(A/N) Rewrote chapters one and two. ^^ Same events, but rewrote to sound better.
"Oh, kiss my ass," Hidan yelled at his partner, his loud voice echoing around the 'living room' of the Akatsuki base.
Kakuzu twitched in frustration as Hidan continued to rant for the billionth time that day. Every day it was the same thing. Argue, fight, curse, lose the bounty, and repeat. The stress was starting to get to him. He couldn't kill the bastard so what could he do to the overzealous Jashinist bastard?
"And another thing you old codger-," the white haired immortal continued to rant and yell pointlessly.
Kakuzu clenched his fist under his cloak. There was only so much he could take and he was now at his limit.
"SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP.!," Kakuzu screamed, at the top of his lungs.
Everyone in the entire base froze wherever they were standing. Not a single person thought that it was possible for someone like Kakuzu to lose his temper. The masked immortal stared directly at his unusually silent partner. It made him wonder why Hidan hadn't started screaming and cussing back at him. The silver immortal stared blankly back at his partner. He was utterly shocked and had no idea what to do or say.
"Ka….kuzu…," Hidan finally managed chocked out.
Kakuzu glared viciously at the suddenly nervous Jashinist. The beast-like anger boiling inside of him came to its utter limit.
"You heard me," he warned, "or you'll regret it."
Hidan shut his mouth and cowered slightly. He was never scared of anything before, but there was something about Kakuzu's aura that put him on edge. Immortality was Hidan's usual excuse for single-minded recklessness, but with his current partner, that just gave him more time for unending torture. Kakuzu stared at his dumbfounded partner as a thought crossed his mind. He came up with the perfect plan just as his newest pawn walked through the door.
"Hey, un," Deidara said, welcoming the oddly statuette members, "I'm home."
Kakuzu flung around towards the bomber and pointed an accusing finger at him. The masked immortal was determined to get some peace and quiet away from Hidan even if it killed him.
"You," the masked immortal snarled, "You will be Hidan's partner for the next two weeks!"
The bomber raised an eyebrow at the immortal and glanced around at the others. He was sure it was some sort of twisted joke, but the blank expressions on the others faces told him otherwise. Confusion began to muddle the blonde's mind.
"Tobi's already my partner," Deidara argued, "what am I going to do with two, hmm?"
Kakuzu gave a confident grin to both men and laughed heartily, his voice echoing around the room.
"Tobi went with Pein and Konan for a special mission this morning," Kakuzu answered between bouts of laughter, "and Pein left me in charge of you morons."
Deidara bit his lip in frustration. Tobi was gone and he didn't notice? He wondered how that was possible, but something more important caught his attention. Hidan hadn't said a word since he walked into the room. The bomber took a worried glance at the silent immortal and hoped whatever Kakuzu did to him didn't happen to him.
"Did he finally tear out his tongue," Deidara curiously thought, "or did he slice his voice box?"
The masked immortal took another deep breath to signalize another well thought out comment, bringing both men back into reality.
"Hidan," Kakuzu said, his attention directly at his silver haired counterpart, "You'll be bunking with Deidara. Do NOT kill him or there will be terrible consequences."
Deidara swallowed reflexively when he heard their 'leaders' latest order. The bomber didn't think that is was possible for Hidan to stop killing for a single day, more or less the next two weeks. He took a peek at his new roommate and marveled at how well he was handling this. Hidan was gawking vacantly at the masked immortal just like he told him the meaning of life. Kakuzu stared down at his watch, shrugged his shoulders, and began to walk off to 'his' room.
"Go to bed," he ordered over his shoulder at Hidan and Deidara, "It's late and I expect both of you to take care of each of your individual missions."
Deidara growled under his breath as he watched the masked immortal disappear down the hallway. How dare he give him yet another partner? Tobi was a pain in the ass and Sasori…. The bomber stopped when the thought of his old Danna crossed his mind. The painful thought of his demise made him shiver with multiple emotions. He didn't want to face the memories of Sasori and he didn't want to face Hidan's insensitive mouth.
"Hey," The bomber asked tiredly, "You gonna come with me to our room or are you gonna just stand there like a deer?"
Hidan stared at the wall where Kakuzu was standing earlier with his mind muddled with uneasy thoughts.
"That was…..He was so….," The Jashinist thought incoherently.
He just couldn't make any sense of what he was thinking or feeling. All he could feel was hot, nervous, and his body felt like he was just electrocuted. That feeling was becoming more common around Kakuzu and he couldn't explain it. Giving his life to Jashin, things like this were just over his head.
"Helloooo….," Deidara sang out, obviously annoyed, "Earth to Hidan! Can you hear me?"
He slumped his shoulders and tilted his blonde head at the Jashinist. Fatigue was setting in and it didn't help that he had just got off a long mission and the clock was ticking at almost eleven o'clock. His body began to ache as he glared tiredly at the tireless immortal. Deidara almost envied the silver haired bastard. Immortality would be a godsend at a time like this. Unfortunately, an artist didn't have time to worry about immortality when life, like his art was fleeting.
After a short thought of immortality, the bomber tired of staring at a dumbfounded immortal and grabbed a hold of his cloak sleeve.
"Just follow me," he ordered simply.
He dragged the immobile immortal behind him, damning the consequences when Hidan came back into reality. He was determined to make this work even if it killed him.
(A/N) The first chapter always seems a bit short. XD Oh well, the graphic yaoism will make up for it. :P