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Welcome to the first work of my Black/White series! Please comment and leave constructive criticism. I will try to respond to them. Also, please check out my profile and read my other stories too!
I think that many readers want just the story and less BS, so I'll leave my other comments for the end. Like why this story isn't a Crossover.
DISCLAIMER: I own none of the characters used below. They belong to their proper creators, like Ryhogo Narita, Tezuka Osamu etc.
Chapter 1. The Tale of Two Doctors
A dirty grin illuminated Shinra's face as he waltzed toward the bedroom. He had finally convinced Celty to "do it" with him. Although that damn Izaya had prevented him from following through the last three times he had grasped the chance, this time there was no chance of interference. The doctor had … um… preoccupied the info-broker with a certain blond bodyguard at the other side of the city. Oh well. He reached the door as he could already sense his lover waiting for him in the sheets. Tonight was just pefe-
The doorbell rang.
Goddamit. Shinra stamped. If this wasn't an urgent dying government official or something, he would kill the guy waiting outside. Putting on his overly stylish lab coat, the doctor answered the door.
"Yeeeeeeeesh….?"
He opened the door and glanced at the visitor. However, he involuntarily jumped back after noticing that iconic black/white hair.
"B-Bla-Blackjack!?"
"Why hello there, Mr. Kishitani. Long time no see."
"Doctor Kishitani."
"And where is your license?"
"Coming from you?"
A tensed silence followed. Shinra continued.
"What do you want from me now? Gonna kill another one of my friends?"
The stitched man snickered.
"I just heard that there was a headless fellow here, and I wanted to know how that worked."
Shinra smiled,
"I assume you heard that from Izaya Orihara. Or Kanra. Or any number of his pseudo names. Anyway, she's my girl, and I'm not letting you lay a single finger-"
"I know I know. You and your sorry little friends. I'll leave now okay? Happy? Oh and just if you cared, I get my information myself."
The black coated doctor casually walked away. After a few seconds, Shinra yelled in response,
"What are you doing in my territory? Get lost soon or I'll make sure you sleep in the Tokyo Bay at night."
The man stopped, turned, and glared back at him. The wind blew that two tone hair in front of his glaring eyes.
"I moved here yesterday. Heard there's good business here."
Shinra froze. This was terrible. He slammed the door and limped back to the living room. Pouring himself a cup of coffee, he collapsed on the couch to think of what had just happened. A terrible feeling mixed in his gut. Why was that demon living in Ikebukuro? His daily life was going to suck now. If nothing else, he had gained a powerful rival in the underground medical field. Not to mention that his most painful memory had just slammed into his face. He meditated.
Suddenly he noticed a PDA stuck in his face. It said something along the lines of,
{Hey Shinra, when are you gonna come to bed huh? And what do you mean Kanra is Izaya!? I talk to her every night on chat!}
Glancing up, he saw his scantily clad girlfriend seducing him with cute little hearts rising from her neck. He forced a weak smile. Another chance had been wasted.
"Sorry Celty. It looks like the devil himself has come to ruin my day. Heh, maybe even much MORE."
With that, he picked up a scalpel lying on the table and threw it with all his weight across the room. The entire blade portion of the tool buried itself neatly in the peephole of the front door. He then marched over to it, ripped it out violently, and proceeded to take a walk outside.
Jeez, that was scary. How her boyfriend learned to throw scalpels like little deadly spears was beyond her imagination. However it was obvious that, regardless of how hypersexual he usually was, Shinra was in absolutely no mood for "having the time" tonight.
The Dullahan then remembered that Shinra had gotten upset a few times before in a similar manner. It always had to do with some person named Takigawa or something, but he had always refused to explain the details to her. She decided to ask Shizuo about it, as it probably had to do with their Raria days. And if all this was another one of Izaya's (or that "Kanra" that she thought she could trust) plans, she would… kill something.
{So? You know anything?}
Celty started to retype the question as the dazed bodyguard wasn't answering.
Suddenly, he placed his hands caringly on hers, and told her that he understood. He then spoke in a very (uncharacteristically) shaky voice,
"This, umm. Could be a long story. And not exactly a happy one either. Got it? You still want to know?"
She typed her obvious response.
{Of course. It seems an important part of Shinra's past.}
"Oh, not only Shinra's"
mused the blond man.
{What do you mean?}
"I tell you what. Go home today, and come to my place tomorrow at about seven pm. You might be there till about midnight though."
{OK. Got it}
Shizuo then left without a word, and so the Dullahan decided to leave as well. She was a bit disappointed though, as she had only just managed to convince Shinra to resume their "romantic activity" tomorrow night. Oh well, this was more important.
With a sharp whirl, the silver blade cut through the air and buried itself in the pine tree. The delicate peace of the nighttime park was disturbed as sap oozed like blood out of deep gash and dripped coldly to the ground. A crude human outline drawn on the bark indicated that the strike had just missed the heart. Four other scalpels lining the tree indicated better success though.
The doctor approached and violently ripped out his weapons. However, he stopped his angry act when he noticed that a girl had been watching him. He spoke up, forcing his usual cheery voice,
"What's up Anri-chan?"
The timid highschooler responded meekly,
"Um… can you talk right now?"
"Of course! What do you need? Celty should be at home if you need her."
"Well… no. I'm actually sick and need surgery, so, I was just wondering what you could do…"
"Hmm?"
Shinra approached the girl and received her papers to see what this 'sickness' could be.
At 7:00 sharp the following night, Celty arrived at the bodyguard's rather dingy home. It probably wasn't good that the first thought flying through her head was (I hope I don't get killed… or worse). She knocked cautiously on the door and trembled a bit. Surprisingly, Kadota opened the door. Why was he here?
"Oh, you're here. Just on time. Wanna start right away?"
The Dullahan entered the surprisingly bright and organized room. Inside, two sofas had been organized around a small table with snacks, lots of beer, and… two pairs of handcuffs.
{W-What are those for?}
A familiar (dreaded) voice answered,
"It's so these two don't get too emotional and stuff."
Looking around, she saw Izaya pointing casually at Shizuo and Kadota. The information broker was in the same room as the monster, yet nobody was destroying anything. How could this be possible?
After a long and unbearably awkward setup, where Kadota and Shizuo handcuffed themselves, and Izaya gravely leaned against the wall, the conversation finally began.
"So how much has Shinra told you?"
{um… absolutely nothing.}
"Do you at least know who Haruka was?"
{Was? Is she… gone?}
All three then looked away, a bit affected. Izaya spoke,
"Then we'll start from the beginning and all, but just to let you know… She's dead."
Shinra's eyes reread everything. This. Was. Bad.
Extradural stage III cancer in the spinal cord. Shit. The doctor looked up from the papers and glanced at the girl. She was only a highschooler. Why was she cursed with cancer so early?
He spoke, "I'm sorry Anri-chan. I can't do anything about this. I don't have the tools in my operating room. But the doctors over at Tokyo Central should be able to help you."
He adjusted his glasses calmly as he delivered the (sorta) bad news. Something about Anri's deep black hair, reddish eyes, and large breasts affected the doctor for some reason today...
Masaomi slammed his fist on the park bench. With a shock, the doctor remembered that he and Mikado were here as well (for some reason). Their presence also affected the doctor strongly. The blond kid growled.
"You know as well as I do what would happen if she goes to Tok-Cen. Remember? Saika?"
Oh yeah… Shinra kicked himself. The cursed blade thingy didn't play nice with anesthesia. When Anri was put under, it would take over and wake up, possible doing serious damage. However, the katana (knowing its owner he guessed) somehow trusted Shinra, and would let him do any operation. In other words, he was the only doctor who could operate on her safely.
"I'm sorry man! I just don't have to tools." He stood up and started walking away.
Mikado then rushed toward the doctor and kneeled by the doctor's feet. Shinra flinched. This couldn't be…
Masaomi quickly followed his friend's example. The two of them went into dokeza and plead with all their will. This was too harsh. It was too…
He predicted the next part easily. Anri herself left her chair and got down behind her two friends. They three then all pleaded in unison. The girl's soft shy voice rang deafeningly in the doctor's head.
Shinra had told himself so many times what he would do. This was a familiar situation right? The answer was so simple…
The doctor fell nauseously back onto the bench. He remembered the cute little hearts rising from his girlfriend's neck.
So simple…
To be Continued.
So! how did you like that? Leave comments and everything else I said in the beginning.
Aaaand now to address the elephant in the room. This story is published in the Durarara! section, yet contains a major character from Tezuka Osamu's Black Jack. Then this should be a crossover story right? To make it simple, let me say that I understand. The reason is detailed below. spoilers though.
Black/White is my medical story consisting of the struggle between Durarara!'s Kishitani Shinra and Blackjack's Dr. Blackjack. This first story though is set completely in the Durarara! world, and Dr. Blackjack is a minor character (as you will see). The other stories where he plays a bigger role will be published in the proper crossover section, don't worry. Thus, I put this in the Durarara! only section.