Dun dun dun ~ The climax you all have been waiting for ~ Sorry this took so long to write, school's been holding me up. Ah, well enjoy!

4- Mr. Orihara?

"What brings you here to Ikebukuro, my lost little kitten? It's dangerous around here."

Liechtenstein froze in place, curious of who the man was, and why he was talking to her.

Don't let your guard down, and don't hesitate to shoot, no matter what.

The words rang out in her head. She knew Switzerland would be devastated if she was injured, or worse, dead. But how could she? This man made her stiff.

". . . Who are you?" She asked in a soft tone. The man chuckled, and waved his hand as he did a small bow.

"I go by many names my dear. I am Orihara Izaya, at your service. May I ask who you are?"

Lili tried her best not to stutter. "I'm Liechtenstein, but you may call me Lili. . . Nice to meet you, Mr-"

"Ah!" Izaya winced, laughing softly. "I appreciate your formaility miss, but the word 'Mr.' makes me sound old. Just call me-"

"IZAAAAYAAAAA!"

A flatscreen TV was hurled next to Izaya's feet. Lili jumped, looking to Izaya who was smiling.

E-eh?

A man in a bartender suit threw his cigarette to the ground, and stepped on it, obviously angry.

"What are you still doing here in Ikebukuro?"

Was now the time to get her pistol out?

"Oi, Shizzy-chan! You know me ~ Meeting cute girls as usual." He pulled Lili close to him. "And speaking of which, you're still a lonely, sad man, huh? Poor you. 3"

. . . Shizzy-chan?

Of course, this made him furious.

"Dumbass. . . " He murmured loudly. Shizuo pulled out a stop sign from the road and hurled it to Izaya. Izaya moved to the side, laughing. "Aha! Shizzy-chan, you're pretty slow ~ "

A vein popped in Shizuo's forehead, and everything of him turned dark. He took a nearby vendor cart and hurled it. "I'm going to kick your ass!"

Izaya took Lili by the hand and sprinted off. "Ruun ~ "

Lili ran along with him, confused of what was happening. She gripped the sushi cart, afraid of letting it go. They felt the ground shake underneath their feet as they ran. Shortly, they stopped at a water fountain.

"Haha, that was fun ~ " Izaya said, smiling wide. Lili sat on the edge of the water fountain panting.

Running from a man who is incredibly strong is what he calls 'fun?'

"You tired, Lili?

She shook her head. "That, and slightly scared."

He laughed and took a seat next to her.

"You shouldn't be scared. Shizzy-chan isn't all that scary. Oh, what was your full name? I couldn't quite catch it."

"Liechtenstein."

"You're named after a country? Interesting." He chuckled. He never met a human with the name of a country.

"Ah, I'm the representation of the country Liechtenstein." She replied.

"Representation?" Izaya bought two water bottles from a passing by vendor. He chuckled at the thought of this human being crazy, telling lies.

"Ja. I'm the personification."

He gave her a water bottle and sat back down. Izaya glanced to the petite girl's face, which was honest and credible.

Izaya took a sip of his water. "And that means you own Liechtenstein too, right?"

She smiled, nodding. "Ja."

Izaya grinned, satisfied that he was on the right track. This was unique human indeed.

"Go on, tell me more."

"Eh? You sure? There's a lot of things to tell."

"I'm all ears."

She smiled as she started explaining. Lili told him about the Roman Empire, World Wars 1 and 2, the Axis and Allies, and her relations to other countries. Izaya listened to each and every word, fascinated.

". . .and so Mr. Honda, Japan, says I should come here for Russia Sushi."

"Ah, how interesting ~ "

He petted her head, laughing softly.

"Oh, Mr- I mean Izaya-kun," She said struggling. "what's your story? Everyone has one, and since I told mine, I want to hear yours."

"Hah, me? I'm just a wonderer and spectator of Ikebukuro and its humans. My story is pretty short."

"May I ask a question?"

"Shoot."

"Why do you love humans so much?"

Izaya smirked. This was an easy question.

"Life is like a chess board, Lili. Humans are the simple chess pieces, they decide on their own when they are given multiple choices. What interests me of humans is what choice they make."

Lili nodded. She never thought of it that way.

"Have you ever thought of meeting countries? It'll probably expand your horizons on their history, and how they act."

Izaya patted her head. "I never thought of that, until you brought it up. Won't it be difficult to find the personification, though?"

Lili took out a picture of the Axis and Allies, all posing for the camera. She gave it to him. "For starters, I think you'd like to meet Mr. Beilschmidt, Prussia." She pointed to the man with red eyes who put his arms around a German and Italian.

"Huh."

Izaya observed the picture, trying to name all of the countries from their appearance.

Suddenly, Lili's phone chimed- A text message from Switzerland.

Where are you? I'm starting to worry...

"Ah! I forgot! I have to get home..." She stuffed her phone inside her pocket. Lili stood up and bowed to Izaya.

"I-it was nice meeting you I-Izaya-kun."

"You're leaving?"

She nodded, getting ready to leave. Izaya stood up and pecked her on the forehead, as a goodbye.

"A-ah!" Lili blushed, walking away. "Goodbye!"

Izaya chuckled, waving. "Visit me again, Lili!" He too needed to get home.

And with that, the two parted off.

Izaya looked at the picture, observing the man again. "Prussia, huh."

"Where were you, Lili?" Switzerland was waiting at the doorway, tapping his foot. "I was worried sick."

Lili closed the door behind her. "Oh, hallo big bruder. Sorry that I came home late... I got free sushi from Russia Sushi."

"... Did you say free? Ah, nevermind that! You should never EVER go to a place, especially if it's Russian, without my permission."

Her face turned soft with guilt. "S-sorry..." (Moe expression! D)

Switzerland jumped at her face, and facepalmed himself. "Ah, just don't go out, wandering to unknown places... Now, let's have some of that free sushi."

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