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Chapter 11: Meetings and Initiations
Kiyoko eye's ached upon entering the dark room, especially with the only light coming from the hallway. Her ears perked hearing the owner of the ringed eye's voice, "Close the door Hidan." Kiyoko's head snapped to the Jashinist, but before she could look for his face, she was surrounded in complete darkness. Before she could speak up, there was a sudden flickering of candlelight. Kiyoko squinted and was able to see a blue haired woman along with the owner of the ringed eyes: an orange haired man with a lot of piercings.
Kiyoko bowed her head to the orange haired man. "My name is Kiyoko. I wish to be of use to the Akatsuki." The man looked at her for a moment then nodded to the blue haired woman who brought forth a ring bearing the kanji 牽制 (power), hat, and robes.
"My name is Pain, but you are to refer to me as Leader-sama. This is Konan, my partner." Kiyoko bowed again to both of them and slowly, her eyes met Pain's. "We will partner you with Hidan and Kakuzu. You seem to calm Hidan and make him think more rationally and Kakuzu will be unable to kill you in fits of rage." His head jerked towards Konan. "Show her where she is to sleep Konan." Konan nodded and grabbed Kiyoko's arm.
Once they were out of Pain's room, Konan looked at Kiyoko with a smile. "Sorry if he is a little intimidating; he was scared that you might be an assassin and it was only on Kakuzu's recommendation that you are a member." Kiyoko sighed, but smiled.
"Associating with people has always been difficult with my ability." Konan was about to apologize when Kiyoko laughed. "Do not worry; I am used to it and I do not plan to kill Leader-sama anytime soon Konan-san."
She laughed and when she stopped, an amused smirk replaced the expression previously on her face. "That's good to hear. Anyways, here is your room. Sorry for the lack of furniture, but feel free to place decorate as you wish. Kakuzu might be a little irate about the budget, but he'll get over it with time."
Kiyoko laughed and Konan started to relax more. "Decorating, furniture, or budget is no problem in the slightest." She pulled out a few scrolls and Konan's eyes widened. A king size bed with red covers appeared, a rather large dresser, and to her surprise, a refrigerator appeared in the once spacious room. Smiling she plopped onto her bed happily. "I am so tired, but I suspect I will not be allowed to sleep yet."
Konan nodded with a smile. "You should socialize a little bit with the other members. After which, you can sleep. I'll let you organize your stuff a little bit before I send someone to get you." Kiyoko smiled widely as Konan left. Kiyoko started to place her weapon scrolls in various drawers of her dresser when she heard her door open.
Before Kiyoko could turn around, she felt arms around her, holding her tight. Smirking, she turned to stare into deep lavender eyes. "Are you finished yet? Surely it can't take that damn long!" Kiyoko snorted at the silver haired Jashinist in front of her and pushed him.
"Almost; refrain from the bunching of your underwear if you will." Hidan smirked and plopped backwards onto the large bed.
"Why are you thinking about my underwear eh Kiyoko-koi?" Kiyoko froze at hearing the affectionate suffix and dropped a scroll which summoned her scythe upon its impact with the floor. A few drops of blood started to stain the floor.
"I was not talking about that you moron!" Hidan nonetheless lounged on the bed, knowing that Kiyoko's tone was mostly nonthreatening. "I believe the saying is, 'Don't get your panties in a bunch!' but that is hardly proper nor polite is it not? Pervert…" Hidan burst out laughing when Kiyoko whipped her head to glare at him, but upon seeing the man splayed out on the bed, the blood once again ran from her nose. "Hidan-kun… Get. Off. My. Bed… Now!"
His grin became wide and he halfway met Kiyoko's demand by sitting up. "I don't know… you seem to like me on the bed… What are you thinking about Kiyoko-koi?"
Her face became red, but thankfully she managed to stem the blood flowing from her nose. "Stop being perverted and if you are not going to help me, get the hell out so I can finish unpacking damn it!" Hidan sighed, got up and put arms around the kunoichi and leaned his forehead against Kiyoko's. She narrowed her eyes, but sighed and returned the gesture. "You are lucky you are so damn huggable and have silky hair…" Hidan laughed as her right hand ran through his previously slicked back hair, making it hang loosely around his face.
Hidan released her and looked towards the dresser. "I suppose we need to unpack all your shit don't we?" He was about to put his hand into her backpack, when she grabbed his arm.
"It is alright. I can do that later. It is time to socialize is it not?" Laughing, he led her through the halls of the base to the living room where the base's various occupants were scattered about. Kakuzu had an evil grin seeing the state of Hidan's hair.
"I know that she can only touch you without death being inflicted, but can she honestly keep her hands off of you for just a moment?" Hidan was about to cuss out the treasurer, when Kiyoko put a finger across his lips. She walked towards the former Waterfall ninja and bent her head so that her breath brushed his left ear and no one else could hear.
"Remember the various scrolls I have filled with my wealth? Remember that well Kakuzu-kun…" The stitched ninja nodded slowly and Kiyoko smirked. She sank into the loveseat where none other than Hidan joined her.
Kisame knew his question would be definitely crossing the line, but when Hidan was involved, was there even a line anyway? Grinning, he asked, "So… how was the sex?" Sasori and Kakuzu chortled quietly. Zetsu closed the flytrap around his head immediately. Pain and Konan both blushed a deep red. Deidara got a slight nosebleed while Tobi's hands immediately covered his ears. Itachi, however, managed to remain stoic but on the inside, he was lying in a puddle of blood.
Kiyoko's mouth flew open and hit the floor while Hidan lunged for the Shark-like ninja. Itachi glanced at the kunoichi. Using the deck of cards that moments ago had been used for a game of poker, he placed them under her chin and brought the chin back so that her mouth closed. "If you did not do the deed, do not look as if you did Yoko-sama."
"Easy for you to say Tachi-kun. I think I suffered a heart attack." Kisame laughed as he was being chased about by a scythe wielding Hidan who was shouting about how good sushi sounded for a dinner that he and his 'Kiyoko-chan' would enjoy.
Pain stood up quickly emanating the aura that instantly demanded attention. Hidan stopped his pursuit of the blue hued ninja and sat down beside Kiyoko. Kisame took his place besides Itachi and all the members focused their eyes upon their orange haired leader. "Kiyoko, we will put you through an initiation to ensure that you are Akatsuki material." Hidan and Kakuzu exchanged skeptical glances.
"For the fucking love of Jashin! Her touch kills; what more do you need in an evil organization?" Eyebrows were indeed raised when Pain sighed.
"Yes, but what about if she is prevented from reaching her target and accomplishing physical contact due to some barrier or the fact that she might be unable to engage in taijutsu? I need to see if her other skills are sufficient to consider her for official membership." His attention turns towards the anxious kunoichi. "You are to behead Hidan in a fight. And Hidan, you may not willingly allow her to behead you. It is to be a fight."
Hidan was about to protest when Kiyoko stood up and her hands flashed through a series of hand signs. A scroll poofed into her hands and she unraveled the scroll to reveal her scythe. She twirled the weapon adeptly through her hands before glancing at Hidan. "What the hell are you waiting for? Get your ass up and fight already!" Hidan raised his eyebrow at Kiyoko's tone and did not appreciate the profanity directed at him.
Hidan reached for his scythe but made no move to get up… that is until Kiyoko's scythe soared towards him. In a single fluid motion, he stood up and blocked the swipe with his scythe. "What the fuck Kiyoko-chan?"
"Idiot, why are you so scared of fighting? We are both immortal or are you scared that the mighty immortal Jashinist will lose to a woman?" If anything could annoy the Jashinist into forgetting his manners, it was certainly this statement. Five swipes of his triple bladed scythe later and Kiyoko was at least a couple meters away, holding her scythe in a defensive manner. A small cut appeared in her right cheek which made her smirk. Hidan realized what he had done and returned to his normal overprotective self, but when he approached, he had to jump right to avoid being beheaded.
"What the fuck?!?" She smirked at his angry reaction. He looked into the eyes of the woman that a few moments ago, had been playing with his hair and hugging him. Her eyes had hardened into a steely glint.
"Just fight me already… We both are incapable of dying so stop being a pussy and fight me like a man." Hidan's brow furrowed, but he finally nodded and held his scythe with a new intent. She took another slash at him that he barely avoided. She leaned in close to his ear. "Please do not hold back. Think of it this way: if I am stuck with you for eternity, I want to be stuck with a strong, caring man."
He smirked back and slashed at the air millimeters from her head. "Alright Kiyoko-koibito." She scowled at the excess affection but on the inside, felt like she was on Cloud Nine.