[Izaya's POV]

Fuckin'.. This is the fourth one! Izaya shouted in his head, scowling as there was yet another gift left on his desk for him, no doubt from the idiotic tech manager outside. He'd been getting one a day, and so far the only hint Dong-Yul had taken was that he didn't like roses, seeing his assistant walking out with them on the first day and looking almost like he'd been slapped in the face as he did.

Now, he had already received a teddy bear, chocolates - yuck.. - and more flowers, though this time it was a bouquet of various chrysanthemums.

To say that this was getting old fast was a dire understatement. Izaya went up to the chrysanthemums and almost threw them in the trash can, the only thing stopping him being the knock on the door.

He took deep breathes to calm himself before answering, finding the director on the other side. "Hello, Kobayashi-san! I was just checking in to see how you were doing." he announced, a friendly smile on his face that didn't make the informant feel any better.

"Hello, Mr. Watane. I'm doing fine, thank you.." Izaya responded quickly, then thought of something and looked at him again. "But, um.." The pause he gave was obviously enough to make his boss think something was wrong.

"Yes?"

"It's nothing, I've just been stressed lately. Not all of my co-workers have been working in a very professional manner.."

The look Mr. Watane had at that was completely serious. "Karuha, if someone's bothering I want you to tell me." Izaya smiled inwardly as he nodded on the outside. He opened his door further and pointed to the flowers on his desk, inviting his director to look at them and waiting patiently while he did.

"It's sweet and all, it is. But I've been getting them every day and it's a little uncomfortable.. After all, you hear stories about what people do when rejected too often." the informant mumbled, seeing the elder man nod in agreement before coming closer and setting a hand on 'her' shoulder.

"Don't worry, Kobayashi-san, I'll have a talk with him. If this continues then just come see me, I'll sort this out." the man said with determination, receiving a nod before leaving and quietly shutting the door behind him. Izaya stayed where he was, looking polite until the door shut then pumping his hands in the air, feeling proud that not all of his old persuasion had left him. He might be using it for something menial like this, but it was still to suit his interests and he had done it so easily... I'm not fucked up after all. I'm bettering myself~

The informant hummed to himself for another hour on his lonesome, just waiting for Kasuka to get there while he laid out and looked over his lines. Their scenes were getting a lot more meaningful than the ones they'd previously been doing. They were getting to a half-way mark on the series soon and would be once again mixing things up, but besides that him and Kasuka's characters were developing a romance this whole time.

The ravenett thought it was fitting, seeing as they were dating anyways, but it did make him worry that it would lead to them having to do something intimate on camera. He obviously didn't mind doing anything with Kasuka when they were alone, he trusted his boyfriend to no end and actually enjoyed showing affection back on the rare occasions that he did, but doing it for a million people to see was something entirely different..

Anyways, there was finally a knock on his dressing room door and he smiled to himself as he got up to answer, it falling away when he opened it to see Dong-Yul standing there. And he did not look like his happy-go-lucky self.

"What. The. Fuck." Was what Dong-Yul started with, looking down at him with a small glare and his arms crossed. Izaya shifted where he was from the unexpected change but didn't show concern.

"What do you mean, Ki-san?"

"I mean, what the fuck is with telling the director on me!? I didn't do anything but send you presents!"

"Yes, for days straight when I obviously don't like them..."

"You gave me permission to court you, remember that? I'm trying, Kobayashi-kun, really. Why won't you give me a chance" Dong-Yul announced, now sounding more desperate than mad. He moved forward to take hold of both Izaya's hands. "Just tell me what you'd like me to do and I'll do it, I just want one date."

Izaya shifted again slightly, frowning. "Ki-san.. I don't want to date you. You've been trying for months and it hasn't worked, I thought you would've given up by now, honestly.."

"So.. You're saying I never had a chance." The tech manager muttered, oddly quiet at the realization. Izaya actually couldn't read him for a second and just nodded, wondering what the man would do. "Heh.. it's his fault isn't it? Yuuhei.."

Izaya swallowed his nerves as he listened to him, unfamiliar with how to act around a depressed and betrayed Dong-Yul. He glanced passed the man to see his boyfriend stepping out of his dressing room, the informant sending a look of 'help me' towards him before having his attention brought back by a stronger grip on his hands. It was painful and it almost seemed like the other wanted to hurt him but just couldn't.

"Fine. I can't have you, I get it. Just don't come back to me if he leaves your ass.." the man murmured before letting go of his hands and storming off, leaving Izaya to tend to the slight bruises forming on his fingers and the boyfriend running towards him.

"What happened? Are you alright?" Kasuka fussed, getting a nod in response.

"Yeah, I'm fine but I don't think he is." The informant admitted, glancing at the hall he'd disappeared through before looking to the ravenett beside him. "Would it be alright if I stayed in your dressing room for today?"

Kasuka nodded and guided him over, making sure to keep an eye out whenever Dong-Yul got close to either of them for the rest of the week.

Chapter 43!

So, what do you think of Dong-Yul's official rejection?

How do you think he'll respond to it over the next couple chapters?

Do you think Izaya shouldn't have been so blunt or just shouldn't have led him on in the first place?

I want to know!

I'm about to head off to my friends house now as well and just wanted to get this out, so sorry for spelling mistakes. I'll fix them later, don't worry ^^

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