Izaya walked casually to the park, trying to decide if he wanted Shizuo to be there or not. When he saw the shock of blonde hair that could only belong to the bodyguard, his steps slowed. Inhaling deeply, he went and sat next to Shizuo on his bench, not looking at him as he did.

"Do you think other birds hate cuckoo birds?" the bodyguard asked. Izaya didn't respond so he continued, "I mean, they destroy nests, break eggs, demand a lot and don't give much back. If anything, they grow up to wreak that havoc on other nests with their children."

Izaya chuckled. "You're not a bird, Shizu-chan. You're a monster."

Shizuo growled. "You don't understand. I'm not like—"

Izaya didn't want to listen to a speech so he kissed the blonde to cut him off. As Shizuo gave him a shocked look he said, "You're not a bird because you're not allowed to be. You're not allowed to be human, Shizu-chan."

The bodyguard snorted and turned away saying, "Right, because you love humans."

Izaya snarled, "No!" The blonde turned to look at him and he continued, "If you were just a bird then I would love you like the rest of them, yes. But you aren't human, you're Shizuo. If you weren't then I would be showing favoritism!"

Shizuo laughed and lifted an eyebrow.

"Besides," Izaya went on, "it wouldn't be interesting if you were like the rest of them. No one else is so fun to tease and manipulate. No one else is worthy enough."

"And you don't show favoritism by playing with those Mikado and Masaomi kids? How do humans become worthy of your love anyway?"

"My love for humans is unconditional," Izaya deflected, "but my love for you is not."

Shizuo paused at the same time Izaya did. Both the informant and bodyguard were absorbing what he just said. Izaya was mentally yelling at himself for confessing in such a cheesy way.

Shizuo barked out a laugh again and leaned toward the smaller male. "You love me?" he smirked.

Izaya said nothing. He wasn't about to say something stupid or even blush and ruin his image.

Shizuo leaned forward and their lips connected. He didn't let Izaya pull away and instead whispered into his ear, "I win flea."

Izaya forced his face away and growled, "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

The bigger male laughed again, his laugh starting to annoy Izaya. "I was waiting for you to say it first, flea. No way was I going to confess first like some girl!"

Izaya rolled his eyes. "Well I didn't run away and pout like a toddler! Besides it's not like I'm the girl in this relationship anyway." Shizuo shot him a look and he continued, "You were a very cute bottom that night you came crawling to me drunk. We should do it that way more often."

Shizuo scoffed and said, "Not likely, flea. It wouldn't have happened if I wasn't drunk."

"I think you enjoyed it and don't want to admit it."

Again Shizuo snorted and rolled his eyes.

Izaya moved to straddle the blonde. Leaning down, he kissed his lover fiercely. It didn't take more than a second for Shizuo to kiss back, his hands grabbing Izaya's ass.

"I want it my way tonight," Izaya whispered into his boyfriend's ear.

Shizuo chuckled and said back, "I'd like to see you make me."