Authors Note: THANK YOU TO ALL THAT REVIEW/FAVORITE-ED/ALERTED! YOU ALL ROCK!! Anyway... Pein took a risk and kissed Kagami. What will happen next? Will they ever get to Konoha!? I don't know!! Wait... I should know... I'm the author...
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Pein's Point of View:
Those five little words meant the world to me now. Screw world peace and all that crap I thought was right before. Now all I need was her. My angel. My savior. As long as I was with her, I was happy. Those five little words proved that. That was all I needed before I died. All I needed was her. But just as I realized that, something went wrong. Her eyes widened. And not in a good way. Her breathing faltered. She began to cough. And not just normal coughing. She was coughing up blood.
"Kagami! Kagami! Whats wrong? Kagami!" I shouted, but to no anvil. I gently shook her. Her eyes were slipping closed.
"Kagami! No! Kagami!"
Kagami's point of view:
After that kiss, I was lightheaded. I felt something stir within me. But it wasn't from the kiss. I thought back to the battle with the missing nin. That one punch. My eyes widened. It hadn't hit a vital organ, but it did mess up some things in my body. I started to cough. Each cough brought more pain. It felt like a hole was ripping through my chest.
"Kagami! Kagami! Whats wrong? Kagami!" Pein shouted, but I couldn't answer. My blue eyes were slipping closed, I fought to stay conscious. The last thing I heard was Pein's voice, trying to will me awake.
"Kagami! No! Kagami!"
Pein's Point of View:
I couldn't let her die here. I had to get good medical help. We were about 45 minutes walking distance from Konoha. I was an enemy to them, but who cares right now! Maybe they would help Kagami. Not me, but maybe Kagami. I had to risk it. Gently I picked her up and jumped up to the trees. I had to hurry. I didn't know how long she had. I think I must have used almost all of my chakra. I arrived at the gates, exhausted. But I had made it there in 20 minutes. I stumbled into the village, it was still raining.
"Sir, identify yourself!" one of the chunin guards said. I glanced at him.
"Where is the hospital?" I asked. The guard looked confused.
"Down the street and to the right," he said. I nodded and started to walk, step by step, to the hospital. The chunin just stared after me. I passed several villagers and only a few ninja. A blond haired ninja with a pink haired ninja with a black haired ninja passed by me. The blond haired one glanced over.
"Hey, you need some help?" he asked. I was about to answer when chakra exhaustion finally overcame me. My foot hit the ground and I proceeded to fall. I clutched Kagami close to me, so she wouldn't be hurt. The blond ninja caught my body before it fell to the ground.
"Oi! Hey! What happened?" he asked, but I was falling into unconsciousness.
"Naruto... We should get them to the hospital..." the pink haired ninja said as I slipped away. So the Kyuubi-kid was saving him. How ironic. And the pink haired ninja who killed Sasori... Sakura was it? A moment later, blackness surrounded me.
My eyes slowly opened to a bright light. I groaned and covered my eyes. Slowly I sat up in the hospital bed. Next to me was Kagami. She hadn't awoken yet, but she was looking better. I heard the door opening. I turned to see who it was. I started to glare, but then my eyes widened a bit. It was Tsundae. The fifth Hokage. Oh great... She was going to beat the shit out of me, heal me, then kill me. Just great. But, she didn't.
"Never thought I'd see you again... Nagato," she said. I glared.
"My name is Pein," I stated. She snorted.
"I don't care what your name is. All I care about is what you are doing here!" Tsundae snarled. I sighed.
"Fine. I'll tell you what I'm after. I'm after the ANBU who killed my now dead girlfriend Konan. That's all I'm after," I muttered, not caring any more. Tsundae didn't look satisfied.
"I know your after Naruto!" she accused. I sighed again.
"No I'm not! The Akatsuki is finished. All of them are dead, except for Hidan but he's useless now. I've given up those goals. I have found something better in life," I said. She still didn't look satisfied. Kagami stirred. I threw back the covers and rushed to her side. She groaned in pain.
Kagami's point of view:
"Where am I?" I asked, moaning in pain.
"Your in the Konoha Hospital," a female's voice said. I looked at her. Somewhere in my mind I registered that this was the Fifth Hokage. Pein was by my side. Me. Who was I again? Pein had given me a name, but what was it? At least I knew where I was.
"Who am I?" I muttered. I felt Pein stiffen beside me. Tsundae, yes that was her name, looked worried. She put her hand to my head and I felt the healing chakra.
"What is it?" Pein asked.
"I'm not sure... We'll have to do more tests. Why don't you go out and get something to eat?" Tsunade said. Then she slapped herself in the head. "But don't go out of the village!" she added. Pein sighed. I somehow knew that ANBU would drag him away if he didn't go himself. I nodded at him and nodded back. I would be ok in this hospital. He should go enjoy himself for once. Even if it is without me.
Pein's Point of View:
I walked down the empty streets. It was dark now, and most of the shops were closed. I managed to eat some ramen before the stand closed for the night. It was quiet. Almost too quiet for my liking. I missed the noise from Deidara and Tobi's fights. I missed the cursing from Hidan at Kazuku. Heck, I even missed the hns from Itachi. I ended up sitting on a park bench just staring. How in Jashins name was I going to kill the ANBU who killed my Konan? We couldn't just waltz in and ask to trade an A rank missing nins body for the chance to kill an ANBU agent. That was such a stupid plan. And I had made it too. Why is life so unfair? I sighed, not even noticing the person beside me sit down. When I finally did notice, I glanced at him. He was in his late 20s, with a mask on his face, and a weird haircut that almost off set the silver hair. I knew from what Itachi reported, he was Hatake Kakashi, and most of the time he was reading a book, but tonight he wasn't.
"Can I ask you something..." Kakashi asked. I glanced over.
"Sure..." I replied.
"What do you do when someone you like pretty much hates your guts?" he asked. I thought.
"Maybe try surprising her with a dinner or a kiss... That usually works," I replied.
"That's better advice than Jiraiya..." Kakashi said. I cringed at the name.
"Jiraiya probably hasn't had a girlfriend though..." I muttered. I swear Kakashi was smiling. But that damn mask kept me from seeing it.
"Well... Thanks for the advice, I'm off," Kakashi said, getting up and then disappearing. I sighed. I needed to know how Kagami was doing, but Tsunade wouldn't let me in the hospital. I sighed and went to go bug Tsundae about the test results.
"For the last time, the test results aren't in yet!" the fifth Hokage growled, then took a swing from her sake bottle.
"But I need to know!" I growled back.
"They should be coming in..." but she was cut off by a knock. "Enter!" she said. It was her assistant, Shizune was it?
"Lady Tsundae, the test results are in... It seems that Kagami has forgotten everything personal about herself, her name, her childhood, everything. She can only remember the recent past. But she does remember one thing from her childhood. A name... But she wouldn't tell me..." Shizune said. But before that sentence was even finished, I was out of the room.
"Kuso..." Tsundae muttered. I burst into Kagami's room. She jumped.
"Pein-sama! You surprised me!" she said.
"Oh, sorry..." I said. She smiled.
"It's ok... Why are you visiting again? I thought Tsundae-sama wouldn't let you visit until tomorrow..." she asked.
"They said that you couldn't remember anything except the recent past, and I wanted to confirm it..." I trailed off. Kagami smiled.
"It's true I can't remember anything, but I did manage to remember you," she said. I suppressed a blush. "I also heard a name... And despite what the medics say, I know someone told it too me long ago. Ai... Aiko! Yes Aiko! That's what it was!" Kagami said. I nodded.
"Aiko means beloved, and I think you are loved," I said. She blushed.
Kagami's Point of View:
"Pein-sama..." I muttered, blushing.
"What? Don't you think your loved?" he said, right next to me in an instant. I blushed even deeper. True I was feeling better now, but I still needed to rest for a while.
"Come on, you can rest anywhere, and I have a feeling we aren't exactly friends around here..." he said. I gave him a confused look.
"But what about that ANBU?" I asked.
"He's on a mission. A very long one I might add," Pein said. I nodded.
"One small little problem... I can't run. I can walk, but I can't run until my leg heals," I said. Pein smirked his 'I have an idea that I don't think you will mind' smirk. I blinked my blue eyes. That smirk was never a good thing... And I was right. Pein bent down and scooped me up like I was a doll. I tried to protest, but he silenced me.
"It's my pleasure... Aiko," he whispered in my ear. I blushed yet again. We exited through the window, jumping off into the night.
A/N I know these chapters are kinda short, but oh well, deal with it! Heh... I even got a little Bitter Resentment in there! Thanks to all who read!! Send in a review, I allow anonymous reviews because I know sometimes I'm too lazy to log in and review! And I have an announcement! I am officially going to try and continue Bitter Resentment, Could it be love?! Yay!! Next time, What will Pein and the newly named Aiko do now? Go kill the ANBU? What about after that? Why am I asking so many questions that you don't know the answer too?
