Shizuo just scowled at the phone in his hand, and at what the tiny screen displayed. "Tch! This is obviously the damn flea messing with us!" He growled.

Masaomi looked up at him, "Thank you Shizuo! Finally someone here with some sense! We all know this is something Izaya would do. Besides, the message clearly says 'process of elimination' and what do you know? Look whose not here?" He said, sarcasm basically dripping off of every word.

Mikado just glanced around, "I-I don't know, Masaomi. Maybe we shouldn't go jumping to conclusions like that…" His soft voice said, not wanting to anger either the blonde or his best friend.

Shinra tried to interject, "Y-Yeah… Mikado's right-" But the blonde quickly cut him off.

"Look Shinra! If you want to believe that the flea had nothing to do with us, go ahead! But, I'm not going to waste my time on it anymore!" Shizuo said as he started walking off, more like stomping off.

Celty hurried up and stood in front of him, but before he could say anything to protest, Celty shoved her PDA in his face. [If you think it's Izaya just tricking us, then come with us to Shinjuku. And if he is… well, you have permission to kick his ass.]

Kyohei sighed and walked behind Shizuo and put a hand on his shoulder. "Come on. I know your just as eager to find this out as any of us."

"No, I think it's a waste of fucking time," the brute growled and then sighed, "But if its an excuse to kill that damn pest once and for all." He turned around, "It couldn't hurt."

Erika immediately started giggling like the yaoi crazed fan girl she is, but Walker quickly put a hand over her mouth before Shizuo could question it.

"Okay, so we head over to Shinjuku… how exactly are we supposed to get there?" Togusa asked.

Shinra smiled at the thought of them all traveling together, but then frowned when he remembered why they were, "Okay, well Shinjuku is already about an hour away and the Warehouse District, that's on the complete other side. So it would take about two hours." he sighed, "But there's no shorter way so I guess we'll have to do that."

Anri's quiet little voice finally made itself known, "Well, Harima and I used to travel that way a lot. Its been a few years but I think I can manage to find my way."

Shinra blinked, "Uhh… y-yeah sure. That'd be better than us wondering around the city for hours." He never really thought of the quiet girl like her traveling all the way to Shinjuku, much less the Warehouse District.

Anri smiled and nodded, and soon enough, they were all boarding a midnight train to Shinjuku.

For most of the ride, the entire crew was silent; all pondering the question:

Was this really the work of the underground informant?

"I still stand by this isn't Izaya doing this." Shinra said after finally being satisfied with the long silence. He technically believe his friend had nothing to do with this, but he couldn't doubt he had his suspicions.

"I don't know Shinra," Kyohei said in response, "This does seem like something Izaya would do."

"And has done." Masaomi said, not moving his gaze from the train car window.

Shinra just sighed, and Celty just shook her helmet. [I guess we'll see soon enough.]

The train finally pulled to a stop and the crew spilled out onto the shining, bustling streets of Shinjuku.

This really was a city that never sleeps. The lights in the buildings still bright and people still strolling the streets. It seemed as though it was the afternoon rush; nothing was different.

Walker whistled, "This seems like a city right out a manga!"

Erika squealed, "Now all we need is for a crazed killer to jump out and then the heroes will show up!"

Togusa just shook his head, "…here we go…" he mumbled.

Masaomi smirked, "Remember though, this is Izaya's turf. Its possible for a crazed killer to jump out from anywhere,"

Mikado just sighed, and Shizuo growled, knowing that the young high school student was right.

[Okay, so where are we starting?]

Shizuo sighed, "Warehouse district. That where the 'surprise' is, remember?" He said with a really annoyed tone, showing the obvious fact he was tired and he didn't want to be here.

Mikado sighed, "Ma-Maybe we should go see Izaya's apartment… ya know, just to see if he's there."

"Dude, drop it okay." Masaomi said annoyed, "The chance of Izaya being behind this is 99%."

"Exactly… what if its that 1%?" Mikado pestered. Much like Shinra, he believed Izaya had no involvement in this.

Celty quickly stood in between the two and held up her PDA, [Arguing about this isn't going to solve this.]

Kyohei sighed and shook his head, "Lets just go to the Warehouse district. The sooner this gets cleared, the sooner we can all go home."

Shizuo just tsked and pulled out a cigarette. He brought it to his mouth and inhaled a drag of tobacco, feeling relief wash over him.

Shinra sighed, "Anri, lead the way."

She took a quick glance around the crew and nodded, and started walking.

Little did they all know what really awaited them when they reached their destination.

…I don't really know if I'm exactly fond of this chapter… it feels kinda 'if'-y to me.. *shot*

This doesn't really have much action in it (sorry) but the next chapter will be the incounter of Izaya and the rest of the crew when they reach the Warehouse district, so stay tuned!

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