Thanks for the reviews. I appreciate it. FloralLover, I wanted Yokozawa to be more of the seme once he accepted his feelings for Kirishima. Though I can see them switching roles from time to time. :)

Rapture took hold of the older man as he watched, Takafumi bring his own legs over those strong shoulders. Those gray eyes, even grayer, as his desire had him lining up his own manhood against his readied section. Zen couldn't stop staring at this man as he first thrust himself inside of him.

"Shit!" This was even more than he had ever imagined already as, Zen was met with another thrust.

Takafumi was indeed possessed as he watched that wavy hair just bounce with each movement. Enjoyed how those stomach muscles flex and unflexed with each action. Most of all it was those eyes and that mouth. That overconfident bastard was sexy as all hell, and now he was all his.

Zen opened his mouth up against another loud moan only to be met by, Takafumi's lips against his. His hands cupped against that strong jaw as he wrapped his legs around that waist.

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Tapping almost mindlessly on the steering wheel, the stranger stared up at, Onodera's apartment knowing that it still wasn't time to make his move. He was informed to hang back by his superiors until the next chess piece came into play.

Onodera Ritsu. A born rich boy who decided to go out on his own due to not enjoying what his parents had to say. He smirked actually admitting he can see why he left them to do his own thing.

The guy wasn't like a model or anything that should go into fashion magazines, but the stranger enjoyed the way, Ritsu looked. Sweet slim lithe body. It made him wonder how flexible he truly was. That pretty hair. Those large green eyes. The stranger smirked once more even as he thought about visiting that sap, Haitani for a stress reliever.

Scratching his chin due to the fabric covering his face to obscure his identity to anyone else, the stranger suddenly thought how, Ritsu lucked out on meeting up with, Takano in the first place. He was always the one that the high priced clients wanted to go to first. He was a legend in their own industry. An industry that never tattled on another to the authorities unless you wished to have the largest hit set upon you.

Takano was the slyest one with top notch sniper skills for someone who never attended the military. His intelligence had always led him in and out of any situation possible, but this time it seemed that being so close to, Onodera was clouding him. Just clouding his judgement skills.

Though in truth, the stranger could understand. Ritsu is a very pleasant distraction indeed.

Cursing at himself for being careless with his knife, the stranger moved to retrieve it off the floor when he heard two cracks above him. His attention diverted up to bullet holes in the back and front windows. Seeing the deadly appearance of Takano himself, the stranger decided to engage as he grabbed his kama weapon.

Emerging from the vehicle, the stranger eyed Takano with the same intense glare that, Takano was doing himself. Showing his chosen weapon, he hoped that the assassin wouldn't disappoint.

Takano didn't as he brought forward his own kama. Black as night and something that he had to admit was far more lovelier than his own. The question was if he could use it.

"Such a coward in not showing your face." Takano didn't even want to muse this. His hatred was trying not to spew. He couldn't afford to lose focus.

"How does Onodera taste?" The stranger taunted while he positioned himself. "I'm quite curious."

Takano refused to raise to the bait. "Why him? He's innocent."

"We know. He is still quite tasty."

"You killed his own father-in-law."

The stranger grinned. That he knew, Takano could see. "His fault for getting in the way. I was simply there to grab what I wanted."

"You just want him only." Takano figured even if he had no true clue why. Thing is he didn't want to question him on why truly unless he had him captured.

No words were said as the stranger went for the first strike.

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Zen heard alert texts happening off his own phone until one tone made both men pull apart to cover their ears while gritting their teeth. This one had him scrambling from under, Takafumi to pull up an image. "Cameras now! Takano has engaged him."

"Fuck." Takafumi scrambled for his clothes as he tossed the other clothes to Zen. Rushing to the other room where he knew where the laptop was he returned to pull up the secured server. "Shit." He breathed out.

Zen was pulling up his pants as he viewed the screen. Takano truly had more of an ease about him when it came to his fighting style at times, but it was not to be mistaken. "We should head down there now."

No words were uttered as he kept the laptop with him knowing he was riding shotgun. Takafumi only had to hope that Takano was the one to show up this asshole. That person had to be put down.

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The slice effectively went into the man's side, but it wasn't a kill shot. Takano just did enough to make him bleed and weaken him enough as he slowly positioned himself. This other assassin was far more brasher it seemed in terms in how he acted, but Takano wasn't fooled. He was intelligent enough to do enough on his own against the many. Still, Takano could do the same.

Suddenly the man came at him far faster and flashier than before as, Takano worked to block him. The temptation to rip that thing that guarded his identity was great, but he knew it would be faulty even as a slice to his own arm was felt.

The stranger laughed mockingly even as, Takano hit him in the chin with the hilt of the kama. "Fuck you are exciting to fight. Better than that little shit you sent on that errand before." Still not a rise out of the other man. Not even any trace of emotion in those eyes. "Perhaps after I win this then I'll just head up there to introduce myself better to, Onodera. I can imagine those large green eyes looking up at me as I fuck him hard."

Not rising up to the bait, Takano brought his free hand to swipe the blood from his wound to place it in his mouth. "Você é patético." He commented in Portuguese before making his next move against the male.

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Up in his apartment, Ritsu had to chance to look outside. He just had to. He was curious on what was happening as he carefully glanced out to see, Takano in a full fledged fight with the one in black. His senses went on high alert as he clutched the nearest thing to him for comfort. In spite of his anger for Takano at the moment, Ritsu still loved him.

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Raising his eyes up at the approaching car, the stranger just grimaced at the sight even as, Takano delivered another blow to him. His eyes teared up slightly at the pain he was under. Felt his weapon too entangled now with that of the other's in order to know that, Takano was the winner of this round.

There it was, the weakness. Takano could now see some of the outlines of the other man's eyes to know that if he saw them again, he would indeed know it was him. "Got you." He whispered.

Those eyes were going into his own soul as the other pulled his knife out to slash him in the side. Hearing the doors closing and seeing the familiar sight of, Yokozawa and Kirishima step out, the stranger had one chance. He quickly pushed Takano away to throw yet another hidden weapon towards one of the other men.

"Takafumi!" Zen called out.

Gritting his teeth, Yokozawa raised up his own weapon as the door slammed to the black vehicle before firing off a shot as the car tore off. When Zen came up to him along with, Takano he just shook his head. "I'm fine. We have to get him now."

"Stubborn ass, but he's right." Zen pushed Takano a bit away. "Tend to your injuries and I'll tend to him. We'll try to catch up to him."

Taking a heavy breath in before releasing it, Takano turned his head up towards Ritsu's place.

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Hearing Takano on the other side of the door, Ritsu opened up to gasp at the blood that was on the side of him along with some blood at his arm. "We should get you to the hospital." He said as he pulled him in. Locking up the door, Ritsu then dragged him to the bathroom. "Where else did he get you?" It was then that he noticed more tears to his clothing.

"You oughta see the other guy." Takano mustered out as he went past him quietly into the bathroom.

Sighing quietly, Ritsu left to his bedroom to see if he had anything to fit him. So he went through his drawers until he found something decent. Something he never got a chance to tailor to himself yet. So heading back to the bathroom there was, Takano just sitting there only in his underwear appearing like an intent tiger.

"I found something for you to change into." He said before going to grab his first aid supplies.

Takano observed while Ritsu set to work applying the antiseptic along with the bandages on him. They weren't as deep of cuts like the ones he did of that man out there. Still, Takano was on edge as his hand went out to go under, Ritsu's chin. "My home offers far more protection for you than here. I can drive you to work. It would be no problem."

Getting up to wash his hands, Ritsu then turned to him. "No thank you. I just can't. I don't trust you."

Reaching out to take his hand, Takano made sure to close the door partially. "And yet you want to trust this guy in not coming back for you? You are the guy he wants. I don't know why, but you are, Ritsu."

Conflicting emotions continued to stir as another knock on the door was heard. "Who now?"

Putting on the clothes that he was being lent, Takano grabbed his weapon to go over to the door to check. Relaxing a little, he opened it up to allow, Kirishima and Yokozawa in. "Guys, first of all there is a baby sleeping in the place. Second of all, did you kill the bastard?"

Yokozawa sniffed the air as he decided to stick near the door. "I wish. No he gave us the slip."

Kirishima looked beyond Takano towards, Onodera. "You really should head yourself to a much safer place. An apartment such as this is not safe from someone like that." Pointing to, Takano he added. "Look at him. He is never injured when he actually faces down someone before."

Hearing his phone vibrating, Ritsu cursed under his breath. "Who now?" Storming off he picked up his phone to glance at the i.d as 'Unknown.' He breathed out heavily as he answered it. "Hello?"

"Glad that you answered." The voice purred over the line. "Before you respond I sincerely beg for your child's life for you to consider him. Refuse to go with them. If you do, well then, I'm not responsible to what will happen to that beautiful child of yours." There was a pause as he snickered over the line. "You do know he looks so innocent through my scope, don't you?"

Eyes wide, Ritsu's heart beat erratically. "What if they force me?"

"If they do then it is their funeral after all. Still I will know if you go with them willingly." Ritsu could hear an audible click over the line. "You have a nice voice, Onodera. Perhaps inform them that Nara would be taking care of your precious son tomorrow."

He was shaking as he heard the men still whispering in his hallway. Ritsu had to think. "What do you want with me?"

"Many things, but right now I need you to do this for your son." The phone shut on that end leaving, Ritsu breathless.

Takano felt it in the air as he spotted the tension in, Ritsu's shoulders. Coming over he snatched the phone from him to see that an unknown caller contacted him. Grabbing his hand he had forced him towards the bedroom before, Ritsu could stop him.

"I can't. He's gonna kill Tama. I can't, Takano." Ritsu grabbed his shirt collar to make him understand. "Please."

"I'm staying here then." Seeing the alarm in those arms, Takano had to clench his jaw. "I'm staying on the couch so you can be comfortable away from me. I know you hate me now."

Ritsu was more conflicted though. He hated him. He loved him. He trusted him. He didn't. He wanted to hurt him for betraying him. He wanted to kiss him for protecting his little family. "I don't care about me right now. I care about my son. He has a gun aimed on him now."

His eyes now wide, Takano rushed out of there to inform the others. With that they both left to find the bastard. As for himself, he went into the nursery to see that the curtains weren't fully drawn. So he carefully went over to draw them more in before removing Tama carefully from there, crib and all, to move to Ritsu's room.

"Tama." Ritsu breathed out as he went to sit on his bed to place his hand on the side of the crib. His sweet baby boy. "Thank you."

"Anything for you." Was all Takano said as he moved out of the bedroom.

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The Stranger winced at the pain that continued to grow in him from the slashes that were made. He honestly should of left to tend to his wounds, but his pride prevented him from doing so. Though as he saw how the curtains closed all the way, he knew it was time to definitely leave once the other two left that apartment.

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Lifting his phone up to his ear, Takano spoke softly into it. The man got away. The constant murmur inside of his head as he cursed away brought him to a stand still as he wandered to the bedroom to see that, Ritsu went to sleep. It surprised him really as he wandered back to the living room to sit back down.

"Go home and rest. I'm staying here to watch over them." Takano whispered almost too slowly. "No I'll be fine. This is just taking more out of me due to the nature of the beast." Listening to Kirishima speak some more, Takano finally hung up as he began to wander around the small apartment to arm the place in case the ass made a small appearance.

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Haitani was startled up by a strong slam against his door. Moving towards it in a cautious way before glancing out the peep hole, Haitani opened it up to gasp at the sight of his lover even as he wandered into his own home.

"I'm gonna clean up." Was all he said as he moved to the bathroom. "I need fresh clothes."

Blinking his eyes in a dumbfounded way, Haitani did just that before rushing towards the bathroom to be hauled into the shower with him. "You need medical attention."

"Fuck that shit. I just need this."

Feeling his clothes being taken off, Haitani felt himself hoisted up, and pushed into a bit too forcefully. Crying out in pain, Haitani met the eyes of his lover as he glared at him. "It hurts."

"I was afraid I wasn't going to see you again. Forgive me for this." The stranger insisted to carve away that whimpering voice. When Haitani began to give up and moan out his own lust, the stranger knew he won even as his blood mixed with the water below.

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Coming out of his bedroom, Ritsu paused to study Takano lying on the couch. He crept closer towards him to the point that those eyes opened up with feral alertness. "I got hungry."

Takano watched him from where he was preparing something in the kitchen. No offerings of food, but he got up anyhow to go in there to see that it was merely a sandwich he was preparing. "Do you have enough for me?"

Nothing was said as Ritsu prepared a sandwich for him as well. After it was done, Ritsu and himself ate quietly. With all the time they have known one another they always had something to say.

Now there was just silence.

Finishing up his food, Ritsu cleaned up before he felt himself lifted up on the counter. "Takano. No." He pushed against him as lips claimed him.

Pulling away, Takano was out of his mind. "Call me by my given first name. Please." Kisses him. "Come and stay at my house where it is safe." Kisses him again. "If anything were to happen to you and Tama..." He would die if something were to happen. "Please."

Hearing Tama begin to cry in his bedroom, Ritsu had to excuse himself. Still he had enough time to tell him; "I do appreciate you protecting us. It is just that I'm not ready to trust you again right now."

It felt like a stab to his heart hearing that. It had Takano bent over on the counter panting.

Fuck the alerts from hell. My girlfriend is partially deaf so she has to use devices and stuff in order to be able to hear. Sometimes it is fine, but other times she needs it to be loud. It starts off normal, but once you ignore them long enough that is when it screams at you. This why I thought about that one part when Yokozawa and Kirishima were still getting it on.

Also Takano told the Stranger, "You are pathetic" in Portuguese. My girlfriend always mutters that out whenever someone frustrates her to no end. Don't worry, she isn't an assassin, but her and Takano's birthday aren't that far apart. ;)