I felt a cold shiver run up and down my whole body, subconsciously gripping Hinata's petite hand. She turned to glance at me, giving me a worried look. I was shaking from fear of being found out and I felt the urge to gag. I didn't know if I hid my tracks last night and clearly I doubted myself right now. Negative upon negative thoughts filled my mind and I nearly ran but I felt a trembling sensation from my Achilles tendon to my knee. Hinata dragged me away with little force. With every step, my knees felt like giving out. We stopped a few yards away from the large crowd and she gently hugged me, reassuring me that everything is going to be all right. I didn't know if I trusted her or not but now I didn't quite mind. I relished on her touch and I hugged her back, letting out a quivering breath.

"What if…" I didn't finish, letting my unfinished sentence linger in the air.

"I don't know, Naruto-kun," she told me but she hugged me tighter. "But I do know that I'm not giving Naruto-kun up so easily." So much steel and determination was behind her statement that it made me believe in her. Yes, she was small and fragile looking, but she was strong, emotionally and physically, and she was determined to do anything if she set her mind to it.

"Arigatou," I whispered hotly into her ear, making her blush. I chuckled in a masculine way only for her to hear and kissed her below her earlobe, making her clench my school shirt. I smiled and pressed both of my palms on either side of her cheeks and kissed her roughly. I massaged my lips against hers and felt a small response from her. I smiled, feeling her lips massage my own. I peeked open an eyelid to see her blushing face. I grinned and broke away from her. I chuckled and she ducked her head, blushing and placing her hands on her face, shielding her from my laughing face.

"Na-Naruto-kun!" she shrieked, mortified. I laughed at her shyness and kissed her on the cheek. Right then, the bell rang. I sighed, going to miss her already.

"Don't cheat on me, Hina-chan," I said in a serious tone.

She kissed me, catching me off guard. She walked away, leaving me dumbfounded, and calling back, she said, "I won't, Naruto-kun."

I sighed, touching my lips, and I walked back to my homeroom. I saw Sasuke hiding in the corner from the now dissipating large crowd, glancing at it every now and then. I smiled mischievously and I crept up behind him. I let my large hand land on his shoulder, making him twitch. He turned and glared when he noticed it was me.

"That hurts, you know," I mocked playfully, earning a hit from him. I laughed and we both walked out when the crowd disappeared completely. I placed my hands at the back of my head and glanced at him. "So why were you hiding?"

He growled out of annoyance. "I was hiding for no one can question me."

I cocked an eyebrow. "Question you? Why would they do that?"

"Because my otousan is an officer of the Konoha Police." He stuffed his hands into his pockets while dodging people. "And he's here to investigate about the recent murders."

"Oh," I feigned to be uninterested. "Recent murders…?"

Sasuke sighed and said, "You haven't seen the news lately, dobe?"

I glared, not the usual one however, and responded, "No, why? What murders?"

Sasuke glanced at me before saying, "They found three dead bodies in Kichijoji."

We both stopped walking and we locked eyes. "In Kichijoji…?"

Sasuke shrugged and we resumed our walking. My hands lowered and I said, "Why would our television network broadcast something from Tokyo? Usually, our news channel would broadcast news from around Konoha, not from Tokyo."

"Well, Konoha police felt like the murders from Tokyo were linked to the murders here in Konoha."

"Oh. How so?"

"How should I know? I don't ask my otousan about his work."

'You should,' I thought bitterly. Why would the Konoha police link Tokyo's murders with Konoha's murders?

"They're desperate to find the killer, Naruto, in case you haven't noticed. They're running out of options here," Sasuke said, cutting off the silence. "My otousan is working so hard on this case and I don't blame him since the murderer can cover up his tracks fairly well. So having no other place to look for more clues, he decided to look here."

We entered our classroom right when the bell ringed. Sasuke looked to the side and missed my worried look.

I excused myself from my classroom, needing to use the restroom. I wasn't really paying attention in class since I was concentrated more on the fact that there was probably a bunch of police officers scrutiny around here trying to find the murderer or something that might lead them to him. I was a few feet away from the restroom when an unmistakable voice rang in my ears. I walked to a corner and peered to see Sasuke's dad taking out his phone and dialing a number. He placed the phone to his ear and looked outside the window, the lines next to his mouth ever present when the light shown on him.

"Ohayo, hai, I'm here in Konoha Gaku. Hai, Hai. Well, it wasn't really a waste of time…" He paused and massaged his eyes. "Let me explain before you run your mouth. We've known each other for years and even though you are in a higher rank than me, you must remember I do not take action without enough evidence supporting me." His eyes glazed over and I noticed the black bags underneath his eyes. "I have a feeling that the murderer is a high school student," my heart stopped, "or at least in its teens. I don't, however, know if the murderer is a female or male." Here he paused and his eyes looked outside the window, something in those dark eyes waved a white flag in surrender and for a moment I felt guilt for causing such tiredness to Sasuke's father. "I'm going to have to give this case to you." He paused again and a slight smile broke across his face. "Hai, of course I'm sure. After all, you solved the most difficult case back in our younger days."

"Uchiha-sama," an upcoming officer said, his uniform slightly wrinkled and his forehead glistening. "We checked the school records and no attending students have any record of being involved in any crime whatsoever."

Fugaku's face seemed grimed and he returned his attention to his cell. "Do you agree to my offer?" There was a pause and then he nodded with a small smile on his face. "I'm glad. Arigatou. I have faith you'll be able to solve this case." He hung up and looked back at the officer.

"Then ring up all my officers to the front of this school. We'll leave immediately and head back to the headquarters. There, we'll talk tactics on how to tackle this case."

The man nodded and asked with a slight tremor in his voice, "D-Do you think he'll solve this case?"

Fugaku smiled and clasped a hand on the shoulder of the much younger officer. "Hai, if there is anyone who can solve this case, it'll be him. It's about damn time we put that bastard behind bars, where they belong." The cops moved to my direction and I sprinted to the restrooms.

I turned the corner into the restroom and my chest started to heave. The way Fugaku said it with such confidence made me second guess on how much of a genius this other officer was. A few guys were staring at me, and for the second time, I felt the need to kill in this school. "What the fuck are you guys looking at? Get the hell out of here," I growled. They scrambled out like chickens and I slid down till my bottom touched the tile floor.

Who knew that the police were working so hard? They were so focused on this case…What am I going to do now?

I stood up and splashed some cold water on my face, cooling off my skin and beating heart. I looked at the mirror and saw something that made me take a step back.

Fear.