PLEASE READ AUTHOR'S NOTE: So, I just got into Durarara! Been reading the translated books - they're freaking awesome, by the way - and a friend of mine suggested I try out the kink meme; she said it's not really running anymore, or at least not the way it was, but that there are still some good stories on there. So, I followed her suggestion, and got bored because, like, 90% of the requests were for Shizaya, and when over half the fandom writes Shizaya stories, the pairing gets old real fast (though, I do happen to like that pairing, I don't want it to be the ONLY pairing I see). It was kind of annoying because I really wanted to see something different, you know? But, then, I came across this request:

Chikage/Kida in that order (I'm sure you already know that, but just in case)

Okay, so everyone knows that Rokujo Chikage is the leader of a biker gang, right? What if, like AU-ish or something like that, Masaomi Kida was his "woman" before he created the Yellow Scarves.

Say, the two were "very much in love," but Kida was tired of the violence and the rest of the gang looking down on him as weak. So, he secretly created the Yellow Scarves.

Chikage got angry when he found out, especially after some of the Blue Squares (say they didn't pretend to be Dollars) attacked some of his men in order to spite Kida. The two fight, they break up, you know the story.

As for the AU-sh part, Kida never left Ikebukuro with Saki, and he comes across Kadota and Chikage's fight. Chikage doesn't recognize him at first because of his different hair color, but when he does, he's determined to make Kida forgive him and he blatantly announces to Kida that "I'm gonna make you fall back in love with me!"

But, this causes Kida's stubborn pride to come out.

I don't care if you use their first or last names, but I would prefer if Chikage refers to Kida by his first name (Masaomi) and vice-versa (Rokujo). (Though, I recently discovered Chikage is his first name, so I guess it would be the other way around.)

Bonus:

Smut ;]

Mikado being adorabley confused by the guy in the hat stubbornly following Kida around, even around school. But, also, being kind of protective because Boss!Kado is amazing.

Shizuo and Kadota being like the overprotective big brothers because of their fights with Chikage.

Chikage flirting with others to make Kida jealous (which works, but Kida will never admit it).

Kida getting back at Chikage for trying to make him jealous by flirting with Izaya, who catches on and plays his part. (It works)

Erika having her "moments."

I. Freaking. Love. Chikage. And there's, like, no fiction of him, so this really caught my attention

Now, this was requested years ago, and a lot has happened within the stories since then that kind of kill these ideas, BUT, it is an AU, er... semi-AU, and it gave me some ideas of my own... SO, I am going to go with the ideas it gave me. Meaning, while the story is based on this request, it's going to only be loosely based.

DISCLAIMER: Do not own Durarara! or any of it's characters

NOTE: The universe of this fic will be explained in the ending notes. Please read the ending notes so the story makes sense to you. ALSO, keep in mind that this chapter is nothing more than an introduction in that it introduces the characters and incoming conflict and explains the universe to you, and that the real story doesn't actually begin until the second chapter.

(Also, English is not my first language, so please bear with me as my grammar is probably going to be horrendous)

Shizuo huffed in annoyance, smoke snorting through his nose as he stared down at the trash that just tried to attack Tom-san. Really, he only owed them 330 yen; was that really enough to attack someone over?

"Maaa..." A young voice sighed, sounding almost playful, "I don't even know why I work for you, Tom-san. Shizuo-san does all the work."

Shizuo glanced over at their newest worker, smiling brightly next to Tom-san, the yellow scarf he now almost constantly wore around his neck shining brightly in the city lights. Kida Masaomi began working for them some time ago, and he was surprisingly good at talking some of their less dangerous clients into handing over the money they owed; and surprisingly respectful to both him and Tom-san, as well.

Shizuo can't really say exactly what happened, but he can say that it had started with the war - the three-way war between Saika, the Yellow Scarves - Kida's gang - and the Dollars - his own gang. He's not sure exactly how that came about - Celty knows more about it than he does - but he learned from Simon that the gang war had been instigated by Izaya's meddling.

Fucking louse.

It made him feel a little better, though, when Simon told him about the browbeating he had given the flea.

He had been pretty pissed off after the shooting incident, determined to hunt down whoever the hell Kida Masaomi was. Then so much shit went down, the most significant being the war that Celty had helped out in, that he had very nearly forgotten about it. Celty had told him that the entire thing had been a set up, that Kida truly had nothing to do with his shooting - the brat was too busy getting the shit kicked out of him by his own fucking gang. He could see a scar, small, pale, and barely noticeable, on the boy's forehead from where he had been beaten by that pipe.

Maybe it truly started with the texts he had received. Shizuo had no idea who the Dollars' leader was, but apparently he had gotten annoyed by the war. He reformed the website, kicking many people off, allowing a few to stay, and making others reapply - Shizuo was a little annoyed that he was one of the people that had to reapply. He had also informed the new Dollars that they had an alliance with the Yellow Scarves and Saika, and that anyone that attacks their new allies will have to deal with the consequences, that apparently they were no longer dealing with petty gang rivalries, and that they're going to start doing what's best for Ikebukuro.

Keep the city safe, basically. Don't instigate fights with other gangs, but defend yourself as need be. Don't ever ignore a cry for help like most other people would do. If you noticed something out of the ordinary, find out what it is so no one gets hurt. Help citizens in need, and don't allow them to get caught in the cross fire of any fight they may get into with other gangs. And no more letting idiots who aren't a part of the Dollars pretend to be a part of the Dollars so they can cause trouble.

Vigilantes, Shizuo guessed.

For the first time, the Dollars actually had rules.

Shortly after that, Shizuo had run into Kida on the way to one of his and Tom-san's clients. He knew, he fucking knew, that Kida had nothing to do with the shooting, but his face still pissed Shizuo right the hell off. He had flicked the kid between the eyes, knocking him unconscious. Of course, Tom-san about had a heart attack - he didn't know what went on, he just knew that he just witnessed Shizuo knock some random kid out.

Shizuo, of course, decided to take the kid to Shinra to make sure he didn't do any permanent damage because he was a good fucking guy, goddammit. This gave the kid a chance to tell his side of the story - and that kid told him everything, and Shizuo never thought he could hate Izaya anymore than he already did, but that kid's story made it happen. What the hell kind of rat gets a teenage girl kidnapped and tortured? Shizuo guessed that it doesn't matter, though; that Saki girl got out of the hospital and left Ikebukuro to go work for Izaya - that hero worship of hers is a little disconcerting for Shizuo, and he hasn't even met the girl, yet, and he hopefully never will.

Afterwards, Shizuo ran into Kida around town more often than not. Hell, he actually started to like the kid - he was brutally honest in a way Shizuo appreciated, but he wasn't cynical about it. He knew when to be serious and when to be playful. He showed Shizuo respect, and not out of fear, but out of actual, pure respect. He was loyal, almost to a fault, to his friends and quite protective of his gang.

Then Shizuo had gotten another text, directly from the Dollars leader. He knew it wasn't a joke, either, because he remembered the last time the Dollars leader had texted him, though it had been through a mass text to instigate a meeting between the Dollars members. The leader had told him that it wasn't a mass text, but a private one, and he had explained to Shizuo that Kida, like the Dollars leader, had also reformed his gang and began keeping a tighter leash on them. He had asked Shizuo to watch out for the Dollars' new ally, to make sure Kida doesn't get betrayed again, to make sure innocent people don't get hurt like last time.

And, because Shizuo actually liked the kid, he decided to help out. He became Kida's enforcer of sorts, keeping an eye out for any traitors the kid might have, intimidating some of the more spirited members into submission, keeping that kid he had actually grown a little fond of safe. From what Celty has told him, she's been doing the same for the leader of the Dollars, keeping an eye out for anything suspicious the leader may have to take care of later; it would seem they really aren't taking any chances anymore. Kida had been thankful and offered to work for Shizuo in return. Shizuo, of course, denied him at first, but then the kid had ended up sweet talking one of their more stubborn clients into handing over the money he owed.

Shizuo understood, of course. He's still a man, and he could see why one would be enthralled by a pretty blonde giving them that sultry glance. He didn't like it, though; didn't like the kid using his looks in such a way. Tom-san had appreciated the help, though, so Shizuo agreed to let Kida work with them if the brat really felt like he owed Shizuo for enforcing the rules within his gang. Kid even showed up at his apartment from time to time and helped out - he was a surprisingly good housekeeper, though Shizuo guessed it shouldn't be too surprising since the kid lived alone (fucking deadbeat parents).

He understood now; why Kadota was so protective of the pretty kid he met while in the Blue Squares, the pretty kid he had helped out when the girl he thought of as a sister had been kidnapped and brutalized.

"Ah, don't worry about it, Kida-chan," Tom-san sighed, "I don't do much with Shizuo around, either."

"Shut up," Shizuo said with no real heat behind it, his words flat.

"Shizuo-san seems more riled up than usual," Kida stated, wearing that expression Shizuo hated - his eyes blank, a flat smile on his face.

"That's cuz I am," Shizuo grunted, following Tom-san as he began leading them to their newest destination.

"Ah, Shizuo got into a bit of a brawl with some bikers," Tom-san stated, "That's probably the reason."

"Fucking morons..." Shizuo growled under his breath, "Annoying... Ruining my suite..."

"I didn't know we had biker gangs in Ikebukuro..." Kida murmured, "Color gangs seem to be the more popular thing around here."

"They probably travel," Tom-san stated, "I've never actually seen any of them around here before, and they didn't seem to know anything about Shizuo or his reputation. From what I hear of them, they operate out of Saitama."

Kida paused, expression completely devoid of any emotion before he hummed a little, looking thoughtful for a brief moment before he turned his attention back to Shizuo, smiling brightly. "I'm coming over again tonight, Shizuo-san, what do you want for dinner?"

Shizuo huffed out some smoke, mostly indifferent, but partly amused.

"Oden sounds good." [1]

Mikado kept his gaze neutral as he followed Aoba into his hideout. His kohai had wanted to speak to him about the different gangs within Ikebukuro - the Yellow Scarves more specifically. Mikado wasn't really as surprised as he should've been to learn that Aoba was the current leader of the Blue Squares, the original founder, no less. Maybe he's become jaded after everything that's happened, or maybe Aoba just reminds him a tiny bit too much of Izaya.

"You want to know about the Dollars?" Mikado murmured, "And you think you can learn more about them through the Yellow Scarves because of their supposed alliance."

"Correct," Aoba stated, cheerful smile never wavering, "I hope you don't mind, Mikado-senpai. Me asking about your friend."

Mikado kept quiet, eyes on Aoba, but not really seeing him, too lost in thought. After the war, after Kida had gotten released from the hospital, the Raira trio had decided it would be better to get everything out in the open - no more secrets. They told each other everything, about the Yellow Scarves, the Blue Squares, the Dollars, and Saika. Afterwards, they decided that things needed to change; that no one would manipulate them in such a way again.

Kida had disbanded all but his original, most loyal, and most trusted members and used them to help find new recruits. Mikado did the same, using his computer skills to track down and hack into the accounts of every Dollars member, digging up their past and their current affairs, to decide who stays and who goes. Kida and Anri teamed up, Anri planting some of her daughter blades into the Yellow Scarves so Kida has some help in enforcing the rules, keeping control over the more spirited members, making sure no one betrays Kida in such a way again. He and Anri did the same, Anri having all of her daughter blades join the Dollars to help Mikado enforce the rules, as well as keep track of who is a part of their alliance. Kida did the same, having all the members of the Yellow Scarves join the Dollars forums so Mikado can keep track of them.

Mikado took absolute control over the Dollars website and forums. He wasn't going to let another Izaya incident occur, and he used his computers skills to keep track of every single member. He did everything in his power to make absolute sure that Izaya couldn't rejoin, putting his skills as a hacker to the test, knowing that Izaya was a rather skilled hacker himself. Celty had agreed to help out, the Dullahan not wanting another war to break out - she, along with Anri's daughter blades, had become Mikado's enforcers, keeping an eye on any unrest that may be happening.

Mikado had wondered, at first, if the Dollars could even be the Dollars now. After all, he created the Dollars so that they wouldn't have rules. But... it was too dangerous, Mikado had decided. Having no rules, allowing anybody to join - it causes and has caused far too many problems.

Mikado had decided that, instead of being a place with no rules, the Dollars would be protectors. People can still have a place where they feel like they belong, but the new purpose of the Dollars would be to do what's right. And, because the Dollars are technically based within Ikebukuro, they'll start to do what's best for the city.

Kida and the Yellow Scarves were doing okay with Anri's daughter blades enforcing the rules, but Mikado felt that he could still do better with a main enforcer, a front-man like Celty. Then, Kida had told him about Heiwajima; of course, Mikado had been a little put out at Heiwajima knocking Kida unconscious, but after learning that Kida continued to meet up with Shizuo around town, Mikado decided to take advantage. He hacked into Shizuo's account, sending him a message asking him to help out Kida, to keep an eye on his gang so that the Dollars' new allies don't get betrayed or hurt again. It worked out perfectly - it even got Kida a well paying job.

Of course, the new school year had started, bringing in new faces. Including Aoba. Aoba, the original creator of the Blue Squares. Aoba, the younger brother of Izumii, the man who had very nearly ruined Kida's life. Aoba, the boy who's trying to manipulate him into taking on the Blue Squares and give out information about his close friends in an attempt to wreak havoc amongst the Dollars, Yellow Scarves, and Saika.

Anri and Kida didn't trust him, but they put up with him, pretending to be happy in his presence. Mikado took to meeting up with Aoba, with Anri and Kida's knowledge, of course, being friendly with him to see if he had any ulterior motives; if their distrust of him was misplaced.

Mikado supposed following one's instincts is a smart thing.

"You're interested in learning about the alliance between the Yellow Scarves, Saika, and the Dollars," Mikado muttered, "Why? Because you want power. After Izumii got arrested, you had to build up your gang from scratch, and that bugged you. You want to try and usurp the power the three biggest players in Ikebukuro have and give it to the Blue Squares, am I correct? Aoba, what makes you think I'll freely give you information about my friends?"

"Ah, you mean don't want to lead the Blue Squares, Mikado-senpai?" Aoba smiled, and Mikado narrowed his eyes at the glint in Aoba's own, "You would have all the power as leader."

"You just want me to be your scapegoat, like Izumii."

"You think so?"

Mikado stared at him for a long moment before glancing at the desk they were standing next to, catching sight of the ball point pen sitting on it innocently. Mikado doesn't know if Aoba bringing him to the Blue Squares hideout makes him overconfident or arrogant, but it somehow annoys him. He's so confident that he'll betray his friends. Why? Does Aoba think all his manipulations have been working? Does he really think he can take power away from the big three by using him?

Mikado sighed slowly, releasing all the tension in his shoulders, seemingly relaxing, and Aoba smiled almost triumphantly, leaning against the desk. In response, Mikado grabbed the pen, staring at it as if he were contemplating writing down everything he knew and handing it over to Aoba before he suddenly brought the pen down as hard as he could, stabbing it into the hand Aoba was leaning on.

Aoba didn't make a sound, appearing too shocked to actually make his pain known. Mikado leaned over, putting more of his weight onto the pen, and Aoba's hand jerked violently. He ignored the enraged and indignant shouts of Aoba's gang, focusing entirely on him.

Mikado gave him a cold glare, allowing the side of himself that he usually kept hidden out of fear of being shunned take full reigns, "If anyone involved with the Yellow Scarves, the Dollars, or even Saika get hurt in any way, I'll, of course, immediately assume it was the Blue Squares. After all, the Blue Squares seem to be core root behind all of Kida's problems. And, if that does happen, it'll end badly for you. You won't be getting any information out of me, out of Kida, or out of Anri. If you come anywhere near them, I'll have you dealt with. Do you understand?"

Silence.

"Hm?"

"...Of course, senpai," Aoba mumbled, and Mikado was more satisfied than he should've been to see a small hint of fear in the blue-haired boy's eyes. He sighed, the sound partly annoyed, partly exhausted, and partly wary.

He needed to call Kida and Anri.

Shizuo's eyes shot over to Kida, surprised at the sudden shrill ringing of his cell phone, before turning his attention back to his oden, relaxing back on his couch.

"Moshi? Hm, Mikado? ... Oh?"

...

Shizuo looked back over at Kida, the silence disconcerting.

"I see. I'll be there. Anri-chan is coming, too?"

...

"Ah, it'll just be a few minutes; I'm with Shizuo-san. Later."

Kida hung up, shoving his phone into his pocket. He grabbed his yellow scarf and shoes, making his way over to the door.

"Ah, I have to go Shizuo-san," Kida muttered, "Mikado needs me for something. I'll see you later, kay?"

Shizuo grunted, watching him excite the apartment, "Later."

He sighed heavily when the apartment door slammed shut, setting his oden on the coffee table in front of his couch. Yellow Scarves business, he guessed. He knew that Kida's friends, Mikado and Anri, had something to do with that alliance, but he didn't know what. It's been pretty heavily implied, though, from some of the conversations Kida lets Shizuo hear over the phone, that Mikado and Anri are just as high up on the food chain as Kida.

Shizuo grunted again, this time in frustration. He dug around in his pocket, ticking in annoyance when he realized he couldn't find what he was looking for.

He needed to go buy cigarettes.

"The Blue Squares may cause some trouble soon, then?" Anri muttered, glancing over at Mikado from her seat on the tatami. The two had met up with Mikado in his apartment, and Mikado was quick to tell them of the events that transpired and what he found out through his friendship with Aoba.

"Mm," Mikado hummed, "We may need to have Shizuo-san and Celty on watch duty for a while."

"I'll send some of my daughters scouting," Anri suggested, "If Aoba is after the power we have over this city, he may go to unreasonable means to get it. Power hungry people are some of the most dangerous."

"Ah," Kida agreed, "I'll set up a meeting with my own and warn them to watch out for any Blue Squares."

"Make sure to tell them not to instigate anything," Mikado stated, "We don't want anything to lead back to us."

"Right," Kida mumbled before going quiet. He spoke up after a small pause, "So... Aoba is Izumii's brother...?"

"Are you okay?" Mikado asked.

"Yeah, I just..." Kida sighed heavily, "I should've figured someone else was calling the shots. Some of their plans were too well thought out for someone like Izumii. Can't believe he tried to convince you to go to the dark side, though. That's a bit much."

"Perhaps it was a trick?" Anri suggested, "Aoba knows that Mikado-kun is the leader of the Dollars. Perhaps he felt you were dissatisfied with the way things were, which you were before you reformed everything, and he wanted to trick you into taking on the Blue Squares by pretending to let you use them to enforce rules. He's not a member, so he probably assumed that the Dollars still have no rules. And, by doing this, the Blue Squares would become a part of the alliance, which would make it quite easy for him to go behind our backs and take power from us."

"It's possible," Mikado mumbled.

"And, like you said, he probably also wanted to use you as a scapegoat like he did with his brother," Kida stated, "It would also create some unrest, manipulating you into turning against us."

"Hmm," Mikado hummed, appearing thoughtful.

"I'll go talk to Kadota-san, as well," Kida stated, "He's still a member of the Dollars, but he's pretty neutral when it comes to this stuff, so he'd be a good lookout for us."

"He also seems to be rather well-informed when it comes to rumors and the like around Ikebukuro," Anri said, "So he'd also be a good informant for telling us about any Blue Square activity he may learn about."

"Right," Kida stated, standing, "I'll go find him."

"Wait," Mikado stopped him, "Leave that for later. For now, we should lay low for a day or so. I don't want any of us running into Aoba or Blue Squares."

"Ah, okay," Kida agreed, sitting back down, "I guess me and Anri-chan are staying here for the night?"

"Sure," Mikado smiled, appearing much less stressed than before.

Shizuo huffed in annoyance, staring down at the moron he just knocked out. He had to hand it to the guy, though, he was rather resilient. If it had been anyone else, they would've been knocked out with the first punch; would have flown across the street and broke several bones. This guy, though, he took four punches and he looked like he was only bruising, and Shizuo had to respect him just a little for it. After all, the guy took full responsibility for the way those gang members of his had been behaving, but he also wanted to stand up for them, defend them against the guy that took it just a little too far by putting them in the hospital.

Shizuo sighed, taking in the guy's appearance. He didn't fully deck himself out like the others in his gang did; even his tokkofuku [2] was simplified, styled more like a white denim jacket. Though, like the others, he did have that picture of that naked girl riding a tiger on the back of his jacket, as it was most likely their gang symbol [3]. His hair was unusual for a Japanese person, as the brown had the smallest tint of red to it - whether or not he dyed it, Shizuo didn't know.

Shizuo sighed again.

Guess he'd better take this fool to Shinra's.

After all, it's not everyday one earns his respect.

"Now what, Aoba-san? Ryuugamine's not gonna fall into the plan; that was our best bet, you said."

"It was our best bet, but there are other ways to usurp power from someone," Aoba smiled.

"Like how?"

"That informant is back in town, isn't he?"

UNIVERSE:

(NOTE: Most of my information comes from the anime, as I actually finished that; I'm still working on the novels)

Please note that the timeline is immensely screwed up. Some things happen much later than in canon (Rokujo coming to Ikebukuro, meeting Shizuo, Akane making her appearance), while other things happen much sooner (Meeting Aoba and learning about his involvement with the Blue Squares). So, you know... semi-Au, it's in the summary, no complaining. Some story lines are going to mix together, which will also screw up the time line.

Vorona and Slon are not in this story. I don't hate Vorona, not in the slightest, but I don't really like her, either. I feel like I would make her horribly OOC since I'm just so indifferent to her character. So, Vorona and Slon - not in this story; never showed up to Ikebukuro.

Chikage treats women and "pretty boys" pretty much equally. He's more inclined to treat you delicately if you're a female or if you're small and pretty, like Kida or Mikado.

Chikage's girlfriends (Non, Kana, Kiyomin, and Sienna) aren't actually his girlfriends; they're his informants. As protective as he is of women, even he is very much aware of how far feminine charms can get you. However, he is careful to not send them on dangerous jobs and he absolutely refuses to allow them to sell their bodies. Pretty much anyone who tries to lay their hands on them inappropriately ends up dead. Though, he's quite protective of the men in his gang, as well, though not quite as protective of them as he is of the women and "pretty boys."

Kida left Saitama much later than in canon. He started the Yellow Scarves there in Saitama, but kept his night life a secret from Mikado. He and Chikage meet and begin their fling, but the Yellow Scarves get into a conflict with a few people from out of town (members of the Blue Squares), and they retaliate by attacking members of Chikage's biker gang, Toramaru. This results in his and Chikage's fight, as Chikage believes Kida should keep a tighter leash on his gang to avoid conflicts such as this. This fight, of course, results in their break up. Kida relocates himself and his gang to Ikebukuro, dying his hair, and Chikage vows to hunt down whoever attacked his men as the injuries were rather grievous and resulted in death.

Things go as they did in canon. However, instead of having a romantic relationship with Kida, Saki shares a sibling bond with him. After the Blue Squares kidnap and injure her, and Kadota and his gang save her, Kida and Kadota become rather close, resulting in the brotherly bond the original requester wanted them to have.

So, as in canon, Kida leaves the Yellow Scarves behind out of grief, Mikado comes to Ikebukuro, Anri regains possession of Saika, Kida reforms the Yellow Scarves, Mikado is revealed to be the Dollars leader, yadayadayada. After the three-way war between the Yellow Scarves, the Dollars, and Saika, it breaks off from canon. Saki is the one who decides to leave and begin working for Izaya remotely (though, she still tells everyone what Izaya had been doing, and Simon sill gives him his browbeating; I want to keep that in there because Izaya very much deserved it), and Kida stays behind in Ikebukuro. Kida, instead of disbanding the Yellow Scarves like before, regains his position as Shogun after the war and recruits new members with the help of his most trusted, original members who had not wanted to betray him and fought alongside him. This, of course, causes him to come into contact with Shizuo rather quickly, and, after knocking him unconscious by flicking him in the forehead like in the novels, instead of leaving him behind, Shizuo takes him to Shinra to make sure he didn't accidentally do any permanent damage, allowing Kida to explain his side of the story to Shizuo. Afterward, Shizuo comes across Kida more often than not, and, eventually, Shizuo decides (not only by himself, but from a request sent to him by Mikado, acting as the leader of the Dollars, to protect the Dollars' new ally) to become Kida's "enforcer" of sorts, making sure Kida won't be betrayed again, preventing him and other innocent people from getting hurt like before when Kida had been dethroned. Celty takes on a similar role, becoming an enforcer for Mikado and the Dollars. Out of gratitude, Kida decides to repay him by helping him work under Tom. This also results in the brotherly relationship the requester wanted between Kida and Shizuo. (Also, I love both Shizuo and Kida, though I don't ship them, and this is the next best thing; at least in my opinion).

Kida, having learned his lesson (which, he irritatingly did not in the novels), begins to improve his skills as a gang leader and he actually thinks his decisions through and doesn't immediately return to the "let's go to war because that worked out so well last time" thing he keeps doing, goddammit, Kida, especially considering his gang is now one of the three major powers within Ikebukuro (alongside the Dollars and Saika). Mikado, likewise, begins to keep a tighter leash on the Dollars, managing the website and forums, as well the members, much more strictly, having learned his lesson after Izaya's schemes. Meaning, many people got kicked out, many stayed, and many had to reapply; so, unlike in canon, Aoba never receives an invitation. Mikado also never makes that deal with Aoba, though he does still hang around him and learn a lot about him like he did in canon, including his status as the Blue Squares leader, and Aoba still attempts to manipulate him by telling him that the Dollars aren't what he wanted as they are now, and Mikado still stabs his hand. It has become public knowledge that the Yellow Scarves have some kind of alliance with the Dollars, as well as the feared Saika. Aoba, of course, becomes curious and goes to Mikado to see if he can get any information out of him about Kida and the Yellow Scarves, and Saika and the Dollars by extension, which is what results in Mikado stabbing his hand in order to intimidate him into staying out of the business of Ikebukuro's three biggest players. This gives you that Boss!Kado protectiveness the requester wanted.

As in canon, Chikage's investigations finally bring him to Ikebukuro, determined to get revenge against the ones that caused the death of some of his men. His investigations into members and former members of the Blue Squares is what leads him to Kadota, rather than Kadato's status as a Dollars member. This is what instigates their fight, and, instead of the fight lasting so long that they faint from exhaustion, it is interrupted by Kida, who comes across them.

FOOT NOTES:

1) Oden is a Japanese winter dish consisting of several ingredients, such as boiled eggs, daikon, konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi broth.

2) The Tokkofuku is a type of military issued overcoat with kanji slogans; it is stereotypical for biker gangs in Japan to wear these jackets; these stereotypes are most often portrayed, and even caricatured, in many forms of Japanese media, such as anime, manga, and films. Tokkō-fuku in Japanese means "Special Attack Uniform", which is the uniform of the Kamikaze pilots, which in Japanese were called the Tokkō-tai ("Special Attack Battalion"). The uniforms are most commonly adorned with militaristic slogans, patriotic rising sun patches, ancient Chinese characters, or manji. On a side note, surgical masks are also stereotypically worn by biker gangs.

3) See note 3. Both the surgical masks and the tokkofuku are worn by Chikage's gang, so I decided to add Toramaru's gang symbol to the white military jacket Chikage wears at night in the anime to make it resemble a tokkofuku a little more, as well as show his affiliation with the gang. Plus, I think the heart is a little too cliche for a womanizer to wear.

Now, before anyone freaks out about the ages, let's talk about the legal ages of consent in Japan. The Japanese Penal Code sets a minimal age of consent at 13. However, the Children Welfare Act, chapter 34, forbids any act of "fornication" with children, which is defined as anyone under the age of 18, with prefectures and districts specifying further details in largely similar "obscenity ordinances," like adding exemptions for sex in the context of a sincere romantic relationship, typically determined by parental approval. Meaning, with parental permission, thirteen is the legal age of consent. For girls, the legal age of marriage with parental permission is 16, while it is 18 for boys. Without parental permission, the legal age of marriage is 20. (Which is why, in canon, nobody bats an eyelash at Chikage having quartet of high school girls as girlfriends). So, Kida and Chikage can get it on, so long as they have the permission of Kida's parents (also, remember that the time line is a little screwed up).