Third chapter! This is where the looooove game gets started...

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Chapter 3- Skelanimals and Pretzels

Hidan woke one morning to one of his favorite bands, Cobra Starship.

Go on, believe
If it turns you on
Take what you need
'Till your pride is gone
Prostitution
Is revolution!
You can hate me
Until you pay me

He slapped the alarm off and groaned, throwing an arm over his eyes.

Ding dong.

"Shit!" He flew out of bed and yanked on a pair of skinny jeans while simultaneously trying to pull on a white dress shirt as he ran into the bathroom and grabbed his toothbrush, shoving it in his mouth and trying to brush his teeth at the same time as all the previous paraphernalia.

"'Kuzu! I got it, seriously!" He shouted around the toothbrush, trying to hop into his jeans while going down the stairs as Kakuzu opened the door.

"Who are you?"

"Miamay. Who the hell're you?"

"Kakuzu. Hidan's roommate."

"Ooh, Hida-chan's got a roomy, eh?" He could hear the smirk on her voice.

"Hida-chan?" For that matter, he could hear it in Kakuzu's, too.

"Fageddaboutit. Where is he?"

"Here- woah!" Hidan toppled over after succesfully fitting both feet into one of the legs of his jeans.

Needless to say, the two at the door burst out laughing.

"Hardy-har-har." Hidan muttered, fixing his jeans and standing.

"You coming, Hida-chan?" Miamay asked, fixing her ruby eyes on him.

"Hold your fucking horses, seriously." He growled, buttoning his shirt and heading back into the bathroom.

"My horses aren't fucking!" She called after him.

"Check again, bitch!"

"That's Queen Bitch to you!"

"Does that make him King Bitch?" Kakuzu mumbled under his breath.

"He wishes he was that cool!" Miamay said back.

As Kakuzu stared at her in shocked disbelief, Hidan came out of the bathroom, looking neat and ready for the day.

"Let's fucking go already." He said, grabbing his leather jacket and heading out the door.

"Later, Kuzu-chan!" Miamay waved and ran after Hidan.

"Where the hell are we going?" Hidan snapped when she caught up. She huffed at him.

"Calm the fuck down, dammit! What the hell'd you do this morning? Did I interrupt you watching porn or some shit? Quite being a fucking bitch already!" She snarled in her ice-voice. He flinched.

"Sorry, sorry." He muttered.

"…" She sighed and stopped in front of a car.

"Come on."

"Where?"

"Get in the car."

"This is yours?" He stared at the shiny black 911 Turbo. She pulled the keys from her hoodie and jangled them in his face.

"Hell yeah, it's mine." She smirked and pulled open the door, sliding into the driver's seat. "Now, you coming? Or do you wanna walk?"

"I'm coming, seriously." He recovered his voice and got in the car.

…

"Why are we here?"

"Because I like this place, duh." She said as if it were obvious. Hidan stared at all the people.

"But… it's so… eurgh!"

"Oh, suck it up!" She rolled her eyes and pulled him between the tables of… junk was all Hidan could think to call it.

"Hey, there, Miamay!"

"Pervy-sage! What the hell are you doing here?" Miamay cried, pulling away from Hidan and running to hug someone.

"Aww, is Naruto teaching you that?" The white haired man complained.

"No, you're just a perv." She teased. He gave a mock-distressed look.

"Oh, woe is me! You've found out my purpose in life!" He pretended to faint.

"Okay, your perviness notwithstanding, what are you doing here?" She questioned. He grinned at her.

"Thought I'd pick something up for Kakashi."

"Uncle Kakashi? How is he?" She seemed worried now.

"He's getting a lot better. Your aunt's pretty upset, though. You should go visit them."

"I will, I promise. I've just been so busy getting settled and all that…" She looked at the ground guiltily. "Sorry, Jairya. I know."

"You could come back. Anko would love to have you."

"I have to do this, Jairya."

"What about Shizune, Iruka, Tsunade, and all the rest? They all-we all- miss you terribly." The man said quietly.

"I miss you guys, too. But… this is something I have to do." She seemed desperate for him to see something. Hidan cleared his throat.

They jumped and Miamay turned pink.

"O-oh! Jairya! This is Hidan."

"It's about time."

"Huh?"

"He's your boyfriend, right?" Jairya didn't wait for an answer before he was shaking Hidan's hand fiercly. "It's nice to meet you, m'boy! Take good care of Mia-chan, please. She's had such a hard life, what with-"

"JAIRYA!" Miamay bellowed, effectively alerting everyone in the bazaar. "HE IS NOT MY F- MY BOYFRIEND, OKAY?"

"Really? Hmm. Too bad. I rather like him."

"You just met him!" She said, exsasperated. "You don't even know the guy!"

"Oh, you know me, Miamay. I can sense things." He winked and she sighed.

"Please keep your senses to yourself." She said wearily.

"You're only saying that because you know they're never wrong!"

"You got me. 'Bye, Pervy-sage."

"See you later, Miamay. I'm telling Kakashi to expect a visit from you before the month is over."

"Jairya, the month is over tomorrow."

"Okay, before the next month is over." He corrected, turning to leave.

"It was nice to meet you, Hidan." He shook Hidan's hand again and slipped away.

"That guy was…" Hidan searched for the right words.

"Berserk?" Miamay suggested wryly. "Yeah, I know. But he's family."

"I can tell."

"What's that supposed to mean?" She growled playfully and he grinned.

"Oh, you know." He said vaguely.

"Come on." She rolled her eyes and pulled him through the various shops.

"I'm curious, Miamay…"

"What?"

"Why'd you stop from cussing at Pervy-sage?"

She started and looked away from him.

"Just didn't want to embarrass him." She said, shrugging.

"Okay…" He puzzled over this until she stopped and squealed in delight.

"What? What is it?" He asked, alarmed. Another crazy family member?

"OH MY JASHIN! It's so beautiful!" She cried, reaching out and grabbing a black object, hugging it to her chest.

"What is it?" He asked. She held it out to him. It was a skeleton bear.

"It's a fucking Skelanimal! Jashin, it's sooo adorable!" She hugged it again and jumped up and down with joy.

Hidan sweatdropped. She was acting… weird.

"How much is it…" Her grin faded. "Oh."

"What?"

"I can't get it."

"Why not?"

"It's too much."

"How can it be too much?" He flipped the price tag and looked at the number. It was only eight bucks. Not that much.

"I only brought five dollars with me." She said sadly, setting the stuffed animal down and turning away.

"Come on, Hidan. Let's go get some food."

She went to a consession stand and stood in line sullenly.

"Uhm… sir? I'd like this, please." He said, pointing at the bear-skeleton-whatever.

"That'll be eight dollars." Hidan paid him and stuffed the animal in a bag.

"HIDAN! WHADDYA WANT TO EAT?" Miamay's unmistakable voice bellowed through the crowds, and he broke into a jog to reach her.

"Pretzel with cheese." He called when he was close enough. She nodded and went back to the man.

…

"What do you have in those bags?" She asked curiously as the walked back to the car.

"Stuff." He said, shrugging. She nodded and unlocked the car. She paused with her hand on the door.

"Hidan… do you want to drive?" She asked. He felt his face light up.

"Hell fucking yes!" He exulted, taking a flying leap and sliding across the hood of the car. She laughed and handed him the keys, climbing into the passenger seat.

He started the car and pulled out of the parking lot.

"This is fucking sweet!" He cried, practically bouncing with joy. She grinned her magic grin and stared out the window for about five minutes before clicking on the radio.

Nanananana

Nananana

Hurry up

And wait

So close

But so far away

Everything

That you always dreamed of

Is close enough for you take

But you just can't touch

Hidan looked at her incredulously.

"What the hell is this?" He asked. She smiled and began singing along with the chorus.

We live and we learn

To take one step at a time

There's no need to rush

It's like learning to fly

Or falling in love

Oooh

It's gonna happen and it's

So close to happenin'

When we find the reasons why

One step at a time

He cocked an eyebrow and shrugged.

"You like Jordin Sparks?"

She shrugged nonchalantly, but her face flushed a nice pomegranate and he grinned.

We live and we learn

To take one step at a time

There's no need to rush

It's like learning to fly

Or falling in love

Oooh

It's gonna happen and it's

So close to happenin'

When we find the reasons why

One step at a time

She stared at him in utter shock and disbelief.

"Y-you s-sing?" She stuttered. He shrugged and faced forward.

"Not very good." He said.

"Not very good?" She repeated in outrage. "You're-" She broke off and the pomegranate turned a shade darker.

"I'm what? Horrible? They should put me to death?" He suggested.

"No… you're, um… really good." She blushed darker and stared out the window.

"Thanks." He forced the words out.

"You're… welcome."

"So, where do you want to go now?" He changed the subject. She shrugged.

"Anywhere."

He grinned.

…

"Where are we?" She mumbled groggily. Hidan turned off the car and opened his door, crossing over and opening hers.

"I come here all the time. It helps me write." He said as explaination. She looked puzzled but stepped out of the car

"Close your eyes." She obediently shut her eyes.

Five minutes later, she heard, "Okay." Opening her crimson eyes, she gasped in surprise. A red-and-white checkered blanket was spread out, Hidan sitting on it. She stepped forward jerkily and sat opposite of him.

"What's this all about?" She blurted. He frowned.

"Is it too…" He racked his brains for the right word. "Personal? I've never had a real girl friend."

"No, it's good. Just… what's with it?"

"Well, I got you something. Well, several somethings." He said, handing her the bags.

"Uhm… really? Why?"

"Money was burning a fucking hole in my pocket." He said, shrugging.

"Okay." She pulled something out of the first bag.

"WHAT THE HELL?"

"Okay, that was just a joke, seriously." Hidan chortled, dodging her hand as she tried to get a punch to his face.

She gritted her teeth and glared at the lingerie in her hand, as if she could make it spontaneously combust if she stared at it long enough.

"No, but seriously. Here." He handed her the other two bags.

"Okay… wow. A… um… what is it?"

"I don't really know." Hidan admitted. "It just looks like you."

"Huh." She looked at the abstract sculpture in her hand. "I like it. But how does it look like me?"

"Oh, you know. It's crazy, you're crazy."-she gave him The Look at that- "It's odd, you're odd. It's different, you're different. It's… er… yeah." It's pretty, you're pretty. He swallowed the words. He'd only been her friend for a few weeks; didn't want to scare her off so early.

She opened the last bag and shrieked.

"THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!" She tackled him into a hug. He blushed a light pink and looked up.

"No… problem." He said faintly.

What in the name of Jashin is wrong with me?

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Well well... yes, I'm aware Hidan is OC, but do I look like I really care? No? Then leave me alone.