So this is the revised version of "Basically a Love-Hate Relationship", the story is mostly the same but I have edited it much more. Not every chapter is updated just yet so if things don't make sense, please check back later! I hope you enjoy it! I do not own Durarara! or any of it's characters.

There were two main reasons why I had to move to Ikebukuro, even though I didn't really want to. One, my sister decided to move away by herself but then realized she did not like living alone. Two, I was able to get a job at a maid cafe that just happened to be down the street from where she was living. It was much easier than having to rush to take a train every morning. I guess a neighborhood in Tokyo shouldn't be too bad to live in. I've heard there are some pretty bad gang wars going around but if I avoid them then nothing bad should happen to me, right?

"Why did you have to make the skirts even shorter? I don't want people to see my panties if I bend over in the slightest." I whined.

"Shibaguchi, if you complain anymore, I will fire you on the spot! You're lucky that you are one of the most popular maids that keep bringing customers just to see you." My boss exclaimed.

"My shift is over! Let me go home!"

After changing into my normal clothes, I grabbed my new coat, which had faux fur on the edge of the hood and along the bottom, and went home without another word. It was getting cold out nowadays, wearing a skirt doesn't help at all. I knew I should have wore some leggings but it would be a pain to take them off just for work. I put my hood up and stuffed my hands in my pockets so I could try and endure it.

I remembered what my sister Hanae told me about Ikebukuro's gang wars and strange, possibly dangerous people.
"Stay away from people who wear yellow, they're most likely part of the Yellow Scarves; The Dollars are around too, I'm not part of that but you can never tell if a person is in the first place. The Black Rider is a rare sight and it's not dangerous, I think. Oh, and lastly, if you see a guy dressed like a bartender is chasing a man who wears a coat like yours...GET OUT OF THEIR WAY."
"Thanks but you're not Mom, I don't really need to be warned."

I heard some yelling in the distance and right at that moment; a man wearing an almost identical coat ran past me and said "Take care of Shizu-chan for me."
An angry voice was getting louder and closer. "IZAYA!" I turned around and saw a man dressed like a bartender holding a streetlamp that looks like it had been ripped out of the ground and threw it towards me in particular. I think this what Hanae was talking about. Today was not a good day to wear heels.

I sprint off as fast as I could to lose him, even running across the middle of the streets without a thought of being hit by a car in mind, but he still follows. I decided that changing my route towards a dark alley could at least let me hide in the shadows and catch my breath. I decided to hide behind of a large stack of boxes before he came into view, which at least works in the movies. This strange man ran through the alley with a continuous angry look on his face. I didn't know if I should feel happy that something exciting happened or scared as hell because this guy could end up killing me. I look down at my feet and take off my shoes, one of my heels were broken and there's no point to keep wearing them.

When it seems like he's gone, I slowly walk the the other way. It'll be terrible to walk home barefoot but I can't walk in one heel. But while looking away to put the broken heel in my purse, I tripped over a pile of metal bars causing a loud clanging sound. "Izaya!" He must have heard me, I would've ran but my leg was stuck in the fallen pile. "Izaya, you're being odd today; you're dressed weird, hiding, knocking over things, you even got yourself stuck! That just makes it easier for me to kill you."

"Wait! No!" I looked up and exclaimed until I saw a fist going right towards my face. My back hit a brick wall after the punch landed; my nose was bleeding and I think a tooth fell out, maybe not.

He walked toward me, laughing. "Izaya, you're a lot lighter than I thought, it felt like I was punching…" He put down my hood to look at me. "...a girl."

There was a voice heard from above me.

"Wow, Shizu-chan, you really fell for my distraction!" Someone jumped down next to me. "You ended up hurting Arisa-chan, are you okay? How is your jaw not broken?" He asks, holding my bruised cheek.

"I don't know who you are or how you know my name but..." I pushed his hand off my cheek. "Don't touch me."

I turned around to look at the guy who chased me all over Ikebukuro, "Hey, can I have an apology? You hit a girl, Shizu-chan."

Completely ignoring my statement, he glares at the young man dressed similarly to me and begins a cat and mouse chase all over again. I have no idea what happened between them and I really do not want to find out.

I finally left for my sister's apartment. What I didn't realize is that I left my other shoe in that alley which Izaya had picked up along the way.

"Poor thing, she's probably going to be so confused if she doesn't have this. Maybe you should return it to her." Izaya throws it at him and he catches it. "You could be her Prince Charming who returns her red slipper, Shizu-chan."

"And why should…" He looks where Izaya was and he had disappeared. "Great, I guess I need to give it back to her. Arisa, was it?"

My phone vibrated in my pocket, it was Hanae.

"Hey Ha-"

"ARISA, WHERE ARE YOU?! DO YOU KNOW HOW LATE IT IS?!" She yelled, interrupting me.

"You don't have to play Mom, I just got a bit...sidetracked. I'm coming home now, okay?"

"You better, I thought you got kidnapped while wearing your work uniform because there are those kinds of people. Just come home quick, okay? Bye."

And that's the first chapter, I hope it was better than the first story, I have a whole summer ahead of me so I may be able to re-do the entire story, we'll see how it goes.

Setton-san