"Please, I really… I don't know anything! Please don't kill me!" A female's voice shrieked in a panic. She sat on the floor, bound to a radiator and looking up at the man that hovered over her.

"Are you sure? That's not what you told the Uchiha's…" The man gave her a knowing stare.

"I… I wouldn't betray Mr. Morino." The woman whimpered out as tears poured from her eyes. "Please, I swear!"

"My apologies… I seem to have let this carry on too long." The man stood up and pulled a knife, cutting the duct tape from the woman's wrist. He pocketed the knife in his white suede jacket and looked down at her expectantly. "Well, get up."

The woman stood and stared at the man before her. "T-thank y-you."

She walked past him and headed for the door that sat behind the man. She was lucky that he didn't kill her. The man that had held her captive was the top assassin in the Morino's family. There was a war between the Morino and the Uchiha families. The Uchiha's believe a mafia family should only consist of blood relatives and rule their city with an iron fist. The Morino's believed that if you pledged your loyalty and were worth their time, you could join their family and preferred making deals with their city. Both families ruled their cities… and their cities were right next to one another. The cities were growing in size and toward one another. A battle over territory began. Both families were too large to coexist together.

This woman had made the mistake of becoming involved with both families. She had become an informant to the Uchiha's about the Morino's. Unfortunately, someone had found out. She looked at the door as she grew closer to it. Her freedom and her survival lay beyond its threshold. Her hand rested upon the doorknob when she heard the man behind her clear his throat. She looked back at him just in time for the man to pull the trigger of the gun he held. The bullet hit her before she could even blink and she was dead before a single sound could be uttered from her lips. The woman's body toppled to the ground in a lifeless heap. The man sighed and put the gun back into its holster and proceeded to meander over to the door.

"I hate it when people lie to me…" The man grabs the woman's wrist and pulls her from the doorway.

Once the door is clear, he turns the doorknob and opens the door to leave. He looks at the two people that are standing outside the room, awaiting his exit. One stands with complete disinterest, it's a female with deep indigo hair tied up. She's scantily clad in a black dress with boots. Her style was always a little unusual, but she was the best person to dispose of any evidence. Her name is Anko Mitarashi. She looked over at the man with a wicked grin. The other person that was waiting has a bandana covering his head; his dirty blonde hair is almost shoulder length. He always carries a senbon in his mouth and has a complete lack of motivation in everything he does. He shifts from the wall and grabs his brown jacket; he's much more casual in jeans and a black T-shirt. His name is Genma Shiranui. They're the clean up crew for the Morino family.

"So… sounds like we have a body to dispose of." Anko says with a hint of cruel humor.

"Yes, you do." The man smiled some. "I'll leave it to you two."

The man left the room, pulling out his cellphone and hitting a speed dial. He placed the phone to his ear and listened to the dial tone. After a few rings, the call was answered. Another man's voice came through the line clearly and seemed rather happy to be receiving a call.

"Iruka?" The voice asked hopefully.

"Hey, Tenzou." A sincere smile formed on the murderer's lips. "Are you off work yet?"

"Yeah, wanna meet somewhere for dinner or do you want me to bring something home?" Tenzou asked.

"I was thinking of you bringing something home." Iruka answered. "I'm craving Italian tonight."

"Sounds good to me. Same thing as always?"

"Yep. I'll see you when you get home." Before Iruka could hang up he could hear another man's voice in the background of the call. "Tenzou, who's with you?"

"Oh, I'll tell you all about him when I get home." Tenzou whispered into the receiver.

"Alright…" Iruka chuckled.

The phone call was ended and Iruka pocketed his phone. He got into the car that was waiting for him outside of the large warehouse that he had killed the woman in. He sat in the passenger's seat and glanced over at the young man in the driver's seat. The driver had fallen asleep while he was waiting. He had a nasty habit of sleeping at inappropriate times and was notoriously lazy. However, his mind was what the Morino family needed. Shikamaru Nara was the family's strategist. He could read people and their actions like they were a children's book. So, Iruka clears his throat and Shikamaru shifts, waking up. He looks over at Iruka and wordlessly starts the car's engine. Shikamaru was never one to do anything without necessity.

He pulled out of the area and back onto a street. The drive back to the place that Iruka shared with Tenzou was silent. Iruka and Shikamaru were very comfortable with the silence. There was no need to speak. Iruka stared at the window of the car as street lights whipped by. He wasn't particularly thrilled with his career choice. He also hated hiding it from Tenzou, but it was better the other man didn't know. Shikamaru turned onto a familiar street and Iruka saw his townhouse come into view. Tenzou was just pulling in as well. Iruka felt himself relax and he smiled. Shikamaru slowed to a stop in front of the driveway.

"Thank you, Shikamaru." Iruka said as he unbuckled his seatbelt and opened his door.

"Right…" Shikamaru glanced at Tenzou, the man gave him a wave and he nodded back. Tenzou thought that he was Iruka's co-worker and they car pooled to work together.

"Perfect timing, Iruka!" Tenzou grinned. "You can open the door."

"Okay." Iruka chuckled and walked up to the door, Tenzou came to stand behind him. "In we go."

Iruka opened it and the two went inside. The two went into the kitchen and set up for dinner. Tenzou grabs a couple forks and they sit down next to one another. The two chat a little about the day and finally Tenzou's face breaks out into a bright grin. Iruka raises and eyebrow at him.

"Remember when I told you I would tell you about the guy I was with?" Tenzou said.

"Yeah." Iruka tilted his head to the left some with a smile.

"Well, his name's Kakashi Hatake." Tenzou said. "He's my assigned partner in the FBI. They hired me."

Iruka looked at Tenzou, his smile never faltered, but on the inside he knew that only trouble could come from dating an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

I'm such a loser!!

Sorry I've taken so long to come back with a story! I hope this one'll make up for it~