A Childhood Reunion

As his eyes surveyed his current location, Pein saw something which he hadn't seen since his childhood. He found himself staring which wasn't usually like him. Usually he would just overlook this sort of thing but for some reason this was different.

He blinked to see if what he was seeing was real or just a hallucination but it turned out that this was very real. Suddenly he found himself walking towards her. She looked up from what she was doing and noticed him.

"Nagato? Is that you?" She asked him, almost surprised to hear herself saying his name again.

"Yes. So, it is you."

"Yeah. Its been so long… how have you -"

"Well enough. I trust you have kept well yourself?"

"Yes. Well I guess you must be busy. It was good talking to you again Nagato"

"Wait a second. I was wondering if you wanted to go out. With me?"

"Okay… that was a bit fast…"

"What are you implying?"

"Nothing, nothing! Well sure I guess we could give it a try"

"Great. Now I want you to come with me"

The two went back to the only safe place that Pein knew, taking her hand in his gently as they walked together.

"I trust this place and this place alone." he then looked at her and said "I forgive you for leaving all them years ago as I realise that it wasn't your fault. You had to leave to get away from the threat of the ninjas"

"Thank you for understanding Nagato. I tried to find you again I really did. I wasn't honest with you when we were children and I never got a chance to tell you how I felt before I had to leave. This may be an inappropriate time but I just want you to know that I never forgot you Nagato. I have always loved you since the moment we met."

He stayed silent for a moment. Then he drew in a breath and said;

"I admire your honesty. I mean we have been through everything together. All similar. We know true pain"

"I know. That's why I can trust you."

"I have only but a certain level of trust for you at the moment. You did leave right in the middle of a terrible pain for me you know."

"I know and all I can do is apologise and show you that it will not happen again. I think that maybe we should get to know each other again. You know get reacquainted?"

"Of course."

6 Months Later

Scared to touch him in a way he wasn't comfortable with, Shiv slowly rested her head on his chest, being wary of his facial piercings just above her head. Knowing that his levels of trust and love had risen in the past six months for her, he let her gently cuddle him. After a while she slowly put her arm around his neck. It took a few moments but he warmed to this and put his hand upon hers. She smiled into his neck and looked up at him.

"Nagato?" She muttered to him. His eyes shifted onto hers.

"Yes?" He replied. She began to brush her hand across his cheek then pulling herself carefully up to his level and attempted to kiss him. He quickly turned his head away. Noticing this uncomfortability in him she decided to resist the temptation.

"I love you Nagato" she said.

"I know" He replied

Thinking that she was going to get nowhere with him, not that she expected anything from him in the first place, she pulled away. He suddenly placed his hand on her arm, pulling her on top of him. He lifted up her face gently and presses their lips together.

She let him kiss her opening her mouth to let his tongue map out its new territory. He swirled his tongue around her wet cavern and when satisfied he began to kiss her more passionately, darting his tongue in and around her mouth. He let her hands wonder across his body with her soft warm hands. Pulling away slightly he whispered;

"I trust you and love you a little bit more. I think its time that we took our relationship up another step further…"

"Me too…" she whispered back.

After kissing her once more he stripped them both of their clothes and pulled her back on top of his and then he began to push himself inside her. She gave off a highly arousing moan which he thought was the sexiest noise he had ever heard.

"Oh Nagato! I love you!" She moaned and without thinking he replied;

"I love you too"

Twenty minutes later after his seed had been spilt inside her, he pulled out and lay next to her.

"Nagato?" she breathed. "I'm glad that you told me that…"

"What?" he said through pants of exhaustion.

"You told me that you loved me" She said happily, nuzzling into his neck.

"About that…"

"What? What's wrong?"

"I didn't actually mean to say it so soon."

"What do you mean?" she asks, leaving the comfort of his neck and sitting upright. "You don't love me?"

"I don't know…"

"How can you not know! I've loved you since childhood! Its been nearly seven months Nagato!" she exclaimed.

"So? Seven months of trust? I lost trust in you after you left our village! I felt like you abandoned me! It may take a while before can say I love you!"

"How much longer do you need? Another lifetime maybe? Does our past mean nothing to you? You should at least feel something more for me!"

"I don't know if I can love you fully okay!"

She quietened own after he shouted. She turned away from him, tears freely falling, sobbing quietly into the duvet undetected by Pein.

The next morning Shiv got up and dressed herself to go out for her usual morning walk.

"I think I'll take a much needed longer walk to clear my head" she thought to herself as she pulled on her black cardigan and slipped on her shoes. She left the house without a second glance at Pein, who was meditating in the lounge.

She went walking through her usual forest trail which was just near by her current place of residence. The cool breeze was like a blessing to her sore eyes and it swept her hair just a little so it flowed properly.

Suddenly she was forced to the floor with her arm forced up between her shoulder blades.

"Where is Pein?" a man's voice hissed in her ear.

"I have no idea what you - Ow!"

"I will not ask again woman, where is Nagato!"

"I haven't seen him in years! How am I supposed to know!"

"Well I tried the non violent approach. Maybe this will loosen your tongue girl!"

He picked her up by the scruff of the neck and slammed her face first into a nearby tree. Keeping her face pressed against it, he yanked down her pants and underwear. She yelped in pain as he entered her from behind brutally and fiercely. With each thrust she called out in agony.

"Where… is…he?" he said on each savage plunge into her.

"I don't know!" she cried out in distress, hot tears streaming down her cheeks as she sobbed loudly.

After a while, the man realised that he wasn't going to be able to progress if he had scared his target so he violently withdrew himself from her and threw her aside showing her worth to him. After fixing himself he knelt next to her and grabbed her face and forced her to look at him. He then hissed;

"I know you know where he is. I sense it. Even a nonentity like you gives off a certain -" he stopped abruptly and she bleakly looked up to see if she could see his face. She was dazed with pain and couldn't really focus on his face. It was then when she saw a flash of red from under his hood. He cruelly shoved her away saying;

"We will meet again and next time, I will kill you if you don't cooperate. He is close. I can feel it…" and with that he sped off in the opposite direction.

Overcome with emotion she burst into tears again. There was blood trickling down her face and leg. Struggling to stand, she limped over to the closest tree to her where she decided to rest for a while. She realised that he had done more damage to her than what he first thought. Her legs were as weak as she felt and she was bleeding. After a while of getting her bearings back she opened her eyes. She decided that she should get up and she did so shakily using the tree for assistance. Now back on her feet she made her way slowly back to the safety of her home.

Nagato was right. This place was the only sanctuary that they had for now. She entered the house trying to act as if nothing had happened. Nagato was waiting for her in the bedroom.

"Where have you been?" he questioned her.

"Just for a walk" she replied, smiling weakly.

"Been in a fight?"

"No what makes you think that?"

"You can barely stand and you are bleeding" He observed.

"I'm fine honestly!" she says shakily. She wobbly makes her way over to him and stands beside him.

"I have an apology to make. What I said last night was harsh and unfair. The truth is… I do love you. Just not fully yet. Everyday it grows more and more for you. I just thought I owed you that much at least."

Shiv's vision was becoming hazy and her hearing was distancing and becoming watery.

"Thank you. I… I love you t-" was all she managed. She collapsed into Pein's right shoulder. Catching her he carefully picked her up and placed her on the bed. He then went and got some water and some cotton wool and began to clean her wounds. Thinking she had cut her leg he had to take off her pants to see where she had cut herself.

"What the…" he found no cuts on her legs but he did find a large blood stain on the back of her underwear and up her back. She had bruises on her right arm too.

"There had obviously been a struggle with somebody. They must of raped her. Oh god…" he thought.

He decided to clean up what he could and question her lightly when she awoke.

1 hour later and Pein hadn't left her side once. She began to stir slightly. Her eyes half opened and she looked directly into his eyes.

"Hey…" She muttered with a smile.

"Hello. How you feeling?"

"Sore. What about you?"

"I'm worried about you actually"

"Why? What's happened?"

"Well why don't you tell me? Your whole behind and lower back was covered in blood. What happened to you when you were out?"

"Nothing! It's probably just lady problems"

"I don't think so. Don't they usually come at the front? Don't lie to me. Tell me"

She took in a very deep breath then let it back out. Then she began to explain.

"I was out for my usual walk as you know, and then I was apprehended from behind by a man in a cloak"

Pein put his hand on hers.

"What did he do? Did he rape you? Please tell me"

"Yes. Yes he did" She said, tears welling in her eyes again.

"Please don't cry. I know its hard for you. Can you tell me anything about this man at all?"

"Well… he was about my height and… he was strong but not in muscle if you understand."

"Hmm… did you see his face?"

"No. His hood was up. But I did see a red flash from under the hood. I couldn't tell what it was though. Im sorry I cant tell you what I don't know"

"Hey its okay. Did it look like an eye?"

"Come to think of it… yeah but there was only one. He was asking about you" she sniffed

"What? What did you say?"

"I told him I hadn't seen you in years. He didn't believe me and so he raped me to get the truth out of me. It didn't work of course."

"Good girl. Oh I forgot to tell you I wont be here tonight"

"Why?"

"Business. That needs taken care of. Top Priority"

"Meaning?"

"Nothing. Ill be back before you even wake up. Don't worry about anything" He said running his hand across my forehead and down my left cheek and smiling softly at me.

"Promise me you'll get some rest?" he asked

"I have rested. I think I'm okay now Nagato. Honestly" she smiled at him.

"No I mean properly. You have to."

"Okay fine. What's gotten into you?"

"Meaning?" he said echoing my words from before.

"Your being… nice"

"Your hurt what did you expect? For me to be a complete asshole? Not even I'm that heartless I think. Now close your eyes and rest"

She did as she was asked. He gently kissed her lips before departing to find whoever did this.