After a moment of silence, Shizuo snapped out of his stupor. The girl's strange, carefree response to nearly dying made his blood boil.

"Oops?" He questioned lowly, shoulders starting to tremble with bubbling rage. "You nearly got hit by a car… and all you have to say is… oops?!"

"Of course! This happens all the time~!" The clueless girl chirped, pushing herself to her feet and seeming to ignore the fuming blonde. She brushed the dirt off her bright blue sundress and patted down her slightly tousled hair. She then looked over herself and noted the scrapes on her palms and elbows. She touched her forehead, feeling a bump starting to form and saw red liquid smear on her fingertips as she held her hand in front of her face. The way she was going about checking herself made it seem as if this was routine for her.

"Hmm… this bump feels pretty big. I hope I don't have a concussion," she giggled to herself.

By this time, the crowd had dispersed and the driver had sped away in fear. Shizuo had already stomped over to a nearby lamppost and Tom frantically worked to calm Shizuo down before he could cause further harm to the poor girl with it. Once Tom was sure Shizuo wasn't going to do anything violent, he approached the girl and led her across the street, to where she was originally crossing to.

"A-are you okay… um…" Tom began, unsure of how to handle the situation.

"Haruka. Murasaki Haruka. Pleasure to meet you. And I'm perfectly fine! Well… I might have a slight concussion," she said, seeming to ponder about it for a moment. "Other than that, I'm great! But thank you for your concern…"

"Tanaka Tom."

"Ah! Well, thank you for your concern Tanaka-san. And I can assume that that man is the one who stopped the car and saved me, right?" Haruka asked, pointing at Shizuo, who was lighting up a cigarette.

Receiving a nod in reply, Haruka skipped over and gave a quick hug from behind to the unsuspecting blonde. "Thanks Hero-san~!"

Shizuo tensed at the sudden contact before he peered down at the short girl. There was a huge grin on her face as she looked back up at him. He could see recognition flash though her eyes as she slowly pulled away from him. And yet again she surprised him.

"Huh? Is that you, Shizuo-kun?"

A frown tugged at Shizuo's lips. Who was this girl and why did she seem to know him? Well, know him in a way that didn't have her running away from him in fear.

When Shizuo went silent following her question, Haruka concluded that he didn't remember her. "I'm Murasaki Haruka. We went to high school together. Though I get how you probably wouldn't recognize me. I did dye my hair after all. My hair used to be blonde like yours," she stated, twirling a lock of her auburn hair.

Shizuo instantly recalled a blonde-haired girl matching her appearance being in his class. Shinra always seemed to point her out but he had forgotten why.

Shizuo was pulled from his thoughts when she spoke again. "Well, I've got to get going. I'm…" she started, taking a glance at her watch, "Oh no! I'm 30 minutes late for a meeting with my friend! I hope he stayed at the café instead of going to look for me. Ah… well, it was nice meeting you Tanaka-san. And it was nice seeing you again Shizuo-kun. Thanks again for saving me."

"Are you sure you're alright? Maybe you should go get checked up at the hospital before you go. I'm sure your friend would understand," Tom insisted.

"Nah, I'm fine. It happens all the time. See ya!" Haruka turned around and started running. She didn't get very far, however, since she bumped into someone as she turned the corner.

"Ah! There you are, Haruka-chan! I've been looking all over for you," a sly voice called. A voice that made Shizuo's rage to come back full force and remind him why Shinra always pointed Haruka out.

"Izaya-kun!" Haruka sang, tackling said informant with a hug.