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Rated M for Language

Chapter 19: The Slip-Up

Sunnora slapped his hand away from her face and pushed him back further away with a quick shove to his chest.

"I'm fine! But touch me again and you'll regret it…painfully so", she walked slowly towards him like a predator and grabbed the collar to his cloak bringing their faces closer together, "do you understand, Hidan", her voice was barely audible but her message was conveyed through her tone and eyes that screamed how she felt.

Hidan nodded and stood upright as she pulled away from him, turning her back towards him. He scratched the back of his head and tried wondering what had gotten her so mad, she was fine last night.

'I don't understand girls'…

Sunnora had her back turned to the silver haired man, she was furious and it was taking every fiber of strength she had to keep from turning around this very second and attempting in some way or form to kill Hidan. She really couldn't look at his face for she feared she would crack and go after the man.

'He always has that smug smirk on his face whenever I see him, or that idiotic self-righteous one that pisses me off too, I can't even handle being with him for a few seconds without wanting to kill him...just how am I suppose to join him on this long trip he's talking about…I guess it really is impossible…maybe I should just-'

The light tap on her shoulder shocked the goddess for a few seconds, 'didn't I just tell that stupid fucker that he wasn't allowed to touch me?' with a quick spin on her heel she fisted her hand and gracefully used the other hand to grip onto the man's cloak.

She met shocked eyes and stopped her arm from colliding with the older man's face just before it hit. With a shocked expression of her own she looked ahead and then down when she heard a loud laughter intrude her ears.

Hidan stood at the entrance of the inn, at the end of the small stairway. He was almost on his knees as he grabbed his stomach, the loud laughter from Hidan was like a kick in the face to Sunnora, 'he's laughing…at me'.

"HAHAHA you thought that old gramps was me didn't you? You're so funny dipshit, I guess you like beating up old people now!"

She looked at the man once again who gave her a smile and a shrug, "I'm sorry, I must have startled you dear, I really should get over that habit, I'll make sure to stand in front of you when addressing you next time, startling people, it happens more than I'd like" the old man said, shaking his head as he couldn't believe he had just scared the girl.

Sunnora barely managed to hear anything the old man had to say, all she could hear was Hidan's mocking laughter, his face stretched in that huge grin at her humiliation, the way his breath would hitch slightly at the end and then continue with his laugh, her embarrassment was his amusement and she hated every second of it. She unclenched her grip from the old man's cloak and sprinted in the direction of the laughing man.

Her anger was uncontrollable, there were many things that she deemed forgivable, she wasn't always as coldhearted as she appeared and gave way to understanding the situation, as much as the idea seemed farfetched she saw it that way in her mind, but the only thing that she considered utterly inexcusable was being laughed at, being humiliated was bad enough but adding laughter to it only made things worse, it hurt her pride which hurt her more than any knife could. She just couldn't hold back this time, this time her anger to protect her pride fueled her forward. Maybe killing this man would ruin any chance of going back home but she didn't care…she didn't see it that way. The only thing that was even of concern to her was making that laughter stop, that taunting sound that drove stakes through her chest each and every second she had to hear it.

She reached the middle of the steps with a feral look in her eye; Hidan saw it clearly and instantly stopped laughing. It was the scariest thing he had ever seen.

'Oh shit…' Sunnora didn't have any time to react as her legs kept moving forward, along with her entire body.

The purple eyes widened in surprise as he saw the girl in front of him fall on her face as she had reached the second to last step.

Hidan stood there gaping at the scene.

"Oh my! Dear are you okay? Please get up!" Masa rushed down the steps as fast as he could and crouched down next to her. "I really need to get these stairs repaired, it's all my fault, I'm so sorry!"

Hidan couldn't believe what he had just witnessed. Howls of laughter were heard all over town as Hidan fell to the floor with laughter, he was beyond holding back the tears that came streaming down his face as he recalled everything in his mind. Spectators from around the corner came by to see what the hoot was about but didn't find it amusing at all, just some psycho laughing at the misfortune of another.

Masa threw a disapproving look at the silver haired man next to them and felt the hole at the pit of his stomach sink when he raised the girl up and saw she had some dark liquid forming around the top of her scalp where most of the impact had occurred. It was still dark out so Masa couldn't see the wound clearly but definitely could feel the deep gash and liquid pouring out.

"Y-Young man! She's injured please help!" Panicking like crazy Masa looked over to the man who was still on the floor grabbing onto his hurting stomach.

Hidan gulped in air and looked over at the two individuals on the steps. He quirked an eyebrow at the man's words and was definitely sure he was lying, 'there's no way she's hurt, she can heal she must just be clumsy'.

"Please young man, do something", tears swelled at the end of the man's eyes and Hidan shook his head at the pitiful sight before him.

'This is just sad…'

"Calm down gramps, she'll be just fine, let's just move her back to her room…"

'I really don't want to even know what she was planning on doing the second before she fell', just the image of those eyes that were headed in his direction made a shiver work its way down his spine.

The old man nodded and got up, waiting for Hidan to grab the girl in his arms and moved aside as he took her back upstairs, he went to the downstairs bathroom to retrieve a few items that would help with the bleeding. Once upstairs Hidan laid the unconscious girl on the bed and inspected the injury. Wincing slightly when he saw the open cut he covered her up and sat next to her until the old man arrived with a few bandages and some water. He watched Masa grab a clean cloth and dip it into the water, wringing it out he placed it over the cut gathering all the dark liquid he did it again and again in the dark room until the wound was completely clean. It was completely silent except for the dripping water and handy work of the older man. Hidan couldn't really believe what had happened in just a few minutes. 'Why is she just laying there? Shouldn't she be healing already, she did that last time, when I first met her…so what's different this time?'

Masa finished bandaging her up and excused himself from the room but not before running his hand through her hair and giving a small prayer so that she would recover soon. Hidan almost growled at the scene, he looked over quite perplexed as to what was happening.

Hidan sat by her side just thinking the whole time, he didn't know why he felt anguished by the image of the girl laying injured on the bed. He kept telling himself that she would wake up soon but the more and more that time passed the more the guilty feeling washed over him. 'She wouldn't have fallen down those stairs if I hadn't laughed at her, but how was I supposed to know that would happen'.

Feeling that the self loathing thing just wasn't his cup of tea he got up from the chair he had carried to her room and exited the vicinity but not before catching one last glance of the girl, hoping that he could see her open her eyes and smile up at him like last time.

Walking through the quiet street Hidan could see many shops were already open, people were out and about preparing for the start of their day just a little before dawn. The sky was still dark but for everyone in this town it was normal for the day to start just before dawn, to reward themselves with the beauty that was sunrise it was necessary to start the day this early. He had to clear his head, to free himself from the worry, and to plan his day. Even though things hadn't started out how he would have preferred, it didn't mean the rest of his day had to be ruined as well. Passing by a map shop he took one without regard to the owner and opened it up, taking in the 'x' mark he could see where he was, taking in every detail that he could he nodded and tossed the map back at the frowning owner. Even though he was never good with directions he knew it would take a huge idiot to get lost from this point on.

Making his way back to the inn he looked over the mountains and stopped in his tracks along with everyone else on the street. The bright orange light cascaded over the sky as it drove away all darkness from view. It truly was a mesmerizing sight that even Hidan couldn't help but stare at the beautiful scene. Multiple heads turned away from the sunrise and onto the inn as a scream made its way to their ears. Hidan felt that anguish return and without a second of hesitation he rushed up the steps to the inn and towards the room of a certain black haired girl.

Hidan reached the top floor and shoved away many people that had stepped outside their rooms when they too had heard the screaming.

He stood outside her door and gulped down the lump in his throat before turning the knob.

Snapping open her bright blue eyes Sunnora looked up and around and noticed the unfamiliar scenery. A small lumpy bed, an uncomfortable looking wooden chair by the bed, a desk adorning the wall as the only décor with a few items on top and a solitary window that out looked the outside street. Looking down slightly she caught a shade of dark black below her face and realized it was the mask that hung around her neck, pulling it down again she sighed with relief.

'I don't even remember putting it back on'.

She winced when she tried to move her body and gave up, her head snapped up when she felt the rush of air hit her face as the door to the room that was only a few inches from her face was thrown open with force. Her bright blue eyes met purple and a smile made her way to her face as she recognized the figure all too well.

Hidan stood before her with a perplexed expression on his face as he wondered how she had ended up on the floor next to the door but at the same time the relief he felt overpowered all other ideas or emotions.

'She looks just fine'

"Hidan-sama!" Sunnora stood but almost fell back down when she tried putting her weight onto her ankle. Grabbing onto the wall she gave the male a questioning look and tried moving her ankle around only to shut her eyes in pain.

"Yeah, don't move it, you fell just a few minutes ago, remember?" Hidan shook his head at her actions and was about to help her onto the bed when he clearly remembered one of the last things she said to him a just moments ago that made his arms instinctively recoil back to his side.

"Touch me again and you'll regret it…painfully so"

Sunnora grabbed onto the wall for support and made her way to the bed, sitting down on the edge.

"I did?" Sunnora tried to remember doing anything of the sort but her memory only drew blanks.

'What is Hidan-sama saying to me? Hm if I recall correctly the last thing I remember was being in the forest as we were travelling together, I do remember being sick and that's when Hidan-sama rushed off to look for water for me because I wasn't feeling well and I must have passed out-'

Looking up she caught the male's stare and smiled warmly at him. 'He must have gotten the water for me and brought me back here to heal properly, he really is a savior". Hidan's eyes widened when he saw the girl on the bed start crying, wiping her tears away with haste.

"Wh-What's wrong? Why are you crying? Are you hurt?" Hidan didn't know what to do.

"No no, I'm sorry, I'm just crying because I'm happy, I'm glad that you did so much for me and I'm really sorry I've put you through so much trouble, you really are wonderful Hidan-sama", Hidan was shocked at her words, it was the first time he had heard the young girl be so honest with her feelings but he didn't know what to say or what to do so he resorted to the only thing he knew well and that was to be indifferent.

"Yeah you have been causing me a lot of trouble but I can forgive you this once, let's just go already, the sun is up so we can get going", without looking her way Hidan left the room passing people that had tried to eavesdrop onto their conversation.

Sunnora watched the man she considered her savior leave the room and nodded her approval. The last thing she wanted was to be a burden to Hidan, especially now that she owed him so much.

Sucking up the pain in her ankle she left the room but not before cleaning it up the best she could and making her way downstairs.

'One day I'll really repay you for your kindness Hidan-sama'

Sunnora looked around downstairs and caught the glimpses of many people. Many of disapproval as they looked her up and down noting the many injuries she wore. The bandage around her head, the one around her hand, her slight limp, and the injury on her shoulder, they all indicated she was some sort of criminal. Making eye contact with a few of them she smiled and waved, "good morning m'am, sir", she bowed curtly at the pair who seemed surprised by her greeting and waved back with a small smile. 'Looks can be deceiving' they thought before leaving the inn.

She couldn't find Hidan anywhere and decided to wait for him here. A lot of people had gathered so she figured it would be a good place to meet up with people.

Looking around she caught one pair of eyes that widened with glee.

"Ahh~ my dear you look so much better, please tell me you're okay", Masa walked out of the kitchen and stood before the young girl and awaited with a smile to hear her voice.

Sunnora didn't know who this elderly man who stood before her was but she was taken aback just by how much he cared for her well being.

"I'm feeling just fine, thank you so much for asking", she smiled genuinely at the man who almost started crying.

Sunnora let the concern of the man's expression wash over her, "W-why are you crying? Please don't cry", Sunnora cupped the man's face in her palm and was surprised when the old man hugged her.

"Y-Your smile, it truly is beautiful, it was everything my brother described, I had been doubting myself all night and earlier today about whether it really was you that had saved my brother and his farm but now I see, you really are that angel he mentioned, thank you".

Sunnora was truly shocked at the man's words, such kind feelings and emotions made her feel beyond wonderful. She quickly realized that this must be Yasu's brother, with quiet sobbing from the man she hugged him tighter and a soft purple glow covered her entire body.

Hidan came downstairs to find the girl he had found in the forest hugging the inn owner, but what caught him off guard wasn't the hug but the glow she was emitting, he raced downstairs as fast as he could and pulled the girl away from the man with such force that the old man almost tumbled over. The scary voice from earlier kept popping into his head about regretting it painfully so if he ever touched her but at the moment he didn't care, 'it's not like she's actually going to hurt me'.

Masa was awaiting the pain that would come from putting too much pressure on his leg to catch his balance but realized it didn't hurt anymore, like it was better than normal. He looked up to see the young silver haired man in front of him but the girl was nowhere in sight.

"Don't touch her you old pervert!" Hidan sneered, he couldn't explain to himself why she was glowing like that, could it be that she was healing him? But he didn't want anyone knowing of her ability, it would cause a ruckus in town and people would be constantly bothering her 'and me' to heal their loved ones, it would be so troublesome and he knew that with her sweet demeanor she wouldn't refuse. 'I can't risk other people finding out about her healing jutsu'.

Masa caught the sight of the girl's head peeking out of the large cloak with the red cloud pattern and smirked. Looking up at Hidan he chuckled, "Don't worry young man, I was young too once, I know how jealous you boys get when your girl hugs others but don't worry, you don't have to feel threatened by me, I'm way too old to deal with that kind of stuff".

Hidan faltered when he heard the man's false assumption, "N-No it's not like that you old man! We're just-"

Masa smiled at the stuttering mess of a man in front of him, "No need to explain yourself to me, your girlfriend is really sweet and special you better take good care of her, don't let me interrupt", and with that the old man walked away but not before handing Sunnora a packed breakfast, leaving the pair standing in the now empty inn lobby.

Sunnora smiled at the old man saying her thanks as he walked away, she pulled her head out of the opening on the top part of the oversized cloak that showed much of the silver haired male's chest. "Hidan-sama what's a girlfriend?"

Hidan shook his head and looked everywhere except at the girl in front of him, their faces almost touching. "Umm it's an annoying girl that won't leave you alone". Sunnora tried to comprehend the word and smiled, "Oh okay!" she said happily. Hidan hadn't thought this through fully as many people entering the lobby observed the duo with disapproving glances, some of them covering their children's eyes as they passed.

"What the fuck is wrong with you? It's not like we're doing anything!" Hidan yelled at the onlookers, many frowning women covered their children's ears and hurried their pace along.

Sunnora kept smiling up at him and felt a bit surprised when the man opened his cloak and pushed her out from inside of it, she missed the warmth but didn't say anything. She was about to question him about the whole incident as to why he had pulled her away from Masa when she saw red cover the middle portion of Hidan's face.

"Is something the matter Hidan-sama? Your face is all red", she tried scooting closer to the male who was now looking around at all the people looking at them, 'those bastards, they're all getting the wrong idea, they think we're-'.

Hidan felt the light touch of the girl's hand grace his cheek. "Ah! You're burning up"

"Ah look at them, they're so cute!"

Hidan felt the blush on his face intensify as he overhead a young couple walk past them and giggle.

"We are leaving let's go!" Hidan said storming off from the sight of the inn, never wanting to come back to this horrid place again in his life.

Covering his face from all the people that kept staring he looked behind and saw the clueless girl was still standing there, not moving an inch after him as some random guy came up and started talking to her.

As much as he hated what ideas would pop into people's heads he walked back and grabbed the girl's hand as she squealed at the sudden force he used to grip onto her hand, but not before giving the guy a menacing look that had him turning around and running away.

Sunnora was oblivious to everything that was going on around her as they walked from the inn together hand in hand. Hidan finally let go of the grip around the girl's hand with reluctance as he overheard some teenage girl complain to her boyfriend "AH! Shu-kun why can't you get all jealous like that!?"

Hidan bowed his head to hide his blushing expression as he made his exit to the woods away from the dreadful town.

'This just isn't my day'

lol yep...poor Hidan...

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