AN: Okay so the only excuse I have for this is that Durarara and .Hack/GU is two of my top five favorite anime/game (because .Hack/GU is a game) so I had to put these two together. Don't hate me for this!

As for my other stories that are not complete, my deepest apologies! It takes time, support, and motivation for me to make more chapters. So if you want to read more out of them, please review. It'll show how much you care.

And so without further ado, please enjoy the first chapter!

Chapter 1: Ikebukuro

'Why the hell did I get transferred?'

Those were the words that kept repeating over and over in Ryou's head as he slipped on his new uniform that he would have to wear at his knew school.

Transferring to a new school wasn't exactly the issue he had to deal with, despite the fact that he had to ditch his old friends and make new ones. It was the fact that he had to move to an entirely different area, an entirely different city far away from home. Ryou is now a new resident of Ikebukuro.

He doesn't know much about the place, but he has heard a lot of rumors from his home town. He's heard that the city is known to have the largest number of gangs in Tokyo, and whatever happens there is always out of the ordinary.

It was already his second day in Ikebukuro and lucky for him he hasn't encountered any of those things. At least not yet.

Ryou grabbed his bag and headed out the door of his apartment deciding not to eat breakfast. He was still full from all that sushi he ate at that one restaurant he went to last night. The weird Russian black guy would not stop feeding him and his excuse was because he was a newcomer, he should try everything they had on the menu. The only thing he was proud of, not including himself almost throwing up, was that the food was cheap.

Once he was outside, he took out a map from his bag and tried to read the location of his school. He knew it wasn't too far off but the city was huge enough to easily get lost in. And let's not forget that there are countless numbers of gangs out in there so it's best to avoid violent areas as much as possible.

Up to five minutes have passed and Ryou was halfway to his destination when just a couple yards away he heard a loud crash. Along with that came the sounds of screaming from the civilians.

Before Ryou could comprehend the situation, a figure in black rushed passed him in a flash. When he looked back he realized that it was a man in a black fur coat who appeared to be in his twenties. The said man turned his head back, while still running, and took notice of Ryou's gaze. Then, what he did drove Ryou to upmost confusion. The young man gave him a wide grin.

Ryou stood there as he watched the man speed off.

'What the hell was that? Was he expecting something?'

Just then, he heard a roar that sounded way too inhuman and likely to come from a beast. Before he could turn to where the sound came from, another figure rushed passed him just as fast as the first. At closer inspection it turned out to be another man in his twenties, though slightly older in appearance, wearing a bartender's suit. What made Ryou freeze to the core was what the man was holding.

A street sign. A regular street sign that looked as if it was harshly pulled out of the concrete grasped tightly in the bartender's hands like a weapon. And by the looks of it…it pretty much was.

The blond bartender barely noticed the teen as he continued onward the same direction the younger man went. Ryou's only guess was the man in black was what he's after.

No longer wanting to be in same place, Ryou kept walking. This time, at a much faster pace.

Another five minutes have passed and Ryou was met with the front entrance of his new school. Reaching into his bag again, he took out a pamphlet. In giant bold letters read 'Raira Academy' and above it was the picture of the school's main building. He compared the picture to the main building in font of him and mentally confirmed that he was at the right place.

He was about to take his first step into the campus when he felt something roughly bump into him and found himself falling into the dirt floor. Growling he set his gaze at the object of his fall and found a boy a few years younger than him lying a few feet across from him. Judging by the uniform he was wearing similar to Ryou's, he is a student at Raira Academy.

As the young teen gained consciousness, his blue eyes went wide in shock when he saw Ryou and immediately stood up and offered his hand.

"I-I am so sorry! I-I didn't see where I was going."

Ryou remained silent as he continued to stare at the boy. He didn't seem like he could do any harm. In fact, he seemed the exact opposite. He stood up, without taking the boy's hand, and dusted himself off.

"It's fine." He muttered, picking up his bag that remained on the floor. The boy was about to say something but was interrupted by a shout that came a short distance away.

Two more students came into view and up to Ryou and the young boy. Both appear to be the same age as him. One was a boy with blonde hair and brown eyes and the other was a girl with black hair and had brown eyes as well but darker wearing glasses.

"Dude you really need to be more careful." The blonde said as he wrapped his arm around the boy's shoulder. "You don't wanna embarrass me again do you?"

"A-again? When have I-"

"Not to worry my dear friend. It would be even worse if you made a fool out of yourself in front of your future girlfriend."

Both the boy and girl in glasses blushed at the blonde's comment.

"K-Kida-san!"

The blonde paid no mind at his friend's reaction as he glanced at Ryou. He let his arm fall off the dark haired boy's shoulders and walked up to the older teen. Ryou's eye twitched as the kid began to analyze him with a hand under his chin.

"Say…" he began. "I don't think I've seen you before. Are you new?"

Ryou tried, but failed, not to sound annoyed. "Yeah, so?"

A wide grin formed the blonde's lips as he stood up straight with his hands on his hips.

"Well then my fellow newbie, welcome to the Raira Academy! Allow me to introduce myself." He placed his hand dramatically on his chest. "I am the great Masaomi Kida. The most popular handsome devil you will ever meet."

Ryou's eye twitched again.

"M-my name is Mikado Ryugamine." Said the boy who crashed into him. "Again, I am really sorry I crashed into you. Please forgive me."

Ryou felt a bit awkward when the boy began to bow in an apologetic manner.

"Look, I said it's fine." He rubbed the back of his head as he fixed his gaze at something other than the boy. "You're forgiven."

The boy named Mikado stood back up straight but still had that look of guilt on his face.

"And lastly," the blond, or Masaomi Kida, continued. "This beautiful, big-busted lady is Anri Sonohara."

The said girl blushed but bowed politely and said her greeting.

"I-it's nice to meet you. Welcome."

"Yeah…thanks." He decided it's best to introduce himself as well. "Call me Ryou."

After about five seconds of silence later, Ryou thought he should excuse himself and find his first class.

"Well…it was really nice knowing you…but I really have to go. So…see ya."

And just when Ryou thought he was off the hook, Kida grabbed his arm.

"Now that we have the introductions settled, I think it's only fair that we give our new student a tour."

Ryou was about to protest but was suddenly dragged into the school grounds by the energetic blonde. "I can even show you our school's hottest babes, aside from Anri of course."

"Kida-san! Wait!" Mikado tried to catch up along with Anri from behind.

As he was dragged into the Raira Academy against his will, Ryou can't help but feel a sudden hit of deja vu towards the blond. The kid almost reminded him of a friend he used to hang with in a game he played.

Come to think of it, he hadn't played The World ever since he moved. He made a mental note to log back in once he got home.

11:00 p.m.

It was dark in the city of Ikebukuro as it was getting close to midnight. At this time of night, gang activity, crimes, and certain unexplainable things, are most active. In one of many dark alleyways, a man in his fifties was being cornered by a group of thugs with weapons in their hands.

"Alright old man! Cough up the doe and we promise you won't get hurt!" shouted one of the thugs, the leader, who stood before the helpless man.

"Please…oh please have mercy." The man pleaded but received a harsh kick in the abdomen that made him fall to his knees.

"Cut the crap! If you won't give us the money then we'll beat it out of ya!"

As the group began to crowd around closer to the poor man, they were met with a bright light along with a strange sense of heat.

The thugs and the victim traced the source to a massive ball of blue flames out in the distance. Inside the flame stood a figure, a person they could not identify.

"Aaaaah…" The figure moaned as it stepped towards the group. Greenish blue eyes shinned brightly in the night.

"W-what the hell is that thing?" yelled one of the thugs as he, and a few others, slowly took a step back.

"It's hear…" the voice came from the middle-aged man in a tone of panic. He suddenly sprinted out of the alley screaming. "Run for your lives! Nowhere is safe anymore!"

"Hey! Get back here!" the leader shouted for the man to come back but he was long gone.

"Aaaaaaah…" The figure moaned again and was now a few feet away from the thugs. The flames around it burned more intensely.

The leader growled but he could feel his limbs shaking. Still, despite how fearful he was, there was no way he would back down to that thing.

"I don't know what you are nor do I fuckin' care! No one stumbles into our turf uninvited! Let's get im' boys!"

The group of thugs, though some were hesitant, charged. As the men came closer with their weapons ready, the creature reached both hands behind its back to take out a weapon of its own.

It was only seconds later did screams of pain and agony fill the streets of Ikebukuro.

But of course to anyone that lives there, stuff like this is only natural.

AN: And that ends chapter one! Please let me know what you think through your wonderful reviews! Also, I know that the time references between the two crossovers are different (with .Hack's time taking place a lot more further in the future than Durarara)…but to hell with that! HA!

My last note; those of you who are experts of .Hack/GU knowledge that know some of the clues I've laid out in the story, DON'T SAY ANYTHING! Nobody, including me, likes spoilers!

That out of the way, I hope to see you again soon!