The silver full moon hung high over Konoha, casting a blue light against everything. A shadow leaped from building to building, as people slept inside their houses. It stopped on a windowsill, opening the shutters and entering, uninvited.
Shadows formed along the walls of the room and became creatures of the night, like the silver haired intruder. On the floor under a pile of blankets lay a snoring man, the target.
The silver haired shadow withdrew a vial from his sleeve and curled back its lips, revealing pearly white teeth. It twisted off the cork and squatted down next to the sleeping man.
"This is for Mitsuko, you fatso. Drink up," the shadow said as he opened the man's mouth and poured in the silver liquid. Mercury.
The man opened his eyes wide as the liquid fizzed down his throat. "Who are you?" he croaked, realizing what was happening.
"I am Mitsuko's angel, the Angel of Death," the shadow smiled before leaping out the window.
The sun drizzled its light through the windows of the Shikamaru Nara's household, giving everyone a sense of new energy for the day. Shikamaru and Haru were on the back porch, doing their morning tai-chi, leaving Hidan and Mitsuko alone in the livingroom.
Mitsuko sat next to Hidan on the couch, folding clothes on the coffee table and laying them in the basket. Hidan had his bare feet up on the coffee table as he watched the news on the television.
"Someone died again? Jeez," Hidan sighed and gazed out the window.
"Oh my," Mitsuko dropped the shirt in her hand and Hidan turned to see what she was gazing at.
"Was that the guy we met yesterday?" Hidan asked her. She nodded and listened to the news report.
"It appears that Taro-san had been poisoned last night. The Black Ops suspect his wife to be the culprit-"
"Hidan..." Mitsuko started, avoiding his gaze.
"Dude, it wasn't me. I don't kill with poison," Hidan made a point. He used sorcery to kill.
"Okay, I believe you," Mitsuko smiled at him, tucking her hair behind her ear. He grinned, happy she fell for it. He didn't want her to hate him, after all, he was doing this for her.
"Good," Hidan got up and leaned over, pecking her on the forehead before heading to the back door. Mitsuko stared up at him, surprised and afraid. She looked away when he turned his head slightly and smirked at her as he slid the back door open. She was blushing.