Title: This Just Isn't My Day/Chapter Eleven

By: Ice-Eagle Y'Siri

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or the Akatuski or anything associated with Naruto. Or the song that I borrowed four lines from, "Free to Be Me" by Francesca Battistelli.

Summary: Normally, I'm a very calm person. So just imagine me coming home with my friends and the Akatsuki in my living room. And all I wanted was a simple vacation annoying the heck out of the preps next door. Great. Just. Great.

THIS IS A FILLER CHAPTER. I'M USING IT TO INSPIRE ME TO CONTINUE THE STORY LINE TO SOMEWHERE.

I, well, wow. It's been over a year.

Um.

I'm not gonna apologize. I'm a senior in high school and working on applying for scholarships to pay for tuition for the University I'm going to. The majority of my classes are AP and honors, I'm involved in four different clubs, I'm working on trying to find a job or somewhere to volunteer, and I honestly barely had any time to breathe since school had started for me in August. So I don't know how often I'm going to be updating. It's been hard to get the inspiration for it when most of the Akatsuki (or is it all of them now?) are dead according to canon. But, I hope you enjoy the story to its end (not that it's going to anytime soon!). And as I update I'll also work on redoing previous chapters. The ones from the very beginning could stand some renovating and retouching.

So, enjoy and don't forget to review!

Whispering

Speaking

Aya's POV

The first thing I noticed during the movie is that Hidan sucks at being sneaky.

Which you'd think, since he's a ninja, he'd be a master at that sort of thing. But no. Like his personality, Hidan absolutely fails at being subtle. How do I know this?

Well, first off, we were forced to share the Lay-Z-Boy to the left of the sofa, with Rian, Cat, Tobi, Konan, and Deidara in a mash-up of limbs and pillows currently sharing said object (and by the visible dip in the middle, that poor piece of furniture was never going to be the same again). Kakuzu and Sasori were perched on opposite ends of the window seat (Sasori closer to me, Kakuzu at the far end) while Zetsu and Pein were sat on chairs they brought in from the kitchen. Itachi and Kisame were watching from the ceiling.

I had protested vigorously to sitting next to Hidan, but Rian was already glomped by Tobi as she had come out of the kitchen and Catherine had fallen over the back of the sofa in her unsuccessful attempt at getting him to let go, and the rest of the group just piled on from there.

There was also the floor, but I didn't trust Kakuzu's rope-things. Or Zetsu's vines. Therefore, I had to sit on the La-Z-Boy. With Hidan.

Who wouldn't quit trying to cuddle me by wrapping his arm around my shoulders and trying to shift me on top of him.

If there was an awkward button, I would've jumped on it multiple times by now.

"Bitch, please, you know you like it. Just let me hug you already," Hidan hissed in my ear and I was thankful for the darkness (and long-sleeved shirt) that hid the goosebumps spreading on my arms, "I'd be able to spread out and you'd be on top like you wanted."

There were so many things wrong with that sentence I didn't know where to start, "Hidan, shut up, I'm trying to watch."

"I'm more interesting," he whispered and I quietly snorted, "Are not. I haven't seen this movie before. Cut it out."

"Won't you just f-ing move already?"

"No!"

"Why the hell not? I mean, for Jashin's sake-"

"-You're making me uncomfortable!" I shifted uneasily next to him, "Now quit it."

"Quit flirting back there, you two. And Hidan, quit trying to molest her. Did you forget her age that quickly?" Pein's monotone voice cut through our argument, "And Aya, stop unintentionally using your feminine wiles on him. He's pathetically susceptible."

I blinked. Then blinked again.

From the slightly taken aback look on Hidan's face, he was as surprised as me.

I sighed, "I don't have feminine wiles. I have no clue how to flirt."

Hidan opened his mouth and I bopped him upside the head, "Shut up. I want to watch the movie."

For once, he listened to me and closed his mouth, but not before giving me a considering look. I shrugged and keep my eyes steadfastly fixed on the screen in front of me. Rian and Catherine had ignored the scene and were absorbed in the movie as well, and I didn't give any more thought to what had happened.

Two hours later

I yawned as the credits began to roll, then climbed out of the La-Z-Boy, stretching out the kinks in my neck in the process. I ignored my seatmate's complaining for the moment and stood, "Aw, c'mon Aya, get back here! We were just getting comfy," Hidan patted the spot next to him with a smirk and I rolled my eyes, "Let me think about that. . .no."

"What the hell? You're so cold!" Hidan's eyes grew dark, "Maybe that's why I like you so much."

I smiled as I followed Rian and Cat toward the stairs, "Thanks so much for the compliment. Better than being the opposite. I could've turned out like you."

"Killer zinger, un," Deidara's voice echoed a little as we made our way into our rooms to change in our pj's.

"YOU DON'T MEAN THAT," Hidan's voice sounded through my door. I opened it and poked my head out, staring incredulously at Rian, "Did he really scream that from downstairs?"

"You know it."

"Well, damn-ow! Cat, what the heck was that for when you're the one that swears like a sailor-ow!" I frowned as she laughed, then hollered back to the silver-haired idiot downstairs, "YES I DO!"

"NO YOU DON'T!"

"YES I DO!'

"NO!"

"YES!"

"DAMMIT, QUIT SCREAMING!"

"YOU FIRST!"

"God, how old are you two? Five?" Cat looked at Rian for confirmation and she shrugged, "They really were made for each other-OW!"

"NO, YOU!"

"YOU!"

"YOU!"

"LOVEBIRDS, SHUT UP AND GO TO BED!"

Silence.

I just gaped at Rian, who started backing into her room, "Heh. Heh. I was kidding. Did I mention that? It was a joke. Yeah. Pretty funny, riiiiiii-GAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

Rian slammed her door as I began to step into the hallway and Cat just chortled, "Oh, my God, you two, grow up. I want to go to sleep already."

I pointed a finger in her direction, "You, miss, are clearly not an evening person."

Best Friend Number 1 just rolled her eyes, "I already knew that. And so did you. You going to sleep?"

I shook my head, "Not yet. I wanna head out on the deck. I'll stay off the beach, don't worry."

"Got some stuff to think about?" Cat said sympathetically and I sighed, "Not really, more like figuring out what to do with the preps next door."

"Don't you think we've done enough?" she fiddled with the door handle as she spoke, "I mean, they have Rottweilers now. They have to know that it's us messing with them every year."

"Nobody said that they had to come back," I pointed out reasonably, "They could've just bought out some other house and sold the one next to us."

"I guess. . ."

I sighed, "I'm only thinking about it. Maybe we're not gonna pull a prank on them this year. We have enough to worry about with everyone here."

"Point. Well, goodnight. Call me if you need an intervention."

I waved as I moved down the hallway, "Yeah, gotcha. Goodnight."

As I moved back down the hall and started toward the stairs, I paused as Deidara, Sasori, and Itachi moved past me toward their rooms. Deidara just raised an eyebrow and said, "I wouldn't go down there if I were you, un. Hidan's got a bet going that he can jump you as soon as you come down the stairs."

I shrugged, "Well, I'm planning on going out to the deck. I'm sure if I scream loud enough Tobi will protect me."

He just sighed, "If you say so. I could blow him up if you want."

I blinked, "Don't you remember? He's an immortal. His God-"

Deidara waved his hand dismissively, "-God aside, anyone will die if their head is blown up."

I began to edge down the stairs, "Well, thanks for the offer, but I think I'll have to pass it up for now," I had reached the bottom of the staircase and hollered back up (smirking at the Jashinist all the while), "But if he pisses me off enough, I'll let you know if Hidan needs something explosive for breakfast."

"Jashin, you're so f-ing violent," I rolled my eyes as I stepped outside, "Thanks so much. Bye."

"Bye? Where the hell are you going?" I shrugged as I grabbed a flashlight from the top of the fridge, "Outside. On the deck."

"Didn't you forget?"

I paused with my hand on the knob, "Forget what?"

Hidan smirked and I started to glare, "The bugs. They come out on your deck at night since we're so close to the beach."

I just blinked. That was all? "Dude, that's why I wear sneakers when I go out at night," but as an afterthought, I went back to the drawer underneath the dish rack by the sink and grabbed a bottle of bug repellent, "So, laters."

I ignored his holler of, "But I thought you hated bugs!" as the door slammed shut and grinned. I turned on my flashlight and scared off the nocturnal insects with the light, moving toward the railing as I went. Once I reached it, I put the flashlight on top of it and sprayed myself liberally with bug spray. Although I'd have to shower once I got back inside, it was much, much better than getting eaten alive. I had only made that mistake once.

It took me weeks to recover from all the bites. Cortizone and Lanacane were my bestest friends until I got better.

Once that was done, I moved both the flashlight and bug spray over and sat in a nearby chair, legs perched on top of the railing. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I began to notice various constellations in the sky, including the Big Dipper and Orion.

"Whatcha starin' at?" my hands twitched; the only indication of my surprise. With a flicker of amusement I noted that I became less and less startled as the ninjas' sneak-ups progressed, "Isn't it obvious, Hidan?"

"The sky? There sure as shit isn't anything interesting up there."

"For the uneducated, maybe," I sighed as I continued to stare into the sky, "You know, it was quiet and peaceful before you barged out here."

I heard a chair scrape up next to mine and turned to see Hidan assume the same pose as me. With a huff, he turned his head to make eye contact, "I don't stare at stars much. There isn't much to see. They just twinkle. They provide light when I travel at night. That's all."

I raised an eyebrow, "Then why are you out here?"

I twitched as I felt a breeze shoot past my calf and I felt slight shudders in the wooden rail below it. My eyes widened as I saw a spider pinned next to my leg, a kunai holding it down, "You really want that crawling on you? Be my guest."

"No, thanks," I said quietly, "So thanks. But maybe I should go back inside."

"You're not f-ing going inside when you just got out here. So stay put. Why look at stars, anyway? If you have to stare at something, stare at the ocean or at me, for Jashin's sake."

I laughed, "But we see the ocean every day."

"There's still me."

"You're boring to look at."

"That's a lie," I turned to look at Hidan again, "See, you're staring at me now."

I raised an eyebrow and snorted, "That's because we're having a conversation. Duh."

"Doesn't matter," Hidan sounded triumphant and I rolled my eyes, "You're still staring. Every chance you get you look at me."

I just turned my head back toward the sky and said, "God, arrogant much? Whatever. I'm going back to stargazing. I have a lot to think about."

"Such as?"

I moved my fingers a little and moved them onto the armrests, ignoring the thumps of more bugs being pinned by Hidans' kunai, "Stuff. It's too big for you to understand."

"Try me," Hidan's voice had turned more coaxing, but I could still hear a slight undertone of mockery to it, so I replied, "I'd rather not."

"Why?"

I shrugged and braced myself, "I don't trust you."

There was silence for a time and I savored it for the rare luxury that it was, even though it was bought at insulting Hidan. I could hear the plastic chair squeak a little as Hidan shifted to think, so I took it as a sign that Hidan was seriously considering what I had said.

"Damn," he said finally, "That was cold."

I shrugged again, "You asked. What did you expect me to say?"

"Not that."

It was my turn to be shocked, "Why?"

I sighed as Hidan parroted back at me, "It's too big for you understand."

"Whatever."

"Whatever?"

I smiled a little, "Yeah, whatever."

"That's it?"

"Yeah."

"Seriously, that's it?"

"Yeah."

"Really?"

"Yes, Hidan. Can we drop it now?"

"Drop what?"

I groaned, "Oh, my God."

"You see, this is what I put up with every day. It's a good thing he's an immortal or I would've killed him by now."

A shadow dropped onto the wooden rail to my left and I saw jade eyes as Hidan responded, "Kakuzu-teme, go away, dammit. I was actually getting somewhere for a change."

"Is that why you guys are partners?" I asked, intrigued and Kakuzu's eyes crinkled very slightly, "Yes, that's why we're partners, Aya-san. I'm not going away, moron, because me and Aya-san are having a conversation."

"So it's okay for you to barge into our alone time-ow! Aya, dammit-ow!-and I can't make you go away?"

I just sighed at the violet-eyed ninja, "You are such an idiot."

"That's why you love me."

Kakuzu and I snorted simultaneously, "Hah. You wish."

Hidan pointed at me and said triumphantly, "HAH! You do love me!"

"Like I love the plague," I muttered, "So what is it, Kakuzu? I thought you went to sleep already. . .?"

"Lies."

"I came," Kakuzu broke in patronizingly, "To get the bastard next to you. I want to go to sleep. If I don't take him with me now, he'll barge in later and break half the things in the room and wake me up and then we'll fight and take out the block and then you and the other two will probably die in the crossfire."

I blinked and Hidan said grumpily, "Jashin-be-damned, Kakuzu, don't exaggerate. We'd only destroy about half of it."

"Like that's so much better!" I sputtered and Hidan laughed, "It is so easy to rile you up."

"Whatever. Go to bed," I huffed, "I don't want to die during the night. Good night." I stood, pushing my chair back.

"Good night, Aya-san. I will meet you both inside, Kakuzu leapt across the deck and slid through the door before I could blink, "Dang, I wish I could move like that. I'm jealous."

" 'Cept you don't have chakra coils so you're kind of screwed."

I rolled my eyes, "Gee, thanks. Can't let a girl dream. Good night, Hidan."

"I don't get a hug?"

I turned with a sigh and walked into his arms, "Fine. Jeez. Touchy-feely much?"

"Just like hugging you, that's all. Keeps my urges-"

I broke away and backed toward the door, "-and we're done. Good night Hidan. And bring the other stuff I had with me in, too."

"I'm not your maid!"

"I'll complain to Kakuzu in the morning that you were being a jerk."

"He wouldn't care," I opened the door and called back, "But Pein would. You want me to tell him instead?"

"Dammit!"

" 'Night, Hidan," And with that I shut the door.

So yeah. This was a filler sort of thing to further characterize Aya and Hidan some. I know that you guys have reviewed me about the other characters and I promise that I will add chapters about them (POVs, as well) as soon as possible. But since I'm just getting back into the swing of things, please be lenient. And if you have storyline suggestions, please let me know through a review or a message.

Thanks again for reading, and please review!

Regards,

Ice-Eagle