Note(Please read):Holey Hell! how long has it been? A little over a year now? I got busy and didn't have time for this. And by the time I did, I wasn't interested in Naruto anymore. But I was going though some of my favorite stories on here and found one about Zetsu. I remembered how much I loved that fic and that it had a chapter that I hadn't read. I reread a few chapters and I fear I've fallen claim to the fandom once more.
I've reread the first three chapters to this story and I've wondered, why didn't any one comment and say "Your spelling is awful. How could you confuse 'follow' and 'fallow'?" But it's okay. I'm going to go though those chapters and clean up the spelling and grammar.
Don't be angry with me, I was an innocent 8th grader. I'm now a mean 10th grader. :D I think I write a lot different now that I did when this fic first started. I contemplated rewriting the whole thing but I think I would procrastinate and it would never get done. So, instead, I plan on leaving it the way it is(Spelling in other chapters fixed, of course.) and just have this as the fun fic I work on when I'm in a good mood and don't feel like being serious.
Disclaimer: I merely own the Flashdrive I had to dig through to find this chapter.
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Busted and Broken, Then Fixed
Chapter 4
"Okay, un. I don't like this…"
"Me either…" Hidan agreed as he grabbed a sheet to cover himself. Deidara growled slightly as he tugged the sheet back.
Itachi smirked, looking up from the book he was staring into, he motioned for the duo to removed the sheet, "When the bet said naked, it meant it."
"I bet you just want to see us naked, un!" Deidara barked at him. Itachi turned his nose up is disgust.
"No. I'd rather I not. Keep the sheet. I don't care." Itachi scorned, "Houchi, don't just stand there. Take pictures."
Houchi growled at the raven-haired man as she finished setting up her camera, "Shut-up. This shit takes time."
"Whatever." He snorted.
She glared, but decided to ignore it. Turning toward the two naked band members she motioned Deidara to step to the side. He gave her a puzzled looked, nevertheless he followed her orders.
"I don't want to take you're guys' pictures together. It'd look a little gay." Houchi stated and she looked down at her camera, "Okay, Hidan. Lay on your side. Yeah, like that. Now wrap the sheet around your…well, you know. And lift you head up, and lean it against your arm."
Finally happy with the pose she snapped a few pictures. Hidan seemed like a natural model, he was slightly skittish at first but the more the light flashed the more comfortable he appeared to be. He even when as far as trying different facial expressions and different poses. Houchi looked as if she was having a great time snapping away with the pictures.
"Okay, Hida-kun!" Houchi squealed happily, "That was perfect! I'm positive that there's a ton of pictures to choose from. You were great."
Deidara rolled his eyes, "You're such a suck-up, Hidan, un."
"You're just fucking jealous the camera loves me." Hidan replied smoothly.
Deidara snorted and looked away, "Like shit, un."
Houchi giggled and smiled at the two, "It's alright. I'm sure the camera loves you, Deidara, just as much as it loves Hida-kun."
Deidara growled slightly as he glared at the soft milk chocolate-haired female, "Whatever, un."
Houchi rolled her eyes but shifted to her other foot as she awaited Deidara. He appeared to be confused, like he didn't actually know what he was meant to do.
Houchi tapped her foot with impatience, "Hurry up, dammit. I have a life, y'know." She snapped.
Deidara completely disregarded her. He slowly strolled over to her. She tapped her foot more and sighed in aggravation.
Once Deidara had made his way over to her, making sure he took as much time as possible, mind you. Houchi growled and tugged his arm.
"Houchi! Stop it, un." Deidara whined. It was obvious he didn't want to get his picture taken, but was he honestly resorting to behaving like a child?
"Deidara! It's not that bad! Hidan tell him!"
Hidan looked up from the mirror he was staring into, "Huh? Oh, Yeah. Deidara just get it over with. I thought it was fucking great!" With that Hidan turned his gaze back to the hand-held mirror.
Itachi looked over at the Jashin fanatic, "What are you doing?"
"Checking out how incredibly hot I am." Hidan answered without looking up. Itachi stared at him blankly before shaking his head and turning back to his book.
Deidara blushed as he stared at the camera, "Houchi…"
Houchi smiled warmly at him and looked at her camera, "Dei, don't be such a big baby!" she whispered to him.
The blond male fumed, "I'm not, un!"
The brunette rolled her eyes but nodded. She motioned for him to take a pose, much to her pleasure he did. It was rather obvious he had taken the idea from Hidan. However, Hidan was too busy checking himself out to notice.
Houchi smiled as she snapped pictures. Taking photos made her remember why she wanted to be a photographer in the first place.
After the photo session was complete, Deidara and Hidan watched as the female went though the pictures, "These are pretty good you guys."
Hidan grinned and nodded, "Pshh. Of course they are."
Deidara grunted in agreement. He was still a little cross. Itachi chuckled softly.
"Oh, Don't be like that Deidara. It'll be alright." Itachi told him smugly.
Deidara glared at the slightly older male but remained silent. Itachi mused to himself as he looked over Houchi's shoulder. She and Hidan seemed to be talking about taking pictures and modeling.
"Really? You think I have what it takes?"
"Yes! I do! You were great Hida-kun!"
"That was fucking great! Ever wanna take my picture again you'll know where to find me!" Hidan replied kissing her cheek.
She blushed lightly and batted him away, "Get off me, you horn-dog."
He expressed his amusement to himself as Houchi went back to looking though the pictures, her face still stained pink.
"Houchi, give me the pictures you think are suitable." Itachi told the brunette.
She looked up at him questionably, "No."
He narrowed his eyes at her, "What?"
"I said no. I don't trust these wonderful pictures with you. But we did have a deal. So I will post them were you want."
Itachi growled but said nothing. Having previous business experience with Houchi, he knew better than to try to convince her otherwise.
Itachi snorted and left the trio. Hidan rolled his eyes and started chatting with Deidara. Houchi smiled at the dark-haired male. He'd never learn, would he?
Her breath caught in her throat and her body became tense. A warm feeling swirled in her stomach and showed itself upon her face. The thin pages of the book in her hand ruffled slightly. She, unsuccessfully, tried to swallow the lump in her throat, however it stayed as it was.
"How can you stand to read that?" Sakura asked, interrupting her mini-spazz. Ino turned her head from the romantic novel to her friend.
"What do you mean?"
"That mushy cliché crap." Sakura scoffed.
Ino narrowed her eyes at the pinkette, "Oh, of course coming from someone who likes action…."
Ino smirked and jumped toward her friend. Success! She plucked the action book from the pinkette and started to laugh.
"Mushy cliché crap? Sakura look at what you're reading!" Ino shook her head as she removed the cover from the book. Underneath the cover that clearly showed that the book would be an action was a picture of couple about to kiss. It was smart of Sakura to hide what she was really reading with an action book covering, "This is mushier than what I was reading!"
"Shut-up, Pig!" Sakura barked snatching the book back.
"Okay, forehead girl." Ino giggled.
A few moments passed before…"I'm bored."
"I am too…" Ino agreed.
"Hmmm….Sleepover?"
"Aren't we having one right now?" Ino asked confused.
Sakura nodded but reached to grab her purse. Digging into the pink bag, she found her cell phone. Ino sighed and rolled her eyes. More people at the sleepover is what Sakura meant.
"Hello? Oh hey! ….yeah me too…..No, not really….Yeah this Friday I believe….Wanna Come Over?...No, I'm at Ino's…No, she doesn't care….Okay! Great! Bye!" Sakura snapped the phone shut and smiled at the blonde. Ino narrowed her eyes at the pinkette. She did so care.
"So….Who all is coming?" she asked crossing her arms and glaring at her friend.
"Only a few people. Y'know, Temari, Hinata, Tenten, Kin, Tayuya. I think that's it." Sakura stated reaching toward a teen magazine and choosing to pretend she didn't see the glare sent her way.
"Oh, only five people. That's not very many." Ino said sarcastically.
Sakura only smiled and continued reading the magazine, "Oh My God!"
Ino looked up surprised by her sudden outburst, "What is it?"
Sakura held up the magazine for Ino to see. It read:
Close to naked pictures of Akasuki band members, Deidara and Hidan, have been released. It is said that the pictures are payment for a bet between pianist Itachi, of the Akatsuki as well, and the two band members .No information concerning the bet has been released as of yet. Band Manager Kakuzu said early yesterday morning, "It's just a bet that the three idiots made after the concert. Nothing big. Honestly, it's their own damn fault for being stupid." We can tell manager Kakuzu is 'really nervous' over this matter.
Ino giggled and tried to keep from laughing, "Really? They're probably all over the internet by now!"
Ino Dashed to her laptop, with Sakura close behind. Ino quickly typed in a search engine and waited impatiently as it loaded. Sakura keep urging the computer to go faster anxiously.
Once loaded, both girls squealed excitedly. The first picture was one of the silver-haired member; he had a sexy look on his face. Ino laughed softly as Sakura took the mouse and clicked on the picture.
"Geez, they're even on the official fan site!" Sakura gasped pushing Ino out of the seat and taking her place.
Ino huffed in annoyance and pulled up the chair that went with her vanity, "Seriously? What do you think the bet was about?"
Sakura shrugged, "I don't know. Probably something really, really cool."
Ino nodded in agreement, "Totally! Like, something having to do with the band's music or something."
Sakura grinned and nodded as she continued looking through the pictures. After finishing she sat down on the bed. Ino followed and sat down beside her.
"Hey, when are the others going to be here?" Ino asked. As if on cue, her father's voice rung out telling the girls that their friends had indeed arrived.
Sakura pushed Ino off the bed playfully, "You go get them." She said smiling as he lay down.
Ino rolled her eyes before leaving the room. She walked down the hallway full of empty guest rooms(She often wondered why the house had so many. It wasn't like they were going to be put to use or anything.) and down the white marble stairs that matched the flooring.
"Hey, everyone!" She called before she reached the bottom.
The girls turned away from Ino's father, who they had been listening to. They had duffle bags with blankets and pillows sticking out and a grin on their faces.
"Hey, Ino-Chan!" Tayuya called, waving her hand. Ino smiled and waved back.
Kin, Temari, Hinata, and Tenten also waved at Ino. The fair-haired girl smiled at them and motioned them to follow her to her room. Once arriving, the girls pulled up bean-bag chairs and such while some simply sat on the bed.
Ino looked at Sakura who had already started talking to Temari about something. She rolled her eyes and looked at the other, "Anyone want something to drink? And what snacks do you guys want?" she offered, being the perfect hostess. Or as well as one as a seventeen year old could be to a room full of other teenage girls.
"Hey! Why don't you ever offer me stuff when I'm here?" Sakura asked feinting hurt.
Ino grinned, "You practically live here. If you want something you can get it yourself."
Sakura laughed along with the others. Once they were finished making jokes, Ino left to get the food and drinks. She returned shortly with an arm full of various snacks while the other held a platter full of drinks. It was times like this when Ino was happy she had taken a job as a waiter before. She had since quite the job, but was planning on getting a similar one soon.
"Th-thank you, Ino-chan." Hinata said smiling sweetly at the blonde girl.
Ino smiled, "No need to call me that. Ino is just fine." She said patting the girl on the back as she walked away to give the others their drinks.
The snacks lay scattered across the room, the drinks in hand, and a certain pinkette in the middle of the group of girls. "Okay. Who in the Akatsuki do you think it the hottest? Hinata?"
Hinata blushed darkly, "Umm…Ano…Maybe Deidara or Kisame?"
Temari let out a bark of a laugh, "Please! Deidara and Kisame are nothing compared to Hidan! I mean have you seen Hidan? Daaaammmnn. I never thought silver hair could look so good."
Ino laughed and leaned against the side of the bed, "I agree. I mean, Hidan is pretty hot. He does look good with silver hair…Hey! Do you think it's natural or that he dyes it?"
Tenten laughed, "I don't know! It's possible. But I've never seen him have any roots." She cut in.
Kin shrugged, "Maybe he takes good care of it?"
"Maybe, b-but dying it frequently causes a lot of d-damage. It makes it really thin." Hinata stated taking a sip of her tea.
Tayuya nodded, "Hina is right. It has to be natural then."
Ino ran a hand though her hair before pulling out the ponytail, "Yeah. So, Sakura, who do you think is the hottest?"
Sakura frowned, "I don't know. They're all really hot. Itachi is pretty at-"
"You're only saying that because he looks like Sasuke!" Tayuya barked.
Sakura's face flushed, "I am not! I also think Deidara and Sasori are hot, too!"
Tenten snorted, causing everyone to look at her, "I don't get you guys. Itachi, Deidara, Hidan and Sasori are hot, sure, but what about Zetsu and Kisame?"
"I think Ki-Kisame is hot." Hinata reminded, blushing.
"I think Tobi is hot."
That caused everyone to stop and stare at the person who had said it.
"How can you even say that, Kin? No one's seen his face." Sakura said frowning.
Kin shrugged, "I dunno. But it makes sense, doesn't it? I bet he's so hot that he has to wear a mask so people don't see how gorgeous he really is, then kidnap him and rape him." She said with a serious face.
Ino gave the brunette and odd look along with everyone else.
"Kin, I really don't think that would be the case." Sakura said, her frown deepening.
Kin shrugged and took a swallow of her drink, "Suit yourself. But that's totally the reason."
The group of seven girls continued talking about the 'hotties' of the Akatsuki, cute boys at school, the next Akatsuki concert, shopping, new Akatsuki songs, just to name a few.
"I honestly think that he's gay. He just has to be. I have an excellent gaydar, you know."
Tenten rolled her eyes at Temari, "Sure you do. But I don't see why you think your own brother is gay. Gaara doesn't act gay at all, does he, Ino?"
Ino shrugged, "I don't know. I don't really hang out with him that much."
Sakura nodded, "Yeah. Besides, even if he was gay, who would he be gay with? Lee?"
Temari shook her head, "No. Of course not. Lee is straight. He still likes you, Sakura. And besides, Gaara like brunettes."
Ino rolled her eyes and looked at the clock, "Whoa, look how late it is, you guys." She said pointing at digital clock on her nightstand, "We should get to bed soon."
Tayuya laughed, "It's only five in the morning. I'm not tired at aaallllllll." She said. The last word stretched out due to the yawn that had just came from her.
Hinata and Tenten giggled. Ino raised a perfectly arched eyebrow at the slightly older girl, "Really, now?"
Sakura smiled and patted Ino's back, "Alright, alright. Ino's right. Everyone to bed."
The rest of the girls grumbled as they tried to find comfortable places to sleep. Ino claimed her bed, with Sakura sharing and Temari at their feet.
Ino sure did love when Sakura forced her to have sleepovers.
Eh, not much I can say, really. I think the chapters will start coming out faster though. I'm kinda just rolling with it. I don't have much planned other than how Kakuzu gets the band to move into Ino's house. But I suppose that's okay, considering how that's such an important part. Right?
Reviews:
Nisroc: Yes, Ino does like Sasuke! And I also can't wait to find out how she falls for him as well. haha, I had it planned out before but due to how long it's been I have forgotten. But that's okay, right? It merely means I have room for new ideas. And Ino and Kakuzu are rather different. I forget what made me love them as a couple. And poor Kuzu and his hangover. D: And Hidan knows he wants Kakuzu. XD Nah, I kid. He doesn't in this fic anyway. Haha.
Dragonrider99: Aw, Thanks greatly. I have to say the 3rd chapter is also a favorite of mine.
majorfangirl: Your review was so cute, it made me smile the first time I read it, so thank you for that. I'm so glad you promised to read faithfully. Hopefully I haven't ruined your faith with the absence of updates. But fear not! I will update much more now!
Archeia: Every single one of your reviews made me so happy to read. I enjoyed how long they were and how much you helped me with them.I'm going to do my best to answer every question you asked in every review.
I'm glad that you like the pairing. Crack is always the best, isn't it? And thank you so much for the complement of saying that my fic deserved more reviews.
I'm so happy you liked the lyrics. I'm not going to lie, I am NOT a song writer. That took me forever. Haha.
And I agree with you completely about the usual AU thing. I hate when people make the Akatsuki big softies. And the fact that the money is an issue was inspired by the fact that Kakuzu does love his money but I hate when money make it all a big joke. I'm very flattered that you picked up on that.
Well, about the SasoSaku thing. I have to say, I wasn't sure who I wanted Sakura to end up with in this. I was going to make it Itachi, but the more and more I thought about it, the more I like your idea. Sasori would be good for Sakura in this. I've gotten over my slight Anti-Sakura thing I had before, and now I completely respect her as a character. I don't understand why I didn't like her before. I have to say though, I like her more in the second part than I did in the first , SasoSaku it is. The only problem I have now is pairing the others.
And dissing Hidan is a favorite past time of mine. You should join in with me some time. Nah, I kid. I love Hidan also.
Have I mentioned how much reading your reviews makes me so happy? Because they really do. I love your view on Kakuzu's drinking. That's sorta where my idea came from. Although, clearly not as well thought out as your's. I made him drink mostly because of dealing with Hidan and Deidara and the stress the the money issues caused.
And Orichimaru is quite the trouble-maker, isn't he? Hehe.
And, about the whole Sasuke/Sakura/Ino thing, I was actually going for Sakura to say that around him merely because he's her crush and when ever people are around their crush, they don't always say the best thing and often embarrass theirselves. Buy, you are right. Sakura would probably NEVER say something like that to him. Please forgive the mistake I made a year or more ago. D: I like Sakura now and she's going to be a more important character now. No more bashing at all, even if I never was one to bash.
(. Long review reply is long.)