Author's Note: All right I'm back with another chapter I hope you guys like it. I got a good feeling about this fic, I can tell I'm going to be writing it for quite a while. Also I think I'll change the title to something that'll better reflect the story. Let me know what you think.
Guns and Devils
Chapter 2
Street Patrol
Once they were outside the police station the two officers made their way over to the parking lot.
"If you're going undercover, you'll need to look the part. You got some ratty old clothes at home you can wear to the buy?" Sasuke asked him.
"Well yeah I suppose so." Naruto said as they walked towards the cars.
"Well you need to make sure, otherwise we're going to have to buy some old clothes. So which one's yours?" Sasuke asked.
"It's right over there." the rookie pointed. Across the lot sat an orange '68 Chevy Chevelle SS with black racing stripes.
"Not bad, but that's gonna stand out too much when we go to buy, and we certainly cant take my car." he said pointing to the dark blue Infinity sports coupe.
"Wow, dude that's your ride?" asked Naruto.
"I had some extra cash lying around from my last promotion." He said casually.
"I suppose we'll take it for now, we'll stop by your place first and if that doesn't pan out then we'll have to find some hand me downs." He said putting on his overcoat to conceal his uniform and got in.
"Come on." he said starting up the car.
Naruto rushed over to the passenger's side and got in as Sasuke peeled out of the police station. The car tumbled over the bump at the bottom of the drive and whipped out onto the pavement. A car directly behind them skidded to a halt as the car cut him off and raced up to the traffic light. At the light the car that was cut off, pulled up next to the detective's car and rolled down his window and gave him an angry glare.
"Hey you ass! Why don't you watch where your going?!" he yelled.
Casually Sasuke looked back at the driver and flashed his police badge without saying a word. Immediately the driver's tone changed and started to sweat.
"Uh never mind, you have a good one." He grimaced.
The light went green and the Infinity sped off leaving the other driver in the dust. Naruto looked back at the driver from the rear window and turned to his partner.
"Did you really have to do that?" he asked.
"He should have watched where he was going." The detective replied without a care.
"So you can ticket or arrest someone if they get on your nerves?" he asked.
"If I deem it necessary." He said never taking his eyes off the road.
"Oh man." The rookie crossed his arms and leaned back in his seat.
"You've got a lot to learn kid, and in this town you better learn em fast. Now where's your place?" He said coming up to the next street light.
"It's up here on the next right." he pointed.
The light went green a second later and Sasuke mashed the pedal taking off. The sudden jolt threw both of them back in their seats as he whipped around the corner on the next light.
"You always drive like this?" he asked.
"It helps cool my nerves." The detective replied casually.
"Straight up this way." Naruto said pointing at the corner apartment.
The Infinity did another hairpin turn into the apartment parking lot and came to a short screeching halt. The two men got out of the car moments later and headed upstairs. In the apartment Naruto was throwing clothes out of his closet, most of which consisted of orange and white shirts and the occasional pair of jeans being tossed on the bed.
"So you actually live in this crap shack?" the detective said. An audible moan escaped his partner's lips.
"Listen I may not live in one of those high end apartments but it's the best I can get. We can't all make $50,000 a year." He said head still in the closet.
"$50,000? I make three times that much just standing here." the detective thought to himself.
"Ah here we go!" he said finally emerging from the closet holding up a white t-shirt with a red swirl pattern adorning it.
"It's not much, but it should get the job done right?" he asked showing Sasuke.
The detective gave an apathetic glance at the shirt and shrugged.
"Eh whatever." He said with hands in his pocket.
"Get changed and we'll go to work." He said closing the bedroom door behind him.
"Okay." He said undoing his orange tie. Sasuke went out to his car and got a bag of clothes out of the back then went up the street to a gas station to change.
Naruto came out the apartment door a while later wearing an old orange hoodie over his t-shirt and some old brown cargo pants. Sasuke pulled in a second later wearing an old blue hoodie and told him to get him. His partner got in the car and the Infinity bolted in a sharp turn in reverse, shifted and raced towards the back entrance of the parking lot.
"We'll have to switch cars as well and I know just the place." Sasuke told him.
"Where are we going?" asked Naruto.
"You'll see." he replied and whipped past a slower car on the right side.
The duo pulled into a restaurant a moment later; the car skidded to halt just inches from hitting the brick staircase and walkway infront of the store. Sasuke and Naruto got out of the car a moment later and made their way up the stairs on opposite ends. A bell jingled as Sasuke opened the door and the two walked inside.
"Hey what can I do for you Sasuke?" the owner asked behind the counter.
"Hey Neji, we need to borrow your van." He told him.
"What for?" the chef asked.
"We got a job to do." he nodded. The chef understood and dug into his pocket.
"Here." He said tossing the keys across the room. Sasuke caught them and placed it in his pocket.
"Its out back." he said pointing towards the employee's exit.
"All right." he said.
"So who's the new guy?" he asked.
"This is Naruto Uzimaki, my latest partner." He said thumbing the rookie.
"Uh hi, how's it going?" he said.
"This one any good?" smiled Neji.
"We're about to find out." Sasuke told him.
Off to his side Naruto heard a soft gasp and saw a young woman with long dark hair and a large rack. The rookie quirked an eyebrow at the young woman and turned to face her.
"This is my sister Hinata." Neji said from behind the counter.
"H-hi." She said softly.
"Hey. I'm Naruto." He smiled and held out his hand.
"Hinata Hyugia." She said softly and grasped his hand.
"You can get her phone number later Naruto." The detective said.
"Oh yeah, uh I'll see you later." He said.
"Likewise." She said softly.
"If you'll excuse us, thanks for letting us borrow your ride." Sasuke said holding the keys between his fingers and let himself out. The rookie looked at Neji and followed his partner out the backdoor. Neji shook his head and chuckled softly.
"So what do you think of him?" he teased his sister.
The young girl blushed and pushed her index fingers together.
"H-he was nice." She said shyly.
"Heh. Get back to work." He said none too forceful and left the counter.
Outside the two men got into a maroon Mercury Villager minivan and pulled out of the drive.
"So how long have you known him?" Naruto asked resting his elbow next to the window.
"Me and Neji go back a few years, anytime I need something I just ask and he's more than happy to oblige." His partner said while driving.
"Oh so you guys are old friends then huh?" he asked.
"More or less." he shrugged turning a corner. The van headed up a darkened road and dimmed his lights.
"We're near the location, let me do all the talking." Sasuke told him as they pulled up to a corner where a dealer awaited them. He shut off his headlights and put it in park. The drug dealer flicked away a cigarette and walked over to the driver's side.
"Hey." He said.
"What's up" asked Sasuke.
"What's your pleasure?" the dealer asked. The officer handed himself several $100 bills.
"My friend and I would like some powder and a little bit of E." he said.
"All right, I only got 10 milligrams of Ex though, if you want I can get you some more." the dealer said.
"Yeah that'd be great, here's an extra $200 for the trouble." He said handing him the money.
"Same time tomorrow?" the drug dealer asked.
"Yeah." Sasuke nodded. The druggie shoved the money into his pocket.
"All right, I'll see you then. It's a pleasure doing business with you." the man nodded and started off. The van drove off a moment later leaving the drug dealer behind. Naruto looked back at him through the rear window.
"So why didn't we nab the guy?" he asked.
"We need to build up his confidence first. if he sees that we're not a threat then he'll keep doing business with us until we have the evidence needed to arrest him. You get all that on tape?" he asked eyeing his partner.
"Yeah its all here." He said patting the video camera stuffed in his hoodie pocket.
"Good, let's see what we got." The driver said going further up the road.
"Yeah." His partner nodded and removed the camera from his pocket. When he opened the tape dock. He discovered to his horror that it was empty.
"Uh oh." He muttered.
"Uh oh? What do you mean uh oh? Please don't tell me you didn't record It." he said and looked down at the camcorder.
"You didn't put tape in it?!!" he yelled.
"It wasn't my fault!"
"Well it sure as hell wasn't my fault! Didn't you even check it first to see if we had video?" the officer yelled as the van jerked back and forth down the road.
"Ow!" his partner yelled.
"You freakin' idiot! Your unbelievable!" he yelled as they continued onward.
The van stopped a moment later as the passenger's door open. A loud punch was heard as Naruto tumbled out on his back with his legs in the air. The wheels skid as the van took off leaving his partner in the dust. The rookie rolled to his feet and raced after him.
"Hey Sasuke! Come on! Give me a break!" he yelled as he chased after the van.
The mini skidded to a halt causing Naruto to run face first into the back window and fell to the ground. His partner marched over to him a second later and grabbed his arm.
"Come on you!" he yelled throwing him to his feet and threw him in the van before getting back in and driving off.
The two returned to the restaurant a while later bitterly brewing over their botched mission. The detective sighed over a cup of coffee refusing to look at Naruto.
"I said I was sorry." He told him.
"Yeah well sorry doesn't cut it." he replied in anger.
"Did you check the glove compartment?" Neji asked them. The two officers looked up at the chef.
"What do you mean?" Sasuke quirked an eyebrow at him.
"Come on Sasuke you really think after all this time I wouldn't have a secret camera installed in there?" the chef replied casually.
The guys looked at each other and got out of their seats. In the back lot a while later, Neji opened the passenger's side door and popped open the glove compartment revealing a micro camera wired into the side next to the radio. Moving some papers he accessed the DVD drive in the back corner of the glove compartment and handed it to the guys.
"Here you are." He said giving it to Sasuke.
"How did?" Naruto asked.
"You guys are cops. What else would I expect from you?" he asked. Sasuke turned to his partner.
"Well?" asked Naruto.
"You lucked out this time." he said before walking back to the restaurant. Naruto's jaw hit the ground as he watched him.
"You better get use to it, that's the closest to an apology your going to get." Neji told him.
"Ugh, that guy's something else. How'd his other partners put up with him?" he asked crossing his arms in disgust.
"They didn't." replied Neji.
"Uh, why don't we get you something for that bruise?" Hinata said touching his shoulders behind him.
As Sasuke headed back into the restaurant, the officer was silently thankful that his best friend pulled through for him.
"At least now I wont have to explain myself to the Chief. As for Naruto…we'll have to see. I still can't believe I got stuck with that knucklehead. Guess I'll just have to grin and bear it for now. I'm sure he cant screw it any worse than what he already has. Oh who am I kidding? This is going to be hell." The officer moaned and looked up at the ceiling as he kept walking.
As they headed back inside it seemed as though no one noticed the imprint of Naruto's face and hands on the back window of the van. However Neji caught sight of it at the last moment and chuckled.
Author's Note: All right so what did you think of that. As you can tell this is pretty much set in the real world. And as such I have to ask, what roles do you think other characters should play? Like Choji running a rival diner or Tenten as a stripper? In case you couldnt tell Hinata was a waitress. I'm also wondering if I should up the rating just because of the drug content. I'd like to hear what everyone has to say. Let me know what you think.
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