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Dark!Kagome/Madara

3. Game On

"Mind telling me what's going on?" Pein eyed the woman with curiosity.

"Keh," her piggy-back-ride huffed.

Hidan glared angrily at Kagome once she finally lowered herself from his back. But, on her part, she was secretly amused, though not too amused. She didn't want to walk! She didn't understand why he was being so cruel to her. Can anyone really blame her for catching a ride? And besides, she's not like these 'ninja'. She isn't built to go running up and down agressively long corridors. So, to thank him for letting her ride his back, though not really letting her, she took his hand in hers - aware that Pein was watching her closely -and gently began tugging the Jashinist toward her before placing one hand at his neck for him to bend to her eye level as she caught him in a trance, then she placed a kiss on his cheek.

"Thank you, Hidan-san," she beamed at him.

Time for phase one; turn this place upside down, Kagome thought.

"Kagome-san?" Pein questioned still looking at her before turning his gaze back to the Jashinist.

Hidan had a light shade of red tinting his face as Kagome stepped away from him, but she paid him no mind. Her attention was on the Akatsuki's 'leader' whom was now glaring at her, he demanded her attention... She could feel that he was demanding it, and that's exactly what she wanted... Who would she be not to follow his orders?

"Hm?" she said, tilting her head to the side and walking over to sit in the chair that sat before Pein's shadowed form and desk. "What is it?"

Pein didn't answer her though, he was still thinking over why Hidan was acting like he was, though no one could really blame him. She's an enigma, The Jashinist priest thought, cursing silently in his mind.

"You're a real bitch, you know that?" his voice spoke, he must have recovered from his blushing session. Though, when Kagome looked up she was mildly surprised to see that his face didn't hold the cruelty or malice that it had whenever he had first captured her. His expression was simply thoughtful, and his violet eyes were pining... a real attractive sight.

"Sorry," she murmured. Pein cleared his throat.

"Hidan, you're dismissed."

Hidan didn't rush or stomp out of the room, he simply walked out with his hands in his pockets, and a thoughtful expression still on his face. "Keh, what the fuck ever. I was doing something, anyways." Though, in his mind he was wondering what was going on. He didn't even think he could finish his daily routine after what just happened merely seconds ago. Dark priestesses really aren't anything to be trifled with, he thought. He knows something was up with Kagome, he can just feel it; yet, he doesn't know what to be willing to stop it.

Pein turned his piercing silver-hued blue and violet ringed eyes to pin the woman where she sat once Hidan was gone. What was up with his behavior? Usually Hidan would have acted like he... well, like he usually did... But, this woman... she changed everything. He knew it was her, too. Though Hidan's language was still foul, he seemed a bit calmer whenever he left, like he was put in a cage, or something, left to be tamed without a tamer. Whatever it was, he's going to have to watch this woman. Madara isn't going to like this either.

"Was there something you needed of me, Pein-sama?" her voice was small, almost innocent, and Pein could feel his eyes softening a bit, almost like he had earlier whenever they were convincing her to join them, when he so-called 'flattered' her, as Madara had kindly put it. Well, that seemed to have nothing compared to what he was about to say now.

"Kagome..." his voice was silkier than it was last time, he vaguely noticed. "We want you to be completely comfortable with us," he gently purred. What the hell is...?, his thoughts trailed off confusedly. "We'll do whatever it takes to make you feel at home... if you ever need anything..."

Kagome's eyes, sort of blurry in Pein's vision, decided to sharpen as she listened to his voice soften until it was barely a whisper.

"Actually there is something I need," she frowned deeply. "I'm useless without my friends... If you'd allow me to get them...? I won't cause much trouble." her frown disappeared slowly, and in its place was her beaming smile as she felt the need to butter him up. She gripped the chair's arms tightly.

"Of course..." Pein frowned, with a small pang of disappointment - much to his own surprise. "I'm going to have to send someone with you, though..."

Kagome nodded quickly, sitting up in her chair to face her new boss as she crossed her legs to look more professional.

"Who's the fastest two you've got?" her head tilted to the side again, her blue-black hair falling over her shoulders in waves.

Pein tried to ignore her face and captivating expression as he fixed his gaze on her arms - something much safer to look at, finally stepping out of his shadows so that she could see him in full view. If it wasn't for his suspicions, he would have spoken with direct eye contact to his listener like he does with everyone else, but... this is Kagome, the only living Shikon priestess, whom is also a dark one at that. Nevermind the fact that he was starting to feel fidgety under her questioning gaze.

Think of someone, idiot, he thought forcing his nature to overcome the woman's affect on him as he slowly felt his mind start to grow clearer; just like it had whenever she had left his office earlier. That figures, he shook his head. I'll just send Itachi and Kisame, they're the strongest, I know. They most definitely won't let her control them. "The quickest will be Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame," he told her in his normal, impassive voice, mentally becoming thankful that he gained control again.

"We're going to be traveling through time, Pein-sama..." she murmured, looking away. "You should probably tell them that."

Time travel, Madara, Pein mentally linked what she just told him, but again, shook his head of those thoughts. He can't have Madara going out just yet. He isn't even technically apart of the Akatsuki yet... though, neither is she.

And it would probably be more beneficial if he told Madara to watch out for her, too. Wouldn't it? He might as well have him surprise her by accompanying them.

"I'll tell them. Were you planning on traveling with them?" his face was devoid of any facial expression, his tone blank. A stupid question, that was. But, he needed to keep his eyes off the woman, and asking pointless questions seemed to be helping at this point.

"How else are they going to find my friends? I didn't say who they are or where they are, you know," she frowned. She was disturbed that she wasn't even worth paying any real attention to by the supposed 'God', since he was the only one that hadn't fallen under her affections completely. So be it, this means war, she thought, mentally glowering at the pierced male.

"Hn," he hummed. "You'll set out in the afternoon, be ready."

"I suppose you'll send Uchiha and Hoshigaki to get me?"

Pein rolled his eyes. Her tact wasn't all that overwhelming as he had thought it was, but he nodded none the less. He's going to have to have a talk with Madara. Kagome isn't something to be played with. There's no doubt she'll be one of the captains now, instead of the players. This game is just getting interesting, with each for their own, and the only ones with real players as of yet is him and Madara, now Kagome is getting her own players.

"Then, I shall see myself out the door," her elongated canines flashed in view as if she's agreed with his thoughts. "I plan to speak to you and Madara-sama again sometime later..." she lifted herself from her seat and began making her leave slowly, her hips swaying as a habit he's caught her with. Pein's eyes were glued to her back.

She's making it painstakingly obvious that she's on her own team. Madara's words of how she kept mocking him seemed to fit her, because even Pain knew she was no humming bird. Her song is almost like a calling, and though it was beautiful, it seemed to be dangerous to his and his associate's plans. This isn't good at all.

Kagome the Mocking Bird already has plans to ruin us, Pein thought hanging his head low in exhaustion.

Kagome made sure she had her sword strapped to her side, since she had nothing else to take with her, and she absent mindedly grabbed the Akatsuki's cloak for cover. Though, she doesn't really like the offending object, she has to admit that the temperature in the post Feudal Era periods varies too much for her liking. Of course the period that she's taking her guests back to isn't the period that she fell into when she was 15; this period was actually a century afterwards. But, never the less, it was in the earlier days before Ninja's had come to be.

It's early, but it's time for her to gather her players, she's sure Pein realized she was acting out against them. How are Madara and Pein going to respond once she's officially part of the game?

Let the games begin, her sapphire blue eyes danced in entertainment.