#izawan

Day 1/ Prompt: Being close on a rainy day

Words: 1000

Pair: Izawan (technically Shizaya in a Au?)

Rainy days were never kind to felines of any kind and a certain black feline was no exception. The pouring rain had come out of nowhere, catching those who were unprepared stranded under roofs.

Iza leaned back against the wall, full of annoyance as the rain continued it’s hard onslaught as he waited.

And waited.

And waited.

He closed his eyes as took in the brisk scent of the rain fall. If he didn’t hate the rain and how it made him feel weak he would enjoy the smell.

“Queen,”

“Queen, don’t tell me you went deaf.”

Iza jumped, startled before he composed himself. To think he would have to run into him of all people.

A grin crossed over Iza’s face, putting up a strong front, “Sire, I didn’t expect to see you here.” He spoke to a dog hybrid named Shizuwan. It could be said that they were enemies, or at least rivals. Even looking at him made Iza’s fur begin to stand on end.

Shizuwan had quite a formidable appearance. Piercing olive eyes, brown hair with the tips dyed blond to give an ombré appearance when clearly he hadn’t bothered to dye his hair for months. His clothes were casual under the coat he wore with a collar around his neck and he had the one thing Iza didn’t. An umbrella.

“You’re up to something again, aren’t you?” The canine spoke, a frown on his face as he looked at the feline who laughed.

“Caught in the rain like this? Please. I couldn’t bring myself to even if I wanted to.” Iza waved a hand.

A huff came out of Shizuwan as he looked away for a moment. Despite the reputation the pair had there wasn’t anyone around as far as he could tell. Surely, helping a cat that was helplessly at the mercy of the weather wouldn’t be a bad decision right? With little thought Shizuwan offered his umbrella, “You want to go home right? I’ll help you just this once.”

Iza’s ears leaned forward at the offer. Did he hear that right? “Just this once?” He laughed. How many times had Shizuwan lied whenever he would say that?

“Look, do you want to go home or not?” Shizuwan growled, his ears turning back. It wasn’t like he liked to help this bastard. He was simply good natured and couldn't let someone he knew be stranded under a roof.

With a small hum, Iza pushed himself off the wall and went under the umbrella. He hooked his arm around Shizuwan’s, “Alright, I’ll accept it, just this once.”

“Shut up or I’ll push you into the rain.” Shizuwan spoke as he began to walk with Iza by his side.

A small tsk came out of the feline as he relented. He knew Shizuwan had the capability to throw him into the nearest puddle and he wanted to stay dry. The feline pressed against Shizuwan as they walked together.

Sometimes, the black feline was cute when he wasn’t plotting. Especially with how his face was red, but Shizuwan assumed it was because the feline was cold. There was no point to misread the closeness, even if Shizuwan had wanted to. He wanted to think there was something more to the closeness, but giving himself high hopes about someone like Iza wasn’t a good idea. Despite what he was thinking to himself, he still held the hope it meant something more. He didn’t care if they were meant to be enemies or rivals or whatever other label there was.

The pair was quiet as they walked close together under the umbrella. What was there to talk about when moments like these were uncommon? Rare would have been the wrong word considering Shizuwan had always seemed to find Iza whenever he was in trouble. Iza had always found it to be of annoyance whenever the canine would appear. The bigger question Iza wondered was how did Shizuwan always find him whenever he was in trouble anyway?

It was a question he wanted an answer to but he chose to be quiet to enjoy the canine’s company. A small laugh came out of him thinking about future events of Shizuwan saving him.

A hum came out of Shizuwan and Iza simply shook his head, “It’s nothing. I just thought of something funny.” Iza admitted.

“Is that so? What made you laugh then.” Shizuwan asked, though it was more out of curiosity of what mundane things would make Iza laugh.

A shrug, then Iza spoke. “You, mostly. How many more times do you intend on saving me?”

Shizuwan was quiet. Their relationship was complicated and yet it was so simple. It wasn’t as if they were romantic in the slightest, but Shizuwan wanted nothing more than for Iza to be safe despite the moments the feline would act out and provoke the canine into a fury.

“Well, Sire?”

The canine’s tail was down as it wagged. “Really, you’re a pain in my ass. The real question is why do I even bother helping a dumbass like you.” A small laugh came out of him. He didn’t know why he even helped Iza in the first place when he knew better.

Iza didn’t need someone to protect him.

The feline shook his head, “You didn’t answer my question at all.”

“Do you even need an answer?” Shizuwan avoided the question again. He didn’t have an answer and thought it would be better for Iza to figure it out on his own.

Iza went quiet. He supposed he didn’t need an answer even if he wanted one. All that he really cared about was being close to Shizuwan.

The silence was comfortable as the pair stayed close as the end of their journey was near.

Standing outside of the apartment Iza let go of Shizuwan and walked toward the entrance. “I’ll see you around, ne?”

@shizayasweek