Disclaimer: I don't own the series Durarara!!, but I own this plotline. One day, I hope to own Mikado, maybe Shizuo while I'm at it. Hehehe...
Anyway, this idea has been stuck in my mind, along with the fact in episode twelve, you can't help but think "Shizuo's jealous of Izaya~!" when that troller gave Mikado a massage. So, this will start off nice & preppy before I get into the dark stuff. Yeah, this is really late, considering it takes place around Mikado's birthday.
Notes: This will be near the start of series. Just assume that Mikado moved to Ikebukuro during early March and knew the otaku gang when he's touring the city with Kida. Also, he didn't meet Izaya or Shizuo yet, but he did see Celty on her badass bike. Enjoy!
Birthday Surprises
Tanaka Taro entered the chatroom.
Setton entered the chatroom.
Tanaka Taro: Hello.
Setton: Good evening.
Tanaka Taro: I can't believe tomorrow's my birthday.
Setton: Really? Congrats.
Tanaka Taro: Thanks.
Kanra entered the chatroom.
Tanaka Taro: Good evening Kanra.
Kanra: Hello~! How's everyone doing today~?
Setton: We're talking about Taro's birthday.
Kanra: Oh? It's your birthday tomorrow?
Tanaka Taro: Yeah, I'm pretty excited about it.
Kanra: I hope all of your wishes come true then!
Today was a glorious day for a certain admin. Why? It's his birthday of course.
"Happy birthday man!" Kida pulled the popper's string as confetti flew into his best friend's hair. "I can't believe you're fifteen now! So, how does it feel?"
"It feels the same."
"Don't say that! You're suppose to enjoy the time as a teenager before you end up being an oldie!"
"Uh, I'll make sure of that." Bidding goodbye to his best friend, the birthday boy headed for the grocery store to pick up some cake to eat.
Maybe I should go to a cake shop instead. Taking a different route, Mikado walked into a decorative store where the air was filled with sweet treats baking in the back.
"Hello! How can I help you?" A woman smiled at the Raira Academy student, standing behind the counter.
"Um, can I get a slice of red velvet cake?"
"Sure!" As she grabbed a small, white box from the cabinet and walked to the cake in the display case. "By any chance, is this for your girlfriend?"
"Actually, it's my birthday today."
"Really!? Congrats!"
"Thanks."
"Although, it'd be nice if someone surprises you with cake and eat it together."
For a moment, Mikado looked sad a bit, but smiled again. "It's all right. I had enough of surprises for today."
"Okay, that'll be ¥345 please." The two exchanged the money and the sweet. "Come again!" Holding the box, the Ryuugamine boy exited the shop and decided to go home. However, his mind was clouded by what the store clerk said back then.
I wish I could celebrate my birthday with someone. It was that moment that his body decided to walk across the street without noticing the speeding truck around the corner. Blaring the horns, Mikado finally noticed the noise and widened his eyes.
SCREECH!!!
Everything was a blur to the fifteen-year-old. Thoughts of "I'm going to die," raced through his head. Everything he saw was pitch black, but his ears picked up a strange beeping sound and a familiar voice.
"I hope he's okay! I don't want our new friend to die!"
"But that would make a good story! We might become authors!"
"You two! Be quiet! It's terrible that you're discussing about a plot relating to the accident!"
"But Dotachin! You want to make money too right?"
"Not that way!"
Slowly opening his eyes, Mikado took in the bright lights and found four people surrounding the white bed he was resting in.
"Hey!" Erika pointed at him. "He's regaining consciousness!"
Groaning in pain, he sat upright and recognized the people as Kida's friends: the Otaku gang.
"Are you okay?"
"Kind of..." Mikado massaged his head, and felt uneasy. "Sick."
"Well, you nearly got yourself killed, not paying attention to the signs. Luckily, someone saved your ass before it was flatten by the truck," Kadota explained calmly. "Also, you made your best friend really worried." His eyes shifted towards the corner of the room, and Mikado saw Kida sleeping in the chair.
"He was here before we came," Togusa said, scratching the back of his head. Then, he held up a flatten box with red smeared all over it. "Your cake wasn't spared though."
Mikado slumped his shoulders, sighing in disappointment.
Walker curiously asked, "Was it someone's birthday today?"
"Yeah, it was mine."
"Sorry man," Dotachin apologized.
"It's okay," the patient replied. "I can always get another one."
"We'll check the cafeteria to see if they sell any," Erika declared. "Hey, can you wake up Kida-kun?" Kadota stood up and walked towards the blonde teen, then hit his head.
"Hm?" Kida blinked his eyes. "What time is it?"
"About eight-ish or so," Mikado answered, his eyes staring at the clock hanging on the wall.
"Okay--" Kida realized his friend was out of his coma, then grinned happily. "Mikado-kun! You're alive!" The student jumped out of his seat joyously and ran towards his bedside.
"Did you come back from a flashback and realized that this is the place you're needed the most? Also, did you meet any fancy angels along way–" Kida was cut off when Dotachin picked him up from the collar. "What are you doing!? Can't you see I'm reuniting with my friend?"
"I can clearly see that, but visiting hours are almost over. We need to leave before the staff kicks us out. Now." Placing the blonde boy down, the leader of the otaku gang and Togusa headed for the door. "Anyway, happy birthday Ryuugamine-kun. We'll throw a belated party later this week."
"Yeah! We'll buy the best cake in town!" Walker declared, following after Kadota out the door.
"And bring the coolest presents ever!" Erika shouted, disappearing behind the door.
Soon, Kida strolled casually to the door and said, "Lucky you, getting a day-off from school! Well, I'll be back here tomorrow my rival! For now, ciao!" Leaving the birthday boy alone in the hospital room, he felt foggy memories hitting the repeat button before his eyes.
One question floated in his head: Who saved his life?
Saya: By the way, it's a Shizuo/Mikado -Izaya triangle pairing, though I'm favoring Shizuo more because the gartender needs more love right? Anyway, Mikado doesn't look like the seme type unless he's in boss mode. Other than that, he's very cute for an uke! 3 Izaya…I can't hate that guy, no matter how much I try after he did those manipulatie things to the main characters. But then, it'll create more tension in this story. 8D Anyway, what do you think? Did I keep the characters in character? A little bit OCC? It helps to send a review on what I can improve! Thanks for reading guys!