[Kasuka's POV]

"So, um... About Izaya-" Fuckin' again..? "Look, it's not anything bad about him this time!" Shizuo swore, standing beside him as Kasuka was getting them both something to eat while they played video games. He must have seen the blank glare that Kasuka had thrown him the moment he said Izaya's name.

The actor just let out a sigh. "What is it this time, aniki?" he muttered, moving things around in front of him as he tried to find the sweets. He didn't keep a lot of them, just some to have for when Shizuo came over. The blond behind him shifted, obviously still uncomfortable with talking about the man casually. It had been a week since Kasuka and Izaya's date, which he wished he could relive over and over again, and he had mentioned it to his brother not too long afterwards since he was so unusually happy.

Obviously he wasn't as excited as Kasuka was, but he still had a certain right to know. "Well, uh, I was just wonderin', um..." Shizuo babbled, stopping himself with a small cough before Kasuka finally gave up searching and turned to look at him blankly.

"Shizuo, you've known me since I was born, there is nothing that you can possibly say to me that will kill you." Kasuka said bluntly, seeing Shizuo nod before he opened his mouth to talk, shutting it again.

"You sure there's nothing?" "Absolutely nothing, aniki." "Okay, well um.. I was just wondering.. How far you ever planned on going with Izaya."

The two stared at each other for a few moments, both of them gauging the other's attitudes. "Aniki, you know how I feel about marriage. I don't plan on it but if Izaya says anything then it's a definite yes." Kasuka replied, still not getting why his sibling was acting so odd about it.

Well, he did know why, it was the bane of his existence that they were talking about him putting a ring on, but still. Shizuo stared at him for a minute longer, scratching the back of his neck. "Okay, I have to ask differently then. Um.. You guys went on a date, and you told me that a couple times before that you guys slept at each other's houses so I was wondering if anything had, um..." he trailed off, reaching for a cigarette quickly to distract himself.

Kasuka stared at him as he put the hints together, the most embarrassed expression he could make coming onto his face as he moved to punch Shizuo in the arm. "Holy fuck, I am not having the birds and bees talk with you! I'm 19!" the younger sibling screeched, leaving the kitchen quickly to get away from the other, not even wanting to give him the chance to talk.

"It doesn't matter how old you are, I'm your older brother and I need to keep you safe!" "Safe from what!? My boyfriend!?" "YES! In case you haven't noticed, he's older than you!" "What the fuck does that have to do anything!?" "I just don't want him to hurt you, in that way or any way."

Kasuka stared at him for another moment, mouth completely aghast. "Oh my god, don't ever speak to me about this again... And why the fuck am I on bottom!?"

"Well.. I dunno, I just kinda thought.." "Thought what!?" "... I didn't think anything! I just need to know you know what to fuckin do!"

"Shizuo, I've had at least 3 girlfriends before. I know what to do, leave me alone." "You've never had a boyfriend before!"

"Shizuo, I'm fine, and I really don't want to have this conversation. Besides, you aren't gay; even if I had thought that far there is no way for you to help me." "... I'm trying to be a good big brother. I could at least try to help..." "Aniki, shut up and go put Soul Caliber in."

[Izaya's POV]

I don't get it, why is he avoiding me? Izaya thought to himself, watching Kasuka lock himself in his dressing room for the third time that day. He would come out for almost an hour when called out by Watane, then run back in and refuse to come out, saying something about needing to focus on his lines. It only got worse whenever Izaya went over to talk to him.

The ravenett could spot him a mile away and the moment his amber eyes caught that Izaya was getting closer, he ran off again with some stupid excuse. "Sorry, I need to use the restroom." "My brother's calling." "I need to ask the screen writer about something."

It had only started that morning, but it still infuriated the informant. He finally gave up chasing after him, sitting in his dressing room with his arms crossed as he waited for something to do. With no co-star at the moment he didn't feel much like practicing his next scene.

Dong-Yul decided to pop in instead, smiling at him brightly and plopping onto the couch beside him. "Darling, what's wrong? I hate seeing you so upset." the man asked, actually seeming not as hyper that day since he'd been asked to help carry all of the heavier equipment over to another part of the set. No one could blame him for being a little tired.

Izaya glanced at him, putting up half a glare before he huffed again, sinking lower in his seat. "Kasuka's ignoring me.." he muttered, not looking at him since he knew he'd either get over exaggerated pity or just complete bullshit from him. Dong-Yul made a small hum beside him, obviously not hearing something he'd expected, before he slid his arm around Izaya's shoulders, which was quickly thrown off.

"Well, when did he start ignoring you?" the man asked, leaning forward to see Izaya's face instead. The informant glanced at him, actually surprised he wasn't being suffocated in another one of the man's "hugs" by now.

"This morning.." "Then I'm sure it's fine. Nothing happened between the two of you to cause it, right?"

Izaya thought it over for a second, nothing coming to mind since they hadn't even spoken the day before. Izaya had been busy with assignments and Kasuka said he needed a day to recuperate after one of their recording days involved him doing some 'parkour' - which Izaya personally thought looked stupid but it did give him a chance to watch Kasuka work up an actual sweat for once - and despite doing what both of them thought was perfect, the director made him do it over and over again so they could grab a better shot.

Izaya gave a small sigh and shook his head, looking up at him as the other beamed. "Then don't worry about it! Guys get moody like girls sometimes, so just wait for it to pass like we do." Dong-Yul encouraged, reaching out to ruffle Izaya's hair before leaping over and giving him a back-breaking hug. "I gotta go keep helping them move shit, but I hope you feel better!" he laughed, standing and giving an overly dramatic bow to 'Kobayashi' before dashing out with his usual energy.

Izaya sat up where he was as the man left, straightening out his hair again and making sure he hadn't actually broken anything, feeling a bit sore in his sides from the tight grip still. "Guess he is good for something.. I'll just wait like he said. If Kasuka doesn't snap out of it then I can yell at him like Namie does me." Izaya decided, smirking to himself at the thought before shutting his door and beginning to practice like he should of been, thinking he can get in some more effective practice tomorrow.

Chapter 5!

Alright, so I just wanted to add in some more brotherly antics since this was floating around in my head.

And then, since I didn't want to leave you guys with a super short chapter, I added in what happened the day after! Don't worry guys, Kasuka stops ignoring him the very next day but dammit Shizuo, look how bad you embarrassed your poor little brother! T^T

Anyways, I went to see Wicked~!

I fucked myself over by reading the book before seeing it, it made the ending of the play super disappointing and cringe-worthy, but all in all the performance and output of it was amazing.

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