Durarara fic chapter 2. No time for ramblings. I'm just going to get started.

And so, here we are.

Kai held her large duffel bag with two hands in front of her, It hampered her ability to walk so she switched to hold it behind her, which also hampered her ability to walk. Hoisting it up with noticeable difficulty she held it over her shoulder, struggling to maintain balance as she attempted to keep up with Shizuo who was quickly making his way out of the front entrance of the apartment complex. She rushed, Feeling her hair and breasts bounce with her haste and she frowned. Man sometimes she hated the way she looked, what she wouldn't give to be plain and flat chested. Shizuo who had gotten farther ahead was holding two rolling suitcases with one hand on his right shoulder. His strength had not been a lie, though she did wonder if it was exaggerated, could he really pull signs out of the ground and hurl vending machines? That seemed impossible. She caught up to him, finally and possibly only because he paused to light a cigarette, he was probably stressed, Tosuka smoked when he was stressed. She didn't know what to do, She felt extremely guilty for imposing on him even though the imposition was not actually her own. He looked at her as she walked up to him and took a long drag in a way that made her throat burn watching him.

"Here" he said holding out a hand for her other suitcase. She paused a moment before understanding what exactly it was that he wanted. As she realized she jerked the heavy duffel back away from him towards herself stubbornly.

"No its okay. I got it" She said calmly adjusting the bag to be on her shoulder, she was small so it still hampered her movement by pushing her hips a little too far to the left. "You're already holding stuff" she said stubbornly and walked ahead of him. "So where are we going?" she asked without looking back at him.

Shizuo looked at her with an eyebrow raised beneath his sunglasses. Pride? He wondered idly. Proud people tended to make him angry. "To my apartment. Its on the other side of Ikebukuro." He said and watched her face pale at the thought. "You really should just give it to me to carry" He told her again. "You won't be able to carry it 16 blocks." She frowned at the thought and her guilt grew. Silently admitting defeat she pulled it off of her shoulder and handed it to him. Taking it he slung it over his shoulders and began walking again. Kai had no trouble keeping up with him now. She sometimes wished she was stronger, but she was a girl, and despite her ability to summon energy and strength in stressful situations due to adrenaline. She'd had to do more than a little self-defense back in Ireland before she came to this city. Beautiful country side, and very angry thugs. Tugging on one of her red curls she looked about around herself man this is awkward she thought mournfully not sure what to do, she tried to focus on the people in the streets around her, wanting not to be uncomfortable.

"So um…" she started, attempting to strike up conversation "Thank you for doing this, I realize it's probably very inconvenient" she said and he grunted at her. She slumped a bit as she walked discouraged by his lack of a response. She hated getting in the way or being a problem, at least with Tosuka she was making him a lot of money. "I'll pay you for your trouble, and rent, and I can buy all the groceries. I'm not the best cook in the world but I'm better than some. I can clean too" she rambled a bit and he frowned.

"I'm your body guard, You're not my maid" he said coldly looking over at her out of the corner of his eye he sighed "look, it's not like this is convenient, but I don't mind okay? I'm glad to do Kasuka a favor, and If you really are in trouble then I guess I don't mind helping you too. Don't feel so obligated" he told her and she nodded eyes still on the ground shoulders still slumped. Was she that upset at not being able to help? They continued walking in silence for a bit longer and the sun was setting, glaring in his eyes, he mentally cursed the blue tinted glasses for being useless.

"It's getting late" she mused to herself tugging on her curls, God she couldn't wait to take a shower and get them out. She paused, shower, oh dear lord, she was going to be sharing a bathroom, with a stranger…a male stranger! Her face flushed and she looked away from him. What would she do when she had to go to the bathroom? Did she ask? Did she inform him so he didn't walk in on her? And showering! What if he had to go to the bathroom while she was taking a shower! WHAT THEN! She felt an embarrassed panic settle into her stomach. She couldn't ASK him what to do, that would be mortifying! She took a deep breath, okay, relax, I'm sure a tall strong guy like Shizuo has shared a bathroom with women before he'll know what to do. She relaxed her shoulders and looked up at the sky "Have you eaten? Like I said I can sort of cook…" she offered timidly fiddling with her fingers. He looked over at her and shook his head that he wasn't hungry she frowned. This seems kind of difficult…she mused to herself. She was supposed to be living with this man but she knew nothing about him, and he seemed less than excited to tell her. Or to know anything at all about her. Was it always going to be this quiet and awkward? She didn't know if she was okay with that. She'd have to force him to make friends later tonight. Hopefully that would go well. The wind blew and she caught a faint scent of grass and water. She knew that it wasn't real, it was just a small remaining memory from Ireland, there were not springs in this city, and much less fresh grass growing with that sharp of a scent. She stifled a shiver, her time in her former country had been…less than enjoyable. Her mother died when she was 10 years old and she knew only a few things about her father, she knew mostly that he was a sick sick man, there were only a few pictures but he had been gone before she turned 3. However the young age did not hinder her memory of his experiments. She shook her head, thinking about her family was…less than fruitful and definitely not uplifting at all.

"We're here" She jerked her head up before nearly bumping into Shizuo who had stopped to take a drag of a fresh cigarette, though she regretted to admit it she was fond of the smell of them, her mother had smoked it was a comforting smell despite the coughing. "There's no elevator so we'll take the stairs" he told her un-necessarily she nodded, fallowing him up the stairs. They climbed three flights and she regretted to feel the pain in her knees and burning in her lungs. How could she be so out of shape? She hated how painfully female she was, weak, she hated her physical limitations. But, those were probably only so bad because of those experiments.

The door looked a little worn, in fact it looked as if it had taken more than a few beatings, did people often try to break in here? That made her nervous Tosuke could easily hire thugs to come and get her. A moment later Shizuo's leg came up and he kicked the door in. She jumped unintentionally letting out a shocked yelp. He gave her a sidelong glance and shrugged. "I forgot my key" she nodded in understanding and fallowed him into the apartment. Her eyes lit up a bit, for some reason Kai had always preferred less then luxury living and this had such a nice comfortably worn look to it. There was an entry way where they removed their shoes and a small hallway which on the left opened into a small kitchen with a large bar window viewing into the living room, there was no TV but there was a table and a sofa, and a balcony directly ahead, out of the hallway there was a door on the right, which she assumed was a bedroom, the walls were bare, and a dingy color, she might end up painting if he'd let her. She didn't know how long she'd be here. "Are you going to stand in the doorway all night or can we move inside" he snapped. She jumped and stumbled out of his way as he stormed into the apartment. Dropping her bags on the floor with a loud thump thump. She cringed a bit, he seemed angry but she wasn't sure what she'd done to make him mad.

Stepping inside she closed the door behind her and locked it instinctively she stepped inside and he grunted kicking one of the bags over so it wouldn't be on its side. "I don't have much room for this stuff, but we can go get you some dressers tomorrow." He told her calmly and she shook her head.

"No I have no trouble living out of the suitcase, One of them has mostly books and computer equipment in it anyway, I'll use that one for dirty clothing. All the important stuff I have to wear is kept at the site" she said casually walking over and grabbing the suitcases pulling them into a corner under the bar and out of the way. She opened one to reveal a bulky laptop and an extra monitor. The rest of the suitcase seemed full of books and dvd's. Shizuo raised an eyebrow a bit surprised that the popular idol was an otaku. Until he realized they were all in English. "Is there someplace out of the way I can put these? There kind of important to me" she said calmly and he shrugged waving a hand.

"Put them where ever, I don't care. Just keep them away from anything flammable" he told her coldly and she frowned slightly standing up she bumped her head on the bar, she hissed through her teeth and set them on a build in alcove on the other side of the room.

"I know this is probably very inconvenient for you, but I'll do everything I can not to be a nuisance, and I'm not the worst person in the world. So please don't decide to hate me just yet" she said bluntly arranging her books with her back to him. Shizuo's eyebrows raised in shock, he'd never been talked to so blantantly before other than by his own brother. He felt like he should be pissed but he only felt refreshed.

"I don't hate you, it's just a pain in the ass" he said scratching the back of his head and sitting on the couch. "But Kasuka is right, If you're in trouble the best place for you to be is here. But I am easily annoyed, so if I tell you to stop something, you should stop, or your likely to have problems." She nodded calmly.

"I can do that. If possible I'd like to become friends, if not, this entire arrangement will only get more and more awkward" she told him calmly turning around and leaning back on the counter. He stared at her for a moment and she watched his reaction. Shizuo blinked behind his glasses, friends. He didn't have many of those, Shinra called himself a friend but he was more like an interested party, he supposed Celty was his friend, but she didn't speak, so they were about as friendly as one could be. He'd never had a real, normal friend. But then, why would he, he wasn't really a normal guy.

"Um…" he started "I don't really do friends…" he said dropping his gaze from her and she seemed to slump a bit. "I'm not really sure…how that whole….situation works" he said with an aggravated wave of his hand. She cocked her head to the side. And he felt a heat collect on his face embarrassed from sounding like a fool he continued "which isn't to say…that I don't want to…its more….errr….don't be too upset if I'm not a very good one" he said feeling horribly out of character. He scowled at himself. Getting frustrated he wanted a moment to himself "The showers in the other room, don't girls need those like twice a day? Go and take one." Kai's eyebrows shot up and she folded her arms. He paused and looked at her. See now, that's probably not something you're supposed to say. He thought regrettably.

"I wanted one anyhow, so I'll try not to get annoyed at that, but for the record, we do like showers, we don't like being told to go and take one, makes us think we smell" she said with a giggle and moved passed him into the other room. He sighed and massaged his temples.

"What a day" he mumbled lighting up another cigarette opening the balcony door.

- (break) -

OH no,

This was a problem, this was a serious, serious problem.

Kai stood, wet hair dripping on her damp shoulders as the most important bits of her were barely covered by the smallish towel Shizuo kept in his bathroom, she was grateful that the bathroom wasn't disgusting but…how did he only own ONE TOWEL? More importantly at this point was the lack of clothing. How did she forget to bring in her suitcase? How stupid could she be?

What did she do? Sit in this steamy bathroom for five hours till she air dried then walk out in her dirty clothing and then change again? She sighed. Swallowing her pride her face was bright red. She made her way through the bedroom and stared at the door. Be strong kai be strong she told herself as she opened the door a crack.

"Umm….Shizuo?" she called timidly into the room in front of her. Her face was burning and she felt a little dizzy from the blush and the steam. Shizuo sat up looking toward the door and she shuffled back so only her face would show through the crack in the door. He raised an eyebrow at her clearly confused. "You uh, You see my suitcase over there?" she asked pointing out a finger towards the corner. He turned and looked back at her. It took a moment before he understood and his face turned a slight pink color as well.

"I'll uh, I'll be on the balcony, go ahead and get dressed" he told her standing up and leaving the living room. She sighed heavily. Peaking her head out of the crack in the door she scanned the room to make sure the cost was clear, all seemed well. Hesitantly she stepped out of the bedroom scurrying over to the suitcase in the corner she held up the towel and began swiftly digging through the suitcase. Undies, undies where are they? Ah ha! Now a bra, bra, bra, bra, Ugh! He only packed me two? And the uncomfortable lacey ones too no wait! "Yes! Sports Bra!" She exclaimed pulling one out of the suitcase in triumph, her head spun around scanning the room once more before pulling on her undies beneath the towel. She stood and dropped the towel to put on her bra, as the clasps clicked together behind her back she heard a door open and close quickly what—

"SHIZUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" She heard the voice of a young man yell into the apartment before she caught a glimpse of a black haired be-speckled man wearing a lab coat run into the living room. In less than a second Kai's entire upper body was a bright shade of red, and despite herself, she shrieked. The man turned and with a look of dull surprise that looked to her more like interest lit behind his glasses. "Oh?" was all that left his mouth before he was pile driven back into the hallway and out of site by a blonde/black blur. Kai felt her eyes well up Shizuo saw me too… her face burned in an almost painful way and the blood rush and spike in heart rate sent her head swimming.

She didn't remember falling, and she didn't remember hitting the ground the white blur that should have been her vision was all she could see. Clothing, Don't you dare pass out without clothing she scolded herself mentally and dug through her bag a moment longer. She found a short black baby doll dress and a pair of tight jeans that made her ankles itch but she put them on regardless. Once clothed she sat on the ground for a second watching her vision clear and taking slow deep breaths.

"Okay, I'm decent, You can come out now" she called to the men in the hallway. Her face was still bright red but she would just wait for that to pass on its own. The man in the lab coat ran out first making a straight line for Kai, who tried to back away but was too slow and became a human shield for the black haired stranger. The next to exit was an enraged Shizuo who made a beeline for her as well. Shizuo stopped in front of her and looked at her for a second, as if considering something, then reached over her head and pulled the man over her by his lab coat. Which he then proceeded to use to spin the man twice before throwing him in the vague direction of his couch.

"What have I told you about BARGING into my apartment! IT PISSES ME OFF SHINRA!" Shizuo shouted at the man wearing glasses, who was obviously Shinra. The lab coated man simply whimpered and sat upright.

"I forgot! I was in the depths of despair and needed the consolation of my dear childhood friend!" Shinra whined and Kai could practically feel the strength with which Shizuo rolled his eyes. "My honey and I we got into a fight, I don't know what I did wrong! She just ran out! What do I do Shizuo?" Shinra bellowed and sat whimpering on the couch.

"Tch, How should I know? Celty's put up with you for years, I doubt its anything serious. You're over reacting, again. Just go home and wait for her" He said coldly, thought his voice still had an angry growl behind it. Shizuo turned to look at Kai and ran a hand through his hair. "Are you okay?" He asked and she jumped as if shocked by the question.

"I'm…just a little startled is all. I'll be fine." She responded with a small smile and he nodded.

"By the way" Shinra started tone of voice now completely calm, Kai gave him a flat look he seems quick to recover "Who are you?" He asked bluntly and she frowned crossing her arms under her breasts.

"Who am I? Who the hell are you!" She scolded and Shinra seemed taken aback at her reaction. "I'll tell you who I am after you apologize for barging in here while I was changing" he raised an eyebrow at her and shrugged his shoulder.

"But that's not fair, How was I supposed to know you were in here changing. Shizuo NEVER has company much less female company" He said casually and she frowned again.

"Is THAT how you talk about your own friend! Apologize to me AND to Shizuo!" Kai shouted at the man who sat in silence a second longer before bursting out into laughter.

"Okay Okay, I'm sorry, and I'm sorry to you too Shizuo. Man I like her. Where did you find this girl anyway?" Shinra asked looking Shizuo with interest, the blonde lit a cigarette he sure does smoke a lot Kai thought briefly it's probably all this stress of dealing with me. "You didn't buy her did you?" Kai felt herself getting angry again but before she could scold the rude man Shizuo interrupted.

"She's one of Kasuka's famous friends. He thinks she's in danger so he wants me to watch out for her for a few months" He said casually sitting on the coffee table in the middle of the room. Shinra's head nodded in understanding and he looked over at Kai again. "Kai, This is Shinra, he's…sort of a friend, I guess." Shizuo said taking another drag on his cigarette. "Shinra, This is Kai. Don't be a jerk, as of this moment, I like her more than I like you" Shizuo said and Shinra looked hurt.

"That's mean Shizuo." Shinra said with a sad pout before looking at Kai. "Nice to meet you Kai. We should go on a double date sometime. That will make my honey so happy!" Shinra said and Kai couldn't help but wonder why this moron was in a lab coat, if he was a doctor then she was glad to know that she was smart in not trusting them. "But I have to go, if Celty gets back to find that I've gone she will only get more upset with me!" He exclaimed and stood making his way to the door. "I'll see you again soon Kai! And don't mind this guy, he's not so bad" Shinra called before disappearing out the door. Kai stood for a moment longer in silence. Wanting to let Shizuo finish his cigarette in peace.

"You have some weird friends" She said casually sitting down on the couch to his side. He grunted.

"I think, its more that weird people have me as a friend" He said calmly looking in his pack. Only two left. Shizuo sighed and rolled the pack in his hand, this day had been quite trying. He looked over at Kai who was looking out the balcony window and tugging on a piece of her red hair. It's not so bad though. He thought idly. "Hey" Kai looked up at him as he spoke. "You said you could cook right?" He asked his eyes on the ground in front of him. Kai smiled.

"Yep!"

"I'm hungry"

Her smile got just a little bit bigger.

"Good"

TADA! So, theres the first official chapter of The most popular ghost in Ikebukuro. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OR PERISH! I worked REALLY REALLY hard so please review. Without reviews there will be no more chapters, I'm too busy to write without prompts.

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