[Kasuka's POV]

[Hey, how are you? I haven't heard from you all day.] Kasuka sent, it finally being 4 in the afternoon without a word from his boyfriend. It didn't worry him at first, Izaya had called him to let him know that he'd be doing work that Sunday so it would take longer than usual to talk. But that had been at nearly 7 in the morning and Izaya had been leaving then, so for him to still be busy just didn't settle right with him.

He waited by his phone for another hour, distracting himself barely with a book that he was in the middle of, but it was cast aside the moment his phone buzzed.

[I'm fine, Kasu-kun~ After work I met up with a friend. We're going to Russia Sushi if you want to meet him.]

Kasuka reread the text once before smiling and agreeing to be there soon, surprised that Izaya would invite him. From what the ravenett could tell, besides the mutual friends that him and Shizuo had, there weren't a lot of people that were happy to see his boyfriend, let alone hang out. Wonder what his friend is like.. If they're like Dong-Yul I'm going to laugh.

He went to his room and got dressed quickly before heading out the door and going to meet them.

Well.. This is unexpected. he thought to himself as he moved into the seat beside his boyfriend and gave him a peck on the cheek. Sitting across from them was some blond, currently putting out a cigarette after being told to by Simon, and crossing his arms as he sat back and pouted in his chair after that. And the more Kasuka looked at him, the more he could conclude that this was just a slightly taller, much lankier version of his Aniki and that this person. in every sense that Kasuka knew of, was not someone Izaya liked to hang out with. So what the fuck made them friends?

"You gonna introduce me?" Kasuka asked softly, looking to Izaya who rolled his eyes.

"This is Shinnosu, a work-mate of mine. And Shinnosu, this is Kasuka. My boyfriend~" Izaya stated, looking at the blond across from them that nodded but still looked surprised.

"Hm, I never knew you were gay, Orihara. But you look happy, so good for you." Shinnosu chuckled, giving them a thumbs up which just made Kasuka blush a bit. "How long have you guys been together?" Shinnosu suddenly asked, leaning forward with a smile.

Kasuka responded immediately, "A little over two months now." The look of surprise that came to his face was priceless.

"Only two months? How long have you known each other?" The informant and actor shared a look before Izaya answered.

"That's kinda complicated, but I'd say 4 and a half months." he reasoned, seeing as it was the middle of October and all of this nonsense had begun in July. The look of surprise was still there. "What?"

"Nothing, nothing. Just, knowing you, you've never been one very open to touching or communication or... Well, a lot of stuff. I'm proud of you." Shinnosu announced, reaching a hand forward to ruffle the informant's hair, which was quickly slapped away so he the actor's boyfriend could fix it again. After that Shinnosu just sat back, obviously having run out of things to ask about their relationship. Kasuka and Izaya waited a moment before sharing a look.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" the blond asked. They both shook their heads quickly.

"Eheh.. Actually, you're the first person to not ask about our sex life..." Kasuka explained, running a hand through his hair as he laughed it off.

"Well, that's fuckin' rude. Why would anyone need to know that?" "Thank you! Finally, someone that understands.."

After that, the little group was more open with each other, chatting about things going on in the media then Shinnosu announcing something embarrassing Izaya had done when younger, followed by Izaya throwing the same thing back in Shinnosu's face and the three of them just having a generally good time while they ate.

When things finally died down and it looked like they would be splitting up to go home soon, it occurred to Kasuka that he never fully asked about what Izaya had needed to do for work. And since Shinnosu was a 'work-mate' of his, then it wouldn't hurt too much to ask him aloud. "Hey, Izaya, what was it that you needed to do for work today? You don't usually take that long for your job." the ravenett asked, seeing a look go across Izaya and Shinnosu's face at once.

"Uh.. It doesn't matter. My trip didn't exactly go as planned, so letting out details would probably be bad." the informant replied softly instead, giving him a sorry smile before Kasuka just accepted it. He wasn't the one working for the Yakuza, so he would probably never understand their protocols.

"Alright, if you ever need any help though, just tell me." the actor sighed, hugging his boyfriend to his side again before they finished up and Shinnosu gave Kasuka his number, thinking they could all meet up like this again when they had the time. They split up, Kasuka and Izaya going back to the actor's apartment and Shinnosu heading off to wherever it was he settled down, Kasuka hadn't asked since it was currently none of his business, and on the way Kasuka glanced at his boyfriend.

"Okay, I'm not the only one of us that thinks he looks like Shizuo, right?" "...You're crazy." "But it's true!" "I don't see it, Kasu-kun. You're imagining things." "I'm his little brother, if anyone looks like aniki, I would know." "That beast still doesn't belong on the same planet as me, don't even try it!" "I'm just sayin'..."

Chapter 38!

I had nothing exciting planned for this chapter, just a bit more Shinnosu since they decided on going out earlier and Kasuka meeting him, since it would be interesting.

And yeah, it's just easy for me to see anyone who previously knew Izaya to instantly recognize how differently he acted around Kasuka, for the better of course~

Kasuka's gonna have a field-day at on point, pointing out all the similarities that Shinnosu and Shizuo have at some point too, I can feel it.

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