A/N: I know little to nothing about Sakai T_T

Also, I'm done with exams! x)! But I gotta start packing.. (.n . ''' )

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Shizuo had an amazing time in Sakai. Psyche and he wandered the city within the first few hours they were there, they decided to shop for souvenirs. Psyche dragged Shizuo everywhere with all the excitement and energy he preserved up till that very moment. As strong as he may be, Shizuo was beginning to fall behind. He was no where near as energetic as Psyche and definitely not as... distracted.

"Oh my gosh! Shizuo-san! Look at this!" Psyche squealed, pointing at the nearby candy store.

Shizuo followed him into the brightly coloured and bright store. There were candies and novelty items lined up everywhere and bright licorice-looking ropes were well-hung, looming over the store. At the end of the store was a doorway to what appeared to be a pastry cafe. From where he was standing, Shizuo could see many pastries, even foreign ones, lined up in picture perfect condition.

He didn't realize drool was pretty much seeping through his lips. It took Psyche's soothing laughter to bring Shizuo back to reality.

"I never knew you were a sweet tooth as well, Shizuo-san! Ahahah!" It wasn't a mocking laugh like he heard every other day. Instead, this one was a laughter of understanding and mutuality.

"Hahahah! My, my Shizu-chan! Who knew you were insatiable when sweets are concerned! You are such a child!"

Shizuo's eye twitched a bit when he remembered that mocking tone of a certain informant. At the same time, he missed the informant himself.

Psyche was already dragging him by the arm towards the cafe while rambling on and on about the various pastries in his home town.

They ordered their own separate dishes and waited for their order to arrive. Psyche was still talking and Shizuo merely listened with mild interest. Psyche was an eccentric person to listen to. He changed tones when mimicking someone else's voice ("Now Psyche, what did I say about messing with Hibiya's horse and sticking a cone on his head to make him into a unic-! Wait! Don't add wings! He's not a damn Pegasus!" He mimicked this 'Delic' person's voice.), made physical gestures, and what not. He was just so active in his conversation and he gets so into it. It's amusing.

Shizuo smiles and turns his head out the window by their seat. He noticed a jewelry store across the street and Shizuo's mind returned to Izaya.

He thought about how long he has known Izaya. Before they dated, Shizuo already knew his feelings for Izaya. Izaya might've thought it was resentment towards him, but the reason why Shizuo attacked Izaya was because he was disgusted by the idea of falling for the flea. Hell, who wouldn't after being slashed in the guy by the fucking psycho?

Then, he thought about their relationship.

It wasn't perfect.

It was far from it.

It probably wasn't even in the same universe as 'normal'.

But to Shizuo, it was something different. Possibly in a good way. Most likely dangerous. Point is, no matter what happened between them, he was happy. He was happy the day Izaya confessed. It was then when Shizuo kissed him for the first time. They made out in the middle of no where. At the same time, he knew what he was in for.

And he couldn't wish for it any other way.

They were dating for six years. It was long and painful (literally), but Shizuo loved every minute of it, of being with Izaya. His mind drifted back to the jewelry store and the thought of marriage popped in his head.

His mind froze.

Married...? To Orihara Izaya...?

Yes, they were in love. Yes, they lived together. Obviously they had sex. Many many times.

Shizuo lost track of all the times Izaya drove him to his last nerve, but he could count all the memorable times they spent together, and isn't that what matters? Izaya was Izaya.

But he loved him no less.

"Shizuo-san!"

"Huh?" Shizuo snapped his head back to Psyche. He was already finished with his cake, while Shizuo has yet to touch his.

"Are you alright? You zoned out while I was talking about penguins!" ...How the hell did he get to that topic?

"Uh... yeah? Um.. Psyche? Could we go to that shop there later?" Shizuo pointed towards the jewelry store across the street.

"Sure!"

He smiled, but there was a tinge of pain behind that smile. Shizuo didn't notice it, but it was there.

Psyche may've been a hyper fellow, and he may've seemed oblivious, but he knew what was already running through Shizuo's mind.

And frankly, he didn't want it to happen. He wasn't sure if he could handle the truth.

"S-Shizuo-san..." Psyche stuttered out. The bright smile on his face was faltering, but Shizuo didn't notice.

"Hm?"

"Why would you... um... n-need to go to a jewelry store? You don't s-s-seem like the type to we-wear such things..." 'Get a grip Psyche!' He was losing it. His voice was on the verge of cracking and he could feel the tears form in his eyes.

"Hmm... I'm planning something for someone special." Shizuo said with his face facing the direction of the jewelry store; his eyes never wavering from it. There was a glint in his eyes as well. It shone with happiness.

At this point, Psyche was beginning to lose hope. Internally, he told himself to give up.

'That's what you think. You're not going to give up...' A voice within his mind whispered harshly.

'But he's going to shop for a ring for that man... I know it.'

'You saw how they were... Would you really subject Shizuo-san to someone like that?'

'Well... no. But he loves hi-'

'Only if you're going to let him go this easily...'

'…'

Psyche awoke from his inner conflict when Shizuo tapped his shoulder.

… He might need to check from a bruise on his shoulder later …

"Hey, are you okay?" Psyche placed his metaphorical mask back on and put a more cheerful expression over his solemn one.

"Uh-huh!" Psyche chirped and drank the rest of his tea and placed his share of the bill down. "Before we go, could we shop for some clothes? I still need some if I'm going to stay at your place." He giggled. Shizuo won't admit it but it was... adorable?

"Uh... Sure?"

'Good... Keep him away from that jewelry store... Now, just gotta get him to forget about that ludicrous idea of marriage...'

Psyche clung to Shizuo's arm and dragged him out the cafe, completely ignoring the hostess as she wished them a good day.

Whilst being dragged into various stores, Shizuo turned his phone back on, realizing that he forgot to do so earlier. He looked down to see something truly frightening.

51 missed calls. 37 text messages. 9 voicemails.

He clicked the 'Calls' button to see who called him, having a good idea who made the majority of all those contacts.

45 from Orihara Izaya. 2 from Heiwajima Kasuka. 2 from Sturluson Celty. 1 from Creepy Saika chick (IGNORE!). 1 from Orihara Mairu.

He was beyond dead...

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"That idiot is beyond dead..." Izaya groaned into his knees as he sat back further into the couch. Celty walked in from the kitchen with a cup of tea. She sat by Izaya on the couch and waited for him to stop sulking and explain what had happened.

…

"Celty..."

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"Why am I in love with an idiot?"

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"How do I not know that he's probably cheating on me with that pink loving vermin?"

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"And more importantly,"

Click. Click. Clack.

"Why did he leave me for it?"

Clack.

[Start from the beginning.]

Izaya sighed and recalled the series of events that lead him to his current situation.

"It started when Shizuo told me he met a certain 'look-alike', as he said..."