When they died, they didn't go to heaven or hell.
When Sasori died, he wasn't allowed to, simply. Like it or not, his soul had been joined to Deidara's, and when Deidara died while fighting Itachi's brother, they were allowed to move on.
But not really.
They hadn't told each other something they should have, so they were reborn, into another world, but separated.
Kakuzu died many years before Hidan, and Hidan spent all of those long years alone, buried in a deep hole and unable to move. Eventually, Jashin grew angry that his most faithful follower wasn't sacrificing or preforming his rituals anymore, and revoked his immortality.
Hidan died instantly, after so many years alone in the dark.
But there was no heaven or hell for either them, because of certain things not said. So they were sent to the same world as their old friends.
Itachi was killed by his younger brother in battle, Kisame died shortly afterwards. And there was no rest for them, either.
When Zetsu died, killed by Kakashi and Tsunade, he was forced to wait for Tobi's eventual death. No resting in peace was allowed for them.
Pein finally died by Tsunade as well, Konan killed by Naruto. And the last members of the Akatsuki were sent to another world, to say to their partners what they had never had the chance to say, before their deaths.
"HIDAN!"
Hidan's eyes jerked open, and his body tensed, preparing for what he knew was coming.
A thudding of footsteps, someone jumping off his carpeted floor...
THUD
"Why the hell do you always do that, TenTen?!" Hidan demanded, sitting up and pushing the brown haired girl off his chest and onto the floor.
Hidan Neco, age seventeen. Leader singer of the band The Bloodstained Weapons, the most popular band among teenagers. Is an orphan, and is the most popular of the band. Has many fangirls.
"Because I can. Besides, I know it hurts, and you like pain," she said, getting to her feet and smoothening out her twin dark buns, placed on either side of a pale face, set with dark eyes and a permanently smiling mouth.
TenTen Ahriman, age fifteen. Drummer for the Bloodstained Weapons. Sees Hidan as an older brother type, and lives with her boyfriend, Neji Hyuuga, the guitarist for their band.
"Anyway, come on. Nedi's waiting for us," she said. Hidan groaned and flopped back on the pillow.
"Do we have band practice?" he asked tiredly, shutting his eyes and sighing.
TenTen giggled "Of course we do. The deadline for us to finish with that new song is next week, and Lee is still having trouble with the chorus. I knew it was a mistake for him to play bass..."
"Yeah, yeah, now go away, I'll be out in a moment," Hidan interrupted, eyes still shut as he waved TenTen out of the room.
"Yeah, just don't take too long," she called over her shoulder as she strode away from Hidan's bed and to the door.
When he heard the door click shut, the Jashinist sat up, running a hand through his tangled silver hair, lavender eyes blinking blearily as he glanced to the window. The day was bright and clear, the sky with only a few clouds, and from where he sat, he could see a hot air balloon rise up into that clear blue.
Nothing like that for him today. He'd be spending this, one of the last lovely summer days, inside, because of one thing.
Band practice.
Whee.
"Oh come on, Dei!" Sakura whined, and Deidara merely rolled his eyes, running a hand through his blonde hair, which was tied into it's usual half ponytail. Deidara had always wondered why felt compelled to tie his hair up the way he did, but his fangirls weren't complaining. "Please, Dei, if you do this new movie, you get to kiss me!"
Deidara Iwahara, age sixteen. Child actor, had a rough childhood, as his mother is the most famous actress in the world, known for her charm and beauty, is always on tour. Doesn't know his father. Number one fan girl is Sakura Haruno, another child actress.
"Pleaseeee?" she whined, bright green eyes boring into blue. Deidara shook his head, grinning inwardly. This girl was so much fun to annoy, the little slut. Sakura let out a huge stage sob and threw arms around Deidara's neck.
Sakura Haruno, age fifteen. Slut-in-training. Has a huge crush on Deidara, but he can't stand her. Likes romance movies.
"No. Look, I already signed a contract to do a movie with some guy named Sasori Akasuna, alright, un? Now let go, un!" Deidara successfully managed to get the girl off his neck, and practically ran for the nearest exit, leaving a shocked Sakura standing there.
Best to get away now, while he could, before she recovered and came for him again.
And he had to get to the studios to meet with producers of the new film, anyway.
And he really wanted to meet Sasori Akasuna. He couldn't help but feel that somehow, he had known the guy a long time ago. Which was strange, because Deidara could never remember talking to the red haired star in his entire life.
"Hey...Kakuzu, you like the Bloodstained Weapons, right?" Shikamaru asked his friend. They were sitting in the park, on a bench, waiting for their friends Temari, Gaara and Kankuro to show up so they could leave to see a new horror movie that was supposed to be pretty.
Children ran by, screaming with laughter. The sky was clear, and while it was brisk, it wasn't chilly enough that they needed jackets just yet. Kakuzu brushed his dark hair out of his glowing green eyes as he thought.
Kakuzu Frazier, age eighteen. His mother is dying of cancer, his dad the president of a famous publishing company. Has scars on his cheeks and much of his body from an accident when he was fourteen. Favorite band is the Bloodstained Weapons.
Kakuzu raised an eyebrow as he looked over to the Nara. "Yeah, I guess I do. Why?"
Shikamaru grinned at him, then dug through his pocket, coming up with five tickets that glowed red under the sun. "They're giving a concert here next week. I got tickets for all of us."
Bloodstained Weapons was the teen's favorite band. Kakuzu had always felt this weird connection to the lead singer, Hidan Neco. Which was ridiculous. He couldn't have ever met someone as famous as the albino singer was. But that still didn't change the fact that he felt like he knew Hidan.
Kakuzu grinned at his friend. "Sounds cool. You inviting Temari?"
Shikamaru Nara, age seventeen. Has a crush on Temari no Sabaku, and is Kakuzu's best friend. Likes the Bloodstained Weapons and hard rock.
"Hell yes. So are you in or not?"
"I'll go."
Why would he turn down the chance to see a good band preform live?
Besides, Shikamaru wasn't charging him for the tickets.
"Itachi, please pay attention. This is important," the tutor begged. The Uchiha turned cold black eyes on her
Itachi Uchiha, age seventeen. Heir to the largest computer software company in the world. Has one younger brother, is home tutored, and has no friends. Is cold, stonic and completely emotionless by nature. Has an IQ over 190.
"It isn't to me," he said quietly, twisting a piece of his long black hair in his fingers. The teacher, a Ms. Amy Yamama, flushed a deep red, clashing nicely with her auburn hair, and her hazel eyes glittered with annoyance.
"But you're the heir to a huge company!" she protested as the weasel got to his feet, gathering his books and heading for the door. He paused for a moment, then looked back at her, eyes stonic. His black hair fell around his pale face, and his black eyes were narrowed.
"I couldn't care less about the company," he said in his usual monotone, before walking to the door, leaving his stuttering, pink faced teacher unable to think of a valid argument that would bring him back.
"Sasori, come on."
"No."
"You'll like this guy!"
"No!"
Might Guy threw up his hands in the air, a look of despair on his face. "Please, just believe in the springtime of youth!"
"Oh HELL no!" a red head snapped, jerking up to a sitting position from the couch he was lying on. He was in the living room of his and his grandmother's mansion, watching the servants clean up around the two rather absentmindedly, until Guy's comment, of course.
Sasori Akasuna, age sixteen. Another child actor. Parents died, and he lives with his grandmother, who is famous for "Gramma'a Chiyo's Story Hour" show. Might Guy is his manger.
"Oh come on. We signed the contract, you have to go through with the deal. Besides, I hear the person you're working with is pretty cute..." Guy grinned at the red head, who merely glared harder.
"I could care less about that. But since the deal is signed, I have no choice," he said finally, flopping back down and closing his eyes. He had a headache now.
He got headaches often, and usually after either arguing with Guy or when he saw a movie with the child star Deidara Iwahara in it. The former always confused him. It made no sense that he would get a headache, just from seeing someone, right?
But he always did.
And what made it worse was, he had to make his next movie with the Iwahara. Headache city, here he came.
"I'll do it," he said finally, after a moment of thought.
"HA HA! You believe in the springtime of youth now, do you not?"
"No."
"Kisame...."
The shark looked up at his friend Hinata from his magazine, something on the new bands and actors. Stuff Kisame usually wouldn't read about, but then again, he had gotten it off of Kiba.. He was sitting at his desk, waiting for the passing period to be over and his science class to begin as he flipped through the pages.
"Oh hi, Hinata. You need something?" he asked, setting aside his magazine.
Kisame Hoshigaki, age nineteen. Has a rare skin disorder that made it turn out blue. Lives with his parents, who run a small but successful store that sells games and software. Likes sushi.
The young girl looked shy as usual. "K...Kiba and me...were going to go see that B...Bloodstained Weapons concert this weekend, because Neji nii san is in it...do you want to come?"
Hinata Hyuga, age fifteen. Cousin of Neji Hyuga, who plays with the Bloodstained Weapons. Is dating Kiba Inuzuki, and is very, very shy.
Kisame grinned. "Sure, Hinata. I'd love to go."
Hinata gave him a small smile. "It's this Saturday."
"Yeah, I can make it. Thanks."
He turned back to the magazine as Hinata walked away, and saw it had opened to the page about the heir to Uchiha softwares, Itachi Uchiha.
Weird...why did guy look so familiar? This was the first time Kisame had seen a picture of him, and yet...he felt that he knew the kid, somehow.
He was certainly pretty though, which pale skin, big black eyes, long black hair and a serious expression. His build was thin and lean. All in all, the Uchiha heir was a striking figure.
He shrugged and stuffed the thing into his bag. Just his imagination. He could have never met someone like that.
"And that's them," Pein whispered, shutting off the camera and plunging the room into semi darkness. Konan frowned at him.
"Are you sure they're the right people?" she asked hesitantly, and Pein sighed, rubbing at his temples.
"Konan, they are. We already have Zetsu and Tobi back with us, and they looked jut like they did in the other world, so I'm betting it's them. We just have to awaken their memories."
Konan smiled, pushing her blue hair back from her gray eyes. Her paper flower shimmered under the dim lighting the computers provided. :Alright, I trust you. And great job on getting so much info on them. Let's go get some grub before Zetsu and Tobi eat all, and then we can go over the plan together, alright?"
"That sounds good. We will have Akatsuki reunited in the end," Pein said, a smirk crossing his face as the light caught on his many piercings as he followed the woman to the door. "And we will control this world."
Author's Comments: Okay, so there is a reason for this.
I've always wondered why these people haven't realized they're anime charatcers when they're set in AU. So enter this!
Okay, so Hidan is a rocker, and he sings with Neji, TenTen and Lee.
Guy is Sasori's manger.
Shikamaru's is Kakuzu's best friend, as is Hinata Kisame's.
Pein thinks they were all sent to another world so they could take it over. But we yaoi fangirls know better, right?
Right.
Anyway, the next part will have some stuff, plus the debut of the song I had to write for this.