[Izaya's POV]

It had been another week since Izaya had gone to see Shiki, and to say it was troublesome for him would be an understatement. He was used to going out alone sometimes and being at ease, only on look-out for Shizuo and maybe a client or two he happened to pass so he could give them a little input or ask/remind them about payment. But now..

The informant glanced behind him slightly as he walked, pretending to be interested on a poster taped to the wall about a lost dog - when he did, he once again caught sight of the men following him, not well concealed but also not painfully obvious to someone who wasn't looking for him. And since they were so bad at their 'job' he knew it was more than them simply following him that was their task, it was to let him know he'd slipped up again. He'd gone back onto Shiki's radar, after no less than two years off of it..

Fuckin' great.. he thought to himself, continuing his walk towards Kasuka's apartment. After the first two days of being followed, Izaya decided it would be safer to hang out with his boyfriend during his off time rather than staying in his own. And that was only because in his line of work, someone following to warn him and someone following to murder him looked suspiciously alike.

He finally made it and got in with a keycard that Kasuka had given him a couple days ago, telling him that at any time he could come over and even wake him up if he needed to. It was such a sweet gesture that Izaya took his own spare key and gave it to Kasuka, planning on having yet another spare made to put back in it's hiding place in case he was stupid and locked himself out. It barely took 2 knocks on the man's door for him to answer as well, a smile greeting him. "Hey." was what he got, along with a kiss on the cheek and Izaya couldn't help blushing as he smiled back, hiding it by jabbing his boyfriend in the side again.

"I told you to knock off that mushy crap." he reminded, going in and dropping onto the expensive couch before he laid out on it. He glanced at the room around him once again and hummed, still thinking the apartment was smaller than his own but held less in it, making it feel almost unlike a home at all.

"And I told you, that mushy crap isn't going to stop happening until the day we both die." Kasuka responded, sitting next to his legs and laying back on them, despite obviously being uncomfortable. Despite the increase in how much he ate and the difference in his diet since he started dating Kasuka, he was still awfully bony and lithe for a guy his age, so laying on his bony knees was probably not the best thing to let the other ravenett do. He adjusted appropriately before moving to curl up in Kasuka's lap instead, already seeing him brighten up. "So, what did you come over for today?" the actor asked, knowing they had nothing planned but sometimes Izaya thought of a plan or scenario before coming so they wouldn't get too bored of each other.

"I didn't really think of anything. I just came over to get away from my apartment." Izaya muttered, mostly telling the truth. His apartment did feel awfully empty now that he had someone he wanted to share it with on a common basis, staying there alone wasn't something he always enjoyed anymore; but it was also that Kasuka's apartment and entire building had very well put together security. A card-key to get into the lobby, the same card-key to use the elevator, and a key to get into his own apartment obviously. If he really felt like it, Kasuka could just ask someone to install one of those fingerprint scanners on his door as well, and this building could equal the American FBI, at least in their movies.

Here he could relax for a while and not feel like he was being stalked or watched, even though he knew the moment they went outside it would be just the same.

The informant hadn't realized he'd sighed aloud until Kasuka kissed his cheek, asking what was wrong. "Nothing, I'm just kinda hungry. I forgot to eat before coming over.. Lots of assignments to complete." he mumbled, resting his head in the crook of Kasuka's neck as he relaxed. The actor made a noise of acknowledgement before running a hand through his boyfriend's hair.

"Then how about we try cooking together?" Kasuka offered, making Izaya look up at him with a brow raised.

"You can't cook anything other than seafood and some pasta without burning the kitchen down and I've barely cooked a thing in my life. Do you want us to destroy your apartment?" he asked bluntly, watching his boyfriend just chuckle and stand up, holding him bridal style as he took him hostage and towards the kitchen.

"I didn't burn yours down, did I? Besides, with both of us put together it can't be too bad. You're good with instructions and I'm good at following them a lot of the time." Kasuka reasoned, setting Izaya down on the kitchen table and turning away only to bring in his own laptop, one he barely used so it still worked quickly. "Now we just have to find something to cook.." he muttered to himself, typing something in and scrolling to try and find recipes. The ravenett peaked at the screen as he finally gave in, ruby eyes looking at the pictures next to the food as the other scrolled.

"As long as it's nothing sweet then fine. I don't feel like going out anyway." he huffed, really hoping they didn't die doing this.

Chapter 39~

Alright so, I think we're due for some more fluffy, couply, domestic stuff right about now.

It's just been Izaya-centric work troubles for the last couple ones and besides the last one, there hasn't been too much happy.

So, next chapter we get to see if they work well together or if the kitchen is doomed!

Leave me in a review what you think they should make, anything really, even sweets (don't tell Iza-chan~)!

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