SpellBound

(3rd Person P.O.V)

"... Mmn... "

Izaya awoke from his sleep for the second time, slowly rising into a sitting position, mind still trying to accept the fact that Hermione was Shizuo's girlfriend. He scanned the room, wondering why Crabbe, Goyle, Malgoy and even Blaise weren't still around.

"Why do I feel like I'm forgetting something..?"

"..."

"Oh... Oh, shit!"

The ravenette sprang out of bed, thankful that he'd fallen asleep in his clothes. He hurridly raced out of the Slytherin dungeons, rushing up the stairs. Man, he was such an idiot! How could he of forgotten? When did Izaya Orihara forget something? Once again, the group were heading out to Hogsmeade, except this time around, they were being joined by Shinra, Kadota, Erika and Togusa, the last three Shizuo still had yet to meet.

The auburn-eyed male made it to the entrance gate, where everyone was already waiting. Well, almost everyone.

"And speak of the devil, here he is!"

The voice of Blaise Zabini rang out through the morning air, making the rest of the group turn to the gate.

"Yo~ho Izaya-kun!" Shinra greeted, nearly jump-hugging the raven, who side-stepped. He wasn't in the mood for any contact. He plastered a fake smile on.

"Well, better late than never, Izaya." Kadota quipped, Erika popping up behind him, making the auburn-eyed teen blink.

"Iza-Iza! I haven't seen you in ages!" the girl squealed. "Me, Walker and Togusa only got back at the start of the winter break!" Erika went off babbling about where the trio went and what they saw, all of it flowing through one ear and out the other.

"Hey Izaya, I thought Shizuo would be with you." Goyle inputted, Crabbe nodding along.

"No. Unfortunately not." the raven male replied.

'He's probably ditching us to spend time with Hermione...'

"Oi! Sorry I'm late, but I'm here now!"

Shizuo appeared from seemingly out of nowhere, he was running towards the group, his clothes looking slightly messy and hurriedly put on.

"Yo, everyone!" the blonde exclaimed happily, slinging an arm around Izaya's shoulders, surprising his friend. The tall male than spotted the three new teens he'd never met, and turned to them. "Oh, I'm sorry, but who are you?"

"Hi. I'm Yumasaki Walker, 'tis a pleasure to meet you!" one of the two boys said, bowing in a very exaggerated fashion.

"And I'm Saburo Togusa." the other new boy introduced, smiling slightly.

"Hello, Shizu-Shizu! I is Erika Karisawa!"

The mocha-eyed male paused for a moment to let their names sink into his memory.

"Well then, it's nice to meet you all. I'm guessing these guys told you about me already, but I'll introduce myself anyway. My name Shizuo Heiwajima." Shizuo smiled, still having his arm around Izaya.

"Well, now that we've acquainted ourselves, can we get going? I wanna get something for my love." Shinra stated loudly, to which everyone sighed at.

"Right, we should start off now." Kadota agreed, the group now setting off. "Apparently there's a small Christmas fair being held in Hogsmeade today. I think it's a promotional thing, or something."

"Ooh! A fair!" Pansy gushed, walking alongside Erika. "I can't wait to see it!"

The teens kept talking along the way, Izaya and Togusa remaining mostly silent. Shizuo was content with how the day was progressing, happily chatting and getting to know the three new members. Pansy had gotten Erika to ship Shizaya with little effort, and the two were now fangirling over it.

"Who heard the howls of the wolf last night?" Kadota questioned, starting off another conversation.

"I did!" Blaise exclaimed excitedly, raising his hand. "Well, first Izaya woke me up when he woke up, but then I heard another howl nearly straight after the one that woke Izaya."

"I heard it too." Walker added in. "At first, I thought it was a werewolf, but then I remembered Kyouhei told us about it."

"Wow... I didn't hear a thing..." Shizuo commented.

"I wanna know what it looks liiiike~!" whined Erika after hearing what the boys were chatting about, crossing her arms.

"What if it looked like Pluto!" Walker suddenly spouted.

"Pluto?" Malfoy questioned, bewildered by the suggestion.

"No, imagine if it looked like Alucard's dog form!" the dark-brown haired girl retorted.

"That's a dog, not a wolf!"

"Still! Just-"

"Okay, now I am thoroughly confused." Crabbe said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Everyone is." Shizuo stated, turning to Izaya. "You wouldn't have any idea, would you?"

The raven jolted in surprise at being addressed out of the blue and looked up at his taller companion.

"Huh..?"

Shizuo tried to hold back a blush at the face Izaya made. The blonde just wanted to hug him right there in the spot... Which is what he did because, why not?

"Eh..? Sh-Shizu-chan?"

Izaya was now sporting a cherry red face as his friend had wrapped his arms around his waist. The rest of the group glanced over, the two females giggling madly at the pair.

"Isn't that adorable!"

"Shizaya is my new OTP!!!"

"It is my first and only OTP!"

The younger of the two was puzzled. He thought Shizuo was with Granger... So, why was he hugging him? Was it just a friend hug? The raven slowed his pace so he could hang back a bit, away from the group. The taller male noticed the change of pace but didn't care, choosing to hug Izaya tighter.

"Nē, Shizu-chan.." The auburn-eyed teen called softly, his blush fading but still pink enough to be able to recognise.

"Hm? What is it?" Shizuo tilted his head to the side, a questioning light in his eyes.

"...Are you with..." Izaya looked down and mumbled the rest of the sentence, half-hoping Shizuo didn't hear the rest of the sentence.

"Why would you think that..?"

Oh. He did hear the rest of the sentence... Crap.

"...Well... I saw you with her at the jewelers... And she came out with a ring and thanked you... So..."

The blonde's eyes widened and Shizuo let out a small laugh, making Izaya look up.

"I lent her some money to help her buy the ring, that's why she was thanking me, silly." the mocha-eyed teen smiled and rested his head on top of the ravenette's, nuzzling into it. Izaya blushed again, a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance, the last directed at himself. Now he felt stupid, jumping to a conclusion like that.

"Haah... That's really it?" Izaya asked sheepishly. Shizuo nodded. The raven sighed. "Now I feel like an idiot..."

"Aww, it's okay, Flea. It's natural to jump to the worst possible answer when you love someone~" the blonde teased, shifting his position so he was hugging the younger male from behind.

Izaya chose not to reply, instead opting for pouting. The silence and no denial from the raven about loving Shizuo made the taller male feel more confident about his confession tonight. He was now more excited than nervous.

"Hey look! We've arrived!"

Malfoy had announced the group's arrival at Hogsmeade to around half the village, causing the pair to stop what they were doing and look over to the ice grey-eyed teen. The main streets of the village were covered in stalls, all housing different items and attractions. Enchanted toys and equipment were advertised everywhere. The place was bustling with people, quite a few of them students from the school.

"Oh wow! It's already twelve yet it's packed!" Blaise exclaimed, amazed.

"There is just so much people!" Pansy said, looking around.

"Well, we would've gotten here sooner if it wasn't for the two idiots who were late..." Kadota looked around for Izaya and Shizuo, wanting to throw a pointed gaze at the duo... Only to find they weren't with them.

"Um guys..? Where is -"

"Iza-Iza and Shizu-Shizu have gone off on some lover escapades!"

"Oh my God, Erika! You're completely right!"

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Meanwhile...

"Shizu-chan! H-hang on!"

Izaya was being pulled through the crowd by the Durmstrang transfer, who was determined to do something together. The blonde had asked Izaya if he wanted to spend the day with him. The raven had replied with a stuttered 'yes', which made Shizuo promptly grab Izaya's wrist and sneak pass their inter-house group, off into the fair.

"Right, sorry." Shizuo apologized meekly. "Was I going too fast for you, Flea?"

"N-no..."

"Umm, Flea. I don't know why, but I have the biggest urge to hug you today..."

"...Do you want to hug me..?" Izaya asked, trying to look amused while blushing. All that did was make Shizuo laugh at his attempt.

"I'd hug you without asking, Flea, but since you offered~."

Izaya spluttered and threw his hands up in the air. The blonde seemed to be in a particularly playful mood, already flirting with him at this time. It's not like he minded though... The raven could say he enjoyed it.

He murmured incoherently, moving slighty closer to the blonde student. Shizuo took the movement as an agreement that he could hug Izaya, and once again put his arms around the raven.

"So," the mocha-eyed teen began, talking into Izaya's ear and making yet another blush blossom across the younger male's features. "Do you wanna pick what stall we go to first?"

Izaya cleared his throat as he tried to speak. "I... Ahem... I don't mind..." the raven said quietly. A few seconds passed before his stomach voiced it's preference. After not eating dinner and skipping breakfast today, the auburn-eyed male was hungry. Izaya knew he could easily magic up some food... He just couldn't do drinks.

"...Actually, can we get something to drink? I have the food covered."

"Sure, Flea." Shizuo smiled at Izaya, who nodded.

"What kind of drink do you want?" the blonde asked as his gaze traveled from stall to stall. The younger male paused to think about it and decided quickly.

"Is there any hot chocolate stalls?" Izaya asked as it was the first warm drink that came to mind. "I would like a cup of it, even if it's sweet."

Shizuo was still scanning each stand, and started searching for his friend's request. Fortunately, a hot drink stall came to view and the blonde male wordlessly brought the younger teen towards it. Izaya, upon seeing there was coffee, visibly perked up.

"Hot chocolate, was it?" Shizuo said as they reached the end of the line for the little stand.

"I think I would prefer to get coffee. I do like it quite a bit." the auburn-eyed male replied.

"Never tried it."

That statement made Izaya look up and gape at his companion. Coffee was his main energy source in the past, and while food was now his main, coffee still played a very important part in his daily schedule. The ravenette just simply couldn't imagine his day without the daily two to three cups. Well, he could, but the male forsaw a very bad day.

"Well, why don't you try it, Shizu-chan?" Izaya asked as they moved up the line.

"Mmn, I dunno." Shizuo shrugged his shoulders. "Probably because I was never bothered to."

"Really now? Well, how bout we change that, nē?" The smaller male smirked slightly. "Today, Shizu-chan, you will try coffee."

"Fine..." the mocha-eyed teen agreed, trailing off at the end and smiling. "But on only if you drink a bit of hot chocolate."

"Tch... deal." the other huffed, not at all happy with the thought of such a sweet beverage entering his body. After a couple of minutes the pair were at the top of the line. They quickly bought their drinks and left to find somewhere to sit. The duo settled on a bench near Honeydukes, Shizuo sitting down first while Izaya eyed the sweet shop and was more reluctant. The raven really did not want to be dragged into the horrid confectionary.

"Flea, here. You can go first." The cup of hot chocolate was held in front of him, his partner looking at him expectantly. Izaya sighed and placed the straw in his mouth, taking a sip. The sweetness made his eyes widen. Did Shizuo add more sugar? It sure felt like the blonde did. The younger teen let go of the straw, positive that he was now diabetic because of the intake of who knows how much sugar.

"Too sweet for your fancy, flea?" the blonde questioned. Izaya simply nodded and handed the hot chocolate back, which Shizuo started drinking. The raven glanced over to his friend who was sucking the hot liquid through the straw and looked away before he started staring. Izaya than remembered why he had bought coffee as well and turned to the blonde, catching the other's attention.

"You said you'd try coffee." the auburn-eyed teen stated, holding up the cup to the mocha-eyed teen, who blinked.

"Ah, I did say that, didn't I?" Shizuo said, staring at the beverage in the Slytherin's hand. The blonde than took the cup and tasted it, the liquid in the straw slowly entering his mouth. Shizuo shuddered and held the cup away from himself at arm'a length.

"Ugh, that tasted disgusting and bitter. Next time, I am adding a load of sugar." The taller male handed the coffee back, which Izaya sipped, and grinned.

"Well, at least I got two indirect kisses."

If the ravenette had no clue about manners, the hot drink would be all over his companion. Luckily, he had the brains to swallow and choke out a startled 'what?!'. Shizuo had a calm expression on his face, and opened his mouth to speak.

"An indirect kiss. You know, when a person puts their mouth on something and than another person does the same afterwards."

Izaya waved his hand frantically. "I know what it is, Shizu-chan, but why would you say that?"

"Oh... than why'd you say 'what'? And what else would you call it?"

"..."

The taller of the two sighed and asked another question. "Do you have another name for it?"

Again, no reply. Izaya seemed to be lost in his mind and his face was turning a pinkish colour. The Gryffindor watched, amused, as the raven's face coloured more and more.

"...Are you even paying attention to me?"

"..."

"Geez, your face is so red, you aren't sick, right?"

Meanwhile, all that was going through Izaya's mind was, well, this:

'OhmygodIsharedanindirectkisswithShizu-chan!HowdidInotrealise?Shameitwasjusttha-NO!DonteventhinkofanactualkissFuckfuckfuck,itsoundssohot~Shit!Icanfeelmyselfstartingtoblush!AndShizu-chanisaskingmequestionsIneedtoanswer!Aghfuckmylife!'

Let's say they lost five or ten minutes to this, Shizuo spouting out random statements and literally saying whatever he wanted, most flustering the raven, even though they were pretty innocent questions and sentences. The blonde just... had a way with words. And a very good voice to go with it.

"I~za~ya~kun~, can we hurry up~? We don't have much time for this~"

"Flea~. Do you have any milk~?"

"Will you come with me~?"

Those comments continued, Shizuo having the time of his life. The blonde was getting bored though, and leaned closer so he could murmur something into the smaller's ear.

"Love, please snap out of whatever flustered daze you're in. I may be good looking, but I'm not that good looking. Also, I'll make you mine tonight~." The older teen practically growled the last part, which finally elicited some sign of life in the raven which wasn't the growing blush on his face. Izaya yelped and covered his ear as Shizuo pulled away, satisfied with the now moving teen.

"You okay now?" the blonde asked. "I thought you were coming down with something for a second, what with the redness of your face."

"R-right... I apologise." To say the ravenette felt foolish was an understatement. He had sat in the same spot for ten minutes, blushing like crazy over how sexy his friend sounded and an indirect kiss.

"Don't worry about it. Oh, your coffee has gotten cold." Shizuo pointed out. The raven threw it in the bin beside them, his friend downing the rest of the contents from his own beverage.

"Well, now what should we do, flea?" Izaya shrugged and looked down, still kicking himself over the completely idiotic action (or rather, lack of action) and blush that had covered his face. Shizuo frowned as he could sense the smaller raven's negative emotions for himself.

"Look Izaya. Don't beat yourself up over a little stare. You didn't embarrass yourself at all. In fact, you just showed me more of your adorableness." The taller male pulled the other into his lap, making the raven squeak. Shizuo than wrapped one arm around the auburn-eyed male and fished the box containing the necklace out of his pocket. The redness that had left the ravenette's cheeks had returned, and grew even more when he saw the box. He looked up at the blonde, and to his surprise, Shizuo was wearing a blush of his own.

"I was meaning to do this tonight, but oh well..." Shizuo paused and  cleared his throat. "Even though I've only known you for a few months... You've sparked something inside of me... I've had this spark for a while now... but I've never plucked up the confidence to tell you..."

Izaya could feel his heart pounding against his rib cage as loud as a drum. The raven was sure that Shizuo could hear it. He was buzzing with with happiness and hopefulness, pressing closer to the older's chest.

"Flea... Izaya..." Shizuo felt his cheeks warm even more as he closed his eyes and pushed the box into the other's hands.

"I think...I love you... and would very much like to date you... So, will you go out with me?"

Izaya's eyes lit up with every bit of happiness inside of him. Shizuo's eyes had widened when he felt another pair of lips against his own, but he soon closed them in bliss. Both teenagers poured all their feelings for each other into the kiss. The kiss that would signify the start of their relationship. All the longing, fondness, nervousness, uncertainty, love, passion, everything, every single feeling was put into it. Alas, all good things must come to an end. The raven reluctantly pulled away, beaming at Shizuo, who was smiling goofily.

"I would love to date you, Shizu-chan." Izaya answered, nuzzling into the blonde. The raven than looked down at the box in his grasp and let it sit in the palm of his hand. The arms that embraced the raven squeezed him gently yet firmly.

"I'm so... I don't even have the words to describe what I feel." Shizuo stated in a slightly shakey voice, the sheer joy of Izaya saying yes the cause of it.

"I feel like that too. It's like... I'm floating or something." The raven said softly. " Now Shizu-chan, what did you get me?"

"Why don't you see for yourself, flea~?" the blonde teased, smirking playfully. Izaya rolled his eyes and carefully took off the lid and set it aside, gasping at what was inside.

Inside neatly sat a little silver chain with a beautiful, snake attached to it, also silver. The body had small, tiny scales engraved into it and was detailed to perfection. The eyes were two, tiny emeralds.

The raven lifted the necklace up to see it fully. The two emeralds glinted in the light and Izaya caught something flash across the snake's body. He let the light hit bear the head again.

S...

Izaya than made the light run slowly over the scales and more letters appeared.

p...

e...

l...

l...

B...

o...

u...

n...

d...

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.

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...SpellBound...

"Do... Do you like it..?" Shizuo asked timidly. "I can change it if you don't..."

"Shizu-chan, I love it." Izaya declared, opening the clasp. "But, I'm going to need assistance with putting it on. Can you help?"

Shizuo nodded and took the two ends, fastening it securely around the raven's neck. He smiled warmly and nipped the rim of Izaya's ear, which in turn, made the younger blush once again.

"W-we should try find the others." the auburn-eyed male stuttered, standing up slowly. The blonde followed suit and stood up as well, interlocking their fingers and kissing the smaller of the couple on the cheek.

"Okay." Shizuo replied, burying his face into the younger's hair. "Mn~... Your hair is so fluffy~."

"Thanks?" the raven sighed and started to move, making the blonde have to cease his nuzzling. The pair set off to seek out the others hand in hand. It didn't take too long, as the two females of their group had found them first. Pansy and Erika dragged (after fangirling over the two holding hands and forcing them to tell them what had happened, of course.) the duo to the rest of them, who each aimed half glares at the couple. Said couple sheepishly apologised.

"Please, tell us why you ran off." Kadota commanded. "I think you owe us an explanation."

"Iza-Iza and Shizu-Shizu are now lovers!" Erika screamed as Pansy nodded excitedly. "Our ship is canon!!!"

Malfoy and the others winced at the girl's screaming and smirked. "Aww, how sweet~. You finally picked up on each other's affections."

"Congrats!" shouted Blaize giddily.

"Only three months and you managed to slip into Izaya's heart. How did you do it, Shizuo?" Kadota inquired, shaking his head. "You're probably his first."

"First kiss, first boyfriend, first bed partner~ Hey! Don't hit me!" Shizuo laughed when the raven whacked his arm lightly, face red with embarrassment.

"Then don't say things like that out loud... Bed partner, my ass... We're underage, Shizu-chan."

"Oh, so I'm gonna have to wait a full three years? And it's not like a man can get pregnant, anyway."

"S-Shizu-chan!"

"And flea, yes, your ass. With my-Mmph!"

Izaya had quickly covered the taller male's mouth, stopping the blonde from saying anymore.Blaise was laughing with Crabbe and Goyle while Malfoy's smirk widened. Kadota just smiled while Togusa and Walker tried to keep a non-anime related conversation going. Erika... had somewhat passed out and Pansy seemed to be having a spasm attack.

Lick...

...

"DON'T lick my hand!"

The smaller teen pulled his hand away from his boyfriend, who was smirking.

"Why did you do that?" Izaya asked, looking around at the group.

"Well, how else would I have gotten your hand off my mouth?"

The ravenette mumbled incoherently and huffed out a breath of air. Shizuo simply gave him a chaste kiss on the lips and hugged the male from behind.

"I solemnly swear I am up to no good~." the blonde whispered into the auburn-eyed teen's ear before pulling away. Izaya was stuck between kissing or hitting the taller, and chose to just cross his arms and pout. The comment Shizuo had uttered was random, but it made Izaya blush, all the same.

"Anyway, let's try explore the fair together, this time." Kadota suggested, eyeing Shizuo and Izaya. "No running off, I mean it."

"Right!"

With that, the multi-house group made their way around the fair, stopping at a few stalls along the way. There was games and practically everything you could imagine. Before anyone knew it, it was nearly four o'clock, meaning dinner would be served in half an hour or so. And since it was Christmas Eve, well, who would want to miss the meal? And the day after, there would be an even bigger feast to look forward to.

So, the group headed back to the castle, all content with how the day had progressed. It took them that full half hour to get back to Hogwarts as they somehow lost Shinra halfway and needed to backtrack to Hogsmeade. When they found the brunette, he was purchasing a trinket for the dullahan of the forest, named Celty. He was than made listen to Walker's rants on anime, where even Shinra could only take so much of. Once they finally arrived in the Great Hall, they all split to their respective tables. Well, Pansy and Erika went somewhere to chat. Izaya and the rest of Malfoy's gang went to sit with the two Sixth-years they knew, who were curious about how their day went.

"Pardon me, but, why does Izaya seem so... elated this evening?" Shiki questioned politely.

"S' probably 'cause he spent most of the day with the beast." Akabayashi answered, trying to tick the raven off. Unbeknownst to him, nothing could knock Izaya out of his good mood.

"That might be one of the reasons, Aka, but please refrain from eating and talking at the same time. Manners are part of social etiquette, you know~. The one you call a beast knew that~." Shiki raised an eyebrow at the tone Izaya had used.

"Talkative as well, I see." the Sixth-year commented. "What has gotten you into this... Humorous attitude?"

"Can I..?" Blaize piped up, to which Izaya nodded in approval. "You see, Izaya here got a lover~."

"Oh really now? Who has peaked and intrigued the great Izaya Orihara, I wonder?" Shiki said aloud, taking a bite out of his steak and swallowing.

"Who is she? Someone I know?" Akabayashi asked, frowning when the raven smirked.

"It is someone you know, Aka, but 'she' is actually a 'he'."

"Huh?!"

"Well, that is new. I thought your mother was against that sort of thing, Orihara."

Their reactions amused Izaya as he felt himself slip back into his sadistic personality. The other Fifth-years didn't like it when the raven became like this... Cold and cruel, an evil air to himself.

"Well, maybe I'm feeling a little rebellious, hmm~? Always having to obey rules can be such a bore, I want something exciting to happen~"

"So... You're just using whoever..?" Shiki spoke slowly.

"No." Izaya denied firmly. " I... really do care for him... He's such a sweetheart to me." The ravenette seemed to go into a daze for a few seconds thinking about Shizuo, a true smile playing on his lips while his eyes lit up with happiness and joy. The change in his aura was sudden and threw everyone for a loop. It was strange to see Izaya switch so quickly.

"Is it Shizuo?" the Red Demon asked quietly, glaring at the raven.

"Um, yes. It's Shizuo." the auburn-eyed teen confirmed, a light pink dusting his cheeks as he averted his eyes and started picking out his food.

"Tch... Well, good luck not getting killed by the bastard." the red-head snorted, causing Izaya to shoot a piercing glare at the older male.

"What is your problem with Shizu-chan?" the teen asked, still glaring. "Do you seriously hate him just because he's beaten you countless of times?"

"Hmph, like you'd believe me if I told you." Akabayashi snapped.

"I think it is time for Aka and I to depart." Shiki suggested, standing up. "Come and be a good boy, Aka." The brunette gestured for the other to stand, which the red-head did, grabbing both of their bags angrily.

"See you around." Malfoy said, speaking for the first time they arrived back at the Slytherin table, plate already cleared of the food he'd chosen. Izaya's eyes narrowed as he watched the two Sixth-years leave, annoyance prickling inside of him. The ravenette had a suspicion that they knew something for a while, but had never gotten the chance to ask.

"Hey Izaya, you gonna eat something?"

The auburn-eyed male was pulled from his thoughts as Crabbe pointed at the food in front of the raven.

"Mmn, I don't think I'm hungry anymore." Izaya replied as he spotted Shizuo leaving the Hall. The raven teen than excused himself from the table to catch up with his lover, who turned to see the smaller male.

"Hey flea." the blonde smiled, ruffling Izaya's hair and pulling him into a hug. "I wanna go somewhere private, wanna join me?"

"I'd love to, Shizu-chan." The raven was soon being tugged gently to a desolate corridor, Shizuo seeming excited. Izaya was wondering where they were going and blushed at a certain thought when he realised they were going to be alone.

'Slow down there, Izaya. You've only started dating. Plus, you were the one who told him to wait until you're eighteen...'

...

'I regret saying that...'

While Izaya was thinking this, Shizuo was also wondering how he should summon The Room Of Requirement.

'Okay... So... I need a room for... What do I need it for?' Shizuo thought. 'I have already confessed so... Oh, I need a room to spend quality time with my boyfriend.'

Izaya watched in awe as a door suddenly started to slowly form in front of them.

"Oh, it worked. Cool." Shizuo said, smiling. "That's a relief. I'll have to thank Hermione for telling me about it."

Izaya wordlessly moved forward and pushed open the door, entering the room and grabbing Shizuo.

"Lets see what it looks like, Shizu-chan." the raven said, looking around to the blonde, who somehow stumbled over his own feet.

"Oi, do-"

Shizuo fell on top of the younger raven, who squawked out in surprise.

"Damn... Sorry flea." the blonde apologized, standing up and offering a hand, which Izaya accepted, albeit disentoriated. He shook his head slightly and looked around the room curiously. From the ceiling hung a crystal chandelier. The walls were a dark green with lighter, faintly imprinted designs. There was a fireplace and a mantelpiece, the fire lit and crackling quietly. There were quite a few bookcases scattered around, along with an armchair and a couch near the fireplace. If anything, it looked like the perfect place to read a good book.

"Well, this wasn't what I was expecting but... Ah, no matter." Shizuo ran a hand through his hair and walked over to the couch, lying down onto it ad closing his eyes, feeling drowsy. "Why does this place feel like a library...? Actually, I think I know why..."

Izaya didn't mind the form the room had taken and had started looking through the books, admiring the wood of the shelves. In his opinion, Shizuo couldn't have wished for a better place. The warmth of the fire made it feel cosy and complete, somewhere to just relax and snuggle with your lover.

When the ravenette looked up to find Shizuo, he couldn't spot the tall male anywhere. Confused, the auburn-eyed teen shifted towards the couch and absentmindly sat down.

"Shiz-"

"Guah! Flea?!"

"Shizu-chan?!"

Izaya jolted up and scrambled to a standing position, eyes wide with shock. A now very disgruntled blonde was splayed across the couch, rolling his eyes.

"Well, now I'm awake." Shizuo quipped, propping himself up with his left arm, stifling a yawn.

"Sorry about that..." Izaya mumbled, flushing a light pink.

Shizuo yanked the younger male back down, pulling the other into a hug while lying down. The blonde pressed Izaya to his own body, nuzzling into the smaller's hair. The ravenette hesitanly wrapped his arms around Shizuo, feeling like he was floating.

The pair stayed like that for a while, comfortably lying in each other's embrace. Soon, Shizuo got restless and remembered that his boyfriend was ticklish and happily pursued his newly set goal of trying to find every part of Izaya's body that was ticklish. The raven hadn't liked Shizuo's form of entertainment and ended up being chased around the whole room. In the end, the blonde had been accidentally transformed into a mouse, which surprised the younger. He hadn't expected it to work and spent a good several hours trying to find Shizuo.

"Shizu-chan, please stop hiding... It's a quarter to nine now, and we have to get back to our dorms." Izaya tried for the nth time, sighing.

Yet again, there was no reply.

The raven decided to fold up the other's clothes and place them on the armchair, resuming to the search for the mouse. Izaya worry only grew with every second, not liking the lack of response from his lover.

A small, soft snore made Izaya's hearing refocus. It had come from behind a bookcase that was near the corner of the room. The ravenette ran over to the books and poked is head around it.

'Oh Shizu-chan, you are so dea-'

What Izaya saw stopped his train of thoughts. There, in a bed, was the blonde male, covered by two or three layers of sheets. Shizuo had fallen asleep,one arm hanging off the side of the bed, his hair covering one eyelid. He had expected to see the blonde asleep, but not in a bed. More along the lines of, still as a mouse and curled up in the corner. Izaya moved closer, calling the other's name. The mocha-eyed teen seemed to be a deep sleeper, as he didn't even twitch in response.  The younger male moved closer again, attempting to push his boyfriend's arm back onto the bed. Suddenly, in a split second, Izaya was under the blankets with Shizuo, being hugged tightly, back facing the blonde.

"Shizu-chan..! You're awake..?"

The older male simply grunted and spooned the other, burying his face into Izaya.

"Sleep now... Flea... Talk in... The morn... ing..." And just like that, Shizuo was out like a light. The raven huffed and pressed himself up against the blonde's body, feeling the other's body heat envelope him. He let his eyelids close.

'Mmn... This... Is nice... So warm... And comfortable... I'll stay here... Just for tonight... '

The ravenette felt himself slowly drifting off to sleep, content with being spooned. The soft rhythm of his lover's breathing calmed his mind, and a sense of security passed through Izaya as he finally lost consciousness, succumbing to a light slumber.

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