Chapter 7: First Mission Part 2.

"Get up"

Sasori's voice seemed unusually recognizable. Hidan shifted on his cape, clutching his scythe and mumbling swears against the redhead.

"Get UP" The puppeteer kicked the boy's back, and he seemed to wake up. Newly awake he looked up at Sasori, who seemed to have gone back to his usual self.

"Wai.. You're not ugly anymore" Hidan mumbled, apparently still half asleep, since he wouldn't even say that under threat when awake.

The redhead smiled ironically, spitted out the following words: "Flattering."

It took some minutes to wake up for Hidan, and when he dizzily rose from the ground he saw Sasori climbing into that thing again. Seemed like it was a doll of his. "Itachi, you're going alone with the kid." Sasori grunted, as he settled down. The front of the puppet grotesquely open, and then rose up, closing the whole thing up. "I'm too big and will too draw much attention to us, so when you have rounded him up, and know his whereabouts, come back here. We can attack this night."

Itachi frowned, didn't say anything but it looked like he wanted to say something similar to "Don't act like you know everything".

Hidan however was just happy that Sasori wouldn't come with them, he liked Itachi more. Even though the Uchiha was quieter than Hidan preferred. But it was clear that he at least didn't WANT him dead, as Sasori wanted. Hidan was quite sure the puppeteer was jealous, before he had come around he had had Kakuzu all to himself and they had surely hated the world together.

Hidan was upset when Itachi told him to leave his precious scythe behind. It wasn't like he had it with him the time, but leaving it with Sasori made him anxious. He mumbled things about what he would do to the redhead if his scythe was damaged in any way when they came back. They had to walk in to the town, and it didn't take that long. Just 40 minutes. This could be the first time Hidan ever visited a town, because he didn't even remember it if it had happened before. And it felt like he would have remembered something this spectacular!

Along the whole main road stands were located, they sold things like food, shoes, handbags, and all these things that you don't really need to things that you really need for your survival. Itachi actually had to drag the albino with him, so he wouldn't be standing there the whole day. After an hour of walking in the marvelous town they sat down at a really small and cheap restaurant. It looked like it could have been a stand before, and it had just evolved a little to the side making room for some chairs and tables. Itachi ordered some food before he joined the albino.

Itachi showed Hidan a scroll, and said to him to open it. When he did he realized that it was a picture. "Is THIS Sasori's new partner?" Hidan asked, shocked.

The picture showed, Hidan thought at first that it was a girl but recognized some of the signs beside the picture telling him it was a boy, a boy with long blonde hair. He frowned on the picture, just one of his azure blue eyes visible, the other covered by the bangs. But the worst part, he looked around Hidan's age. Hidan however wasn't that displeased with that fact; however he couldn't even imagine Sasori's reaction to it.

"He's pretty" Hidan mumbled, his eyebrows furrowed. He looked shocked and confused.

Itachi nodded, and for the first time, smiled honestly against the boy. He was just a tad alike Sasuke when he had that expression. He then realized what the boy had said.

"Wait, you think he's pretty?" Not that Itachi couldn't see that the blond at the picture had cute features, it was unusual to hear a boy call another boy pretty.

"Yah, you have a problem with that?" Hidan mumbled as he took the chopsticks in his hand, clumsily starting to eat the noodles. Many of them seemed to flee from his chopsticks. After a while he seemed to get a hang of it, eating faster now. When he hadn't the mouth filled with food he prompted out that 'this is way better than anything I have ever eaten'. Itachi seemed a little disgusted by Hidan once again, especially when he started slurping up the soup.

When they had finished their meal Itachi stood up, gestured Hidan to follow him. They yield away from the main road. The small road they now travelled wasn't half as exciting as the main road, it was dart, dirty and seemed completely empty despite some rats which scuttled away when they approached. A young voice emerged from behind them, it seemed amused. Hidan and Itachi spun around to see the boy with the long blond hair. He had something in his hands, something he was molding.

"You're in the wrong block, un" The young boy spoke, a grin on his fragile lips. He threw something at them, Hidan had problem with focusing on it. It was a small butterfly, fluttering through the air against them, it was made of some sort of clay. Itachi reacted the second before it was exploding, travelled so fast that Deidara didn't see him, just heard how he landed behind him. Hidan also got out of the shot, pressing himself against the wall.

Itachi didn't see it coming, and therefore didn't stop the young albino as he jumped on top of Deidara. Deidara gasped, hadn't thought this kid was someone that could fight. Hidan smile was grim.

"You know what, you're pretty for being a boy… But" His voice became darker and just a whisper. "But I think you will be prettier drenched in blood"

Itachi watched as Hidan flickered up a kunai from his shirt. He could hardly recognize Hidan, his purple eyes had a foggy mist over them. His grin seemed twisted. Before Hidan could do anymore damage Itachi grabbed a hold of him, dragging him up to his feet. Deidara saw how the two of them disappeared, his heart still racing in his ribcage furiously pumping out blood through the veins of his body.

Itachi hit Hidan slightly over the head. "We were not supposed to attack him" He muttered.

Hidan defended himself. "But he started it! He just went kaboom all over us almost!"

Itachi just frowned and dragged him along with him, out of the city and back to the campfire.

Sasori seemed highly displeased over what Itachi told him, he muttered quietly for himself a while until he said aloud. "Hidan, you're staying here until we're back. We're going to fetch that boy."

Hidan whined immediately "Why can't I come!"

"We don't want him headless." Sasori spat out before climbing out of his big ugly doll and nodded to Itachi. They travelled back to the city after just a couple of minutes.

"Bitches" Hidan mumbled when he was sure both of them was out of his reach of hearing. He was now left alone with the fire, but he was actually kind of pleased with that. The sun set over the horizon, and he warmed his cold feet against the fire. He talked for himself, or prayed a little to Jashin. Told his god what had happened that day, and how he felt about it. Apologizing for not killing Deidara, since he hadn't done a ritual in forever. He was sure his god forgave him though.

About when Hidan's eyelids seemed so heavy he had to force them open, he heard voices. Not long after that he saw how three figures approached the campfire.

Or actually, he third and smallest was being carried over Sasori's shoulder. He threw the boy down violently beside Hidan.

"We will be leaving tomorrow, your responsibility is to make sure that he stays close to us." Sasori muttered before he fled back to his doll closing it and presumably going to sleep.

Hidan glanced at the boy laying beside him, his hands and feet were tied up, and he had something around his mouth to which made his speech muffled. "Soo," Hidan said smiling smugly. "You're one of us now"

Deidara answered with a muffled "un".