An unlikely partnership Chapter 2, a naruto fanfic

~Itachi's Point of View~

Warm. I felt so very warm. I was curled up in a ball with the blanket wrapped tightly around me. The only thing outside of the blanket was my head. I nuzzled softly into the pillow beneath me and sighed contently. I heard a raspy chuckle from behind me. I groaned and nuzzled into the pillow again, I did not want to remove myself from this wondrous warmth.

"Hahaha, yo Uchiha, you're pretty cute when you don't wanna get outta bed."

I groaned again and pulled the blanket over my head. "Hidan, I never get to sleep in, so be quiet and let me do so in peace..."

Hidan scoffed and then chuckled again. "Dude, it's four in the afternoon. I'd say you have definitely slept in, my friend."

I jumped up and turned over to look at him. "W-What?"

His eyes lit up with mischief and he burst into laughter. "Nah man, I'm just screwin' with ya. It's only ten."

I stared at him in disbelief and allowed myself to pout. I picked up the pillow that was next to me and threw it at him. He must not have expected it, for it landed a direct blow to his face. "...That was uncalled for, don't you think?"

Hidan blinked and then smiled apologetically. "Ah sorry, sorry... I couldn't help myself." He made his way to the bed and crawled over to me. Hidan ran a hand through my loose hair and smiled softly. "Go back to sleep."

It was my turn to blink. "He...is so gentle with me..." I slunk down in shyness, but I didn't make him remove his hand. "...Would you...stay with me?"

Hidan's expression softened and he nodded. "Sure thing, but first..." He brushed a thumb over my bottom lip. "There's something I want to try." He leaned in and gently pecked my lips.

I froze. My head started spinning, my eyes went wide with shock, and my heart stopped beating. I was so overrun with emotion that I didn't know how to respond, or rather; I was unable to respond. "Hidan is...kissing me..." That was the only thought that was running through my mind, because it was just so unbelievable.

Hidan was apparently unfazed by the lack of response on my part, and continued to kiss me. He brought both of his hands up to cup my face, and tilted his head to get better access to my mouth.

I was slowly starting to melt away. I closed my eyes and began to kiss him back experimentally. After a moment or so, I started to become more comfortable with kissing and soon found myself pinned to the bed. I let out a desperate, needy groan when Hidan pulled away from me.

He looked down at me with a smug expression on his face. The lust was evident in his eyes as he continued to stare at me. After a few minutes, he suddenly leaned down and sunk his teeth into my neck.

I yelped in surprise as the sudden mixture of pain and pleasure ran through me. "H-Hidan!" My eyes slowly closed and I brought my hands up to his head. I bit my bottom lip to muffle my whimpers; as they were starting to make me sound pathetic.

He pulled his teeth out after another minute and quickly lapped up the remaining blood. He looked down at me with a satisfied expression before licking his lips slowly. "Hmm, you taste good."

My eyes went wide and I activated my Sharingan in fear. "Don't you even think about using me for one of your rituals."

Hidan blinked. "Huh?" It took him a moment to get it, and then he put both of his hands up in surrender. "Whoa, no, no, no. Don't get the wrong idea, Itachi. I don't always use blood for rituals, sometimes I just enjoy the taste of it. You have my word that I will never use you for a ritual. Hell, I'll pinky promise you, if that's what it takes."

I slowly deactivated my Sharingan and let his words sink in. And then I found myself laughing at the childish remark at the end. "Okay." I sat up and tilted my head as I looked at him expectantly. "Hold me?"

His expression softened and he gave me a meaningful smile. "Yeah, come here." He opened his arms and pulled me into his chest. He placed his chin atop my head and inhaled slowly. "Get some more sleep, 'kay?"

My eyes became heavy and I nodded against his chest. "Okay." I was extremely content against his warm body, wrapped in his equally warm embrace. He propped himself up against the pillow and carefully took me with him. I nuzzled into the crook of his neck and yawned softly. Just as my body began to give in to sleep once more, I felt another attack coming on.

I shot my eyes open and immediately coughed up blood all over Hidan. I clutched at my heart in a desperate attempt to make the pain go away. I coughed up more and more blood; successfully staining Hidan's chest and face red. I started wheezing helplessly as I tried to catch my breath. I was suddenly aware of the fact that I could no longer breathe. I started to clutch at my throat frantically; blood was stuck and preventing air from reaching my lungs.

I felt Hidan quickly slam a fist into my stomach; causing me to cough up the blood that was lodged in my throat. I gasped desperately as the air returned to my lungs all at once.

~Hidan's Point of View~

I watched in silent terror as Itachi regained his ability to breathe. I could feel his blood on my face, neck, and chest, but it didn't matter. The Uchiha was suffering and there was nothing I could do about it. "Damn Itachi, the fuck is wrong with you?"

He opened his tired eyes and stared at me. "...Water, Hidan... I need water."

I let out a frustrated sigh when he didn't answer my question, but moved to get him water nonetheless. I took out a reusable water bottle from one of my pouches and filled it with water from the bathroom sink. After cleaning the blood from myself, I made my way back to the bed and slowly handed him the bottle. "Here."

His trembling hands took a hold of the bottle and he slowly brought it up to his lips. It appeared to take every ounce of energy Itachi had left to even taste the water. He had only managed to drink about half of the bottle when he handed it back to me. His eyes looked heavy and I knew he was struggling to keep them open. His lips were trembling and he looked like he was on the verge of tears.

I sighed and set the bottle down on the bedside table. "Hey, come here." I opened my arms as I spoke. Once he moved towards me, I wrapped my arms around his body in a tight, but gentle embrace. I placed his face in the crook of my neck before gently resting my chin on the top of his head. I ran the fingers of my right hand through his long black locks; hoping it would bring him some form of comfort.

He immediately went limp in my arms and was completely dependent on my embrace to hold his body upright. He was silent for quite some time, the only noise coming from him was his uneven breathing. His body began to heave against mine, and his breath hitched in his throat.

I blinked and let out a stunned sigh. "Hey..." It was obvious to me now that he must have been crying for quite some time. I tightened my grip on the small man in my arms and sighed. "Are you in a lot of pain?"

He inhaled sharply before letting out a shaky breath. He brought his hands up and clutched at his heart again. "Nngh..." His body started to tremble, and I took that as a 'yes'.

I frowned. "What the hell is wrong with Itachi? He always seems perfectly healthy, and in excellent condition. You can't tell me he only shows this side to Kisame?" Thousands of thoughts ran through my head as I continued to stroke his hair. "And if Itachi's been suffering from some sort of disease, then how long has he been dependent on Kisame? What happens if he has an attack on a solo mission?"

My thoughts were interrupted the moment I felt Itachi sit up. He was looking at me with the biggest, saddest, black eyes I'd ever seen. "Forgive me, Hidan... You shouldn't have to take care of me like some bed-ridden child. I will be all right after I rest some more. You should go enjoy yourself in town."

I frowned at him. "I'm usually the first one to enjoy seeing a person in complete agony, but... with you, I hate it. It makes me feel sick inside. Especially when I think about how long you might have been suffering from whatever it is that you have. And how you hide it from everyone except Kisame, which can only mean you trust him dearly. I want to be like that. I want you to open up to me like you do with Kisame. And I know that's a hell of a lot to ask for, so I don't expect you to actu—''

Itachi suddenly interrupted my ramblings by crashing our lips together. The kiss was rather, well, wet. His face was drenched in tears, but he continued to kiss me. He shifted until he was sitting in my lap and deepened the kiss.

I was unsure at first, considering the man had just finished coughing up blood, but damn. The taste of it remained on his lips, and it tasted better than anything I'd ever had before. Sure I've had my fair share of blood over the years, but there was just something about his that drove me insane. My sadistic instincts started to kick in after tasting his blood. I quickly shoved Itachi onto his back and forced my way into his mouth.

He groaned and whimpered into my mouth and roughly grabbed my back. He began to dig his fingernails into my skin; which just fueled my desire.

I found myself wanting even more of his blood. I didn't hesitate to bite his bottom lip; I needed to satiate my sudden blood lust. I lapped up the blood from his lips and moved on to his neck. I gently nibbled a trail to his collarbone before sinking my teeth into his soft flesh. I had my hands on either side of his hips, and began to hold him in place. I wasn't very gentle about it either. I knew from past experience that I was using enough force to bruise his hipbones.

Itachi whimpered desperately. He began to squirm beneath me in an attempt to get away. "Ngh...hurts. Hidan that hurts..." He weakly grabbed me by my arms and tried to push me off. "Hidan, I said you're hurting me." His voice sounded more pissed than scared by this point.

I knew I was gonna regret it, but, I didn't stop. I continued to chew on his neck and squeeze his hips. I moved my mouth to his left shoulder and bit that as well. I started to move Itachi's pants down so I could dig my nails into his skin. I just couldn't get enough.

Itachi suddenly dug his fingernails into my arms and used all of his strength to slam me into the wall behind our bed. He was looking directly into my eyes with the coldest, expressionless face I'd ever seen. And he was staring at me with Mangekyo Sharingan eyes.

I gulped and went wide eyed. "Oh shit."

A/N: I apologize for how long it took to get the second chapter finished! There was a lot going on in my personal life, both good and bad, and I just didn't have time.

Hopefully it keeps enough interest at this point; it's pretty different from what I usually write.