Kalina: Matte yo! I just want to say that I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh as well as Black Cat. Kaiser's, Kira's, Chaise's, and Orion's copyright owners are Phoenix and Takara (Phoenix Takaramono) while Aqua, Topaz, Toben, Crimson, and Diamond belong to Zypher (Rose Mistress). F.Y.I., I did ask them if I could borrow their OCs.

Summary: Yami Heartnet and Aqua Shiras, also known as the "Black Cats," were once infamous demonic assassins for a secret organization called Chronos, until they abandoned that cold-blooded existence and decided to live as easygoing sweepers. But are their pasts as far away as they think? Xover with Black Cat.

(---------) New setting or time

"Talking"

/Telepathic link speech/

'Thoughts'

Warning: Yaoi! So that means boy/ boy relationship.

Pairings: Y/Y, R/B, S/J, and M/M. Will also include OCs.

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Black Cats

Chapter 1

The Men called Black Cats

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Yami cocked his gun at his prey. "Don't move…not one inch. Dinosaur Ryuzaki, punk explosives expert, you're coming to the station with us." He smirked, his lightning-styled hair swaying in the breeze. The bell that he wore over his neck chimed.

"Y-you're not cops. Who-who are you?" Ryuzaki's eyes widened till they were the size of dinner plates. He gulped in fear of the thought of being shot.

A black dragon stepped out of the shadows of the ally and turned to their catch of the day. The night-haired man standing behind Yami mentally prayed to whichever gods out there that Aqua won't do anything stupid.

"Sweepers…mercenaries…stray cats." Aqua's red eyes gleamed. He didn't notice the night-haired man's sigh of relief.

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"I need to see your sweeper license," the clerk glanced at the black-haired man's permit. She nodded and told him to sign a document which he immediately filled out. "Okay, take this voucher to the cashier over there." The clerk pointed to the right side of her. The man thanked her and went on his way.

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Yami yawned from boredom. 'If Kaiser ran away just to get back at us for the prank we pulled on him…why I outta-' Yami was jerked back into reality when Kaiser bashed his head with one punch. He glared at Kaiser. "So how much Kaiser-baka? What'd we get for him?"

Kaiser bristled. "Hey! I'm your partner, not a baka!" He took a few deep, long breaths before continuing. "Including expenses, we earned eight-thousand bucks. He wasn't as big as we thought."

"Eight-thousand dollars! What's the problem? That's great! We haven't had a decent meal in ages!" Yami chirped.

"Not so fast! We haven't had anything in ages, and at least half of this money is already spoken for. Car payments, stakeout expenses-"

Yami interrupted him before Kaiser began listing what needed to be paid. "Aw, c'mon! Let's just blow this one! They say money makes the world go 'round right? C'mon! I'm starving!" He marched off with flames emitting from him.

"People like you make the money make the world go 'round." Kaiser groaned and went off to look for Aqua, leaving Yami all alone and scared. Not!

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"Whoa! This place sure is peaceful." Aqua exclaimed.

"Hey, what're you looking at?" Yami slurped his spaghetti, without a sound. He looked at Kaiser.

Kaiser spread out all the police bulletins for wanted fugitives. "All the targets are small potatoes…nobody worth more than ten thousand. Not worth our time," he announced.

"So we'll go someplace else. Bigger city, bigger prey, more danger…more fun!" Aqua replied.

"By the way, don't you two eat human flesh and souls?" Kaiser looked in distaste of what Yami's eating.

The door slammed open and a group of men burst into the peaceful restaurant. The man in front looked around the room, and shot everyone with small silver pistols. In a matter of minutes, everyone was dead, except the three figures hidden behind the clothed-tables.

"Did I say 'peaceful'?" Aqua cocked his head.

"Never stays that way for long." Yami muttered, glancing sorrowfully down at his wasted food.

"Yo! You're looking good Harry." The ringleader spat. "Harry" cowered fearfully.

"Hiding out in the sticks. Heh. Did you really think you could escape the organization?" The ringleader chuckled.

Kaiser and Aqua gazed at Yami. "What is it Yami?" Kaiser whispered curiously.

Yami's eyebrows furrowed. "That man…I've seen him before. I saw his face on a bulletin once…twenty grand."

"Are you sure?" Aqua asked.

"Aqua, am I ever wrong about these things? If I want to remember something, I remember it!" Yami mock-grinned.

"That's right. And everything else goes in one ear and out the other." Kaiser huffed.

"Now Harry, it's not too late. The boss thinks you're worth a second chance. If you want to return to the organization, you better say so now." The leader pointed his gun at Harry

Harry gathered his courage and flat out refused, with occasional stuttering.

"Hmph! Suit yourself…you had your chance."

"Wait!" The chief whipped his head to the source of the voice.

"He had to jump on the table," Aqua muttered.

"Might as well get up" Kaiser growled.

"Who the heck are you?" The gunman asked questionably. Even Harry was curious.

"I don't know who you think you are, but that old is my target!" Yami announced, quite loudly.

"Your what?" The chief sneered.

Yami pulled out three mini-bombs out of his pocket and smirked. "Take that!" He threw them at the gangsters and smokescreen clouded the gangster's vision.

Aqua meanwhile, carried Harry piggy-back style and dashed out of the restaurant with Kaiser and Yami following right by.

Yami roared with laughter. "Kaiser, your inventions do come in handy once in a while!"

"'Once in a while'! Bah! Always."

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"Okay, we stay inside until things cool down. Got it?" Aqua barked.

"Who are you? Why did you rescue me?" Harry questioned Aqua.

"You got it all wrong Pops. We're not the angels of mercy or anything; we're sweepers. By the way, we all pitched in so you better thank those two too."

Kaiser whooped in triumph. "Found it! Harry Afleck…Mafioso, member of the Ribb family. Disappeared two weeks ago...The reward is twenty grand, says so right here." He held up the bulletin for everyone to see.

"To win the bounty, we have to bring you alive. That's the only reason we saved you, so spare us the gratitude. Of course, if you don't want to go to jail, you could always resist. We love it when targets resist..." Aqua purred. Kaiser gave him the We?-eye.

Harry smiled. "No, turn me in. I can't hide anymore and regardless of why, you did save my life. Thank you, thank you all."

"This one's gonna be no fun at all." Aqua complained.

Kaiser whacked Aqua's head. "Baka! It's better this way! Anyway, he doesn't look like a big player in the Mafia. In fact-"

"I'm not," Harry politely interrupted. "I'm just their accountant."

"Ha! I see...their little accountant runs off; no wonder they're nervous. You gonna tell us why you took off?" Yami stared at Harry.

Harry hesitated. "I woke up one day and the organization had become my life. I was disgusted! I wanted to forget my past, start over..."

Yami's and Aqua's number XIII tattoos peeked through their ocean-blue vests. "You're dreaming. There's no such thing as forgetting the past, not if you keep on living the same life." Yami replied.

"No, I guess not. I can't outrun it...they made that clear today. But, there's something I need to make right. This is going to sound ridiculous, but I have to ask. Before we go to the police...my wife and daughter live in a little town in Rojana...could we...could I see them?"

"Nani?" The inhabitants in the room, except Harry, shouted.

"Seven years ago, I was afraid for their safety, so I cut off all ties...I haven't seen them since. I know it's absurd after all this time, but I want to tell them I'm sorry. I beg of you." Harry bowed his head.

Kaiser glanced at Harry. "Pops, like Aqua said, we're not angels...we don't go around granting wishes-"

"We'll do it" Aqua smirked at Kaiser's reaction. 'Now, if only I have a video recorder. It would be the perfect blackmail!'

Kaiser gripped Aqua's shirt. "What the heck! You can't seriously think-"

"Aw, c'mon! It's no fun just turning him in. What's the harm in a little detour? Besides...Rojana, Kaiser. There're famous for their onion buns."

Yami clapped his hands. "I've always wanted to try them!"

'We're risking twenty grand for buns?'

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The ringleader clutched his bloody knee and whimpered from the gun wounded pain. "Wh-why Ushio? Who put out the hit? W-was it the boss?"

A man stepped into the light. His muscular arms gleamed with sweat. "No, just personal initiative, I guess. But anyway, you failed to get rid of the traitor. You're a problem. The organization doesn't need men like you." Ushio licked his lips. "Good-bye!"

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"Gah! You two always pull stunts like this!" Kaiser's eye twitched.

"Give us a break Kaiser. You're not still mad are you?" Yami stared out the window.

Kaiser's eye twitched yet again. "It's no fun just turning him in," he mimicked Aqua's voice. "I've always wanted to try them!" Kaiser quoted Yami. "Are you serious?"

Aqua grinned. "Of course we are! Why? What did you think?"

"The man gave half of his life away to the organization. Maybe that hit was a little close to home? I mean, I'm not comparing your secrets to his, but..." Kaiser let the thought stray.

"Stop messing around. We're not joking..." Yami whispered to the wind. None of the less, his partners heard him.

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"Okay, now we wait." Yami yawned from his lack of sleep.

"Kaiser's bringing the car around," Aqua informed Harry.

"You sure you don't mind?" Harry was practically bouncing from joy and worry. He caught Yami's and Aqua's questioning look. "Taking me to Rojana that is. There's nothing in it for you sweepers."

"I make it a policy not to second-guess my instincts. Life's more fun that way!" Aqua snapped. He didn't like to be called "you sweepers."

"Besides, Kaiser just calmed down. Why get him started again?" Yami sweatdropped.

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Flashback

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" Bakas! Do you know what you're getting yourselves into? Are you seriously going to let him go free?" Kaiser knocked Aqua and Yami down with his fists.

"Ow!"

"Matte yo!"

"Serves you right. What are you going to do if their little accountant runs off or gets killed? I'll tell you, twenty grand down the drain and it's all your fault!" Kaiser scowled.

"Relax Kaiser. Nothing will happen to Harry, and he's not going free." Aqua sneered.

"And how would you know? Let me guess, you're a fortuneteller now." Kaiser sneered back.

"Kaiser, Aqua, chill! Besides, we have a hunch that someone else is after Harry...someone with a bounty on their head too!"

Kaiser and Aqua gave him the "look".

"Damn it! You and your no-good swaying! Fine, but I'm only agreeing to this because we need the money." Kaiser pointed his index finger to a leak that came from the roof.

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End flashback

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"Anyway, I'm hungry." Yami plopped down on the bottom stairs.

"Thank you...I'm truly graceful." Harry smiled at them.

"Save it Pops," Aqua glanced at the direction Kaiser went.

Suddenly, Kaiser appeared and tripped. He held his bleeding stomach in agony. "I'm hit...I blew it."

Aqua sniffed the air. / Yami, do you smell that/

/ Smell what/ Yami asked mentally.

/ Kaiser has a scent, like everyone else. His is spice and cinnamon while this imposter smells like sweat and blood. /

"H-he's been shot! Quick! We have to-" Harry ran toward the imposter.

"Iie! Wait!" Aqua shouted.

"Nani?" Harry stopped and glanced back.

The imposter smirked and drew his gun. Before Harry knew it, he was shot five times.

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'Gunshots?' Kaiser thought. He pressed the pedal to make the car hurry.

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"C'mon Pops! Hang in there!" Yami cried.

"Hey!" Aqua shouted.

Harry moaned softly and reached inside his jacket. He pulled out his wallet and showed the picture of his family to them. "I-I w-wanted t-to see my daughter...just one more time." Tears leaked out of his eyes. He took his last staggering breath, and his raised arm dropped to his side.

"Rest in peace," Ushio tore his mask away. "My work is done." He smirked and disappeared onto the rooftops.

Yami and Aqua growled.

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Kaiser screeched the car to a stop. A crowd had gathered around the corpse of Harry. A policeman was heard telling the muttering crowd to back away.

Kaiser's face darkened. "Some fool...just crossed the dangerous Black Cats!"

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"Unbelievable...they followed me." Ushio scowled.

"Surprised?" Aqua smirked.

"Hmph! Not too much." Ushio rolled his eyes. "Who are you? Why were you two helping that man?"

"We're sweepers. We were bringing Pops in for the bounty money." Yami said.

Ushio glanced toward them. 'That tattoo...XIII?' "Oh?" I see, then I've done you a disservice. You've come to collect from me, then?"

"Nope!" Aqua sneered.

"In fact, we've come to make a delivery." Yami leered.

Ushio looked confused. "Of what?"

"Just some bad luck" Aqua and Yami pulled out their XIII marked guns.

Ushio gasped. 'Th-that's...'

"Our ornate black pistols...etched on the side with the unlucky thirteen." Aqua explained to the star-struck murderer.

"If you're an assassin, surely you've heard of them?" Yami inquired.

"Tsh. Of course. A great many men died at the end of those guns. The men who carried it personified bad luck. Those pistols were the prized possessions of the legendary Black Cats!"

"Well put." Aqua smirked. He couldn't help but do that often today.

Ushio chuckled. "Good story! So you claim to be the Black Cats and you want to prove it by taking down the renowned Ushio, the Ribb family assassin?"

The Black Cats smirked.

Ushio sneered. 'You fools! You wanted to scare me off by waving that gun around, but I happen to be privy to a closely guarded secret! Two years ago, the real Black Cats betrayed the organization and died for that crime. Still, defeating the imposters who wields the ornate pistols will up my stature in the Underground and give my reputation a certain panache.' "Die Black Cats!" he screeched and fired eight bullets at them.

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Kaiser perked up. "Here we go..."

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Ushio grinned. There was no chance that they were going survive now. Suddenly, every single bullet was deflected. His eyes widened. 'Th-that's impossible!'

The smoke cleared away and out came the Black Cats and their pistols. "Is that all you've got?"

"Na-nani?" Ushio stared at them in horror. 'They used their guns as a shield, deflecting every bullet!'

"Those pistols we wield was forged just for us...ordinary bullets doesn't even scratch it. Those guns are our other partners. Now then, I guess it's our turn?" Yami started toward the quaking assassin.

Ushio hastily went on the defensive. He pulled out two guns this time and tried to pull the trigger in his fear. Yami stopped where he was and unleashed the two bullets that entered into the barrels of Ushio's two guns. The renowned assassin screamed as he witnessed his pistols blow up and Yami's accuracy. Little did he know Yami was just a distraction. A shadowed figure of a dragon leaped up into the sky and tackled him. "N-no! The Black Cats are dead! They died two years ago..."

"Yeah, they died. The Black Cats died once and came back as strays. Stray cats, cleaning up the streets as sweepers." Aqua whispered.

"N-no...p-please" Ushio pleaded in order for them to spare his life.

"When you get to the otherworld... give the old man a message. Tell him we are going to bake bread together." Aqua pulled the trigger.

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Kaiser checked his invisible watch. "Now the feasting begins."

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Aqua ripped out chunks of flesh from the corpse. "You know, singed flesh does taste pretty good. Want some?" He held them in his claws.

"Iie. I just ate, remember? When you're finished, be sure to bring some blood back for Kaiser."

"Hai" Aqua responded. Blood was everywhere, even on him. "Ushio's soul isn't brimming with power. Oh well, might as well take it. We can't let it go to waste now can we?"

Yami kneeled down and collected as much clean blood as he can.

After Aqua was done, he whispered a spell to make the skeleton disappear into the shadows, where no one can disturb it, and the other one to clean up all the blood that Yami didn't gather into the glass jar.

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A young woman opened the door. She poked her head out. "Yes?" The girl looked around, only to see nothing. "Nani?" She turned her head once again and caught a glimpse of a car.

"Who is it Ellie?" Her mom asked.

"Nothing mom! Just a prank, I guess." Ellie shouted. She was about to close the door when she saw something on the porch. It was a photograph.

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"All that and we're still broke. What a total waste of time." Kaiser muttered as he gripped the wheel.

"Nani? Ano. So what?" Yami leaned back into his seat.

Aqua picked up a cream-colored box. "Here try one; these onion buns aren't bad at all."

Kaiser and Yami grabbed one, and carefully chewed it. "Pretty good."

"What did I tell you? Besides, they aren't poisoned." Aqua grinned.

"Okay, now that we've eaten, let's talk about our next job" Yami said.

"Hai! So, our next target is..."

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Kalina: Muah ha ha ha! I hope you enjoyed the little cliffhanger. By the way, some people may ask me these two questions: Is Kaiser Aqua's and Yami's boyfriend? Are Kaiser, Aqua, and Yami demons? The answer is no for the first one and the second one, well, read to find out. It should be obvious. Aqua is a character that Zypher created and if you know her stories, you should know who she pairs him up with. Out of respect, I'm going to dedicate this story to Zypher-san!

Here's a list of who plays who in this chapter of Black Cats:

Train Heartnet- Yami Heartnet and Aqua Shiras

Sven Vollfied- Kaiser Hyoku

Sadon Colney- Dinosaur Ryuzaki

Race Donovan- Ushio (I can't remember his last name)

Please review!