Mitsuko woke up after a horrible dream. She couldn't remember all the details but she was afraid. Sitting up, she rubbed her eyes and pulled her robe on before heading out into the hall.
"Hidan?" she whispered, peaking into his room. He wasn't in bed. She continued into her father's room and found both Shikamaru and Haru sleeping in their beds. Where was Hidan? She began to get worried and came into the livingroom.
"What happened!?" she suddenly screamed as she saw all the blood and several lifeless bodies on the floor, Hidan among them. Mitsuko rushed to his side and checked his vital signs.
"Mitsuko, what are you doing up?" he asked, sitting up from the symbol on the floor.
"I had a nightmare but this seems much worse. Are you okay?" she frantically touched her robe to his wounds, stopping the blood flow.
Hidan took her hands into his and looked into her terrified eyes. He knew Shikamaru didn't want Mitsuko to see this. He didn't want her too either.
"I'm alright, Mitsuko. Get washed up and go back to bed. Forget what happened here," he whispered softly, trying to calm her down.
"But Hidan..." she started to struggle in his grip but he held her tighter.
"You have enough to worry about, don't worry about this or me," he said breathing heavily in her face. The pain was so good but he was healing and he was trying to enjoy every minute of it.
Evil flashed in his violet eyes and struck fear in Mitsuko. He let go of her hands and she walked away, staring down at her feet.
Hidan fell back down on the floor and took a deep breath. She saw what he had done. How could they live on knowing this? He glanced over at the dead bodies. There will be suspicions. He had to frame someone. He had to do something to the bodies.
It was a few days later when they discovered the bodies in Mr. Itsuki's backyard, half buried in the garden. He was tried in the Hokage's presence and banished even though he pleaded innocent, that he didn't know anything about the murders of Masaru and Ken Inuzuka along with the killing of their dogs. All of his belongings and property would be sold to the state since he had no will and no family.
In the days that followed, Shikamaru and Mitsuko were very depressed. Hidan had moved on. Killing didn't bother him a bit. He had to kill. It was his religion. But the fact that Mitsuko saw what he had done bothered him. He wanted to make it up to her in some way.
"Mitsuko," he said from behind her to get her attention. She stopped washing the dishes and turned to him with a gloomy expression. "I was wondering if you'd," he ran his hand down the back of his head nervously, "like to spend the day with me," Hidan muttered out of the corner of his mouth.
"Well, I do need to take a break and Haru can pick up where I left off. Are you asking me on a date?" Mitsuko forced a smile, as fearful as she was of this man.
"What!? No way! I mean..." Hidan stepped back.
"I'm just fooling with you, of course I'll spend the day with you, Hidan. You're cool!" Mitsuko exclaimed, putting her arm in his and walking towards the door.