Chapter One

When I looked into the eyes of my target, he whimpered, knowing I would have no mercy, no sympathy for him. He would die, as punishment for his crimes. It would be a quick death, short and painless, unlike his murder and torture victims. His head was wanted in several nations.

As I slit his throat, I watched his misty eyes dull. I didn't notice the blood that had splattered onto my face. I never noticed anymore, after killing so many people, you just get used to it.

I scratched the back of my head as his lifeless body slumped over and yawned. Five missions in forty-eight hours takes away for your sleep, especially when the were nations away from home, if you could call it that. The thought of my warm and cozy bed had me sleepy, so I took out my calling card, a dark crimson rose, and placed it over his heart before I turned and walked away. Now, when his body was found, they'd know that it was Konaha's 'Dark Angel' who'd done the deed.

Dark Angel was the name I was dubbed about six months back when I joined the Anbu. I changed from saving lives to taking them. I'd became cold and heartless. I lost the ability to care. Soon after joining the Anbu, I raised through the ranks and finally became captain of squad one only after three months. Since, after all, I had nothing better to do with my my spare time, the time I hadn't devoted to the hospital or Anbu, I just trained until I passed out. I only got stronger and stronger.

I joined the Anbu when I finally realized something. When Karin came to Konaha She was trying her hardest to take my place, the worst part was she was actually succeeding. My had my friends, my job, even my tutor. She took them all away from me. No one tried to stop her. They even encouraged her to try for the Head Medic position I was after. The committee didn't choose her only because I was the one who had trained under Tsunade. Even though I was in the Anbu, I kept my position as Head Medic.

When she had first come her, I tried to be friends with her, but apparently she didn't like me because she thought I was going to try and take Sasuke away from her. She turned my friends against me, saying I didn't like her and I was mean to her. All kinds of bullshit. It made me mad. I despise the scheming bitch. And to top it all off, she found my asylum and took my old friends there. It was a small clearing next to a river and water fall in the forest. I used to go there when I needed to blow off some steam because the place always calmed me down.

I wanted to think about how they were treating me before I did or said something I would regret. They ignored me, put me off, and said I was jealous of her. That day I was never so mad in my life. Let's just say, the place got destroyed by my unnatural strength when I saw them there, having a picnic on a rare day off. They hadn't even invited me, and when I saw them all there I lost it. I don't even greet them when I pass them by on the streets anymore.

I sorta blame them for letting this happen. They let her take my place and thought I would just get over it since I was usually a pushover.

When I finally stood in front of Lady Tsunade, I was bored out of my wits end and tired to boot. I had to push my way past Shizune so I could report, not caring that Tsunade was currently in a meeting with several of my so called friends and the girl who had replaced me.

"I have finished all five missions. All targets are now deceased." Tsunade's look of disgust didn't phase me. I was still covered in the blood of my last victim, hence her look. After all, her policy was that we were to report to her as soon as we stepped foot into the village, so I didn't go home and clean up even though she implied that we needed to if the job got too dirty. Mine certainly was, but I really didn't care. "Anymore missions?" I asked in an uncaring voice.

"Iie." I nodded and watched a smirk appear on Karin's face. She wasn't going to get to me though.

"I shall be in my apartment sleeping if you need me." The you had better not was implied. I watched as Karin yawned with her left hand covering her mouth. I lifted an eyebrow at her action. If she honestly thought she could get to me by flaunting her engagement ring, she thought wrong. I turned around to slip silently out of the room only to hear my name slip out of Karin's mouth. I halted in my steps and turned back to her.

"What? If you don't mind, I'd really like to get some sleep." I was near to growling. She looked back at me innocently.

"Well, I was wondering if you would make it to the wedding." Her bright smile was begging to be slapped off. I shrugged.

"No, I have other plans."

"Can't you change them?" She was pleading. I knew the others didn't see through her act.

"Nope. I wouldn't even if I could." I smiled and saw a wonderfully acted out look of pain etch into her face. Immediately, the others were by her side, comforting her and glaring at me as if I'd done something wrong. Well it was sorta mean, but I knew she was faking. She was really happy I wasn't coming.

"You don't have to be mean to her." Hinata said, scolding me for making her best friend upset. I shrugged and turned to leave only to hear Ino mutter 'what a bitch' under her breath. I just smiled and left. I knew I wasn't going to regret my decision after all.

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