Saya: I can't…get away from this wonderful pairing! I love Shizuo with Mikado! I don't know why, but I do! Rawr! (A fujoshi can leave the yaoi, but yaoi will never leave the fujoshi!) LOL! XD Let's get to the freakin' story!

This plot bunny came to mind when I was re-watching Natsume Yuujinchou and Inu x Boku SS. So, combining Durarara! characters with the former's mood and the latter's setting, I instantly gave in. So many things could happen!

The only thing I'm giving away is the age. The "?" will be explained in future chapters. I will not give cookies out to whoever guesses why. Sorry!

Ryuugamine Mikado - Age: 15

Kida Masaomi - Age: 15

Sonohara Anri - Age: 15

Sturluson Celty - Age: ?

Kishitani Shinra - Age: 24

Orihara Izaya - Age: 23?

Heiwajima Shizuo - Age: 24?

Kadota Kyohei - Age: 23

Karisawa Erika - Age: 22

Yumasaki Walker - Age: 22

Togusa Saburo - Age: 23

Mikajima Saki -Age: 15

Heiwajima Kasuka - Age: 21?

Tanaka Tom - Age: 27

Brezhnev Semyon aka "Simon" - Age: 35

Yagiri Namie - Age: 25

Yagiri Seiji - Age: 15

Harima Mika - Age: 15?

Hijiribe Ruri - Age: 20?

Shiki - Age: 31

Orihara Mairu - Age: 14?

Orihara Kururi - Age: 14?

Vorona - Age: 19

Rokujo Chikage - Age: 23?

Kuronuma Aoba - Age: 14?

Awakusu Akane - Age: 10?

Akabayashi - Age: 36?

Here we go!

Prologue

I can see them.

Yokai…

Can't anyone else see them?

Meet Ryuugamine Mikado. A normal boy who will be attending Raira Academy this spring in Ikebukuro. He has a spiky, black hair. Pale skin. Blue eyes. He was such a sweet boy.

Was.

Mikado's parents died when he was young, and he was hopped between his relatives. While they were kind to him, it didn't feel like home. He missed his mother's hugs. He missed his father's hand, ruffling his already "wild" hair. Why were they not with him anymore?

One day, he was out and about in the field. He ventured through the untamed forest and heard shuffling noises. His blue eyes saw them. Beings of the night. The supernatural forces from stories he listened from his parents.

Yokai.

When he told the news to his host family, they asked, "Monsters? What monsters?"

His news quickly spread around his relatives. They became more distant and weary of Mikado. It wasn't any better at his school. The kids picked on him for being a freak. But that wasn't enough. The yokai noticed his wandering eyes and sensed strong energy radiating from him. They started to hunt him. He received cuts and bruises from those chases. Whenever asked about them, the boy answered, "It was the yokai."

His relatives or classmates wouldn't believe him.

Mikado felt the warmth of parents slowly disappearing. His bitterness of the world around him ate him alive. No longer the sweet, little kid his relatives remembered in the past. Just a teenager desperately in need of attention.

Not all yokai were evil though. One was different. While exploring the beach on a school trip, several bullies pushed Mikado into the ocean. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to swim. As he was losing conscious, something gently wrapped around him and carried him back to shore. It was dark. He couldn't see, but smiled.

"Thank you."

Not all of his relatives believed Mikado was crazy. His maternal grandparents took him into their custody. Their grandson didn't expect these words.

"Mikado, we can see them too. The yokai…However, you only met horrible ones because of your weakness. It makes humans tasty to them. Please don't hate them. And please don't hate anyone in the family. They don't understand because we're different. Okay?"

By this time, it was too late to rescue Mikado's heart. It was closed off, unable to let anyone else in. He loved his grandparents dearly, but the young boy didn't want to attach himself again. It was too painful. He kept his distance with them.

His grandparents were talented. They taught him how to fend off yokai, and that was really helpful later in his life. What surprised him was that he moved in with them at his old house. The house where he grew up with his parents.

After several years of living together, his grandparents made a big announcement. They were moving from the countryside to Ikebukuro. Maybe a different environment might be better for their precious grandson.

During their last week, the grandparents asked Mikado to buy groceries. It was a thirty-minute round trip. When he returned to the house, everything was quiet. He called for them, but there was no answer. Scared, he pulled out his knife out and walked inside. The boy went to the living room. The knife dropped to the ground. His legs lost strength, and he cried as his grandparents' bodies laid lifelessly.

A funeral service was held for them. It was painful for Mikado too see his grandparents lie in the coffins and taken away for cremation. They were full of life before the grocery trip. So excited to start life again in a new city with their grandson. One relative passed by him and called him a living curse. The boy didn't respond.

When the will was revealed, the lawyer had to pull Mikado away. After all, receiving eighty million yen might cause a ruckus. How his grandparents had this much in the bank, he won't find out for some while. When he returned to the room, his relatives got the house and wanted it to be sold immediately.

Anger surged inside him. That was house was precious to him. He grew up with his parents, then grandparents there. It was the remaining trace of them being alive. Mikado yelled at them for being so idiotic. Their stunned silence was enough for him.

Even though he wanted to keep the house, it was better to move on. His grandparents wanted the best for Mikado. He just knew it. His grandparents' materials were put in the storage room while his packed boxes were loaded into the truck. The truck driver was nice enough to drop him off at the train station.

"Have a safe journey."

Mikado nodded as the adult drove off. It was his first time riding the bullet train. His blue eyes glanced down. The paper had a picture of his new home.

A huge apartment building on the edges of Ikebukuro. It had its own wide-open yards, front and back. A pool was located on top of it. Its special features included a dining area, an open public bath, a gym, and an entertainment room. His apartment had a private bathroom, two bedrooms, washer and dryer, dishwasher, and a balcony.

While the pain of his grandparents' death occupied freshly his thoughts and heart, a spall spark of excitement lit up. Then, the train started moving. He looked out the window. The sun was setting, and it'll be awhile before he arrived to his destination.

"Bye okaa-san, otou-san, oba-san, oji-san. Watch over me."

Meet Ryuugamine Mikado. A normal boy who can see yokai. And is coming to Ikebukuro.