It was midnight by the time I was walking back to my room. I had been held up talking with Konan about the decoration of the party, and she had lost track of time.

I wandered down the hallways, all of them looking similar to me, it was so dark. Then, before I knew what was happening, a door opened and someone pulled me inside.

I tried to scream, but a hand clamped down on my mouth, silencing me. "Shush, Darling." A deep voice said lustily in my ear. "We don't want anyone to hear you, do we?" The voice made my blood run cold. Takashi.

When he removed his hand, I whispered, "What do you want with me?" I was terrified of this man.

He ran his hands along my body. "Hmmmm…what do I want?" He mused. "Power, money, and fame I suppose. And for you to sing for me. I just bet you'd be a screamer."

I knew that he wasn't talking about actual music singing. "G-get away from me." I said, blocked against a wall.

He pressed me against the wall and kissed my neck. "My rules, sweetie." He roughly pulled my shirt over my head, leaving me in my cami. I pushed him away from me and he slapped me hard, throwing me to the floor. He stood over me and removed his shirt and his pants, leaving him in boxers only. I tried to get up from the floor, but he forced me back down, straddling me. He ripped my cami off and was attempting to take my bra off when the door opened, light flooding the room.

Itachi glared at Takashi from the doorway. "Leave the girl alone. She is Akatsuki property."

I pushed Takashi away from me, grabbed my shirt and hid behind Itachi. Carmen was with him and she gently pulled me towards her and stroked my hair. "It's going to be ok." She murmured. I noticed a beautiful purple flower in her hair and smiled. Itachi liked her.

"Do you dare defy my wishes?" Takashi asked, standing up.

"Need I remind you, Shiro, that unless she becomes your slave or wishes to sleep with you, you cannot touch her?" Itachi said coldly. Itachi stalked down the hall, Carmen pulling me behind. Takashi was leaning against his doorframe, looking at us leave with a mocking smile.

I had pulled my shirt on by the time Itachi, Carmen, and I had walked into one of the kitchens. Itachi looked at me with an irritated look before turning to Carmen and saying, "Can you make her something to drink? I have to get some people who we worried about her. Again."

Carmen nodded and Itachi left. She mixed me a glass of hot chocolate and set it in front of me quietly. Just then, Claire, Sarah, Ryan, Isaac, and surprisingly, Hidan, burst into the room. Claire and Isaac gave me a bone-breaking hug, while Sarah just stared at me in shock and Ryan gently held her. I should have made some comment about how close they were, but I couldn't muster up the energy.

Hidan stood in the doorway. Just stood there, so un-Hidan like. His hands were curled into fists, but his face was expressionless. "H-H-Hidan-sama?" I stammered.

"Hm?"

"What's wrong?"

Finally his fury unleased. "WHAT'S WRONG DAMNIT?" He yelled, making me flinch. "YOU WERE ALMOST RAPED BY THAT-THAT ASSHOLE AND YOU ASK ME WHAT'S WRONG?"

I just sat there shell shocked as he ran out of the room. "Don't worry, Mel." Isaac soothed me. "Everything will be fine."

I took a sip of the scalding hot chocolate, not speaking, feeling something slide down my cheek. I touched it gently and put my finger to my lips, tasting the salt of the tear. I was crying?

Then my body started shaking, tears coursing down my face as I sobbed. Sobbed for my old life. Sobbed for my family, for being a slave. Sobbed for Jeremy.

Sobbed for the ache in my heart when Hidan ran away.