Heeello everybody, and welcome to this fic. So I got rather obsessed with Durarara! and I reeeeally wanted to make something about it. I don't have any idea for a full blown story, so I decided to do a collection of one shots instead, about my favorite character Shizuo and my OC, Emer. I hope you guys enjoy and HEY, ideas for a one shot are WELCOME ^^ I'd actually love it if I got ideas XD It'd really help me.

But yeah, anyway.. On with the story then ^^

Disclaimer; I do not own Durarara! only my OC.

Sweets and Street Signs - 1. How They Meet

He didn't mean for it to happen.

At the time, he had cursed his monstrous strength and wished he never had it. But looking back now, he was actually quite glad that it happened.

What happened was this; he and Tom were out doing their usual job, which was to collect money from people who owed it to the company. Shizuo wasn't supposed to do much; Tom said that he only wanted to use his reputation to scare the people into paying up, but usually, people didn't pay, and this meant that they had a one way ticket to across the city, by a street sign. Swung by Shizuo.

But on this particular day, things were different. The men who had to pay up panicked upon seeing Shizuo, and ran off, the two men giving chase with an angry yell of "Get back here!" from the blonde dressed in a bartender outfit. During the chase, Shizuo grabbed a stop sign, ripping it from the ground and twirling it like it was a pencil. With an angry yell, he flung the stop sign forward. It hit the target.

But it also hit somebody else.

A feminine scream made Shizuo's blood run cold and his eyes widen. Tom and him shared an uneasy glance, before running quickly to the source of the scream, and were shocked by what they saw.

Underneath the crippled road sign, lay a young woman with long chestnut brown hair and pale skin. She wore a loose short sleeved green top and denim shorts. She was unconscious, and her head was bleeding a little bit.

Feeling a stab of guilt, Shizuo pushed up his sunglasses and bent down, picking up the young woman and holding her in his arms. He looked at Tom who watched him curiously, "I'm going to bring her to Shinra..." He muttered, voice low but the debt collector heard.

"Alright..." He sighed, "Meet'cha back here after okay?"

"Right..." With that, the blonde man made his way to Shinra's apartment, which thankfully wasn't all too far.

He kicked the door lightly, sounding his arrival, and waited until the brown haired man opened up. He seemed surprised at Shizuo's visit, but once he caught sight of the woman in his arms, he stepped aside and allowed him in.

"So... what happened to this girl?" The doctor asked, not looking up as he treated the woman's wounds.

"I threw a sign." Was the only reply he got, but it was understood. Around here, if he were to say he threw something, nobody would be surprised at all.

Shinra stood up after treating the wounds, and he turned to Shizuo, "She'll be fine, she doesn't have any major head injuries, the most she has is a sprained wrist. I'll keep her here until she wakes up, just in case."

Shizuo nodded, "Right. As long as she'll be alright... I have to get back to work. Thanks for this." He walked out, waving a hand.

Shizuo certainly didn't expect to meet the girl on the street a week later. She approached him shyly, but he felt that was how she was to everyone. She seemed like a very shy, quiet person, but that wasn't what got his attention. It was the way she looked at him. She didn't have that fear in her eyes because he was a monster, she looked at him like he was a normal human being. He rarely got that, and this surprised him a lot.

She chewed her lip slightly, "Um... You're Shizuo Heiwajima... c-correct?" She asked, voice quiet and timid. Maybe she was afraid of him?

"Yeah... And you are?" He rose an eyebrow, staring down at the smaller girl. She was quite short... or maybe he was too tall. Either way she seemed quite small.

"M-My name is Emer Nagasawa... About the other day-"

"Yeah," Shizuo cut her off, "I'm sorry about that... I'll accept whatever it is you charge..." This was normal for him.

"N-No!" That wasn't, "I wanted to say that it's alright... I was told that you didn't intend for me to get hurt, so just to clear that up... also, um," She looked down, twiddling her thumbs nervously, "Thank you for bringing me to Doctor Shinra... I appreciate you taking the time for my sake... So thank you." She bowed politely.

Shizuo stared at her in surprise, eyes wide. He had never met somebody who was so kind and forgiving like her. He had hit her with a street sign, yet here she was thanking him. It was new, and he had trouble processing what just happened.

Finally he responded, "There's no need to thank me..." He muttered, "After all, it was my fault... I threw a street sign at you ya know." He stated, just in case she wasn't aware.

Emer smiled up at him, her bright blue eyes twinkling in the sun, "I know. I've heard the stories of your strength, Heiwajima-san... you're quite impressive..." She blushed slightly, scratching her cheek shyly.

He perked an eyebrow at her, confused, "Impressive... me? Aren't you afraid of me...?" He asked, this girl was strange...

"No, why should I be?"

"Cause I'm a monster." He practically growled, was she stupid? Or was she just... different from the rest?

Emer smiled, "No you're not," That caught him off guard, "You might have 'monstrous' strength, but you're no monster. If you were a monster like you say you are, you would have left me there... But you didn't." She blinked, "Oh and," She reached into a bag, pulling out a small box. She handed it to him, smiling, "For you."

Shizuo was once again surprised, for this girl was full of them, ".. Why are you-"

"Shh, just take it." She smiled, pushing the box into his chest.

Hesitantly, he took it, eyebrow raised. She nodded to him, urging him to open the box. He did, and blinked seeing four beautifully decorated cupcakes. "You made these...?"

"Mhm... As a token of my appreciation. Doctor Shinra got some as well, as he treated me." She smiled, "I heard you had a sweet tooth... And I do as well, so, I made those... I-If you ever want to stop by at Amai-Hai Café, there's lots of cheap sweet treats there... I-I work there so..." She smiled, getting flustered.

Shizuo blinked, but he gave a smile, nodding, "... Thank you. I'll be sure to visit..." He nodded, "I'll have to get going. My break's over..." He turned to leave.

Emer nodded, then blinked and grabbed his arm, causing him to stop. She blushed and released his arm, "U-Um... will I s-see you some other time? I-I'd like to get to know you better..." She asked, cheeks red.

Shizuo paused, then smirked, "Yeah, sure. I'd like that." He continued walking, waving a hand, "See you around, Emer-chan."

Emer's blush darkened and she smiled, waving, "B-Bye... Shizuo-kun..."

So yeah, he had been quite guilty about that incident... But it gave him the chance to meet the girl of his dreams, so he was kind of glad it happened. It was times like this that he grew to like his abnormal strength.