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This is more about Zetsu and less about Hidan. I've gotten more interested in Zetsu's character, and I wanted to write a chapter about him. Also, this is a three part chapter. Don't worry, all three parts are in here, but I wanted to let you know now. Also, I'm going to try to upload shorter chapters, and it'll be from single word prompts. Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Partner (Part 1 of Zetsu's Mission.)

Zetsu walked through his greenhouse, looking for a very specific flower. Had it been a regular day, he would have found it easily. But this wasn't any regular day. He was really nervous, and the black side of him was sure that he didn't really want to do this. But he was brave, and he was going to do it. Because of how nervous he was, he was having a hard time focusing. Something else that was highly irregular.

"How hard is it to find the only flower in this whole damn place?"

"Leave me alone."

After hunting for some time, Zetsu found the rose. It was a vibrant red, healthy and beautiful. He proceeded to transplant it into a pot and then walked out of the greenhouse and into the Akatsuki base.

"Now to find someone to help me complete my mission."

"No one is going to help you. The only person you can trust is yourself."

"That's not true. Someone will be willing to help me."

There was only one person who would be willing to help him, but Kisame had already left so Zetsu was forced to find another. He asked Sasori, but Sasori didn't want anything to do with his plan. Deidara was too busy planning another prank to play on Itachi, but wished him luck. Itachi was sleeping in today, but Zetsu didn't know for how long. Kakuzu had a bounty to collect, and Konan found it adorable when she heard what Zetsu was planning, but she couldn't because her and Pein had a mission to complete. And he sure as hell wasn't going to ask Tobi to help. So that left only one person left. Zetsu got the nagging suspicion that he was going alone on his mission. Zetsu approached the door, and timidly knocked.

"What the fuck do you want Kakuzu? I'm fucking busy."

"It's me."

"Zetsu?! I repeat, what the fuck do you want?"

"Just open the damn door!" Hidan sighed and walked forward, opening the door, and glared at the man/plant/thing on the other end.

"What. The fuck. Do you want?"

"I need a favor."

"What's the favor?"

"Think of it as a mission."

"What's the mission?"

"Accompany me to the Hidden Leaf Village."

"Why the fuck would I do that?"
"Just help us dammit!"

"No!"

"Why not?!"

"Because I've got shit...and stuff...things to do...And shit…" Zetsu looked at him with a confused glance.

"You're not actually doing anything are you?"

"Not at all."

"So why won't you help?"
"Because I don't fucking wanna!" Zetsu smirked at the whiny tone of Hidan's voice.

"Please? I could really use the help."

"The Hidden Leaf Village hates us! So why would you want to go?!"

"Because I want to give...It's just important to me, okay?" Hidan looked at him, and smiled.

"Who is it?" Zetsu blushed, and it was odd to see the red shading on his two-toned face.

"No one! There's no one! I'm not giving flowers to anyone!" To the immortal's credit, he was able to suppress his laugh for a few seconds. The noise echoed across the base.

"Real smooth, buddy."

"Zetsu likes a girl!"

"No I don't!"

"You sure?"

"Will you help or not?"

"No way man! I've got shit to do!"

"No you don't!"

"No I don't! But I'm gonna make some shit up so I can't go!"

"Fine. Whatever." Zetsu walked across the room, and Hidan looked at him confused.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

"Well, I need money, and Kakuzu's safe is in here."

"So?" Hidan watched with wonder as Zetsu was able to break into the safe, and took out a large amount of money.

"He'll be really mad, but he knows that I need it. It would really suck if I somehow left it open on my way out…" Hidan immediately understood what he was talking about.

"And if someone were to take out more money afterwards, you wouldn't say who you thought it was?"

"I didn't see anything."

"I was distracted by a bird."
"Deal." Hidan grabbed some cash and they both left the room, embarking on Zetsu's special mission.

Gift (Part 2 of Zetsu's Mission)

The members of Akatsuki approached the flower shop. Zetsu found himself getting more and more nervous. Hidan was just bored. They had ditched their cloaks since that would make the mission impossible. They found the building, and suddenly Zetsu stopped moving.

"You good there buddy?"

"Yeah. I'm fine."

"Bullshit."

"I'm fine."
"You're shaking like crazy." That's when Hidan realized what was going on.

"You're scared to do it!" Zetsu immediately blushed, and his mandibles closed slightly.

"No...No I'm not!"

"You're fucking scared to do it!"
"No I'm not!"

"You so are!"

"You definitely are scared."

"Shut up!"

"Then go and do it!"

"I will!"

"Sure."

"You don't think I will."

"But feel free to prove me the fuck wrong."

"I will prove you wrong!"

"Yeah?"

"Yeah!"

"You sure?"
"I'm going to prove you wrong right now."
"I can't help but notice you're still standing here." That shut Zetsu up. While he could argue as much as he wants, but in the end, he was still standing outside, and he hadn't completed his mission.

"If you're too much of a chicken to do it, just admit it! Say Zetsu is a chicken!"

"Hey!"

"Not you, the other one!"

"Damn straight!"

"What are you guys talking about?" Both Hidan and Zetsu turned and stared at the blonde woman talking to them. Ino had her hand on her hip, looking back and forth between the two.

"I...Uh...Just remembered! I've got to pray! See you around, Zetsu!" Hidan took off running and left his partner alone in the street. Ino just watched him depart and shook her head. She turned to took at Zetsu, who realized that she was staring at him, and his mandibles shut closed, hiding the blush and embarrassment.

"Maybe if I hide in here, she won't see me."

"That makes no sense."

"Shut up!"

"It's not going to work."

"Yes it will."

"Hello? Earth to Mr. Zetsu. You in there?" Ino began knocking on the mandibles, and Zetsu's blush increased significantly. He opened his mandibles slightly, so Ino could only see his eyes, and a tiny part of his smile.

"Told you."

"Shut up!"

"What's going on buddy?" Zetsu took a deep breath, and opened his mandibles more, so she could see more of him. He looked at the ground and was kicking imaginary rocks, hoping that she would just forget about him and walk away. At least, one part of him wanted that. But it wasn't like the usual circumstances, where the white and black disagreed. It was more like they both agreed with one outcome, silently hoping for that outcome, but both knew that they didn't truly want it. So Zetsu forced himself to finish the mission, before he hid again, and never came out. His hands shot up from behind his back, and he was holding the rose in the flower pot in front of him.

"IgotthisforyoubecauseIthinkyourereallypretty!" Ino tilted her head in confusion, and Zetsu shut his mandibles again, hiding the blush. But Ino wasn't about to let him hide again. She slowly touched the jaws, and gently pried them open. She didn't want to hurt him, but she wanted to see his face, and she wanted to know what language he had just spoken to her.

"What was that?" He thrust the flower forward again.

"It's for you."

"For me? What's the occasion?" And now the moment of truth. And surprisingly, Zetsu found himself being encouraged by the one who never agreed with him.

"Say it. Go ahead and say it."

"Because I think you're really pretty." Ino blushed, and took the flower from him. She smiled at him, and when she began to laugh, he shut his shell again. He was really embarrassed, and he had heard many stories of men getting the girls they like flowers and the girl laughing at them. This is exactly what he feared.

"This is exactly why I didn't want to do this."

"It was worth it though. You said what you wanted to say." And that's when Zetsu felt something he never felt before. On his mandibles, he could have sworn he felt a set of lips.

"If you open up, I can give you an actual kiss." Zetsu slowly opened up, and Ino kissed his cheek.

"That's really sweet of you."

"You're not mad?"

"Why would I be mad?"

"I thought you laughed at me."

"I was laughing at how shy you were being. It's adorable." Zetsu blushed, and felt the need to hide again, but forced himself to stay open. Instead, he did the opposite of what a solitary introvert like himself would do. He smiled a wide smile that went the length of his face. Ino smiled again, and laughed at how cute he was being. She held out her hand.

"Come with me. We'll go plant it." Zetsu followed her into the flower shop, a huge smile on his face.

Flower (Part 3 of Zetsu's Mission)

Zetsu walked into his greenhouse, and took in a deep breath of the air.

"Home sweet home."

"Nothing like it." He walked over to where the rose used to be and set his gift down on the table. He saw the hole was still there from when he dug the plant up, and he opened the box. After taking out a flower pot with some roses, he quickly transplanted the flower over. After tending to it, and making sure it had enough water, and sunlight, and was safe from insects, or weeds, or anything else that might harm its growth, he stood back and admired the rose. It was a beautiful red, healthy and vibrant, but the closer the petals got to the center of the flower, they slowly changed color until they were a lovely blue. Ino told him that she found it one day while out for a walk and decided to take it home. She couldn't find anyone she wanted to give it to thought, because it didn't seem to fit anyone. And she certainly wasn't about to sell it. Ino had certainly picked a lovely flower, and it soon became his favorite plant in the greenhouse, even when he added an addition to the building, opening up more space for the gifts that she continued to give him. And suddenly, Zetsu's garden included more flowers and other beautiful plants, that had no other usage than just to look pretty. And yet, neither white nor black were disturbed by these new plants taking up more and more space, because maybe, when you're having a rough time, or want to smile, or just look at something pretty, you can count on flowers to be there.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the base…

"Who the fuck took money out of my safe?!" Kakuzu stormed out of his room, and marched throughout the base, looking for the culprit. He found Deidara in the kitchen, and immediately wrapped his strings around the blonde's throat and lifted him out of his chair.

"Who took money out of my safe?"

"I don't know! I swear, it wasn't me, un!" At that moment, Hidan was walking into the living room, whistling with his brand-new scythe over his shoulder. Kakuzu turned and they made eye contact at the same time.

"Oh fuck."

"Hidan!" Kakuzu dropped Deidara and chased his immortal partner throughout the base, trying desperately to change that fact. And while Hidan was scared shitless, he was still laughing the entire time.

I hope you all enjoyed it! Zetsu is probably the least adorable member of Akatsuki, until I found a picture of him nibbling on an arm and I felt that I had to portray that in the last chapter and this one. Now, the rest of the chapters will focus on Hidan and his new family! Enjoy and take care everybody!