Kadota

This was supposed to be a normal day...

Why the hell is it not a normal day? Just, why?

Oh right... Today's the day I realize my feelings for Shizuka.

I've liked her for a long time. Hell, at this point, I want to say love, but that's pushing it, isn't it?

I guess its her spunk? Maybe her rare smile that she only shows to me? Is it the way she trusts me and confides in me when she needs to blow off some steam and she looks so damn cute doing so?

Not sure. All I know is, I've fallen for my best friend. And hard too.

"Dotachin~!" Shizuka whines. I feel my face flush at that nickname. Is this really Shizuka calling me that?

Then I feel a skull-breaking smack on my head. Yep... That's Shizuka alright.

"Dammit, idiot! Shinra and I have been trying to get you outta your stupid daydream for the past 4 blocks! Damn, is this chick you like that amazing?" She teases, oblivious to the fact that, yes, Shizuka is that amazing. I feel my face flush a deeper red at the thought of Shizuka holding my hand as we're walking together to school.

Shinra whistles. "Ahh, Shizu-chan hit it dead-on! So you are thinking about a girl! Well, spill. Who is she and why have you never told us this before?" Maybe because she's right next to us? Dammit Shinra, shut the hell up! Shizuka just looks at me with a concerned look for a half-minute and looks forward again

I grunt and will my face to go back to its normal shade. Why is she so damn cute?

The rest of the walk to school is mainly overrun by Shinra's constant one-sided conversation and Shizuka's occasional grunts in response. I was never a man of words anyways so it didn't matter whether I talked or not. In all honestly, I was observing Shizuka. The way she unknowingly sways her hips as she walks, how her slightly parted lips complimented her deep, brown eyes, her beautiful skin practically glowing in the bright morning light, and her chest...

Needless to say, when we arrived to school on our first day, I had a bruise on my cheek for the rest of the day. Shinra constantly asking if I was sick because me staring at someone's chest is uncharacteristic for someone like me. Hello? I'm a growing boy here!

We looked up at the class arrangements and thankfully, Shizuka and I are in the same class. Shinra got separated and he's doing nothing but whining about how our "wonderful trio" will no longer be a trio. Shizuka's still mad at me so she just walks to class without me and, being the hopeless idiot I am, I follow her.

Luckily for me, she's seated right in front of me. To say I'm mentally ecstatic would be an understatement.

Class went by like a blur. It was the typical introductions, basic lessons, etc. I'm not gonna be a cliché and say my mind was overrun by Shizuka and blah blah blah, but I am going to say that every little moves she made caught my attention almost immediately. Like how she tucked a hair behind her ear. That made my eyes snap up towards her and watch for anymore sudden movements. Hey, can you blame me?

Lunch break came and Shizuka and I waited on the rooftop for Shinra, like we agreed before the first day of school. She's forgiven me, thankfully, and we've managed small conversations here and there while waiting.

Finally, Shinra arrives, but with a guest. Ruby eyes glance at me and straight towards Shizuka. I hear a low, almost animalistic growl from her and I feel as if this guy was trouble already. His eyes linger on her longer and his smile breaks out into a grin. Okay, now I really do not like this guy.

"Good day, my dear friends! I hope you don't mind that I brought a new friend of mine! Shinra chirps happily, obviously not sensing the tension. "This is Izaya-san!" So that's red eye's name... "That's Kyohei Kadota." Shinra points to me, not noticing the scowl I'm wearing. He then points to Heiwajima Shizuka and I feel my heart drop as I see Izaya's grin widen, even if only a nanometer. "And that lovely miss right there is Shizuka! We usually call her Shizu-chan!"

"I hate your gut, already." She says flatly. Ouch.

Izaya walks up to Shizuka and I can already see her fists ball up and a vein popping. Shit... This isn't going to be good... Izaya's eyes dance with amusement as he notices her anger rising. Shinra, still as oblivious as ever, sits by me and take out his bentou.

"My, my! Aren't you a beautiful one. Would you mind if I call you 'Shizu-chan' as well? It has a nice ring to it." He leans downward and picks up a bit of her hair and kisses it!

Shizuka snaps and launch forward to snap his neck off his body, but he somehow dodges it!

"You damn flea! Don't touch me!" She yells. She grabs a piece of railing from the roof and crumples it under her grip. She rips it off its supports as if they were mere staples instead of heavy bolts and welding.

"Shizu-chan! Calm down! Izaya's only here to eat lunch with us!" Shinra calls out. She's obviously unphased by this and makes her way to attack Izaya again. He merely laughs it off and avoids her attacks. Hell, he even makes some jokes! Crazy idiot! He's out to get killed if he keeps pissing her off!

Shizuka jumps at him again, but only ends up stumbling. Her eyelids drop and she just falls!

"Sh-Shizuka?" I sputter. I run up to her to check her pulse only to find Shinra already next to her with a half empty needle. I stare incredulously. The hell, Shinra?

Izaya is already by her side and he's smirking down at her. I'm in shock, are these two working together?

"Aye... Don't worry, Kadota. I'm only sedating her before she goes out of control and destroy the whole school." Shinra looks up at me, smiling as if nothing out of the ordinary just happened.

…Okay, this stuff does happen pretty oft- What the hell is he doing?

Izaya lifts Shizuka up bridal style, and for a minute, I saw a genuine smile.

"She looks so calm...its almost endearing." Izaya mutters softly. Maybe he's not as much of an asshole as I thought... "Oh how nice it would be to take advantage of the situation and throw her off the roof!" I take it back... he's a dick.

My eye twitches violently and I want to save Shizuka from the hands of that fucking psycho! Shinra only pats Izaya on the shoulder and continues to wear that stupid smile on his face.

"Take her to the nurse and tell her she passed out for us, will ya?" What the hell, Shinra! You're trusting Shizuka with this freak? You've been taking too many of your own pills, haven't you!

"Will do!" And with that, he walks off, carrying her away from me...

"Ne, ne, Dotachin?" Shinra asks, trying to sound cute. Really, I don't believe that bullshit. I tear my eyes off of Izaya once he's out of view with Shizuka and look at Shinra. He's wearing a serious expression.

"Do you like our little Shizu-chan?"

Izaya

She's beautiful. That's all I can really think about as I first saw her on the rooftop, eating from her cute baby blue bentou. The way her eyes narrowed at the sight of me and how that beautifully content face contorted to a more hostile expression. Am I really that revolting?

Of course not.

Not only beautiful, but she was a fiesty one too. She was very fierce and violent after I merely displayed my infatuation. What girl gets mad at a guy like me kissing their hair? Shizu-chan apparently. Call me a masochist, but that only made me more intrigued with this fine specimen.

I'm one of those rare people who realizes their feelings almost right away. That feeling is far more than simple infatuation. I'm in love. Call me a hopeless romantic, but this is probably what they call 'love at first sight' ?

My, this is a problem. I'm going to have to break off of this feeling if I want to continue my usual life. I think to myself as I slowly carried an unconscious Shizuka to the nurse. Her lips were parted and her face was so calm... I had the urge to just press my lips onto her own but... I knew better. In addition to denying myself attachment to her, I do not want to be on bad terms with Kyohei-kun … yet.

Yes, I noticed it. Kyohei's crush on Shizuka.

Really, it was irritating, knowing that I have competition and that someone else will steal her attention. What a nuisance.

But I have absolutely no right to speak. She seemed fond of Kyohei-kun. She had a civil lunch with him. For me, however, she just flat out said those three words, I hate you, that took a blow at my heart. No kidding, my chest hurt after she said that and I felt my heart skip a beat or two.

Well I guess that's the most I'll get out of Shizu-chan for now. Maybe I can change that strong hatred to love? Who knows. All I know is that teasing her is fun. Might as well keep it up.

"Oh my! Is she okay?" The school nurse asks worriedly. She rushed over to us and leads me to the bed. I gently place Shizuka down and tell a little white lie to the nurse, who, by the way, believed it. I stayed by her side. Even after the bell rung, I stayed by Shizuka. The nurse insisted that I leave for class, but I assure her that I'll be fine.

Really, all I want to do is just watch her. She's so beautiful and calm. It feels as if this will be one of the only times I'll ever see her in this state and I want to ravish in it before we continue our little fight again.

The nurse leaves for a meeting and leaves me in charge of watching over her. I'm alone with her. She's unconscious and vulnerable. A part of me tells me to seize the moment and steal a kiss, another part tells me to antagonize her and make her welcoming party from dreamland very pleasant, and another part of me, the deranged teenage, male hormone, tells me to take advantage of her.

I listen to neither of them and just sit there and watch her sleep.

Its endearing and I don't think I'll get tired of it …