Tenshi and Boom were cuddling on the couch with the redhead comfortably reclining on her girlfriend's body, her head nestled against the elder's breasts. "This is nice."
"What?" Tenshi prodded.
"Not having to hide 'us' for fear of Dei-dei's wrath," Boom replied with a smile.
"Hn," Tenshi agreed as she looked to the ceiling. The female winced a moment later and glanced down to see that Boom had bit her boob. "Ouch."
"Sorry," the younger girl muttered as she kissed the bitten area gently. "But you know I can't understand you when you 'hn' at me." Tenshi nodded and began stroking the girl's head. "Hey, Tenshi?"
"Hmm?"
"How did you get Itachi to forgive you so quickly?" Nearly every child in the base had been grounded for varying lengths of time after their relationships were dragged into broad daylight. Tenshi was the lone exception to this rule.
With a devious Uchiha smirk, the girl laughed. "I have my ways."
--
"But daddy-"
"Hn," Itachi replied.
"It's not-"
"Hn."
"That never-"
"Hn."
"Hn!"
"Hn. And that's final."
Tenshi was seething by now. "That's not fair!"
"Tenshi, you lied to your poppa and me for a year."
"You lied to me before!"
"When have I ever lied to you?!"
"You told me I'd grow a dick when I got older!"
"…"
"…"
"Hn."
--
Boom watched her girlfriend warily as the dark-haired girl began cackling madly. "Erm, Tenshi? You've got that scary look in your eyes again." The Uchiha's attention quickly returned to her little love. With a predatory grin, she flipped them over and pinned Boom down to the couch. "Eek!"
Tenshi smirked and began kissing her girlfriend. Life was good.
--
"Hidan, this is wrong."
"Shh! They'll hear us, dumbass!"
Kakuzu rolled his eyes but did as instructed. Currently, he and Hidan were outside the base, watching Amaifuyu. Or, to be more exact, spying on Amaifuyu and Hakushi's date.
The banker reluctantly followed his lover into the local village that lay several miles away from the safety of the Akatsuki base. Rarely if ever did the actual members of the Akatsuki go into the town; their children, however, were another matter altogether.
Being teens, they loved to venture out of the house and see what the world had to offer them. TV had long since ceased to be an adequate form of entertainment for the youth; they required actually going out and experiencing things. Perhaps that was why they'd entered into relationships with one another so suddenly…
Kakuzu's train of thought was interrupted as he saw Amaifuyu and Hakushi disappearing into a local restaurant. He and Hidan had already henged into the forms of common villagers, and thus were able to quickly follow the duo into the eatery.
The Jashinist studied the young couple from the other side of the restaurant with a scrutinizing gaze, his head propped up by pale hands that were folded together in a praying position. The sight was enough to make the banker smirk. Hidan had been the one to convince Kakuzu that Amaifuyu's being with Hakushi was a good thing, and now the zealot insisted on stalking the two around town not but a few weeks later. He wondered if perhaps Hidan had changed his opinion on the boy; the Jashinist could be fickle at times, and there were very few things that came before Amaifuyu in his heart.
"Are you second guessing your choice to let Amai date?" Kakuzu inquired as he sipped on his water. The clear, tasteless liquid was the only free thing this place offered, and the banker really didn't feel like spending money and being forced to do reconnaissance on his own son at the same time.
"Hell no," Hidan replied. "Just watching them."
"Uh-huh."
"At least Hakushi's buying them food, dumbass. That's more than what you did for me back then."
Oh great. Now he'd riled the Jashinist. What to do…hmm, food usually calmed Hidan. "Hidan, if I buy you a sandwich now, will you quit whining about the food you were 'denied' in the past?"
"Aw, thanks Kuzu!" The Jashinist grinned and quickly leaned across the table to give his lover a kiss.
Wait, what? Kakuzu swore to himself as he realized that he'd just agreed to pay for a meal. "Damn him…"
"Please, Hakushi?"
The miser and masochist's attention suddenly refocused on the boys at the sound of Amaifuyu's voice. They turned to see their son pouting at Hakushi, while the blue-haired boy frowned at him. "Amai, you'll get sick if you eat more."
"But I haven't had dango in forever!"
"No."
Amaifuyu's eyes grew wide and watery. "Pwease, Kushi?"
The boy hesitated for a moment more before sighing and sinking down in his seat. "Fine. We'll get some dessert."
Amaifuyu broke out into a wide grin and leaned across the table to embrace his boyfriend. "Thanks!"
"Déjà vu," Kakuzu muttered softly as he watched the teens split an order of dango.
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Once their meal was finished, the duo walked further into town to do a bit of shopping for Amaifuyu. The teens window-shopped for quite a while before disappearing into a clothing store. Kakuzu had to chuckle as Amaifuyu unwillingly dragged Hakushi into the boutique; he knew the blue-haired boy's pain all too well.
Kakuzu would have been happy to simply sit near a fountain outside the store, but the zealot wouldn't hear of it. The strange bit of motherly instinct Hidan had developed over the years demanded that he follow his child inside, in order to scope out any clothing the teen might buy. Kakuzu, of course, was forced to follow his partner inside the establishment.
The miser and masochist began to calmly browse the store's wares under the pretense of locating something for their daughter's birthday. The manager left them alone, which meant that the duo were free to spy on the boys. Mostly Hakushi was made to hold outfits that Amaifuyu pulled off the rack, and then had to stand outside the changing room and wait for his boyfriend to put on the items and show them off for Hakushi to see. Nothing too exciting happened, until-"Hakushi, what do you think of this?"
All parties turned to look at Amaifuyu.
The cross-dresser was wearing a purple midriff top with a black skirt that barely covered his thighs. Knee-length onyx boots with violet laces completed the look.
He smiled an adorable smile at his boyfriend and looked at the male hopefully, eyes wide and begging for a compliment of some sort. "Well?"
"…It's lovely," Hakushi muttered in a dazed voice.
"Hmm? Kushi, are you ok?"
"Uh-huh. Sure babe. I'll be right back." Amaifuyu watched with wide, confused eyes as his boyfriend stumbled out of the store. Hidan and Kakuzu, naturally, decided to follow the male.
They watched with great interest as Hakushi staggered across the street and stopped in front of the fountain. With a quick jerk forward, the male dunked his head under the water, and held it in place for a few minutes.
"…Is he trying to drown himself?" Hidan inquired
"…"
"Dumbass?"
"…"
"Look, do you know what he's doing or not?!"
"Yeah, I do."
"Then tell me, damnit!"
"I can't."
"Why the hell not?!"
"It's a seme thing. You wouldn't understand."
"…Oh."
By this time, Hakushi had reemerged from the fountain. With a shake of his head, the teen stood up, smoothed his now-soaked locks back into place, and turned around to walk back into the boutique. He needed to get back, before Amaifuyu started to worry.
Kakuzu had to give the male credit. He had damn good self-restraint.
--
The miser and masochist followed from a semi-safe distance as the two teens began their homeward trek. Amaifuyu was practically skipping with joy, And Hakushi was following along behind, carrying a few shopping bags that his boyfriend had somehow convinced him to bear. "Thanks for going into town with me," Amaifuyu suddenly called out. "It scares the crap outta me to go into that place all alone."
"No problem, babe." Hakushi scowled a bit when Amaifuyu slowed his pace, until the two were walking side by side. "What's wrong?"
The uke turned his head to look up at his boyfriend. "Hakushi, my feet hurt," he whined in a pitiful voice.
"What do you want me to do about it?"
"Carry me, damnit."
"Amai-"
"Pwetty pwease, Kushi?" the cross-dresser begged, eyes wide and pitiful.
Hakushi felt all his willpower melt away at the sight, and nodded his head. "All right. But just this once."
Amaifuyu quickly leapt onto his boyfriend's back, and wasted no time in wrapping his arms around the blue-haired male's neck. "Thank you Hakushi," he crooned while lovingly nuzzling his face in the seme's neck.
"Don't mention it, babe," Hakushi murmured as he restarted their trek.
Kakuzu took the entire scene in, shaking his head all the while. "Hey dumbass, what's wrong?" Hidan inquired, tone carrying a bit of worry in it.
"It's true what they say."
"Hmm? What's that?"
Slowly, Kakuzu turned his head and looked down at his lover. "Daughters really do grow up to be like their mothers."
WHAM
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Later that night, the teens were gathered in the living room to watch a movie. Tenshi and Boom hadn't bothered to move from their spots on the couch for the whole day (too busy making out and what have you) and were still cuddling when Hakushi and Amaifuyu entered the room. "Have fun?" Boom inquired from her position on Tenshi's lap.
"Yup!" Amaifuyu chirped. "What movie's on tonight?"
"Dunno," the redhead replied. "Sis is supposed to bring it."
As if on cue, the other artistic twin appeared in the doorway, her hand raised in an all-too-familiar pose. "What did I say about arguing with me?" she hissed.
A panicked male voice immediately answered her. "I'm sorry! I didn't-" his apology was interrupted by a flick of Ahato's wrist, followed by a loud crash that sounded distinctly like a body being thrown against a wall.
Another jerk of the girl's wrist brought a bruised and battered Heki into view. "It doesn't matter what excuse you use," she calmly informed her boyfriend. "The fact remains that you disobeyed me." Her fingers twitched, and the male was made to walk closer and closer, until only a few inches separated the duo. Grinning, Ahato leaned forward, and now their lips were a hair's breath away from each other's. "And for that," she whispered with a dark grin, "you will pay dearly."
You could easily see the delight in Heki's eyes. The two of them had a rather unorthodox relationship, to say the least, and it didn't take too much imagination to guess what kind of things they'd engage in once they were allowed into each other's bedrooms. For the time being, they were content to play mental games with one another that occasionally led to physical interaction.
The other youth had grown used to these displays and rarely thought anything of them anymore. "Sis, did you get the movie?"
"Right here," Ahato replied, holding up the DVD case for all to see yet never breaking eye contact with Heki. Finally, she leaned forward and pressed a quick kiss to his lips. Immediately afterwards his body slumped forward, and the male stumbled a bit. He'd been released from Ahato's chakra strings. "Love slave," Ahato began.
"Yes?!"
"I hunger. Fetch me nourishment." The boy immediately ran off into the kitchen, presumably to make popcorn for the movie.
Ten minutes later, everything was set to watch their film. Boom and Tenshi were sitting on one end of the couch, with Ahato reclining on the other end. Hakushi was sitting on the floor, with Amaifuyu back pressed against his chest as the boy nestled in between the seme's legs. All that was missing were Heki and the snacks.
The male finally appeared in the doorway, balancing several soda cans in one hand and a bowl filled to the brim with popcorn in the other. How he ever made it to the coffee table would forever remain a mystery; but, in the end, all that mattered was that he made it.
After handing everyone their cans, he finally gave Ahato her soda. "Here, my darling."
The girl smiled and gently pecked him on the cheek. "Thank you dear. Now sit and cuddle!" Instantly the girl was lifted and transported into her boyfriend's lap. Heki then started kissing the nape of her neck while the girl sipped on her soda, a smug look on her face.
Tenshi rolled her eyes and pressed the play button on the DVD remote. If she didn't see the elder members of the Akatsuki going at it all the time, she'd wonder how relationships as strange as the ones that existed amongst her friends could possibly work.