Hi! I hope you enjoy dearest reader! It's very late as I start writing this so hopefully it'll be posted by tonight if not by tomorrow night likely…we shall see! Enjoy!

Shin nodded his head as they began walking through the terrorized land.*

"So…how did you sleep?"

Ami looked at Shin like he had forty heads.

"We are supposed to be finding out what caused this; not asking about my nap."

"Well did you dream about anything cool? You know like some adventure or something awesome like that?"

Ami looked at Shin curiously; she had read reports of him which alerted her to his personality being upbeat but this was a little bit much for someone in anbu…wasn't it?

She didn't understand how people could be so happy all of the time; life wasn't meant to be some happy fest… if it was there wouldn't be ninjas or fighting or disagreements. People can never truly feel happy; not as long as revenge exists in the world. Ami knew better than to believe the idle thoughts of people who believed in peace; it was impossible for true peace to ever occur, and to her that made life impossible to live happily.

Shin smiled at her, clearly noticing the torn look on her face.

"Something on your mind?"

Ami looked at Shin; should she open up and talk to him? She didn't understand how she felt about him and if she didn't trust him completely then how could she talk about things in her mind? She knew that she had already agreed to opening up to him but she just felt something in her gut holding her back.

"Maybe another time…we need to figure out what happened here before it becomes too late."

"The bitch is right, except your problem is that it is already too late."

Both Shin and Ami turned to look at the speaker. It was a man with ghostly white skin, gray hair and wearing the akatsuki robe that had been described to them.

"Careful Shin; he's akatsuki!"

"Kuku kuku Lord Jashin will be happy tonight!"

"Who are you? And don't you ever call my friend such a thing again or you'll regret it punk!" Ami looked at Shin curiously and with alarm; did Shin really believe that this member of akatsuki would tell them his identity? And…did Shin just call her his friend?

The man in the robe grinned as he stared down Shin.

"That bitch is your girlfriend? Man you have some crappy taste. My name is Hidan and I'm about to sacrifice you to Lord Jashin! He loves people with spirits like yours!"

Ami looked horrified and noticed something crimson in the distance as Shin pulled out his sword in defiance.

"Where's your hideout you freak?"

Hidan laughed at them as he showed off his scythe to them. It had three blades and a long metal cable connected to it.

"Why don't you make me tell you?"

Ami was watching from the distance…for some reason she couldn't convince her body to move…nothing like this had never before happened to her before…and he had been in numerous missions, fights and battles.

Shin charged Hidan as Hidan swung his scythe, with a quick sidestep Shin evaded the blades and struck his sword against Hidan's shoulder. It was a killing blow type of attack which pleased Shin…except Hidan was still moving. Hidan quickly shoved his scythe to the right, forcing Shin to leave his sword or take three blades to the face.

Shin couldn't believe that Hidan was still standing.

"What's with the long face you never see someone who's immortal before?"

Shin didn't know how to respond to this…that couldn't be possible right? He looked over to Ami only to see her passed out on the ground…how had that happened?

Hidan then pulled out the sword from his bleeding should as he threw it towards Ami while he charged Shin.

"Crap!" Shin had to think quickly as he made a quick hand sign.

"Time's up! MWHAHAHAHA!"

Hidan vigorously slashed his scythe into Shin; Hidan was certain that he had gotten him good until a puff of smoke exploded in his place revealing a log. Hidan looked over to the girl only to see that Shin had taken a sword wound to protect her.

Quickly Shin dug out the sword that had struck his left arm. He placed it back in its holster as he picked up the unconscious body of his comrade. Hidan charged him as Shin back stepped into a tree trunk. Shin knew he was in a bad position when another man in a black cloak appeared between him and Hidan. The man was the spitting image of Itachi Uchiha. He grabbed Shin's throat and forced his head up until the only thing Shin saw were the legendary crimson eyes he had heard so much about.

The last thing he heard was Hidan's whiny voice.*

"Fuck you pretty boy; you're supposed to let me fuck them up!"

Frederick glared at Hidan's poorly crafted reference but didn't say anything. He finished eating the rice and went to his room; he was really tired.*

As Frederick slept he dreamt of Sophie; her image was the only thing still connecting him to his memories of the real world. Her smile made him remember all the good times he had had in New York. Her tears would remind him of all his dark secrets and awful memories…thankfully he hadn't lost his temper in his sleep.

When Frederick woke up in the morning he looked out the window by his nightstand; it was dawn; thankfully he hadn't slept until noon or some other late hour.

As he walked out of his room he noticed across the hall was door that hadn't been there in yesterday. When he approached the door and attempted to open it he realized it was locked. He would have to ask Kisame about it later… Frederick then went and washed in the bathroom before going into the main meeting room.

When he entered the room Pein, Hidan, Konan, and Itachi all seemed to be having an intense conversation at the main table as Deidara and Kisame were the only two sitting on the couch to the side of the room, eating quietly.

Itachi was the first person to notice him.

"Hn," was all that Itachi needed to say to attract the looks of his fellow colleagues.

Suddenly everyone in the room was eyeing Frederick.

"Um…good morning!"

Everyone grunted a response as Frederick walked to the fridge. He picked out the first things he saw and ate them quickly.

Kisame was watching him as the rest of members were quiet at the table.

Frederick then walked out and Kisame followed him out the door.*

Thanks for reading! Sorry it's less than action packed towards the end and it's short but I'm just waiting for the perfect time to write a super sized chapter hahaha. Review J