Title: Things that change for better or for worse
Chapter 6: Other Changes 3 to Un-Change 2
By: Sissy

Disclaimer: DRRR shall never belong to me otherwise there'd be more yaoi.
Warning: Beginning of fast pacing.

Setton: I might be coming back next month or the one after it.

Saika: Really? That's wonderful.

Bakyura: Now if only Tanaka-san would return as well.

Setton: You still miss Tanaka-san right?

Bakyura: It's not fair! -3-
Bakyura: Setton-san went off on a lovey-dovey honeymoon for two years and still remained on.
Bakyura: Tanaka-san never did the same. So lonely.

Saika: Maybe he can't from America.

Bakyura: Eh~? But I can open American websites just fine~!
Bakyura: Besides, if he still has his phone account, he should be able connect.

Saika: Ah, that's true.

Setton: Well, he might someday surprise us and be online all of a sudden.

Kanra-san has entered the room.

Bakyura: You know it's freaky that you said that and Kanra-san just appeared.

Setton: Coincidence of life?

Kanra: Oh? Is there a conversation going on that I'm not a part of?
Kanra: …
Kanra: Yes, there is!

Bakyura: Haha! That's because we don't want you to be a part of it!

Kanra: How mean!

Saika: I wanted to ask, did Setton-san enjoy herself on the honeymoon?

Setton: Yes, I did. I'll be bringing souvenirs for a few friends so I'm sorry I can't give you all any.

Bakyura: Nah, It's better if you don't. I'd just lose it in the mess I call home.
Bakyura: Sweet, lovely home~!

Saika: Thank you for the thoughts.

Kanra: Seriously, please stop ignoring me! You're all being heartless!

Bakyura: That's because Kanra-san doesn't want to grow up.

Kanra: What are you talking about? I'm forever 21!

Saika: Haha.

Setton: I'm glad someone here doesn't seem to change.

Kanra: I feel like that's an insult!

Bakyura: Because it is.

Setton: Eh? No, it's not!
Setton: Please don't feel like I meant that badly, Kanra-san.

Kanra: The one who hasn't changed is Setton-san.
Kanra: Most definitely.

Bakyura: But she's still a better person than Kanra-san.

Kanra: Would you please stop that?

… … …

"Sonohara-san? Are you done with work?" Mikado came into Anri's room after knocking. He seemed a bit nervous about coming in but Anri welcomed him with a smile.

"Yes. I'm just talking with a few friends." Anri explained and saw the tray of hot tea Mikado brought for her. He set it down on her desk once he was close enough and stood by her side. "Thank you."

"Ah, is that the chat room? How nostalgic. I haven't gotten on even once since I left." Mikado said with a smile and read a few lines from the screen. "Eh? Celty-san isn't in Ikebukuro?" He suddenly asked, noticing that part, rather than the fact that they were all still pretending not to know each other, even though most of their online names had been revealed to each other.

"Oh no. Celty-san and Kishitani-sensei left Japan on a honeymoon two years ago." Anri explained and saw him freeze at those words. It seemed like he didn't expect that to come out of Anri's mouth. It was as if he really was learning something new every day.

As Mikado sat down on the floor waiting for an explanation, Anri turned around and said her goodbyes before disconnecting. With that out of the way, she sat on the floor as well, facing Mikado. Before she spoke though, she took a sip of the tea. Every sentence she uttered caused a reaction from Mikado.

"Two years ago, Celty-san found out that Izaya-san was the one hiding her head." His mouth dropped open. "So, as expected, she got really angry and nearly destroyed Ikebukuro and Shinjuku trying to get even with him." Then he closed it and nearly turned away in fear from imagining the scene. "Eventually, Heiwajima-san was the one who calmed her down." At this, Mikado twitched a bit. "So after that, Kishitani-sensei dragged her away along with the head and said 'we're going on a honeymoon'." And eventually, Mikado's mouth dropped open again in surprise.

"Shinra-san is amazing. He just calmly left everything to the officials, didn't he?" Mikado sighed once he regained his composure. Anri simply chuckled, placing the cup on the floor, and smiled towards Mikado to reassure him that everything ended up okay.

Of course, she soon remembered something she had said. "I'm sorry Ryugamine-kun. I said something thoughtlessly." She apologized while placing a hand on his.

"No, it's okay. It's just like my professor said, I'll have to resolve the matter or I could end up jeopardizing my job if I think too much on it." Mikado spoke with a smile and tried to reassure her that he would be okay and that somehow, his situation would resolve itself in a good way.

… … …

"I just got back and this is how you treat me?" Izaya, who always seemed to enjoy playing around with Shizuo, no matter the situation, asked with a sly grin though he knew Shizuo's anger was justified. They hated each other mutually and would do so until the day they both died. And even then, should there even be an afterlife for them, they'd still hate each other.

"I already said I don't want you here so get the hell out of Ikebukuro!" Shizuo screamed at Izaya, ready to kill him should he have the opening to. Even going to jail seemed like a reward if he ever managed to kill Izaya.

"Come on Shizu-chan, I'm here to do you a favor today! I mean it this time!" Izaya tried to reason with his nemesis, not knowing that the simple act of talking to Shizuo is what drove the former bartender insane. However, it was most likely that Izaya already knew that and just simply chose to ignore it.

"All your favors amount to getting me angry and pissing me off! Why would I listen to you anyways?" Shizuo gave the street sign in his hands another swing, hoping to hit the intended target this time.

However, Izaya avoided it as if it wasn't even there in the first place. "I still remember you being very pissed off about this particular subject so I thought it might make you happy to know the news. After all, no one noticed how depressed you were six years ago." At those last words, Shizuo froze in place. Somehow, it was as if he knew what Izaya was about to say. "Lookie here Shizu-chan! You were looking for him, weren't you? Well, he's back from abroad!"

Shizuo stared at Izaya's phone, in particular, the photo on the screen. Because that was a person that Izaya shouldn't know that Shizuo knew well. Though then again, they were simply friends. That is, that's what Shizuo originally thought of them as. If not for the fact that that happened between them. Shizuo was abandoned, that's what he believed. All he knew was that the person in question left without saying a word to him.

And that, as Izaya said, depressed him. But also actually pissed him off a lot.

To Be Continued…