Hey guys! This is K-YanNyako again! I hope you like this story! The idea kinda hit me after I watched the last half-hour of Edward Scissorhands…I intended this to be…emoer….but apparently, that didn't happen laughs I hope you guys like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the Akatsuki.

Chaptire One: The Beauteous Beast

'Where am I...?'

'Is anyone there…?'

'Can you help me…?'

Katie awoke this morning, and sighed. Another dull day... Autumn was approaching quicker than she expected. Then again, she never did keep track of important dates on her calendar.

'Hidan's going to be elated once Halloween comes along…' she thought to herself.

She was ecstatic that today was Saturday. She had promised Sara that she'd go for a walk in the woods today. She quickly threw on a shirt and pants, not really caring about her looks. It was only Sara. She raced down the steps, and nearly tripped at who she saw waiting for her at the foot of the stairs.

"Oh!" she gasped. She nearly tripped and fell over herself. It was…Kakuzu? But why so early? And why her house?

"Er…ah…I…" she tried to find a greeting.

He was silent. He looked like he was glaring at her. Of that she wasn't sure. Maybe it was just because it was early. Hidan always said that Kakuzu wasn't a morning person.

"Um…sorry I look like shit. I was planning on talking a walk with Sara…these are just-"

"Your lazy clothes?" he asked quietly.

She nodded. She had the utmost impulse to run up the stairs and kill herself. How could she live with herself, knowing that her best friend (and crush) had seen her in her pajamas?

"Do mind if I go upstairs and kill myself?" she blurted out suddenly. Kakuzu's eyes opened wide. But his expression quickly faded into irritation.

"Great. Another masochist. I guess I should just jump on the mother fucking band wagon," he said as he raised his hands into the air. Katie felt horrible.

"Um…I meant…can I go upstairs and change my clothes…please?" she asked sheepishly.

"It's your house."

"You're my guest."

"So?"

"I hate to keep people waiting."

"…Touché."

She smiled triumphantly to herself as she ran quickly into her room.

She bombarded into her closet, and looked for some suitable clothing to wear, even though Kakuzu never complimented anything that she wore. None the less, she wanted to look…nice. If that's what you called it.

She finally found a skirt and shirt. She shed the clothes that she had previously worn, and replaced them with the new-found ones.

Just as quickly as she ran upstairs, she ran downstairs.

"Sorry…" she said as she looked for some shoes.

'Oh look…Vans' she thought to herself.

She slipped the shoes on, and faced Kakuzu.

"So…why are you here?" she asked. He looked nice today…his hair looked like he had just gotten out of the shower.

"You don't remember? Are you that dense?" he asked, nearly shouting.

"…I'm sorry…" she said as she dropped her gaze to the floor.

Kakuzu sighed and pinched his eyebrows together.

"Hidan, you and I were going to see that horror movie today." Kakuzu said.

"Oh yeah!" Katie said as it hit her.

"Oh…but Sara and I-"she began.

"You can call her." Kakuzu said, slightly irritated.

Katie quickly dialed the number, and told Sara.

"No, that's okay! We can always go another time." Sara assured Katie for the fiftieth time.

"Okay…are you sure?" Katie asked again.

"Go to the movie or I'll come over there and bore you to death with my tutoring skills." Sara threatened.

"Okay. Bye." Katie said as she hung up the phone.

"Where's Hidan?" Katie asked as she walked back to Kakuzu.

"He got sick, somehow…he said he had the flu or something…" Kakuzu said as he scratched the back of his head.

She felt her heart beat faster. Her. And Kakuzu. Alone. Together. In a car. And a movie theater. Playing a horror movie. She hated horror movies. This day couldn't get any worse, could it?

"Well, are you coming or not?" Kakuzu said.

Katie nodded and quickly walked out the door, and into the driveway.

She walked over to the passenger's side, but was surprised when Kakuzu had opened the door for her. She blushed slightly, and thanked him.

He started the car, and backed out of the driveway. It was an hour drive to the mall, and a half-an-hour wait for the movie to start once they got there. One and a half hours with Kakuzu. No Hidan to overshadow her actions. Needless to say, she felt absolutely naked.

They were on the road for ten minutes, when Katie started to feel nervous about the awkward silence.

"So…" she started. "How did Hidan catch the flu?" she asked, turning towards Kakuzu.

"I don't know…he was probably fooling around with Ateru yesterday." He said briefly.

No good. He didn't talk long.

"Um…how's your job?" she asked, the topics of conversation dwindling as they drove.

He looked at her for a moment, his facial expression almost saying, 'Don't even fucking start with me.'

"Oh…um…" she said. School! No…no one wants to talk about school on the weekends…

"Are you done with all of your homework?" Kakuzu asked, as if reading her mind.

"Um…I need help…"

"No kidding." She thought that she heard a teasing tone in his voice, but she wasn't sure of that.

"No!" she insisted, fretting. "I meant with that stupid math homework! Why do we always get the hard unit first?!" she yelled.

"So it seems easier once we get to the newer units…" he said, nearly inaudible.

'I can't last forty-five more minutes of this!' Katie panicked.

"Um! I…wanted to know if…you could help me go…clothes shopping…?" she remembered. Her wardrobe wasn't fit for the upcoming fall and winter seasons.

"Do I look like a fashonista to you?" he asked.

"No, but you do look sexy in those tight pants, though." She said in a flirty tone. She wasn't lying; just the absolute truth. For once.

"Gee, thanks…" he said in a sarcastic tone. He pulled at them. Apparently, that was his only pair of pants that weren't dirty.

"You know, I really wish they were tighter than that…" she thought out loud.

"Yeah, and I wish you wore a mini-mini-skirt to school everyday." He shot back.

"…At least I have the legs for a mini-mini-skirt…" she mumbled some-what.

"Are you saying that I have fat thighs?" he said, as if he was insulted.

"Fat thighs are a turn-on for me, so you don't have to worry about that." She said as she did the fakest yawn in the history of forever, and slid her hand around his shoulder.

"But you have seriously small boobs. Implants, baby, implants." He said as he moved one of his hands to his chest.

"At least I don't have man-boobs!" she yelled.

"You have man-boobs, you man." He said calmly.

"Leave my breasts alone!" she said as she turned defensively towards the window.

"I can't. They're just too cute."

"You pervert."

"And your ass!" he insisted.

"Oh, go fuck yourself!" she yelled.

"Not if you fuck me first."

"Believe me, I won't."

"You're such a liar. You get coal for Christmas. Or maybe just me, in your stocking. With no clothes on." Kakuzu said as he shook his head.

"WHO DIED AND NAMED YOU SANTA," she yelled.

"You did."

"Never. You're a liar and a pervert." She said angrily.

"What's so wrong with that?" he insisted.

"If you were ever faced with an opportunity, say, like this morning at my house, you could've pinned me to the floor and raped my brains out." Katie said as she turned towards him again.

"Hmm…not a bad idea…I think I'll put that on my To Do List, right under, take out the trash on Friday."

"I don't know why I insist on hanging out with you." She said as she folded her arms across her chest.

"You can't resist, and you know it." Kakuzu teased.

Katie was silent, and looked at the clock, and sighed mentally with relief.

'Yes! Ten more minutes, and we'll have witnesses if one of us tries to kill the other!'

Well guys and girls, that's it for now! I promise I'll have the second chapter up in no time! I hope you liked it!