During lunch the next day, Amaimon was thinking about the events, which had happened
the night before.
Things were very weird here. I never expected to run into an exorcist here. Surprisingly though, he had been hoping to avoid anything from that world. He never thought he'd be comfortable around humans enough to feel that way. He was tapping his claws on his desk.
"Hi there."
Amaimon looked to see a dark bluish haired boy looking at him smiling. He recognized the boy from the manga store. It was Aoba maybe?
"Are you not hungry?"
Sometimes Amaimon forgot to eat normally like a human, since before he'd only do it for pleasure. He quickly reached in his bag and popped a lollipop into his mouth. This made Aoba laugh. Amaimon glared at him.
"Hey, I'm not judging you. I figured you were deep in thought or something."
Amaimon didn't know how to respond to this.
"So, are you the guy that everyone's talking about?"
Amaimon cocked an eyebrow.
"You know. The new kid who held his ground against Shizuo Heiwajima. Oh, sorry. We haven't been properly introduced, although I am sure you remember throwing me in the manga store the other day. My name is Aoba; I'm in a grade lower than you."
Why is this boy even talking to me after what happened in the manga store? He bowed to Amaimon. This again? Aoba straightened back up when Amaimon didn't bow back.
"Anyways, no one has been known before to be able to do that. Well, except for Izaya Orihara but that's in a different way. Anyways, if that's you that a lot has been said about you."
"What do you mean? What kind of things?"
"Oh you know, just that you're probably not human." A female voice came from behind him. Two girls walked up to Amaimon.
"People are saying that there's no way a normal human being could last against Shizuo. Then again, Shizuo is human."
People were still talking about this? That happened days ago now. It must be a big deal. The girl with a dark braid and glasses spoke again,
"Yeah, that's definitely him. I've eavesdropped on Izaya enough times to pick him out based off of descriptions."
Amaimon blinked.
"You're staying with Izaya, right? I'm Mairu and this is Kururi. We're his sisters, so we're good at keeping tabs on what he's up to."
The other girl in the athletic clothes simply nodded. She had light brown hair that was somewhat short like a boy's.
"Anyways, yeah. People definitely seem to think you're not human. Kururi here agrees with the rumors saying you're a demon. I for one don't really care, although hooking up with a demon would be totally hot!"
Aoba began to scratch the back of his head. Clearly the turn of this conversation had made him uncomfortable. Seeing this as an opportunity from curiosity, Amaimon winked at Mairu, who blushed. She definitely seemed far more fun to play with than the girl did from the van. Part of his reasoning being from the different kinds of reactions he was sure he could get out of her. They were more fun to play with when they liked him, as this girl seemed to.
"Anyways, where I was trying to go with this was, I wanted to get to know you. See if the rumors are true. I mean, if they are then you must be a pretty cool guy. What do you say?" Aoba was still smiling, but there was yearning in his smile.
Amaimon shrugged.
"Sure, whatever. I'm just doing what I can to keep from being bored anyways."
"Hey Aoba. What are you doing talking to Amaimon?" Mikado asked nervously. He came over to them as Masaomi and Anri followed behind.
Masaomi was glaring at Aoba.
"Oh, I just wanted to get to know the guy everyone was talking about."
"You know, he's not as bad everyone says, right?"
Wow, this kid really was naïve. I tried to take his eye and he's saying nice things about me.
"Oh, I think he seems pretty cool." Aoba responded with slyly.
"Hey Amaimon, you ready to go to class now?" Mikado asked. Amaimon nodded, and got up from his desk.
"See you later Amaimon." Aoba said. He looped his arm with Kururi's and began to walk off.
Mairu got right in Amaimon's face and smiled.
"See you later you sexy demon." She quickly planted him a kiss on the lips, and then ran after the other two. Amaimon smiled.
She could be fun. The combination of her different appearance and her strange outgoing personality lead Amaimon to think that toying with her could be very entertaining.
"Whoa dude, for a twisted guy you sure know how to attract people." Masaomi stated. Amaimon got up, and walked with them out of the class.
The Namie lady who was there the first time Amaimon came to Izaya's apartment hadn't been there since. Amaimon didn't really know why. He opened the laptop to go on the chat site, when he saw an email notification.
He opened the email and an invitation to join a gang called "The Dollars" popped up.
An online gang that anyone can join and there are no rules? What is this?
"Hey Izaya!"
Izaya spun in his chair to face him.
"Come look at this. I don't know what to make of it."
Izaya looked over his shoulder and started laughing.
"Oh that is just great. How interesting it would be for them if you were a member of the dollars."
"Is this really what it looks like? No rules?"
"That is correct."
"Well then what's the point!? Are they even a gang? It sounds more like a prank or a dumb kid who doesn't even know what he's creating."
"That is a good question. That is, whether or not there really is a point. You're the one who wanted something interesting. I'd say joining this gang would definitely cure your boredom. They always end up becoming involved in something, even though most don't consider them to be official." Izaya smiled.
Amaimon cocked an eyebrow.
"You're behind this. Aren't you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not the leader of the dollars. Although you have already met the founder without realizing it."
"Really?"
Izaya almost looked cocky about knowing so much.
Perhaps that's what was going on with that Mikado kid in the manga store the other day. Dollars business. What did that entail though? How serious can business from a gang created by a kid even get?
"Am I going to end up mixed up in a bunch of city stuff I shouldn't be in if I join this?" Despite saying this, Amaimon was definitely intrigued.
How much more interesting would there city gang business get if a demon were to get involved? Amaimon after all had picked up a few tricks from Mephisto on how to mess with humans. Then again, he needed to focus on the task that was more important to him.
Hmmm…
Izaya shrugged.
"Who can say? One thing is for sure though. The effects of this gang are unpredictable, well for most people." Izaya went back to his computer. "If you were to join, it would be very difficult to detangle yourself from the twisted amount of issues they've grown stuck into. I predict their mere vagueness and how caught up they are in this city's serious problems will eventually lead to their downfall.
But, that is some time away. There is a very specific way their group is going to fall apart, and I can already see how it will happen even if the sick members can't."
Why does Izaya always give these long analytical answers? His wordiness even made Amaimon's head spin.
"With that being said, they're still hypotheticals…but remember who I am. You don't have to worry about their ending fate yet. Whether or not you choose to join is up to you. You seem to be pretty smart, so I suspect you'll make the right choice."
Amaimon stared at his screen, unsure what to do.
-Kishi has entered the chat room-
-Hana has entered the chat room-
Kishi (in black): Hi everyone.
Hana (light pink): Yeah…hi.
Taro Tanaka: Hi there.
Kanra: Yay! More new people! :-)
Setton: Hi
Saika: Welcome to the chat.
Bakyura: Hiya there
Purewater100%: Hi there
Kyo: Hiya
Mai: Hello.
Hakai: Hey
Chrome: Sup.
Setton: So, how did you two hear about this chat?
Kishi: We both got an invite from Kanra, but we don't really know her in real life.
Hana: Yeah…
Taro Tanaka: Kanra?
Kanra: *winks* Let's just say I have my ways of finding people for the chat.
Hakai: …
Setton: Ok then.
Kishi: I tried to get my brother to join, but he said he had too much work to do to join some silly chat. He really can be such a stick in the mud sometimes. Even when we're on vacation he ends up getting caught up in something he has to do. I swear sometimes he finds things he has to do so he doesn't have to deal with my shenanigans! *rolls eyes* It's like he sometimes forgets that he's not the older one.
Bakyura: Bummer. I think I know someone like that.
Taro Tanaka: Oh really? Who?
Bakyura: *face palm*
Taro Tanaka: Huh?
Hana: Well, Kishi's brother is um-um very nice though. Like Kishi. I like him at least…
Kanra: I noticed your chat name there Kishi. It's pretty interesting.
Purewater100%: Yeah. Where'd you come up with that?
Kishi: Oh, um well. I really like knights. Really anything that has to do with heroes or fighting. I thought about naming it after this character I like from a movie, but I thought it would look pretty geeky if I used a vampire knight name.
Kyo: Vampire knight?
Kishi:…yeah
Mai: Eeeeek! :-D
Kyo: We love Vampire Knight! It has that totally hot actor Yuuhei Hanejima in it!
Kishi: …yeah well, that's obviously not why I like it though.
Chrome: It's interesting how they mentioned Yuuhei Hanejima, isn't it Hakai?
Hakai: Huh?
Hana: Well, um…um anyways. I picked my name b-because I like flowers. Yeah.
Bakyura: You ok, Hana? You don't have to be nervous here. We're actually very friendly. Well, most of us.
Saika: Yeah. I was nervous on the chat at first too. But, it's actually really fun.
Hana: Oh. Ok.
Taro Tanaka: Yeah. I think your chat name is actually very pretty.
Hana: Oh. Um um thanks.
Kishi: Hey! Back off dude!
Taro Tanaka: :-O
Hana: Hey Kishi, that wasn't very nice.
Bakyura: Yeah dude. Chill out.
Kishi: Oh, I'm-I'm sorry Hana. :-(
Mai: Interesting.
Kyo: Looks like someone's in love!
Hana: *blushes*
Kishi: What!? What are you talking about!?
Kyo: Well, you got mad when Taro complimented Hana. Why else would you get mad unless you were jealous?
Hakai: You two know each other outside of the chat. Don't you?
Hana: *blush*
Kishi: Um.
Setton: Maybe we should change the subject.
Taro Tanaka: Yeah.
Kishi: Well, yeah I do know her outside of the chat. I was just protecting her, as a friend.
Mai: xoxoxo
Kyo: Aw. How cute!
Taro Tanaka: It's all cool man.
Hakai: Yay!
Kishi: Huh?
Hakai: Even the chat is getting exciting! I love it.
Kanra: Lol.
Hana: So. What do we normally talk about here?
Taro Tanaka: Mainly just what happens in town.
Purewater100%: Yeah, although not much has been happening lately though. Except that one guy.
Kishi: What guy?
Hakai: Um, maybe we shouldn't talk about this right now.
Kyo: The new guy who everyone is discussing.
-Enter Private mode-
Kanra: Hello there
Hana:?
Kishi: Um, hi?
Kanra: So, what do think of a guy named Amaimon?
Hana: :-0
Kishi: I'm sorry, what?
Kanra: Amaimon.
Kishi: Where did you hear that name?
Kanra: I have my sources. Why won't you answer the question?
Hana: I'm sorry, but you're making us uncomfortable with talking about this right now. We don't know you, and you're coming across as weird.
-Exit Private mode-
Bakyura: Why not Hakai?
-Saki has entered the chat room-
Kanra: Yeah. You always act weird about this topic, even though you can see it being discussed everywhere.
Chrome: Actually, I agree with Hakai on this one.
Saika: Yeah. Me too.
Gaki: Yeah.
Purewater100%: Seriously?
Setton: Well, I mean it can be overwhelming to hear about for some newbies.
Taro Tanaka: Yeah.
Kishi: Hey, we can handle more than you realize.
Hana: Um
Saika: Plus, Hakai doesn't seem to want to talk about it.
Kanra: Why do you care what he thinks?
Gaki: What's wrong with that Kanra?
Taro Tanaka: Yeah. I don't think there's anything wrong with sticking to a topic that everyone is comfortable with discussing.
Purewater100%: You guys are lame.
Bakyura: Hey!
Saki: That wasn't very nice.
Chrome: It's really not a big deal.
Kyo: I suppose not everyone likes to talk about demons.
Kishi: Wait. Did you say demons?
Hakai: It's just a rumor. You know how far from the truth rumors can become. You probably don't need to be concerned.
Hana: Actually, we are interested in hearing about that topic. That is, if it's regarding people's safety.
Kanra: Wow! You two are more interesting than I imagined.
Hana: …
Kyo: There's a new guy who held his ground against the strongest man in Ikebukura. Some people are saying he could be a demon, because before now no one has ever been able to do that.
Kishi: Has anything been done about this? Has anyone investigated this?
Purewater100%: No. At least, not that anyone's heard.
Kanra: You seem to be very concerned about this.
Purewater100%: Do you actually believe in this kind of thing?
Kanra: Well actually, it's fairly well known that Ikebukura has nonhuman creatures living amongst us.
Kyo: Yeah, like the black rider.
Mai: and the slasher.
Hana: Are they demons?
Purewater100%: No
Chrome: Although some say the slasher is, since it slashed so many people.
Saika: But the slasher was stopped.
Kanra: That's not what I heard.
Gaki: You always seem to hear those type of things, Kanra.
Purewater100%: Why are you two so interested about demons anyways? Are you scared of them or something?
Kishi: Pfft no. I can handle them. They should be scared of me.
Bakyura: Wow. That's a pretty cocky response.
Saki: Yeah…
Hana: He didn't mean it that way. He would like to feel that way so he can feel reassured that his friends are safe. I don't know how well I'd do against demons, but I'd do my best so I can protect the ones I care about.
Taro Tanaka: Wow. You guys sound so cool!
Bakrua: Yeah!
Saki: They seem interesting.
Kyo: You almost sound like heroes out of a manga.
Setton: I like them.
Kishi: Hana, I totally could take a demon.
Hana: I know you could. I was just explaining why you said it that way.
Kishi: *blush* Oh um thanks.
Mai: Aw!
Kishi: So that's the only reason they think he's a demon? Because he's strong?
Hana: Many people could be strong. That could just be people being mean.
Kyo: I heard he was seen controlling small strange creatures that no one had seen before.
Taro Tanaka: I also heard he was seen peeling his skin off with no appearance of pain.
Hakai: Those never happened!
Purewater100%: ?
-Private mode-
Kanra: Hey, Hakai. You're not doing a very good job blending in, are you? Just chill out. People are always going to spread rumors. Stop seeming so suspicious. The smart ones are always the ones who watch and use what they have. Stop being so defensive.
-Exit private mode-
Huh? What was that about?
Amaimon began to have suspicions of who Kanra was, but for some reason didn't feel like asking to confirm it. This was more interesting.
Hana: Wow. There's a lot of gossip on here, isn't there?
Kishi: Well, what did you expect? People always talk on the internet.
Saika: I don't like it either. I get the feeling we have a lot in common Hana.
Gaki: Yeah. Gossip isn't cool.
Hana: Yeah. I think so Saika. I actually don't know what I expected, Kishi. This is really my first time using the internet. When I was younger I was always too shy to do anything social. And as I got older, I spent most of my time working in my grandma's garden before I joined this special school. I never had a reason to be online before. When Kishi and I got these invites, he was the one who suggested I join so I decided to try it to see if it would be fun.
Taro Tanaka: Wow. That's cool.
Saika: Yeah.
Saki: Cool.
Hakai: Well, you definitely picked the right place to see fun. That you could clearly see in our chat conversations.
Hana: Ha ha, yeah. I suppose so.
Chrome: Lol.
Setton: Plus, this is a way to get to know people without the anxieties from meeting face to face.
Hana: Wow. I suppose you're right. Thank you! You've all been so nice to me.
Saika: It's just like I said. You'll like being a part of this too.
Hakai: I actually haven't been online very long either.
Kanra: Yeah. He only joined a few days ago.
Purewater100%: You weren't online at all before that?
Hakai: Not really. I never had the need to. I found others ways to keep myself busy.
Kishi: Like what?
Hakai: Well…fights are pretty cool.
Kanra: Like watching them or being in them?
Hakai: Both. It really depends…
Kishi: Cool. I like action genres too.
Hakai: Well, what's not to like.
Kishi: Exactly!
Hana: I thought I was the only one new to the internet.
Hakai: Nope. You seem pretty cool though. I'm glad I met you on here.
Hana: Thanks! I'm sure you're just as cool in real life too.
Kishi: Hey, remember dudes that Hana is pretty innocent. I'm here to protect her, so please be careful with her.
Hana: I can handle myself better than you think.
Hakai: Yeah. I definitely believe that she can.
Gaki: He definitely seems very protective of her.
Kyo: So much love drama going on here.
Mai: Neat.
Saika: I'm not so sure that's what's happening here.
Saki: I honestly never know anymore.
Kanra: Did anyone want to hear about the slasher or did we move on?
Bakyura: Wow Kanra, you're definitely stuck on one topic.
Saika: Maybe the new guy we were talking about could help with that.
Hakai: Huh?
Kanra: What do you mean Saika?
Saika: Well, we haven't seen him harm anyone, right?
Setton: Shizuo can get out of hand sometimes after all…
Purewater100%: But didn't someone see him try to take someone's eye?
Saika: That could have been taken out of context.
Taro Tanaka: Um…
Bakyura: How?
Saika: I'm just saying, maybe if he didn't like what people are saying about him he could prove them wrong by stopping the slasher. I mean, he was seen to have incredible abilities so maybe the police could use him to help? I'm not saying we should assume he's good, but instead of condemning him online we could look at this in a different way and maybe bring up a new perspective to him.
Kanra: Wow. Someone's a monster sympathizer.
Setton: Hey! Watch what you say Kanra!
Hana: Huh?
Gaki: I don't think that's what she meant, Kanra.
Hakai: Hmm. That's a very interesting perspective Saika. I'd be curious to see how he'd react and what would happen next. We don't know if it would work though because we don't know anything about him.
Kishi: Maybe they should try it.
Hakai: You really think so?
Kishi: Yeah. Not everyone may agree with me on this, but whether or not he's a demon I don't think matters in that hypothetical. If someone could convince him, he could use his abilities for good even if the abilities themselves aren't necessarily on the good side. There's a way to convince him I'm sure. Like, the slasher affects everyone in the city so it could be a danger to him too. Or, if he has an interest in winning battles, like a certain demon I've run into before, maybe appeal to him mentioning the victory of winning a supernatural battle. Whether they're good or not, he may like the idea of many people knowing he won a battle and could hold that victory to his pride.
Hakai: Wow. You make some very neat points. I hope someone does approach him with this. It would be cool to see the winners win with a new strategy up their sleeve. How fun.
Hana: I'd be impressed with that too.
Hakai: Really?
Hana: Yeah. Being with the friends I have now has definitely taught that being good or bad doesn't just have to do with how you were born, but how you use what you were given. A very strong person could lift a child out of a tree instead of smushing a bully.
Saika: Wow.
Setton: I'm speechless. This chat has taken quite the powerful turn.
Hakai: Yeah, it's really neat.
Taro Tanaka: Hang on. Did you say like a certain demon you've run into before?
Kishi: Uh
Purewater100%: That didn't sound like you were insulting someone. That sounded like you were stating what they really are.
Gaki: Yeah. That sounded pretty weird.
Kanra: My my have things gotten interesting! I think I'll stay in Ikebukuro the rest of my life! Nowhere else in the world does so much happen. But that begs the question of why so many freaks are drawn here?
Hakai: Yeah. What did you mean by that Kishi? Is there something we should know?
Hana: No. No there isn't.
-Private mode-
Gaki: Hi there.
Hana: Um…hi?
Kishi: Why did you add us to a private chat?
Gaki: I just had a question for you two that you may not want to answer in front of the others.
Hana:…ok
Gaki: So. What do you think of Hakai?
Hana: …?
Kishi: Why do you ask?
Gaki: Just curious. You two seemed really interested in the topic he was trying to avoid.
Hana:…
Kishi: We really weren't!
Gaki: You know, you don't have to get so defensive.
Hana: But, we don't even know you.
Gaki: Yeah, but I'm not even asking difficult questions.
Hana: I'm sorry, we just don't feel comfortable talking about a fellow chatter without them knowing.
Gaki: Do you know him in real life?
Kishi:…
Kishi: Honestly? We don't know.
Gaki: Ok.
-Exit private mode-
-Gaki has left the chat-
A/N: For some reason I was having trouble putting spaces in the chat scenes. I figured it could get confusing at times, especially since I now have three chat usernames that weren't in the original Durarara show. So I decided to underline the chat name Amaimon is using to see if that helped with the reading. Please let me know if you have any questions. Also, let me know if you have any suggestions on how to add the spacing on fanfiction. Thank you.