Sooo...

I was super eager to write and publish the next chapter so here it is! xD I'll be gone for the next week but that will give me the oppurtunity to brainstorm for this

Anyway, enjoy this chapter and just like before-

Critique is always welcome!

Gratefully,

SimplFangirl

Shizuo was obviously taken aback by the young girl's sudden words but once he saw that smirk on her lips, it just pissed him off more. Normally Shizuo wouldn't ever dare touch a woman, hell he has even gotten pissed at guys on the street who were messing with a girl. But this one reminded him way too much of Izaya, it was like a clone of the flea. The confusion started to settle in on the blonde. Tom could be heard panting behind the ex-bartender as he trotted up and put a hand on Shizuo's tense shoulder.

"Hey...Shizuo...calm….down…" The dread-locked man tried to speak between breaths. Auburn eyes glanced over to Tom before looking back to Shizuo and his balled up fist still latched onto her jacket.

"I would listen to him, honey." The young girl purred to Shizuo. The sudden grab at her jacket had surprised her a little, but she didn't feel scared at all. She has had people run up to her and grip her collar before for the same reason as this blonde man, except they weren't as strong. This nickname made his eyebrow twitch before he was finally convinced to let go when Simon put a large arm between him and the young girl. As he let go he had slightly pushed her making her stumble back a bit but she still chuckled at this action. He was like a kid who picked a fight on the playground and was asking for more.

"Shizuo this is new friend." Simon repeated to Shizuo, as if that would really change the situation. "This is not Izaya." The large man said, stating the obvious in his heavy accent.

"Yeah I realized that…" Shizuo grumbled as he glared daggers to the young girl through his blue sunglasses. The threatening glares didn't seem to faze the girl however. She just kept smiling. No, not smiling. It was a smirk. That same damn one Izaya had.

"Although that was a rather rude greeting," The young girl suddenly spoke as she straightened out her crumpled jacket. She was honestly glad he didn't tear it. "I'll still introduce myself. You can call me Kanra~." Kanra decided to leave her last name out of it and keep Shizuo in the guessing game for now. "I've heard a lot about you." Kanra continued as she made eye contact with Shizuo, daringly staring into those angry russet eyes. "About that strength and what you can do."

"I don't want to hear any of that." Shizuo growled to cut off the girl. "You are lying. The flea isn't dead. Are you his replacement or something? Where is he?" The tall blonde asked again while an unsure Tom stepped up next to him and gave a somewhat apologetic look to the young girl.

"Ah-I'm sorry ma'am, he's been a bit cranky since his-um...rival disappeared."

"Rival?" Shizuo scoffed as he looked to Tom, giving him a warning to stay out of this even if he was his friend. Tom may think this was just some random lady but Shizuo could see that something wasn't right here. Kanra then raised a small hand and exchanged a smile with Tom.

"No it's fine." She looked back to Shizuo with her hand still raised before she pointed at him and slowly moved her finger around to catch the idiot blonde's attention. "I'll let you know this, I do know Izaya. I am also related to him in some way." Kanra lowered her hand to notice that his expression was a bit calmer, like he was thinking. Now wasn't that a sight. As a precaution, Kanra took a step back and smirked up to Simon. "Thanks for the talk today Simon. I would appreciate if you kept your word too." A wink was then given to Shizuo who crinkled up his nose in disgust., he wanted to punch that little smile off her lips. Somehow he was able to hold himself back by reminding himself that Simon was standing right there, and of course that she was a girl no matter how annoying she was.

"Of course Kanra." Simon answered back to her as the young girl to her back to them.

"If you want to find out more about your precious Izaya, catch me another day Shizu-chan. I have business to attend to." The way she had said it almost sounded like a challenge, which was another thing that Shizuo had to compare to Izaya as similar as well as that nickname. Watching the small girl walk away, Shizuo felt no urge to chase after her but that deep pit of hatred still bubbled up inside him at the sight of the girl. Even from the back. But why didn't he chase her? She said that if he caught her again, she would reveal more about Izaya. Maybe it was the fact she was a girl, and so small. It seemed like she would break like a twig. Then again everyone seemed like that when compared to Shizuo's strength. Shizuo recalled how light she was to pick up too, a definite difference from the other flea…

The tall blonde shook these thoughts away and gave a slight glare to Simon who was still standing there and waving to the young raven-haired girl.

"What did you two talk about?"

"I'm sorry Shizuo, I am sworn to secrecy." The dark man lifted his shoulders in a shrug and a shake of his head. Shizuo scoffed at the Russian man before turning and heading into the restaurant with Tom close behind. He needed to blow off some steam, like major steam. This girl was even more confusing and they only exchanged a couple of words. And for some reason her and Simon had some sort of secret going on, Shizuo felt like they were both hiding something from him. Just who else was in on this and knew about this doppleganger of Izaya's? There were too many questions and not enough answers. It pissed Shizuo off.

As Kanra walked down the street, she had a wide grin on her face as she nearly skipped with joy as she walked. So that was Shizuo Heiwajima? What an interesting man, and the warnings she received were certainly true. Not that she was scared. Kanra felt a gentle buzzing in her pocket. She flipped out her phone to glance at the caller ID then answered it.

"Yes, Kanra here." There was a short pause as Kanra listened to the greeting on the other side, a smirk returning to her lips. "Ah, hello Shinra! Have I met Shizuo?" A small chuckle came from the girl as she glanced back over her shoulder. "I did, it was quite interesting. Luckily he didn't punch me in the face."

The young girl looked forward again to take a right at the corner and glance upward as she spoke. "I'll swing by and tell you more about it. I've got to go visit someone else too. It probably won't be safe to go back home at this time since he knows Izaya's apartment too." A few more words were exchanged before she hung up the phone and continued on her way. Shiki wasn't all that patient of a man either when it comes to waiting.