7. Backup
Back at base, things were calm. Deidara rarely spoke, which worried Konan. The others ignored him, glad of the rare silence. Pein ordered him to fix his room once Sasori and Kakuzu departed, two nights ago. Kisame and Itachi were to help. They stood at the doorway, watching Deidara shuffle around the room.
"Deidara, anything we should take care of today?" Kisame asked with his usual smirk.
"Today we should finish, work on wiping off the remaining soot, then we'll arrange the remaining furniture." Deidara suggested, not looking at the two, busy cleaning the bathroom door of soot.
Kisame nodded and Itachi followed him inside. The three continued to clean in silence with an occasional comment or question from Kisame. Deidara was beginning to worry; Sasori and Kakuzu still haven't returned nor reported in. Once the room was no longer black, Kisame and Itachi sat on the last remaining bed, relaxing. Deidara was looking around for future planning in the furniture arrangement. Zetsu appeared from the floor then.
"You almost finished?" The white side asked.
"Yeah, why?" Kisame asked. Deidara turned to look down at Zetsu.
"You and Deidara will be going after Sasori and Kakuzu." Zetsu explained.
Deidara started, "What happened?"
"We've lost track of Kakuzu and Sasori's signal is weak. If Kakuzu wasn't immortal, I'd say he's died and Sasori's probably on the verge because of Kakuzu."
"Hmm…"
"If you guys are uncertain of Sasori's whereabouts, how are we expected to find them?" Kisame asked.
"Start with their original destination. The whore knows the way." Zetsu's black side snickered, vanishing in the ground.
"The whore?" Itachi looked at where they vanished.
"Let's go Kisame, knowing Sara, she probably used the bounty to lure Kakuzu-danna, hoping I'd be with him. Hmm." Deidara headed for the door.
"Ah, wait, what about your clay?" Kisame followed him, leaving Itachi alone and rejected.
~Kisame and Deidara arrive at Sasori's previous home~
"Wait here, I think I have some detonating clay left over in here." Deidara headed for the door.
"You been here before…?" Kisame's question was left unanswered.
Deidara opened the door and stopped cold. The lights were on. He looked back at Kisame before starting for the bedroom. He opened the door, only to freeze in surprise.
"Konichiwa, my precious little student." Atari purred, holding a paper bomb between his fingers, standing over Sasori's puppet.
"Atari-senpai!" Deidara's eyes widened.
"Deidara?" Kisame called, worried that he was taking awhile.
"Kisame, I'll be out in a minute." Deidara replied, eyes still glued on Atari. "Where's Sasori?"
"Hunting Hidan with Kakuzu-danna, why?" Atari smiled, stepping over the empty puppet.
"What do you mean 'why?'" Deidara scoffed, pouting.
"Why did you leave us?" Atari's expression was soft.
"I--"
"-Fell in love?" Atari laughed.
"…Hmm!" Deidara crossed his arms, avoiding Atari's gaze.
"Come with me and then we'll go out and give you back to Sasori." Atari grasped Deidara's wrist after he put the paper bomb back in his pack that was shrouded by the cloak.
Atari led Deidara out of the hut, turning off the lights before closing the door. Kisame was facing away from the door and heard it close.
"Find the clay-" he turned, "…!?"
"Oo~ blue skin… weird, but weird is sexy." Atari smiled, releasing Deidara in order to admire Kisame.
"Who…?" Kisame looked at Deidara's blank face.
"An old… friend." Deidara explained.
"Aw~! I'm your friend? Kawaii!" Atari glomped Deidara.
"Hmm?! Aren't you supposed to be taking me somewhere?" Deidara blushed, agitated now.
"Oh pooh~ not as fun and explosive as you once were, hnn?" Atari huffed, placing his hands on his hips.
"Rest assured, he's still pretty explosive." Kisame smirked at Deidara, recalling the explosion at base.
"Shut it, Kisame."
Atari led Deidara and Kisame straight to the village where Suki was, avoiding the whore house. They followed wordlessly, arriving at the bar before long. The sun was setting. Atari entered the bar which had become a bit more occupied. Suki sat on the bar, flirting with a few ogling girls at the bar. Deidara paused.
"Is that little Suki?" His eyes widened.
"Yep. Oh, that's right, I forgot… those girls, surely they look familiar?" Atari motioned towards the three girls ogling Suki.
"Ah shit, I'll… just… hide behind Kisame, hmm?" Deidara slowly edged his way back behind a befuddled Kisame.
"Good plan." Atari laughed loudly, pulling Kisame towards Suki. Deidara stumbled close behind.
"Alright, ladies, if you'll excuse me, I'll just take Suki back home. Of course, you're welcome to pay for this little gigolo." Atari swooped n behind them.
"Ari-kun~!" The girls exclaimed while Atari enjoyed the attention.
"I'd much rather take you home!" One cried, snuggling him.
"Oh how I wish Dei-Dei-kun hadn't left~." Another sulked.
"I'd definitely pay for him." The last sighed.
"Really?" he shot a shy glance in Deidara's direction.
"…Wh~at?" Kisame gaped, confused.
"Atari-danna, where's Kuzu-sama?" Suki asked, jumping off the bar to glare at Kisame.
"Sigh~ Oh well, I was hoping to get more money for Kakuzu-danna-sensei. Let's go, blue-boy, blondi, Suki." Atari spun, slinging his arm over Suki's shoulders.
"Finally." Kisame backed towards the entrance once Deidara tugged at his cloak.
Once they were outside Deidara backed away from Kisame, startling Suki. They exchanged a quick reunion before they headed for the west woods. Deidara explained to Kisame about his past as a 'gigolo'. Kisame laughed a majority of the time, poking fun at him.
"Deidara, why did you leave?" Atari asked his boy-toy once Kisame calmed down. They were in the trees now.
"He wanted to be with some ass named Sasori." Suki scoffed, answering instead.
"Sasori isn't an ass! Hmm!" Deidara spat. Kisame chuckled.
"Manners, Suki, or you'll end up in hell." Atari scolded.
"You're going to hell too then, you're even more of an ass! If you're so terrified about going to this 'hell' place, then why'd you become a slut?" Suki snapped.
"Wrong religion, sweetie. My religion believes you'll achieve sainthood if you sleep around." Atari cooed, bending over to lick his cheek.
"FEH!" Suki blushed, shaking his blonde curls.
Deidara chuckled, Kisame huffed. The clearing was staring to be visible through the trees. Atari grinned, pulling his hood back up to veil his narrowed eyes. Suki followed Atari into the clearing after telling Deidara and Kisame to wait behind. The door to the hovel opened eerily. Sasori stumbled out and made it off the porch before collapsing. Deidara and Kisame tensed when a young, shirtless teen boy with white hair and dull violet eyes.
"What a fucking let-down, Sasori, I expected more of a fucking challenge." Hidan sounded bored and Deidara's eyes narrowed.
"There you are, Hida-chan!" Suki grinned, ear-to-ear. Hidan's eyes widened in surprise.
"I told you a thousand fuckin' times, Suki, I'd be waiting for you in these damned woods." Hidan sighed.
Deidara's anger increased. Kisame, who'd been looking at Deidara, was worried. Deidara instinctively reached for the pouch that was usually at his hip, holding his detonating clay. 'Shit, Sasori, what rotten timing.' Deidara growled to himself and stood, ready to rush for his love.
"Hidan, where's Kakuzu?" Atari asked, looking back briefly at Deidara in warning.
"Who?" Hidan asked, utterly confused.
"There should have been another male with Sasori… what did you do to- with him?" Atari asked again.
"Damn pussy fuckin' ran, tail between his legs." Hidan laughed, earning a kunai aimed for his head; courtesy Deidara. His eyes narrowed in the direction of the kunai as Atari snapped his teeth in annoyance.
"Which of you heathens dared to fucking attack me!?" Hidan shouted.
"You stupid prick, learn some respect, HMM!!!" Deidara shouted, leaving the shelter of the bushes.
"Deidara-sensei?" Hidan exclaimed, jumping off the porch, landing on Sasori. Deidara flinched when he heard the wood crack and thought, 'It's just one of his puppets,' repeatedly to avoid doing something rash.
"Miss me, hmm?" Deidara approached, motioning for Kisame to stay hidden.
"Bitch, I don't give a damn about you, you fuckin left me alone in that cesspool." Hidan stated, pouting.
"Gomen… Hidan, but… I couldn't help it. I was getting tired--"
"Tired of me?" Hidan hissed, interrupting Deidara.
"No. Now, where is Kakuzu-danna?" Deidara was only a few feet from Hidan now.
"D-danna?" Hidan stuttered, Deidara was shocked to see a hint of pink on his pale skin.
"Hai…?"
"That man took something from Sasori and left…" Hidan answered finally, looking down and away from Deidara's penetrating stare.
Kisame was confused by all this going on before him. However he noticed that Atari was glaring at the one called Hidan, and Hidan was trembling slightly. His eyes widened in realization and he quickly tried to alert the annoying artisan. The boy was not looking back though.
"Do you know which direction they went?" Deidara purred, trying to coax the answer from his former student.
"Deidara…" Kisame dared to call the blonde and met Atari's vicious red eyes. Deidara turned and Hidan jumped at the new voice.
"Suki!" Atari shouted as a command. Deidara started as Suki withdrew two pikes from his pockets and pressed one against Deidara's throat. Hidan pouted guiltily when Atari withdrew a origami bird. The bird was made from a paper bomb. Like Deidara's clay birds, this origami one came to life and flew for Kisame. Atari grinned before making the familiar sign to explode the bird, but Kisame had already dodged.
"Stay where you are, blue-boy and maybe Dei-Dei'll live free a little longer.
8. Trick & Trap
'It was a trap, we were tricked!' Kakuzu scowled to himself, carefully cradling Sasori's beating heart box. Luckily, Kakuzu had all the hearts he could handle, so Sasori's heart was safe from him.
He was shocked at first when Hidan had shown up exactly where Atari left them. Sasori had been suspicious and had asked what Hidan was doing there. Hidan had no reply, he simply scowled at Sasori before demanding a name. Hidan's eyes had narrowed in distrust and he mumbled something about how he had to capture anyone that had something to do with Kakuzu and Deidara. In return, he would be granted full freedom.
"Hold on a bit more, Sasori, we're almost at the old place…" Kakuzu spoke only to hear his own voice.
Sasori had made a motion for Kakuzu to flee after he handed the heart box to Kakuzu. He reached the house but looked around carefully before entering. The lights were off, Kakuzu gently set Sasori's heart on the kitchen counter then retreated for the bedroom where Sasori hid his true body under the bed, behind his Hiruko puppet. Kakuzu brought it to the kitchen then waited for the box to enter the puppet. The puppet sprang to life. Sasori rolled his head… the full 360 degrees.
"Kakuzu, why didn't Hidan pursue us?" Sasori asked once he readjusted.
"Probably because they know exactly where we're headed. Something tells me Deidara was right about Sara's true intent after all… I hate that." Kakuzu growled, embarrassed by his misjudgment of Sara.
"But you saw Hidan's cell, he definitely tried to escape…"
"Yeah, tried. Truth is, no one escaped from the brothel. Not alive. Why do you think I found it hard to believe Hidan was alive." Kakuzu laughed.
"You and Deidara survived." Sasori pointed out.
"You're right. They did. They haven't escaped though." Kakuzu and Sasori froze when they heard Sara's mocking voice in the doorway.
"S-Sara-sama!"
"I have a proposition for you." Sara grinned.
"Not interested in girls, sorry." Kakuzu growled.
"No-No!" Sara giggled, "Hand over Sasori and yourself and I'll let your ukes go free." She grinned slyly at Kakuzu.
"Why the hell would we want to do that?" Sasori snarled, "Deidara's safe back at the base, regardless…" he trailed.
"Regardless of what? No matter, I am afraid you are mistaken, my marionette, for you see," Sara's light red eyes darkened when she shot a glance in Kakuzu's direction.
"He's fallen into Hidan's trap…" Kakuzu finished for her. Sasori's bored face didn't change, frozen with shock.
"Why the fuck would you want us, and what makes you think we'll come quietly?" Kakuzu smirked behind his mask.
"It's nearly impossible to come quietly. You know how loud the brothel is at night." Sara laughed, eyes lightening again.
"You're a sick-minded slut, y'know that?" Kakuzu growled, crossing his arms.
"Well, I tried, come along, now." Her mood shifted so quickly, Sasori felt as though he had whiplash.
The two Akatsuki followed Sara back to the whore-house. Hidan and Deidara were both chained, chain in Atari's hand. Suki stood with two steel pikes aimed at Kisame's heart and throat. Sara appeared content and strode proudly towards Hidan, knowing Kakuzu and the puppet master would follow. So long as she had bribe money and Deidara. Deidara looked away, embarrassed, as his eyes met Sasori's. The chain was a new addition, Sasori had never seen him with it.
"Atari, place those two in a cell then report to my room after." Her voice hold a dangerous tone of authority. "Suki, release this… thing." She glared up at Kisame then addressed him, "Hello, sorry about their behavior, you just chose the wrong sluts to hang with. You're welcome to leave." She motions for Suki to stand down.
"Kakuzu, hurry this up, Pein-sama's growing impatient. You're free to rampage whenever, the Jinchuuriki are about ready to be harvested." Kisame smirked before taking off.
"Coward." Sasori mumbled.
"Just bored." Kakuzu mumbled back.
"Suki, tell guards to strengthen the security by Hidan-kun and Dei-san's new cell. You two follow me, I'll pay, Kakuzu." She hurried back inside, past the lobby filled with potential customers. Kakuzu was wearing his black cloak still. A few of the "employees" looked in awe as he passed them on their way to Sara's office. She sat behind her desk and reached into a draw for an envelope. She paused before handing it to Kakuzu, shooting him a quick glare. Sasori watched the exchange quietly. He followed the greedy money-lover out of the office and… out the brothel.
"Kakuzu, what about Deidara?" Sasori glowered once they were in the trees.
"We got the money, Deidara can take care of himself." Kakuzu began to walk away, after securing the money within his cloak.
"He doesn't have any weapon, remember? I took away his detonating clay!" he snarled, trapping him with his chakra strings.
"Well…" He found he had no reply, "Fuck, Sasori… you have fifteen minutes. I'll create a distraction, hand Deidara the clay and report back to base when through." Kakuzu pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance once released.
"Good."
The old man reentered the building with the puppet. There was enough time for Sasori to sneak into the basement while everyone was huddling around Kakuzu, pleading him to stay. He slipped on Kakuzu's black cloak and hid well his face. The guards let him pass. Hidan and Deidara were in the cell across from the old, demolished prison. Suki yawned loudly, not bothering to watch the prisoners. He noticed the new figure approaching and smirked. Sasori hadn't thought of what he would say.
"You must be here to see possible merchandise, I'll leave you be." the small blonde left, taking the guards with him.
"Didn't think it would be that easy." the puppet master took down the hood and looked into the cell.
Nearly got a nosebleed, his face was redder than his hair. Deidara had been stripped to his underwear and chained to the other, shirtless boy. They were both on the bed, exchanging saliva. Once Sasori let it sink in, he found himself extremely pissed. He ground his teeth then cleared his throat. He was ignored. Taking a deep breath he took Deidara's pouch of clay and quietly set it just within the bars and then tore the hood back to veil his face once more before retreating above ground.
Kakuzu was gone and the others were back to their former positions. He looked around briefly to see where Suki was. He was heading in the direction of Sara's office. Sasori hurried out to the woods. He didn't know why, but he was trembling. He used a nearby tree for support, revisiting the scene in the cell.
~In the cell, moments before Sasori entered~
"Suki, I take it I'm staying?" Deidara sat on the bed after he had been thrown in the cell, chained to his former student.
"Hidan-chan needs you, I need you, Atari-danna needs you, Sara-sama needs you, and…" Suki grinned mischievously, "you need us."
Hidan sat quietly at Deidara's side. (Yeah, that's right, quietly, Hidan! Ha~!) Deidara's eyes widened in disbelief. 'How…?' Deidara thought, glaring at the other blonde.
"Sara spilled the beans. After all, you did write your reason on the paperwork Kakuzu handed you when you first joined this whore-house. Once Atari-danna became your teacher, you told him, whom ultimately told me." Deidara blushed, looking away. Hidan followed his gaze.
"I won't look, frankly, the idea of you sleeping with my former cell-mate sickens me." Suki turned his head sharply and motioned to the guards that he would handle their supervision.
Hidan blushed lightly, scowling slightly at Suki's choice of words. He looked to Deidara, worried when he noticed his lack of emotion, lack of expression. He gulped subconsciously, silently as he reached to cup the artisan's face with pale hands. The blonde was still expressionless, his eyes looking into, no, past the albino's. He licked his lips before devouring Hidan's own lips. Although he was expecting it, he still gasped, letting Deidara do as he pleased.
Deidara broke the kiss, expression still unchanged, and began to lick down, under the chin to the collarbone, and then back again. The Jashinist began to pull at the other's shirt, tilting his head back a little. Deidara nipped his skin earning a gasp of pleasure and then retreated to rip off his shirt and then stood to remove his pants. Hidan looked rested back on the bed, setting on his elbows as he moved to straddle Hidan. Their groins rubbed, causing the uke to blush when he wrapped his arms around Deidara's neck.
That is when Sasori appeared, waves of heated jealousy overtaking Hidan. He peeked past Deidara to see Suki saying something, but was yanked back by the chain. Now all that was visible was the blonde as he was suffocated once more with the hungry mouth. The tongue from Deidara's chest flashed out, pressing itself to the bare chest. Hidan's eyes widened before he fell limp.
"Hidan, are you still awake?" Deidara prodded him, worry on his face.
"Fuck, I don't think I can get up. You might've consumed too much of my damn chakra." Hidan growled, weakly. Then he remembered, "I think Sasori's waiting… I saw him outside… of the cell. He was talking to that bitch, Suki."
"What?!" Deidara blushed, springing off the bed, yanking Hidan in the process.
"Hack-hack. Fuckin' slut! What the fuck was that for!?" Hidan choked, rubbing his bruised neck.
Deidara twirled around to face the familiar tan bag. The bag Sasori took after Deidara was falsely accused of destroying the room. His eyes widened and he reached behind Hidan, picking his pants up from off the floor. Hidan was yanked when the blonde tried to tug the chain off.
"Fuck!" Hidan growled, a few prisoners turned in their beds, some called them some nasty names. (None quite as nasty as what Hidan called them afterwards.)
"Deidara, cut it out, why the fuck do you even give a damn? And what the hell're you trying to do?" he hissed quietly, blushing lightly.
"I need to get these chains off so I don't have to drag you." Deidara pulled his pants back on, angered with himself for tearing up his shirt. "Then I need to get back to base, tell Kakuzu-danna to sew up this damned mouth so I can finally show Sasori how I feel without having to worry about him trying to kill me afterwards. All because this mouth feeds on the emotion of love." Deidara glowered down at his chest, sickened with himself.
"… I won't try to understand, but take me with you." Hidan stood to hug the blonde from behind.
"You don't understand. I'm going to use my detonating clay, it'll be a miracle if even I survive." Deidara broke away, reaching for his pouch, chewing some clay, and then proceeding to mold it.
"I'm immortal, dumb-ass." Hidan scoffed. Deidara paused before quoting his former master, "'No such thing as immortality.'"
"…?" Hidan stared then they both jumped when they heard footsteps.
Deidara attached his pouch to his pants then, holding a clay figure in one hand, pulled the Jashinist back on the bed with the other. Suki was strolling down the way with Atari, frowning. They stopped in front of Deidara and Hidan's chamber.
"Dei-da~ra. I heard your Sasori doesn't like to be kept waiting." Suki's frown vanished as he sang out the blonde's name.
"He doesn't… not much I can do about it though." Deidara was annoyed, anxious.
"What if we let you go?" Atari pulled out a ring of keys. Deidara stood and approached his former teacher.
"What's in it for you?" he growled, Hidan was wise enough to follow before getting yanked again.
"About that whole immortality thing," Atari smirked when Suki hand over a triple blade scythe, "I don't have the keys for the chains, mind cutting his head off for me?"
"Heathen, trying to incapacitate me. Meh…" Hidan crossed his arms and Deidara took the scythe.
"I'll just go with Hidan, unlock this cage." Deidara glowered, handing the scythe to Hidan.
"Fine, but he'll only slow you down when Sara sends the big guy to hunt you down." Atari sneered, letting the door swing open. Deidara and Hidan rushed out, pausing to stop at a single storage area briefly. Hidan had to get the enhancements to his old scythe.
They raced to the woods, disappearing into the night.
9. Immortal
Sasori waited at his old house, regardless of the risk, hoping to compose himself before returning to base. But how could he restrain an emotion he didn't understand? He looked to the bathroom before deciding warm water might help. Being in the shower, he didn't notice a cloaked figure entering the living room. He let the water run for a few minutes more. He had stopped thinking of Deidara going behind his back. He realized then that Deidara still hadn't slept with him.
'I-I'm still a virgin…' he blushed, shutting off the water, 'Damn… that made it worse. I should probably try and busy myself.' He stopped in front of the mirror, admiring his upper torso.
There was a knock at the bathroom door and Sasori jumped. He wrapped a towel around his waist. He grabbed a kunai he had stashed under the bath mat. The knocking grew more pronounced so he opened the door quickly, kunai inches from Kakuzu's expressionless face.
"I was wondering why you were keeping us waiting. Not like you to take so long on such an easy task."
Kakuzu growled accusingly.
"I was going to leave in the morning." Sasori explained, tossing the kunai in the sink before brushing past him and into the bedroom.
"Where's Deidara?" Kakuzu asked through the door as Sasori pulled on his boxers and pants.
"Devouring Hidan." Sasori scoffed.
Kakuzu felt two of his hearts stop beating. He yanked the bedroom door open, startling the puppeteer. Sasori stumbled back as Kakuzu approached him with intent to kill.
"You better be joking." His eyes flashed dangerously.
"K-Kakuzu?" Sasori was slightly fearful, edging his way to the door to escape.
"Why didn't you stop him, he's your boyfriend!" Kakuzu grasped him by the neck and tossed him out the bedroom. He crashed against the wall; a "crack" was heard, then a "thump" as he fell to the floor.
"Hack-cough-guh! Kakuzu, What the FUCK?" Sasori rasped, rubbing his neck whilst Kakuzu loomed over him.
"Leave… now… I'm going to snap." Kakuzu hissed. Sasori obliged, rushing out the front door, still wet and half dressed.
"Go and find Deidara, drag him back here." Kakuzu shouted, closing the door.
"Jeez, scary…" Sasori flinched, retreating into the surrounding woods, heading for the village.
~Back with Hidan and Deidara~
"Dei~dara~ where the fuck are you takin' me?" Hidan whined.
"I sense Kakuzu's chakra coming from Sasori's old place." Deidara explained, turning to face the boy.
"I'm fucking tired though and it's such a long way." he sat on a large boulder under one of the trees, stretching.
"It's not that far away. It'll only take 15 minutes more. Hmm." Deidara scuffed Hidan's hair playfully. He smacked the hand away.
"Get that damn hand away from me." He snapped.
"I see that I've put you in a cranky mood." Deidara grimaced slightly. He turned back and started walking, Hidan huffed falling back into step.
That brief stop was all it took for their tail to catch up. The large man followed them a bit further before deciding it was time to take action. Sara only wanted Hidan back alive… not that he could kill him regardless. Atari had told him not to hurt Deidara, however Suki said that if he was killed, Hidan would have no choice but to go willingly. He decided to incapacitate the Jashinist and then take down the blonde. Withdrawing a blade, the man jumped from his hiding place, Hidan never saw him coming.
Deidara heard the sound of the hunter landing, the blade slicing, and the head rolling. He whirled in time to see the disheveled man standing over Hidan's fallen body. His eyes widened, he reached for his clay. His shock made him slow and the man slammed him into a tree, pinning his arms above his heads with a single hand, blade in the other. Deidara glared defiantly, the man pulled his arm back, preparing to strike. His expression changed when he remembered why he had left in the first place.
It was for him.
It's always for Sasori.
Sasori was the only person that mattered.
Where was he?
Why had he left?
Why did Deidara choose to follow?
He loved Sasori.
That's all there was to it.
He closed his eyes, waiting, restraining tears.
He heard a blade whistling through air and flinched.
Deidara still breathed and the man's grip had vanished, so opened his eyes to feed his curiosity. Sasori stood in front, facing the man with his back to the startled blonde. He sighed in relief and, with a grin, reached for his clay. Sasori had five puppets out, backing the man into the woods. Deidara didn't have to bother fighting. The "hit man" was a coward. Once he had disappeared, Sasori's puppets clattered to the ground and the red head turned slowly to glance at Deidara.
"You're going to die an early death, you fool." Sasori growled, expression the usual bored.
Deidara's only response was to tackle him, "Danna!" he hugged his beloved, a few tears flowed gently down his face. This caught Sasori off-guard, causing him to forget the brat's betrayal for a brief moment.
"What's wrong, brat?"
"You saved me! I thought you were mad at me… unless you don't know what I was doing with Hidan." Deidara released him suddenly as he recalled Hidan.
"I saw what you were doing and I expect an answer. However, now Hidan won't be much of a threat." Sasori returned to his bored drawl, turning to see Deidara kneeling besides the twerp's body.
"Oh shit~! Hmm…" he moaned, "If Kakuzu-danna finds out, he's gonna be p-i-s-s-e-d, pissed." he finished, spelling it out.
"If I find what out?" The two other Akatsuki members jumped when they heard the devil speak.
"Find out that the damn pricks got me fucking killed." Hidan's head shouted, tired of remaining still.
This caused all three rogue ninja to freak out. Deidara hid behind Sasori while Kakuzu jumped down from his tree, rather noisily, not like him. Deidara noticed him stumble slightly and restrained a snicker. Hidan looked up at him, a large puddle of blood had formed due to the neck wound.
"You're," Kakuzu was at a loss for words, "How-how can you still be alive?"
"I'm fucking immortal, doesn't matter how." Hidan rolled his eyes. "Though I wouldn't call being a talking head living. Shit-head." He growled, trying to look at his body laying in a separate blood puddle, about 2 yards away.
"You sure you're immortal… after all, immortality is finite." Kakuzu replied, crouching down, reaching for the head.
"I survived that damn blast, didn't I? And in case you moronic heathens didn't notice, I just got my fucking head cut off!" Hidan shouted, "I wish someone could fucking kill me, otherwise this is just gonna suck balls."
"I will kill you, but only after you've helped me." Kakuzu replied, emotionlessly grabbing Hidan by the hair and taking him over to his body. Hidan complained, calling Kakuzu a few nasty names until Kakuzu wordlessly held up the body, sticking his head back on.
Hidan looked confused as Kakuzu raised his other hand. He didn't shy away at the sight of the stitches reattaching Hidan's neck to his body. Instead he looked deep into Kakuzu's eyes while he focused on the wound.
"Try not to move it too soon." He stood and turned his back to Hidan, "Sasori, Deidara, if we're any later, Pein will have our heads, and we, unlike the twerp, aren't immortal." He started to walk away. Hidan stood and grasped for his arm.
"Wait, you ass!" he hissed.
"Kakuzu, why don't we bring him with us?" Deidara suggested, realizing Hidan was afraid to be left alone… again.
"If he's really immortal, he'll be your perfect partner, one that might last." Sasori added, almost acidly. Everyone ignored his tone.
"Don't need one, besides, partners cost too much. Always asking me to pay for their luxuries and not bothering to pay me back." Kakuzu growled. Now the others knew why he killed Kuro. "This guy doesn't seem very prosperous."
"So long as I have the Church of Jashin, I would consider myself quite prosperous." Hidan scoffed, picking up his amulet.
Kakuzu's eye twitched, 'Why must I be so gullible?' he thought to himself. He turned to face Hidan, told him that he would be coming with them, and then, they headed back to Sasori's old place to grab the Hiruko.
Crap ending for this chap, however I suck at ending anything so... -shrug- I hope I'll be able to end this story eventually...