After dropping Mai a couple of streets away from her apartment, Sasuke carried on driving. Without a destination in mind and a hundred different thoughts tormenting him, one hour soon turned into two. Every time he thought he was getting closer to figuring Mai out she'd throw something else at him that made him feel like he didn't know her at all. Was she really linked to his brother? When it came to work he knew Itachi was unlikely to mix business with pleasure but just picturing Mai on her knees in front of him earlier that evening filled him with doubt. She was irresistible. It wasn't like he even had a way of locating his brother to ask, he couldn't even phone him, it was too risky. What he did know was that his brother had spent a couple of years trying to take down a notorious organisation from the inside. If only he could remember the name. Suddenly he knew what to do and sped towards the police station.

The second Mai locked her door she was swamped with an awful feeling. The buzz she'd had minutes ago was disappearing and in its place was something she could only describe as being close to regret. She didn't regret her actions that evening, it was leaving Sasuke that seemed to be filling her gut with an annoying ache. She shook her head telling herself that she was being stupid. It was impossible to miss someone she barely knew...wasn't it? Rummaging in her bag she quickly found her phone and dialled Hidan's number in a bid to dispel those annoying thoughts.

"Come and pick me up." She told him as soon as he answered the phone.

Half an hour later she climbed into the passenger side of his sports car.

"Did you miss me that much?" He grinned, squeezing her bare thigh.

She had put on a shorter skirt on just for him, a few coats of mascara and a lusty red shade of lipstick. It was obvious he was already appreciative of her effort.

"I was bored and you know I'll just get into trouble if you're not there to keep me entertained." She giggled, ripping open his expensive shirt. Several of the buttons flew around the car but it didn't phase him, he liked when his girl was wild.

He pulled her onto his lap and ran his hands over the curves of her hips as she gave him love bites all over his chest and neck. After a couple of years together she knew how to drive him crazy. When it came to Hidan it was all about finding the balance between pain and pleasure but boy did he like it rough. Pulling down his trousers, he exposed himself to the cold breeze of the night before forcing Mai's body down on top of his hardness. They both cried out in pleasure and he chose that moment to devour her mouth. Whenever he kissed her during sex it was the same, he'd leave her breathless, swollen and sore. She loved it. He was the first guy to know how far to push her limits, he loved things rough and had taught her how to love it too.

His hands on her hips dictated how she should move on him, which angle he needed most to achieve the strongest release. She allowed him to demand what he wanted because he always made it worth her while.

"Yeah, girl. Ugh...Good." He groaned as she repeatedly impaled herself on him.

Feeling his need for her becoming stronger, she fought against his grip, refused to move as he wanted her to. He dug in his nails and called out her name, she bit down on his lip and circled his hardness painfully slowly in response. His hand went between their bodies and found her sweet spot in less than a second. She moved as he pleased once more and he rewarded her with a painful slap on her butt. His tongue was in her mouth wrestling hers with an urgency that matched the way their bodies were moving together. They came at the same time, no less explosive then it usually was.

Mai fell back onto her chair, her chest rapidly rising and falling as she tried to catch her breath.

Hidan took her hand and held it to his lips, "You're the most beautiful girl in the world, you know that?"

"You're not getting all emotional on me are you?" She joked but enjoyed the feel of his soft kisses on each of her fingers and the feeling of having something close to a 'normal' relationship for a while.

"Never." He grinned, climbing on top of her.

"You cry next time we have sex and I'll leave you." She laughed, smoothing the grey hair from his youthful face. He was only a few years older than her but his hair had already taken on a silvery grey tone, it didn't age him in the slightest, if anything it just added to his appeal.

"If I ever cry after sex I will personally pack your bags." He retorted. It was practically the most unlikely thing that would happen, he always said that he would never let her leave him, how she belonged to him.

Mai tilted her head to the side to get a good look at his naked body, just the sight of him was enough to turn her on. From his muscle rippled chest, to his strong arms and powerful hands, his slender yet toned physique and his remarkable manhood, there wasn't an inch of him she disliked. So why was it that Sasuke was still on her mind? Smiling, she wrapped her legs around his waist and closed her eyes, picturing just for a moment a certain police officer grasping her body in his strong hands.

There was no mistaking it, the image on the screen was the same as Mai's tattoo. She was a part of The Akatsuki, the organisation his brother was trying to take down. It was a discovery that should have concerned Sasuke but he felt quite the opposite. He had another link to her now. If he struggled to track her down he now knew that he could always ask Itachi. How he would explain why he needed to find her would be a challenge but it was good to know he had that option at least.

A couple of weeks passed by since she'd seen Sasuke and Mai was confident that she was successfully over whatever she had felt that night. It was nearing the weekend, so far she hadn't allowed herself a day off. The bar was busy most nights and she didn't want to go through the hassle of hiring someone. Because the bar was also a favourite meeting place with Akatsuki she had to make sure that her staff knew how to mind their own business and under no circumstance repeat anything they might have overheard to anyone outside of work. People like that were rare, even Ino found it too stressful after a few months and she was one of the most resilient women Mai knew.

Sai had been in a couple of times but only when Hidan had been there too. He could barely speak to her when Hidan was around, he knew very well how possessive he was over her. Sai was a lower member on the organisation but still very valuable to them, he was an excellent spy and could remember faces and details like no one else. It was rare for him to come into the bar alone so when he appeared in the early evening Mai felt a little uneasy.

"I'm just dropping something off." He explained, walking past her and towards the office in the back. It was technically Hidan's office, since he owned the bar but Mai was the one that got the most use out of it and knew where he liked his things kept, for that reason she followed him in.

"What is it?"

"You know I can't tell you that." He chuckled in response and nodded towards the open door.

Mai double checked the girls she left serving on the bar weren't getting too busy and closed the door behind her. The entire bar was covered in cameras that Hidan checked regularly, Sai knew this too and was always careful to limit their eye contact and conversation even when they were alone together.

"I know that. I meant is it something that needs to go in the safe?"

He nodded and removed the erotic painting from the wall behind Hidan's desk to reveal the large safe in the wall.

"Your boyfriend has such lovely taste in art." Sai muttered.

"Why don't you paint him a nicer one then?" She retorted, waiting for him to look away so she could put in the correct numbers to unlock the heavy door.

"That's not a bad idea. I have one girl in particular whose naked body rarely leaves my mind." He grinned, handing her the brown package.

She placed it gently inside between the pile of cash and Hidan's gun and then slammed the door closed to indicate that she was not amused. Sai rehung the picture and turned his attention to the desk, where a lamp had been knocked over.

"Does it give you a kick watching him sit at the very desk we had sex on?" He was careful to turn his face away from the camera when he spoke, he couldn't risk his lips being read.

"Not really considering me and him have done the same thing." She replied, knowing her admission would piss him off.

There was nothing on his face to suggest that her words had effected him but she knew that it must have stung. To avoid any further point scoring she moved towards the door, he did the same and held it open for her like a true gentleman. He stepped aside so that she could lead him back through the bar. The memories were around every corner in that building it was almost unbearable. He could recall every time he had walked with her hand in hand through the very corridor to make love in the office or the bathroom whenever she had a ten minute break, still her laughter as she risked her job just to have a few minutes alone with him. Now she ran the place the same risks weren't there for her and Hidan, at least they used to have the element of danger in their hook ups. He wondered she ever thought of him on the nights when the bar was quiet and she let her mind wander.

"Thank you. I'll probably be back in a couple of days. Things are getting...busy." He told her just before leaving, he hadn't intended on saying that, it must have been the stress of things getting to him. There weren't many people he could off load to that understood the pressure of being a member of Akatsuki. She knew all about it, she saw it everyday with Hidan and had experienced first hand some of the threats they faced.

"Things will settle back down." She replied but neither of them actually believed her.