[Kasuka's POV]

It had been another few hours since Izaya and Kasuka had finally gotten in some real practice. Despite what most would think, they had a lot more fun doing their job together than most others in their line of work. Sure, it was a form of income, but just getting to practice together in the privacy of their own homes or dressing rooms, it felt more like a school play would rather than a big official production.

They would ask each other if they did well, help the other when they didn't and in general have a whole lot of fun with it so that when either of them went on set they wouldn't be too nervous to do it correctly. Granted, neither of them were very nervous people to begin with. Izaya always oozed confidence once he set his mind to something and Kasuka had been doing this long enough to let the little mistakes he did slide, focusing on fixing them the second time around.

Either way, they had plenty of fun practicing together that day until they were let off from work. During all of the jokes and little conversations he'd had with Izaya he almost forgot that he was supposed to go check on Shizuo, but the second they were dismissed, he couldn't help fidgeting in his seat on the way there.

He'd never had to apologize to his brother before, at least not about something like this. Spilling his strawberry milk on the floor when they were little or accidently eating Shizuo's last pudding cup, yeah, he'd apologized for that a million times. But actually scaring his brother, let alone giving him a reason to actually hate him.. This was something Kasuka hoped he would never have to apologize for ever again.

As they pulled up in front of Shizuo's apartment building, Toren gave the actor a thumbs up and wished him luck before the ravenett got out of the car, taking deep breaths as he walked inside. Just don't think about it. You did something wrong and you feel sorry, that's all you have to say. That's it. Nothing to worry about. If he doesn't accept the apology then I can't change it, so don't even think about it.

He kept thinking to himself like that the entire time on his way to Shizuo's apartment, actually overjoyed that the elevator was broken since that gave him a little more time to steel his nerves before speaking with his blond sibling.

Finally, he reached Shizuo's door and hesitated before doing their secret knock, thinking it might break the tension a little before Shizuo even got there. He waited for a few moments before doing it again, thinking Shizuo either wasn't there or wasn't answering because he knew it was him, but he wouldn't give up. Kasuka knew if he didn't do this today then he would feel too awful about it to try again tomorrow and he might end up hesitating a whole week at the very least before trying again. He couldn't wait that long, it wasn't fair to Shizuo..

After what felt like an eternity, Shizuo opened the door, bags under his eyes and cigarette in his mouth as he looked down at his brother. He didn't look angry, but he also didn't look happy or relieved, so Kasuka kept his emotions to himself as well. "H-Hi, aniki. Can I come in?" Kasuka got out, looking up at him for an answer. Then, unlike what he had expected, Shizuo's arms were wrapped around him and hugging him close as he shut the door, giving him a small squeeze before letting him go again.

"I'm sorry.." Shizuo muttered, looking at him and having the expression of a kicked puppy. Kasuka blinked a couple times to understand what just happened before opening his mouth again.

"Shizuo, you don't need to apologize. I shouldn't have acted-" He was quickly cut off.

"Kasuka, I hurt you. And I hurt that damn flea after you told me you actually give a fuck about him. How am I not supposed to apologize?" Shizuo demanded, gritting his teeth a bit but not in his usual angry fashion. He quickly went over to an ash-tray and discarded his cigarette, grabbing a new one out of his pocket and lighting it. Those are gonna kill you, ya know..

"I can't say that you didn't hurt Izaya. You strangled him, and I am very mad about that." Kasuka started, seeing Shizuo turn to look at him in shock, obviously expecting him to continue the "it's not your fault" card. When he was about to respond, Kasuka held his hand up. "But you didn't hurt me. I fell and just so happened to land on a broken lamp. Besides, I was having a panic attack before I even knew you were anywhere near Izaya, so lashing out at you like that when you were trying to help wasn't right... I'm sorry for scaring you, and I'm sorry for not trying to work this out with you the first time, but I did mean what I said back at my place.." the actor finished, glancing down a bit before meeting Shizuo's eyes.

The elder sibling obviously looked like he was searching for words, moving to sit on his couch and lean back, staring blankly until he looked at Kasuka again. "I remember what it was like the first time you had a panic attack.. It was a lot worse than this one, we thought you were dying and you couldn't stop crying and screaming long enough to tell us what's wrong.." the blond muttered, letting Kasuka drift towards him before settling beside the man, looking at his hands in his lap. "I had to grab you and hold you so you didn't hurt yourself on something, but this time the flea took my place." Shizuo finished, making Kasuka look up at him again.

"He didn't replace you, I wanted you there too. But you left because of what I did.." the actor sighed, jumping slightly when he heard Shizuo chuckle.

"Replace me or not, he calmed you down, didn't he? I didn't do shit... Shinra called me this morning, letting me know you were okay and everything. He told me he tried not to listen to too much of your conversation either..." the blond muttered, scratching his head before looking down at his little brother. "I refuse to stop chasing that flea out of Ikebukuro, he doesn't belong there. But he does give a shit about you too, so I'll try to fuck my aim up until he's better at running again. The little shit was so out of practice he couldn't even dodge a ladder." Shizuo announced, making Kasuka smile brightly. Behind all the cuss words and little threats, he knew Shizuo was saying sorry still and promising to at least try to get along. In his and Izaya's special way, he supposed..

"Thanks, aniki... Do you want to hang out for a while? I'm off work and everything, so if you aren't busy..." "..Yeah, I'd love to, lil' bro."

Chapter 2!

It feels so weird having counted up to almost 30 and now I'm back in single digits...

Anyways~ We have some resolve for these two, finally!

Of course they couldn't stay mad at each other for long, they're the best bros in the world, but we can imagine Kasuka keeping a very close eye on the both of them from now on. God forbid they get stuck in a room together...

I hope you all liked this chapter! Favorite, follow and review for more!

PS. I am still looking for plot-bunnies for another pic I have including this pairing, along with Shizaya and Shizuka pairings.

If there's any little plot ideas in your heads for those three pairings, please review letting me know! The fic these are needed for is called: "Dura Love!"