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CHAPTER III

The darkness made it impossible for me to tell if it was day or night, if they been there days or weeks, time was irrelevant, I felt my fiancé tremble next to me as if expecting a blow. She was taken from me for some time and now I concluded that she was beat in their time separated; that pissed me off more than the whole kidnapping crap. When I find out who did this there would be hell to pay. I am the fucking Prince of Sound! This shit wasn't supposed to happen to me…or my fiancé…

"Suikotsu…W-why are we here? Why is this happening?" her small delicate hands grabbed me blindly in the darkness the panic in her sweet, innocent voice cut deeper than any kunai those bastards used to scare me. I didn't know why we were here or why this was happening. All I could do is offer her my waning strength and silent apologies.

"I don't know Rin, I'm so very sorry…" she clutched at me and tried to mesh us into one. Who would've thought that before this she had be so shy, not even wanting to hug in public and now she all but sharing my skin with me. While I hated what was happening I was thankful that this brought us closer than apart.

I knew that whoever did this was someone we knew, though I wouldn't ever tell Rin this. No one outside my sphere of associates knew that I planned to take Rin out and get her to be more comfortable around me before we wed. It was supposed to be us and a romantic getaway; no kidnapping, no beating, no idea something like this would happen. Clutching Rin closer in a comfort seeking jester as the sound of approaching footsteps echoed thunderously in their room. I hadn't had much time to investigate where they put us instead choosing to comfort Rin who was crying and sore. When I get my hands on those monsters…

"Ah, morning my lord! It's so good to see you conscious," he laughed a little, "and so protective of your beautiful, young fiancé. Ooh, did I hit a nerve? Delicious, now you're probably wondering why you're here...truth is I'm not all so sure I could tell you." His smile was cruel and amused. It pissed me off; I couldn't really see him for he stayed in the shadows. But the sadistic grin he had on his face was clearly displayed. I wanted to punch him; I wanted to hurt him like I never wanted to hurt anyone else ever before in my life. Rage built, simmered just beneath my skin and burned me like hot fire. I began to tremble trying to not attack, I had my fiancé to think about. She could not get hurt because of me, again. That thought made my inner monster roar with unrefined fury.

"Hmm, not ready yet," the words more spoken to his self then me; his next mocking and amused, "I shall return my lord."

Rin finally took in a gasp of air when that bastard left, tearfully she looked up at me, her tears hitting my hand as I cupped her face, "Suikotsu…why…?"

I would not ask my wife to be what exactly her relationship was with Kakashi; I refused to be labeled as jealous, that inadequate emotion not one I bothered to cater to. I was just a little enthralled with a reason as to why she was so close to her "sons" teacher. I glanced at her trying to seek my answer without requesting it. She seemed deep in thought; about him? My inquisitive stare now a livid glare; she will not think of another man when I was to be her husband! That thought brought me to another, did she even know? Did anyone tell her she was the bride to be to the adored Uchiha prodigy?

What exactly did they tell her? How did she become a mother? Why did it seem the longer I looked at her the more questions incited by my stubborn curiosity?

"Are you going to keep staring at me or are you going to ask what's been bothering you?" She never glanced at me once but I knew she felt my glare. She steadily continued her pace beside me and it annoyed me greatly. Why something as simple as that annoyed me I did not know. I was not this easily annoyed usually.

I realized that nothing about me, or the situation, or Higurashi was usual. Now that I thought about it we were a very unusual couple; and damn it, what was with those gloves? I knew they were more than just for show, that I had something to do with why she was so feared by even those in her clan. I never heard of her with others; not even team. Hell I was the best and I had a team so…What made her so important? Why was she better than me? Thoughts such as these have plagued my mind for years. I've been hearing about the Higurashi none of them good yet all fearful. Just what was so fucking special?

He's been staring at me since we departed and some small part of me wanted to take my glove off and choke him to find out what he was thinking. However such pleasurable effects would divert the attention needed for the mission. He's glare intensified; fuck the mission.

"Are you going to keep staring at me or are you going to ask what's been bothering you?" When he remained quiet, probably too good to talk to me anymore than he should damn Uchiha pride, I ignored him and focused all my attention on the missing prince and princess. Now that sounded insane; a missing prince and princess, if they were so important why wasn't someone watching them before they got kidnapped? Why were they so important? What was the real deal? Two ANBU Captains for a simple search and seize? There was something no one was saying…that irritated me. Once again I'm naught but a fucking tool; just some pawn to use and be disposed of.

Maybe that was the real mission? They sent her to be disposed of by none other than Uchiha Itachi; the best fucking ninja that never had to work for it, just observe and he knew, had perfected it even when the person themselves had not. Was that why he glared so heatedly? He was just waiting for the time she let her guard down and he'd kill her? If that had been his mission he could've killed her sooner. Just what was he playing at? Ugh! I hated how my mind never shut off; always trying to located what could not be found.

Suddenly, I felt the approach of two from the east. I stopped and the bastard Uchiha stopped glaring at me then abruptly looked east. Hmm, I felt that before him? Color me amazed.

"Identify yourself." His dark, sensual, husky tone made my inner female a puddle of goo while my back stiffened. How cocky was he that he entered their lands and demanded them to answer him. Damn Uchiha arrogance.

One of the approaching was a rather tall, attractive man with black hair in a rat tail ponytail and purple eyes. He adorned the clothes of a traveling monk, a staff and a glove on his right hand. Anyone that wore gloves was dangerous to me…the other looked to be a very girly looking man with black hair, brown eyes and two vertical blue triangular under each eye, he wore a kimono and had a sword strapped to his back. When he saw the blasted Uchiha bastard his eyes got really wide and he released a hellish squeal.

"OhMiGwad! You're just too sexy!" he ran as if to tackle my dearest companion and his friend's eyes widened.

"Jakotsu no!" he scolded as if that would stop his fan girl freaky friend; or as if he was a pet.

That freaking Uchiha bastard just took out his kunai and prepared for battle. The demon with a set of damn good lungs merely continued to charge; screaming.

"Oh, I want to take you home! You're so fun fucking fabulous!" When the Uchiha bastard threw his kunai it landed in the shoulder of his would be attacker and his attacker dropped.

"Beautiful and dangerous! Oh how I love you!"

"Just who are you?"