1. Introduction

Cold. Merciless. Calculating. Greedy. That was my first impression of him.

Cold; the fact that he didn't even bother introducing himself was a given. He looked at me like he had seen 100 other that were just the same. No interest whatsoever. Merciless; his dual-colored eyes held no emotion in them. I couldn't even tell what the hell he was thinking! He obviously didn't want me there, that's for sure. I had heard a lot about this guy - he's practically the only reason I bothered coming to this piece of shit organization. I know he's immortal, so he would be a perfect person to stand by in my path to spread to word of Jashin-sama. Calculating; he gave me a quick once-over, eyeing all of my features like he was grading some stupid piece of art, and then walked away. I turned my attention to the Leader of this organization, throwing him a questioning look. He only motioned for me to follow him, and I did. I nearly lost him in the winding corridors, he didn't even give me a chance to catch up! The bastard…

I finally saw him walk into a room, leaving the door open (I'm assuming for me to follow). I looked around briefly, noticing two small beds and one nightstand between them. One bed, closest to the window, had a neatly folded cloak on it. I walked over, eager to put on the cloak. A little long, but good enough.

Before I knew it, Kakuzu was standing next to me, making me jump a little. He was literally looking down at me expecting something.

"What the fuck do you want?"

"We need to leave immediately."

"What- Why? I just fucking got here! Can't I at least look around or something? Maybe relax a little?"

"We don't have time for that. We need to go after a bounty. His head is worth 30 million ryo, and I'm not letting him get away."

Ah, the most charming part of my partner. His greed. I can already tell he is obsessed with the material possession of money; if he wants to leave so badly, then he has an thing for it. I try to tell him that his money won't last, but he just tells me that money is the only thing you can depend on, and to shut up. It's as clear as glass that all he wants to do is go out and get his money. I'm assuming that's all we will be doing on the road - going after bounties. At least I can get my sacrifices for Jashin-sama… However, killing people for money is almost too much of a price to pay; it's blasphemous. I always wonder if joining Akatsuki will really worth it in the long run.

I'm abruptly snapped of my thoughts by something hitting the side of my head; I already know who it was. I send a glare in his direction, only to find that he's already out of our room and on his way out of the base. I quickly jog to catch up to him, following directly behind him like some loyal dog.

If I got a smack in the head for zoning out, than this was going to be a long partnership for the both of us.