Chapter 11

The Plan

Hidan stared down at Kisame, a cocky smirk spread across his features. "You're in deep shit huh, Kisame? Now you can't complete your crappy Water Clones can you?"

"Shut your mouth, you lazy bastard and get Kakuzu." Growled the injured man.

"Talking to me like that will get you nowhere."

"Hidan!"

"Haha."

"Stop mocking him." Said a deep voice behind him. Hidan turned and grinned sheepishly. "Heh, hey Kakuzu. What's going on, buddy?"

"Move your ass before I move it for you."
"Getting horny now, are we?"

"No we are not. Kisame, where is the remnant of your leg?"

"Over in the corner."

"Right." Kakuzu followed his directions, picked up the severed limb and began to stitch it back Kisame's bleeding stump. "Did the Uchiha do this to you?"

"Yeah, used Mangekyou Sharingan on me."

Kakuzu said nothing.

Hidan smirked and elbowed his Kakuzu in the ribs. "Can you fuck me when we get back to our room?"

"Maybe." He looked up at Kisame. "There. Good as new."

"Thanks." Kisame stood and limped back to his room.

Kakuzu growled. "Hidan. I'll fuck you right here."

"Give it to me hard baby!"

"Konan... I don't feel... too great..." mumbled Itachi, desperately trying to stay awake.

The woman turned. "What? You okay? Your skin is so pale."

He suddenly passed out and fell towards the floor. Gaara saw this and managed to catch him before he hit the ground.

Temari and Konan joined him at the bottom of a tree.
"What happened to him?"

"I just saw him fall. I don't know why."

"He said he didn't feel well a few moments ago." Said Konan, checking his vitals. "He's lost too much blood. We have to get him to a hospital as fast as possible."

"What about if we could rest somewhere and one of us could get help?"

"That's a good idea, but what if he gets worse?"

"Look, I know there's that to think about, but we all need a rest or we won't be able to make it back to Suna, yeah?"

"Good point."
"I'll go." Said Temari.

"Why you?" Asked Konan.

"If worst comes to worst, Itachi will need a medic. You and Gaara have the healing abilities and I don't. You're all exhausted after what you've been through and you're not in the best of health."

"All right. Be careful."

"Hey, I'm ruthless. Anybody gets in my way and I'll kill them."

Gaara smirked.

"There's a small cave up on the mountainside. I'm sure we can get there." Said Konan.

Gaara thought about it for a second. He couldn't climb that, his wound would be too painful. It had to be healed now. He slipped his hand underneath his shirt and began to heal, not caring how much chakra he was using. Temari turned. "Gaara, I'm going, yeah?"

He nodded. "Don't do anything stupid."

"I should be saying that to you." She gave him a confused look and pulled his hand from under his shirt. "What are you doing?"

"My hands are cold."

"Crazy kid." She laughed and walked off.

"I think she's the one who's mad." He muttered, continuing healing.

"Mm, yeah bastard, a little further down, oh yeah..." Hidan chuckled as Kakuzu wrapped his hand tantalisingly around his throbbing member, pumping it slowly, teasingly. Hidan moaned and thrust his hips forward, every inch of him burning with the desire to be fucked long and hard. Kakuzu coated the side of his neck with saliva and bit down hard, sucking tenderly. Hidan pushed his hips up against his bare chest, his erection moving seductively over his body, coating it with pre-cum. Kakuzu growled and planted romantic kisses over his uke's chest and stomach.

"You're teasing me Kakuzu, just... fuck me..."

"I did that a few minutes ago. How about something else?" He breathed, moving his tongue over Hidan's shaft and sucking hard. Hidan moaned and thrust forward, a fire burning beneath his flesh. "You're... killing...m-me!" He gasped. "Do... it harder!"

Kakuzu chuckled softly and continued to suck at an even pace, making his boyfriend more agitated. The older man pumped at his own hard member, giving him the same hardness. Then, as soon as he felt himself about to cum, he immediately sucked harder and faster. Both men released their seed at the same time, falling back onto the floor and gasping for breath.

Konan turned back. "Afraid of heights?" She asked, smirking.

Gaara exhaled shakily. "A little." He daren't look down to see how far up they were.

"You'll be fine. Just don't look down."
"I'm scared of falling because I'm tired."

"You're tired? Hang on, I'll get Itachi up there and then I'll come back for you."

"Yeah. Thanks." He pulled himself up to a tiny ledge and leant against the rocky cliff. He was pretty high up; high enough to kill him if he was to fall. It's not that he was or ever had been scared of heights, but this time, it was somehow different.

Shukaku, you're quiet. He thought, before remembering that his demon was gone. In a strange way, Gaara began to miss him like hell. Heck, the thing was annoying sometimes when it asked for food or woke him up in the middle of the night, but Shukaku was like a friend. Whenever Gaara felt lonely or sad, Shukaku would talk to him and cheer him up a little, but there was none of that now. None. Subconsciously, his eyes closed and he fell into a disturbing slumber. Minutes later, he felt Konan shake him slightly. "Gaara."

He opened his eyes. "Huh? What?"

"Come on, I'll help you up."

"I'm fine." He growled, standing up.
She sighed. "You're absolutely exhausted and you can barely hold yourself up."

Tired? Why the fuck did he feel tired? He'd not done anything too strenuous. "I can fight it."

She lifted him up. He was too tired to protest.

Pein paced anxiously across the hall, his heart feeling as if it was slowly crumbling to pieces. Konan had disappeared along with Itachi and Gaara. She betrayed him and joined in with probably all the 'good people' in plotting a conspiracy against Akatsuki. Traitor. Ever since that damned Uchiha had came to the hideout, there'd been nothing but trouble. Especially from that nasty little Kazekage who was insistent on saving Itachi. Brat. Pein promised himself that he would have them both killed in the most brutal way possible. That way, Konan would be his forever. He could chain her up and use her for sex purposes only. She meant nothing to him anymore and if she would ever dare to disobey him, the girl would be beaten senseless until she learned her lesson. The little bitch. He enjoyed torturing people. It was his hobby. He smirked and paced faster, his body tingling with excitement. He couldn't wait to taste the blood. Oh, the blood. Satisfaction or what?

"Leader-sama." Said a quiet voice.

"I'm busy Tobi." Growled the man."

"You've been pacing for hours. I think you should sit down."

"I will not rest until my precious Konan is back here with me. Itachi and Gaara have kidnapped her. When she gets back, she's in for a hard beating."

"B-but Leader-sama! She's a fragile doll! You couldn't possibly draw blood on that beauty? Please!"
"What is it to you?"

"Women are placed here for warmth and kindness! Not to be hurt!"

"No, women are slaves. I could use a slave to replace Itachi. That little weakling was useless! Always passing out and crying. Bastard. Tobi, you little shit. Get here now."

"Y-yes, Leader-sama?"

"Fetch the rest of Akatsuki. This is an emergency meeting!"

"Whatever for?"

"I have a plan to win my angel back."

"Hai." He darted our of the door.

The air felt cold. So cold. Itachi struggled to open his heavy eyes. Eventually, he managed to push himself into a sitting position and found himself in a small, darkened cave. Winter was definitely here.

"Itachi, you okay?"

He turned and saw Gaara sitting next to him.

"I'm fine, where is everybody?"

"Temari went to get help and she's been gone hours, so Konan has left to find her."

"So it's just us two then?"

"Yeah. How do you feel?"

"Tired. What happened?"
"You passed out from blood loss."

"Ugh."

"It's so cold."

"I know. It must be winter."

"I'm going to look for them."

"What?! I can't climb down there!"

"I'm not leaving you, don't worry. I'm just going to sit over there and look out for them."
"Oh. I don't mind being left on my own, you know."

"Leave you alone? In the state your in? I don't think so."

"Do what you want, Gaara."

"What you want. I'm not important at the moment."

"I'm starving."

"Me too."

"You need to rest, yeah? We both do."

"I can't."
"Why?"

"I just... can't, alright?"

"Is something wrong?"

He said nothing and kept his expression neutral.

"Are you hurt?"

"No."

"But, now that obnoxious furball is gone, you can sleep without trouble!"

"That's not the point!" He hissed, storming off to the other side of the cave.

"What's wrong with you?! Geez, you have the hormones of a pregnant woman."

He growled. "I'm not pregnant and the last time I checked, I wasn't a woman either!"

"I know that. Calm down, yeah? What did I do?"

"Think before you speak!"
"What in the godamned hell are you on about?!"

"You heard."

"I insulted Shukaku. So bloody what? You hated that thing to hell anyway."

"No I didn't! You don't realise how much something means to you until it's gone!"
"I know exactly, Gaara! I lost you! When we met, you were an annoying brat who hated anything that crossed your path! But, you changed and I began to like you. Just as that bond was formed, you were killed and I thought that I couldn't live without you, I felt it was my fault, but Konan healed you and I'd never been so grateful!"

He exhaled slowly, tears in his eyes. Then, looked up. "But Shukaku isn't coming back is he?"

Itachi growled, picked up a small rock and threw it hard at Gaara. It hit the back of his thigh. "Ow!" He stumbled a little. "Do you want to die, bastard?" He stated rather than asked.

"I'll throw another one if you don't back off! Seeing as you don't have your sand, I can chuck as many as I like at your sorry ass." Threatened Itachi, waving a bigger-sized rock in the air.

Gaara huffed and stormed into a corner. "I don't have the patience to deal with you."

"You couldn't hurt me if you tried, Gaara."

"I can have you arrested as I am the Kazekage."

His eyes narrowed. "You wouldn't dare."

"Wanna bet?"

He gave up arguing; not in the mood to fall out with his friend. All was silent for a while except for the sound of the wind outside and their steady breathing. Itachi watched the remaining leaves of the trees flutter and rustle to the floor. The world suddenly seemed peaceful and quiet. The moon was almost fully shrouded in darkened clouds and the sky was so black that the stars seemed brighter than he'd ever seen them. His gaze shifted to Gaara as he began mumbling to himself quietly.

I wonder how Suna will take it when they find out that their Kazekage is suffering with a mental health issue? He thought, smirking. Gaara had really pissed him off, so Itachi couldn't care less about his idiotic ramblings. The young Kage was probably doing it for attention anyway. Closing his eyes, he found himself falling into a deep slumber.

When he awoke, he found himself alone in the cave. "Gaara?" He called out weakly, fatigue swarming his senses. His friend climbed up back into the cave.

"Where've you been?"

"Slipped over."

"You fell down there?"

"Yeah, but there's a ledge a few meters down and I fell on that."

"Ouch. You all right?"

"I'm a bit winded, but I'll be fine."

"It's going to rain."

"Hn."

They sat in silence.

"Sorry." Said Gaara suddenly.

"For what?"

"Being an idiot. I never meant what I said and I'm really sorry."

"Gomen too. For the rock-throwing thing and upsetting you. Did the rock hurt?"
He laughed darkly. "Not really. It was just a rock."

"Friends?"

"Friends."

Temari and Konan made an appearance.

"There's an Inn not far from here." Said Temari. She smiled and ran over to Gaara. "You been okay on your own?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I be?"

She smiled and ruffled his hair.

He growled, straightening out the spikes. "You look tired, sis."

"I'm fine." She replied, grinning.

Konan approached Itachi. "Glad to see you awake."

"I feel much better thanks."

"That's great. Can you walk?"

He pushed himself up and fell back down, wincing.

She held out her hand. "Let me-"
He pushed it away. "I'm fine." and once again, attempted to stand. Finally able to, he took a few steps forward. "Yes, I can walk."

"Good. What have you been doing then?"

"Throwing rocks at Gaara."

"Aren't you nice?" She muttered sarcastically.

"Konan, we should leave before the storm gets worse." Suggested Temari.

Itachi hadn't noticed how badly it was storming outside; he had taken a blind eye to reality from the moment he awoke. The Uchiha had more important things to acknowledge at the moment. The storm wasn't rain but sleet. Shit. The cliff would be iced up and slippery.

"Itachi, you all right?" Asked Gaara, laying a pale hand on his shoulder.

"Never better." He mumbled incoherently, still gazing off into the distance. Gaara gave him a confused look and shrugged. "Okay."

Itachi watched as Gaara hugged his sister and said something quietly to her. She began to look worried and he led her to the farthest corner. They exchanged a few words and the Uchiha saw Gaara wiping his eyes and sniffling. Temari hugged him tight and they both walked back to Konan.

"What's the matter?" Asked Itachi as Gaara walked past him.

"Nothing. Family issues." He replied simply, forcing a small smile. "We have to go now."

"Why?"

"They said they found an Inn. Somewhere to sleep and eat. We'll be back to normal in no time at all."

"Yeah.

Gaara welcomed the icy rain as it fell from the black clouds and hit his body and face. He almost expected to hear that voice in his head saying something to make him feel better, but that voice never came. Shukaku was and would be forever gone. It made his stomach knot up with loneliness. The pain of losing his demon was agonising. Shukaku had always been a friend, he'd always comforted him. The one tailed beast was the only reason he was alive as when Gaara was poisoned almost three years ago, Shukaku kept telling him to stay awake and hang on until they got to a hospital. It amazingly worked. He glanced at Itachi who walked beside him. The older male looked really ill. "Itachi?"
"Yeah?"

"You look terrible."

"Thanks, Gaara." He said, glaring.

"I'm just saying."

They walked on in silence. Temari and Konan were chatting happily ahead of them.

"Itachi?"

"What?"

"I might break up with Sasuke."

"What? Why?!"

"I just don't feel I can love him anymore. There's somebody else."

"You were cheating on my fucking brother?!" He growled.

"It's not cheating, Itachi. It's called looking."

"Break his heart and I'll break your skull!"

Gaara looked scared and hurried up to his sister.

Temari turned to him. "Hey, you alright?"

He nodded slowly and glared back at Itachi.

"Gaara?" Came his sister's voice.

"Mm?" He replied, facing forward again.

"When did the nightmares start?"

"Since Shukaku was taken."

"Do you think he protected you from them sort of things?"

"Probably. Or maybe it's because I've been thinking about Dad a lot lately." He sighed, gazing up at the sky.

"What?"

"Do you think he meant what he said that night?"

She sighed. "I don't know, Gaara. He was a cruel, evil man."

"I suppose he could be nice sometimes when he wasn't drunk. He let me eat when he was in a good mood at least."

"Yeah. Are the nightmares about him?"

"Most of them. Others are about Akatsuki."

She put an arm round him. "Everything will be alright."

His smiled ever so slightly. Behind him, he heard Itachi's quiet footsteps and felt a little freaked out.

"I feel sick." He groaned.

"Did you eat something bad?" Asked his sister.
"I haven't eaten anything at all, Temari."

"Oh. You might feel sick from hunger."

"How the hell does that work?"

"I never took biology at school, so I don't know."

"Do I have to go to school?"

"Yes. Just because you're the Kazekage, it doesn't mean you don't need an education!"

"I got the bloody job because I am intelligent!"

"No, you got it because people were too scared to say no. You have an average intelligence, so it doesn't make you smart."

He sighed. "I'm too busy to go back to that hell-hole."
"You will manage. It's not a life commitment. When you're eighteen, you can leave."
"I don't have to."

"Gaara, I am your legal guardian and I won't let you leave until you are eighteen! You are only fifteen!"

He growled slightly, quickening his pace.

"Slow down, baka!" Temari called out, pulling on his arm. He gave her daggers and slowed to her walking speed. "Why can't I walk faster?"

"I'm meant to be keeping an eye on you, remember?"

"Yeah." He winced slightly.

"You okay?"

"My stomach hurts a bit."

"I'll get Konan."

"It's nothing, Temari. I'm probably just hungry."

"Hn. I don't care, Gaara. What if it's serious?"

"It's not serious. If it was, I'd be doubled over, screaming. Quit making a mountain out of a molehill."

She ignored him. He watched as she ran up to Konan. They exchanged a few words and the older female turned to Gaara, beckoning him to come closer.

"The Inn isn't too far off now. I'll examine you there."

"Alright."

"You're probably hungry."

"Try telling that to my sister."

Konan sighed. "Go back to Itachi. If you get any worse, tell me."
Gaara shook his head. "No."

"He won't throw any more rocks at you."

"It's not that. I'm breaking up with his little brother and he's pissed about it."

She smirked.

"He'll be throwing poisonous snakes at me next. The little bastard." He said with a smirk.

Konan chuckled.

Sorry it took AGES to update! So I took the liberty to write and extra long chapter as I think you all deserved it!!!! I've been ill and it sucked to hell, believe me. Anywayyyy hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year! Thanks for so many reviews and I love you guys to bits! ^.^ Haha! I don't know where the rock-throwing thing came from lol, I think I was in a weird mood that day!

-Looks at laptop and gets a nosebleed- Sorry, I randomly typed in Gaara uke on Google and turned Safe Search off! BIG mistake!

Gaara: You did WHAT?!

Me: Nothing Gaara ^^'' How did you sleep?

Gaara: I don't sleep if you didn't notice!

Me: -Gives him my French homework- There, keep yourself busy!

Gaara: -rips it up and feeds it to my cat-

Me: OH SHIT, MISS PANCZUK IS GONNA KILL ME!!!!!!!!!! . I'm fucking screwed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -hides under desk-

~ByeBye love you all!

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