Hitori sighed and watched the rain fall from under the make shift shelter her new companion had made. She never had asked, he just followed. He seemed alright enough, yet she could not shake the feeling of a foreboding danger. "When will I get to go home, exactly? Err… Jinya." she asked and rubbed the back of her head, her hair still damp from getting out of the village and into the dark forest. Said boy looked up and shrugged nonchalantly.

"No idea. Most likely when the rain stops. Won't be too long. Why, parents worried, princess?" he asked, his tone mocking. Hitori growled and looked away with a scoff.

"N-no, that's not it." she retorted. 'Actually, that's exactly it. Dad won't care, but daddy is probably having a fit.'

"Sure it's not. Anyway… The rain will stop soon. I can feel it." he shrugged and crossed his legs. Hitori shivered and yawned, feeling sleep trying to pull her away. She shook her head wildly, forcing the feeling to retreat.

"Okay… So, uhh… Where are you from? I mean, you have no head band, yet you're a ninja." Hitori questioned, her eyes narrowing in suspicion. Jinya smiled slightly and looked ahead, watching the rain.

"I work for no village. Wasn't born in one, per say. I lived with my parents in a small house in the middle of no where." he laughed. Nodding, Hitori crossed her legs also, her eyes shifting ahead to the heavy rain outside of their shelter. Ever so often, for the hour or so it lasted, water would drip on the girl's head, causing her to grunt or grimace.

About after an hour, the rain finally stopped. Hitori sighed in relief, as she was growing nervous of the boy beside her, who had not moved since he had answered her question. Stretching her sore back out, she gathered her things up. Only then, did the boy's eyes shift to the side. Hitori looked back to say her goodbyes, but came eye to eye with her rescuer. "Aha… Well… I better, uh, get going." she laughed nervously, scooting out of the shelter and into the air of the dark forest around them. The boy stood up as well, his eyes flashing in distress.

"Wait. I should at least walk you home. I mean, you can't even handle yourself, as you saw back there." Jinya replied, following her movements until he was standing beside her. Hitori opened her mouth, but could only glare until she said:

"Oh fuck off. I can handle myself! I just… Wasn't prepared for that guy!" she growled. "The likeliness of it happening is so small." the girl argued. Jinya cursed mentally and followed after her as she began to make her way out of the forest.

"Oh come on, just let me walk you home! Face it, you can't protect yourself and you know it. Not yet. Ya can't even handle yourself against a drunk guy!" he retorted. Hitori hissed and looked back.

"Listen, you! I can fucking handle myself!" she argued, then shrieked as she tripped over a protruding root in the ground. Jinya's eyes widened and leapt forward, grabbing the girl up before she could face plant into a boulder.

"… Oh?"

"Shut the fuck up."

"This is it?" Jinya asked, looking out from the lake shore. "I don't see anything, Hitori." he smiled slightly. Hitori stuck out her tongue and starting walking across the water.

"Well, yes. It is." she nodded. "You don't have to follow me now."

"I believe I do." he answered.

"… Whatever then." Hitori muttered and put her arms across her developing breasts. At that, they walked across the huge lake, which looked like a sort of black abyss that late at night. 'I wonder what he wants… This guy… He's something.' she thought, looking at the star spangled sky in awe. Jinya looked down at the water, which seemed to lick at his feet gingerly.

'Hidan better recognize me when. Maybe I'll send him a message. He'll have to open the door. Yes, that's it. Oh, I am a genius.' the teen smirked in the confinements of his mind. "So, do you think your parents are worried?" he asked. Hitori looked at him and shrugged her shoulders slightly.

"Who knows."

"Where is she?" Kakuzu muttered angrily, looking out of the window. Konan yawned and placed her tea cup in the sink.

"Who knows, Kakuzu. She'll be back soon, I'm sure. She's a strong girl. I mean, you and Hidan both trained her well." she smiled slightly, placing a hand on his shoulder. Hidan looked at the clock, which showed it was minutes away from the end of the day.

"You said that fucking six hours ago, Konan." Hidan growled, rubbing his tired eyes. "I just want her back so I can go to bed. I'll never fucking sleep knowing she is out there."

"I agree, for once." Kakuzu said lowly, his voice laced with worry. Konan watched the two men and sighed quietly.

"You two never agree. At least it's good to know you both care for Hitori." she smiled a bit. "I bet Aito isn't asleep either. He's worried sick." as it was said, Hidan stood up sharply.

"Why the fuck does his fucking care, huh! He is not getting with my daughter!" the short man protested. Kakuzu's odd coloured eyes shifted to his husband, then narrowed.

"For the love of god. Hidan… Nobody is 'getting with' our daughter." Kakuzu rolled his eyes, then looked back out of the window.

"You better fucking believe that." the albino hissed, then blinked as another voice, most certainly not his own, sounded off in his voice.

'You better get the door, Hidan, my love.'

'Jashin?'

'Yes, Hidan. It is I, Jashin. I found Hitori. I am in a teenaged body, my name being Jinya. We are crossing the lake. When I get there, you better answer the door. No one else. Only you.' the voice purred. Hidan looked at the two other Akatsuki, then rubbed his temples.

'Alright. I'll do that.'

'Splendid! I will see you soon, Hidan, whom I love to love.' the voice said once more, then faded with a click. Hidan felt a headache formed in the front of his mind, but ignored it for the time being.

"I'm gonna wait out there." he muttered and walked off, hands stuffed into the pockets of his plaid pyjama pants. Kakuzu and Konan both looked after the young man in confusion.

"… Huh… That was weird." Konan whispered. Kakuzu nodded and shrugged.

"Everything he does is weird."

"True that."

"Finally here." Hitori sighed deeply, inwardly glad to be rid of the boy beside her. Jinya smiled smoothly and nodded.

"Took long enough." he said softly as they walked towards the door. Hitori nodded and went for the door knob. However, before she could touch it, the handle turned and opened to reveal Hidan.

"Where were you?" he asked, grabbing his daughter and hugging her. "We were fucking worried sick!" he hissed and tightened his grasp. Hitori blinked, shocked to have her dad hug her so lovingly. She smiled sadly and hugged him back just as tight.

"I'm so sorry, dad. It rained… And… And…" she trailed off, snuggling her face into the warm of her dad's neck. Hidan blinked, inwardly disgusted by the loving gesture.

"Don't worry about it…" he said softly and looked towards the boy on the front step. 'Jashin… Finally…' he thought. "Who is this?" he asked. Hitori blinked as her dad let go of her.

"Uh… That is Jinya. He saved me."

"From what?" Hidan asked, not looking back as he walked towards the boy. Hitori opened her mouth, but stopped as she was hugged by Kakuzu.

"Oh my god… You're back." he sighed deeply, hugging her lovingly. Hitori forgot all about what her dad had asked and hugged her other father back.

"I'm sorry, daddy. A lot of stuff happened. I'm so cold… Can we go inside?" she asked. Kakuzu, ever since Hitori was born, had always had a soft spot for his little girl, so giving her what she wanted seemed to be his only weakness. To everyone in Akatsuki, it seemed as if Hitori had both of her parents wrapped around her finger, for being the miracle child.

"O-of course." Kakuzu nodded, glancing once at Hidan and the strange boy before taking Hitori into the warm and dark house, as the rest of the household was asleep. As Kakuzu let go, another person grabbed Hitori and hugged her.

"Eh?" Hitori blinked, finding out it was Aito who had his arms around her.

"What the hell happened to you, Hitori?" he asked quietly. Hitori, as she had felt in danger the whole evening, felt the emotion melt away when her best friend hugged her.

"… Aito… I… Can we talk about it later?" she whispered. "My daddy is giving you a death glare." she giggled a bit, feeling almost a hundred percent better than she had. Although, something was missing that Jinya had.

"Of course. I'm just… I'm glad you're back, Hitori." he said softly. "I couldn't sleep knowing you were out there." he laughed slightly, letting go of his love interest. Kakuzu almost gagged and sighed.

"I'm going to bed, so you guys talk. I don't care. We'll talk in the morning, Hitori." he sighed, obviously agitated his daughter seemed so happy around his leader's son. Hitori and Aito both watched Kakuzu leave. When he had, Hitori leaned into Aito, whispering into his ear.

"There is a boy outside. Come on." she said softly, taking her friend's hand and leading him to the front door's window. Aito blushed as they walked, but stopped when she let go to opened the middle of the curtains ever so slightly so they could peer out. Aito looked at felt jealousy seep in when he saw the Hitori's hard to impress dad smile brightly towards this strange male.

"… Your dad… He seems impressed." the boy grunted, his eye brows furrowing. Hitori blinked and looked at her friend.

'He's jealous? Why? Don't tell me Aito actually likes me…' Hitori thought, looking back Jinya and her dad talking. "I wish I could hear what they were saying… They look like they know each other, huh?" she asked. Aito snapped out of his jealousy and nodded.

"… This is suspicious, no?"

"It's more than suspicious, my friend." Hitori muttered and watched Hidan and Jinya shake hands, a wide smirk stretching across his lips. Hitori gulped as the boy looked directly at them. The glittered, then narrowed as it shifted to Aito.

"Oh Kami… He's looking right at us…" he trailed off. The red eyes flashed dangerously at the boy beside Hitori. The brunette's eyes widened, her hands going up to the curtains and closing them together quickly.

"We gotta talk. To the basement." she muttered and grabbed his hand again, leading him away. Aito's eyebrows furrowed as he followed her.

'Hitori looks spooked. I wonder what's up. Could it be the guy outside she wants to talk about? In any case, I don't like him. He better not get in the way of Hitori and myself… I can't have that now. I like her so much, so it would be an idiot move to lose her to some guy she just met.' he thought, his mind filled with worry.

I know, I know! This one is short, but I want another time skip…. A month or so ahead. It's time to finish this thing and I wanna make it good. :D Thanks for the reviews, I GREATLY appreciate them!