Okay, three times my computer has glitched as I've typed my Author's note. I am getting frustrated, so forgive me, if I sound annoyed. But anyway, I am sorry that it's taken me so long to update, and I am sorry that this chapter is so short. In any event, I hope you enjoy reading my story.~

Perhaps it was simple infatuation; a crush of sorts at first. Mikado was the type of boy who was to shy to really admit his feelings for Anri, to anyone or even really himself. But of course it was an obvious crush that some people more than others could certainly tell by the way the boy with short black hair looked at her; Anri Sonohara, a girl about the same age as he, with short black hair (Longer than his, of course.), and one rather large bust. But the bulk of her chest was not the thing that had brought his attention to the girl with the glasses. In an odd enough chance it was their places of seating in their homeroom class for high school, at Raira Academy.

But in more current events Mikado felt that there was something that made him jealous. Jealous of that fact that he couldn't protect Anri the way Shizuo Heiwajima could. And this detail became increasingly more obvious as Mikado would frequently pass by during one of Shizuo's fights with Izaya Orihara. After all Shizuo had been walking Anri around quite often, and this would lead them both into trouble from the information broker, the flea.

Mikado had been quite confused noticing that Celty was also involved with this "scandalous affair", as Mikado's best friend Masaomi Kida had put it during one of their daily conversations that had erupted from Masaomi's hobby of trying to "pick up chicks".

To Mikado, it didn't seem like Masaomi was concerned about it, but he had his doubts. And Masaomi did have his concerns about it. After all, Mikado and Anri were both his friends, and no matter what they had gone through, it seemed like nothing could tear their friendship apart; they had still continued to be friends even after Mr. Izaya Orihara had tried to make them war with each other.

Mikado was a bit confused with Masaomi's ongoing relationship with Saki Mikajima. There was that fine bit about "picking up chicks" with his girlfriend. But Mikado soon came to understand that this was merely for some kind of amusement. Masaomi and Saki did laugh about the subject quite often. But getting to the point they had dragged Mikado off on this excursion whenever Celty wanted Shizuo to walk Anri home. It would be quite awkward if she had made Shizuo hang out with the group of merry high-school students. And the two wanted to try to make an effort to see if Mikado had any other girls that would interest him in his love life. No matter how much Mikado tried to persuade them that he didn't want to "pick up chicks", it seemed like they always managed to drag him along anyways, Mikado wasn't the type to disappoint Masaomi.

Again, I am sorry for it's shortness, I will try to update more during he upcoming Holiday's. If writer's block and busy schedualling will let me, lol. I hope you enjoy my story so far.~ And I hope you will enjoy the rest of the story to come.~