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Chapter 2 Too Nice To Be True

The next few days after the whole incident, Shizuo found he was even more annoyed then usual without his sunglasses to keep the sun out of his eyes. Even Tom seemed wary of approaching him when he was in this bad of a mood.

Shizuo didn't even seem to notice he was snappier then usual. His temper was shorter and it seemed his strength was stronger. Talk about annoyance making a person stronger. And it was all because he had lost his favorite pair of sunglasses.

Tom glanced at Shizuo who had started grumbling under his breath. "How about we stop for lunch now." Tom suggested to the blond. Shizuo grumbled an agreement under his breath just loud enough for Tom to hear.

Tom sweat dropped as he led the way, the annoyed body guard following behind him. Shizuo seemed to even be more slouched over then normal. The two soon found themselves in the lunch rush of Sunshine 60.

"How about Russia Sushi?" Tom asked when he suddenly spotted Simon outside the shop handing out flyers. "Yeah sure." Shizuo muttered in agreement. "Ah! Shizuo! Tom! How you do?" Simon greeted as the two neared him.

"You eat Russia Sushi today?" Simon asked brightly. "Yeah." Tom answered while Shizuo stared off into the crowd around them. "Wonderful! We have new worker! Very nice girl!" Simon told them. "Really? Finally get some new help huh." Tom remarked as Simon walked with them to the front door.

Simon nodded eagerly. "Koro, sweet girl! Hard worker!" Simon insisted. When Simon opened the door for them a young girl, dressed in the same outfit as Simon, except with a skirt, was waiting. "Welcome to Russia Sushi!" she greeted with a polite, small smile.

Shizuo stopped on the spot as he looked at her, shock clear on his face. Staring back at him, a black cat eared hoodie thrown over the uniform, was the same girl that Shizuo had nearly hit with a vending machine three days before.

This was the first real look he had gotten of her. She was shorter then him by about nine inches putting him head and shoulders taller then her. She was slim, lithe almost with soft curves that were lost under the baggy top of her uniform.

Unlike he had first suspected, her hair wasn't white, but rather a pale silver color and curled in around her face, falling to just barely skim her thin shoulders. She was young looking too, with a pretty face that consisted of twin thin brows that matched her hair in color, a full pouty mouth, and a long ring of silver lashes.

What really drew the eye's attention was the bright, striking gold eyes that seemed to shine brighter with the ring of silver lashes. When those eyes landed on him, Shizuo expected fear or distaste in those golden depths. Something like that. But instead….they lit up!

"Oh! Its you!" she exclaimed, the tone in her voice sounding like sheer delight. Shizuo blinked in surprise. No one had ever sounded that happy to see him before. Especially not anyone he had nearly hurt. Well…except Izaya but that was more to annoy Shizuo then actual joy at the sight of the blond man.

Shizuo watched as the girl started digging in the pockets of her hoodie looking for something. Finally she found whatever it was in the inside breast pocket. "I believe these are your's!" she said holding out her hands. Cradled in the cup of her hands was his sunglasses.

"I found them, but haven't seen you to return them." she told him sheepishly as she held them up to him. Shizuo stared at her for a long moment. He wasn't quite sure how to reply or act. He finally took them when Tom nudge him in the ribs with an elbow. "Uh….thanks." he told her.

Tom looked between the two of them a small smile curving his lips. "Well I guess you can stop being so cranky now." Tom remarked. Shizuo shot him a glare. "See? Koro nice!" Simon said patting the girl on top of the head.

"So you two know each other?" Tom asked looking between the girl and Shizuo. "No, not really." the girl replied. "She's the one I….almost hit." Shizuo told him. "Oh. So this is the girl you nearly flattened with a vending machine." Tom said.

Shizuo stared at his feet unable to look at the girl. But Kokoro didn't seem upset at all. "Oh it was an accident. Not his fault at all. No harm, no foul." she told Tom. Shizuo's head snapped up in shock. The girl waved her hand in front of her as if dismissing the whole event.

"Got my heart racing but no harm to either party. So no need to hold it over his head." she added. Tom grinned as he looked up at Shizuo's shocked face. "I'm Odayakana Kokoro, by the way. It's a pleasure to meet you." she told them as she lead them to a table.

"I'm Tanaka Tom and this is Heiwajima Shizuo." Tom told her pointing to Shizuo as they sat. "A pleasure I assure you." Kokoro said with a polite, soft smile. Shizuo looked her over. She didn't look the least bit afraid or concerned for what had passed.

She took their orders and vanished into the back for a moment. When she came back she had their otders in hand. "You know, most people, especially those new to the city, are at least freaked out when they see Shizuo in action." Tom remarked.

"Really?" Kokoro asked raising an eyebrow at the man. For a moment she seemed to think this over. Then she shrugged. "Well that's strange. I thought it was….amazing. That he could have that kind of strength was amazing to see." she said simply.

"Its not." Shizuo muttered. "Hey Koko-chan, the next order is up!" came a yell. Kokoro looked over her shoulder. "Coming!" she called before looking back at Shizuo. "Well I think it is. Its wonderful when you can have that kind of power to us to protect what's dearest to you. I wish I had it." she told Shizuo, giving him a soft smile before she left them to eat.

Silence fell between the two men as Shizuo stared at his plate. The girl was….strange. Yeah that was it, she was strange. That was what Shizuo concluded. She had taken something he usually hated about himself and had made it seem almost…good.

And she had been caught in the middle of it all too. She was odd. That was all there was to it. That being said…then why was he still blushing? "Your face is red." Tom pointed out as he ate. "Shut up." Shizuo snapped.

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Kokoro felt better. She had successfully returned the glasses to their owner. Not to mention she had made some good tips that afternoon. That was always a good bonus. She was glad, though, that she had got to meet Shizuo.

He seemed nice if not a little rough around the edges. Nothing a good social life couldn't fix in the end. But she liked him all the same. He was honest if nothing else and it was clear he didn't like his inhuman strength one bit.

But she wasn't fazed one bit. Sure she supposed when meeting someone like that that any rational human being would be scared out of their mind and probably would have either avoided him, taken off running at the mere sight of him, or peed their pants out of fear.

But whoever said she was a rational human being. Actually Kokoro prided herself on being abnormal, unusual, and irrational at times. It meant she didn't conform to society's standards. And that was just fine by her. Who wanted to be normal anyway?

As Kokoro saw it, fear was just in people's heads. Just as easy to turn off as any other thought or feeling a human got. And Kokoro was good at that. She could make her mind go basically brain dead if she honestly wanted to, though that probably wasn't the brightest idea.

By the time Kokoro had finished up with her shift, changed, and left Russia Sushi, the sun had already set and the night life of Ikkebukuro was out and bustling. When she stepped outside in her street clothes, she found Shizuo standing by the curb talking to a motorcycle rider in a black suit and yellow cat eared helmet.

Kokoro paused, blinking as she looked the two over. The two seemed to be on friendly term so it wasn't like a fight was about to break out at any moment. Not that she would need to step in. From what she saw, Shizou could handle himself.

"Heiwajima-san?" Kokoro called out. Shizuo turned to her as she walked up to him. "I thought you left hours ago." Kokoro remarked in surprise. Was he waiting for her? "I picked up dinner." He told her holding up the Russia Sushi bag in his hand.

"Oh." was all Kokoro said as she nodded. Of course. She then peered past Shizou to the dark clothed rider. "Oh. This is Celty." Shizou said. Kokoro bowed her head politely. "Hello. I'm Odayakana Kokoro." Kokoro told her. Celty nodded back.

"Are you done with work?" Shizuo asked gruffily his cheeks turning a slight red. Kokoro stared at him but nodded. "Yes. I just got off." she told him. "Then I-I'll walk you home." Shizuo told her looking everywhere but at her.

Kokoro blinked in surprise. His tone suggested he wasn't asking, but rather informing her that that was what she was going to do. Added to the fact that he didn't look at her told her he was trying to repay her for returning his glasses.

But she had a sneaky little feeling it was also out of guilt. He was doing it to make it up to her for nearly hitting her with the soda machine. And when she got her sneaky little gut feelings like that, it usually turned out that she was right.

Kokoro gave him a soft little smile that seemed to shock him more then anything. "That's sweet." she told him making the slight flush of his cheeks grow darker. "But no thank you." she added briskly. Shizuo's head snapped around and his mouth opened in protest but she shook her head.

"I have another job to get to. So I'm not going home. But thank you for the gesture nonetheless." she told him. Shizuo looked away scratching his head. "I could at least walk you to your other job." he replied putting a cigarette to his mouth and lighting it. Kokoro covered a laugh at him.

"That's not necessary." Kokoro told him. It was sweet that he offered but she had her client's privacy to think about. Not to mention she wasn't going to drag him clear across the city to the pick up sight of her next job. It was late enough as it was.

Shizuo looked like he was about to argue with her, but Kokoro shook her head at him. "I'll be fine. I may be small, but I can take care of myself." she told him, half turning to leave. She leaned around him to look at Celty.

"It was a pleasure to meet you Celty-san. Have a wonderful evening." She told Celty who waved to the young girl. Kokoro looked back up at Shizuo and gave him a soft smile. "You shouldn't some so much Heiwajima-san. It'll turn your lungs black." She told him before turning and taking off with a wave.

As she went she flipped the hood of her hoodie up onto her head. Shizuo scratched his head as he watched her. Were all young women so complicated to deal with? She couldn't have just let him walk her. That way he'd feel like he had repaid her in some form or fashion.

Beside him, Celty typed a message before showing it to Shizuo. She seems nice. Shizuo gave a snort like grunt in agreement. And very polite too, Celty added. Shizuo looked away from her taking another drag off his cigarette.

Celty typing another message drew his attention back to her. But she's right. You'll have blacken lungs. Shizuo gave her a glare. "Shut up. Its my damn lungs." he replied. Celty silently laughed at him as he slouched off towards his own home.

The girl, Kokoro she said her name was, was indeed nice and polite. But she was also brisk and to the point. She apparently didn't have a problem being around him and didn't have the slightest fear of him at all.

She didn't think like others that was for sure. Most people avoided him, called him a monster, or ran. Most people were scared of him, even without having met him. This girl had seen what damage he could do, had come close to getting hurt by him and yet she was nice to him…he doubted he'd ever figure out why.

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Kyandi: Well there's your second chapter!

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