Chapter One

"Shit!" exclaimed Tori as she ran through the rain from her avid pursuer. She had provoked a certain blonde haired bartender. He was now chasing her, throwing immense vending machines in her direction. She wasn't sure what to do. All she did was ask him directions to find her apartment.

(flashback)

Torieshii Murasaki was wandering through Ikebukuro. She was following her map when it started to rain. The map got soaked and was unreadable. She was lost and it was nearing dark.

"Oh no. What am i going to do?" she hysterically asked herself.

Then she saw a blonde bartender walking down the street. The first thing she should have noticed was that he was mumbling to himself. However, the first thing she noticed was how tall he was. he must have been in his twenties.'i'll ask him!' she thought.

"Excuse me, sir, but do you know where sunshine street is?" she asked politely.

"No." he said rudely.

"uh...you live here don't you? why don't you know where this street is?" she asked nonchalantly.

"You're pissing me off kid. Go away before you make me angry." the bartender then started to walk away.

"HEY! Don't be such a dick. All i did was ask you where a fucking street was. Jesus!" she shouted.

The bartender grabbed hold of a street sign. "What are you gonna do? Hit me with the street sign?" she laughed.

The man laughed. "You hit the nail on the head, kid!"

"Uh oh." Torieshii mumbled.

The blonde man gripped the stop sign and yanked it out of the ground with ease. Torieshii gasped and started to run.

(end flashback)

'Why are vending machines being thrown at me?' thought Torieshii as she ran through the rain and mist. She turned into an alleyway and ran to the the other side coming out on Sunshine Street.
"Hey there." said a voice from the mist.

Tori gasped. "WHO-WHO'S THERE?"

"You really shouldn't be alone." said the man who emerged from the darkness.

He had short, sleek, black hair and was wearing a fur hooded coat. His eyes were a caramel brown and mesmerizing.

"Hi-Hi there, uh..." Tori gulped, "Can i help you?"

"No, but i think i can help you!" he said excitedly. "Follow me!" he grabbed her hand and led her onto Sunshine Street. They ran hand-in-hand down the street toward east Ikebukuro. A vending machine landed next to her and the mysterious man. She glanced back to see the blonde haired man chucking road signs in their direction.

"IZAYA!" the blonde yelled.

"Oh dear. it seems like he found me!" chuckled the man.

"Who is this maniac?" shouted Tori.

"Shizuo Heiwajima." the man giggled.

Tori let go of the man's hand. "This is my apartment. Thanks for the help." she said.

"Have fun!" the man said and kept running.

"IZAYA!" shizuo yelled as he ran past tori.

'what a weird city...' Torieshii mused.

END CHAPTER ONE