Chapter 7
Finally an update! sorry for the long wait, but I should have another chapter out soon. I don't own Naruto or their characters, I only own Saeko.
Not even the loud snoring from Hidan's dismembered head could wake me up this morning. It amazed me that he could even make such noises without lungs. Only the sudden knocking on the door was able to make me jump awake from my heavy sleep.
"Mrs. Fuji? Is everything okay? How's your husband?"
Why did people just assume such things? Oh Crap! Hidan! I jumped up and stuffed his head under the pillow "wha!?- The fuck do you think you're do-! Mmmmph!"
"Just keep quiet..." I hissed at him.
I looked over at Kakuzu, and was surprised he didn't try to kill me in the middle of the night. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, trying to wake up fully, I staggered to the door and cracked it open. The concerned face of the inn owner greeted my own tired eyes.
"Sorry I had to leave last night, I had to tend to other costumers…"
"It's fine! Thank you for all the help! Might have saved his life…" I glanced over at his body giving the best loving sigh I could act on. I noticed a movement in Kakuzu's eyebrows though, they seemed to scrunch together in deep thought. Was he dreaming? Or pretending to sleep? I shrugged it off and turned back to the owner.
"It was that serious!?" he tried to look past me, but I blocked his line of sight with my bright smiling face. Kakuzu was missing his face mask, and cloak. The owner would take one look at him and freak out from the stitches and masks on his back.
"Oh no no no! Just that I'm so bad with medical stuff or how to care for someone. I don't see how he picked a useless wife like me" I laughed nervously hiding my stressed smiled behind my hand. It made it so irritating to keep this act up. I felt my cheek burn from smiling so much, and I hope he didn't see through my fakery.
"I see…well I'll be down stairs if you need me…" I nodded and thanked him again. I closed the door and turned around, only to be greeted with the embraced of a tight grip around my neck. I was slammed backwards roughly into the door, and prayed that the owner was far away enough to not come rushed back up stairs. I know the man would come running in to help, but just end up getting himself killed.
Kakuzu's strong hand fit easily around my small neck, the fingers pressing against my veins to where I could hear my own heart beat inside my head. My lungs fought for air as I was lifted from the ground, my back still pressed firmly to the door. I squinted through the pain and stared into the enraged green and red eyes of Kakuzu.
I was a fool for letting my guard down just because I thought my prisoner was too sick to move still. Especially in front of this dangerous of a criminal. Now I was probably going to die for my mistake.
I opened my mouth to reason with him, but all that came out was a gasp for air. I must have sounded pathetic to him.
"You…do you realize what you've done to me?" He spoke in a dangerously calm low voice. Like a angry mother about to let leash a ranting lecture. I shut my eyes tightly, and shook my head vigorously still trying to get air into my lungs.
"My hearts…all of them…RUINED!" He slammed me against the door again knocking the last bit of air out of me.
"Tied me up, threatened me, and drugged me twice! You've got some nerve girl…I think you've out lived my patience…" His eyes looked like death themselves, his voice held no compassion or hesitation in his threats.
"Please…" was all I was able to manage to say, I regretted saying it immediately though.
He smirked and tilted his head to the side in an almost mocking manner "what's that?" he leaned in a bit, putting more pressure on my neck "Oh, you enjoy this? Then let me continue just for you!" my arms dropped to my sides. My strength leaving my body. I didn't want to die like this, not when I was so close to finally achieving my dreams. I still have to see my dad, bring him to Konoha, live my own life, and get married maybe. My vision was going black, and I knew I wasn't going to last much longer.
If I went down now, that would be it. He would surely finish me off and leave with Hidan's head. I focused what little strength I had left, pushing my chakra down into my feet. Blue chakra blades formed on the tips of my feet, and I forced myself to kick as hard as I could into Kakuzu's thigh.
I was shocked to hear a grunt of pain, and I was suddenly dropped onto my butt. He must have either been caught off guard, or was still weak from losing his hearts and from low chakra. I immediately took this chance to catch my breath, I coughed as my lungs burned from the sudden air supply.
"You bitch…" that was first time I heard him use that kind of language. He was on one knee putting pressure on the bleeding wound I gave him.
"You're the who attack me idiot, nice way to thank someone for saving your life, again!" I stood up now regaining my own composure.
He pushed back to his feet, and followed through with a heavy right punch, His fist was a different color though, noticeably darker. My eyes widened in fear and ducked low into a roll barely managing to miss the devastating blow he threw. The side table by the bed exploded along with a chunk of the wall behind it. That was defiantly going to gain the attention of the inn owner and probably everyone on the streets.
"way to go for gaining the entire villages attention!" He obviously didn't care and slowly removed his fist from the wall returning to his scary towering position. I was seriously a fool for removing those binds, and now I was paying for it. If only I could get him knocked out again...
I quickly glanced around the room for my bag, and found it propped against the chair I was sleeping in, next to Kakuzu. 'great...'
My plans were cut short when a click from door broke the tense silent stand off and it was thrown open by the inn owner. I heard a loud gasp behind me from him "you're NINJA!? my inn!" he cried a look of despair on his face. "shut up" Kakuzu glared at the smaller man and started to advance on us both. His chakra now flowing freely, so his tendrils were also at his command again. Kakuzu pointed his arm straight at us sending a barrage of threads capturing the poor man in a tangle. I managed to slice the ones coming my way with my chakra blade. I knew his tricks and I watched him when he was at his strongest. It wasn't such a happy story for the inn owner though. His body was strangled and then bashed against the wall behind me. A sickening crack came from his neck. I gulped trying to keep myself from getting sick.
"you bastard! He helped you get better!" rage filled me, he didn't need to die like that.
"hmph he talked too much, and got in the way" That was cold, I didn't think anyone could be so heartless. Coming from a man who had so many of them.
"look this is pointless, we both have the same goal right?" maybe if I could play on his level things could work out.
"enough talk, you die now." really? he sent more threads at me, and I went to jump away but he was sneaky this time. some had already wrapped around my foot and I ended up tripping. my face hit the floor hard causing me to grunt in pain.
"I could help you! I'm a bounty hunter too! please I can't die now!" I was all out of options, I felt low having to plead to a criminal
"dun lishin ta her Kahzu!" I could hear Hidan joining into our argument from under the pillow.
"shut up Hidan or you're next.." I looked up and I could tell he was actually thinking about it? 'yes! please...' I silently prayed.
"fine, but the moment you prove yourself useless, or attempt to escape, I'll kill you myself" my eyes widened in complete shock! really!? He was letting me go?
sure enough I felt the threads unwind from my ankle and return to his stitched arm. "You owe me money, and lots of it" Kazuzu walked over to the bed and flipped the pillow off Hidan's face
"Worthless priest..." he muttered giving him a glare
"oi! partner you're back and no longer in bondage I see!" he gave a big ol smirk which earned him a punch in the face.
"ah FUCK!" He shouted blood pouring from his nose. "shut up or I'll dump your head out the window." I stood up and sighed in relief, at least I was a live but my original plan had been dashed and ruined. Not only have the tables turned and I was at the mercy of this killer, but how in the world was I going to cash him in to the client directly?
I was broken from my train of thought from Kakuzu digging out Hidan's body parts. Was he seriously going to fix that psycho!? "don't stitch him back up!" I blurted out. He would kill me in a second for sure once he could move again. "I'm not going to carry his heavy body around anymore, and I doubt your weak body could even manage it" without even looking at Hidan or the limbs, his threads started to piece him back together and he started to advance on me.
"Now on the matter of repaying me for all the damage, time wasted, and money lost..." he trailed off silently calculating numbers "five million ryo..."
"FIVE MILLION!?" I staggered back and my eye twitched, no way was I going to seriously pay this criminal that much!
"Or your heart..." He added on glaring into my soul it seemed, I gulped and dug out my bingo book. I flipped it open and started to scan for anything close to my destination, or perhaps someone worth the collection. I paused on a picture of a man that looked about Hidan's age mid to late 20's with jet black hair. He looked like an average man with nothing special about him. I didn't care though he was worth at least six hundred thousand and was on the way to earth country. I smiled and shoved the book outward to Kakuzu's face and exclaimed "him! we can start with him and I know where his village is at!".
"hmm...fine, we leave now." and sure enough Hidan was already flexing his muscles and rolling around his shoulders.
"don't move so much, if you fall apart again you can stay that way..." Kakuzu pulled his mask and cloak back on and promptly left us to watch his back as he left. I shivered as I felt bloodlust radiating from the bed. I could feel Hidan stare me down as I threw my back pack over my shoulders and followed Kakuzu. 'Father...how did things end up like this? all I wanted was to see you and I happy again...'.
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