A/N: I don't really have anything special to say so enjoy :)

Chapter 7:

"Sasori?" asked Kakuzu. They had been sitting in their position for a while now, probably like ten minutes, without saying a word. On the inside, Sasori was bursting with joy to see his affection for Kakuzu returned to him.

"I'd just love to continue like this, but I am beyond starving right now." announced Kakuzu.

"Alright then. How about we go down to that restaurant downstairs? Would that be satisfying?" Sasori smirked.

"Yes. In fact, I'd love that." replied Kakuzu. The two stepped of the bed.

They approached the doors to the restaurant, and both turned to look at each other in the eye. Sasori smirked at Kakuzu before walking in, Kakuzu obediently following. The pair approached the counter.

"A booth for two please." Kakuzu told the man behind it.

"Alright. Follow me." The man led the two to a quiet booth in the corner of the restaurant, right by a window. "Here you are, sirs."

"Thank you." said the two.

"Here are your menus. Can I get you something to drink?" said the server.

"Just a water for me." Sasori spoke.

"A coke, please." Kakuzu replied.

"Alright. I'll be back in a few minutes to collect your orders and bring back your drinks." he told them. The man walked back over to the kitchens.

"Well. Isn't this place nice?" stated Kakuzu.

"Yeah. You're right." said Sasori. The place had dark brown hardwood floors, which ran up the walls halfway, then was a piece of wood trim going horizontally, and finally red paint reaching to the ceilings. Every few feet there was a painting on the wall. Some depicted people, others enlightening places that one might find tourists at.

"Hey, Kakuzu, may I ask you something?" asked Sasori.

"Of course." he replied.

"Why did you let the boy live back there? The one that threw the chakra blade. I know that you could have easily killed him." Sasori said.

"I guess…well, I don't really know. I think I wanted him to try and avenge his teacher. You saw how weak he was then. But there was something different about him; he managed to hide himself from both of us while the fight was going on. We both sensed his sensei, but the kid managed to not get discovered. And the fact that a jonin usually has 3 genin students, while he only brought one. Why would a jonin knowingly bring only one genin into a fight against two Akatsuki? That kid probably has some special ability that persuaded the jonin to bring only him with, and leave the weaker two behind. I guess I knew he would hone his abilities and try to take me on in the future, and I wanted to allow him to develop, then kill him when he tries take me on I'll kill him. Something to look forward to in the future, I guess." confessed Kakuzu.

"Huh..that's an elaborate theory, but I understand your logic. You're probably right." Sasori replied.

"Yeah." Kakuzu looked down. The mood suddenly became awkward.

"Here are your drinks, gentleman." The waiter choose just the right moment to come by. Kakuzu perked up.

"Now, what can I get you guys to eat?" he asked.

"I'll have a burger, and some fries to go with it." answered Sasori.

Kakuzu thought for a few seconds. "I'll have the same as what he's having."

"Alright. I'll bring your food back in about twenty minutes." said the waiter. He walked back into the kitchens again.

"Hey, Kakuzu, how many bounties do you think you have captured in your whole life?" Sasori asked.

Kakuzu smirked. "When I was younger I used to keep track. In my first year alone, I captured over 50 bounties. I've been hunting them for over sixty years. Although, ever since I joined the Akatsuki, the rate has been slowing down. So probably around three thousand, I guess." he replied.

"That's amazing. Your probably have ten times the amount of puppets I have." exclaimed Sasori.

"That's still a lot of puppets though. And you make all of them yourself?" Kakuzu questioned.

"Yep. The majority of them are human puppets, I prefer them because they're better to use in battle as I can make it do the jutsu that it could do in its life. My favorite one was the Third Kazekage, but it got destroyed when I killed Chiyo. I've been meaning to replace it with another Kage, but I haven't gotten an opportunity lately." Sasori answered.

"Well, how about as soon as we get back, we request to go on a mission to capture another Kage for you?" suggested Kakuzu.

"Do you really mean that?" asked Sasori, excitedly.

"Why not? It's not unreasonable, after all, you did lose one of your biggest weapons. Pain will probably allow it if we ask." Kakuzu pointed out.

"Huh. I never thought about directly asking Pain. Well, thanks Kakuzu."

"Don't mention it." Kakuzu smiled.

"Dude, I cannot take you seriously when you smile." Sasori laughed. "You're usually so serious."

Kakuzu shrugged. "Why waste my time smile at every person I see, every hour of the day? I save my smiles, and only show them to people who deserve them."

"That's actually a really good idea." Sasori said.

I guess that means I'm one of the people who deserve them. And to think, he's probably smiled more than a few times already on this trip.

"It's just the way I am. You're a lot different, though. You smile a lot more. And you're more extroverted, You're happy and more confident around others, and you're easy to talk to, unlike me."

"Yes and no. True, I am confident and easygoing around others, but only people I'm comfortable with. And I actually prefer to hang out alone or with one other person to a big group." countered Sasori.

"That's better than what I am. I'm hard to talk to, and I'm uncomfortable in large groups. I'm also pretty cold, and unlikable." said Kakuzu.

"You're not unlikable." Sasori told him.

"Why not?" Kakuzu asked.

"Because I like you." confessed Sasori. He looked Kakuzu in the eye. "You're not any of those things. You're strong, brave, intelligent, and dependable. So what if you're not the most social person? I don't care."

"Sasori…" whispered Kakuzu. His eyes were wide, and his mouth open. "Thank you.."

Sasori shrugged. "It's the truth."

"Gentleman! I have your food!" said their waiter, who seemed to have appeared out of the blue. He set down their food, and walked back to the kitchen.

"Woah. This looks good." proclaimed Kakuzu.

"You said it." replied Sasori. They devoured their food almost without saying a word. Their waiter came back after they had finished.

"Would either of you be interested in dessert?" he asked them.

"No thanks." Sasori told him.

"Actually, I'll have a chocolate milkshake." said Kakuzu. He turned to Sasori. "Sasori, you should have one too."
Sasori thought for a few seconds. "Yeah, why not? I'll have a vanilla milkshake."

"Alright. I'll bring them out in a few minutes." The waiter left again.

"I've actually never had a milkshake before…" Sasori said.

"Are you serious?" Kakuzu exclaimed.

"Yeah. We never had anything like them back in Sunagakure." Sasori explained.

"Oh, I see. I had them all the time as a Genin back home. They're the only thing I miss about that village." told Kakuzu.

The waiter brought their milkshakes to them. They eyed each other's shakes.

"Vanilla." Kakuzu stared at Sasori's shake.

"Chocolate." Sasori, in turn, stared back at Kakuzu's.

"Chocolate and vanilla."

"Opposites united together."

"Like black and white."

"Life and death."

"Up and down."

"Hot and cold."

"Sun and moon."

"Night and day."

"Yin and yang."

"Like you…" Sasori started.

"And me." finished Kakuzu.

They smiled at each other. Sasori felt something touch his knee. It was Kakuzu's hand. He laced his hand with Kakuzu's underneath the table. There they sat, left hands entwined, right hands occupied by their milkshakes, laughing and smiling as they ate.