Hello again~

I think I have finally broken free of my massive writer's block and actually have now some time to write something. Yep, I've been busy since August, school and basketball taking all my time, uh...

And now I've returned! Since I'm obsessed with Assassin's Creed games at the moment, you'll see some assassin-themed stuff here. I warn you: this probably won't have any actual plot, more like a pack of short chapters connected to each other. I'm not sure yet. Maybe I'll come up with some great plot after all. We'll see.

The rating M is for safety, and because I'm paranoid (: You know the games, there's lot of killing and stuff.

And here you go!

"I just don't get it..."

He turned to glance at his partner, who kept staring forward with a lazy look.

"What is it?" he asked. His slightly taller and a year younger partner unsheathed his blades.

"We live in 21st century, and we're still using these almost thousand year old things! Why don't we use more advanced and modern weapons?" he whined. Izuki chuckled.

"Because they are cool, and quite handy in close combat. Plus they are kind of our trademark, Takao-kun", he explained. "Besides, you have a gun as well. What are you whining for?" he continued a second later. Takao sighed quietly and made a pouting face.

"I'm just confused. Now, where were we again, Izuki-senpai?" he replied, changing the subject and pulling his blades back.

"Right. We must get to our target quickly."

The two moved on silently, zigzagging between the vehicles in the seemingly empty parking garage. Izuki stayed a couple of steps behind, following the younger. Takao wasn't as high-ranked assassin as he was, but he couldn't deny that the boy was skilled. His moving was fluid and perfectly soundless as he jumped forward, landing behind a white van. He stayed back when the other checked their surroundings, making sure the cameras weren't seeing them and there were no other living beings.

Izuki had to admit, Takao would most likely soon pass him in rank. When it came to skill, he was still better. But Takao possessed something else. Something better than what had made Izuki one of the best assassins in Japan.

"Senpai."

Takao formed the word with his lips, not saying it out loud. The older nodded, his eyes half-lidded. It took about three seconds before he saw it too.

Their target was here.

They both heard the footsteps approaching their direction. The target was walking swiftly, but not too fast. Good. He wasn't feeling threatened. And it had to stay that way until the end. If he'd become aware, the man would alarm his people, most likely even call enforcements. Or put up a fight. Izuki had no idea if the man was armed or if he was a good fighter. As the source of the sound came closer, he glanced at Takao, who returned it and nodded, understanding the silent message. You do it.

The target appeared to his clear sight. He was a western, blonde man, around his late 30s and wearing a green coat. Izuki pressed against the car on his left, hiding himself from the man's field of view. He saw Takao doing the same.

It was obvious he hadn't noticed them. The man wasn't glancing around nervously, or staring forward like possessed. He did not appear alarmed or worried at all. Perfectly oblivious. Or maybe he was pretending. You could never be 100 percent sure. It wouldn't be the first time, when they had met someone so overconfident.

Just few more steps and it would be the time. One.. two... three... four... five.

Takao moved. He rolled to the side and rose to his feet behind the man. It took only one step forward. Izuki heard the sound of a blade being pulled of its sheath. And another sound told him the younger assassin had succeeded. The man tried to scream, but the sound was muffled.

"It is done, Izuki-senpai", Takao said, pulling his blade out of the man's neck and let the body drop to the floor. The older noticed the look of discomfort he was giving him. He felt glad. Taking a man's life should never be easy.

"What do we do with the body?" Takao circled around the dead man. They couldn't leave the body just lying here, but it was too risky to take it with them.

"I'm not sure... any ideas?" Izuki responded. It was a lie, of course he had some idea. He was testing Takao. The Order had told him to do so, and to watch him carefully and report to them. It was clear that he wasn't the only one who thought that said raven-haired young man showed great potential.

"Hmm, we could pick a lock of some car and put him to the trunk", Takao suggested. Izuki smiled approvingly.

"Not bad. Well then, which car?" he asked. The idea was fine, but he knew the younger could come up with even more precise plan.

"Um... oh, right! We don't need to pick a lock. He must have his own car keys with him, and we just have to find them and the car", he said, smiling brightly. The older give him a nod.

"That's right. Let's do it. I'll search the keys, you should check that we're alone and when we find the car, we need a route with as few cameras as possible", he said, adjusting his gloves and crouching next to the body. The keys would probably be in the inner breast pocket. It was the most typical place.

Takao stood up. Izuki followed his doings while searching the keys. The taller was frowning lightly and looked concentrated. His normally bright blue eyes flashed gold.

The Eagle vision. An extremely rare and valuable skill Izuki possessed. It provided him an incredibly wide field of vision, and allowed him to easily spot enemies among friends and the innocents. It had proved very helpful, when he climbed the ranks up.

But he was even better. Izuki had been very surprised when he first met Takao. He had been just a novice, though rapidly advancing one. And he had the same skill. He was sure that was the reason why he was made to act as Takao's mentor. Soon they had noticed it.

Izuki had to admit he had felt a small pang of envy back then, but it was something that couldn't be helped. Takao possessed even wider vision than him. They had decided to give it a different name. Hence, the Hawk vision.

"Did you find them?"

"Yes."

Izuki lifted the keys, allowing the other to see them. He nodded and came closer, picking up the body. The older gave the slightest smile.

"Let's go, Takao-kun. I'd like to get out of here soon."

"Yeah, me too."

How did you like it? Please review, nothing could make me happier~

Since someone must have thought it already: No. This is NOT Izuki/Takao (at least not as an actual pairing, there might be some hints though) (: There will be pairings later, not sure how major role they'll have or what they will be, you'll get to know later~