Red and Silver
Onyx and Ivory
"Oi, bitch. Time to wake up," Hidan used his foot to rock Hoshiko's body harshly. The girl's head rolled to the side as she muttered and her eyes began to flutter. The first thing that she felt was the splitting headache. It caused a wave of nausea to roll over her as she groaned.
"Did you have to hit me so hard?" Hoshiko groaned. One hand went to her mouth, covering it in case she suddenly vomited. She suddenly remembered what had happened to her. She had made a deal with Akatsuki; she was meeting with their leader. Hoshiko's guard went up as she jumped to her feet. She ignored the nausea again and the pounding behind her eyes as she looked from Hidan to Kakuzu who was standing a few feet away by a nearby tree.
"Relax, if I were going to kill you, you wouldn't have woken up," Hidan drawled to her, looking disappointed that he still hadn't killed her.
"We must keep moving," Kakuzu stated, turning on his heel and marching off.
Hoshiko rubbed her tender head. "What the hell crawled up his ass and died?" Hoshiko didn't receive a reply as she heard Hidan move up behind her. She felt a rough shove to her back.
"Keep moving, bitch."
Hoshiko turned her head to glare at him. "I thought I wasn't allowed to see where your hideout is, why wake me up?"
"You became too damn heavy," Hidan snapped at her.
Hoshiko rolled her eyes at him. "Oh, sorry. If I would've known I would've dropped some of my organs off." Hidan smirked down at her.
"Don't tell him that," he jerked his head to Kakuzu who was a few meters in front. "He'll see that as an invitation. Apparently you're worth some damn money, at least according to that bastard." Hoshiko didn't want Hidan to elaborate on what he meant, so she shut her mouth and followed after the creepy tall man.
They walked for a few more minutes before they came to the outer walls of a village. Hoshiko stared up at the wall in confusion. Before she could ask what they were doing, Kakuzu reached out and pushed on the wooden perimeter fence. The fence swung open as the three shuffled into the village. They were then facing the back of a shop. The building was made of stone, and unlike the buildings in Hōkai Iwa, these buildings had thatched roofs. Kakuzu approached the door at the back of the building and raised his hand to knock against the wood.
It was a few moments later when the door opened wide and a man stepped aside to let them in. The man was tall and scrawny with a dark beard and narrow eyes. "Afternoon, Kakuzu-san," he bowed respectfully as Kakuzu didn't reply and stepped into the building. Hidan shoved Hoshiko once more as the girl leered at the silver haired man but followed Kakuzu in.
The room was dark and damp smelling. Hoshiko had already begun to sweat through her clothes as she followed Kakuzu. They turned a narrow corner and Hoshiko was able to see what type of building they were in.
"Really? Another bathhouse?" She muttered in disbelief. Sure enough, through the gap she could see a steaming pool of water. No one was currently in it, and there was a section of to the side that was blocked off with a changing wall. To her, it looked like a private hot spring.
Hoshiko was led to what seemed like a dead end, until Kakuzu reached down to the floor and pulled on a little lever. A door swung up before her, steps leading down and torches hung along the wall. She willingly followed him down there.
The stairs were long, probably because they had to go under the hot springs. When they hit solid floor, or rather wood flooring the space opened up to some winding corridors with other doors. Small lights hung on he walls, Hoshiko tried to think how they could possibly get electricity down here but didn't dwell on it too much as they continued on walking.
X
Considering they were underground and under hot springs, it didn't feel cramped or dingy. The ceiling was high and the walls were undeniably stone but the wooden flooring made it feel like they weren't even underground. Kakuzu walked until he came to a door on the left.
"Wait in here until we retrieve you. Do not go anywhere else," he ordered. Hoshiko could hear the underlying threat in his voice. Don't go anywhere else or I'll kill you, that's pretty much what he wanted to say.
She nodded and opened the door. She walked into a room. Hoshiko glanced over her shoulder to see Hidan sniggering, jesting her to go for a wonder just so that he had an excuse to finally kill her. Using her foot, Hoshiko kicked the door shut as sighed at the man's antics. She needed to watch her back with that one.
Taking a glance around the room, it had a single bed pushed up against one wall, a desk against the other—and that was pretty much it. There was a chest at the foot of the bed for what she assumed to be storage but there was no décor, just a hanging lamp from the ceiling with a switch on the wall.
"Cozy…" she mumbled to herself. Hoshiko rubbed her head again, the ache had dulled somewhat, but it was still there. The nausea had faded but any sudden movements might have it returning. She shuffled over to the desk and pulled out the chair, slumping down into it Hoshiko fished in her pant pockets to retrieve the little green book Kakashi had given her.
I hope I'm making the right decision, she thought to herself. If Kakashi could see her now, he probably smack her silly. She had promised him she would stay safe, she didn't think willingly seeking out the Akatsuki was keeping herself safe.
It was only a short time later that the door opened without so much as a warning. Hoshiko swung around on her chair to see Hidan looking less than pleased in the doorway. "Ah, so you're the errand boy again."
"Shut the hell up, bitch," Hidan spat. "Leader-sama is ready to talk with you."
"Then by all means, lead the way," Hoshiko made a sweeping gesture. Hidan gave her the finger as she chuckled. Hoshiko stood and followed after the tempestuous man. He led her down another set of corridors until they walked into a large open room. Stairs led down into the pit where she could make out Kakuzu standing with someone else. From her distance, the other person looked to be flickering? And a different contrast from Kakuzu—which was absolutely ridiculous, but that's what she was seeing.
She descended the stairs, and upon further inspection, the person standing with Kakuzu wasn't even real. He was a projection. Hoshiko had heard of this type of jutsu, it was powerful and required a lot of chakra to do. She studied the man that was apparently the leader of the powerful organization. His colours were muted; the only thing showing was the rainbow effect on the cloak that he wore. His hair appeared spikey, and he was shorter than Kakuzu. The thing that stood out the most were his vivid ringed purple eyes. They creepily followed her every move as she came to a stop in front of him.
"Ginyoru Hoshiko," his voice was distorted through the projection. "It is a surprise to be speaking with you. You have been reported dead for four years."
She smirked and crossed her arms. "Yeah, the people who tried to kill me thought that too." Again her humor was lost on them.
"Kakuzu explained that you have information on Orochimaru in exchange for…what exactly?"
"A place in your organization," Hoshiko said firmly.
"And what makes you think that the information you have is worthy enough to join our ranks?"
Hoshiko quirked her eyebrow, "Well, are any of you really worthy? I mean you're all S-class criminals." Pein remained silent at her words. Maybe it wasn't smart to piss of criminals. "Look, I've got nowhere else to go. I tried to kill Danzo of Konoha; he's got all of his cronies out looking for me. I hold no allegiance to any village and I've killed my own fair share of Shinobi over the years. It just so happens that I managed to piss of one of your old buddies enough for him to hunt me too. And by doing so I found most of his hideouts and his old Akatsuki ring. What you do with the information is on you."
"And if I take the information and not let you join?" Pein asked her.
Hoshiko shrugged her shoulders. "Then just kill me already. There's nothing really for me anymore. Danzo will more than likely find me and use all his force to eliminate me once and for all. And apparently I have a big bounty according to him," Hoshiko jerked her thumb in Kakuzu's direction. "Cash in on some money. At least my life would've meant something in the end." Hoshiko smirked. "And it'll shut this dumbfuck up," she added, grinned over her shoulder at Hidan.
The silver haired man bared his teeth at her. "You fucking bitch!"
"Enough, Hidan," Pein commanded. The raging man reeled himself back from strangling Hoshiko. Pein was silent for a few more moments. "Return her to the room. I will think on this." His projection flickered for a second before Pein blipped away.
Kakuzu was the one to escort Hoshiko back to her room. Really, she could have gone herself; it wasn't like she was really going to go anywhere. What she said was true, if they weren't going to accept her, Hidan was free to kill her. Hoshiko really didn't want to spend the rest of her life running. Hoshiko had asked Kakuzu how long she thought it would take for their leader to make a decision, he had replied with something along the lines of, 'too long' and left her to her own devices again. Now she was lounging on the small bed, her arms tucked behind her head and one leg crossed over the other.
It had been a few hours since she had spoken with Pein, and she was bored shitless. She even considered finding Hidan and pissing him off to pass the time, but then thought against it. She even considered reading the Icha-Icha book, but then almost vomited when she flicked to a random page. She had thrown the book down quickly and had returned to her quiet brooding.
It was funny. Hoshiko was in the 'Lion's den' so to speak, but she didn't feel anxious or scared. Her fate was being decided by one of the most power Shinobi in the world right now, and she couldn't really be bothered about it. Most would quake in their shoes at the thought of crossing paths with the Akatsuki, but Hoshiko had waltzed right up to them and spoke with them head on.
What did that say about her? Was she brave? Or batshit crazy? Or was she just like them? That was a terrifying thought. Had she actually considered what she had asked of Pein? Could she become an Akatsuki member?
A knock on her door had her shaking her head from her thoughts and looking over to it as it opened. Kakuzu stood in the doorway. "Pein-sama has made his decision. Come."
Hoshiko obeyed. She rose from the bed and took a step towards him. She stopped, forgetting about her book on the desk. Hoshiko turned back to take it but then decided against it. If she died, she didn't want her blood soiling the pages. Kakuzu told her to keep up as Hoshiko trotted after him. He led her to the same room as before, leading her down the stairs where she could see the projection of Pein waiting for her. To her relief, Hidan wasn't around. Was that a good sign? He would've been her executioner no doubt about it.
Hoshiko stopped in front of Pein. "I have come to a decision," he said slowly, his purple eyes holding her gaze. "As Kakuzu pointed out, the bounty on your head would be a large sum, no doubt funding this organization a great deal. Be that as it may, I believe you would be more of an asset to us alive then dead." Hoshiko kept her face stoic. "As the last of your clan, you hold a great deal of abilities that would benefit us and would be a shame to waste. The information you hold on Orochimaru can also be of use to us."
"So we have a deal then?" Hoshiko enquired.
"Not necessarily," Pein countered. "While you are valuable, I cannot allow you to join our ranks as of yet. You must prove yourself capable and one of us." Hoshiko had to resist rolling her eyes at him. "You will be able to stay here, and in time go on missions that I deem fit for you. Only once we trust you shall you be welcomed as an official member."
From behind, Hoshiko heard the door open. She sensed three people entering the room. Her body froze.
"The information you have will go to the one who has been tasked with finding Orochimaru. Kakuzu, I trust you and the others shall keep her in line." Again, Hoshiko heard the underlying threat. Kakuzu nodded as Pein gave Hoshiko a final look and then flickered away into oblivion. She could hear the footsteps of the three approaching. Kakuzu turned his body to face the newcomers.
"Oi!" Hidan bellowed. "Midget bitch!"
Well, there was no denying just whom Hidan was trying to talk to.
"Didn't you say that you were from that shitpile Konoha?" Hoshiko kept her back to them. She could sense Hidan. She could also sense another. His chakra signature was powerful, very powerful…but that wasn't the one that drew her. "Well, shouldn't you two bastards know each other then?" Hidan continued.
Kakuzu had been watching Hoshiko. Her fists clenched tightly by her side. Her eyes narrowed into slits, her jaw twitched as she grit her teeth.
"The fucks wrong with her?" Hidan questioned. They were barely a meter away from her now.
It happened all too fast. Hoshiko had reached into her hidden weapons pouch, pulling out a kunai and holding it in her hand. She twisted on the ball of her foot, spinning and launching herself at her target. She had gone for the throat, but her kunai met metal. Sparks flew as silver met red for the first time in four years.
His face was the picture of calmness. His swirling red eyes emotionless as they stared one another down. Hoshiko's eyes had narrowed, her lips pulled back to expose her teeth as she growled like a feral beast. She exerted more force in her arm, her kunai sliding along Itachi's own one.
"I'm going to take a stab in the dark here and say that they know each other," Kisame stated to the other two. For once, Hidan had nothing to say to that. Normally he would come up with some vulgar remark, but he was actually shocked by the look of pure malice on Hoshiko's face.
Time seemed to have stopped for Hoshiko. All she could focus on was the fact that the man in front of her was the cause of all her pain. If he had never existed, then none of this would've happened. She had dreamt about this confrontation for years, never expecting it to actually happen—and yet here she was. Shisui…if it wasn't for Itachi…Shisui would still be…
Hoshiko had been so engrossed in her clash with Itachi that she missed Kakuzu stepping up behind her. It was only when she felt the tug on her shirt that she realized she had messed up. She had assumed that these men would be strong, but Kakuzu had literally just punted her across the room like she had been a wet paper towel. She hit the wall, a yelp leaving her lips as she slumped to the floor. The wall had caved in on where she had hit it.
Her vision blurred and she sat up, only to see Kakuzu appear before her, intending on striking her down once again. She readied her block but it was not needed. A hand gripped Kakuzu's cloaked arm, stopping him from striking Hoshiko.
"Now, now," Kisame said, holding on tightly. "That's being a bit brash, Kakuzu-san." Hoshiko watched the exchange with wide eyes. "I believe it should be Itachi-san who should deliver the punishment, don't you think?"
Hoshiko's eyes flicked to Itachi. The Uchiha met her gaze again before he blinked slowly. "Hn. Let her be."
His voice. It was the same, but different. His tone had deepened—most likely from him aging. But it still was the same monotonous voice that she remembered. Kakuzu shrugged his arm forcefully out of Kisame's hold as he turned on his heel.
"She is no longer my responsibility," he stated and left the room. Hidan's head was bouncing back and forth between Hoshiko and Itachi.
"What the fuck was that all about? So is there going to be a fight or not?"
"Go rip wings off of flies or something, you homicidal maniac," Kisame mocked. Hidan spat at the floor at the blue man's feet and took his own leave. Leaving Kisame, Itachi and Hoshiko in the room. Kisame bared his teeth at Hoshiko, who was still crouched on the floor in a pile of stone that had come loose from where she had impacted it.
"I'd be careful if I were you, brat," he told her as he moved off. Hoshiko lowered her gaze; she wasn't going to meet his stare again. She waited until she heard them both leave until she moved.
She didn't want to admit it, but she was in some fucking pain. That was some throw that Kakuzu had on him. Her back was screaming at her, she was just glad she didn't have to fight anyone; otherwise she wouldn't be breathing right now. A groan slipped passed her lips as she held one hand against the wall and pushed herself up. Small pieces of rubble dropped from her shirt and pants, once again reminding her that Kakuzu was seriously not one to mess around with.
What had she gotten herself into?
She started to sluggishly walk to the door, intent on returning to her room and passing out for a few hours. She guessed she had been lucky to not have been killed on the spot. She hadn't thought about the repercussions of attacking Itachi, she had been blinded by rage. And now she was certainly paying for it.
The trek back to her room was long; she was also weary of the others that had suddenly disappeared into the compound. Was she no longer under guard? Did that mean she could walk around for the most part? She approached her room and sighed in relief. Opening up the door and stepping into the room her eyes fell on a figure standing near her desk. Her breath got caught in her throat for a moment before she scoffed.
"Come to finish the job?" she asked him. Itachi held her gaze, his crimson eyes emotionless.
"You are supposed to be dead," he stated. Hoshiko rolled her eyes at him. She pressed her lips into a firm line as she moved away from the door; she left it open in case she needed a quick escape.
"You know, if I have to hear that stupid line one more time, I'm going to loose it," Hoshiko grumbled. When Itachi didn't reply to her she glanced up and met his stare. The Uchiha remained impassive as he suddenly walked towards the door, his cloak brushed up against her exposed skin.
"You made a mistake by coming here," he commented.
Hoshiko glared at the back of his head. "The only mistake I made was not killing you sooner." Itachi paused for a moment. Hoshiko couldn't see his reaction but it didn't matter anyway. Itachi left her room as Hoshiko stormed up to the door and slammed it shut. Splintering the wood slightly.
X
Hoshiko had slept pretty crappy last night. The bed was not the most comfy thing in the world, and add that to her already aching back, she had a restless night. More so the fact that she was within spitting distance of the one man she swore to kill. Her senses had been on alert most of the night, and her body had only allowed her a few hours of nightmares for her to sweat through.
As she rose up from the bed she rubbed her eyes and swiped her hand across her forehead, ridding herself of the droplets of sweat that had built up. The sweat was not only from the nightmares but also from the temperature of the base. The compound seemed to be a few degrees warmer than normal, probably because of the hot springs that sat around them. She had been able to deduce that the base was made around the springs; some of the walls were a lot warmer then others.
Hoshiko swung her legs over the side of the bed; she waited a few moments before pushing herself up and stretching out her limbs. Her back popped in places as she went to the door and poked her head out into the corridor.
She saw Kisame, the large blue man heading towards her. "Mornin' shorty. Hidan didn't slice you up in the night I see?" Kisame jagged teeth flashed at her from behind his dark lips.
Hoshiko didn't want him to elaborate at what he meant by that, she had a firm idea at what type of man Hidan is. "Where do you go to wash around here?" Hoshiko asked.
Kisame jerked his chin up. "Upstairs in the bathhouse, that room that you would've passed coming down here is our own private spring. If you want your clothes washed just leave them by the door and the owner will do it for you. There's also a little room next to it where he leaves us food."
"And he does all of this willingly, and for free?" Hoshiko didn't seem convinced as she quirked an eyebrow.
Kisame chuckled. "Well, it's not like the bastard has much of a choice." Kisame smirked down at her as he moved on. Doing whatever it was that would occupy his time. Hoshiko looked up and down the corridor wearily before heading back into her room and finding a fresh pair of clothes to wear. The ones she had on now were dirty and needed a firm scrub to get all the dust and mud out of them.
She retraced the route to get back up to the surface, pushing up the trap door and letting herself into the back of the bathhouse. It was a bit cooler up on the ground level. She walked down the dim hallway until she came to the opening where the spring resided. When she saw it, it was like her whole body relaxed. She could feel her aching muscles screaming for her to get in the water.
Itachi had sat up for the majority of the night, replaying the events of the previous day over and over in his head. He and Kisame had returned to the western Stone hideout under orders from Pein. He had left them a cryptic message, that an informant had information on Orochimaru for them. Nothing else was said about it. They had arrived, Hidan greeting them at the top of the stairs.
"What's this all about then?" Kisame had voiced the question for the pair of them. Itachi hated talking to Hidan. He was walking migraine with teeth.
"Some little ballsy bitch tried to do in Kakuzu. They're talking with Leader-sama right now."
"Who is she?" Kisame asked as they moved down the stairs.
"Dunno. Kakuzu seemed to recognize her from one of his ANBU books. She said her name was Yoshina?" Hidan rubbed his head. "Nah—uh Hoshito—no it's Hoshiko!"
At that Itachi's eyes widened. It couldn't possibly—no, she was dead. It was just someone who had the same name as her.
Hidan turned to throw a sly grin over his shoulder. "Didn't really pay attention to her name, more so her face—and that perky little body. Man all I could think of was how good of a fu—"
"Hidan," Itachi said lowly. The Jashin worshiper turned back again, his violet eyes meeting crimson. "Your vulgarity is something I can do without, just take us to where they are."
"All right, whatever the fuck you say, great Uchiha-san," Hidan mocked as he led them towards the chamber where Kakuzu and Hoshiko were.
As they approached the room Itachi could feel two presences within the room. One was Kakuzu; he had known that one straight away. The other he was barely able to register. Whoever they were—if it truly was Hoshiko, they were able to mask their chakra very well. That also had Itachi believing that it could possibly be the same girl from his youth. Only she would be able to do it like that, he had never met another person like her that could mask their chakra so well.
Hidan went in first. Itachi and Kisame followed after him. Itachi caught the tail end of the conversation with Pein as their leader vanished from their eyes.
"Oi, Midget bitch!" Hidan bellowed from beside him.
Itachi's eyes settled on the girls back. She was indeed small, probably only reaching up to his chest if they stood close to one another. Her hair was pulled back into a long ponytail—that to him looked familiar to the way that Hoshiko used to wear it. Her body was slim, but her exposed arms showed toned muscle. As Itachi stared, he slowly came to realize that he knew that this girl was Hoshiko. She didn't even have to show her his face. He knew it already.
"Didn't you say that you were from that shitpile Konoha?" Hidan questioned boisterously. "Well, shouldn't you two bastards know each other?"
She still refused to face him. Itachi knew that by now she would have known he was behind her. He couldn't possibly imagine the emotions that would be coursing through her veins at this very second. To her, he was the reason her life had turned upside down. She believed that he had murdered her best friend. He could see the slight shake of her arms at her sides; he could feel the deathly aura emanating from her.
He heard the shift of the ground before his eyes registered that she was moving. The shink of her kunai being drawn had him reaching for his own. He knew that her aim was to kill. His eyes slowed down her movements for him. In the seconds that followed due to his Sharingan he was able to identify this woman as the Hoshiko from his youth.
She looked exactly the same as he remembered—if only a little bit different. Her face had changed slightly, thinning out and loosing all of her baby fat. She had grown into all of her features now. Her eyes were still that illuminating silver, clouded by rage. Her nose was straight, sitting at the perfect height above her full lips. Loose bangs fell into her face but she didn't brush them away.
Only a few seconds had passed before Kakuzu had stepped up behind Hoshiko and wrenched her away from him. A look of surprise had passed over her face as she slammed against the opposite wall. Itachi made no sudden moves towards her, he watched as Kakuzu appeared before her and then Kisame holding him back.
Kisame had told Kakuzu that it was to be his decision about whether or not Hoshiko's life ended then and there. Itachi met her gaze once again. Her eyes showed no emotion when she stared at him. You're still as rash and ill tempered as before, he thought in exasperation.
"Hn. Let her be," he ordered. Kakuzu relented his attack as he turned and stated that Hoshiko was no longer his problem and exited the room. Hidan exclaimed his disappointment at the lack of fighting as Kisame snapped back with a retort as sharp as his teeth. Hidan left the room, leaving Hoshiko, Kisame and Itachi remaining. Kisame hissed something to Hoshiko as he turned and met up with his partner, the two exiting the room.
Once they were out Kisame turned to Itachi. "So what the hell was that all about?" Itachi turned on his heel and marched away.
"None of your concern."
Itachi found himself inside her room not a few minutes later. He had been…curious. His eyes stared down at the bed. It had been sat on. He moved around to the desk, where he spotted something that made his eyes twitch into a slight frown. A familiar green book was perched near the edge of the desk. It was something that he had seen in the hands of a man he had once called friend back in Konoha.
He wondered what possible use Hoshiko could have for such a crude book, but then he did remember that they weren't kids anymore. Itachi stepped towards the desk, his fingers outstretched as they glided over the cover. It was definitely worn, the book had been used plenty of times in the past. His fingers turned the cover over, opening up the book as he spotted a leaf sitting in the middle of the page. His expression remained impassive as he stared down at the small leaf. On it, the symbol of Konoha had been engraved onto it.
Itachi didn't have time to ponder on what it meant when he heard the door open. He shut the book silently and turned around. Hoshiko entered and looked startled for a second at seeing him there. She composed herself.
"Come to finish the job?" She said bitterly.
"You are supposed to be dead," Itachi stated. He was curious to know how she had survived being supposedly 'killed'. Hoshiko rolled her eyes at him. Her gaze avoided his as she took a few steps further into the room and pressed her lips tightly together before speaking.
"You know, if I have to hear that stupid line one more time, I'm going to loose it."
Itachi didn't reply to her, he had no need to. He watched as Hoshiko's eyes flicked up to his. He blinked his gaze away, moving towards her. He saw her body tense but he made no move to attack her.
"You made a mistake by coming here," he told her. He meant in the sense that she would probably die because of that temper of hers. If she didn't rein it in, Kakuzu wouldn't be the only one trying to kill her. He had passed her, and he expected her to have a retort—she always did.
"The only mistake I made was not killing you sooner," she growled. Itachi paused. He had been caught off guard by the absolute hate in her tone of voice. Even four years ago, when they had their confrontation she hadn't sounded like that. Her hatred had been brewing for a long time it seemed. Itachi didn't react to her as he continued to walk out of the room. Once he was a few feet away he heard the door slam behind him.
Hoshiko let out a sigh as she slid her body into the hot spring. The boiling hot water stung for a few moments before she got used to it. Hoshiko sunk a little lower, letting the water lap at her chin as she tilted her head back to rest against the rock wall. She began to rub at her arms and legs, getting rid of the dirt that had built up over her few days of travelling with Hidan and Kakuzu. The ends of her black hair floated around her gently as Hoshiko sighed once more. She felt relaxed—as much as she could, seeing as psychopaths surrounded her.
Hoshiko didn't know how long she had been soaking in the spring before a ruckus caught her attention. She lifted her head and extended her senses. She could sense Hidan entered the compound from the back exit right near her. Two others accompanied him but their chakra levels were that of civilians. It was only a few seconds before all three of them came stumbling around the corner. Hidan was sandwiched in the middle between two scantily clad women. Hidan himself looked no better; his cloak was off his arms and around his waist. A strange looking necklace revealed to Hoshiko. The two women giggled as they all bared each other's weight to walk into the hot spring room.
"Well well," Hidan slurred, spotting Hoshiko sitting perfectly still. "If it isn't the little bitch. Come to join in on the fun?" The woman suddenly stripped off their clothes and jumped into the spring. Hidan held his arms out and swayed side to side.
"Are you drunk?" Hoshiko asked, quirking an eyebrow at him. She was thinking about how it was barely sunrise. Then again, Hidan probably hadn't slept yet.
"The fuck are you? My mother?" Hidan spat before he quickly disrobed. Hoshiko quickly turned her head to avoid getting an eyeful of Hidan. Her cheeks flamed red from the situation she was currently in. She heard a splash, and then more giggles from the women. Hoshiko snuck a peek at the group, what she saw had her cheeks turning red once more. The women were groping at Hidan's body—attractive his body may be, his personality was a huge turn off so Hoshiko couldn't understand why they wanted him. Hoshiko knew that at the rate they were going, something else would be happening very soon.
She needed to get out of there, quickly. She glanced over to the railings, her towel was hanging with her fresh clothes, she hadn't thought to keep them close, as she didn't suspect that anyone else would come into the spring with her.
"Oi, Hishouko."
"Hoshiko," she corrected Hidan with a snarl. Their eyes locked as Hidan relished in having one woman plant kisses all over his neck. The Jashin worshipper smirked.
"Why don't you slide on over here and join in on the fucking fun. I reckon a good fuck would help you loosen that tight ass of yours."
Hoshiko felt her skin crawl. There was no way in hell that she would even move an inch closer to the group. She faced away from the group, folding her arms over her chest and hoping to wait them out. If anything started, she was hoping they would be too distracted and she could race on over to her clothes and get the hell out of there before they noticed.
She didn't have to wait long before someone else joined them. Hoshiko sunk down lower into the water when Itachi came around the corner. Just my fucking luck, she thought sourly. Itachi didn't even look in her direction; his crimson gaze was locked onto Hidan.
"Hidan," Itachi said monotonously. The Jashin growled.
"The fuck you want, Uchiha?"
Itachi remained still in the doorway, "You know the rules. Leader-sama would not be pleased to find you intoxicated and inviting potential moles into the hideout."
"Leader-sama can suck my ass!" Hidan hissed, he forcefully pushed one of the women off him. "He's putting us in a lockdown for the next week cause of this uptight bitch!" Hidan pointed over at Hoshiko. "So how the hell am I supposed to have any fun? She won't open her legs for me."
Hoshiko wanted to crawl up in a ball and die. She had never met someone so crude before, and it made it all worse that Itachi was here. She could handle Hidan and his innuendos but for some reason Itachi she felt horrified that he was hearing these things.
Itachi moved closer to the pool, his Sharingan began to swirl as he stared at the women. "Leave," he ordered. The women did as they were told. They dressed robotically and left the hideout.
"There goes my fucking fun," Hidan grumbled.
Hoshiko was waiting for Hidan to leave the spring, but he didn't. She didn't want to be around these men anymore, especially with no clothes on. As she was thinking about how long she would have to wait her towel was suddenly thrust into her vision. Hoshiko flinched, her eyes looking up to Itachi who was holding the towel out for her. Her brows knitted together, wondering what ulterior motive he could possibly have for doing something nice for her. Why was he even bothering? Hoshiko reached up and snatched the towel from him, once it was out of his hands Itachi turned and said nothing as he left the room. Hoshiko followed him with her eyes until he was gone.
Hoshiko stood and awkwardly covered herself with the towel as she climbed out of the spring.
"What? Not even a flash?" she heard Hidan comment. Shaking her head at the strange man Hoshiko collected her fresh clothes and left her dirty ones as she hightailed it out of the hot spring and back to her room. She didn't see Itachi on her way back.
Hi guys! Well it's finally here, the reunion happened finally! I'm not sure what the response is going to be about this, I hope I did this scene justice and all their interactions with each other. I'm so excited to finally have this out there, but there's still a long way to go before these two see eye to eye once again. And get excited cause we'll be having some scenes with just them two soon!
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! It was so much fun to write!
REPLIES
kwisy - Reunion is here! Ahhhh I hope you liked it!
Doodlebugs - I hope you enjoyed it! I hope i didnt take too long this time! And omg yes! I totally think of Hoshiko being in the new generation too! Maybe i'll do a spinoff after this one ;)
AugustRush - Thank you!
Guest (Kris) - Yaaay! Thank you! I love writing Hidan and Kisame now hahah! Can't wait for more scenes with them haha
Y - Aw thank you!
Unaymus - Hiya! In regards to Danzo and the Koto-blahblah I read up about him, so Orochimaru implanted the eyes in his arms before he left Konoha, and I just assumed that he had one put in his eye too. It wouldn't have been Shisui's for obvious reasons just a normal Sharingan which can place them under a certain Genjutsu or whatever. We never really got shown if Danzo had a Sharingan under all those bandages but i just assumed so! And then when he took Shisui's eye he implanted it in there. But who knows, maybe he didnt have one...my artistic freedom comes in handy there xD But anyway I appreciate you picking up on that! As it was something that I didn't really think about too much! Hope you're enjoying!
thatonegirlwhoyoudontknow - ;) I'm glad someone picked up on the dango reference!
greymoon - Ahhhhhh! Itachi reunion! I hope you enjoyed and I kept them all in character in this chapter too! Oh i am totally excited for some Hidan and Hoshiko shenanigans! xD
Random person - Here it is!