Hey guys! I'm back for a new chapter. I had a pretty busy week/weekend. Went to a con, did a little work, but it's been good. I'm ready to back to the convention ;-; But enjoy the new chapter, reviews welcome as always!

With gratitude,

SimplFangirl

The room went silent at the young girl's words. Even Shinra had gone silent and was now looking at Kanra with somewhat serious eyes, while Shizuo seemed caught off guard. Kanra's laughter broke the silence of the room.

"That certainly caught your attention." The girl chuckled which earned a deep growl from Shizuo.

"How can I trust anything you say? Actually, I don't trust anything you say. The first thing you said to me when we met was probably a lie."

"You have my word this time, but it really is up to you to believe me or not." A smirk began to form on her lips as she thought back to earlier that day when the blonde had grabbed her. "Well, since you so desperately want to believe that your precious Izaya is alive, then I'll tell you he really is alive." The underground doctor shifted glances between the young girl and the fidgeting blonde on the couch. This seemed like a conversation he should stay out of. Shinra didn't care much for Izaya sometimes and honestly thought that the informant's absence was a blessing in disguise. Celty seemed to feel the same way as she simply stood behind the couch and watched the two. She was more curious about Kanra than anything else.

"Damn…" Shizuo cursed to himself as he lowered his head hearing that his guesses were true. So where could the flea be then? Kanra already knew what Shizuo was going to ask by his facial expression.

"Now his whereabouts I'm not going to say for obvious reasons. Even if he was defended by a whole army you would still get to him." A sigh left Kanra's lips as she took a sip of the last of her water and rubbed her sore neck again. Kanra had to be careful not to tell too much about Izaya and his 'condition', Shizuo is said to be a bit more keen than expected. A mess of blonde hair was lifted as Shizuo's brown eyes narrowed at Kanra.

"So what does that make you? Who are you?" Finally, the question everyone in that room has been wondering. Shinra had known the girl a couple days prior to her meeting Shizuo but didn't know a single thing about her. Celty knew her around the same time. A sly smile appeared on Kanra's lips as she leaned back on the couch a waved at Shizuo dismissively.

"Do you really think I'd tell you so much at just a request? Maybe if you start being nicer to me, I might tell you more about myself too." Again the room went quiet as the two stared at each other. Kanra had looked daring even though she was nearly choked to death by the blonde, and Shizuo looked ready to do it again. Why did she have to be a girl? Shinra suddenly stood up from his spot on the couch when he started to sense the tension.

"Well would you look at the time! You two should be going home, yeah?" The doctor didn't want to take the chance for his house to be destroyed. Kanra was the first to stand with another small sigh.

"Great idea, Shinra. Would you mind giving me some extra bandages to take home?" The doctor nodded to this and left the room to get more bandages. As Kanra began to walk, her path was blocked by the Headless Rider standing in front of her with a message already typed.

[Can I at least give you a ride home?]

The Dullahan paused to think before typing another message.

[I don't want those goons attacking you again.]

Celty was pretty caring for something that wasn't human. Curious about what they were talking about, Shizuo stood as well to try and peek over Celty's shoulder at the message. The young girl waved off Celty.

"No, it's fine. After what I did to them they probably won't be back." Kanra was expecting the exact opposite however, gangs like that are stubborn and would probably hunt her down in greater numbers. She may not be able to go out for a while in all honesty. The Dullahan started to type again.

[Then let Shizuo walk you home.]

"WHAT?" Shizuo had taken the words right from Kanra's mouth. Celty jumped slightly hearing the angry question right next to her...eh...helmet? "I'm not walking with her anywhere!" A chuckle could be heard from Kanra as she pushed her bruised hands into her coat pocket.

"You took the words right from my mouth. He'll take advantage of this and pummel me to death in some alleyway." From Kanra's perspective, Shizuo probably thought he didn't need her help to find Izaya if he was alive. But it would be impossible for him. A growl came in response from Shizuo.

"Damn righ-." The ex-bartender was cut off when the PDA was shoved back into his face.

[You want to know more about her and Izaya right? This might be your only chance!]

Although Shizuo highly doubted it, he knew he could catch the young girl again if he really wanted too. A scoff came from Shizuo as he looked away and rubbed the back of his neck.

"I could find the flea on my own…" These words made Kanra scoff as well but she raised an eyebrow seeing the PDA gestured to her too.

[And you, you wanted him to be nicer to you yes? Then start being the same.]

Kanra felt like she was getting a lecture from a mom because she was fighting with a sibling or something. The young girl pushed the PDA away while rolling her eyes.

"Celty this is ridiculous. Even if I do agree, he won't-."

"Fine…" Kanra paused and looked to Shizuo with a raised eyebrow. Even Celty turned her helmet to look. Shizuo stood there with his head low to avoid eye contact as he grumbled curses to himself. He was only doing this to learn about the flea, nothing more. "I'll walk her home…" As if on cue, Shinra walked back in with a box of bandages. He always had impeccable timing.

"Sorry it took me a while! They were sort of buried." Shinra paused seeing the three standing before him then he handed the bandages to Kanra. "Did I miss something?" Shizuo gritted his teeth before he grabbed Kanra by the hood of her jacket and pulled her to the door.

"Let's just get this over with!" The blonde shouted as he pulled the young girl behind him. As Shizuo had grabbed her, she struggled for a moment but his strength was too much. What did she expect anyway?

"What are you doing!?" Eventually, their arguing voices faded off into the hallway and into the elevator. Shinra stood there dumbfounded for a moment then looked to Celty.

"What did you do?"

[Got them out of our apartment.]

The only thought that was going through Shizuo's head was...What the hell was he doing? It took every nerve in his body to keep from completely blowing up and just taking off on the girl. Kanra probably wanted that anyway. The sun had just set over the skyline so the street lights started to come on but the crowds still stayed the same. The blonde never had an issue with walking in the city streets though since people always walked around him. He knew that he was feared, even his closest friends like Tom had some fear of him too. Shizuo knew that if he went on a rampage and ever hurt anyone he was close to, they wouldn't talk to him ever again. Or Shizuo would avoid them. He knew he was a coward too. Brown eyes glanced down to the young girl walking beside him. She had her hood up and was busily typing away on her phone as she walked, completely ignoring the blonde. The atmosphere was so dull between them, and it irritated Shizuo. With a sudden, low growl, Shizuo reached into his pocket to pull out his crumpled pack of cigarettes. Luckily the last two cigarettes inside weren't damaged. Shizuo placed the cancer stick between his lips before digging around in his pockets again for a lighter. After a few moments of digging, Shizuo growled again and stopped.

"Where the hell is it?" Kanra kept walking for a few more feet before stopping herself and looking back at him annoyed.

"What's your deal?" He really did get angry at almost everything. The cigarette in his mouth was about ready to break from his growing anger.

"Damn...lighter…" Was all Kanra could hear through his angry grumbles. The young girl sighed as she sighed and snapped her phone shut. She walked toward Shizuo and pulled out a pack of matches. Lighting one, she leaned up to Shizuo and cupped a hand around the small flame as it touched the end of the cancer stick. Auburn eyes met with brown ones as they stood there quietly, the world seeming to stop for Shizuo. Kanra simple smirked and pulled away to shake the match stick and put the flame out. Shizuo could feel himself calm down as he took a deep breath of the smoke then exhaled it. "Thanks…" He grumbled as Kanra flicked away the burnt match stick.

"Does that happen often? Do you just get upset over small things like that?" Kanra asked as they continued on their way. Shizuo was a bit hesitant on answering, not sure on whether she was genuinely curious or was just mocking him in some way.

"Uh...yeah. But I don't just start rampaging over something like that if that's what you're wondering." Shizuo glanced over at Kanra to see that she was smirking.

"You seem to understand how I think at least." Another deep breath was taken of the smoke then blown out again into the air.

"You're different from Izaya." Shizuo has said this so suddenly that Kanra nearly stopped. She started to laugh at Shizuo before raising an eyebrow at him.

"Is that a good thing?"

"Not really…"

Silence fell between them again as they walked. Kanra watched the people who passed by them to distract herself on this seemingly endless as she thought about what Shizuo said. How different was she from Izaya? She couldn't help but wonder herself. On the walk, Kanra noticed people were giving them confused looks. But that wasn't surprising. It wasn't normal seeing Shizuo Hiewajima walking with a girl who looked startlingly like his arch enemy. Then again there was no such thing as normal in Ikebukuro. To Kanra's relief, her apartment building came into sight. She almost wanted to run there. On the other hand, she was able to see a more calm side of Shizuo. And it also made her wonder what made him calm down especially since he wanted to kill her just earlier that day. So many things were happening out of her predictions. It made her despise this blonde monster more. Kanra sighed and a cloud of mist formed in front of her. She ran her fingers back through her raven colored hair.

"I'm taking Izaya's position, in a way, in his absence." Shizuo obviously wasn't expecting her to talk since he looked at her confused for a moment, trying to process the information she provided.

"So...you'll be an informant too?" This man was really dense sometimes.

"Yes, Shizu-chan." That same nickname and the tone of her voice made his eye noticeably twitch before he looked away with a growl.

"It was just a question…" Kanra stopped in front of the apartment building and turned to face Shizuo. They were silent again as they stared at each other. The blonde was finishing the last of his cigarette. A small smirk formed on Kanra's lips.

"I hope you're not expecting a thank you." Shizuo twitched before he put out the cigarette butt on a nearby railing.

"No, I'm not." He had grumbled and shoved both his hands in his pants pockets. With a devious smile, Kanra stepped toward Shizuo. This made him stiffen up and try to keep still. He can't hit her, she wasn't Izaya. That's what he kept telling himself over and over. Kanra noticed how uncomfortable he was just by her being close to him, and it made her want to laugh. As if it was all in one swift movement, Kanra grabbed Shizuo's hand from his pocket and kissed the top of it with a wink up to him.

"Thank you for walking me~." Kanra then backed away to the building door and opened it before waving to Shizuo. "Good night!" She called and disappearing inside. The tall blonde stood there dumbstruck for a moment before a light pink dusted his cheeks and he rubbed the back of his hand against his pants in disgust.

"What the hell was that!?"