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He opened his eyes, ignoring the stinging feeling in his neck from the needle. He couldn't see anything. It was dark. He waited until his eyes adjusted to the darkness, making him see better.
He was sitting on a bed in what looked like a basement, since there was furniture and other things that looked pretty old and out dated. And it stank more than the prison and it's so called ''food''...
Looking around, he noticed that, of course, there were no windows. He assumed that the person that had brought him here didn't want him escaping or something.
Speaking of 'escaping'...
Kakuzu had left without him...And Hidan would be lying if he said that it didn't hurt. But he kept telling himself that he shouldn't blame Kakuzu, since they had known each other for a very short time, and the stitched man probably didn't trust him yet...
But that didn't mean Hidan was going to give up. In fact, Hidan was the kind of person that would try harder and harder to get what he wanted if it kept escaping his grasp. In other words, if Kakuzu kept getting away from him, he would want the tanned man even more, and he wouldn't stop until he got what he wanted.
His eyes were now fully adjusted to the darkness, and he could see pretty well. He spotted a door in front of him, and he was sure that it was locked. No need to get up.
He sighed, laid back down and closed his eyes, trying to get back to sleep. It wasn't like he had anything better to do anyway...
Well, at least the bed wasn't as uncomfortable as the one in the prison...
He sighed again, knowing he wouldn't be able to sleep anytime soon...
000
Morning came, and Kakuzu had to admit that that night he got the most comfortable sleep in his life. He wondered if it was because of how soft the bed was or if it was because of the person that slept beside him. After all, Toru was like a huge pillow...
He sighed, realizing how much he had missed in his life. His childhood had been filled with sorrow and loneliness, while other normal children had gotten a happy time. He thought that sleeping beside a loved one was wonderful, and he had gotten to feel it for the first time in his entire 16 year old life, while other people probably had enough of it, receiving love every second in their lives.
He looked at the sleeping brown haired male beside him. He looked innocent and peaceful when sleeping, just like a certain silver haired male with a mouth bigger than his body...
The feeling of guilt immediately built up in the stitched man's stomach when he remembered the Jashinist. He found himself wondering what the immortal was doing at this moment, what he thought, what he felt...
He quickly shook the thoughts off of his head. Why was he thinking so much about that idiot? He barely knew him! And to top it off, he hated him. He was the source of Kakuzu's current problems. It was because of him that the incident at the party had started. It was because of him that Kakuzu wasn't home by now. It was because of him that Kakuzu had been in jail, and it was because of him that he felt so guilty!
So why? Why was Kakuzu feeling guilty? Why was Kakuzu feeling worried? Why was Kakuzu even thinking of him?
He shook his head again, but it was useless. The immortal's loud annoying voice was ringing in his ears.
He slapped himself. 'Stop fucking thinking about him!'
It was only when Toru woke up that Kakuzu stopped thinking about Hidan...
''Eh? Kakuzu? Your already up?'' He said, rubbing his right eye.
''Do I look asleep to you?'' Kakuzu answered.
Toru yawned, stretching his limbs. ''I should have expected that. I knew you were the sort of person to be cranky in the morning.'' He said, a goofy grin planted on his slightly chubby face. Kakuzu couldn't help but smile a little.
Toru's eyes widened. ''You know, Kakuzu. You're pretty weird these days. I mean, you're smiling more often! That's definitely new!'' He laughed.
''You sound like Hid-'' Kakuzu's eyes widen, and he immediately closed his mouth before he could finish the sentence. When did his brain form those words? Or more importantly, when did he let them escape his mouth?
Toru raised an eyebrow. ''I sound like what? Kakuzu? What's wrong?'' Toru said, confusedly looking at Kakuzu, who just sat there, wide eyed with his mouth tightly closed.
It took a while until Kakuzu finally answered. ''It's nothing...Anyway, are we just going to stay in this room or are you going to let your father find out that I'm out of jail?'' Kakuzu said.
Toru shrugged. ''Well, it's not like we have much of an option. But I doubt that he would mind. It was that silver haired guy he, for some reason, wanted to keep in prison.''
That sort of made sense...
Flashback
Yutaka's voice made the stitched male snap back from his thoughts. ''Make sure he stays here no matter what. If anyone of his family finds out and comes here, deny it. I don't want him escaping. And if that happens, I'll make sure your punishment will be worse that death. Understand?''
''Y-yes, Yutaka-sama.'' Ebisu stuttered.
''Good. I expect him to be here until the Jashin religion's people notice his absence and announce the award.''
''As you wish, Yutaka-sama.''
End flashback
It didn't take a genius to know that Yutaka was only aiming for the award. He was the one behind all of this...
But still, Kakuzu convinced himself that he didn't care. It was something that didn't involve him, and he didn't care about anyone involved in it. Especially not Hidan. No, the bastard could go to hell. Kakuzu didn't care...
They finally arrived at the kitchen, and if Yutaka was surprised to see them, he didn't show it.
Kakuzu glanced at Toru, who seemed to be as surprised as he was. Yutaka didn't even look up from his newspaper when they entered!
''Uh...Good morning, dad.'' Toru said, awkwardly walking to the table and sitting on one of the chairs, Kakuzu following behind him.
''Good morning, son.'' Yutaka said, eyes glued to the newspaper.
Kakuzu thought that Yutaka shouldn't be surprised by seeing Toru there anyway. Maybe he wasn't surprised because he didn't notice Kakuzu, so he spoke. ''Good morning, Yutaka-san.''
Not a single sign of surprise...
He finally looked up from his newspaper, smiling as if the air wasn't filled with awkward tension. ''Good morning, Kakuzu. Nice to see you here.''
Kakuzu almost believed that the man was innocent. He was a good actor...
They sat there in silence, Yutaka reading a newspaper and sipping coffee, and Kakuzu and Toru eating breakfast, occasionally shooting glances at Yutaka and each other.
000
Kakuzu sighed as he and Toru finally reached Toru's room, where they started talking about why in the hell Yutaka wasn't surprised.
''Do you think he saw or heard us last night? Or maybe that maid noticed that it was me and had told him? But if that was true, I would get scolded for being up that late. So what do you think?'' Toru said.
Kakuzu frowned. ''I don't know...''
Toru's face lit up. ''Then we should find ou-''
''No.'' Kakuzu interrupted.
''Why?'' Toru said, pouting.
''This isn't a game, which means there are serious risks. And this isn't our business, so just let this drop already.'' Kakuzu looked like he was saying that to himself...
''Ooookay...'' Toru said.
And they sat there, in silence, one of them feeling bored and the other was trying to stop himself from thinking about a certain immortal...
000
Hidan opened his eyes and yawned. So he managed to fall asleep after all? It sure took a pretty damn long time...
He sat up, and his eyes widened when he saw fresh food at a nightstand to his left. He then realized how hungry he was. Ignoring the part of his brain that wondered where the food came from, he reached out to grab the plate.
That was when he noticed the chain on his hand.
He looked at his other hand, and saw that it was also chained. Weird...He was pretty sure that there weren't any chains when he was awake earlier...
It was two chains, one on each hand. The chains were chained to the bedpost.
Shrugging, he reached out again and grabbed the plate. At least the chain wasn't short. He could still move his arms around a bit.
Once he finished up, he was back to being bored. He decided to just sit there and think. He thought about many things. His life, his family, Jashin, Deidara, Kakuzu, the man that brought him to this basement, his rosary...
His rosary...
Wait...HIS ROSARY!
He immediately looked down at his chest, where the rosary was supposed to be.
It wasn't there. Which of course, resulted in Hidan making a fit.
''HEY! CAN ANYONE FUCKING HEAR ME? YOU BETTER GET DOWN HERE AND GIVE ME BACK MY ROSARY NOW, FUCKING THIEVES! WHAT'S YOUR DAMN INTENTION ANYWAY, HUH? TO LOCK PEOPLE UP AND STEAL THEIR ROSARIES? I SWEAR IF YOU DON'T GET DOWN H-'' He was interrupted by the door slamming open, and in came the same man who brought him here.
''Why are you shouting?'' The man said, voice cold.
''Why?WHY? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN WHY? YOU STOLE MY DAMN ROSARY YOU FUCKING PIG! GIVE IT BACK OR I SWEAR I'LL-''
''Don't. Shout.'' The man said, voice even colder than before. ''I don't have your rosary.''
''BULLSHI-''
''I said, don't shout!'' The man growled. ''I say this again, I don't have your rosary. I don't even want it.''
Hidan's glare deepened. ''Well then what the hell do you want from me?'' He said, voice turning as cold as the other man's.
''I want nothing from you.'' The man said, turning around and walking to the door.
''Hey! Wait! YOU DIDN'T FUCKING ANSWER! COME BACK, MOTHER FUC-'' He was again interrupted by the door, this time slamming closed.
''Tch...'' Great. Just great. The bastard wouldn't even tell him what he wanted from him. What the hell is his problem?
That was then Hidan remembered where he had seen the man. He was sitting at the same table as that guy that was with Kakuzu at the party, Toru or something. He assumed that it was his father, since they looked pretty a like...
Suddenly, the door was again opened, this time more slowly and carefully. Hidan groaned and squinted his eyes when the light hit them. When the opener of the door appeared, Hidan's amethyst eyes widened. It wasn't the man. It was the person Hidan least expected of all to be there.
Long dark brown hair, green abnormal eyes and red where the whites are, and stitches...
000
Toru was at the bathroom, and Kakuzu was alone in the light brown haired man's room when he heard somebody scream something. He couldn't hear what he said, but he could hear the voice and he could hear that it was coming from downstairs. It sounded pretty familiar to him...
He decided to go see what it was since he was a little curious, both about why somebody would be shouting and why the voice sounded so familiar to him.
The shouting continued, and Kakuzu followed the noise. Finally, it led him to the basement.
He quickly hid when he saw Yutaka there, and raised an eyebrow as the suspicious man entered the basement.
All he heard was muffled words and shouts, and after a while, the man opened the door, and as it opened, Kakuzu could finally hear what the person in the basement shouted.
''YOU DIDN'T FUCKING ANSWER! COME BACK, MOTHER FUC-'' The person was interrupted by the door slamming closed.
Kakuzu's confusion grew as the feeling of him hearing that voice somewhere grew. He looked at the direction Yutaka came from, and saw that the suspicious man had gone. Looking around, he saw that no one was nearby.
Two parts of his brain clashed. A part telling him to go see who the person in the basement was, and a part that told him that he better not.
In the end, he decided to go see, since his curiosity was nagging at him.
He opened the door, slowly and carefully. He heard groans, probably because the person's eyes was adjusted to the darkness in the room, and the light hitting them making it disturbing. When the person appeared, Kakuzu's green eyes widened. It wasn't any person. It was the person that Kakuzu least expected of all to be there.
Slicked back silver hair, brilliantly shining amethyst eyes, and an expression of shock...
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