Izaya gets to learn the perks of being a girl…

Chapter 2: Mother's Nature gift is gross, but it's a gift for the future…

Izaya had been a female for approximately 20-ish days. If she had to say so, assimilating into a girl wasn't too hard. After, the informant was never one to discriminate because of gender. Even if gender did play an interesting part in the way people thought (not all the time). Izaya was never one to take it for granted that that was a big part of a person's identity. It just happens to be the shell their contained in. She didn't actually think that gender discrimination would affect her work.

The awful thing that Izaya did have to deal with was the men. It did freak the informant out that men were constantly hitting on her. She understood that in the eyes of typical humans, she was fairly attractive. Though, she did have fairly wide hips for a girl her size. Still, Izaya was really aggravated with the men that hit on her all the time. She never had to deal with perverts in her area before. That was something new, definitely.

Today had been an awful day to say the least. It hurt to move her body. Every step the informant took vibrated through her body and settled around her belly. This had started around noon today. Then the pain decided to be much like an on-and-off switch. It was there, and then it wasn't. It fluctuated too. Sometimes it felt like Izaya was sore or her body felt like it was being pounded on by a jack hammer.

The informant should've stayed in bed.

If she hadn't had a job, Izaya was one hundred percent sure she would br curled up under a blanket. The only highlight of the day was that the job had gone fairly well. She was just a mediator for a negotiation. The informant collected the money and left as soon as the talk was done.
Currently, it was around dinner time. Izaya found that she really, really wanted sushi. Specifically some ginger and soy sauce. Which was weird for her, because most of the time Izaya preferred sushi without any garnish.

The informant was skipping through a short cut, a rundown alleyway, when an onslaught of pain came down hard on her belly. Izaya fell against the concrete wall of building, heart hammering and legs shaking. Her whole body leaned against the wall. There was something wrong with her. A heavy pressure was pressed against her lower abdomen.

This...was hell. Her body was betraying. The informant couldn't even think. All there was at this moment was pain. She shuddered and clamped her eyes shut. She didn't know how long she had her eyes closed, but the black haired young woman only dared to open them when the pain started to subside. The informant's cheek was pressed against the cool, filthy concrete of the alleyway. She couldn't put a finger on when exactly she had fallen on the ground, but the blurred pain on through right side of her head was an indication that it wasn't a graceful fall.

Taking a deep breathe, Izaya started to stand by using the wall as support. She managed to limp along side it. Her whole body Hurt. She only had to get to the street and hail a cab.

"Ooohh... Well, looks like we have a lost little miss..."

See... This was Hell.

Shizuo had to pin today as a pretty good day. Tom and his work had gone perfectly well. They didn't have to chase after anyone and person refused to pay up. That was mostly because Shizuo had been in the bathroom. As soon as he was seen... the guy pulled out his wallet so fast, it sent Tom into a fit of laughter. Shizuo just shrugged. Whatever got the job done. The best part of the day was the fact did Shizuo didn't go into a rampage. No damages. No anger. Just a good day. The blonde really needed more of these days.

"Hey, Shizuo. Why don't we go to Russia Sushi?" Tom suggested, happily. "It was an awesome day. I can't believe we actually got all our collections done."

"Sure. I could eat." Shizuo replied. He followed Tom when his senpai took a right, heading down to the infamous sushi place. It really had been a good day. In fact, ever since Izaya disappeared, things had been going the right way. Then again… it could be that the damn louse was planning something.

…don't think like that. Just enjoy the moment. Shizuo was trying so hard not to think about Izaya. The sudden appearance of the girl, Kanra, was odd too. In all of the blonde's life, he had never heard of Izaya having a cousin. Not that Shizuo knew too much about the flea's life, but he was friends with Shinra and, in return, Shinra was – kind've – friends with Izaya.

Shizuo couldn't get the idea that the flea was up to no good. There was this awful feeling that clawed against Shizuo's brain. Something that felt off balance. Something in Shizuo was telling him 'everything you've thought is going to change". The blonde's eyebrow twitched. He quickly lit a cigarette. The fortissimo of Ikebukuro was on the edge of his seat. He needed confirmation that Izaya wasn't just going to reappear and wreak havoc everywhere

He was itching to find out what the flea was up to. Last time he had his hand in some mischief, he had involved way too many people. Including 3 junior high kids. And Celty. And the blonde's eyes narrowed. He had gotten shot. Sure, maybe it wasn't completely Izaya's fault, but he knew that that little bastard was involved somehow.

He could just ask that girl...

"C'mon, miss." Shizuo's ears twitched and strained to hear. He stopped in front of the dark alley way. Was some guy harassing a girl? Shizuo really had something against guys who got their kicks from forcing girls.

"Do you even know how to use that knife?" one of the guys laughed. Guys. Shizuo snapped a cigarette in half and stormed into the alley way.

"Hey! Shizuo! Where are you going!?" Tom called after him.

Shizuo saw a girl surrounded by a few members of the blue squares. The blonde sneered almost lunging when he saw that guy that had shot him. Horada or something. The girl held out a tiny blade and, like the guys picking on her, Shizuo would usually scoff at the little knife. But he knew people capable of making a tiny flick blade a murder weapon. So it was probably a bad idea to mock whether or not she could use that knife.

The blonde stopped and watched in surprised awe. This girl could use that knife. The Fortissimo of Ikebukuro watched as the black haired girl waved in and out of the group that surrounded. The way she slashed and cut was vicious. It reminded him of...

It was Kanra. Izaya's replacement while he was gone. Shizuo could only each in awe as the new informant brought down every opponent and then sent them running. The guys that had surrounded her before were now running, tail between their legs and hands on nasty cuts. Kanra was breathing hard, unnaturally hard. The fight couldnt have been more than 5 minutes... She leaned heavily against the wall and her legs were trembling.

"O-oi!" Shizuo called out as the girl began to slide down the wall. She fell with a loud thud against the concrete. Well, her head was going to hurt. The blonde scooped her up off the ground.

"Shizuo. There you-" Tom stared at the limp figure in the blonde's arms. "Isn't that Izaya's henchman? Where are you taking her?"

"Hospital." Shizuo replied.

"Umm... Don't you hate Izaya?" Tom asked, skeptically.

"That doesn't mean I can't help her. She's not Izaya." Shizuo shrugged. "Sorry. I guess we

can get sushi some other day."

"Yeah..." Tom replied. "Be careful, alright?"

"Sure."
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When Kanra finally stirred, it was in a dimly lit room of a hospital. The information slowly seeped into Izaya's brain. She had gotten into a fight. They were gang members. Blue squares to be specific. That twit, Horada, was leading the group of idiots. Even in that horrific pain, she could take them down easily. The informant may not have Shizuo's strength, but she was cunning and fast.

"Ugh..." A pathetic groan escaped her lips before Izaya turned to her side. She was trying to test out how she was physically. Every single muscle in her body was against movement. Then, it dawned on her. Why was she in the hospital? Last thing she remembered was watching Horada and his gang run away like a bunch of sniveling dogs. Then, she had fallen against the wall and then…

Shizu-chan

The blonde debt collector had been standing at the mouth of the alley way when she had passed out. Wait a second, why was she still alive? Izaya figured that the moment Shizuo got the chance to break the informant's legs, he would. That's what she would've done. But Shizuo hadn't… He was doing exactly what Izaya thought opposite of… No, wait. He was a girl. He looked different now. He was a she. Shizuo helped out Izaya's cousin Kanra. The stupid beast didn't even realize his enemy was right there.

"Kanra-san." A nurse peered into the room. "We heard something from the room."

"Ughh… hello." Izaya groaned managed to groan up, sitting up. The nurse happily came into the room with a small paper cup and a larger one. The small cup was probably for pills and larger for water. The informant shifted a little before giving up and attaining a somewhat comfortable half-sitting, half-laying position. Then, someone unexpected walked in behind the nurse.

"Hey," Shizuo greeted, raising one hand. Izaya's eye twitched.

"Hi." Izaya – no, Kanra – said, awkwardly. "I guess I have you to thank…"

"Sorry to interrupt, but I have some medicine you should take." The nurse gave the two of them a happy, approving smile. Kanra took the small cup, downing two pills. She reached for the water and swallowed that in a gulp. The black haired girl suddenly realized how thirsty she was. The nurse seemed to catch on at the stare that Kanra gave the cup and excused herself to get some water.

"How're you feeling?" Shizuo asked, shrugging.

"…better…" Kanra answered, awkwardly. Shizuo stood a little away from the hospital bed. He had his hands shoved into the pockets of his black pants. Instead of a cigarette coming out of his mouth, a lollipop hung loosely from his mouth. Did Shizuo have some weird thing with needing to have things in his mouth?

"Why'd you collapse in a dirty alleyway anyway? You seem as tough as the flea is by the way you fought. That fight wouldn't have taken it out of him." Shizuo asked, a matter-of-factly. It was funny how awkward Izaya felt while Shizuo just stood there and looked like his regular, seemingly calm self. The blonde was dangerous like that. One minute, he'll be calm and okay and then very violent.

"It's really none of your business to poke around in." Kanra replied, coolly. The informant had seen Shizuo's annoyed face before. There was always a slight twitch of his left eyebrow. Izaya had learned that that was usually the cue to either run or fight. Right now, she couldn't do either…

"Considering I carried you here, I think I have the right to know." Shizuo said with a slight growl. That tone of contained anger sent a shiver down the girl's spine. The blonde was dominating in nature therefore he was intimidating. It was part of the reason why Izaya would never be caught in small room with him… which right now, he – she – was.

"…I didn't feel good. I felt sick." Kanra replied, crossing her arms over her chest. "I was actually hoping you would know what's wrong with me."

"Why did you go on a job when you weren't feeling well?" Shizuo asked, eyes narrowing. "You know, you shouldn't do that. I don't know what Izaya taught you about this city, but there are things you don't do. Especially not in the underground."

"Here you go, dear." Nurse came in with large glass of water that Izaya took greedily. The informant downed the water. The nurse turned to Shizuo. "Dear, I know you want to make sure your girlfriend is okay, but the visiting hours are done."

"He's most definitely not my boyfriend." Kanra spoke up, her eyebrow twitched.

"O-oh. I just – nevermind. I apologize." The nurse bowed, flustered.

Shizuo shrugged and lifted up a hand, his universal sign of 'whatever'. The blonde then turned and went to leave, but not without saying, "Oh. You owe me sushi."

Kanra wanted to scream. Instead she just thought, "I refuse to owe you anything, beast."

A/N: Oh my god… guys. I don't even know if this is true, but I am exploiting it! Apparently when Celty was talking to Shinra about Erika's fujoshi obsession with Shizuo and Izaya being a couple, he replied "No, you know it might…" He only stopped because Celty shut him up.

I squealed… and it was embarrassing. So cool.

As for the people wondering what happened to Izaya, I'm going to go on a looong explanation of that in the next chapter. I want to do a gender exploration activity :3