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I sighed and ran my hands through my messy hair, "You have work in the morning too so."

He studied me and then kissed me quickly on the lips, "Don't be upset."

I rolled my eyes, "Just go."

Shizu-chan kissed me on the lips again, lingering, "Don't act so thrilled to see me stay."

With another roll of my eyes I threw my arms around his neck, "No Shizu-chan don't go." My teasing made him bite a forming hickey. "Ow hey!"

He laughed and licked the wound, "Good. Now I should go."

"See you."

"Love you." He pecked my cheek, "I'll repeat it as many times as I need too."

"I can safely say I'm aware… You kind of just told me like… Forty times while you were screwing me… Remember that?"

"Shut up." He blushed lightly.

I watched him stand in the doorway and give me a final look over, "Shizu-chan?"

"Hm?"

"I love you…" I whispered.

He smiled, "See you later."

Once the front door shut I felt the familiar weight of a saddened heart. He was on his way home, leaving me here alone. "Stupid Shizuo."

I replaced my bandaging and noticed I wasn't getting any better at this. The next day I refused to leave my house, and worked from home. I made a sandwich for lunch and drank some tea. By the time the sun was showing signs of setting I slung my bag over my shoulder and made one last look around, "Fuck you Shizu-chan… You're the one who did this."

I made my way to Shizu-chan's apartment knowing he probably just got home. I felt nervous but knocked on the door regardless. A blonde head opened the door, "Flea?"

I blushed, "I can't sleep..." I ruined my own plans by getting nervous… It was much easier when I pretended to hate him. I could be a lot less honest then.

"It's six." He stepped aside and motioned me inside.

I heard the door click behind me and looked around. Compared to my modern style apartment, Shizu-chan's looked homey and well lived in. It was really cute actually… While mine looked like something out of a magazine. "I need help bandaging my wound."

He chuckled, "You're only going to need that for another like 5 days."

I bit my lip and rubbed my neck, "Uh…"

"Just say it." He smirked slipping my bag off my shoulder and tossing it on the kitchen table.

I shook my head, "Never."

He approached me slowly and pushed me against the kitchen counter, "Hm… Say it."

"My hips are still sore you know… You shouldn't be forcing me to do anything."

"I can force you to say something." He smirked licking my exposed hickey.

"FINE FINE! Don't leave any more markings!" I shoved on his chest trying to escape his grasp on my hips. "I missed you."

He clunked his head against mine, "What about work?"

"Laptop… I can work from that." I swallowed hard at how close we were and how my heart was going to explode.

"Good." He moved his lips to my ear, "I don't know if I can let you leave ever again."

I shivered as he nibbled on my earlobe, "Okay… Okay… Hips… Hips." My turn on level was about to be dangerously high.

He back away, "Sorry." A lopsided grin looked good on him. I gave him a soft glare and he scooped me up into his arms, "TV show is on and I'm missing it!" I felt like a small child, or a new bride, being carried that way. We entangled ourselves together on the couch. This made the ache in my chest lessen. He ran a hand up my injured side gently, "How are you doing?"

"I seriously need some help wrapping this damn thing."

He laughed and nodded, "I can do that."

The rest of the night was peaceful, and then I was being thrown onto the bed. "Hm… Shizu-chan."

He lifted my shirt and kissed my chest, above my heart, "I'm glad you're here." I placed my hands on his shoulders and refused to arch my back into his touch, "You look tired."

I glanced around the room for the first time since getting in here. I was laying on a king sized bed with a red comforter. A simple dresser and night stand stood against the walls. A picture frame of Shizu-chan's family. A closet to my left and the bathroom in front of me, over Shizu-chan's head. Despite the heavy smoker he was, there was no scent of tobacco anywhere. I did see a picture of Kasuka on the night stand. Scrambling away from my lover, I grabbed the picture and felt Shizuo sprawl around my chest.

Kasuka was smiling wide, a rare sight it seemed, while Shizu-chan was nervously rubbing the back of his neck. "We had just stopped a robbery."

"Kasuka helped?" I questioned.

"Well I caught the guy while he dialed for help."

I laughed and put the picture back. Shizu-chan caught my wrist, "We aren't so bad when we stop bickering."

"Don't push your luck." I glared with a smile.

He threw his shirt off and walked to the bathroom, "Fine."

After we both got ready for bed I allowed him to wrap my wound. I smiled to myself and relished in the familiar feeling. I don't think I could have been happier. Shizu-chan pulled me under the soft covers with him and wrapped an arm around my waist. "Night Shizuo."

He smiled and pecked my lips, "Goodnight flea."

I felt the weight of my tired body give way easily to sleep. We woke up in the morning together and I remembered it was Saturday. Shizu-chan and I made pancakes together. It resulted in a a huge mess but… Fine none the less. It once again reminded me that I wanted this to be a normal thing. Shizuo just gave me a huge smile from the table.

After breakfast we cleaned up and sat on the couch. "What would Shinra say if he knew?" Shizuo asked suddenly as I was drinking tea.

I chocked, "What?"

"Well… We're a thing now… Shinra's bound to find out one way or another."

"You want to tell Shinra?!"

He sheepishly smiled, "I just don't want him to hear from someone else."

"Like Simon?!" I glared giving him a soft kick to the leg.

Shizu-chan ran a hand through his hair, "What do you think?"

"What if we don't last more than a few weeks?" I asked softly.

Shizu-chan gave me a hard look, "You can't count us out already."

"I'm not." I said pulling my knees to my chest. "I'm just worried… You know… We used to run around screaming how we'd kill each other. Now we're cuddling and telling the other we love them." I sighed, "It's like… A beautiful dream and I'm going to wake up… Soon." My eyes had squeezed shut and I felt warm lips touch mine. It made me smile wide as I leaned more into him. His arms didn't snake around me like usual. Instead I felt a sharp twinge on my thigh. I jumped and pulled away, "Ow!"

Shizu-chan chuckled, "So yup… You're awake!"

I rolled my eyes and shoved on his chest, "You're an ass."

As the weekend drew to a near, the conversation about telling Shinra only worsened. Shizuo insisted we tell Shinra, then it turned into Celty, and then it just was… He's gonna find out and be mad. "Do you just want to hide it?!" Shizu-chan yelled at me from across the room.

I saved the work I was doing on my laptop, "No… I just… I mean… Shizu-chan, does anyone really need to know?"

He glared, "I knew it. You're scared."

"NO!" I blushed and slammed my laptop closed. Of course it was a lie, but I was a little too stubborn to admit it.

"Oh so you just don't want to be seen with me." He turned his back to finish cooking.

I rolled my eyes and got up, "NO!"

Shizu-chan sighed heavily and I slid onto the counter behind him. "Then what is it? Shinra's your friend, is he not?"

I sighed and ran my hand over my face. "Yeah he's my friend…"

"So why don't you want him, or anyone, to know?" Shizuo looked at me over his shoulder.

My pride was taking a massive hit, "…"

Shizu-chan turned around and stared at my grief stricken eyes. "What?" I couldn't say anything. My throat was too tight. He put his hand on my cheek, "Izaya what is it?" Warm light brown eyes scanned mine, "Hey… Come on… What is it?"

"What if they don't accept us?" I whispered softly, leaning into his warm hand on my cheek. "The world is fucking cruel; we already have people who hate us… I don't want you to go get beat up or something because… Well…"

"Because I'm involved with you or because I'm involved with a guy?" I didn't reply I just lowered my gaze away. "Flea… You're a fucking idiot."

I tore his hand away from my cheek and began glaring at him, "Like you're any better!"

He gave me a playful scowl, "Not… Shut up and listen."

I slapped his hand away when he tried to comfort me. "I don't think I want to."

Rolling his eyes, he instead planted his hands by my hips, "I'm pretty sturdy, beating me up, isn't really a problem."

"You're not indestructible." I reminded him with a glare.

He gave me a wide grin, "I don't mind being beaten, and I'm going to need some form of exercise now that I'm not chasing you all over."

My eyes lowered seductively, "Oh you can still chase me all over… The bedroom."

"Oh… That'll be interesting." He leaned forward and ghosted his lips over mine, "I find this very entertaining."

I took a deep breath, "Shizu-chan… You're burning our supper."

He turned on his heel quickly and shut off the stove and everything. I wrapped my arms around his waist from behind, "What's wrong?" I was feeling needy and upset all of a sudden.

"I don't want Shinra to hate us…" I whispered burring my face into his strong back.

He slightly turned, "What was that?"

"I don't want him to hate us… More specifically you." I said a little louder backing away so he could move around.

Shizuo gave me a look, "Not like it should be more specifically… If this is going to work… You need to stop thinking I'm better than you."

I gave him a taste of the old me for a minute, "I am better than you Shizu-chan… I'm basically a god."

He rolled his eyes, "Foods ready."

We ate in front of the TV, mainly because I was working. I collected plates and went to do dishes. Shizu-chan wrapped arms around me from behind and rested his chin on my shoulder. "Hey…"

"Yes?" I asked continuing to wash pots and plates.

"How can he hate you if you never tell him?"

I sighed heavily and leaned into his strong body a bit, "Exactly."

"Izaya…" He turned his face into my neck and kissed the flesh there. "Hm… We'll figure this out you know."

"Figure what out?"

He smiled against my neck, "This whole… Not hating each other thing, the whole… We're bound to get caught thing."

"Bound to get caught thing?" I questioned feeling his lips move under my jaw, "You are not getting away with anything you're saying right now."

He chuckled against my jaw, "Dammit… How many times can you wander out of my apartment and not get caught… Coming out of my apartment?"

I narrowed my eyes, "Why has this become the argument all weekend?"

He blushed and untangled himself from me, "Why do you think?" The question felt weighted, so I just shrugged feeling it the safest answer. "Why do you think I leave hickeys on you?"

"To mark me?" I questioned.

"To show everyone you're taken… I don't like sharing Izaya. I really don't think I'm going to like sharing you." He watched me carefully, and gave a playful glare.

I swallowed hard, "Better not be fucking sharing yourself then. I may say I love humans, but you mean more to me than any stupid human."

He smiled wide, "Oh really?" I nodded slowly and wiped the water off my hands. "So if you say I mean a lot to you… Then why is it such a problem to go go telling the world about us?"

I sighed heavily and ran frustrated hands through my hair, "Shizu-chan… Shinra… Celty… Then your brother, then my sisters… Then my no good parents… Then what? Not everyone will be so accepting. Not everyone will greet us on their front step… Not everyone will support this."

"So that's what you're afraid… People not accepting you." His smile died and was replaced by a look of pure love. "Tell me… Why?"

I sighed and looked away, "Everyone basically hates me already… That's hard… My parents… They catch wind of us… It won't be pretty."

"Do you ever see your parents?"

"No and for good reason!" I shouted, turning my back to him. There was something that didn't feel right about fighting with Shizu-chan this way. It made my chest ache with sorrow and guilt. It didn't mean that I would give in though… I wanted to protect Shizuo… Even though he could probably protect himself.

I wandered out to the balcony and twirled my flick blade in my hands. I was stuck in thought for what seemed like only a few minutes, "Flea?"

A warm blanket was draped around my shoulders, "Hm?"

"Sorry." He quickly said, "I'm sorry for a lot of things."

I got myself snuggled under his arm, "I am too."

He had a cigarette tucked into his mouth and he tossed it into a nearby astray. We sighed heavily and relaxed into each other. "We don't have to tell Shinra… If you don't want to.

I shook my head, "You're right… We don't have to hide forever."

"Are you saying some day?" He smiled lightly and gave me a tight squeeze.

"Yeah… Maybe someday." I felt his lips touch the top of my head. "Someday when the world isn't so cruel."

We fell into a normal routine. Things went back to how they were at my house. I was missing having a larger computer though. Working from a laptop twenty four seven becomes kind of a problem. Especially when you fill the drive full. Groaning I went out and bought an external hard drive. I could have just went to my house and unloaded it… But I didn't really want to go all the way there.

I waltzed into the store and headed where I needed too. As I picked up a hard drive and was studying the package, I noticed two deep voices. Slowly I looked up and noticed to men holding hands. "Stop… We're in public." The blonde one hissed in English.

A dark haired Hispanic man laughed, "Oh come on… It's fine…"

"No it's not… What if people see? This isn't America."

"Hey… Babe… I'll protect you… Look… No one has cared this far."

I scratched my head at the Americans, "Um… Excuse me?"

The blonde turned red, "I'm so sorry!"

"No no…" I raised my hand, "I just have a question."

"Sure." The dark skinned one smiled.

Taking a deep breath, I steadied myself, "How did people accept you… When you told them you were with another man?"

The two exchanged a look, "Depended on who it was. Most of everyone was happy for us though." The light haired man said.

"Yeah… I mean… Our friends where extremely supportive and cool."

I nodded slowly and smiled, "Thanks."

"Uh… You're welcome?" They said watching me walk away. Grabbing the hard drive, I grabbed my phone in my other hand. With quick fingers, I dialed my… boyfriend. "Shizu-chan?"

"Yeah?" His gruff voice answered.

I took a deep breath, "I'm ready to tell Shinra."

He took a moment to reply, "Are you sure?"

"Yes." I nodded even though he couldn't see it, "I am really ready."

I found myself a few days later standing in front of my high school friend, "So we're kind of… together."

Shinra looked from Shizu-chan to me and then to Celty. She shrugged to him and he turned back to us, "What the fuck?"

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