Eight in the morning Sakura was running through the park in her jogging outfit. She had her headphones in her ears and aviator style sunglasses were shielding her eyes from the sun. There were other people in the park. Other joggers and also dog walkers were passing by her and Sakura felt calm and happy. She was praying that no one would call her today since for Shizune it was court day.

That meant that Shizune had to be in court all day long and Sakura had to take everything what came in. After the „Tragic beauty" case she had time to relax and rest but found that to be a big mistake. Now she was hoping that she would get to work around ten and do paperwork all day and nothing else. However karma was a bitch.

She felt the familiar vibration of her pager in her jacket pocket and as she pulled it out she closed her eyes for a brief moment before opening them once more to take a glimpse of the screen. The familiar number made her grunt. She turned around and ran faster than before.

Naruto was looking around trying to spot Sakura's car. They had called her an hour ago but there was still no sign of her anywhere. Finally he saw the familiar Toyota pull up in the parking space in front of the building. When she emerged from the car Naruto spread his arms open:

"Sakura-chan finally, we have been waiting for you."

Sakura quickly walked to him and kissed him on the cheek and then followed him inside the fancy apartment building:

"I am sorry Naruto I wasn't home when you paged me."

"It's okay, let's go up and wrap this up." He smiled at her and led her through the lobby.

Sakura couldn't help but look around and gasp at the luxury surrounding her. The marble tiles, the velvet chairs and couches and the doorman who was dressed in a clean uniform made her feel like she was in another world. She knew that her surrounding would be nothing but top notch when she got the address. She then joked with Naruto while following him inside the spacious elevator:

"Hey, Naruto. How many years do you think we have to work our asses off to get here?"

Naruto grinned at her before replying:"More than you can count."

They rode the elevator until they reached the sixth floor and that's where they got off. Following Naruto down the hallway she greeted the police officers and crime scene investigators along the way. In front of the apartment door they met Sai.

Sakura felt that Sai needed more connection with society at some point. When he smiled it looked kind of forced and also he wasn't one for compliments:

"Good morning Sakura-san, you look kind of tired today."

Sakura's eyebrow twitched and for a moment Naruto feared that his friend who had the shortest temper ever would flip. Instead Sakura muttered:

"Thanks Sai that made my day."

She followed the two detectives in the apartment where she was met with a living room that was bigger than her bedroom and living room all together. She could see there was a party in here. There were champagne glasses and bottles everywhere. Trays with food were still lying on the tables and she could see streamers around the floor:

"Looks like some people were having fun last night." She said while following the two detectives closely behind

"Yeah but the fun went a little over board." Naruto added and stopped when he entered the bedroom.

Sakura's eyes fell on the master bedroom. The body of a young man lay on top of the burgundy red covers. She got closer and put her kit on the floor, her eyes not leaving the body for a moment. He was dressed in a white silk shirt and black pants. She could tell that they were pretty expensive. In the middle of his chest there was a bright red blood stain and a part of a champagne glass sticking out from the flesh and fabric.

"Three stab wounds to the chest. From the looks of it first one to the ribs, second one to the stomach and third one close to the heart." Sakura said while examining the cuts on the shirt.

She heard a notepad being opened and notes being scribbled so she continued to examine. She looked up to the open collar of his shirt and saw bruises around his neck:"It looks like they tried to strangle him first." She then took his arms and pulled up his sleeves only to find cuts and more bruises:"Poor guy. He tried to fight back."

"Sakura-san can you tell us the time of death?" Sai asked while looking up from his notepad

Sakura put down his arms back where they were. She could tell the exact time when she would examine the body at the morgue but now judging from the stiffness in his limbs she could roughly estimate it:

"I can tell you now that he died three or four hours ago."

Both detectives nodded and Sakura got up from her spot only to look at the face of the guy. He looked kind of familiar. The goatee and also his round face. She had seen this guy somewhere but couldn't remember where:

"Who is this guy anyway?" She asked the two detectives

"His name Hamaki Mimura, thirty-three years old he is the majority owner of one of the biggest security companies in Konoha." Naruto recited while looking in Sai's notepad.

Sakura then remembered and said in an energetic tone:"Now I remember. I read about him in the paper. His company got chosen to protect the some really important politician while he ran his campaign."

Both detectives looked at Sakura with a questionable look. She then asked in amazement:

"Honestly don't you read the news paper?"

Both of them shook their heads and as she was about to say something else she felt another vibration coming from the belt of her jeans. All three of them looked at the pager on her belt and she cursed the stupid devise Naruto laughed at her and then warned:

"Sakura-chan we called you first. You know what we say in Konoha police department."

"I know. I know "First call, first receive" she quoted while dialing the number on her cell phone.

Kakashi thought that today would be one of those days where he would sit as his desk all day doing paperwork or reading Icha Icha but he proved to be wrong. He wished Naruto and Sai good luck when they got called. And it was no longer than fifteen minutes when the phone on his desk rang. Now he was standing in an alley in one of the sketchiest districts of Konoha.

That part of Konoha was reserved for the yakuza and illegal busyness. Genma had arrived ten minutes before him and now both of them were leaning against the hood of their car drinking coffee and relaxing as were all the others. It was unusual for the medical examiner to be late, so all of the people on the scene were trying to figure out what to do:

"Where the hell is Shizune? I paged her like an hour ago." Genma grunted while looking around to see if he can spot the brown haired doctor somewhere.

"Relax, maybe something got in the way, maybe there is a traffic jam. There is a reasonable explanation for everything."

Just as Genma was going to say something else a very familiar Toyota parked right next them. Kakashi saw a very stressed and pissed Sakura picking up everything she needed and opening her door. Once she exited the car a few men applauded her that she was finally making an appearance.

"Oh my God stop clapping or I am leaving." She almost screamed at them and then eyed Kakashi and Genma who remained unfazed by her behavior:

"I thought you paged Shizune." Kakashi said to Genma pretending Sakura wasn't there

"Yeah I did." He replied with a smile confirming that the game was on.

Sakura put her hands on her hips and said with a smile but there was nothing nice in her tone:

"You know Shizune is in court today." The two men raised their eyes to meet her smirk:"She is going to be there all day long. You can wait for her until she finishes if you want. I will be taking my leave now."

She turned around and started walking back to her car but Kakashi grabbed her arm and turned her around so she can face him:

"Now now Sakura no need to be mean. We were just having fun."

For a moment Sakura forgot how to breathe. He was so close to her. If she leaned a bit she could place a small kiss on those seductive lips of his. She shook her head and went back to be mad hoping that he didn't notice the faint blush on her cheeks:

"Can we get going now? I have work to do for Naruto and Sai as well."

Kakashi let her go and smiled at the fact that the blush on her cheeks was still present, Genma however decided to ignore the little moment they had and walked in front of Sakura leading her into the dirty alley. But then he remembered and suddenly he turned around so fast that Sakura almost crashed into him:

"Who called first?" e demanded in a harsh tone

Sakura smiled at the little game and answered in a sweet voice:"Naruto and Sai."

Half of the people present grunted and some of them even cursed but then Genma said enlightened:"Yeah but I paged Shizune first. It had to take her time to page you. When did Naruto and Sai call you?"

"Eight o'clock." She said while crossing her arms in front of her chest and smiling

Kakashi looked at Genma expecting him to say the expected answer but Genma only dropped his head down which earned another series of grunts and curses. Then Sakura raised her voice so everyone can hear her while she was walking in the alley:"Sorry guys but you know the saying you have."

All of them said in one voice:

"First call, first receive."

Sakura smiled at the choir they made and then proceeded to examine her surroundings. From the top of the society chain she was now at the bottom. The alley was dirty and smelly. Trash bags filled with rubbish were everywhere. She walked in further and then noticed a pair of legs showing from a bundle of trash bags. She walked in closer only to discover the body of a young woman lying on the ground.

The woman was dressed in a low cut green dress. The whole dress was covered in jewels and every time the sun hit her body the dress would sparkle. Her legs were spread apart and wrapped around her ankle was a pair of matching green thongs. Next to her arm on the ground there was an empty syringe. The first thing that Sakura thought was that maybe the victim died of an overdose but the underwear didn't fit the profile:

"Rape?" she asked without taking her eyes off the body

"We were hoping you would tell us that?" Kakashi hummed behind her

Sakura took a UV light out of her kit and flashed it between the girl's thighs. She saw the white spots on her sticking out like a rash. She then put the light over her face but found nothing there. Sakura leaned closer to the lips of the girls and took a sniff.

There was no smell of poison and there was no semen on her face. She then looked the vein on the girls arm. It was bruised and dilated, there were also bruises that looked like a belt had been tied there but when Sakura looked around she found nothing that matched the bruises:

"Have you found anything like a belt or something?"

Genma asked around but no one found something even remotely close to a belt. After letting Sakura take her time with the body she stood up and took of her gloves. She then recited while staring at the ground:

"Death occurred five or six hours ago. The bruises on her arm tell me that she was trying to dose herself with some kind of drug. Judging by the lovely neighborhood we're in I can say that maybe its meth. I am not sure however if she was raped or she had consensual sex. I can say that after I do the rape kit back at the morgue."

Kakashi and Genma nodded and let the guys bag the body while escorting Sakura back to her car. While preparing to leave she said:"I have one gentleman and one tramp."

"Ladies should be first." Genma said while trying to sweet talk her so she would give them the results first but then she only winked at both him and Kakashi and she said:

"Yeah but the gentleman called first."