Blindfolded

Chapter 3: The Visitor

"Tell me who you are. Now. Before I tear your insides to shreds," Shakti ordered, through grit teeth. As she said this she was trying to figure out how she'd actually tear his insides to shreds.

"I do not think you're in a position to threaten me," he replied. Shakti was analyzing his voice. She'd never heard it before. Also, she was trying to find anything familiar in the smell of his blood. It smelled rich, like it was from a dignified bloodline. She'd never smelt him before, though. Crap. He was quietly standing behind her. She reached up and touched the blindfold. It was a forehead protector. His? Most likely. She felt for the symbol. There was definitely a slash through the middle of whatever it was. That made it harder for her to determine the village. She sighed a frustrated sigh.

"Look, you've already raped me and had your fun. What are you doing here?" Shakti asked as she started pulling the blindfold off. The man quickly moved in front of her and grabbed her hand before she could see anything.

"You are not to know who I am. If you take this off, I will have to leave… without telling you my purpose. And no, actually, it wasn't quite as fun as it should have been. You were passed out," he told her.

"Yes, I remember," she replied. Truth be told, Shakti was very curious. Her jaw tightened as she answered him, "Okay, fine. What else are you planning on doing while you're here?" she asked.

"Hn. If you're asking me if I'm going to have sex with you again, the answer is no. If you will allow me to explain, I will tell you what you need to know," he answered in a very monotonous tone. Shakti heard him move and she smelled him coming closer. She found that her telekinesis was unreliable because she wasn't able to focus on objects. She couldn't see anything. He touched her shoulder, and her body tensed in response. "Let's move this to your living room," he said. Shakti warily followed him down her hallway as he led her with his hand on her shoulder.

"Sit," he ordered, pressing her shoulders down as they arrived at her couch. She quietly obeyed him although it created an irritating grinding feeling in her conscience. He took a seat at the other end of the three-seater couch. Shakti leaned back and pulled her legs up on top of the couch.

"So?" she asked after a moment of silence.

"I'm sorry. I was… distracted," he replied. He had been staring at her curling up on the couch. Her movements were so graceful.

"Um, that's okay. Will you tell me now?"

"Hn. Yes. I have reasons for wanting a child. I wanted his mother to also come from a very powerful clan, so that he would inherit more abilities than I. It took me a while, but I searched through many files to find you. I stole them from different villages. There were many women that were strong, but you… stuck out to me," he paused. In his mind he was remembering the photo of her in the file. It was a headshot, but the girl had this smile. It was a smile that was too perfect not to be his. The other girls had been decent-looking, but Shakti Kyuuketsuki was the one he couldn't get off his mind. "I was pleasantly surprised to find that you were…beautiful."

Shakti paused, "Is that a compliment?"

"Yes."

"Then thank you, but also, that was kind of creepy. Now let me get this straight, you want a baby and you picked me to be the mother? So, you bought me the pregnancy test. And now I'm pregnant. Hm. I hate you," she said.

"You don't have to like me, but I do promise that I will help you. I will take care of your needs while you are carrying my child. So, I will be here often. Have you told anyone I was here?"

"Yes, what was I supposed to do? Someone raped me. I had to tell someone."

"Who?"

"My friends Neji and Ino,"

"Is that all?"

"Yes, but then Ino went and told the Hokage and the Elders learned of it,"

"Damn. I'll have to be more careful now,"

"I hope you get caught,"

"No you don't. If someone finds me, they will die. You won't tell anyone either that I was here,"

"What? Are you going to kill me or something?"

"No, I would never hurt you. That child you are carrying is very important to me. As a matter of fact, no one will hurt you while you are pregnant. I will make sure of it."

"How? You won't be around me all the time."

"Trust me. If someone tries to hurt you, I will be here to stop them. You will, however, go tell the Hokage that you are pregnant. You can't go on any more missions."

"Suddenly, you have control over my life?"

"Yes."

"Hm. So I can't tell her you were here, but I have to tell her I'm pregnant?"

"Yes, and I will be watching. Just to make sure that you do as I say."

Shakti laughed, "What does that do? If you come and stop me, she will see you. And you can't throw anything at me, because it would hurt me. You already said you wouldn't do that. Unless you threw a dumpling. That would just get sauce all over me."

"Maybe I will throw a dumpling at you,"

Shakti sensed a smile in his words, which was different than the monotone she had been hearing.

"You can go with your friend Neji," he said.

"What?" But suddenly, her blindfold was off. The man was gone too. She looked around her and sniffed. Nothing. This guy was fast. A knock on the door made her jump.

She opened the door. It was Neji. She smiled to herself. He had known he was coming.

"Hey… I'm back," he said.

Shakti smiled at him, "I see,"

"How are you?" he asked as he stepped into the house and hugged her.

"Um, okay, but…" she paused to take in his scent.

He pulled back, causing a sad look to make its way across her face. "But what?"

"But," she sighed, "Neji, I'm pregnant,"

His gray eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "What? How do you know?"

"I took a pregnancy test. And I have to go tell Tsunade."

He was frozen, just staring at her.

"Will you come with me?" she asked.

He closed his mouth and simply nodded.

"Let me get dressed," she told him, as she grabbed his hand. Shakti led him to the couch and he sat down. He stared off into space, he was completely in shock.

She walked to her bedroom and changed out of her pajamas, throwing on a t-shirt and her favorite pair of red shorts. When she came back to the living room, Neji was standing at the door.

"Let's go," he said somberly, staring at nothing.

"Are you mad at me?"

His face softened as he brought his eyes to meet hers, "I could never be mad at you. I'm angry at the man who did this."

"You and me both," she replied.

They walked to the Hokage building making small talk. When they entered her office, Tsunade looked up.

"Lady Tsunade," Shakti said quietly, "I'm pregnant."

The woman froze her mouth dropping open like Neji's had. She regained herself quicker and stood. "Are you sure it was the man? You and Neji haven't…" she asked, trailing off. Shakti shook her head. For some reason, she felt embarrassed.

Tsunade looked around. She was thinking.

"You still have no clue who did this?" she asked.

Shakti paused. She could tell her about his visit, but he'd told her not to. Would he really endanger Tsunade's life?

"Well?" Tsunade asked.

Then the most incredible thing happened. A dumpling smacked Shakti in the face. She caught it as it fell to the floor, sauce splattered all over her face. Tsunade spun around to look out the window behind her, "What the hell? How did this window get opened?" she asked.

Shakti burst into laughter. She hadn't expected him to actually do that.

"Who did that?" Neji asked her slightly angrily.

"I don't know!... But… I just got hit… in the head… with a dumpling!" she exclaimed between laughter.

She watched Neji wipe some sauce off his chin, which made her laugh even more.

Tsunade turned back to them, with a solemn look. "Shakti, you've been taken off Active, but I would like you to go get a check up done at the hospital."

Shakti nodded, still smiling. She might be able to get used to this guy. He had a sense of humor, and she liked how he told her she was beautiful.

Only Shakti would ever begin thinking that a man who had raped her could be tolerable.

A/N: I know, it's short, but I have so much other stuff to do! It took me forever to get this done. But I promise the next one will be as long as the first chapter.