Part 8
Hidan and Deidara were resting against a wall in wait for the others to end their lessons. Both of them had been kicked out from their classes. Hidan for talking (screaming) too loud and therefore disturbed the rest of the class. And Deidara for by accident making his clay bombs explode inside of the classroom, causing the teacher to be furious.
Even though Hidan had forgotten about yesterday's conversation with Deidara he didn't exactly feel any urge of talking to the blonde. The jashinist eyed the wall on the other side, looking bored. He groaned in his mind when he heard Deidara chuckle to himself.
"What now!?"
Deidara showed a small grin. "Oh, nothing, I just couldn't help but noticing you following Kakuzu around this morning, un." He said and chuckled again. "May you tell me the reason or do I already know I'm right?"
Hidan's eyebrows verged and the corners of his mouth turned down in to a hateful expression as he stared at Deidara with angry eyes, no intention to respond.
"Hidan. Either you admit it now or I'll be hunting you forever." He made a pause trying to read Hidan face. "Come on, un… You know you can trust me, I won't tell anyone."
A minute of silence went by and then Hidan surrendered, loosened up his stiff face and sighed miserable.
"So you do like him?" Deidara smiled.
"So what if I do?" Hidan said with the quietest voice he had ever used, followed by yet another silent minute.
"So, un…" Deidara started. "Have you decided what to do about it?" He asked getting one small nod back from Hidan.
"Nothing..." He simply said.
"…. Nothing?" Deidara raised a brow.
"Nothing." He confirmed without any changes in his blank face.
"...But..." Deidara stared confused at him. "You can't just do nothing!"
"'Then what do you suggest I should do!?" Hidan's tone was aggressive but he remained his face serious and made no movements.
"I don't know, how about telling him about it, un!"
"No. Way. In. Hell."
"Why not?"
Hidan tilted his back and let out an annoyed growl. "Good god, you really are blond." He said earning a pissed look from Deidara. "He hates me obviously! Why should I confess something like that to someone who hates me, huh!?" Hidan's frustrated eyes now glared at the blonde.
"Well you could try and hope for the best, who knows; maybe he feels the same…" Deidara shrugged his shoulders. "Besides, he thinks you hate him and you're apparently not so why can't the opposite be possible?"
"Please… If you noticed me following him around you must also have noticed that he's avoiding me constantly. No matter how much I follow him or insult him he refuses to give me attention." By now Hidan looked kind of sad. "So no, I won't tell him."
Deidara looked at him, a bit stunned. "Wow Hidan, since when did you became so emotional?" Hidan sighed.
"Well I DID recently discover that I'm gay, give me a break here!"
"Alright alright, un…"
The sound of a door opening a bit from where they stood made them both turned their heads around, watching how the empty hall suddenly became more crowded. The lessons must have ended.
Hidan immediately caught the green eyes of the tanned-man when he walked out of the classroom. Kakuzu responded for a second by keeping his eyes at the jashinist, and then he bitterly turned around, walking away in the opposite direction.
"See my point…" Hidan said.
"Hmpf…" Deidara muttered. "I still think you should talk to him though…"
"Dream on."
Both of their eyes then settled on Itachi who came walking their way with hurried steps.
Deidara started to raise his hand "Hey, Ita-" The blonde stopped when the weasel just walked right past without a single sign of awareness.
"Itachi!!" Another voice called from the classroom and came closer almost as quick as Itachi had. "Itachi, come on!!" Kisame called as he stopped next to the blonde and the jashinist. Realizing there were no point in following him.
"What's up in his ass, un?" Deidara asked suspicious.
"Well, obviously not Kisame." Hidan grinned.
Kisame raised a brow, glaring coldly at Hidan who burst out laughing along with Deidara. The shark rolled his eyes and decided to not care about that comment.
"What's wrong with him? He just totally ignores me; I can't seem to figure out what I've done wrong…" The shark was obviously very upset just as well as confused.
"Pfhe! That's just his instinct!" Hidan started "Whenever someone get too close to him he shuts them out, he has always been like that!"
The shark took interest in those words and widened his eyes. "What? How come?"
"The hell should I know…"
"But I know, un." Deidara said.
"You do?" Kisame asked.
"How come you know, blondie?"
"'Cause I've known him longer then you and I tend to notice stuff like that in people.. Like I noticed you were in lo-" The blonde were immediately silenced by the jahinist covering his mouth and took a stranglehold around his neck. "One word and I'm gonna leave Sasori with horrible, horrible memories of his former blonde".
"Ok! Ok!" Deidara said breaking free and regained his posture. "So I was saying, you shouldn't worry too much, I think Itachi just don't want to be hurt."
"Hurt? But why I gods name would I hurt him?"
Hidan let out a small chuckle. "People tend to get enough of Itachi after a too long time; bastard's can really be a pain in the ass…"
"Yeah, un." Deidara agreed. "He's always grouchy and never speaks his mind about anything, un!"
"But…" Kisame though for a while. "He doesn't leave you guys?"
The two of them looked at each other and then shrugged their shoulders at the same time.
"I'd say he does every now and then…"
"Yeah, un. He kind off come and goes like he feels to. Nothing that really bothers us though, we've known him for too long. "
"Indeed." Hidan nodded. "Seriously sharky, you shouldn't look that worried. Now, enough about the weasel! I'm fucking bored."
"Wanna go blow something up, un?" The blonde bomber grinned.
"Yeah, sure, whatever…" Hidan said before he leaved the spot in company with the blonde, leaving the shark alone in the noisy corridor. A bitter groan escaped trough his mouth and he walked away with a troubled mind.
The next two days was a pure hell. Every time Hidan tried to gain Kakuzu's attention the tanned man just seem to ignore him even more. Deidara still unsuccessfully tried to convince the jashinist to just confess his feelings. The possibility was almost at the same high as if Hidan would out of nowhere decide to turn christian.
They days had been awfully hard for the shark too. He had almost given up the hope of ever talk normally to Itachi again. No talking, no eye-contact, no explanations. Nothing. Itachi was like a stone. Hard, cold and absolutely impossible the read.
By the end of the third day Kisame had completely stopped to bother him. He didn't want to give up on him yet but he realized he would never come to get any respond.
The school day had just ended and as usual they whole group were gathered by the sidewalk outside the large building. Deidara elbowed Sasori in his side. The Akasuna growled.
"What are you doing?" He said with a glare.
Deidara carefully pointed in Kisame direction. "I think Itachi really hurt that poor guy, look at him."
Sasori turned his gaze at Kisame and saw that the blonde was right. The previous days he had been troubled and very upset but now he just looked like he had surrendered a battle. His eyes were tired and a depressed look was spread over his whole face.
Sasori pulled his arms around the blonde, resting his head against a shoulder. "Yeah, he'll probably get over it." Sasori said unconcerned.
The blonde sighed. "Danna, you're so callous, un."
"Hmpf." Sasori snorted and snuggled into Deidara neck. "That's because I only need to be sensible around you" He smirked and then he noticed the murderous glare coming from Pein's pissed eyes.
"Alright! Alright!" Sasori said rolling his eyes and let go of his blonde. "Asshole…" He whispered, succeeded to be unheard by everyone but Hidan.
"Speaking of assholes!" Hidan said and tried to catch Kakuzu gaze.
"Here we go again…" Pein sighed and shook his head. "Seriously Hidan, you'll only have yourself to blame if you get beaten up."
"Ha!" Hidan spat. "Like he could beat me up!"
"He did it before, you know…" Sasori said.
"I told you, that was just a lucky-shot!" The jashinist groaned. "I swear, I'll beat his ugly ass up!"
Kakuzu's clenched his teeth together and hardened his fists. Obviously affected but remained calm. Hidan placed himself right in front of him, staring up at the taller man.
"Did you hear me asshole!? Or are you to afraid to talk?" Hidan smirked. "You really are just an ugly cowa-" Hidan's way too bold voice stopped talking when Kakuzu's eyes suddenly stared right back into the jashinist.
For days he had wanted some kind of response from Kakuzu but somehow this wasn't what he had imagined. Of course he hadn't expect the tanned man to look happy but the gaze he was giving him made Hidan's heart sank a little while he helplessly stared back at him. Kakuzu had looked at him hatefully before but this time it was different, he had never looked THIS angry and pure hate for the jashinist glowed trough his eyes.
Hidan didn't have any time to react when he was
suddenly grabbed by the collar of his shirt. The taller man
aggressively pulled him closer so their faces were
inches from
each other.
"Watch your dirty mouth…" Kakuzu growled trough his teeth.
Soon Hidan couldn't take it; the hateful eyes of the tanned man could burn holes through his head.
"Let go off me!" He shrieked, pushing himself away from the tight grip. "I hate you! I hate you I HATE YOU!" Frustrated in anger and vulnerability he turned around, without watching where he was going he ran straight out on the road where the cars drove in an all too dangerous speed.
"WATCH OUT!" He heard a voice calling and then it all went incredibly fast. The headlights bedazzled his eyes making him unable to see the car that came to him at an incredible speed. In less of a second Hidan closed his eyes, realizing that he couldn't get away fast enough, preparing for the hit. Then out of nowhere Hidan felt someone throw himself in front of the car, giving the jahsinist a hard push so he flew to the other side of the road, where the cars have stopped.
Hidan groaned as he got up in a sitting position, holding a hand on the side of his head that had been hit against the ground. Then his heart stopped. On the ground, right in front of him Kakuzu laid unconscious with blood escaping trough his head. The time paused completely for the jashinist. He sat there in chock, staring with scared eyes at the man that he had claimed to hate. He wouldn't dare to make any moves, just observed how the others were panicking by now. Konan, Kisame and Deidara were by Kakuzu side, freaking out and trying to get contact with him. Sasori and Itachi were still at the side, calling the ambulance while Pein was barking at the desponded driver.
Hidan saw how his friends were trying to contact him as well, screaming to him, shaking his shoulders, drowning him in concerning questions. Although the words did not registered in Hidan's completely chocked mind.
Why…
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