Kida watched the buildings fly by as the train sped by them. He felt nervous of being back in Ikebukuro; the city had caused so much trouble for him and the people he loved. He was afraid of being pulled back into the drama of the city.

He felt a hand on his and turned to smile at Saki. After all of the problems that had been put together by Izaya, nothing had torn them apart. In fact, they were stronger than ever. He was so happy, and didn't know he could feel any happier till he sent the message to Mikado. He was coming back to Ikebukuro, though probably only for the summer.

"Are you sure you're ready to go back?" Saki asked him, squeezing his hand.

He smiled "Are you ready?" She laughed and rested her head on his shoulder.

"I'm scared." She whispered into his shirt. He knew she had the same fears as he.

"Me too, but we can get through this together." He pulled her face up to kiss her, and then smiled, "Plus, we will have Mikado and Anri. If they have even changed at all, we should be fine."

They stayed quiet for the rest of the ride to the city. Both had thoughts of the past events, though they also wanted to forget them.

The train stopped in the station and they were quickly pushed out by the crowd. They walked along the road. Kida had sent the message about ten minutes ago. They should be here, he thought to himself. So they continued to walk.

As they were turning around a corner they heard some screaming and yelling. Kida looked over at Saki and sighed. She gave a sad smile back. This city was never rid of the trouble. They started to turn and walk back to the train, but they heard a familiar voice.

"Mikado, please slow down." Kida turned with Saki and they saw Mikado run around the corner and straight into Kida. They fell to the ground laughing and hugging. They stood as Anri came around the corner.

She was smiling. Anri, the shyest person Kida had ever known was smiling. He remembered the timid girl not even being able to stutter anything more than a thank you. He was unsure if it was a good thing, with Saika and all.

"Wow Anri, I didn't know you knew how to smile." She blushed and looked at the ground. He stepped forward and hugged her, she gasped, surprised. He stood back and playing around pushed Mikado with his shoulder. "So you guys finally worked out."

Mikado's face fell and he quickly looked at Anri. Kida, surprised by the sudden change of expression also turned and looked at her. Anri looked like she was crying, in fact before she started running away, she looked up and they all saw her red eyes.

Mikado looked at Kida like he did the worse thing in the world, and Kida was scared he had just ruined the whole summer. "I'm sorry Mikado, if what I said caused something."

He gave a sad smile and began to chase after Anri.

Kida turned to Saki, who had stood beside him the whole time. She had been so excited to meet the friends who made him so happy, but was surprised by the sudden change in the conversation.

"I don't think you were the cause. They have obviously been going through some rough patches." She said, trying to make him feel better.

He didn't know he felt like the cause till she said it, but she made him feel better also. She always was keeping his mood bright and trying to make him smile, though she never had any problems with that.

They began to walk. They decided to go see Simon at Russian Sushi then head to the hotel to relax till tonight. He had planned on asking Anri and Mikado to go to the movies with them, but he would wait till later.

As they came in sight of the tall Russian, they heard his booming voice over the bustle of the city. They walked up to him and said hi. Simon went on and on about how the restaurant was going, the ups and the downs. Told them about how the city was quiet without all the unneeded violence.

Kida was looking around the crowd, trying to find friends he hadn't seen in a while. His heart stopped as he saw a flash of black hair and fur. His heart began to race as Izaya smiled at him and flitted further into the crowd.

Kida rushed Saki inside the building. He just said he was very hungry when she asked what was wrong. She knew he was lying but would ask him later.

He now knew it was a bad idea to come back to Ikebukuro. They had been so happy being by themselves. Now, first day back in the city, and he had already seen Izaya. It was worse than seeing ravens, which meant death. Seeing Izaya meant that not only would you die, but you would be tortured in ways only he could think up.

He was scared for his and his friends' lives.

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~~JAMES OUT