Konan went to work the next day. It was, as one of her late relatives would've said, 'same shit, different day.' Nothing changed, same stench, same bland old walls. Some of the cops over the night had busted a huge group of drug dealers so Konan was busy all day typing their reports, filing them away, and et cetera.

Konan was so tired when she got home that she didn't even eat dinner. Konan took a quick shower and flopped down on the bed. Her weariness was like a shield against the demons prowling around her subconscious.


Pein sat in his dirty cell, not being able to sleep. He thought about Konan. She seemed so kind, so…different from all the rest of the people he had ever met. When you're in the line of work he was, friends were rare and usually fake.

Konan didn't look at him like a criminal, just a...person. It was nice-but odd. How could she hold such an unbiased opinion of him?

Pein wondered if he would see her again after he got out. Considering how the cops seemed to have it out for him in this town already even though he and his gang had just recently moved there, he highly doubted he would be able to stay out for long. When you have fiery orange hair and a load of piercings, you don't exactly blend into the crowd.

The man had been in jail so many times that the process was ingrained in his memory. Each time he visited the slammer it was becoming more and more monotonous. It seemed to be a never ending cycle. Yet, Konan was like a wrench thrown into the wheel. Her pale skin and blue hair stood in sharp contrast to the blandness of the prison. Seeing her made the experience more bearable.

'Damn, I found a hot girl already, and I haven't been in town six months! I wonder what she's like outside of jail...' thought Pein to himself as he stared at the ceiling.

Pein liked to keep himself busy with work. Kisame had told him that he should find a girl to distract him from work. Heaven knows that between Kisame, Deidara, and Hidan they found enough girls to fill a damn brothel. Honestly, Pein didn't have much interest in women, but Konan was unique. Maybe it would be worth his time to pursue her...