"So yeah. The choreographer can teach them the steps.."
"No, Haha." Pein let her hear the hardened laughter he had practiced for so long. "That's where we put our foot down. It's either our own steps or nothing." Lady GaGa rolled her little eyes. Itachi wanted to gouge them out for a moment. "Besides, don't you trust us with our choreography?"
The singer smiled. "Course' I do. It''s just that the show has a theme, you know? And i just want to work around it, that's all." She said, tossing her hair. Deidara stepped back. She had on a blonde wig that was silky enough to rival his and Itachi's hair. How scary was that!?
"Then tell us the theme, we'll work around it."
"Oh, alright. Honestly Pein, you were so much more mellow when you were working with me What happened to the good old times, hmm?"
Konan rolled her eyes. "That's the point. they were OLD times."
Lady GaGa laughed. "Cute girlfriend."
"He's not my boyfriend."
"She's not my girlfriend." Lady GaGa laughed at this.
"Oh," she sighed dramatically. "How easily they flutter into self-denial."
Hidan decided he liked her attitude quite alot.
"Flip. GOD DAMN IT, JUST FLIP, DO WHAT I SAY!!" Kakuzu yelled at a poor amateur dancer on the set. Hidan grinned at the scene and jumped in.
"Aww, relax Kuzu, this fella might not even know what a flip is, rightio?" Hidan said, nudging the dancer, who nodded and made a quick getaway. Kakuzu sighed. Honestly, this stupid little...
Sasori headed over. "THEY CAN'T FLIP, CAN BREAK, CAN'T THIS OR THAT OR ANYTHING!!" He sat down in frustration and put his head in between his hands. "WHAT THE HELL, aren't they SUPPOSED to know the basics?!?!" Kakuzu sighed in annoyance and Hidan waved his hands like a fan, before running off to get a drink. Kisame and Itachi walked over.
"How's it going, you two?" He said, grinning under his visor. Itachi smiled and brought out 2 cans of Sapporo they managed to find at a supermarket. Kakuzu and Sasori perked up instantly, taking a can each and popping the tabs.
"Terrible." Deidara sighed, walking over. "Fucking terrible."
Deidara rarely swore. Sasori looked up. "What happened?" Tobi came over with Zetsu.
"They don't know a thing, that's what. I cannot take this, if another one of them asks me what a bouree is I am going to kill myself." Deidara said, frustratedly, and Itachi patted his shoulder. Zetsu sighed, crossing his arms. "But really, at this rate we're going to have to do things on our own with no backup." he said.
"Unless they do their dance and we do ours?" Itachi asked.
"No deal. It's backup or No back up." Pein said. He walked past them, answered a question, took a donut and continued on walking.
Konan stopped by. "Deidara, one of the guys over there asked when you were going back." she said, and stopped. Gloom was exuded from the group in an alarming amount.
"Deidara san, what the heck is bouree?!" one of the guys yelled over. Deidara growled.
"ARGH!!!"
"I can't take it anymore." Kakuzu said, palming his face. "These dancers have proven a new level of stupid." hidan smiled, and sat down next to him, allowing his shoulders to stiffen whin he tensed his arm muscles. "they're just scared of you guys." he poked his finger around in the air thoughtfully. "To be honest, I think you guys should do a solo dance."
Kakuzu looked at Hidan. Really? This guy was just as perceptive as himself.
"I was thinking of doing tha.."
"LOOK OUT!! FUCKING LIGHT'S ARE DOWN!!"
Hidan's instinctive reaction was to look up. When he gasped, Kakuzu knew it was true and he grabbed Hidan around the waist and threw himself as far away from where they were as possible. A loud crash erupted behind them and Kakuzu's leg was pinned down by a heavy stage light. Glass was heard to shatter, and the first to reach them were Kisame and Itachi, concerned lead singers of this bands. Pein was yelling at the management crew already, and Konan was pulling Deidara back from socking the leader of the team.
"Ahh... shit!" Hidan groaned, getting up. He had his hand cupping his head and got up gradually, till he realized Kakuzu wasn't moving.
"Ouch..." Kakuzu said, hissing lowly. Hidan lay back down and perred around his right arm, seeing him being trapped under the lights. "AHHH!! YOU IDIOT!" Hidan's first reaction was to yell. Kakuzu nodded and shut his eyes. "Yeah..." he said, tired of leaning on his hands. "Idiot..."
Then he fell forward and rested his head on Hidan's collarbone area, wincing from the pain as they struggled to lift the lights. Hidan looked down at him. "ARGH! God damn it.." he flushed and tilted his head backwards. He had his hands awkwardly placed on Kakuzu's shoulders, and as Itachi and Kisame somehow managed to life the lights, Zetsu and Tobi picked out choice medication from the on-site first said kit.
"I don't think..."
Hidan laned closer to Kakuzu. "Huh?" he asked softly.
"I don't think this hurts that much. But, if you had gotten hurt... I would have..." Kakuzu's eyes were covered by his long fringe when he said, this, "... really lost it.."
Hidan was a little taken aback at this. What did Kakuzu care if he was gotten hurt? Didn't they hate each other?
'Ah... he cares about me?' Hidan pondered. Then he chuckled.
"It's kind of... a nice feeling that you noticed." he said, pulling Kakuzu away from the lights as Kisame nearly dropped it again. Kakuzu leaned against Hidan, unable to move his right leg. Hidan clutched Kakuzu by the shoulders and the Tsukisa band member allowed his arms to drop to the floor. "Thanks." Hidan said, smiling down at Kakuzu.
Pushed aside for Zetsu and Tobi to apply treatment for Kakuzu's leg, Hidan went to get a soda. After all this, feeling thirsty might have been the least of his wories but the again at least it gave him something to do rather than remember how Kakuzu had...
Yeah, yeah... nevermind.
That night an awkward silence hung over on the room. Kakuzu had woken up, his hair dishevelled and his leg in bandages, taking him several minutes to figure out what the HECK had happened. Hidan didn't know what to say. As he rose to help Kakuzu get out of the bed to get some food or something, Kakuzu said he needed to wash up and got up at the other side of the bed, making his way at a more normal pace than expected. Hidan waited till the door closed before he sat back down on the bed and ran his hands through his hair, the wax already losing its effect. He looked in the mirror at the other side of the room and growled. "God, why am I so stupid."
Later, Kakuzu emerged from the shower in loose jeans and topless. Hidan was reading a book as Kakuzu sat down on his bed. "Hey." He said.
Hidan didn't look up. "Is your leg ok? Thought you'd have trouble with it.."
Kakuzu tilted Hidan's chin up and shook his head. "No." Hidan took in the sight of Kakuzu and recoiled. "HOLY FU...!!"
If Kakuzu's face could be in an emoticon it might've been O_O or _ or .____." Maybe _
"What's wrong?" "What the hell, put on a shirt!" "What's the problem? We're both guys."
Hidan looked away and didn't comment. Kakuzu laughed at this, and THEN another awkward silence ensued. Hidan put the book away and turned to face Kakuzu.
"About today..." his hair was completely loose and unwaxed now, "Thanks."
Kakuzu stared at this version of Hidan, loose hair, simple clothes, in bed. Very unusual. Very quiet. Very, very appealing. He leaned over. "It's fine."
"I thought you were really really stupid at first, I mean, you just jumped in and... But then your leg got hurt and they had to do all this bandaging and crap and.."
"It's ok." Kakuzu said, as Hidan got into a frenzy. He turned the albino's head towards him. "It's O. K."
After a few minutes in silence Kakuzu looked at hidan, who was sliding under the sheets. "I just... I don't.." he stuttered, and Kakuzu nodded, moving closer. "I didn't see the light and when he shouted I just couldn't move..." "Yeah.." "And then you just pushed me and the thing, it landed on yo.." Kakuzu held his cheek.
Hidan didn't understand. "Kakuzu?" he asked softly. Kakuzu lifted a hand to his mask. Then suddenly he stopped and his eyes widened. He moved back and took his hand off Hidan's cheek. "Nothing." he said. He waslked back to his bed and sat down against the headboard, silent.
Hidan, ever the slow to process, took a full 3 minutes before he leapt out of the bed and sat gingerly on Kakuzu's to avoid hurting his leg. He leaned over. "Kakuzu?"
"Hidan, push off." Kakuzu growled. Undeterred, hidan pulled the sheets off and leaned over. Kakuzu looked at him, then turned his head away.
"Kakuzu, what's under your mask..." Kakuzu laughed. "My face?"
"I know.. why do you hide it?" he asked again. Kakuzu didn't respond this time.
Hidan put the tips of his fingers where Kakuzu's mask was pulled up to and looked at him. Kakuzu's hand automatically came up to hold his. "Whatever it is," Hidan promised softly, "You can trust me.." Kakuzu watched him for a minute, and slowly, he nodded, releasing the albino's hands.
Hidan rolled the mask down and his eyes widened beefore wincing.
Stitches. Scars from stiches, and they looked deep, and very painful. He traced his fingers lightly against then, sighing. "What happened..."
"Car accident. Very.. very bad car accident." Kakuzu said vaguely, and Hidan nodded.
Their eyes met and Hidan was suddenly aware that he was leaning over Kakuzu in a very provocative manner. "Uhm..." he said, flushing. Kakuzu smiled at how unaffected he was.
He pulled him closer and hugged him. At this, hidan was slightly shocked, and he smiled and cuddled against the warmth of kakuzu, and later on, he tilted his head upwards.
That night Hidan kissed Kakuzu.
It was soft, it was gentle, and it was loving...
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