Hitomi sat up, it was early dawn and she had just gotten the chance to sleep, but couldn't stay still. After Hidan had told her to follow him, they'd found Kakuzu and been going for hours. Hidan was fast asleep and Kakuzu was starting to fall asleep as she sat now. They were deep in the forest and she had no idea where. She had no map, had left all her friends, had abandoned her home, and if these two decided to kick her out she'd have no place to go. She felt tears stinging her eyes and she tried to hold it in. When she felt she couldn't take anymore she jumped up and ran a good 20 meters.

Falling to lean against a tree, she started to cry. She'd lost everything because she wanted to bring the Zombie duo back. Leaning forward, she hugged herself to keep from falling apart. Her heart felt as if someone had torn it out, shredded it up, and then sewed it back together in all the wrong places with no anesthetic. She could never return home. Her friends were now her enemies.

She felt the hot tears rolling down her cheeks as she sobbed. Her body shook and the bark of the tree was rough against her right cheek while she leaned against it.

"Hitomi? What're you doing?"

She looked and tried to cover her crying as Hidan stepped closer.

"Nothing...." she hiccupped.

"It doesn't look like nothing...." he frowned.

"I'm fine...." she didn't want anyone to think her weak, then they'd kick her out for sure.

He walked up and kneeled beside her, "Why're you crying?"

"I wasn't crying."

"Yes you were..."

"Were not."

"Don't argue with me...you were crying and I want to know why." He looked at her frustrated.

"I've lost everything..." she bit her bottom lip but couldn't stop the new tears that rolled down her cheeks.

"Well who cares? You can start something new. You didn't need them anyways." He scoffed, "Don't cry over that."

She looked over at him, "Great way to make someone feel better...My best friends are in that village and now they're probably so pissed...I'll never be able to show my face again..."

He rolled his eyes, "So what? Like I said...who needs them? You act like you've known 'em since childhood..."

"I have known them since childhood...."

"Oh..." he took a moment, "Well you should have heard...What about Itachi? He killed his best friend didn't he?"

Her face looked horrified, "I can't kill them!!" She turned to cry again.

"Hey wait! Now, now...." He tried to think of what to do, "Crap...I don't comfort...Just...stop crying okay? Calm down...stop..."

She hugged herself again as the tears just kept coming.

"Hey now....c'mon...stop crying..." He tried to think.

"Why do you care so much!? You've never even met me before this!" she cried.

He frowned and pulled her into a hug, "Just shut up okay? Just shut up..."

She tried to stifle her crying as she looked up into his eyes, "W-why...?"

"You tell anyone and I swear I will kill you..."

She nodded and laid against him, smiling slightly. She didn't know why but...she now felt safe and secure. It was like the rest that had happened to her didn't have to matter anymore because he was right there.

"Are we calm now...?" he asked.

"Yeah..." she wanted to ask if she could stay there for a little bit but he'd probably get angry.

"Good..." he began to back away, much to her dismay, "Now get up...c'mon..."

She stood up and looked up at him while he wiped her tears away with his sleeve. Then he pulled her close for another hug and all she could do was smile. Placing her ear on his chest she could hear his heartbeat. He was warm and right there. She wanted to throw her arms around him but she was scared he'd get offended or angry.

"Now off to bed..." he sighed, he sounded...sad....why was he sad?

She frowned and looked up at him, his eyes looked sad too....

He looked back at her and a small smile formed on his lips. The same lips that he then used to kiss her own.

"Now get to bed." he suddenly looked like his normal self again.

She nodded and hurried, her mind reeling. He'd kissed her! As she crawled into her sleeping bag she felt a warmth throughout her whole body. Hidan had kissed her!

Even if it had only been a small one and a small moment of time where he had been sweet. He had spent that time with her! She smiled as she began to drift off to sleep, perhaps he'd do it again sometime... Sighing she took one last look over to where he was sliding into his own sleeping bag. Perhaps...

She soon fell asleep, dreaming of another time where he would hold her close. It may be a dead hope....but it was a hope...