Note: I do not like to swear in my writer for the sake of the younger viewers. So Hidan's language isn't as bad as it should be. BUT OH WELL.
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Later that night, Arashi was sleeping, or trying to, with Kawauso flopped on his back and snoring loudly at the foot of the bed. Snoring is what kept Arashi from sleeping.
Suddenly, the newly recruited Akatsuki shot up in bed. "Ah shit." Kawauso stopped snoring (much to her delight) "What?" He yawned.
Arashi sighed, "Forgot that I needed to go and get some more herbs since the birds couldn't find any."
Kawauso grunted and curled back up in his pillow. "Well do it tomorrow and go to sleep." The brunette grumbled to herself before pulling the covers over her. She slowly began to drift to sleep when Kawauso started snoring again.
Okay, note to self, get a muzzle for your otter.
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That morning after breakfast in which the other members had thought twice about eating bacon, Arashi approached Leader's door. She paused before knocking, for Pein had already heard her coming. He didn't sound pleased.
"WHAT, GOD? WHAT DO YOU WANT?" He roared as he flung open the door. Arashi blinked. "WHY CAN'T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE? PEIN THIS! PEIN THAT. LEADER! ARGH I CAN'T TAKE IT." Pein stopped his rant.
"You done?" Arashi asked after a few moments.
"Yeah." Pein answered.
"Well anyway. I'm low on herbs that I need to make medicines. And the birds I called couldn't get any so I thought that I would go to the forest nearby to get some."
Pein nodded his approval. "Great. I'll get someone to come with you."
"Wait! I don't need anyone! I can go alone!" Arashi protested.
"Yeah but how do I know you won't try to escape. Let's see…" He glanced around the hallway.
"HIDAN!" Deidara called.
The Jashinist ran down the hallway, Deidara chasing after him with a clay bird. Arashi and Pein stared as the two broke out in a fist fight.
"Perfect! Hidan apparently needs some time out. I'll get him to come with you." Leader declared.
"WHAT?" Hidan and Arashi cried. The sculptor inched back to his room, shutting the door to avoid any conflict.
"Well someone needs to go," said Pein.
"BUT WHY HIM OF ALL PEOPLE. Why not Tobi!?" Arashi cried.
In the distance a faint, "Tobi is a good boy!"
"He's too stupid to guard someone, now get going. You're to leave in one hour." Pein answered.
"Wait! Can't Kawauso come with me?" asked Arashi.
"Nope! I'm going fishing with Kisame! See ya!" The otter waved and bounded with the shark man towards the exit of the base.
Arashi's eye twitched as she faced Hidan.
"So, are you ready to-"
"Touch me and die." Arashi warned.
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An hour later, Arashi reluctantly dragged herself out of the base's doors to meet Hidan who was waiting for her. The wind whipped through her hair as she made her way towards him. A long, winding trail led down the base of the mountain. The lake was in the distance and the forest to the left.
"Well hurry the hell up. We should get there by afternoon if we go now," Hidan said.
"Are you forgetting that I can transform?" Arashi asked. "There's no way I will stay within ten feet of you for that amount of time. Now if you excuse me…"
Arashi concentrated, and ignited herself in flames that encased her body in seconds. Shocked, Hidan threw up his arms to protect his body from the sudden blast of heat. A long neck emerged from the fire and a pair of glossy white wings flapped the embers away. A phoenix appeared, pure white with orange eyes beak. Its wings were orange at the tips, and two long tail feathers were orange at the tips as well. It stood about twenty feet tall with a twice as large wingspan. Tied on its right leg was an Akatsuki bandanna. That gave away who the phoenix was.
Arashi bent down to glare at Hidan. "We travel my way." Hidan cautiously took a step back. "There's no way in hell I'm flying." Arashi rolled her eyes and clamped her beak and the collar of Hidan's cloak.
She beat her wings and flew into the air. "We should get there in under a minute my way." She said as rose higher into the air.
"H-hey! Freaking put me down, bitch!" Hidan squirmed. Arashi's eyes glinted. "Fine." She tossed the Jashinist into the air. Just as Hidan began flying to the ground, the phoenix caught him in her talons.
Hidan didn't say anything after, but Arashi could feel him shaking.
Moments later, they landed. Arashi tossed Hidan to the ground and transformed back to her human self. As her feathers melted to become skin and she shrunk to normal size, Hidan finally regained himself enough to, of course, yell at her.
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MIND BITCH?" He yelled, standing back up while using the tree as support.
Yes. Arashi thought to herself.
Hidan winced and clutched his stomach. "Oh man, oh man. I think I'm gonna freaking hurl." Arashi cautiously sauntered away. "You shithead." Shithead? "I think you gave me a fear of heights."
SCORE! Ten points.
"And a heart attack." Hidan moaned.
Plus five if he passes out now. Arashi crossed fingers behind her back.
Hidan sighed. "Okay, let's get this over with."
Damn.
"Alright, here are the pictures of the herbs I need." She handed them some photos. "Meet me here in an hour."
Hidan examined the photos. "Great. Now if you excuse me." He turned around and began to throw up. Arashi's eye twitched and she quickly sauntered away.
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Hidan groaned to himself. It's been ten minutes and not one herb in sight. And his back was starting to ache from bending over. At least he didn't feel queasy anymore.
He stared at the picture. Had he seen that before? Completely absorbed in the picture, he bumped into another large object.
He looked up and came face to face with a translucent giraffe. It screamed and dropped the pant it was collected, hiding behind the tree. Hidan raised a brow and approached it. The animal squeaked and cowered. The Jashinist took note of the Akatsuki bandanna on its right leg. Hidan snickered.
"What the hell's wrong with ya, Arashi?"
Arashi scuttled backwards. "I-I'm sorry about the… flying incident, really!"
Hidan raised a brow. "I-I'll make it up to y-you! I swear!" continued Arashi. She regained herself long enough to transform back to her human form. Immediately, she was upon Hidan.
"Don't. Say. Anything." She growled. "My transformations come with different personalities so…" Hidan smirked, "I won't, seriously. I swear. But…" Arashi crawled off of him. "What."
"How would you like to be my bitch?" Eye twitch. "HELL NO." Arashi yelled. Hidan sat up with the smirk still plastered on his face. "Aw come on! … Or…" He slid closer to her. "Are you Deidara's bitch?" Eye twitch part two. "Once again, HELL NO!" She punched him and sent him flying into the bushes.
She started to look for herbs again. "He didn't find any, either. What a useless idiot." She groaned to herself.
The minutes started passing, and not a word or even grunt from Hidan. Afternoon rolled by, and Arashi had found most of the herbs she needed. By now, she thought she might as well check on Hidan. When she walked over to the spot he landed, she found him sprawled on the ground. And he didn't look like he was breathing.
YES! She killed him. No wait. OH SHIT. She was so doomed. How could she have killed him that easily? Maybe he was allergic to the leaves on the bush and had an allergic reaction. … No wait. That can't be right. Maybe a squirrel scuttled by and he was highly allergic. Okay, that was stupid. MAYBE HE ACTUALLY HAD THAT HEART ATTACK. Oh crap, that can't be good.
Arashi picked a twig off the ground and began to prod Hidan with it. He remained still. Well that didn't work. Arashi threw the stick away. Maybe she should go for the medic approach and check for a pulse. Sighing, she moved closer to Hidan.
And his purple eyes snapped opened. Before she could react, Hidan sat up and nearly
NEARLY
Kissed her. On the lips. Arashi shrieked and commenced strangling him, bashing his head against the tree. Finally she stopped and crawled away from him while shaking. Hidan rubbed his head. "Ouch. Bitch that hurt."
"You were supposed to be dead." Arashi hissed. "I can't freaking die, idiot. I'm immortal."
IMMORTAL?
NOO! Now she was going to have to put up with him as long as she lived. Hidan grinned, "Yeah. You could be too if you followed Jashin." Arashi stood up. "Let's just go home already." She noticed Hidan paling. "And we can walk."
Hidan grinned and began walking up to her. She stomped on his foot. "FIVE FEET AWAY, PERVERT." The grin didn't leave his face, and he didn't listen to her either.
Arashi sighed and gave up, heading back to the base. It got quiet then, until Hidan had to bring up Deidara. Again.
"So, what the hell do you think of Deidara?"
"Hate him," she replied.
"You do not."
Arashi ignored him and walked faster, but Hidan kept with her pace. "He likes you, you know."
"No he doesn't," Arashi snorted.
"He freaking does! Haven't you seen the bitch looking at you? And you don't even like him back? Man, that's harsh."
Arashi was trying very hard not to punch him. "If it makes him feel better, I hate you more."
"So you do like him?"
The next second, Hidan was clinging for his life as Arashi decided to fly back to the base instead of walking.
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Kisame and Kawauso had caught a fresh batch of fish that were lying in a bucket. They had finally made their way up the mountain when Hidan fell from the sky and crashed into the ground. Kawauso and Kisame stopped, starting.
Arashi landed neatly nearby in phoenix form. She quickly changed back and glared at Hidan.
"… I guess it went well?" Kisame asked.
"NO!" Arashi screamed and stomped into the base.
Hidan groaned and struggled to his feet. He smirked at Kisame. "She likes me."
Kawauso blinked. "I'm finding that hard to believe."