After the twins were fed, the immortal duo returned them to their room. Hidan yawned, pulling the covers over Moku as Kakuzu blew out the candles. They too returned to their room, cleaning off for a brief moment before curling up in bed together. When they woke up next, it was because someone had knocked on their door. Hidan's eye twitched and he got out of bed, kicking Kakuzu in the process. He threw on the elder's cloak and opened their bedroom door.
"What the fuck do you want, Itachi?" Hidan grumbled.
"Rough night?" The raven smirked, leaning on a wall.
"Who is it, Hidan?" Kakuzu yawned, sitting up in bed.
"Just Itachi."
"Phox wanted to know if you would be willing to leave your twins for a quick sacrifice."
"Fuck yeah. See ya later, Kuzu."
Itachi was caught off guard by the zealot's eager behavior. He still felt uneasy leaving his daughter with Kisame for even a moment. Hidan marched down to his twins' door and checked on them. Oddly enough, they were still sleeping soundly. He reunited with Itachi at the exit, grabbing his scythe on the way. By the time they had reached the forest, Kakuzu had been called to the nursery by his daughter's cries.
"What's wrong, Shikari?" He sighed, scooping her up in his arms.
He had spoken aloud despite the fact the baby could not respond. She was still crying as well. He sighed, looking over to Moku. He was watching intently. The way the child looked at him sent a chill down his spine; it was as though he could understand everything.
"What should I do?" He asked, approaching the wooden crib.
The child held up its little arms, wriggling around. Kakuzu rolled his eyes and scooped him up too. He sat down with them on the couch in the living room, one resting on each leg. When he started to bounce one of his legs, Shikari stopped crying.
"Hm... what else do you two brats like...?"
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Hidan returned hours after a few successful sacrifices to a silent home. The quiet unnerved him though he could not place why. He suspected it was because his babies were not crying. He considered they would be sleeping yet his feet took him to the nursery. Kakuzu was changing Moku's diaper while his threads bound Shikari to his back as though she was one of his hearts.
"You look like you enjoyed your day..." Hidan murmured, wrapping his arms around his partner's waist; his head next to Shikari whom started to play with his hair.
"It wasn't so bad..." He shrugged, lifting Moku up as he finished.
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Five months passed and the immortal duo focused on raising their twins together. At some point, Hidan needed to take Kakuzu out for a sacrifice of his own now that he converted. While he was showing the elder the ropes, the rest of their Akatsuki friends watched the twins. Afterwords, they duo took turns going out for a sacrifice. Their life in the bedroom was not as great as before the pregnancy but better and more frequent than during those eight months.
At the beginning of the sixth month, Kakuzu finally found time to return to his paper work. His family resting on the bed behind him. He caught all the finances up with current times and groaned. They were running low on money. He glanced behind them, watching Hidan alternate the bottle of milk between their kids. They had not spent much money—really just for groceries—but when totaled with the rest of the Akatsuki's expenses with so many work-free months...
"Hidan." Hidan looked up while the twins looked around, searching for the source of their father's voice, "We need to get back to work. If we don't we'll get behind."
"Tch. I still don't understand what our organization does with all the fucking money we get."
"It goes to the village, you moron." Kakuzu sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, "So I'll keep you home with the kids for bounty hunts and I'll stay for anything below that. Kisame and Sasori might have to get back to work as well..." Kakuzu started drumming his fingers on the desk as he planned, "Deidara and Itachi can't go on missions..."
"Why the fuck not?" Hidan scoffed.
"Deidara is close to giving birth and Itachi is too protective of his daughter." He explained.
"Tch. What about me? You think I don't want to protect our babies?" Hidan growled, "He only has one. We have two little pricks."
"Hidan..." He sighed, shaking his head to clear the aggravation surfacing, "We both know you aren't as protective of our kids as Itachi is of his toddler."
"That's another thing. That bitch is almost two years old now." He huffed, "It's twenty-one months old. Moku and Shikari are almost five months."
"Hidan. Please stop bitching already. You're pissing me off."
"Fuck you."
Kakuzu stood up then, glaring down at Hidan. His partner glared back, his expression more cocky. He was challenging him. Kakuzu accepted the challenge, threads slipping out of his skin, crawling towards Hidan. When Shikari started to cry, the Jashinist came to his senses, blocking his temperamental partner's attack with his own body. His blood dripped onto the twins whom huddled together, only one crying.
"Hidan, take them to bed before I lose my temper further." Kakuzu growled, withdrawing his threads.
He obeyed, pulling them into his arms and hurrying to the nursery. He placed them both in their cribs which had been pushed together. He made sure they were face up before rushing back to his bedroom. The moment he entered, Kakuzu dragged him towards him with the intent to kill. Hidan fought back, nipping and slashing at the strings that had forced him against the wall.
"Fuck... that hurts..." Hidan grinned maniacally, "But you're holding back."
"I don't want to bloody our room with funds so low." Kakuzu drawled, starting to pull him back out of the room.
"Ack! W-Where are you taking me now, bastard?"
"Torture chamber." He smirked, throwing him into said 'chamber'.
Hidan was freed from his binds but only for a moment. Kakuzu locked the door behind them and headed straight for the chains. He fastened Hidan on the wall and smirked sadistically.
"Now you stay here until I think you've had enough." Kakuzu whispered in his ear, purposefully seducing his partner.
"No. No. No! Not this shit again!" Hidan cried as his erection grew, "You're a cold-hearted bastard!" He whined as his lover left him alone, heading for a bed to watch Hidan's torture. He made sure to cover the spikes protruding from the mattress before laying on it.
"Don't worry. I might fix it..." He yawned, closing his eyes, "After a long nap..."
"Motherfucking heathenish miser!"
After awhile, Hidan's whimpering quieted and Kakuzu opened an eye. He saw his head bowed in defeat and stood to release him. His head rose as he heard his sadistic partner approach and murmured a beg for release. Kakuzu smirked, spreading his husband's legs with his knee. He started to nip Hidan's neck as he rubbed his crotch. He struggled against his restraints as his climax neared, trying to lift his legs so they would wrap around Kakuzu and keep him in place. He pulled his face away from Hidan's as he made their groins touch. The contact sent a jolt through Hidan and he reclaimed those lips, biting every now and then to get a taste of blood.
"A-Almost... Kuzu~." Hidan panted, bucking his hips. "Shit."
Their breaths quickened and Kakuzu used his arms to pull Hidan closer. The zealot moaned his loudest, his pants becoming stained first. Shortly after, Kakuzu followed.
"Damn... now we'll need to buy new clothes for ourselves..."
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Hidan woke up besides Kakuzu, confused about his surroundings. The bed was not their large fluffy one in their room. He sat up and saw the numerous torture devices. He was still covered in blood, sweat, and come from all their fun. He sighed in bliss, recalling that fun. They had not had such a night since...
"Shit."
Hidan leaped out of bed, startling Kakuzu. Before the old banker could question or stop him, he had disappeared upstairs. When he had swiped the key from Kakuzu, the elder knew not. He stumbled after him, into the nursery. Shikari had woken up the moment her parents entered and was already back to crying her eyes out. Hidan hurried over and held her close to his bloodied chest. He bounced her in his arms, whispering soothing words to her.
Kakuzu followed his example, picking up a groggy and slightly bloodied Moku. He wondered why both the twins were stained but then recalled last night. He had lost his temper... He stopped bouncing Moku, his heart twisting. He knew having kids would be a bad idea. If Hidan were not immortal, Kakuzu would have killed him long before now...
"You okay, Kuzu?" Hidan had noticed his partner's unease.
"Last night..." He frowned.
"Don't worry about it." Hidan scoffed, "No big deal. I saw it coming." He shrugged.
"I could have killed them..."
"Kakuzu-"
"I need to-"
"Kakuzu!" Hidan snapped, making Shikari start crying again, "Shit..."
"Let me take her..." Kakuzu sighed, passing Moku to his husband with his threads whilst being passed Shikari. "They need a bath."
"We need one too." He huffed, shaking his head to get his slightly bloodied hair out of his face, "Fucking gross."
They headed for the bathroom and Kakuzu left Hidan to hold both twins while he drew the water. Shikari was still crying and Hidan attempted to quiet her, shushing and patting her as best he could with only the one arm holding her. Moku turned his head to watch his father test the water. He deemed the bath a fair temperature and pulled off his shirt before taking one of his kids and placing them in the tub. Shikari joined Moku and Hidan began to wash off the blood.
By the time the bath was over, both parents had been fairly soaked as well. They wrapped the babies in towels and went to put them in their cribs before taking their own baths. When missions resume, both would be having trouble...
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"Kara Ana, this is your end."
"I don't understand!"
Kakuzu was on a mission, hunting down a woman worth quite a bit of money. He had managed to corner her in her own house. She was fairly large, no doubt pregnant, which made Kakuzu feel a bit odd. Behind her was a small child, cowering.
"You are worth lots of money." Kakuzu explained, stepping forward.
"Y-You can't kill me! I have a child to care for." She pleaded.
"You should have thought about that before you became a wanted shinobi."
His threads made their way towards her. He did not relish her death, nor her child's. He buried the child, considering sending a prayer to Jashin but that was more his partner's thing. He dropped the body at the exchange point in the fire country, sighing once he was re-insured the woman was indeed pregnant. He was given extra for that and hurried home.
He arrived to find Hidan throwing a tantrum. He wondered why then noticed Shikari trying to eat his pendant. Kakuzu rolled his eyes, took her from him, pulled out the necklace, and then set her back in her brother's crib. They soon started to fight over the blanket and he took that time to pull Hidan outside the nursery.
"Fucking brats. I'm sorry, Jashin-sama, they didn't mean to disgrace you."
"You've got to be fucking kidding me, Hidan." He groaned, "They're your kids. They're five months old and don't know any better. We just need to get them a pacifier or something."
"'Fuck's gotten into you?" Hidan noticed Kakuzu's weary tone.
"Nothing. I'm going to the store with Kisame. Stay, behave, and try not to permanently scar our kids."
"Fine, bastard! Don't tell me anything. Go fuck behind my back with fish-boy. I don't give a fuck!" Hidan shouted as he left.
–
"Sounds like Hidan's pregnant again." Kisame joked after Kakuzu had told him of Hidan's behavior.
"You better hope for your weasel's sake you're joking." Kakuzu groaned, downing his alcohol.
"Oi, don't involve Itachi." Kisame whined.
After Kakuzu and Kisame had met up and gone shopping for their children, they decided to stop by a bar for a drink. Kisame was given until six to return home and it was only an hour before.
"Ha-chan has been running around lately. I think she's bored." Kisame murmured, changing conversation away from their partners.
"Shikari and Moku don't do much yet." Kakuzu shrugged, earning a queer laugh from Kisame.
"You have two kids. Boy do I feel sorry for you."
"I'm sure we'll manage. If not I can tie them up."
"That's just cruel."
–
The following month left Hidan home alone, again, with both twins. He lounged on the couch in boredom, watching Moku crawl over to a toy his sister had abandoned. She was sitting up at her dad's feet, wanting to be held. Hidan ignored her, reading the scriptures of Jashin. She soon gave up, waving to her brother. He smiled and threw the toy down.
"So... fucking... bored."
Hidan's boredom did not last for Itachi came to visit. Hametsuki walked behind him, chewing on a rubber bone. She abandoned it when she saw the little infants playing and grinned, revealing a few pointy baby teeth.
"Can I play with them, daddy?"
"No. They're too young. Read your book while I talk with Hidan." He instructed her, sitting next to Hidan while she went to the arm chair.
"Dada." Shikari had returned to Hidan's feet, demanding to be held.
"What? No 'mama'?" Itachi smirked.
"Hell no. I'm going to kill Deidara for teaching her that too." Hidan seethed, rearranging Shikari on his lap so he could still read his scriptures.
"... Has Moku tried to talk yet?" Itachi asked quietly.
"No." He sighed, glancing at his son whom was now resting at his feet with his plush toy. "Kabuto says he probably won't ever talk." Moku's bright pink eyes turned to watch them, his toy forgotten momentarily.
"I am sorry."
"Why the fuck should you be sorry?" Hidan snapped, "Moku is fine. Kakuzu said silence will make him an excellent shinobi."
"Unlike you?" Itachi snickered.
"Oh fuck you, Uchiha." Hidan was silent for a moment. "Have you gone to see Deidara recently? The bastard stopped coming by."
"Yeah. He's due next month. I believe they will also be having twins." He sounded a tad jealous.
"Damn... Next time I think I'll do it your way." Hidan joked, causing Itachi to raise a brow. "Not that I want a next time..." He coughed, pretending to find interest in his daughter's soft head of silver hair. "Is there any reason you stopped by, bitch?"
"Yes... Phox has scheduled a meeting just before the twins' birthday."
"Tch. Bitch." Hidan mumbled.
"Ikeike. (Bitch.)" Shikari's babble startled the two ukes.
"I... did not teach her that." Hidan's face heated in guilt under the look Itachi gave him.
"Well, I better go. Kisame will be back soon. Come, Hametsuki."
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Okay. This was mainly a filler to show time passing. If there is anything you'd like to see Kakuzu and/or Hidan put through, say it in your review. I just might include it. It will help clear my writer's block.
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Warning: I am just writing what comes to mind from this point on.
Also: Moku at age 12 is uploaded on my deviantart account if you want spoilers.