Pairings: Implied KakuHida, Josh/Kazu, Mel/Chiaki, implied Kisa/Ita others still being considered
Story: Hidan and the gang have grown up, their own kids in high school now. But whats this? Hidan is in jail on a false charge, leaving his young son to be put through the torture of the foster care system. He's been put with an abusive foster father, who only cares about the money he gets for keeping the young boy. But now Kazu is in Akatsuki High, the school his own father went to. And all his father's old friends send their kids to. Things are about to get interesting for young Kazu...
Disclaimer: Fathers (c) Kishimoto
Kids and Extras (c) Me
Kazu held onto Josh tightly, shivering in the cold night air as the elder teen gently wrapped an arm around him. Tilting his head down, Kazu let Josh share body heat with him, the tall boy leading the way. Kazu was nervous. His foster father had screamed at Josh, faggot being the kindest thing that had passed his lips. Josh had hurriedly gotten his friend out of that house, taking the one punch that Kazu's father had thrown. A punch that had been meant for Kazu. A punch that left a growing purple welt across Josh's cheek. Kazu couldn't help the guilt that grew within his body, burying his face into Josh's shoulder, sighing contently. He knew how they looked, Josh's arm lazily hanging across his shoulders, him holding onto Josh like a lifeline. And it was nice to think that maybe, someday, onlookers wouldn't be wrong.
"I can't believe… I mean, I sort of guessed… but…" Josh sighed; reaching up to gently stroke Kazu's hooded head, making sure to be careful not to drag the hood from Kazu's head. Kazu would show him when he was ready. "You can always stay with me and my dad, you know…"
Kazu smiled slightly, reaching up to grasp Josh's hand, pulling it over his shoulder so he could hold onto it. "He would just get even madder… And no, I can't tell my social worker," he chuckled when he heard Josh take a breath to say something. "I've already been moved far enough from my dad, I don't want to think of moving any further away."
Josh sighed as they stopped before a tall, wrought iron gate, ivy winding around the curls of the metal. Kazu attempted to look beyond, but all his hooded eyes could distinguish was long, gravel driveway. "Just… you can come here every day if you need to, come get an actual meal, or just hang out…"
"Anything to get me away from him, huh?" Kazu chuckled quietly. "Come on; are we going to go in or what? Isn't everybody waiting for us?" Josh nodded sadly, pressing a red button next to the gate, not covered by the ivy. They waited for a moment before the gate began to creak open slowly. Josh tightened his hold on Kazu as the two strode forward, their shoes crackling against the gravel, pushing it out of the way.
"Mel said the only reason it isn't at his house this time is because his little sister came down with a cold. His mom stayed there to take care of her. Everyone else is here, though, so don't… don't be intimidated," Josh finished in a whisper, his eyes locked on the hand that held his so lovingly, so tightly. "I worry about you, Kazu…"
"I know you do, Josh," Kazu murmured.
They walked for a few moments more before the mansion came into sight. Josh heard the quiet gasp that came from Kazu, and reached his unused hand over to clasp Kazu's freezing cold hand. He knew the boy was probably terrified to enter such a huge house, the house Josh had grown up in, but huge none-the-less. Though, honestly, it had been his mother's idea. His father hated spending money.
"Don't worry, dad thinks the house is a bit much as well," Kazu glanced up at the chuckle, smiling slightly when they came to stand before the door. "Hey… you gotta let go of my hang if I'm gunna open the door."
Kazu blushed, though with the dark and the hood, it went unnoticed. Reluctantly, he left Josh's hand fall from his shoulder. Josh smiled, opening the door and pushing it open, moving aside to let Kazu through. The young boy slowly walked through, tugging at his hood as his did so. Josh gently placed a hand at the small of Kazu's back, guiding him through the hallways of the house, and into a large dining room.
"Eee! San!" Kazu was jolted as arms wrapped themselves around him, Aiden's blond hair getting in his face. "I didn't think Josh would actually get you to come!"
"Aiden!" Junior gasped, prying Aiden's arms from around the now-frozen Kazu. "Let go of San! You know he doesn't like to be touched by anyone!" With a gasp, Aiden let the boy free, Kazu immediately fleeing to the warmth of Josh's arms.
"San, I'm so sorry, ja!" Aiden whimpered, hand covering his quivering lips. "I didn't mean to!"
Josh glanced behind the converging group of teens to his father beyond, groomed brown eyebrow rising slightly when he saw the boy cowering in his sons arms. "Hey, Kazu, you know Aiden didn't mean to, he's just a little… exuberant. And you're only stroking Jain's fantasies."
Kazu chuckled slightly, moving so he was facing the crowd of teens. "Its okay, Aiden, you just… caught me off guard," he murmured, making sure he didn't leave the warmth of Josh's arms. "Just warn me next time."
"Okay… well… I'm going to hug you now, ja!" Aiden squealed, launching forward to hug Kazu while the boy was still encased in Josh's arms.
"Group hug!" Jain shouted, running forward to hug the three. Soon, the entire group of teens was struggling not to fall down from the pressure of hugging each other. "Yay! I'm covered by boys!" Jain giggled.
"One of whom is your brother…" Rain muttered from the other side of the hug.
"Oh, now you just made it awkward," Jain growled, attempting to get at her brother. "You've ruined my fantasies! I'm going to have nightmares instead of sexy dreams!"
"I did not need to know that…" All the teens turned to see the adults watching them with confused and laughing eyes. A tall carrot-headed man stood massaging his temple.
The teens quickly separated themselves, Jain giggling and blushing as her brother patted her orange hair. "San, let us introduce our parents," Rain said, monotone still intact. "This is our dad, Pein." The man from before bowed his head slightly in acknowledgement, smiling as he glanced between Kazu and Kakuzu.
"It seems the newest addition has a thing more masks as well, Kakuzu!" The loud laugh made Kazu wince slightly, only to smile at the tall blue figure. "I'm Mel's dad, Kisame! It's nice to meet you, Kazu." The teen nodded, attempting not to laugh at the man's infectious good nature.
"Kisame, be nice. He's nervous," Kazu raised an unseen brow when Chiaki's double stepped up. "I'm Itachi, Chiaki's father and chief of police. Ignore this big oaf; he's always been like this." Kazu nodded, watching as Itachi laid a gentle hand on Kisame's arm, the taller man grinning.
"My dad's over there…" Junior muttered, tilting his head to indicate a short, stoic red-head. "His name's Sasori, he's kind of the owner of Scorpion Inc… He doesn't talk much…"
"Which is very annoying, un!" Kazu's eyes widened when he laid his eyes on an even more girlish and outgoing blond male. "You used to talk all the time, Sasori, and now! Ugh! Well, my name's Deidara, un," the blue-eyed blond said with a smile, turning to do a little bow before the group. "I'm little Aiden's father! He's my little boy, un!"
"Dad!" Aiden whined, blushing brightly.
"Sempai, you should stop doing that to him," a tall brunette said with a giggle. "I'm Tobi, Lee's father. This is Zetsu, Zayn's dad," the brunette nodded to the tall, dual-colored male behind him. "He doesn't talk much either."
"And, uh…" Kazu glanced back at Josh, whose arms were still around him. The hooded boy gently looped an arm around his friends, leaning his head back against Josh's chest. "This is my dad, Kakuzu."
"So he's the one who looks like he wants to kill me?" Kazu whispered.
Josh laughed, hiding his smile against Kazu's shoulder. "No, he always looks like that."
"Got it."
"I hope you two aren't saying anything bad about me," Kazu looked up to see a very intimidating figure before me. About the same height as Josh, Kakuzu wore his brown hair down at his shoulders, a black mask covering the lower half of his face. His dual colored were red where the white should be, just like Josh, but a poison green took over his iris, unlike Josh's near-white green. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kazu."
"Wow, Kakuzu, you're usually only this nice to Hidan, yeah!"
All eyes turned to Deidara, who was holding a hand over his mouth. "Oops…" the blond muttered when Kakuzu turned and started towards him.
"I told you never to mention his name in this house ever again. He left me, the group, for some nitwit woman who was a fling!" Kakuzu growled.
"Hey, don't talk about my mum like that!"
And all eyes were on Kazu. Kakuzu looked taken aback as Kazu struggled from Josh's arms, striding forward to stand before Kakuzu, standing tall and defiant. "My dad did not leave for some fling, he loved my mother! And she cared enough to name me after you!"
"Whoa, whoa, your father is Hidan San?" Kakuzu asked, his voice questioning and his eyes pleading to the young boy to be wrong.
"You don't believe me?" Kazu murmured quietly. He sighed. "You know, I was really hoping not to have to do this…" And he drew back his hood.
A/N: Wow, is Kakuzu bitter or what? XD I know, I'm a horrible person. You'll have to keep reading to find out what Kazu really looks like! And yeah, he looks like his dad, which is why he's drawing back his hood. Don't mess with his mama! Bad things happen! So yeah, I'm a mean, mean person who likes to torture her loyal readers and fans with cliff hangers.
But that's apparently why you guys love me. And be prepared for sexual tension! Ahahahahahahahahaha!