A kisaita fic. I love their relationship, as friends and maybe even lovers. I need time to be inspired for the rest of my fics... I'll finish them eventually.


Kisame's face twisted in a look of pure annoyance as he read the file that Pein had just slid him across the desk. He looked at Pein, exasperated. Pein met his gaze with his own twisted look of annoyance. Kisame sighed, running his massive hand through his short blue hair. A new partner? Pein knew how much he hated working with a partner. He had only killed off the last three that had been presented to him. Sure, they were all "strong" or "dangerous" but this time around it was like a joke.

Uchiha Itachi. Thirteen years old. Village Hidden in the Leaves. The picture nestled in with his file was one of a child. Raven-black hair, wide, black eyes and moon-pale skin. A kid.

"Is this some sort of joke?" Kisame asked, tossing the file back onto Pein's desk.

"If you bothered to actually read the file, you would see that Uchiha Itachi is the most capable and dangerous member to ever come out of the Village Hidden in the Leaves." Pein growled, collecting the file and neatly filing it away.

Kisame rolled his eyes. Orochimaru had come from that very village, and he didn't possess any unique qualities that particularly interested him, nor did he seem overly powerful. He was strange and creepy, but luckily for Kisame, Orochimaru had zero interest in him, therefore their interactions were minimal.

"You know that I work better on my own." Kisame hissed.

"I don't believe you will do away with this partner as easily as you have with the past ones."

Kisame smirked. It was like a challenge now. He placed his hands on the desk and used them to pull him up, out of his seat. He twirled on his foot and began advancing towards the door. Once he reached the door, he let his hand rest on the door knob before turning back to Pein, a look of defiance on his face.

"When do I meet the little brat?"