"Oh my head" Mai whined as she woke up,

She turned to look at the clock only to groan and turn away. If she didn't hurry she was going to be late to work. It wasn't until Mai felt a pair of arms wrapped around her waist that she realized that something was wrong.

"Go back to sleep Mai"

Her eyes widened at the sound of the familiar voice. She spun around in the bed and launched her fist at his face. Izaya smirked as he unwrapped an arm from her waist and caught the fist and used it to pull her into his torso. His smirk only grew wider against her skin as he began kissing and biting her neck. She heard herself moan and felt her body arch towards his as the assault on her neck continued. It only took a few minutes for her body to be set a blaze with need for him. But in the mist of her moaning, she managed to snap out of it and pushed him away.

"Relax Mai, just give in to it." Smirked Izaya as he crawled on the bed towards her, "The drug's already coursing through your veins, you can't fight me anymore."

"So you admit there is a drug!" Mai shouted as she jumped out of the bed, "Ok, you've had your fun. Now give me the antidote!"

"Why" laughed the info broker as he put on some clothes, " The funs just starting"

"What are you talking about?"

"Oh nothing" smirked Izaya as walked out the room,

She glared and walked to the closet. What was left of her clothes could hardly be considered appropriate. She ended up wearing one of Izaya's sweaters and a pair of his jeans.

"And what are you up to" asked Izaya as she came down stairs,

"Sorry, but now that we're done with this madness, I have to get home and get ready for work"

"Oh, you don't work there anymore"

,She stopped dead in her tracks and shot a death glare at Izaya "What did you say?"

"You don't work at that tea shop any more"

"And when was this done?"

"Just now, actually" said Izaya shutting his phone,

"Well in that case, I'm going home."

"Oh really?" he said walking up to her,

She glared at him and started walking to the door. Izaya smirked and ran a finger up her spine. When Mai reached for the doorknob, she felt a familiar tingle rub down her spine. She let out a small moan and fell back into Izaya's arms.

"A funny thing about the drug in your system" Purred Izaya against her skin, "It makes you very sensitive and it takes full effect when you're aroused."

Mai shuttered and tried to get away from him but she could feel that wonderful tingling feeling spread through her body. Before she knew it, he had her pinned to the wall, she had her legs wrapped around his torso and the third round had begun. She ended up waking up to the sight of Izaya's smug face and she immediately knew what happened.

"Right, I think that's enough madness for today" glared Mai getting dressed, "I'm going home"

"You can try" smirked the info broker, "But there's nothing there."

"What do you mean?"

"You don't live there anymore" said Izaya stretching, "You're things are being sent here as we speak"

Just as he finished his sentence, there was a knock at the door and several men enter the penthouse with her property in tow.

"What made you think this would be ok with me?"

,He just chuckled and tipped the men "There's a spare bedroom you can use. Though I get the feeling that you wont be sleeping there much."

Did he honestly think this was ok? Did he really think she was going to leave every thing as it was. She was going to turn everything back to normal. The first thing she had to do was see if the lease on her apartment was still in affect. The second thing she had to do was get her job back. Wait, that wasn't quite right, the most important thing she had to do was make sure her computer was included in the things they had taken from her apartment. After a quick skim, she found her laptop and the devices that go with it. She let out a sigh of relief and walked to the door.

"And where are you going now?" asked Izaya,

"I'm going for a walk" Mai mumbled before leaving,

It was about mid-day when Mai left the penthouse. The birds were chirping, the wind blew gently, and to Mai, it was a good day to be outside. But this wasn't just a walk in the park; she had a job to do. The first thing she did was visit her apartment. As Izaya had said, the apartment hard been stripped bare. A quick talk with the landlord revealed that a generous cash donation had been used to cancel her lease. She tried going to the teashop to talk to her boss but they wouldn't even let inside the building. Well, it looks like she was going to have to get herself another job and find another apartment. It would be easy enough to get another apartment; the money from her hacker job would take care of that. But if she didn't find a legitimate job soon, she would have a hard time explaining how an ex-waitress could afford a decent apartment and it would become obvious that she was making money in illegitimate ways. The last thing she wanted was for anyone to know about her underground activities. But that could be easier said then done. If Izaya had black balled her, it would be impossible to get a job within a hundred mile radius. She sighed and looked up at the sky, it was starting to get dark. She hated to admit it but she should probably head back to Izaya's place for the night. She started heading back when she bumped into someone.

"Sorry" she mumbled as she walked by,

Just as her thoughts started to wonder to something else, she felt a hand land on her shoulder and pull be backwards. She fell to the ground.

"That wasn't very nice, bitch" said one of the two figures standing over her, "I think you might have broke my buddy's arm. Why don't you give us all your money and we'll call it even."

"Sorry, I don't have any cash on me at the moment. But even if I did, I wouldn't give anything to you idiots."

"You little-"

Just as the thug was about to hit her, a knife came out of nowhere and stabbed the man in the hand.

The men screamed and fled as a series of knives flew in their direction. She turned to the street behind her and shot a death glare into that direction.

"How long have you been following me?"

"Long enough" smirked the info broker as he stepped out of the shadows, "I heard my Mai-chan was trying to get her job and apartment back, so I decided to track your progress."

They ended up walking back home in silence. She couldn't help but steal a glance at Izaya every once in a while. He may be the jerk that ruined her life but he was handsome. And as much as she hated to admit it, she had been very lost until Izaya found her. Traveling by day was far easier for her then traveling at night. It took them about ten minutes to walk back to Izaya's place. Mai decided to go to bed when she saw a curious glow coming from her room. She walking in to find Izaya humming a little tune while typing on her computer.

"You know, this is a rather intense computer for a waitress." hummed Izaya as he continued typing,

"It gets the job done" Mai mumbled stepping farther into the room,

"And what job might that be?"

"You know, web surfing, word documents, computer games."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah"

She swatted him away from the computer and quickly did a systems check.

"Oh, the Yakuza have a new contract for you." chimed Izaya, "Just thought you should know"

"I have no idea what you're talking about" Mai said in a flat voice,

"Really? Cause I found all your other contract on your computer."

Her eyes shot opened and she turned to look at the smirking info broker.

"You've been cutting into my business for the past few months." sighed Izaya, "Why else did you think I stumbled into that tea shop?"

"How did you find me?"

"You're not the only hacker in Ikabukuro" smirked Izaya,

"So what do you intend to do?" Mai glared, "Get rid of the competition?"

"I was, until I found out you were that type."

"What do you mean?"

"Think about it Mai-chan, you work the Yakuza as well as some other shady characters. You devastate businesses and politicians upon request. And yet, you try so hard to stay above ground."

He was right, for the right price she would shut down financial files, frame someone for embezzlement, make and spread a nasty virus then pin the blame on an unsuspecting company. She had developed a rather nasty reputation in a very short time. And all the while she led a double life. Izaya, on the other hand, had all his dirty dealings in the open. Everyone knew what type of guy he was and how he made his money. In a way, he was the underworld.

"So what are you going to do, expose me?"

"No, you're going to do that." smirked Izaya, "I want to see how long it takes to drag you down. I want to see how easy it is to corrupt you."