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The fist chapter has been fixed with edits, so I apologize! Please re-read it, it will be more pleasant to your eyes I think. I'm thinking of editing this one up too. Sorry for the delay in chapters.

'Pursue That Love Interest!'

"I want the...melon-flavour one," Asako decided. She was standing in front of one of the nearby vending machines and punched the numbers of the Usagi juice. The machine hummed and buzzed and slid out her picked it up, opened it and took a sip.

It was one of her days off and she wanted to spend it well. Asako planned to eat at Russia Sushi... maybe go shopping... She would do whatever came to mind.

The woman walked out of the small street and she finished her drink with her eyes closed. When she opened her eyes when the last of the juice was gone, she saw most of the people on the street scrambling away and something fly in front of her.

"IZAYA!" someone shouted.

There was only one person in Ikebukuro with a deep hatred for the informant and the power to match.

Asako put down her drink and tried not to look around frantically for Shizuo. The ripping and tearing of metal could be heard and it was close. The sound of laughter came from Asako's right; Izaya was laughing at Shizuo's attempts to kill him. That made Asako feel so... Ugh! Ikebukuro could only put up with the man and his deeds. He brought in business but trouble seemed to follow closely after. A vending machine was thrown at the black-jacketed man and Shizuo stepped out onto the scene. Asako's heart fluttered, he was so handsome... She imagined him fighting Izaya for her, even though it would never happen, ever.

"Shizu-kun, I'm over here!" Izaya pointed out with the vending machine mangled next to him; Shizuo had missed. Shizuo called out his name again and launched more things. A street sign, a trashcan, even a bike. Asako wondered if anyone demanded that he owed them back, but she considered people would be too scared. "Well, I have to run! It's been fun playing with you, Shizu!" Izaya teased and the bar workers watched him run off (well, Shizuo did dress like a bartender). The blonde man let out an angry sigh and started walking away from Asako across the street.

'Now is the time to pursue that love interest!'

The fortune rang through her mind and she took a deep breath and clutched her empty juice bottle.

"Um. Um! Shizuo-kun!" she called out. She thought he didn't hear her since he kept walking and she turned away, but her crush turned around and nodded towards her. Asako waved back and became a little frantic when he started walking towards her. Maybe she should have thought this through.

"Asako-chan, nice to see you. How have you been?" he asked.

"Good!" she nodded. That may have been a lie. She was frozen. Her crush was right in front of her and her heart was going too fast for comfort. Asako tried not to smooth out her dress or tug at her hair, that would just make him think something is up. "How is CLUB? Managing must be difficult."

"It's doing a lot better than I thought when I became manager," she answered, hoping her voice wasn't as shaky as she thought, "The odd hours are the hardest part."

He nodded, "I know. Say, where are you going?"

"I was planning to go to the park actually," Asako said, they would probably have to part ways now. Shizuo made a face. He was deciding something.

"I was going there too."

Asako didn't say anything, but from where he was going earlier, he probably wasn't really headed towards the park. Did he just change his mind? Or feel sorry for her or something?

"I'll walk with you, after all, we haven't seen each other in a while," Shizuo shrugged. Asako nodded and prayed she wouldn't have a heart attack. Pursuing love would kill her.

"So you're actually off today?" asked Shizuo. They were walking slowly through Ikebukuro's streets to the park, after all, it seemed like they had all the time in the world.

"Yes," Asako smiled, "Wait, 'actually'?"

Shizuo laughed and looked down at her, "Well from what you're telling me, you're always running off to work."

That made Asako a little disappointed, she guessed she was always working, but it wasn't that bad to her.

"It isn't really that bad," she replied with a frown.

Shizuo laughed, "Well I'm working at odd hours too, I suppose," he shrugged.

They went quiet after that.

Asako was really enjoying his company, even though every minute was a heart-racing experience.

She imagined him grabbing her by the hand and they'd go on a date but not really. And then he'd say to her, 'See you later!' and they'd find themselves in the same situation and eventually it'd become a frequent thing and people would ask if they were dating. Of course she'd politely deny it since it never occurred to her, but Shizuo would bravely reply 'of course she is!' and put his arm around-

"Woah! Watch it, lady!" shouted someone on a bike who was speeding past Asako. She jumped back and made a note that she certainly should stop daydreaming.

"Hey! Come back here, punk! Don't yell at a woman like that!" Shizuo shouted, getting ready to chase after the man on the bike. The man heard him and pedaled faster.

"Hey!" he shouted after him, but Asako reached out and touched his arm before he took off. He stopped what he was doing and looked down at Asako.

She removed her hand instantly; he probably didn't want to be touched.

"It's fine, really. I wasn't paying attention anyways," she waved and shrugged.

Shizuo looked down at her and coolly advised her to "At least be careful of where you're going."

She immediately agreed and walked on with him.

If pursuing her love interest meant these kinds of walks, she guessed she wouldn't mind it as much.