Hey, guys! I apologize for the rather slow update, it's kind of hard keeping up with the demands of an Asian school and making the best I can for my first fanfic.

If any of you are wondering why Raku is completely oblivious to him flirting with Tsugumi, it's because he still believes that he's in love with Onodera, and also, it should be obvious that…

Raku's just really dumb.

And I really appreciate your reviews, they help keep me on the right track. With that, I'm going to expand on Tsugumi's feelings about her failed op.

IMPORTANT: I don't feel like making a completely fluff filled fanfic, so if any one of you angels could suggest a plot idea, I'll be grateful

So, Raku and Tsugumi are on the way to pick up Chitoge from her mansion, so what shenanigans are in store for them?

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Raku and Tsugumi were walking at steady pace on the street that lead to the Beehive's lair. No words were said, and no word needed to be said. The weather was surprisingly good, despite the weather forecast the other night that predicted that it would be overcast with light rain. The flora was a beautiful green, the sky a gorgeous blue.

Raku had his bag slung over his shoulder, and started get irritated by the silence. He looked over to his right where Tsugumi was, and noticed that she was in deep thought.

Tsugumi was glad that she was able to go to school, thanks to Raku, but she couldn't help but think about the events that led her here in the first place.

It was supposed to be a regular mission, no different than the rest that Claude threw at her. Hell, it should've been one of the easier ones. Her was objective was simple. Eliminate a high priority target that happened to be getting in the way of the Beehive gang.

A piece of cake, she thought at first.

And, really, it should've been just that. A piece of cake. She wasn't ordered to eliminate an entire organization solo. And even that was easy for the Black Tiger. They didn't even know what hit them. She came in and came out, leaving the enemy in complete ruins, while she left unscathed.

For this mission, she had to infiltrate a highly guarded compound that housed her target. According to the intel given by a defector, the target was usually in his private quarters at night, drinking the finest red wine. Tsugumi headed out to the target location, and patiently waited out of sight for an opportunity to strike. Fortunately, it came very early.

There was a strong thunderstorm, which could easily hide her presence, and when she takes the shot with her suppressed 300 Winchester Magnum M34, the thunder will be able to hide the gunfire fairly easily. She put on her black stealth outfit, and put on a bulletproof vest.

Tsugumi carefully maneuvered through the compound until she was able to find her sniping spot. She made sure not to make her presence known, so she did not attack any of the target's goons.

The moment she reached her destination, she lied down on her front and deployed the bipod that was attached to her rifle. Tsugumi opened the scope covers and peered through it.

After a few seconds, she was able to find the large window that she was looking for. Just as she expected, her target was pouring red wine into his glass. She wiped the scope lens and looked through it again.

Tsugumi put her finger over the trigger and prepared to shoot. With her usual ritual, she took a deep breath and exhaled calmly.

The thunder roared and she knew that it was time to shoot, but something unexpected happened.

The moment the lightning hit and the thunder reached the compound, her target immediately snapped his head directly at Tsugumi's position.

He smiled.

The "defector" played them. They knew all along that she was coming, because the defector discreetly contacted the target and informed him of the impending danger.

A horn sounded at lights immediately flashed at her, and men started moving to her location. She had to bail. She ran at an amazing speed towards her escape route, but hostiles were already there. Tsugumi had no choice but to jump the wall and hope for the best.

Once she hit the ground, she rolled in order to distribute the force of the impact around her whole body so that she wouldn't break her legs. She ran, and ran, and ran, until she reached the Beehive mansion.

Taking double glances behind her so that she could make sure that she wasn't followed, she saw nothing, and headed towards the front door, only to be greeted by Claude.

That's where chapter 1 starts.

She was snapped out of her thought train when she noticed that Raku had his face uncomfortably near hers.

"Oi, Tsugumi, is everything alright? You don't always look this… depressed," he said with a concerned voice.

He really worries about me, she thought.

"It's nothing. I was just thinking about how I failed Claude-sama and Young Miss, because I failed to accomplish my objective," she said with a grim expression.

Raku wondered how Tsugumi could possibly fail a mission. Paula told him that, back in the day, she was someone who took down an entire organization single handedly and guzzled on their blood and laughed.

But now, she looked more depressed than he's ever seen. He wanted so badly to reach out and help her, but they had already arrived at Chitoge's house.

Sorry, guys, but I have to cut this one a little short, it's 2 AM and I have school tomorrow ;-; But don't worry, I promise to get out a 5000 word chapter to make up for this weekend.

As I said earlier, I really need suggestions for an interesting plot that will still have Raku x Tsugumi in it and an idea on how they finally get together.

Anyways, thanks for reading! Please leave a review!

Also, sorry again for this disgustingly bad and short chapter.