Hello, hello! This chapter isn't very long, compared to the others I've written because time has been of the essence. TT^TT
I'm beginning to lose inspiration, honestly, and reviews have come to a stand-still at seventeen... That's awesome, considering this is my first fic, definitely! But... you know what I mean. It seems like no one is reading, haha. I may end this one a bit prematurely due to that fact, I'm not sure yet though.
Anyway!
Enjoy, please~!
"M-Mina-chan!"
"Hidan!" I threw my hand up in the air, and Hidan grabbed it. I could feel the wind trying to pull me down as I fought against it. The Jashinist pulled me onto his lap and I scramble to hold onto his neck. I hated this fucking mission...
Wait... how the hell did this all even happen? A large explosion beneath the two of us sent me reeling and I struggled to keep from yelling. Hidan's facial expression was contorted with anger; I looked over his shoulder to the mushroom shaped cloud that was rising quickly, now behind us. The large bird I'd summoned, which earlier I officially named Beppin, flapped her wings madly, speeding through the airborne smoke and debris at ridiculous speeds. I tumbled off of Hidan to his side and nearly fell off the bird; but I held onto his cloak, then circled my arm around him. The adrenaline pumping throughout my system was flowing at an incredibly rapid pace, and it felt like I had to use all I had to simply breathe.
"Feh, persistent fuckers..." Hidan grumbled various complaints under his breath and turns to watch as our enemy jumps from tree to tree to keep up with us.
"Mina-chan," Hidan called. I immediately looked to him, a bit panicked. He took hold of his scythe, "I'm gonna take care of him. Go back to the base."
"H-Hidan, no, they're after me, too. If I go back, they'll follow and it'll endanger everyone else," I pleaded, hoping he'd change his mind. He sighed, "Let me take care of 'em, just stay out of the way." I shot him a glare, but shook it off; I was sure he didn't mean it offensively... well, I thought. I patted Beppin's feathery back, and she responded, flying downward. As we lost altitude, Hidan stood and jumped off into the billowy smoke that still hadn't cleared out.
"Oh, Jashin..." I said unhappily, "Oh, Jashin... oh, Jashin..." I smacked my forehead and tried to figure out what I should do. Beppin flew above the tree-line once more and waited for another command... but I fell short.
"The assassin that Hidan supposedly 'executed' didn't die for some reason... and the two others Himeko and I fought didn't die, somehow, and the last one... fuck, there's no telling where she is!" I stood to pace, "Karma's a fucking bitch." I squeaked upon another explosion being heard.
"Beppin-chan!" I said, finally deciding what to do, "Drop me off nearby Hidan, please." Staying silent, the bird obliged, and I hopped off her back. I looked up just as she flew by the sun and disappeared in a puff of smoke gracefully. It grew eerily silent, and I clenched my fists before taking hold of a kunai in my right hand. Taking a deep breath, I checked my surroundings and crept forward through the thick brush; I stopped upon hearing a twig snap, and performed a hand sign, "Bikou Ninjutsu!" I looked down, holding my hands out- see through. I smirked and decided I'd been doing a little better with ninjutsu! I jumped over the bushes and landed on a tree branch, trying to be quiet. I looked around, and spotted my pursuer: the male, Kaito. He glared at me as if he saw me, and blindly flung numerous shuriken and kunai my way. I started to sign a jutsu but stop myself. He wanted me to do something to show him where I was. I sprinted to the side and jumped to another branch, whilst doing a flip. Fancy, eh? I created a clone of myself. The invisible clone jumped to the forest floor and performed hand signs, "Doton: Kekka Doroudoumu!"
I hopped to the ground myself and peeked around the tree as the ground below my enemy cracked, and quickly rose above him. The pieces of earth made a large dome, closing him in. I smiled in success.
"Two can play that way!" I heard Kaito call. With a shrug, I stuck my tongue out at him, though, he couldn't see it. I deactivated the jutsu and dusted my hands off proudly.
"Minami!" I jumped and spun around on my heel unsteadily. Hidan captured my vision and threw a kunai at my face; shaken, I blocked it with my own. The utensil reflected off my own and soars behind me.
"What the hell, Hidan?" I yelled. Hidan ran over to me and ignored my outburst, grabbed my arm, and threw me behind him to the ground recklessly. The Jashinist's skin was black with odd, skeletal-like patterns currently; it was his no-more-mister-nice-guy outfit, I'd concluded. I watched as he pulled a weapon seemingly out of nowhere and slung it wildly; it kind of looked like a spear... Somethin' like it, anyway. My eyes widened upon hearing a nasty sloshing noise, and I realized that he had purpose in throwing that kunai at my head. While it was dangerous, considering my usual sucky reflexes, the kunai reflected off my own and sunk straight into Kaito's shoulder.
Oh, so, when he said "two can play at that game," he was talking about making a clone, too... so... my clone trapped his clone then. Aww, fuck my life, man! I couldn't do anything by myself! I blinked and my clone joins my side after dropping her jutsu. Hidan laughed like a maniac, and I watched as he drew the Jashinist symbol on the ground in either his or Kaito's blood.
"Hidan, you better not cut anything off, I don't have one fucking clue on how to sew!" I yelled right before he impales himself. He hissed and groaned in utter ecstasy before swinging his scythe at the victim instead of inflicting self-harm. The stroke of his scythe accompanied the cadence and music of the destruction of air, and as it motions around to what was Kaito's head- a loud noise was heard and I flinched.
POOF!
"Goddamnit, another fucking clone! Gah, I'm gonna shove a tree up that little pussy's ass if he doesn't fight fucking fair! This is bullshit, and I'm sick of it!" Hidan spewed, absolutely and purely infuriated, "I WANNA GO FUCKING HOME." Hidan stomped like a kid and fumed nonstop; I looked to my clone and she and I bursted out in fits of giggles. Hidan glared at me, "What the hell are you laughing at?"
"Y-you, silly!" I said, pointing to him. He lightened up a bit, merely confused and unsurely rubbed his neck. He pointed to himself, "Me? Why? I'm pissed to high heavens, what's so damn funny about that?" I rolled my eyes and walked passed him, poking his nose on the way. My clone smiled at us and disappeared in smoke.
"This is fucking stupid," Hidan remarked. I cocked an eyebrow, "You think so?" He muttered something under his breath and fidgeted.
"Did they forget about us or something? They disappeared, for Jashin's sake!" Hidan yelled unhappily. I shrugged and hopped to my feet, "Let's go find Konan and Hime."
"They could be anywhere by now though! My feet freaking hurt, I wanna go to bed!" The male complained.
"Oh, quit whining, you big baby!" I said, "We have to finish shopping! Well, unless you wanna shop by yourself in Konoha, 'Hideki.'" I laughed and bit my thumb to summon Beppin once more.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" A moment later, I found myself standing before what appeared to be a large and severely crippled version of Beppin. I held my hands in the air and whined a loud "no" to the sky. Hidan activated his thoroughly hated disguise, and he and I sauntered into town by foot to find Konan and Himeko. And to shop some for our hideously ugly hideout. And to shop for the stupid "sleepover."
"I'm almost broke... this is gay," I growled. Hidan laughed at me, and I punched his arm. He didn't seem to mind much though. He followed me into a clothing shop and faltered a bit, "You're shopping for... clothes, of all things?" I glared at him and simply and clearly nodded before scanning through a rack of clothes. I held a sweater up to my torso, "Unlike you, I can't just wear some sweatpants and nothing else. I have boobs, and I prefer to keep them covered. That, and I only have two pairs of clothes, excluding my cloak, of course." It's true- I only had what I was wearing now and that cute kimono I got to match Deidara for the festival. I put the sweater back on its hanger and walked to the next aisle over. Hidan followed behind.
"Umm, you okay, Hideki?" I questioned. He blinked blankly, "Well, shit, what's it look like?" I rolled my eyes and took a dress off a hanger, immediately deciding I wanted it. It was a white sundress with red lace on the ends and red buttons; I found a mirror and held it up before grabbing a white cardigan to match it. It was autumn, meaning, it was pretty damn cold, and a cardigan went with anything perfectly! I glanced at Hidan, "You don't have to stay right under me, you can go look in the men's section if you want... I'll buy you something if you find anything."
"Nah, I'm good," he yawned and stretched, "It's fun watching you look for clothes anyway." I blushed in embarrassment, "W-what the fuck?"
"You're facial expressions are so damn serious! You get into it, it's hilarious!" He replied, laughing, just to prove his point. I shut my eyes and hung my head. I tiptoed to another aisle while ignoring my accomplice as he stared me down, "Okay, well, if you're gonna stare at me like a creeper, be useful, and help me pick another outfit out..."
"Fine, all you had to do was say so." I deadpanned, not exactly expecting that response... I sighed and turned away from him.
"Here," he commented, holding up another dress. It was a soft, sky blue with white intertwined within the appearance- it was decently simply... just emphasizing on the torso. He handed it to me in a bored demeanor, and I inspected it.
"I-It's a corset dress... do you want me to look like a whore?" I wavered quietly, "Might I remind you, I live with a bunch of sex-deprived men, I don't want to look suggestive!" Hidan huffed and raised an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed. I blinked dully and shrugged, "If you insist... And now, shoes!" I scurred to the shoes, Hidan, too, and thought it was pretty darn nifty that they were all zori- ninja shoes! They had either open or closed-toe; white, navy, black, or some funky silver for the color choices; and they varied from ankle cut, to knee cut, to thigh cut. I raised my eyebrows upon inspection of the tag.
"These," Hidan said, pointing to the white, thigh cut boots. My eyes widened. Really, Hidan...? The Jashinist handed me the box with the pair of shoes inside, "They're pricey, but you'll look cute. Worth it, right?" I shyly agreed, heading for the checkout counter.
"I... Hidan, I'm not sure about this..." I mumbled. Hidan had insisted that I wore the outfit he chose for me along with my new shoes. He groaned, "It's Hideki, Mina-chan, and I take it you're changed. Get your ass out here." He yanked the door of the changing room open and I glared at him unhappily, arms crossed.
"What's there to be unsure of?" He questioned, walking passed me to grab my bags, "You look... you look fine. Now, let's get a move on; it's dark, shops are gonna close soon." I simply stared in surprise as he carried all of my things out of the room and out the shop. I fixed my zori; it really was a pain. Seeing as they're thigh-highs, as I preferred to call them, they slipped down my legs like a bitch, and it sucked! But... they were cute, so all was well. The main thing that bothered me is the length of my dress, which was ridiculous. Neither was I used to practically having my ass hang out in the open air, nor was I used to wearing tight- very tight- things around my breasts. It was like I had to heave five times to get one breath. Wryly, I chase after Hidan and we continued with our shopping, keeping a keen eye out for Konan and Hime. Suddenly, he stopped and dropped my things, and I swayed in anger. "What the hell was that for?"
"Why am I carrying you're things when I'm so tired?" Hidan asked, mostly to himself.
"Carry it, or it's all getting left," I replied, walking ahead of him. The Jashinist shrugged and followed. I peeked back and ran back to fetch my things after knocking him in the head.
"So, you're sure I don't look like-"
"Mina-chan," Hidan didn't even look at me but said, "You look beautiful, so shut the fuck up for once, okay?" Well, damn, asshole! I thought then that it was only natural for me to light up red. He probably only called me that to justify him telling me to shut the fuck up...
"There they are! I thought they got raped or some shit... Kotoko, Hime-chan!" Hidan yelled. A pink-haired Konan spun on her toes and ran to meet us, Himeko skipped right along her side.
"We were looking everywhere for you guys!" Konan exclaimed, "You two really gave us a scare!"
"And you gave Hideki a boner!" Himeko laughed; Hidan growled as she continues, "Damn, Mina-chan, you look hot!" I sputtered gibberish, but gave up and simply dropped my head onto Konan's shoulder. She patted my back, giggling, "Well, all of our bags are right over by that building. We bought tons of stuff, so you guys don't have to worry about it." I sighed and thanked Jashin; I was broke, so that's good.
"Yeah, we got stuff for the house and the sleepover, and we got food and toothbrushes, and everything else! Oh, and clothes!" Himeko replied. Konan chimed in on the word clothes.
"Well, it's safe to say it: mission accomplished! Leader will be so happy! We got plenty of stuff!" Konan beamed as the four of us turn, and continued to the base.
Okay, so, that mission wasn't too bad after all...
My jaw dropped nearly as far as Hidan's and we looked to each other in complete and utter shock. In synchronization, we yelled, "What the fuck?"
"We're sorry to have given you two a hard time, but there's no need to worry now, friends," Kazue spoke, referring to Hidan and I, "Since our master has been killed, all orders have been dropped; in fact, we're here to make alliances." I looked to Leader, baffled, and he simply stared them down suspiciously.
"We're sorry," Megumi whispered shyly. Kazuki smiled sweetly, "If you don't agree to it, then that's perfectly understandable."
"We'd like to make it clear, though, that if we are on good terms, we promise to pledge our services to you without question. If any of us go against our pact of peace, death will surely follow; we expect the same of you all, too, though," Kaito added. Leader sighed and nodded agreeing, "That's accpetable."
"WHAT? No, don't be ridiculous!" I yelled, "This is fucking blasphemy!"
"Now, now, Mina-san, there's no need for hard feelings, is there?" Kazue said. I glared at her and Hidan replied for me, "Well, hell yeah! You tried to fucking kill us!"
"Serisously! And then when-"
"Hidan, Mina-san," Leader muttered, "Don't embarrass yourselves before the new additions..."
"No, no, no! Leader-sama!" I practically whined, "Do you know what you're gettting the Akatsuki into? They're the ones that destroyed our hideout! You... you can't th-think that's acceptable..."
"Mina-chan, let it go, please."
I growled and lightly stomped up the nearby stairs and walked to my room, which was the room farthest away from everything- the last door on the right. I glared out the window into the starry night; a sound of shuffling grabbed my attention, and I turned to find Hidan and he sat my things down. I thanked him for finally deciding to carry it all and just slumped over. He stood behind me and looked to the sky, too. "It's bullshit, huh?"
"Beyond it," I mumbled. He put a hand on my hip, "Things'll get better, Mina-chan." I shivered and simply shook my head; that was hard to believe when now I had to sleep with one eye open to escape being brutally murdered in my sleep.
If Leader would just listen to me...
Welll, there's chapter ten. Yeah, it's short. Again, sorry. The next chapter will be longer!
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Chapter eleven will be up soon :)