Hidan woke up to a loud crashing noise. He thought at first that it was Kakuzu throwing something, but as he shot up from his mattress, his platinum blonde bedhead a total mess, the sight of his over-stitched roommate was nonexistent. Hidan looked at the clock with fuchsia-red eyes and cursed vapidly, too tired to fluently curse. He was way too awake on a Saturday for as early as 12:34pm. "Ugh!" He fell back into bed and slapped the pillow back over his head, his interest in the noise that awoke him fading to nothing as his throbbing headache made him whimper softly. He had been drinking far too much last night. Hey, it had been a Friday! What were the older boys of Akatsuki supposed to do at this hell of a boarding school if not be the scariest, baddest, meanest, and most messed up guys of the Akatsuki and the whole school? He, Kisame, Kakuzu, and Pein, not to mention Zetsu, were the older boys of the Akatsuki. Deidara joined their drug and drinking fests also, which Pein was lightly involved in—being the "leader" of the group made him have certain responsibilities. His diplomacy was what kept some of them in school. A few members of the Akatsuki clique, Hidan himself being one of them, got less than satisfactory grades. If they weren't part of the gang they were in, Hidan, Kisame and Tobi would be expelled for their bad grades in most classes.
The gang consisted of Pein, Deidara, Sasori, Kisame, Itachi, Zetsu, Kakuzu, and Hidan himself. Tobi, a freshman, was kind of in the group, but he just tagged along most of the time. He wasn't a real member. All of them were different, but not all of them got along. For example, Deidara has a big grudge against Itachi for reasons he never told anyone, and Itachi seems to know all too well, but he too is silent about it. Their "arguments" consisted of Deidara throwing many insults at the younger boy, and the raven haired genius to stay silent and calm until Deidara made a comment about his sexuality, which was the one thing that could get to Itachi. Then, he'd slam the feminine blonde into a wall and threaten him in such a way that Hidan's light haired friend of German descent came to him for comfort, almost crying.
Despite his hard exterior and words of not having time for people, only for his god, Hidan was a true softy for his friends. Well, for Deidara. It wasn't like he was in love with the boy. Even though Hidan swings both ways, he wasn't into Deidara like that. Deidara was his best friend. Nothing more. He could and would never be anything else. He liked to tease Deidara about his crush on Sasori. He also liked to joke that Deidara had a crush on Itachi and hid it by acting as if he hated the younger boy. Deidara didn't like it when Hidan did this, and attempted at a silent treatment that lasted about half an hour.
Each Akatsuki member had a roommate. Hidan's was Kakuzu, and they did not get along at all. Kakuzu was a greedy, stingy bastard, and he couldn't stand Hidan and his piety to some god he hadn't heard of. This infuriated Hidan, who was very religious to Jashin, a god that demanded suffering and pain. Kakuzu was a senior, whilst Hidan was a sophomore, but he was supposed to be a Junior. He got held back in seventh grade for "outrageous behavior and terrible academic grades." Deidara was also a sophomore, as well as Sasori. Itachi and Tobi were freshman, and Kisame and Zetsu were Juniors. Pein was a senior, but he was the oldest, and he was the leader of the group.
Deidara's roommate was Sasori, and they got along—Deidara looked up to Sasori and all that—but despite their mutual obsession with art, they were complete opposites in what kind of art they loved and their opinions on artistic beauty. Sasori was fond of paintings and marionettes and how they were preserved for others to see forever, but Deidara liked clay and sculpture and how they could be just molded into something else at the whim of the artist. They often argued about that, but they complemented each other quite fittingly, and they were close friends regardless of their differences.
Itachi shared a dorm room with Kisame, and the two got along, but they hardly spoke to each other in the presence of other students not in Akatsuki or when teachers were around. Hidan suspected that the two were sleeping together behind closed doors, but he had no evidence to back up his suspicion, so he kept it to himself. He tried to find them getting at it every once in a while, though. He couldn't believe that there wasn't something going on with the two.
Pein roomed with Tobi to keep the boy out of trouble. A lot of people at the school hated the Akatsuki, and some of them even tried to hurt Akatsuki members. Tobi's incessant talk of how he was an honorary member of the Akatuski was bound to get him hurt someday, so Pein decided he would take the younger boy in.
Zetsu's roommate was some Junior who none of them knew. All they knew is that he slept with one eye open.
The Akatsuki members were a very close-knit group. They rarely, if ever, made any contact with people that weren't in their faction. They kept to themselves, and the rest of the school was glad for it. Nobody wanted to mess with them. Nobody. And, as luck would have it, nobody ever did. Well, not so far.
Hidan had long forgotten about his sudden awakening that morning by first period. His classes started after lunch, but today he had to get to class without food. He slept too late, and they didn't let him eat late. He hated classes. He got bad grades anyway, but he just never put any effort into his academics. He truly didn't care in the least. He didn't believe he ever would. Nonetheless, he did get fantastic grades in a few classes. He was incredible in Linguistics. He took French, German, and Russian, and got straight A grades in all three. He was horrible in every other class, though. He didn't try, and he didn't care about his grades. He was a bad kid, too. He was always doing edgy stuff, like smoking and drinking, not to mention he was a fan of graffiti. When Deidara asked why he did that stuff, he simply replied, "Well, my religion requires bad deeds. Why not have fun at the same time?"
The math classroom was nearly full. Hidan had to take at least three classes on the weekends as punishment for his bad grades. They knew he'd never go there for summer school, and this was their only hope for possibly getting his scores up by a few points. The morning chatter was audible by far, and the teacher still hadn't arrived. Hidan hated math with a passion. Not only did he find it very difficult, he didn't even have any friends in the class. Deidara was in most of his classes, but he had at least one Akatsuki member in his others. He was alone in math class. Not even one Akatsuki was in his math class. Not Deidara, not Itachi, not Kisame, not Pein, not even Kakuzu, as much as he couldn't stand the greedy jerk. Hidan hated being alone, but it did indeed beat being with non-Akatsuki members.
The teacher finally arrived, and Hidan shouted a swear word directed at him for being late. The teacher knew better than to threaten the albino with a detention or any other form of discipline. Hidan was far past that. He instead ignored Hidan and turned to the doorway, and said loudly to the group of students, "Well, we have some unexpected students coming in. Twin girls. Say hello to our new Juniors, Vera and Shey, class." His voice was monotonous, but there was some forced enthusiasm in his words.
Two girls that looked like almost entire opposites walked in the room, one having a step or two ahead on the other. The one in front had pale waxen skin, dark, dark hair, and her eyes were an electric blue color that the Caribbean Sea would envy, even in the summer. Her sister had red hair, the Irish type of red that wasn't really an orange, but a crisp redwood color. Her skin was a bit tanned with freckles littering her nose and cheeks. Her eyes were green, emerald green. The dark haired one wore a light purple tank top and jeans, and the redhead wore a green tank top and jeans. The dark haired girl had black skinny jeans, whilst her sister wore blue faded bellbottoms. They both wore boots, but a different style slightly. Hidan didn't look too closely.
"These two will be joining us for the rest of the year, and then next year as well." The teacher grunted and waved them to sit down. The dark haired one gracefully strode over to a desk next to Hidan. He frowned, and rested his head on his other arm, putting distance between them. Despite the obvious want on his part for lack of contact, the girl turned to him and said matter-of-factly, "I'm Vera."
Her voice surprised him. It was smooth and crisp, with a slight accent that Hidan couldn't place. He didn't know why, but he just liked the sound of that voice. He really did. He replied in a slight grunting tone, "I'm Hidan." He looked at her for a split second, at her shocking blue eyes. "Nice to... nice to meet you," he finished, mumbling.
"Huh? Speak louder, Don," She said, blinking and tossing her smooth hair. Her ebony locks cascaded down to her lower back, ending just past her last rib. Hidan had never seen hair that long. Well, except on her redheaded sister. Speaking of her, where did that other girl go? Oh, yeah, that's her over by that one blonde kid. What was that kid's name again? Naruto, was it? Yup. She was sitting over by Naruto. Why didn't she sit next to her sister? Maybe she just didn't want to be near Hidan. Thinking of it that way, it seems pretty nasty. Hidan almost cared. Or maybe she just didn't want her sister to be dependent upon her. Or maybe the other way around. Her dark haired counterpart didn't seem the dependent type. Maybe Vera didn't want her sister near her. Why would that be? Weren't sisters supposed to be best friends or something?
"Hello?" A pale hand snapped it's fingers in front of his eyes. He noticed dark purple nail polish on her fingernails. Did she want his attention?
"Huh?" He mentally smacked himself. What a dumb thing to say! He sounded like some brainless moron. Oh, wait, he was a brainless moron. That's why he was in this class in the first place. He quickly tried to cover up his puerile manner. "Oh, sorry. I was just thinking," he said, sounding just about as smart as the first time.
"You were thinking for a long time, Don," Vera laughed, twirling a strand of black hair around her thin, elegant finger. Her dark nails contrasted nicely with her creamy pale skin, and her bright blue eyes were gazing into his. He wondered why she had to be so sultry. She wasn't even trying, but she was just so... sensual. With all that hair placed so calmly and beautifully, as if she didn't even comb it. It was shiny and silky, as if she were some model for hair product commercials. But it had a natural sheen, as if it wasn't slaved over by makeup artists for hours. That I'm-so-hot-I-don't-need-to-try-to-look-hot type of thing.
"Don? My name's Hidan," He retorted suddenly, noticing her mistake. He repeated for measure, "Hidan." He hated when people couldn't figure out his name. He really did. It hardly ever happened, but it always did occur when he talked to people that weren't in Akatsuki. So it was rare that he talked to those people, but foolproof that they would screw up his name. He always mumbled to try to get non-Akatsuki members away from him. Usually dirty glares and body language that said not to mess with him did the trick.
"Oh my god. I am so sorry!" She covered her eyes with her hands and groaned. "I'm such an airhead. I am so sorry, Hidan. I feel so bad about that, oh my god. I'm so dumb," She laughed. She hit her forehead and rolled her eyes. "I'm such a dumbass." She smirked and winked at him, her pleading nature gone in a flash. "Make it up to you over a soda," she offered.
Hidan blinked. Did she just....? He then frowned. "I'll pass, sorry. I have a certain reputation to uphold. Not that you're uncool or anything... just that I'm a member of a group called Akatsuki, and we keep to ourselves. I don't think I'm at liberty to interact with anyone who isn't in the group. Sorry." He turned to face front.
"Well, you're talking to me now, aren't you? That's interacting," Vera stated. "Come on, it's just a soda. No big deal. Loosen up, Hidan."
Hidan scowled. "Look, Vera. I think you're a nice girl. I'm sure you are. But I'm not to interact with outsiders. Don't talk to me, don't look at me, and don't talk to Akatsuki in general. Got it?" He turned to her. For some reason, he knew she wouldn't back down. But to his surprise, she did.
She blinked, shock in her pale cobalt eyes. She was silent for a moment, simply staring at him, but then swallowed and muttered quietly, "Sure." She then got up and moved to another seat, but bit her lip, turned around, and went back to sit down next to Hidan. Seeing the nearly sinister look on his face, she scooted the desk chair away from him.
Hidan knew that this was the start of something, something very bad for him, and he couldn't even think straight enough to stop the rush of these happenings. But maybe he was just nervous.
Or maybe not.