Chapter seven
It had been about two days since the incident in the study, and Hidan avoided Kakuzu like a plague. Hikuzu wasn't sure why his mother was avoiding the miser, but he knew that it had something to do with the blood part. He was only five-years-old for crying out loud! He really would rather not think about the whole thing just because it was so disturbing seeing his mum cry out for that man to give him more while his father dug his nails into the slim frame of—
No. He was not going to think about it. He may be five, but he knew that it was better to not question them.
But the images came back every time he closed his eyes. He knew it wasn't exactly scaring, but it was disturbing. Whatever that was, Hikuzu didn't need to know about it. Yet he still thought about the whole thing and he had no idea how he could get rid of those images.
This was why he sat in the kitchen, staring up at the black haired cook and biting his lip shyly. Itachi gave the young boy a questioning look, finishing the sandwich that he'd requested.
"Yes, Hikuzu…? Is there something on your mind?" Itachi inquired, handing the finished food to his lord's son. Hikuzu took the sandwich happily, taking a bite from it before swallowing quickly.
He looked back up at the cook with wide, wondrous eyes. "Itachi, why would my dad want to hurt my mum?"
Itachi seemed taken aback by this, his eyes widening a little. "What do you mean, Hikuzu?"
Hikuzu cautiously placed the sandwich down on the counter, biting his lip to think about how to put what he saw. "Well, two nights ago, I saw my father digging his nails into mum's back and he bit my mum!" Hikuzu looked back at the slightly paler cook. "Mum was bleeding badly, and not only did dad beat mum, he stuck his weenie in mum's butt!"
Itachi's crimson eyes were as wide as saucers, his face pale as snow. "Hi-Hikuzu…"
"Yes Itachi…?"
The Uchiha cleared his throat a little, trying to calm himself. "Did your parents… see you?"
Hikuzu shook his head. "I was behind the door. I would have stopped dad, but mum kept screaming for more."
Itachi gulped a little, unsure of how to explain this to a child. "Well… Hikuzu… you see, what your parents were doing was…"
The child leaned closer, his eyes wide in wonder of what it was they were doing.
"Uh…" For once in his life, Itachi didn't know what to say. "You see… it was called…" An idea struck the weasel and he smiled. "Love making; something that two people do when they are deeply in love."
Hikuzu smiled at this news, happy to know this. But then he frowned. "So if I love someone, I should dig my nails into them…?"
Itachi sighed, shaking his head. "No, Hikuzu; the bloody parts were just something your parents do. It's something that they enjoy; don't go around hurting people and saying it's because you love them." Something else dawned on the Uchiha and he stared seriously at the boy. "And please, for the love of God, please do not do what your parents did until you are older."
Hikuzu nodded enthusiastically, picking his sandwich back up. "Thanks Itachi, that really helps!"
Itachi nodded and watched the child walk out of the kitchen, munching of his sandwich. Kisame walked past him, greeting him a little.
The blue man walked over to Itachi. "What did he want?"
"Information on sex…" Itachi muttered, crossing his arms. Kisame nodded with a smile, but stopped suddenly.
"Wait… what?"
Itachi shrugged. "I guess he saw Kakuzu and Hidan having their sadomasochism moment in the study…"
Kisame stared incredulously at his lover before looking back at the door Hikuzu had walked out of. "Poor kid…"
Sasori sighed and shook his head. "I have no idea where Hidan is, Lord Kakuzu…"
Kakuzu growled and turned to stare out the window to see his son playing in the maze. "He's been avoiding me…"
Sasori rolled his eyes at this. "Well from what Deidara tells me, you cut him up pretty badly the other night…" He smirked a little. "That wouldn't have to do with that blood stain in the study, would it?"
Kakuzu scoffs, looking back at the red head for a moment before looking back at his son. "Why does he like that maze so much…?" The puppeteer gave him a questioning look. "Hikuzu… he's always in the maze…" Kakuzu replied, watching his son run through the maze, trying to find the middle of it.
Sasori shrugged. "He's always out there with Kira…" Kakuzu nodded before looking back at the servant.
"Go look for Hidan again…" Sasori sighed and turned to leave the bedroom of his lord. Kakuzu waited until the door closed before looking back out at the maze. His son was finally in the center of the maze. The corners of his lips did not turn upward at the sight of how happy the child seemed, and his eyes narrowed slightly at the sight of the five-year-old's happiness.
