Oh my goodness! Typos are my nemesis... I hate them with a burning passion. I want to go ahead and thank all of those who reviewed! THANK-YOU! :) It made my day to know that you liked it. Also thanks to all of you who put this story on your alerts. You guys are awesome. However, I'm going to warn you now, I'm not really the most constant of authors. I'm going to try my best to atleast have some semblance of consistency from here on out, but I make no promises. Anyways, without further ado, let's start the chapter, ne?

- Pain's Rebel Angel ;)

'Thoughts'

'Inner/Demons'

"Normal"

(Anything else that I'm forgetting there will be a pattern so you'll know it when ya see it :P)

Issues

Sakura's POV

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Fuck the color red. All things represented by red are problematic. Blood, anger, and so on... But his hair is red so... Maybe the color red doesn't have as many issues as I thought. - Sakura

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"Haruno," I hear a voice call from the doorway.

"Yeah," I said, not even bothering to look up from the text in the book I was reading.

"You were summoned."

"Ugh," I groaned, getting up from my seat, and looking toward the guy.

"I'll be ready in just a moment, Neji. Any clue what for," I ask him while moving to the closet and throwing on a presentable shirt over my tank top.

He shrugged and leaned against the door frame his pearl-like eyes looked at me lazily. While buttoning my black shirt, I studied him closely. He looked entirely too relaxed with a simple white button-down shirt, ironed black slacks, and his long dark hair back in its usual low tied style.

"You're off tonight," I observed.

He nodded. "Yes, I am. Renji is on the wall right now, while Kō will be taking his shift in about an hour."

"Who's watching the cameras," I ask.

"Hoheto."

I nodded at the information. "So," I say playfully, "Taking Tenten out?"

"Haruno, focus. Let's go," Neji said rolling his eyes, and leading the way to Hiashi's study.

"I've got it from here," I tell him as we arrive at the doors. "Go get your woman Hyuga." I gave him a wink before turning to knock.

"Enter," I hear Hiashi call.

Opening the door I walked into the room, and silently shut it behind me.

"You needed me?"

"Yes," Hiashi turned away from the window. "There is a matter for you to attend to tonight. I need you to kindly talk to Shin. He's been acting out of character as of late, and it's enough to warrant some suspicion. Also, the deadline for his delivery has passed."

The exaggeration of the word, 'kindly,' was not lost on me. "Yes, sir."

Hiashi nodded and waved his hand, telling me that I was free to leave. As I turned to go, I noticed a shadow of a person in the corner.

"Say, Hiashi... What does it say about us that we send a pink haired girl to put a subordinate into their place," said the shadow, as it moved into the light.

"Are you questioning my decision Hizashi," I heard the elder of the twins ask, his voice deceptively calm.

"No, brother."

"Good. Besides, Sakura is perfectly capable of doing this task, just as she has many times before."

With Hizashi successfully silenced, I brushed past him without a glance back. Moving swiftly back down the halls to my room, I sighed tiredly. 'No rest for the wicked I suppose,' I thought to myself slightly irked. Not only was this little impromptu task interrupting my studying, but it was also going to screw with my sleep. I stepped through the door into my room, and shut it behind me locking it. I quickly stripped off my clothes, changing into khaki slacks and a maroon turtleneck shirt with sleeves stopping at my elbows.

'Playing dress up to go beat somebody into submission. The irony.' I pulled my hair back and twisted it into a clip. 'But of course while representing the Hyuga one must, I suppose. Mafia standards and what-not.'

I walked across the room to my desk, and began folding the maps I had been pouring over earlier that afternoon due to territory disputes. I placed them into a drawer in my nightstand, and pulled a pair of fingerless gloves from atop my dresser. After sliding on the gloves, I slip into a pair of heels, and move back to my desk pulling out a hand gun and an ankle holster. Finally, I walked back to my bedroom door, and unlocked it. I walked out, shutting my door behind me, and made for the stairs. I quickly grabbed a pair of keys and walked out the door heading for the garage.

Finding the car that the key belonged to, I climbed in and hit the garage opener. The car purred to life as I turned the ignition, and I was soon out of the Hyuga estate speeding into downtown Konoha.

After making a few calls, I finally located Shin. As I pulled into a trashed parking lot, I felt my lips curl into an involuntary sneer as I realized where I was. 'Just can't catch a break can today, can I,' I thought disgusted. 'God, just another reason to hate that sniveling asshole.' I looked at the sign atop the building just a little longer, trying to resist the urge to bash my head against the steering wheel. Steeling myself, I took a deep breath and exited the car. My steps were steady, swift, and purposeful as I walked into the brothel.

The smell is what hit me first when I came through the door. The smell of sweat, sex, and smoke. The next thing that registered, was the fact a girl roughly about my age latched herself onto my arm. She was shorter than me by a couple inches and had long ginger hair.

"Do you need some company," she whispered into my ear, and blew on it gently.

I tried not grimace, but failed. I quickly hid it though. "No thank-you. Though, I am looking for someone. He's about five foot ten, and has dirty blonde hair."

The girl frowned. "You're not an upset girlfriend, are you?"

I raised an eyebrow, otherwise keeping a blank face. "No."

She shrugged. "You never know. Still, we aren't supposed to share information on clientele."

Sighing I turned to her, pulling a couple bills and handing them to her. "Trust me, you don't want to be involved in what he's mixed up with, girl," I told her trying to persuade her.

Her eyes widened slightly. "That bad, huh? Last I saw, he was headed upstairs with Hana and Kin."

I nodded and started up the steps, taking them two at a time. About halfway up, I felt the girl following behind me, probably going to make sure her friends are gonna be okay after my ominous warning. When we reach the top, I start opening doors and scanning the rooms. On the fourth try, we finally found Shin.

I silently slip into the room and gently rouse the girls. After getting them off the bed and into the hall, I promptly turned to the bathroom, and filled a bucket with cold water. I marched back over to the bed, and slung the bucket's contents onto Shin's sleeping form. He bolted upright while sputtering. Annoyed, I threw the empty bucket onto his head.

"Good. Now that you're awake, we can leave. Get up and get dressed, Shin," I told him, letting a hint of amusement show in my voice.

Shin ripped the bucket off his head, glaring at me. He looked like he was about to say something to me before he took my appearance in fully. Shin's eyes widened in realization, and he gulped. I watched as his face paled.

"Yes? Do you have something to say," I asked as my lips tilted into a small smirk.

He shook his head slowly. "No, not really."

"Smart decision," I say to him as I turn to walk from the room. "Get dressed. We're going for a drive, and we're going to have a nice chat."

And with that statement hanging in the air, I left the room. The two girls from the room were still in the hall along with the girl from downstairs. 'Better make sure he didn't do something to scar them or something,' I think to myself. Sighing for what felt like the fiftieth time, I approach the group.

"Are you two fine? He didn't do something utterly stupid did he," I question them quietly addressing the two girls he had with him first.

"H-he wasn't a-a com-complete asshole... H-he w-was just r-rough," the shorter of them spoke.

My mind automatically is reminded of Hinata as I look at this girl. Her calm yet nervous demeanor is just like my best friend's, as is her stuttering. Granted Hinata doesn't stutter as much anymore, and not really ever while she's around me. She is still soft spoken though.

Looking at her, I gave her a quick assessment with my eyes. She was thin, (not enough to be concerned about, but she could certainly stand to gain a few pounds,) and had short blonde hair. She carried herself humbly, and it was endearing to me because it reminded me of Hinata so much. I allowed myself to give her a small smile for that reason.

"Okay, good."

She smiled back at me hesitantly. 'Note to self: come steal sweet girl away from brothel. Like hell she should be a prostitute.'

The taller girl decided to speak then. "Hana, don't bullshit her. She seems to genuinely give a damn."

The girl, Hana, just made a noise. Her eyes widened staring at the tall one and then looking back to me. I looked curiously at the tall girl. She had dark long hair, dark eyes, and some killer curves.

She snorted and turned to me. "The name's Kin. That dick in there decided that it would be a great idea to take Hana's virginity after we made it clear that wasn't a part of the deal, she doesn't do that, just oral."

I let my face fall into a scarily blank expression. "Is that so Kin? Please excuse for one moment ladies."

I walked swiftly back to the room and threw the door open. There I found a half dressed Shin trying to open the window.

Letting my killing intent leak out just a bit, I narrowed my eyes imperceptibly and growled. "Oh no you don't." I moved swiftly across the room, and kicked him in the stomach, causing him to stumble back onto the bed. As he tried to regain his breath, I spoke to him in a sweet tone that reminded me of my mother when she used to reprimand me.

"Now, Shin, I know you weren't trying to leave without me noticing were you?"

Shin sprung off the bed, trying desperately to reach the window which was now at my back. I grabbed one of his arms, twisting it behind his back and shifting it up into a very painful position. He hissed out in pain.

"Ah, ah, ah," I said placing my lips by his ear, still using my overly sweet voice. Jerking his arm, I growled, "That wasn't very smart move."

Shoving Shin into the hall, I proceeded to push him onto the ground in front of Hana. I held him in the position by the arm which I had straightened and extended behind him, while pushing his hand backwards into his wrist. My face was still completely blank aside from my narrowed eyes, which promised a world of pain.

"Apologize," I barked at him.

"I-I'm sorry," he cried out as I applied more force to his hand.

"Tell her like you mean it. You violated her you pig. You took her virginity," I hissed.

"I'm sorry for taking your virginity," he whimpered.

Satisfied, I hit him on the back of his neck causing him to pass out. Looking up, I see the girls in shock. I set my shoulders back, and cleared my throat.

"I know it doesn't fix what he's done," I started and turned my eyes to Hana. "Though, hopefully it'll give you a piece of mind to know he'll suffer for it. I'll make sure of that."

Suddenly, Hana threw her arms around me, sobbing into my shoulder. I looked down at her, feeling my gaze soften. I place my arms around her, and begin to rub her back, waiting for her to calm down.

"Thank-you," I heard her mutter as she pulled back.

I nodded, and looked toward Kin, and the other girl. "I'm assuming you have a BDSM Dom around here somewhere, right," I ask.

"Yeah," Kin answered. "Why?"

"Do you suppose she could lend me some ropes or bindings? Possibly a whip? I need to get this guy," I began as I nudged Shin's body with my foot, "out of here. I'd prefer to have less of a problem to deal with when he comes to."

Kin looked at the ginger haired female. "Ruka..."

The ginger, Ruka, nodded. "Yeah, I'm on it."

With that said, she rushed down the hall to the stairs. Soon after, she came back with the things I had asked for. I deftly tied his hands and feet with the rope and hauled his body over my shoulder.

All three girls looked at me in surprise at my strength.

"Well, thanks ladies. Next time, if ever, we meet again, I hope it'll be under more pleasant circumstances," I say. I shot them a smile, and started heading for the stairs.

"Hey," I heard Ruka call out. "What did you need the whip for?"

"Ah," I said, not even turning around. "That would be for the suffering part I promised Hana."

Without missing a beat Kin said, "Get a couple of good hits for me, will ya, Cotton Candy?"

I snorted at the nick-name, but didn't correct her, seeing as she didn't need to know my real name. "Sure thing."

I walked out of the brothel, back to the car, and threw Shin (none too gently) into the back-seat. I sped across town, until I got to the warehouses near the docks. I pulled the still unconscious man out of the car, and dragged him into one of the empty warehouses owned by the Hyuga. When inside, I shoved Shin's bound hands over a hook before pressing a button on the wall to lift him a few feet from the ground. That done, I walked over and started slapping Shin until he woke up. Then, the real work began.

About an hour later, I left a beaten, bleeding Shin on the ground of the warehouse, and walked back to the car. Leaning against the hood, I dialed Hiashi. In the middle of the third ring he picked up.

"Sakura. Did you get any information?"

"Yes, I did. Shin had knowledge on some group lower down on the food chain. Apparently they were planning a raid on one of your buildings. So that was what he was acting so odd about, and what set off your suspicions I'm assuming. I will have your delivery from him when I get home by the way. I have to go get it though."

"Hn. You didn't damage him too bad, correct? I still have use of him."

"No, sir. He should recover with time..."

"Sakura... How much time?"

"To be in working condition? About two and a half weeks. Full recovery physically? About a month, maybe a little longer. Mentally? The rest of his natural born life," I tell him, grinning sadistically at that last part.

Hiashi sighed over the phone at my rundown of Shin's state. "What did you do, Sakura?"

"I just gave him what was coming to him. To be frank, he's lucky he is still needed by you otherwise I would have put that bullet through his head instead of his leg." Upon hearing Hiashi's intake of breath, informing me he was getting ready for a lecture, I decided to elaborate. "He will be fine. He has a couple of broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder, a bullet through his left leg (just through a meaty part I didn't permanently damage bone), numerous cuts on his back from some lashings, and one broken pinky."

There was a pause. "... Lashings?"

"I found him in a brothel... Where he raped one of their girls. She was a virgin, and too innocent to be there from the way I see it. I may have acquired a whip... And may have exacted some vengeance for that girl." I said slowly. "Of course, this is all in speculation, though."

"And to think, people actually wish to question me when I send you to do to do these things," Hiashi chuckled into the phone. "Well, I will see you later on then." He ended the call.

I slid the phone into my back pocket. Jogging back to the warehouse, I find Shin in the exact same position from earlier passed out. I sighed, rolling my eyes at the pitiful sight. 'Honestly, it wasn't even that bad. I'm pretty sure I've been in worse. Wimp.' Shaking my head, I made bee-line for the med-kit that I had mounted on the wall. Pulling out the required materials, I walk back over to Shin.

"Wake up," I growled as I slapped him back into consciousness.

After a few slaps he woke up just barely, and I shoved a rag into his mouth to keep him quiet as I went about my job of patching him up so I didn't have to take him to the hospital. Hospitals caused questions, and, well, questions just aren't something I need or want. First, I set his shoulder back into place. After that, I sat him up, made sure his ribs weren't threatening to puncture a lung, and cleaned the wounds on his back before bandaging his entire mid-section. Lastly, she cut away his pants to take care of the place she shot him. Seeing that the bullet exited cleanly, I tightly bandaged his leg. Deciding that he could deal with the broken finger himself later on, I stood up and went to replace the items I didn't use back into the medical kit.

I picked Shin up, and took him to the car, setting him down a bit more gently than I usually would. A forty-five minute drive later, I had successfully retrieved Hiashi's package from Shin's workplace, and dropped him off at his home. Looking at the clock on the dashboard, I decide I have some time to grab a well deserved coffee. 'Hmm... There is that twenty-four hour cafe. I should stop there. I mean eleven isn't too bad of a time I don't think.'

I pull into a parking spot and hop out of the car. Taking a set on the patio, I look out onto the street watching the night life. The signs for the establishments along the street were going strong, giving off different colored glows on the road, which in an odd way was breath-taking.

Suddenly, a bright red catches my eye. I turn to look, and there I see a very attractive red-head. From where I sat, I took in his appearance. He looked roughly around six foot, had pale blueish-green eyes, and a kanji tattooed on his forehead. His clothes were normal; a black t-shirt, dark jeans, and combat boots. But damn, he just seemed to make it look good.

I glance down at my watch and see I need to get home soon. 'But first, a quick walk to stretch my legs...' I stood up, paid for the bill, and started walking towards a small park nearby.

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