Vengeance

Chapter Two

-Ensnared-

A shadowed figure made its way through the shipyard, three other men following as they neared the meeting place. The night was a still one, not a cloud in the sky, and the only sound being that of the water, and an occasional moth hitting a light. The group slowed their pace as they neared a secluded area, with only one streetlight illuminating the opening.

He stopped and held a hand up, pulling out a flashlight and blinking it twice towards the other side. When three flashes greeted him in response, he relaxed, straightening and walking fully out into the light. "You got the shipment?" he asked casually, his men following him.

"You mean, do I have the shipment?" a voice responded, and out of the shadows walked a tall man with white and black hair, his grey eyes glinting deviously in the light. He was dressed in a navy blue suit, his hands in his pockets. "Yes, I do. But you won't be getting it tonight."

"What do you mean? Your Uchiha is supposed to give us two crates of weapons, as always." The leader said, beginning to tense, as did the others.

The man just chuckled, a smirk coming to his face. "I work for no Uchiha." Just as the words left the white haired man's mouth, he and his men were attacked by people leaping out of the shadows. He drew his weapon, intending to fire, but was brought to his knees, his hands restrained behind his back as the others were knocked unconscious.

He struggled in his captor's hold, his gaze shooting to the mystery man, who was slowly walking towards him, a shiny silver gun now in his hand. "Tell your boss he won't be getting his weapons today." the man said. "Or any other day, for that matter. They belong to us now."

"You'll pay for this! Nobody crosses Uchiha Noriaki and lives!" he shouted, glaring at the man as he tried to jerk from the man's hold once more.

The man's smirk widened, and he crouched slightly. "You know the saying, don't shoot the messenger? I hear he doesn't really follow that if the message isn't to his liking." He placed his hand on his captive's shoulder, almost comfortingly. "Before he kills you though, tell him that I said he and his associates should be a bit craftier, if he wants to keep up his perfect success rate. Well, I guess it's not so perfect anymore." The grey eyed man snickered, his men doing the same.

"Who are you?" he couldn't help but ask in slight awe, for nobody spoke so rudely of his boss and was as nonchalant as this man while doing so.

"Ryū Kai, the new mobster in LA." Kai said, before squeezing down on a nerve in the man's shoulder and knocking him out. He straightened then and sighed, putting his pistol back in his jacket. "Well now that that's over with, let's go." He sighed, now appearing bored.

"What about the others Boss? Should we eighty-six 'em?" one of the men asked.

Kai glanced around at the fallen group, before returning his steely gaze to his subordinate. "No. We will not be the ones to draw first blood. And they did nothing to instigate such an attack." He reached into his jacket pocket and took out a single white rose, kissing it before dropping it to the ground in front of the leader of the group they had ambushed. He turned to his men then. "Let's go." He instructed, walking back towards his car. "The others should have already made it back to base with the guns."

"Yes Boss." They said in unison, following him.

When they exited the docks, they each split up and got into two separate cars. The men in one, and Kai in his sleek black challenger. As he drove away from the shipyard, a smirk came to his face. He could just imagine the look on the haughty Uchiha's face when he discovered that his brand new, state-of-the-art guns were in the hands of a rival gang. One that he barely paid attention to. It was high time the Uchiha get more involved anyways, because Kai wanted to meet him. Because a man who could amass the level of hatred his boss had for him was definitely a man worth meeting.


"WHAT?" Noriaki shouted, glaring angrily at the nervous man before him, his comrades cowering off behind him a ways.

"The weapons…were stolen sir. We were ambushed." He repeated, trying not to appear as scared as he felt.

The dark haired man placed his hands on his desk and rose slowly, his hateful gaze only intensifying. "So you let…a bunch of punk ass little hoodlums…steal my family's merchandise?" Noriaki exploded again.

"They weren't normal punks!" one of the men in the back of the room said.

The man in the front nodded. "Their leader was dressed in a suit like the ones you wear, and it was all really planned out. He even told me a message to give you before he knocked me out."

Noriaki let out a low growl, digging his nails into the wood of his desk. "Well?"

He began to fidget, licking his lips as he recalled the words. "H-he said…that you and y-your associates should be craftier…and that from now on, you won't ever be getting your weapons." He said, slowly scooting away from his boss' desk. "He also made a joke…about ruining your perfect record." His eyes widened at the anger he could see on the Uchiha's face. "I might be getting it wrong!" he squeaked, ducking as a paperweight was thrown at him.

"Get out you imbeciles and bring me my sister!" he yelled, breathing harshly as he tried to reclaim his fury. They all ran out as fast as possible, slamming the door in the process. When he was finally alone, Noriaki slid back down into his chair running his hand down his face. He picked up his phone and hit the call button before lifting it to his ear.

It rung a few times before a familiar voice picked up. "Sanosuke." Noriaki spoke lowly. "We have a problem."


Sanosuke gripped the wheel of his Camaro, his knuckles turning white from the strength behind it. "This is not acceptable Nori." He growled. "Rest assured I will go over the security videos from last night and see what happened. And I will come up with a better way for our transactions to be held in the future." He paused as his brother said more things in his ear. "Don't tell me how to do my job! Maybe you should do yours and actually get some better goons that will be on time!" he shouted into the phone, before closing his eyes momentarily and taking a deep breath. "Look, there's no point in yelling at one another-" he was cut off when his car jerked.

His forest green eyes widened as he slammed on his breaks, a curse leaving his mouth, since he'd just hit someone's corolla. He sighed, motioning to the woman driving the car to pull in to the gas station on the opposite corner of the intersection. Seeing her nod, he returned his attention to his brother, who was asking him what was wrong. "Nori, I'm going to have to call you back. Something's come up." He said, hanging up the phone as he pulled into the gas station. He parked next to the car he'd hit and got out, walking back towards the rear of her car to assess the damage, not even waiting for her to get out and join him.

The door opened and the first thing he heard was her angry, but sweet voice. "Are you insane?" she demanded, stomping up to him angrily, though her angry was more adorable than threatening. She was a slender, willowy woman with gorgeous blonde locks that cascaded around her, stopping around her waist. She had on a black dress that was strapless and tight around her torso before fanning out from her waist down, stopping just before her knees. Underneath, she wore a long sleeved, white shirt and black flats on her feet. "You can't just merge like that without looking." She scolded, sounding just like a school teacher. "Just because you drive a fancy car and have some five hundred dollar suit, doesn't mean you can just do whatever you want! You got it?" she huffed, placing her hands on her hips as she stopped in front of him.

Sanosuke looked up at her, his deep gaze meeting her light amber one. He blinked, struck by how beautiful she truly was. He'd only ever seen such perfection on his mother and sister before. "I know, I was distracted." He told her, reaching into his back pocket to grab his wallet. "I'll pay for everything, so you don't need to worry about insurance claims or anything."

She blinked, seeming a bit taken back. "Wait…really?" she asked.

"Of course." He smirked, opening his wallet and pulling out one of his business cards. "Just give me a call once you figure out how much it will be to fix everything, and I'll send you a check." He said, holding his card out to her.

She took the card, giving him a disbelieving glance. "Yeah so I just call and you'll give me a check, why do I seriously doubt that."

He placed his hand on the back of her car and leaned towards her, setting his other hand on his hip. "You want my information just in case?" he asked.

"Well it would make me feel much better about the whole thing." She admitted.

He arched a brow. "You're not going to fake all these injuries once I give you my proof of insurance, are you? Because the last person who did that…well, let's just say things didn't end up the way they thought they would." He smirked, seeming to be laughing at his own private joke. "And I'd hate for that to happen to someone as cute as you."

The blonde arched a delicate brow, "Someone really did that to you?"

Sanosuke lifted a shoulder in a shrug. "People get greedy when they find out how wealthy I am." He told her. "That's why I don't usually exchange insurance, I just pay for everything."

"I guess that is smart." She sighed. "Though now that I know I might bang my car up a bit more and get a nicer one." She laughed, now smiling.

He chuckled. "That might work, except I'm going to take pictures of our cars, just to be on the safe side. I like to be thorough."

"You don't trust me?" she gasped, looking offended, though she couldn't hide her smile. "I'm a kindergarten teacher. If you can't trust me, who can you trust?" she smirked.

"Nobody, I suppose." The ebony haired man said, a smile coming to his face. He was really enjoying his conversation with her. She was so witty and cute. Suddenly his mother's words came back to him, and a contemplative look came to his face. "Would you be interested in going to dinner with me?" he asked.

The blonde blinked, staring at him for a while before a small pink blush came to her cheeks. "You want to go on a date?" she asked, wanting to verify.

"Yes." He nodded. "I realize it's a bit sudden, and under abnormal circumstances, but I kinda like you. You're witty, and you have this glow…" he appeared uncomfortable then as he placed his hands in his pockets. "It sounds stupid now that I'm explaining it." he said, glancing off.

Her smile returned, offering her hand out to him. "No it doesn't…my name's Talia by the way."

He looked back at her. "Sanosuke." he said, shaking her hand and giving her a hesitant smile.

"Well I would very much enjoy going to dinner with you. So…um…should I give you my number?" she asked, but then lifted the card. "Or I guess I have yours…" she blushed, looking at the name on the raised letters. Her heart almost stopped and she visibly paled.

He blinked. "Is something wrong?" he asked, confused.

"Um…" she swallowed, shaking from her stupor before she met his gaze once more. "No. I'm fine." Talia nodded.

A frown came to his face. "Is it because of what I do?" he wondered, since it did say his company name and position on his card. "Because I can assure you, everything I make is for the government, to better protect our soldiers."

"I think we both know that that is a huge load of crap Mr. Uchiha." The blonde frowned, holding her hand out to him once more. "Well, it was a pleasure. I will call you with the numbers."

His frown deepened, and he shook her hand. "Alright." he said, masking his disappointment as they parted ways and he got back in his car. He let out a sigh, backing out of his space and getting out of there as quickly as possible. "Stupid." He said under his breath, feeling like a complete idiot now. Of course she wouldn't want to go on that date anymore, she was probably some lobbyist that hated guns. Meaning he was the worst person on the face of the earth right now.

He just shook his head. And yet his mother didn't understand why he wasn't in a relationship.


Talia pulled up to a brown strip mall, parking and getting out of the car as fast as possible. She hurried to the door of one of the offices and unlocked it before disappearing inside. Once she was inside she took off towards the back, bursting into another room with two men inside. "Kai! Hideaki!" she called, getting the white haired man's attention, as well as the brunette beside him, his fuchsia gaze meeting hers.

"What is it?" Kai asked, standing from his seat. "Did something bad happen?" he asked, worry written all over his brow.

"I was in a fender bender!" she announced.

The brunette was up in a second. "What?" he demanded. "Are you alright?"

Talia nodded. "The person who hit me was Uchiha Sanosuke!"

"You want me to kill him?" the white haired man asked. "Rough him up a little? I can get the blueprints to his office, no problem." He said.

"No!" she huffed, giving him a small glare. "He asked me out."

Hideaki blinked. "Like a date?"

"Yes like a date, what other thing is there?" Talia grumbled.

Kai raised a brow. "So…what did you say?"

The blonde seemed a bit confused. "What do you mean?"

"You know…" Hideaki continued. "Your answer."

"Oh." Talia paled a bit. "I…I didn't give one."

"Why not? If you had said yes, I bet you could've gotten some information out of him." Kai said.

"You think so?" she wondered aloud.

Hideaki gave her an odd look. "You mean you didn't think about it yourself? What's gotten into you?"

Kai walked over to her and examined her features. "She doesn't appear like she's disoriented." He said, holding a hand up to her forehead. "And she doesn't have a fever."

Talia bat his hand away and gave him a threatening glare. "There's nothing wrong with me. Before I realized who he was I might have been a bit taken with him."

"Oh ho ho." He smirked. "Those famous Uchiha good looks got to you eh? Don't worry, I won't think any less of you." he teased.

"That's not it!" she declared, avoiding their gazes.

Hideaki appeared confused. "But you hate Uchiha's." he stated.

"No, I hate a certain Uchiha and possibly may have channeled that to all before this moment." She clarified.

Kai arched a brow. "So you…like him?"

"How can I like him? I just met him. Plus he's an Uchiha." Talia explained.

"But you don't dislike him."

She shook her head. "I simply find him attractive is all."

Hideaki sighed. "I think it's a bad idea."

"One date couldn't hurt." Kai shrugged, though he also seemed unsure about it. "I mean, she could still get some juicy stuff out of him if she plays her cards right."

"Which is the only reason I will be going out with him." Talia said, placing her hands on her hips.

"Awesome." Kai said, clapping his hands together and rubbing them. "Those guns we took are amazing, by the way. They work better than anything I've ever seen."

"That's good news." She smiled before going over to her desk. "This could all work out, if I get close to Sanosuke I can begin to control him. I'll just confirm our date when I call him with the car charges. It's perfect."

Hideaki shook his head. "Still a bad idea."

Kai sat back in his seat once more. "If you're so worried just tail them on their date and keep an eye on her." he suggested.

"If you do that, I will shoot you myself." Talia growled, crossing her arms angrily.

"Alright, alright." The brunette raised his hands in a placating manner. "I won't."

"So you're going to be armed when you go out with him?" the white haired man asked, just to be sure.

Talia shook her head. "I don't think that would be a smart idea."

Kai frowned. "I don't know if I'm comfortable with you going out without some way of protection." He said. "Please just let one of us tail you, or wear a wire…or something."

"Well that's too bad." The blonde smirked. "I can take care of myself and that's the end of the discussion." She ordered, shooing them away with her hand. "Now leave, I have things to take care of."

Hideaki sighed and headed out, Kai shortly after. "This is a bad idea." The brunette grumbled.

"Me either." Kai agreed. "If her relationship with the Uchiha progresses past this one date, I'm going to start keeping tabs on her. I know she can take care of herself, but I don't think she fully grasps how dangerous he is."

"She's too innocent, even for someone as twisted as she is. She needs to know all Uchiha are dangerous." Hideaki agreed.

"Exactly." The white haired man nodded. "Well I'm gonna go run some errands and make sure everything is set up for the next heist. So I'll see you later."

"See ya." Hideaki waved before heading off himself. One thing was for sure, this had disaster written all over it.