"Oof! ...That's the last one." Kakuzu said as he slumped over the large box that he'd just dragged in. Hidan looked over from the kitchenette and smiled. "Well lunch is just about done too. Sit down. You look like you could use a break."

It's been five months since Hidan told me that he wanted to pay for my schooling, three months since I started moving my stuff into his apartment and a month and a half since I started actually living with him. So far things have been good. I've finished my second year of school two months ago. Everything has been amazing. It truly amazes me how a mere college student studying in business could get the attention of someone like him.

Hidan walked over to him and handed him a plate of shrimp scampi with garlic bread. Kakuzu happily took it, eagerly taking a bite. "Mmm… Amazing as usual." He said kissing the platinum blondes cheek. "So what did you want to do today? Or would you prefer that I stick to unpacking?" He asked, looking at the clock that hung over the television.

"Honestly?" He asked.

"Yeah of course."

"Continue unpacking. I have to go to my day job." Hidan said with a frown.

"Oh."

With that simple 'oh' Hidan got up after he quickly finished his lunch. "I don't know when I'll be home" He said over his shoulder as he made his way to their room.

'I guess today will be pretty uneventful then…', Kuzu thought to himself as he continued to eat. Within the next ten minutes Hidan was ready to leave. Kakuzu didn't know a whole lot about the business that was Hidan's day job. All he knew is that it had to do with his parents. It was a condition of letting him move out here.

Hidan walked into his office and looked around. He was the one in charge of this company when his father couldn't be bothered. Especially since his father didn't like flying out anywhere. He was too comfortable in his life at home to be bothered with such things. As he looked out the window the phone rang. He turned looking at it for a long moment as he thought about letting it continue to ring. He couldn't though, as much as he'd like to he couldn't do that. "Hello?" He asked picking it up.

A young female voice answered on the other end. "Hello Mr. Riviera. Your parents are on line one. Your father wants to speak with you." Hidan let out an audible sigh.

"Thank you." He said clicking over. "Hello Father."

"Hidan. It's nice to talk to you again. How's everything with you."

"Okay for the most part. What did you need?"

"Need?" A laugh sounded from the other end of the phone. "I don't need anything. I just wanted to know when I could see my son again. Is that a crime?"

Hidan paused considering his answer. "No…It hasn't been that long though." He said softly.

"It's been seven years." His father countered.

"I can't dad. I've got somethings going on in my life right now that I can't just walk away from." He said trying to sound as respectful as possible.

Hidan wasn't afraid of his father. No, not at all. However it was his father that let him come here. He wasn't going to have him try to take that again. His father never seemed to be above that.

"I'll be in touch but I won't be able to until two years from now. I have some plans in motion for the company and I don't want them to fall threw if I leave." He said trying to sound convincing enough for his father to give him enough time to tell Kakuzu at just the right moment. There were so many things that he still didn't know…

-..o0OO0o..-

Fifteen Years earlier….

"Dad I'm sorry I can't marry her." Hidan said as he continued to pack his suitcase. "I'm not going to take part in your ancient traditions. I want to choose who I can spend my life with! Why can't you seem to get that?"

"Hidan! You're not going to walk out on her like this! Tsunade has done nothing to you."
"Who will stop me Father? Tsunade loves Dan. Everyone with eyes sees that."

"Not only have you decided against being a priest you also refuse to marry. If you leave you will never receive my blessing." His father said looking him in the face. Hidan looked at him his face blank of expression.

"I won't leave…"

Pause.

"Good."

"I'm not getting married to her though. One of us deserves to be happy at the very least. And she never will be with me."

-..o0OO0o..-

Hidan shook his head slightly. "I'll talk to you later Father. Send my love to Mother." He said softly and hung up.

The rest of the day seemed to drag on as he waited to be able to go home. Unfortunatly when he managed to get home. Kakuzu was passed out on the couch already. Waking up his lover gently he guided him to the room. 'I'll tell him in the morning.' He thought to himself and slowly drifted to sleep.