Eclipse

[Hidan]

When Kakuzu's giant, putrid-smelling hands grabbed my jaw, my first reaction was to clutch at his wrist and attempt to yank myself free, but to no avail. He was too much stronger than me, and no matter how much I tried to squirm away, he held fast, making my blood boil. I hated being manhandled, and he knew it! Which meant that he was trying to get under my f*cking skin again to make me uncomfortable... and it was working.

But then something didn't feel right. Were his fingers... moving? I stopped momentarily and felt the feathery tingling sensation on my jawline, and I felt my cheeks grow warm with not frustration, but confusion. What the hell did he think he was doing, touching me like that? Like he actually knew me? Like he actually... he actually cared for me! I knew he was messing with my emotions, and I was more than sure that he was doing it intentionally. Again. And it was the last f*cking time.

I opened my mouth to protest, but as soon as my lips parted, a sharp pain tore through my bones, and a loud snap! accompanied it, and before I could think, I was in a heap of myself on the ground and wailing in pain, but with every fresh breath that passed my raw flesh, a unwanted stinging followed. It was annoying, and it was just like that goddamned Kakuzu to do something like this to me! What the f*ck did he have against me to do something like that, anyways? All I ever did was help him... Well, sometimes, anyways. But that wasn't the point.

I didn't care that Aiuya was making fun of us like some of the others did. All I wanted now was for that zombie motherf*cker to be on the ground in a puddle of his own f*cking blood. He didn't know my pain... but I would make him feel it. With the thought raging in my mind, I stood, teary-eyed from the soreness, and drew my pike, flicking it outwards until I heard the click! of the extension, then began making a move to thrust it at the immortal asshole in my way.

[Kakuzu]

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Che, what a coward. I watched the woman skirt away, and a wave of hot anger flushed through my veins at her retreating words. I could feel the heart still buried in the ground pulse and clench with rage, but she was out of range, even for the jiongu threads. I toyed with the idea of blasting her from afar, but that would have drawn too much attention, and I merely settled for narrowing my eyes at her fleeing form. The next time I managed to find her skulking about, she would be properly taken care of.

The arrival of yet another one of my cohorts was mildly surprising, and even more annoying. It seemed that no person in the organization knew the meaning of stealth or subtlety, and it was fairly obvious that three figures all dressed similarly would attract quite a bit of attention. Ah well, Pein never sent his lapdog unless there were important issues to be dealt with, so I tolerated her presence. Well, at least until she had the nerve to lay a palm upon my shoulder.

“Don’t touch me.” I shrugged the Ame-nin’s hand aside none to gently; she should have known by now that it was foolish to try to reason with things that she didn’t understand. Konan may have been Pein’s current favorite, but it was blindingly obvious to the rest of the organization that she had been using her gender to manipulate the leader, and to an extent some of the other members as well. Underhanded, but commendable none the less, I supposed. Ah well, that wasn’t my concern at all, and I stayed silent as she continued to speak, drawing my hand back through the earth and reattaching it with a few more threads.

As I was about to mount an answer to her next question, a flurry of movement in the corner of my vision caught my eye. I had forgotten about Hidan, having learned long ago to drown his inane and incessant whining out, but it appeared that the younger man had managed to heal himself already, at least slightly. There was a soft click, and suddenly I understood what his intent was, and a wave of anger threatened to overwhelm my senses. That impudent bastard was attempting to attack me.

The rage drained away slightly though, and I flung myself into the strike, my hands coming together to form a single handseal. I could feel the doton chakra surging along the threads, into my skin, and the bizarre sensation of flesh hardening and muscles increasing flooded along my body. As weak as Hidan was, I knew that his skill with that pike of his was rather impressive, and I didn’t feel like losing a heart to something as stupid as his unwarranted anger.

The weapon slammed into the right side of my chest, but its spiked tip only pierced my cloak and shirt, the flesh too resilient to puncture under such an assault. The impact was jarring though, but I recovered quickly, throwing my fist at the idiot’s face. I’d cut his head off for sure this time and bury it somewhere until he begged for mercy, there was no doubt about it.

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[Konan]

In my field of paper flowers, and candy clouds of lullaby...

wαtch thє вlσσd run dσwn hєr fαcє, вut dσn't tαkє nσtícє...
wαtch thє вlσσd run dσwn hєr αrms, plєαsє dσn't tαkє nσtícє...

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кσиαи

ï løøќ ατ hεɾ ïṉ τhατ ραρεɾ ḋɾεṡṡ, ï ώøṉḋεɾ ώhÿ ṡhε ώøṉ'τ вυɾṉ...
ṡhε'ṡ јυṡτ α ραρεɾ ḋøll, τhατ'ṡ αll, јυṡτ α ραρεɾ ḋøll...

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Deep into a dying day
I took a step outside an innocent heart.
Prepare to hate me, fall where I may.
This night will hurt you like never before.
Old loves, they die hard.
Old lies, they die harder.

Well, Hidan had just made it rather obvious that he was a dumbass. Attacking Kakuzu in the middle of nowhere like this... Well, attacking any one of us in the middle of nowhere like this. Forget that it was Kakuzu, the fact that he'd done it was enough. The fact that he'd done it in my own presence, as Pein's own partner, and knew that I could subdue him myself within minutes... No wonder he pissed me off so much. I was a little pissed at being blown off by Kakuzu like that, but I didn't really care. There were probably more intriguing matters at hand, anyways.

I was ready to laugh as Hidan's idiotic attempt failed, but that simply wasn't my way. As Kakuzu's fist went towards Hidan's face, I decided I might as well spring into action. With Hidan unable to move, it would be a nice difference for Kakuzu to beat the snot out of him, I was sure... And Hidan couldn't really cause much damage to me anyways. I was sure he knew little about how my paper abilities worked, not to mention that that single flower in my hair became my real body when I used that particular ability... A rope sounded good for now, I guessed.

"Kami Henge," I whispered, and suddenly both of my arms became ropes, made of pristine-white paper, that wrapped like tendrils around Hidan's entire body. Not only did they bind his legs, but they bound his arms, torso, everything about him. I wasn't about to go without being thorough and make sure that he was completely bound... I'd been taught that a long time ago. Nonetheless, I wasn't about to interfere on Kakuzu's pissy moment.

"Have at the little bastard," I stated coldly, not even looking at Kakuzu. My blue eyes were focused more on the asshole down low whom I just would have loved to have killed right now. "I swear, I don't see how you can stand him," I muttered. "Hell, I don't even know why Pein recruited him in the first place..." If it had been my decision, I wouldn't have recruited the little bastard. I would've chopped him up into little pieces, burned a few of the pieces, and sprinkled the ashes to the wind in various parts of the countries... Not to mention buried his head somewhere where nobody would ever find it, too. Probably down at the bottom of the ocean or something... Of course, I wouldn't do that myself. I'd send someone else to do it, because knowing me, I'd probably drown. It sucked when you sunk like a lead brick in water, that was for sure.

I wish I had an angel
For one moment of love.
I wish I had your angel
Your virgin Mary undone.
I'm in love with my lust
Burning angel wings to dust.
I wish I had your angel tonight.

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I lie inside myself for hours, and watch my purple sky fly over me...