Angel sleepily drank some morning coffee but Kakuzu made it difficult for her to swallow it down from the way he was staring at her.
"What is it?" "Why in hell did you tell those two men you were a maid!?" Her eyes lit up from his obvious anger and murmured, "Keeping a low profile like you wanted me too!"
He growled under his breath, "All you've done is made things worse! The rumor has already been spread throughout the town and now, not only am I going to miraculously tell them why you'll be commuting to the town, but I have to deal with eligible men too!"
Angel and Hidan both choked on their coffee with smirks.
"Don't get your spurs in a twist, it's no big deal. If you're asked, just tell them I am serving the town to pay off a debt for stealing, a foolish choice on my part when pushed into a corner since I didn't have money for food which is true. As for the men don't worry about it."
He rubbed his temples irritably, "That's not the point! They'll be pestering me about you." "Oh~ I see, but what does it matter if they like me?"
His temper rose and said hell with cutting her slack today. "Forget it! Your next chore today is to run errands for the pharmacist so get ready and let's go."
*Angel couldn't understand why he was so angry with her all of a sudden but overlooked it to see to the pharmacist tasks for her.
Kakuzu was nearby at all times to keep an eye on her when the clerk asked him, "I know you told me why she's here but, she's so kind sheriff. Surely that can't be true." "It is sadly, but not quite her fault."
She delivered all the medicine to various houses; including Mr. Henderson's who kept trying to sweet talk her into working for him until she got away, when she came to the last location on the list.
Angel's face instantly went white as a sheet when Kakuzu noticed her strange behavior instantly.
He arched a brow, watching her standing like a statue and glancing at the hospital ward, until he decided to find out for himself why she wasn't doing her task now.
"Go on. Deliver the package." She stiffly shook her head, "I…I can't." He leaned down and nothing but fear was written all over her face, "You're so pale, what's wrong?"
"It….it's nothing." "Don't lie to me; now tell me or I'll shove you in there." She hung her head and looked as if she was about to cry, "Please, just leave it alone."
He actually felt sorry for her but pushed the woman towards the building just the same. Angel instantly began sobbing, dropping the package before turning to cling to his shirt and bury her face in it.
"Please don't make me go in there! Please Kakuzu!"
Startled by her action he softened his expression and gently embraced her small form for a comforting attempt. I know she's not faking but whatever the reason it must've been severe for her to act this way.
"Alright, I won't make you go inside there on one condition; you tell me why." She sniffed and nodded, still hiding her face as the miser gestured for the clerk to come over and grunted, "She's not in proper sorts at the moment so I'm afraid she can't assist you any further today. I apologize."
"It's quite alright; she's done more than enough sheriff. I'll deliver this myself, take care miss." "You too sir and I'm sorry." "Don't fret about it miss."
*Hidan was sent to attend to the sheriff's office, being told vaguely of why they both returned so soon, but didn't argue and left.
Angel told the miser with extreme difficulty her reasons why she lost control of herself, but he didn't mock her as she expected. It seemed a rather silly reason if you thought about it but the brute seemed to understand.
She blushed all the time when he consoled her, both of them talking about nothing in particular to get her mind off her past, and she couldn't help but like him even more now.
*Day 7
The days went by smoothly after that, all three were rather getting along nicely, though Kakuzu was beyond irritated with Mr. Henderson, who kept trying to take Angel out on a date.
He knew the true details why she was in this town now as did the other townsfolk but he didn't care; she was an attractive and available woman.
Kakuzu unsaddled his horse and growled under his breath, "That man is becoming a nuisance. I keep telling him she's under probation but no, he wants to woo her. Ridiculous! Too much persistence on a woman will just drive them away."
Why am I so concerned about this? I shouldn't care but, all the same, she doesn't deserve an arrogant man like him anyway.
Rubbing his aching shoulders he went inside, gawking from the bizarre scene that lay before him. His idiot of a deputy and the woman were both drinking straight liquor in HIS house!?
"What the hell Hidan!?"
The albino smirked, "Hey~ old man. You missed…uh… a good fucking card game."
The miser glanced at them both, their faces flushed a bright pink from consuming too much alcohol but Angel seemed worse off with a silly smile on her innocent face.
Hidan's torso was completely bare and already taken off his boots, whereas the woman had her dress hiked up over her kneess to reveal the lithe smooth legs and delicate bare feet.
"Explain before I beat the living hell out of you."
He sat up straighter and chuckled, "I was fucking bored and wanted to drink and play cards. I asked Angel and she said ok, then we began. She actually is pretty good at cards and I think we're at a tie."
"If that's the case then why is she more far gone than you?" "I can hold my liquor and she's a lightweight."
The miser took off his coat and shook his head before sitting down and grabbing a drink for himself; he needed one to say the least.
"She shouldn't be drinking in the first place."
The woman giggled and murmured, "Why not…hic…I'm old enough but…you know what?" She scooted closer to Hidan and ogled his chest, "You're so…hic….handsome. Such a smooth chest and not...hic...a flaw anywhere."
The albino grinned cockily, "I know…..tell me more."
She smiled and ogled his face, "You know..hic...if you weren't such an ass….you'd be a good catch."
Kakuzu chuckled at that since she hit that one dead on but quickly frowned when she tried to kiss him, the playboy more than willing grabbing her behind to pull the intoxicated woman closer.
The miser growled and separated them swiftly and making her sit next to him as his partner whined. "Why did you fucking do that for? It was just getting good!"
The sheriff was about to reply when the deputy stretched out on the couch and snoozed away within a few seconds. "Idiot."
Angel scooted closer the miser, who tensed uncomfortably from how close Angel was as she murmured, "You…you're such a grouchy man but…it's all good. I like that about you…hic…it makes you more mysterious."
He arched a brow in interest and glanced down at her, the soft looking lips curled into a small smile. "You know…I didn't like you at first…you were mean…hic….greedy…and cheated when catching me but…you're hot."
Kakuzu's face turned a slight shade of pink and grunted, "Absurd."
She sat up eagerly and leaned against his chest to keep her balance, "No…I'm not lying..hic..when I saw you...without your shirt and mask….I had a nosebleed."
"So you admit it now?" "Yeah…but I'm shy….I….I never been interested with a man as much…as…as you."
The sheriff actually was quite fond of the things she was telling him, curious to whether they were all true but alcohol does make one more truthful and tend to blab their feelings.
"You're not….repulsed by what you saw?" Why he asked her that he didn't know, he was too proud to admit he was self conscious about his scarred body and face. No decent woman would find him remotely attractive the way he is now.
"No~ it gives you…hic…that rugged look even more. I like it." She grabbed a hold of his mask and tried to pull it down but he wouldn't let her, but damn the woman was persistent.
Angel struggled with the brute but in the end took an action that made Kakuzu stop movement all together. She flat out just kissed him on the lips.
He half wished the cloth from his mask wasn't there now, and it wasn't when she took his shock to pull it down and purred before making the proper contact, "Take off your silver spurs and….hic…help me pass the time."
Believe it or not he felt rather heated in his lower regions from those words, gripping her waist and meeting the sweet kisses for a moment, even though his first instincts was to push her away.
He did quite like her now that they've gotten to know each other better but, he's not the type of man to take advantage of a woman; intoxicated or not.
Growling in protest he firmly stopped the delicate lips from kissing him which made her frown in disappointment.
She didn't say anything except nuzzle his neck after that, instantly drifting off to sleep on top of him and leaving the sheriff more puzzled than ever with his emotions.
TBC: Review and let me know what you think.
Princess Shadowfiend suggested I put the song called 'Summer Wine' from youtube but I just added that one part with the silver spurs and pass the time XD
It is a good song on youtube just type in: Hidan Summer Wine it's 2 min 48 secs (you'll see a pic of Sakura there)