[Kasuka's POV]

"You sure you're fine? I'm not sure where the maker is, but I know there's coffee in here someplace." Kasuka offered, glancing around the inside of his limo to see someplace a coffee maker would be. He knew this thing had a lot of features in it, but for all the time he'd spent inside he'd never bothered with a lot of them. And he was only concerned now since they were driving up to Tokyo where they would be staying for 3 days and even though Izaya kept telling him he was fine, the actor could tell his boyfriend was nervous.

"Kasuka, really. I don't need anything, if I do need anything then it's for you to stop fidgeting over me and sit still." Izaya replied, glancing at him with a warm smile, making Kasuka blush and nod, sitting back where he was and wrapping his arm around Izaya's waist. Toren glanced at them though the little window and shook his head, already being used to the mushy behavior.

"How long have you two been dating again? I think you could put my parents to shame." he called from the front, making the both of them just press closer together.

"Sorry Toren, but you should know how we feel. I saw that lady you were talking to the other day, exchanging gifts, she seemed pretty happy to see you~" Kasuka teased, for once not getting a reply, he assumed he'd hit a nail on the head.

"Well... I do admit, she brightens up the day, but you stick to your girl, hear me?" Toren finally called back, and Kasuka tried to peak through the window to see if he was blushing or not. It was almost as hard to get Toren to crack a smile as it used to be with Kasuka.

"No worries there. She's all I could ever want." Kasuka muttered, glancing down at Izaya who was being lulled to sleep by the motion of the car and the warmth of the body beside him. The actor could tell from how he'd looked when they arrived that Izaya got even less sleep than usual, his eyes seeming a bit dark and his movements a little slow. He'd tried not to worry about it, but ended up fussing over him anyway, having nothing to do other than that for nearly 20 minutes.

The limbo slowed down and Kasuka watched out the window as they got into another very busy part of Tokyo, watching all the people absently and wondering if any of them would look as silly as the ones Izaya had pointed out to him before. None of them seemed that way so far though, so he went back to Izaya, running his hand through the black hair while he slept with a small smile on his face.

Toren called from up front again, letting them know they had reached their hotel. Thankfully, Mr. Watane had let them pick their own arrangements for the trip in case they had a favorite spot or just had bad experiences with one of the others, letting the two of them room together again. Kasuka shook his boyfriend lightly before telling him he needed to wake up. "C'mon Izaya, we're here. Me and Toren will get the bags while you check in, alright?" the actor asked, getting a groggy nod in response.

"Alright, I can do that.." Izaya mumbled, moving forward a little bit before stretching like a cat, making his shirt ride up so Kasuka could see his skin. The actor couldn't help it, pressing against his back and running his hands up Izaya's sides. Within seconds Izaya shuddered and shot up, fully awake now. "R-Right, I'll go check in then!" he coughed in complete embarrassment, hopping out of the car and heading inside.

Kasuka just watched in amusement as he hopped out as well, grabbing the bags and trying to keep his head down so no one would recognize him.

[Izaya's POV]

Izaya looked out at the large crowd of people, currently peaking out from behind a curtain that divided the tent into sections of; Go here for signing, Go back for your break. He kept staring at the large mass of people, wondering how many of them were Dollars and knew what he looked like, at least partially. It was also just the shear amount that made him nervous, always loving people but never fitting in with them made it quite hard to be in the middle of a large, rambunctious crowd since he was small. And now that all of them would be looking at him, he didn't know if he could really do this.

The informant pulled back, standing just inside the curtain and trying to get his mind off it, focusing instead on the fact that not ALL of them were waiting for him - they were waiting for Kasuka too. And a couple of the other side characters that were getting famous or more famous off of this show as well, narrowing it down to only about a 6th of the crowd wanting nothing but to speak with him. That makes it a bit better...

Just as he was about to go out in the back and get some fresh air, Kasuka showed up again. "Hey, we'll be going out there in about 10 minutes. Do you feel okay?" he asked softly, having worried for him ever since this morning. It was almost like Kasuka could read his mind sometimes, something he never thought a human would be able to do. I also never expected for a human to make me cherish them, but life's full of surprises, ne?

Izaya didn't know how to answer him, just shrugging softly as he glanced at the curtain again. He felt Kasuka hand squeeze his for a moment, making him look at him again. The hand didn't stay long, both of them still being quiet about their relationship, but the informant knew Kasuka didn't want to stop holding him so he didn't mind either. "I was nervous at my first signing too. Just look straight at the person in front of you, and not passed them. When you're sitting the crowd looks a lot smaller." Kasuka advised, making Izaya nod in determination before pressing closer to him still. "You want some Ootoro before we go out there?" Kasuka tried a second time, knowing his favorite treat always got to him.

The two had went to breakfast together that morning since they had two free hours between when they arrived and when this started, but Izaya could still fit in a little Ootoro. Maybe a lot of it... He fuckin' loved Ootoro, okay?

Izaya and Kasuka went over to the table as the informant calmed himself down, finally getting the signal that it was time to start. Before Izaya could start walking, Kasuka stopped him though, taking responsibility for making him smile and seeing if he had anything in his teeth. "You're good. And if you get nervous during the signing, you can always come back here or scoot closer to me, alright? We're sitting right next to each other."

Okay, I can do this.. I am the great Izaya Orihara, I can do this! Humans will not get the better of me!

And with that, he went out to greet the public.

Chapter 9!

Does anyone else love the idea of a nervous and socially-awkward Izaya? Because I do.

Even if he thinks he's better than humans, I do still believe that his life as an informant has let him know to a degree that he isn't invincible, so being with so many people around could put anyone on edge. Especially when Shiki already doesn't like this second job of his..

I hope you all liked mushy-supportive!Kasuka, as well! He's the cutest thing in my life..~

Happy new year everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful year.

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PPS. BeatoSama, sorry I didn't get this in the last chapter, the minute I get to this bolded section a million things slip my mind! I hope you feel better soon, and stay awesome! Your reviews are always awaited and appreciated, no matter how little the content ^^

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