A/N: Uh, hey! So, starting from the top, I wanted to say that I'm Sorry for not updating my stories in a while but piled homeworks, upcoming exams, lecturing teachers and extra classes are the reasons of my absence. Please forgive me. (Bows deeply)

Here you go!

Pein Ame.

Sakura was too engrossed with the book during recess, she didn't notice a couple of fan girls whispering a plan to hurt and embarrass her. Soon, a loud growling sound was heard from the sky.

Sakura looked up from her book and stared at the sky. It was grey, the clouds were moving faster than they would normally and the air smelled wet.

It was going to rain...

-With Pein-

Pein was annoyed. Ever since that stupid match making machine was brought to school, the number of lovesick fools and jealousy consumed teenagers had spiked. That was only part of what was annoying Pein though.

What really ticked him off was his own curiosity to see what the girl called Sakura Haruno was like. He had never met the girl nor had he seen her. But he only knew one thing; Sakura Haruno is just like any other girls in the school; corrupted and irritating.

She'll just be like any other girl; his fan girl. But somehow, inside of him, there was a hint of doubt in his conclusion.

He then turned into a corner only to come across a group of girls who were panting and whispering to one another. The girls had their backs in front of him, so they didn't know that the handsome young man was behind them.

"We shouldn't have hurt her! We were supposed to threaten her with a pocket knife! What were you thinking, Mika?" a brunette whispered angrily at a blonde. "How should I know? Besides, I only punched her in the stomach! I didn't expect her to cough out blood all of a sudden!" the blonde replied.

"Let's get out of here already!" a black haired girl said as they ran away.

Pein had eavesdropped on their conversation. He sighed, 'Now, where to find the girl they injured?' he thought. He continued walking and not too soon, he reached the compound. His once tensed and irritated mood relaxed when he smelled the smell of earth mixed with rain and the sound of the pitter patter that came from the rain drops.

He then notices a pink haired girl bending down to pick up a book, her other hand holding her stomach. Not too far from the book and the girl was a small pool of blood and the girl's lips had a smear of blood on them.

'That must be the girl that was mentioned earlier…' Pein sighed inwardly. He walked towards the girl, while he didn't mind the rain drops landing on his person. "Oi, get out of the rain already. You're going to catch a cold, you silly little girl," Pein said.

The girl noticed Pein and looked up, her body still hunched as she continued to reach her book. "It's okay, as long I can save my precious book, I'll be alright," she smiled sadly; tears were threatening to fall from her eyes.

Pein eyes widened at her words. He soon noticed that the hunched girl was truly beautiful. He especially liked her eyes; they were so bright and beautiful that they were like an open book; where you can read them easily.

He snorted inwardly, 'Maybe she did this to impress me. Maybe she was just like any other girl; fan girls,' he thought. He continued to watch the girl reaching for the book in pain, only to stop mid-way to cough out blood.

He groaned and grabbed the girl by her hand. "You need to be treated immediately! Just leave the damn book and let's go!" he said in a monotone voice. The girl pulled her hand away from him and yelled, "Leave me alone! That book might not be valuable to you, but it is to me! They were given to me by my late parents!"

Pein looked at her with widened eyes again. The girl bent down again to reach the book, but she was in much pain that it made the task more difficult than it seemed. Pein got irritated and grabbed the girl and her book. She swung the girl onto his shoulders and walked away, towards the infirmary room.

"Put me down, you jerk! I hate you! I hate you! Release me! Let go of me!" the pink haired girl screamed. She punched his back, kicked his chest and stomach, pulled his orange hair and even clawed his shoulders but he still didn't release her.

She soon gave up on escaping, realizing there was no way out. So, instead she mumbled insults about him that made him even more shocked than before. Does she even know who he is? He shook his head. No, everyone knows him. So why did this girl…?

Why did she refuse him? Why did she refuse his words, touch and presence; everything about him?

They soon arrived at the infirmary room, entered it and Pein dropped the girl onto a white bed. "Seems like the nurse isn't here for the moment," Pein muttered to himself, trying to ignore the girl that was reaching for her book that he was still holding.

"Give me my book back, you jerk!" the girl yelled. Pein grabbed a first-aid kit on the table near him and tried pulled the girl's shirt up so he could tend the wound on her stomach.

"H-Hey! Stop it! Who the hell are you?" the girl yelled. "Pein Ame. What's yours?" Pein asked, releasing the hem of the girl's shirt. "Um, Sakura Haruno," the girl replied, her eyes widened when she heard his name.

Pein at first sighed, 'Here comes the squealing and hugging attacks,' he thought. But his expectations were wrong as he watched the girl; Sakura grabbed a glass of water she poured a minute ago. She drank the cool water greedily, ignoring or maybe oblivious to the stare Pein had given her.

'Wait- Sakura Haruno? Wasn't that the girl's name; my supposed 'soul mate'?' Pein thought, as he stared at the girl intently. He once again grabbed the hem of her shirt, after getting a nod from the pink haired nymph and pulled her shirt up gently.

He dabbed her red stomach with some cotton that was absorbed by some ointment; gently. "Who did this to you?" Pein asked, being the Student Council President. "Why do you care?" Sakura asked back stubbornly.

Pein narrowed his eyes at the girl in front of him, not happy with her reply. "I am the Student Council President. I need to punish whoever did this," Pein said as he threw away the used cotton.

"I probably wouldn't tell you even if I did know. I don't like being in debt to people and I hate having someone else fight MY battles. I especially wouldn't rely on someone who's holding one of my most prized possession hostages," Sakura declared proudly all the while glaring at the man still holding her book.

Pein smirked. "Feisty aren't we? I'll give back your book if you cooperate with me." Pein promised. He had to admit it wasVERY refreshing to talk to a girl who didn't openly drool over him. This Sakura girl was starting to grow on him.

Sakura looked down, not wanting to give in but she felt as though she had no choice in the matter.

That book was just too precious to her. "Alright, what do you want me to do?" She looked up. She was quite surprised to find Pein studying her with an intense expression. Their eyes locked on to each other for a moment before Pein got up and went to a back room. He came back with an expensive looking laptop. Before long he placed the laptop in front of her. Sakura looked at the screen and saw pictures of students.

"These are the pictures for the yearbook. I want you to find the people who hurt you and show them to me," Pein said. Sakura nodded and started to work.

Pein watched as she looked through the pictures with a slight pout on her face. Were he a lesser man, his whole face would have gone crimson at the adorable sight. As it was there was just a light dusting of pink across his nose but he was so engrossed in watching expressions flit across her face that he had no idea it was there. Suddenly she sighed and glared at him. He couldn't help but wonder what he'd done to deserve her obvious dislike.

"Would you mind not staring at me? It's pretty rude you know." Sakura said.

"Why are you so angry at me?" Pein finally broke down and asked.

Sakura sighed again. "I'm sorry." She apologized and even Pein had to admit it sounded sincere. "I was angry at what those girls had done and I was even more upset over how helpless I felt. One punch made me cough up blood. I felt weak and frustrated. Then you came along and made me feel even weaker by forcing me to give in to your high handed manner. Still it wasn't your fault yet I still made you the target of my anger. For that I'm sorry." Sakura explained.

"It's quite alright. I'm sorry for my 'high handed manner'," Pein smirked. Still, inwardly he was still curious. Is this girl really what she seems or is she just like any girl; the ones who fawn over him and acted interesting to get his attention? He wanted to know so badly.

A plan formed in his head. He leaned down to the oblivious pink haired girl and moved his hand onto her still exposed stomach.

Sakura felt a jolt at her torso and then noticed Pein's hand on her stomach along with his person leaning down to her. The laptop on her lap was the only thing keeping them apart.

"Is your stomach still okay?" he asked huskily. Sakura's brain started to work and small hands immediately pressed against Pein's chest. Pein looked down when he felt small hands pushing him away from his little prey.

"Yes, I'm fine. You don't need to be too close," Sakura said as she glared at the senior in front of her. Pein smirked inwardly as he knew Sakura Haruno was not the ordinary girl; and by ordinary girl, Pein meant the ones who fawned over him because of his good looks and wealth.

"I'm sorry; I just want to check if you're okay. No need to be harsh, little lamb," Pein chuckled when he saw Sakura's right eye twitched at the nickname he had given her.

Sakura still continued to work on finding the girls that injured her just minutes ago. Sakura lazily scrolled down the page she was looking at Pein's laptop. Sakura yawned but the noticed a picture of one of the girls that had ambushed her.

Sakura clicked on that photo and the name of the girl came up. Sakura wrote her name down and continued to work. Minutes later, she had found all of her attackers' pictures and names. She turned her head to inform to the pierced senior, only to found he was reading her book, with his left elbow that was positioned on the bedside table, supporting his head with the palm of his hand and his legs crossed.

'That guy… I can never understand someone like him,' she thought. Pein had notice her stop working so he stood up and walked towards her. "Are you finished?" he asked. Sakura only nodded and pushed the laptop towards the male. She also gave Pein the list of names that attacked her.

"I'm done, right? May I have my book back?" Sakura asked. Pein ignored the girl, making Sakura red in anger. She hopped off from the bed she sat on and grabbed her book that was positioned innocently on the bedside table. When she reached for her book, a larger hand got it first.

Sakura turned her head towards the male that kept her book as his hostage, again. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Sakura asked. Pein shrugged and opened the book where he had marked.

"I want to continue reading this. I never thought you were into mystery or supernatural. I always viewed girl to only read romance novels," Pein said. He had noticed that Sakura gagged a bit when he mentioned his point of view.

"May I borrow it for a while? I would like to finish it," Pein stated, staring at the book. Sakura pouted cutely and Pein noticed it. He blushed but it went unnoticed by Sakura. "Whatever, just remember to give it back after you finished it," Sakura growled much like a kitten that made Pein laughed inwardly.

"Thank you," Pein said as he watched Sakura exited the room. After a while, a smirk made its way onto Pein's face. 'She's very interesting,' he thought. Then, a girl with blue hair entered the room. "Konan, hello there," Pein greeted his half-cousin. "Pein, I saw a girl with pink hair earlier, sputtering insults about you. What did you do?" Konan said.

"Nothing, really. She's a girl that has taken a dislike towards me," Pein answered as he continued reading the book, "This is her book I am reading."

"Odd, as far as I know, no girls or women has resisted you. Interesting indeed. Have you taken a liking towards her, instead?" Konan questioned. Pein only smirked in response and it was enough for Konan to know his answer.

"How in the world are you going to court that little vixen if she hates you, Pein?" Konan asked, not minding the fact that her cousin had chosen a simple 'commoner' for a companion for life. After all, Konan has known to have taken a liking towards the pink haired sophomore at first glance. "Would you mind helping me?" Pein turned to her.

Konan smiled in response, proud of her cousin's choice, "With pleasure."

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I hope you all enjoyed it. My other stories will be updated late because I'm experiencing a writer's block in all of them. Poor, poor me. (sniffs) Anyways, review, please! They make me feel tingly inside. Oh, and a big thanks for those who reviewed this story and my friend, dragontamer ri-chan for helping me! Thanks, everyone! I love you!