A/N: Hello, Fanfiction! This is my first fanfic so please be gentle. I am open to suggestions and ways to be a better author but please, no flames. This fanfic is set before the first episode of Durarara! and after Izaya and Shizuo graduated from high school. Also for the sake of the story, I made Shizuo not apart of the Dollars. Not slash. Please enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Durarara! or the characters.
Chapter 1: My Ikebukuro
He is Orihara Izaya. A young man who sells information for his own enjoyment and claims to love the entire human race. He wants to take control of his city, Ikebukuro. The mysterious city. The city that holds secrets even Izaya, the infamous informant, does not know. Most wouldn't dare attempt this but Izaya knows he will one day control his precious little city all in due time.
At least until the founder returns, the Dollars are in his hands to control. Many fear them. Maybe it's because they're colorless and invisible. Or maybe it's because no one has knowledge of them, making them mysterious and potentially dangerous. But it doesn't matter either way or why in general; just that they are feared. It's easier to control people who are too scared to fight back. The Dollars will come into play later.
First Izaya must make friendly allegiances with a couple of companies. Being an informant and all will make that quite easy. One does not want to help another unless helping another helps themselves in some way or they get something in return. That's just how the world works. Izaya gives them information and they give Izaya money and, though they don't know it, power.
Well not that willingly though. Of course the best way is take over quietly by infiltrating their social and economic infrastructure until they're completely under his control. Yes, Izaya could have just used information that he knew the companies wouldn't want to leak to the press to blackmail them with but what would be the fun in that? That would have been much too simple. And Izaya won't just stop at small companies. Next are bigger and better ones.
Power: the ability to control others and making oneself bulletproof. Untouchable. Far greater and important than any other human being. It makes the only thing more powerful than him God Himself. Power makes everyone else worthless and paves one's road in gold. Power is everything, and the main thing Izaya needs to rule Ikebukuro.
But you can't forget about the Ikebukurians. Izaya will help those in need, the miserable, lonely and depressed in exchange for their loyalty. They will never notice when Izaya takes over. Why stop at Ikebukurians when Izaya can offer protection, the Dollars as bodyguards, to all businesses that are in need? Then the Dollars can build bases in those businesses.
Businesses are not the only way to go. There are also the streets. The ones that defy laws and big corporations: gangs. There are others besides the Dollars. Creating joint gangs could be effective as well but Izaya must ensure that only the Dollars have power to make decisions. The Dollars will work together with a couple of gangs to help Izaya rule Ikebukuro.
There will, of course, be other gangs and/or businesses that will be against Izaya. If Izaya can't convince them be on his side, then so be it. He will infiltrate them and squash them. Nothing can get in the way of Izaya's perfect plan. No. Nothing can get in the way of the perfect Izaya.
Good idea. Great plan. Excellent person to execute it. But why? Why the sudden urge to control Ikebukro? Simple. Because life isn't as long as everyone wishes it to be. One day Izaya's life will end but what will his life mean when it's gone? What was special about him? Izaya wanted to do something before his death came.
Most would think to finish off their bucket list. Travel. Get married. Write a novel. Even solve a Rubik's Cube. Some would even think to say goodbye if they had someone to say goodbye to. Spend their last moments with loved ones and be happy. But Izaya wants his precious humans to remember him. To remember that he was their god and to remember he always will be. What better way is there then to take over the mysterious city?
Who wouldn't want to remember someone as great as Izaya? The handsome young man with short black hair and alluring red eyes that seems to glow in the night and dazzle in day. Izaya is not interested in romance but he knows he is defiantly attractive. Who wouldn't want a slender man with a charming smile? Izaya is attractive even when he doesn't try to be.
So shouldn't he do the human race a favor and allow everyone to bask in his glory? They should be grateful that they will soon have a king such as Izaya. This is going to be fun. What could possibly go wrong?
A/N: I'm sorry it's kinda short. Half the stuff I wanted to write involved Shizuo and I don't want him to show up until the next chapter. I hope you enjoyed and please review! ;D Also special thanks to my beta, IcarusWing!