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They were getting closer to the base, Itachi now tired enough not to care at all about mission or beyond this world monsters. What did he care? He didn't. He cared about the bed that's waiting him and matters far more important that Pein's ridiculous missions to test Hidan.
Hidan was able alright, more than just able Hidan was worthy. Sad but true.
This man would definitely have a place in Akatsuki and be a good part of their so called team.
Itachi realised how stupid it is to wish for...different life. Really he was tired of his. Everything was laying too heavily on his shoulders. He was the mind behind too much...too much.
And nothing ever worked as he genuinely planned anyway.
Back when he was just a kid...yes he would like to go back there.
"So Itachi...do I get your approval?" Hidan asked with a grin not even looking at him as they were headed straight for the base. Getting a word from their leader they were not allowed to return to the hideout. They had special temporary hideout prepared for them in case they were still tracked or hunted, which Pein said he strongly believes was the truth.
However Pein also refused to let them handle it on their own cause they were too long on the road and could slip because of tiredness and Itachi's unknown poison case. No matter how Hidan explained it was gone, he was not taken seriously.
So for the time being they were to return to a shabby place or shabbier than their base with Deidara and Kakuzu sent in there as support.
Itachi didn't mind, it was good. He hated long missions... like two weeks...a month...lifetime.
"I'd do you a favour saying no. I wonder what they would do with you in that case...if killing is not the option." Itachi used the fact Hidan was not looking at him he observed the youthful face of his temporary partner. Did Hidan realise his face was almost...innocent. How amusing.
"No idea...make me do papers?" Hidan barked a laugh and Itachi noticed his lips pull up in a weak smile.
"I think they would seal you away for good."
"Ah, you ruined it." Hidan finally looked at him eyes bright no worry on the face. "But hey... you would get me out, right? It would be our little secret." Here Hidan offered a smile and Itachi had to look away his mind betraying him actually thinking about that option. He might you know...
"You qualify." He said looking at the ground before him. Sure Hidan qualified.
"Yea I know. This mission was a farce."
Looking straight forward Itachi grimaced. "My sight...returning as it was."
He felt Hidan looking at him and flinched when Hidan's arm laid over his shoulders, Hidan refused to stop smiling and somehow Itachi thought it's a good thing... it made him feel like there were less worries in his life. How odd.
"Not like I knew anything about it Itachi-chan... I was only dealing with nasty nerve poison, ya know."
"I understand."
Suddenly Hidan grabbed his shoulders turning him to face the platinum haired man, Itachi's eyes went wider for the sheer surprise. "Hidan?!"
"You wanna try it while I know the issue?"
"W-What do you mean?"
Hidan then looked at him inclining his head to the side, the resemblance with a dog was too funny in his head, he smirked.
"Well let's say I'm not working poison but the thing stealing your eyes?"
Itachi grimaced that was out of Hidan's league, the thought alone was ridiculous, even if he could appreciate the good thought."
"Forget it Hidan."
"Ah but... look at them!" Hidan whined and Itachi pulled his eyebrow up till it clicked to him that Hidan meant his eyes. The violet pools were piercing his ruby orbs and really he could see his own eyes in Hidan's ones. He wanted to pull away or at least look away cause Hidan like this, this close...this serious all of a sudden was creeping him out.
His eyes fluttered shut as Hidan slowly leaned in and placed a small kiss on his closing eyelid moving away fast just to do the same to his other eye.
Itachi felt his breathing catch, just when he was somewhat settled with Hidan's antiques the man goes one step further doing something like this. Something that was just...too sweet in his mind. What did it even mean, he didn't know.
Then Hidan's lips were on his forehead and seemingly Hidan was just keeping them there while thinking about something...else? meanwhile Itachi was glued to his spot and quite confused, surprised and oddly enough warm on the inside.
"I would..." Hidan started and stopped and Itachi was getting scared he will hear something that will make his life that much harder. "I...I know what is on your mind Itachi..."
Itachi doubted that but he let the man continue anyway now getting interested, Hidan's voice was too serious to let it slip.
"Other place, different time...another life." Hidan said quietly and Itachi shivered gently leaning more into Hidan pressing the lips on his forehead more into himself.
Or maybe Hidan did know and obviously was thinking about it... at the same time Hidan didn't react like he did, so as he understood Hidan would wish different version of their meeting also but that didn't mean Hidan was automatically saying no!
Have what you can? Was it that simple, really?
Itachi pulled back sighing searching Hidan's eyes, they were closed opening after a short while also searching for his.
Itachi's vision clear once more made him think again about Hidan's abilities.
Somehow that power was scarier than immortality, somehow he felt like this was the part he will not report to Pein. For the sake of balance. This man was probably able to make Akatsuki invincible.
That didn't mean Hidan wouldn't say...
"Aren't you used to me yet Itachi?" Hidan murmured the smile returning to his face as his hands laid on Itachi's back pulling them close.
But Itachi wasn't used to Hidan, he felt his heart race up and he had to swallow heavily his eyes looking down.
"What I just did to you was the closest form I can do with anyone..."
Itachi's eyes snapped up boring into Hidan's but Hidan's purplish ones expressed nothing, it was like Hidan was simply informing him.
"Closer than any other touches, Itachi."
Should he say he didn't understand a thing no more, he only looked at Hidan in small hopes the man will elaborate on this cause he was captured into it and now really wanted to know and would it be too bad if he admitted that maybe he didn't mind and with his perfect vision all he could see Hidan's lips and he craved more touches like that.
"Pure." Hidan murmured quietly a thumb lightly tracing his lower lip.
"Hidan..."
"Heart, soul...call it however you want Itachi... what kind of touch could be deeper than that to the body if not the soul."
Rooted to the ground Itachi really didn't know did Hidan expect him to say something now...he had nothing.
"Slowly but steadily you're starting to scare me you know." he got out about to pull away from this fragile situation having no clue what Hidan was intending or trying to accomplish.
Hands behind his head captured him and pulled him in not so slowly no more, Hidan's moves sure and confident. Before he knew any better Hidan pressed their mouths together.
Itachi shivered and whatever the world would say whatever the world would give he accepted the kiss. He took it, savoured and gave.
And it felt so much better than before, he didn't know why maybe he was more used to Hidan, this was no stranger no more, no threat, no malice hidden... it was simply Hidan. The man who just now had peaked in his very soul.
A man brutish as this, a man who just days ago was reminding him of a little savage child abandoned in woods gutting a fish by the fire, a man who mumbled strange words for his deity, a man who in strange and not so strange ways cured his bleeding heart.
Underestimating someone was the worst mistake someone could make and Itachi once more caught himself of this mistake. He had for sure underestimated Hidan, not wanting to even as much as look deeper. His other mistake was to actually look...
He didn't want to stop it... the kiss was once again his salvation. He could live for it... live in it.
But Hidan pulled back and Itachi gasped for air, somehow he had forgotten it's quite essential.
"I guess we should..." swallowing Itachi looked at his partner, words stuck in his throat... he didn't want to go back at all, didn't want to slip back into his routine without this man.
"I know."
They restarted their walk for their destination, Hidan putting his hand back around Itachi's shoulders, Itachi didn't mind.
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"Here you are, hm." Deidara's voice came from in front of them, they had reached it Itachi looked forward noticing how Hidan didn't remove his arm from him, he wondered have Deidara met Hidan already.
"Oh is Itachi not feeling well?" Deidara asked and Itachi couldn't deny he heard pure mock in that voice, no secret they weren't on good terms with the blonde.
Hidan's arm around his shoulder did some weak sort of squeeze thing and he heard Hidan snort to himself.
Natural people would think Hidan is supporting Itachi or something like that, who in their clear mind would think that, that sort of touch was something else?
Another surprise was how Hidan didn't give a replay just pushed onwards, Itachi would have thought Hidan was one not to spare words be they insults or curses.
"Show us the fucking way inside before you yap."
Itachi's chin connected with his chest and his eyes widened with his lips parting taking a gulp of air, the sudden crave to laugh out loud was too fierce, he had forgotten the rude ways, the memory of Hidan calling him a prissy bitch returned and he hiding behind his hair bangs gave out a wild grin.
He had no issues with Deidara really, in truth he didn't care the blonde existed or not and the hate Deidara offered him was annoying at best. So Hidan giving out this attitude here did not bother him in any way. It was amusing cause for the blonde It was obviously enough to splutter in anger.
"Come here you two, Deidara you secure the perimeter."
Itachi looked up, it was Kakuzu. Itachi knew what would happen now. Why Kakuzu was here...the man had no partner.
Maybe that wasn't the worst idea Pein could come up with but it had nothing to do with him.
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They were led inside in a small space...really it didn't seem they were done with this silly mission yet, Itachi didn't even see futons or anything really that could offer them any sort of relaxation.
Sighing he took hold of Hidan's hand and guided it off of him sitting down on a what seemed to be a wooden bench, his legs were tired with the rest of him.
Kakuzu was sitting behind a table with mugs with steamy tea Itachi guessed, when those were offered to them they took it.
"I won't ask anything for now." Kakuzu started to talk. "You both look in need of sleep first so feel free to go in the room deeper, Deidara will stay by here keeping watch and I will head out, check things out."
Itachi gave a weak "Hn." Thank god Kakuzu was reasonable and straight to business, he doubted he could ever give a report for this mission without sprouting lies.
"Shit man but we stink like garbage!"
Itachi being very tired put his head in his hands leaning down... alright he was hiding even, Hidan was right and it was again for unexplainable reasons funny to him. It was like Hidan was talking in his place too...and he didn't have to, he liked it.
"There is a river nearby to the south." Was all Kakuzu said before the man left.
"Like we not hungry either man! Tch fuckers think we enjoy living on pills!" Hidan stressed darting his eyes around looking for something that would be edible.
"I don't even want anything." Itachi mumbled, the thought of things being in others hands now gave him the tough he could actually somehow relax now, he didn't really need much just a flat place and maybe a bit of quiet. "If only getting clean."
"Let's go then to that lake."
"River."
"Whatever."
"I'll go alone."
"Nooo Itachi I don't think so, cause you look like passing out and drowning would be a bliss for ya." Hidan was close again pulling his chin upwards showing him a bright expression. Seriously, where the man got the energy from?
"I'll go alone." He repeated even as much as holding eye contact.
Hidan crouched to be in level with him, violet eyes squinted at him. "Ooooh? The prissy bitch returned?"
Itachi squinted his own eyes, putting his hand on Hidan's forehead he pushed making the man end up on his ass. "Yes!" was his simple answer making Hidan give out another maniacal laugh.
He liked that laugh...like he could join in...
Smiling he got up and headed outside...
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