[Kasuka's POV]
Alright, we can do this.. Kasuka thought to himself, walking down the street hand in hand with his boyfriend. They were only a couple blocks from the Shinjuku Park Towers and he was getting more and more nervous, tightening and un-tightening his grip subconsciously until Izaya gave a squeeze back, making him smile. "Thanks."
The two of them kept walking together until they got to the spot where they were to meet up with Shinra, Celty and Shizuo. Shinra was already there, frowning down at his phone momentarily before glancing up and seeing the couple approach. "Hey, Shinra.. How are things looking?" Izaya spoke up first, both of them watching the man's face.
"It isn't looking very good.. Celty's going around now and looking over the area, and almost everywhere in the surrounding block seems to be visible from there except for this side-walk right along here. If any of us were going to come up after you, it would have to be directly from the park and once you've already started talking with him." the doctor reported with a sigh, reading a new text that he received before pocketing his phone. "Celty will be here in a minute."
Kasuka nodded at that, taking a moment to turn and look around. "Do you have any idea where Shizuo is?" he asked suddenly, knowing his brother wouldn't be late to something like this for no reason. They only had twenty minutes until the set time and to even walk through the park and get inside would take about 15. Hope Nakura isn't the scarily-punctual type.
Shinra just shrugged and Izaya didn't answer, obviously not being the person to know. Everything was quiet for a moment as they waited for Celty and Shizuo, there not being anything to say in this situation, at least not with Shinra there to listen to them. Kasuka wanted to tell his boyfriend that if anything happened he would try to protect him and that if something went wrong he still loved him and always would. He had no idea what to expect when they got up there, so he didn't know whether to be optimistic or say his goodbyes early to the other. Somehow he felt like doing both would be best and he bit his lip once before leaning over and giving Izaya a kiss on the cheek, then on the lips.
The informant looked at him in surprise before moving closer to hug him, seeming to get the message as they just stood there holding each other, Shinra still on the look out for his own love to give them a little privacy. Finally she came up on her motorcycle, the whiny echoing once before she shut it off and looked between them. [Any news on Shizuo?]
"No. But if he doesn't come in a minute or two then we'll have to go without him.." Izaya announced, getting a look from Kasuka and Shinra. "What? It said in the letter that if we don't show up, he isn't making promises. If we're too late and he thinks we really aren't coming, then he might send out the picture a minute before we get there." the informant reasoned, getting a nod of understanding back.
"You're right.. And it looks like he's out of time, too." Kasuka muttered, glancing at the clock on his phone before putting it away again. "C'mon, let's not make this guy wait too long." And with that, the four of them started cutting through the park, Kasuka anxiously glancing up at the building that was just in view the whole time. A couple feet before they reached the entrance, Shinra and Celty stopped walking with them, staying where they could still be considered out of sight.
"If possible, text me when you're almost at the top of the building. Celty will try to help you guys however she can once you're up there." the doctor explained, getting two warm farewells from them before they continued on together, heading inside the building and taking the elevator almost directly to the top. The two of them stopped two floors from the top so they could find the stairwell and walk up it, both of them blinking in surprise when they opened the door and looked inside to see Shizuo sitting on the steps.
"What.. the fuck are you doing here?" Kasuka asked in surprise, eyes wide as the blond looked up at them with a smirk, like he was proud of himself.
"I thought that since we wouldn't be able to come up with you without him seeing, then one of us would have to come in before he did. And he probably wouldn't be here too much earlier than 11 himself, so I came in here around 2 hours ago and just wandered around for a while so I wouldn't have to sneak around him." Shizuo announced, the actor and informant processing that for a second before looking at each other.
"Protozoan.. When did you grow a second brain cell?" Izaya announced beside him, making Kasuka smile a bit despite the circumstances as he watched Shizuo's smile instantly fall and he gritted his teeth.
"I got a hell of a lot more than two of 'em, you flea! Now get your ass up there before you're late! I'll be right behind you guys, listening to see if anything goes wrong." the blond growled, glaring at the informant before they walked passed, the blond ruffling his little brother's hair once before letting him continue. The smaller Heiwajima gave him a nod and smile of acknowledgement before continuing up with his boyfriend.
They reached the door that stood between them and Nakura, both taking a deep breath before Kasuka reached out to grip the door handle. "Alright.. Time to get this over with." he muttered, mostly to himself, before opening it and stepping out into the night air. It was cold already, the wind howling lightly from their height, but they barely felt it as they froze in surprise, eyes wide at the person who was in front of them.
Leaning against the railing of the building wasn't Nakura, but Dong-Yul, who brandished a wide smirk on his face, obviously enjoying their shock. "Surprise! Thought I wasn't a problem anymore, huh?" the youth announced, the smirk on his face getting wider as Izaya furrowed his brows beside him.
"What the hell are you doing here? Where's Nakura?" he demanded, Kasuka and Izaya both almost jumping out of their skin when there was a laugh from behind the stair-well summit. A man stepped out from behind it, knife in hand as he smiled at them.
"Oh, don't worry. I'm here too~ It's a pleasure to see you again, Orihara-san."
Chapter 52!
I hope you guys all liked the set-up, and I'm sorry for posting this so late today but I had a chance to go see my college friend and I couldn't miss it.
Which meant that I had to wake up at regular go-to-school time and get ready and be dropped off there for the day.
And I don't have a laptop, just a Kindle that doesn't like typing on this website..
Anyways, what do you guys think about Dong-Yul and Nakura both being there to torment our lovely couple?
Did you expect it? Did it surprise you? Are you raging because I throw in way too many twists for my own fucking good?
Lemme know!
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