Title: Modern Confusion
Character(s): Hidan, Ai
Rating: M
Setting: Numerous years after all the events in Reverse This Curse
Summary: Ai and Hidan live in a constantly changing world, but Ai is the only one confused by the changes.

Disclaimer: Hidan does not belong to me

"How long are you going to sleep for?" Hidan's voice forced its way into Ai's dreams, "Wake up, damnit!"

Ai groaned and rolled over in the comfortable bed she laid in, cracking her eyes open slightly and looking at the male next to her.

"Fuck you," She mumbled, closing her eyes again, "It's still dark outside…"

"In case you've forgotten, we have to move during the night since you decided to commit a fucking felony in that last village!" Hidan retorted, bouncing on the bed to shake Ai awake. She groaned again.

"Shut up," She hissed, sitting up and rubbing her eyes, "That asshole attacked me first. Besides, I didn't kill him. Those Anbu with the bladeless kunai just decided it was 'attempted' murder."

"I think 'Anbu' are called 'Police' now, Ai," Hidan said. Ai shrugged and fixed her riding-up tank top.

"Whatever. I don't keep track of what changes anymore," She said, and gestured to a large square machine on a table across the room, "Like that box thing. That thing eats people, I swear. Makes them dance and entertain whoever watches it."

"It's called a television," Hidan said, rubbing his temples.

"I repeat myself," Ai replied, leaning against the beds headboard, "Why did you wake me up again?"

"We need to leave," He stated. Ai frowned and let herself fall over onto his lap.

"But I want to sleep!" She said. Hidan pushed her back up into a seated position.

"I want to sleep just as much as you do, but we can't stay in one place too long. You know that."

Ai sighed and nodded. "Yeah, I know," She fell against his shoulder and snuggled against him as he gently slid his arm around her. "Do we have to leave now, though?"

"Yeah," Hidan said, resting his cheek against the top of Ai's head. "I'll give you a minute to wake up, but if you fall back asleep I'll punch you this time."

"Asshole," Ai chuckled. "I don't need a minute to wake up anyway." She moved away from him and stretched.

"Then why are you always so hard to get out of bed?" Hidan smirked at her. She smirked right back.

"Because if I'm difficult there's the chance that'll you'll force me out of bed," She grinned, "Which never works. You and your testosterone always decide to put the plans aside for an hour. Or two, depending on your moo—"

"You can shut up now," Hidan laughed, cutting off Ai's sentence. "And you always come onto me, remember."

"Like you can blame me," She grinned again and crawled across the bed to him.

"You're right, I can't. No woman can resist this—"

"Shut up and kiss me, you vain douchebag."

Ai grabbed Hidan's shirt and forced their lips together, grinning when he didn't refuse.

"Seriously…" Hidan muttered as their lips parted, though Ai quickly shut him up by connecting them again. "Ai…We gotta go…"

"Later," Ai insisted, kissing him again.

"Now," Hidan held her head back as she moved in to connect their lips again. She pouted.

"Fine."

The two ninja (whether ninja still existed or not didn't matter to them, since they still considered themselves as such) left the Inn, or Hotel as some called it, and proceeded to walk in whatever direction suited them. Though it was night, the village—the city—was light enough that it could seem like day if the sky wasn't visible.

Ai hated it. She preferred traveling during the night more than she did the day, but now there was hardly any difference. It annoyed her.

"I liked it better when ninja were still around…" Ai muttered, moving closer to Hidan.

"I liked it before ninja were around," Hidan replied, "Much more peaceful. No one would notice or freak out when someone didn't return. Made sacrificing so much easier…" Ai frowned, remembering that Hidan had been alive much, much longer than she had. She sighed.

"So, where are we going?" She asked. Hidan shrugged his shoulders.

"To the next Inn, I guess," He said. Ai nodded. She jumped slightly as a large hunk of metal whizzed by her, bright lights shining from the front.

"Fuck!" Ai shouted, jumping onto the sidewalk in surprise. Hidan laughed at her. "Shut up! That thing almost ran me over!"

"It's a car, Ai. They tend to do that if you're in their way," He said, smirking, "You're so stupid."

"Forgive me for not paying attention to this shit…" She muttered, "You've been alive longer than I have, you have experience with how stuff changes. I don't."

"It isn't that hard," Hidan chuckled, "You just have to pay attention. Though I'm sure that's a phrase unfamiliar to you."

"Bitch," Ai muttered.

As the lovers were bickering, a messy looking man leapt out in front of them, a hunting knife pointed in their direction.

"Give me all ya money!" He shouted, his English extremely slurred. Ai stopped, as did Hidan, and quirked an eyebrow.

"…Are you talking to us?" She asked, unfazed.

"Damn fuckin' right I'm talkin' to ya!" He shouted, waving the knife.

Ai looked at Hidan. "You know this guy?"

"He's a mugger, Ai," Hidan said, shaking his head.

"A what?"

"One of those low-life fucks who steal money from defenseless people."

"Oh."

"Hey!" The man barked, swinging the knife at Hidan, who backed up, only cutting his shirt a bit. "Do what I fucking say! Give me your fucking money!"

"You annoy me," Ai said, taking a step forward. Hidan stopped her.

"Ai, if you kill this guy and get us wanted in another town, I'll kick your ass," He said.

"I won't kill him," Ai said, making the mugger gain a confused expression. "Just beat his sorry ass into the ground!"

Hidan sighed. "Fine." Ai smirked as the mugger grew annoyed with their conversation and lunged at her, knife raised high.

Ai rolled her eyes and grabbed the mans arm, twisting it, and in turn him, around. She pushed on his back, pulling his arm until it snapped. He screamed.

She kicked him, and he fell to the ground, quickly scrambling up and scurrying away.

"Done and done," Ai said, grinning at Hidan as she picked up the muggers forgotten knife. "Douchebag." Hidan shook his head, chuckling slightly.

"Alright, fine, drop the knife and let's get the hell outta here," He said. Ai nodded and did as he said. The two of them hurried away.

Ai sighed heavily; she really didn't like how things had changed.

She stepped closer to the silver-haired man at her side, sliding her arm into his and leaning close. Hidan looked at her.

"What's up with you?" He asked as they stopped walking, not noticing how deserted the area was.

"I hate this city," She muttered, "Things are so…different." Hidan chuckled again.

"You'll get used to it," he said, turning Ai's head so she was looking at him, "Of course, once you do get used to it, it'll probably just change again." Ai frowned slightly, but only for a moment as her lips forced their way into a smile.

"You won't change, though, right?" She asked. Hidan smiled back at her.

"I don't have much of a choice, I can't," He said, but Ai took the response as an 'Of course not'. She leaned up and pressed her lips to his.

She smiled.

At least this would stay the same.