Chapter 4: Reasons Kakazu and Hidan were sitting in the bed room. Kakazu was counting money, and Hidan was reading a book. The book was a short chapter book, probably meant for a seven or eight year old but five year old Hidan was reading it just fine, minus every so often asking what a word was. "Um, Kakazu, what's, um…?" Hidan asked. "What's the word?" Kakazu asked. "I can't pronounce it." Hidan said. "Spell it." Kakazu said. "S-q-u-i-r-r-e-l." Hidan pronounced every letter carefully. "That is 'squirrel.' I think you know what it is. Rodent that eats nuts and climbs trees." Kakazu said. "Oh, okay." Hidan said, and was quite for so long Kakazu began to worry. "Hidan why are you so quite? Most boys your age are rowdy as hell." Kakazu asked. "Reasons." Hidan said. "Reasons?" Kakazu asked. "Don't you have reasons for what you do?" Hidan asked, looking over his book. "But why are you so quite?" Kakazu asked. This child version of his partner was nothing like the normal version. "Because, Ms. Otake said people don't want rowdy misbehaved boys." Hidan said. Kakazu didn't asked who Ms. Otake was but was beginning to question why Hidan seemed to respect what she said. He continued to work until he heard a small explosion in the base. "Shit, that is going to cost some money." Kakazu said. Hidan gasped. "You said a bad word." "Yeah?" Kakazu asked. "You shouldn't say bad words." Hidan said. "And why do you say that?" Kakazu asked temporary forgetting the Hidan was five. "Reasons." Hidan said like it was obvious. "And what reasons would that be?" Kakazu asked. "Ms. Otake said you shouldn't say bad words like that and, the 'd-word' and 'f-word' because they are very bad." Hidan said. This surprised Kakazu because it seemed like Hidan's favorite pass time, when he was older, besides killing, was cussing. "Who is Ms. Otake?" Kakazu asked. "Shouldn't you know? You are taking me off her hands for a while." Hidan asked. "I didn't arrange this, my boss did, I was just told to watch you." Kakazu said. "Ms. Otake runs the orphanage." Hidan said. "Orphanage?" Kakazu questioned. Thing "Yeah, where I live." Hidan said. Kakazu remembered, when Hidan went into his panic and started to stab himself repeatedly a while ago he said he had always been alone. "My mother dumped me there when I was born." Hidan said sadly, putting his book down. "No one wants me." "Don't say that." Kakazu said, trying to calm him down before he went into hysterics. "No one will adopt me, and Ms. Otake obviously doesn't want me because she dumped me here." Hidan said. "MY OWN MOTHER DIDN'T EVEN WANT ME!" And the sobbing began. Kakazu stared dumbstruck. He had no idea how to deal with a sobbing child who obviously felt so alone. So he did the only thing he could think to do. He enveloped Hidan in a hug and let him sob into his chest, rubbing his back, trying to sooth the poor boy. After a few minutes Hidan's sobs turned into hiccoughs. "Why?" "Why what?" Kakazu asked. "Why are you comforting me?" Hidan asked. "I have my reasons." Kakazu said. "I just want a family." Hidan said. "We are like your family now." Kakazu said. "Until I have to go back." Hidan said. Kakazu stroked Hidan's hair in a comforting manner. "That may be a while. Until then, if you have any problems, you can come to me." "Really?" Hidan asked. "Yes." Kakazu said. After a few moments of silence he decided to break it. "Are you hungry?" "Yeah." Hidan said. And the two left, to go get some food. A/N With 5 year old Hidan read a book meant for 7-8 year olds. I work in the 2nd and 3rd grade class at my school for a period every day. And we have a 5 year old kindergartner doing the language arts so Hidan is just advanced in reading.