-Skye-

I woke up and looked up to see Deidara alseep above me and smiled at the fact he'd let me stay where I was in his lap despite how uncomfortable I probably made him. I gingerly sat up so as not to bother my blonde haired cousin before getting to my feet and padding into the kitchen area of the apartment. I got a glass from the drainer and filled it with water from the tap before draining it and setting it back where I'd gotten it. I sighed as I turned around and leaned against the counter and looked down at the ground. Learning about Kaiarie's death made me realize how much pain I'd probably made Deidara feel when I'd stopped writing him, but I couldn't pretend to tell him everything was fine and me and Shinta were doing well when just the opposite was happening.

I lifted a hand and placed it on my stomach, fingers slipping under my shirt and running along the stitching on my abdomen. I felt a sadness well up in me at the life that had been taken from me but I knew it was better than raising my child in the environment I had been in before I managed to leave.

"How could you not tell me!?"

I heard someone's voice yell from down the hall and was snapped out of my thoughts and frowned in confusion as I walked out of the kitchen and to the beginning of the hallway.

"Konan, please."

A voice said and I recognized it was Pein.

"I wanted to tell you, but I knew you'd react the way you are now."

He said and I silently made my way further down the hallway so I could hear them better. I stopped outside Pein and Konan's shared room and heard Konan speak again.

"So you told everyone else but me? How does that make any sense Pein? Tell me how!"

She snapped and I winced at the tone in her voice. I knew Konan had a temper, but dang.

"Konan honey, please-"

Pein started, but was cut off.

"Don't Konan honey please me Pein, you should have told me first! I'm your girlfriend for crying out loud!"

The door suddenly opened and I stared wide eyed at Konan at having been caught standing outside their door. She looked at me for a few seconds before turning and stalking down the hallway without a word said between either of us.

"Konan!"

I heard Pein call after her and turned to see him start to run out of their room only to freeze when he saw me standing there.

"You heard all that?"

He asked and I simply nodded and heard him sigh before looking down at his feet and running a hand through his hair.

"It may not be my place to say anything Pein..."

I said and he up at me so I continued.

"...but she has a point. She is your girlfriend and you should have told her first."

I said and saw his face fall at my words.

"But that's over and done with now, so go after her and don't stop trying to make up for your mistake until she forgives you and attacks you with kisses!"

I said before pulling him out of his doorway and pushing him down the hall.

"But...what do I say?"

He asked as I pushed him closer to the living room.

"Oh I'm sure you'll think of something, now get your ass in there!"

I said with a smirk as I pushed him out of the hallway and into the living room where Konan was. I walked over to the couch where my cousin was somehow still sleeping and sat down. I had a feeling like Pein had a reason for wanting to leave the band when Itachi had told Deidara and me, and if it was for the reason I was thinking, if he told her she wouldn't be as mad as she was now.

-Pein-

I wasn't really sure what Skye was talking about when she said I'd think of something, but she didn't really give me much of a choice when she pushed me out of the hallway and into the living room right infront of Konan. I saw her sitting with her arms crossed under her chest and foot tapping angrily on the loveseat across from the couch Skye and Deidara were on. She still looked beautiful even when angry with me.

"Pein, do it."

I heard Skye whisper to me and looked at her confused until I saw her pointing to her left ring finger and felt my eyes widen when I realized what she was talking about before turning back to look at Konan who was ignoring me completely.

"Konan, I'm sorry I didn't tell you first. I was just afraid of how you'd react."

I told her honestly as I reached into the back pocket of my jeans and pulled the box I had there out and held it in my hand infront of me, but Konan hadn't seen it yet since she still wasn't looking at me.

"I don't care, you still should have told me Pein. I thought you trusted me."

She said and I could hear pain replace a bit of the anger in her voice.

"I do trust you Konan, more than you know."

I said and swallowed thickly before taking a deep breath and gathering my nerves to do what I was about to do.

"You said you wanted to know why I wanted to quit the band, right Konan?"

I asked and that got her to glance at me from the corner of her eyes.

"Yeah..."

She said slowly. I moved so I was down on one of my knees and took hold of her hand which made her look at me confused.

"The reason I wanted to quit was so I could find a better way to support us because what kind of husband would I be if I couldn't even support my wife?"

I asked and saw her brows knit together in confusion at my words until they finally sunk in.

"Pein..."

She said and I pressed the button on the side of the box in my hand with my thumb, making the top flip open revealing the ring inside to her.

"Konan, I love you more than anything and I hope you will do me the honors of becoming my wife."

I said, nervous as hell that she'd say no because I'd pissed her off earlier.

"Oh Pein..."

She said quietly and I felt my heart beating like crazy with fear that she was going to say 'sorry, but no' or something like that.

"Yes."

She said and I looked at her in shock.

"What?"

I asked, not fully sure I'd heard her.

"Yes, I'll marry you."

She said and I sighed in relief before smiling up at her and slipping the ring on her finger. She waited til I had finished before she jumped off the loveseat and tackled me to the floor in a kiss.

"About damn time."

I heard someone say from behind us and pulled away from Konan and craned my head back to see Itachi and Sasori standing in the doorway of the hallway looking at us.

"How long have you two been standing there?"

I asked, not bothering to move from my spot on the floor with Konan lying ontop of me in my arms.

"Since we heard Skye telling you to get your ass in here."

Sasori said with a shrug and I shook my head with a slight smile. I should have known.

"So when's the wedding?"

I heard Skye ask and turned to look at the devious purple and blue haired girl sitting on the couch next to a still sleeping Deidara who had a huge smile on her face.

"I was thinking sometime in the summer."

I said, looking down at Konan for her opinion. She just smiled and nodded in agreement with me.

"Someone should probably wake Deidara and fill him in."

Itachi said as I got to my feet, pulling Konan up with me.

"I'll do it."

Skye said and we turned towards her to see her lean over towards her sleeping cousin with a soft giggle before she took a deep breath.

"DEIDEI HELP ME! THERE'S A HUGE PURPLE SPIDERMONKEY ON THE CEILING WHO SAYS HE'S COME TO EAT MY SOUL!"

She shouted loudly in the blonde's ear and his eyes shot open and he jumped in surprise before promptly falling off the couch making us all laugh.

"What's going on, yeah?"

He asked confused which only made us laugh that much more.

"Pein proposed to Konan and are gonna get married sometime this summer!"

Skye shouted happily and I shook my head at her enthusiasm though it was good to see her happy again. I just wondered how long it would last until something else happened.