She was a pretty young blond that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Her body alone was enough to drive a young man crazy; but her face...her face looked as if it were carved by the gods. Every little blink, every little smile, every time she walked just made Pein feel as if he were going to melt away. For once in his life, the all-powerful Akatsuki leader was in love. God had met his preferred angel… Or so he thought…

Earlier that day---
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For Pein, it was a day just like any other day, nothing much has happened over the past few weeks...well...nothing special that is. Sure a few of his members have died....but...what's the big deal? It's not like there's a shortage of super powerful rouge ninja out there who would give anything to be in the Akatsuki, right?
Right.

What he wanted to know was why Itachi and Kisame were pestering him to go to a market place--the one just outside of Konoha. It was a truly ridiculous request, if he did say so himself. They of all people should know the dangers of leaving the Akatsuki base without a good reason. It is not like them at all to be so pushy...It's things like this that make him wonder what is going on inside of their tiny little minds. But whatever...Maybe it was for a good cause...and if not...well...how bad could it be?
Before he left he decided to throw on a pair of somewhat normal looking clothes. Nothing to fancy, yet nothing that says "I'm a slob, and I don't care how I look when I go into public places." A purple polo shirt and a pair of jeans should do the trick.

As he headed out the door he could have sworn that he had heard the two of them snicker. He shot them an icy glance that could have froze the very depths of hell a thousand times over. That seemed to have put them in their place. But he had to admit now that he was a bit scared of what they were planning. He was even considering to call the whole thing off and punish the two of them for what they might have been planning. But maybe he was just being a bit paranoid.

He sighed and stepped out into the wilderness. Behind him Kisame slowly closed the door so that it made a long creaking noise just like in one of those horror movies. Pein soon then heard the click of the lock, and decided it was time to get moving. He can't say for sure that he knew what was going on, but he wasn't just about to let his two subordinates get the best of him. He would simply go to the place they insisted to go to and see what was there. If he didn't like what was going on he would simply go back to the base and punish those two for ever existing.
Simple, no?

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As Pein arrived at the market just outside of Konoha he quickly scanned the place for any enemies or traps. Nothing left…nothing right; he sighed. 'This is just going to be a big waste of my time' he thought, 'well…I'm already here…might as well try to enjoy it.' Thusly, he went off gallivanting into the great unknown. He was surprised to find out that a tiny place like this could hold such a variety of essentials and unneeded junk ranging from clothing, food, weapons, and toys for children. The people there were quite friendly as well; random men and women came up to him saying a quick 'hello' or commenting on his various piercings.

"Did it hurt?"

"Did what hurt?"

"Your face…"

"What about it?"

"Uhhhh…never mind…"

"…"

He could openly admit that he was not use to such things; to be honest, it felt quite awkward. Never once before did anyone give him a compliment on how he looked. 'Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea to come here…' he grinned, 'those idiots actually did something good for a change'

However, anything that he may have been thinking at the moment suddenly ceased when he laid eyes on the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She had long, gleaming blond hair that was tied up into a high pony tail by a bight red hair tie; her bangs covered the left side of her face; he imagined that they would be quite a pain.

Her eyes were a dazzling light blue surrounded by a ridiculous amount of eye-liner...but that didn't matter. Her face was absolutely gorgeous either way...
However, there was something oddly familiar about her. But that didn't matter...

He sighed and coughed uncomfortably when he realized the expression on his face; his mouth was agape and his eyes were wider then they had ever been. It probably looked like something had just suddenly come up and smacked him in the face.

He then moved to a dark, shadowy corer somewhere where she wouldn't be able to see him....but he could get a beautiful view of her. He just stood there in the shadows...debating if he should make a move or not; his heart pounding right out of his chest. He only had one shot at this....and if he messes it up....he might never be able to see her again.
Mustering up all the courage he had, he took a deep breath and walked out of his shadowy shelter over towards her. There was no way she would be able to deny him. After all--he was God.

"Hi there," He smiled warmly, "What's your name?"