Hidan stood on the doorstep of the mansion. He straightened his tie and cleared his throat, shifting the bouquet of multicoloured poppies from hand to hand. Kakuzu sighed and leaned against their car. When Hidan told him they had to investigate someone, he had pictured an interrogation and an arrest with a hint of police brutality. He hadn't expected to be questioned about women and flowers, let alone be inside a florists looking at overpriced arrangements.

Hidan pressed the buzzer once again and sighed. Please be home he thought. He hadn't been able to get the quietly assertive, beautiful doctor out of his mind. He looked up as he heard the door open. "May I help you?" Tenno asked, eyeing Hidan with suspicion. "Uh...I'm *ahem*...is Dr. Umiko home?" he finally managed to get out. Kakuzu rolled his eyes at his flustered partner. "One moment" Tenno replied as he closed the door.

Turning around he was met with four curious faces. "Who is it?!" Yukiko asked. "Is it a dude?" Kay asked. "Is he cute?!" Shinju demanded to know. Tenno held up his hands in surrender, saying "it's a gentleman caller for Umiko". Everyone turned to look at Umiko who shrugged in response. "Well...go see!" Shinju said as she opened the door and pushed Umiko onto the doorstep.

She stood there in front of a blushing Hidan, running her fingers through her hair nervously as she waited for him to talk. "Hey! I don't know if you remember me but I told you I'd fucking find you! These are for you!" He said while thrusting the bouquet into Umiko's hands. "Um...thanks" she said as she examined the flowers. Kakuzu facepalmed himself as the silence between the two stretched out.

"So! I was wondering if you wanted to go out sometime?" Hidan asked her, some of his usual confidence seeping back into his voice. "Perhaps. It depends on what you had in mind." Hidan scratched his head while thinking, his magenta eyes squinted in concentration. "We could do coffee if you like pissing your money away, or we could do dinner, I mean everyone has to eat, or a movie?" he rambled as he listed off options.

While this exchange was happening, Shinju had noticed Kakuzu by the car. She slid past the potential lovebirds on the landing and made her way over to him. She matched his posture and leaned against the car with her arms crossed. "Is he always this helpless?" Kakuzu smiled before responding, "he has his moments but unsurprisingly picking up women isn't his strong suit." "Is it yours?" she asked. Kakuzu turned to look at her, his red and green eyes boring into her brown ones, he leaned his upper body towards hers and his hands rested on the car on either side of her hips. "I'll pick you up tomorrow night at 6. Dress appropriately" he said as Shinju looked into his face, unable to think of a response.

With a grunt, he opened the car door and slid into the driver's seat as Hidan jogged over to the car and got in. Kakuzu started the engine and roared down the driveway while Shinju watched the car disappear from view.

Shinju joined Umiko on the landing, a barrage of questions being thrown their way from Kay and Yukiko. "SILENCE!" Tenno yelled, getting the women under control, "please continue" he beckoned once everyone was quiet. "He's picking me up tomorrow for lunch on my break so I'll go there from the hospital" Umiko said. "And you?" Yukiko asked looking at Shinju. "Tomorrow night at 6, the scary sexy one is picking me up here" she said with a smile as she walked into the mansion.

Kay and Yukiko looked at each other, "what about you, Yukiko?" "Oh, I'm sure I can amuse myself somehow. You?" "I'm going to die alone with my face half eaten off by feral cats" Kay replied, shrugging. "That's...disturbingly graphic and specific" Yukiko said, looking a little worried for her partner.

"Did you see me?! I was fucking great! She COULDN'T refuse my invitation, not like she had a chance anyways with me being the fucking sexy goddamned beast that I am!" Hidan rambled happily as he recounted his version of events that differed wildly from what actually happened. Kakuzu ignored him as he drove them back to the police headquarters.

With Hidan still continuing his one sided conversation, Kakuzu sat down at his desk and quickly typed something into his computer. A few growls later and his restaurant reservation was completed and confirmed. He threw his stapler with full force across his desk to hit Hidan in the face. "OW! WHAT THE EVER LOVING FUCK OLD MAN?!" he hollered as he shoved tissues against his swelling and split lip. "YOU MADE ME UGLY! FUCK! SHIT! I'M GONNA FUCKING RAPE YOUR MOTHER!" He continued yelling and Kakuzu grinned sadistically. It always felt good to put his mouthy partner in his place.

Laying on the couch in the Great room, Kay listened to Yukiko play "Für Elise" on her piano. "Yukiko! Pick one! Yes...or no..." Yukiko listened to the piano notes before replying "yes. Why?" "I'll tell you later" Kay muttered as she unlocked her phone and scrolled through her contacts. Finding his name, she sent a short text message: Yo. "Well that's about all the social interaction I can handle for today!" she said as she tossed her phone onto the coffee table. Yukiko continued playing and sometimes singing along with her songs. Tenno danced quietly in the kitchen as he prepared lunches and Shinju and Umiko were discussing their upcoming dates.

His cellphone vibrated but the sound was muffled as the phone was buried under files and reports. Kisame sat sleeping at his desk, drool pooling onto a report as his assistant covered his shoulders with his jacket. He stirred a bit but didn't open his eyes and continued snoring.