change of POV
Fire it was apart of my life since high school since before I met the beast in human skin since before I met Shinra. I had them since my dad started getting angry I had to start getting manipulative to survive since I almost died. I never really use them I don't really have a need but they are there keeping me confident keeping me alive letting me know that if I mess up they are there to set things right. And so fear no longer truly registered only in the moments it is truly needed when the indigo flames rise in me and try to escape. For if they do they are really needed. My life has been pretty normal so far except my need for greater control and greater power so I decided to start messing with the underworld. I met Shinra, I saved Shinra, and then high school began and I met Shizu -chan. It was such a fun year I couldn't believe that Shizu-chan managed to survive being run over by a truck. Then as the summer began something new happened during one of the family outings (my mother insists) that I met her.
Fluffy little thing leftover tears with an obvious act going on. When she asked where the police station was I knew she didn't actually want to leave. So I interrupted mother before she can offer to escort her home and did it myself then she looked at me and I felt the indigo fire stir and swirl inside me attempting to reach out but knowing better than to leave my body. I still remember the first words that she ever said in my presence and the first words I said to her, in fact, the entire thing was in crystal clarity unlike everything else in my life.
"Ma'am do you know where the police station is?" her obviously fake tears made her out to be a little vixen.
"Why are you looking for the police station? Where are your parents?" Mom said. This was the point where my flames started to act funny and where my focus intensified on her seeming doe eyes.
"Maman lost me in the crowd could you just point me in the right direction," she said. She was obviously not planning on going back now just not yet otherwise she would be asking for an escort.
"Mother" I spoke up a plan unfolding in my head.
"Yes, Izaya?" Mom inquired a little wary knowing how I am.
"Is it okay if I take her to the station I know the way back home from here," I said putting on my best convincing face I had on the woman.
"Very well you're a teenager after all." My father said interrupting what my mother might have been about to say not looking up from the phone he had been on since before the conversation started, probably texting his drinking buddy for plans where he'd go on a bar crawl then he'd cheat on mom like he usually does. He waved us off impatiently still not looking at us. Not wasting any more time I took the little girls hand and started hopping away making humming noises under my breath in my happiness. I noticed how she literally zeroed in on the noise and decided to tease her to see how she would react.
"la dee da do doo la la de de La doo, do you like me singing to you?" She looked away huffing but I could tell she didn't want me to stop.
That summer was the best summer I ever had and I will never forget that little music loving kitten I wonder if she turned into a tigress yet. whenever I think of her it's like a little sister maru and Karu never were to my family so unlike mine it's like I'm missing home not a person. I wonder if I meet her again will I feel like I'm coming home?
The computer beeping tore me from my thoughts wondering what new thing I will find I turned it on and saw it was the train station one of my tagged people are buying a ticket. Clicking it again I froze and smiled my biggest my Tsunahime was coming to Ikebukuro. I had researched her extensively since she left a mafia princess. There are only 2 reasons she would come here an information broker or a friend both of which I fall under. She isn't one for vacation after all not without family anyway. Grabbing my jacket from the back of my chair I ran to the door.
I was halfway there when Nami stopped me. "What's got you so excited? Something terrible, right?"
"The Italian mafia is in town, gotta go." I bolt through the door barely peeking over my shoulder to savor the semi horrified look on Nami's face before she was out of site. But didn't quickly shook the feeling away I only had half an hour to get to the train station.