28. He heads to work, same as usual, albeit it quieter, not uttering a single word even when Tom makes a brief attempt at conversation. He's not angry, just….well, he doesn't really give a shit what this feeling's called. Ikebukuro is just the same as it was yesterday. The same people, the same events, nothing out of the ordinary has happened today. Nothing has changed overnight since his and Mai's….whatever that was. It wasn't a fight. Or was it? There was some screaming yes, but it wasn't actually an argument. They haven't spoken since they parted ways yesterday either, and he wonders if that's a bad thing. Maybe he should call her, or at least send a text.
Suddenly, Celty's black bike comes flying so wildly over the guardrail Shizuo initially thinks that Kuzuhara asshole's chasing her again. But there's no sirens or reporters or punks shouting at her. She screeches to a halt on the sidewalk and leaps off her horse in a single movement, running toward him with a pre-typed message extended, I just got a message from Mai! Did you really tell her?
"Uh…."
You did! The dullahan throws her arms in the air, more excited now than in all the time he's known her. That's fantastic! I was hoping you would!
"Okay, I don't really know what's going on here, so…." Tom begins, then Celty punches in another message to bring him up to date. He takes a moment to frown at her PDA, then looks up at him. "So you have a girlfriend now?"
Shizuo ignores him and frowns at Celty. "Why is my relationship with Mai so important to you?"
You both have your own unique talents, and your own set of troubles to come with them. His friend hesitates, though clearly ecstatic about the whole situation. I just think if you two were to help each other through your struggles….well, it would be something wonderful.
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Author's Notes: I had an idea that Celty had an ongoing wager with Shinra over this, but I couldn't think of a place to fit it in.
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