Yasu awoke to a warm body next to hers.

Her head shot up, stunned to find someone next to her. Her eyes were met with long, black hair, glaring red Sharingan, and a pale, drawn face.

"Itachi!"

Yasu threw herself at her lover, pressing up against him and moaning with pleasure. "Oh, my God, Itachi…"

Itachi gently kissed her, nuzzling her neck and shifting his weight closer to her. "I was awake when they hauled you in," he murmured, kissing her again. "They kin of tossed you around, and then chained your ankles to the floor. They stopped there, though; no clue why. Your hands still have the initial bonds, the ropes and all, but I don't think anything beyond that."

Yasu nodded and looked Itachi over. "Same deal."

Itachi sighed. "I made a big mistake, trying to fight all those ANBU with just the Mangekyou," he groaned. "I blacked out after two tries, and they kinda threw me around after that." A grimace crossed Itachi's face. "I feel like someone fucked me six times in a night."

Yasu snorted. "They probably did. And that bad, huh? Usually it's only three times…"

"Oh, the usual; get drugged, get fucked, get killed. Pure and simple."

Yasu laughed and tested her limits. She found that the chains around her ankles were a foot long, and that she could move accordingly. Depending on how much Itachi could move, they were in for an interesting evening…

OOOOOOOOOO

Tsunade's grin only served to further aggravate Hidan.

He still couldn't stand, and he had been humiliatingly carried into Konoha; in broad daylight, and as a prisoner! Tsunade's grin was fantastic as she bent down to stare Hidan in the eye.

"Do you still want me to say it?"

"What?" Hidan snapped back. "Asshole," he muttered under his breath.

"Watch it," Tsuande warned. "Man, you've one heck of a mouth on you."

Hidan made a face and shifted his hips, resettling his weight on his sore rump. The thick chain around his neck wasn't helping matters, either.

"You know you've lost everything."

"Yasu-sama is still alive," Hidan growled. "And even if she isn't, her order still stands!"

Tsunade's eyebrows arched. "Oh? And what would that be?"

Hidan glowered, and Tsunade thought he looked like he was about to throw a rod. "Get rid of you, get Kakashi back into our possession, and make sure she has no interruptions during the sealing!"

Tsunade fought down laughter and she spat. "Pretty hard to do now, huh?"

"Exactly why I'm getting out of here," Hidan muttered. "And I swear, once you're dead, Lady Yasu will be in your place!"

"So why do you need Kakashi?" Tsunade asked.

"Power; pure an simple."

"So this is just the childhood fairytale bad guy?" Tsunade said dryly. Hidan shrugged.

"I suppose you could say that," he said. "But for the time being, I can't stand, and I want something done about it."

"What you want, what you deserve, and what I will give you, are three entirely differently concepts."
Hidan sighed. "Whatever. What if I ask nicely?"

"How about I ask you a couple questions, they get answered, and then we talk?"

Hidan gave an exaggerated sigh. "Depends on what you want answered."

Tsunade glared. "Are you being difficult?"

"Maybe I am."

"Oh, just shut up."

"No."

Tsunade shrugged. "Okay, then, I guess you don't need me to heal those legs."

"Aw, come on!" Hidan cried. "That's hitting below the belt!"

"Maybe it is."

"Grrrrrrr…"

"Rawr."

Hidan sighed. This is going to take a while…

OOOOOOOOO

Shizune bent over Kakashi, looking over his injuries. Tsunade had managed to coax him to sleep, and had stayed with him until he did. Once she was certain he was asleep, she left Shizune to heal him. Now, Shizune sat with Kakashi in her lap, absently stroking his silver hair and examining the patterns of bruises over his body. The five bruises on each of Kakashi's wrists said that he was held down, and the large elliptical ones showed that he had been struck with a closed fist. The slightly longer and fainter ones told Shizune that it was a place where an open hand had made contact. There were several red-purple bruises, and those looked especially nasty. Bites, maybe? Shizune made a mental note to ask Tsunade about them. There were several cuts over Kakashi's body, but they only looked like lacerations and abrasions. Maybe he was held against a tree trunk? That would be the most likely explanation…

Kakashi shifted in Shizune's lap, and the girl looked down. Uh-oh…he's waking up…

Kakashi's mis-matched eyes opened, and he started when he saw Shizune instead of Tsunade. Shizune felt him flinch away, and he began to tremble under her hands.

"Shhhhhh, it's okay," Shizune murmured. She knew Kakashi was waiting for a blow to fall, and was confused when none came, but instead a soothing touch stroking his hair and a soft voice quieting him.

"Tsunade-sama had to make sure the Akatsuki were taken care of," Shizune continued. "We got 'em all."

"…What…?"

"They're not dead; we're still trying to get something out of them. But don't worry; she'll be back soon…"

Kakashi nodded and sat up a bit, positioning himself against Shizune's collarbone. Shizune looked down and slowly wrapped her arms around him. Kakashi's breathing evened again, and his heartbeat returned to normal.

"All right; I'm back."

Kakashi looked up as a small dog walked into the room.

"Pakkun…" Kakashi said softly. The brown pug put his paws on the side of the bed and stood on his hind legs.

"Hey, boss."

"Hello, you." Kakashi slid his hands underneath the dog's front legs and lifted him into his lap. Pakkun reached up and planted his paws on Kakashi's collarbones.

"Hello. When was the last time you were around?"

"A while," Kakashi replied. "Sakura's been feeding you guys?"

Pakkun nodded. "Yeah, she comes by for an hour or so every day and feeds us, plays with us and all. Sometimes he takes us to training with her, too."

"Good."

Pakkun curled up in Kakashi's lap, settling his small, warm body against hard stomach muscles and softly curving hipbones. "I missed you. Kitsune's been going wild, and Shukaku looks like he wants to kill something just about all the time."

Kakashi sighed. "I'll be home soon, so just keep yourselves under control for another couple of days until I get back."

"I don't think so."

Kakashi turned his head to acknowledge Tsunade. The Hokage walked in, carrying several papers.

"I just ran a couple tests on a blood sample from you. There are a few drugs that have been forcibly introduced to your system, and they re reacting badly with the adrenaline you got from shock and extreme emotions; probably right after Orochimaru pounded you into a tree."

Kakashi looked away in shame. "He didn't actually-"

"I know, I know," Tsunade said abruptly. "But he still hurt you badly, and your emotions went just about out of control. Not to mention whatever drugs he may have forced you to take."

"Kabuto put something in my arm, I don't know what it was…"

"What happened after he did that?"

"I couldn't move," Kakashi said slowly. Pakkun felt his hand grow heavy on his back, and lifted his head to lick Kakashi's hand in comfort. "I could feel myself panicking, and I just…couldn't move…"

"Sedative," Tsunade said immediately. "I know exactly what it is, and it's actually very common. However, the side effects are a bit less mild than most other sedatives, and between the adrenaline and the shock, you r body may have trouble with detox."

Kakashi nodded, and his hands began to move across Pakkun's fur again. "How long?"

"Week and a half, two weeks at most."

Kakashi sighed. He had been hospitalized enough times to know that he was going to be very bored for the next couple days.

"Tsunade-sama?"

Kakashi looked up from Pakkun at Shizune's inquisition. "Tsunade, are you-?"

Tsunade's body swayed dangerously, and she braced herself against the wall. "Yeah…just…" Kakashi watched as Tsunade's chest heaved, her breathing fast and labored. Her skin was chalk white, and she seemed ready to pass out.

"Tsunade-sama-" Shizune started. Tsunade closed her eyes. "Tsunade-sama, what's wrong?"

Tsunade collapsed to the ground, barely breathing anymore. Kakashi jumped up, carefully putting Pakkun to the side and running to Tsunade's side. Shizune mirrored him.

"What happened?" Kakashi roared.

"I don't know!" Shizune sounded panicky as her shaking hands lined with green chakra, and she pressed them to Tsunade's chest.

"Poison," she said after a moment. "She's been poisoned."

"Oh, God…" Kakashi sank to his knees next to Tsunade and pulled her into his arms. "Please, Tsunade…don't-don't be the sixth one…"

Shizune was puzzled by the comment, but said nothing as she began trying to heal Tsunade.

"Not again…not ever again…"

A/N: So? Was it cute? Want to see more? Review please!