NUMBER 2

A/N Well, none of you bastards reviewed! I feel so loved! Well SCREW YOU GUYS SIDEWAYS WITH A RUSTY CHAINSAW! RAWR! _

review, pleeeaaase. I neeeeeeeeed you to. :( The next pairing is Solace (her OC info is on my profile) and Hidan!

- Ranting for too long! -

People have hope

Because they cannot see Death standing behind them...

Solace revived a phone call from a private number one grey, raining morning. She had been sitting in her bedroom on an extra squishy beanbag reading manga (bleach volume 2) when she heard the defiant ringing. She pressed the call button and gave a kind;

"Hello, Solace speaking?"

"... Hello, is Ms. Taylor there?"

"Sorry, but she's... Out at the moment. I'm her daughter. Who is this?"

"Oh, I'm sorry dear. Will you please take a message for me?" Solace was confused, but she did as the women told her and picked up a pen and a piece of paper.

"Sure?" Solace didn't have a good feeling.

"This is the Royal Hobart Hospital. I've been asked to inform you that your little sister Nina... Her condition has gotten much worse... I'm sorry, but... Susan, was it?"

"It's Solace." Solace whispered.

"Sorry, Solace, but, she doesn't have much longer to live. Maybe..."

"W-what? Maybe what!" Solace cried down the reciver.

"Maybe... Tomorow, at the mos-" Solace hung up quickly, and dropped the phone because she was shaking so much. Solace began to silently cry and curl up into a ball, not moving for at least half an hour.. She reached for the phone again and started walking to the hospital.

"Who should I call?" She thought sluggishly. She dialled Mae's number, and hung up.

"I don't need help. Do I?" Solace thought uncertainly. "No, I do. But who? Won't Mae just worry?" Solace re-dialled Mae and held the phone shakily to her ear.

Ring... Ring... Ring... Ri-

"Solace? What's wrong?" Mae asked chipperly.

"Mae, where are you?" Solace asked as steadily as she could, she turned left.

"Solace? You don't sound so-"

"Where the fuck are you, Mae!" Solace cut Mae off. Solace was walking down the street.

"I'm at the caves with Deidara, Sasori, Hidan and Kakuzu! Solace, what happened-"

"Please, please don't ask!" Solace sobbed. "Could y-you put Hida-an on th-the line? Please?" She was outside the hospital now. Solace whispered the last words, because her throat was so raw.

"... Okay, Solace. But you have to tell me what's wrong latter, alright? I'll put him on now..." Mae said quietly. Deidara and Hidan were looking at Mae, who was now very worried. She passed the phone to Hidan and told him how to hold it right.

"Uh, hello?" Hidan asked uncertainly.

"Hi-Hidan?"

"Oh. Hey bitch. Sup?" Hidan laughed. Solace started crying again. Hidan shut the hell up. "Oi, what's up? Why are you crying, wuss bag?"

"My sister... She's...!" Solace broke off and started crying again.

"Oh... Your sister has a disease, right? I've never met her..." He said awkwardly over the phone.

"Can you p-please tell m-me something c-comforting! My sister might die, any moment now!" Solace sobbed angrily. Hidan paused.

"Are you going to see her?" He asked softly.

"I just g-got here..." Solace answered unsertainly. "W-we live a block a-away from the hospital..." Solace heard Hidan sigh.

"I'll be there in five minutes. Just wait there, I'll find it."

"O-okay..." It didn't even take Hidan five minutes. They walked to the desk and got the room number. Solace opened the door.

"Big sis! Why are you here? I thought you were visiting tomorrow?" A weak looking, hairless girl said from her bed. Nina looked at Hidan. "When'd you get a boyfriend?" Nina asked sceptically. Solace turned a bit red and laughed nervously.

"He's not m-my boyfriend, Nina! This is Hidan. He's just a friend... I think...?" Solace answered haphazardly. They weren't really friends, as such... Hidan raised an eyebrow.

"Something like that." He said slowly. Nina smiled. She was very pretty, like her sister.

"That's not what I wanted to here! Jeez Solace, get a boyfriend!" Nina laughed at the shade of red her sister had turned. Hidan and Solace stayed for a while. It was apparent the hospital hadn't told her how long she had left. They stayed until Nina fell into a deep sleep. Solace blinked back tears and turned to Hidan.

"Why was she so happy? How can someone about to die, be so hopeful?" She asked him quietly. Hidan gave her a hug.

"You see... People..." He started, searching for the right words. "People have hope... Because... They cannot see Death... Standing behind them..." He told her gently. Solace choked back sobs and nodded.

"You stay here. I'll go get some food." Hidan told her, sitting her down on the old chair. He gave her a quick kiss and a smile, and left her feeling quite confused indeed...

- CUTE ENDING, FTW! :D -

A/N You guys better reiveiw this time, or I'll sick a rabid Kisame on you! :D And if you don't review, also, I hope you bawled you eyes out!

Love you anyway. C:

The 5th ARISU