped, unable to stop himself.

Pain shot through him, as he came down hard on his knees, barely moving his arm in time to stop him hitting his head. "Ouch." Tears welled up, threatening to fall. He found himself looking at his mother's heels, looking up to see her glaring down at him. "Get up." Shizuo shook his head. "It hurts." Both of his knees were bleeding, along with his elbows, a long graze ran up his forearm. "Then stay here." Tears ran down his face as he watched his mother walk away. "Mum!"

Shizuo sat up with a start, his breathing hard. The flea was still asleep. Rubbing a hand through his hair, he tried to control his breathing. It was okay, it was just a memory. Everything was fine now. Gently lifting the limp arm from his waist, he climbed out of bed, moving quietly to the door. Checking there was no movement from the bed, he slowly opened the door, closing it behind him with a click.

The teen stepped into the kitchen, realizing he wasn't the only one still awake. "Hey, nii-san. You're still awake?" He nodded, opening the fridge and taking out the milk. "Felt like getting a drink. You?" He took the glass Kasuka held out, filling it with milk. "Same." He held up his own glass of water.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Shizuo sighed shaking his head, though he knew Kasuka could see through the lie. "The flea snores." At the last second he realised what he had said. "Flea? You mean Orihara-san. It suits him." His younger brother pulled out a chair, taking a seat at the table. Putting the bottle back in the fridge, he took the seat opposite.

"You two don't get along, do you?" The blond sighed. "Not really, he's annoying." His brother nodded expressionless as usual. "I don't like him, nii-san. But for dad's sake, I'll try and get along. Mairu and Kururi are okay and Kyouko is nice, I'm glad dad chose her." Shizuo laughed, keeping his voice low. "So we were thinking the same." He drained the glass, running it under the tap. "I'm going back to bed, we have school tomorrow. Goodnight, Kasuka."

"Goodnight nii-san. I'll be here if you need to talk." Shizuo smiled, running a hand through Kasuka's hair. "Thanks." Yawning he headed back upstairs, feeling slightly better. Pushing open the door, he saw that Izaya had rolled over, taking up most of the bed. Without a word, he climbed into the futon, that had been set up, falling into a dreamless sleep.

Shizuo groaned, turning over as he felt someone shake him. "Come on, Shizu-chan. Time to get up." He groaned again, keeping his eyes closed. Someone poked his cheek, he ignored it the first time, turning over as they did it. The third time, he was on the verge of snapping the annoying digit. "Nii-san, time to get up." Coffee eyes snapped open, seeing a smirking Izaya above him and his brother at the door.

"Yeah, I'm up." Rubbing his eye, he covered a yawn, pushing himself up. Grabbing his uniform he headed for the bathroom, only for the damn flea to run by him. "Me first." He clenched his fist as the bathroom door closed, the lock clicking in place. He was seconds away from smashing the door, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Lets get some breakfast, nii-san."

"Yeah" Dumping his uniform back onto his bed, he followed Kasuka down the stairs. "Good morning." The twins were pouring their cereal. The two adults had toast. The kitchen had never been so crowded. Making his way past everyone, he grabbed the box, pouring his own. Opening the fridge, he saw there was only a small amount of milk left. "Kasuka did you want cereal?"

"No, I'm having toast." The blond shrugged, pouring the last of his milk over his cereal, grabbing a spoon. There wasn't really anywhere to sit, so he stood where he was, scooping up mouthful after mouthful. He finished just a happy looking Izaya bounded into the room. His eyes widened, seeing the uniform the other was wearing. Where as the uniform was a light blue, Izaya was wearing black pants, a black blazer that cut off half way and a long red t-shirt.

"How do I look?" Quickly he put the dish in the sink, moving out of the room. "About time, Izaya." He could still hear Kyouko about how handsome her precious son was, while his sisters teased him. So he thought he looked good, it wasn't a crime. Shaking his head, he grabbed his uniform, hurrying to the bathroom.

"Have a good day." Both adults waved them out of the door. He was caught walking between Kasuka and Izaya. "Ah, don't forget nii-san. My play, are you still coming to watch me practice?" Shizuo nodded. "I already said I would. Come on thanks to someone, it looks like we're going to be late." Izaya grinned at them. "I'm hurt, Shizu-chan. You were the one who spent so long in the bathroom. Was you being a naughty boy?" The blond blushed. "Shut up, flea. Who was it that spent ages in the shower in the first place. Were you too busy looking in a mirror?"

Shizuo glared at him, while Izaya only smirked. "Ne, Shizu-chan. You're walking a bit fast. I'm surprised a monster like you cares about school." Damn flea. "Please watch your mouth, Orihara-san." Izaya raised an eyebrow. "Oh? So the younger brother protects the older one?" Shizuo looked apologetically at Kasuka. He would like nothing better to crush the flea, but he couldn't leave Kasuka on his own.

Eventually they reached the gates, expecting them to be closed, since school had now started. To his surprise they were still open, well they were being held open, by the few people he counted as friends. The teacher on duty was trying to get them to class. One side was being held open by Kadota, the only other person that didn't wear the uniform and Shinra.

The other side was held open by the rest of Kadota's gang. A girl and a boy who cared more about manga, than their lessons and the other boy who spent ages drooling over a van he wanted to buy when he got his licence. All five let go as soon as the three stepped through. "See sir, they aren't late. They made it in before the gates shut."

The teacher on duty shook his head. "Lessons started five minutes ago. All of you are now late. Go to the principals office. Now." Groaning they all headed into the school. "It was worth a shot. Thanks guys." Kadota shrugged. "It didn't work though, now we're all going to get a lecture." The otaku squealed. "But this is so good. Dotachin risking detention for Shizu-Shizu. Ah, real life boys love at our school."

Both of them turned away from each other, ignoring what had just passed through Karisawa's lips. "Wait, so who's this." For the first time since he entered the gate, everyone finally noticed Izaya. Shinra groaned shaking his head. "Well, this is a surprise. This is Izaya Orihara, we went to school together, he's a bit of an asshole, but he's not really that bad."

The teen laughed. "That's not nice, Shinra. Its been a while. My mother and Shizu-chan's father are getting married, so I'm going to school here." All eyes turned to Shizuo. "Wow, congratulations. So, you're going to be step brothers?" The blond slowed next to Shinra, as everyone else bombarded the new student with questions. "That's two favours we've done for you already this morning, Shizuo."

"Two?" He looked at his friend in confusion. Shinra grinned, lowering his voice. "Keeping the gates open and trying to stop you from being late." Shizuo raised an eyebrow. "And?" Both of them stopped, the blond crouching to hear what his friend was whispering. "And letting you see your lover this early." Shizuo gaped like a fish out of water. "What? Who do you mean?"

Shinra shook his head. "Your crush isn't a crush any more. You two are in a relationship, aren't you." The blond opened his mouth to deny it. "Your shirt's open, you can see the love bites. Besides I'm your friend, did you think I wouldn't notice? Don't look so panicked. I won't tell anyone." He nodded in silence, Quickly doing up the buttons he had left undone in the rush. "Hey you two, hurry up." Both of them grimaced as another high pitched squeal filled the air. "Look another pairing, Shinracchi and Shizu-Shizu."

Izaya laughed, Kadota attempted to keep is friend quiet, Shizuo turned away. The only one that made any kind of response was an indignant Shinra. "Hey, I have my beloved, waiting for me at home. None of you can even compare to my darling." The blond shook his head. "Nii-san, are they always like this?" Smiling at his younger brother, he nodded. "Pretty much."

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