BUHHH YOU GUYS! Ahhh, so much love. Really. I smile every time I read a new review~ Well, I'm going to try and update every other day. I think that's a good pace. c: I hope you are enjoying the story! We're not even close to being finished! :D

Shizuo looked up over the crowd and saw Mairu holding what looked like a plastic gun. There was a boy next to her standing on his own platform, holding something that resembled a baseball bat. The two were aiming at the screen, swinging and shooting at the virtual zombies that were running at them.

The blonde watched silently as the cheering grew louder, as Mairu took down more zombies than the boy next to her; winning the game and getting on the highs score list.

"Ha, take that zombie ass! I totally kicked butt!" she cheered as Kururi ran up next to her, smiling widely to congratulate her. Others were slapping her on the back and fist bumping her. The boy who had lost was getting teased by his circle of friends.

Mairu turned and saw Shizuo, waving him over, "Shizuo-kun! Come on, play me!"

"W-what?" Shizuo started, shaking his head. "No thanks, I don't play arcade games."

"You're kidding me! You have got to play this! It's the newest game out! Come on!" Mairu called as she waved him over. The kids around Shizuo pushed him, jeering him until he stepped onto the platform next to Mairu.

"Mairu…I really don't-"

"Stop being such a puss. Now, all you do it take one of these…" she said as she threw him one of the various controllers. He caught it in his hand and squeezed his hand gently around the plastic handle. A…crowbar?

"And then when the zombies on your screen come at you, you swing! But make sure you hold on tight! Don't want that to fly through the screen. But aim good, cause you'll get attacked if you don't hit them in the head or neck." Mairu explained, wiping the sweat off her brow and rocking back and forth between her feet. She licked her lips and popped in two more quarters before curling and uncurling her fingers around the pistol shaped controller.

"Ready?"

"N-no not really…"

"GO!~"

"W-what?"

On the screen, a hoard of zombies rushed forward; much faster than in the movies. At least, the movies Shizuo had seen. He shakily swung his crowbar controller and held it vibrate in his hand; he managed to hit one. But two more had come from the side and tackled his character. The vision on the screen tumbled to the side, and flashed red. His controller shook uncontrollably.

Shizuo grunted and flailed the crowbar around wildly, trying to shake off the virtual zombies from his character. He could practically feel them crawling over him, and he almost side stepped off the platform. He wobbled to regain balance, and glanced over to Mairu.

She moved back and forward on the platform; the character on the screen moving in time with her. She kept her aim firm as she rapidly hit the release button on her controller and continued to get headshot after headshot. A wide smirk was on her face, and Shizuo could see the glint of sadistic glee in her eyes as she killed off the zombies.

He saw Izaya in that gaze.

Growling under his breathe and gritting his teeth, he felt the crowbar continuing to shake in his grip. Although, the screen to the side of his gaze was flashing "Game Over". He glanced at his hand, seeing it was his fist shaking. Mairu was cheering again and high fiving people in the crowd as she made her rounds.

"Hell yes! New highscore! Try and beat that guys! Haha, I kicked Shizuo-kun's ass!"

"Flea…" he hissed, eyes narrowing toward Mairu.

She turned and tilted her head, "Huh?" Shizuo blinked out of his red haze and watched as she looked hi over with concerned eyes. He shook his head and rubbed the bridge of his nose, setting the crowbar down on the floor. He reached into his pocket and pulled out two more quarters, slipping them into the slot.

"I'm not done yet. Hand me the sickle."

Mairu beamed and handed Shizuo the sickle shaped controller. The screen flashed, and more zombies rushed at him; but this time, Shizuo was ready. He slashed and swung, taking out more zombies than the first time, although Mairu - who had switched from a pistol to the crowbar- was still taking more down than him.

This continued for another half hour, as the crowd roared, and the zombies fell to the virtual ground. Each round, Shizuo paid another fifty cents, and both tried a new weapon. Each time, Mairu would win, but Shizuo would be slowly catching up in numbers. And every time, Mairu would have that gleam in her eye, which only reminded Shizuo of the person she was related to. It only made him fight off cyber zombies harder.

GAME OVER flashed in front of their faces, and both players leaned forward, panting to try and catch their breath. The young girl smirked and nudged Shizuo in the arm, winking.

"Nice game play. Not too shabby."

"Heh…thanks. I got a lot better with these…" Shizuo grunted as he lifted his hand to show off the white glove. Using his fist was much easier than using the light weight plastic shit.

Mairu grinned and handed over her chainsaw to another kid, and hopped off the platform. "Let's bounce. We've been hogging this game forever, and although we were total bad asses while doing it, I think it's time to move on."

Shizuo nodded and slipped off the gloves, handing them over to the next kid in line before following the twins toward the tables near the bar.

"Shizu-kun! Lets get a pizza!" Mairu cheered, falling into a chair and resting her head back. Kururi nodded and hopped up into a chair, sitting with perfect posture.

Shizuo chuckled and shrugged. "Sure, why not. I think I've got a few more bucks on me we can order." He walked up to the counter and waited for the cashier to come over to place his order. He was growing impatient, when he felt a tug on his sleeve. He glanced over to see Kururi pulling hard on his arm, eyes wide.

"What is it? Don't want pepperoni?"

"Nii-san."

"Huh?"

"IZA-NII, RED ALERT!" Mairu screamed, hopping off her chair and running toward Shizuo and Kururi. Shizuo turned to see the familiar face of Izaya rounding the corner; red eyes now locked on his own.

With a quick jerk to his hand, Shizuo stumbled around the corner and was running down the corridor leading to the back door. Led by two devious girls, he ran with them, out of the arcade and into the streets.