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He strutted in as if he owned the place and being the Raikage's son Kaida guessed that was understandable, but he was no child like her cousins, each pampered and doted on like the eight year olds they were, but from the first day Uncle Naruto had made sure they would not be spoiled. Wren and Squirrel said it was the same for all her cousins – all the children of the Rookie 12, they were given anything they wanted within reason ; as rewards, gifts or when earned but not a single one of them had been allowed to get away with anything.

Eyeing him from head to toe Kaida felt like shivering in disgust, how much of him had been real, how much an act, was she simply that easy to fool. It galled her to admit but her Dad was right, it hadn't been 'he's with my daughter I hate him' attitude at al mostly.

Dark skinned and tall Zou drew the eyes, the saddened face he wore deepening when he saw her sitting in the middle of the restaurant, eyes frowning at her position, she always sat with the wall to her back.

Flicking her hair back Kaida, swallowed and blinked the tears from her eyes as he sat before her, lower lip trembling as she spoke quietly. "You got my letter?"

He nodded. "Look Angel, I'm sorry, really but it's political-"

Kaida smiled sadly and gave a short exasperated laugh. "I understand politics."

He smiled back at her, shoulders relaxing as the lines in his forehead instantly disappeared. Turning to the side Kaida beckoned and smiled at the waitress who came and set down a battered but beautiful tea set.

"No one else read the letter?"

It took Zou a minute to hear the question, as always when Kaida performed the tea making ceremony it was enthralling, thought by one of her aunts she still added her own quirk, a single grain of rice soaked in a special solution to identify any poisons. She didn't need to do it but for many clients the visual was more comforting than the spoken word.

"Just me Angel, I knew it would be personal."

She hummed in reply and poured the tea, gently blowing to cool it and adding a spice before she handed it to him with a nod of her head. Sipping Zou savoured the taste watching as she simply sipped hers, startling green eyes catching his, guilt rising until he spoke.

"A new flavour?"

"Indeed."

With a sigh Zou looked at his watch and swallowed his remaining tea, better to get this done. "I am sorry Angel, really I am but there's nothing I can do. It's all arranged has been for weeks, I came home and got the duty talk and for the country bit. I can't-"

Kaida held up her hand and smiled, the flash of canines suddenly reminding Zou of a tiger, it happened so quickly that he shook his head seeing before him the beautiful young woman who spoke softly.

"Thirteen months."

She watched as his brow creased, leaning back in her chair and idly played with the rim of her teacup.

"Thirteen? We were only together for three months." The confusion was kinda cute Kaida thought before she hardened her heart her voice light as she replied. No one would make a fool out of her.

"I understand politics, very well in fact and I know exactly how long marriages can take to arrange. Yours has been arranged for thirteen months."

The shock on his face was genuine but the widening of his eyes was not shock but fear and perhaps anger. He opened his mouth, closed it and when Kaida reached out and poured another cup of tea he took it and drank steadily. She saw it in his eyes, she saw his decision and all guilt or sorrow faded, replaced with determination.

"Thirteen? I didn't know Angel. Oh Kami I'm sorry Angel. . what you must think."

Kaida nearly laughed, laughed at him and laughed at herself. Anger was there bubbling up but that had been dealt with. Sighing she tutted and raising her hand wagged her finger at the perplexed Zou, enjoying the way his eyes widened as she let her voice get playful.

"Zou,Zou, Zou. You've been a naughty boy. Toying with my heart, playing me and that poor poor girl you're marrying like fools. Tut tut. Bold Zou, bad puppy."

His eyes had widened and behind his eyes she could see what he was thinking. She is insane- just like the rest of her family. She let her lips curve and licked them in a move Aunt Rizzo had made her practice for months, drawing Zou's eyes she nipped them and lowering her voice threw in every ounce of sex and provocativeness she could.

"Naughty boys should be punished, and you would be,ohh can you imagine the fun, all the things I could do to you." She licked her lips and slowly drew her hand up to flick her hair, catching his gaze as she leaned forward. "I could make you scream Zou; you would cry and beg, never feeling the like of it before or ever again."

It was barely a whisper yet she knew she had him, the sex was there in his eyes and in the obvious way he squirmed in his chair.

Kaida laughed, a laugh that had all looking at her. Her eyes turned hard and her voice was steel as she spoke. "But you deserve something else entirely. You are marrying your childhood sweetheart. Thirteen months ago you got on bended knee and proposed, spent six months organising the wedding and then both came to a mutual agreement to have one last fling – to play. You came to Konoha, met me and started to date me- your fling before married life."

The bar had become silent, all the customers watching the drama, a jilted and cheated lover accusing the other was always entertaining but this was more. This was the Raikage's son and a beautiful foreign woman, intrigue and mystery, customers and workers were riveted.

Sweat had broken out on his forehead; wiping it Zou leaned back and sighed. "It wasn't like that at all Angel."

Kaida laughed harshly, opened her mouth but shut it and tilting her let him speak.

"Well it was." He tried to take her hands but at her raised eyebrow held his hands up in defeat and spoke. So endearingly and genuinely. "I didn't think I would meet you, our first date I had no clue who you were, I enjoyed our time and Kami yes I got a fright when I found out who your parents were but it didn't matter, you – you did. I fell for you, Kami Angel you're beautiful, and smart and funny and so dedicated." He gulped nervously meeting her eyes intently. "I was falling in love Angel, with you."

Kaida smiled at him, oh Kami it had been beautiful. "Oh Zou, that was beautiful." He smiled and she smirked. "Such beautiful bullshit." She raised her hands and started to clap him in admiration, laughing when a few women joined her and laughed at the amazed expression on Zou's face.

"Angel-"

"My name is Morino Kaida; you have no right or privilege to call me anything but Morino-san from now on." Kaida's voice was harsh, a sword piercing expertly as shocked horror went through the bar and Zou sat up straight, warning signals flashing in his brain.

"You lied to me, for three months. The lucky thing is the Raikage seemed to think you had informed me of the truth."

"I can explain-"

Kaida silenced him with a look, tilting her head and looking him over like he was her prey.

"I don't want an explanation. "

Silence descended and looking at the tea set Kaida lifted the pot and poured the remains on to the floor as she spoke.

"The new flavour I added to your tea was a drug I spent the last two months creating; I am the only one with an antidote. On its own its harmless but mix it with a specific everyday compound like the one I had soaked you letter in it caused a very specific reaction. Impotence."

She let it sink in.

"More specifically the inability to attain an erection. It does wear off on its own, in six months give or take, maybe more considering how much you drank but once it's in your system it's there for good and if you come in contact with that compoun well it happens again."

The men were cringing in sympathy while more than one woman was wondering how to get Kaida's drug, in the quiet whispering Kaida watched Zou, and finally saw the anger rising in his dark eyes.

"You little bitch, you-"

"Morino. I am a Morino. You were warned of the consequences with messing with me, pity you forgot." Kaida bit out, letting her own anger surface as Zou spit back.

"Throwing a tantrum wasn't enough you had to ruin my wedding you bitch."

"I ruined nothing, every woman in this bar and man has heard what you have done and what I have done to you, you brought this on yourself. In fact you should be thanking me, you little fiancé isn't as sweet as you think and what she could give you next week on your wedding night definitely wouldn't be."

At this Zou faltered, she had promised that there had been no one – not that way, but Angel wasn't one for lies. Catching his indecision Kaida continued her voice mocking and hard.

"And no don't bother changing the date, it's impossible, too many political and security hassle and if you d well how can you know what compound will set off the drug again."

With a wide smile Kaida pushed away from the table and stood to her full height revealing the tight nature of her clothing, hip cocked to the side as she moved to the side and clapped Zou on the shoulder, as she would any of her fellow Shinobi in mocking commiseration/congratulations.

"Enjoy your wedding night."

Furious whispers broke out and without a backward glance she walked out of the bar and let the door swing closed, head high she walked one foot in front of the other, senses on alert but half out of it. She ignored the admiring cat calls and hollers making her way to her hotel and up the stairs into her room. Reaching the door she sighed heavily unsurprised when it opened without her touching it to reveal the concerned face of Seko and Juca.

"Angel?"

Wearily she pushed past them and without care shed her clothes grabbing a large t-shirt she had stolen from one of them. Stunned at the bare skin both boys shifted nervously when she turned to face them, inching back when green eyes searched theirs they inwardly sighed in relief when Angel stepped forward and hugged them one after another.

"Thank you for not interfering."

"We don't have a death wish Angel."

She laughed with them, but hers was softer and sadder. "Didn't stop you from following me. You saw?"

"We heard." Seko admitted.

"It was genius." Juca crowed rubbing her arm as he suddenly frowned and panicked. "Promise to never use it on us!"

"Depends on what you do." With a shrug Kaida turned and sat on the bed. "Does Dad or Mam know?"

"Not yet but they'll hear."

"Yeah."

Exchanging worried glances Seko and Juca moved at once and pulled Kaida into a loving hug, catching her tears as she cried and berated herself for a fool.

When she had first heard the truth she had trashed her room, visiting Uncle Ko and Aunt Rizzo the only reason others hadn't known, her anger had been awful and after she had finally calmed down from wanting to skin, eviscerate, dismember and castrate Zou she had realised what she had to do. Pure and utter vengeance, humiliate and mortify him. Uncle Ko had helped her get her information and Aunt Rizzo her seduction. When she had gone home she had lied so well no one had copped it, they all thought it was just some fun and she had always knew about the marriage, it had hurt and her vengeance keep her going.

And the saying was true, it was sweet.

But she had been such a fool, he had strung her along and she had fallen for all of it. In the arms of Seko and Juca the two she loved and trusted beyond anything Kaida cried herself to sleep. Her first love gone and in true Morino style suffering for hurting her.

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Dia Duit,

Sorry it's been so long but I hope you like this and now with school over I hopefully will get more time. Can't wait to hear what you think.

Lots of love,

The Rose and the Dagger x x x