"What's this meeting about un?" The puppet master shrugged, "Whatever it is it must be important if Pein is actually going to tell us in person."

"What? He is?" Tobi was shocked that their second leader in command was going to announce something serious. All eyes turned to Madara who just sat there with a grim expression.

"Don't look at me. I have no clue what this information is either. Pein mentioned it would be better for him to tell the news."

Kisame plopped in his seat, "It better not be bad news." Itachi patted his lover's arm comfortably, "Let's just wait and see what he says."

"Well, shouldn't Kakuzu and Hidan be here as well?" Madara clarified, "I agree but Pein mentioned something that it didn't matter if they were."

Many were about to start arguing until a hologram of Pein appeared, his rinnegan flashing around the room aside from the outline of his body.

"Greetings to you all, it's been a while." Madara smirked, "Yes it has and you should visit more often." The image of the pierced man sighed and shook his head, "I can see you're keeping this lot in check so there's no need for me to babysit."

"HEY UN!" Sasori jerked his lover back in his sit mumbling, "Behave brat!" "What's this news you have to tell us?"

It took Pein a moment to speak before he finally replied sadly,

"I called you all here today to tell you some distressing news I have just found out myself personally."

They were all on the edge of their seats when he came to the main part.

"Kakuzu and Hidan are now dead. They both were killed during their mission."

It took them minutes to even register to what was just said. Deidara stuttered, "What? H..How un?" Kisame blurted out, "They're both immortal! Especially Hidan so how could they have been killed?"

"It is difficult to believe I know and I have yet to know the exact details unfortunately, but I assure you, the zombie duo is no more."

Tobi hung his head and leaned against his lover, "No way."

Madara frowned as well, "Pein, gather all the intellect you can about the cause of their deaths and report back to me immediately. This will be dealt with accordingly."

"Yes sir and I apologize for being the bearer of such displeasing news. I will report back as soon as I am able."

With that said the hologram disappeared and the atmosphere in the room turned gloomy. Madara shook his head, "No wonder it didn't matter whether those two were here."

Itachi held Kisame's hand, "I never imagined that something like this would happen to us." Kisame tried to reassure his lover, "It would have sooner or later, we can't live forever though we want to."

Deidara glanced at Sasori, "What about Olivia un?" The red head sighed, "One of us will have to tell her." Tobi buried his face in his hands, "We can't let Olivee know, she'll be devastated!"

Zetsu sighed and stoked his hair, "We can't hide it from her forever Tobi." "She needs to know."

*No one wanted to tell the woman, whom both lovers were taken away from her in one fell swoop, but it had to be done.

Once she came back from an errand, Madara decided to be the one to break it to her. He took her into the kitchen and explained, wishing he hadn't volunteered now.

When he started wording it descreetly her facial expression went from normal, to utter distraught. So many emotions were seen upon her face the elder couldn't name them all.

She accused him of lying, playing some sort of sick joke and went to the living room. She went straight to Tobi and looked like she was trying so hard not to cry.

"Tobi I know you won't lie to me, is it true? Are they…d..de….gone?" The boy was already shedding tears for her behind his mask and regretfully mumbled, "It is Olivee."

Biting her lip she ran to Sasori, then Kisame, Deidara, going through the whole bunch of men asking them all the same question.

When the verdict stood clear, she did NOT take it well. She ran to the bathroom and they could hear her sobbing to no end from their seats.

The blonde rested his head against his lover's shoulder, "What can we do Danna un?" "There's nothing we can do for her Dei, only she can heal her own heart."

"We can do something!" "We'll take care of her." Itachi nodded, "Of course but it won't be easy and things won't be the same."

Kisame smirked, "I'm going to miss Hidan's loud mouth and Kakuzu's scolding. They sure kept us amused that's for sure."

Tobi hugged his lover tightly and whispered, "Tobi will help his Olivee get better, he will."

Madara glanced over at the boy with a frown, a slightly jealous one at that.

I will heal her aching heart first.

TBC:

Depressing I know, but interesting eh? Review pretty please XD