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"Do I need to?" asked Shizuka when Tom and his bodyguards stopped in front of the Kishitani home that morning. To be safe and earn some extra money, they decided to keep the girl near her father. Shizuo was calmer than usual, trying to be a good example for the teen, and it appeared that if Izaya decided to keep his feet out of Ikebukuro there won´t be any problem.

"Yes, because you can´t go to school now" smiled Shinra. "The others are going to help us with something and unless you like to do house chores…"

"I don´t, but I´m very good at that" she said, thinking about how in her time she took care of the house by herself. "But you are right, I should go with them"

"Glad you understand, now go"

"Have you ever been in the agency before?" questioned Tom after greeting her. Since her arrival Shizuo seemed less prone to violence, as if the prospect of being a father have tamed the monster.

"A lot of times since I was young" answered the younger blond putting a candy in her mouth. "And my younger siblings too. Vorona-san even taught my brother the basics of martial arts. He loved those lessons"

"Martial arts? I could never learn those" said Shizuo, scratching his head. Just one kid was a challenge to him, what would he do when Shizuka arrived? And the other ones? The girl said her mother was dead… how the hell was he going to manage to raise them on his own?

"I taught him? Why?" asked the Russian, raising an eyebrow.

"I don´t know, he just asked and you said okay" she smiled. "It was great, mostly because he was a baby when our mother died."

"Okay… let´s talk about something else" interrupted Tom, feeling the uncomfortable aura coming from his blond friend. "What´s the biggest thing you can throw? A vending machine? Or a car?"

"A truck… maybe a bus when I am specially angry" she smiled. "I can throw one at the first idiot that didn´t want to pay if you want."

"No, thanks" raised his hands the debt collector. "I think the people learned to fear you last time, when you threw those cars at those thugs. Hell, I am sure the city haven´t finished the reparations yet"

"They will, it´s not the worst thing I have done" she smiled. "When my sister was alive our fights used to be legendary."

After that they walked silently, wondering what the future was going to be and if they could do something about that. They finally reached their debtor´s house and Tom knocked on the door, it was opened by a fairly young man. When Tanaka asked for the money, he gave some lame ass excuse that didn´t convince anyone. Then he finally saw Shizuka.

"Who is this cutie?" asked the man, looking straight at her big boobs. "If you leave me with her for one hour then I will give you everything I owe and more" added the pervert drooling. Tom paled a bit and went to hide while Shizuo blew up… only that it wasn´t the older blond who did it. The younger monster kicked the wall and it practically exploded.

"Who do you think you are talking to, pervert?!" and soon came the chaos.

"Okay, maybe bringing her with us is not the best idea" said the debt collector, sweat dropping after seeing the demolished room.

-In Shinjuku-

"Just that, Shiki-san? I thought you had more work for me" smiled Izaya after receiving the details of his new job, something easy… but not the one he was expecting to receive. Then again, that was what he loved about humans, they were so unpredictable.

"We had more, but another informant already has the information and sold it to us for a fair amount of money last night" answered the yakuza.

"Another informant, eh? Who was it? Do I know him?" now he was curious about the person that thought he could play with him. But he would have to pay a price for his arrogance, beginning that the yakuza never made deals with unknown people. Sooner or later they will ask him to investigate that person and when he found out… then they will play a new game.

"That´s something else I wanted to discuss with you" he pulled out a photo that was taken in secret by one of his subordinates last night. "This is Asuka Nishimori, the new informant in town. She seems to be pretty skilled but… we have no information about her and the boss thinks she could be dangerous. We need you to investigate her, of course we will pay you a good amount as soon as you get the information"

"Oh, yes? What did she do to attract your attention?" he tried to sound innocent but he was more than willing to play with this lady.

"Just get the information we want" said Shiki, not in the mood to deal with Izaya. There was something that was frighteningly similar between him and that Asuka, like if they were family… wait, there was something about a blond female destroying a street the other day and that Shinra Kishitani take her away. Maybe he should visit the doctor and his dullahan wife later. "I need to go, good day"

"Good day, Shiki-san" answered Izaya and spin in his chair, thinking about that woman. The photo was bad, she knew how to hide even from the best, that was clear, and the make up that made her look older… everybody could do something like that if they knew the basics. Even her name, Asuka Nishimori, was an alias. He of all people knew how alias were made, Nishimori being one of the lot he used in the past. "Namie-san, can you come here for a second?"

"What´s the matter now?" asked the secretary, bored.

"It´s about a new informant, Asuka Nishimori… does that rings any bells for you?"

"Nishimor? Isn´t that one of the absurd alias that you use?" the informant smiled and opened the Nishimori account on the net, that wasn´t used in more than a month. "I see, she is using one of your alias"

"And did a good work hiding apparently" said the raven, looking through the folder Shiki left him with the information Asuka sold to him. "This is not the work of an amateur, she is a professional. This look a lot like my own work."

"So she´s been copying you?"

"Apparently" he smiled, amused at the prospect of playing with someone that studied his methods so well. "Let´s see who is the better. My my, this is going to be good"

"Hum…" the secretary only prayed that the fight between those two didn´t end up destroying the city, which was more than probably the most realistic final scenario.

-At the loft-

"Did you just said that… they traveled in time? Because of a mistake your daughter made while using her powers?" said Shiki after hearing the explanation. The old yakuza shook his head and looked at all the kids present. "And as a plus you brought Heiwajima Shizuo´s daughter and one of your sempais here."

"Yes, but Hatori-sempai is no problem, she is very mousy" said Irina.

"Girl, you still had a lot to learn, beginning with that appearances could be deceiving" the old yakuza smiled when he spoke, having an idea of who could be Asuka. Seriously, it was as if the girl wanted for them to find out… and it was a trap. That moment Shizuka entered through the door. The pandemonium she caused was enough for Tom to tell her to go back to Shinra´s apartment. Seriusly, it was better when the people knew exactly who not to piss off.

"Oh, hello, Shiki-san" she said as if he knew her for all her live. "Is Akabayashi-san here or are you alone?"

"Ah… do we know each other?"

"Yes, Akane-san introduced us when I was little… and my mother used to know you" she said, sitting down. "What´s happening now?"

"Oh, just a problem with something that could have come from the future" the brunette joined his fingers. "A new informant appeared suddenly in Ikebukuro, her name is Asuka Nishimori."

"Oh, her" answered Shizuka, putting her finger to her chin. "Yes, she definitely comes from the future. In fact, in our time she has been pretty active in the last year"

"How do you know that?" asked Shiki. Everybody, including Shinra, was so surprised. How in the world was she so informed? Shizuo barely remembered birthdays, for Christ´s sake.

"For the first, I´m smart, second in the class" she said, narrowing her eyes. "And two, between taking care of a lot of things I actually search for information, particularly on Asuka Nishimori and the Kanra killer, I have a bad feeling about them."

"And… did you find something?"

"Asuka Nishimori, her alias are many on line, but she used more her last name… not the real one, of course. She made deals with more than one yakuza group in the past, including the Awakusu kai, but she is a known sly snake. Last month that bitch managed to nearly star a war between families in Ikebukuro and she would have succeeded…"

"Then why didn´t she?"

"They found out who set them up and have been searching for her… you have pretty few really useful informants, you know, they couldn´t find her even if she was under your noses making more deals with you"

"So you managed to…"

"Yes, her new alias is Kaoruko Chrome"

"Few useful informants, eh?" Shiki smiled to the blond, who answered with a smirk that was more like Izaya than Shizuo. "You know, you could make a good informant."

"No, sorry, not interested in that business. For now it´s just my pastime" she looked at the clock for habit. "And I´m not that good, it took me months to get that little information. A competent informant would only took days."

"Seems like you know one"

"Used to try and crush her with a vending machine"

-On the streets-

"Achu" said Haruna, then blew her nose in her handkerchief. "Someone is talking about me, who could that be?" she continued walking on the street and finally found what she was looking for, a cell phone store. She bought enough for their group and a few for herself, using the money she has just earn. The her eyes narrowed, someone was looking at her, the she smiled, her plan was working just good. "Continue, look at me, figure out who I am and let´s play like in the good old times" and continue walking, singing Lavender´s blue.

"Iza-nii, die!" Mairu attacked her brother, who has been stalking a girl from Raira. Izaya moved from the place and let her fall to the floor. "Ow!"

"Time no see…" said Kururi in a low voice, getting near her sister. Mairu and her listened carefully for a moment to the girl that was still on sight, remembering the tune from when they were little and their brother took care of them.

"Oh, Lavender´s blue? Isn´t that the old song Iza-nii sang to us to get asleep as babies? Because it works even now! Can you believe that I felt asleep the other day hearing…" as the glasses wearing girl continue with her incessant talking, Izaya´s eyes narrowed. Yes, he was sure the many clues that Asuka left was only for him to find her. And she definitely noticed that he was following her. A true opponent.

"Well, this is interesting. Should I sold her out like she wants and let the Awakusu fall in her trap or should I keep my tongue to myself?" then he smirked and started jumping amused, laughing like a madman… a very evil madman. "Incredible! Bravo, Nishimori Asuka! Or should I say Hatori Haruna? No, that´s just a stupid alias too… but your plan is brilliant and will entertain us both! You won this round, for now I will help you."

"What´s the matter, Iza-nii?" asked Mairu, that followed her brother with her sister behind. Then the twins split and hugged the man from either side.

"Girl… similar" muttered Kururi.

"What?" for once, Izaya didn´t understand his sister. Mairu looked first at her twin, then to her brother and didn´t said a word for some time, evaluating his face.

"You are right, Kuru-nee, they look quite similar" translated the younger girl. The raven looked confused and she sighed. "There are a lot of things a girl can do with make up, specially if she knows how to use it. For example, making your skin color change…" the verbal tirade continued. "But there is only one thing that you couldn´t change unless you used other kinds of products like a mask, your bone structure. And that girl´s is pretty similar to yours."

"Yes…?" he wondered absently.

-Back at the loft-

"Don´t you think it´s weird that Shizuo´s daughter is so good at getting information?" asked Shinra in low voice to Celty, that just tipped back that the girl probably got her mother´s brain and as she said she was not particularly good at getting information, just wanted to keep herself informed in order to protect her family.

"Is there something we can do?" asked Kida Masaomi, that was there with after being called by Anri. The Saika girl found out about the kids and wanted to help them, specially her daughter. When the others arrived they had a lot of questions in mind. Masaomi of course started talking Haruna up, staying well away from Shizuka since it was evident whose child she was when she lifted the fridge. The sweet girl just smiled and moved, while in her interior she was practically laughing at what was about to come.

"Shiki-san, why are you still here?" asked the blond girl to the yakuza, bringing him some tea. The brunette and Akabayashi were watching them, convinced that Asuka was among them… but something made him believe that she wanted to be found out by them. After all, as Izaya told him in a text, she was a pro. If she didn´t want to be found she would have made an entirely different identity for this time.

"I need to find her" she scanned all the persons in the group. Ayaka could be, she had very big breasts like Asuka… but Akabayashi talked to her and shook his head, totally convinced that it wasn´t her and he trusted his judgment. Then it was Reishin and Souichi, but it was highly unlikely, as the informant walked and talked like a woman. Irina was a little bit short and not so developed, Haruna too. That only left Shizuka, but at the same time they were making the exchange she was with the others and Shinra and Celty confirmed her alibi.

"If you mean Asuka, trust Izaya, he will find her out" that surprised Shiki and she raised an eyebrow. "What? Even with how he is, he is one hell of an informant" she scanned the present people and paused when she found Haruna´s attention on them, even if it would be unnoticeable for anyone else. She took her hand to her neck, pulling out a necklace with a silver ring. "From my mother, isn´t it pretty?"

"Yes, it is" answered the old yakuza, conscious that someone was looking at them. "Somehow it´s familiar…"

"Well, you will know in time" she smiled and hid it again. After some moments the phone in Shiki´s pocket rang and he answered. A well-known voice spoke from there and his face darkened. He hanged and turned around. "It´s Haruna" But the girl had already left through a window. "Search for her"

"Yeah" Akabayashi went to find her, but it was too late. Nobody noticed when she disappeared.

-In another apartment-

Haruna took out her disguise and stared at the mirror, looking at her true self. Pale skin, red eyes and long black hair, from her neck hanged a silver ring. At her side were filed about all the Awakusu kai, principals and subordinates, allies and more… things that impressively only took her a day to get thanks to Shiki.

"Well, let´s begin the party" she took out one of her phones and called a number. "Hello, Shiki-san, let´s meet again…"