Chapter 4 – Glitches
Kanra woke up to the front door being opened. Izaya's arm was hanging over her stomach. "Izaya-nii. I heard the door." The informant blinked. "It's probably Namie. You haven't met her yet." Izaya got out of bed. "I have to give her paperwork to do. You can sleep in if you want." Izaya left the room, leaving Kanra by herself. She opened the dresser Izaya had brought for her as well as the clothes, grabbing a purple pullover and blue jeans. She quickly dressed, leaving the room.
"Ah you're up. Namie-san this is my twin sister Kanra. Kanra this is my secretary Namie-san." Namie looked over the Izaya look a like. "I thought twins were the same height? She's quite a bit shorter than you." Izaya laughed. "She's a girl. She doesn't need to be my height."Namie ignored him. "Well I suppose I should make something to eat." Izaya mock gasped. "Namie-san. I have to order you to do everything. Kanra looks just like me." His secretary sighed. "The hair and the eyes yes. But she doesn't have your twisted personality." Kanra watched the exchange between them smiling.
Kanra finished eating and slipped on her coat. She noticed Namie wrinkle her nose. "You brought her the same coat?" The informant looked up. "She looks great in it though. Right?" Namie patted her on the shoulder. "Everyone in Ikebukuro hates you. Did you forget they recognize you by your coat? Why would you by your sister the same one?" Kanra watched them argue. "Izaya-nii. I'm going out now." Izaya stopped what he was saying. "Let me know if you run into any problems. Don't stay out late Mikado's funeral is tomorrow." He brother smiled. "If you're late I'll make you wear a skirt." Kanra returned the smile. "Izaya-nii. If you so much as buy me a skirt. I will shred your coat." She could hear Namie's laughter as she closed the door.
Kanra's main objective today was to search for a job. The main problem was her brother's reputation. As soon as she mentioned her name, she was rejected. Izaya was definitely hated. Getting a job was hopeless. Why couldn't Izaya behave. Kanra had pretty much given up. She made her way past the park, stopping in her tracks. There was a blonde man wearing a bartender suit, sitting on a bench. This must be Shizuo. Izaya would be angry if she got involved with him. But he looked broken. Kanra pulled her coat tighter, walking over to the stranger.
Shizuo had returned to the bench. He didn't feel like doing anything. The same scene replayed in his head like a broken record. He couldn't forgive himself. "Shizu-chan. What have you done?" Izaya was right. But they hadn't arrested him. An accident he was told. "Excuse me?" The blonde snapped out of his thoughts, looking up at the girl trying to get his attention. He growled. She looked like Izaya and the coat didn't help. "What?" The girl shrank back. "Sorry I was wondering if I could sit down?" Shizuo sighed. He didn't want company at the moment. "Fine." Kanra smiled and sat next to him. "Um sorry. You're Shizuo Heiwajima right?" The blonde felt himself get irritated. "Yes. Why do you want to know?" The girl looked like Izaya. What did she want. "I know you hate my brother. But I was hoping we could be friends." Shizuo stared at her. "What's your name?" Kanra gripped the hem of the coat. "Kanra Orihara." Izaya's sister. Great. "Why do you want to be friends? Haven't you heard what everyone says about me?" Kanra smiled. "I just moved to Ikebukuro and I don't believe in rumors. If I'm being a nuisance. I can leave." Izaya's sister. She wanted to be friends. Izaya's sister. Shizuo sighed. "No. We can be friends."
It was the happiest Shizuo had been. Kanra was honest. If she was scared, she'd show it. When he had lifted the bench to warn her what he could do, she flinched. But then she had smiled, saying how strong he was.. They got along well, both were shy but once they started talking, they forgot everything around them. Shizuo felt sorry for Kanra, as she told him her failure of getting a job. It wasn't her fault, she was related to Izaya. "I work at a debt collection agency. I could ask if you could partner up with me." Kanra lowered her head. "I can't fight. I don't like violence." Shizuo smiled. He didn't either. It was amazing how different from Izaya she was. "I'd protect you. You look like you'd learn quite quickly. I'll double check with Tom. But it should be okay." Kanra passed the debt collector her phone. "I'll text you later." Shizuo handed the phone back. "I'll see you later Heiwajima-san." After Kanra left the park, she turned around. The blonde had gone back to sitting on the bench. For now this was all she could do.
"I'm back." Namie showed her a small smile as she walked in. "Welcome back. Did you get anywhere?" Kanra sighed. "Maybe. But no thanks to you. Every time I said my name, it was a straight no." Izaya smiled. "It's not my fault, my humans love me." Namie snorted. "They don't love you. They would rather you weren't here. I feel sorry for Kanra, having you as a brother." She closed her book and went to make the drinks. Kanra shrugged off her coat and sat on the sofa.
"Kanra make sure you aren't out when it gets dark. The slasher appeared last night." Kanra looked from her phone, to her brother. "Okay. I wasn't planning to though." Izaya nodded. "I brought you a suit. For tomorrow, unfortunately it goes with a skirt." Kanra glared at him. "Don't look at me like that. It couldn't be helped. They shouldn't notice." She sighed. "You're enjoying this aren't you." Namie set a cup of tea down in front of her. "What makes you say that?" Kanra's phone beeped. She quickly flipped it open. "Tom said yes. You start the day after tomorrow. Shizuo." Izaya noticed his sister smile. "Something interesting?" Kanra smiled. "I have a job. I start the day after tomorrow." The informant studied her. She was hiding something from him. Izaya didn't like it when he didn't know everything.
The train stopped at the station. Kida and Saki stepped onto the platform. He was back in Ikebukuro for Mikado's funeral. He wouldn't be leaving though. He would find out exactly how his friend had died and the ones responsible would pay. Kida Masaomi had come back as the leader of the yellow scarves.
Anri lay on her bed, trying to gain control. The voices wouldn't shut up. She couldn't love anyone. Not anymore. Anri, Saika, Anri, Saika. Anri held the covers over her head, Saika was winning. She was losing control. Last night was a blank. But she had heard the news. The slasher was back. Saika had taken over and she couldn't stop it. Izaya. Shizuo. If Saika killed them she wouldn't mind.
Aoba couldn't play with Ryuugamine Mikado, so he looked all over Ikebukuro for someone else to play with. A new scapegoat leader for the blue squares. So reluctantly he had gone to the information broker. The secretary led him in and he made his way to Izaya's desk. "Kuronuma Aoba. What can I do for you?" Aoba kept his face the same. "Orihara Izaya. Can you tell me what happened to Ryuugamine Mikado?" Izaya smiled. "He's dead. His funeral is tomorrow. I guess this is one game you missed out on." Aoba glared at him. "How did he die?" Aoba turned slightly as a door opened. "Izaya-nii. Oh sorry am I interrupting?" Aoba focused on the girl who had just walked in. "No. I was just finishing. And you would be?" Aoba noticed how similar to Izaya she looked. "I'm Izaya's twin sister. Kanra Orihara." The girl smiled at him. Aoba smiled back. "Kuronuma Aoba." Izaya cleared his throat. "So Kuronuma Aoba, was there anything else you needed." The teen smiled at him. "No. I have what I need. I'll see you later Kanra-chan." Aoba smiled as he walked away from the building. Last time he had checked Izaya only had two sisters and they were friends with him.
"That might be a problem." kanra glanced at him. "What do you mean?" He brother smiled. "Nothing important. What did you want to ask me?" Kanra shifted nervously. "Do we have to go to the funeral tomorrow? Isn't it rude to turn up if you don't know them?" Izaya sighed. "You really don't want to wear a skirt?" Kanra glared at him. "Izaya-nii." The informant stood and rubbed her hair. "Everything will be fine. Nothing will go wrong." Kanra nodded. "By the way I was joking about the skirt." Izaya laughed as his sister threw a punch aimed at his head, catching it with his hand. "But you should remember. I will only let you do so much. Don't think I'll let you get away with everything."