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Shizuo was more than nervous.
He couldn’t sleep as early as he wanted to do, instead he stayed up till he passed out at 4 am. Him waking up late wasn’t as much as a surprise, only giving him enough time to toast bread and change into his uniform before running off to the subway,
The plan was to catch the subway, to get there early so he won’t have be in a rush. But of course, luck never has been in his favor and he missed the only public transportation available to be in class in time. Only after five minutes of taking deep breathes did he finally started making his way to the school by foot. By the time he got there, he was already late for homeroom by ten minutes. Not sure if he could just walk in the classroom, he stood outside in silence.
As each second goes by, he got more nervous. Everything starts feeling so surreal now, the uniform he’s wearing reminds of the lonely times he went through in high school. He just got out of high school in glee just three years ago, only to jump back to a high school uniform and start the experience again.
No
Shizuo can’t go back to just barely trying to get through high school, he has to actually try and make connections to make his assignment a success. He actually have to be a somewhat social person to go around and find out who’s selling drugs.
Shizuo never talked to anyone other it being necessary or it being family. Kasuka is easy to talk to, for he never judge or show emotions. Kasuka shows indifference when others would be disappointed when he lose his temper. But to deal with people who can express their displeasure and perhaps make him feel small, Shizuo feels like it's harder to breath with just the thought.
“Excuse me,” Shizuo looked up and see the teacher who was about to exit the room. He must be the homeroom teacher. “Are you Heiwajima Shizuo?”
“Um-yes.” Shizuo gave a weak smile, hoping he actually seem like a high schooler instead of someone in their twenties.
“Well, just come on in!” The man smiled, opening the door wide enough for Shizuo to enter the class. “Homeroom is just about to finish, so just introduce yourself and take a seat next to Orihara-san.”
“M-my name is Heiwajima Shizuo. You can just call me Shizuo and-um, I just transfer due to parents work so-um, yeah.” Shizuo wanted to facepalm at how badly he just did, regretting the waver in his voice and the multiple stuttering. And of course, his need to end things with an awkward ‘yeah’.
“Ohhhhhh!” Shizuo looked and flinched at how a girl started squealing, clapping her hands together before standing up. “You are like those ‘Looks tough and can kick ass, but is awkward and totally a carebear’ type of characters! You would make a perfect seme for-”
A hand covered her mouth by another student, a man who simply smiled at him before speaking. “Hi, Im walker and this is Erika. Though I kinda agree with your character, it would be a shame to drive you away with Erika’s rambling. Just consider as a welcome gift.”
There was an awkward silence, Shizuo stupidly mumbled ‘Thanks, I guess’ as a few students giggled, face palmed, or stay neutral. “Well,” The teacher started, picking up his things before smiling at Shizuo. “The only empty seat is next to Orihara-san, ask any questions you have to him. Good luck with your first day.”
Then the teacher left.
Unsure who’s Orihara, Shizuo looked around for the empty seat. When he glance at the back row, next to the window, he sees who he assume is Izaya. The man has raven hair, contrasting the pale and smooth skin he has.
Swallowing thickly, he made his way to his seat, feeling eyes land on him as he sat down. Just as he sat down, everyone minded their own business, chatting to each other before the next teacher comes in. Just as he was about to breath in and relax, Orihara talked to him.
“Call me Izaya, everyone does.” Shizuo looked up and couldn’t understand how the small smile make his eyes seem brighter than it already is. “So your name is Shizuo, right?”
“Y-yeah.” Shizuo replied, heart racing with anticipation. Right now, is the start of his assignment. He has to make sure conversations move smoothly, even if he’s an awkward person. “Nice to meet you.”
“And the same to you,” The other purred, eyelashes fluttering-can a man really have long and silky eyelashes like him?- against the pale of skin if his before the ruby eyes stare at Shizuo once again. “Shizu-chan~”
Heat came up to Shizuo’s face, stomach feeling light and fluttering in weird way. The anxiety from earlier crashing down, Shizuo barely hearing the words that pass through his mouth. “You piss me off.”
“Oh?” Izaya replied in a shocking tone, lips curling up in a smirk. “And here I thought we could be good friends.”
Before Shizuo could said anything back, a teacher came in, asking all the students to pull out the due math homework. The entire class groaned in unison, Shizuo and Izaya glaring at each other as they do so (more like Shizuo did the glaring as Izaya smirked).
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“Ah~ I seriously thought she was gonna burn my poor baby!” Erika sighed, cradling her so called ‘baby’ in her arms once she half sat on Kadota’s desk and half lean on it. Izaya scowled at the sight of the BL manga before setting his eyes on the new transfer, placing his arm on Kadota’s desk and leaning his weight on it without bothering with scooting the stolen chair of a neighboring desk closer.
“Wished she actually did it, that way it would save me the trouble of doing it myself.” Izaya smiled softly as Shizuo glanced at his phone, maybe looking forward for the five minute to pass by, and keep glancing out the window, glaring at the empty spot in Izaya’s desk. I hope the beast isn’t missing me too much~
“Wha, you’re too mean at times. Right, Dotachin?!” Kadota glanced up from Izaya, sighing as Erika stared at him with a gleam in her eyes.
“What happened this time?” Kadota slightly regretted asking, gaining amused glances from the others. When he sneak a glance at Izaya, he frowned when Izaya seem to pay no attention to him.
“Erika tried to read one of those mangas,” Shinra explained, smiling at his phone before looking back up at Kadota. “Only to be caught by the teacher, surprisingly she simply just took it away before giving it back at the end of the class. She’s just now complaining how little Izaya seems to care right now.”
“Ah,” Kadota said, nodding as Erika held her manga even more tighter. “I guess it’s your fault since you know that reading that type of stuff here shouldn’t be allow. I’m surprise she didn’t held it till the end of school.”
“It’s the miracle of supporting boy love! Bet the teacher agree me with it and couldn’t bare to separate me and my baby.”
Kadota just ignored her and looked back at Izaya, not entirely pleased to see him still staring at the transfer. “Izaya,” He called out placing a hand on the raven’s shoulder. “Oi, are you alright? You keep staring at the transfer student for a while now.”
When Izaya finally looked up, he held a strange brightness in his eyes and a small smirk on his lips. It's been awhile since anyone of them saw Izaya this happy and mischief at the same time. “Better than ever, Dotachin~!”
Kadota never was as glad in hi life to hear his nickname from the raven, yet he drew his lips to a straight line together and refrain from smiling. “Don’t call me that.” Izaya only gave him a wider smirk in return, turning his focus back on the group.
“So you guys are going to be staying after school again?” Izaya asked, Kadota raising a brow at the question but nod his head. “Good, I’ll be waiting at the usual place.”
“Why did you ask?” Shinra grinned, placing his chin on his hand. “You always know when we stay after school, so what’s the point of asking?”
Izaya only shot him a smirk, and place a finger on his lips deviously. “That’s a secret for me to know and you to find out~!”
“Eh, but i tell you everything about my beloved Celty so it should only be fair if you tell me!” Shinra whined, only to brighten up when he heard his phone gave a quiet beep. “That reminds me, she’s asking me if it's okay to cook again and I can’t wait to get home today!”
No one missed the shudder and look of horror Izaya had before he looked away in disgust, setting his eyes on the blonde again. “Seriously, I have no idea how you like her cooking.”
“It’s because her cooking is full of love that it’s blasting in flavor~!” Shinra shouted, gaining strange looks from the ones around them. Shinra continued smiling brightly, ignoring them as his friends just shook their head or stare at him with admiration.
“The power of love is just wonderful~” Erika sang out as a sigh, slowly opening her manga as she spoke. “I just can’t wait to see the power would do to our Izaya when he starts dating that Shizuo guy~!”
That got Izaya attention, glaring at her before sighing. “ Don’t be pairing me off with brutes, it's not a funny joke.”
“What’s this?” Shinra questioned, grinning as his eyes held a mischief look. “Not once did you decided to not amuse us by playing along with Erika’s pairing and ships, anything to say?”
“He’s a brute, that’s all.” Izaya hissed at Shinra as Erika’s eyes brighten up. “This is just the first time she tried setting me up with a beast.”
“Or!” Erika shierk, Kadota flinched as he covered his ears in a poor way to save his ear drums. “You developed an interest with him and now you’re being a tsundere~!”
Izaya rolled his eyes and thought it would be best to ignore her, trying to deny that would only make him more suspicious.