Letting out a heavy sigh, Angel was relieved they were finally here but curious to why Kakuzu went straight past the sheriff's office and just kept on riding.

Right on the edge of the town was a house with a wraparound porch, a small barn next to it, including a clothesline and a well. It wasn't flashy but very nice out in the open.

"Why are we stopping here?" Letting the brute help her off the horse since her behind was fairly numb from riding so long and the fact he cuffed her hands didn't help neither.

"This is my home." "Really? Why do you live away from your office?" Nudging her forward he grunted, "I like my privacy. Hidan, take care of the horses will you." "Fine."

He handed the reins to the playboy and proceeded to show the fugitive around the place, it was simple and yet cozy with a homey touch….she liked it.

Taking her back into the living room he sat her on the couch and crossed his arms, growling in a tone that reeked of superiority and he was not to be reckoned with.

"You are to follow my rules since in a manner of speaking you're a quest in my home. You will do as your told without fail and will stay in my sight at all times unless I have Hidan watching over you understand?"

"Uh….all the time?" "Yes, I don't trust you and I have no doubt you'll try to escape." She smirked; he definitely knows what he's doing.

"Wait! You might actually leave me with that pervert?"

The sheriff sighed, "Don't worry he won't try anything like that again, trust me. Besides, I do have work to catch up on since I've been away and once your hand heals I'll put you to work."

Frowning she mumbled, "What kind of work?" At that he smirked visibly under his mask, "I have some good things in mind. Oh, and one more thing."

He leaned in dangerously close and growled, "If you even attempt to hit me below the belt again, I swear I will make your stay here a living hell."

Angel cringed just a bit before giving him a sharp glare in return, but softened her expression when she thought of something important.

He arched a brow when he saw it, unlocking the cuffs when she murmured gently, "Thank you." "Pardon?" "I never thanked you for….what you did the other night…"

Averting eye contact he murmured, "You're welcome. Now, it's getting late so we better start supper." "Right."

"KAKUZU!"

Groaning under his breath he hollered, "What?" "I'm fucking hungry!" Angel barely choked back a laugh because that was so random and even Kakuzu smirked, "He always has an odd way of stating things."

It wasn't long before supper was ready, just baked beans and corn bread. Angel scowled at the meal but didn't complain because she was starving and maybe these two didn't know how to cook much.

When it was time for bed though, that's when things got interesting.

Kakuzu led her to a bedroom by the shoulder and grunted, "This is where you'll be sleeping." She arched a brow and stated, "Good grief, that bed is huge."

He took off his trench coat, "A big man such as myself needs a rather large bed don't you think?" Angel paled from his remark and made a dash for the door when he snatched her up and locked it with a key.

"Relax, your bed is right here." He tossed her on a smaller mattress that was next to the opposite wall as she blurted, "I'm NOT sleeping with you!"

He rolled his eyes and undid his shirt, "Don't flatter yourself, I'm not that kind of man I'll have you know. As I said before I don't trust you so this way will be easier for me to keep an eye on you, unless you rather room with Hidan?"

She gave him a glare which meant 'hell no I'm not a fool' but calmed down and figured this wasn't so bad.

"There's no escaping this room through the window either in case you're wondering; it's locked as well. The only way out is to get this key which stays with me at all time."

He dangled it for her to see before muttering, "Now get undressed and go to sleep, I laid out a larger shirt for you."

Angel picked it up and sighed, curling under the blankets and changing clothes underneath before almost drifting off to sleep.

This month is going to be a nightmare with him ordering me about.

"Oh and while I'm thinking about it, I did see that nosebleed you had the other night."

Angel turned beat red and snapped, "I did not have a nosebleed! Hidan nicked my nose when he tried to keep me quiet!"

The miser chuckled and turned out the light, muttering sarcastically, "Right."

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