C5 - Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me

One Month Later

Shiv had adjusted well to her new life with Itachi but given her separation with Pein she had avoided seeing him for the last month, not knowing what a meeting with him would do to her. As Shiv rolled over in bed she saw her lover, Itachi. Noticing he lay there awake she made him notice that she was watching.

"Itachi, are you okay?" Shiv said

Itachi turned his head to look at Shiv

"Hmm, yes I'm fine. I'm just thinking about things" Itachi said

"What's on your mind?" Shiv asked

"It's nothing important. Anyway, you want to continue talking about our topic before lunch. We kind of ended the conversation abruptly" Itachi said smiling

"What where we talking about?" Shiv asked

"Pein remember. You where talking about your time with him, the powers he gave you"

"You really are interested in Pein aren't you. Over the last month you've asked loads of questions about him" Shiv said

"I'm just interested, Pein is very private. Besides he is my boss, I'm only curious" Itachi asked

"Well can we talk about something else tonight?" Shiv asked

"Oh come on, I just want to know about him" Itachi insisted

"Itachi no!" Shiv said raising her voice

"Oh don't be a spoilt girl!" Itachi said nastily

"Excuse me! I'm not acting spoilt at all. If I don't want to talk about Pein I don't have to!" Shiv shouted

"I'm only asking to talk about my boss, I just want to know more about him. Seeing as you know more about him then anyone in the entire world, I thought you'd be the best person to ask!" Itachi shouted back

"Oh don't guilt trip me, all you ever ask about him is what he can do, what he's afraid of, what his power limits are. You've never once asked anything personal about him. So don't lie to me!" Shiv shouted

"Then we have nothing to talk about then, do we!" Itachi said turning over away from Shiv

"You're unbelievable! If I don't talk about Pein you go into a sulk and turn over" Shiv said

"Well I only asked to talk about something that we both know something about, you know something we have in common. But hey if you don't want to bond with our things in common then piss off" Itachi spat

"Wh… What?" Shiv said stunned

"I said if you don't want to talk… THEN PISS OFF" Itachi shouted

"Itachi… Itachi can we talk about this?" Shiv asked quietly

"Leave me alone, come back when you want to talk about something important"

"Itachi… I love you" Shiv said whispering

Itachi didn't reply, he remained faced away from Shiv and ignoring her. Shiv decided to get out of bed and go downstairs but before leaving the room she pulled a blanket from under the bed, deciding to finally leave the room she looked back to Itachi still laying in bed facing away and she felt a tear form under her eye. Leaving the room she went down the stairs and entered the living-room. She sat on the couch and pulled the blanket over her still thinking about Itachi, she just didn't know what to do with him as over the last month things had been great… until he'd bring up Pein, Shiv didn't want to talk about him but Itachi kept pushing for the conversation and wanting to make him happy, she'd indulge him.

Shiv lay down and tried getting some sleep but her last conversation with Itachi kept gnawing at her, how cold he was, how uncaring his attitude was toward her, Shiv turned her head and looked outward to the living room. Looking around the room would normally of been hard to see in the dark but an advantage to the Rinnegan was enhanced eyesight, but trying to take her mind off Itachi wasn't that easy. As she looked around the room she focused on the living room table, seeing its centrepiece. Suddenly Shiv noticed that the living room table didn't have a centrepiece no less then two days ago, as she looked at it she saw it was a bunch of flowers, however these flowers where made of paper. Shiv looked around the rest of the room seeing nothing else new, and once more her mind started drifting back to Itachi. Knowing that he'd be asleep now Shiv decided to leave the living room and return to the bedroom, as she started climbing the stairs she could hear Itachi's voice.

"Hmm I didn't think I'd see you again so soon. You know you couldn't of timed your arrival any better. She's just gone downstairs to spend the rest of the night." Itachi said

"Anything new?" A voice said

"No nothing yet, she wont talk about Pein anymore. Is there any point to this, can I just be done with her?" Itachi said

Suddenly Shiv's heart sunk, she couldn't believe what she was hearing as she started to feel tears building up. She held it back knowing that crying would only let them know she was there. Shiv focused on the bedroom and tried listening to Itachi, to find out what he was talking about.

"No, you need to keep at it. We need to know what his weakness is" The voice said

"She won't say anything and I don't see any point in continuing this charade. Unless, there's something your offering me" Itachi said

"Oh, is that a hint" The voice said

"Take it however you want, unless I get something I want you wont get something you want" Itachi said

Shiv couldn't hold back hear tears, she felt betrayal, hatred for Itachi for lying to her, for using her. Shiv went back downstairs to the living room not wanting to hear anymore, she had a clear enough idea what Itachi was doing anyway and it would only hurt to hear. As she sat on the couch she started hearing noises from the room above her, the bedroom.

"Oh your much better then her, you're a pro!" Itachi moaned

"Oh you, just lay back. Let me take it all in" The voice moaned back

Suddenly Shiv could hear a squeaking from the bedroom, the bed being banged against the wall. As the noises of the bed got louder Shiv could hear her lover get louder with it. Tears fell from Shiv's face realising what he was doing, knowing it was with another woman in their own bed. Having an argument just to free up the space for her arrival. Shiv wiped her tears away and stood up, quietly walked out the house without even thinking of a place to go, not knowing if she'd ever be going back. Once out the house Shiv started running, wanting to leave the pain of Itachi's betrayal behind. As Shiv fled the Uchiha home she ran into the nearby woods, unable to see well even with the Rinnegan made her journey hard but she ran through not looking back. Suddenly she remembered something Pein himself taught her, the Summoning Jutsu. Shiv stopped dead in the woods and thought about using the jutsu. It had taken ages to learn the correct hand symbols and timings for this power but after several days of non-stop training she had finally mastered basic summonings and now she would put the time spent training too action. Shiv put her hands together pressing both palms, thinking of a destination in her mind she placed her hand on the floor and spoke

"Summoning Jutsu!"

Suddenly Shiv saw her surroundings change, with one blink she saw the woods of Hidden Leaf Village and in the next she stood before Pein's home in Hidden Rain. Without even thinking about her success she knocked on the door. With no response she knocked again, this time louder then the first. Shiv heard footsteps approach the door and suddenly it opened.

"Sh, Shiv is that you?" Pein asked half asleep

"Can I come in?" Shiv asked

"Of course, come on in" Pein said

Shiv walked through Pein's home straight into his living room, once inside she sat down on the couch, Pein walked in behind her and sat down beside her.

"Is everything okay, what brings you here so late at night… well morning?" Pein asked

"Itachi, I've got a few issues with him. Namely his loyalties" Shiv answered

"Oh, what's happened?" Pein asked

"He's, I think he's cheating on me. No actually I know he's cheating on me, I heard them" Shiv said

"Are you sure?" Pein asked surprised

"I heard them, but that's not all. I heard them talking about you, wanting to know things about you!" Shiv started to shout

"Like what?" Pein questioned

"You're weaknesses, what abilities you have. God knows what else!" Shiv continued to yell

"Shiv, calm down please" Pein said

"Calm down, calm down!?" Shiv shouted

"Yes, calm down. I know your angry but don't let Itachi get the better of you like this" Pein explained

"Don't let him get the better of me… HE'S USING ME!" Shiv burst out

"I understand that, but you need to think about this logically. Remember those days when I taught you self control. Use that" Pein instructed

"I'm sorry, I'm just so angry. How could he do this after all he said, all I've given up" Shiv said looking directly at Pein

"I don't know, what did you hear him say exactly?" Pein asked looking back

"Eh, he said something like using me to get information on you. Not that I'd talk to him about such things" Shiv answered

"Well has he ever spoken about me outside of actual Akatsuki business?" Pein asked

"No offence but I'm sick to death of hearing about you, all he ever wants to talk about is you… if that's an answer to your question" Shiv said

"You heard Itachi cheating you say?" Pein asked

"I heard enough to know that's what he was doing, I assure you" Shiv said enraged

"Any idea who it's with?" Pein asked

"No, well I have a hunch but I can't accuse someone without proof so I wont say" Shiv answered

"Okay, just go from the start. Tell me how all this started, right now I'm just hearing bits of the story" Pein said

"We where in bed and I noticed he was awake, I started talking to him and he wanted to talk about you… as always. Anyway I didn't so we ended up in an argument, I ended up leaving the bedroom and went downstairs to the living room. I stayed down there for about ten minutes maybe twenty, I'm not sure. I then decided to go back to bed hoping he'd fallen asleep and on the stairs I heard voices, so I stayed there on the step and listened" Shiv explained

"Who's voices were they?" Pein asked

"I heard Itachi and a woman's voice" Shiv answered

"Hmm anyway you where saying" Pein said thinking about Shiv's answer

"Yeah, so I'm on the stairs listening to Itachi as he's being told to gather information about you, he said that there's no point as I refuse to talk about you and he then went on to say he… he wants done with me" Shiv said starting to cry

"Hey, its okay. I'm here, your not alone" Pein said putting his arm around her

"He then said that in exchange for information on you he wanted something in return, that's when I heard enough and went back downstairs. I could hear them in the living room!" Shiv said crying

"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry" Pein said comforting her

"I'm fine, seriously" Shiv said wiping her tears away

"Don't lie, you know you're not fine just as much as me. Look you've been through a lot tonight, stay here, rest, relax and think about what you'll do tomorrow" Pein suggested

"Oh I know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I'm going to brake up with him" Shiv said

"You don't mean that" Pein commented

"Yes I do, you think I love him after this?" Shiv asked

"Yes I do" Pein said bluntly

Suddenly Shiv started crying like before knowing Pein was telling the truth. No matter what Itachi had done she still loved him, she wiped her tears away and looked at Pein

"I'm sorry, I really am. I left you for him and now I'm coming to you about my problems, this must hurt you as much as its hurting me" Shiv said

"Eh, I wouldn't say it hurts as much as it hurts for you at the moment but I guess its not easy" Pein said honestly

"I'm being selfish, I'm complaining about the guy who I left you for, its not fair on you. Maybe I shouldn't of come here" Shiv said

"I wouldn't have it any other way, I'd rather have you here then somewhere in the dark all alone with your pain, regardless of what's happened between us I wouldn't be good to you if I didn't let you in and try and help" Pein said smiling

Shiv moved closer to Pein and hugged him, Pein excepted her with open arms and the two shared an embrace. Shiv looked at Pein's eyes noticing the patterns of the Rinnegan, thinking that while they had the exact same eyes, she always thought Pein's where more attractive. Shiv thought about everything that had happened, Pein was still right. She did still love Itachi but she wanted to hurt him, hurt him like he hurt her. She moved towards Pein's face and glided her hand across his cheek. Pein looked back in awe of Shiv, wanting to take her right there and then but he couldn't. even after what Itachi had done to her it wouldn't be right. He didn't want to play with her feelings, to take advantage when she's just gone through heartbreak.

"Shiv, I don't think we should let this continue" Pein said guiding her hand away from his face

"Why, I love you" Shiv said

"You love Itachi, it wouldn't be right" Pein argued

"What he did wasn't right either, but he still did it" Shiv argued back

"Yes but you wont get a good solution out of this, it would only make matters worse for the two of you" Pein explained

"Maybe that's what I want" Shiv suggested

"You know that's not true" Pein said back

Pein stood up leaving Shiv on the couch, he turned to face her looking down at her.

"You can sleep in the bed if you want, I wont decide where you sleep. If you want I can sleep on the couch" Pein said

"Can't we sleep together like old times?" Shiv hinted

"You mean when we where a couple, we could but it would only be for sleep. I'm sorry but I wont hurt your relationship anymore then it already is. It wouldn't be the right thing to do" Pein said

"I… I understand" Shiv said looking down to the ground

"Come on, you must be shattered. I'll take you to bed" Pein said starting to smile

Pein left the living room with Shiv following not far behind, they walked up the stairs and entered Pein's bedroom. Shiv hadn't been in Pein's room before, all the time she was living here she was locked away in the cell room on the first floor but it was how she imagined it. She saw the double bed and sat down on its side, Pein walked around the other side and climbed back into bed. He watched Shiv as she removed her headband and ring, then realising she was starting to remove her cloak he turned away.

"Eh… Shiv, what are you doing?" Pein asked nervously

"Just taking my clothes off, why?" Shiv said smirking

"Eh no reason, you still sleep naked I take it?" Pein asked

"I do from time to time" Shiv said grinning

"From time to time?" Pein said still looking away

"Yeah, I'm only naked here. I never slept naked with Itachi" Shiv said giggling

Shiv slipped into bed, causing Pein to sigh in relief, as he turned to face Shiv he saw her clothes on the side table near the bed, as he looked he saw that she'd placed her knickers on top of the pile.

"Eh, so you're completely naked?" Pein said starting to sweat

"Of course, I'm not going to leave my underlay on, I'd end up sweating during the night" Shiv said giggling to herself

"I meant your kni… underwear" Pein said coughing slightly

"Oh them, yes I took them off to, don't want to be getting wet down there now do I. besides its great for when I start moving around in my sleep, no restrictions" Shiv said smiling suggestively

"You move around in you're sleep?" Pein said staring to feel something down below

"Oh yes, I can move around in all sorts of positions. Who knows you might wake up with me on top of you tomorrow" Shiv said giggling

"Ah" Pein said trying to fight it

"What's wrong, you've gone a bit red in the face. I haven't embarrassed you have I, should I pull the sheets back and get out of bed to get my knickers?" Shiv said leaning forward

"No, no, no… Don't move the sheets! Just stay in bed and get some rest. Come on, we need our sleep" Pein said red-faced

"Okay, you're the… master" Shiv said provocatively

Pein felt a shiver down his spine, not even when she was a prisoner she called him that. Pein couldn't get the image of them doing it out of his head, he knew it was wrong but she was so irresistible. he didn't have to look down to feel his hard pulsating dick between his legs, knowing Shiv was right there… naked and once asleep powerless to do anything. The more he thought about it the harder his dick got, he flipped over to face Shiv and to his shock she was facing him, staring directly at him

"Eh… hi" Pein said nervously

"Thought I was asleep?" Shiv said grinning

"Yes… I mean no, eh so what's on your mind?" Pein said nervously

"You" Shiv said boldly

Suddenly Pein felt something touch his dick, it curved around it and tightened, Pein jumped slightly to the contact but it felt nice, falling almost into a trance of relaxing feelings he started groaning.

"You like?" Shiv asked

Pein merely nodded unable to open his mouth, suddenly he felt his dick being ridden by her hand as it moved up and down. Pein groaned louder as she moved her hand faster, with her free hand she gabbed Pein's and placed it on her breast.

"You want me to stop?" Shiv asked

With the touch alone Pein groaned, he'd wanted to feel her breasts since she got undressed but he didn't want it to seem like he was taking advantage. Pein didn't respond to her question, and that alone was the answer. As he closed his eyes he wanted her to feel him, to please him, to be his again. He could feel Shiv move across the bed toward him and as he opened his eyes he saw her above him.

"Pein, I love you" Shiv said looking down

"I never stopped loving you" Pein replied

Shiv then lowered herself on to Pein, with a gentle push his dick slid inside her. Giving a low moan she leaned down to Pein's ear and whispered

"I forgot how big it was"

Pein smirked now knowing that he was bigger then Itachi, thinking that maybe one of the reasons of her leaving was perhaps because Itachi was bigger or better then himself. Realising that, he started moving his body to match Shiv's movements, he started thrusting into her causing more small moans from Shiv.

"Oh, I really forgot what you felt like" Shiv whispered

"You're very wet, I take it you're enjoying yourself" Pein said looking up at Shiv

Shiv gave a small nod in response and fell back down, hard. The force made Pein groan loud, as Shiv watched she thought of how different it was from Itachi. Recently he'd become cold and it all felt one sided, like she was the only one in love. Between her and Pein she could feel the love between the two. From the sounds, the way he held her, the way he would move. It all showed how much he cared. Shiv brought her body down once more but softly this time, Pein gave a small grunt but his face shown he wanted more. Shiv slid Pein out of her and climbed off, she then moved away from him and lay down, Pein didn't want it to stop so he followed, as he approached her he looked at her face, seeing it full of lust he realised she wanted more just as much as he and Pein then climbed on top of her.

"You want more?" Pein said smiling

"Whatever you want master" Shiv said biting her lip

Pein looked at her, his beautiful Rinnegan eyes filled with uncontrollable lust for the Animal Path. He darted back to her lips, closing the hungry gap between them. He slid his hand down towards her pussy making sure that it was still wet and to his delight it was. But that wouldn't stop him from inserting another finger into her to hear that moan that he was dying to hear again. As he pushed it inside she did indeed let out a moan, but this time it was different from the ones he had heard before. This was a sexy growl that escaped her lips. He attempted to pull away from her but she bit his lip, pulling him back. Pein found the biting a slight turn on and moving his free hand, he found her nipple and began to pinch it. Another muffled growl was heard and Pein grinned to himself. He had a plan to make her scream whether she liked it or not. Removing his hand from her nipple, he found her wrist and pinned it up against the headboard. Knowing he was trying something new Shiv didn't stop him and put her other hand above her head. Seeing that both hands were in place, Pein pulled his face away from hers.

"Rope bond Jutsu!" He said watching eagerly as her hands became bound together with the rope and a thick rope went in her mouth, guiding the rope with his eyes. The rope around her hands was secured onto the wall by two other pieces of rope secured to the bedposts, whilst the one in her mouth was tied behind her head.

"This should be interesting hey?" Pein said down her ear.

Shiv didn't know whether he was going to hurt her or not. All she could do was trust him. His hands went onto her ankles and forced her legs apart.

"Blindfold Jutsu!" He said and covered her eyes with it.

His Animal Path was ready. He couldn't wait to get started on her. Moving back up to her neck he stuck his tongue out and began licking her daintily from her neck to her stomach, making her shudder with pleasure. The unknown factor was a major turn on to both Pein's and he wasn't going to stop there. Shiv felt a jolt down below as Pein stuck his tongue inside her. This jolt was unexpected and Shiv tried to move her hands to stop him but ended up hurting herself. She decided to stop moving at all and let him do what he wanted to her. Each time she even slightly made a moan it sounded muffled. Pein began flicking his tongue in and out making her come slightly. He loved the way she tasted and kept darting his tongue in and out of her. Just when Shiv couldn't take it any more the pressure got too much and she came in his mouth. Lots. Pein didn't complain and just swallowed.

"Does somebody like this?" He asked almost teasing her

Shiv couldn't reply due to the rope in her mouth.

"I'll take your silence as a yes. Don't worry I'll give you something to moan about" He grinned as he gently slid her body down as far as he could without hurting her, licking her stomach again as he did so. He positioned himself beside her. He brought her legs up with him and held them up above his head. Now kneeling he inserted himself neatly into her saturated pussy. A slight moan was heard from his Animal Path.

"Wow… You're so wet. Most of it is you. The rest is my saliva. Now… I want you to not make a sound whilst I do you this way. If you do I'll have to punish you" He explained to her "Don't worry, I'm not doing this to hurt you my sweet"

He thrusted into her as hard as he could whilst Shiv was left to swallow her moans that wanted to pass her mouth to get to her masters ears. She began to come again, it sliding down onto Pein's member and passing it, covering his balls with a thin milky layer of it. Before they knew it a whole hour had passed and Pein gave one final thrust before their moment came to an end.

The two lovers lay there in each others arms after the long, lustful hour that they had just encountered. Pein didn't expect this to happen and he was starting to doubt what he had just done. After all, he didn't want to confuse Shiv. He may love her, but he knew that she would end up going back to Itachi eventually. He would tell her the truth. She deserved it after all she had been through that night.

"We need to talk" Pein said looking down at Shiv

"About what?" Shiv asked looking up

"About what just happened. I… we shouldn't of done that, you love Itachi and it was wrong and I'm sorry" Pein said

Shiv left Pein's arms and sat up, looking back she held a face of resentment.

"What do you mean it was wrong?" Shiv said looking distraught

"You still love Itachi. Its not fair on your feelings, I'm just sorry for giving in to my own temptation" Pein said looking away

"I don't love Itachi, he's cheated on me with god knows who, why are you saying this. I think its very fair, especially now that he'll know what its like to be cheated on" Shiv said

"Then I was only used to hurt Itachi?" Pein questioned

"No… I didn't mean it like that, please Pein can we just forget about this" Shiv pleaded

"I think we should just get some sleep, you can return to Itachi tomorrow, don't worry I won't be being used again. I assure you"

"Please don't be like this… I love you" Shiv pleaded

"I don't believe you. You'll be with Itachi this time next week so there's no reason for me to believe you. Now I suggest you go to sleep, you'll have a big day moving back with Itachi tomorrow" Pein said turning over away from Shiv

"Wait, please Pein. I love you, please talk to me, we can fix this… I can fix this" Shiv begged

"There's nothing to fix, now go to sleep" Pein said coldly

Shiv lay back down and faced the wall, thinking about all that happened. How everything went wrong, then she remembered what Itachi had done to her. The more she thought about what he'd done the more she felt justified by sleeping with Pein, but then she thought of Pein's feelings and knowing that he'd jump at the chance to be with her again. Shiv knew how unfair she'd been to him and suddenly became overcome with grief. Her regret of using Pein to get back at Itachi was too much to bare. As Shiv started to cry Pein looked back, seeing her upset would normally of called for his attention but this time he had to be strong. He turned back over ignoring Shiv as she grieved over her choices, then Shiv turned to face Pein realising that he wasn't there to comfort her as he usually was, that part of her hoping for some reaction but this time, she received none.

"Pein I love you… Please talk to me" Shiv pleaded

"Go to sleep, I have nothing to say to you" Pein replied coldly

"I love you god damn it, why don't you believe that?" Shiv cried out

"Because you used me as nothing more then a way to get back at Itachi" Pein replied

Suddenly Shiv leapt towards Pein, jumping on top of him she held down his arm and slid her free hand down to his dick. She grabbed it hard causing him to squint but instantly started sliding her hand up and down, she felt it start to harden in her hand as Pein struggled to remove her hand from his wrist

"You know you want it, why resist?" Shiv said crying

"What's gotten into you!" Pein shouted back while fighting her off him

Shiv felt his dick reach its limit and once more it was ready for use. Shiv released his dick and moved her hand to Pein's free hand, trying to hold him down she positioned herself directly above his dick and quickly slid it in. Shiv moaned loud at the entry, its speed, its size. It was more then she could handle.

"I love you Pein, please forgive me" Shiv cried on top of him

Pein couldn't move, Shiv had used her legs to pin his down and she had hold of his wrists with all her body weight leaning forward making it extremely hard for him to move, all he could do was lay there as she slid up and down on him. While Pein wasn't feeling good from the experience he knew it was wrong, like before this wasn't fair to his or her own feelings. His only movement didn't help matters as all he could do was thrust his body forward. As he struggled Shiv started sliding faster making it harder for Pein to concentrate, all he felt was a constant jolt with each fall and it was almost impossible to not groan in pleasure to it.

"I know you're enjoying it because you're harder then a rock. Please Pein I love you!" Shiv moaned out loud

"I know you do, but I know you love Itachi too… You can't have both!" Pein shouted back

"I want you to love me! I can't lose you" Shiv shouted crying

"You haven't, and I do love you. But this isn't fair on both if us!" Pein shouted trying to show sense to Shiv

Shiv continued to hold Pein down while riding him up and down, Pein couldn't hold it back much longer, he needed to make a noise and he needed to now.

"Shiv!" Pein groaned

Shiv screamed out as Pein groaned, she kept sliding up and down faster and harder each time, not caring if it made her sore, she wanted to make up to Pein the only way she knew how. Pein didn't want this but at the same time wanted it more then anything in the world. He loved Shiv but he knew like before this was wrong. Finally coming to his senses he pushed hard against Shiv lifting her up and loosened her grip, freeing his hands he grabbed Shiv's sides and tried to push her away, but Shiv wanted this, she wanted Pein inside her and she wouldn't let him go so easily, she wrapped her legs around his waist and dug her nails into his back causing him to groan in pain as she kept sliding up and down on his dick. Pein loved the feeling of her nails digging into his back, turning him on even more. But he had to stay strong, he had to make it clear that he wasn't going to jeopardise Shiv's future. Shiv tensed her grip on Pein's back causing him to start bleeding, but Shiv wasn't done yet, she wanted for him to understand how much she loved him. She then sped towards his neck biting it hard making Pein growl as she continued sliding on him. Pein needed to end this quick, he started to feel like he was going to blow again and that would only tell Shiv that he'd enjoyed it. Pein moved one hand to grab Shiv's arm and pulled it away from his back, but Shiv didn't let go.

She scraped his back leaving a bloody nail mark resulting in Pein groaning loudly, he then used his other hand to grab Shiv by the hair and ripped her mouth from his neck and like his back she left marks on his skin. Using both hands he grabbed her by both sides and pulled her up trying to separate the two. Shiv fought back and thrusted down on Pein's dick making him moan, and then he stared feeling a tingle. He was close to going. Pein pulled once more but Shiv again thrust herself down once again resulting in Pein moaning out loud. He pulled her up one final time and immediately pulled out of her but it was too late, the friction of him pulling out was to much. Pein moaned out loud as he spilled his juices all over Shiv's chest and neck and it was done. Shiv lay back on the bed with Pein laying the other way, exhausted from their second encounter.

"I… hope… your… happy" Pein panted

"I don't see you complaining" Shiv replied

Pein sat up facing Shiv, looking at her covered in his juices.

"You forced yourself on me, I had no choice!" Pein shouted

"You could easily of thrown me off. So don't blame me" Shiv argued back

"Don't you dare! You had me pinned down, and then after that you dug your nails into me and then bit my neck!" Pein argued

"Your moans say you liked it"

"You… You are unbelievable" Pein said

"For what, you enjoying yourself?! I knew you loved me" Shiv said smugly

"I do love you, but this was wrong, sleeping with you tonight was wrong" Pein said

"Itachi used me, I've learnt that the hard way. The only thing that was wrong was leaving you for that cheater" Shiv said

"But I know for a fact that this time next week you'll be back with him, so all of this didn't mean anything. It won't change anything between us!" Pein shouted

"And what if I want it to change, what if I've learnt from my mistake and want to make amends?"

"Well do you want me or Itachi? You can't have both"

Shiv stayed quiet not having the answer to his question. Pein sighed and turned over speaking as he did so

"See, you don't even know what you want. How can you make amends when even you can't answer my question. You're nothing more then a two timing, spoilt bitch"

His cold words where enough to bring tears to her eyes once more but yet, she knew she was stronger and wouldn't give him the satisfaction of them any longer. She pulled back the duvet, stood up and grabbed her cloak.

"Leaving so soon? I didn't know that Itachi had such a strenuous hold over you" Pein hissed at her from the bed

"I'm going to the sofa. I don't want to sleep in a bed with you." Shiv replied, tears brimming.

"Suit yourself. I wont expect you to be there in the morning."

Shiv left the room slamming the door behind her leaving Pein to think over the events of the night. Shiv wandered downstairs with nothing but her cloak on and entered the living room. Once inside she sat on the sofa and thought over her display in the last few hours, thinking of how much of an idiot she was. Knowing full well that Pein was right. Shiv felt her tears warming up, a result of her crying so much. As much as she hated crying she couldn't hold it back, she needed to vent her feelings, her guilt. Shiv lay down on the sofa and looked up at the ceiling, remembering this very same moment back with Itachi. Opening her cloak out like a duvet she closed her eyes but she couldn't sleep, she was to upset to sleep.

Laying there crying her eyes out, Shiv knew that she needed to confront Itachi about this cheating issue, for Pein's sake, for her own sake, for any chance of a future with Itachi's sake. Thinking about the best way to confront Itachi she started to forget about her problem with Pein and finally her tears came to an end. Wiping them away Shiv felt exhausted from her ordeal concerning Pein and lay there still looking at the ceiling wondering about what to ask Itachi, or at the very least how to bring it up. Starting to feel sleepy-eyed, Shiv knew Whatever she was going to say she needed to be blunt and like Pein said, tomorrow was going to be a big day.

The next morning Shiv awoke to find herself back in Pein's bedroom in his bed, rolling over she found the bed empty and looked around the room. Sitting up she continued to look around finding the room empty. Shiv stood up out of bed and put her cloak on, she grabbed her shoes and put them on followed by her leaving the room. Shiv went down stairs continuing to look around, with no sign of Pein she started searching the rooms of his house. Shiv started with the kitchen, looking around the blue and grey room she found the room untouched and empty, moving on to the next room being the dining room she found it like the kitchen, empty and untouched. Shiv continued to search the rooms going back up stairs and then back downstairs unable to find Pein, thinking that he'd left already Shiv decided to leave the house and on the way out she passed by the living room. The only room she hadn't searched.

Creaking the door open slightly she saw on the sofa Pein sleeping.

"Why did you swap places with me?" Shiv said out loud

Seeing Pein's blanket had fallen off him she walked over beside him and picked it up, looking down at Pein she gave a small smile and placed the blanket back over him. Facing away from Pein and back towards the door Shiv noticed something on the inside of the door. A note had been pinned up. Shiv walked towards it and saw it addressed to her in Pein's handwriting. Seeing this she pulled it from the door and started reading

"To my fallen Angel. By now you'll of noticed that you'd been moved from the sofa to the bed, yes that means I came down here last night and carried you back to the bed and then came back down here to sleep myself. I did that because I didn't want you getting cold but that's not the only reason. The other reasons are because I realised most of the things I said to you where harsh and cruel. I didn't mean them and I want you to always know that no matter what I love you. I don't blame you for last night and I guess you where right, if I really didn't want you on me I would of thrown you off. All I can do is say sorry for putting you in that position and sorry for saying what I said. I hope you straighten things out with Itachi and I wish you luck. Your always welcome here. Pein"

Shiv looked back at Pein as he slept and smiled

"No need to say sorry, it was my fault" Shiv said out loud

Shiv slowly opened the door and quietly walked out the living room, feeling better about Pein she closed the door leaving him to sleep peacefully. As she walked towards the door she placed the note on a side table by the front door, opening the door she walked through and looked at the rain. Shiv closed the door behind her and looked out to Hidden Rain knowing that her next stop would be Itachi.

"Well I guess my next stop is Itachi's house" Shiv said to herself

Shiv stared walking away from Pein's door heading for the exit of Hidden Rain, she decided against summoning herself to Hidden Leaf as the walk would give her enough time to think about what to say to Itachi concerning his recent unfaithfulness. All she could think about was the sounds from their bedroom, how horrible they where and how it shown how little Itachi actually did care. Shiv felt completely justified about her encounter with Pein for what Itachi had done to her, it was the ultimate act of betrayal and one act of cruelty deserves another. Approaching the exit to Hidden Rain Shiv stopped and looked back, knowing that she could come back here should things get worse made her feel better but at the same time made her feel bad. She loved Itachi. If she should return here and live with Pein it wouldn't be fair to him, and then she remembered his question of who she actually loves. Shiv knew the quick answer was Itachi but properly thinking about it she couldn't answer his question.

Snapping herself back into reality, Shiv turned around and looked outward from Hidden Rain seeing the long walk back to Itachi ahead. Stating to walk towards the forest ahead Shiv thought what to tell Itachi, thinking that maybe he didn't need to know the truth. After all he wasn't aware of Shiv hearing him with that woman and there was nothing suggesting that he would tell her what he'd done. So Shiv felt justified to keep her encounter with Pein a secret.

"Hmm, I've come along way already. didn't think I'd get through the forest so quickly, I'm almost at Hidden Leaf" Shiv muttered to herself

Shiv continued to walk towards Itachi thinking over possible things to say to him once she came face to face to him. What if he knew? Would she tell him outright? What Shiv was planning for counted on him not knowing, she hadn't considered him actually knowing somehow. As Shiv cleared the depths of the forest she found herself upon familiar roads, Leaf Highway. The road leading directly towards the Hidden Leaf Village. Shiv sighed seeing the road signs as they stated her location, knowing that she was closer to the conversation with him. As Shiv looked forward she saw the walls of Hidden Leaf Village looming overhead, seeing her time to speak coming closer and closer. Doubt and worry started creeping into her mind.

"What am I worrying about, so what if he knows. He caused all this by cheating first, its revenge nothing more!" Shiv said loudly to herself

Shiv approached the entrance to Hidden Leaf seeing groups of people walking in and out of the village, Shiv couldn't help but envy them. These people where nothing special, they had simple lives with no worries in them. They weren't apart of any secret criminal group or in league with anyone from it. They had simple easy lives, peaceful lives. As Shiv walked through the gates she passed many people on the way to Itachi's. Once through the gates she looked in the direction of Itachi's home, the famous Uchiha compound. Isolated from the rest of Leaf Village due to the mistrust that the population had of the Uchiha. That had all changed once the Uchiha where removed from existence however as the entire clan had been wiped out by Itachi years earlier as a sign of loyalty to the Akatsuki. Nowadays heading to the Uchiha compound was really rare, Itachi was living here in secret and going into the Uchiha compound wasn't usual for people unless they had specific business there, this fact made Shiv wary about being watched. She didn't need the attention and it didn't help that she was walking through the village in a big black cloak with bright red clouds on it.

Shiv approached the entrance to the Uchiha compound, standing still at the gate. She looked around to see if anyone was following her, to see if there where any witnesses. Seeing none Shiv instantly opened the gate and closed it quickly behind her. Walking towards Itachi's home Shiv felt her stomach go numb, her arms felt weak, her knees felt like they'd break if she walked another step. But she swallowed her fears, her nerves and kept walking towards him. Suddenly she found her destination, the home of Itachi Uchiha. Suddenly her stomach felt worse then ever almost like she was going to throw up, looking at the building she gulped loud and then knocked on the door.

With no answer Shiv knocked again louder then the first, suddenly the door opened and stood before her was the man she came to see. Itachi Uchiha.

"Where the hell have you been? I've been so worried!"

Itachi jumped from the doorstep and pulled Shiv into an embrace, grabbing her hard the grip almost draining the life from her body. Shiv felt incredible guilt suddenly, Itachi's words where far from what she was expecting. This was the first time in weeks he'd shown so much care towards her. Shiv actually felt loved, and then her stomach reminded her what she'd done.

"Come on in, sit down and tell me where you went" Itachi said concerned

Itachi pulled from the hug and guided Shiv into his home, Shiv remained silent as she walked into the front room. Sitting on the sofa she looked at Itachi as he sat by her. Finally worked up the nerve to speak Shiv looked at Itachi, staring deep into his crimson Sharingan.

"I went for a walk, I needed air" Shiv answered

"Where did you go to walk?" Itachi asked

"I just walked around, no where special" Shiv explained

"Well I looked around the entire village when I came downstairs looking for you and found you gone. I couldn't find you anywhere" Itachi said

"Yeah I stayed at a friends" Shiv said quietly

"Oh, who?" Itachi asked

"Eh… ka, Kakashi" Shiv said quickly

"Hmm, Kakashi you say" Itachi said looking at Shiv suspiciously

"Ye… Yes, I didn't know where else to go. I thought you didn't want to see or even speak to me, so I got out of your hair for the night" Shiv further explained

"Okay, so how come you've taken so long to come back? its almost sunset" Itachi questioned

"I… I don't know, I took the long way home I guess" Shiv stuttered

Itachi felt something was right in Shiv's words, while he didn't know where she went he didn't believe that she'd gone to Kakashi's. With his home being less then twenty minutes away it just didn't add up. Itachi thought for a second then an idea came to him. Looking at Shiv he was about to put his plan into action

"Hmm, well I stopped by Kakashi's and he said he hadn't seen you" Itachi said

Shiv looked at Itachi, unable to speak. Her plan was ruined, she couldn't answer Itachi's question. Looking dead into his eyes she knew it would only be a matter of time before he would figure it out. Choosing to get the hard part over sooner then later Shiv opened her mouth attempting to find the words to answer.

"I… I… I went to Pein's okay!" Shiv cried out

"I thought as much, thank you for being honest… eventually" Itachi said standing up

"You knew?" Shiv asked

"I had a hunch, I didn't really go to Kakashi's. I just knew something wasn't quite right with your answer" Itachi explained facing away from Shiv

"Your not mad?" Shiv asked

"Why would I be, you didn't do anything over there. Why would you, you love me after all" Itachi said turning to look back at Shiv

Shiv felt her stomach twist again, she had to tell him about what she'd done. But she was forgetting why she'd done what she did. She looked at Itachi remembering that he himself had cheated on her with this mystery women. Suddenly Shiv felt wild rage build up inside her, she needed to yell and she didn't care if it was for better or for worse.

"YOU CHEATED ON ME!" Shiv yelled at Itachi

"What?" Itachi said stunned

"You cheated on me, I was downstairs and I heard you. YOU AND HER!" Shiv shouted

"What are you talking about. When you went downstairs I went to sleep" Itachi said calmly

"I heard you, I heard her. I HEARD THE WHOLE FUCKING HOUSE MOVING!" Shiv yelled

"Did you fall asleep when you went downstairs because you sound mad. I didn't cheat on you, ever"

"I heard you, are you calling me a liar?"

"No, but you could of dreamt it. How long where you down there for before you left?" Itachi questioned

"I didn't dream it, I lay down here awake listening to you two. I even sat on the stairs listening"

"Well is it possible that you dreamt it. You where extremely tired"

"I know what I heard. I know your lying. Your guilty"

"The real question is are you guilty?"

"What, what are you talking about?"

"Well you saying I've done something when you're the one who stayed with Pein for the entire night… and most of the day"

"Are you accusing me of something?"

"Maybe, maybe not. Its up to you how you take it"

"What's that supposed to mean?!"

"Well if you haven't done anything then I am accusing you. If you have then I'm telling the truth"

"How dare you, you accuse me of cheating when you yourself have cheated. What gives you the right!?"

"I didn't though and you have, I can just tell. But what gives me the right is your own guilt conscience"

"You cheated first making anything I did justifiable!"

"So you did do something?"

"I didn't say that!" Shiv spat

"You suggested that you did something though. So tell me the truth"

"Only when I get the truth from you!"

"Ah so you are lying" Itachi said calmly

"I DIDN'T SAY THAT!" Shiv roared

"You really should learn self control. Getting angry about things that aren't even real is, well laughable"

"You are unbelievable"

"Am I? you're the one who's lying"

"I'm not lying, you cheated not me"

"Tell me the truth, I assure you you'll feel better"

"There's nothing to tell"

"TELL ME NOW!"

Suddenly Itachi's voice grew louder causing the room to shake, Shiv was taken aback by his sudden outburst and felt fear twist around in her stomach. Without even thinking about her response she opened her mouth saying the first thing to mind

"I cheated, I cheated okay"

Itachi looked blankly towards Shiv, almost like her answer didn't mean anything to him. He walked back over to Shiv and sat beside her

"Feel better now?"

"Wh…How, I mean aren't you mad?"

"I'm disappointed in you, but I love you so no. I'm not mad"

"But I cheated, I would of thought you would of hated me"

"Well I'm not" Itachi said blankly

"That still doesn't excuse what I heard, you did cheat on me. I know you did"

"No I didn't, you must of dreamt it. After all we did just have an argument. You went downstairs, fell asleep, had that dream and then woke up thinking it was real, left and then went to Pein's and had revenge sex when there wasn't anything to have revenge against"

"But I swear I heard you"

"I didn't. Who could just appear in our room in the middle of the night, especially when you went downstairs and the room is near the front door?"

"I suppose, but I swear I heard. I know I did"

"You where angry, you where tired and you'd just had a nightmare. You say that you sat on the stairs listening, well maybe that's what you dreamt. The shock in the dream could of woke you up and then you fled the area thinking it was all true"

"But it felt so real"

"Nightmares often do. I don't blame you for doing what you did, it was meaningless sex with no strings attached. It was revenge sex"

"But if it was a dream then I did that for no reason. I'm so sorry Itachi, I love you so much. Please forgive me!"

Shiv began to cry as she spoke, Itachi looked at her then pulled her to him. Shiv leaning on his side didn't try to hold back the tears, she felt unbelievable guilt for her actions. Going to Pein, sleeping with him. All of it was for nothing, and nearly cost Shiv Itachi. Shiv wiped away her tears as Itachi cuddled her, giving a small smile out of sight from Shiv. Smiling about the fact she'd bought his lie, now he could continue his mission. But he knew now to be a lot more careful as this small slip-up nearly cost him his only source of information about Pein and if she ever found out it would mean trouble for not only him, but those he worked for.

"Can you ever forgive me?" Shiv asked looking up at Itachi

"I already do, it wasn't your fault. But the real question is can you ever forgive me?"

"What do you mean?"

"I have a task that needs doing, a delicate task that only I can do"

"What is it?"

"It involves someone whom your familiar with… a great deal. My mission is to kill this person"

"Who is it?"

"It's Sasuke"

Suddenly Shiv's face dropped and like before, her stomach started to twist. All she could do was hope that this was a dream.

End of Chapter 5

Animal Path Saga