The Distance A Raindrop Falls
By: AtomicKokoro
Storyline
Set five years after the end of Durarara. Peace seem to have finally fallen in their lives, but one wrong word brings everyone back together for one last round of war.
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Before You Read
Last chapter, stuff happened.
This chapter, I changed up my writing style to that similar of Markus Zusak's in The Book Thief, just to try something new. Izaya is amazing in this...but he's so not in character. Or maybe he is? I don't know.
On with the story.
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Chapter 2
Colorful Mind
Somewhere in Ikebukuro, Toshima
December 1, 2015, 12:17 PM
The city still hadn't seemed to change too much in the passed five years, aside from it's greatest legends and stories coming to a close, to a peace, to an end.
Snowflakes floated on gentle winds, cold yet kind. The crowds on the sidewalk were thinner than in the summer months and walking down the streets was easier than before. There was no sound of snow crunching between feet and sidewalk as it had already been flattened twice over more, thrice, millions of times before he began to walk over the streets.
Masaomi stopped where he was and took the time to look up at the white, cloudy sky. His blue coat was almost too heavy for this weather. It didn't seem that cold. He tilted his head as though puzzled by it's existence. In a strange way, he sort of was. He was contemplating more than just the sky's existence.
What of his own? If there was nothing to do anymore, then why do they still live?
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*A Strange Sort Of Wonder*
In Shinbashi, Mikado was wondering a very similar question but his eyes were glued to a house fly walking along his TV set. It dragged his attention from the screen behind it as it danced around, entranced by the colors on the screen.
What did the world look like to the small house fly? Why did it live? Where would it go in the end?
Mikado pushed away these thoughts and focused on the program showing on his TV set. He didn't realize Anri was behind him.
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The blond sighed, dropped his gaze to the ground, and started walking again. His hair had finally grown down to the end of his nose, tickling his cheeks in the quiet winter breeze. Maybe he would need a haircut soon...
He glanced up for a moment. He wasn't sure why. Something had compelled him to. And, when he did, he saw a man looking up at the sky as he did. At first, Masaomi didn't recognize him. The man was dressed in a red jacket, a bright, bold color uncommonly seen in Ikebukuro.
Masaomi blinked and the man looked down. For a moment, Masaomi felt shock. Not the horrified kind of shock, but the surprised, mystified sort of shock. The man in the bright red jacket was Izaya Orihara.
Of course, the physical change was much but it was noticeable. He didn't seem as mischievous as he used to or seem as all knowing as he could have been. Instead, he always seemed a little sad, a little hopeless. His eyes gave it away, but everything else was poker.
"Izaya," Masaomi said, white mist seeping through his teeth as his breath. "What are you doing here in Ikebukuro?"
Izaya gave a small smile and looked up at the apartment building. Or was he looking at the sky? "How far do you think rain falls?" he asked.
Masaomi was confused. He stood beside Izaya and also looked up at the sky. "Rain?" he repeated. "Don't you think that's a little out of season?"
There was a slight pause. "They say the rain comes from the heavens," the raven muttered, almost awed. "Do you think that if there really is a heaven, they send rain and snow as a gift? After all, rain and snow is very pure...isn't it? One of the cleanest forms of water."
Masaomi nodded slowly. "I think so," he said. "What brings this up?"
There was hesitation. Izaya looked down and sighed. "No reason," he replied, sounding defeated. "Just...curious." And with that, he continued on his way, the opposite direction Masaomi was headed. Masaomi watched him disappear in the crowd.
He looked back up at the apartment building. There was something important about this, but he couldn't quite remember what it was. Shaking his head, he continued on his way.
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*Two Funny Facts*
One: Shizuo was also watching the sky.
Two: Shinra and Celty used to live in that apartment building.
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Somewhere in Ikebukuro, Toshima
December 1, 2015, 12:19 PM
Shizuo, who had been looking at the sky (or, more precise, Shinra's apartment building), turned at the call of his name. Tom motioned for him to come over to him and a client, which he did. "He, here, says he won't be able to pay his debt."
Shizuo sighed.
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*One Last Thing*
Shizuo cut his hair short.
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He glared at the client until the client realized who was standing before him. "Y-You wouldn't..." the client whispered. "You can't."
Shizuo fixed his glasses and gave the client a heated glare. "Do you wanna bet?"
The man hastily payed his debt and walked away. Shizuo didn't need to get violent. In fact, he hadn't been all that violent in the last three months.
He was very proud of himself.
But he was still depressed.
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Kyohei's Apartment; Ikebukuro, Toshima
November 27, 2015, 8:45 PM
New members joined. Many left. It was amazing how quickly the URL and Password for the Dollars site was passed around. It was amazing how quickly members easily came and left.
Kyohei stared at his phone a lot of the days, watching the Dollar's forums grow with new topics and arguments and debates. In the end, he wrote, Why does it matter? We all will end up in same place anyway.
Most fights ended on that note.
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Forum Topic: New Legend?
Posted: November 27, 2015, 8:46 PM
Last Post: November 27, 2015, 8:56 PM
Kogane, 8:46 PM: Did you hear about that new hero who has been hanging around Shinbashi?
MONTA, 8:46 PM: Hero? No, I don't think I have.
Kogane, 8:46 PM: Yeah, man. She's totally wicked.
DaiyamondoGirl6, 8:47 PM: She? How do you know it's a she?
Kogane, 8:48 PM: Her chest. ;3
MONTA, 8:48 PM: When did this rumor start up?
Kogane, 8:48 PM: Dunno. About three years ago, I guess.
MONTA, 8:49 PM: Really? I think this is the first time it's ever been brought up.
DaiyamondoGirl6, 8:49 PM: On this site? Um, no. It's been in a few topics, I think.
Kogane, 8:51 PM: I think the first time I heard of her was here on the Dollars site.
MONTA, 8:51 PM: What does she do?
ayame43, 8:51 PM: thu cops job
Kogane, 8:52 PM: Yeah. That pretty much sums it up.
MONTA, 8:52 PM: You mean stop bank robberies, save hostages, deactivate bombs? All that?
DaiyamondoGirl6, 8:53 PM: That is what they are saying.
ayame43, 8:53 PM: and all the smll stuff, 2, like cats frm trees n lttl kidz w/ scraped knees.
MONTA, 8:53 PM: That sounds interesting.
Kogane, 8:53 PM: It's nice to know someone does everything, big and small.
DaiyamondoGirl6, 8:55 PM: Too bad she isn't in Ikebukuro.
MONTA, 8:55 PM: Yeah, but what would there to be done here, other than kids with scraped knees.
DaiyamondoGirl6, 8:56 PM: Well, for starters, she could stop that new gang that has started up.
MONTA, 8:56 PM: New gang?
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Masaomi's Apartment; Ikebukuro, Toshima
December 1, 2015, 2:56 PM
Saki was waiting for Masaomi to come home. He was taking longer than usual, especially for a trip to the store. She clicked on the radio and listened to the music and commercials while she cleaned up the place to calm her anxieties.
Even after five years – five years since he fought, five years since they got back together – those two years spent fighting and wishing and praying for a better day still tormented her. If anything happened to her Masaomi now, she would be damned.
Sighing, she looked up.
Everyone seemed to have been doing that a lot, lately.
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After Notes
Everyone is looking up. Who is looking at the sky? Who is looking at a goal? Who knows.
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