Amaimon felt very dizzy and foggy. He didn't think he'd be able to open his eyes yet. He still felt so tired…yet he could feel that he was lying down. Something felt cushioned under him, which surprised him for reasons that he was not sure. His head was not cushioned though. The back of his head was resting against something slightly raised. Although it wasn't cushioned, it felt warm and familiar.

Definitely something soft, but supportive. It was difficult to tell, but he felt like wherever he was he was moving. He wasn't being held by anyone, but he could hear faint sounds of wind rushing. He also thought he felt a forward motion beneath and around him. Am I in a car? He thought groggily to himself.

But whose? How did I get here? And why am I here?

He felt a set of dainty fingers combing through strands of his hair in an affectionate way, almost as though they were petting him. They carefully avoiding his spike (although he figured the spike wasn't in the greatest state anyways). Even though she had never pulled her fingers through his hair before, he recognized her touch. He turned his face inward and leaned his head against the warm presence. The presence he now recognized as Anri's.

"I think he's awake! I felt him move."

He turned his face upwards again and slowly opened his eyes. He saw that he was indeed resting his head in Anri's lap. She was the only familiar thing though. She was looking forward, most likely in the direction of the person she was just talking to, who seemed to be in the front seat. Having felt his movement again, She looked down to see that he was awake. She smiled.

"How are you feeling?"

He smiled weakly back at her."Um…alright, I think." He tried to sit up, but his elbows began to shake from the sudden motion, and he fell into Anri's prepared arms. She slowly helped him sit up and leaned him against the back of his car's seat. He realized he wasn't able to sit up straight on his own without the back support. He held a hand to his head, which still hurt. Anri placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Wha-what happened? How did I get here?"

"Do you remember anything that happened before you woke up?"

He nodded slowly, blinking slowly as well.

"I-I was on the rooftop. I had been waiting to fight Rin but I didn't…" He couldn't share out loud the embarrassment of how he had acted on the roof, even if she was there to see it.

"Um, you were hugging me. And then I passed out. The next thing I know I'm waking up here. But, why-"

"You overexerted your demonic abilities and exhausted yourself. I'm honestly surprised your host lasted as long as it did." Without moving his head, Amaimon glanced over at Anri.

Even though he knew that Anri knew about demonic stuff, she had never spoken about things like that with him. He scratched his forehead. Anri removed her hand from his shoulder. She was also expressing more of her emotions with her face than she normally did at school.

"After you passed out, Celty and Mr. Akabayashi here helped me get you into Mr. Kine's car." Amaimon looked over to the men seated at the front of the car.

A bald man, possibly middle aged, was driving. The man in the other seat, turned around to face him. He was smiling, but for some reason the smile felt intimidating. The way he was dressed reminded Amaimon of someone who was a part of a Yakuza. He had longish light brown hair, was wearing sunglasses, and there was a large slash scar over his right eye.

"I'm Mr. Akabayashi." He said, pointing to himself.

"Kine is the one who's driving." Amaimon faced Anri again.

"Okay, yes but-but my real question was how. How did you get me here? How did you know to do so?" Anri sighed again.

"Let's just say I had a feeling something like this would happen." Amaimon shot her a confused expression.

"Do you want to hear the whole thing?"

Amaimon nodded.

Anri then sighed."I know what you are, Amaimon. I've known what you are the whole time, and you knew that. I could tell you felt it. I could tell how impulsive you were based on your actions that I observed. So, I decided to come up with a plan in case one day you decided to bring one of your demonic fights to the city. The idea first came to me when I was talking about you with Celty." She proceeded to tell Amaimon how one day Anri came to Celty's apartment to talk about him.

Celty said she shared some concerns as well, having seen the way he acts. They had agreed to come up with a backup plan in case things went wrong, in order to protect the city.

"We knew we needed help though, so I decided to ask for some assistance from Mr. Akabayashi."

Amaimon looked at the man she mentioned, then back at her.

"I've known Mr. Akabayashi for a very long time. He looked after me after my parents died. I had discovered recently that he was a part of…a special organization and I knew he'd be able to help. Especially concerning a getaway car. Celty managed to protect the city during the battle. She got rid of the demons who were tormenting people around town. She also used her shadows to stop Rin from destroying you."

Oh, so that's what happened. Anri also told him how Celty quickly managed to get Shizuo back to Shinra, while the blonde exorcist tended to his injured brother during the fight. Shiemi she believed the blonde girl had said her name was. This all happened to occur quickly and before Celty saved him during his fight with Rin.

"Oh, and certain…friends I spoke to bribed the police to not press charges over the amount of property damage. As far as the police department is concerned, that fight never happened. Celty continuously transported people who needed it to Shinra's for treatment and to the hospital as well. Thankfully, not as many people needed treatment as there would have been if not for Celty protecting people. Shiemi was tending to people too, since her exorcist treatments were slightly different from what Shinra had to offer. This was after you took her to the rooftop.

Celty, Mr. Akabayashi, and I explained to Shiemi and Rin what the situation was with you. Well, Mr. Akabayashi didn't say anything now that I think about it. Celty transported Shiemi around the city to help people. Oh, right. I forgot to say how I got there. After Masaomi ran off with me, Celty met up with us after we'd made some distance from the action. I told Masaomi to go home, and that I would be able to help. He protested, but then proceeded to leave. I went with Celty around the town, and used my Saika powers to help her protect people. I used my sword to fight off demons. Along with that, I used my Saika powers to will my Saika children to protect people as well.

However, the Saika children who I felt would not be able to do well in the fight, I just simply sent home for their own protection. I also commanded some to make sure to bring others to safety, but in a way that was not harmful to them. The ones who were fighting somehow managed to find strong enough weapons to use to fight. A hooded woman, who no one recognized, joined us at one point, and proceeded to give exorcist weapons to the Saika children. They defeated the demons much easier with these weapons.

I am assuming she was an exorcist, but I do not think she was a part of the true cross. If she were, there would be others with her. She wielded a sword as well, a blessed one I am assuming. She also proceeded to quote scriptures and throw holy water to defeat the demons. She was a huge help, but disappeared when it was all over. I'm assuming Mikado and Izaya-kun made it out of there safely. After I starting going around the city with Celty, I used my Saika powers to get word of what was occurring all over the city, and none of the children saw them.

Oh, and Aoba attempted to call for backup from the Blue Squares and the dollars to help with what was going on. I believe Aoba and the twins made it out of there safely as well. His attempt at backup somewhat failed however. The Blue Squares did come to the plaza where he told them to meet. However, they took one look at what was occurring, screamed, and ran off like a bunch of wimps."

Unbeknownst to even Anri, Shuji Niekawa was even at the scene of the fight at one point. He had been planning to continue his report while observing what happened. However, when he saw the seriousness of the situation, he also ran away screaming. He was a little bit over his head with the research of his story. It might be a while before he even comes close to reporting anything like this again. If he were not still searching for his missing daughter, he probably would have fled that city from fear.

"His request of 'The Dollars' however had more success. The ones who showed up listened to Celty, the exorcist's instructions, and mine. Some of them were even already Saika children, so that helped. They were given some exorcist weapons as well, but simple ones like holy water. I'm not entirely sure why the true cross never showed up though. That struck me as peculiar… "

Amaimon thought about how there was a lacking of lower level demons when he first arrived in Ikebukuro. That, along with the true cross not being here was strange. Originally Amaimon had thought the reason for the first may have to do with there being some sort of powerful demon scaring the others away, but now he wasn't sure. There did not seem to be much of any exorcists here. The only ones who seemed to have even heard of exorcists were Izaya and Anri. This city was indeed strange…

Anri took a deep breath, as though talking for so long was tiring her.

Wow. She looked very tired. She must be from all that she did to help.

"How did you know that would happen though?'

"Well, let's just put it this way. You've never spent so long in Assiah before, Right? That is, not without another demonic influence around you, like say probably your brother?"

Amaimon thought for a moment, and then nodded.

"There's something that happens to some demons who spend a lot of time with humans. It's probably much worse for say Gehenna kings like yourself who are used to there being demonic chaos around you all the time."

"Well, what is that?"

"I don't know if there's an exact exact name for it, but basically it's when a demon starts to develop a moral character for the first time." This shocked Amaimon.

Was that what's been happening?

"This of course doesn't happen to all demons. Some have more human elements in them than others. When certain demons are experiencing moral and human caring for the first time, they don't know what to do with it. It's like they're in constant denial of what it is because they don't fully understand it themselves. Many think it's not possible for them to feel that way, but that is definitely not the case.

The main reason that causes this moral development is human influence. Demons who need human hosts are normally more susceptible to this influence because they're living in a human. Being around humans in this form can lead to them becoming more human, well emotion-wise. Anyways, these demons are often in a constant battle within themselves for a variety of reasons. Some of which I'm sure you've figured out by now."

He had. Amaimon had never heard Anri talk so long before, and not in this way.

"They have many mixed feelings about what they are going through, especially since they don't realize what it is. The common belief that a demon can only embody evil certainly doesn't help with this internal struggle. The constant internal struggle within themselves from all these factors can become so bad, that it often can drive a demon insane.

Especially since many demons don't think they can go insane. This can be very bad. A demon losing control can be very dangerous to those around him, especially considering they have recently begun to care about others. The effects of this thinking can cause even more damage to themselves, which can lead to even less of control. Some dangers can also be thoughts of negative actions they wish they could do to themselves but can't, which also makes it worse." Anri looked very seriously into Amaimon's eyes.

"That is basically what happened to you. You got excited from the chance to fight with your demonic rival again. However, amidst the emotions of excitement and many others, the internal struggles you had been dealing begun to crash down on you. You kind of had a combined panic attack/mental breakdown. Well, whichever the term for it is. After fighting the way you did earlier with Rin I believe it was, this meltdown was the last straw in draining your energy. I'm honestly kind of surprised you lasted as long as you did."

She placed her hand on his shoulder again."Amaimon. Despite what you've been told, a demon can have these human-like thoughts. They can learn to control their abilities so they don't hurt the people they care about." Amaimon looked down at his lap, doubting it.

"How do you know all of this?"

"Well, Saika recently told me how she had gone through it when she first came to Assiah. She recognized that this struggle was happening with you. That process happened to Saika before she took the form of the blade. That original struggle is part of the reason why she expresses her love for humans in such a twisted way."

Amaimon sighed.

"So now what? What is the plan to do with me anyways?"

"Well, while you're figuring out your mental demon problems, we figured you should be secluded from the city and most people for now. This is for your own good, and for the good of others. Mr. Akabayashi lives just outside the city, so you'll be staying with him." Amaimon's eyebrows shot up. He didn't trust Mr. Akabayashi, and he had the feeling that this distrust was shared.

"Don't worry, I'll be staying there too. I'll however still be going to school, while you'll be staying in the apartment for the most part until further notice. It would do you some good to be away from the busyness of the city while you're figuring things out for yourself. You'll also leave with me to go see someone who may be able to help you."

"Oh yeah, and who's that?" Anri looked away hesitantly for a moment.

"I'm not entirely sure what he is technically, I mean his job that is. He is human. He's kinda like a demonic therapist/ a former exorcist." Seriously?

"That sounds stupid. Why would I go see this guy?"

"Well, because frankly you don't have a lot of options." Akabayashi spoke from the front. Amaimon pouted.

"He's not as bad as he sounds actually. I went to see him when I was having trouble keeping Saika under control. For some reason, she refused to receive his help. She liked the twisted way she loves humans. However, he was able to help me deal with hosting Saika." Amaimon wasn't too sure about this guy, but it sounded like he didn't have many other options.

Amaimon had been staying pretty secluded in the apartment like they said he would.

They wouldn't even tell him what city they were staying in. At first, he just moved in with no possessions, as he had when he first came to Ikebukuro. Eventually though, Amaimon began to want the things he had acquired in Ikebukuro. At first Anri and Akabayashi weren't sure how to get his things since Izaya had been missing ever since the fight. However, some of Amaimon's things mysteriously appeared on Anri's desk at Raira.

No one had seen who left them there. Things such as clothes, his new mangas, candy, and the laptop Izaya had been lending him. The man Anri had been taking him to see was more helpful than he had originally thought; he was gradually able to regain control again. The methods he used to help Amaimon regain control were combinations of exorcism magic that did not harm demons and serious therapy.

This was something unusual Amaimon had never heard of before, yet the important thing were the positive results though. The concept of a demon needing to talk out his problems still struck Amaimon as comical, yet he was hesitant to admit that it helped. Apparently the story there for the therapist/former exorcist was that he used to be an exorcist, but one day he ran into a half demon who he sympathized with for wanting to be more human. Ever since, he's been helping with strange cases.

Many people who knew Amaimon weren't aware of what had happened to Amaimon after the fight. Anri and Akabayashi had after all wanted him to remain secluded while he was recovering. It seemed to Amaimon that the only people who really knew about his situation were Anri, Kine, and Akabayashi (obviously) along with Celty and Shinra.

Rin, Shiemi, and Yukio had seemed to disappear from Ikebukuro after the fight. There had been no news that exorcists were coming after him, so that at least was good. Although things were going better for Amaimon, he still wasn't sure what to do next. His perspective of what he did in his life was completely changed, so he wasn't sure what to do with that. Perhaps someday when he felt he was ready he would go see Mephisto again.

Purewater100%: Is it just me. Or have a lot of people been missing from the chat lately?

Taro Tanaka: I've noticed that too, actually.

Mai: Huh. Weird.

Taro Tanaka: It probably has to do with all that action that happened with that "new" guy and the blue haired kid.

Bakyura: Oh yeah, I saw some of that take place.

Taro Tanaka: Me too!

Purewater100%: I saw some of it.

Kyo: It was scary.

Mai: Yeah.

Saki: Huh?

Setton: It's a long story.

Saika: Yeah…

Saki: Does everyone know about this?

Setton: Not everyone I think, but it's definitely big in discussions lately.

Saika: Yeah.

Purewater100%: I feel like many of the newbies have been the ones who've absent from the chat lately. Like Hakai, Hana, and Kishi.

Taro Tanaka: Not just them, but Kanra hasn't been on in a while either. And he's the admin!

Saki: That's weird.

-Hana has entered the chat room-

Purewater100%: Well there's one of them!

Hana: Hi everybody

Setton: Hi

Bakyura: Hi there

Saika: Hi

Taro Tanaka: So, where've you been Hana?

Setton: Yeah, we've missed having you.

Mai: Aw.

Hana: Oh, um…I've just been busy. We came back home, so Kishi and I haven't been as up to date on the city's events.

Kyo: How has your cutesy chat flirt been anyways?

Hana: You mean Kishi? *blush* Oh, well…he's been pretty busy too. Definitely doing more stuff than I have been. I don't think he'll be on here for a while. He's been caught up in a lot of stuff ever since that fight happened in Ikebukuro.

Kyo: Oh, you're talking about the one with the "new" guy and the blue haired dude. I think we finally learned that the first guy's name is Amaimon. Nobody knew who the other guy was though. They've been both missing ever since. I don't think anybody knows who actually won. I heard that Amaimon was taunting his "brother" as some overheard him call blue spikes.

Purewater100%: Wait, he's been caught up in a lot of stuff since the fight happened?

Taro Tanaka: It sounds like a lot of people were there to see this fight.

Saki: Scary.

Hana: Yeah.

Purewater100%: Was Kishi involved in it somehow?

Hana:…um

Purewater100%: What? Doesn't anyone else find it strange that he got busy after the fight? Does that seem like a coincidence?

-Kanra has entered the chat room-

Taro Tanaka: Well, look who's here.

During the fight, Izaya had run off with Mikado, practically dragging him off his feet.

Even though they were way ahead of the demons, Izaya didn't slow down at all. At one point, seeing how Mikado was dragging behind, he lifted Mikado up in a bridal hold, and continued running with him. Mikado tried to protest but his words were ripped away from the wind at the speed they were going. Mikado did not realize that Izaya could run so fast. He didn't think it was humanly possible.

Mikado was unable to see the look on Izaya's face, which was of extreme pensiveness. As though he had never focused on something so serious in his life. He couldn't get himself to slow down even a little bit. He continued to run faster and faster, not even seeing that the demons were long gone behind him. Part of him just wanted to run and keep running.

He had begun to doubt everything he thought he knew, which never happened to the info broker. Hearing the boy's panting in his arms snapped him back to where he was in the present. He needed to get this kid home. He then headed to the boy's apartment and dropped him off at his front door. If Mikado didn't know any better, he would have sworn that they flew there. Izaya did not drop him very gently though, for Mikado landed rather roughly on his bottom.

"Ow!" He got up and brushed himself off.

"What the heck Iz-" He stopped midsentence. The information broker was slumped against the front wall to his apartment. He leaned his head forward, and held his stomach as he panted very heavily. Mikado noticed that the bottom of Izaya's shoes looked skidded, which reminded him of that of car tires. He'd never seen that happen from shoes before.

"Um, Izaya? Are-are you alright?"

He didn't look up. He continued panting. Mikado quickly ran inside, poured a glass of water, and ran back outside with it. Izaya, who hadn't been looking up before, graciously grabbed the glass from the boy's hand, and chugged the whole thing down instantly. He leaned back on the wall again. Izaya was still panting and holding his stomach, but this time his head was up. The back of his head was against the wall, and his face was turned towards Mikado. He gently dropped the glass besides him. Izaya smiled at Mikado, but not in his usual smirky way. This one looked genuine.

"Thanks Mikado" He croaked out, but his voice sounded tired and scratchy. Has Izaya ever been this tired before? Mikado wondered this to himself. He sat down next to the info broker and faced him.

"You should come inside. You clearly need the rest."

Izaya shook his head.

"No, I don't need it. I-" He stopped midsentence. He leaned over to the side and threw up near the railing to his floor, away from them thankfully. Grossed out, Mikado turned away from the info broker to make a phone call. Celty had given him Shinra's number in case there was ever any kind of emergency. That is weird, Mikado though. His line is busy. What could cause him to be so- then Mikado thought of what was going on as they fled the plaza. Mikado worried about who would be possibly hurt.

Mikado sighed."Alright, Izaya, you are clearly not alright so I'm going to lead you in-" Mikado turned over to where the info broker had been and he was gone. Mikado didn't even hear him leave. This struck him as strange.

Mikado hadn't seen Izaya since.

-Enter private mode-

Taro Tanaka: Hey Kanra. I didn't get the chance to thank you the other day for saving my life.

(A couple of minutes go bye.)

Taro Tanaka: Um, Kanra?

Kanra: Oh, um, you're welcome.

Taro Tanaka: So, you haven't been on your chat in a while. Many people have been saying that you've gone missing from Ikebukuro as well. You certainly haven't been seen in a while. At least, not since the fight occurred. Do you think you'll ever come back?

Kanra: …(is typing)

Kanra: Most definitely. I can never stay away from this exciting city for too long. I've just decided to take some time away from it all for a little way. An opportunity to…reassess, you could say.

This definitely struck Mikado as odd. When did Izaya ever need to reassess? What changed?

Izaya sighed after he responded to Taro Tanaka on the chat. For a second, Izaya thought he should thank Mikado for giving him a glass of water and inviting him to come inside.

However, he decided against him. That would be out of character for him. He'd already surprisingly had the wool pulled over his eyes. His knowledge of what goes on in the city was one of his most prized talents. If that had been taken away from him, his persona was one of the few things he had left to cling to himself. However, he discovered that he did care for Mikado. And not just because he was gracious to him. He could see a little bit of himself in him, but that part of him Mikado was not even aware of yet. There weren't very many people Izaya could relate to, so he preferred it if the ones who were similar would stay around. That way, he would feel like he wasn't the only one who was monstrous.

Plus, they were more fun to interact. He couldn't wait for Mikado to realize this dark part of himself. No doubt, it would occur when Mikado finally agreed to Aoba's proposal, and becomes the leader of the blue squares. Izaya knew he was going to, even though he kept denying it to himself. How could he not agree to it? He had a part of Izaya in him. Izaya was sure that even when Mikado discovered this, that Izaya would still be able to predict his actions. How could he not? It was as obvious as predicting the type of actions you yourself would make. He laughed with jolly at the idea. Oh, what fun it will be to have another Izaya around. The world does need more of us!

Even though Izaya was right about Mikado's secret twistedness, he was even unaware of how far Mikado would eventually go with his twistedness when he discovered it. He really wouldn't ever be able to regain again the type of control he'd had over the city before. Izaya himself probably couldn't predict how badly he would take it next time.

The jolliness Izaya had been feeling disappeared again. What was he supposed to do now? He'd never had the rug pulled out from under him before. He wasn't sure how to handle it.

After all, Shinra had described it perfectly how Izaya was fragile. He was obsessed with having control. Losing that could cause him to lose his mind, and he didn't have much of a sane one to begin with.

Epilogue

After some time had gone by, Amaimon was still staying with Akabayashi and Anri. Amaimon decided to go back on the chat. He felt like he could. Besides, there was only so much he could do in this stupid apartment anyways.

-Hakai has entered the chat room-

Purewater100%: Well, look who else has returned.

-Enter private mode-

Kanra: Well hello there. It has certainly been a while now.

Hakai: Yes, it has. I heard you've been missing from Ikebukuro. Why would that be?

Kanra: Oh, well you know. Seeing you in that fight made me realize I may not have as much control over my precious city as I thought I had. I figured I would stay somewhere else for a little while, at least while I decide how to conduct my life next.

Hakai: Oh? Is that so? I suppose I should be happy that I knocked you off from your pedestal of overconfidence.

Kanra: Ha ha. You would actually be interested in where I'm staying. It's near a special boarding school I'm sure you've heard of. Near a relative of yours' amusement park?

Hakai: Wait, why would you stay near there? I Swear, IF YOU MESS WITH SHIEMI YOU ARE SO GOING TO REGRET IT! And now you know not to take me so lightly.

Kanra: Relax; I'm not going to interact with them at all. Like I said, I'm not looking for new play things. No city could replace Ikebukuro as my chessboard.

Hakai: You better be telling the truth.

Kanra: I couldn't afford to lie to you now though, could I? It would be really stupid of me to anger someone who almost destroyed the city. The thing is though; I actually have something I wanted to talk to you about.

Hakai: Yeah? What is it?

Kanra:…would you prefer we talk on the chat or on the phone?

Hakai: It doesn't matter.

About a minute later, Anri came into Amaimon's room.

"I just got a call from a number I don't recognize. They said they want to speak to you?" She handed him the phone with a very serious expression on her face.

"Be careful." She said and walked back out. Amaimon put the phone to his ear.

"Hello?"

"It's me!" The information broker responded with in a sing song voice.

"Oh yeah. So what did you want to talk about Izaya? "Amaimon could hear him sigh from the other end.

"Look, this isn't going to be easy for me to say. So you have to swear you won't tell a soul, alright!?"

"Alright. I won't tell anyone. What is it?"

"Well, like I said earlier, I've realized that I don't have as much control over things as I thought I did.

I just wanted to say, I'm sorry for getting involved in things beyond me. You were right. I was cocky in my ability to manipulate. Even though I knew you were a demon, I still used you as a pawn. And by doing so, I almost caused the town to be destroyed. I almost caused you to be destroyed. This almost led to my own destruction. I was expecting something exciting, but I definitely underestimated you and the type of things you were involved . I'm sorry for all of that. I'm sorry for messing with you. I heard you had kind of a meltdown. If it was because of me, I'm sorry. I usually don't have a problem with messing with people, but this time it clearly really backfired on me.

The thing is, I actually cared that I did that to you. I was upset. I felt bad. You should know by now that I am not one to care much about the well-being of others. Although I do love humans, but in a very…different way. I've discovered that you're one of those people whom I care for though. From the moment we first interacted, I saw a little bit of myself in you. Even though I knew you were a demon. You know that time when you thought that I didn't think you were capable of caring? I should have disputed that. I do believe you are capable of caring. I felt like I was the one who wasn't capable of caring. I felt like I was a demon too, which is also part of the reason I saw some of myself in you. Although, at times it feels like I'm more of a monster than you are. I mean, even you have been attracted to people before, I really haven't. How reversed is that?

This not feeling human is part of the reason I do what I do. I have to keep up the persona that I do. I'm afraid to do anything else otherwise, because I wouldn't be able to control it. I felt like I had to look out for you. I'd never really had to look out for anyone before. Well, besides the twins, but they usually come after me unlike you. In addition, they're annoying and they're my sisters so it's different. I don't actually like that I have to look after them. Now, I know I'm not one to apologize much. The thing is, I have no idea when we'll meet again. I'll eventually go back to being involved in Ikebukuro's events. You however are still hidden somewhere. This location I have chosen not to find out for once, out of respect to you. You're dealing with who-knows-what demonic stuff. Along with that, dealing with your new humanness here in Assiah.

I don't know what you'll be up to, but I have a feeling that it will lead you back to where you were, to deal with new situations. The days where you would just lounge in my apartment are definitely over. Things will never be the same again. Since I don't know when we'll ever meet again, if we ever do, I felt like you deserved to hear this from me. After all, you've been through enough hell. Somewhat literally now that I recall. I respect you, Amaimon. And that's saying a lot. I bid you well wherever it is you end up."

Amaimon was shocked.

He never thought he would ever hear Izaya apologize, or admit to anything that was vulnerable. He had been mad at Izaya, but clearly Izaya had redeemed himself. Well at least, somewhat. There was much more to Izaya that Amaimon had known. This meant that the type of relationship they had meant more than Amaimon realized. Amaimon was surprised that he was the one Izaya had chosen to confide in. He had seen a little bit of himself in Izaya, but hadn't really thought about it.

Just when I think I've finally understood the type of person you are, you surprise me yet again. You are one complicated human, Izaya. At least Izaya kept him on his toes.

"Wow, Izaya. This is definitely unexpected. I know this isn't why you said it, or what you even expected, but I do forgive you Izaya. Thank you for taking me in and helping me as I found my way in Ikebukuro. I hope we do meet again one day, Izaya. I have been…pleased with the type of relationship we've had." There was silence.

Then Amaimon heard laughing on the other end. It didn't sound like his genuine jolly laugh. It was almost sad.

"What? Why are you laughing?"

Izaya took a deep breath, as though he'd been laughing too hard.

"I think that whatever gods are up there, made a mistake with the two of us. They made you physically a demon, but made me to be a demon more internally. Whether it was by accident, or some twisted joke to mess with the people we meet in our lives, I hope they're enjoying the outcome. I for one am not, but whatever. 'We play the best game with which the cards life hath dealt us.'"

Um, was that even a real quote? Amaimon wasn't sure how to respond to this, even though he disagreed with his statement.

"Um Bye, Izaya."

"Until our paths hath crossed again, my 'Bruder einer anderen Mutter' ."

Despite Amaimon's new human feelings of being attracted to a couple of human girls, he doesn't start a relationship with either one of them. Whether or not he ever will in the future is hard to say, considering he doesn't know what the future holds for him now.

A/N: I thought there were a couple of things I should note.

'Bruder einer anderen Mutter' is German for 'Brother from another mother' (at least it is according to google translate). I wanted to use this as a reference to the fact that Mephisto is German. Plus, that phrase sounds cooler is German. I figured it was a nice way to sum up the type of relationship they have. Well, that being like brothers or friends.

Let me know if there's anything else I need to clarify. I realize there were some confusing things in this story.

Also, the story finished. I will still go back edit it though for things such as constructive criticism, grammar mistakes or anything like that. Please review! This is my first time writing a story like this, so I want to know what you all think. Thank you for reading!