Chapter 10

Nikki shoved the faux wood door open and flung her flip flops off her dirt covered feet. Hidan followed closely behind her, a mischievous smirk was painted on his face.

"I see you managed to fetch the dog," Pein applauded. Nikki stared at the floor, her body swayed slightly and her vision clouded.

"Nikki?" Deidara reached out and touched her arm.

She snapped her head in his direction and focused on his face, her eyes widened and she blinked a few times. "Yea?" she responded nonchalantly. Kakuzu, Sasori, and Pein crowded around her.

"Did something happen in the woods, un?" Deidara let go of her arm.

Nikki's face reddened; she looked down and covered her mouth. "No," she mumbled.

"HA?!" Hidan chortled behind Nikki.

Nikki turned around to face him and pleaded, "Hidan, don't." She stormed off to the bathroom and slammed the door shut.

"I can't d-deal with this any-anymore," Nikki sobbed into her hands. She sat in the bathtub fully clothed with the water running colder with each passing minute. She gripped her tangled hair and yanked at it, her fist flew onto her head. "Stupid!" She shouted with each fist that hit her head.

BANG! The bathroom door fell on top of the toilet and hanged on one rusty hinge from the doorway.

"GO AWAY!" Nikki roared and buried her face in her hands.

"You worthless manipulative girl!" The shower curtain was yanked open. Pein gripped Nikki's hair and dragged her out of the bathtub.

"LET ME GO!" Nikki pulled on Pein's restraint.

Pein launched her onto the kitchen floor where everyone waited.

"I said that she and the fucking spirit were fucking kissing in the fucking woods." Hidan drooled out and emphasized who was who and what was what with his hands.

Nikki rose and cast a hateful glare at Hidan. Hidan only smiled cruelly and walked away to another room.

"Are you and this spirit dating?" Kakuzu growled and crossed his arms.

"Is this his way of making sure you won't get lonely when he's away?" Kisame stepped closer.

Nikki raised her hands and stammered, "N-no I just met him when I said I met him."

"Liar," Itachi declared.

"You had us all very much fooled," Konan commented. "Is this your cruel love game?"

"No, we're not an item!" Nikki protested, "Please, you have to believe me."

"And why should we?" Pein glared, "You're just a girl who knows a tad too much about us and I don't like that. For all we know, we're under the influence of some strong genjutsu."

"No, that's not true!" Nikki pleaded, "Please you have to believe me!"

"I see all is going well," Hidan commented standing in the doorway.

"You!" Nikki glared and launched herself towards Hidan; her hands were poised for scratching.

Hidan dodge and stepped back.

Nikki stumbled on the floor and landed on one knee. She ground her teeth and launched up to Hidan with her fist ready. "WRAGH!" she screeched and aimed a swift punch at his jaw.

Hidan gripped her wrist roughly and flung her at the dining room table, "Bitch!"

Nikki collided with the edge of the table, "AUGH!" She fell onto the floor on her hands and coughed violently, drool spewed from her mouth. She looked up-

A foot collided with her face.

Nikki head tipped back, her body collapsed onto the floor beneath the table.

The table was flipped and thrown onto the wall behind her.

Nikki rose to her hands and knees and dry heaved. Tears weld in her eyes. "Fucker," she wobbled to her feet. "I'll fucking kill you."

"Try it and we'll kill you." Pein declared, "We are stronger than you."

"Kill me and you won't make it in this world," Nikki clutched her cheek. "You know nothing of this place and the best you can do is kill. Hell! You can't even run an organization, at the rate things are going you will all die! Oh how I wonder what was going on when you guys left. Considering that Sasori is here, that means you guys haven't attempted to get the Kazekage yet!"

"What are you talking about?" Sasori's eyes narrowed and he shot a look at Pein.

"That is classified information and only those who are in on the plans have a right to know." Pein stepped forward, "How do you of all people know that?"

"Because you're not real." Nikki whispered looking down, "I told you the same thing when we first met. I-I don't know if you believe m-"

Pein gripped her by the throat and lifted her, his hand clenched around her neck.

Blue fog started to appear near the windows. Red fog appeared from the doorways.

Nikki gripped at the hand and weakly kicked at his stomach. Her vision spotted and her face turned red. Her hands weakly dropped to her side and her eyes flickered rapidly, she panted gasping for her last breath.

Pein squeezed tighter and clawed his hands into her throat.

"ENOUGH!" The voice boomed, the room darkened and everyone flew separately into different parts of the wall. Nikki was splayed on the floor, she gasped for breath in big gulps. Aka and Ao stood on each side of Nikki.

"FUCKING FUCKERS! LET ME FUCKING COME AT YOU SO I CAN SACRIFICE YOUR FUCKING AS TO JASHIN!" Hidan shouted from the ceiling.

"We know all about your stupid lover's game," Sasori barked from the wall by the doorway to the kitchen.

"Release us, un." Deidara chided from spot between the windows.

"I-I told you its n-n-ot like that…" Nikki rasped.

"Shut up, there is no reason to believe you." Kakuzu spit back.

"You won't even be a decent appetizer," Zetsu commented.

The room silenced. Seconds which seemed like minutes which seemed like hours passed.

"Since everyone is so desperately trying to get back to their world," Ao started.

"We decided to send you all back," Aka finished.

"Really, un?" Deidara's eyes widened and he glanced from Aka to Ao.

"YUP!" The duo responded, "And you're all leaving now!"

They clapped hands with each other and a bright green light appeared in between their hands. Their hands separated and the scroll appeared; the scroll that was the cause of problem in the first place, the scroll that Pein first read in his office, The Dimension Travelling Scroll. The scroll opened and a black circle appeared on its open page. The circle grew and white hands clawed out.

"Goodbye!" The spirits chirped.

"Wha-" Pein was suddenly clawed and pulled into the circle. He screamed and disappeared.

The others stepped back and Nikki grinned. One by one the Akatsuki members were pulled by the white hands.

Hidan screamed profanities as he was dragged through the floor.

"Heh," Smirked Nikki. "Serves you righ-" A hand wrapped around her ankle. "The fuck?" She kicked at the hand with her other foot. The grip tightened and another white hand gripped her free foot. "Let me go," Nikki squirmed. The hands started to drag her body towards the circle. Nikki reached for Aka's leg. "They're dragging me in too!"

"We know," The spirits chirped.

"But why?" Nikki was closer to the circle. Her heart pulsed loudly in her ears and tears streaked her face.

"Sorry, honey..." Ao mumbled, "But..."

"It's just your," Aka continued.

"Punishment!" The duo exclaimed.

"NO!" Nikki exclaimed.

Then everything was dark.