"I'm gonna see if Hidan is still alive, un." Deidara informed Sasori whom was busy working on Hiruko.
"Odd that Kakuzu hasn't left the room since last night." Sasori muttered.
"How is it odd, Danna?"
"I could have sworn they hated each other but after what Kisame told me..." Sasori trailed, scrubbing a spot from his puppet.
"What did Kisame-danna say, un?" Deidara asked, hand on the doorknob.
He went tense at the knowledge Sasori spoke with Kisame. After all, only the shark and possibly his partner know about his crush on the puppet master.
"He said, and I quote, 'You're lucky you don't live here. I never knew Hidan could scream that loud...'"
"Ew! Mental images, un!"
"Yeah. Now we have four gay shinobi in the organization." Sasori sighed.
"Five, un..." Deidara said more to himself, opening the door.
Sasori overheard though and turned to question him. However Deidara was already gone. He hoped that shark hadn't told Deidara about him liking the brat. Sasori was bi after all. He shook his head then returned to his work. No, he had mentioned a fifth gay male, not a bi male. Perhaps he was referring to Leader or Zetsu.
Deidara hurried to the immortals' quarters and simply barged in. Quietly though, of course. Nobody wanted to try waking Hidan or Kakuzu. He looked to the bed first and was shocked to find Kakuzu laying with his back to the door. Cautiously the bomber approached for a better look, wondering where Hidan was. When he arrived he noticed a patch of white just under the covers, close to Kakuzu's chest. Deidara blinked to rid any sign of surprise before rushing back to his and Sasori's quarters.
"Sasori-danna, un! You gotta come see this!" He hissed, snatching the redhead's elbow.
Sasori protested a bit before Deidara pressed a hand mouth to his mouth. Deidara seemed to have forgotten his extra mouths though because he showed no notice that it was currently 'tonguing' his crush. Sasori flushed from this action and kissed back on instinct. He stopped when Deidara brought him to Kakuzu, pulling his hand away.
"Shh, un. Look." He whispered, pointing to the white mess of hair.
"Is that thing Hidan?"
Sasori didn't wait for a response before yanking the covers back. Their eyes widened; Kakuzu was indeed holding Hidan (still a child) close to his chest. Hidan in turn was nuzzling into the torso, innocent smile on face. Kakuzu growled when he began to feel the temperature change from the blanket's removal. He pulled Hidan closer in attempt to steal extra body heat. The artists exchanged a smirk.
"Wake up, Faggots!" Sasori mocked; Hidan called them faggots first so it was only fair.
Kakuzu shot up and glared at the pair. Hidan woke after Kakuzu had released him.
"We're only as gay as you fuckers." He yawned.
"Exactl– hey! We aren't gay, un!" Deidara pouted.
"And I believe in Jashin." Kakuzu grumbled, rolling his eyes.
"Who the fuck is Jashin, Kuzu?" Hidan questioned innocently.
Kakuzu nearly had a heart attack while the artists could only stare at the child with dropped jaws. Once Kakuzu was sure his hearts were fine, he too joined in staring at Hidan in disbelief. His partner squirmed, unnerved by the attention.
"Seriously, dumb-asses; who is Jashin?"
"Only your almighty deity that you worship daily to the point it pisses Kakuzu off." Sasori answered.
"He's the reason for your immortality and you stab yourself please him, un." Deidara added.
"Why does my worshiping this 'Jashin' piss Kakuzu off, Sasori-danna?" Hidan blinked.
"Hidan... if you ever address Sasori as 'danna' again, I'll rip your heart out... literally." Kakuzu growled, yet directed his glare at Deidara for no doubt brainwashing his partner.
"As you can see, he gets jealous easily, un." Deidara replied smugly.
If it wasn't for Sasori, Deidara would be dead. Hidan jumped when threads shot out for the blonde before he was pulled into Sasori's arms. It was awhile before anyone realized they weren't alone. Kakuzu's panicked eyes met Hidan's curious ones. Deidara pulled away from Sasori sharing a blush before darting out the door. Once Sasori had followed after, Kakuzu slowly retracted his arm, avoiding the child's eyes.
"That's so cool!" He grinned, grabbing the miser's arm and pulling up the sleeve before the other could protest.
Kakuzu watched with baited breath while Hidan's fingers explored his arm. He seemed fascinated by the stitches, tugging on one with a grin. He held up the arm and poked the black bands, wondering what they were. Kakuzu's hand... was so much larger than his own. He frowned then gave back the man's arm.
"What's wrong?" Kakuzu asked; he was enjoying Hidan's caresses.
"Kuzu, do you have more of those things?"
"... If I do?" They acted wary of one another, unsure of what should happen next, "And don't call me that..."
"Can I see them?"
"No. Maybe some other time. We have a mission and I'll be damned if I let you off the hook just because you're a kid now. We've wasted enough time as it is and time is money." Kakuzu sighed, getting out of bed, "Now get ready, I'll fetch the other two."
Kakuzu found their room and raised his hand to knock. He stopped when he overheard their conversation. Just because he was old did not mean he was hard of hearing as well.
"Dei-chan." Sasori's voice was soft as though purring.
"Mn, Danna..." Deidara sounded breathless.
'Great... hopefully I don't get blown up for interrupting.' Kakuzu thought, knocking on the door.
"Fuck off, un!"
"Shh, brat. Come on in, Kakuzu."
Sasori was standing by the bed which was occupied by a flustered Deidara. Kakuzu was relieved the blonde and redhead were still clothed. This would make for good blackmail though...
"You mentioned we had a mission?" Kakuzu coughed.
"Yeah; we'll be infiltrating a possible base of Orochimaru's." Sasori answered, going over to Hiruko.
"Good thing too, maybe there's something to cure Hidan, un." Deidara mentioned, strapping on his clay pouches.
"Who's to say Hidan needs curing?" Kakuzu hadn't meant to speak aloud but the others nearly dropped what they were doing when they heard.
"Don't tell me you like Hidan as is..."
"You really are a pedophile, un."
"Wha? No I'm not! I'm just saying... he's not... as annoying as before." Kakuzu struggled to explain.
"Uh-huh... sure..." Sasori and Deidara exchanged a sly look once Kakuzu had retreated for the lobby of the inn.
