2 hours and 16 minutes into the flight

Shizuo woke up when the lights in the plane turned on again. He stretched his arms and noticed that Izaya's head was still rested on his shoulder. He smiled as he looked down at him. The flight attendant walked past the aisle telling everyone that lunch was to be served momentarily. Izaya slowly began to lift his head up while rubbing his eyes. He yawned and stretched and looked at Shizuo with barely opened eyes.

"Good morning, sleepyhead." Shizuo said gently.

"Mm, good morning, Shizu-chan." Izaya replied, squinting his eyes. "Wait a second, it's not morning. And I'm still on a plane." he said, as he looked around. "I thought I was sleeping comfortably in my bed and you were with me as well! Haha, how strange! That weird, first moment thought when you just wake up and come into realization with your surroundings. Peculiar, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it sure is. Oh by the way, lunch is going to be served. Did you catch that?" Shizuo asked.

"Yeah, just a glimpse of it. And good thing too, I'm hungry." Izaya added as he took off his snuggie and stuffed it into his bag.

A meanwhile later, the familiar brunette flight attendant came to serve them.

"Hi, would you like to have oyakodon or yakizakana?" she courteously asked Izaya first.

"I'll have oyakodon please." Izaya answered.

"And for you, sir?" she kindly asked Shizuo.

"I'll have the yakizakana."

"Sure thing." The flight attendant pulled out two trays from the cart and handed the meals to both of them. "Please enjoy your meal." She added as she smiled and walked off.

Izaya looked at his tray and noticed that along with the oyakodon, it came with a side dish of gomae, a bowl of miso soup, and a small slice of strawberry cake for dessert. Izaya's jaw dropped with delight.

"Everything looks so delicious! I don't know about you but I'm going to dig right in! Itadakimasu~"

Shizuo smiled. Izaya's meal did indeed look good. He looked down at his and opened the covering of the yakizakana. It looked very appetizing for being airplane food. He took a look at his side dishes and noticed that he had a bowl of white rice, miso soup, and a small plate of sushi. He couldn't wait to dig in either so he as well added an 'Itadakimasu' before beginning his meal.

While Izaya continually put food into his mouth, he mentioned, "Isn't the food on this plane just yummy?"

"Yeah, it is." Shizuo agreed, taking another bite of his fish. He suddenly heard Izaya gasp loudly as he dropped his chopsticks onto the ground. Shizuo immediately turned to him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Ō-ō-ōtoro!" Izaya hollered while staring at Shizuo's side dish.

"Huh?"

"Ōtoro! Ōtoro!" Izaya exclaimed as he pointed to the sushi. "Ōtoro! Rabu! Rabu! Ōtoro!"

"I don't know what's gotten into you, but seems like you want it." Shizuo reached for his plate and handed it to Izaya. He noticed that Izaya's eyes were gleaming while he handed him the dish. "Here you go."

"Shizu-chan, I loovee yoouu!" Izaya screamed as he clutched the plate while bouncing with glee.

Suddenly Shizuo felt his face flush slightly. "D-don't say that! Sounds fucking weird! But uh... you're welcome I guess."

It was useless because Izaya was practically in his own little world now. Shizuo just shrugged it off and continued eating. After Izaya finished eating the sushi, he bent down to grab his chopsticks and turned towards Shizuo.

"Hey, I feel bad about taking your ōtoro. Do you want something of mine?" Izaya asked.

Shizuo was quite surprised. He nodded as he eyed the strawberry cake. "Um, would you mind if I have some of that cake? I like cake and it looks really good..."

"Yeah sure, take the whole thing! It's all for you!" Izaya smiled as he motioned for Shizuo to take it himself.

"Thanks."

Izaya felt his heartbeat increase as Shizuo leaned over him to take hold of the cake. Why am I so nervous all of a sudden? It's just that Shizu-chan... he was so close to me a second ago. Just calm down. Ugh, my damn heart keeps beating faster. What is this... feeling? Izaya stopped thinking about this and continued to finish the rest of his meal.

2 hours and 35 minutes into the flight

Both of them had finished their meals. After cleaning up their trays, they sat there in silence. Izaya knew that the flight was coming to an end as he checked his phone and it said 3:10. He knew that the plane was going to land in a matter of 20 minutes or so since the arrival time was at 3:30.

Something inside of him told him that he didn't want to get off of this flight. This whole time, he had been on good terms with Shizuo and he enjoyed sitting next to him and conversing. It was a really weird feeling and he wasn't sure whether to admit that he liked being 'friends' with him. He was thinking that maybe this feeling was more but he denied it immediately. It had to have been absurd. But what was Shizuo thinking? Did he feel the same? Izaya's train of thought was cut off unexpectedly as he jumped upon hearing Shizuo's voice.

"Is the flight almost over? Felt like we've been here a while." Shizuo wondered while looking at Izaya.

"Uh, yeah," Izaya started as he looked down at his phone. "It's 3:12. The plane's expected arrival time is at 3:30." Izaya replied gloomily, surprising himself how unhappy he sounded.

"Oh." Shizuo mumbled.

Izaya was surprised. Shizu-chan... he kind of sounded sad as well. Maybe that's just his way of replying but if I didn't know any better, I'd think that he might be feeling the same way as I. Izaya wanted to strike up a conversation to brighten up the mood but he didn't know what of. He didn't feel like bringing up any of his useless comments he'd normally talk about. He wanted to talk about something more... personal... for a change. And he wanted to use this opportunity to do so.

Izaya turned towards Shizuo slightly embarrassed and Shizuo looked at him curiously. Izaya saw Shizuo's warm, brown eyes looking back at him and it made his stomach flutter. He ignored this and tried to start up a conversation with his usual self.

"Hey, Shizu-chan... I've been wondering about something for a while now and don't get mad at me, I'm just curious, but um... have you ever dated anyone before?"

Shizuo was astounded by this question and wasn't sure how to answer him without being frank. It was a 'yes or no' type question, so he just decided to answer it straightforwardly since Izaya wanted to know.

"No, never have. There just weren't any girls that really caught my attention or anything. And anyway, they would always be afraid of me since I have this strength. And if I ever did find a girl, I wouldn't want to hurt them. So I'm just not really into it." Shizuo looked down sadly and then back up at Izaya. "What about you?"

"Ahaha no way! I don't even bother myself with girls. Girls are probably the most weakest and powerless beings in the world. They get so annoying and assertive. Trust me, they do."

"Hm, that's weird. I thought you'd be really into them and all. And they'd be into you too, since you're not all that bad looking."

"Haha aw, why thank you! But nah, I don't have any interest in 'em. However, they probably are into me and it's not like I haven't heard it before. I mean, who doesn't love the great Orihara Izaya? Aha but whatever, they can keep chasing after me and I can keep using them for my entertainment. Sounds just great, doesn't it?"

"Not really. You're lucky that girls are into you. I've never heard anyone say they like me before."

"Oh Shizu-chan, what are you talking about? That attractive brunette flight attendant that always comes to service us totally has the hots for you! See the way she was helping you at the beginning of this flight, and then handing you your milk? And especially when she asked you what you wanted to eat, she was like all over you! She's purposely coming over here just to assist you."

"Yeah right, I bet she likes you. She always asks you for everything first."

"That's just because I'm sitting on the aisle seat! It's common sense to help the person sitting on the outside and then inside. And anyway, save the best for last, Shizu-chan! Ever heard of that? You're just ignorant to these types of things! That's why you never know if anyone likes you-"

Izaya stopped short and fell silent. 'That's why you never know if anyone likes you', I just told him. Shizu-chan's ignorant enough that he will never know the way I feel towards him. Izaya's own words had just hurt him on the inside now. He didn't care whether he just admitted to have feelings for his enemy but all that was going through his mind now was that Shizuo had been completely unaware of this feeling Izaya was bearing with all along.

Shizuo sighed. "Well it's not like I'll be seeing her anymore after this flight. And anyway, I'm not interested in her."

Shizuo was waiting for a reply from Izaya but he didn't get one. He was happy he gave up pressing the topic of the flight attendant liking him at least. He sat back in his seat and thought things over. Why did Izaya even ask me this dating question in the first place? Is he trying to imply something? He took a second to think of all the events that happened on this plane ride. Izaya seemed to really open up to him, but that could just be his usual personality. He stopped for a second. But it's not like I'm just anyone either. I'm his... enemy. And he's supposed to hate me. And I'm supposed to hate him too. It's just that... I can't get myself to say that right now. He thought that maybe he did have some feelings for him. Maybe if he'd just admit it, things wouldn't seem so difficult. And maybe this was his perfect chance of doing so.