Someone Like Me [ShizuoxReader] Chapter 13

Chapter 13 – Making Christmas (Part 2)

*Note* The songs are naturally a little loud, so you might want to turn the volume down.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcjq38…

After sneaking out of your apartment with Celty, you get on her motorcycle and she takes you to see Izaya. When you arrive a few minutes later, she drops you off and tells you to let her know when you’re done and she’ll come get you. Although, you’re not sure how long you will be here...

You begin to walk up the steps to Izaya’s apartment, with a bag and large box in hand. When you reach the door, you knock a few times. ...No answer. You knock again, this time a little louder. You wait a few more seconds and begin to think he’s not even home. Suddenly the door opens before you, revealing a very surprised Izaya.

“(F/n)? Why are you here?” he asks confused.

“I came to see you of course! No one should be alone on Christmas.”* you reply with a kind smile as you make your way into the apartment. “Besides, I have something for you. Oh, and Happy Christmas!”

“I didn’t think I would see you with that party you’re hosting...” Izaya says to you as you walk by into the rather darkly-lit room. You freeze from that statement.

Facing away from him, you shift your gaze down as you find something to say. “Yes, I’m sorry...” You turn around and try to be more cheerful and change the subject, “But, I’m here now! I wanted to make sure I saw you. It is Christmas after all and I didn’t want you to be alone; although, I can’t stay for very long.”

“Fair enough.” Izaya says as he closes the door and walks in to join you. “I have a present for you as well. So I’m glad that you’re here.~”

He invites you to sit on the couch with him and you give him the box in your hand. Izaya begins to open it as you sit beside him. “First, this is some of the food that I made, including all the baked goods. So go careful with it and I hope you like it!”

“Mmmm.~ It smells wonderful. Thank you, (f/n).~”

“You’re welcome! Now, you’ll have to go really careful with this too...” you say as you turn to get the soft, fabric bag you had placed beside you on the couch. You gently place it in Izaya’s lap with the utmost care.

Izaya very cautiously begins to open the bag and peers inside. Unsure of what he’s looking at, he reaches inside only to place his hand on something soft and furry. “Hm?” Izaya smoothly lifts his hand from the bag to find it holding a small black kitten that is waking up from its nap.

“Well then, who might this be?” Izaya says quietly as he leans back against the couch and begins to gently stroke the kitten in his hands and against his chest.

“I hope you like her.” you say, watching Izaya holding and taking great care of the kitten. “I thought it might be kind of nice for you to have some company other than Namie, especially when I can’t see you. Plus, cats are pretty easy to take care of; they usually like to do their own thing. As long as you still give her love, of course.”

“Of course.” Izaya replies while looking at the small ball of fur he’s holding. He lifts the kitten up to his eye level, “She’s beautiful.... Just like you.” Izaya glances at you through the corner of his eye, catching the light blush that appears on your cheeks.

“Oh by the way, I named her already if that’s okay.” you begin.

“Really?~”

“Yeah. I’ve had her for a little while and needed something to call her. So I named her Kanra.” you tell Izaya as you stroke the kitten’s head. Immediately, Izaya realizes that you know about his internet antics.

Not wanting to get into that conversation, Izaya agrees on the name and gets up to place the kitten on his bed so she can continue sleeping. When he comes back, he’s carrying a large, flat box in his hands. “Now it’s my turn.~”

Izaya hands you the present and you stare at it wide-eyed because you’re shocked at how big it is. “Are you just going to sit there, or do I have to open it for you?~” Izaya asks in a teasing and cool manner.

You snap to your senses and rip into your Christmas present. You tear the wrapping and find that Izaya got you a laptop. You become so excited that you thank him by giving him a big hug.

“I wanted to get you something nice that you could use. I thought that a computer might be the best idea. Now... I have one more thing for you.” Izaya says as he places his left hand on his pocket. “Would you please close your eyes for me like a good girl?~”

As you oblige hesitantly, Izaya gets up from the couch and moves behind you. The next thing you know, you feel something small fall lightly onto the top of your chest. Izaya whispers behind your head, “Ok... Open.~”

You open your eyes and find that you’re wearing a beautiful fire topaz necklace.* “Izaya! It’s gorgeous! T-Thank you! I don’t even know what else to say!” You exclaim, almost breathlessly.

Izaya sits and smiles at you, happy to know you enjoy his gifts. “Well~...” he begins, “a simple thank you is nice, but how about a simple kiss as well. You are wearing mistletoe after all.~”

You forgot about that. However, you are so grateful for the wonderful gifts he got you, you actually didn’t mind. “Hmm. I kinda walked into that one, didn’t I? Hahaha.” You lean in and give Izaya another hug, but when you pull back you give him a quick kiss on the cheek. “Thanks, Izaya.” you say smiling.

Suddenly it dawns on you that you have a party to get back to. You get up and say farewell to Izaya, but not before you agree to see each other on New Years. You head out the door and tell Celty that you’re ready to get back to everyone. 

~~~~

www.yourepeat.com/watch/?v=-sT…

When you get to the party, you immediately place Izaya’s gifts in your bedroom, almost as if you’re trying to hide them. Your guests missed you, so you have to make it up to them by singing “The 12 Days of Christmas” like the Count from Sesame Street.* From that point on, you all have a lot of fun playing all kinds of games for hours.  

After being in your home for 12 hours, you make the exhausted decision to kick everyone out, all except for Shizuo of course. When the last few guests finally leave, you collapse on the couch nearly ready for bed.  “Uuugh...I’m so tired...” you speak wearily. You flip over onto your stomach, slide up over the arm of the couch, and rest your head on your folded arms to admire your Christmas tree in the corner of the room.

“Hey Shizuo, would you mind cutting out the light so I can really see the tree all lit up, please?”

Shizuo cuts out the light, allowing the glow of the multicolored tree to fill the room, and he sits beside you on the floor. You easily become lost in the beauty of the tree and Shizuo becomes lost in you in the same manner. But after about a minute, you remember that you have presents to give to Shizuo.

“Oh! I almost forgot!” You exclaim as you quickly sit up, nearly hitting Shizuo in the head with your feet as you swing around. “I still have presents to give! Yours are in the bedroom. Gimmie a sec and I’ll get them for you.”

“Oh, yeah. Heh. I’ve got yours too.”

You get up and run into your bedroom and come back out with a shirt-box sized present in one hand and a hand-sized rectangular one in the other.

“Here! These are for you!” You say to Shizuo as you hand him the larger gift and plop on the floor in front of him.

Shizuo carefully opens the wrapping and the box, and you’re surprised at how gentle he is with it. Inside, there is a nice, maroon-colored shirt inside along with a pair of dark-blue jeans. Before he has much of a chance to say anything, you speak up.

“Um, I thought I would get you a nice casual outfit to wear on your days off instead of wearing what your brother got you all the time.” you nervously spill, but suddenly afraid he’ll get the wrong idea, you continue. “I-It’s not like I don’t like you dressed up or anything like you always are! But, I just wanted you to have something comfortable when you weren’t working....”

Shizuo chuckles very lightly and gives you a gentle smile. “Haha. It’s fine, I understand. I’d like to say thank you. The only clothes I really own are the ones Kasuka gave me, so it’ll be nice to have something different. So...thank you.”

You blush very deeply as you wander in his loving eyes that seem to shine even in the darkened room. Then you snap to your senses to give Shizuo his other present. You hold it out timidly with both hands before Shizuo lifts the gift from them.

“Hmm? What’s this?” Shizuo asks eyeing the small tan pouch he has just unwrapped.

“U-Um, it’s... It’s a first-aid kit.” you begin, fidgeting nervously as you look down. “I know that you get hurt all the time, even if you don’t mean to. So I made you a travel first-aid kit to help patch yourself up if it happens again. Eira even helped out by getting me some vials of liquid stitches for you. I hope you don’t mind... I just get worried about you after some of the things I’ve heard...”

Shizuo sits there in awe of you. He’s so moved by your heartfelt actions, that it’s hard for him to fully comprehend and know what to say to you. Shizuo loves it all so much that it’s as if he got something from his little brother.

Shizuo realizes that he has no words for you. He looks over his gifts with a peaceful, yet happy expression. Because he’s been so quiet, you start to get worried. “Shizu-“

Before you can finish, he grabs hold of you and carefully embraces you in a warming hug. Frozen against his chest, you say nothing; but Shizuo speaks in your stead. “Thank you, (f/n)...” he speaks softly, hugging you tighter.

“You’re welcome, Shizuo.” you mutter, hugging him back and snuggling your face in his clothes.

“Oh yeah,” Shizuo interrupts, “I’ve got something for you too. Hang on.” He gets up and bends behind the couch, pulling up two presents. One is a rather large box, and the other just looks like a short roll of wrapping paper.

“I’m not the best at these things so I wasn’t sure what to get you. I hope you like them.” he says, handing you the cylinder-shaped gift first.

Looking at it, you find that it has to be opened at the end. You tilt it and a wallscroll comes sliding out. As you unravel it, your jaw drops as your eyes widen and glow. Shizuo had given you a medium-sized, silk wallscroll of Lelouch Vi Britannia.* You try your hardest not to overly fangirl as you thank Shizuo while you’re nearly in tears at the beauty of the gift.

“Hang on. There’s one more.” Shizuo hands you the box.

Even though you’re unsure what could be better than the wallscroll, you open the box just as excitedly. Once it’s open, you hold back tears that begin an attempt to escape. Inside is a large plush of Toothless that’s over a foot tall.*

“Shizuo.... I- I don’t know how to thank you! These are so wonderful, I can’t believe it! Thank you!” You say before diving on Shizuo to give him a big hug.

“Heh. You’re welcome.” he replies as he gently strokes your hair.

You and Shizuo talk for a few minutes before he decides that he should leave. He grabs his gifts and you walk him to the door.

“Thanks for all this. It was fun.” Shizuo says.

“You’re welcome. I’m glad you could come and that you enjoyed yourself.”

“By the way, I wanted to ask you... What’s with the mistletoe in your hair?”

“Oh, uh... I always thought mistletoe was so pretty.” you begin. “I know what the meaning behind it is, but I just wanted to wear it for decoration.”

“I see....” Shizuo states, reaching his hand over to your ribbon and plucking the mistletoe off. He stands in front of you holding up the mistletoe above his head to examine it. Shizuo moves his gaze down toward you. Before your brain has time to react, Shizuo quickly leans in and gives you a light kiss on the forehead.

“Thank you, (f/n)... Goodnight.” He turns and begins to exit.

You walk a few steps and lean yourself against the doorway. “You’re welcome, Shizuo. Goodnight to you too...and Merry Christmas.”

He glances back over his shoulder. “Merry Christmas.”