Time out
A/N:- Thank you for the reviews and onto the next chapter. Enjoy.
Izaya was the first to wake taking a moment to gaze at his two sleeping lovers. The blond was sleeping like a log brows furrowed unable to relax even when he was fast asleep. Pressing a finger gently between his lover's eyes he tried to help him relax. For now it would be best to leave them sleep.
Before the phone reached its second ring, Izaya's hand was in the blond's pocket cutting the call. The number belonged to Kasuka's manager, the cause of his lover's stress...well partly. Whoever had tempted Kasuka with illegal narcotics was the one to blame. "Mm." Glancing up his other lover stirred blinking awake. "...Izaya?"
Placing a finger against his lips Izaya ended a second try quietly slipping from the room. Kanra followed after fixing her hair. "Good morning, Kanra." Izaya grinned slipping his arms around her waist. He already knew there was only sachets of instant coffee in the room. "Sleep well?"
"As well as I could. Aren't we going to wake Shizuo up?" Kanra asked quietly clutching at his top.
"Not yet. He's been through a lot. Lets let him sleep." The phone rang again and as much as he wanted to crush the device beneath his foot he couldn't. For a start the blond wouldn't take kindly to him taking control. "Why don't we order room service?" The raven smiled opting instead to turn the phone off and picking up the menu.
"Good idea. I'll order Shizuo all of the sweet things." Kanra smiled softly eyes flickering over the menu. "They don't have any tuna." She noted seeing the sour look on Izaya's face.
"I know what I'm putting in the suggestion box." Izaya muttered darkly. "This room is linked to Kasuka's bank card which Shizu-chan is currently in charge of. Ah. Why don't you order?" Letting Kanra take over, Izaya answered his own phone. "Shinra. Is Kasuka-kun okay?" He already knew that when the protozoan woke up he would try rushing off.
He's going through withdrawal. Its bad Izaya. If Shizuo is-
"Shizu-chan is my- our responsibility. You're the doctor get Kasuka-kun back on his feet." Izaya spoke quietly stepping back to see the blond still fast asleep.
...There is something else. Last night when my beloved Celty took Anri-chan home, someone attacked them.
Taking in the new information, Izaya squeezed the bridge of his nose glancing over to where Kanra was happily ordering a mountain of food for the three of them. "Any injuries?"
Celty is fine. Anri-chan is resting in one of the beds. She has a few rough grazes but nothing that won't heal. Shinra explained.
"A warning then." Izaya concluded leaning against the back of the sofa. "Keep me updated on Kasuka-kun. I don't want to be the one to stop him when the brute's seriously pissed off."
Haha. I don't think we've seen the worst of Shizuo's anger. Izaya nodded in agreement. He knew how much effort his lover put into holding himself in control. Even now he wasn't sure if the blond had ever been fully relaxed with him. No matter how many sides he saw of his lover, there was still something he had missed, still something new to surprise him.
It was the same with Kanra. "Good bye, Shinra." Hanging up the phone he could see the blond still asleep and his other lover talking animately on the phone.
"The strawberry cheese cake, three slices please. Two fresh cream doughnuts with extra cream and two large glasses of milk. I think that's it. Thank you." Izaya raised a brow seeing numbers and ticks next to everything on the dessert menu. "Do you think that's enough?" Kanra asked hanging up the phone.
"I think that's plenty enough. You're spoiling him." Kanra hung her head low.
"We missed it completely. I didn't realise anything. I failed as an informant. How am I supposed to uncover everyone's secrets when I can't figure out Shizuo's?" Izaya sighed bringing the younger raven into his arms.
"Everyone has secrets, Kanra. I have secrets, Shizu-chan has secrets, you have the biggest secrets. But those secrets are necessary, they keep us safe. Do you understand?" His fingers slid through Kanra's hair placing a soft kiss against her forehead.
"...yeah. I'd prefer it if you would tell me the truth though, even if it hurts."
"Shinra called. Kasuka-kun is the same. Someone attacked Celty and Anri-chan. Both of them are fine." He added seeing the look of panic on Kanra's face.
"G-good. I-" Kanra shook her head clenching her fists. "We should stick together."
"What's going on?" Both of them looked over at the now awake blond standing at the door. "Where's my phone? Is Kasuka okay?"
"He's the same as you last left him, Shizu-chan. Shinra will take good care of him." Izaya sighed warily watching his lover.
"What time is it? Is that daylight?" Where as Izaya was careful, Kanra blew caution to the wind running into her lover's arms. "You said you would wake me."
"Shizu-chan, you needed to rest."
"Like hell I -" Coffee eyes widened slim arms wrapping around him. "Kanra?"
"I ordered room service. Please don't rush off." Izaya relaxed seeing the tension release from his lover's shoulders.
"...I suppose." Shizuo ruffled Kanra's hair a soft smile on his lips. "Sorry for worrying you." The blond stretched hearing his bones crack. He had to admit he did feel rested. Seeing Izaya flinch made him force down the monster inside, ruffling his hair too.
"Oi. I'm not Kanra, protozoan."
"I know, flea. You looked afraid." Izaya averted his gaze biting his lip.
"T-that's n...Kasuka is the most important person to you. I was expecting you to tear anyone in your way apart."
"Idiot. You three are the most important people to me. Kasuka is in...safe hands. I don't want to let the two of you out of my sight." His cheeks darkened not believing that he was being so honest about his feelings.
"Hehe. I never expected you to be so soppy, Shizu-chan. I suppose we're all on the same page now. Kasuka is safe with Shinra and Celty. Anri-chan is with them. Shiki-san will be looking out for Kanra. Kasuka-kun's manager will be searching for you and I still have this stupid decoy gun to look for."
Shizuo and Kanra nodded in agreement understanding the situation. "Never a dull moment." Izaya sighed dropping back on the sofa. "Somehow this is less amusing than I thought it would be. We're caught up in everything this time."
"Shiki-san is after us, right? We're all together." Kanra smiled clasping their hands together. "Can we forget everything for at least a few hours?" As if to proof her point someone knocked loudly on the door.
"Room service." Hopping away from her lovers Kanra found herself skipping to the door. Reaching to open it, another hand rested on top.
"You can never be too careful." The raven breathed against her ear.
A trolley with a large tray on top was wheeled into the room. Shizuo glanced at it picking it up with ease. "Thanks." He grunted waving the young man away. The door closed all three of them sighing in relief. "How much did you order?" His eyes widened seeing the spread on the tray, taste buds watering at the sight.
Next to him Izaya grimaced reaching for the mug of coffee. Kanra licked her lips picking up the glass of fresh orange juice and a slice of cheese cake. Which meant... The rest was for him? Usually Izaya was on his case trying to get him to cut down on the sweets and cakes.
"I can't eat all of this." Shizuo groaned reaching for one of the glasses of milk.
"Then leave it. It's on your baby brother's card anyway." Izaya smirked taking a sip of his coffee. "This place needs a decent coffee machine. How much do they charge a day here?"
"More than I earn with Tom." The blond admitted. "I still haven't said anything to him. What if-" The three of them glanced at each other the same thought passing through their minds. It was Izaya that finally broke the silence.
"Tom-san will be fine. He's your employer. If they were making everyone we knew a target then you can add Simon to the list. I think everyone is safe for now. Eat up protozoan, I can smell the sweetness from here." Shizuo grinned savouring the fresh cream doughnut. Leaning forward a hand pushed him away. "You know I don't like kissing you when you taste like artificial flavourings."
"Better than nicotine though, right?" Izaya glared at him, whilst Kanra drank her orange juice, mirth in her eyes seeing the problems in their lives pushed under the surface for even a moment.
"...I suppose. Both are horrible habits you should stop. Don't you think so, Kanra?"
"I like Shizuo's kisses." She blushed squeezing the glass.
"See, flea. Your kisses taste like tuna and coffee. You know I don't like bitter stuff." Shizuo complained trying to decide what to eat next.
"Tch. You never complain when we're kissing." Izaya retorted.
"That's because-"
"Because you balance each other out." Kanra chimed in. "The bath here is big." She added hinting the next way they should spend their time together.
Izaya grinned leaning back. "Why don't you go and run the bath? Unless Shizu-chan wants to stay here and stuff his face?" The informant teased.
"Every time I hear about some poor kid suffering from an eating disorder, I think its your fault." Shizuo muttered licking his lips.
"Aw, I love that you think of me, Shizu-chan. Not everything is my fault you know."
"No. Just most of it. Nothing you do surprises me any more." Izaya gasped bringing a hand to his lips.
"Eh? You wound me." The raven hid a smile. "Not even when I put Kanra in a dress and almost made her my wife? Or did you wish you were the one in the dress?" Shizuo choked on his second glass of milk wiping at his lips. "Haha. You look surprised."
"Damn flea. No, you're more like a cockroach."
"Ouch. You know they can survive anything. They won't die even if you step on them."
"Exactly. So make sure you don't get hurt, idiot." Without another word the blond stood putting down his empty glass on the tray going into the bathroom to check on Kanra.
"Hah? Sh-Shizu-chan?"
x-x-x
"This is nice." Kanra smiled slowly lowering herself into the water between her two lovers. The bath was big enough to accommodate all three of them with ease. Even so she moved back encased in Shizuo's strong protective arms. Who knew when the next time they would have to relax together would be. "Crap." Tugging the wig free Mikado groaned feeling the damp ends.
"It will dry." Izaya reassured arms crossed resting his head on the side of the bath. "Your hair is all flat." Reaching out the informant ruffled the short raven locks bringing life back into it. "You must be tired of all of this. I'm sorry."
"Flea, are you drunk?" Both of them looked at him wide eyed.
"Drunk on what? I'm taking notice of my lovers. Shizu-chan, your roots are starting to show. From now on if you have any problems, tell me first."
"...Flea, are you being...nice?" Shizuo reached out placing his palm against the raven's forehead. "Your temperature is normal." Mikado laughed cheerfully looping his arms around the two of them.
"Mikado-kun, you understand me, don't you? I'm always nice." Mikado covered a laugh placing a kiss on Izaya's cheek.
"Where's mine?" Shizuo growled low harmlessly. Mikado kissed him too.
"So spoiled. Did anyone bring any clothes?" Izaya asked.
"I have my model clothes here. They'll drown a shorty like you." Izaya smirked splashing water over his lover.
"Sometimes, Shizu-chan I think you forget who the seme is in this relationship." Shizuo growled splashing him back. Mikado smiled moving back out of the way so he didn't get splashed.
"Maybe I just don't want to break your scrawny ass." The blond defended moving back out of the way to avoid being splashed again. Izaya moved forward pouncing on them sending them both under. Mops of blond and raven hair rose from the water, both of them coughing and spluttering. With one hand Shizuo pushed the flea under brushing the wet hair from his eyes. Not one of them let their problems or negative feelings rise to the surface buried beneath their feelings for each other.