He had almost caught her. Aydan had found that the new line launcher did not like to become unstuck from what it was on so she had to go back over and force it off, which had left traces of her being there. She had just finished cleaning the window when Gokudera had come in and had barely gotten to the street before he managed to get the thing open. Aydan knew she had to go back to get his response but at the same time her natural instincts kicked in, they were screaming at her to run. She had been seen and if that wasn't bad enough she had been seen by a mark, if the boss ever found out she would be in more trouble than she cared for.

"Get a grip girl. He barely even got a glimpse. Just go back when he's sleeping and get the damn letter."

It was midnight when Aydan broke in to Gokudera's apartment again, this time she opted for picking the lock instead of going through the window.

"Where did you put that thing...Oh." The small white letter sits on the table...with Gokudera's cat sleeping on top of it. "Damn it."

Aydan very carefully picks the small cat up and takes the letter off the table, the cat begins to stir and Aydan quickly puts it back on the table, making for the door. She barely shuts it when Uri wakes up. The small cat knew something was wrong and went to wake her master the only way she knew how.

"OW! URI!"

Gokudera runs after the cat, who stops on the table. He picks Uri up by the back of her neck and she let out an indignant meow.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? It's the fucking middle-" Gokudera notices the missing letter. "-of the...night."

Uri let out a second meow, this one smug.

Aydan runs back to their temporary hideout and despite her tired limbs she opens the letter.

'A true hit-man, I see.

There's no shame in that. In fact, I respect your loyalty.

And funny? You're a special one, I see. Kinda daft in fact.

But weak?

Says the one who stays on anonymous.

You think I'm weak? Perhaps the funny one is you, Aydan.

I hope we DO end up meeting and battling each other in the future. You sound like a worthy opponent, Woman. And I'll show you how strong the Vongola Storm Guardian really is.'

Aydan smiled, she couldn't help herself. He wanted to meet her, to fight her and he thought he could win.

"He actually might...he's pretty good."

She smiles again and begins on her response.

It was another week before Gokudera found another letter on his door and it could not have come at a worse time. Yamamoto and Lambo had reduced his nerves to almost nothing.

"Oh great. Just what I need. The damn assassin's back."

Gokudera rips the letter from the door and opens it.

'Oh with that cockiness I could kick your ass in five seconds.

You ask why I stay anonymous but didn't you know? Anonymity is an assassin's best friend.

As for the weakness, do not worry, undoubtedly what I see as weakness you see as a promising quality. And you are funny, in your own...special way. Perhaps it takes another person with a special sense of humor to realize it, for you have made me laugh quiet a lot.'

"I am not in the mood for this!" Gokudera throws his bag down and began writing his response, trying to let all his anger out on the person who had threatened his boss.

Aydan was happy to be back in Namimori even though she missed the city of her birth. She had been forced to attend a meeting with the Boss of her family and anything was better than that, even being away from Chicago. She takes to watching the Tenth Vongola Family again, finding herself watching Gokudera more than the others. And so when she goes to pick up his response, her mind was filled with doubts of her motives. In fact she was so lost in thought that she almost walked past Gokudera's apartment.

"Come on girl. Focus."

She quickly breaks in and finds his response but it did not bring the emotion she wished to feel.

'Here I was, peaceful as fuck and you HAD to come by and ruin it.

Assassin-san, you're just fucking stupid and naive.

You're not even important enough for me to even listen to you anymore. What was your name? Meh, it doesn't matter anyway.

Once you reveal yourself, I'm gonna take you down!

You're so-called "special sense of humor" is just a dumb excuse for stupidity.

I've been trained as a child to be a Hitman. I grew up in a fierce environment and even now, I continue being taught by the best mafia family in the WORLD.

If you truly think you can defeat me OR the Boss, I suppose you're the "funny" one.'

As Aydan reads through the letter her frown deepens.

"Well this is interesting...someone had a bad day." She thinks as she quickly works out a response in her mind." She glanced at her watch. "Yeah, I got time."

Gokudera could barely sleep, his anger made it hard enough and then around midnight Uri started making noise.

"Damn it Uri...go to sleep..." There was a quite meow right next to him and Gokudera shoots up. "If you're in here then..."

There is another noise outside his door, a chuckle from the sound of it. Gokudera quietly slips out of his bed and tiptoes to the door, he was about the open the door when the sound of something falling to the ground comes through the door and a woman's voice.

"Shit! If the boss finds out what I just said...Damn it!"

The woman sounded panicked, nervous. It was obviously apparent that the woman feared this boss of hers, but Gokudera did not care. He pulls out a stick of dynamite, opens the door...and finds and empty apartment.

"What the..."

He would have thought that he had imagined the whole thing if not for two things, the door stood open and there was a half written letter and a pen that was not his on the table.

"No way, how did she...?"

Gokudera picks up the paper and looks at it before reading what it says under his breath.

'My name is Aydan, try to remember it this time.

You are correct apparently. You are not funny, you are rude. I compliment you and receive a death threat.

I do not doubt your past training or your current family.

What I do doubt are my orde'

This was apparently when she had realized that she said something wrong, for the letter just stopped.

"She...doubts her orders...?"

Gokudera scratches his head and sighs before finding a piece of paper. This was going to be another sleepless night.

Aydan didn't want to go back; she just wanted to run away from this job and never look back. She had said that she did not think her boss' orders were correct and that would equal a death sentence if he ever found out. But in her panic Aydan had left both her answer and her pen at Gokudera's, evidence that she had been there and evidence that she had doubted. She decided to go during the day and only after checking to make sure that Gokudera was in school. She knew that Gokudera had found her things because they were sitting on the table by a response.

"Ah damn...I'm screwed..."

Aydan picks up the paper and reads it as she pockets her pen and response.

'I don't really care what the fuck your name is. But meh, Aydan is...I don't even know. Don't you have a codename or some shit? Something even REMOTELY interesting?

Listen woman. I don't give a damn if I'm rude. And I don't care if you're a girl. You're the enemy. That's all I see you as. So there's no reason for me to be nice.

But...why do you doubt your orders? What are you planning? Are you trying to trick me into feeling sympathy for you?

You're a pain in the ass, ya know that?

Just tell me one thing: Do you really want to kill Juudaime? Depending on the answer...we could figure something out.

Perhaps...we can change our course of action. I'll stop antagonizing you if you cooperate. In exchange, I can help.

I know that's what my Boss would want so...think about it.

BUT IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE A WOMAN!

I just figured that everyone deserves a chance to be saved...'

"He...want's to help me...?"

Aydan's thoughts were cut off as Raven speaks in her ear.

"Boss! We got a problem! The other Boss found out about your slip! You need to get back here, NOW!"

Aydan's breath hitches and a single thought rang through her head.

"He found out...I'm dead."

Aydan shakes her head and forces herself to be calm.

"Alright Raven. I'm on my way." Aydan makes for the door but turns back, biting her lip. "I don't want to die...this may be my only chance."

Aydan walks back to the table and jots down something before running out the door.

Gokudera came home to a pen and a few sentences written quickly on a ripped piece of paper.

I will think about it, call me tomorrow and I'll have an answer.

The number is (555)634-8245, it's untraceable so don't even try.'