Izaya dragged his feet toward the path that led into the school, he'd barely gotten any sleep the previous night, that god damn building was constantly on his mind. Seeing that

spirit, that ghostly figure in the window yesterday, it had him a little anxious if he was honest. Normally, he could ignore it, having been used to seeing such things by now,

but for some reason, this felt different. It could have been due to living in a different town, everything was still new to him, and since he had to look after his sisters, he was unable

to research anything to do with the building. That hadn't stopped his mind from wandering about the possibilities, what was the building originally? Did it have any kind of past?

Why was it blocked off? How long ago had it been abandoned?

Izaya rubbed his temple with two fingers, perhaps it was kind of stupid to get all worked up over it, he was so damn tired. He'd be willing to bet that he was probably going to

fall asleep during one of his classes. Maybe he could take a nap at lunch hour? He was sure that there was some way of getting to the roof. As he stepped through the school gates,

he heard his name being called in a sing song kind of tone, he sighed, why couldn't this person leave him alone? They had only met yesterday; Izaya was hoping it was a one time

acquaintance, someone to tolerate that got him through the first day. He then remembered something though, that surprise, wasn't Shinra going to tell him today? Something about a club? Izaya had to admit, he was curious, it was highly possible that whatever Shinra wanted to tell him, had to do with seeking the paranormal.

Izaya turned to see Shinra's smiling face as he ran up to him, so he guessed that it wasn't just a one-time acquaintance after all. "Izaya! How are you?" Shinra asked with glee as he matched his steps as they made their way to school, Izaya suddenly stopped though, he was sure that he hadn't told Shinra that he'd be here this early. Shinra turned when he noticed Izaya wasn't walking beside him anymore. "What's up? Didn't get enough sleep or something?" Izaya could only stare wide eyed at him, what was with his kid?

"How did you-" The raven frowned "What do you want from me?"

Shinra's smile faded when he noticed Izaya's sudden hostility toward him. "What do you mean?"

"Whatever. Don't talk to me" Izaya pushed passed him and quickly made his way to the building, leaving a confused Shinra to stare after him.

"What did I do?" Shinra said to himself and ran into the building. "Izaya! Wait up!" out of breath by the time he caught up to him, Shinra panted as he leaned against the locker, "What's wrong?"

Izaya didn't reply as he opened his locker, placed his bag inside and swapped his shoes over. He shuffled his feet into the appropriate footwear and almost slammed his locker. Shinra flinched at the aggressiveness and started to open his own locker, he swapped his shoes and placed his bag inside. He glanced at Izaya who, despite obviously being annoyed with him for some reason, hadn't left yet.

Izaya turned his back slightly as he leant against the locker next to Shinra's, for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to leave without receiving an explanation to his mind's questions. Usually, the moment he felt as if someone was messing with him, he'd either ignore them or try to warn them off. But he couldn't do either with Shinra, he didn't know why, why was this one any different? "How did you know I was going to be here this early?"

Shinra raised his head, blinking in surprise at the sudden conversation. He almost sighed in relief. "Is that why you're being so different compared to yesterday?" Shinra gave a small smile as he watched Izaya's body tense a little. It would seem, that this was how the other raven acted when he thought someone was messing around or betraying him. "Izaya, I'm not trying to cause you any misfortune or anything. I wouldn't do something like that because I know what that feels like. people pretend to be your friend, then they find someone else clearly better and that can lead to some nasty comments or maybe even bullying"

Izaya turned around, facing Shinra, almost scowling at him, but then he grinned. "Talking from experience?"

Shinra smiled sadly at him "Maybe. But seriously, why did you think I was messing with you?"

Izaya looked away, clearly embarrassed he'd been wrong. Of course, Shinra could still be lying, but he got the feeling that wasn't the case, given how honest Shinra had been thus far. "I never told you I would be here this early"

Shinra chuckled "Ok. it might seem bad if you look at it like that. But I can honestly say, that this was a complete coincidence, I swear. After yesterday's crowded fiasco, I figured it would be a lot easier if I arrived when no one was around, I hate being late, so I chose to get here early. When I saw you at the gate, I figured you had come up with the same idea, though I think you're the type of person who doesn't really care if you're late, so I was a little surprised to see you here"

That's it? That's why I was so annoyed? It was a simple coincidence? He couldn't help but feel slightly relieved, yet somehow, he was annoyed that he was. "And the no sleep comment?"

"Huh?" Shinra then laughed. "Oh come on. Now that's just observation. If the slight darkness under your eyes are anything to go by"

Izaya felt his cheeks heat up slightly. "Shut up. I was just thinking about things; I didn't sleep much"

Shinra stood up, clapping a hand on Izaya's shoulder. "Now that we've cleared up that misunderstanding, wanna come to the library with me before lessons start?"

Izaya looked at the clock on the wall below the stairs. "It's not even open yet. It's only eight"

Shinra grinned "Ah! That maybe. But like I said, being class reps, we get certain privileges"

Izaya returned the grin, removing Shinra's hand from his shoulder, this boy had no qualms when it came to personal space. "Not a lot of students would consider getting into the library early a privilege"

Shinra's grin didn't falter as he grabbed Izaya's wrist and led him toward the stairs. "Good thing we're not like them, it's good to be different"

"No argument's there" Izaya replied honestly, yet trying to free his hand, but Shinra wasn't getting the hint, so he simply let himself be dragged along the halls, fully given up trying.

When they got to the library, Izaya finally got his hand free, Shinra mumbled an apology, slightly embarrassed that he hadn't realised he practically dragged the other raven all the way here. They showed the librarian their class rep passes and sat in the far corner, opposite a computer. "You know. I'm that type of friend that you can share anything with. I might poke fun a little, but I can be counted upon"

Izaya raised an eyebrow "Aren't you supposed to let other people figure that out for themselves?"

Shinra smiled "Normally. But usually when I do, it doesn't go anywhere. I'm not everyone's preference when it comes to making friends"

Izaya thought he'd figured Shinra out yesterday, but this friend thing clearly bothered him more then he let on. Izaya honestly didn't care if he himself made friends or not, it was his overall attitude and intelligence that scared people off, and he was fine with that. Shinra however, lacked confidence, but he had a sharp mind, an easy target for people to pick on him or use him. "If you show it doesn't bother you, like how you were with me yesterday, they'll respond differently"

Shinra laughed lightly "Like you? isn't that the same? I'll still end up with no friends"

Izaya shrugged "Maybe. But you'll be less of a bullying target" he smirked

Shinra pouted "Mean"

"I'm just giving you advice. I really don't care what you do with it"

"More mean"

Izaya chuckled and then watched Shinra switch on the computer. "So what are we doing here anyway? Assuming we're not just here to discuss our social status"

Shinra nodded with a grin "Correct. I was going to print these off to show you, but since you're here now, it'll be a lot easier"

Izaya eyed him suspiciously and then glanced at the screen as Shinra found the site he was looking for. Izaya's eyes widened and he tensed in his seat, he gripped the desk with one hand as he read over the news article's headline: YAMANASHI EIWA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, GEN AOI. COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER HE AND SOME OTHER STUDENTS ATTEMPTED TO USE A OUIJA BOARD.

Shinra looked at Izaya, he expected that kind of reaction, but he hadn't meant to scare him. "Izaya?"

Izaya clenched his fist and switched the computer off. "How did you find this?"

"Huh? The newspaper?"

Izaya glared at him "Why did you look this up? And what has this got to do with me?"

Shinra tilted his head "It does though, doesn't it?"

Izaya stood up "It's none of your business" he then proceeded to walk away, Shinra grabbed his wrist to prevent him doing so. "Let go" Izaya hissed angrily, but Shinra could feel him shaking.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I only half guessed that the story was connected to you. I only made the connection through various research"

"Stop fucking stalking me!"

They received a very harsh SHHH from the librarian and Izaya bowed his head in apology. He turned back to Shinra and yanked his arm back. "Just hear me out. I'm really not stalking you. remember how excited I got when I found out you were from Yamanashi?"

Izaya wasn't in the mood for his explanations, but he gradually returned to his seat. "You practically jumped on my desk" he replied after a few seconds of calming down.

Shinra scratched his head sheepishly. "Yeah. I did that, didn't I?" Shinra then continued "Anyway. Last night, I looked up the city, because it really is true that it has a lot of haunted attractions. Being one of the more recent events that happened, the article popped up, so I got curious"

Izaya sighed "Why did you look up the city anyway?"

Shinra shrugged "I don't know. Since you said that you didn't know anything about haunted places, I thought, that maybe I was wrong"

Izaya looked away from him, maybe he should have been honest with him after all? Shinra might not have felt the need to look up the city and therefore, wouldn't have found out what he did. But Shinra didn't have to know he was involved, did he?"

"Was Eiwa your middle school?"

Izaya frowned at him, but he sighed in defeat, there was no point in denying it now, he had made it pretty obvious with his outburst. "Yes"

"I take it, that you were one of the other students that used the board?" Shinra didn't seem like he was prying, he generally wanted to know, but he didn't seem like he was pitying him either.

"I was"

Shinra shifted in his chair, as if trying to pluck up the courage to continue. "It- it also says, that the next day, a student had an accident and fell down the stairs, but his injuries were light. Was that you?"

Izaya tensed again, I was fucking pushed! "What makes you think that?"

Shinra shrugged "It's just that the article mentions that the stairs led straight to the library"

Izaya chuckled "That's your reason? That could have been anyone"

Shinra nodded "True. But it seemed the librarian's comment about not having any other students around at the time, indicates that someone like yourself would be the only one to go there at that sort of time"

"You're not really making a lot of sense Shinra. You're just looking for excuses that aren't there"

"I'm just trying to figure it out. You don't strike me as the clumsy type, I highly doubt you actually fell down the stairs. If what the librarian said is true, that there were no other students around, how did the accident happen?"

Izaya was taken aback by Shinra's inquisitiveness, did he really figure it out just from that article? "Let's say for arguments sake, that it was me, what exactly are you getting at?"

Shinra smiled, it seemed that Izaya's way of being open with him, was to agree to disagree. Shinra leaned forward, looking at the now blank computer screen. "Kind of seems like you were pushed, despite what the article says"

Izaya's heart skipped, no one, not even his parents, had truly openly admitted that they thought he was pushed. Of course, Izaya had made no attempt at telling anyone his thoughts. Still, Shinra had come up with it, all on his own. "Why?"

Shinra shrugged "I don't know really. The article doesn't say anything about that. I doubt they wanted a panic on their hands"

"Not why about the article. Why do you think that?"

Shinra looked at him "Huh? I told you. you don't strike me as the clumsy type"

Izaya sighed, glancing at the blank screen. "Right"

Shinra tilted his head, Izaya seemed disappointed with his reply. "Izaya. Do you think you were pushed?"

Izaya remained quiet for a moment, wondering whether he should admit to something like that. He'd never voiced it to anyone before. But somehow, since Shinra acted like he'd already figured it out for himself, maybe he could? Did he honestly want to trust Shinra? After only knowing him for a day. It didn't matter now, because Izaya was already nodding a reply. What's wrong with me?

"I believe you"

Izaya chewed his thumb nail "Why?"

"I don't think you'd make up something like that. You're not the type to spread rumours" Izaya grinned at him, that wasn't completely true. Shinra chuckled, like he knew what Izaya was thinking. "Or maybe you are.. But not about this; the paranormal and spirits that linger around us, aren't to be joked about, and I think you know that, you respect that"

Izaya then clenched his fist, "I felt it. A hand. On my back, the next thing I knew, I was at the bottom of the stairs, and then I blacked out"

Shinra sighed, he could tell just how much Izaya had wanted to talk about this. "Did…did you see anything?"

Izaya looked at him, he wasn't ready to give that part of himself away just yet, but Shinra looked like he'd honestly believed him about being pushed. "No"

Shinra tilted his head in thought, Izaya didn't care whether Shinra knew he was lying. He'd come to terms with the fact he could see ghosts and spirits a long time ago, admitting it out loud however, sounded strange in his head. "Ok" Shinra looked up at the clock "We should probably get to class. What's your first lesson?"

Izaya cringed, that sneaky- "Math, 1A"

Shinra grinned at him "Me too!"

"You already knew I got in this school because of my grades, so don't act so surprised"

Shinra shrugged with a grin, "I was just giving you a chance to admit it" the two walked out of the library as Shinra raised his arm up triumphantly. "Honesty is the best policy"

Izaya rolled his eyes and they made their way through the corridor and descended the stairs just as the bell rang. "God you're lame"

Shinra laughed and then followed Izaya into their first class of the day. They were still the first ones there, so they took the two seats in the back of the right corner, Izaya next to the window.

…..

Lunch hour, rooftop

Izaya lay on one of the benches, with one hand resting on his stomach and the other behind his head. The sun was half blocked by one of the roof's walls and only half covered his body in warmth. He didn't care, by now, he was so tired that he just closed his eyes and a peaceful smile spread across his face as he began to doze.

"I am meeting someone here, I swear! Please leave me alone"

Izaya opened one eye when the familiar whiny voice reached his ears. He sighed and sat up, he glanced over to the roof's exit to find his thoughts to be right. Two boys were grinning down at Shinra as they cornered him on either side of the wall. It appeared that Shinra knew them, probably from his middle school.

"Don't lie Kishitani, we both know that you don't have any friends. Nothing changes with you. did you think, that just because we're in high school that we'd just leave you alone?" the one on the left snickered.

Shinra shook his head, he tried to smile but it faltered, he was shaking like a leaf. "Someone's gotta keep you on your toes, it's a harsh world out there, and you're such an easy target" countered the one on the right.

"Yeah, we're just doing you a favour"

Shinra stammered, he really wasn't good with biting back, he had a sharp mind, but when it came to bullies, he simply froze. "But- I haven't done anything wrong"

The two laugh again and pat Shinra on the head "I don't know. I think you just got that kind of look. Thinking you're better than the rest of us"

"You're probably right"

"Yeah I-" the left one stopped talking when he realised the reply didn't come from Shinra. They both looked behind, Izaya was still sat on the bench, leaning over with both arms resting on his knees. "You say something runt?"

Izaya grinned at them, his bangs giving him the advantage of coming off confident. "I was under the impression that the school had a no bullying policy"

"So what?! What are you going to do about it?"

"Nothing"

"Then stay out of our business" thinking that their conversation was over, they turned back to their 'target' All of a sudden, something smacked into one of their heads, causing the one on the left to double over. They looked down to see a water bottle on the floor. "Did you just throw that at me!?"

Izaya laughed as he stood up on the bench, he then clapped. "Very good!"

Shinra couldn't believe Izaya's confidence, he was absolutely awed by it. No one, no one had ever stuck up for him before, it was mind boggling.

"When I said that I'd do nothing, I should have specified. What I meant was, that I wouldn't go blab to the head. I didn't say I wouldn't get involved. Tell me, how did the likes of you two get into such a school? I'm quite positive it wasn't due to brains"

Completely forgetting about Shinra now, the two began to approach Izaya instead. "You better watch your mouth runt!"

Izaya's eyes widened in mocking fear "Scary!" then he laughed "So you're that type"

"What fucking type! I'm going to kick your ass!"

Izaya wasn't fazed. He placed his hands in his pockets. "Like all bullies, you compensate everything you lack with violence, anytime someone is remotely better than you, which in your case is probably all the time, you feel the need to bully them for their one short coming. Which in Shinra's case, is confidence" Izaya skipped and span around on the bench. "But! Then you come across someone like me, and you don't quite know how to deal with it. A person who's so far above you that it's laughable. Ha ha ha, it's really quite sad" suddenly, Izaya dodged a punch thrown his way, jumping off the bench. The two tried multiple times to hit their new target but found that Izaya was very quick. The next moment, Izaya drew his flick blade and continued to evade their attacks, all the while moving his blade with practiced precision.

He's amazing! Shinra thought, watching the scene He's smart and he's confident

Izaya jumped backwards over the bench and hopped backwards until his back touched the tall metal fencing that surrounded the roof. One of them, followed suit, which Izaya had figured out was the better fighter of the two. He grabbed Izaya by the shirt and shoved him against the fence, but the raven never lost his grin. "What now you little shit?!"

Izaya glanced behind and saw the shock play across the other male's face. The angry look from the one in front faded as he suddenly looked down when he realised, his clothes had begun to shred away from his body. "I think you need a new tailor. The one you have is currently not very good" Izaya's grin widened as he watched the two freak out and then run to the roof's exit. The one who was now only clad in boxers, turned with anger, pointing a finger at Izaya.

"You'll pay for this! No one makes a fool of me!" and then they were gone.

Izaya laughed loudly and waited until they were both out of sight, before taking a breath and sliding down the fence with a sigh. Shinra was grinning from ear to ear, he ran up to his saviour and spread his arms out. "That was amazing!"

Izaya smiled up at him, he didn't really do anything, but to Shinra, he supposed it was everything. "So you weren't kidding about being a bullying target huh?"

Shinra shook his head, but he was still smiling "You were awesome! That was absolutely incredible! You're smart and strong! You're the whole package!"

Ok, he wasn't really that great, he felt his cheeks heat up at receiving such honest compliments. "If you say so" Shinra might think he was amazing and wasn't lacking in anything. Sure, he was confident on the outside, and was quick on his feet, but he wasn't that strong, he relied on evasion and his words were his weapons, his flick-blade notwithstanding. Once the moment of adrenaline passed, his bravado would completely leave his body, and he was usually left feeling shaken. He didn't even think he could stand up right now, his legs felt like jelly.

Seemingly catching on quick, since Izaya had made no move to stand up, Shinra held his hand out. Izaya looked at him and grinned knowingly, Shinra didn't say anything, to which he was grateful for, Izaya took his hand and they stood together.

They sat on the bench, Shinra grinned as he opened his bento. "Man! This is the first time since I can remember that I can actually eat without it being on the floor"

Izaya chuckled as he resumed his resting position, one of his legs now propped up to give Shinra the room to sit down, his other foot touching the ground. "You're welcome"

Shinra smiled, looking down at his lunch. "Seriously Izaya. Thanks. I really am grateful"

Izaya didn't open his eyes, or had any intention of moving, but he didn't have to see Shinra to know how truly thankful he was, it was in his tone. Was this what friendship was all about? True friendship? To have each other's back? Light teasing toward one another, sharing their thoughts? To Izaya, it sounded rather lame, but, he found that he didn't hate it. In fact, he just smiled. "Anytime"

Shinra couldn't help but laugh "I can't believe it. Think me pathetic if you want, but I can't believe I finally have a friend"

Izaya did open his eyes then, and he sat up, leaning on his palms "You're weird, you know that? I mean, can you just call someone a friend when we clearly only met yesterday"

Shinra nodded "Only when I'm a hundred percent sure"

Izaya raised an eyebrow "Isn't this the first time you've ever been a hundred percent sure?"

Shinra nodded again, more enthusiastically. "Which is why I'm so sure!"

Izaya shook his head and then chuckled. "Weird" Shinra beamed at him, his eyes became teary and he threw himself forward, embracing the other raven. Izaya fell backwards and they toppled off the bench. "Shinra!"

Embarrassed, Shinra quickly got up and laughed nervously at the glare his new friend was giving him. "Whoops. Sorry!"

Izaya stood up, brushing himself off "You really have no qualms do you?"

Shinra chuckled as he took his bento box on his lap again. "What do you mean?"

Izaya rolled his eyes and poked a finger against Shinra's forehead. "No regard for personal space"

Shinra couldn't help but laugh, causing Izaya to chuckle as well. "I was just happy. And you were kind of my saviour"

The bell then rang and they both sigh in annoyance. Izaya then grinned and plucked a piece of sushi from Shinra's box. "Which is why I'm stealing this" he said and popped the food in his mouth before heading for the exit.

Shinra looked down to what Izaya had taken. The weirdest part was that he didn't even like it, he often brought the bento box on the way to school, his treat to himself for the day. It had everything he liked as a sushi mix, all except for the fatty tuna that lay in the middle. It seemed as though that was exactly the thing Izaya liked, of all the sushi he could have taken, he went for the exact thing Shinra didn't like. how bizarre. Maybe Izaya noticed that Shinra was avoiding it? Shinra shrugged, it didn't matter, Shinra would happily share that with him.

…..

End of school day

Izaya walked down the corridor, ignoring the students running past him, eager to get home or to wherever they were going after school hours. Izaya wasn't going home, he was meeting Shinra and would finally get the explanation he wanted about the club. He made his way into room 5-B, knowing Shinra's chosen subject biology was there. Izaya didn't care for biology, there was something disturbing about touching dead reptilians. It wasn't as though he was against research or dissections, it just wasn't his taste. He stopped when he saw Shinra with another male, he had brown hair and wore what looked to be a blazer, but it wasn't the high school's uniform. Why is he wearing a middle school uniform? Izaya didn't care, he made his presence known by knocking a couple of times on the empty tables. "I already stripped two bullies today. I don't think you'd appreciate that blazer of yours ruined now, would you?" Izaya tapped his closed blade on the table.

The boy simply smiled at him, Shinra seemed to catch on to what Izaya was doing and stepped in front, waving his hands. "Wait! It's not like that, its ok Izaya, he wasn't picking on me"

Izaya blinked and then pocketed his knife, he caught the chuckle from the other in the room. "So that was you huh? Gotta say, I wasn't expecting someone of your- erm, build, to pull off something like that. Though you're every bit as devious as they said. You got the intimidation down to an art form"

Izaya narrowed his eyes, becoming suspicious that someone he hadn't met yet knew about him. "And you are?"

"This is Kyohei Kadota," Shinra answered "He's in my biology class"

Izaya leaned against the desk, slightly grinning "Obviously"

Shinra smiled sheepishly. "Actually, he overheard us talking this morning, he was in the library at the same time we were"

Great Izaya tensed, glaring at the boy, not liking the fact that their conversation wasn't private like he had thought. But the boy seemed to get the hint, he placed his hands up for peace.

"It's ok. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop or anything. I was just- interested, trust me, I'm not making fun"

"I don't trust anyone" Izaya said without hesitation.

Kadota just smiled "I hear ya. Can't be too careful. I'll see ya around" and then just like that, he left them alone. Izaya watched him walk out and then turned to Shinra.

"Another hundred percent?"

Shinra shook his head. "Probably not. But he approached me first actually, he seemed nice enough, he's actually interested in the paranormal too, just like us"

"You were going to invite him to come with us, weren't you?"

Shinra chuckled "Maybe. But it didn't seem like you would get along with him, so I didn't say anything"

Izaya was dumbfounded, did Shinra just rely on his opinion, just like that? "You can trust all the people you want. It's up to you"

"There's not really much point if the other doesn't get along with them, right?"

"Just what part of that made any sense?"

Shinra laughed "It totally makes sense, if I'm making friends, I wanna make sure we all are"

Izaya shook his head., Shinra was beyond weird, his logic was completely irrational. He followed Shinra down the corridor and up another flight of stairs and along another corridor, until they stood outside a closed door. Shinra smiled and opened it with excitement, "Welcome to our new club room!" he said loudly.

Izaya leaned against the door frame, nothing but a bored expression on his face. "Shinra. There's nothing in here"

Shinra span around with a grin "Not yet, but that's what makes it even better! The head agreed that we can make this room to how ever we like it. For now, all we need is a couple of tables and some chairs. Get our laptops set up-"

"What makes you think I have a laptop?"

Shinra grinned as he tilted his head "You don't?"

Izaya rolled his eyes, god damn him. "Whatever. So what exactly do we do here?"

Shinra thought for a moment, still eyeing all the space he had, he was already planning where everything would go. "Research of course. You know, paranormal activities"

"With what exactly?"

"Equipment and stuff"

Izaya was willing to bet that Shinra didn't have a clue where to start, which was probably the main reason that he himself was here. "You don't know, do you?"

Shinra laughed "Not a bit"

Izaya sighed "You're hopeless. What are we going to do if we happen to find something during our research?"

"No idea, I was kind of hoping you would fill that part in"

"So, it really is just my brains, you just wanted to pump me for knowledge" Izaya said as he whirled around the empty room.

Shinra grinned as he recognised the teasing tone, he was so coming back at him. "What else would I pump you for?" Izaya turned to him, a dark grin on his face, Shinra soon realised his slip up and grew incredibly embarrassed, Izaya laughed at him as he covered his face. "That didn't come out the way I planned"

"Teasing is definitely not your forte" Izaya chuckled

"I guess not" Shinra could barely look him in the eyes, he was so embarrassed. "I can't believe I said that"

Izaya didn't seem bothered, he merely shrugged and leaned against the wall by the window. "What do you know about that building down the road?" he said, completely changing the subject.

"What building?"

"A few blocks from here. its blocked off by wired fencing, it's kind of old looking"

Shinra nodded, finally knowing what Izaya meant, and forgetting his previous embarrassment. "Well, not much really, I never thought about it to be honest. No one's ever said about it being spooky or haunted, or anything like that. Why do you ask?"

Izaya was kind of hoping for a different answer. After all, he couldn't simply tell Shinra that he'd seen a spirit there. Could he? Izaya cringed as he imagined Shinra laughing at him. Probably not. "I was just curious"

Shinra pondered the thought "Is it because it looks old or something? I thought that type of cliché wasn't part of your logic"

Izaya didn't even want to know what Shinra thought about his logic, the other raven seemed extremely confident that he'd figured him out already, like they had been friends for years. "Just forget I asked"

Shinra waved his hands, "No no. it's a great beginning point for our club! Once we get this place set up a bit, we can use our laptops for research, we can even document all our discoveries"

"What for?"

Shinra looked confused now "What do you mean?"

"Why document them if we're the only ones who are going to see them? What's the purpose?"

Shinra shrugged "I don't know. I hadn't thought about it. It just interests me"

Izaya sighed, Shinra really was one track minded. He then grinned "So, up for a little stakeout?"

I promise, there will be more paranormal happenings soon! I just wanted to focus on Izaya and Shinra getting to know one another a bit more first. also, Shizuo will be with us soon!

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.

Also, for anyone that has seen Buffy, I totally used a scene from season 6. I just couldn't help myself ;) so that belongs to the creator of the series. haha