The next morning, Naerimo woke earlier then Rizna and sat up on the edge of the bed. He leaned over and smacked the edge of her bed tiredly. "Rizna..." He murmured. and yawned.

Rizna groaned and rolled over onto her back, her one arm hanging off the bed with the other tangled in her hair above her head.

Naerimo sighed and laid back onto the bed. The sun was shining brightly through the cracks in the window blinds. The clock read 8 in the morning. He closed his eyes and tried to not fall asleep once again. "Rizna..." He murmured and yawned, stretching his arms above his head.

Rizna grunted as she pulled her arms back to her chest and yawned. "Wh-What?" She murmured tiredly.

"Wake up." He murmured.

"What if I don't want to?" She muttered, flipping over to burry her face into her pillow.

Naerimo stretched his leg out to bring it down hard on her bed. It shook the bed and made her jump slightly. When she still didn't move, he nudged his toes into her leg. "Rizna.."

Rizna sat up and looked at Naerimo. She smirked before moving off of her bed and onto his. She forced him over and crawled in beside him, burrying her face into his pillow as she pulled the blankets around her. She smirked as she closed her eyes again.

Naerimo rose his eyebrows and looked at Rizna's buried face. "We have to get up..." He murmured and ran his hand through his hair, stopping to entangle his fingers in his messy hair.

Rizna shook her head. "No... not yet..." She murmured, turning to wrap her arms around his torso as she rested her head on his chest. "You can't tell me that laying here with me in your arms wouldn't be nice, my fiance." She whispered with a smirk.

Naerimo sighed. "I'm not saying it wouldn't..." He murmured. "But it's eight in the morning."

Rizna shrugged. "Is your plan to return me to the village today?" She whispered. "Remember, I have to be your wife first..."

Naerimo nodded. "Yeah, I know." He yawned. "I don't know."

Rizna smirked. "Not returning at all works for me."

"Yeah, yeah." He murmured and ran his finger up her arm. He stopped at her shoulder and kissed her forehead. "But you know that we will be." He whispered.

She sighed and nodded. "I know. I am excited to be your wife though..." She whispered, nuzzeling her face into his chest.

He smiled. "Good." He whispered.

She smiled softly and sighed. "I'm so comfortable... do I really have to get up?" She whispered with a smirk.

"The question is, should you?" He murmured.

Rizna sighed. "Yeah, yeah. I know..." She yawned as she sat up and stretched her arms above her head.

Naerimo sat up and wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning his head against her raised arm. "Your hair is a complete mess." He chuckled. "Just to let you know."

Rizna sighed and nodded. "I know. Usually I put it up when I sleep, but I guess it slipped my mind..." She murmured with a faint blush.

Naerimo shrugged. "It's kind of amusing." He laughed.

She blushed more and sighed. "Uh huh... it is for you." She smirked and looked at him and then his hair. She reached her hand up to ruffle his hair. "Your hair is always a spikey mess - I don't think you can mess it up." She smirked.

He laughed, "Exactly why it is the way it is." He smirked.

Rizna rolled her eyes as she leaned back to place a kiss on his cheek before getting off of the bed and stretching again. Naerimo moved forward and wrapped his arms around her waist, burying his face in her back. "I was thinking..."

Rizna smirked. "Is that something I should fear?" She chuckled.

He shrugged. "The wedding is going to be hard to have."

Rizna turned to face him. "I already know that..." She murmured.

"It probably won't be as great as either of us would like." He murmured.

Rizna smiled softly. "As long as I'm marrying the man I want, it will surpass any wedding I've grown up imagining..."

Naerimo sighed. "Well, you know how it goes; the wedding is supose to be the brides big day, but unfortunately, since we aren't in our home village, it can't be as great as I hoped it could possibly be." He sighed.

Rizna sighed. "I'm sorry marrying me means you cannot have a wedding you dream of..."

He shrugged and sighed, nuzzling his face into her stomach. "I still love you." He murmured.

Rizna smiled softly. "You wouldn't have asked for my hand in marriage otherwise." She murmured, placing her hand on the top of his head.

He leaned his head back slightly and stared up at her with a half tired, have trying-to-be-charming look. The corner of his lips were turned up in a lazy smirk, his eyes half closed, one eyebrow slightly raised. "Exactly."

Rizna chuckled and bent down slightly to kiss his forehead. "You're too cute, Naerimo." She whispered.

"And you're too handsome, you take my breath away." He sighed and pressed the back of his hand to his forehead, falling back into the bed as he gasped.

Rizna blushed and laughed as she looked down at Naerimo. "Get up, you. You're the one who told me to get up." She smirked.

Naerimo shrugged. "Oh, but my breath is gone, how shall I stand?"

Rizna bent over Naerimo and pressed her lips to his, smirking slightly.

"I can't kiss without a breath." He murmured and pretended to die.

Rizna smirked. "Oh no, what shall I do?" She sat down beside him on the bed and clasped her hands over her eyes as she pretended to sob.

Naerimo groaned before tackling Rizna down to the bed and laying across her. "Dead bodies move, you know."

Rizna giggled as she grunted slightly. "Apparently. Guess that makes you a zombie."

Naerimo nodded. "You're inlove with a zombie then." He sighed and rolled over on his back, still squishing her beneath himself.

She grunted again and laughed. "N-Naerimo, you're squishing me a-again..."

"And?" He laughed.

She rolled her eyes and laughed. "Get off you zombie!" She smirked, trying to push him off.

"Sorry, this zombie has no legs." Naerimo lifted his head to look at his legs. "Pretend you don't see legs."

Rizna shook her head. "I totally see legs, and they do not look broken."

"They are." He murmured and laid his arm over Rizna's face, chuckling in the process.

Rizna smirked and reached up to grab his arm, moving it from her face as she entwined her fingers in his with a small smile. Naerimo chuckled and brought her hand to his mouth. He nipped at the side of her hand with his teeth. "I'm gunna bite you." He whispered.

She smirked and laughed. "Oh no, I don't want to turn into a zombie!" She gasped.

He pressed his teeth into her flesh gently and turned to look at her expectantly. She smirked before gasping and pretending to die, closing her eyes.

He waited a few moments and laughed. "Successful, now wake my minion."

Rizna shook her head, her eyes still closed as she laughed. "I am not your minion."

"You are though." He stated and rolled over on his side, propping his elbow on the bed as he pinned her down.

Rizna chuckled and opened her eyes. "Fine, I'm your minion." She smirked. "And what do you wish for me to do, master?"

Naerimo pursed his lips and looked towards the ceiling. "I want you to...amuse me." He smirked. "Flatter me."

Rizna smirked as she leaned closer to his face. Her waist down was still pinned. She leaned on her own elbow as she leaned closer to his face. "Have you been working out lately, Naerimo? You're so muscular, I can barely wrap my arms around you. You're eyes are so capitivating, and that smirk of yours is so attractive." She leaned closer to place her lips against his neck. "You're so handsome, I almost wonder if I deserve you." She whispered.

Naerimo chuckled. "Careful, I'm dangerous."

Rizna smirked. She moved her lips near to his ear and whispered, "I like danger."

"So I've come to understand." He laughed.

Rizna moved back to stare at him blankly. "Don't push your limits, Naerimo." She smirked. "As much as I like danger, I possess just as much danger."

He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, okie dokie."

Rizna smirked and poked his cheek. "Yeah." She smirked before pretending to die again, falling back against the bed with her eyes shut.

Naerimo gasped and wrapped his arms under her waist and rolled over. He got to his knee's and stared down at Rizna's closed eyes. "Oh no, what have I done? I must get help!" Naerimo jumped to his feet and ran for the door.

Rizna forced herself not to giggle as she remained motionless in his arms. Naerimo pulled the door opened and looked out the door. "Someone, help!" Naerimo shouted down the hall.

Rizna gasped and sat up slightly, clasping her hand over his mouth with a smirk. "Shut it! I didn't think you'd actually do that!" She giggled slightly.

He pulled her hand away and began to shout again. "Someone! She's..." Naerimo stopped as a couple stepped out of their room to look at Naerimo with Rizna in his arms. He smiled apologetically before stepping back into the room and shutting the door. He moved to the small closet and opened it, placing her down on the floor. "Alright, need to get rid of the body." He murmured and shut the door before returning to his place on the bed. He rolled over and pulled the blankets above his head, closing his eyes.

Rizna scoffed and pushed the closet doors open before going over to Naerimo. She grabbed the blankets and tugged them off of his body, tossing them to the floor before moving to climb over top of him with a smirk. "This "body" is still alive." She whispered, bending down towards his neck. "What if I was a vampire?" She smirked, grazing her teeth along his flesh.

Naerimo shook his head. "Won't do, you can't be zombie and vampire." He murmured and turned his face away, forcing back the blush.

Rizna chuckled. "And if I never was a zombie, and actually pretended?"

Naerimo shrugged. "Then I guess we're all screwed." He laughed.

Rizna smirked. She grazed her teeth along his neck again as her hand slid down his arm to his hand, entwining their fingers together. "Not we... just you." She whispered softly.

"Alright, I'm screwed." He murmured and shivered slightly. He turned his face to look at her. "Greatly."

She chuckled and forced him to roll onto his back as she leaned down again to kiss his neck gently, her hands resting at his sides. Slowly she moved her kisses down his neck to his collar bone before moving back up his neck to his jaw. She pulled back slightly to search his eyes. "Does my teasing work at all?" She smirked.

He sighed as he couldn't contain his blush anymore. He sat up, pushing Rizna back slightly. "Alright, you win." He murmured.

Rizna chuckled and nodded. "I knew I would." She smirked. "I'm just too irresistable."

Naerimo shrugged. "Maybe you aren't." He rolled his eyes playfully.

Rizna smirked and placed her hands on his chest. "Need me to prove otherwise?" She asked, raising an eyebrow as she leaned closer, her lips inches from his.

Naerimo tackled her down and pinned her arms to the bed. "Nope, it's all good." He said and laughed nervously.

She smirked as she looked up at him. "Why so nervous, Naerimo?" She chuckled.

He rolled his eyes and looked down at her. "A vampire can be very charming and dangerous." He said.

She chuckled softly. "This vampire wants revenge for embaressing her in front of strangers."

"Vampire can't move at the moment." He laughed.

Rizna chuckled. "Vampire hasn't struggled yet."

"Vampire can struggle all she wants." He smirked. "But vampire is going no where."

Rizna smirked. She struggled but his strength was too much for her to escape. She sighed. She managed to move her face up towards his, biting down on his lip gently as she smirked. "Vampire can still harm her prey."

"Ouch." He pouted and then sighed. He pressed his lips to hers before pulling back again and pinning her arms under his knees. He chuckled and pushed his hands against her shoulders. "Vampire struggle no more and harm no more."

Rizna smirked before batting her eyes and putting on an innocent look. "But vampire doesn't like it. She wants the zombies blood."

Naerimo shrugged and leaned back so he sat on her stomach. "Vampire suffocation?" He gasped.

Rizna gasped and shook her head. "Vampire and Zombie have a forbidden love - no suffication!"

Naerimo laughed and unpinned her arms. "Alright, no suffocation."

Rizna smiled as she looked up at Naerimo. "All joking aside, we really should start getting read to go, Naerimo. It wont be long before word gets to this village of my disappearance."

Naerimo shrugged. "You're a vampire now, remember?" He chuckled and leaned down to bite he neck gently. "I'll just gobble you up so they can't find you."

Rizna couldn't contain her giggle. "I'll just kick mortal butt when they come after us, okay?"

Naerimo sighed. "I liked the eating you as a better plan." He murmured and bite her flesh harder, but not enough to hurt her.

She gasped slightly and closed her eyes. She smiled softly. "Fine, you can gobble me up if you'd prefer it." She giggled.

Naerimo laughed and moved his arms around her torso, hugging her tightly. He sat up, and leaned his head against hers. "Gobble gobble." He murmured.

She smiled softly as she moved her arms around his back, hugging him tightly. She gave a quiet and weak scream before smirking.

"Shh...screaming won't do you any good." He whispered and pressed his lips to her cheek.

She smiled softly. "But I need to be saved." She gasped.

Naerimo laughed and let go of Rizna as he fell back onto his back. "Alright, I saved you."

She smirked as she sat up and looked down at him. "So first you're gobbling me up, and now you're my hero?"

He nodded and moved his arms behind his head. "I am." He smirked. "Got a problem with it?"

She shook her head. "Nope, this vampire actually loves it." She whispered.

"Good." He smirked and looked her over carefully. "Vampire rolls around a lot in her sleep."

Rizna blinked in surprise. "D-Did you watch vampire sleep?"

Naerimo went to reply, but his words caught in his throat. He closed his mouth again and turned away slightly. "Vampire is a very beautiful one..."

Rizna blushed brightly. "There you go, zombie, proving my irresistible statement."

"So your irresistibility caused me to watch you sleep?"

Rizna nodded. "It would seem so... That or I'm just that good at charming you." She smirked.

"There is something about the way a woman sleeps peacefully at night; especially one by the name of Rizna. With your eyes shut, your mouth parted slightly and your breathing soft..." He looked innocently up at her. "I can't help but think you're incredibly beautiful."

Rizna blushed brightly as she diverted her gaze from his. "But there's a point that lingers between thinking I'm beautiful, and using it to your advantage." She shook her head. "But I trust you, my zombie Naerimo." She smiled softly as she looked back to meet his gaze.

"I didn't watch you sleep simply because you're beautiful..." he murmured. "It's a different feeling when it's the one you love."

She smiled softly and reached out to take his hand. She entwined their fingers as she blushed again. "Naerimo... If something does happen while we're rogues.. I-I want you to know that I have never given my heart away to anyone. I was always too afraid of what could happen to me. But... I'm not afraid anymore." She whispered, closing her eyes. "I'm happy just knowing I met you and got to fall in love." She murmured.

"Well, zombie and vampire families don't necessary like each other must. Vampires are elegant, sophisticated creatures that are dazzling creatures, whereas a zombie is a raged lunatic who like the taste of flesh and goes to seek more. They're dumb and idiotic and are less than graceful apart for Vampires..."

She smiled and shook her head. "This zombie is different. He's caring and sweet. He cares for more than just flesh and blood. He still has humanity that most other zombies do not."

"I doubt I'd taste good to a beautiful vampire." He smiled and shrugged slighty.

Rizna smiled and moved down to kiss his lips softly. "This vampire loves this zombies taste." she whispered against his lips.

"Oh really?" He whispered and pushed himself up on to elbows.

She smiled and nodded, kissing him again. "I prefer this Zombies taste compared to others. A-And I don't want to lose this zombie..." she whispered, searching his eyes.

He smiled softly and nodded. "And this zombie doesn't want to lose my perfect little Vampire." He whispered, his eyes connected with hers.

A faint blush fell over her cheeks as she smiled. She moved to wrap her arms around Naerimo, burrying her face into his shoulder. "I-I love you, Naerimo." She whispered.

He wrapped his arm around around her waist, keeping himself propped with his other elbow. He nuzzled his face into her neck and sighed sweetly. "My heart is yours." He whispered, then chuckled. "Just don't suck it dry."

She smirked. "I promise not to." She laughed.

Eventually the pair got up and ready for the day, gathering their stuff and heading out of the Leaf Village to return towards the Cloud Village, even though Rizna attempted to change Naerimo's mind.

"So what, we going to get married on the way back?" Rizna snickered after a long while of silence. She moved her hands behind her head as she looked up at Naerimo with a smirk.

Naerimo nodded his head. "Of course." He chuckled.

She smiled softly and lowered her hands back at her sides. She reached out to take his hand in her's and entwined their fingers, a faint blush falling over her cheeks. "So, what would you like to talk about? We have a while before we reach the village..."

Naerimo shrugged. "I don't know." He chuckled.

Rizna smiled. "Neither do I... that's why I asked you."

Naerimo laughed. "Do you miss your kids?" He asked. Then: "Your squad, I mean."

Rizna chuckled. "I was going to say..." She shrugged. "I guess a bit. They were doing very well. Their teamwork was impecable." She sighed. "But this has been a nice break from them. The two girls on my squad are always at each other's throats every opportunity they get." She chuckled softly.

Naerimo nodded. "I have two males fighting over the female, while the female doesn't give two hoots about them." He smirked slightly and glanced over at Rizna. "She hints quickly bluntly at her attraction towards me."

Rizna laughed. "Oh, zombie's gotta crushie." She smirked up at him.

Naerimo chuckled. "Aparentally I do. I've tried to explain to her I'm too old for her, but I don't think she listens." He murmured.

Rizna smiled. "She'll have to when you return married."

Naerimo shrugged. "May you should talk to her, she might listen to you." He chuckled.

Rizna laughed. "I'll tell her to keep her eyes off my husband." She winked.

Naerimo laughed. "I don't think that would do anything." He sighed and swung their arms as they walked. "She can be quite stubborn."

Rizna smiled. "As can I." She shrugged. "I'll make the kid understand."

Naerimo sighed. "I'll talk to her again."

Rizna smiled. "Alright."

Naerimo smiled back, and after a few seconds he turned to look back down at the path. His smile remained on his lips and he turned his face up towards the sky. The wind was blowing nicely, and the tree's waved lightly back and forth. It was a beautiful day, but the two didn't see what was coming next. Naerimo gasped at a sharp pain that spread through his neck and Naerimo reached up to feel his neck. His hands began to shake and he turned his head slightly to look at Rizna, his eyes wide. His words stuck in his throat as his mind began to reel with exhaustion.

Rizna's eyes widened in confusion and concern as she stopped walking and gripped his shoulders. "N-Naerimo? Wh-What's wrong?"

Naerimo's eyes began to flutter shut. "Rizna..." He breathed as his body went limp.

Rizna held onto him as his body fell into her arms. She struggled to lay him on the ground. Her heart raced as her eyes darted around the area - was someone following them again? She looked down at his neck and noticed a small little needle sticking out of it. On closer imspection, her eyes widened. "N-No... please no!" She quickly jumped to her feet as she began to panic. "H-Hiroshi! I-I don't want to go back to the village! Just leave me alone! Tell father I died of something, please!" She screamed, tears brimming in her eyes.

Hiroshi chuckled as he stepped out onto the path. "Please enlighten me, Rizna. Why are you trying so hard to leave the village?"

Rizna clenched her fists. "Why the hell d-do you think? You and my father destroyed my childhood! I hate fathers rules! I refuse to be his perfect little angel!"

Hiroshi sighed. "We didn't ruin your childhood. We were making your stronger."

Tears slipped from her eyes as she gritted her teeth, glaring at Hiroshi. "You call what you did to me "making me stronger"?" She screamed. "You're a sick and pathetic bastard! How do you call that making me stronger? That was only for your own sick pleasure!" She shrieked, more tears streaming down her cheeks. "I hate you! I would kill you if you were not from my village!"

Hiroshi smirked. "Alright, you caught me. Maybe I added in my own little something while I was obeying your father. But hey, it's not everyday that a kage tells his men to make his daughter stronger." He shrugged. "You probably enjoyed it at the time."

Rizna shook her head violently, her body trembling. "I-I hated it! I felt like I was dying!" She screamed.

Hiroshi rolled his eyes. "And I felt alive, but that's not the point." He glanced at Naerimo's body on the ground and looked back to Rizna, taking steps forward. "Alright, we're going to have to leave now."

Rizna put on a defensive stance as her dice formed in her hand. "Hell no! I will never do anything you want, ever again! You'll have to kill me to get me to move!" She hissed,

Hiroshi moved quickly, pulling one of his small needles from his pocket, pressing it to his lips and blowing through the small tube. A small encasing dislodged from within the tube and shot towards Rizna with great speed. It penetrated the skin near her left shoulder; it wasn't exactly the place Hiroshi was planning on hitting, but it would have the same effect as Naerimo, just it would take slightly longer.

Rizna gasped and winced as she stumbled slightly to remain standing. "H-H-Hiroshi... wh-why?" She whispered, choking on a sob. "D-Do you really agree with h-how my father rules the C-Cloud Village?"

Hiroshi chuckled and slowly made his way forwards. "Oh, naive Rizna. I don't care about returning you to your father..."

Her eyes widened as she stumbled to back away. "Wh-What? N-No! Hiroshi, please!" She screamed, tears running down her cheeks. "D-Don't hurt me... please..." She begged, wincing as she fell to her knees.

Hiroshi moved forward and helped Rizna back to her feet. She was too weak to fight back as the tranquilizer made its course through her body. He pulled her up onto his back and walked over to where Naerimo was lying. "Too bad, so sad." Hiroshi chuckled. "Any last words, Rizna?"

Rizna had pulled a kunai just before Hiroshi had shown himself and kept it hidden from view. She gritted her teeth as she raised the weapon. "Die!" She screamed, using all her remaining strength to plunge the weapon deep into his flesh of his back.

Hiroshi gasped in pain befoe knocking her off his back. He reached back to pull the kunai from his back and throwing it down beside her head. "You're going to be severely punished for that." He gritted his teeth. He glanced back at Naerimo to see him stir. He reached into his pocket, but before he could pull out another needle, he heard a branch break in the forest. He let out a frustrated sigh before moving to pull Rizna back up onto his back and leaving the path.

Kimiko emerged from the path and looked round the surrounding area. She noticed Naerimo laying on the path and walked over to kneel beside him. His eyes were parted slightly, his eyes rolling back and forth. "Naerimo?"

He groaned.

She waited a few moments until Naerimo caem back further. "Naerimo?"

"H-Hiroshi..." He coughed and tried to lift his head. "He...Rizna..."

Kimiko nodded. "I didn't like him from the start. He looked too suspicious." She murmured.

Naerimo rolled himself onto his back and at up wearily. "He took her..." He muttered.

Kimiko nodded. "I was wondering why he was sneaking off. After I finished with the current mission the Raikage had for me, he asked if I could help track you two. When I told them the direction, Hiroshi snuck ahead of the group."

Naerimo groaned. "We have to get her."

Kimiko nodded. "The others will be here soon, are you good?" She asked and helped him to his feet. He stumbled slightly and she helped him along in the direction he left.

"I can smell his blood." She murmured.

"Good. We can follow them easily then." Naerimo said.

Kimiko nodded. "Do you know what he wants with her?"

Naerimo gritted his teeth. "I have a guess."