A/N: This isn't a new chapter unfortunately. I'm going through my stories to fix as much grammar and spelling I can find, as well as some things that don't make since and other errors. And while doing that I decided to split chapter two in two, so they're five chapters instead of four. Also removed the dream bits as they felt off. Don't know when I'll have a real update as I'm not a shizaya fan anymore, but I still like this story and it's premise.

Shizuo felt his heart stop and the book dropped from his hands. Dead? He can't be…there's just no way. "Please tell me this is a bad joke…" Tears welled up in his eyes.

"I wish it was…I'm sorry, Shizuo."

"W-when did this happen?" He started to shake.

"Three years ago."

"Th-then I knew about it…" The tears fell free. Shinra nodded. "H-how?"

Shinra push his glasses up. "It's a bit ironic, seeing its was the same way you were put into your coma. So much so it's suspicious. You'd almost think someone had it in for the Heiwajima family." Celty punched him hard in the gut. "Ow, Ce-Celty..."

"Don't put thoughts like that in his head." Celty sighed, and returned her attention to Shizuo and rubbed his back gently. "I know it's hard to hear. You should never have to go though the same loss twice. It's just cruel." She shot Shinra a dirty look. "Ignore what Shinra said about having it in for your family. That's just not likely."

"Lots of things are unlikely my dear," breathed Shinra, trying to catch the wind that was knocked out of him. "Doesn't mean they can't happen." Shinra went back into the drawer and searched again. When he found what he was looking for he turned to them. He had what looked like a small stack of photos in his hands. He hesitated a bit before speaking. "If you're up to it, these are some pictures from the funeral..." He offered the photos to the Shizuo who shakily took them.

The pictures showed, clear as day, a funeral. Kasuka's funeral. The tears that threatened his eyes streamed down his face. "It can't..."

"I'm afraid it is," Shinra said as he picked up the dropped scrapbook.

The proof was right there, but he didn't want to believe it. "He's really gone..." He shook his head and wiped the tears away. "What about the rest of my family? My parents?"

"They're fine," Celty reassured him gently. "A bit distraught at losing their children, but otherwise alright. You should call them once you're settled."

Shizuo nodded and looked at the pictures once more. "...This is more to take in than I expected."

"And that's completely understandable." Shinra spoke, placing the scrapbook on the table he collected it from. "For most people, it's difficult to find out a family member is dead. And having to find out again..." Shakes his head. "At least you know and can accept it, which will help you recover."

'Accept it'? He didn't want to accept it. But now that he thought about it, it made sense. It explained why Kasuka seemed so dead when he wasn't acting. It was because he was. But Shizuo's mind tried to have him live on, show what he could had done, what could had been.

Shizuo's eyes began to tear up again, but he wiped them away. "Anything else I should know?"

"A bit," replied Shinra. "For the most part, a lot of what you told me seems to be quite similar, but they're are differences. But first, lets sit down." He gestured to the couch.

The three walked over and sat on the seats, and Shizuo leaned back. "Alright, so lets start with getting you familiar with the differences and similarities. We'll begin with me and Celty. Tell us what your mind says about us."

Shizuo bit his lip and sighed. He was still shaken up about his brother. But he took a deep breath, sat up straight, and began. "Well, you Shinra, you're a doctor. But you do illegal work for the underground. Since I was this...strong guy, I'd go to you when I'd get hurt in a fight."

"I see. Well, differences: I'm not an illegal doctor, but a fully licensed one, but I'm sure you've figured that out by now," Shinra smirked. "If I've worked on anyone from the underground, it's not to my knowledge. But you do prefer to come to me rather than other doctors. Presumably because I know you and can handle your temper better than they can. Though lately, you've been rather mellow with a few outbursts. Probably due to the fatigue of being down and everything wearing on your psyche."

Shizuo frowned. He was probably right, whatever a 'psyche' was. Shinra continued, "How about Celty?"

"She was a Dullahan, a headless fairy from Ireland or something. It's why I acted weird when I saw her with a head." He looked at her apologetically, and addressed her for the rest. "You had a black motorcycle with no headlights and it sounded a like a horse instead of an actual motorcycle, cause it wasn't. Since you were a Dullahan, it was your...familiar or something. You worked as a courier, and often got jobs from Izaya. When you were in public, you wore a yellow helmet with cat ears and always a black body suit. You also seemed paranoid of aliens."

Shinra listened intently to Shizuo's description of Celty. He had a goofy smile on his face, and said, "Very interesting. Celty isn't paranoid of aliens, but they do creep her out. She loves motorcycles and horses, so maybe that's why they merged. I'd love to see Celty in that black bodysu-Ow!" Celty had punched him again.

Her face was slightly red and she looked irritated. "That's enough Shinra, I can speak for myself." She took a breath and moved some hair out of her face. "That's a pretty interesting take. I wonder why I changed species."

Shizuo shrugged. "Donno," he said with a slight smile. Their personalities were also most the same. That was good.

"Well, you two are good friends in this life, so maybe in the dream, since you felt inhuman, your mind changed someone you were close with into a non-human as well," Shinra attempted to explain. "Strange though, if that's true, since it also turned someone you were close to into your enemy. But when we dream, our minds only borrow from faces we've seen before. It could simply be random assignment that got pretty close to accurate."

"Maybe..." Shizuo rubbed his head. "I really don't get this stuff."

"Which is why we'll take it slowly." Shinra stood up. "Let's collect the rest of the things you need and head back to our place. Then, if you want, we can continue, or just leave it at this for today."

Shizuo nodded and he and Celty stood as well. Shizuo felt uneasy and said, "This is enough for today...I have a lot to think about."

"Of course. Take your time."