Immortality Chapter 3: The Hideout

At the hideout, Kakuzu dropped Hidan in front of the man he called "leader-sama" and bowed with slight respect.

"I have found the boy, leader-sama." His Christmas-colored eyes flicked up to the dark outline of the man.

"Good. And I assume that you had to injure him in order to bring him here?" The man's deep, booming voice came from where he was seated.

"Yes sir." Kakuzu lifted Hidan and showed the man his twisted ankle. "He whined like a little baby."

"The boy is immortal; you won't be able to kill him like you did to the others."

Hidan fidgeted slightly at those words.

"What is it, brat? Don't like being immortal?" Kakuzu glowered at the teen.

"S-shut up! You don't know anything!" Hidan swiftly crossed his arms, frowning at the older man.

"Allow Hidan time to heal and then take him to training; train him with one goal in mind: no mercy. He needs to learn that the world is a cruel place." The man waved his hand dismissively. "Now leave."

Kakuzu nodded and swung Hidan over his shoulder, carrying him out of the room.

"What the hell was that!?" Hidan beat lightly at Kakuzu's back.

"Quit acting like a child. You clearly need to be taught manners, brat." Kakuzu swatted Hidan's back harshly, causing the boy to jump.

"What the f—" Hidan silenced suddenly.

"What is the matter?" Kakuzu paused slightly.

"N-nothing! Now get me to wherever we're going and shut up!" Hidan glowered at his hair dangled above his head limply, coming undone from the way it had originally been: neatly slicked back.

"Treat your elders with more respect, brat." Kakuzu continued walking, entering the room that they were supposed to share and tossing Hidan onto the bed. "Now go to sleep so your leg will have an easier time healing."

Hidan shook his head. "I'm hungry, dang it!"

Kakuzu frowned and pinched the bridge of his nose. "You're a lot of work, Hidan. Fine. I'll get you something to eat, but you will go to sleep afterwards."

"Ughh! Fine, Jashin damn it!" Hidan huffed and crossed his arms, sitting up and looking at the old miser.

Kakuzu nodded and walked out of the room, leaving the young Jashinist in the room alone, who frowned and fiddled with his broken ankle and winced slightly.

"What a dick. He broke my ankle just because I complained a bit too much…" He let out a groan of pain and plopped back onto the bed, sprawling out to the best of his ability.

Not too long later, the old miser walked in with some food and pulling a chair over to sit next to Hidan, who turned his head slightly to look at the elder.

"Took you long enough, damn it." Hidan frowned and sat up, stomach grumbling loudly.

Kakuzu shook his head and pulled the plate of food away from Hidan, narrowing his eyes at the young one sternly.

"Ask nicely or I won't give it to you; I'm not your damn servant, brat."

Hidan huffed with a pout, cheeks turning red from frustration. "Fine! Can I have the food, please Kuzu-chan?"

"What the hell is 'Kuzu-chan?'" Kakuzu raised his head slightly, frowning angrily.

"A nick name for you!" Hidan smiled slightly.

"Don't give me nick names. We've only just met, so don't get the wrong idea. I'm not your best friend. From what it sounds like, I'll be your partner in work."

Hidan huffed again, the smile quickly fading and turning to a frown as his stomach protested louder.

"Can I have the food, please?"

Kakuzu nodded and hummed slightly in agreement, giving Hidan to food. There were two sandwiches: a turkey and cheese one and a ham and cheese one. There was a cup of water with it. "Eat. Now. And then sleep."

Hidan made a gruff noise of annoyance, beginning to eat hungrily, eyes glittering as his stomach was finally filled. About ten minutes later, he finally finished and smiled in delight, feeling good enough to sleep.

"Thanks!"

Hidan then laid down and closed his eyes, beginning to snore lightly not too long later.

Kakuzu sighed, watching the small sleeping form with a slight frown. He honestly hadn't meant to break the small ankle, it was just so weak that, when he squeezed a bit too tightly, it snapped and the boy cried out in pain.

He sighed irritably and tentacles stretched from his arms and wrapped around the small, fragile ankle, beginning to put it into a cast-like wrap. This caused Hidan to whimper and thrash around a bit before the pain faded away and became a dull throb.

He sighed again and decided to stay awake all night to keep watch.

The next morning, Hidan woke up and sat up slightly. Not long later, he realized that his ankle didn't hurt as bad as it did before and he looked down at it. Upon seeing the tentacles wrapped around his ankle, he squeaked and trailed the tentacles to see where they had come from, eyes landing on Kakuzu's arm.

"K-Kakuzu?" He blinked a couple of times, his red-violet eyes widened and his silver hair messed up and hanging limply over his eyes, even sticking up in places.

Kakuzu's gaze flickered over to the boy and he sighed slightly. "Yes, brat?"

"W-what the hell are those?" He pointed to the tentacles.

"They're my tentacles. I wrapped them around your leg tightly to help it heal." Kakuzu blinked slightly, a small spark of caring flashing throughout his Christmas-colored eyes.

"Oh… Okay.. Is it healed all the way?"

"I don't know; move it and then we'll see."

Hidan nodded and moved his leg slightly, attempting to move his ankle, only to grab his leg, hissing lowly in pain.

"Guess not. You need to rest." Kakuzu sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

Hidan shook his head. "I need to get clean. I'm filthy!" He motioned to the bits of hair sticking out of the side of his head.

Kakuzu nodded. "Need help to the bathroom?"

Hidan blushed slightly and nodded. "Uh.. Sure.."

Kakuzu raised an eyebrow at the tint of red on Hidan's cheeks but said nothing of it and lifted the light boy up into the air, carrying him to the bathroom, closing the toilet seat, and setting him on it.

"Need any more help?"

"No! No no no no no!" Hidan shook his head violently, raising his hands in defense. "Don't!"

This caused Kakuzu even more confusion and he raised the other eyebrow. "What?"

"I don't want you undressing me and putting me in the bath! I'll do that my own damn self!" Hidan stood on one leg and kind of hopped towards the bath, sitting on the edge of it and sighing. "Leave; I need privacy."

"I think I'll stay. One, you don't order me around, and two, you will need help." Kakuzu crossed his arms defiantly.

"… Get out!" Hidan frowned as he yelled at the older man, slamming his fists onto the edge of the tub.

Kakuzu frowned. "Just accept my offer to help or you'll hurt yourself."

"…" Hidan sighed. "Fine."

Kakuzu nodded and began to help Hidan get his cleaning.

As I promised, a longer chapter! Please tell me what you think; I'd LOVE to get your opinions!