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Into the drama we go! XD This is my part 2 of the Itachi and Hidan arc thing... but not really. I just didn't want to write out an entire chapter to them because I have other important things to shove in this chapter.
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Tayuya laughed heartily as she climbed up into the attic of the hotel, meeting up with her partner, Sakon, who was cleaning the barrel of his gun. They both knew someone would think to look for them there eventually, but they weren't in a hurry to get back to Orochimaru too soon. Rubbing sweat from her forehead, the red-head smirked.
"Ya think he's dead?"
Sakon 'hmph'ed and put away his gun, pushing himself away from the beam he was leaning against.
"I shot him five times, what do you think? I aimed for his heart, so he should be dead within the next few minutes if he isn't already," he chuckled, checking the time on his cell phone. It was 11:34 a.m. "Hn, we should be heading out soon. Kabuto's meeting us out in the woods."
Tayuya snorted.
"Orochimaru better give us a nice reward for killin' that fuckin' Uchiha. I almost lost my cool when I saw that the entire Akatsuki was there," she growled. "He didn't tell us a fuckin' weddin' was goin' on!"
"Yes," Sakon brushed himself off. "I almost felt bad for shooting him on his wedding day. It's a shame."
Tayuya laughed and put away her own gun, walking to where they snuck in at. Looking outside, she saw members of the yakuza running around in search of them. It'd been fairly easy to get by them, since they weren't really professionals, and she was hoping the Akatsuki would think they had betrayed them.
Turning to call for Sakon, her eyes widened and she yanked her gun out.
"Sakon, behind you!" she yelled and fired at the intruder that was shifting in the shadows of the attic. She could hear heavy footsteps, but she couldn't see where the man had went. "Ugh, FUCK!"
Sakon had his weapon aimed at the shadows, but he knew it'd do no good if the enemy could see him and he couldn't see them. Then before he knew it, he was kicked onto the floor, a gunshot ringing out.
Tayuya fell against a beam as blood soaked through the shirt over her shoulder, her teeth gritted and her gun falling to the floor. She hadn't seen the attacker until a split second before he'd shot her.
"B-Bastard!" she cursed, looking through the dust to see the smaller frame of Majik. She growled. "You!" she'd never imagined she'd see the little brother of Hidan join their organization, especially at such a young age.
Majik's face was full of anger and hatred as he slammed Sakon's head onto the floor multiple times, not satisfied until he saw blood. His words were caught in his throat as he looked down into the eyes of the monster who had ruthlessly slaughtered the man he considered a father. Baring his teeth, he used his fingers to pry open the Oto member's mouth and shoved the barrel of his gun down his throat.
Sakon had shown no mercy when he'd shot Itachi, so Majik was going to return the favor.
Eyes full of fear, Sakon struggled underneath the teenager, but he wasn't strong enough. His arms were pinned beneath Majik's knees, his hands going numb.
"M-mghnn!" he tried to beg for mercy, but his muffled pleas were cut short when Majik pulled the trigger and blood splattered from his mouth and the back of his head. His whole body went slack and his head lolled to the side, blood soaking into the wood beneath him.
Tayuya watched this in horror, her heart beating fast when Majik's blood-splattered face turned towards her. She used her good arm to reach out for her fallen gun, but Majik was by her side in an instant, his gun to her temple.
"You mother fucker!" was all she managed to get out before the Norwegian shot her in the head, blood getting all over his hand. Her body fell to the attic floor and Majik felt something sweep through his entire body before he went completely numb, the anger disappearing from his face.
He'd killed two people in cold blood and he felt no regret...
What was happening to him?
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"...wake up..."
Itachi could hear a small voice over the thrumming of his heart in his ears, his eyelids refusing to lift themselves up. There was an intense pain in his chest and as he tried to recollect memories of what had happened, he felt himself being carefully lifted up through the darkness that was determined to consume him. He felt so weightless at that moment, but at the same time, as heavy as a boulder. His heart was weighing him down, but he didn't know why...
"...please wake up..."
There it was again, that distant voice that sounded so familiar.
"...Itachi!"
Then Itachi's body became as heavy as his heart again once the pure agony in that voice finally struck him. He'd just been joined together with the love of his life... It had been only moments ago when he'd touched Hidan's hand, kissed his lips, seen him smile... And then all he could remember after that was seeing Hidan's horror-stricken face as he lay on the floor, his vision going black.
Striving to push the darkness away, he chased after the far away voice and found what people called the light at the end of the tunnel. But instead of God, he saw his gorgeous lover hunched over him with tears slipping down his flushed face as he cried his heart out. He called Itachi's name out over and over until his voice went raw.
Eyelashes brushing against his cheeks, Itachi blinked slowly.
"Hidan..." he whispered like a child with a sore throat. His dark eyes were clouded over and he sounded so young, looking so small as Kakuzu worked on his wounds from his left side. He didn't even notice the larger man, just the silver-haired male.
Violet eyes shooting open, Hidan watched as Itachi attempted to speak.
"Hidan..." he mouthed again. "I-I will never leave you... not again..."
Hidan smiled crookedly and leaned down to press his cheek against Itachi's. His heart ached in relief at the sight of his "husband" awake. He knew that as long as the weasel stayed awake, he'd survive. And as he held the hands of his loved one, he couldn't help but be reminded of when they were teenagers...
xXxXx flashback xXxXx
"Jesus fuckin' Christ, Weasel-san, you're hot!" Hidan grabbed his friend by the shoulders tightly and raked his eyes over the form that was Itachi's. He soaked in his appearance like a sponge, his mouth hanging open. He couldn't believe that the beautiful man in front of him was the same man he'd seen just two days ago at school...
Itachi resisted the urge to blush as he looked away from Hidan's piercing eyes.
"Shisui gave me a makeover when he came to visit..." he coughed lightly. "I suppose you like it...?"
"I wanna do you against a stall door in the school bathroom, that's how much I like it," Hidan smirked and pulled his hands back. "How about you and I have a quickie?"
Itachi glared at him. "You're not funny."
Laughing, Hidan lifted his school bag up from off the floor and slung it over his shoulder. "Sure I am, you just don't have a sense of humor. Now, come on, let's get to class before Hoshino-sensei gives us detention again."
The both of them headed out of the bathroom, Itachi a little uneasy around the new stares he was receiving from his fellow classmates and students. Even some of the teachers were looking at him, a few commenting him on his new look. He smiled faintly and sped up to reach Hidan's side, happy that he was at least somewhat up to par with his best friend's beauty. Really, at that moment, he thought all that he really had to worry about was his image among others. He had no idea what the world had in store for him.
xXxXx end flashback xXxXx
"He's in stable condition," the doctor explained to Sasuke as he scanned over the papers on his clipboard, his glasses low on the bridge of his nose. "There was quite a bit of internal bleeding, but we did surgery and he should be fine. We have a nurse who comes in every three hours to check in on him and give him medicine for his pain, so there's no need to worry about him, Uchiha-san."
"Thank you..." Sasuke rubbed at his temples, his worries slowly disappearing with the good news. He bowed to the doctor before pushing open the door to his older brother's room and greeting Naruto who was inside.
The blond looked up from the magazine he was reading and threw his boyfriend a loving smile.
"You look tense. You want a massage?" he offered, getting up and pulling Sasuke toward him. He stroked his shoulders and let him sit down, going behind him to rub at his neck "Is Itachi going to be alright? What did the doctor say?"
"He'll be fine..." Sasuke sighed in pleasure.
"That's good... Do you know where Hidan went?" Naruto asked, wondering why the silver-haired man had been gone for so long.
"He told me that he needed to visit the rest of the Akatsuki for something important. He said he'd be back soon," Sasuke answered with his eyes closed, melting into his lover's touch.
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Majik hit the floor with a loud grunt, the ground beneath him scraping up his elbows. He got up quickly, his violete eyes flashing dangerous as a fist attempted to connect with his jaw again. He wouldn't let himself be subjected to this, especially when what he did was out of revenge for the person he loved almost as much as his brother.
"You fuckin' brat," Kakuzu growled and grabbed Majik by his hair, yanking him forward. "Do you know what's going to happen now? Orochimaru is going to go on a man hunt for you because you killed two of his best goddamn men! What you did was idiotic and what do you think Itachi-san and Hidan are going to say?.! They taught you better than this!"
The teenager glared up at the much larger man and reached up to grip onto the wide wrist above him.
"No. They only taught me to do what I think is right. Killin' those bastards was what I thought was the best thing to do, therefore I did it," he hissed. "They almost killed one of the most important people to me."
Kakuzu sighed and released his grip on the shorter boy, crossing his arms. Behind him, Deidara snickered, knowing that his colleague had a soft side to him.
"You're just like your damn brother," he sighed again. "Just get going, ok? You'll end up getting in trouble if you stay out here," he glanced out of the ally they were in, watching the people pass by, oblivious to them. "Itachi-san should be awake in his room by now."
Majik smiled and gave a thumbs up before pushing open the emergency exit to the hospital that they'd come out of earlier. He ran up the stairs, then down the west wing hallway, knocking on the door to the room that he knew his dad was in. He wiped at his bleeding elbows unconsciously and grinned to the nurse when she opened the door.
"Ah, Shungiku-kun," she gave him a sweet look. "Uchiha-san is eating his dinner right now, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind your company. His younger brother, Uzumaki-kun, and his lover are in there as well."
"Thanks!" Majik bowed his head and went in, waving lightly to the tired-looking weasal. "How are ya feelin'?"
Itachi smiled faintly as Hidan fed him.
"He can't really talk," Naruto commented. "His voice is practically gone, but he's fine."
"You know," Hidan grinned impishly and ran his fingers through Itachi's long hair, "this reminds me of when Weasal-san and I were put in a hospital together years ago. I remember that he couldn't talk then either and he'd had to make stupid-ass hand gestures to communicate with me," he laughed.
Itachi snorted, but relished in the memories of back then.
"It was right before he'd taken me out of the Akatsuki," Hidan smiled. "We were both so young and stupid, and I'd overdosed on as many drugs as I possibly could. Weasal-san had just gotten back from having a huge fight with a few of the members over drug sales and he'd been on the verge of collapsing, but... he'd found me and tried his hardest to get me to the hospital."
Sasuke frowned, remembering when his mother had taken him to see them that day. He'd cried because he'd thought he was going to lose his brother.
"So there we were, both in hospital beds and as high as a kite from all of the drugs those doctors had pumped into our veins. I remember the drowzy look on his face as the drugs kicked in full throttle and I couldn't help but laugh at him," Hidan laughed. "'You're a fuckin' mess' is what I'd said to him, and he'd retorted with weird hand gestures since he couldn't talk... Man, it's been so long since then."
"You guys go way back," Naruto leaned forward in his chair.
"Yeah," Hidan nodded. "I knew him back in his nerdy days."
Itachi attempted to glare, but he winced and laid back against his pillow, tired.
"Well, we'll leave you guys alone," Naruto stood up and looked over at Majik. "You can stay, I'm sure they wanna talk to you. You have been missing for the past three hours."
Majik scratched at the back of his head and threw them a nervous smile. Waving good-bye, he stepped over to the hospital bed and immediately received twin glares. Gulping, he grinned in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"Where are the cuts from?" Hidan asked with a frown.
"Um, Kakuzu sort of... knocked some sense into me outside," Majik looked away. "And I'm guessin' that... ya don't know what happened back at the springs?"
"Other than Weasal-san almost dying on our wedding day, no," the silver-haired man sighed. "Please tell me you didn't do anything completely stupid."
"Well... I shot and killed two of Orochimaru's men, the ones who attacked Mr. Weasal. Kakuzu said their names were Tayuya and Sakon?"
Itachi's glare turned into a look of disbelief.
"You killed them...? What were you thinking?.!" Hidan cursed. "You leave assassinations and murder to the top Akatsuki members! Now Orochimaru's going to be in a look-out for you!"
"I-I know. I'm sorry, Niisan, I never meant for--"
"You're to stay with me at all times. No running off on your own unless I give you permission, understand? Jeez, I think the worst is over and then you go and do this?"
Majik looked down in shame and anger. He wanted to be praised for killing those who had almost ended his father-figure. But what did he get? Yelling. No praise, no smiles.
"Please forgive me... Revenge wasn't... the way to go 'bout it..."
Itachi eyed his son.
xXxXx flashback xXxXx
Itachi clutched onto Hidan's limp body in his arms, blood covering the both of them as they sat on the stairs to the underground ring. His dark eyes were wide and tears streamed down his young face, his nails digging into his friend's pale arms. Bodies of the men he'd slaughtered were on the floor below, people surrounding them and whispering, but not making a move toward the unstable Itachi.
A single man pushed through the crowd and everyone parted, letting him through. He stepped up the stairs and stood still on the step just below the smaller boys. His eyes were a piercing gold and drew Itachi's attention.
The weasal shook in fear and looked into those bright eyes.
"Why did you kill them? It was not your job."
Itachi's face shifted from the expression of fear to that of rage. He pulled Hidan closer to him and snarled, his body continuing to shake.
"They shoved him down on the ground and injected him with heroin! They tried to kill him with drugs, just for their own sick and twisted enjoyment!" he growled and more tears slipping down his cheeks. "I wan't going to sit around and let them do that to my best friend!"
"It was still not your place, Itachi," the man continued. "I tried to keep your hands clean, but you went ahead and soiled them."
"They were going to kill Hidan!" Itachi stood and pulled Hidan up with him, pressing the other's face to his chest. "Those fuckers deserved to die! They deserved to have their throats slit and their heads smashed open!" his anger overtook him. "I wanted revenge and I got it! I took their lives, all for the person who is most important to me! Leader, I got my revenge!"
The Akatsuki leader stared down at one of his youngest members, eyes cold.
"Revenge is not the way. Taking away a dozen lives for one is not what the Akatsuki does. We kill those we are against, not those of our own fellowship."
"Revenge is the only way! And they all deserved it!" Itachi's eyes shined with hatred. "I'll take a thousand lives if I have to!"
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Itachi smiled softly and held out his arms weakly, asking Majik for an embrace. Hidan looked at him with slight shock, but understood the sudden gesture.
Majik hesitently stepped forward and leaned forward to wrap his arms around the older man, closing his eyes and breathing in.
"I'm sorry..."
Itachi looked over at his lover.
'He'll be fine,' he mouthed and continued to comfort the teen.
He'll be nothing like I was. He'll learn that revenge is never the answer and that nothing good comes from it...
Hidan smiled and leaned back in his chair, watching the two most important people to him speak a thousand words to each other without even opening their mouths. Things were probably going to get harder from this point on, but he was okay with that. He was sure that everything was going to be fine.
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