Sexiest Man Alive

9| Bad New Reports

Izaya Orihara, famous model and previously the #1 Sexiest Man for 5 years...is gay???

Izaya stares at the TV and spits out his chocolate milk. He wiped his mouth on his sleeve and blinked at the screen. That was fast. He didn't expect the news to pounce on him the next day. Maybe a few days or so...but he really went viral overnight as people wondered about his "mysterious man."

"This is going to be a nightmare," Izaya sighed and leaned back on his couch. At least Shizuo wouldn't be bothered by the press. Was he going to lose jobs for this? Probably. A lot of his projects involved working with others. If they thought he was gay they wouldn't want to be in the same picture...or even the same room...for fear of catching his gayness or something.

He sighed again and sprawled out on his couch. He missed Shizuo. He would never tell the man that himself but- he couldn't deny his feelings. They weren't in any official relationship so maybe it wouldn't matter to him.

He scrolled through his social media and saw numerous pictures of Shizuo with some blonde woman. "What the fuck?" Izaya clicked on Shizuo's profile and scrolled through his feed more intently. "Who is this?" he frowned. "I just broke up with him yesterday did he find a new bitch that fast? What about all of his heartfelt feelings?" Izaya threw his phone at the wall and wiped his eyes on the back of his palm. He wasn't crying. He was just crying.

His phone started vibrating so he reluctantly stood up to go grab his phone off of the floor. "Hello?"

"Orihara-san?"

"Kida-kun?"

"I saw the news. Is that picture of Heiwajima-san? How is he taking it?"

"How should I know?" Izaya snapped. "Why are you calling me? I don't have anything to do with him!"

"But aren't you two close?"

"Didn't he tell you to stay away from me?" Izaya raised an eyebrow.

"Well, from what it sounds like, you might need a new blonde friend to hang out with if he ditched you for a tiny reason like the news. You should matter to him more than that."

"That's not what happened."

"Then what did happen?"

"That's none of your business." Izaya hung up and threw his phone for the second time. He wandered into his room and crawled into bed. So what if Shizuo got a girlfriend? Isn't that what he wanted him to do? There was nothing good about Izaya's personality for either publicity or for Shizuo's career. It was better this way.

"I'm back to being alone again," Izaya hid his face in the pillow. This was his own fault. Why was he getting upset now? He should be relieved.

...

"Are you sure you don't want to use me to forget about him?" Masaomi sat a little too close to Izaya. He glanced at him, considering it for a moment, but his attention was brought back to Shizuo walking down the hallway...arm in arm with that woman.

Izaya stared at Shizuo for a moment and then looked back to Masaomi. Shizuo wasn't going to get jealous. He had a new person to love and flirt with. There was no reason for Izaya to interact with Masaomi. It would just fuel the press more hanging around another blonde.

He leaned over and brushed Masaomi's fringe behind his ear. "I'm not interested in you," he whispered into his ear and then stood up. He walked past Shizuo and that other woman. There wasn't any reason for him to be here. All of his jobs were canceled. He was going to go broke in no time unless the press was back in his favor.

Well, that's not entirely true. There were still a few projects that wanted more suggested male x male vibes. But he still didn't have work today.

"Leaving already?" Namie asked.

"Don't act like you aren't thrilled by the chance to get a new boss," Izaya rolled his eyes.

"Well, that might be true but we have a bit of a love-hate relationship going on, I'll miss you," she admitted.

"Then don't quit."

"We'll see how I feel if this doesn't get resolved," she shrugged. "I don't want to make you go broke with my expensive bill," she laughed. Izaya rolled his eyes again. "So, who is that lady?"

"What lady?"

"Don't give me that I know you know who I'm talking about."

"I don't know. It has nothing to do with me."

"But weren't you two close? Just yesterday?"

"It's amazing how fragile relationships can be."