Sunlight shined brightly behind Haruka's eyelids. With a groan, she blinked her eyes open in her uncomfortable position on an equally uncomfortable— she looked to the side— park bench. The last thing she recalled was that she was babysitting Izaya's little sisters… while they were at the ice cream parlor nearly 2 blocks from this park at about 12:45 P.M. Her eyes shifted to the clock on the pole, reading that it was now 12:56 P.M.

'Awww. Those two carried me all the way to the park and set me somewhere to rest.' She didn't even think about how dangerous sleeping in public was in Ikebukuro of all places. Haruka shifted to sit up but was stopped when something tugged at her hair. She wasn't surprised at what she saw.

There was gum on the bench. The mango peach gum that Kururi was chewing while they were on their way to the park, to be more specific. She had figured something like this would happen when babysitting those demon twins and had packed a pair of safety scissors.

"Mairu? Kururi? Where are you two?" Haruka called, snipping off the little bit of gum-infested hair. Luckily, none of the gum got on the huge black jacket that engulfed her tiny body. It was her favorite, after all.

Haruka walked around the park calling their names, but gave up after less than a minute. "Oh well, Izaya will be more than happy that I 'lost' his sisters. Hell, he'd probably be ecstatic that they're gone," Haruka mumbled to herself, walking out of the park. "Too bad they'll probably find their way home anyways."

Haruka wandered the city, bored out of her mind now that her entertainment (in the form of twins) was gone. And as a mischievous troublemaker, she needed something to keep her occupied, even if it meant causing chaos. She found her new entertainment soon after in the form of three high school students being tormented by some random thugs on the street.

"Hiya guys~! What's going on here?" Haruka prodded, sneaking up behind them and jumping into their conversation. She lazily slumped over the blonde boy of the trio and threw her arms over his shoulders. The three students jolted and whirled around to face her, except the now immobile blonde.

The one who appeared to be the leader stepped towards them and waved his hand wildly. "Who are you, bitch?"

The student trio tried to back away from the thug, but Haruka kept them in place. "Me~? I'm just your average troublemaker, nice ta meet cha," she drawled, winking at him. "But I suggest that you leave these kids alone. Juuuuuust sayin'~."

The man frowned. "And why's that, little girl? You can't do anything about it." He flicked out a knife and pointed it towards Haruka. "And now you're involved in this too!"

"My, oh my. Idiots should play with knives. Actually I think Izaya-kun's the only one who can." She noted in passing that the man had black hair and that he was getting angrier with each word she said. "But I bet that even this weak, fragile, 'little girl' can beat a big baddie like you."

"And how the hell do you plan on doing that?!" The black-haired man growled.

Haruka giggled, letting go of the boy she was leaning on and skipping over to the thug. She stood on her toes and leaned up to his ear, narrowly dodging the swipe of his blade. "Like this," she whispered.

Haruka tossed her jacket over the man's shoulders. "IZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAYYYAAAAAAAAAA-KUUUUUUUUUNNN!"

Now Haruka knew Izaya would never come to help her out in such situations. Actually, he wouldn't help in any situation! She knew he was in the area, watching her, probably plotting some kind of unfortunate event to throw her into and enjoying the chaos she spread.

It was silent for a few moments before the leader and his goons started laughing. "Looks like your boyfriend isn't coming to save you!" The leader cackled and slipped on her large jacket, not seeming to recognize the name she yelled.

"Oh, I know that he's not coming. But he's not my boyfriend. And I wasn't expecting him to come. So if you'll allow me some last words, all I have to say is '3'." Haruka skipped towards the students.

"2." Haruka stood behind the students, wrapping her arms around the two at the ends. Everyone present looked at her in confusion.

"1." She winked at the students.

"DUCK!" She shoved the three kids down and followed suit. As soon as they were down, a yield sign came flying through the air, slamming into a couple of the thugs and sending them flying over their heads. A loud roar echoed the name Haruka had called out earlier.

Quickly, Haruka tugged the three to their feet. "Now run," she shouted cheerfully. She pushed the kids ahead of her and then whirled around to face Shizuo.

"He's up there, Shizuo-kun!" Haruka pointed up at a rooftop she had seen Izaya hiding earlier on during the incident. She laughed haughtily at the sight of Izaya leaping from that rooftop to an adjacent one, though too late to avoid being seen by Shizuo.

Haruka then turned her attention to the thug boss. He was propped up against a hole in a brick wall formed by the sign, barely conscious and foaming at the mouth. She kneeled down, smiling cutely. "By the way, I'm 24. I'm not a little girl," she whispered dangerously in his ear. With that said, she chased after the kids she had rescued. Her entertainment would not get away.

Haruka found the high school trio lingering outside of Russia Sushi, catching their breath. "Hello," she greeted, slinking up behind and surprising them yet again.

The black-haired boy was the first to speak up. "Ah, t-thank you for helping us. I thought that that guy was going to attack us, or worse," he bowed. The girl followed suit but the blonde merely gazed warily at her.

"Nyuu~," she sighed, "it was nothing really. I was bored and your whole situation looked fun. My entertainment ditched me when I KO'ed so I was looking for some other entertainment. And so now I'll be sticking with you three for the rest of the day." She grinned and grabbed the girl's hand. "Come on! Let's get some sushi while we're here. My treat."

The black-haired boy once again spoke up. "N-no, that's alright! You don't have to pay for us! We couldn't possibly let you do that."

'He's a shy and humble one, huh? How cute! Though…' Haruka glanced at the blonde kid. 'What's the deal with this one? He's looking at me like I have the plague.' "It's no problem at all, m'dear. I've got it covered," she said, flashing a credit card at him. The grin on Haruka's face turned mischievous as she greeted Simon and pushed the students into the restaurant.

When Haruka returned to Izaya's apartment later, she didn't see him in the living room like she usually did when she returned. "Izaya-kuuuuunn, where are you," she sang, skipping about the large apartment.

Haruka found him napping in his room. It was a rare moment, one that she just couldn't pass up. With an impish grin was painted on her lips, she crawled onto his bed and jumped up and down. "Wakey wakey Zaya-chan! Wakey wakey!" As if that wasn't enough, she kicked him off his bed, causing him to smack his head on the edge of his bedside drawer before landing in a heap on the floor.

A barely audible groan left Izaya's lips as he pushed himself to his feet. "What time is it," the informant questioned, pretending that nothing had happened.

"Time for you to buy me a new black jacket," Haruka chirped, "because it's your fault that my jacket had to be sacrificed earlier." She dragged him out of his room and to the door by the hood of his jacket, nearly strangling him to death in the process.

Izaya was tossed out but he stuck his foot by the door to keep it open before Haruka could slam it in his face. "By the way," he started, "I couldn't seem to find one of my credit cards. You wouldn't happen to know where it is, would you, Haruka-chan?" She easily detected his oh-so-accusing undertone.

With a sweet smile and a cheery "Nope," she kicked his shin and slammed the door in his fox-like face. Seconds later, the door opened slightly, his shoes hitting the wall behind him with a dull 'thunk', before it was slammed again.

[Extended Ending]

"So demanding," Izaya sighed, slipping his shoes on. "But it'll be so much fun watching what you do next with what I have in store for you, Haruka-chan." He chuckled, slinking off to find the man he was scheduled to meet.