Apathetic Silence: Thank you for the reviews. For those who do not know, my cousin has a deviantart account. Her username is shadowofdeath90, and she has two fanarts of this fanfic. (Though she made a mistake with the colors; she switched the vest and uniform colors) I thank her for it, and I want you guys to check it out. Thank you in advance. And by the way, "call signs" are what the military use in terms of addressing the soldiers when on a mission. Here's chapter 2 of SWAT Delinquents.

Anyway, despite the number of pairings for this story, the main pair is still Sasuke and Sakura.

SWAT Delinquents
"Development of Sorts"

"Archangel, Tigger!"

"Yes sir!"

"Open that gate." Kakashi walked forward a bit and crouched low. "Ma Bell," he ignored the snickers from some of the team. "Climb up that tower and scope; Reaper, cover him."

"Roger." The two said, Neji rushing to climb the tower at one end of the barricade before them, with Sasuke remaining on the ground, keeping an eye out for anything that may attack his partner while making the climb.

"Biohazard," Kakashi called Lee. "Prepare for what could come out of that gate."

"Got it." Lee stepped up and crouched low, rifle aimed at the gate.

"Redshirt, Snapper, I want you to stand behind Biohazard and assist him in case something comes out of that place."

"Affirmative." They both answered.

"Girls, please stand back." The leader of the team requested, and he signaled Naruto and Kiba to open the gates.

As soon as they got a good view of what was within the barricade, they all let their guards down for a bit, and Kakashi turned to where Neji was.

"Well?" he asked through his communicator.

"Hang on." Neji responded, looking through the view of his sniper rifle's scope. "The only signs of life I see are animals and insects that wouldn't be much of a problem for us."

"Alright, you and Reaper get back here then, we'll go on ahead."

"Roger." Neji slid down the ladder and gestured Sasuke to follow him back, the two spotting the team enter the abandoned facility, and they followed, leaving Naruto and Kiba to close the gate once again in order to take preventive measures.

Kakashi clicked his tongue when he saw the entrance sealed shut. "Redshirt."

"Yeah, yeah." Shikamaru yawned and set up his laptop, connecting it to the seal of the door where a card and a code were needed. "Give me a few seconds." He typed rapidly on his laptop, smirking when he heard a "click" and a "whoosh" which signaled everyone that he had unlocked and opened the door. "You gotta love technology."

Kakashi led the way in after Shikamaru assured him that once the door opens, it won't close anymore. "Reaper, Ma Bell!" He called. "Stay behind and make sure nothing and no one gets in."

"Hn."

"Yes sir."

The rest of the team went inside, only to groan when the huge room was nothing worth investigating. Boxes were piled to the sides, and a metal staircase led to the main switch of the facility, which Kakashi told Shikamaru to check out in order to get the energy back up in the HQ, and as well as to shed some light inside. In the meantime, Lee unpacked a few lamps and switched them on so that they could see better, and to save the batteries of their flashlights that were attached to their rifles.

"Sir, this could take half an hour or more." Shikamaru said, seeing the complex codes that appeared on his screen. "So it's better if we use this time to get some rest, not to mention how I still need to wait for the loading to complete."

"Alright." Kakashi turned to his team and the girls. "Get as much rest as you want, and make sure to fill your growling stomachs." He added when he heard Naruto and Kiba's tummies complain.

"Hey, Sakura." Tenten called, setting down her pack and pulling out two sandwich bags, as well as two bottles of water. "Come with me."

The pink-haired medic eyed Tenten, raised a brow, and then grinned. "Sneaky."

"Shut up and come on! I know you want to!"

Sakura blushed and pulled out a bento, as well as an apple.

"Wow, you're that hungry?"

"No, it's just onigiri (rice balls)." She murmured. "And an apple is healthy."

"Just plain rice?"

"Well, it's tomato filled, since I forgot to go to the groceries to restock."

"…Okay then…"

The two reached where Neji and Sasuke were talking.

"I don't like the scent of blood."

Neji smirked and shook his head. "Yet you're a soldier."

Sasuke glared. "You know what I mean."

"Yeah well…" Neji shrugged. "This is a lot better than our last mission, for you at least."

The two girls took notice of Sasuke twitching at the memory. "Hn."

"If you don't mind us asking," Tenten began, catching the attention of the two men. "What was your last mission?"

"If you must know…" Neji started. "We had to catch the terrorists that sent a death threat to the Prime Minister."

"So how is that worse than this?" Tenten asked, offering one sandwich and bottled water to Neji, who murmured his thanks and took the offer. "I mean, at least you know you're dealing with humans, but here, you're not entirely sure what caused the scent of blood." Her nose scrunched up. "And I agree with… uh… Reaper..? Yeah, I agree with him with regards to the scent of blood."

"Let's just say that Sasuke isn't fond of crowds, and unfortunately, the train station is packed with people." Neji chuckled. "And he doesn't exactly hate the scent of blood, he just doesn't like smelling it." He took a bite from the sandwich. "Hm, pretty good, did you make these?"

"I wish." Tenten snorted. "But no, your cousin did."

"Hm…"

"So…" Sakura continued, opening the lid of her bento, and offering it to her companions. Tenten eagerly took one, Neji hesitated, but after Sakura insisted, he took one, and then Sasuke stared for a while, and then turned to Sakura. "What?" she asked, titling her head slightly to the side.

Neji fought the urge to laugh. "You'll have to forgive him Sakura, he's a bit… skeptical."

"Skeptical?" Sakura echoed, blinking, a frown etched on her face due to confusion.

"Past experiences with female medics…" Sasuke grunted, turning his head back to Neji to glare. "Shut up Hyuuga."

"It's too good of a story to not tell."

"I mean it Hyuuga, shut up."

Neji couldn't help but laugh, which led to Tenten and Sakura being much more interested.

"Come on, everyone already knows about it, save for the girls."

"Don't even think about it."

"Sasuke nearly got gang raped after a physical check-up from a mission we've done way back."

Tenten spat out the water she was drinking and laughed, while Sakura choked and turned a bit red.

"Ch. Asshole." Sasuke cursed, looking away.

"After that incident, he skipped out on physical examinations." Neji thought back to the event. "It's been… a year and a half."

Sakura looked at Sasuke in disbelief. "You can't do that." She said. "It's required."

"Hn." He glanced at her. "Then get someone who can control themselves from sexually harassing me."

"We have male medics, you know." Sakura said in an "as-a-matter-of-fact" tone.

"I know," he frowned. "Thanks for reminding me about a certain incident."

Neji smirked. "Besides the gang rape thing… a male medic, who was responsible for Sasuke's check-up once, turned out to be gay."

"Oh shit! Now that's priceless!" Tenten exclaimed.

"O-oh… I-I see… s-sorry…" Sakura looked down and sighed. "Well, how about Lt. Kurenai?"

"She's always preoccupied."

"Lt. Colonel Tsunade was a former medic, how about her."

Sasuke twitched. "No thanks, I've seen how she stares at a few guys during Physical Training (PT), and she only does each time they're shirtless." He sighed. "I should know…" He murmured.

Sakura gasped. "S-she does?!"

Neji smirked. "Better believe it, Sasuke couldn't sleep properly since then."

"Wow, someone up there must love tormenting you." Tenten said.

"Hn."

"But… well, not all medics are the same, have you tried for Hinata?"

"Too… awkward." Sasuke turned to Neji who had stiffened. "And I've only met her now, so I didn't know that there were a few medics who haven't…" he trailed off, turning his head elsewhere again. "Yeah."

"Then get Sakura to check you up." Tenten smirked inwardly, but she had an innocent smile on her lips. "She's a lot more professional than any other medics out there."

Sakura fought the urge to punch Tenten. "Well… it's my job…" Sakura murmured, looking at her bento. "And isn't fraternization illegal?"

"We're… an exception." Neji said, huffing. "Like we mentioned earlier, we're a special team."

Tenten blinked and furrowed her brows. "About that, I recall the rumors about a certain team whose first mission was instantly a B-ranked one and that they succeeded, not to mention that some cadets said that the members weren't from training camp," she looked at Neji. "Did they mean the team you're in?"

"That's us." Neji nodded. "Unlike you and the rest, we were left with no choice."

"It was either service to the country or rot in jail." Sasuke added, sighing when Sakura still kept offering him a rice ball. "If I take one, will you stop offering me some?"

"Uh… sure..?"

He sighed and took one rice ball, bit the tip, and decided that it tasted normal. Come to think of it, Neji and Tenten ate some and they're still alright.

"Jail..?" Tenten blinked. "What the heck did you guys do? Rob a bank? Killed someone important..?"

"That's classified." Sasuke replied, beating Neji and taking another bite from the rice ball, looking down at it when his tongue tasted tomato sauce. "Tomato-filled..?" he looked at Neji who smirked at him, and he turned a bit pink when he looked at Sakura who had an expectant smile on her face. "Did you make these..?"

"Yeah, does it taste okay..?"

"Okay?! It's out of this world!" Tenten butted in.

"…Yeah." Sasuke looked away. "Yeah, it's… good…" He avoided her gaze in order to hide his reddening cheeks. "Stupid pride." He thought.

Sakura had to hold back her squeal, and just beamed and blushed.

"Ugh, damn." Tenten pounded onto the radio she carried with her. "No signal, I better tell the Captain."

"Here." Neji picked up the radio and escorted Tenten back, purposely leaving his friend and Sakura behind.

"Damn Hyuuga." Sasuke twitched, finishing the rest of the onigiri.

"So… you don't like being a soldier?"

He looked at Sakura, who was leaning against a wall and looking at him.

"Not exactly," He said. "I mean, I didn't think I'd actually… grow to love this job."

"Why?"

"I come from a long line of soldiers, to be honest, but… I wanted to try something else," he smirked. "Who would have thought I'd still end up becoming one, and actually enjoy it."

"Join the club." She said, smiling. "I wanted to be a doctor, but my father insisted I join the army, and my mother said being a medic in the army would be a wonderful experience." Her smile slowly faded. "Though I'm still unsure about that, I mean, there are cadets who seem to see girls as… toys."

Sasuke frowned. "Did they harass you or something..?"

"Sort of." Sakura raised her left hand and rubbed her right arm. She lowered her head in order to avoid eye contact. "It's most likely the reason why you haven't seen me in the medical section; I avoid that place most of the time, unless the patient's a girl, or perhaps an unconscious soldier."

"What do you mean 'sort of'?" He scowled. "It's either a yes or a no."

She looked at him for a moment, seeing how he seemed pissed, and she suddenly giggled.

"What's so funny?"

"Sorry for saying this, Sergeant, but did anyone ever tell you how cute you look when you're annoyed?"

He scoffed and looked away. "Loads of times." He murmured. "But…" he used his bangs to hide his eyes. "Somehow, coming from you, it feels as if it's the first time I actually heard it."

"Is that a good thing, or a bad thing?" Sakura asked with a grin.

He just shrugged and raised his head again, shaking it lightly to get rid of unwanted thoughts. "Don't dodge my question."

"Ah, right." Sakura avoided his gaze yet again. "That would be a yes."

"Who?"

She looked up, alarmed at his sudden change of tone. "Huh?"

"Who… touched you?"

She couldn't comprehend why he had looked so deadly all of a sudden, the way his eyes glinted, or how his brows furrowed to form a glare.

"Or… how many times did they harass you?"

"I don't know who they were, but…" she looked down and bit her lip. "I've lost count as to how many times they've… groped me."

"Bastards…" she heard him hiss.

"Not to be rude or anything but…" she dared to look at him. "I don't think you should be concerned about it, I mean," She forced a smile. "It's the life of female medics, even female soldiers actually."

"I hate guys like that." He said. "Guys who treat girls as if they're just tools for their carnal desires…" he clenched his fists. "No one should be treated that way."

Sakura eyed him, observed him, and she couldn't stop the heat that reached her cheeks, nor could she help but close her eyes half-way, or how her lips had parted slightly.

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, eyes closing to calm himself down.

"Forgive me, Sergeant, but I think I'm falling for you…" She thought, looking away. "Thanks," she said, catching his attention. "I feel… much better." She smiled at him, before they both turned to the pathway that led to where the others were, seeing Neji coming closer. "Well, I'll just… head back, in case Lt. Kurenai needs something." She smiled one more time, and turned to leave. "Oh and…" she tossed him the apple she brought with her, and he caught it without any difficulty. "Consider it as a gift." She grinned sheepishly and walked back, leaving Neji to blink and stare at her, and then at Sasuke to catch him still looking at Sakura.

"I'm sensing a lot of chemistry."

Sasuke blinked and shook his head, before glaring at Neji, who just raised his hands up in defense.

"I'm just saying."

"Hn." And Sasuke looked at the fruit Sakura gave him, and Neji had missed the small smile on his lips. "Annoying girl…" he murmured, before taking a bite.

"Sir," Lee called, and Kakashi approached him. "Look." He pointed at the wall, where a claw mark was spotted, and it didn't seem to belong to just about any wild animal.

Kakashi analyzed it, before tracing it with his fingers. "Too deep and large for a wild cat, seems prehistoric, which is impossible." Kakashi turned to Shikamaru. "How much longer?"

"Give or take, five minutes…"

The leader of the team turned back to the claw mark, before his eyes wandered to the floor, where dried up blood was found. "Now I know where the scent came from."

Due to their training, the scent of blood was easy to pick up, even from a certain distance.

"Anyway, whatever this creature is, we'll find out later," he told Lee, who nodded and headed back to the rest. "What kind of a mission did they just give us?"

The power came back on, and Kakashi looked up when Shikamaru had smirked and repacked his laptop. "All set."

Sure enough, they could hear how a few unlocking of doors echoed from the empty halls in the next rooms to come, and how the sounds of the generator from the basement began to roar with life. Even the flickering of lights caught their attention, as well as a woman's computerized voice speaking, saying greetings that did not match the current time, and Shikamaru dismissed it as something automated from the past when this place was still alive.

"Kiba, call Neji and Sasuke." Kakashi ordered, taking out a folder from his pack and opening it to view the contents. "Everyone, huddle." He said when Kiba came back with the other two. "According to the map HQ gave me, the files we need to retrieve totals to five, and that each are located in specific rooms, each in different areas." He set it down on the floor and asked everyone to kneel down for a better view. "The red X's indicate where files A, B, C, D, and E are located. Three of them are somewhat close to each other, being in-between area's C and E, whereas the other two seem a bit at the further end of area's F and G."

"So I'm guessing we're splitting up into two groups?" Shikamaru asked.

"Right you are." Kakashi said. "I'll be leading team A, while Shino will be in-charge o team B." he caught sight of their looks. "Neji, Sasuke, and Naruto will go with Shino's team, which leaves Kiba, Shikamaru, and Lee with me."

"Roger." The seven soldiers said.

"Kurenai and Tenten will come along with my team, while Hinata and Sakura will go with Shino's team, are we clear on that?"

"No problem." Tenten said, as they prepared themselves.

Kakashi nodded and pointed at Area H, the last area of the lab. "We meet back here, in case our communicators end up failing us. If the power goes out, find a way back outside near the entrance gate instead." He got up. "Lastly, we have less than six hours to complete the mission and head out, because the last word I heard from HQ was a bombing of the site. Not to mention how a helicopter will wait no more than a minute for us to finish."

"Geez…" Naruto groaned.

When everything was set, Shikamaru opened the iron gate that led to Area B's entrance. "This is where we split up." Shikamaru said. "Upstairs leads to Area's C to E, that's your cue Shino."

Shino led his team to the stairs while Kakashi proceeded to Area F.

"Naruto, Sasuke." Shino ordered, raising his right hand and motioning the two to move forward.

The two teens did and had their guns ready in case something or someone attacks. Naruto lingered a bit in the back, while Sasuke proceeded to advance, eyes cautious and alert of anything that could possibly be dangerous.

"What the hell is this place..?" Naruto asked, eyeing the glass capsules which were either cracked or completely broken. "It feels like Jurassic Park."

"Hn. Tell me about it." Sasuke answered, seeing a tube filled with dirty water, and how an image of a Raptor was currently present. "Did they actually think that dinosaurs can be brought back to life..?" he furrowed his brows at the idea and stepped on a shard of glass, the sound of it breaking catching his attention that he looked down, seeing dried up blood. "Ch." His nose scrunched up at the scent, and he looked back at the Raptor, cursing and taking a step back in surprise when the capsule was empty. "How the hell…" he narrowed his orbs when his ears picked up something from the hallway up ahead. "Shino, I heard something, I'm checking it out."

"Proceed," Shino said back. "Naruto, back him up."

The blonde followed behind Sasuke, who leaned against the wall when the path ended at a turning point. He slowly peeked from the corner, seeing nothing but darkness, but he squinted his eyes and saw that there was a door which led to another room. "I found a way we could get to the next area, but I'll have to make sure it's safe first." He told Shino through his communicator.

"Alright, I just found one of the files here, just tell us if something's up."

"Copy that." Sasuke made a motion to Naruto to head towards the opposite side of the wall, and when the blonde had done so as well as aimed his rifle at the door, Sasuke moved to the entrance of the next area, eyeing Naruto who gave a nod, before slowly pulling open the semi-open door.

"Fucking hell!" he cursed when a large and long snout had forced itself out of the door and tried to bite him had he not kept his right foot against the door to prevent it from coming out of the room. "Naruto, shoot it!"

The blonde did what he was told as the thing kept growling in a high pitched sound, its jaws snapping close, opening, and then closing again. Its claws began to attempt to open the door when its nose picked up the scent of flesh.

"Damn it!" Naruto shot the thing's nose, causing it to retreat back inside the room, making Sasuke be successful in shutting the door close. "Dude, what the fuck was that?!"

Sasuke got back up and took a few steps back. "I don't know, but I'm not in a hurry to find out." The two of them went back to where Shino and the rest were.

"Shino, duck!" Naruto cried out as he aimed his gun at a second floor part of the area where another creature had attempted to jump. He kept shooting since the thing ran left and right to avoid getting shot. "Damn it!"

Neji pulled Hinata and Sakura back for safety while keeping a close eye of his surroundings. Shino and Sasuke provided assistance to Naruto until they finally killed the thing, causing it to fall to the floor they were currently on.

"What the hell..?"

The team approached the dead thing. "It's… it can't be a dinosaur!" Hinata exclaimed.

"Not just any dinosaur either." Sakura said, kneeling down on one knee. "It's a Raptor, only much bigger…" her brows furrowed. "Aburame-san, I know we're not allowed to view the files, but…"

Shino wasn't given the chance to answer since Sasuke took it and tore open the seal.

"Man, what the hell?!" Naruto exclaimed. "We could get into deep shit-"

"We already are." Sasuke said, eyes scanning the words. "We've been sent on a suicide mission."

Apathetic Silence: Final exams are killing me! At least I managed to spare some time to update. Don't expect the next chapter up soon, and that goes the same for Twisted Apathy.