HOLY SHHHHHHHH- explodes I am so sorry for not updating in a while! JUNJOUVAMPIRE DESERVES TO BE PLETED BY BOOKS! Ehhh, so anyways. I watched Durarara! and immediately took a liking to Shizuo and Izaya. That's right. Shizaya. I am a big fan now. I don't think you guys know I'm also a huge Sebby x Ciel fan. XD I will not only be doing J.R. Fanfics, but I will be getting into DRR! fanfics as well.

Chapter 13: Present

If you were in the street in front of Nowaki, all you would feel is the wind rushing past you before he was already down the other end of the street. The neko man made his way through the people and crowds before reaching his destination. The mall. Nowaki darted inside and stopped to breathe. Why hadn't anyone told him it was Hiroki's birthday sooner? After taking a small break, Nowaki began his search for Hiroki's present. What would he want? Clothes? Books? Flowers? This was going to be difficult since there were so many things to offer. Then, he heard a familiar voice.

"Nowaki-saaaan!" Aikawa's voice called out. The horse woman was in an Orihime cosplay while waving widely.

Nowaki walked to Aikawa and smiled, "Hello Aikawa! What are you doing here in cosplay?"

"I work here!" she stated and pointed to the sign that read 'Cosplay Castle.'

"I see... Akiawa, do you have any recommendations in what I should get Hiro-san for his birthday?"

"Cosplay! What would be a better gift?"

"Ah... I don't think he would enjoy them much..."

Akiawa tapped her chin and 'hm'ed... "How about... BL manga? Yeah! Then he could-" from there, the fan girl started rambling on and on. Nowaki tried to disagree, but she kept talking about yaoi. So, the next best thing he did was slowly back away and make his way to the other side of the mall. While walking, he had bumped into someone. "Sorry!" Nowaki apologized and looked at the person. He had bumped into a certain monkey. A certain Isaka... A now angry looking Isaka. When Nowaki looked him over, his shirt and part of his pants were wet due to a red colored drink he had been holding. There was a high probability it was that slushie that was at his feet. When Nowaki's eyes met Isaka's, he stepped back before running from the bully

"Get back here!" Isaka shouted and chased after Nowaki. Now this was bad... Not only was this chase taking up time, but he still had no idea what was to get Hiroki! Nowaki ran through a large crowd, in hopes of getting Isaka off his back. He then saw Aikawa, who was still outside of the store, rambling. "Akiawa-san, Isaka is chasing me!" Nowaki yelled as he ran up to the girl.

Akiawa immediately stopped talking and pulled Nowaki into Cosplay Castle. "Well, come on!"

It wasn't long before Nowaki came back out wearing a Ash Ketchum cosplay. Nowaki adjusted his red and white hat on his head and began to walk casually. He really hoped it would work like it did in the movies. So far, he hadn't met or seen Isaka. Nowaki had looked in just about every store. Clothes, books, anime, music, and even a shoe store. But none of them seemed to really have anything interesting... When Nowaki slumped down onto a bench near a mini playground, he saw Isaka stomping up to him. Oh no... he thought to himself. Nowaki pretended to cough and fix the green gloves he wore. "You, Ash Ketchum, have you seen a ridiculously tall man with blue eyes?" Isaka questioned. Nowaki pointed in a random direction, making Isaka smirk with satisfaction. "Thanks," he said before running in that direcion. Just then, kids had noticed the 'Ash Ketchum' and ran over to him. "Ash, Ash! Where's your Pikachu?" a little girl in the small crowd of children around him asked. A few kids crawled up his legs while more kids asked questions.

"Well, Pikachu is in the Pokecenter right now! Gary and I had just finished a battle!" Nowaki laughed as he played along. The kids booed at hearing the name Gary.

"Did you beat him?" a boy asked.

Nowaki nodded. "I'm Ash Ketchum! I can't lose to Gary!"

Kids cheered and clapped their hands. A boy on Nowaki's shoulder took his hat and smiled wide. "I have his hatttt!~"

It was then that Isaka turned and saw Nowaki. The cat's eyes widen and quickly set the kids that were on him down while making his way out of the small crowd. "I have to go! Gary over there seems to be mad. I think he wants a rematch, so I need to go get Pikachu!" Nowaki explained and ran off.

"Nowaki!" Isaka growled out.

"Gary?" the kids shouted out and turned to Isaka, who was running their way.

"Get him!" a girl shouted out and led the mini army of Gary haters to Isaka. The kids jumped and attacked the monkey while giving out their battle cries.

Once Nowaki reached Cosplay Castle, he changed into his normal clothes and dashed out of the mall, disappointed. Not because Isaka had chased him out, there was nothing he could find in there anyways. He was going to be the only one of Hiroki's friends who didn't give him anything. Nowaki stuffed his hands in his pockets and stared at the ground as he walked. The sun was setting now, and he knew he had to get home soon. The cat looked up when he heard growling. He saw a brown and white puppy with a green collar around it's neck trying to scare him off. The owner of the dog scolded the puppy and apologized before walking off. Then suddenly, an idea hit him like bricks. "I know what to get!" he whispered to himself happily. Without another second to spare, he sprinted towards the nearest pet shop.