When Darkness Falls Ch 18

Tobi ran all the way to the mansion without breaking stride. Deidara was too blinded by tears to see where he was going but managed to lead the others to the mansion of Vampire occupants. Tobi rang the doorbell repeatedly. Finally the door opened and Kakuzu stood before them.

He eyed the group in front of him "Are you guys lost?" He asked almost scathingly. "No we aren't." Hidan said stepping through the group. "We need to see you guys and tell you something." Hidan said his eyes were pleading with Kakuzu. Kakuzu sighed and allowed them in.

Deidara rushed to Sasori who had showed up a moment before they entered. He took Deidara into his arms and held him against him wondering what had his blonde so upset. Kisame arrived a second later and eyed Itachi for a second before Itachi moved to him and bowed his head.

Zetsu and Pein entered the room following the scent of human blood. Tobi was all to eager to be at Zetsu's side and Zetsu was all to eager to have him there. Pein approached Konan as Sai rounded the corner and his eyes fell on Sasuke. Hidan stood next to Kakuzu not really sure how to start this off.

"Why don't we all take a seat and talk about this as calmly as you can. Pein said to the humans who had just crashed their solitude. Everyone sat mostly all the vampires with their human lovers on their laps. "Our leader assigned us the job of killing you. Which you already know. Now he has discovered that we won't be able to do that and he has told us what he is going to do about us and you.

He plans to wipe our memories, strip our Akatsuki title and relocate us around the world. He is calling in a special elite team he worked with in military ops training to bring you guys down." Itachi explained. Kisame was quick to squeeze Itachi's shoulder. "WE will not let that happen." Kisame said. The other vampires nodded in agreement.

"How will you guys stop it, un?" Deidara asked in a broken whimper. Sasori pulled the blonde closer. "You just leave that to us, okay?" Sasori whispered. The other vampires heard of course but the other humans were unaware. Deidara nodded and lay his head on Sasori's shoulder.

"When he wipes our memory he won't do it himself. He has people he uses for stuff like that. They will hunt and capture us one by one until we are all locked in a facility, prepped and shipped to where ever he chooses." Itachi said. Again Kisame squeezed Itachi's arm. Itachi leaned back into Kisame and closed his eyes.

"We will have to keep you guys from getting captured then until we figure out how to stop your leader." Pein said. Konan gave a small smile and he held her hand. Hidan ran a hand through his hair, his hands were shaking as he did. Kakuzu grabbed his arm and led him out of the room.

"Hey, you know I will protect you right?" Kakuzu asked. Hidan looked at Kakuzu in curiosity. "Why would you? You don't know me that well and you really have no reason." Hidan said solemnly. Kakuzu laughed at that.

Hidan eyed Kakuzu with a slight glare. "Hidan ever since the night your house was broken into I have felt like I needed to be by your side and I wasn't sure why. Now it is so clear to me." Kakuzu said stepping towards Hidan.

Hidan again gave a look of confusion. "I have fallen in love with you." Kakuzu said as he leaned down and kissed Hidan's lips making Hidan's cheeks heat up and his arm weave around the taller mans neck. He had to admit he had been waiting for this since that night. He kissed back and felt his heart speed up.

Kakuzu pulled back slowly and smiled at the silver haired boy in his arms. Now that is the best taste in the world." Kakuzu said making Hidan beam in excitement. They walked back to the living room where there was a discussion of where the Akatsuki would stay to be safe. It was pretty much decided that they would stay with them in the mansion. The only problem was their own leader.

The leader himself was standing in the hall listening to everything that was being said. He had been about to go into the room and demand that they get rid of the humans and give them all the vampire and human lecture. The only problem was the way that the Akatsuki were looking at the vampires. They were looking at them as people not monsters. How could he ruin that?

He stood thinking of a way to help them out but still wasn't sure how this was a good thing. For the last twelve-hundred years he had only wanted happiness for his family. They had found small bouts of it but never love. Love had been a dream that was unreachable to them. Other vampires bored them and the humans intrigued them.

So now when they had love within their grasp and humans who loved and adored them it would be wrong of him to shatter that. There was only one way he could see making this work aside from changing them that is. He walked out the door and headed down the street looking for any one who might be looking for the humans.

As luck would find it he found two ops right away. He killed one and tortured the other until he gave up the HQ location. He left in a hurry and headed to the subway. It didn't take him long to find the door and he walked up to the camera. "If you can hear me, one of your members is hurt very badly. You need to send someone to pick him up. He asked me to give you this message." He said clearly.

A moment later the door opened to let a couple of men out. They rushed to the man and were taken out so fast they never even seen it coming. He grabbed the door before it closed and entered HQ. He walked the corridor taking in the sounds and the smells. It didn't take him long to find the main briefing room and the hidden office behind it.

Madara sat with his head down over some papers in front of him. He looked up the instant the vampire entered. "I would have expected better Security Madara." The vampire said with a smirk. Madara jumped to his feet. "No way are you here. I watched you die." Madara said.

The vampire smiled. He walked over and brushed Madara's cheek. Madara closed his eyes as memories rushed through his head. It had been seven years and he still mourned the loss of his once vampire lover. "It's your group that my members fell for isn't it?" Madara asked. His eyes fluttered open slowly.

"Yeah and you are seriously twisted if you think that doing that to a bunch of kids is acceptable." The vampire said. "Hashirama, I never said it was acceptable but it is my job to see the duty fulfilled." Madara said lowering his head. Things were even more complicated then before and he hadn't thought that possible.

Hashirama moved closer and wrapped his arms around Madara's waist. He lifted him up and laid him on his desk, papers floated to the floor as he crawled on top of Madara. Madara hungrily wrapped his arms around Hashirama's neck as they kissed fiercely. In seconds clothes were shed as seven years melted away between the reunited lovers.

Sparks flew for Madara as his memories of the past caught up to the present. He felt hopelessly lost as they made love on his desk. He could feel the familiar love bites that Hashirama had always loved to give him. He could feel the pent up rage and need in both of their motions as they finally peaked and began to settle down.

Once finished Hashirama sat in Madara's chair holding Madara on his bare lap. Madara clung desperately to Hashirama as though he was a dream and he would wake and find it had been a horrible lie. Hashirama held Madara close and played with his hair as he thought through their situation.

"Have you contacted your team to come after us?" Hashirama asked. Madara bowed his head. "I have. If I had known you were the leader I wouldn't have been so hasty." Madara said sullenly. Hashirama rubbed Madara's back. "We will just have to fight them and win." He said kissing Madara's temple. Madara turned to Hashirama and for the first time in seven years he cried.