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DISCLAIMER: I do not own DURARARA.

NOTE: This is an AU FIC. Characters are slightly older than their original age. Please refer to the list below for their ages. This will be a short story spanning about only three to four chapters.

Ryuugamine Mikado - 21 years old

Masaomi Kida – 21 years old

Izaya Orihara – 23 years old

Heiwajima Shizuo – 23 years old

WARNING: May contain mild shounen-ai, violence, cross-dressing and cursing.

PAIRING: This is a Kida X Mikado fic with slight hints of Izaya X Mikado.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please be reminded that suggestions are highly appreciated. Enjoy.

Previous Chapter: Mikado is jobless. He met Kadota-sempai. Kadota-sempai offered him a job as a secretary to president of a company. Chaos ensues.

Chapter 2

MEETING

Tokyo, Japan

Masaomi Zaibatsu – President's Lounge

1:37 P.M

Mikado was staring at the blue carpeted floor, beads of sweat trickling down his forehead, even though the air conditioner was at full blast. He was too anxious to think of what was going on inside the president's room. He was imagining how to interact with the president. Will he give him a friendly smile first? Or should he greet him first with a "Good Afternoon"? He was so deep in thought that he did not even realize that his Kadota-sempai was nudging his forehead.

"Oi, Mikado! It's time to meet the president!"

"May be I should smile first then bow my head down, then greet him a pleasant afternoon. Yes, yes, that should work. But wait, what if he is a strict person that dislikes smiles? What if he is the serious type? OH NO. Remember Mikado that you should not embarrass Kadota-sempai; He has been kind to you ever since the day you met him." Mikado mused with much trepidation.

"Oi, Mikado! Earth to Mikado! Get a hold of yourself! The president is not very bad. He's cheerful and a bit of playful some times. You should not mull over him! You haven't even met him for God's sake!"

"Uhm, sempai…I don't know what to do when I meet him. What if I screw this one? What if I lose this one golden opportunity?"

"Mikado, believe in yourself. You will not screw this one. If worse comes to worst, just don't speak. Just nod your head and look at him in the eye to show that you are listening, Ok?" Kadota instructed.

"Hai, sempai." Mikado nodded with a degree of uncertainty.

"Now, let's go inside to meet the president."

Tokyo, Japan

Masaomi Zaibatsu – President's Office

1:40 P.M

Masaomi Kida was sitting at his brown leather office chair currently facing the busy streets of downtown Tokyo. He remembered the days together with his older brother, the person who was supposed to be sitting in this office, the person who was supposed to inherit this company. He could not blame his brother for leaving home, their parents never checked on them, never even bothered to ask them about their well-being. His brother left home to pursue his lifelong dream, to be a musician; his brother was unfair to him but he could not bring himself to hate him.

He was broken from his stupor by Kadota's weak but deliberate coughing. He briefly wondered for the reason of Kadota's presence in his office but his eyes then flicked over to the boy beside him who was profusely sweating and fidgetting the hem of his shirt. Ah, he remembered! Kadota was supposed to find him a new secretary. He took one last calculating glance at the boy and focused his attention back to Kadota.

"Well, how very efficient of you Kadota, to be able to acquire me a new secretary in a mere number of hours! Bravo!"

"Yeah. Yeah. Sir, I want you to meet Ryuugamine Mikado, my colleague and your new secretary. Mikado, this will be your new boss from this day onward till the day you get fired."

Mikado stepped forward and bowed his head. "I'm Ryuugamine Mikado, it's a plea—ssure to be at your service. I hope we can get along well, President Masaomi."

"How polite of you Mikado-kun! It will also be my utmost pleasure working with you. If you wouldn't mind, I would like to speak with Kadota in private."

Mikado nodded and with one last glance back at his Kadota-sempai he stepped out of the president's office and proceeded to wait. He knew the president was not impressed with his previous actions; he just earnestly hoped that Kadota-sempai will be able to persuade him.

"I bet you are not satisfied with the person I chose, I guess."Kadota blandly stated.

"How very perceptive! But you have always been the perceptive one when it comes to these matters, you should already know the reason for my dissatisfaction."

"He may act like that in front of his superiors, but when you ask him to work, it's a different matter altogether. Believe me when I say that he is more efficient and more organized than me. You could never find a better employee." Kadota defended.

"Pray art thou tell me why you know about such matters." Kida paused and after a few seconds exclaimed, "Could it be that…could it be that….you were intimately involved with each other?"

"HELL NO!" Kadota cried out, his cheeks turning light pink in color. "We were in the same club in college, he was my underclassman. Furthermore, he is like a brother to me."

Kida feigned disappointment but the truth was that he was still curious about this Mikado-person. For THE KADOTA to put such faith and praise on him, this person must be exceptional. Moreover, Masaomi Kida likes exceptional persons; he wanted to test their limits, their breaking points. He wanted to see them crumble, to make them realize that they are not that brilliant and outstanding. To summarize, Masaomi Kida is a plain bastard and sadist.

Kida pointed to stacks to papers and said, "Kadota, why are you just standing there? Brief him all his duties and tell him to organize all those papers. I want them arranged and neatly filed by tomorrow. I expect great things from him. See to it that he meets my expectations. Ok?"

Tokyo, Japan

Daigumi Apartments, Shisei Street

5:32 p.m

Despite his exhaustion, Mikado felt happy. He thought the president was a bastard, guess he was wrong. A true bastard would not give second chances easily. After hearing all those duties from Kadota-sempai, he wanted to cry. However, he could not; he had to give this job his best shot, not only for himself but also for his sempai who helped him.

Looking at the stack of papers, which took him four hours to arrange, he contemplated on what to do next. He tried to list mentally all the tasks required of him: 1) answer calls and schedule meetings, 2) prepare coffee and snacks, buy lunch, 3) arrange files, 4) make excuses if he doesn't want to speak to the client, 5) pick and buy gifts to be sent to clients, 6) entertain guests. Well, the tasks were not difficult in the leat; they were demanding and time-consuming. Only a calm and collected person could survive in that jungle of an office.

Kadota-sempai had given him a thick black folder containg all the company's clients and information. Mikado scans the pages and imprints the information to his mind easily. To him, memorizing is as easy as breathing. No effort was needed; all it took were a few looks to have it fully stored in his memory. After memorizing the information, Mikado proceeded to schedule the president's meeting for tomorrow.

Tokyo, Japan

Masaomi Zaibatsu – President's Front Desk

6:57 a.m

Mikado was a bundle of nerves when he arrived at the office. Well, who wouldn't be? I was his first day working as a secretary to a president of an elite company. He carefully arranged yesterday's files on the president's desk, leaving a cup coffee and a blueberry muffin. After one last look inside the office, he went to the front desk and started typing today's meeting agenda.

Ten minutes after seven, Kida emerged from the elevator doors. He took note of the silence, savoring the fact that he was once again the earliest to work. With a smile on his face, he proceeded to his office stopping in his tracks when he saw his new secretary huched over the computer. He cleared his throat to catch the attention of his secretary who was furiously typing on the keyboard.

Mikado was too immersed in his work that he failed to hear the president clearing his voice. He felt someone shaking his shoulder and was about to reprimand that person when he saw the president's face. Not knowing what to say, he looked at the president with stunned silence. As soon as Kida saw the shocked look in his secretary's face, he couldn't contain his laugh.

"The look on your face is hilarious! You should have seen yourself." Kida said between laughs.

Mikado flushed as the president continues to laugh at his predicament. Damn it! He wanted to make a good impression, not act like a comedian. What should he say? Should he wait till the president stops laughing? Or should he start speaking? His internal conflict must have shown on his face because the president stopped laughing and started to speak.

"What's my schedule for today?"

Mikado shook his head to clear his thoughts and answered, "9:00 conference with the board of directors, lunch at Café Real Sotto with Orihara Zaibatsu continuing until the negotiations are finished"

Kida sighed after hearing his schedule. He knew he had to face Orihara Zaibatsu eventually. Asking his secretary to reschedule the meeting would only be running away from the problem. He knew that denying a meeting with Orihara Zaibatsu would be like signing a death certificate. His company would suffer from bad publicity. He did not want to meet Orihara Izaya alone. The man was a monster! He could ask Kadota to go with him, except that he asked Kadota to deal with Tokyo Bank today. He was about to give up all hope when he saw again his secretary's face.

"Sir, I have arranged all the files you have sent me yesterday. It's on your desk. Your coffee and blueberry muffin are on your table. I have also responded to all your emails. Uhm, just call me if you need anything." with that said Mikado resumed his typing.

"Mikado, I would like you to join me for lunch at Café Real Sotto."

Mikado spluttered, "Wha-what?"

END OF CHAPTER 2

Next chapter!

Preview: Mikado meets Izaya for the first time.