A/N: Sorry for any and all delays in getting chapter two up. R&R. Dedicated to Katy.
Chapter Two
When he heard his phone ringing, the blind raven-haired male pulled it out of his pocket. His other hand was on his cane, absently standing still. He was in the middle of the sidewalk. It was late and he was one of the only people around, but that was thanks to Pein. At least the money he was getting was good, though. He then answered it.
"Hello?" He said into the phone. His voice was soft, polite.
"Itachi, it's Shiro."
The Uchiha rolled his eyes as he heard who it was. The only time he called was when Kuro had done something. Itachi was usually stuck cleaning up their messes and, to be honest, he was getting tired of it. He remained silent, however, waiting for the other male to continue speaking. This was how all their conversations seemed to happen. It was getting a bit old for him. If he had not been in the situation he was in, he would have quit, but Pein had threatened to kill Sasuke if he left again. He had no way of getting out this time.
Running a hand through his black bangs as he listened for Shiro to continue. For some reason, the male sounded like he was relunctant to tell him. That was unusual. The twins were rather chatty and for Shiro to be so quiet, it unnerved the younger male, just a bit.
"You there?" He asked after five full minutes of silence and the other male's quiet, distraught sighs.
"Yeah, I'm here," the other replied, sighing again.
"What is it? I don't have all night, you know."
Itachi began walking then. Pein must have gotten angry at the twins. That was the only reason he figured Shiro had called him, and whatever it was, the screw-up had been bad. He had been called, and when he was called, that usually led to bad things happening. He waited for another few minutes before Shiro finally began talking.
'About time,' he thought. The Uchiha was just about to hang up when Shiro started talking.
"A cop has the documents."
Those five words made Itachi stop walking. He gripped his cane tightly, eyes widening as he paled. How could a cop have gotten hold of the documents? The documents were compiled by Kisame, information about every member of the elusive Akatsuki. Last that Itachi had heard of them, Shiro had given them to Kuro to give to Pein. So, that explained why Shiro was so nervous.
"How the fuck did you manage to lose them?" he asked after a couple minutes.
"Kuro got arrested and had the files on him. The woman who caught him took the files. She still hasn't turned them in."
"I see. And what exactly do you want me to do about it?"
"Pein told me to call you in."
"I'll check it out tomorrow. See if I hear anything about her. I got to go now, though." With that, he hung up and slipped his phone back in his pocket. He had a feeling that tomorrow would be a very long day.