The date with Deidara hadn't actually been bad. We ate dinner together and walked around, got sundaes...well, we actually wound up wearing the sundaes because Deidara thought it would be hilarious to start an ice cream war with me. I couldn't tell you who won the war, just that we were both covered in ice cream and fudge and sprinkles.

At one point we were walking in the woods, and Deidara lead me to a clearing where he pulled out his clay and proceeded to blow in up in the sky. I had to admit, it was pretty cool, and I told him as much. But his response was that it was true art, of course its cool. He even pulled out colored clay, and the explosions were blue, green, orange, red, pink, every color in the spectrum. It was awesome.

We got in pretty late, and I gave him a very sticky hug and a kiss on the cheek, followed with a whispered thank you, before walking into my room. I showered quickly, and, went to tell Hidan what had happened and to not actually kill him.

I wasn't worried about Hidan being asleep or not, he had sleeping habits like mine, which is to say, he got anywhere between one hour and four hours a night. Often we barged in on each other in the middle of the night for whatever reason, it wasn't unusual. It had actually been the start of our companionship.

(a/n: this next part is a flashback.)

I had snuck down into the living room in the middle of the night, and settled down with my blanket to watch Ghost Adventures. I didn't like watching this show alone, because thinking of ghosts made me feel uncomfortable. However, I did have an imaginary romance with Zak, so I had to watch the show.

I was about ten minutes into it when I felt someone plop onto the spot the next to me. I turned my head to see the silver-haired man, Hidan, sitting next to me.

"Couldn't sleep?" I asked, once a commercial came on. Hidan shook his head, his usually slicked back hair was ruffled from tossing around on the bed, I would assume.

"I don't sleep much at night." He commented, looking at me. "What about you?"

I blinked owlishly at him. "I don't sleep much either."

(End flashback)

We watched the show together every Thursday. It made me feel better, knowing I didn't have to watch it I would never admit that to Hidan.

I knocked once on the door before opening it right after like I usually do. "Hidan, I have to tell y-"

Hidan was naked, as in, naked naked. And on top of him sat a raven haired girl. as she tossed her long locks aside I could see her face, and the blue eyes that mirrored my own.

Yoshi.

Ew. Ew. EWWW. my mind screeched to me as I slammed the door closed and rushed into my room to pretend I never, ever saw Hidan fucking my cousin.

I mean, ew. My virgin eyes.

I wasn't upset about him having sex with her, but I was upset that I had walked in on it. Its one thing if it was told to you, but another thing to see it.

Not that Hidan ever told me, he, remarkably, keeps the majority of his personal life quiet. I never asked because I didn't really want to know. But there is no way Hidan didn't know that me and her were related. Only one family in all of the Rain Country has those striking blue orbs.

I laid in bed, and when a knock came at the door a while later, I said come in,

Yoshi walked in, clad in a beautiful blue and orange kimono, she was the true definition of her name.

I hugged her as tightly as I could, and we sat on my bed.

"Yoshi...I thought you were dead."

Yoshi shook her head, sending ripples through her long, glossy raven locks. "No. I just don't go into town anymore. I don't need to."

I wrapped my arms around my knees and put my head on them. "So, where's your room? I never see you around the base."

"Oh." The gorgeous girl waved her hand in dismissal. "I have a small cottage type thing in the woods. Normally Hidan comes to see me, but sometimes I go and see him."

I nodded, "Ok. So are you and Hidan dating?"

Yoshi smiled brillantly at me. "Yeah. I've been gone for two and half years. Me and him have been together for about...a year." She said thoughtfully.

In truth, that made me glad. Yoshi was never the girl who threw her body at any passing man, and she had particular requirements for any man she would have slept with. It was nice to see her morals still very well in place.

I was also happy for Hidan. He'd become a good friend to me, and I was glad to see that he found someone who obviously was as proud to date him as Yoshi was. As proud to love him as Yoshi was.

"What about you? Seeing anyone?"

I laughed and shook my head. "No. Perpetually single. Me and Deidara went out a date tonight though."

Yoshi grinned. "And how was that?" I asked, and wriggled her eyesbrows. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Its was pretty nice actually. We had a huge ice cream fight."

Yoshi snorted a laugh, snorting was one thing only I could get her to do. "Ice cream fights would be something you'd put under the good date category."

I pretended to be insulted, and we talked long into the morning. I was glad that my cousin was alive and well, and, better yet, here with me.