Yamino Mitsukai

"You're so slow, Hidan." I laughed a little at the panting Hidan. We had made our round around the whole perimeter of the hide out and were again at the entryway to the common room, the crumpled wall falling slowly to the ground.

Hidan glared at me, attempting to charge me again. I dodged off to the side, grabbed his hair, and threw him back the other way.

Then my hands were being held up above my head, and a warm oddly familiar bare chest was touching my back.

"What are you doing?" Pein's voice rang loud and clear through the echo-ie hallways.

I yanked and pulled at my arms, but he refused to let me go.

"We're playing a game, now let me go." I pulled some more and managed to get away long enough to hide behind Hidan.

Pein was wearing his usual black pants, but he bore no shirt. He looked restless and irritated. He had abandoned his head band and his orange hair shadowed his eyes.

"Do you need to play it inside?" He asked, crossing his arms above his chest.

"We were outside." Hidan put a protective arm around my shoulders, pulling me into his side.

Pein shook his head disapprovingly.

"I wasn't talk to you, Hidan. I was addressing Yamino." Pein spoke almost defiantly.

"Well, she doesn't even want to look at you, what makes you think she'll want to talk to you?" Hidan shot back, just as defiant.

As a bonus to the conversation, I hid my eyes in Hidan's side.

"Angel," he was directing his voice to me, but I didn't look up.

By now, everyone else had retreated to their rooms to avoid the confrontation, so only Hidan, Pein and I stood in the hallway.

"I told you, she doesn't want to talk to you." Hidan said, holding me more tightly. I could feel his frustration through his muscles.

Suddenly I felt a hand pull at my wrist, yanking me from Hidan's side. I was looking at the eyes of a very sad looking Pein.

"Why won't you talk to me?" He asked.

"Because you're a big jerk!" I spat at him.

He shook his head. "I haven't done anything." He said, but I could see fear and doubt on his expression.

"You liar!" I started to pound on his chest with my free hand. "You big fat liar, you cheated on me!" His grip on me loosened enough that I could get away. I backed up into Hidan, and he placed his hands on my shoulders.

Multiple emotions crept on to his face, his whole demeanor changed and he was on the floor pleading at my feet.

"I'm so sorry." He started. "I didn't want to." He said.

"You still did it," I returned.

He shook his head.

"I'm sorry Angel. Please, you have to understand, Konon was leaving. I couldn't let her just go. She's been with me longer than anyone, I need her."

I sniffled, free tears spilling from my eyes.

"Angel," he stood brushing Hidan's hands away and looked at me straight in the eye. "Can we talk alone?" He asked.

As Hidan was about to protest, I spoke up, lip quivering like a babies.

"Yes." And without looking back at Hidan, Pein and I headed off to his office.

When the solid wooden doors closed behind us, Pein grabbed me tightly and held me close.

My body didn't respond to him and he eventually saw that it wouldn't and let me go.

"Where have you been? I've been worried sick." Pein said

"Why should you care?" I snapped in return.

"Because, I love you."

"No you don't."

"Yes, I do. More than anything in the world."

"Then why'd you fuck Konon?" I questioned

He didn't have a response.

Pein

He looked down at her sorrowfully. The thought of this being the end of their relationship sickened him. He was far happier with Angel, and he wanted to spend his whole life with this beautiful creature, carved from ancient darkness. In his eyes, he felt the sting of tears, blurring his vision of Angel's beautiful face.

"I had to." He said finally.

"You didn't have to do anything; you chose to do what you did." Her dark red eyes turned darker as she glared at him.

"I didn't want to. It was the only way to keep her from leaving."

She came up to him with fast steps and smacked him hard across the face. He rubbed his cheek, looking at her.

"That's not an excuse!" She shouted, her eyes brimming with distain.

He has never seen such an aggressive look on any human face before. It was almost animalistic, like she could sit here and tore open his flesh like she was fighting for her life. And he didn't doubt that.

"I've only had two lovers in my lifetime, and they were insignificant compared to you." She walked farther away from him. "The first was an abusive asshole, and my being around him affected the relationship I had with master Jashin." She looked at him. "So I left, and I don't regret my decision." She sat on her bed with her arms and legs crossed. "The second relationship was only one sided, and I had no idea what I was doing. He never even really loved me; he only cared for my abilities, so he can hone them into our son, followed by his." She shook her head, black hair going over one shoulder. "And I was forced to abandon that very boy."

"Why did he want your ability?" Pein asked.

She stared up at him, an ancient sadness in her eyes.

"I'm from a once great family, which had unnatural abilities. He believed my ability and his own would create the most powerful tool the world has ever known, and he wanted to recreate it. He aspired to have an army of unbeatable power." She looked away from him down at her lap. "He learned about the clan I had created some time ago. The village still remains and I know for a fact they have a dozen history books about my reign. So he found out about me, and went searching. I unfortunately fell into his trap."

She shook her head, as if she was shaking away unpleasant memories.

"I told myself I'd never fall like that again; that I would never give in to my desire of wanting to be loved." Her eyes went hard again. "And I find myself in practically the same position." She stood and was glaring up at Pein. "You managed to find out about my true abilities, and you sent Hidan in after me, because you knew I was his mentor."

He was about to protest, but she cut him off before the words could start to flow.

"I'll stay here, but only because Hidan's here. I'm not one of your lackeys you can boss around and fuck so they won't leave."

She turned abruptly and left him standing there, looking at the memory of her sad eyes.