So, so sorry for the wait. I've had so many life changing events occur in my life recently which also caused my grades to drop drastically. Anyways, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto….Just Doku, her mom, Scorpious, and the two-tailed scorpion that I made up…

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"What do you fucking mean by 'other side'?" Hidan questioned

"Well, as it turns out, my tailed-demon part of me isn't exactly me per say. It is its own person." Doku attempted to explain

"So it's like Zetsu, hmm?"

"No, it's like another person altogether. I can summon him if you like?"

"Yeah….." Hidan was apparently still confused.

Doku closed her eyes, ignoring the weird feeling as she separated herself from Scorpious. It looked a bit odd at first, like a spirit rising from her body, forming into its own entity.

"This is Scorpious." She spoke again as Scorpious became solid.

"Yep, I'm out of here." Kakuzu spoke as he raised an eyebrow, and then proceeded to leave.

Doku proceeded in telling them everything she'd learned that night in her dreams from the conversation between Scorpious and her.

"So the demon in you is like a totally separate person, hmm?" Deidara concluded.

"Pretty much." Doku answered. "Um Deidara would you like for some assistance in finding your arms? Seems like you are basically useless without them."

"You know I kind of like him this way, easier to make fun of." Hidan stated. Deidara shot Hidan a glare.

"I can still fight I'll have you know, hmm!"

"By lashing at the enemy with your long, girly hair?" Hidan shot back, holding his sides as he laughed. Deidara growled. Before they could lunge at each other Doku stepped in, pacing a hand on their chests to keep them separated.

"Guys, guys, come on now. Save the fighting for the Konoha and Suna nin." She spoke.

The two stepped away from each other, still fuming slightly. "Seriously, if we want to win this thing Deidara is going to need both of his arms. Who's going to come with me?"

"I am of course, hmm." Deidara spoke.

"Hidan?" Doku asked. "You don't have to come. I mean, if you need to do a ritual or something it's ok."

"Yeah, I've been slacking on my rituals lately…" Hidan mumbled. Doku leaned up to him and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "I'll be back, I promise." She whispered in his ears. Turning to Scorpious she asked, "Would you prefer to remain in your own body or would you like to come back into my mind?"

"…I'll stay out for now." He answered.

"Alright then, shall we Deidara?" He nodded in response. The trio walked out of the base and shot off into the direction in which the recent fight had occurred. A couple of hours later they finally reached the general area.

"I think I see something!" Doku exclaimed. Doku bolted away in some direction, closely followed by Scorpious and Deidara.

"Scorpious can you check in the tree limbs over there?" Doku asked. "I'm on it." He answered then ran up the side of a tree. Deidara remained on the ground scouring the area with Doku, searching under every rock and in every bush.

"Doku, I think I have something!" Scorpious shouted about half an hour later. Doku and Deidara bounded up to the tree tops where Scorpious stood on a branch, an arm in his hand.

"One in the hand is worth two in the bush." He spoke as he smirked.

"If only that were the case…" Deidara murmured, taking the arm into his hand.

Scorpious suddenly became alert as his head jerked towards one direction. "What's wrong?" Doku asked. "We need to hurry back to base now. I sense a group of Konoha ninja coming this way."

"We've probably been hanging around here a little too long and they sensed our chakra, hmm." Deidara spoke. "Why don't you two head back to base and I'll keep looking for Deidara's other arm." Scorpious suggested.

"Are you sure?" Doku asked worried.

"Don't worry I can mask my chakra much better than any ninja." Scorpious answered confidently.

"Alright, let's hurry back to the base then Deidara."

"Yes back to that hell hole, hmm." He spoke grimly.

The two began to pump chakra into their feet as they shot off towards the base. "What if I try talking to him, would that make you fell any better?" Doku suggested.

"It's his nature; he's a naturally born asshole, hmm." Deidara's comment caused Doku to begin chuckling. "That's the truth. But have you noticed he doesn't really curse as much as normal when I'm around, unless he's upset."

"Now that you mention it, hmm." They walked into the dark cave and were soon engulfed in darkness. A minute later it began to get lighter and the two emerged from total darkness into the living room. No one in sight.

Doku glanced up at the wall clock, it read '1:30'. "I guess we were gone longer than we thought. Everyone must be asleep." She spoke.

"Or knowing Hidan he's probably pacing your room worried as hell." Deidara smirked.

"Yeah. Goodnight Dei."

"Night Doku, hmm."

The two separated and went to their own rooms. Doku silently opened her bedroom door and crept in ever so quietly. Hidan was indeed pacing and did not seem to notice her walk in.

"Still awake I see Love." She spoke as she threw her arms around his neck.

"I've been waiting for you. What took you so long?" He asked wrapping his own arms around her waist kissing her deeply.