A/N~ I'm going to try something different than my usual not-very-deep style of writing now! I got inspired by the story "Little Things Give You Away" by LittleRedRidingHoodie, so here's the result. So uh, I guess you could call this a late holiday present for my fans. If I have that much fans...
Eh, whatever. Write for yourself and not for the public...

This OS is short, sorry. It takes place in Pein's POV, and the scene where Hinata confesses. I think you know what I mean. On with the show that may or may not be good!


Perfect Moments

1: Pain to No One but Me

He didn't understand.

How come this girl kept going? At Death's very own door, with her pale hand on the doorknob, and still she held dearly on to her life. She kept crawling towards this jinchuuriki, like her very own fate depended on it. Like somehow, if she could save herself, Naruto held the answer.

Why?

"B… because… Naruto… I love you."

Pein didn't know what those words meant anymore. He had directed them to so many people, and they had all perished. His parents. His friends. His sensei. And Konan just laughed it off, like she didn't care.

It hurt. Badly.

He replayed the words over and over in his head, yet no prevail; no meaning came about. He just didn't understand, and he turned to look at them both for the answer.

The look on her face.

The look on his face.

The look in her eyes.

The look in his eyes.

And he understood.

It was too late to turn back, though. Orders were orders, especially from Madara. "Kill anyone who gets in your way."

He reluctantly reached out his hand, connected his power to the girl, and raised it, quick so he wouldn't feel pain.

But he did.

The girl went flying, and his heart sank. The girl hit the ground, and his heart broke with a sickening crack into a million tiny pieces. The girl lay motionless, and he understood just what those words meant.

He also understood that he was bringing pain to no one but himself.


A/N~ Oh hey, I didn't even get a chance to walk away before you finished. Eheh. =_=" Like? No like?

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