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Sunshine 60 street

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"I'm so happy!"

There was someone skipping around on the spot.

"I gave my first hug to Shizu-chan!"

A girl was gaining attention from Ikebukuro's residents in the middle of Sunshine 60 street –

A girl who had hugged Heiwajima Shizuo.

"Zeph-chan!"

A black haired man in a fur trimmed coat jumped down from a lamppost nearby.

"Seriously, don't disappear just like that – I had to parkour to find you, you know."

"Oh it's you Izaya," the girl's happy expression suddenly turned into a bored one. "Sorry. But I spotted Shizu-chan, and I just had to hug him!"

Her expression suddenly turned excited again.

"It's a once in a lifetime chance after all!"

"And what would you have done if someone kidnapped you?"

"Who?" The girl with plain looking features brushed off, then turned back to the frozen man in a bartender suit.

"Anyway, Shizu-chan! Ah, I mean, Shizuo…I'm Zephyrus! Nice to meet you!"

Zephyrus said and held out a hand as if she saw nothing unusual about the situation at all.

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Two hours ago

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Izaya was walking on a building in Ikebukuro, smiling and thinking of his humans when he thought he saw something in the sky.

He raised his gaze. It seemed like something was falling from the sky.

A bird?

No it's too big to be a bird.

A human?

Indeed, it seemed as if the figure was human-like.

Why would a human be falling from the sky?

Izaya wondered, but held out his hands anyway.

The human who landed in his arms seemed to be female, judging from the long hair and the slender figure.

"Ow fuck ow…what the hell happened?"

Or perhaps it was an effeminate male.

"Hello, human."

Izaya said cheerfully. The human stared at him –

Then kicked him in the face.

It was hard to tell if it was intentional or a panicked reaction but either way the black haired man had received a blow to his face.

His arms loosened as he grimaced in pain as the weight left his arms.

However, unlike a certain someone, Izaya didn't curse or yell any vulgarities –

At least outwardly.

"S-Sorry," the human gasped, seeming to realize as Izaya clutched his abused face, grimacing. "I-I didn't mean to."

"Even Shizu-chan has never…"

Izaya muttered with a wry smile. He removed his hand to get a better look at the human.

"Shizu-chan?" The human said.

Izaya looked at the human –female, he decided. She was rather androgynous sounding with her voice at a low alto, but her slender figure belonged to that of a female.

Her skin was pale, as pale as his. She was dressed in a navy blue jacket with golden zippers which fitted her slim frame. Underneath, she wore a black shirt and dark blue jeans.

Her brown eyes peered curiously at him from behind silver framed glasses as she brushed her brown hair which looked black back, letting it fall onto the back of her neck. She held a small laptop in her hand.

She would have fitted the stereotypical notion of 'nerd' were it not for her outlandish clothes. Izaya was amused at this contrast.

"Shizu-chan," he said. "You don't look like you're from around here…but it's a certain beast you should be careful of in these streets –"

"Shizu-chan as in Heiwajima Shizuo?" The female with a low voice replied in surprise.

"Wait, if you said Shizu-chan…are you Izaya? Orihara Izaya?"

"….."

"You do look like him…" she tilted her head as if examining him. "But how can that be? You're not even real."

"…That's rather rude of you."

Izaya held back his surprise in lieu of a sharp smile.

"Considering this someone who is apparently not real caught you when you fell from the sky."

She blinked at him. Then blinked again.

"I see." The brown haired girl said. "If I fell from the sky, and you really are Izaya, then I must somehow be in the Durarara world."

"What?"

"Long story." The brunet said. She looked around, her face a rather unusual calm considering her circumstance.

"So, this is Ikebukuro? And I'm on top of a building. Were you parkouring?"

"No, I was merely taking a leisurely stroll on top of a building."

"Is that sarcasm?" She said as if she didn't care. "Anyway sorry to have disturbed your parkouring. But I don't think you're complaining."

"And why is that so?"

"You love humans, don't you?" Izaya blinked. "Having a human fall from the sky, dressed in strange clothes and spouting equally weird things like how they know you and Shizuo, it must be interesting for you."

"…What's your name?"

"Zephyrus." The strange human said after a moment.

"…Zephyrus." Izaya smiled. "As in, the Greek God of the West Wind?"

"You can interpret it that way." Zephyrus said distractedly.

"You consider yourself to be a God?"

"No." Zephyrus said. "Wind. I consider myself to be like the wind."

"Like the wind."

Izaya smiled. He moved forward, gesturing elegantly.

"Orihara Izaya, as you seem to already know. Catching falling girls from the sky isn't exactly a hobby of mine –"

"Yeah, you push girls down from buildings instead."

"Seems you do have information on me," Izaya's smile widened.

"Anyway, as I was saying, saving girls isn't exactly a hobby of mine, as you so eloquently put it. That's why, don't you think you should be repaying the favor?"

"By?"

"By telling me about where you came from, of course. And how you know about me and Shizu-chan."

And why you said I'm not real

It was left unsaid, but Zephyrus seemed to hear it all the same. She closed her laptop and tucked it under her arm, then spoke.

"Yeah sure. But first can we get down from this building?"

Izaya shrugged his shoulders, but moved forward and held out his hands.

"What?"

"You want to get down, don't you? So hop on, Zephyrus-chan."

Zephyrus looked almost horrified, which made Izaya grin.

"I don't want to be carried in your arms."

"On my back then?"

"Ugh. Fine, if it's the only way I can get down…"

Izaya turned, and soon felt a light weight on his back.

"You're really light." He commented.

"Long story." She said.

Izaya wondered how many long stories the strange girl had.

"Place your arms around my neck?" He said in bemusement.

"I can't, I'll have to let go of my laptop."

"…Shall we do the bridal style then?"

"No," the brunette deadpanned. "This is embarrassing enough."

Arms soon wound around his neck – bringing a laptop as thin as a folder with them.

"…This isn't exactly a comfortable position for me." Izaya finally said. "You'll block my vision, and I don't feel like another trip to the hospital."

"I can't let go of my laptop though. Maybe if I use one hand…?"

Izaya almost sighed. "You'll fall." He said, reaching out his hand.

"Hand it over, I'll keep it for you."

He sensed reluctance from her, but the item was eventually surrendered over to him.

Izaya looked at the black laptop, then tucked it away in his jacket.

"You sure it won't fall?"

"It won't." Izaya said. "Seriously, just what is so important in there?"

"My stories?"

"Long stories?" Izaya smirked.

Zephyrus seemed to share his amusement. "Very long stories."

Izaya chuckled. "Well, hold on tight."

He drawled, then took a running leap off the building.

He heard a barely audible inhale by his ear as he landed on the building several floors below –which he used to spring off onto a signboard, which he pulled himself onto with one hand.

There was a loud growling noise when he landed on the surface. Izaya blinked.

"Sorry but can we go get something to eat? I'm hungry."

Izaya blinked again, before he looked amused.

"You're an honest one, aren't you?"

…

In a restaurant in Ikebukuro

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"So, where are you from?"

"Another world."

"Huh?"

"No seriously I'm from another world. And the reason I know you is because you're a character from an anime based on a light novel series in my world."

Izaya looked surprised for a moment, before he leaned forward.

"Even if that were true, normally someone from another world would be more guarded in a new one."

"Maybe I'm not normal," Zephyrus said as she chewed on her chicken. "Shit, this is delicious. Food in Japan tastes fucking great."

"For a girl, you sure are rather crass."

"And for a guy, you're rather refined."

"Of course. Or is your taste someone like Shizu-chan? The beastly type?"

"He's my favorite character, actually."

"Really? What about me?"

Izaya seemed almost eager. Zephyrus looked at him and said:

"I don't really like you."

"…You're pretty honest." Izaya smiled, "I'm treating you to food, you know?"

"Of course I'm grateful that you're giving me food when I'm hungry. And that you caught me when I fell out of the sky, saving me from death. Thank you very much. I would pay you back if I could."

Zephyrus said just as honestly.

"But you asked me a question, and I answered it. I could lie, but you'd see through me right away."

"So I might as well tell the truth."

"So you're from another world," Izaya leaned back, regarding the new human in bemusement. "And Shizu-chan and I are characters in an anime?"

"Based on a light novel series, yes."

"What's it about? How we try to kill each other everytime we meet?"

"No you two are not the only characters," Zephyrus answered. "And it's about how you screw up shit in the city of Ikebukuro, of course."

"…For example?"

"Most recent example?" Zephyrus mused. "How you framed Shizuo with the Awakusu-kai, caused a conflict in the Dollars, and sent Varona and Slon to attack Sonohara Anri?"

"I'm not sure if that's the most recent since I haven't seen if Varona is here or not, but I hope I'm at least after Volume 7 so I can see her. Anyway if you hadn't done it, you probably already are planning to, so hopefully I didn't spoil the future."

Zephyrus muttered as if she was talking to herself. Izaya looked interested now.

"That already happened. So I suppose you were telling the truth. Interesting. What else?"

"...I can't tell you that." Zephyrus said after a while. "All I know is we're after Volume 7. I'm not sure if Volume 8 has happened or not yet."

"And what is Volume 8?"

"Hijiribe Ruri's stalker."

"Ah that already happened," Izaya waved off. "And after that?"

"Volume 9." Zephyrus's voice dropped. "…It's a volume about you."

"About me."

"Yeah." The girl from another world said. "About you. And that's why I can't say. That, I really have no idea of the time frame. I only know Volume 8 takes place in July."

"What about Volume 10?"

"Oh that," Zephyrus smirked and Izaya blinked. "That definitely hasn't happened yet. And no, I'm not going to tell you."

She said almost tauntingly, but having dealt with much more sarcasm from a certain other female, Izaya looked merely amused.

"So," he waved a hand. "Volume 9 is about me? I'm an important character in – what's the name of the light novel series again?"

"Durarara."

"Durarara? Haha, what kind of name is that?"

"What kind of name is Orihara Izaya?"

"What kind of name is Zephyrus?"

"Obviously it's not my real name. But Orihara Izaya is your real name."

"So, what kind of name is Orihara Izaya?"

"Fair enough." Izaya conceded.

"And, it's a name that suits me of course...Zeph-chan."

"…Zeph-chan?"

"Zeph-chan." Izaya said cheerfully.

Unlike when he called a certain other someone a shortened girly nickname, 'Zeph-chan' didn't throw vending machines at him. Or flip the table.

"Zeph-chan." 'Zeph-chan' deadpanned, then went back to her chicken.

"You don't mind?"

"Of course I mind," Zephyrus said in between bites of chicken. "But even if I say 'don't call me that' it'll just make you want to do it all the more. No use arguing, really."

"You're really logical," Izaya observed. "Don't you have feelings? Like, 'Why is Izaya calling me Zeph-chan, I don't like it' – that sort of thing?"

"Izaya, why are you calling me Zeph-chan? I don't like it." Zephyrus said emotionlessly.

"Because you don't like it." Izaya said brightly.

"Exactly." Zephyrus said as if that explained everything.

It was a wonder how her voice could become even more bland.

Izaya laughed as he looked at her in amusement. "Really…" he murmured.

What had gotten his attention, he didn't say. Instead, he stood up, wiping his mouth delicately with a napkin.

"Well, I'm off to the restroom, Zeph-chan. Don't run away."

He said lightly with a wave and departed the table, grinning as he heard the incredulous mutter –

"Why would I run away? Especially when you have my laptop with you…!"

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…

Yet, as it turned out, she did run away.

To Heiwajima Shizuo, whom she had apparently just hugged and who was now staring at her as if she was an alien from outer space.

Well, it wasn't so far from the truth. She wasn't from this world.

Izaya smiled wryly. He'd thought she had been kidnapped by his enemies who saw her with him, for he knew nothing could make her leave her laptop behind willingly (which was why he had kept it hostage), even if she had to spend time in his apparently disliked presence.

Nothing except Heiwajima Shizuo apparently.

It's always Shizu-chan, isn't it.

Izaya thought idly as he watched the scene in front of him with bemusement.

It was almost disappointing she hadn't been kidnapped –

He would have liked to see the expression on her face.

On the other hand, Izaya's arch rival was staring at the brown haired girl rather speechlessly.

"…Nice to meet you?"

Shizuo said, with a 'did someone just hug me' look on his face.

"Nice to meet you!"

The ecstatic greeting was accompanied by a vigorous shake of his hand.

His hand which had crushed vending machines and threw signposts.

"...….."

Shizuo looked genuinely confused and lost. He was looking at his hand in the much smaller hand's hold as if it wasn't his hand.

"It's so very, very nice to meet you Shizuo!"

His hand was still being shaken with strength he hadn't expected of the small hand.

"I think Shizu-chan gets the point, Zeph-chan."

Izaya said as he walked up, smirking in amusement. The girl, 'Zeph-chan' turned and looked at him.

"Go away Izaya, you're ruining the moment."

She said in annoyance, all previous happiness gone from her voice and expression.

Then she turned to Shizuo again and smiled brightly, her voice slightly high pitched.

"Sorry. This is quite rude of me huh?"

She said as she removed her hand from Shizuo's.

"But I couldn't help it, I was just so happy to be able to see you!"

But Shizuo wasn't paying attention to her. He was paying attention to the expression on Izaya's face when the girl had dismissed him to his face.

Suddenly Shizuo grinned.

"Ah," he said. "It's nice to meet you."

He held out his hand and waited for her to take it, not wanting to accidentally crush her hand.

The girl who had ignored Izaya looked as if he was offering her a winning lottery ticket. She jumped up and grabbed his hand with both of hers, looking almost reverently.

"Yes! It's so nice to meet you, Shizu-chan!"

Shizuo would have felt annoyed at the nickname the flea used, but said flea was currently looking rather annoyed, which curbed all his annoyance away.

"Zeph-chan –"

"Shizu-chan, no –Shizuo."

The girl seemed to still be ignoring Izaya.

But it didn't seem to be on purpose – it was as if she hadn't heard him, as she let go of Shizuo's hand with a serious expression on her face.

"You're perfect the way you are, so don't ever change."

She looked Shizuo in the eye as she said this.

"….."

Shizuo was surprised. He was silent as she went on, a smile appearing on her face.

"No matter how much you hate yourself, it's okay. Because there will always be someone in love with you."

She was speaking as if she truly believed in her words.

"…Who?"

Shizuo dared to ask.

"That's something for you to find out in the future."

She replied, that smile still on her face.

"….."

The girl whom he didn't know the name of grinned at him and gave him a half-wink.

"And no, it's not me. Though I do love you."

"….."

Shizuo was silent as if he was thinking. But she didn't seem to mind, as she reached out a hand to touch his shoulder.

"You're not a monster, Shizuo. You're the most human of them all."

She said it like it was a fact, but a smile was in her eyes.

"…Who are you?"

Shizuo finally said. She blinked, then laughed, grinning as she withdrew her hand from his shoulder.

"Seriously, what is with you and Izaya – asking for my identity so suddenly? Are the things I say really that shocking? I'm just being honest and speaking the truth, really."

She laughed again as if she saw something funny about the situation, then smiled genuinely up at him.

"Didn't I already introduce myself? I'm Zephyrus."

"Zeph-yr-aa….?"

Shizuo tried, his face scrunching up slightly. Zephyrus grinned.

"Wah, so cute! It's okay Shizu-chan, you can just call me Zephyr if you prefer! Or Zeph! Or maybe Z? Anything is fine!"

"Zeph." Shizuo said.

"Zeph-chan." Izaya said.

"What, Izaya?" Zephyrus turned, twitching. "Can't you see I'm having a moment with Shizu-chan here?!"

"So you don't want this anymore?"

Izaya said as he held up the black laptop.

"You left this behind, you know."

"I do still want it," Zephyrus said, grimacing. "And you know it."

Izaya smirked as if he had won as Zephyrus strode over and took the laptop back from him.

"Where's my thank you, Zeph-chan?"

"Thank you, Izaya."

Zephyrus groused and Izaya's smirk widened at the reluctance practically emitting from the annoyed female.

"I'm surprised you willingly left your laptop behind. Or were you so excited to see Shizu-chan you weren't even thinking? That's rather uncharacteristic of you."

"…It's not as if you wouldn't be able to find me. And if you would, for some reason couldn't, or wouldn't, if I met Shizu-chan I could ask him your address and go to take it from you. Or I could ask to see Shinra who would then call you. Or I could get hold of Celty who does jobs for you. Anyway I'd figure something out, what was important then was Shizu-chan."

"Thinking of future and contingency plans even while chasing after Shizu-chan? And I see you know my connections."

Zephyrus shrugged, her attention was focused on her laptop as she turned it over as if to check for any damages.

"You didn't drop it in the restroom, did you? I'll kill you if you did."

She said bluntly and Izaya shrugged but eventually said.

"Of course not. I wouldn't do that…unlike a certain beast."

He said with a taunting look at Shizuo.

"Right, Shizu-chan?"

Shizuo growled, his hand reaching out for a signpost –

"Izaya-san? And Shizuo-san?"

"…Ryuugamine?"

Shizuo said. Izaya turned and smiled.

"Hey, Mikado-kun."

Mikado, who had Anri by his side, looked surprised as he saw the two most dangerous men of Ikebukuro. Then he saw the stranger in between them.

"Who is this?"

"Mikado?" The stranger said.

"What?" Mikado said.

"Can I hug you?"

"Eh?"

Mikado spoke blankly.

He soon found himself receiving a hug.

"?!"

Anri gasped softly as Shizuo and Izaya and everyone else stared.

Does she go hugging everyone she meets?

That was the unsaid thought shared between Shizuo and Izaya.

Not that they knew, for they would have felt annoyed if they had.

It was a quick hug, and Mikado stared as the unknown girl drew back, removing her hands from his shoulders.

"Sorry, but I had to do that. You're just so…pitiful."

She said, but not in a mocking manner. Rather, her eyes were filled with sympathy for a stranger.

"It's okay. It's alright to take care of yourself, to be selfish. Do what you believe is right. Everything will be alright in the end, as long as you follow your own desire."

"…I know we don't know each other and I'm sorry for hugging you suddenly. But I just wanted you to know that."

"…Because I can sympathize with you."

She said simply, then turned to the silent black haired girl.

"…Izaya, let me borrow one of your knives."

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Yes I started a new fic haha.

And yes it includes an OC whose origin should be quite obvious! xD And yes there will be shizaya of course! I will try my best lol. Hopefully Izaya doesn't troll me even here. But this will probably be more of an everyday life or durarara slice of life kind of thing, more of interaction between characters, so romance will have to wait. I do plan for shizaya though. I just have no idea how to get there lol.

This is a bit of a new angle for me and it started with random scenes as usual lol. A certain scene I was writing for fun, then somehow it turned into a story.

But I really enjoy writing this story. I think it's because it has little to no plot, and I don't really have to juggle canon information or interaction or character ICness 'cause hey it already breaks canon in the first chapter anyway hahaha. There's less pressure, and I feel better. I think someone told me once when I was dissatisfied with my writing that maybe I should just write what I want, like try to imagine what I want to write or something like that so it would be more personal. Or something, so I'm trying it out.

And it feels like I'm rediscovering my love for writing.

Also since I've completed 3 out of 6 fics I decided to take a break. I wanted to write the butterfly effect but my heart just wasn't in it. I wanted to write something more...easy? Relaxing? But so far I've just written scenes nothing is connected yet lol. And I couldn't really think of a title lol sorry. Yeah so it shouldn't be taken too seriously. It's just really for fun! xD I've written quite a few cracky scenes with OOCness =p (think happy monster cracky lol)

Ah and Zephyrus isn't the main character. Izaya is.