I hope you liked the last chapter :) It was pretty long, it took me a couple of days to write it but I enjoyed doing it. Here is chapter 10 (Shit, this is going to be long. Sorry it's going so slow n.n'')

All of the Akatsuki had finished their dinner and only a few stayed to help Tora clean the kitchen which was a mess. Tora would wash the dishes, Konan would dry the dishes and put them away and Deidara would clean the counters and the dining table since he and Hidan left a mess on it.

While Tora was washing the dishes, she was thinking about all of the things that had happened in just a few days:
1. She joined the Akatsuki
2. The Akatsuki Leader, which is the hottest guy she has ever seen, kissed her... Many times.

Tora was done washing the dishes and helped Konan drying and putting away the washed dishes. They were done in 2 minutes and Deidara had been done for a while. "Why won't we go get my cloak and ring, Konan-san?" Tora asked.

"Sure, just follow me. Are you coming, Deidara-kun?"

"No thanks, I've got a mission tomorrow, un." Said the blonde bomber walking out of the kitchen.

"When will you be back?" Tora asked, sad that she wouldn't have anyone to talk to.

"A couple of weeks, I guess, un. I'm going with Sasori no Danna to get the One-Tailed Jinchuuriki, un."

"I'll be waiting for you then." Tora said, waving goodbye to Deidara as he walked back to his room.

Tora and Konan started there walk to the bluenette's room where her cloak and ring awaited. The walk was quiet; neither woman started a conversation because they didn't know what to talk about. After a few short moments, Konan said, "You're getting along with Deidara-kun pretty well. I might say he even likes you."

Tora blushed at light shade of pink at the bluenette's comment. "W-We're just friends. Nothing more, nothing less."

"If you say so~..." Konan teased.

They reached Konan's room which was not that very far from Pein's room. Tora was relieved that she could only take a few steps down the hallway and she was at Konan's room. Konan opened the door to her room and let Tora in. Tora examined her room; its size was close to Pein's room only that she had a queen sized bed while Pein had a king sized bed. Konan had a lot of paper scattered all over the place, many were in different shapes like: cranes, flowers and figures that she wasn't sure what they were.

Konan opened a dresser that was across from her bed to reveal the many Akatsuki cloaks she had stored. "How many cloaks do you have?" Tora asked amazed at how many she had. She never had so many clothing articles in her life. "A LOT, I don't really know why I have so many." Konan looked up to look at Tora's body to figure out what size she was.

"I think you're the same size as me..." The bluenette mumbled. After digging through the dresser and throwing many cloaks out of the same dresser, she pulled the correct cloak and handed it to Tora. "Try this one on. It looks like it should fit you."

Tora grabbed the cloak and slipped her arms through the sleeves. It turned out to be a perfect fit; Tora liked how it looked and took it off since she didn't need to wear it right then and there. "I fits perfectly, thank you very much Konan-san. All I need is the ring." Tora said while folding the cloak neatly.

"Yes, of course. How can we forget the ring?" Konan teased a bit.

Konan opened a drawer from the same dresser that she got the cloak out of and pulled out a ring. "Here you go! One thing, you always have to wear this ring and don't ever lose it or else you'll be in big trouble." Konan handed her the ring. The ring was the standard Akatsuki ring which all of the members used only this one was purple and it was in scripted with the kanji Dragon. Tora slipped it on her left middle finger, it was a perfect fit. "Thank you very much, Konan-san."

"No problem," Konan smiled, "if you need anything else or you want to have some girl-talk, I'm just a couple doors down."

Tora gave her a small smiled, she had forgotten the talks she had Amaii. The silly things they said and did also the ridiculous games they invented when they were bored. Tora was quite tired, so she said goodbye to Konan and left her room. In a few steps she was back in her shared room, Pein wasn't in the room so she figured that he was still in his office.

Tora walked into the bathroom and took a quick shower and came out in only a towel. She opened the door of the closet and pulled out her pajamas. The bluenette's pajamas consisted in a pair of pink; lose shorts and a green striped tank-top. Tora had just finished pulling up her shorts and Pein walked in the room with his cloak hanging over his shoulder. He looked over at the woman who had just finished changing and said, "Your dinner was very good, Tora-san."

"Thank you, Leader-sama." The conversation ended there. Neither continued the conversation or even had the intentions to. Tora was thinking about the kiss Pein had given her by the pond. She remembered how it felt and how soft is lips were. Tora slightly touched her pink lips as she remembered. Pein was standing by the window, again, but saw Tora touching her lips. Her lips were so soft, He thought. But he knew he couldn't do it again, he wouldn't allow himself to give in to the sweet, soft temptation.

I should talk to him about something, anything... If he kissed me that means he must have some kind of feelings for me. Tora thought. "Pein-sama, why did you kiss me? But I want a real answer." She said with a demanding voice.

Pein turned over to face the dark-haired woman standing across from him, watching him with demanding eyes. He stared at her for a few moments and replied, "Why do you want to know?"

"I'm just curious."

Pein smirked at her. He walked closer to her and bent down to whisper into her, "Because you're so beautiful"

Tora blushed at the statement, no one has ever told her that she beautiful or even pretty for that matter. "T-T-Thank y-you, L-Leader-sama." Pein pulled away from her ear and wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her closer to his body. Tora's cheeks were tinted with a darker shade of red as she looked up to meet Pein's gaze. Pein slowly closed the space between their lips and gave Tora another passionate kiss. Tora's eyes widened a bit but then closed as she wrapped her arms around his neck, giving in to the wonderful sensation coursing through her body and pulled him closer and deepening the kiss.

Pein swiped his tongue over her lower lip, asking for entrance to her wet cavern. Tora hesitated a bit but granted Pein's request. She opened her mouth letting Pein's tongue enter her cavern and he explored every inch of it, not leaving a spot untouched by his tongue. Once he was finished with exploring her mouth, Tora had enough courage and started a full-out tongue battle against Pein. Pein obviously won, but let Tora do a little exploring of her own. Tora mimicked Pein's actions and explored his mouth.

They continued their make-out session for a while longer until both had to separate for a desperate need of air. Tora's cheeks were a deep red and she was panting. I've never experienced something like that... It was amazing. Tora thought. They still held their embrace for quite a while before the released their bodies from each other. Tora was speechless at what had just happened. She was in shock. They were both in silence until Pein broke the silence, "That is why I kissed you."

Tora smirked and said, "I'm going to bed."

"Fine, I will be in my office." He said, giving her a small kiss on her forehead and began walking for the door.

XxxxxX

One year later

After being in the Akatsuki for a year, Tora's life had changed completely. Throughout the months, she slowly let go of her serious, bitchy attitude and became a tad nicer to the others. She still didn't say much but she still interacted with the others.

The relationship between her and Pein didn't change; in her mind she considered 'acquaintances with benefits.' They would exchange kisses or full make out sessions here and there but they weren't a couple. Tora didn't know how she felt about Pein and why she let him kiss her in such passionate ways.

The relationships with the other members though, have changed. The bluenette was close friends with the other woman in the base and with the blonde artist. She talked to Kisame here and there, but she absolutely despised Hidan and she knew he felt the same way about her when she first arrived to the Akatsuki. Kakuzu, Itachi and Sasori were more like people she saw everyday but didn't interact with them.

XxxxxX

The sunlight beamed into the room where Pein and Tora laid asleep. Tora moved slightly and opened her eyes little by little. When she fully opened them and looked at her surroundings, she saw that she had snuggled up against Pein's pierced chest while she slept. She blushed a dark crimson red but didn't move away. It just felt... right. She wrapped her arms around his waist not wanting to separate from the body in front of her, she loved the heat radiating off of him and didn't want it to end. She suddenly felt a pair of arms wrap around her shoulders pulling her even closer to the body in front of her. She looked up and saw Pein staring down at her.

She smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss. This caused Pein to smile a bit and give her a kiss on her forehead.

Pein released her from his hold and sat up to get out of the bed. He looked next to him and saw Tora-san just lying there and looking up at him. The hem of her shirt rose a bit and showed her flat stomach. Shit, she looks so cute... Pein thought, trying to restrain himself of taking her right then and there. Tora smiled once again and said, "Good morning, Pein-sama."

Pein returned her smile with a small one of his own and replied, "Good morning, Tora-san." Pein got out of his shared bed and walked into the bathroom to get ready for the day.

Tora was still lying on the bed, thinking about Pein and what she had to say to him later on. I really need to talk to him; if there is something going on between us then he should know... Tora got off the bed and prepared her outfit for the day, which consisted of a mesh shirt, with long sleeves and over it there would be a black sleeveless shirt, a pair of the Akatsuki pants and shoes and of course, the Akatsuki cloak. Once she was done preparing her outfit, Pein emerged from the bathroom and said, "Just come to my office when you want to talk." Tora nodded in understanding.

Pein then left the room and went to his office to do his daily routine, the stack of paperwork. Tora entered the bathroom and took a quick shower. She took a towel and dried her wet body, then put on the outfit she chose. She brushed her dark-blue hair until it was free of tangles and knots. She left the room and headed to the kitchen for some breakfast.

She entered the kitchen and saw that Konan was making something to eat. "Good morning, Konan-chan" Tora said, announcing her presence in the room. Konan turned around and gave a big, bright smile and said, "Good morning, Tora-chan"

"What are you making?"

"Just some breakfast. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes, I slept very well." Tora said giving the bluenette a small smile. Tora grabbed a box of cereal and served herself a bowl. She and Konan sat down at the dining table and ate there breakfast. They would try to start a conversation but it always ended shortly.

"I heard that you've having a good time with Pein." Konan teased.

Tora blushed a bright red and stuttered, "W-w-what are y-you talking a-about? N-nothing has been going on."

"Yeah right. Tora, I know everything in this base so you can't hide anything from me." Said the bluenette smirking.

Tora sighed and gave in to Konan's teasing, "Alright, we have been doing some stuff. But all it has been are kisses; we didn't go past that..." The blush deepening as she told Konan.

"Yes! I knew it! You have a thing for-" Konan was muffled by Tora's hand. "Shhh! Don't say it so loud; I don't want the whole base to know!" Tora removed her hand from Konan's mouth, allowing her to talk again.

"So tell me, was it good?" Konan asked, grinning.

"What? The kisses?" Tora asked dumbfounded.

"Noo!" The bluenette's voice was dripping with sarcasm. "Really? What kind of question was that?"

Tora smiled sheepishly and replied, "It was amazing, and I've never felt anything like it." Tora was blushing and smiling a bit.

Konan's smile grew even larger than it was before. "Sounds to me like you're falling for him."

"I don't know it's too soon to tell. Anyways, I got to go." Tora picked up her plate and walked to the kitchen.

"Where are you going?" Konan asked curiously.

"My room, I have some things I need to think about." Tora lied. She wasn't going back to her room; she was going to go talk to Pein.

"See ya later, Konan. I'll pass by your room later on." Tora waved to the bluenette standing in the kitchen as she walked out.

"Alright! Good luck with Pein!" Konan said. Tora tensed up and turned to face Konan to see her smiling ear-to-ear. How did she know? Oh wait... She knows everything. Am I that obvious? Tora thought.

Tora walked down the halls which she already had gotten used to after walking up and down in them. She reached Pein's office and looked at the door for a few seconds, hesitating to raise her hand and knock on the door. She finally got enough courage and raised her hand and knocked the wooden door in front of her.

She heard a faint 'Come in' and entered the dark office. She looked up and saw Pein's desk and Pein's eyes. Tora stepped closer to his desk and sat down on one of the chairs in front of his desk. "Hi, Pein-sama."

"Hello, Tora-san."

Tora sat there, not knowing how to begin what she wanted to talk to him about. She was thinking and thinking until Pein spoke up, "What is it, Tora-san?"

"I-It's just that, umm... I was wondering if there something going on between us and if there is, I need to get to know you better..."

Pein smirked and stood up from his position behind the big wooden desk and moved in front of said object and sat on its surface. "Alright, I'll tell you about my life. It all started back during the Ninja War..." (A/N I am NOT going to write the whole story of Pein's childhood and his life!) Pein started telling her about how his parents were murdered by Konoha ninja, how he found Konan and Yahiko, when he trained with Jiraiya, when Yahiko died and why he founded the Akatsuki. Tora listened with great interest as her partner told her about what he had gone through and all the pain he suffered.

Pein reached the end of his story and both were silent. No one said a word, Tora was still soaking in what Pein was telling her and Pein was just looking at her. "Pein-sama is there something between us?" She asked, still trying to catch up with everything that is happening.

"Only if you believe there is." Pein said.

"..." Tora said nothing for a few moments, "I'll take that as a yes."

Pein smirked at her decision; he clearly liked her and hoped that she felt the same way.

"Pein, since we are in this 'relationship', I guess you could call it that, there is something you need to know."

Bwahahaha Cliffy! Well, I've been writing some pretty long chapters lately.. Uhh.. Anyways Pein is supposed to be OOC and R&R (No flames PLEASE!)

Enjoy! Happy Friday the 13th! Jason is coming to kill us all!

Nah, just kidding XD

I think I like how my story is coming along better than the first version… What do you guys think?