Chapter 14
Hidan was sound asleep on the couch, exhausted from his long day. Konan was cleaning up Hidan's room, Kakuzu was counting money, Zetsu was tending to his plants, Itachi was reading, Deidara was making sure all weapons were out of Hidan's reach, Pain was talking with Sasori in his office, Ai was in her cage, and Tobi was following Deidara.
"Do you think we'll be able to capture these people Leader-sama? They seem to only be targeting Hidan," Sasori said. Pain sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"Sasori, to tell you the truth, I'm not sure, but when we do, I fear there will be chaos," Pain said in a grave tone.
"Yes, there will be chaos when we force them to turn Hidan back to his original age. Everyone will miss him being a child; it's the only time he shows some affection. He is quite a bit nicer as one," Sasori mused. He sighed and sat down on Pain's desk.
"Yes, I think when he's older Konan may still try to baby him and he will lose his patience with her," Pain said sighing. Suddenly they heard a loud bang, a scream, and a knock on Pain's office door. "Come in!" Pain said angrily. Hidan hesitantly came in; he thought Pain might be mad at him. "Oh, it's you Hidan," Pain said in a relieved tone. Sasori beckoned him over to them. Hidan walked over and smiled shyly. He hopped up on the desk that Sasori was on and picked up a pen.
"How did you get the Akatsuki's pattern on a fucking pen?" Hidan asked staring at the pen.
"I have my people," Pain said looking proud.
"He means me," Sasori said. Pain immediately glared at him, his proud look gone. Hidan burst out laughing so hard he fell off of the desk…right into Pain's lap. "You okay Hidan?" Sasori asked when the boys' laughter stopped.
"Yeah," Hidan said. He slipped his hand into Pain's cloak and stole one of his kunai's. He hopped up and smiled at them. "Bye!" Hidan said and ran out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Pain asked in a confused tone. Sasori shrugged and they continued talking about random things.
With Hidan
After Hidan ran out of Pain's office he went straight to his room. He locked the door and began one of his rituals, deciding to keep it extra long. Though he was still immortal, some things had changed with his age. He didn't like the pain this time, it hurt very badly, but he didn't stopped. He drove the kunai deeper into his heart. Crimson liquid stained his pale skin and the floor, but he still didn't stop. He continued to do his ritual; thanking Jashin that no one was interrupting him. Once his ritual was done, he was in a ton of pain and he didn't like it one bit. He hid the kunai, unlocked his door, and ran into the living room. He ran straight to Itachi, who was standing against the wall, and threw his arms around him, sobbing.
"Hidan? What happened?" Itachi asked seeing all of the blood on the child.
"HIDAN UN! KAKUZU, ZETSU, SASORI! HIDAN NEEDS HELP, NOW UN!" Deidara hollered. The three men he called rushed into the room, and stopped upon seeing the sobbing Jashinist.
"Hidan what the hell happened to you?" Zetsu asked. The three began healing all of the wounds on him while Itachi and Deidara soothed him, trying to get him to stop crying.
"Hidan, what did you do?" Sasori asked in a serious tone. Hidan sniffled and buried his face in Itachi's chest, trying to get away from the questions.
"Hidan, tell us what happened RIGHT now," Kakuzu demanded. The boy winced from Kakuzu's tone of voice and clutched Itachi's cloak tightly. By that time everyone was in the room. Tobi was racing around the room flailing his arms around in a panicked state because Hidan was crying.
"Why's Hidan crying?" Konan asked in a worried voice.
"He was covered in cuts un," Deidara said. "He won't tell us why un."
"Hidan," Pain said taking the boy into his own arms. "What happened?"
"C-can't tell you," Hidan sobbed. He tore himself away from Pain and ran out of the base, crying. Pain went to go after him, but Konan grabbed his shoulder and stopped him.
"He just needs some time, he's probably embarrassed because he cried in front of everyone," Konan said in a soothing motherly fashion.
"He won't go far," Kakuzu assured. He knew Hidan was smarted than that with what has happened to him the past few days.
With Hidan
Hidan ran out of the base and kept running blindly. He was upset with himself for letting the others see him cry so many times, but it felt good to be comforted for once in his life. Hidan ran until he got to the forest, and then stopped debating whether to go further or not. Suddenly he got a boost of courage and plunged into the woods, a determined look on his face. After awhile he made it to the other end of the woods and he was exhausted. He used a lot of his chakra forcing himself to run extremely fast.
"Jashin damn it, you bastards, SHOW YOUR FACES! I'LL KILL YOU!" Hidan screamed looking around. Suddenly Rika appeared, smirking.
"Now now darling, don't go around yelling," Rika scolded. Before she could react, Hidan shot forward with a rock that was behind him. He slammed it into her head, causing her to fall to the ground bleeding. Takeo shot out from the bushes and punched Hidan, sending him flying into a tree. He rushed to Rika's aid and healed the wound on her head. The both stood and glared angrily at Hidan.
"You never learn, do you pest?" Takeo growled. Rika stepped forward and did a series of hand signs, then smirked.
"I guess we'll just have to start the lesson over," Rika laughed. Takeo smiled and nodded.
"I think he looks the best at this age," Takeo mused.
"Oh darling, you are so right. He's so small," Rika giggled. She wrapped her arms around Takeo's neck and he lifted her up bridal style.
"Let's go my love, you need your rest," Takeo said soothingly. They disappeared in a puff of smoke leaving Hidan all alone.
"Jashin damned bitches!" Hidan called after them. He stood up, but pain exploded through out his skull making him fall down. "Maybe…just a little…rest," Hidan said then passed out. Several hours later he awoke to rain pouring down on him. His head still hurt, he was tired, and wet. He stood on shaky feet and started back towards the base in pouring rain.
With The Others "I'm getting worried, he should be back by now!" Konan exclaimed. She was pacing around the living room in a worried fashion. It had been a several hours and everyone was a little uneasy. "I'm sure he's fine," Pain said. "WHAT IF HIDAN-SAN DIED?" Tobi screamed running around the room in a panicked fashion. Just then the sound of thunder silenced them. Only Kisame knew of Hidan's fear, so he was the person who was worried the most at that point in time. "Zetsu, can you sink through the ground and pop up at random places trying to find him?" Kisame asked. Zetsu nodded and disappeared through the ground. Several hours later Zetsu saw Hidan collapsed near a tree trunk trembling and whimpering. Zetsu wrapped his arms around Hidan and lifted him up.
"Hush Hidan, I've got you, you've been changed again," Zetsu said softly. "You're also bleeding," he observed. He quickly sunk into the ground while Hidan clung to him like he was his lifeline. Zetsu rose from the floor in the living room, where all the members were waiting.
"HIDAN! WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? I'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK! AND LOOK! YOU'VE GONE AND GOT CHANGED AGAIN-wait honey, no no, don't cry, shhhhhh," Konan yelled/soothed pulling Hidan into her arms. Hidan continued bawling his little eyes out and held his arms out to his best friend, Deidara. Deidara was surprised, but took Hidan into his arms and rocked him back and forth, gently shushing him.
"Now now Hidan un," Deidara soothed. Sasori grabbed Deidara's arm and pulled him out of the room with Hidan. "What Danna un?"
"He's all wet," Sasori said gently. They got to Hidan's room and Deidara sat on the bed, cradling Hidan against his chest. Sasori pulled out some clothes and sat the on the bed. Everyone else sat in the living room, planning to have a talk with Hidan about what happened.
"Hidan un, come on, you gotta let go of me hm," Deidara said. Sasori was getting a bath ready for the tiny crying Jashinist.
"N-n-n-n-no!" Hidan squeaked. Thunder boomed again and Hidan snuggled into Deidara, sobbing his tiny heart out. Sasori walked into the room, pulled Hidan off of Deidara, picked up the clothes, and went into the bathroom. He stripped Hidan down and put him into the bath. Hidan continued crying, but blushed furiously.
"What's the matter? Embarrassed little guy?" Sasori asked. Hidan was way to upset to do anything properly, so Sasori started washing him. He was surprisingly gentle. Deidara slipped into the bathroom and locked the door behind him.
"Hi Hidan un," Deidara said smiling at the boy. "Why are you still crying? It's okay, you're back home," he said in a soothing voice. Apparently something clicked in Hidan's mind when Deidara said that because he blinked once, then began bawling harder. He reached his arms out to Sasori, signaling he wanted out.
"Once second little guy," Sasori said in a gentle yet firm tone. He rinsed him off and by that time Hidan was crying even harder. "I know, I hate waiting too," Sasori said as he took Hidan out of the tub and wrapped him in a big fluffy black towel. By that time the thunder had gotten louder.
"S-Sori, D-Dei, make it go away!" Hidan sobbed. Deidara and Sasori exchanged worried/confused glances and quickly dressed Hidan. Deidara wrapped Hidan up in a blanket with the Akatsuki pattern on it and looked at Sasori for help.
"Hidan, what do you want to go away?" Sasori asked lifting Hidan up.
"T-the fucking s-storm!" Hidan said quietly. When he realized what he said he slapped his little hand over his mouth.
"Hidan, are you scared of the storm un?" Deiara asked in a gentle tone. When Hidan didn't answer, Deidara knew he was. Deidara nodded to Sasori and looked at Hidan.
"Hidan, it's okay to be scared, but it's not going to hurt you," Sasori said. Sasori sighed and went to Hidan's room, still carrying Hidan. Deidara followed quickly, worrying about his poor friend. Hidan seemed so different now; everyone did actually. He guessed it was just because Hidan was a kid. Deidara watched Sasori gently lay down on Hidan's bed with Hidan, and hold him close.
"I'll go tell the others Hidan's gonna take a nap with you un," Deidara said and hurried out of the room. He went to the living room and smiled when everyone looked up.
"Where's Hidan?" Itachi asked in a monotone voice.
"He's taking a nap with Sasori, he's really shaken up un," Deidara said.
"I think Hidan's around four years old, what do you guys think?" Zetsu asked. Everyone pretty much agreed with Zetsu. Deidara sighed and went back to Hidan's room. He laid down on the other side of Hidan, so now Hidan was in between the two artists of the Akatsuki. "We're all changing un," Deidara said softly to Sasori who nodded.
"Maybe for the better."