Chapter one
Sasori sighs as he falls back into his chair right when the doors to his office close. Hidan had taken that worse than he thought the albino would… but he didn't blame him. Sasori had been dreading the idea since he was eleven, seeing as he hated the idea of marrying someone. Being older now, he has to wonder just what the hell his parents were thinking; arranging him to marry another man. Of course Sasori ended up being bisexual, but he still had to wonder how his parents even figured that would happen.
And the look on Hidan's face had to make him wonder exactly what the albino was thinking. Perhaps he was straight…? No, just looking at him was enough to let the redhead know Hidan was one-hundred percent gay. But what had shocked him so badly…?
Sasori knew he was good looking—many people told him so every day—and he had a lot of money. Perhaps Hidan would rather marry someone who he knew, someone he could love. But the albino had made it quite clear he hated the idea of commitment, so that couldn't have been it.
The doors to Sasori's office open then, tearing the puppet master from his thoughts as he looks up at the doors. A blond male stood there—though he looked like a woman—staring at his boss with concern. "Sasori-danna, what was that about, un…?" He asks, walking into the room fully before closing the door behind him.
Sasori smirks at his blond secretary. Iwa Deidara had been friends with Sasori in high school, though the redhead graduated the year Deidara had entered into the high school. The blond and he had formed a bond through their art class, but most people thought it was more of a rivalry since they had different views on art. When Sasori's business became well known, Deidara had finished high school and was immediately given the job as Sasori's personal secretary. Almost everywhere you saw Akasuna, the Iwa boy wasn't far behind.
It was true that just looking at Deidara would make someone think he was a girl; he had long, golden locks of hair he pulled back into a ponytail, his bangs hanging over one of his sapphire like eyes. His face looked silky smooth like a female model's, and his body was thin for a man. Deidara mostly wore form fitting suits, and most men that met him figured he was a small chested woman… many of those men had suffered greatly when Deidara realized they thought he was a girl.
One thing Sasori didn't like, however, was that Deidara was a few inches taller than him even though the blond was three years younger. Deidara didn't seem to mind though; his danna was better off being shorter than him anyway.
Sasori sighs and stands from his seat, looking at the blond across the room. "I've been arranged to marry Sendo Hidan—the albino—since I was eleven…"
The room was immediately quiet at that. Deidara stares blankly at his boss, seeming unfazed by this. Sasori returns the same look, holding his breath for the imminent doom.
After five minutes of the thick silence, the redhead lets go of the breath he held and gave his secretary a small smile. "I'm sorry…" Deidara opens his mouth to say something, but hesitates. The puppet master watches the blond huff before storming from the room, biting his bottom lip for a second. Just before the door closes he calls out, "Bring that report in s—" the door slams "Oon…"
The bell sounds in the corridors of Akatsuki High School the next day, signaling the five minute warning before school would officially start. Hidan stares up at the ceiling of his homeroom, his feet propped up on his desk.
A scowl was on his face as he thought about the redhead he'd met the day before. The man seemed too stoic and uptight; he only cracked a smile if he found something amusing! Hidan definitely didn't want to marry that guy.
"Get your feet off our desk, Sendo…" A calm voice says beside him, forcing the albino from his thoughts. Hidan looks over at his friend and grins.
"We're still not calling each other by our given names, Uchiha…?" The zealot inquires as he swung his feet off the desk to the floor just as Itachi sat down beside him.
Uchiha Itachi and Hidan had been friends for at least five years and the Uchiha still refused to call him by his given name; so naturally, Hidan did the same. Itachi wasn't like most students at the high school—he actually studied and got good grades. But that wasn't the only thing that made Itachi different to all the other students; Itachi was having an affair with their twenty-five year old marine science teacher, Hoshigaki Kisame, and everyone at the school knew about it. Itachi never cared that people knew about his affair with Kisame-sensei, and the shark-like teacher didn't seem to care either—their principal sure as hell didn't. Besides, the affair had been going on even before Hidan knew the name Uchiha Itachi.
Itachi was around the same height as Hidan, about one centimeter taller. Most girls at the school fell for the Uchiha upon looking at him simply because he was that good looking; the guy still had a fan club even after they all found out about him and Kisame. His hair was a beautiful raven color, reaching to about his mid back and constantly held back in a low ponytail. His eyes were black as well, with a tint of red glowing in the irises every now and then. Itachi's most distinguishing characteristic was his long pronounced nose ridges under his eyes, something that even Hidan found amusing.
"Sendo, where did you go yesterday…?" Itachi asks, looking at his albino friend who shrugs his shoulders.
Hidan flung his feet back up onto his desk and put his hands behind his head. "My mom took me to meet Akasuna Sasori…"
Itachi raises a brow in question. "She took you out of school to meet Akasuna Sasori…?"
The zealot sighs and looks at the weasel. "I've been arranged to marry him since I was five…"
Itachi's eyes widen just a bit at that, the bell ringing just before he could reply. Their homeroom teacher storms into the room then, quieting the rest of the class. "Sendo, get your feet off the desk!" Their teacher growls, Christmas colored eyes glaring at the silver haired teen.
"Yeah, yeah, Kakuzu-sensei…" Hidan mutters, letting his feet fall off the side of his desk before glancing over at Itachi. The Uchiha gave him a knowing nod before looking back at their teacher.
Kinsen Kakuzu-sensei was everything a man should be in Hidan's eyes; he was tall, tan, handsome, and mature. Despite the fact he taught in a chemistry class at a not-so-well-known high school, Kakuzu had a college degree stating he was educated enough in the medical career to be a surgeon. Hidan was attracted the teacher the first day he had him three years ago, and only Itachi knew of this. Their teacher was obviously a miser—the man kept money in the brief case he carried with him everyday and nothing else—and his class was fairly hard to pass (of course, Itachi passed it easily).
The first thing anyone noticed about the thirty year old was his strange colored eyes—striking green irises surrounded by a crimson red. Someone had once thought Kakuzu just had really blood shot eyes, but that wouldn't make sense if they were always like that. The second thing someone would notice was the strange fact that—yes he was thirty—he had shoulder length, dark brown hair. Only male teenagers and men in their early twenties had hair past their jaw, so it had people wondering if Kakuzu really was thirty years old.
All in all, Hidan knew exactly why he didn't want to marry that puppet guy; Kakuzu was fucking hot, and Hidan had eyes for him only. The only problem was Kakuzu was thirty and Hidan was seventeen—completely illegal, and their principal wouldn't be as forgiving with Kakuzu as he'd been with Kisame and Itachi. But it was only November; Hidan's birthday was in April, and then he'd be eighteen and on that day, he'd kiss his teacher senseless in front of the whole class. Hell, he'd probably even go as far as too—
"Sendo…! Are you paying attention or not?" Kakuzu-sensei's voice broke through Hidan's thoughts, making the boy look up at the chemistry teacher.
He chuckles nervously, lifting his head off the desk. "Uh… no…?"
The bell rings then, signaling the end of homeroom. The other students stood to leave as Kakuzu sighs and turns back to his desk. Itachi stood up as well, but stopped when he noticed Hidan was still sitting in his seat.
The Uchiha sighs and shook his friend's shoulder a little. Hidan looks up at him with a confused look. "I'll see you in marine science, Sendo…" The weasel mutters, turning to leave the room. Hidan was grateful to have such a knowing friend.
When the last student left the classroom, Hidan stood and walked over to his teacher. Kakuzu was counting some of his money that he'd taken from his brief case, his feet propped up on his own desk—oh, but he can yell at Hidan about that?
"What is it, Sendo…?" Kakuzu mutters, not looking up from his money. Hidan gulps and bites at his bottom lip.
"Uh… well, I need to talk to you about something…" Kakuzu pauses for a second, letting the albino know he was listening. "Well… uh… I'm almost eighteen…" He starts, not sure how he was going to say it.
Kakuzu nods and continues counting the wad of cash. "Yes; April, isn't it?"
Hidan nods in return, though he didn't know if Kakuzu saw. "Well… apparently I've been arranged to marry someone since I was five…"
This stops his teacher in his money counting. The miser slowly looks up at his student, his eyes narrowing. "Really…? To whom, may I ask…?"
Hidan bites his bottom lip again and shuffles his feet a little. "Uh… Akasuna Sasori…"
Kakuzu stares up at the zealot for a moment, his eyes widening a little. He scoffs, throwing the money down onto his desk. "Get out of my classroom."
Hidan hesitates, staring at his teacher. He sighs when Kakuzu doesn't look back up at him and leaves the room, heading for his marine science class with Itachi—hopefully he won't be sitting on their teacher's desk being kissed fiercely this time…
