Chapter 6: Lies

Izaya wrapped his wrist back up, put on his uniform, and headed to his workplace. He hoped no one would ask about his wrist, but, knowing how nosy the other waitresses are, he would be questioned constantly.

"This one goes to table 9." The raven took the two platters and walked over to said table, unable to even fake a smile.

He set down the entrees and walked back to the kitchen without saying a word.

Trina, another waitress, noticed how depressed he looked and walked over to him, placing her hand on his shoulder.

"You alright Orihara-san?" He jumped slightly, startled by the girls action.

"Y-yes...I'm fine..." Trina looked down at his wrist, bandaged. "What happened?"

He placed his other hand over the bandage. "I was bit by a stray dog..." Not the best lie but he hoped she would accept it as the truth.

She didn't question his answer. Instead she removed her hand from his shoulder. "Perhaps you should be at home. Wouldn't want that injury to get infected or something." She walked off back to delivering entrees to tables.

He just wanted his shift to be over.

"Hey how was work?" Shizuo greeted Izaya with a hug. He tried to smile, but he just buried his face into his boyfriend's chest and cried.

The blonde was bewildered. "Izaya? What is it?" The raven just continued to cry into Shizuo's chest. He'd been holding it back for too long. Shizuo just held him close.

He picked up the raven in his arms and took him into the apartment. Shizuo set him on the couch, still hugging him.

Izaya started to calm down a bit. He had been holding in all his pain for so long, he had to let it out sooner or later. Better that it came sooner.

"I'm sorry, Shizuo" he sniffled. He gripped the back of the blonde's shirt, the stress on his wrist causing the cuts to reopen.

"Izaya, what happened?" Shizuo rested his chin in the junction between the raven's neck and shoulder. "I'm worried about you...why won't you tell me why you're so upset?"

The raven pulled away for a moment. Shizuo was about to question why until he saw Izaya remove the bandage around his wrist. It was stained with a bit of fresh blood from the wound reopening.

His eyes widened slightly when he saw the cuts on his boyfriend's wrist. "Izaya..." He gently held the other's wrist in his hand, looking over the self-inflicted wounds. He kissed Izaya's hurt wrist, wanting nothing more than to stop his pain.

Izaya winced at the kisses. It stung slightly. "I'm sorry that I worry you so much."

The blonde looked up at him with a bit of sadness. "Izaya, I always worry about you. I always worry about how work is going for you, if you're eating okay, if you're getting enough sleep..." He held Izaya's hand between both of his. "What would lead you to wanting to hurt yourself like this?"

Izaya sighed. "I can't say. I'll lose my job and then we'll lose this apartment." The tears started to fall again.

Shizuo kissed away a few that started to run down the raven's face. "Even if you lose this apartment, you and your sisters can move in with me. And there are other jobs that are less degrading. I promise," he cupped Izaya's face in his hands."We'll get through this."

Izaya sighed. He needed to tell someone eventually. Its been long enough."Shizuo," he paused for a moment as he choked back the tears.

"My boss raped me."

Hey everybody! This fanfic is coming to a close. There will probably be one or two more chapters but that's about it. I know its not the best fanfiction on here but I'm actually pretty proud on how this one played out. I'm also proud of my Kida's Sorority fanfic which I will be updating very soon. Thank you for your comments and views and I can't wait to work on the next chapter.