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Chapter 4:

A steamy meeting

Samantha was out cold. Kakuzu tried to shake her awake, trying to get some kind of feedback. But she wouldn't come to. Kakuzu then checked her pulse. "Ok, she's alive" He said with relief. He saw the large gash on the back of Samantha's head and began to heal it with a type of healing ninjutsu. It didn't take long to completely heal her, so then he decided to take her where she could rest. He didn't know why he was being this kind, but he felt sorry for her. Picking her up, he then found her horse and began to walk back to the village with her on his shoulder.

Itachi took off his cloak and sat by the fire. It was indeed a cold afternoon. He turned to see Hidan trying to warm himself by the fire. To Itachi it wasn't that cold, just a little nippy. The two of them have been waiting for about two and a half hours now and Itachi was beginning to become impatient. Hidan sighed and looked up, wondering just what his partner was up to. "Hey Itachi?" Itachi did not reply to Hidan, he just continued to stare at the flames, but Hidan still inquired to continue. "Do you really think we should wait like this? I mean he's our partner and he could be in some kind of trouble" Itachi finally turned his head to the Jashin worshipping ninja and stated his opinion. "I don't have any doubts in Kakuzu. I'm sure he can take care of himself" Hidan then nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I guess you're right" Just then Hidan cracked a smile. "Damn, I still can't get that sweet piece of ass out of my mind! Goddamn she was fine!" Just then a rock hit Hidan right between the eyes. "You know you shouldn't always speak your mind, coming from you, maybe you shouldn't speak your mind at all."

Itachi had to shut him up somehow. "I'm going to take a nap, wake me up when Kakuzu gets back. Ok Hidan?" Hidan raised his hand in the air, giving Itachi the 'thumbs up' and allowed his hand to fall back down lazily. 'That asshole' Hidan thought to himself while rubbing his forehead. 'I ain't take'in orders from a kid like him!' Hidan then laid down, resting his head on a rock and then he dozed off until Kakuzu returned.

Samantha began to wake up slowly. She heard her horse's hoofs and she was being carried by some stranger! Oh hell no. What was going on? She thought she was dead! Why is she here and who the hell was carrying her? She was definitely not having this. Quickly, Samantha wrapped her legs around Kakuzu and bent backwards, doing a backhand spring, sending Kakuzu flying forward. Kakuzu caught his fall by pushing on the ground with his hands so he could flip back and land on his feet. Samantha had no clue who the hell this guy was, but she was not about to have that happen to her again. Samantha charged toward Kakuzu with full force, kunais in each hand. Shocked and thrown completely off guard, Kakuzu tried to calm Samantha down. "Hey, hey, hey, calm down. Wait, I was only trying to help you!"

Samantha didn't believe him at all. Actually, she completely tuned him out. She repeatedly thrusted her kunais, hoping that she would hit, but Kakuzu dodged her every move. The way they were going, you could hardly see their legs and arms. They were moving so fast, that they were a blur. Poor Kakuzu, for once he was being kind and to a woman at that and he's being attacked. What did he do to deserve this he wondered. He had to make her stop…But how? She was so paranoid and blinded by anger that she wouldn't stop until she saw him dead.

Samantha realized that this was getting her nowhere, so she decided to use a little kick boxing to spice things up a bit. But Kakuzu knew exactly what she was doing. So he caught up with her styles and continued to hold her back. Now they were getting serious. Now their speed was so profound that they would disappear for a second and reappear clashing together. Zigging and zagging sent them both to the tree tops. (A/N: Try thinking about Dragon Ball Z) Kakuzu had to get her to calm down and fast! So without Samantha being aware, Kakuzu tackled Samantha from behind and they both were sent tumbling from the tree tops.

They both hit the ground. Kakuzu got on top of Samantha to hold her down. "Listen! I was only trying to help you!" With that statement, Samantha rolled over onto Kakuzu, holding him down. "I don't believe you!" With every statement said, they switched places. "What the hell is your problem?" Shouted Kakuzu. "It's you asshole! And I don't care what the hell you say, I don't believe you!" And with that last statement, Kakuzu lost his patience. He kicked her off by the stomach, sending her to fall on her back. But Samantha quickly got back up to stand in front of her opponent. She then recognized those eyes. "Wait, you're that guy from before. You're a member of that Akatsuki organization that I've heard about!"

Kakuzu grinned. "So you remember me?" Kakuzu said in a cool tone. "whats your name anyway?" he asked with a smile. Samantha blushed, and then gave him a grotesque look. "Why should I tell you my name!" By this time they were both a bit beat up. Samantha's ninja kimono was ripped a little and kind of dirty. She was showing a little more flesh, making Kakuzu not help himself but to scan her nasty curves. He didn't want to admit it, but she was hot! And to Samantha's point of view, Kakuzu wasn't half bad looking either.

She shook her head, trying to delete those thoughts from her mind. She had to be focused. Kakuzu then raised a brow, "Why not?" Samantha's face became more red by his response, "Why don't you come over here and find out?" Samantha said, wondering why she ever did say such a thing. Without a moment's hesitation, Samantha pulled out some wire from her pocket. She circled around him, allowing for the wire to wrap around his neck. She then ran up a tree and jumped off a branch on the other side, making Kakuzu dangle about five feet from the ground.

Samantha turned to face him "you wanna know my name now?" Samantha said cutley. Kakuzu pulled himself up and cut the wires and while in mid air, Kakuzu released his tentacles to wrap around Samantha tightly. He roughly pulled her so close that both of their noses were touching. Both pairs of eyes locked on one another. "Alright, let me find out then." The two fell silent, and they both exchanged glares at one another and then out of nowhere, Samantha broke from Kakuzu's hold by kicking him dead on his chest sending him flat on his back.

Samantha darted to her horse and then bolted her way towards the forest and disappeared in the foliage. Kakuzu had to gain back wind after that last blow. He sat there for a minute, trying to remember her face and her perfect form to him she was absolutely gorgeous. "Damn…" Kakuzu thought as he shook his head and stood back up to brush himself off. 'Who was she?' He wondered as the sound of her horse's hoofs began to travel further away, fading into the sky.

As Samantha was riding away, she looked back to see if Kakuzu was following her. Good, he wasn't. "What a perv!"She thought out loud. "I hate men!" Samantha spat at the ground to take the blood out of her mouth. 'I wonder what his name is? And why does he wear a mask like me?' As she traveled for the last couple of hours, that was all she could think about. She just couldn't help it. It was just something about him that sparked her interest. Who knows when they will meet again.

When Kakuzu came back to his comrades to find that they were asleep, he felt kind of bad. Kakuzu didn't really realize how long he had been gone for. He was tired and completely drained. So he sat down by the fire and stared off into space. He couldn't get his mind off her. Damn it! Why?! He shook his head and grabbed a canteen of water that was lying by their stuff; he opened it and then took a long swig. Hidan then stirred. "Hey Kakuzu, what happened?" Kakuzu just shook his head and replied. "Nothing much, just a small brawl." Kakuzu said, lying. Hidan nodded and then laid back resting his hands behind his head. Then Itachi woke up with a grumble. "Kakuzu, what did you do?"

Kakuzu shrugged his shoulders. "Nothing at all really, I stole a little bit of yen from a couple of men who died in a brawl. That's about it" Itachi nodded his head and then stood up and stretched. "We should head out now, Pein expects us to be back at H.Q. by tomorrow morning." The two ninjas agreed to Itachi's polite order and got their stuff together as Itachi put out the fire. All three of them put on their kasas and began travelling again. Kakuzu stopped to take one last look at the forest, and then he turned back to catch up with his fellow members.

Three days later

It was getting dark and Samantha needed to find a place to set camp. She also needed to allow her horse to rest. But where could she stop at? She trotted down the road a bit longer until she saw some steam emerge within the confinement of the forest. Samantha's eyes gleamed. 'Hot spring!' Samantha beamed with joy as she led her horse into the woods. She hadn't found an inn or a village for three days. So it wasn't very convenient for her when she had to take a bath. Ever since that huge fight between those bandits and that man with the hypnotizing eyes, she hadn't found a place to wash all the blood from her hair and body. She felt disgusting, but, oh how the gods been on her side tonight.

First she took a good look around to make sure nobody was watching and then she took off her clothes and went to sit down in the steamy, warm paradise that awaited her. "Oh god, this feels great…" Samantha dunked her head underwater to fully emerge herself. It was quite a big hot spring. There was even a small waterfall that fell in the middle of the spring. It was very large indeed. Samantha closed her eyes and sighed with content.

The hot water soothed her aching muscles and it felt all too good for her. The scenery not to mention was breathtaking. But then, something rustled in the water just across the way behind the rocks ahead. Startled, Samantha covered herself and grabbed a kunai from her clothes. Someone else was here in the springs too. Quietly, Samantha climbed the boulders and peeked over the top. It was a man! She had no clue who he was, he was quite handsome! Samantha couldn't help but stare.

He poured a bucket of water on top of him, allowing him to become soaked. His rock hard body glistened as beads of water trickled down his broad shoulders. His black hair stuck to his face and neck as he combed his fingers through it. He was, absolutely breathtaking. She bit her bottom lip as she felt her face become hot. She tried to get a bit closer, but she was afraid he might see her. He turned his head slightly and then she noticed. He had stitches just like her! But, he had them all over. Her heart skipped and she sat up to try and move closer.

As she tried to pull herself up, the algae was really slippery and she screamed as she fell into his side of the spring. 'Oh no!' Samantha thought as she tried to scurry away, but the rocks were too slippery. She was trapped. The man was a bit startled, so he confronted her. "Hey, who are you?" It was then that he noticed her a little from behind. "Wait, hold on. What are you doing here?" This man was Kakuzu. Samantha was completely embarrassed beyond belief. 'Don't look at him! Don't look at him! Don't look at him!' Samantha still had her back turned to him. She wrapped her arms around her hips, holding herself so to say. "I…I was going to ask you the same thing" Samantha found herself trembling. Why was she so nervous? No, she couldn't be nervous, there's only a man standing behind her. Who is completely naked, built and not only that, he's wet.

Oh no, there's no possible way she could be scared, yeah right. He slowly began to approach her from behind. Samantha was dumbfounded; she had no clue what to do. She could do nothing but sit there, and wait. Kakuzu was standing right behind her now, oh so close to her. He began to place his hands on her shoulders "Are you going to tell me your name now?" he said whispering in her ear. "Get away from me you perv!" she swung back the hand she held the kunai in and attempted to stab him but he caught her wrist. She glared up at him, "I just want to know your name.." Samantha continued to glare but she couldnt help but blush. She turned her head away from him. Kakuzu chuckled, "I don't want anything else so dont take it that way." Samantha looked back up at him, "You lie!" Kakuzu chuckled again, "Stop laughing!" Kakuzu shook his head and smiled. "Sorry" he said, "I get a bit carried away sometimes." Samantha said nothing and continued to glare at him, "Whatever." She snatched her hand back, and turned her back to him. Kakuzu sighed, "You know," he started, "I was the one who saved you three days ago." Samantha spun around to look at him, "What?" she hesitated, "That was you?" Kakuzu nodded. Samantha then realized that she attacked him when she wasn't supose to, "Oh my gosh... I m so sorry!" She said trying to ask him for forgiveness. Kakuzu shrugged his shoulders, "I was trying to tell you, but you wouldn't listen, it's ok it happens." Samantha put her head down, trying not to meet eyes with him. There was an akward silence for a short moment, until Kakuzu broke the sudden silence, "So hows your head?" Samantha woke up from her daze, and looked up at him, "huh, oh yeah, my head... I-It's ok." Kakuzu nodded, "Thats good." Samantha flicked her eyes up to his for a moment to see that he was only a couple inches away from her. She flinched a little and then she calmed down. Their eyes then locked. Kakuzu's face began to feel hot as he felt himself leaning closer and closer to her lips. Samantha was frozen, until she finally snapped out of it and placed her hand between their lips, just before they could kiss. Her heart was pounding, "Please" he said softly, making Smantha's heart flutter, "Tell me your name." Samantha closed her eyes and rested her lips on the back of her hand, "Samantha.." she whispered. She could feel him smile on her hand. "Do I get a reward for saving you?" Asked Kakuzu placing his hands politley around her waist. They both closed their eyes, her hand still between them. She chuckled quietly and slowly started to move her hand out of the way. When suddenly, Hidan came around the corner, "WHOA WHAT THE HELL!?" Samantha and Kakuzu both flinched and looked at Hidan. Samantha quickly went back over to her side, grabbed her stuff and rode away, she looked back one more time to see kakuzu, and she was gone. Kakuzu stayed silent, his back to Hidan. Hidan began to back up, "uhhh... did I interrupt something?" Kakuzu looked back to his partner, "Kinda..." he said still in a daze. Hidan got into the water and rested against the edge of the spring, "Sorry about that man, who was she?" Kakuzu kept his back to him, not taking his eyes away from the path Samantha left on. "Her name was... Samantha."

As Samantha rode further away from the hot spring, she mentally began to kick herself. 'Oh my god, did I really almost kiss him, what is my problem I don't even know the guy!' When Samantha knew she was a good twenty-five miles away from where she once was, she set camp and went to sleep hugging her blanket. Why did she give in to him? Why did she do what she did? Those questions continued to repeat themselves in her mind as she forced herself to shut her eyes and sleep, but what made her feel so weird is that…

It felt so right.