A/N: Big thanks to PervertAnimeOtaku for reviewing! It means a lot! Sorry this took a little longer to get up I had total writer's block. R&R and give me ideas for future chapters! Thanks! c:

~RisaMelody

The final bell rang and everyone started to gather their stuff and leave. I quickly picked up the purple binder that I always carried around. It had my name written in the middle of the front, and around it were bands that I liked and other things. I waited by the door for Sasori and Pein again, they always took forever. I was standing by the door when that kid Karako came over to me.

"Hey."

"Hi." I said quietly looking down at the ground.

"That picture that you drew earlier, it's really good. You're a really good artist."

"Thanks." I said. I looked up to see Pein turn around and glare at Karako. Pein quickly walked over to me.

"Hey, ready to go?" Pein asked.

"Yeah. Let's go." I said, turning towards the door. I walked out the door, Pein and Sasori following me.

"Try not to talk to that guy, ok?" Pein asked, looking at me with worry in his eyes.

"Ok. But Pein, why shouldn't I talk to him?" I asked. Sasori looked over at Pein, wanting to hear the answer.

"I'll tell you when we get home." He replied, looking at the ground. By the time we had arrived at home Sasori had forgotten what Pein was supposed to tell us. But I hadn't. When we got home Pein immediately went to the room that we shared. I followed him, closing the door behind us. Pein sat down on the bed and ran a hand through his hair. He sighed and looked at the ground.

"Pein, what's wrong?" I asked, sitting next to him.

"Nothing. Why do you ask?" He replied, putting a fake smile on his face.

"Because, you're acting all panicky, that's not like you. Don't lie to me. What's bothering you?" I asked.

"It's just that kid, Karako."

"What about him?" I asked.

"Well, when I was a kid, I didn't have any friends. They were all scared of me. I got bullied prefusely. Most of it came from this kid Karako. I remember one day when I was walking home . . . " Pein trailed off, visions ran through my head, this time it looked like a flashback, not just words.

_FLASHBACK PEIN'S POV_FLASHBACK PEIN'S POV!_

I was walking home and I heard heavy footsteps behind me. I turned around to see who it was, it was Karako.

"Where you going?" He asked, narrowing his eyes at me.

"Nowhere of your concern." I replied, my voice shakey. Now I was breathing heavy, worried that he would hurt me.

"Well, it's not like you have a family to go home to anyway. They're all dead. Aren't they? What do you go home to, a shack in the woods?" He asked, grinning evilly.

"S-shut up!" I yelled, turning around and running. I ran as fast as I could, but he still caught up with me. He grabbed my arm, crashing me to the ground. He kicked my ribs, I felt a couple of them shatter. Then he kicked my jaw, and I heard the bone crack. He smashed my face into the dirt, most of it getting in my mouth. When he let my head up I spit out the dirt, blood coming along with it. I heard him snicker and then he walked off. I stood up and limped home, hoping to actually make it back alive.

_END OF FLASHBACK_END OF FLASHBACK!_

Onyx's POV:

I gasped and looked up at Pein. He had a look of despair on his face.

"I'm sorry." I said, gently touching his shoulder. He looked at me with a confused look on his face.

"Why are you sorry?" He asked.

"Well, I know what he did." I replied.

"How?"

"I don't know. I just had this really weird flashback in my head. It was of you, and Karako. You were walking home and he hurt you." I replied.

"Did you like, read my mind or something?"

"I don't know. This happens sometimes, but normally it's only peoples' thoughts." I said, looking at the ground.

"Huh. That's cool. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" He asked.

"Well it only happens sometimes, so I didn't want you to feel like I could hear what you were thinking all the time. That's kinda weird." I replied.

"Yeah, I guess. But anyway, you get why I want you to stay away from Karako, right? Because once he gets close to you, he's gonna hurt you." He said, looking at me.

"Yeah, I know. But what do I do if he talks to me?"

"Make small talk. Don't give out any personal information. None." He replied.

"I told him my name the other day, is that ok?"

"Yeah. You should be fine, just stick with me. You'll be fine." He said.

"Ok." I said, nodding. "Do you want me to tell Sasori?" I asked.

"No, not really. I'd rather you didn't. He would probably think I was weak, which I was back when I was 10, but still."

"Ok. I won't tell him."

"Thanks." He said, smiling. "So what do we do now?" He asked. I shrugged, bored.

"Homework?" He asked.

"Fine." I replied. I pulled out my math book, flipping to the page that the lesson was on. "How far did you get?" I asked, scooting closer.

"Uh, number 6, you?" He replied, looking at me.

"Number 1." I said sheepishly, looking down. I heard him chuckle beside me. I looked up to see him smirking.

"That's ok. Scientific Notation is difficult." He said, looking at my paper, which only had my name on it.

"Not for you. You're smart. You make me look like a retarded rock." I said.

"That's not true. You're not book smart, but you're people smart. I'm the complete opposite." He replied.

"That's not true either. We're friends. You're friends with Kakuzu, Hidan, Itachi, Kisame all of us." I said, looking at him.

"I guess. But you guys accepted me. I didn't even try." He said, looking at the ground.

"Whatever. Anyway, what did you get for number 1?" I asked, smirking. He snickered and scooted his paper towards me and I started to copy the answers.

"You know, when the test comes, I'm gonna fail." I said, looking up.

"Well, yeah but who gives a fuck. We don't have parents, so it's not like it matters." He replied.

"That's true." I said, nodding. "How many were we supposed to do?" I asked.

"10." He replied. I groaned and fell backward on the bed, landing on my back. "Don't worry. I can tutor you so you won't fail." He said, pulling me back up.

"Alright." I said."But you're going to have to talk very slowly and explain like I'm a 3 year old." I replied, smirking.

"Ok. I'll try." He said, smiling back. He tried to explain Scientific Notation to me but it didn't work. So we gave up.

"Ok, you can't be taught." He said, shaking his head.

"I know. I'm stupid. Sorry." I said, laughing.

"You're not stupid. Math just isn't your subject."

"Translation: You're a retard." I replied, laughing. He laughed too. "Ok, I'm hungry how about you?" I asked, getting up.

"Yeah, me too." He said, following me. I walked to the kitchen, finding Sasori on the couch.

"Hey Sasori, want a sandwich? We're making food." I said, looking at him.

"Nah, I'm good. Thanks for asking, though." He replied.

"Alright." I said, walking in to the kitchen. Me and Pein made a sandwich and then quickly ate them. By the time we were done it was 10:30 PM and we decided to go to bed early. When we walked into the room we could still hear Sasori yell at the TV from the living room. I laughed and looked toward the door, and I saw Pein crack a smile. I grabbed a brush and began to rake it through the thick knots in my hair. After I had gotten all of the knots out I grabbed my sketch pad and began to draw my mother. I drew her delicate face, the light smile that was always there.

I don't know why I was drawing her so much lately. I guess I just missed her. Then again, her birthday was around this time of year. Her birthday was October 15th. It was October 3rd. But I was also excited because Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. I slowly sketched the black pixie-cut hair that fell around her face. I drew her ice blue eyes, the most beautiful shade of blue I had ever seen. I smiled sadly at the picture, then put it in my notebook. I would take it with me to school tomorrow. I looked over at Pein, who had been watching me this whole time. He came over and sat next to me, gently taking the notebook from my hands and taking out the picture. He smiled at the picture and tucked it back in the notebook.

He looked up at me and smiled.

"You know, you are really good at drawing. I saw that picture of Sasori, it was so realistic." He said.

"Thanks. Not many people pay attention to my drawings, most of them are just sketches. But I love drawing my mom, I always have." I replied, smiling.

"Well, I think that you should draw a picture of her, paint it, and then put it up on the walls in here." He said, gesturing to the bland walls.

"That's a good idea." I said, nodding.

"Well, we should get to bed, we have school tomorrow."

"Yes, unfortunately we do." I said, looking down at my lap. I felt something cold and soft run across my forehead. I looked up and Pein gently brushed back my bangs that covered my eyes half the time. My eyes met his for a minute before retreating back down onto my lap. He pushed my bangs back behind my ear, sweeping them out of the way. I looked back up at him and he smiled.

"Why do you hide your eyes?" He asked, his hand sliding down my cheek and curving around my chin.

"I- Because they're weird." I stuttered.

"Not really. More beautiful then they are weird. Or at least that's what I think." He replied, smiling.

"Eh. I wish I had my mom's eyes. They were the most beautiful shade of blue I had ever seen." I said, remembering the bright look she always wore.

"I take it you get your eyes from your father?"

"Yep." I replied coldly. I saw him nod.

"Me too." He replied. His hand now moved up to cup my cheek. I looked up at him in surprise. Why was he acting like this? This was way out of character for him. I started to blush, pink rising up on my cheeks. I looked up to see him smiling. I looked back down, blushing a little darker. He gently tilted my head up, looking in my eyes. I found myself smiling back. His hand moved slightly, one of his fingers gently tracing along my lips. My stomach flip-flopped.

'Did Pein . . . like me?' I thought, trying to make sense of all of it. He couldn't. But then why was he doing this? He's never acted like this before. He scooted a little closer and my eyes broke from his. I stared at the ground, trying to keep the red in my cheeks under control. He tilted my chin up again, gently tugging my face closer. He leaned down and pressed his lips against mine for a second before I gasped and jumped back, my face going red all over again.

"I-I'm sorry." He whispered, looking at the ground. "I-I didn't mean t-" He cut himself off.

"It's ok." I said slowly, shaking my head. Sasori couldn't know. And he wouldn't. I wasn't going to tell him. And I knew Pein sure as hell wasn't going to. "I'm just gonna lay down." I said, climbing in bed.

"Ok." He said. He stood up and turned off the light and then climbed in next to me. I stayed awake for a bit, processing what had just happened.

'If I didn't like Pein then why did I get butterflies when he touched my face like that? And when he kissed me, for that split-second, I felt something.' I thought. After that I fell asleep.

I woke up facing Pein, close to him. It was late about 3 AM. Pein's eyes opened, I could tell he was half asleep. He wound an arm around my back, pulling me against his chest. I gasped quietly, not sure if I should pull away or lean in closer. I stayed where I was. Suddenly Pein tilted my head up towards his and his lips were on mine again. I gasped again, unsure. I tried to pull away but I couldn't, his hold on me was too tight. He pulled me closer, kissing me a little more deeply. I tried not to panic. His arm unwound from me, only to glide up the side of my body. His hand stopped at my waist. He let go of me, pulling my lips away from his. His arm wrapped around my back, pulling me to his chest, which was covered in piercings. I stayed still, trying to stop the violent shaking of my body. I tried to relax and eventually fell asleep.