Disclaimer: I don't own 'Durarara!'.

Author's Note: This is more for the heck of it; I imagine that if my friends and I were in the DRRR universe, things would become rather interesting. I do have actual stories planned, but this is something I want to try writing. Also, thanks to Bax Embre for the title!

Warning: This is a self-insert. If you don't like, then don't read.

It was a rather normal day in terms of weather—the sun was out, and it wasn't too hot or too cold. Nevertheless, I slipped a black hoodie on over my clothes as I set out to explore the city. I was still rather excited to have moved to Tokyo, but those first few weeks would be dedicated to unpacking and getting accustomed to the large metropolis. Armed with my purse, which held my wallet and a map, I left my new apartment.

Some might have thought it would have been better to have moved to one of the more popular districts, like Shibuya or Shinjuku, but I was perfectly content with living in Ikebukuro. As I made my way towards West Gate Park, my phone vibrated.

Sighing, I pulled the device out of my skirt pocket and checked the screen. Just as I thought, it was another text to add to the barrage that I had already received from my friends.

MORGAN
11:35 a.m.
hey, tell me about it! pleasepleasepleaseplease! :3

I rolled my eyes. Honestly, Bax…But another soon joined hers.

AMIE
11:37 a.m.
u need to call us! how awsum is it?

I sighed. I was already missing them, but they had also been pestering me. A LOT. That's what happened when I moved to Japan without them… I quickly sent them both a reply.

TIANA
11:40 a.m.
I'll call later. Or send a really long e-mail. But chill! I just got here yesterday!

Hopefully, that would keep them off my case for a bit. I doubted it, though. I resumed my walk, still heading for the park. I wandered about, enjoying the scenery, before stopping in front of a fountain and watching the water.

"Well, what's a beautiful foreign flower like you doing here?"

Blinking, I looked around. The speaker was a high school boy, about a few inches shorter than me, with bleached hair and a white hoodie poking out of his blazer. Slightly behind him stood an embarrassed-looking, black-haired student with the same uniform.

"Do you need help learning Japanese? Maybe I could help you with that~"

"K-Kida-kun…!"

Smirking slightly in amusement, I replied in rather fluent Japanese, "I think I'm a bit too old for you to be flirting with me."

His face fell, before he became rather melodramatic. "Can love be fettered by the bonds of age?" he moaned, raising a hand to the sky. "What a sad day when we cannot express freely the true emotions of the heart…" He pounded his heart with his fist.

His companion shook his head, looking at me with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry…Kida-kun's a bit weird…"

"That's just cruel, Mikado!"

I smiled. "It's fine…" I looked at the blond. "You actually remind me of one of my friends…I'm used to it."

"Oh, really~?" He grinned. "Maybe you could introduce me~~?"

"I would, but she's in the States."

His face fell. "Oh…"

I laughed. "So, I take it you go to Raira? That's the only school in this district…"

"Yes! I'm Kida Masaomi!"

"A-and I'm Ryugamine Mikado…"

"Mustang Tiana." I nodded.

"S-so, Mustang-san…I-if you have any questions, I-I could probably help…I-I moved here a while ago, and I know how hard it is to get used to it…" Mikado trailed off nervously.

I smiled, finding that I was warming up to the high-schooler; he reminded me of myself. My phone suddenly vibrated again. I sighed slightly and checked the text.

MORGAN
12: 06 p.m.
BUT I'M BOOOOOOORED, TIA-CHAAAN! meet any hot boys yet? :3

TIANA
12:08 p.m.
if you count two high schoolers as "hot boys"…

MORGAN
12:09 p.m.
Well I didn't say "hot men" XD

"Oh, Ra…" I muttered under my breath.

Masaomi raised a brow, looking at me.

"It's nothing, really…Just one of my friends…"

"Mikado gives me that look a lot. Is this the friend that reminds you of me~?"

I glanced up at him with a slight grin. "Yeah, actually." I glanced back down at my phone to reply to Morgan's text.

TIANA
12:18 p.m.
*facepalm* I'm not going after younger men!

MORGAN
12:19 p.m.
:P A girl can dream…

TIANA
12:21 p.m.
…What sort of dreams are YOU having?

MORGAN
12:22 p.m.
:3 Do you REALLY want to know?~

TIANA
12:23 p.m.
definitely not

MORGAN
12:24 p.m.
lol kk but seriously…pick out some hot men for me ;3

I rolled my eyes.

TIANA
12:26 p.m.
this is the kind of stuff I expect from Amie…seriously…

MORGAN
12:29 p.m.
Well, I have my reasons.~

TIANA
12:31 p.m.
…That took a little longer than normal…

MORGAN
12:32 p.m.
I don't know what you mean~

I sighed and pocketed my phone.

Out of nowhere, Masaomi groaned. "Oh, shit…" He glanced at me before pulling me out of the way.

Before I could ask him why he did it, my question was answered as a large vending machine flew overhead, nearly hitting a thin, raven-haired man with a fur-trimmed hoodie. My eyes widened considerably, and I glanced around wildly.

"How many times do I have to tell you stay out of Ikebukuro, huh, Izaya-kun!" The speaker was another male with bleached hair, but he was considerably taller, and older-looking, than Masaomi. He wore a bartender's uniform, and was glaring daggers at the other man from behind his blue-lensed sunglasses.

The other man laughed. "Well, I keep telling you there's a reason that I come to this city, Shizu-chan~ Work, you know~? Plus, it's too much fun here~" He danced closer to where I stood beside Masaomi and Mikado.

The bartender ground his teeth and reached for the nearest lamppost, ripping it clean out of the ground.

My eyes grew wide again. Holy shit!

He prepared to throw the lamppost in the direction of the raven, but then I felt someone grab my shoulders, and I was in the line of fire.

Crap!

But since I was in the way, he lowered the lamppost with a slight softening of his expression, though he still glowered at a point behind me.

I heard a slight chuckle, and twisted my head to see that the raven was using me as a shield. "Of course…Ever the gentleman, I see~ You can't hit a woman, can you, Shizu-chan~?"

"Orihara-san!" Masaomi's voice was almost harsh-sounding. "Let her go!"

"Oh, but if I do that, Kida-kun, then Shizu-chan will hit me~"

"Well, you deserve it!"

"So cruel…" He sighed dramatically. "Well, I suppose my time's up here…" He ran off, but decided to drag me with him.

"W-wait…!" I squeaked, trying to pull my hand out of his.

However, he persisted, pulling me through the park, and then through several alleyways; it would take me hours to figure out where I was. Once he finally stopped, I was doubled over, panting, while he hardly seemed winded.

Once I finally caught my breath, I straightened up and glared at him. "What was that for!"

"Well, I had to make sure Shizu-chan wouldn't come after me again~"

I sighed in disgust.

"So, you're obviously new here~ I don't recognize you, and you're clearly not Japanese with that skin tone of yours~" He brushed his long, pale fingers against my cheek, as if to prove his point.

I smacked his hand away, taking a few steps back. "No, I'm not. I just moved here yesterday from the States."

His eyes flashed with interest. "Really?"

"Yes, really…"

"And your name?"

My eyes narrowed slightly. "Why…?"

"Well, it's polite, isn't it? Sharing names when you first meet someone?"

"I don't recall you giving me yours…"

"Oh, you're right~! How terribly rude of me. I'm Orihara Izaya, at your service~"

"…Mustang Tiana…"

"What an unusual name…Sounds Russian."

"It's a variation of it, yeah."

"Well, then, Tia-chan, I thank you for helping me out back there~"

I made a slight face. Only Morgan called me that…And it was a bit creepy hearing it come from a man I had only just met. "…You're welcome…"

"Oh, there's no need to be like that. I'm not bad."

I looked at him with one eyebrow slightly quirked. He was giving off bad vibes, and that usually made me wary of anyone. "Sure…"

"What's the matter? Don't trust me?"

"Not particularly."

He held a hand over his heart, a wounded expression on his face. Great. The more I talked to him, the more he also reminded me of Morgan…"That's so cruel, Tia-chan~!"

I shrugged. I really wanted to get away from him…

He sighed. "Oh, well. There's plenty of time for you to get to know me~ So, until then…" He swooped in and kissed me full on the lips; I squeaked, eyes widening. He was laughing when he pulled away. "I'll see you around, Tia-chan~!" he called as he ran off.

I stared after him, too stunned to move or speak. I was beginning to regret my decision to move to Ikebukuro instead of one of the other districts.