The birds chirped their individual tunes, flying through the sky and landing in a nearby tree. Kakuzu was awakened by the little brats and glanced to his side, seeing no Hidan curling up into his body for warmth. He furrowed his eyebrows in slight confusion, slight frustration and pushed himself to his feet, figuring if he just walked off and continued the mission- the jashinist should show up eventually.
Hidan had woke up earlier with an unbearing need to pee. He shifted without waking Kakuzu and walked off to relieve himself, only to return to an empty campsite. Everything was gone. They had a small flame created by Kakuzu's fire heart - now dispersed. They had a single blanket to lay on to save themselves from the dirt - gone. Their cloaks were shed, as they had some heated sex and had no need for such cloaks or any clothes - though hidan was particularly cold last night and had to pull on his pants. His cloak, as well as his partner's, were both disappeared.
Kakuzu had left him.
"…Fucking damn that greedy cunt.." He cursed at the realization. He wasn't one for surviving on his own. So he didn't know to follow signs - or the line of footprints left only minutes ago by the elder - He simply walked off in another direction, until he noticed a familiar tree, growing by a familiar stone that he was kicking yesterday - he was kicking, until it hit that very tree. Figuring they came this way, he quickly turned and ran back to the campsite, now only running straight through the empty area and onward. His heart slowly began to pump a little faster. 'what if I dont find him..' 'did he leave me on purpose..' 'does he not want me any more..' thoughts began to circle and rule his mind. His jog gradually slowed to a walk, then he stopped, standing in the middle of nowhere. He moved to his knees, grasped his pendant and begun to pray. A familiar voice then echoed through his ears into his head.
"Hidan stop praying. Thats long enough. We have to go - get this bounty to the exchange point" ..
A sigh left Hidan's mouth as he opened his eyes, he was alone, and the voice was simply a figment of his imagination. He had asked Jashin for a sign. For his partner to find him. For a sacrifice. Anything to put his mind at ease. He got back to his feet and continued to walk.
Soon the sun had hit the middle of the sky. Hidan had been walking - but he had strayed from the path, moving off in another direction completely, moving further from the base and further from his partner. He needed to eat, and he wanted to desperately fight someone. He craved the thrill of battle, the taste of blood, the screams begging for mercy. He tried to focus on what he needed more though. Yes- he wanted to sacrifice, but they could wait. What he needed, was Kakuzu. He needed to stop wondering, and run into his lover's arms. He needed affection, and he was getting impatient. "There you are!" Called a woman behind him, he glanced briefly to watch a child, no older than 4, racing to his mother's arms. His teeth grit together at the sight and he spat at the ground, turning away and pushing onward.
He continued into the evening, the sky lighting up somewhat into a bright collection of reds, oranges, yellows where the sun was, expanding to a purple and dark blue where darkness began to creep over. He had managed to get at least two sacrifices for Jashin so he could have enough energy to push forward, but with the night, came cold loneliness. He wasn't ready to face that. He stepped into an old, run-down inn and asked for a room, begging for a place to stay even though he had no money. Because of this, the assistant could only suggest the albino sleep on the couch or floor of the lobby. Hidan took it reluctantly, at least there was a fireplace so he'd be relatively warm.