27. It doesn't really hit her what she's done until later that night when she's cooking, standing over a skillet of frying chicken. Sure, she's been contemplating her little declaration all day, but the implications haven't really occurred to her until now. So are we dating now? Most friends don't just blurt out a spontaneous love confession, so this isn't exactly proper girlfriend and boyfriend etiquette and dynamics. Isn't the 'L' word supposed to be saved for a later time? Great, this'll be fun. She thinks, ignoring Izaya as he strides into the kitchen, asking what smells delicious. Less than twenty-four hours in, and I have no idea what the hell I'm doing.
What had she said to Naru five years ago? I like you in a special way? Mai sighs, frowning in concentration while Izaya pokes her cheek. Well, she's glad to know she wasn't screwing around this time. She stirs the chicken around a little, listens to it sizzle, slaps her roommate's hand as he tries to snag one, though she has no idea why he wants half-cooked poultry, and wonders, So now what? I mean, we were friends, and now we're a bit more than friends. I guess.
I hope.
Izaya finally pulls away, and for one naïve moment, she thinks he's going to leave her alone. "So." She hears him say. "You and Shizu-chan, huh?"
Slowly, she turns, eyeing him through narrow eyes, and asks in her lowest, most annoyed voice, "And just how did you find out about that?"
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Author's Notes: It's Izaya, how does he find out anything?
Ghost Hunt is owned by Fuyumi Ono and Shiho Inada.
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