Multiple POV's in this chapter, hope people don't mind all the jumping around, but this chapter is called the onlookers so it makes sense to me to have their accounts or POV's in this xD I've been really busy with my Photography class and Philosophy class and my Psychology class this week (wow all my classes start with a "P" xD) And I'll probably be really busy these coming weeks too what with upcoming finals and registering for next semesters classes soon. I do hope to keep my current updating schedule though :3 And I'm also hoping to God that I can update A Child's Attachmentpretty soon since I've been working on it. I'm so sorry Mika that I didn't update yesterday! But hopefully this weekend I will...

But I digress...

Announcement: Poll will still be opened xD But I've already decided what I'm going to do based on the votes I have been given :3 But if more votes come in during this day onward and there is higher demand for something else then I might change my mind (like always). But I'm not closing the poll because I don't want the results to show up or else everyone will know what's gonna happen x3

Celty's POV

[I'm telling you Shinra, they were walking together on the street, as if they were friends!] I write to Shinra as I try not to go into hysterics. [What could have happened to them? Do you think they're aliens?!]

"No, that's not possible. Are you sure it was them?"

[Izaya was wearing something different today than his usual furry jacket, but I swear it was him. And that was definitely Shizuo, no mistaking him.]

"Maybe they're just finally getting along? Maybe it's actually working."

[I don't know…at first I thought it was a great idea, but now it just looks strange…]

"Perhaps, but who are we to interfere in true love?" Shinra says with a smile.

[Shinra, you're scaring me. I couldn't see them as friends, much less lovers.]

"Ah, but love works in powerful ways. Besides, maybe this city will be peaceful for once?" Shinra says as he sits on the couch. "Let's relax and see how this goes." I nod as I sit next to him. Although I don't mind Shizuo and Izaya being friends—it'd do this city a lot of good—I can't picture them as lovers. Sure, Izaya has told Shinra and I that he has feelings for Shizuo, but I just don't see him being suitable as Shizuo's lover. I don't want to see Shizuo getting hurt. Whereas with Izaya…he's already been hurt. If things don't work out between them, things could be really bad, even worse than they were before.

We're going to be in for a bumpy ride…that's for sure.

Kadota's POV

At first I didn't think it was them, but as I looked a little more closely, there was no denying that it was Shizuo and Izaya. Sure, I've seen them around Ikebukuro together, hundred percent of the time it was because they were fighting, but today they're eating lunch together here in Russian Sushi. What kind of joke is this?

"Oh my god, I told you, didn't I tell you!" Erika starts saying with a big grin on her face. "They're on date!" She says as she points at them. Walker tries calming her down while I assess the situation. I can't hear what they're saying exactly, but Mikado, Anri, and Kida are closer to their table than we are so I head over and ask them if I can sit with them. They say yes, before asking what the hell is going on.

"I think it's a conspiracy." Walker says as he points to the sky. "Maybe they're aliens. Maybe the real Shizuo and Izaya are in a UFO somewhere being probed! With Shizuo's strength and Izaya's brains our world is probably gonna be invaded by aliens at any moment!" We all try to quiet Walker down while we try to listen in to Izaya and Shizuo's conversation.

"Why the hell do you always order that?" Shizuo asks Izaya as he points to his meal. Izaya smiles and pops a fatty tuna piece into his mouth before answering.

"It's good. Never tried it? Here." Izaya says as he holds the chopsticks with a piece of fatty tuna close Shizuo's mouth. Shizuo looks at Izaya for a couple seconds before eating the piece whole.

"It's gross." Shizuo says with disgust. "Gah! What the heck was in that!?" Shizuo says as he starts drinking a lot of water. Everyone sitting behind them, including Anri starts giggling.

"I put wasabi in it~" Izaya says with a laugh. "You don't like it?" Shizuo gets up all of a sudden and picks Izaya up by the collar, staring down at him like a wild animal, but then throws him back on his chair and sits back down. After a while things get pretty predictable, Izaya says a few jokes and laughs, Shizuo then pushes Izaya's face into a platter of dessert, Shizuo laughs, Izaya gets all pouty and steals Shizuo's food, etc, etc. It's almost as if they're on an actual date, as Erika said earlier, but I can't believe that. There's no way.

Erika's POV

It's just as I imagined it! They're on a date, there's no denying it. Oh this could totally be the moment I've been waiting for! He fed him! And I could see Shizuo was enjoying it since his tail totally wagged! I definitely need to bring my camera with me next time!

Walker's POV

They're totally aliens! I knew this day would come! There's no other explanation for why these two would be in a restaurant together!

Hours Later~

Celty's POV

They're walking down the street again. I just finished a delivery Izaya wanted me to make, but I had to come over to see what's going on between the two of them. It's great that they're getting along, really it is, but I want to see for myself if this is really going to work. I mean, they've hated each other for years. It's difficult to change that sort of relationship.

"Oh~ Celty, it's just you. I was wondering who was spying on us." Damn it, they saw me. "What brings you to this side of Ikebukuro, Celty? I thought I told you to deliver that stuff to Mr. Takano."

[I did. Just came to check up on you guys to make sure you're not causing any collateral damage like usual.]

"We're just hanging out, enjoying the day." Izaya explains as he sits next to Shizuo on the bench beside the fountain. "Shizu-chan and I went to the arcade a while ago. He sucks at video games."

"You were cheating, you damn louse!"

"And I won this cute little phone strap!" Izaya says happily. Shizuo takes the entire phone from him and tosses it far enough that Izaya wouldn't be able to get easily. Izaya just looks at him, waiting for Shizuo's instincts to kick in, which in only three seconds flat, they do. He runs off, going off to fetch the phone unwillingly. "Ah, it's such fun. Sit Celty." He urges me happily. His ears prick up as I sit down; he nuzzles me a bit before purring.

[Do you like doing this?]

"Ne, I get used to it. I feel a bit happy when I get to do this to people."

[Who else did you do this too?]

"Kasuka. I guess now you don't feel special, ne~?" I hit him on the head, which makes him flinch. He holds onto the bump on his head and hisses as the fur on his ears and tail prick up. "Shizu-chan hit me there this morning!" He explains as he massages his bump.

[Sorry. Listen I need to talk to you about you and Shizuo.]

"First of all this isn't 'talking'. You're typing and I'm reading while presenting my answers in verbal speech. Second of all, there's nothing to talk about. We're just trying to settle things between us and be friends. Though just the mere sound of that sounds completely strange." Izaya admits as he looks for Shizuo.

[Do you really have feelings for him?]

"It doesn't matter now if I do or don't."

[Just answer the question.]

"Fine, yes. Ever since high school I've liked him. Even before that." He blushes fiercely, which is kind of cute.

[What do you mean 'even before that'?]

"Shinra used to talk about Shizuo a lot to me. After he moved and attended Raira, we kept in touch. Shinra is to blame for all my pain." He says dramatically. If I could glare at him I would, but he probably wouldn't notice. "I thought a lot about Shizuo after the first time Shinra talked about him over online chat. After the first couple of times he talked about him, I then started to ask about him myself. I asked questions about what he was like, what he looked like, what he enjoyed—stuff like that. What caught my attention was that he was an outcast like me, only capable of having Shinra as a friend. Before I transferred to Raira, I didn't have any friends since Shinra left. No one picked on me, but they didn't try to make friends with me either."

[So after you transferred…?] He nods simply.

"After I transferred Shinra really wanted Shizu-chan and I to meet, but when we did he seemed to harbor some unnecessary hatred towards me. I was really quite bothered by it so I decided to hate him as well instead of like him and continue to feel rejected. I really didn't want to be in a one-sided love. The end."

[But you still like him?]

"Of course I do. He's not someone I can just forget, especially with his appearance and reputation. Shizu-chan has this sort of presence about him; he's a lonely monster as you might already know. And, so am I." It's the first time I've ever heard Izaya admit to anyone that he's monster. "It's kind of ridiculous to think that Shizu-chan will ever like me back, but I'm at least hoping this friendship won't turn sour."

[And what if he does like you back?] I ask trying not to reveal anything secret (that I'm supposed to keep a secret).

"I don't know what crazy world you live in Celty, but I don't think that when you love someone you throw vending machines at them." He says with annoyance.

[Let's just hypothetically say that he does like you back. Would you love him and cherish him until the day you die?]

"First of all, I can't die." He says haughtily. I really want to roll my eyes, if I had them. "Secondly, that sounds as if we were getting married, which isn't even legal." He pauses as he suddenly puts his head on my lap and sighs. "But yes, I suppose I would. I like Shizu-chan a lot even if he's a complete idiot and is an uncontrollable, unpredictable monster." He starts purring as I pet his head. "Don't go telling him all this though, I have ways of revenge that you would rather not know about and definitely not want to experience for yourself." I nod as my body shivers. "Ah, Shizu-chan you're back!" I see Shizuo approaching us casually, with Izaya's phone in his mouth. Izaya puts his hand out and Shizuo drops the phone on the floor instead. "Rude; you're the one who threw it in the first place. I don't know why you're mad at me." Shizuo just crosses his arms and whispers curse words. Izaya smiles at him as he gets up and pats his head.

"Are you done? I want to head back." Shizuo says angrily.

"Alright, alright. Sorry Celty, Mr. Grumpy wants to head back, so we'll see you later." Izaya says as he takes Shizuo's hand. Shizuo practically pries his hand out of Izaya's grasp and pushes him into the busy street. Fortunately he just skips back onto the sidewalk.

Those two sure are strange, especially when they're together. Ah…it's starting to get really cold and cloudy. I better get back and tell Shinra the good news.

Kasuka's POV

Without even telling me, I knew what was going on between Ni-san and Izaya-kun. Despite Ni-san always complaining about Izaya-kun every time he came back home from school, I knew that his day wouldn't have been going well without their routinely fights. So, when both of them were walking down the street as I passed by in my car, I knew that things were going to be alright. Without one another, their lives would be missing something. My brother has a tendency to become angry with a lot of different people, but Izaya-kun is the only one whom he shares a close bond with. All his passionate rage is direction at Izaya-kun—one constant person. So, I always believed he was someone special. He devoted enough time to complaining, hating, and talking about him for me to assume so.

Once when we were still in high school, my brother came home and was really angry, like usual, but at that time he wasn't angry because Izaya-kun had pushed his buttons. Oddly enough, he was pacing back and forth because his worst enemy was out sick that day.

Flashback

"Stupid flea." He muttered angrily as he paced around in the living room. I continue reading my book, trying to stay out of his way. "He's probably not even sick. He's probably just trying plan something. Shit, shit, shit. Fucking flea." I sigh before getting up and looking into our refrigerator for milk. Luckily, there's a three bottles. I take one out and set it on the coffee table for my brother. He sighs as he looks at me for a moment before sitting down on the couch and opening the milk bottle. "Thanks…"

"Shinra-kun said Izaya-kun was sick with the flu." I say simply. "Could you be worried?" My brother does a spit take and then looks at me hastily, completely in shock. Unfortunately, he did manage to spray the coffee table and the carpet.

"Why the fuck would I be worried about that parasite?!"

"Ni-san likes Izaya-kun, right?"

"Wh-what the hell are you asking me?!" I'm sure if I was anyone else, I'd be dead by now, but my brother has a soft spot for me, which I am thankful for. "I do not like the flea!"

"Then why did you keep saying his name in your sleep?"

"Wh-what?! I was having a nightmare!"

"It didn't sound like a nightmare."

"Sh-shut up!" He suddenly outburst as he storms off to his room.

Before heading off to bed, hours later, I noticed that my brother was dialing someone. I decided to be a bit sneaky and pick up the phone in the living room to see who he was talking to. And, as I thought, it was Izaya-kun on the other line.

"Is this some sort of a joke, Shizu-chan?"

"No, it's not. I just called to see if you were going to show your stupid face tomorrow."

"So in other words you're hoping to see me tomorrow because you missed me today?" Izaya says with a laugh.

"Fuck no! Shut the fuck up!"

"Well, I'm sorry to inform you that I won't be at school for a couple of days. Maybe I'll return this Friday."

"I hope you don't come back. You can stay sick for all I care." My brother says angrily. Though, I know there's underlying worry in his voice. He'll never say it, but he's worried about Izaya. When he's not around, my brother's day isn't as it should be. All the anger that he harbors for everything that makes him mad is directed towards Izaya, a constant. So, when he's not around he's more irritated than usual and has a tendency to direct that anger towards different targets, which makes him even madder.

"Ne, you're a terrible liar Shizu-chan~ Well, I can't talk right now. I have to go. My sister's are trying to force feed me my medicine—Gah! Hey! What the hell are you guys—" Trust me, it didn't sound pleasant. It sounded as if he was being strangled or beat up with a mallet. The line went dead after a couple minutes of struggling sounds.

After hanging up the phone carefully I headed near my brother's door and peeked inside to find him on his bed with his hand over his face.

"Damn flea…getting himself sick like that…" He says angrily. "Take better care of yourself." He whispers softly into the darkness. I smile as I leave him be.

It was then that I knew how my brother felt towards Izaya-kun. Although he seemed to always want to fight with him constantly and continued to complain about his very existence, my brother craved the attention, craved the consistency which Izaya-kun brought him. That guy wasn't afraid of my brother; he still isn't. Most people around my brother can handle him pretty well, tolerating his rages a bit better than random people off the streets. But Izaya is on an entirely different level than all of my brother's friends. Where his friends avoid getting my brother angry, fearing for their very lives, Izaya-kun longs for him to get angry. He isn't one to be scared off, surprised maybe, but not scared. I think that's why my brother fell in love.

Mairu's POV

My sister and I have a favorite pastime, which is to annoy and torture our big brother Izaya-ni. He's a big jerk sometimes so he deserves what he gets. So, when we saw Izaya-ni with Shizuo-kun walking together across from where my sister and I were walking, we just saw this as a perfect opportunity to pay him back for kicking us out of his place a couple weeks before. Sure, my sister and I might have caught fire to his carpet, but it wasn't as if the whole place went up in flames. Besides, it's always fun to make Izaya-ni annoyed and embarrassed. And boy do we have some dirt on him that Shizuo-kun is gonna really love.

"Izaya-ni!" I say happily as I wave to him. He turns his head and sees me and my sister, but quickly grabs Shizuo-kun's hand and drags him away. I'm pretty sure he knows what power we have over him. This is gonna be so much fun. "Izaya-ni, wait up!" I say as I take my sister's hand and pull her with me.

Shizuo-kun gets mad because Izaya-ni is dragging him along, so he stops all of sudden, giving us the chance to catch up with them.

"What the fuck are you doing?!" Shizuo-kun asks as he massages his wrist. "First of all, I don't like being pulled, secondly your nails were digging into my skin."

"Really, Shizu-chan? The little demons are chasing after us and you're worried about your wrists?"

"Izaya-ni, were you trying to escape us?"

"Scared."

"No, and I am not scared, Kururi. You two are just bothersome. Why don't you two just play in traffic?"

"Mean."

"Yeah, Ni-chan you're mean. We just wanted to come and see what you and you're boyfriend were doing~"

"Heh, they call you "Ni-chan"?" Shizuo says with a laugh and then flinches as he notices what he missed the first time. "Did you say 'boyfriend'?"

"He's not my boyfriend." Izaya-ni says firmly. "Now look, I don't have time for you pests. I have more important matters to attend to like watching paint dry than hang out with you two."

"Butt." Kururi says with a sneer.

"Yeah Ni-chan you're a butt and a liar." I say in singsong fashion. "Ni-chan loves Shizuo-kun~"

"I do not!"

"So then why did you confess to me?" Shizuo-kun whispers to Izaya-ni, though we could hear.

"Shut up, protozoan. Don't encourage them."

"Ni-chan was all pervy for Shizuo-kun. He'd get home sometimes and think about you when he mastur—Nghbrfftttdd." Izaya-ni quickly covers my mouth and laughs nervously.

"You guys have a horrible sense of humor!" Izaya-ni says as he pats my head pretty hard. "If you have nothing better to do than annoy people, then get lost."

"Pervert."

"Shut up both of you and go home!" Izaya-ni says as he gets all red. The fur on his tail and ears prick up a bit as he gets angry. He takes Shizuo-kun's hand and pulls him away. Kururi and I just watch as the two lovebirds head off. This is what makes waking up in the morning worth it~

A/N: It seems we caught up to the most recent chapter I've written on word. Oh my...Anyway, which POV did you guys like the most? In my opinion I loved writing Mairu's xD That was a load of fun! Anyway please review :3 It gives me some real joy when I come back from classes.