~Anna's POV~

My eyes opened with an unbearable pain in my left shoulder. I sat up in reflex and held the aching part. I still didn't know how wounded I was.

" At least one of them is awake." I looked at the surroundings, dazed, remembering the events of the day then at the speaker, sobering up immediately.

"How's Max?!"

"Calm dow-"

" Tell me ugly!"

" They said his condition is stable but he isn't awake yet."

"..I see....." Then I looked at his bandaged forearm. " What happened to you?"

" Shotgun wound."

" Some agent you and Itachi are- Where is that ass anyways?! He's going to pay for what he did!" I was angry at him for making me unconscious.

" Outside your brother's ward." I decided not to get angry on Itachi. I rubbed my skin where an IV was attached and looked out of the window. The sun was setting.

" Did you get him?" He got the meaning.

" The general and some others went after them."

" Any news?"

" We'll get some soon."

" Then I should go and see Max too." I moved a little towards the edge of the bed but my shoulder started aching like hell so I had to stop for the pain to fade. Once it did, I hopped off the bed and turned red upon seeing the clothing I was put in.

" Itachi made a trip to your home earlier. Here's an extra set of clothes." Shisui handed me my clothes and left the room. If it had been Itachi here, he would have yelled at me and made me stay in the bed and fussed about everything so for once I was glad that he wasn't here. I cautiously yanked the needle out and various other things attached and changed my clothing. When I was done, I walked out the room and met with Shisui.

"Where's Max's ward?"

" I'll be your guide. Don't want the patient to get lost or something." He laughed a little.

" Whatever." I followed him to the end of the hospital rooms then came at a dead end. " You're lost."

" I'm not."

" Just ask a nurse."

" No."

" You men have such odd sense of pride." I mumbled and went to the reception desk where the lady told me Max's room number.

" You shouldn't be running in your condition Anna." Itachi said as I arrived then took a seat beside him. "And you shouldn't be here at all! Shisui I left you there for a purpose!" Ugly just shrugged and I poked a finger in my ear to block the yelling. "How's your shoulder?"

" How's my brother?"

" They won't let anyone see him."

" That bad?" I asked getting up then tried looking through the window on the ward door. I couldn't see anything! I went back to the bench and kept my head down. Itachi and Shisui were talking about irrelevant stuff and I noticed Itachi's holstered pistol and his car keys beside me.

This whole thing was a failure. Max hurt worse than me, no known whereabouts of Jacob, even Ugly hurt... I sighed and bit my lip to keep the tears at bay.

Shisui's phone rang after a few minutes and he talked to somebody in a really low voice, then replaced it in his pocket and looked at Itachi. I narrowed my eyes. "They got away." He said quietly.

Suddenly everything around me didn't matter. I was filled with anger. My mind started working again and gave me every reason why Jake should be at the place he was. I glanced at Itachi's gun and keys and smirked to myself. An evil smirk.

With a swift motion, I took his gun and dashed out without any word, without listening to the boys.

A Trans Amm was easy to spot among the less muscle here. I put the keys in and ignited the engine, speeding to a certain place.

He's gonna pay.

I exited the car upon arriving at the destination and hid behind a few trees and bushes there were to first observe then attack. I kept the gun at ready and listened to the sounds. By the sounds of it, I guessed it was just Jake and his usual posse.

Soon after my suspicions were confirmed as Ronald stepped from the hiding and into the open street. I licked my lips and waited for the right chance. When he was within a yard from me, and walked behind him with silent steps and tapped his shoulder. He turned around.

" Yo." I said and shot him in the chest and he dropped in just a second but the damn gun caused too much noise that it signalled the other two that something happened and now James came. I was blind right now. All I could see was red, red and red. I needed to end this. Right now.

"I've got it Jake!" James yelled back to Jake. When his face into view, I somehow panicked at his speedy advance that I just shot without an aim. He fell but I didn't know where he got hit so I just quickly got away from him and to where Jacob was.

I wasn't even the slightest scared of the blood that stained my clean clothes. I didn't even feel guilty for killing both the men. It felt good. Revenge felt good.

" Oh, if it isn't my favourite girl." Jake said as I appeared in the grassy flowery field.

" Who knew I would dirty the place I love so much with your sinner blood." He eyed the gun in my right hand and the evil smirk on my face.

" Its not a surprise really that you killed both the weaklings. I always knew you had the potential." He shrugged. I didn't answer him and pointed the gun at him. " My men did that to you?" He asked gesturing to my shoulder.

" Yes."

" I'm terribly sorry. I told them to not hurt you but what loyalties can you expect from such brainless thugs? I told them to just kill your brother and then the other brother but those idiot."

" Cut the chatter and prepare to die." I said monotonously, aiming at his head. My hand was now shaking when the thought of finally killing him seeped into my head.

Kill.

Kill?

It'll be over. It'll all finally be over... Ha ha..

There was some rustling in the leaves and I cussed loudly at the interruption.

" Oya, its your weasel my beloved." Jake smirked. I glared at Itachi, turning my back against the enemy, my biggest mistake.

The moment I did that Jake lunged forward in attempt to take me captive but Itachi was even faster than him. He took two big steps and with one arm he secured me and with the other punched Jake in the face.

"Tch." Jake said holding his bleeding nose.

" Don't get involved!" I yelled freeing myself. " Its my fight!"

" I'll leave him to you when he will stop moving." He said smiling then faced Jake. " Don't attempt to touch her again or I'll break your limbs."

" Like you can."

" Don't test me."

" Just because you wear the agent equipment doesn't mean you're one."

" I don't dishonour the name on the back."

" We'll see about that." With that said both took a few steps forward and a hand-to-hand combat started. I watched with wonder the hidden side of Itachi that I got to see for the first time.

I never knew he was this good in martial arts and those fast and swift movements....its like he didn't move and Jake got hit by the wind!

A few more exchanges and Jacob was held captive. Itachi tied his hands behind his back and pushed him on the ground. Itachi then came to me and held out his hand as if asking for something. I gave him a confused look.

"My gun." I looked at the object in my hand and thought whether I should or should not give it to him. "Anna." He warned.

"B-but-"

"You will not kill anybody." His words were final as he snatched the gun from my hand. I glared at him for taking the object that gave me power. "I will take him and James in for interrogation-"

"You're not going to kill him?" The question was out of my mouth before I could think about it. Perhaps it was my subconscious desire of having all of my enemies murdered.

"No." Itachi replied, giving me a strange look. "We don't kill them."

"You...you have to-"

"No we don't. Arresting and torturing information out is enough. But I know where you are coming from. Even I would want such people dead. However, that isn't the right thing to do." His words penetrated deeper than I let on and it woke me up, pulling back the curtains of rage and revenge. I was the one who told him some time back that killing people wasn't an option in any question and yet I....

I looked behind him at Jacob and my eyes widened. He had a small knife between his toes and he brought his foot back to throw it at Itachi whom I shocked by suddenly taking his gun and shooting Jacob before he had the chance to complete his movement. For the first time it hit in the head.

Nothing moved. Not even the slightest breeze was there. I couldn't tear my eyes away from Jacob's head with a small hole in his forehead that became big in the back, spewing all the mush of the head on the grass. His eyes wide open, looking at me and mouth agape. It was nauseating.

"Oh God..." I covered my mouth and tore my eyes away from the scene and cursed my weakness for ending up killing him. I didn't want to after Itachi stopped his movement but... "He was going to hurt you... He was...hurt you..."

He didn't even tell me it was ok but just put his hand on my back, leaving me with guilt of murder on my hands.

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