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Chapter 102
Note: Even immortals die… somehow.
~Laura's POV
Things seem to get crazier as we dart through the town where almost everything seems to be in runes.
I rub my eyes once more to rid them of the tears for Neji before shivering as a sharp cold breeze goes around me, funny how it's the summer and it gets cold chills. I can't help but glance round at the town which is broken but no longer burning.
"We should get some supplies while we're here," Kahlan says before taking a right towards the shopping district which has no life at all in it, normally it's so packed and crowded that Kahlan and I need to hold hands so we don't get separated.
Deidara seems to agree as he lowers his bird onto the ground before letting Hidan down who is grumbling bad words to himself. "Yeah, we are pretty low on supplies, yeah. Hidan watch the store in hiding as we get supplies, yeah," he says before pointing to an alleyway where his bird flies off to as Kahlan jumps through a shops broken window and walks through some of the rows of food, the food doesn't seem to be stolen but there are some shards of glass everywhere. Hidan seems to grumble an insult to Deidara before nodding and walking off somewhere to hide probably.
"Dei~dara~" I sing before once again jumping onto his back and use his shoulder as a somewhat hard pillow, "Give me a piggyback pretty please with… pocky and… cake and… umm… chocolate on top," I say while hugging him round his neck so he cannot put me down so easily.
"Fine, un. But I'll need to carry the supplies when we're done, yeah." He says as I nod my head softly and cling onto him as he jumps through the broken shop window and follows after Kahlan who is using one of the shopping trolleys which seems to be all tipped over all over the store. Everything seems to be fine in the store apart from the broken glass, no ceiling falling down, no walls collapsing in, and no bodies so I guess this store has the best luck in this war.
I watch from Deidara's back as Kahlan starts putting all of the normal stuff into the trolley like meat, fruit and veggies but mostly stuff that will last really long. I think for a moment before asking, "Hey Deidara, do you have a scroll to put this in?" I ask as he starts walking for a moment before nodding his head, Deidara can be very forgetful at times.
He lets go of one of my legs to pull his hand under his long cloak and pull out a red scroll with black lining, "here, yeah," he says to me as I hold it with one hand as he stats carrying me again while following after Kahlan.
"Kahlan~ we got a scroll for our stuff," I call to her as she looks back to us before nodding her head and continues putting stuff into the trolley after she checks the best before date on it, normally there is no way we can buy these stuff because they cost a lot but since it's a war, price doesn't matter at all. Seeing as no one is going to collect the money nor is money being used right now.
I yawn a little while leaning my head slightly to the right to lean against Deidara's cheek, slowly closing my eyes while doing so.
"You can't sleep yet, yeah," Deidara says while picking me up a little more in his back his causes me to wake up a little more. "You can sleep back at home, un," he says as I once again rest my head against his causing him to sigh heavily, probably from me ignoring him telling me I cannot sleep, I will sleep when I want to sleep.
I watch Kahlan put food into the trolley with half open eyes before she picks up many boxes of sweets which I cannot tell what they are from here.
"Laura, look what I found," she calls as I open my eyes fully to see what Kahlan has found.
"Oh my lord, pocky," I cheer while letting go of Deidara's neck from the hug and reach my hands out for the pocky which causes her to chuckle and hand me two boxes before putting the rest of the pocky into the trolley, I think we have about forty boxes of pocky now. My favourites are the white chocolate and strawberry pocky though the normal chocolate pocky is quite good as well.
Carefully with one hand, I put one box in my hoodie pocket before opening the other box and putting a normal chocolate pocky into my box, chewing it happily as the distant chocolate taste returns to me.
I pick out another pocky stick before nudging Deidara with it, humming to him to try it as I chew my pocky. It takes a while before Deidara gives in to the chocolate heaven but yes… he does eat the pocky stick.
I continue to nibble on my pocky slowly as Kahlan gathers the rest of the supplies and food before returning to Deidara and I with a full trolley of stuff.
"Can you fit all of this in that scroll?"
"No… I can fit most of it though, yeah," Deidara says while spreading the scroll out before putting quite a bit of stuff on top of the marking, "to put stuff in it you simply push chakra over the items like this, yeah," Deidara says while waving his hands over the stuff and I catch onto the layer of chakra appearing on the items before they go into the scroll. "And to get them back, put your hand on the markings before pushing chakra into it, hmm," he says before rolling the scroll up as Kahlan nods before putting the left over stuff into a plastic bag which is only a few things like toothpaste and tissues and all that.
"Let's get going," Kahlan says before walking in the direction of the window with her bag in hand as I cling onto Deidara who starts walking, carrying me while doing so.
"Die bastard!" Hidan yells while swinging his scythe just as Deidara and I get to the window, Kahlan is watching a fight going on and I notice something, Kakashi is fighting Hidan alone… Kakashi that is a VERY bad idea to do… then again… he probably went in one direction like one person per place like widening the range.
"Hidan can handle this, yeah," Deidara says as I watch Hidan swing his scythe at Kakashi who dodges again and again and again. This game of cat and mouse seems to last for hours but it really lasts minutes till Kakashi is stabbed in the chest by Hidan scythe.
"Kakashi-sensei!" I yell out while trying to get down off of Deidara who only seems to hold me against his back, stopping me from getting down.
Kahlan seems to be frozen in the spot as Kakashi somehow pushes the scythe out of himself as Hidan laughs in an evil way, doing his scary grin.
"Now I'll fucking sacrifice your ass to Jashin-sama," Hidan says as he makes his religious symbol.
My eyes start to water as he says that and watch as Kahlan rushes forwards to stop this but Deidara grabs her wrist, stopping her.
"Kamui," Kakashi yells as I watch pull up his headband and his Sharingan appears. I think for a moment then look to Hidan as the air around him starts to shift about. By my surprise, Hidan yells in pain as his body is sucked into that space area thingy before Kakashi collapse to the floor, panting before looking to Kahlan and I as I feel tears filling up in my ears. "Girls… be sure to live… long lives together…" he says as I watch his eyes shade over for a second before closing, seconds later his body turns into steam and smoke.
"Hidan… he died, yeah?" Deidara asks while blinking his eyes a few times, not very effected by the death of Hidan.
"Ahuh," I hum with a nod before leaning my face into his face before cuddling up there, wrapping my arms round his neck while doing so. Both Kakashi and Hidan are gone… dead… no more… I don't want any more deaths.
I slowly grip my hands onto Deidara's cloak while moving my head up a little, "Deidawa," I murmur into his cloak as I feel him move, probably to glance to me, "promise you won't die and leave… me…" I murmur into his cloak while gripping my hands a little more, my body trembling at the thought of losing anyone else… but mostly Kahlan, Konan, Hinata, Naruto and Deidara. I don't want them to leave the most.
After a long pause, I feel a hand slowly ruffle my head which makes me shake with the thought of my sensei; he always ruffled my hair while calling me a small nickname.
"I won't, un," he says as he ruffles my hair for another second before I pull my face out of his neck, tears staining my eyes as I do that.
I look to Deidara who blinks as I stare at him before he grins a content grin.
I rub my eyes a little before smiling back; I look to Kahlan as smiles back a little before I look to the spot where Kakashi and Hidan were… bye guys… I'm glad I at least got to know you guys… even if it was… just a little bit.
"Let's go back home now, we have to report Hidan's… death… to Leader," Kahlan says before walking the quick way home which Deidara follows after, I lean my cheek against him while looking down to the floor, everyone seems to be dying quicker and quicker now… Neji… sensei… Mei… Kankuro… Sakura… Ino… Iruka…Lee… Timothy… and now Kakashi and Hidan… why must everyone start dying so soon now… it isn't fair.
I lean against Deidara more while gripping onto his cloak, scared he'd disappear if I let go. No doubt he'd go anyway, they want to return to their world… and I'll never see them again… I'm not trying to be mean or heartless or anything… but I don't want them to leave, they are almost… no… they are family. A very weird and messed up family.
I close my eyes slowly to rest them for a couple of seconds, thinking of everything before this war.
"We're almost there, yeah," I hear Deidara whisper in my ear as I blink my eyes a few times before pulling my face out of his neck, I rub my eyes a little before wiping a little trail of saliva off of my chin, I must have fallen asleep or something… yeah… I'm going with sleep since I cannot think of a 'something'.
"I'm awake," I murmur before rubbing my eyes a little more as sleep has gathered in them again. I hear a small chuckle before I hear a door being opened.
"We're back!" Kahlan yells into the house as Deidara carries me inside before closing the door behind him.
Just as Deidara is about to let me down, I cling onto him, my body starts to tremble as my hands grip onto his cloak tightly, please don't go… please.
"I'm not going anywhere, yeah," he says as I open my eyes a little to see him smiling softly as he slowly lowers me onto the floor, my hands still gripped onto his cloak. He reaches up to my hands before gripping them softly, I slowly let go of his cloak but entwine his hands with mine which seems to REALLY shock him. How is it shocking? I hold hands with Hinata, Kahlan, Konan and Naruto a lot.
"Promise?" I question while looking up to him with the best puppy eyes I can muster with the still unshed tears in my eyes.
Deidara seems to hide his face in his cloak before nodding, murmuring something with a 'un' softly.
I smile happily at his response before pulling him easily after Kahlan who seems to have walked into the living room.
"Leader, we have brought some supplies and… news,"
"What news,"
"Hidan… is well…"
"Hidan is dead," Zetsu intrudes as I see him in the corner of the room, completely out of the ground. I look to Pein who stands up in his chair while glaring at Zetsu who seems to feel it but isn't showing a reaction to it.
"How is that possible," Leader questions with a slight yell in his voice before sitting down in his seat, glaring at the wall instead of Zetsu.
"Kakashi Hatake, used a Sharingan based jutsu which transported Hidan somewhere not in this world," Zetsu says as I blink a few times before squeezing both of Deidara's hands, it's true, Kakashi's jutsu does send them to a different world but I don't know where or anything like that.
"I see," Pein says in thought before shaking his head softly, looking up to the remaining members of the Akatsuki, "Hidan's death is a great loss to our organization as well as Kisame, please try to mourn them in salience, Kakuzu, you know many water release Jutsus, Laura will be your student and teammate for Hidan's replacement, this is a strict order," Pein says while walking over to Kakuzu, glaring a glare that would match a Uchiha's, "Do. Not. Kill. Her." He spaces out before walking off into the kitchen and soon returning at the door to say something, "Tomorrow, Laura, Kahlan, Deidara, Kakuzu, Konan, you five will guard our base while the rest of us will attack the north beach, our information says that the Konoha ninjas injured are sent there," Pein says finally before walking into the kitchen, leaving the room in silences.
"Sure is different without Hidan's yelling," Sasori states before looking back down to his book. Some of the members agree with Sasori with a nod as Kahlan walks pass everyone and into the kitchen.
"Laura, can you help me unpack the supplies," she asks as I nod my head while putting a small smile on. I step forwards to go help but stop when I remember I'm still holding Deidara's hand. I slowly look up at Deidara with a small pout since I don't want to leave him but I really want to help Kahlan with the supplies.
Deidara blinks twice before chuckling and walking pass me, pulling me with him and into the kitchen, not letting go of my hand as we walk.
I feel my cheeks heating up quickly as we walk which means I'm blushing, I smile at the feeling and give his hand a small squeeze which surprisingly is returned. I really hope that no one else dies… I mostly hope that Konan, Hinata, Naruto, Kahlan and Deidara don't die… mostly Deidara and Kahlan though… they are epic people… please lord whoever you are or whoever is listening to me… please don't let them die… I beg of you.
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We needed a way to get rid of Hidan and this was the idea we came with. Laura and Deidara are getting closer, it's so cute.
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