[Izaya's POV]

"Are you sure you're alright?"

"Yes, Kasu-kun~ I feel a lot better now, thanks for staying with me two days." Izaya hummed in reply, giving his boyfriend a kiss on the cheek as they sat next to each other, on their way to work. It had been two days since Shizuo came over to visit his house and in that time, Izaya had focused on just relaxing and not even thinking of his past, just getting what little work done he could from his laptop before deciding to go back to the set this morning.

Toren was humming along to the radio in front of them as they were on their way, Kasuka still seeming unconvinced that the ravenett was completely better after all that. "It was nothing. I just want to make sure you're healthy." he muttered, giving him a kiss back before relaxing as well, letting out a slight smile as they got to the front gates and got out of the limo.

From there everything was just like normal, Kobayashi and Kasuka practicing their lines together, chatting along with a couple of interns that were curious about them even if the two never let any real information slip, and in general just working off what they had missed in the few days, along with trying to get even more done. That was almost impossible and they didn't even get half of the two days worth done by the time their day was over, but it was a good effort at least.

And despite how tired Izaya was and how much he just wanted to go home and relax again, getting actual sleep after having the short bursts of it he'd been getting before, he pushed himself to go out on the town instead. The thought of going home and even possibly seeing his ceiling again was something that almost gave him another headache, something he was also tired of by now.

The informant took a big breath of fresh air before walking again, heading in a random direction as he just cleared out his thoughts and enjoyed the city around him. Even on a weekday there were plenty of humans to observe and snicker at, entertaining himself for a good while before he realized he had already reached Ikebukuro a good amount of time ago, failing to have something thrown at him. I don't like this deja-vu..

Izaya turned around fully to examine his surroundings and sighed a bit before continuing where he'd been going, deciding to relax a little and have fun while he could. Maybe if he reached Russia Sushi before the beast spotted him he could even have some Ootoro. Kasuka had neglected to get him any while sick, saying that he needed something healthy to eat so he could get better more quickly. Thanks for the thought, but now I'm weak from Ootoro-deprivation!

Izaya just grinned to himself as he got there and got his meal, prancing out happily and doing his 'Izaya-walk' down the street and back towards home. Don't push your luck with that beast. He thought to himself, and just as he did, he spotted a head of blond hair on top of a bartender outfit, clear down the street and walking along behind his boss. Weird, I didn't know he works late.

The informant glanced at where Shizuo had been, then at his meal and sighed to himself, deciding to follow the beast. The last time he'd even seen him he gained a memory, sort of, and if he followed him around for a while then he might get more from it. The thought of stalking Shizuo after all this time of being cooped in his home or over at his work was strange to him, but he shook it off and smiled to himself, glad that he could act how he used to for just one night.

He wrapped his meal up tightly and put it into an inner-pocket of his jacket, picking up the pace so he wouldn't miss them.

It had been about an hour since Izaya had started stalking his enemy and he could officially say that he was bored of watching the beast get ticked off in less than two seconds then punch his way through a door to get to their subject. It was nice to see a beast going through his natural instincts, don't get him wrong! But watching it happen so often wasn't the most fun he could imagine.

He sighed and stood up from his crouched position on a nearby fire-escape, about to head off and go home before he heard Tom and Shizu-chan actually start talking, something that hadn't been done a lot that night. "So, what's been up with you lately?" Tom asked, looking at his body guard with a genuine curiosity. The beast didn't give him as much of a response.

"Your temper has gotten worse in the past couple weeks. I mean, it's good when we're working sometimes, but.. I was just wondering if anything had happened." he continued, still looking ahead as they walked along. The two continued and Izaya assumed he wasn't going to answer again, seeing as he was reaching for another cigarette.

"Kasuka got a.. he found someone." Shizuo announced awkwardly, though the ravenett wasn't sure if it was because that someone was Izaya or if the concept itself was odd to think about. His boyfriend had never talked about his past love-life before either, he now realized, so it could be likely that he'd never been with anyone before the informant.

"That's great! So, if he got a lover then why are you so upset?" Tom asked, moving to be at his side instead of ahead of his guard. The two stopped near the edge of an alleyway, Izaya silently thanking them as he caught up to a better point and stayed hidden, wondering why Shizuo hadn't sniffed him out yet. The wind picked up as he was thinking, blowing right in his face and answering him. Ah.. Guess I just so happened to be down-wind.

Either way, he stayed put as the conversation continued. "What he got isn't a lover, it's a leech. And I would appreciate it not being so damn close to him.." Tom just gave him a look before nodding, putting his hands in his pockets as he leaned against the brick wall beside him.

"So, I take it there's a lot of presents being given, trips being taken, money being asked for.." "No, none of that."

Tom looked at him again with a wide-eyed and silent expression, looking a little more than very confused. "Alright... So, what's this person like then?" he asked slowly, watching Shizuo's face as he gritted his teeth, snapping his cigarette on accident.

"Short, pale and really fucking annoying." was all Shizuo gave him to go on, making Izaya pout and glare at him without even knowing it. Okay, maybe I'm pale, but I am not short! The informant dragged his attention back to them and let out just a small huff, being sure to remember that little comment later. It seemed that Shizuo had forgotten about Tom being there, now muttering to himself angrily and tapping his foot on the ground. "Stupid little.. If he had never.. How could he ever..." And so forth, Izaya barely even getting half of what he was saying and instead watching Tom's expression to hopefully get a clue.

The blond's boss didn't give him many hints, just throwing him worried glances before he finally cleared his throat. "So, whether you like this person or not, how does Kasuka feel about them?" he asked suddenly, making Shizuo freeze and look at him with the left-over glare that he'd been giving the floor..

"What?" "How does Kasuka feel? Have you talked with him lately?" "Yeah, I talked with him a week ago but.." "But?" "Well, uh.. I didn't really ask how things were with them.."

The look Tom gave Shizuo was one almost to the degree of disappointment, showing clearly in his eyes that he thought better of his co-worker. "Shizuo, you know that's not like you. The guy I hired would be talking to his little brother every day if he could and asking him how his day went and wanting every detail. Even if they made him mad.." Tom muttered to him, leaning his head back to look up at a passing airplane. It got uncomfortably quiet for a few moments and Izaya considered leaving, never thinking he would be getting an intimate conversation out of stalking them, maybe just a couple flashes like he'd gotten before of his past. But despite wanting to leave, his curiosity got the better of him again, making him stay stuck to the wall of the alley near them, listening intently for any changes in what was happening.

"Yeah, I know. I'm not being fair.." Shizuo muttered, surprising the hidden informant. "Kasuka does seem happy, every time I go to see him and he's been with them, he has this big smile on his face... I don't think I've ever seen him smile this much in my life. Even when he was a baby.." Shizuo just kept babbling about it, Izaya feeling warm inside even though he knew Kasuka had been smiling more than usual and getting used to showing emotions in general, some of them being practiced during work or just when they were alone and having silly yet deep conversations.

"Is that what's been upsetting you?"

"No. Not entirely... Look, it's not my place to tell you everything about what's going on, but if you knew at least half of it you would get why I feel like breaking the fucker that's with him apart."

Before anything more can be heard, Izaya shuddered as the wind shifted and tugged at his hair the wrong way, making him frown and try to fix it before there was a sudden silence. Then- "I-za-ya-kuuuuun.."

And without anything else being heard, Izaya was running down the alley, over a trashcan and out of sight without a second thought.

Chapter 24~!

Filler and Shizuo-centric.

Sorry for no more memories being gained, but I got a plan, so don't even worry about it!

And yeah, I just wanted a little more Shizuo in our lives, that's all.

Thank god it's Friday! And my school (most schools should have it off, but idk) has Monday off too!

Finally some good sleep ahead of me.. Yeah right!

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