A/N: Hello! Chapter 11 finished! Sorry for the lateness D: Family problems are bigger than ever these days...

And I still have to wait for the laptop! D:

Anyway, Hidan and Kakuzu are friends. But a certain ''something'' that will happen, will ruin their friendship... Take a guess of what it is -wink wink- ;D (it will become obvious when you reach the end of this chapter. I know some of you will get a little upset, since I myself get upset when reading such, but it's necessary for the plot. However, I assure you, Hidan and Kakuzu will end up together in the end, no matter what happens ;D)

Now, on with the chapter :D

000

It didn't take long until Takeshi arrived, jumping out of the car and hugging the living shit out of his little brother, at the same time scolding him.

Kakuzu felt like his heart weighted more than himself when he watched them. They were smiling, laughing, joking around and the brotherly love was surrounding them.

How he wished he had such a caring family member...

He sighed, turning away from them and stared at the ground.

Noticing this, Hidan immediately ran to him, telling him to enter the car so they could get away from there already.

Nodding, he made his way to the car, sitting in the backseats beside Hidan.

As he drove, Hidan's brother spoke.

''So you're the one who found Hidan?'' He said, looking ahead as he drove.

Kakuzu answered with a 'yes'. Hearing that, a wide grin appeared on Takeshi's face.

''Thank you! We were very worried about that idiot!''

''Hey! It's not like I can't take care of myself!'' Hidan angrily shouted at his brother, a tint of red on his cheeks. Damn Takeshi for making him sound weak in front of Kakuzu!

000

When they arrived at the mansion, Hidan's mother, at seeing him, had jumped up from the chair she was sitting at and held him in an even stronger hug than Takeshi's, tears of joy and relief on her face. His father seemed happier than usual, ruffling his son's silver hair, messing it from it's usual slicked back style. His brother was laughing at his disgruntled face. Happiness was evident on everyone's faces.

Well, almost everyone...

Kakuzu felt like he really shouldn't be there longer than necessary. He felt worse and worse by every second as he watched the clearly happy family. It was just like his own family. Without him. He felt miserable. He felt that if he watched them any longer, a tear would escape, and so, he tore his eyes away, placing his gaze on the floor instead.

Finally, to Kakuzu's relief (Tearing his eyes away from them didn't make him feel better.), they noticed him, and so, they went on thanking him.

Hidan's father had given him a bag, and Kakuzu guessed that the money award was kept in there. He thanked him, and out of politeness, he accepted when the man asked him to enter their house for a cup of tea. (1)

That itself was torture for the dark haired male. It seemed that everywhere in the mansion, there was some kind of sign that showed how happy that family was. There was pictures everywhere, from when Hidan and his brother were toddlers, to happy family pictures. In Kakuzu's home, there was also pictures everywhere, but none of them included him.

Not only that, but Hidan's mother was constantly doing something that showed motherly affection. She was hugging him, kissing his cheeks, and held him in a tight embrace as if to protect him, even though he struggled to get out of her grip. Kakuzu couldn't help but feel a bit jealous...His family wouldn't even shed a tear if he died...

Night came, and he was allowed to sleep in one of the spare rooms they had, but Hidan had made a fit about it, and in the end, Kakuzu had no choice but to agree to sleep in the immortal's room, unless he wanted to have his ears bleeding from Hidan's endless bugging.

He had been given a futon to sleep on (to Hidan's dismay, if you know what I mean..), and currently, he was trying to sleep. Trying. If only Hidan would shut up!

''...so you know, I had to flip him off since he was fucking annoying. I mean, wouldn't you be annoyed that some random fucking dude was drooling on your school desk? He was lucky that I didn't fucking ki-''

''Shut up. And sleep.'' Kakuzu wondered if that was how Hidan usually treated his guests...

''Alright, alright...But hey, can I ask something?'' Seeing Kakuzu's glare, he quickly added. ''I'll shut up after that! I swear!''

Kakuzu sighed. ''Go on.''

''Why does your family hate you?''

Kakuzu froze. Hated him? They didn't hate him! They only treated him badly! They would have disposed of him a long time ago if they really hated him!...Right?...

Kakuzu felt his already battered heart break even more. After seeing how a true family lived, he realized something. He was only denying it. He was only denying the fact that his family truly hated him. He had believed that they didn't hate him just to comfort himself. He had put up with their harsh treatment just because he had hoped that they one day would start to like him as a family member. But that little piece of warm hope was now replaced by a cold, heavy feeling...

He didn't feel like answering Hidan's question. In fact, he didn't feel like doing anything. He just wanted to sleep, to get away from it all.

He didn't say anything as he turned around and closed his eyes, ready for sleep to take him.

Hidan felt horribly guilty when he sensed the sadness coming from the stitched male. He cursed himself for asking that. No wonder he didn't get an answer. It was probably a very sensitive subject for the dark haired man...

He laid back down on his bed, closing his eyes and sighing.

Neither of them could sleep that night. One because of guilt, and the other because of sorrow...

000

''WHERE THE HELL IS HE?'' Yutaka shouted as he knocked over a nearby table.

His wife winced. ''Y-Yutaka! Calm down!'' She said, narrowing her eyes at him. He was scaring everyone in the room.

''Calm down? Calm down? How can I calm down? He escaped!'' The man shouted, his face red from anger.

Toru only stared at the ground. Kakuzu was also gone. But he doubted that he was the one who saved the Jashinist. Kakuzu had left him at the prison back then, and Toru knew Kakuzu enough to know that the stitched man didn't trust people that easily. Especially rude and obnoxious people. And from his previous encounter with the Jashinist back at the party, he had every reason to call the silver haired man rude.

But still, the fact that Kakuzu had left without telling him had shocked him a little. And possibly even hurt him...He was very worried. Kakuzu wasn't the type to just leave like that. What could have happened?

He was brought back from his thoughts at the sound of another furniture getting knocked over by his furious father.

Sighing, he decided to just head back to his room, knowing that whatever happened, Kakuzu will surely call him later.

000

''NO! DON'T! PLEASE DON'T! NOOOO! LET GO OF ME! NOOO! STOOOOP!''

''I'm sorry, Hidan, but I have to...''

Hidan's brother was holding the struggling immortal in a firm grip, but he still had to struggle since the immortal was as strong as him.

All that because Kakuzu decided that it was time for him to go back home...

''NOOOOOO! DON'T LEAVE YOU MOTHERFUCKER! YOU JUST ARRIVED YESTERDAY! WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO DO ANYTHING!'' Hidan screamed, panicking when Kakuzu managed to get his leg out of the Jashinist's grip. There was no way he would let Kakuzu leave that easily without a fight! How was he supposed to strengthen his relationship with the stitched male if he was going to leave this fast?

A vein popped in the dark haired man's forehead, and he was getting a headache. He had wasted a complete hour trying to get out of the mansion so he could head back home, but the immortal wasn't letting him. Who could have thought that a person could be this annoying? He was almost tempted to rip his throat out!

Hidan's struggles doubled when Kakuzu got out of his grip, and Takeshi almost lost his grip when he received an elbow in the stomach. The older Jashinist, who looked like he was dying, shouted out to Kakuzu. ''GO! THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!''

Kakuzu quickly ran through the hallway, heading to the front door, eyes wide.

Noticing that, Hidan got berserk. He thrashed around, accidentally kicking Takeshi in the jewels, which caused Takeshi to double over, setting the wild beast (Hidan) free. Hidan immediately shot out like a rocket, trailing the dark haired male.

Kakuzu panicked when he saw that Hidan was running behind him, an arm stretched in front of him, trying to grab the stitched man's shirt to stop him.

Kakuzu turned around, relief rising up inside him when he noticed that the front door was now visible. He assumed that Hidan had noticed that too, because an inhuman and dangerously loud roar echoed through the hallways as Kakuzu finally reached the door. He hurriedly grabbed the doorknob, opened the door, and slammed it in Hidan's face, just when the Jashinist was about to reach him.

He pushed on the door, holding it closed as Hidan was trying to open it. That continued for a while until he heard Takeshi's voice and Hidan's annoyingly loud one, and assumed that they were talking. Seeing his chance, he quickly turned and ran to the diraction of his own home, all the while, he was chuckling, thinking of how the immortal's reaction would be once he found out that Kakuzu managed to escape.

000

It was night time when he finally arrived back at his home, and immediately, chills ran through his body, telling him that this night will be just like the other ones he spent there. Ignoring it, which he was used to, he opened the front door and walked directly to his room, shutting the door behind him.

He laid on his uncomfortable but beloved bed, just looking at the ceiling and waiting for the door of his room to slam open to reveal his dad, ready to give him a good welcome-home beating.

It didn't take long for that to happen. His father, as he usual did, slammed the door open, not caring if it broke down. He entered the room, shutting the door behind him with a loud slam. Akato walked towards his son, who was still staring at the ceiling.

''Welcome back, Kakuzu. It's been a long time since a gave you a good beating, eh?'' Was all Kakuzu heard before he felt a hard fist connect with his face.

000

''Fucking Takeshi, knowing my plans yet he turns against me! Fucking traitor! No-good bro!'' Hidan muttered angrily as he walked through the hallway, heading for his room. He had wanted to murder Takeshi for helping Kakuzu escape, but he was too tired.

Finally reaching his room, he opened the door, and slammed it shut. He walked with heavy and loud steps, intentionally banging around the room and making unnecessary noises. Takeshi's room was just below his, so his little payback was to make as much noise as possible, since he knew that Takeshi was a very light sleeper.

He continued banging around until he heard Takeshi's angry shout. ''HIDAN! I KNOW YOU'RE DOING THIS PURPOSELY! SHUT THE FUCK UP!'' He smirked, banging even more loudly than before.

That had continued for a while until Takeshi finally snapped and went to Hidan's room with a floppy ruler in his hand(2), and a murderous look in his eyes. Hidan started cackling, which caused Takeshi to angrily roar and attack, smacking Hidan's face with the floppy ruler. Hidan grabbed a slipper and threw it on Takeshi's face.

They started fighting, throwing everything and anything that came in contact with their hands, until finally, their dad stepped in, making them stop right in their tracks.

He shot them one of his deadly glares, and so, they understood that they wouldn't go back to sleep until they cleaned up the mess...

000

Kakuzu coughed, blood spilling out of his mouth, landing on the floor. The beating he received was one of the roughest yet. His dad had been more than furious that he had been with the Jashinist, and he seemed to blame it on Kakuzu that Yuki was sad that Hidan had been missing.

Standing up, he made his way to his bed, collapsing on it. He was covered with bruises, scars, and blood, but he was too tired to clean himself up from the beating.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and a confused look appeared on his face. Why did he put up with this now that he realized that there was no hope that they would start liking him? Why did he even come back if he knew what was waiting for him? Why did he come back now that he was sure that they hated him?

Suddenly, he remembered Toru, and another thought struck him.

Why not? It would make everything better. He would be happy. He had everything needed for it. He had enough money, the money he gained as award for saving Hidan. He was sure that Toru would agree, and they would both be happy that way, so why not?

Yes, he will do it. He had enough of his family. He had enough of their hatred. He didn't need anyone as long as he had Toru by his side, and by doing this, they would both be happy.

Grabbing the phone he got from Hidan as a gift, he dialed Toru's number, motivation evident on his face.

000

Hidan groaned as he stretched his back, making it crack. ''Damn, I'm so fucking tired right now...'' He muttered, placing his (rarely opened) school books back on his desk.

Takeshi yawned, also stretching his back. ''It was your fault anyway. Shouldn't have made so much noise.'' He said, glaring at Hidan. He was also very sleepy.

''Shut up. You're the one who started it by letting Kakuzu escape just like that!'' Hidan glared back.

''He had the right to go. I mean, you pretty much scared him. It was a miracle I managed to hold you enough for him to escape. Though I won't forgive for that kick...'' His glare deepened as Hidan smirked.

''Shut up, you deserved it.'' He said, walking over to his bed and laying down, arms behind his head. ''And stop glaring, your eyes are going to pop out, as much as I would love to see that.'' He added, his smirk growing.

''Tch, fuck you. I'll get you back for this...'' Takeshi growled, shooting one last death glare at the still smirking Jashinist and stepped out of the room, slamming the door closed, which earned him a scolding from their dad for making a loud noise again. Hidan snickered at that.

000

''Hello?''

''Toru...''

''Oh, Kakuzu! I was waiting for you to call! Where have you been! I was worried!''

''Sorry, I was just...Anyway, I...need to ask you something.''

''Alright, go on.''

Now was the time. He would ask him. He had to. It was the best for both of them. He had everything needed for it to happen. They were already engaged, and he was sure that his family wouldn't give a damn. In fact, they would be satisfied. Their relationship with the Aumori family, and Toru's family was also going to be satisfied. He had the money for it to happen. Now, all that was needed was Toru's agreement, which was certain of.

''Toru, will you marry me?''

000

And know what you guys are thinking right now. You must be all hating me for doing this XD But hey, it's necessary! I admit that I hate myself for doing this too, but don't worry! As I said before, Hidan and Kakuzu will be together at the end of this story ;)

(1): That usually happens where I live XD Like, if you do something nice, you'll get invited for a cup of tea. Though now I hate when people I don't know do that. It all started when I was 10 years old, and I helped our neighbor clean his apartment, since he was pretty old and couldn't do it himself. So I got invited to a cup of tea. As I sat there on the couch, I could have sworn he was getting closer and closer every time I look o.o I SWEAR! THIS IS TRUE! Once I got the chills, I told him that I needed to go. Of course, he told me to stay a little while, drink another cup, but I kept declining. Good thing he moved from the city after a while...He seriously creeped me out...

(2): This idea was gained from Ai Chiyo XD My mom beats me with a slipper, but imagining a mom beating her poor daughter using a floppy ruler made me laugh to death...(in my old school, they used to use that method, but now it's forbidden in schools. Thank God...)

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