Tuesday, July 10, 2007

I drew Light for you, Zano ^-^ Hopefully it shows up in the DN section soon. I also wrote more to my Hidan/OC fic. 10 pages to be precious. O.o I think the first chapter might be ready to viewing at ff.net =D I'll post what I've written since the last time. Hope you guys like it.

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The next morning, Natari dragged herself out of bed, showered, dressed, and ate breakfast in record time. Her alarm clock hadn’t gone off and she was 10 minutes behind her normal schedule. As she exited her house and locked the door behind her, she noticed a foot protruding from her bushes.

Oh my god. Please tell me this isn’t a homicide. She carefully peeked around the corner and frowned upon seeing the source of the foot. It belonged to the silver-haired man from last night. He was currently sleeping (in the most uncomfortable position she had ever seen) behind her bushes. His hair curtained his face and Natari paused a moment to admire him. It was amazing that someone that attractive could have such a vulgar mouth.

She knew she was wasting time, but she wanted to know what the man was doing sleeping on her property when he had a house of his own. So she kicked him. Needless to say, he was NOT happy.

“What the FUCK??!!” he shouted, grabbing his side where she had kicked him. He blinked his eyes at her. “Are you fucking RETARDED, lady?!”

Natari glared down at him. “Care to explain why you’re sleeping in my bushes?”

That seemed to calm him down. “Um…they’re comfortable?”

“Try again.”

He pouted. “Fine, I was making sure that fat dude didn’t follow you home.”

“By sleeping?”

“Well I was awake last night!”

She rolled her eyes. “Right. Well as you can obviously see, he did not follow me last night so you can go on home now.”

Hidan stood up, still clutching his side. “Hell no. I’m not leaving until I’m absolutely sure he’s not coming back.”

“Are you always this protective of people you don’t know?”

“Are you always this rude?”

Natari chose to ignore that. “Look, I have to get to work and you better not be here when I get back.”

He glared at her. “I’m not going anywhere.”

She growled low in her throat. “Fine. Whatever.” She stomped over to her car and got inside. She looked out the window at her house. Hidan was making himself comfortable in the bushes again. She counted to ten mentally before driving off.

***

“So now he’s sleeping in my bushes!” Natari finished. She had just told her entire story to Genma and Sasuke, who were staring at her as though she had just grown five heads. “Well? Don’t you have anything to say?”

“Are you sure he’s not a stalker?” Genma asked.

“Trust me, if he was, I would know.”

“Maybe he’s lonely,” Sasuke suggested.

“Pfft, yeah right. A guy like him lonely? I’m sure he’s got plenty of women back home waiting for him.”

“Well it doesn’t explain why he’s sleeping outside your house.”

“I know.” Natari sighed heavily. “Why can’t I just have a normal life? One where my parents don’t try to set me up and weirdoes don’t follow me home and sleep in my yard.”

***

When she arrived home, sure enough, Hidan was still there. He was sitting on the steps leading up to her door. Natari purposely walked past him and was about to go inside, when she felt him tug on her pants. “What?” she snarled.

He scowled back at her. “I figured I might as well tell you why I’m still here.”

“Oh this oughtta be good.” She crossed her arms over her chest.

Hidan took a deep breath and hung his head. “I lost my job a week ago and since I was behind in paying rent for my apartment, I lost my home too.”

Natari blinked. He was homeless? “So…you lied last night. You said you lived around here.”

“Yeah. And I do. Wherever I can find.”

“That explains why you smell.”

“Hey!”

“Well you do.”

He stared at his feet. “I guess I thought your bushes looked more comfortable than cold, hard cement last night.” He got to his feet. “I’ll leave you alone now.”

Natari stared after him. She bit her lip. She was too nice for her own good. “Wait!” He stopped and turned around. “I…um…There’s an extra room in my house.”

Hidan blinked. “You’d let me stay with you? Seriously?”

“I’m not about to let you die on the streets after you helped me last night.”

He smiled. “You’re really gonna let me stay?”

“Yep, but not for free. You’re gonna have to get a job starting tomorrow.”

His face fell. “But I—”

“Take it or leave it.”

He sighed. “Fine.”

Given the fact that he had no valuables, save for a pendant he wore around his neck, having him move in wasn’t that hard. Natari showed him to his room, which was across the hall from her own. She had never seen someone so happy to see a bed before. He acted like a little kid, jumping up and down on the mattress.

Natari smiled at his antics. “The bathroom’s across my room if you wanna clean up. We can go shopping for clothes for you later.”

“Shopping?” he repeated.

“Yeah. You need new clothes.”

He shrugged as he went into the bathroom. When he came out, she was amazed how clean he looked. His hair was slicked back, probably from using one of her hair gels. “That felt nice,” he said happily. “I haven’t had a shower in…well…a long time.”

“Well you look cleaner. Now let’s go shopping.”

Natari hated splurging money at the mall and rarely went shopping. Her sister was the one that liked to shop. However, shopping for Hidan was fun and different. She actually found herself starting to warm up to the guy. Of course, she would have to anyway since he would be living with her for awhile. They had agreed that as soon as he got a job and was making a steady amount of money, he would buy his own apartment. The only problem that Natari saw in all this was how to keep her parents from knowing about Hidan.

***

The next morning, Natari heard her alarm go off and did her usual routine. After she exited the shower and dressed, she walked into Hidan’s room and shook him awake. “Huh? Wha? What’s going on?” he mumbled.

“It’s time to get up,” she said.

He groaned and fell back against his pillow. “It’s too fucking early.”

“It’s 7 o’clock.”

“That’s too fucking early.”

Natari frowned. “And I suppose you’d rather sleep in until noon?”

A smile spread across his face. “Yeah, that’d be nice.”

“Forget it!” Natari pushed him out of the bed and watched as he tumbled over the edge in a heap. He stood up, with his face bright red, holding the blankets around his waist.

“I am naked under here, ya know!” he spat.

She raised an eyebrow. “So go take a shower.”

“Why?”

“Because you smell.”

“But I took one last night!”

“And you’ve been homeless for over a week. That smell isn’t gonna disappear in just one night.” Hidan swore under his breath as he gathered the blankets and stomped out of the room. “And don’t forget that you have to go job-searching today!” Natari called. Her answer was a slammed bathroom door.

When Hidan came down for breakfast, dressed in a t-shirt and jeans, he plopped down on the couch and turned the television on. Natari waited patiently for him to come sit at the table and pursed her lips. She cleared her throat. Hidan turned his head. “What?” he asked.

“Aren’t you going to eat with me?”

He blinked. “Eat with you? As in…eat at the table?”

“Yeah.”

“Nah. I like the couch. And I haven’t watched TV in a long time.”

Natari felt her temper rising. Why did I agree to let him stay with me? He’s infuriating! “Look, Hidan, if we’re gonna make this living arrangement work out, I need your cooperation.”

He sighed and turned off the TV. “Okay, fine. I’ll eat at the damn table with you.”

She smiled. “Thank you.”

As she was preparing to leave for work, she handed him a newspaper. “What’s this for?” he said with a quizzical eyebrow.

“Find a job,” she instructed. “And if the phone rings, don’t pick it up.”

“Why not?”

“It could be my parents…and they don’t know you’re staying with me.”

Hidan winked. “Gotcha. Anything else I should know before we go our separate ways, ‘sweetheart’?”

Natari narrowed her eyes at his sarcasm. “Whatever you do, please come home with a job.”

With that, she got into her car and drove off. Hidan made a face after she left and stared down at the newspaper wanted ads. “Let’s see…what do we have here?” He began scouring the neighborhood, going in and out of stores and bars and getting turned down. He passed by a church and stopped momentarily to go inside. It was mostly empty, except for a few people in the front seats. He smiled warmly and took a seat. He knelt down and began to pray. “Hey. It’s me. Sorry I haven’t been to see you in so long. I got laid off and lost my house. I never lost my faith though. And hey, some nice lady offered me a room in her house. I’m pretty lucky, huh? Listen, I know I haven’t been giving you my all lately, but could you somehow help me get a job today? It’s really important. Thanks. I’ll see you on Sunday.” He stood up and walked out of the church, feeling slightly more motivated.

After getting turned down from several jobs, Hidan felt ready to just throw in the towel. That’s when he passed by an enormous building called Uchiha Enterprises. He knew it was a high-paying job and the likelihood of him getting a job there was slim-to-none, but he had to try, right?

***

“So he’s uh…living with you now?” Genma asked with a smirk.

“Yes and stop smirking,” Natari snarled. “I don’t even know why I let him stay in the first place.”

“You’re a nice person?”

“Oh shut up.”

Sasuke chuckled from his work station. “Sounds like this Hidan guy is a handful.”

“He’s rude.”

“But he’s good-looking,” Genma piped in.

“What?”

“That’s what you said the other day. He’s rude, but good-looking.”

“I’ve seen plenty of those types before, Genma,” Natari grumbled. “Hidan is no different.” Suddenly they heard a commotion over by Uchiha Fugaku’s office. Several women were crowding around the door. “I wonder what that’s about.”

“Yeah, women never crowd my dad’s office unless my brother’s in town or there’s a new male worker.”

Natari rolled her eyes. “Thanks for making my gender seem like a bunch of idiots.”

“Well they are, aren’t they?” he grinned.

“I’ll be talking to Sakura about you, mister.” Natari frowned at the loud women. “Oi! Yamanaka!” A woman with blonde hair covered the right side of her face and blue eyes turned around. “What’s going on over there?”

“New worker!” she called back. “He’s absolutely gorgeous!”

“More so than your boyfriend?”

The blonde glared at her. “Hush you. Just come see him and you’ll know what I mean.”

Natari sighed. “Let’s go, guys. Time to see this ‘gorgeous’ new guy.”

“I wonder if he’s gay,” Genma muttered.

“Hell, if he’s as gorgeous as Yamanaka says, he probably is.”

“Why is that?” Sasuke asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Because most gorgeous men are.”

“My brother isn’t and I’m not.”

She smiled. “You’re exception and your brother…he’s just…” Her cheeks turned pink.

Sasuke smirked. “He’s just what?”

“Nothing.”

“HERE HE COMES!!” someone shrieked.

“Thank you so much for letting me have this job, Mister Uchiha,” a somewhat deep voice was saying. Natari swore the voice sounded familiar. But after awhile, all men start to sound alike anyway.

“It’s no problem at all,” Fugaku answered back.

Natari tried to see over the heads of some of the girls but was failing miserably. “I’m serious though. If I didn’t get this job, I would have been so screwed.”

“Well I’m glad to have been able to help. Everyone, clear the way. Back to your stations!”

When everyone had moved, Natari was finally able to see the new guy.

And regretted it. Her jaw dropped open as she stared at the smiling silver-haired man standing in the office. Sasuke and Genma dragged her back to her station and stared at her. “Are you okay?” Genma asked.

“It’s him!”

“Who?”

“Him!”

“Who?”

“I think she means Hidan,” Sasuke stated.

Natari clenched her fists. “I don’t believe this! I told him to get a job and what does he do?!”

“Um…gets a job?” Genma supplied.

She glared at him. “Don’t you dare take his side!”

“Side? What the—”

“No, Genma, don’t try to talk to her when she’s mad,” Sasuke said shaking his head. “Let her rant for awhile.”

“When I told him to find a job I didn’t mean MY job!”

“Natari, he’s not taking your job. He’s only gonna be working here,” the youngest Uchiha mumbled.

“Yeah, which means I’ll have to see him 24/7! Even when he leaves my house and buys his own, I won’t be rid of him since I’ll get to spend the majority of my day with him at work!”

“I kinda pity this guy,” Genma said softly.

“Me too,” Sasuke replied.

***

When Natari got home, she was livid. She was determined to be calm when talking with Hidan, but she was still very upset that out of all the workplaces in Konoha, he had to choose Uchiha Enterprises. Upon opening the door, she was greeted with a wide smile. Hidan looked happier than she’d ever seen him, and that included when she had invited him to stay in her home.

“I got a job!” he exclaimed. “And it’s not some shitty job at a bar or food place! It’s an actual job in a big building!”

“That’s…wonderful,” she said. He was radiating happiness and she just didn’t have the heart to crush it anymore. “So um…where do you work?”

“Uchiha Enterprises starting tomorrow.”

“Really? That’s funny. I uh…I work there too.”

His pink eyes widened. “You do? Seriously?”

“Yeah.”

“I didn’t see you there today.”

“I was the gaping woman outside Mister Uchiha’s office.”

He frowned. “Why didn’t you say hello?”

“Because…I was angry.”

“Angry?”

“Yeah.” She plopped down on her couch and sighed heavily. “I shouldn’t have been angry at all though. You got a job and that’s all that matters. You’ll be making so much money soon that you won’t have to stay with me that much longer.”

Hidan smiled. “Yep. I’ll be able to have my own place again.”

Strangely though, in the back of his mind, Hidan didn’t want to leave now.

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Ah, I love tension. Hidan's slightly OOC, but it is an AU fic, so he's not the immortal slaughtering jashin-lover that we all know and love XD And dudes, I went to deviantart today and omg, I had 58 messages! I've never had that many in one day! I sent fanart to the Sharingan Ecstasy club and suddenly all these members are commenting and faving my stuff. Yay me! ^-^ So....other than the fact that MA is suddenly getting a major heat wave...there's nothing more to say. Bye for now!


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