A.N~ Sorry this chapter took so long. I was getting things ready for mother's day. I made my mommy a card :3

Also thanks for the reviews.

Chapter 6

His heart was beating erratically in his chest as Izaya pushed himself to the corner of his bed. He wrapped his arms around himself defensively.

What had happened? He asked himself, trying to slow his breathing. The feeling he had in his chest when Shizuo touched him. It was amazing, so foreign, but perfect.

The informant sighed heavily, feeling his eyes burn with unshed tears. The thought of Shizuo with Mairu hurt him so much more now.

Who was Shizuo to force him through the pain of seeing him marry Mairu? It didn't seem fair.

He felt his entire body shake, it felt like he was being torn apart from the inside. A part of him wanted to hide in his room for the rest of his life, but another part of him wanted nothing more that to chase down Shizuo and tell him exactly why he didn't want to go to his wedding.

The pain was unbearable.

"Stupid Shizu-chan." He breathed, his eyes stinging more.

"Izaya?" The informant in question looked up as Kururi invited herself into his room. "Izaya are you okay?"

She crawled onto the bed after him, and pulled his shaking body into her, so he was half laying on her lap. She ran her fingers through his hair as he fought the tears that threatened to fall. "Mairu and Shizuo aren't even a cute couple." She reassured him smiling.

Izaya closed his eyes tight, trying to block the image of Mairu and Shizuo from his mind. He wished he could have turned around and bounced back from this ordeal like he would have done any other time. But he couldn't find the words that would make this better.

The way Shizuo had looked at him.

What was that?

Izaya curled closer to his sister as questions flooded his mind.

"Don't worry Izaya," Kururi said, slightly taken back by her brother's reaction. "I'll take care of this."

Shizuo was confused.

He made his way out of Izaya's apartment, confused about what had happened. He recalled the look on Izaya's face and couldn't help but smile. The Flea was kind of cute, he had to admit it.

He shook the thought from his mind. Of course the only reason he thought the Flea looked cute was because he looked like his sister, Shizuo told himself.

He sighed, making his way down the street with a cigarette between his teeth.

"Stupid Flea," he muttered as he made his was home.

Shizuo opened the door to his apartment to see his future wife beaming. "Shizuo, you're home already?" She asked, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose.

Shizuo smiled at Mairu's excitement and pulled her into a tight embrace, pulling away only to place a loving kiss on her lips. "I just went over to meet a friend." He nearly laughed refering to that flea as a friend but managed to keep a straight face.

"I finally reserved the place I was telling you about." She beamed.

Shizuo though for a second, not sure of what she was talking about until she sighed, shoving a panflet in his face featuring a smiling bride and groom in what looked like a banquet decorated with white table clothes and gold and yellow flowers.

Shizuo furrowed his brow as he stared at the groom. He looked like the perfect soon-to-be-husband, holding his wife's waist, smiling as if she were the only woman he'd ever loved. He wondered if he could be that for Mairu. Could he be the man she wanted him to be. He was a monster. Monsters aren't quiet and perfect and neat like this man in the picture.

He shook the thought from his mind, smiling at his fiance. "That's great." He said smiling.

She giggled, pushing him on the sofa and climbing in his lap. "It's perfect. They said it should be ready by next month."

"Next month?" To be honest, the thought scared him. How could he be the man that Mairu wanted, and desperately needed?

She nodded her head vigorously. "I just wish Izaya could be there. I wanted him to walk me down the isle."

Izaya's eyes flashed in Shizuo's eyes, a thought that he shook from his mind. "I doubt he's coming Mairu."

Mairu looked up at Shizuo with pleading eyes. "Please Shizuo. He'll listen to you."

The thought was laughable. "He hates me Mairu."

She laughed. "Yeah, but you interest him. He's more likely to listen to you."

Shizuo thought for a second. "I'll try for you Mairu." He said, kissing his fiance gently. "I'll try for you."

Shizuo wondered for the first time, if this was truly what he wanted.

A.N~ There's a new pretty blue button for the review button...so press it :3

Yes, short chapter. Sorry ^^;

x3 please review~ I'll update tomorrow (or I guess later today since it's like 2:30AM where I am)