I do not own Naruto but I DO own the character Genmaru.
Chapter 5: New Friendship and Adaptations
The next day Kakuzu, Sasori and Hidan were riding down the street. They were supposed to be finding an apartment.
"Kakuzu," Sasori said. "You can't choose some cheap apartment."
Kakuzu groaned.
"Kakuzu! Remember Hidan's condition. You don't have to make it expensive but--"
"I know!"
"Someone's in a bad mood."
"Be quiet."
"He's upset about his money," Hidan said quietly once they reached a red light.
Sasori and Kakuzu turned to look at Hidan who was sitting in the back seat.
"Well," Kakuzu said. "You finally said something."
Hidan shrugged and then gasped.
"Green light!" he exclaimed.
Kakuzu accelerated pushing Sasori and Hidan back into their seats.
"Don't get us into an accident, Kakuzu!" Sasori yelled. "Just think about Hidan."
"Just shut up, Sasori," Kakuzu groaned.
They visited many apartments where, ironically enough, Kakuzu found out that the apartments were too high priced and the sellers were swindlers.
They were at their last place.
A nice apartment with a lot of trees. A few sakura and ume too. A nice courtyard and a sturdy building. I looked pretty much perfect but Kakuzu was never easy to please.
"This had better be a good one," Kakuzu complained as he got out the car. "This is the last eligible place. All the others in Tokyo, according to the Internet, are not good or super expensive. And by that I mean way past what I'd call expensive."
Hidan suddenly reeled but Kakuzu caught him.
"Be more careful, Hidan," Kakuzu scolded.
"I-I'm sorry," Hidan said. "I just feel kind of…I think I'm gonna--"
Suddenly, Hidan threw up on Kakuzu.
Kakuzu immediately pushed him away and Sasori rushed to catch him.
"Why you little--!" Kakuzu growled.
He raised his fist to hit Hidan but Sasori stood in front of him.
"Stop, Kakuzu!" he yelled. "He can't help it, remember? Morning nausea? He didn't know."
Kakuzu lowered his fist.
"What are you talking about?" Hidan asked.
"Well," Sasori started. "You see, when you get pregnant you…We'll tell you later, okay?"
Hidan nodded.
"Maybe you should stay here," Kakuzu suggested, taking off his soiled jacket.
"Okay," Hidan replied.
"Call us if there are any problems," Sasori said. "Your cell is on right?"
Hidan nodded.
With this Sasori and Kakuzu left.
Hidan sat on some nearby grass.
He still felt kind of nauseous. He groaned to himself. He was confused and unhappy.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of footsteps. They came closer and closer.
Hidan looked up.
There was someone coming.
He saw Hidan and tried to stop but tripped and fell, missing Hidan completely but hitting the grass hard.
"Ow," the guy moaned.
"Are you okay?" Hidan asked.
"Yeah," the guy said.
He turned to look at Hidan and that's when Hidan noticed how odd the guy looked.
He had white hair with different colored streaks in it. He had bluish-grey eyes and more than one earring in each ear. His nails were painted white and he wore goth clothing.
"Gomen," the guy apologized. "I wasn't paying attention."
"That's okay," Hidan replied.
He was feeling sick again.
"Hey, are you okay?" the guy asked.
"Kind of," Hidan replied.
"You don't look okay. You look kind of pale."
"Ugh…I want to throw up again."
"Huh? Do you really? Wait, again?"
Hidan put his hand over his mouth.
"Uh oh," the guy said. "Um, stay there and if you need to throw up…Just try not to throw up."
The guy left and Hidan just sat there waiting, not knowing what else to do.
"Here," a voice said.
Hidan looked up. It was the guy again.
It probably hadn't been but five minutes.
That was fast.
The boy was holding out a cup.
Hidan looked at it questioningly.
"It's not poison," the guy laughed. "It's just some lemon seltzer water. It should calm your stomach."
Hidan took it and drank some.
The guy set next to him.
"I've haven't seen you before," the guy said. "Did you just move in?"
"I don't know yet," Hidan replied.
"Huh?"
"Rather my friends and I are looking at moving in."
"Oh. I'm Genmaru by the way. I'm 26 years old and most people either address me as goth or eccentric."
"I'm Hidan."
Genmaru smiled.
"Hidan-kun."
Hidan was surprised by this sudden familiarity Genmaru was expressing but he smiled back.
"I hope I see you around, Hidan-kun," Genmaru said turning to leave. "Bye."
"Um, yeah, see you," Hidan said.
"Hidan," a voice called.
Hidan turned.
It was Sasori and Kakuzu.
"Who was that?" Kakuzu asked.
"A guy who lives around here," Hidan replied.
"So I figure he gave you the drink."
"Yeah. His name's Genmaru."
"Well, how amusing. You made a new friend."
"Shut up, Kakuzu-tenee."
Kakuzu smiled.
After all, it was the first time Hidan had insulted him in at least a week.
"So how was it?" Hidan asked as they got into the car.
"It was perfect," Sasori replied. "If Kakuzu can get over the price."
"Too high," Kakuzu grumbled as they pulled off.
"It was only five dollars over our goal."
"Shut up."
Sasori rolled his eyes and Hidan just smiled.
A/N: Ume are plum blossoms and sakura are cherry blossoms.
Oh, and, how do you upload pics? If anyone knows, please PM me.