Secret Santa
Happy Xmas 2007! This a mostly a Konan fic with a bit of Pein, my current favourite characters from Naruto that I like to write on, couldn't resist making my Xmas fanfiction for the year on them : ) This is most likely a couple part piece, it's to long as a whole one shot. Hope you enjoy this piece.
Konan finds a note for her talking about a secret Santa for her this year and thinks it's from Pein. Is it from Pein? Or someone else...?
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"Uh... Just glad to be back." Konan groaned to herself as she enter the Akatsuki lair. She'd been out doing a mission for the past few day's by herself, it was an easy enough mission for someone like her but still... Couldn't wait to get home. Personally she was just surprised that Pein had sent her out to do it by herself, he was usually insistent that they did things like missions together. However, it wasn't like it was that hard, just gathering information. And there weren't really anyone else around at the time to go and do it, all off doing their own mission. She wondered whether anyone was home now... Konan told herself quickly to forget it, she could just find that out later. She needed to report back to Pein.
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"Ah, Konan. You're back." Pein commented when he saw his partner enter their room. "Much trouble?"
"Not really. Nothing I couldn't handle." Konan replied simply and walked over to him. When she reached him she pulled out some papers and such from under her cloak and handed them to him.
"Glad to hear, should've known you wouldn't have any problems and bitch about them like the other's do." Pein continued with his casual blank face and took the papers off her.
"...? Why? Worried?" Konan asked but showed no real emotion on her own face. Pein hated that at times, didn't like his partner to be showing loads of emotion. Wasn't like it all the time but... Pein didn't act like an ordinary person and you definitely had to learn about him. Konan had gotten used to Pein's everything over the loads of years that they'd been together and didn't mind like others did. She understood that her and Pein were the closest you could get in any form, it was just never really expressed with words, both them just knew and understood and expressed it in their own personal ways, to show that they cared for each other really.
Pein looked up from the documents and looked at her directly in the eye's. "I knew you could do it." He started sharply. "Just... I don't usually like sending you out on your own. We work best as a team and I like to keep it that way. Just cause some of the other's in this organisation like to work alone and don't like each other doesn't mean we're that way."
"I never said we do, Pein." Konan replied, slightly stunned that he was talking a lot more than usual. Possibly a sign that he was uncomfortable sending her out on her own or with another partner. "Personally I never did like working alone. I guess that's because we've been together so long."
"Me either. But there was no one else this time and I couldn't leave the village alone to go with you. Not again." Pein insisted, still looking deeply at her.
Konan almost smiled, this just proved what she thought. He was worried for her and he liked having her around as much as she did. It was nice to be told it from time to time. "Well... I guess that's why you made us partner's."
"Hmm?" Pein questioned, confused.
"We need each other around." Konan replied simply.
"Hmm..." Pein grunted, not wanting to admit it with words but nodded at her. "I guess you can't be with someone as long as we have without having ties."
"I couldn't have said it better. But I did miss having you."
Was that a quick smile on his face? Yes! For a quick second. But to Konan that lasted for hours, Pein never smiled. Pein quickly looked at the door of entrance and then flicked his head back towards her again, making sure no one else at that point was watching. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and pulled his face to her ear. "I missed you more than anything." He whispered quickly into her ear. He didn't really mind any of the others knowing anything about him and Konan but even he wanted a little privacy. Then let go of her and walked over to the door when he'd had enough of having her close. "I better leave, give you some privacy. I'm sure you want to go and freshen yourself up before going and doing anything else." He added in a normal tone and left their room. Konan was left standing still for a few moments, stunned, before she started getting herself ready for a shower.
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"A note?" Konan questioned when she came out of the shower and walked into her bedroom to find a piece of paper had been slipped underneath her bedroom door. She quickly fastened her bathrobe fasten, just in case there could've been someone still in there but soon realised she was alone. The blue haired girl stomped over to the note that lay on the floor and picked it up and unfolded it for her to read.
Happy Xmas!
I'm you're secret Santa for this year! Of course my identity will not be shown until the Christmas Day and you'll get your main gift then. However I'm never much for waiting so you might get a few surprises before. I'll promise you'll love THEM!
Love
Your Secret Santa
Xxxxx
"Oh! I forgot it was Christmas Day in a few day's time!" Konan exclaimed to herself, couldn't believe she forgot it. But then again she had been busy recently with stuff and the member's in this organisation didn't usually act the merry and cheerful type. Most of them couldn't give a shit what time of the year it was, there still was missions and stuff to do and even one's who did remember couldn't really be bothered with it. Except maybe Hidan, in his own little thing, because he was religious. But Konan seriously doubted it was him. "Must be something Pein arranged this year... While I was out on my mission." Konan said quietly to herself. Maybe it was Pein trying to get the teams to work better together, they had been fighting a lot recently. Using the season to do it. The other teams did annoy him a lot, could never get along and left a lot of conflict. "Never done it any other year's we've been together..." She commented in addition, frowning a little. It seemed like an idea but didn't seem like something Pein would do and no one knew him better than her...
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Maybe it's something Tobi set up or something... Seems like something the Tobi character would like to do. Always so goofy and cheery... Konan thought to herself as she walked down the corridor to the main group room. She felt better now having a shower and finally being at home but she couldn't shake off the nagging feeling that something wasn't correct about the 'Secret Santa' thing. Maybe if she found one of the other members she could ask about it some more.
"! Kisame!" She called out as she spotted him and he was just about to leave the group room but stopped in his tracks to look Konan.
"Oh, Konan. Back from your mission then?" Kisame commented and started to walk over to her.
"Yes, was no problem at all." Konan replied.
"Good. Leader-Sama was worried about letting you go off by yourself. Think he likes it better when you're a team permanently." Kisame continued and finally reached where she was standing. Kisame didn't like a few in the group but he was alright with Konan, she didn't go overboard like some of the others did. In fact he thought she was quite attractive... But he knew better than to hit on the Leader's partner, thought it wouldn't be good for him but still... A guy could dream...
"Yes, we just don't separate much for missions I guess..." Konan replied, she wasn't going to go into detail of the relationship with Pein with fish guy. Not that she hated him but she still weren't going to discuss it.
"Is something the matter?" Kisame asked, seeing that she had question written on her face.
"Oh no, I wouldn't say the matter but more of a wondering." Konan corrected, didn't need him worrying.
"Go on." Kisame pushed. "It's getting late and I've got a few things to get done in the morning."
"It's just... I got a note through the door just shortly after I came in from my mission and... Found it a little strange that we're having a 'Secret Santa' thing going on this year." Konan explained roughly.
"No idea what you mean, Konan." Kisame frowned, not understanding what she was talking about. "There's nothing going on for Christmas, like every other year. If you're going to get another member a gift that strictly on the people involved, nothing to do with us as a group."
"..." Konan didn't know how to respond to that. Was it just her that got the message?
"You alright Konan?" Kisame replied with a slight look of worry on his fellow member.
Konan looked back up at Kisame, who had disturbed her thoughts. "... It's nothing. I must have misread." She replied quickly, she didn't want to cause any worry. "Forget I mentioned it."
"Alright..." Kisame replied slowly, he decided to just ignore what was just said. Didn't want to make anything out of it. "Glad you came back from the mission without a scratch. I better get going." With that he gave her a tiny smile and walked off out of the group room.
Konan stood in the same spot for a few minutes, wondering what was going on. Who sent her that message? Was the person even from the group? Ha! What was she thinking!? Someone else... No one else could even get into their area's!... But who?
