The infamous information broker is found speechless as the red haired, red eyed girl smiles softly, closing the large book she had been reading.
"You know, none of these books on your shelf really make for light reading. I mean, look at this one. '101 Incurable Psychological Diseases.' Who keeps books like these around, Iza-kun?"
The black haired man shuddered at the familiarity in her voice, and makes his own purposefully colder.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were... gone forever," The girl smirks, standing to make her way over to the wall of bookshelves, sliding the book back into its original place.
Without making eye contact, she keeps her voice light and happy while pretending to look for another book. "What, are you upset that I'm here? I thought you would be happy! After all, I haven't seen you since we were first years in high school."
"Don't remind me. If I had never seen you again it would be too soon. I was sure you felt the same way, Rei-chan," Rei smiles at the suffix.
"If you never wanted to see me again, why -chan?" Finally selecting another thick volume, she slides it out of the bookshelf and moves over to the couch again, but in that time Izaya had stood up and taken her place on the couch, studying her with skeptical eyes. She simply smiles sweetly at him, making his stomach roll over as she takes the place next to him, opening the book to the first page and reading through the table of contents.
"You don't look a day over 14, Rei-chan. Seems you haven't aged at all since the last time I saw you."
Rei simply hums in agreement, her eyes widening slightly with interest as she skims through the book before landing on a page about Japanese spirits, greedily devouring every word. "Now this book, much better. Still not exactly light reading, though. Perhaps I'll go down to the store later and get you some manga or something similar."
Izaya narrows his eyes at this. "You're not staying here."
Another, fuller laugh escapes from her mouth and she closes the book, though she keeps her finger in it as a makeshift bookmark. Turning her head to look the man in the eyes, she smiles softly at him, leaning forward slightly.
"Why, would that make you uncomfortable, Iza-kun?" The fearless info broker leans back, feeling repelled from the young girl in front of him, his stomach churing from the closeness. Rei, seeing the reaction, smirks as she leans back and stands again, setting the book down where she had just been sitting.
"I wouldn't do that to you, though. I've got a place, and I don't think Shizuo-kun would talk to me if he knew I was staying with his worst enemy," She turns towards the large window, looking out at the skyline. "Your rivalry hasn't changed much, hm?"
Izaya leans back, throwing one arm over the back of his couch, acting distant. "Why would it? Seeing Shizu-chan get mad is a very entertaining pastime."
"And, I suppose, your exercise routine as well," Rei closes her eyes and lowers her head, and Izaya notices the young girl's ears twitch before a smile spreads widely on her face. She turns and skips over towards the door, ignoring the strange look she's getting from the man on the couch.
"I'll see you later, Iza-kun!~ I'm off to visit with the others. By the way, you left your chatroom log up, so I looked through it while I was waiting for you to show up," The girl shakes her head, laughing softly again. "You're really having fun screwing with their minds, huh?"
His trademark smirk finally makes it onto his face, though it isn't backed up by the look in his eyes. "Of course. Humans feel safer behind a mask, and tend to reveal more about themselves when they have one, and the internet fits the bill perfectly."
Rei shrugs, brushing a stray hair out of her face as she reaches for the doorknob. "I see. That statement rings true in my ears," Rei looks back at him, smiling innocently as she speaks again, "My ears are sensitive to the truth, you know. I can hear truth behind lies and half-truths people tell. And look! I told you all that without a mask," Giving him one last revolting grin, she opens the door and grabs the outside knob, easing it shut. When he sees her hand disappear from it halfway through the door swinging softly shut, he shifts and falls back on his couch, laying a hand palm up on his forehead.
"Well, Rei-chan, you're not exactly a normal human, now are you?"
Iza-kun, don't hide things! If she's not a 'normal human,' then what is she?
Can anyone guess? There's quite a few clues in this short chapter as to what she is. If someone guesses right, I can... uh... write a one-shot for them? Any pairing? Any anime (though I'd like to stay within what I have seen, I can try a new anime if you're willing to wait)?
Izaya: You know, this is the second time you've ended the first chapter on me being confused. I don't appreciate it.
Me: Um... see you guys next time!
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