"Lookie here boys!" a male voice nearly shouted, waking Shizuka up from a pleasant dream about eating sushi. The voice continued as Shizuka opened her eyes, "Don't see this every day!"
Shizuka's eyes burned as they adjusted to the light, and she nudged Kanra awake as she glared at the boys standing over them. There were only five of them, but they were all wearing a purple handkerchief somewhere on their person.
"What?" Kanra mumbled to Shizuka, slow to wake as always.
"Do you girls know what happens to people who mistakenly wander into our territory?" one of the boys asked, not the one who had originally spoken. "I think we can let you off though," he continued.
"For a price," his friend chuckled.
Shizuka stood up awkwardly, having to move Kanra off of her. Kanra was always slow to wake, and never wanted to move in the mornings.
"So do you want to pay up?" another boy asked. "We're looking for something to entertain us, and you two look like you could do the job."
Shizuka felt her jaw clench and her fists ball up. She was used to boys making advances on her, but she couldn't stand for anyone to make passes on Kanra.
"A fighter, huh?" the first voice asked. "Don't worry; we can beat that out of you. Boys?"
Kanra mumbled something and sat up, rubbing an eye as she did. "What's going on?" she asked tiredly.
Four of the boys attacked Shizuka, one with a pipe that she hadn't seen. One guy punched her in the stomach, another her shoulder, and another her chest. The one with the pipe bashed it over her head, denting the pipe and leaving it almost useless.
"AH!" Shizuka shouted when he hit her. The others moved back, staring at their friend as if he was stupid. "Are you fucking insane?! You aimed for my head! That could kill someone!" She looked up at them, blood staining her hair and running over her right eye. "Then that makes this karma, right?!" Pulling an arm back, she punched the man who still held the dented pipe hard enough to send him flying.
"Ne, Shizu-chan?" Kanra muttered, standing up and placing a hand on Shizuka's injured shoulder.
Shizuka ignored her, screaming at the boys and rushing them. She bashed one so hard in his face he passed out right there, his nose broken. Another she tossed into the wall, his head banging on the bricks and leaving a red mark after he slid down. A fourth she punched his face, but he flew out of the alley and got up again. He and the last guy, who had narrowly dodged Shizuka's attack at him, ran away with screams of terror.
Shizuka panted, trying to calm down after beating them. She glared at the two men who were left in the alley. She wanted to kill them, kill them, kill them, kill—
"I guess Shizu-chan really is a mutant, ne~?" Kanra chuckled, moving over to the man against the brick wall.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Shizuka screamed, aiming a punch at the small brunette.
Kanra dodged and ran for the alley entrance. Shizuka followed, yanking out a signpost that was in the street nearby. And like that their chase began in this insanely huge city.
Kanra giggled as she danced away from the enraged blonde. She was just in the mood for a good run, and running away from Shizuka was the only good reason to. Dodging signposts and random other projectiles, she was enjoying the new variety. Having to dodge desks and chairs and other items at school just wasn't as fun.
"I think Shizu-chan needs to improve her aim!" she called behind her.
"AH!" Shizuka screamed as another vending machine crashed to Kanra's left. "KAAANNNRRAAAAAA!"
Kanra ran down one street. She was surprised that people were avoiding her and running for cover. Of course the scared part wasn't what surprised her. What confused her was that they ran without fear, as if this was something they were all used to.
Kanra rounded another corner, and ran straight into a man. Cursing her clumsiness, she made to get up and keep running. Instead, the man had grabbed her arm and stopped her from continuing the chase. She forced him to the side of a building, hiding in its shadow as Shizuka ran by.
"KAAAAANRAAAAAA!" the mutant screamed, obviously frustrated that she had lost sight of her prey.
Once she was gone Kanra moved out of the building's shadow. She laughed loudly, trying to decide if she should chase after the blonde or just tease her about it later.
"Excuse me," the man said politely, drawing Kanra's attention to him for the first time. "Would you mind telling me your name?"
Kanra looked him up and down. He seemed young, but older than her, so probably somewhere in his twenties. He was wearing a long lab coat, the look completed by his glasses and neat but messy brunette hair. He was smiling politely at her, waiting for her answer.
"It's not polite to ask girls weird questions," Kanra said with a smile to match his.
He eyed her curiously, as if he was expecting such an answer. She made to leave, but he blocked her route. "Why don't you come with me," he suggested. "I'll buy you lunch and you can answer my question."
Kanra thought about it. "Know any good sushi places?" she asked with a wide smile.
"KAAAANNNRRRAAAAA!" Shizuka screamed searching for the girl who she knew to be long gone by now. She threw her last projectile to the side, careful to avoid any spectators, and huffed in anger.
"Looking for someone?" a voice asked her from behind.
Shizuka whirled around to be faced with the ant. "KANRA!" she screamed, punching at the girl in anger and frustration. "Decided not to run away now?!"
The ant dodged easily, but the look in her eyes was perplexed and curious, not teasing as it should have been. This was when Shizuka noticed that the person she was trying to beat to a bloody pulp didn't have Kanra's curves, slight as they were. The jacket's hood was also down, and the figure's hair was much too short to be Kanra's.
"Wait," she said stopping one of her punches before it hit the figure, "you're not Kanra."
The figure smirked and answered, "Well not in the way you mean anyway, ne?"
Shizuka felt the need to punch him again. "Then who the fuck are you?!" she spat, not bothering to relax her fists or get rid of her scowl.
"Izaya Orihara, informant" the man answered, "And who might you me?"
"I don't have to answer you," she spat back.
"Oh how impolite. What if I treated you to some free sushi? I was heading to my favorite restaurant, and maybe you'd like to join me?"
"Fuck off loser," she spat, turning on her heels to stomp away.
"What if I could find this 'Kanra' for you?"
She whirled around and glared at him. She smiled back, perfectly at ease with the hate in her eyes. "How would you know where she is?" Shizuka growled. "You don't even know who she is!"
"Ah, but I have many sources," he answered, holding up a finger at her. "If you just give me a description, I will be able to find her wherever she is in Tokyo."
Shizuka looked around. She really had no other way to find the idiot ant, and if this man could find her than what other choice did she have. "Can we get cake instead of sushi?" she asked hesitantly.
Orihara-san laughed. "Sure!"