Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto created the awesome Akatsuki and Neji and Tenten (and every other Naruto character u_u'). The rights belong to him.

Claimer: Ayako and Nyu are my creations.

Author's Note: Chapter Nine.~


Pain's weapon.

Stop it!


"I found her near the hideout," Hidan smirked darkly.

Pain was still holding Ayako on her wrist. "I see... ."

"No! Tenten! No, Leader-sama! Let me go!" She stretched herself, hoping her weight was heavy enough so he would let go.

"Let us consider something, Ayako," he said coldly. "What are you going to do when I decide to let her stay alive?"

She stopped her movements, turning around. A tear rolled down on her cheek as she replied, "I... I don't know, Leader-sama, I don't know! I just can't let Tenten die!"

The look in his eyes told her that he didn't care much about her tears, nor the life of other people. "What would you do if my adjustment was to kill her?"

In disbelief her eyes expanded. A single tear dropped timelessly off her chin. "Y... you... you would never do that, would you, Leader-sama?"

"She isn't to any use of us." He held her gaze. "Except dead."

"No!" She shed some tears. "Why dead?"

"You will see soon enough." He faced Hidan. Hidan loved sacrifices; he smirked.

"Fuck, yeah! Lord Jashin will be pleased!" He let some blood drop off Tenten's body, then drew a perfect circle and triangle on the ground. After that, Hidan licked the blade of his scythe and to Ayako's surprise changed the color of this skin to black and white bone marks. He now looked exactly like he looked on the picture on their fridge! He released Tenten, went on the symbol he just had drawn, and flipped out a new device; it was a retractable spear. He laughed insanely as he stabbed himself in the arm. Tenten groaned in pain.

"No," Ayako whined. "Tenyy!" With teary eyes she could only watch. This was all a nightmare!

Tenten breathed heavily as she opened her left eye with the last strength that she had. "A... Ayako..." She coughed blood. In a blurred sight she could recognize her best friend wearing an Akatsuki cloak, but she didn't believe in the evil of her friend. "... you... will always be... my... best... friend-" Again she coughed blood. Ayako watched with hot, steaming tears. "Please, Ayako... promise me... to..." her voice got weaker.

Hidan, on the other hand, laughed. "Watch your fucking best friend die, Ayako-chan," he teased her as he pierced himself through his tum.

"No, Teny!" Ayako reached an arm, but was helpless. "Teny, don't die! Okay, I'll do whatever you want, just don't die, please!"

Weakly, Tenten smiled as she heard her friend promise. "... to... marry Neji-kun-" She choked on her own blood as Hidan madly continued. "... and live happy forever... and please... don't... don't forget... m...e... ." Her last breath hovered past the mad-man, over to Ayako.

Ayako stood still, not believing anything that had just happened. Her mouth opened to a gap, staring at her friend's empty body.

Satisfied, Hidan put his weapon back to its place.

"N- n- no," Ayako screamed as she ripped herself free of Pains grip. He had loosen his grip once Tenten stopped breathing. "Tenten, no! Teny!" She kneeled down in front of her, slapping her friend's cheek lightly as her tears fell down and mixed with Tenten's blood. "You just need some rest! No, Teny! Don't leave me!" She pressed her forehead against Tenten's. "With whom am I supposed to work at my parents restaurant now?" Tenten's eyes were closed, and her chest didn't move. "No, Teny, no!" Sobbing, Ayako lowered her head. "No... ."

"She is dead, Ayako," Pain told her the truth she wanted to deny.

"No!" Her sight became blurry. She could hardly recognize her Leader, so she hadn't seen him coming closer. "No, she just needs some rest! She's still alive! I know it!"

He took her chin firmly, making her face him. Ayako grit her teeth to it as she reluctantly had to feel his breath again. Gently he wiped some tears away. "It is hard for you to understand, yet soon you will, and you will be glad that this all happened."

She narrowed her eyes. "No!" Sobbing she pushed his hand off. "No, nothing is fine! It all wouldn't have happened if those men wouldn't have kidnapped me!"

Pain remained untouched. "Then tell me... who is their Leader? Who commands them?"

"It's..." Her tears stopped as she knew the answer. Glaring she faced him as her tears hung loosely on her eyes.

He rose up, going back to his desk. "Now you will go into your room, Ayako. I will let you know-"

"No!"

Slightly surprised that she disobeyed, he turned around. She had gotten up to her feet, and her bangs covered her eyes like a ripped curtain. "I am not going to do what you want me to do!" Slowly she looked up, and he could see the determination in her eyes.

"What is it that you want to do?"

"I am still able to break bones," she reminded him warningly. This seemed to be the reaction Pain was waiting for; he smirked lightly. "You were the one who found her, Hidan-senpai?" She asked him without taking her eyes off her Leader.

Hidan rubbed his neck. "Don't make it a drama scene, little bitch, you-" Suddenly he screamed, his lovely cursing words all dedicated to her. His weapon fell to the floor. "You damned whore! What the hell did you do to my goddamn arms?" An other scream followed as he fell down on his face. Of course, this couldn't stop him from offending her.

Her eyes grew cool as she ignored Hidan's screaming. "Tell me, Leader-sama." She took a few steps closer to Pain. "Are you still sure about your plan that you have in mind?"

Pain smirked as she stood before him. "I never was this sure before." Leaning in he continued, "I never have been so close to what I have desired."

"Then may you tell me what your plan was at all?" She arched her eyebrows lightly; her eyes held his gaze.

"If I would tell you now, Ayako, it would ruin the fun that is to come."

"Fun?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.

"And you, Ayako, you are my weapon in all this fun." Again, he leaned in, his lips were close to touch hers.

"But what if your weapon does whatever it wants to do?" She looked at him with soft hatred in her eyes. She wouldn't figure out what he wanted.

"I'll make it obey me." Pain smirked.

"How?"

"You'll see," his words were implying something, yet suddenly faded just like his body.

She still stood there for a while, then turned around and picked her best friend's body up. Before she left, she turned afresh to glare at the murderer.

"What the fucking hell do you want, you trash being born by whore!" With one tear in her left eye, she glared more at him, her tear falling. "AAHHH! Damn you, Ayako! My ribs! You goddamn whore, I will personally kill you, and the pleasure will be all mine!"

Once she reached her room, she walked in, putting Tenten's motionless body down.

"What happened to that girl?" Tobi asked, suddenly wearing a new cloak. He and Nyu were still in her room.

"Tenten?"

"Hai, Nyu." Ayako sniffed. "And Tobi-senpai, she... she just got killed. She was my best friend," she was close to cry out.

"Oh... Tobi is sorry that he asked."

"You don't have to be sorry, Tobi-senpai... it's just...- nothing." She sighed. "I better go and bury her." She picked Tenten up, and Tobi helped her to find the way out.

As they were outside, Ayako washed Tenten's face clean with the water of a puddle.

"Tobi wanted to ask if everything is better now?"

She bit her bottom lip, holding back her tears. Taking a deep breath she was able to. "... no...!"

"Oh! Tobi is sorry for asking," he apologized.

Suddenly she looked up. "Tobi-senpai? Should I really bury Tenten?"

"Bury?" the lolli-pop asked as if he heard this words for the first time in his life.

"That's what all people do with a person who died, isn't it?" Nyu meowed as she watched.

Ayako nodded. "Hai! And I'll make the whole Akatsuki come. Especially Hidan! Trust me!" Now she realized that she had formed her left hand into a fist. She spread her fingers. "Erm... may you guys dig the tomb, please?" she asked as she got up.

"Tobi will do everything for Ayako-chan!" Cheerfully he took the shovel and started to dig. Nyu watched Tobi while Ayako disappeared in a poof.

Back inside, Sasori was the first person she found. "Sasori-senpai, where's Leader-sama?"

"I don't know," he answered repellant.

"Erm, by the way, we will bury Tenten soon, so please be there," she gave the information. Even though there was a high possibility that the puppet didn't know whom she was talking about. Hoping to find more people she could ask for help, she went in to the living-room. She was happy as she saw Deidara standing next to the couch. "Deidara-senpai! Do-"

"Is it true, yeah?" He beat her. "Do you have a boyfriend, hm?" Ayako stared at him; he was serious. "Is it true, Ayako-chan? Tobi told me so, hm!"

"T- T- Tobi, right?" she stuttered out. She had been that Tobi. She felt stupid. Deidara nodded. "W- we k- kissed, but-"

The serious Deidara became freaky. "You what? I wanted to be the one, yeah!" His smooth blonde hair played a perfect role in this little scenario.

I better keep it a secret that Leader-sama kissed me, too...!

"Where is that guy, yeah?" Deidara screamed.

Ayako got scared. "Not here... ."

"What were you about to say in the beginning?" Kakuzu asked who sat on the couch. She hadn't seen him at all!

"I... I wanted to tell you that we'll bury Tenten soon; please be there." She made a quick bow.

Kisame appeared behind the aquarium. "I'll be there." Kakuzu nodded in agreement.

"Who is she, hm?" Deidara was the first smart one to ask.

"She..." Ayako glanced away. "... was my best friend... ."

"I'm sorry, yeah."

She shook her head to not break out in tears. "Where is Hidan-senpai?"

"Will you pay me, Ayako?" Kakuzu asked.

"What for?" She tilted her head lightly.

"If I tell you where my partner is hiding... ."

"Hiding?" Ayako asked in disbelief, raising her eyebrows. Why would somebody hide from me?

He smirked under his small mask. "Yes. He was ranting that you were the most damned bitch he'd ever seen."

"What?"

"He was as well covered in blood."

"Th- that with the blood wasn't me!"

"I am not hiding like a fucking wimp," the sweet violent voice of Hidan smashed he door open. "And you..." breathing heavily, he pointed Ayako out. "You little bitch...!" His glare was wishing her death. "I will kill you as you tried to kill me!" With full speed he ran up to Ayako with his three bladed scythe, yet fell to the floor as she dodged his attack. It was magical that he even could run with broken bones. "Damn you, Ayako...!"

"Hold on a second," Deidara asked for a time out. "What happened, hm?"

Ayako swallowed with remorse. "Sh... she tried to fucking kill me," Hidan yelled, his will power trying to get up.

Kisame blinked. "Is that true?"

"No," Ayako cried. "I haven't tried to kill anyone!"

"Things are changing," Kakuzu said as he flipped a coin.

"No," she cried again as a few tears rolled down her face. "Where is Leader-sama?" She was sorry for what had happened, but she didn't know what she was to do. Hidan hated her with a passion, that broke her heart.

As the set up was complete, the girl with the blue hair entered the room, and had an irritated expression on her face. "Konan-senpai," Ayako cried the first time to her. "Where is Leader-sama?"

"In his office," she said. "He is there with Itachi."

Ayako sobbed a "thank you" as she ran into Pain's office. Without knocking she fell through the door.

"I told you not to bother me," Pain said slightly annoyed as he turned around. "Ayako... nice to see you."

"Why?" She asked with tears in her eyes.

Pain knew what she was talking about. "She wasn't useful to us."

"Can you read my mind?"

"No. But it was clear that you sooner or later would like an explanation to her death." Then he faced Itachi, who left.

She waited until Itachi was gone. "And what is with Neji-kun?"

"He should be dead by... now."

"What?" Her eyes drew tears. "No!"

"Just... kidding, Ayako."

She sobbed a few tears away. "Not... funny, Leader-sama."

"Where have you brought that corpse of your dead friend?" He asked rather uninterested.

"We'll bury her!" Ayako looked him directly in the eyes.

"Is that so?"

"Yes! And everybody will come and join us!"

"Us?" He came closer, leaning in. "Who is 'us'?"

Nervously, she swallowed. "T- Tobi-senpai an- a- and Nyu." She blushed again.

"What if everybody will bury her and we stay here?"

Pain was a grown man. "N- n- no! I- I can't!" Ayako was afraid of what his actual plan was.


Author's Note: Don't hate me because my story is violent and might almost (or completely) kill your favourite character. I like Hidan, very much. Especially his choice of language! ^3^

Deidara is so cute! o3o

And thanks for all the reviews so far and the favourites! I am very thankful. X3