A/N: Hiya! Here's the next chap. God, it's hard trying to write two stories at the same time. But once this weekend is over, i'll be good to go. I have an A.P test tomorrow and i'm going to an anime con. Look forward to the chapters getting jucier from now on.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or anything in it.

Chap.2

Sun streamed into Naruto's 5th floor apartment, bathing everything with a warm, orange glow. It was already mid-afternoon by the time the blonde woke up for his day. SSA missions were always at night and thus all employees had a warped schedule. Though, after several years of the same routine, Naruto had no problems with his nocturnal habits. Squeezing his eyes together; hating bitterly the sun that woke him from his comfortable slumber, much like the beasts he hunted; Naruto sort of oozed out of bed lazily and pooled onto the floor. He sat up on his butt and rubbed the sleep away.

'Hm...oh…what day is it?' The blonde glanced groggily at the fox calendar on the nightstand which stated it was Wednesday. 'One more day of rest…darn.'

Across town, in the classy business district, a brunet was already up and perfectly awake. Sasuke was getting a morning (well, actually mid-afternoon) workout with an hour of kickboxing in his apartment, which was on the top floor of the ritziest apartment building in all of Konoha. Sweat beaded on his pale skin, soaking his long black bangs, and glistened in the fading sun. Having finished his workout, Sasuke headed to his enormous bathroom the take a shower. The brunet couldn't stand being less than perfect and this applied to everything in his life. His clothes were always well thought out and handsome, he was well groomed and ate well 'None of that crap Naruto stuffs in his face.', and he always stayed in shape. Sasuke stepped into the shower after stripping off his clothes and turned the water on.

Hot, muscle relaxing water rained down, easing away all tension. The bathroom quickly filled with steam, covering every cold surface with condensation, including the mirror. Sasuke, though, didn't care too much about seeing his body in the mirror. Every time he saw the small, nearly invisible scar on his side he was reminded of past events he didn't care to dwell on. The lack of photos in the apartment helped accentuate the need to forget the past.

Sasuke had been orphaned at the age of 9 due to the violent murder of his entire family, minus the murderer himself, Sasuke's brother Itachi. This event was also the reason Sasuke had been hell bent on joining the SSA for Itachi had become one of the beasts that Sasuke now hunts to kill. The night before the murder of the Uchiha family, Itachi had been turned into a vampire. He then proceeded to test out his new found strength on his family. Oddly enough, Itachi had left Sasuke with only the small scar on his side before telling him to live with hate and seek revenge. This was something Sasuke was only to happy to fulfill. The second Sasuke was old enough to join SSA, he began training and dove head first into his work. The brunet swore to become strong enough to kill his brother and to stop every other monster on his way.

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The sun set in a marvelous blaze of red light over the sea that Konoha was situated on. Naruto left his apartment to meet up with a few of his friends, including Sasuke, at a café before they would head out clubbing. Many people thought it strange that two seemingly opposite people would be partners or even friends. Naruto, though, knew that he and Sasuke were more alike than others would believe. The blonde had also lost his parents, to a car accident, but he had been too young to remember them very well, just brief flashes of faces. He could sympathize with Sasuke's loneliness and they became sort of brotherly rivals. Always competing, striving to be better, stronger, the two would bicker all the time, but they still were close. Naruto had actually known Sasuke from elementary school, even before Sasuke's family died, but they weren't close then. In fact, Sasuke was pretty cold to the little blonde as was everyone else who knew Naruto. All the fox-boy ever wanted was to be noticed, cared for; he even wanted to be like Sasuke, the best and brightest student at school and be his friend. It wasn't until they were both competing to get into SSA that they began to learn more about each other. Once in, the two were made partners and they formed a very strong friendship, akin to brotherhood, if not a little plutonic.

Naruto entered the festive café and spotted his friends in the back, monopolizing the couches. A girl his age with pink hair turned around and waved at him. Naruto had had a crush on this pink haired beauty, Sakura, since grade school but those feelings had subsided after he entered SSA. Sakura, though, had and still has a major crush a Sasuke, as did the entire girl populace of Konoha, this annoyed the crap out of Naruto. Sure Sasuke was the most eligible bachelor in the metropolis and was completely perfect but Naruto was still rather good looking. His blonde hair always shone like the sun was constantly on it, his face had matured from the rounded one of his youth and was complemented with brilliant blue eyes, and he was fairly tall with a muscular and toned body. This had not been overlooked. One of the group, a female with medium brunet hair and pale eyes, Hinata Hyuuga, was blushing furiously with the arrival of Naruto. For years Hinata would freak out with the presence of the blonde but he was too naïve to realize her crush. That wasn't the case now. Sasuke had told Naruto about Hinata's feelings, Sasuke was going crazy over the fact that Naruto had never noticed, and Naruto was pleasantly surprised. Though he didn't love Hinata, he thought of her as just a good friend, Naruto took to freaking out Hinata every now and then.

Walking over to couches, Naruto greeted everyone before stepping behind the seated Hinata. He leaned over and whispered huskily into Hinata's ear.

"Hey there, having fun?" A foxy grin, laced with a small evil smile, plastered itself to Naruto. Hinata jumped with a small 'eep' noise before a mad blush appeared.

"Let's go already. We've been here for a half an hour." Sasuke stood and straightened out his clothes. The raven-haired male was wearing black dress pants with a loose white silk dress shirt with the first few buttons undone under a black blazer. Sasuke eyed Naruto's fashion choice. The blonde wore a cream, ribbed, tight sweater with long sleeves. An opened zipper came down from the side of the mid-neck collar to side of his chest revealing a black choker. He also wore black leather pants with black boots and a thin black belt wrapped a couple times around Naruto's waist over the bottom of the sweater.

Naruto noticed Sasuke's scrutinizing look.

"What? It's a clubbing outfit. Gotta look good don't I?" He threw another trademark fox grin.

"Whatever." Sasuke remained ever stoic.

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Naruto slumped into his apartment at 3:00 am. He and his friends had hit several clubs that night and he couldn't wait to get some sleep. As the blonde stepped in the doorway, he slipped rather ungracefully on an unidentified object. It wasn't until he was on the floor that Naruto noticed the cause of his fall. A manila envelope that was thoroughly stuffed was lying innocently before him. Getting up, Naruto picked up the file and read the red lettering across it, 'SECRET CASE'. The blonde opened up the file and scanned through it and realized it was the new case he was assigned to.

RINNNG….RRRinggggg…

Naruto perked up at the sound and went to the kitchen to pick the phone. His partner's deep voice echoed from the other end.

"Did you read the case yet?"

"No, I just opened it. Is it any good?"

"Are you kidding me? Just look in the file. It's the serial killer that everyone has been up at arms about at work. This vampire is top class." This information excited Naruto.

"Why would Tsunade give us such a top case? Why not Kakashi or one of the other elites?"

"How should I know? Just except it. I mean, if we get this guy, you and I'll surely be promoted to elite class."

"Ohhhh. Ok. Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow then. Goodnight."

"Ya……read the file."

-click-

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"Hey! I heard you guys got a juicy one this time! How bout you let me in on the case to?" Naruto was bombarded by his fellow employee, Kiba, the second he walked into the SSA building.

"Like hell! If Sasuke and I bag this one, we're sure to get recognized. Why would I want to share the glory with you?" Naruto raised his eyebrow jokingly.

"Hey. About time you got in. Did you study the case file?" A deep voice echoed from behind the two.

"Oh, Hey Sasuke. Ummm…ya, I read it."

"Righhtttttt. What does the vampire we're going after look like?"

"Ummmm…..he's pale?...with dark hair….?"

"That was the most stupid generalization I have ever heard. But you lucked out. The guy is very pale, has long black hair, and gold eyes. I guess he kind of resembles a snake."

"Oh. What's his name?"

"Orochimaru."

A/N: How was that? Please review!