When Hitomi got back to the hotel, she headed for her room. Before she got there, she ran into Katerinu. She paled when she saw the other and Katerinu frowned.

"Katerinu... please... don't take me in..." she frowned, "Please... if there's any ounce of childhood friendship left... please don't take me in..."

Katerinu frowned, sighing softly, "Hitomi..."

"Please... please... I know I'm a fuck up... you know I'm a fuck up... please..." Hitomi's eyes watered.

Katerinu frowned, "I'll pretend that I didn't find you... but I swear by this... next time we meet, we're enemies."

She turned and left.

Hitomi headed up to her room and when she got in she collapsed on the bed and curled up, sobbing.

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When Hidan got back, he opened the door to see Hitomi curled up, she had cried herself to sleep.

"Hitomi?" he frowned and walked in, brushing her hair out of her face, he wasn't sure what had happened but for some reason it bothered him.

He shook her awake and frowned, "What happened?"

She looked at him with red, puffy eyes, but pretty somehow... She gulped and shook her head, "Nothing... I'm fine..."

He frowned, "Is it cuz Emiri left? You really need to get over it... she had to check in with Leader."

"It's not that."

"Is it because you're a missing nin? Get over it. It's fine."

"It's not that."

"Then what is it?" he sighed heavily, wanting to know.

"I don't want to talk about it..." she kept her head down.

He frowned, "I sucked at sex, didn't I?"

He suddenly looked hurt. Great, now she'd hurt his ego.

"No, no, that wasn't it... it's just... I was running from Katerinu and a ninja dog and I ran into this guy and he hid me and then started kissing my neck and-" she was suddenly interrupted by Hidan yelling.

"I AM GOING TO KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH! What's his name! Where is he!"

"It's okay..." she mumbled.

"IT IS NOT OKAY!" He yelled, beginning to rant, "How dare he go after an innocent girl who did nothing wrong! As if you don't have enough problems without having to deal with some horny jackass! The nerve of some of these people, the complete assholes! I am going to rip that son of a bitch open and use his entrails to wipe the floor! I already claimed you, you're mine!"

"Woah, wait... what was that last part?" Hitomi blinked.

"I'm going to rip that son of a bitch open and-" He began.

"No, after that..." she looked at him, "You... claimed me? I'm yours? You really feel that way?"

"Why? You got a problem with that? You're my girl. No one else's. And if you got a problem with it then I'll just kill you now." He glared.

She stood up with wet eyes before hugging him around the torso, "I don't have a problem with that. It makes me very happy."

"Then I guess I'll just have to kill you and get it over with! Wait... what? You don't mind?" He hugged her back, "Really?"

"Not at all... it makes me happy..." she smiled up at him and blinked when he leaned down, pressing their lips together.

He wrapped his arms around her and invaded her mouth with his tongue, humming softly.

When he pulled away, he whispered to her, "If anyone touches you or anything... tell me and I'll take care of it... You're mine... got it?"

She nodded, "All yours... do you promise?"

"I swear on Jashin's name..." he nodded, kissing her again.

"Goo-" She blinked at a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Hidan called.

"Stop your smooching and get out here." Kakuzu snapped, "There's ANBU outside. We've got to get going NOW."

Hidan nodded and turned to leave the room. Hitomi looked around before realizing she hadn't brought anything with her so she followed them. It was tough to get away. Hidan kept talking and Kakuzu took them through the back door, sneaking past the ANBU. Luckily they weren't seen or caught. They were able to get off into the distance and leave the village. Kakuzu said, once they were far enough, that the guy they were looking for wasn't there anyways.

When they got to the next village, it was late and Kakuzu refused to get a room at a hotel. He said they could camp out since it was a nice night anyways. While Hidan and Kakuzu set up camp, Hitomi was sent to see if there was any fresh water nearby. She walked into the nearby woods, they weren't thick like near Konoha, but they were nice. When she got far enough that she couldn't see the campsite and no one could hear her, she finally found the water.

She sighed and looked at the water, "Now what? They didn't tell me what to do when I finally found it..."

"That's because you're not going to return to tell about it..." Kakuzu walked out from behind a tree, he'd been following her.

"What do you mean..? I've been doing my best to follow the mission... what'd I do?" She blinked, not liking the threat.

"You've become a liability... We don't need you leaking out information or worse... turning against us and taking Hidan with you... Like we need any more traitors..." he stepped closer, eyes glaring.

She began to back up, scared now, "B-but... I haven't done anything wrong..."

"Second day we're here and already there's ANBU knocking at our door... I can't trust you..."

Those words hit her like ice as she realized just how dead serious this guy was. She turned tail and ran, fast as her legs could carry her and as far as she could go. If she was going to die, no... she wasn't going to die... not today... She was going to run... and hope that Emiri wasn't caught as well...