Hooray, Next chappi!

Me: Itachi-chan, if you please.

Itachi: Don't call me that. Anyway, Kurohime1024 does not own Naruto, because she is not as cool as Kishimoto-sensei. Yea, Burn!

Me: *sniffles* so not cool, Ita-kun. *runs away*

Itachi: really? That's all it took?…sweet.

Me: *from somewhere far away* ON WITH THE STORY!

"Ah, I see your awake." said a pleased sounding voice.

Out of the shadows came a gray haired young man whose round glasses glinted in the eerie light.

"Kabuto!" Hinata said breathily.

"Hello, Ms. Hyuuga. I want to play a game."

"God-fucking-damnit! Whose fucking idea was it to go lookin' for the wench! I'll kill 'im!" complained Hidan as he was pelted by rain from all sides.

"It was your bright idea, you fucking idiot." snapped Sasori, who was also soaked through his thick Akatsuki cloak.

"Now ladies, this is no time to get your panties in a twist." smirked Kakuzu, who had decided to accompany the little troupe of rescuers.

"Oi, stitch-ass, shut the fuck up!" barked Hidan.

Deidara chuckled at the two.

The group of Akatsuki members were jumping from tree to tree on their way to the spot where they first saw the lightning strike, when suddenly, Kisame stiffened.

"What is it Kisame?" Itachi said with a sidelong glance at his partner.

"Did Tobi fall in a well?" sneered Hidan

Everyone ignored him as they waited for a response from the formidable shark man who, unnervingly, looked suddenly stricken.

"I smell blood. It's Hime." he said softly before he turned right and started careening after the skin-chilling scent.

"A game?" scoffed Hinata. "Who do you think you are, Jigsaw or something? Give me a break."

Kabuto frowned. "Yes, a game. And the first rule is that you can't make fun of me."

Hinata snorted in amusement.

"That's rule number one? This is crap, I'm going home."

Kabuto just sighed, as if he was pitying her delusional dreams of village life.

"You can't go home, remember? Leaf bartered you off for the Kyuubi's safety."

Hinata cocked her head. "I know that. I meant go home, back to the Akatsuki. You know, the criminal organization? Yea, that place where I get glomped by Tobi on a daily basis, and I have to hear Kaku-sempai gripe about wasted money. God, they are such dorks, but I feel more at home there than in Konoha."

Kabuto hummed in interest. "Aren't you afraid they might turn on you? There are many stories of Akatsuki sex slaves, you know."

Hinata rolled her eyes, and with some effort, stood up.

"Yea right. Like Kisa-kun would ever let anything like that happen to me."

"You seem to put quite a lot of faith in that particular organization. Why is that?" Kabuto questioned with a glitter in his eye.

"Why, Kabuto dear, I do believe you are trying to pump me for information!" Hinata said in mock horror. Then in her regular tone, she said, "Well, suck eggs, I ain't talkin'."

"Not even to my master Sasuke?" Kabuto asked, sure that Sasuke's name would provoke some sort of reaction out of this ex-Leaf ninja.

"Nope, not him either. I tend to make emo kids cry. Besides, you all suck, and I'm not going to tell you all about my loved ones just so you can kill them."

"What a pity." said a satiny voice from the shadows.

Arriving first at the little cave, Kisame was instantly drawn to a spot of ruby the size of an outstretched hand. Bending to examine it, he caught the tang of blood mixed with a sweet lavender scent. Upon searching, he found a scrap of purple cloth that looked suspiciously like Hinata's purple undershirt. On it, there was a note pinned. It read:

If you ever hope to see her again, meet me at

Summit Peak in a week's time. If you try to track her,

I will cut off her fingers, and then a part of her

Body for every attempt you make after.

-Sasuke

P.S. Itachi, I hate you.

Kisame cursed. Of all the people for her to meet, why did it have to be that little fucker?

The other Akatsuki approached behind him, and the blue man turned to meet them.

"She's gone. Sasuke took her."

Hinata turned to meet the mastermind behind her abduction.

Partially shrouded in shadow, the imposing form of the dark avenger stood watching her. Cool onyx eyes clashed with annoyed cream as the two appraised each other. After a beat of tension-filled silence, Hinata yawned.

"You're a really sucky host, you know that?" she said as she stretched, catlike.

Sasuke just quirked an eyebrow for her to continue.

"I mean, abduct me, fine, but at least explain why! I'm hungry. You can't keep me here without food, cuz, FYI, I'd die. And this hideout! Ew. Are we underground? The hell? I mean, yea, the Akatsuki hideout is partially underground, but it's got class. And what about…"

"Enough." Sasuke barked. "You're my captive. You don't get to ask questions. By your description, I didn't expect you to be so whiny."

"Yea, well, when you get jumped in a storm and wake up on a cold-ass floor with some creeper guy *looks at Kabuto* who thinks he's Jigsaw-the-awesome, well, that kinda burns my biscuit."

At the mention of food, her stomach growled.

Sasuke Hn'd.

"Take her to the kitchen, Kabuto. Get her something to eat, and then take her to my room. There should be clothes there."

Then, looking at Hinata, he said, "and take a shower. You reek of dirt and old water." and he walked away.

"STUPID UCHIHA!" rang after him, echoing on the high cave walls.

He smirked at the challenge.