July 19, 20xx

Name: Natsume Hyuuga
Description: Element Leader of SWAT, aged at twenty-eight he's 6' 2". His only family is is his sister Aoi. He's very popular among the public with his black hair and Crimson eyes.

Alarms sound throughout the Department of SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) building. Thumping of boots where heard down the tile layed floor. There were seven members on each team, this team though was commanded by none other than, well, actually, everyone just called him Commander, He had no name as far as anyone was concerned.

"Team! I'll make this brief! We're going into a hostile situation! Someone has robbed the International Bank and has taken hostages. We are to go in swift and hard, but when needed stand back. We'll need snipers so watch that you don't get in the way, we are no responsible for stupid mistakes! Are you ready!?" Commander's voice boomed through the small debriefing room, incidentally the locker room in which they changed.

A big rumble of "Yea!" was heard from the crowd as one stayed silent, this was our very own Natsume Hyuuga stayed quiet, "Hyuuga!" Commander yelled to grab his attention, Natsume turned to the commander as he motioned for him to come over. "I'm entrusting you to lead this mission. Will you be able to handle it?"

Natsume looked up to him and scoffed. "What do you think? After all this is what I trained for." Commander nodded patting his shoulder. "Team! Hyuuga will be leading you this time! I'll be on the side lines with Negotiator Nogi. I wish you all the best of luck and hope you can return alive." Every member hopped into the van that was to take them to the robbery/hostage situation.

~.Natsume's P.O.V.~

When we got there we had a hard time keeping the bystanders on the sidelines. "What's the situation?" I asked the Negotiator Hotaru Nogi. She turned to me with her usual stoic face. I could tell though something was amiss. She sighed. "There seems to be only one hostage and one gunman. I'm eager to end this quick."

I looked at her and before I could ask why she turned to me not in the least bit amused. "The hostage is my best friend. I swear Hyuuga if you allow her to die. You can kiss your job goodbye." I scoffed, it figured my big break to lead the team and I have a high chance of getting fired.

Name: Hotaru Imai (Nogi)
Description: She's a Police Negotiator at 26 and is only 5' 6". Married at twenty to Ruka Nogi, a good friends of Natsume's, and has a daughter named Ariel.

I was about to comment but when I looked up, my heart stopped. The gunman held a woman in her early twenties at gunpoint. The gun he held was a Ruger LCR Revolver, a small gun that could pack multiple rounds in seconds. If he shot her, she'd have no chance of living. Imai walked up past the 'Caution Police' tape until she was a certain distance away.

"Stop this while you have a choice." Imai-Nogi said in a firm voice.

The guy shook his head. "No! This is revenge for what all the world has done to me." He held the gun farther into the girls temple. "Someone must pay!" I took the time he was distracted and motioned for the team to follow me. I barely could see Hotaru roll her eyes at the stupidity of it all. Even I had a hard time not to, yea, well buddy my life ain't exactly easy either.

We traveled behind the crowd going unnoticed. On my transceiver I talked to the sniper who was up in a tree yards away from the captor informing him to take a shot as soon as he takes the gun off her, and be careful not to hit the girl.

My back pressed against the building slowly inching my way to where the captor and hostage where, beside me my two Assaulters and Rear-Guard were ready to strike. I watched as he kept the gun to her temple and his hand over her mouth. I wasn't going to lose another person by gun even if I have to sacrifice myself to go so. Although I wasn't expecting was was going to happen next.

"Mommy!" A little boy yelled running up to the captor. Oh Shit. I looked to Imai who's eyes had slightly widened. "Let mommy go!" He yelled pulling on the guys pants leg, crying. God damn it where did the kid come from!? The guy merely kicked the kid off making him fly across the room closer to us.

"Youichi!" The woman yelled managing to get the guys are off her as he pointed the gun to the kid. It was a perfect shot from there out. The sniper shot the guy in the arm and chest. Then we were able to make our move, I grabbed the kid first off then woman who stood there in shock and pulled them to the side line for medical help as my team took care of that damned maniac.

Hearts stopped and everything was silent. I sighed, I didn't even have to do anything this time, She looked fine. So I thought, "You okay ma'am?" I asked as they put a respirator over her mouth to keep her from hyperventilating. She nodded and looked directly into my eyes, that when I truly noticed what she looked like. Long brown hair down to waist, a heart shaped face and coffee brown eyes. I hated to admit it but she was beautiful. To bad she was married, as far as I could tell.

"Mama?" I turned to look down at the little boy next to me from earlier. I picked him up and set him down next to the woman where they began to hug. It was a sweat moment to bad the Ice Queen had to ruin it like she usually does.

"You idiot! You could have been killed! What the hell where you thinking!?" A few people had to keep her back from pounding on the poor girl, but from what I saw it seemed like she's been use to this. The woman lightly laughed, it was a melody to my ears, not like explosives and gunshots I usually hear.

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Back at the station I figured out later from an informant her name was Mikan Sakura, and she worked as a Teller at the bank that was robbed. She's currently 23, at 5' 5". I ran my hand through my hair. I wonder why he chose her as a hostage and not anyone else there were plenty of other Tellers at the bank.

Then come to find out that little boy was her son. They said she didn't have anyone to watch over Youichi so she usually brought him to work with her. It was also apparent that she was very much well liked and others were devastated to know she was the captive.

"Is the gunman in jail yet?" I asked looking up to the Commander. He shook his head. "Not yet he's in interrogation right now. They want to know the form of motive before he goes on trial." I nodded understanding.

"Commander! Hyuuga! He's escaped! He killed the guards and escaped!" The commander's eyes widened and I had all I could do to from blowing up in fiery. Though I can't really control my mind and it's actions very well, you know impulse. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE ESCAPED!?" God damned mother-fucker.

The Commander looked down at me and patted my shoulder again. We just captured him and now he's escaped! How can he be so calm!? "It's alright Hyuuga, we'll get him next time. Meanwhile we'll warn the public and have everyone on the look out." How the hell can he be so damned calm at a time like this?

"If there is a next time. We have a maniac on the loose." I rested my head in my hands on the desk where I was looking through files. "Who knows what he'll do now."

"Like I said. It's okay Hyuuga. He's wounded and probably won't do anything rash until he's well again. Why don't you go home now? It's been a long day." I nodded in agreement as I walked out grabbing my jean jacket to go home.

It was just turning into Fall and the leaves where turning all different kinds of colors. I breathed in deep, I've always like the smell of Fall. I decided to walk though the park, though what came next made me wonder. Was it coincidence? Or destiny that I meet up with her again?

"Oi!" I called out. She sat on a bench he son on her lap, asleep. She blinked as she looked at me them smiled. Her eyes were calmer that before and where really enticing.

"Hello. I don't think I caught your name from before, thank you for saving me and Youichi." her voice was also calm. I looked to her lips that were almost as red as strawberries.

"Ah. No problem. Name's Hyuuga. Natsume Hyuuga." I said holding my hand for her to shake. She took wholeheartedly as if we have known each other for a very long time. Her hands were soft not at all rough I almost didn't let go.

"As you may heave figured out. I'm Mikan Sakura. Everyone calls me Mikan or something relatively along those lines, and this." she said motioning to her son. "Is Youichi. He's six."

"Okay then...Mikan. You can call me Natsume...or something along those lines." I teased, she laughed as I practically repeated what she said. I sat next to her and we started talking about everything and anything until the sun almost went down...it was only near five, I now hate fall, she had to leave.

I looked at Mikan again I was really comfortable around her, which mind you is very unusual. Then one question that popped in my mind that was still left unanswered. I hesitated on this one because it was too personal.

"I may not have the right to ask you this but, what happened to your husband?" I asked looking from her to Youichi. Mikan paused and turned to him with a sad smile. I knew I shouldn't have asked, it was to personal.

"Sorry if I brought back something painful. I was just..." Mikan put a finger to his lips quieting me. I blinked, unbelieving how she could have so much control over me just by putting her finger to my...lips. I would have blushed realizing what happened, but it was against my morals.

"It's okay. I think you should know, and for him to know too. Youichi isn't a love child, he wasn't a stupid one night fling kid either." I looked at her wondering how it could be neither. If it wasn't those then she would have to be..."I was raped walking home from the store. My car was in the shop so I couldn't drive." Mikan took a deep breath holding in the tears.

"I-It was...I-I." not thinking I pulled Mikan into my embrace. "It's okay, it's over. You should be happy to have Youichi. I bet you would have been even more devastated without him. If something good can come out of something horrible like that then you should be happy. There's no use to looking back into the past. Only future, it's the only time that really matters." Mikan nodded, a slightly sniffled as she looked up to me.

"Th-Thank you," she said whipping tears from her cheeks and eyes "And...if you ever need anything call me. I'd like to pay you back for saving Youichi and I." She pulled out a piece of paper and wrote a number on it. "Don't hesitate if you need anything." Then before I knew it she was walking away Youichi in her arms into the sunset. At least that's how it looked like in my mind.

I walked home my mind happy. I was almost picturing myself walking down the park way with a hop, skip and a jump, kicking my heals in the air... if only ego would allow me to but, all good things have got to come to and end. That I knew because I didn't notice the person in the bushes until he struck in the least expected way.

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I stood and watched almost in shock as my house burned to the ground. Firefighters stood around me trying to put out the fire. I tried to come out of my hoped daydream as I thought that I needed to find somewhere to stay and fast. It was nearing midnight, I had no money (pay day in a week) and everyone was probably asleep. This is...except for Hotaru and Ruka in their small apartment complex next door.

"What are you gonna do Natsume? I mean you could borrow our couch but, I'm afraid it's not to comfortable." Ruka said, unsure of what to say really. I sighed, the couch, how nice.

Name: Ruka Nogi
Description: He's twenty-seven and two inches shorter than Natsume at six foot. The poor sap's married to Hotaru Imai, and has his dream job as a vet.

Hotaru rolled her eyes as she got out her phone and speed dialed a number. I could tell because it always gave off this weird noise when it did. She walked off having a conversation with someone. I couldn't tell from where she was standing who it was though.

That was until she started to walk back over to Ruka and I that she told us. "Mikan is going to pick you up and you can spend the night at her apartment she has an unused bed. She also said something about repaying you for saving her life." The female Nogi shrugged.

No. She couldn't have. She wouldn't have. A honk from a car pulled me out of my thoughts. She did.

Chapter won't be out for a while considering I'm trying to think of what should happen next... It's rated M for particular reasons, trying to fit a lemon in somewhere next chapter but if I can't I'll rate it T. ^.^ see you peeps next time.