His Love of a Queen

A Pein Love Story

Part One

The Girl of His Dreams

Pein walked through the small town with Konan at his heels, much to his displeasure. Konan was his best friend and nothing would ever change that but lately she tried less and less to try and hide her love for him. Pein use to think she may have been the one for him but recently he had been feeling that he was missing something in his life and it was real love. Konan loved him with all her heart but he just couldn't give that back in return. He had known her since they were young and to him she would always be that little girl his old self had fallen in love with. His body may love her but his soul which was now in a new body did not.

Pein sighed and pretended to listen as Konan went on and on about one thing or another. He had originally planned to head out here by himself but she had eyes and ears everywhere and had found out. As they walked towards the center of town they saw a big crowd in the square. As they got closer Pein heard a voice soft and sweet yet low and seductive. It was like nothing he could explain but no one could deny it was the most beautiful voice they had ever heard.

Not even thinking of Konan he pushed his way through the crowd to see the source of the song and saw that it came from another even more beautiful source. It was a girl of about 20 with pale shin and long thick black hair that fell down her back with a gentle wave of curls and her bangs fell into kaleidoscope eyes of swirling greens and blues that you could look at forever. She was dancing with light feet her twirls creating a pattern of circles in the dust her long black skirt cut on the sides revealing her long slender legs a purple wrap around her waist created a gentle rhythm as its decorative metal coins clanked together and her matching purple tank top showed her flat flawless navel with a belly button ring caught the light making the gold sparkle.

Pein just stopped and stared listening to her sweet song

" I enter your dreams, slowly unseen

And you cant stop me for I am the gypsy queen.

I am the dark, that waits your heart

you cant resist me for I am the gypsy queen.

You listen to my song,and soon you will long

the face of the gypsy queen.

Your eyes will grow tired, burning with desire

for now your in love with the gypsy queen.

Im in your head, im in your heart, im in your dreams

for now there nothing but the gypsy queen."

She ended her song with a bow and a large applause from her audience including Pein. It was then that he noticed something pulling on his cloak. He looked down to see a tiger cub with a hat in her mouth looking up at him with begging eyes. He gladly through in some money, probably more then was really necessary but when he looked up the young gypsy was looking at him a smile on her face her eyes scanning him with an almost analyzing look. As if she was debating something on only a subject she knew about. He stared back completely underneath her spell.

She must have made a decision because it was then she took up another dance this time centered around Pein. He wasn't sure if he was imagining it or not but he began to grow tired and it was if reality was bending around him there was no one but him and her. Her dance grew more dreamlike as she came closer to him wrapping the scarf she had had in her hand around his neck and danced around him.

Pein was probably enjoying this a bit to much when Konan snapped him back into reality pushing the girl away her eyes in a death glare. The girl glared back her tiger at her feet growling. He to turned and glared at Konan saying "That was highly unnecessary Konan. I think you owe this beautiful young lady an apology." Konan looked at him her mouth open muttering something about how she deserved it but said sorry in the end met with more glares from Pein.

"Oh its quite alright I don't fuss over things that aren't worth anything in the first place. I focus on the things that matter. But thank you anyway its always refreshing to meet someone so nice to a traveling performer." she purred at Pein still close and her, slightly, hidden insult making Konan turn red. Pein continued to stare at the young gypsy determined to etch every detail of her into his memory never wanting to forget her. This was only broken when a wail of pain came from Konan.

"Ugh her stupid cat bit me! You made her do that you hag!" she hissed angrily aiming a kick at the small tiger and would have succeeded if in one quick moment the girl had swept Konan off her feet and was now holding a kunai to her throat. She made a growling noise that could have easily been mistaken for her tiger's.

"Nobody touch's Lilly you attention seeking witch!" she snarled. It was a good thing the crowd had now left or this would have created a huge scene. Pein looked at them both shocked. He had never expected someone so small to have the power to bring down Konan even if she was slightly off guard. He was pretty impressed and not even that concerned that Konan was still staring up at the girl who held her down.

In a few seconds he shook his head clear of his thought and gently placed a hand on the girls arm saying calmly "Now please ladies lets not fight it would be such a waste for either of you to get hurt. Again im sorry for my partners rudeness allow me to buy you lunch perhaps?" Pein asked trying to cover the pleading in his voice. He didn't want to reveal to either of them how bad he wanted her to accept.

The girl reluctantly stepped of off Konan and picked up Lilly stroking her between the ears. "Well I would take you up on the offer but I can not be around that women much longer. But perhaps if she would be so kind as to leave." she said her voice purr like again as she stood almost nose to nose with Pein. He hoped she couldn't tell that he would gladly be free of Konan. He wasn't to worried however since he had had so many years of keeping his face expressionless.

Konan huffed and puffed walking away muttering something about how she couldn't believe Pein and about how no hussy could possibly really catch his attention. Trying to convince herself more then anything. The gypsy girl's true smile returned making Pein melt. Something stirred inside him a feeling he had never felt before something so strange … like something he had been waiting for had finally happened.

Before he could say anything the girl hooked her arm through his and said "Now that shes gone how bout that lunch? By he way my name is Yame Yoi. Whats yours?" her voice was light and carefree but there was something about it. Something almost fake and strained as if she was forcing herself to act this way. Pein paid no attention he was to absorbed in her.

"My name …," he thought if he should tell her or not but figured it couldn't harm anything "well you can call me Pein. Hmmm Yame Yoi Sweet Dream the name fits you well." he said knowing that he was bound to dream of her tonight.

She exchanged a look with Lilly then laughed and muttered "You have no idea." The tiger made a small purring sound that almost sounded like laughter. Again Pein paid no attention his mind cloudy with Yame in his presence. Yet something in the back of his mind told him to snap out of it to come back to reality but this power, this girl, was to much even for him. He had no idea that this day would change his life forever.

He escorted Yame to a small dinner and took the seat opposite hers studying her face once more noticing more smaller details now such as the forced almost painful smile on her lips and a glazed look to her eyes as if she tried her hardest to hide something or hold something back and even the way her nose would twitch just slightly when Pein came very close to touching her.

They sat in silence for a long time Pein not sure what to say and Yame not caring enough to say anything. Finally Pein broke the silence with a question that he had no clue where it had come from. "What are you doing to me? What were you doing to those people?" he asked his voice returning to his own cold harsh voice. Surprising both Yame and himself.

Her eyes for just a moment flashed a sign of fear and her whole body tensed. She looked down at the tea she was sipping saying only "You have no right to ask me what I was doing when you yourself do horrible things." she looked at him her eyes no longer full of fear but now full of teasing and playfulness but Pein could tell that she was a force to be reckoned with and he did not want to cross her. Again that voice in his head said there was something not right about her.

Pein looked at her lowering his eyes as she put on a smile not a happy smile but smile of victory. She knew that he would ask her no more questions and he was sure if Yame really wanted to she could make him see things he never wanted to see again. He couldn't explain it but this turned him onto her more then anything.

Yame must have sensed this because she leaned in close to him the smile still on her face whispered in a seductive low voice "In your dreams Pein and trust me I know dreams." Then with that she got up and left. Making sure to brush his face gently with her hand and she walked past him. And there he was left with only the smell of a foreign perfume and the warmth of skin on his cheek.