Just a series of drabbles about the characters of Durarara in their Preschool Days. Whether you think of these stories as friendship or romance is entirely up to you.
This is the first time I've written fan fiction, so I hope you enjoy. =3
The only reason this chapter came out so fast is because I was already in the middle of writing it when I put the first chapter on the site. It might actually take a while before the next chapter comes out. That is all.
5 year old Anri Sonohara spent most of her Preschool days drawing pictures. She didn't have many friends. Not that she didn't mind. In fact, she preferred to keep to herself. It was because she was shy, but mostly because of her fear of being rejected. Her father already rejected her and her mother. Though she kept to herself most of the time, she secretly wished that she had the courage to stand up and talk to someone. Or at least someone would come to her.
Even though Anri spent most of her time drawing, she didn't particularly enjoy it. The only reason she continued was because she thought of it as a way to express herself, and she found it a lot easier than talking. The things she drew most of the time were either the friends she never had, or the happy family that she wished for. These two things were what she wanted more than anything, but knew she wouldn't get.
Her thoughts were then interrupted by a "Hello". She looked up and saw two boys standing over her. One boy was smiling cheerfully. He had blonde hair with long bangs that went down to his eyes, and yet didn't cover them. The other boy had shorter black hair and eyes of the same colour. He was hiding behind his friend. She assumed the one who greeted her was the first kid.
"Um… Hi." Anri said shyly.
"I'm Masaomi Kida." The cheerful boy said. "The scaredy cat hiding behind me is Mikado Ryugamine."
"Mikado Ryugamine? His name sounds like something straight out of a manga." Anri thought to herself. She looked at Mikado. He was blushing for some reason. She found it hard to believe that such a shy boy had a name like that.
"We'd like to know your name, please" Said Kida. This was the second time he interrupted her thoughts.
"Oh. Um… Sorry." Anri mumbled. "It's Anri Sonohara."
"So Anri, the only reason I came here is because this person hiding behind me has a crush on you." Both Mikado and Anri blushed at his comment. "So now that I've brought him here, my work is done. I'll leave you two alone now." Kida said, before leaving with a smirk on his face.
"Hey! Wait!" Mikado called out. But Kida didn't seem to hear him and continued to walk away.
"Um… Hi." Mikado said to Anri.
"Hi." Anri responded back.
There was a long and awkward silence between the two kids. Anri continued to stare at the strange boy, who, in turn, was staring back at her. After a while, she tried to go back to her drawing, seeing as how nothing was happening between them.
"Wow, she's cute." Mikado unknowingly said out loud.
"Huh? What?" Anri responded, confused.
"Why would he say that?" She thought.
Just realizing his mistake, Mikado's face turned into a deep shade of red. He then looked around frantically for something to change the topic. It was then that he noticed Anri's drawing.
"You like drawing?" Mikado said, in an attempt to start a conversation.
"A little."
"Oh." Mikado said in response. He looked at the drawing one more time. "So, is this your family? In the drawing?"
"Um..." Anri paused, trying to think of what to say. "Yeah."
"They look friendly." Mikado said.
Anri nodded.
"That's nice. I wish my family was like that."
Anri didn't pay attention as Mikado continued talking about his family. She was too lost in thought at this point to listen to him. She wondered why he was talking to her of all people. Then she remembered something her mother told her.
"Hey. Mikado."
"Yeah?" Mikado responded, despite being interrupted.
Anri paused for a while before saying what she wanted to say. "Are we friends?"
"What?" Mikado said in surprise.
"My mom said that friends always talk to each other. We're talking. So does that mean we're friends?"
"Uh… Yeah, I think so." Mikado said, with slight disappointment in his voice.
"I'm glad." Anri said, smiling for the first time during the conversation. She was happy to know that at least one of her wishes came true.
I'm sorry for making them sound older than they're supposed to be... again. I'm just glad this chapter was longer than the last one.
Please review =3