Chapter Eight- Ambush
She blinked a few times as his lips came to rest against her forehead, but then a small faint ghost of a smile came to rest to her lips.
He pulled back to watch her eyes and raised an eyebrow at her expression. "What?"
She thought of what she could say but every thing that played in her mind brought back years of painful memories, swallowing she closed her eyes and murmured " Your the only person whose ever shown a shred of humanity towards me.."
He looked over her face and he felt a little sympathy towards her. He forced a smile as he looked at her eyes. "You're the only person worth my time to do so.
Kakuzu coughed loudly.
Hidan abruptly raised his right hand over the covers and flipped his middle finger at the far side of the room.
Her head was once again resting against his shoulder and she swallowed softly as one nagging thought came to her mind " Hidan...I know its stupid to say.. but promise you wont abandon me..."
He closed his eyes and reached towards his neck, rubbing around the base of his neck in a gentle, frantic manner. He sighed and brought his hand around her waist again.
"If I had my rosary, I'd fucking swear that I wasn't going anywhere."
She tightened her grip on him slightly and hid her face against his shoulder, hearing nothing but the truth in his voice." Your one of the few people I've allowed myself to trust in a long timeā¦"
Kakuzu groaned quietly and banged his head against the wall behind him once, then went silent. Hidan grew visibly annoyed and tried to hide it behind a smile as he looked into her eyes, slowly relaxing as he almost seemed to get lost in them.
She returned the smile before closing her eyes, and within a few moments she was asleep against him, one of her hands curled into a small fist against his chest.
He sighed as he watched her drift off, "Why the hell can't I do that?" he complained quietly.
"Because you're an idiot?" Kakuzu offered in a whisper. Hidan slowly moved away from her, making sure not to bump her peaceful slumber. He slid out of the sheets and down to the end of the bed.
"You can seriously fuck off anytime now." Hidan said defensively in a low tone, facing Kakuzu.
"Don't get all emotional on me now." he responded.
Her eyebrows furrowed together slightly as she felt his warmth slip away from her, but she remained sleeping her lips ever so slightly parted as she breathed softly
Hidan's brow creased in annoyance as he glared at his work partner.
"Going to do something about it?" Kakuzu challenged.
"Go fuck yourself. I'll be outside." and with that, Hidan picked up his scythe and left the room.
He headed down the hall and outside, the sun just starting to make its presence known over the horizon. The small town was silent and he tossed his scythe around and rested it on his back, the metal whipping through the air seeming much louder than normal.
He focused on his chakra and weaved it through his scythe's blades like little threads, letting go of the handle and opening his determined eyes slowly. The scythe stayed in place and he slowly pivoted on one foot. The strain was quite apparent on his face from concentration as he forced his body to co-operate.
He jumped into the air and landed softly, the scythe remaining on his back. He let a small smirk creep up his face as he released the chakra from his scythe, caught it and swung it through the air then placed it against his back. He let go and blinked, making conscious effort to keep the scythe where it was and he succeeded
He thought of going back into the room for his black spike and shook his head. He took his scythe and swung it into his leg. With a yelp of pleasure and pain, he used the bleeding leg that pooled at his foot to draw a circle around him then a triangle in the middle. Withdrawing the scythe, he closed his eyes and swung it into his chest, his skin fading black with white in places.
He withdrew the scythe with a gasp and jumped into the air, swinging his scythe apparently randomly as though it weighed nothing.
Meanwhile back in the room, Kakuzu had reunited himself with his cowl, mask and cloak and also left the room with some anticipation.
Making sure to close the door quietly, he also left the inn, walking towards Hidan.
She yawned lightly as she sat up, noting that Hidan had slipped out of the bed and dressed quietly before slipping outside. " You two weren't planning on leaving me were you..." she asked hesitantly.
"Lets see just how pathetic you've gotten." Kakuzu taunted, ignoring Hideki. Hidan landed with a light thump and smiled at her which was followed by a wink. He cracked his neck with one hand by forcing it farther than it should go, swung the scythe around and charged Kakuzu. His arm was outstretched as though his scythe was raking invisible grass and he swung it sideways at the stitched nin.
She gave a small grin of her own as she leapt onto the small roof that stood over the porch of the inn but this was followed by a loud curse and her leaping down to the ground, two kunai imbedded in the roof where she just stood
Kakuzu ducked and stopped the scythe's momentum dead in its tracks by grabbing onto the back of the blades. He nodded at Hidan who grinned in return. Kakuzu backed up, facing the inn and stood at Hidan's side.
She had landed in a crouch and her sword had already been drawn as her eyes darted to any possible place an enemy shinobi could possibly be hidden.
Hidan looked around and shook his head, his silvery hair standing out against his black skin. "How many?" he asked without turning to his partner.
"Hard to tell." Kakuzu responded, crossing his arms in in front of him and his eyes narrowed.
Hidan swung the scythe over his right shoulder and groaned.
she closed her eyes and then spoke quickly " At least three Jounin and three ANBU"
"Come on out you pussies, we know you're there!" Hidan called out, looking over the rooftops.
The stitches on Kakuzu's arms slowly started coming undone as his eyes darted in every direction like that of a predator searching for its prey.
Hideki whirled on her spot suddenly and slashed the air behind her smirking when she heard a slight yelp. As she brought her blade to her lips she gave a satisfied hum " Pity seems I managed to get you.." She drew her tongue across the blade and then made a small gash in her hand and quickly drew Jashin's symbol, a pair of black leather like wings erupting from her back and her eyes becoming a hellish shade of red. She smirked and looked at the shinobi who was looking at her in shock. " Hmmm what's the matter?" she taunted, her voice slightly demonic as she chuckled at the fear she could feel radiating off him.
The injured shinobi jumped back, formed a few seals and wrapped a water-like whip around Hideki's feet. He pulled her off balance and another shinobi landed nearby and shot what seemed to be razor sharp icicles at her out of no where then fell back just in time to dodge a punch from Kakuzu. Much to the ninja's surprise, Kakuzu extended his arm using a massive amount of what seemed like stitches grabbed onto his ankle and dragged him back. The ninja tried to escape but only ended up with a solid hand through his chest.
Hidan was already on the move, chasing after two that were running along the rooftops.
She growled and before she was pulled from the seal slammed her blade into her calf, causing the water like whip to falter and vanish. As the icicles pierced her back she gave a light moan as one of them pierced through her stomach the others through her shoulders she smirked as she heard the one who had attacked her scream.
The injured ninja jumped backwards, out of the way and called forth a large water dragon into his dead partner and Kakuzu. The force threw Kakuzu from his feet, sending him through a solid brick wall to his left.
Hidan cheered as he withdrew his scythe from the back of an ANBU in time to have a solid stream of water pierce his leg and throw him into the air.
She looked at the injured ninja and smirked, looking like a creature from hell as she pressed her blade through her rib cage and into her heart.
A kunai flew through the air and exploded into a thick smoke as Hidan was falling. He touched the ground with his toes and launched himself back up and darted over the roof. Kakuzu pulled himself to his feet to see his attacker grasp his chest, his face contorted with fear and confusion before falling out of sight.
Hideki whirled once more and caught a senbon between her fingers and smirked as a bit of poison dripped from it " Ah.. you fools will have to do better than that..."
Another ANBU dropped down from the roof and blasted Hideki point blank with a screen of icicles before retreating and repeating from behind her. By the time she turned to attack, the ANBU was gone. Kakuzu bolted out of the broken wall at lightning speed, jumped and delivered a kick to a ninja who was on the roof above Hideki. His arms stretching out, one hand at the ninja's throat and the other caught another ninja by the throat and dragged him in from over the rooftop on the opposite side of the building and across the roof itself.
"Mist." he said angrily before cracking their necks with a twist of his wrists.
Hidan flew uncontrollably over a roof at Kakuzu and knocked him down. With their balance off, they both rolled onto the ground next to Hideki. Hidan's scythe was in his laying a few feet from them.
The final one attacked Hideki, who had been immobilized by the icicles slamming a large blade into her gut and slashing causing her stomach to split open.
"That fucker..." Hidan swore before kicking Kakuzu off him and rolled, grabbing his scythe. An inhuman grin stretched across his face and Kakuzu got up and jumped to the rooftop in search for more ninja. Hidan licked the end of his top blade and darted to his earlier drawn symbol.
The final ninja who hid behind an ANBU mask drew a large katana from his side and drew it across Hideki's neck gently, without breaking skin. "Move and the girl dies." he threatened.
She quickly grabbed the ANBU'S wrist and laughed " What the hell are you waiting for Hidan take care of this fucker!" She shouted
Hidan waved his scythe through the air and sliced through his right arm with a gleeful howl. The ANBU gasped in confusion and the sword fell limply to the ground. Hidan withdrew the scythe and charged them, he jumped and sent the blades up through Hideki's chest and into the enemy behind her. Hidan let the handle slide from his hand and landed behind them.
"They were the only ones." Kakuzu reported from the roof.
She released her grip on the ANBU'S wrist and closed her eyes as she felt blood roll sluggishly down her chin as she herd the ninja behind her choking on his own blood " Serves you right..." she muttered to him
Hidan inhaled deeply as he stood, letting his breath go as his skin returned to its normal color and his flesh wounds closed.
During some point of the fight, she had been knocked out of her ritual circle, she was already in her normal state and her wounds weren't closing.
Kakuzu landed quietly behind Hidan, who spun around to face him. "Not too fucking shabby" he grinned and Hidan's partner nodded. Hidan walked around Kakuzu and pulled his scythe from the two, the ANBU fell to the ground, blood flowing out from under his clothing.
She exhaled sharply through her nose as a wave of dizziness over came her.
Hidan tossed his scythe over his shoulder in a practiced fashion, holding it against his back with what he had practiced earlier. He caught her just before her legs gave out and he leaned her weight against him.
She gave a soft grunt and looked up at him as blood continued to slowly leak from her wounds. Despite her condition she smiled.
"We need to go." Kakuzu said over his shoulder.
"Fix her wounds you stupid dick." Hidan ordered and Kakuzu glared in return. He remained silent and closed her wounds with a painful stitching job from a black, seemingly alive thing that was broken from Kakuzu's wrist after it did its job.
Each time the sharp thread would enter her flesh she would quiver slightly, but other than that remained completely silent as her repaired her wounds. She looked at him after he had finished " Thanks" she said quietly.
Kakuzu grunted and exhaled loudly through his nose. "We need to go," he repeated.
"Lead the fucking way." Hidan said.
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