Title: Blurry
Author: MistressKiko
Rating: M
Pairing: Shizuo x Izaya
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters!

THIS STORY CONTAINS MALExMALE RELATIONSHIPS. You have been warned.

Also contains two of my own characters, Charlo and Kiko.

Shizuo's POV

My apartment wasn't the biggest. One bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room was all it offered, but that was all I had ever needed. And it was cheap, so that was a plus.

It was off, though, sharing this small space with Izaya and Kiko. Kiko refused to sleep without her dad, and there wasn't enough room for them both on the couch, so I gave up my bed. It really didn't bother me much. I was just glad my couch was comfortable, even if my feet dangled off the edge when I would lye straight.

It was currently seven-thirty in the morning, and I was having trouble falling back to sleep. My body was chilled, but I was too tired to turn and grab the sheets that had fallen to the floor in the middle of the night.

I hadn't gotten much sleep last night. It was probably due to knowing there were people in my home. After living alone these past six years, it was weird saying "good night" to someone, yet it felt familiar at the same time because it was Izaya.

We used to stay over at each others' houses all the time, staying up all night talking, drinking, giving each other dares. It was always incredibly fun to play Truth or Date with someone like Izaya, because he would do or say anything without a second thought. The only scary part was when I was on the receiving end of a dare he conjured up. I was close to being thrown in jail three times because of his reckless dares and my stubborn nature.

But it was always a thrill; always something we'd laugh about later.

Damn I was so reckless.

And all of it seemed so far away now.

I heard the sound of a door opening, and saw Izaya emerge from the room rubbing his eyes. He shut the door quietly behind him, and then took notice of me.

The hell was he doing up so early?

"Morning," he said, looking unsure. Maybe he was feeling as weird as me, being in another person's house.

"Morning," I returned, stretching my arms. I really didn't see myself falling back to sleep, so I might as well get up. Izaya lightly scratched at his arms and sat on the edge of the couch.

"Do you get a newspaper or something? I want to look for a job," he asked as I sat up, yawning.

"I don't, but there's a lady next door that does. She's a sweet old broad; she'll let me borrow anything."

"If you ask her for things like that, I can see why," Izaya said with a smirk. I was confused until I saw his eyes traveling down. I followed that gaze, taking in my bare-chested and boxer-clad self, and I snorted.

"Still a little flirt?" I asked, grabbing my t-shirt from the back of the couch. With a little girl in the house, maybe I should changed my dress habits. I stood, heading for the kitchen.

"You mean do women still fall at my feet? Well duh," Izaya spoke egotistically, sliding off the couch to follow me.

Speaking of women...

I opened a cabinet, a little reluctant to bring up my next question.

"... where's Kiko's mom?" I asked, watching him closely. He leaned on the cabinet and looked at the floor.

"She's gone," Izaya responded with a flat tone.

"Gone?" I prodded. That could mean a million different things.

"Dead," Izaya clipped, looking pained, "I'd rather not talk about it right now."

I was afraid of that answer. It looked like it wasn't some random chick, either.

I couldn't even fathom Izaya in love, but I didn't question it further.

I interrupt this story to bring you an author's note. XD Sorry, had to have some chapter up to go along with FF net's rules, but this is mainly for the author's note.

Ok, so... I may have posted this a LITTLE too early. I was all happy with the reviews on Linger, so I got a little ahead of myself. Usually I plan all the major points of a story out before I write it. In this case, I didn't, not to mention this story was going to deal with drug usage aka something I have hardly any knowledge of. I have already thought of a different story, one that I find more interesting than where this one was going and also one that I have planned out more, so I do believe I will start working on this other story right away and put this one on hold. Don't worry, I'm still stuck in the Shizaya Durarara fanfic world, so I'm not straying from the series X3

Hopefully I will obtain more knowledge about what I need for this story and develop it more in the future. A big thank you to those who reviewed this first chapter and assured me that it was at least an interesting start ^_^

As much as I would love to just go update crazy like I did with Linger, college has officially started now (meaning I already have homework) so I cannot promise to be my fast self. But I shall try. :D