"I will always want to be your friend Ito-chan!" I smiled letting my own tears fall from my face. "I'm happy Aoi-chan... I am very happy... I also want us to stay friends forever!" I said hugging my friend crying. Not long ago everyone had already come inside the room as well, now standing looking at us from behind. I promise... I am not going to do the same mistake ever again. I will not let anyone close to me get hurt ever again.
"Aoi-chan... I promise... I'll stay here with you so you don't have to worry! I'll never let anything else happen to you ever again!" Everyone's eyes widened at my words but I had already took my decision. Staying here with my best friend was the best choice I had. I abandoned her once and I am not going to do the same mistake. I'll stay here and make sure everything is in order. Nobody will get hurt that way and at the same time I will search about the book.
"A-are you sure Ito-chan? W-will you r-realy stay h-here with me?" Said Aoi between sobs and I wiped my own tears while nodding. "Of course. I meant everything I said." At that she jumped right at me crying even more. "Itoooo... I am soo happy!!!" She said and I showed a warm smile. "Me too Aoi-chan."
I felt something poke my shoulder and I turned to see Celty with her phone right in front of my face. "Are you serious about staying?" I nodded with a small smile on my lips. "Of course I am. I guess Ikebukoro kinda grow in me huh?"
"I'm glad about you but I hope you don't regret this choice of staying here. If I am not wrong you had already a job in Yokohama right?" Said Shinra standing beside Celty and I looked at the floor. "They will understand..." "What do you say about that Izaya? Huh?" Shinra asked Izaya and I looked up to see his reaction only to see him motionless and with widened eyes. Not too long after Shinra did the question Izaya turned and left the room without a word.
"What's up with him?" Said Shinra and I let out a sigh. "I'm going to find him." I got up from the chair and exited the room. I searched all around the apartment only to find him sitting at the edge of the rooftop. I walked towards him sat beside him. "Hey is everything okay?" I asked him but he kept looking ahead of him. "Are you sure about this? About staying here not returning to Yokohama." I nodded. "You heard me. I'm staying here."
At that Izaya brought his hand over his face covering completely his eyes and laughed. "I'm happy hahaha...I am very happy to know that... But please...promise me you'll never leave again." What is he talking about? Confusion was plastered all over my face as he just let his hand fall to the side revealing his red cheeks, now lookin completely towards the opposite direction of me.
"Izaya?" After some seconds he turned to look straight ahead and up at the once again dark sky. "Have you ever experienced the feeling of hating someone because you love them too much?" "Huh? No, I think not." He continued to look at the dark night sky with the bright moon lightening both of us. "Ito-chan... Whenever I look at you my heart beats faster and my mind can only focus in your presence. For my whole life I believed that I was interested in every human without exceptions but here we are. I came to have a liking to you that in the end became something more. I think I fell in love with you Ito-chan."
He said finally turning to look at me and I hoped he didn't. My face was a blushing mess. The outside wind seemed hotter all of the sudden and my body was afraid to move. Izaya just smiled seeing my reaction. Not a smirk but a genuine smile. "Ito-chan... I understand if you don't feel the same way but you can't stop me from being in love with you. I have accepted my feelings about you and that's okay. But before saying no... Please let me try something."
Without me being able to say something he leaned closer towards me and my eyes widened. I immediately shut my eyes and tightened my fists, at least until I felt Izaya's hand warp it self around my own making me relax to his touch. Unexpectedly, Izaya's kiss was gentle yet passionate as I felt a small shiver run down my spine. Once he let go I took a deep breath as my face was still feeling hot. My fingers unconsciously caressing my lips.
"I truly love you Ito-chan." He said quietly still holding my hand. I looked the other way immediately and felt my heart beat louder and louder. I took a deep breath and turned to look at him with a faint color of red. "I... I never thought you would come to feel that way towards me. I mean... I even hated you and blamed you for something you didn't. How... Just... Why do you love me?"
He took a look at the scenery of Ikebukoro and looked at me with a small smile. "I don't know." I looked at the moon and brought my other hand over to my face. That moment I felt like I wanted to disappear. "T-then make sure to know until we arrive home okay...?" At that Izaya's eyes widened and my face felt even more hotter as I was trying desperately to hide it. "I mean... I-I need a work right? Weren't you offering me to work as your assistant? ...If I do that I would have to stay at your p-place."
I felt Izaya's arms warp themselves around me holding me tight. Me still looking the other way around refusing to show my red face. "I'll be more that happy if you work with me." He said softly and I couldn't stop myself from not showing a small smile. "...Then I'll be in your care."
"Hey Izaya I was thinking... Do you think I should take the kid out of the jail?" After a month, I was already working for Izaya and also living with him. I would often visit Aoi to make sure she is okay as she was working once again at the same cafe. I also talked to the agency and told them that I quit. They weren't happy about it but they accepted my decision nonetheless.
"Hmm? The kid who was with the organization that attacked you?" I nodded. "Yes that's him." "If I remember correctly that kid has an ability, correct?" He said while still working in his laptop. "Yeah... I was thinking if it would be a good idea to take care of him. He is an orphan and doesn't have anyone by his side. Being in such an organization from such a small age...makes me empathize with him." "And that's why you want to take him in right?" "Yeah..."
After that I saw Izaya getting up from his sit and walk slowly towards me. He stood from behind the couch and me as he bended over beside my head close to my ear. "But what about me?" "H-huh?" "I want a kid too. Not just any kid. Our kid. Can't we have one?" I shoved him away and shook my head with a laugh, "Come on, that's not you. What do you want to say?" I questioned him and heard him laugh from behind me. "Haha... Sorry~ I was just teasing you. You know that I don't want something like that." "Tch, I know." I crossed my arms in slight annoyance as he came and sat beside me. "But if that's what you want to do, you can of course take him under your wing. But don't forget to take care of me as well." He said after a while and I turned and hugged him. "Thank you." "No problem..... But I will make him work." "There you go again." "You know that I love you right?" He asked hugging me close to him kissing the top of my head. "I know...and... I love you too."

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A Devil In Disguise (A Durarara and Bungou Stray Dogs crossover)
FanfictionIto Akamine is watching her life going upside down. Running away from her past life in Yokohama, Ito finds a new and more interesting way of life in Ikebukoro along with her friend Aoi who is basically a sister to her. Her new life is filled with dr...