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Warnings: Possible OoC and Strong Language.

Izaya's POV

I don't remember when I suddenly fell into a deep sleep like that, but I knew I did because when I woke up I saw the faintness of the day seeping through my opened curtains. I check the clock again and see that it's six in the morning. Perfect, now my internal working clock is messed up. I usually get up at seven or seven thirty. I stretch a little and rub my eyes. My tail suddenly whacks me in the face, probably trying to remind me of yesterday's surprises. I push it away from me and yawn as I stretch my arms up before getting up. I slept on my couch? I must have been more tired than I originally thought. I head over to my computer and turn it on.

Upon it finally turning on and me checking my e-mail and whatnot, I find that I have a lot of people complaining about my absence. Unfortunately, there are some death threats. I'm used to things like this, but being that my senses are now heightened my awareness has heightened as well. So, I'm going to be on the alert for anyone trying to approach me with malicious ideas.

"I suppose going out for a stroll will do me some good." I've seen a lot of cats hanging around Ikebukuro, mostly just strays, but some belonging to people; seems like cats really like to explore the world. So, I suppose this urge to wander is coming from my animalistic desires, just like my sudden urge to sleep had overcome me last night.

First, before going out and wandering around the city, I want to shower. I feel somewhat filthy, probably because I was sleeping in close quarters with Shizu-chan. Though, Shizu-chan often tells me that I'm the one that smells bad. I'm pretty sure Shizu-chan's the one that smells. I've been up close to him before. Though, I have never quite taken into consideration of taking the time to smell him. I head off to the bathroom and set up the shower, also preparing my clothes. Before entering the shower I test the water and make sure it's just right.

When I do head in, my tail tenses up, but then settles down. I then look at it, investigating it a little more thoroughly before travelling to the location of where it's attached to my body.

"Hmm, so that's where it's attached…" I say to myself as I examine the connection. My eye twitches a little. "That's a bit weird…" I wonder if Shizu-chan is experiencing the same awkwardness of exploration and realization as I am right now; probably not. I can't see Shizu-chan investigating such things. He'd probably blow a gasket if he found out about this strange connection. I now feel even more strange about thinking about Shizu-chan while naked. I laugh a little to myself and then continue washing myself.

Shizuo's POV

I sneeze all of suddenly, making me almost spill the milk I was serving on my cereal. I set the carton down a bit angrily and then look down at the dull looking cereal floating in the milk. I then pick up the carton of milk again and shake it slightly, feeling the small amount of milk swish around inside.

"Hmm, might as well…" I say as I chug the rest of the milk in the carton before spitting it out. Sour. Great…now I have to throw out the bowl of cereal I just served. I haven't been home in a while and it was pretty close to being expired before I fell into a damn coma. I sigh as I throw out the cereal and just eat some leftover vegetable rice with egg which I had for dinner last night before I passed out on the couch. I remember having a weird dream after that about sitting next to a fire hydrant and then running after a squirrel. I'm pretty sure I was moving parts of my body outside of my dream (mostly my legs) because the lamp I had on the stand next to my couch was lying broken in front of the door. I must have accidently kicked it.

I then hear the phone ringing, a little more loudly than I'm used to. Damn, keen hearing. I pick up the phone, ready to curse out at the person calling, but before I have a chance to do that Shinra speaks happily.

"Morning Shizuo, how's it going?" Shinra asks cheerfully. Either he's forgotten that he made me part dog, or he's ignoring everything. "Not experiencing any weird symptoms, are you?"

"Does wanting to beat your face in count as a weird symptom?" I ask angrily.

"No…um…Look, I've been working pretty diligently on the cure, though I have no idea what I'm looking for…But I assure you that everything will pan out just fine…sooner or later."

"Shinra!"

"So, are you experiencing any pain or weird symptoms at all? I need to know so I can run some tests."

"No, I'm fine…" I say simply. I suddenly call my attention to my window. My ears spring up and I focus on some noise out in the distance.

"Shizuo? Shizuo, hello? Are you still there?" I start barking aimlessly at the persistent sound of a cat's meow outside. The low meowing turns into an irritated roar of some sort and then I hear the cat running away. "Shizuo!"

"What?" I ask as I yawn.

"Were you the one barking?"

"No." I say with an annoyed look on my face even though he can't see it.

"Well…alright…I'll let you go since Tom must want you to head over. I want you and Izaya to come by later so I can take some much needed tests. I'll see you then."

"Yeah, bye." I say as I curse. "Damn Shinra and his stupid lab work." I say before hanging up. Better get ready for work. I really don't want to make Tom wait more than he already has. Though, I'm not too excited about meeting him with these stupid dog features. I woke up this morning, looking at myself, feeling very stupid about my appearance. I look like an idiot, like I'm going to some anime or manga convention. I feel my dog ears for a minute as I look at myself in the mirror that's close to the door. I sigh and head out.

When I finally see Tom, I inhale a bit before walking over to him and saying good morning.

"Hey Shizu—woah…what's…up with the…?" He says as he points to the ears and tail which is wagging violently behind me. I grit my teeth before forcing a bit of a smile.

"I lost a bet and these were the conditions." I say angrily.

"How long are you supposed to look like that?" Tom asks as he tries not to laugh. I don't answer. "Well, at least you're feeling better. I don't think it was wise of you to make a bet when you were sick though…"

"Yeah, well…" I say without really explaining anything. The day goes on as if by normal, but the customers who are supposed to be terrified of me start laughing their asses off because of my features and I go ballistic on them, causing Tom to tug at my collar every time things got out of hand. I didn't like it when he did that, but I have no other choice but to listen to him; that is if I want to keep my job, which I do.

"Shizuo…man…you've been acting really strange lately…I mean, I know you probably hit your head because of the hit and run, but this is a serious problem…"

"What do you mean?" I ask him as I tilt my head to the side.

"Shizuo…get up and sit down on the chair…" He says as he points to the seat across from him. I get up from the floor and slowly sit on the chair. "Look, is there some reason why you're acting so—"

"Izaaaayyyyaaa!" I say as I get up and spot him, ears erect, tail a bit ruffled, and teeth gritted. Izaya in response looks in my direction and smirks.

"Didn't notice you were around here, Shizu-chan." I growl a bit but don't speak, trying to find the right words instead of trying to bark at him menacingly. "Aw, what's the matter Shizu-chan, cat got your tongue?~" Little pest. I can't stand him. I race towards him, but he's already heading towards a safe place, and when I mean a safe place I mean…oddly enough…up a tree…

"Izaya! Get your ass down here so I can strangle you!" I watch him as he climbs up the tree with ease and agility. I grab a hold of the closest branch and try to climb the tree, but I'm pretty sure I look like an idiot. "You damn coward!" He smirks down at me as he lies against the trunk of the tree. He coils his stupid black tail around the branch he's sitting on and mocks me with it, moving it back and forth, back and forth. I start barking as if it's a normal thing to do. Izaya suddenly fidgets from the noise and meows irritatedly (probably not even aware he's making that kind of noise) as he looks down and glares at me.

Izaya POV

He just doesn't know how to be quiet. To think he tells me that I'm disturbing the peace in this city when he's the one causing this entire disturbing racket. First of all, I wasn't even here to play with him. I just came by to head over to Shinra's, but since he had found me I thought there was no use in trying to persuade him that I was doing something completely casual. Oh well, he can't catch me while I'm way up here in this tree. I look down at him and smirk. Dogs are much too slow for a cat's agility and grace. Plus, given that I was agile and fast before Shinra made me part cat makes me almost overpowering. It's quite amusing this way since I get to tease the brute more.

All of a sudden, though, the tree starts to shake a bit violently and I cling onto it as it suddenly gets rooted from the ground. I hang on for a little while before noticing that I can jump to the next tree, which I do just in the nick of time. The blonde monster below me growls again in frustration. If left to his own devices he'd probably destroy this whole town without my help, but that wouldn't be any fun seeing as I wouldn't be able to witness his reactions and even onlooker's reactions. I'm simply having too much fun.

"Izaaaaaaaaayyyyyyaaa!" Shizu-chan says loudly as he tackles the next tree which I'm currently on. He roots it out of the ground like the last one before tossing it aside after I climb on the next tree.

"Shizuo!" I suddenly hear a familiar voice ring out in the crowd. Shinra makes his way through and catches his breath before looking up to where I sit on this tree. "What did I tell you about making a mess of things while in this state?"

"You didn't mention anything!" Shizu-chan yells angrily. "Besides, that fucking parasite was getting on my nerves." Shinra suddenly digs up something from the bag he's carrying and tosses it on the ground. Shizu-chan then responds by chasing after it and holding it in his mouth before chewing on it happily. His tag begins to wag and his ears lower calmly against the top of his head. I smile to myself as I watch him enjoy to what looks like a juicy bone, from what animal I don't have the slightest idea. Shinra then looks up at me again, tilting his head to the side curiously.

"How did you get up there Izaya?!" He asks me.

"Ask the brute. He was staring at me the whole time I made my way up the tree. Probably staring at my ass the whole time~!" I decide to yell teasingly with a laugh. Shizu-chan lets the bone drop to the floor and then gets up since he was sitting calmly on the grass. He looks up at me before rooting the tree.

"You damn flea! I was not! Fucking sick freak!" He says before tossing the tree in the same direction as the other two, while I jump to the ground and land on my feet…and oddly my hands. Shizu-chan tries to make a pass at me, but Shinra immediately stops him and tosses a stick in a random direction (though a direction far away from me). Shizu-chan runs after it, fully intent on retrieving it. I laugh at him as he runs off, but before I can finish my healthy laughing fit Shinra presents me with a ball of yarn which he teases me with as he tosses it up and down, catching it in his hand every time.

He then tosses it to the ground where I tackle it and play with it accordingly. I'm sure to anyone looking this way, we both look like complete idiots, but the urge to play with this lovely little red ball of yarn is too great. I'm sure Shizu-chan feels the same way for that stick, that is if Shinra even threw one to begin with. Dogs aren't too clever.

"Look, I have to take you guys back to my place so I can run some tests. For all we know, your bodies could be experiencing some dangerous changes. Your heart rates might have increased or your bodily functions might have adapted to your animalistic ones without us knowing." Shinra turns towards me and then looks at me curiously. "How did you manage to tangle yourself up in that yarn in such little time?"

"I don't know; just help me get out of this mess." I say bitterly. At this point, Shizu-chan comes back with the stick and sets it on the ground, looking quite annoyed despite his tail wagging happily. "Had fun Shizu-chan?"

"Not another word from you, you fucking pest!" Shizu-chan says loudly.

"Come on guys, we have to get out of here. People aren't looking this way anymore, so this is our time to make our escape."

"How come you're wearing such stupid looking clothes, Shinra?" Shizu-chan asks as he calms down.

"I'm dressed as the trainer." Shinra states proudly as he untangles me from the mess I made. I slide out through an opening and then shake a little to rid myself of the lint and yarn. I sit down patiently as I unknowingly lick the back of my hand. I stop as I see the two staring at me. "Let's go, Celty's waiting for us, and I really don't like to leave her waiting." Shinra says with a smile. I ignore his commands and lie down on the grass comfortably. "Izaya…please don't be difficult."

"I was going to your place out of my own free will a moment ago, but the brute stopped me and now I don't feel like going." I say bitterly as I wrap my tail around my body.

"So you're just going to hang out here where everyone can pester you? What if someone runs over your tail or decides to pull your ears? Or some other dogs chase you?" I point at the tree and then settle into a curled up position.

Shizu-chan looks at me with contempt, while I just glare at him. I wasn't too mad at him before, but now I'm pissed, not because he chased me around like he usually does, but because I remembered the little detail that Shinra didn't mention when we had been hit by that truck. That brute…just because he got knocked out by a truck he forgets the most important things while I don't? And to think he's said to be the "strongest man in Ikebukuro." He can't even handle a blow to the head like that and keep his memories in check? Maybe it's best that he doesn't remember why we had stopped in the middle of the street, why he had just froze there hanging onto my collar as if he had seen a ghost. Maybe it's best he doesn't remember the exact reason why we're in this mess to begin with.

"That's it you damn cat." Shizu-chan says before picking me up and swinging me over his shoulder violently. I kick and squirm to get out of his grasp, but he's got a good hold on me; and I get to my knives in my pocket. "Stupid flea smells even worse up close…"

"I don't smell, you dog! I took a shower this morning!" I say as I punch his back.

"Tch. Then where is that smell coming from?" Shizu-chan asks angrily. "I'm sure it's not Shinra and no one else is closer to me than you right now." That sounded like a confession or something. I smirk and laugh a little as I wait for Shizu-chan to notice his little blunder. "Fuck. That's not what I meant!" He says angrily as he realizes I'm smirking.

The rest of the way to Shinra's we stayed pretty silent except for Shinra's whistling which only stopped midway to his apartment because Shizu-chan threatened that he'd punch him so hard that his grandchildren would even feel it years from now. Shinra just smiled nervously and waved his arms in front of his face apologetically.

As soon as we entered the apartment, Shizu-chan put me down, after doing so I brought out my knife and pointed it at his neck threateningly. He didn't move and his face didn't express any emotion except indifference.

"If you pick me up like that again, I'll take the pleasure in ridding you of those dog features in my own way." I say as I smirk and then put away my blade swiftly. I look over to Shinra and Celty who are standing nervously a fair distance away from me and the brute. "So let's get this over with so I can finish my business."

"Alright…" Shinra says as he heads into his room, probably to retrieve all his medical instruments. Celty looks at Shizu-chan and I silently; I can feel her persistent stare even if she doesn't have a head.

[I can see that despite your situations, you're still at each other's throats.] Celty presents us with her PDA and the two of us read it silently as she steps closer to us.

"Well, some things never change~" I say in singsong.

"Yeah, Izaya will still be fucking annoying years from now." Shizu-chan adds as he walks over to sit on the couch.

[What did you do to him? He looks really frustrated.]

"Nothing, I was just minding my own business on the street. He saw me, started to chase me, I climbed up a tree out of his reach, and now he's probably depressed because he couldn't catch me." I say simply as I shrug.

['Nothing'? That doesn't sound like you.]

"Yeah, well I wasn't in the mood to play. I just instinctively climbed up the tree because I felt threatened." I say as I walk over to the fish tank and eye the little creature inside carefully. Celty whacks me with a newspaper fiercely before pointing over to the couch. "Fine…"

"I've got everything!" Shinra says happily as he pushes a small cart with various medical tools on it. I sigh as I sit on the one-seat couch horizontally and curl up into a ball. "Now then, I'm going to do pretty routine kind of stuff such as taking your blood pressure, running some blood tests, checking your reflex, that kind of stuff."

"I'm glad that you're actually telling us the protocol. Last time you just drew blood from me while I was napping here." I say calmly as I close my eyes to relax. My tail curls and settles on top of my stomach. I feel someone's gaze on me so I open my eyes and notice it's not Shinra's, but Shizu-chan's. He looks away angrily after my gaze meets his.

A/N: Hope you all enjoyed. Forgive me if they were OOC, it's sort of necessary since they're part cat and dog. Please review! It makes me very happy to hear the voice of the people~