A/N: Damn it, this category is DEAD! Come on, guys (and girls), lighten up! Here's the next chapter

Claude slept better than he had ever slept since he escaped justice. He rubbed his eyes, and dressed in a t-shirt and some running shorts which he had bought at PLAYERBMP yesterday. He headed outside for a jog, making sure to conceal a pistol just in case he ran into some Cartel, who probably would be trying to fry his head on a burner on Catalina's orders.

He ran up the street and towards Belleville Park, when suddenly, as he neared the pond, he stopped. Two Mafia men were sitting by a bench, holding army-issue M16 assault rifles. Claude would have muttered "Shit" if he could have, and he quickly turned around the other way and jogged off, shaking his head. Three gangs were after him now, and he had to be especially wary in Portland now that he had killed Salvatore.

Shaking his head, he headed back to his apartment, dressed back in a jacket and jeans, and got into his Yakuza Stinger. He decided to drive over to Asuka for an early morning job.

Asuka was sitting at the table with Maria eating breakfast as Claude waited at the entrance of the condo. Asuka noticed him and waved for him to come inside. Maria smiled at him as he headed over to the table, taking a seat.

"Salvatore's death comes as pleasurable news; you're an efficient killer. I like that in a man." Asuka said as Maria rolled her eyes and shoved another mouthful of cereal into her mouth.

Asuka was stopped by the presence of a Japanese man who entered in the room. He bowed to Claude, and Claude returned the compliment.

"Ah, this is my brother Kenji." Asuka said.

"Asuka's got a little job for you, but when you're done, drop by my casino and we can talk." Kenji said, and he headed outside.

"Just like Kenji, always trying to play with my toys." Asuka said, smiling evilly. Maria rolled her eyes again.

"My police source indicates that the Mafia are watching our interests around the city in a bid to track you down. We cannot continue our operation until they are dealt with. Take out these spying fools and end this vendetta once and for all." Asuka said.

Shit, Claude thought. The Mafia had either just been curious, or they had seen him shoot the crap out of Salvatore with his sniper rifle. He brightened up a bit when Asuka walked across the room, and outside to a patio, and pulled open a door, heading inside. She emerged a minute later, carrying a silencer and a military-issue M16 assault rifle with a couple of boxes of clips to spare. She tossed the lot to Claude and Maria stared at her in utmost disgust.

"That'll do you enough firepower for this job. Our Yakuza informants have told us that there are two Mafia men stationed at the fountain by Belleville Park, many are at an apartment block across the street from my brother's casino; you'll recognise it easily enough. And another person is in a van near the newspaper offices." Asuka said.

Claude headed out, the M16 in his hand. He drove the Yakuza Stinger back to his safehouse to retrieve his sniper rifle, and decided to go to Belleville Park first, where he had spotted the Mafia men earlier in the morning. He parked on the street, and moved over to some bushes, before pulling out his sniper rifle. Zooming in the scope, he aimed at the melon of one of them. A crack, and the man was sent crashing down, blood spurting from his head. Screams echoed around the park. The second man jumped up, but he was quickly brought down by another crack of Claude's sniper rifle. Boom, headshot, thought Claude as he headed back to his Yakuza Stinger, intent to continue the killing.

He drove his Yakuza Stinger over to Kenji's Casino, parking it at the back, grinning to himself as he spotted a yellow Sentinel parked. He pulled out his M16, ducked behind a wall just outside the casino, and peered around for some targets. It didn't take too long for him to do so. He looked across the street and found himself facing a high building. He sneaked a look over the cover of the wall, and spotted a Mafia man looking outside from a window. He quickly jogged back to his car, and grabbed his sniper rifle.

He readied himself again as he slipped the silencer on the sniper rifle. He picked off the Mafia men that were more isolated than others. And then, he began shooting with deadly accuracy.

Click, Boom, Click, Boom, Click, and Boom. The muffled sound of the sniper rifle disguised its lethal power, as three men all slumped down, with blood pouring out of their heads, out of their stomachs, out of their decapitated arms. Two were sent flying backwards; one slipped over the edge of the window he was spying from and dropped down the building. The others dived back into their room, away from exposure to a hidden sniper. Too late. Claude had pegged another one as he dived sideways. Two Yakuza men had emerged from Kenji's Casino, AK-47s levelled at Claude. Claude put his hands up, and followed the men as they headed back in.

"What are you doing with that gun?" demanded one of the Yakuza men, pointing his assault rifle at him.

Claude pointed at his throat, and made a gun shape, making the point that he was mute. One of the men grabbed a sheet of Kenji's Casino paper and a pen, and Claude scribbled: "There are Mafia men spying at the apartment across the street. Asuka sent me to kill them."

A look of confusion went over the first man's face. He turned to the other person, and they began to speak rapidly in Japanese. Then, one of them walked out of the room, while the other one continued to point his AK-47 at Claude.

Kenji appeared a few minutes later, followed by the man. He took a look at Claude, and said:

"Yes, that's the one my sister sent to kill those spies." Kenji said.

Slowly, the man guarding Claude withdrew his weapon.

"And I'd say he'll need some more firepower…a rocket launcher perhaps?" Kenji said.

Claude's eyes widened in shock as the two men headed out of the room, returning with a rocket launcher.

"You can use this until you've eliminated those Mafia spies-I'll ring Asuka." Kenji said.

Claude was still stunned as the men carried the rocket launcher with him out of the casino. He heaved up the rocket launcher and aimed. The men had decided that the sniper was gone, and had gone back to their regular routines. Claude fired at a couple in windows next to each other, and a rocket flew towards its target. Moments later, there was a huge crash as chunks of metal dropped out, the windows shattered and the two men were incinerated in the blast. Quickly, Claude waited for the rocket launcher to cool down, quickly memorising the position of the last man, who had quickly ducked back again. But it was a rocket launcher this time, and the rocket whistled, giving a shattering blast and Claude was positive he heard a man yell from the direction of the building.

Claude quickly turned back, heaving the missile launcher over his back. He headed back into the casino, sweating slightly as he pushed the heavy weapon down.

"It's done?" Kenji asked.

Claude nodded, panting still, before he straightened up. He was about to leave when he remembered something about Japanese courtesy, and he had a feeling that Kenji was the person who believe in goodwill. Slowly, he bowed to Kenji, and the co-leader of the Yakuza smiled.

"Hey, drop by, I think I'll have some bigger work for you than I suggested at Asuka's condo."

Claude bowed again and walked out of the casino, heading back to his Yakuza Stinger, and driving off. According to Asuka, there was a van near the Liberty Tree office. Claude drove over there to have a look. Sure enough, there was a van parked, with two men sitting at the front, half-asleep.

And they're going to goddamn regret it, thought Claude. He pulled out his M16, and took cover behind his Yakuza sports car. Suddenly, there was a flurry of bullets, and the third explosion of the day turned the van into a burnt inferno.

Claude gave a satisfied sigh, but little did he know he still had a long way to go to bury Catalina, or maybe fit her with a nice new pair of shiny cement shoes. He drove off, thinking of the best ways he could kill her.

Shoot her in the face…decapitate her ass…place half the bombs at 8-Ball's on her body and detonate them…