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queerchoicesblog · 4 years

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Prom Night (RoD, Ximena x MC)

This fanfic was requested by @desiree-0816 for the @choicesnovemberchallenge by @ramseyandrys . I would like to apologise as I couldn’t deliver your request fully (the 21st bday). I have been busier than expected lately and I’m struggling with motivation and my muse lately, at least for Choices fics. So to meet this deadline and honor your request, I adapted an old wip that I hope will fit into the celebration prompt. I will write the bday fic in the future, if you wish: let me know!

Inspired by the song Driven By You (which is THE Ximena x MC song, paired with Uptown Girl), that’s how I imagine the prom night with Ximena we never got in the original book.

Prompt: Celebration

Word Count: 1952

Perma Tag: @brightpinkpeppercorn @bhavf @melodyofgraves @strangerofbraidwood @abunchofbadchoices @silverhawkenzie @begging-for-kamilah @kennaxval @kamilahmykween @universallypizzataco @gayestchoices @embarrassingsmartphonegame

Ximena Tag: @bobasheebaby @boneandfur

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It all felt so unreal. Standing in the middle of a crowded room full of people having the time of their lives - or at least pretending to have the time of their lives- taking selfies with each other, cracking jokes and sharing gossips, dancing to the beat, whispering sweet nothing or naughty compliments into each other ears' at the side of the dance floor. Ordinary prom stuff, ordinary life stuff but lately Ellie's life had been nothing but ordinary. Crowded places gave her a bit of anxiety and she couldn't blend in. Somewhere in the crowd one of her father's agents, Erica, was following her, guarding over her. Typical prom stuff, right?

She sighed and gave an apologetic look to Reya: she hadn't listened to a word she said, but she didn't tell her, she didn't want to hurt her feelings. She was trying to help, somehow, even if it wasn't working. She excused herself telling she needed to go to the loo and refused her friend's offer to walk her there. "I'll be fine, worry not" she said, before making a beeline to agent Erica and asking her to let her head outside for a moment.

"Are you feeling okay, Ellie?" the agent asked, searching her eyes.

"Yeah I just some fresh air, this is all so...overwhelming" she winced.

"I get it, sweetheart" Erica grimaced sympathetically. "But your father explicitl-"

"Just five minutes, please"

Erica was visibly torn and surprised by the grim intensity of the plea. She agreed to let her go. "I'll go check on you in ten minutes, okay girl?"

She liked Erica, she was a very empathetic woman and a good agent. She thanked her and walked into the parking lot of her school. She didn't like the idea of being alone in that place but she needed a break from the party atmosphere. It was all too fast, too much. She didn't even want to go: what was the point? She didn't even a date and she wasn't in the mood for listening to Reya's love issues.

She hugged herself as the night breeze blew over her, playing with her curls. She sighed: well, if only a certain someone was here now, she could certainly use one of her bear hugs. A weak smile drew on her lips as she reminisced her first meeting with Ximena. Good-hearted, funny, gorgeous X.. God knows where she was now: Ellie could only hope she was somewhere safe, out of reach for those criminals. Yet she missed her terribly, tonight more than ever. She had fantasized about her favorite driver surprising her on the prom night, walking inside the room on her arms, dancing the night away with her.

She smiled sadly to herself. What a naive fool she was. What a silly teenage girl with impossible fantasies...

She inhaled deeply and stared into the distance. The night was quiet and the moon shone oh so brightly in the sky. The perfect setting for a romcom, she joked internally. The parking lot was packed just like the room she had just left. A black SUV gleaming in the moonlight caught her eye. It looked familiar but our minds might trick us easily. She checked twice, just in case.

And...Ximena was there. She stood leaning on her car, one foot rested on the side of her SUV, arms folded over her chest. It took a while to Ellie to recognize her but when she did, she gasped and blushed furiously, thankful that her crush couldn’t see her in the dark. X. was wearing a black and white male suit: black pants matching a pair of black suspenders and bow tie and a white shirt, sleeves rolled up past her elbow to reveal her tattoos. Her hair was up in a ponytail.

She was looking the other way when Ellie arrived but when she spotted the Alvarez girl a huge smile lightened up her face. Her uptown girl was safe!

“El…”

She took a step closer than stopped, as if suddenly shy or unsure of what to do.

“X.! Oh my God I’m so happy to see you, I was so worried but….what are you doing here?”

Ellie had to summon every ounce of self-restraint not to start stuttering or to jump into X.'s strong arms. She had been so worried and blue after her father told her what happened at the casino. She was relieved that she was still alive but the thought that she might have never seen Ximena, again, like ever again tore her teen heart apart. But now her sweet Amazon was standing right in front of her. And she was dashing and flashing her an irresistible smirk.

“A birdie told me that there’s a prom night going on tonight so” she explained gesturing at her outfit. “I thought to dress up and stop by”

“And you’re gorgeous, Ximena! I-I mean…” Ximena gave her an amused yet exquisitely soft smile in full response, probably noticing how pink her cheeks were now. “Thanks, princess. But I can’t stand a chance with you” X. noted, taking in the sight of Ellie in the gorgeous lacy dress. An awkward silence fell between them, as they both were overwhelmed by the joy to be together again after all the troubles…despite being so out of place. Proms were completely out of their comfort zones. And they knew it. X. folded her hands in her pockets and broke the silence. “So I’ve never been to one of these fancy proms but I’ve heard that they involve a lot of dancing, right?” “Yes, I guess it’s one way to put it” Ellie confirmed, giggling at the understatement. “Thought so! Then I know just the thing…” She winked and opened the door of her car in a swift move. She quickly moved inside but got out after a moment, gallantly offering the girl’s a hand.

“Shall we dance, Ellie?”

Ellie gaped, looking around in confusion.

“What…you mean here? But there’s no music?”

Ximena grinned as if she was expecting that objection. She flashed Ellie an affectionate smile and picked a small remote controller out of the pocket of her pants. As she hit the button, the stereo in her car started playing a Queen song, one of X.’s all-time favorite.

Ellie giggled at first before smiling brightly at her unexpected prom date.

“May I have this dance, princess?” Ximena asked in the softest tone.

Ellie nodded, head over hills with happiness, and placed her hand on top of hers. Ximena gently pulled her closer, tossing the controller inside the car to rest her free hand on her uptown girl’s hip.

We touch and you’re afraid of me And we burn and now I’m at your feet High speed, but you know you’re in safe hands

As if reacting to the lyrics, Ellie raised herself up on the tips of her toes to wrap her arms around X.'s neck and another ecstatic smile formed on her lips as the two of them started swaying. The rest of the world, the parking lot, the school prom inexorably faded away.

Ooh, in the dark we make a brighter light From one spark to the horizon wide We trust, and together we tame the land, yeah

Ximena’s hands moved to Ellie’s small back as the girl adjusted her head over the gentle Amazon’s collarbone, sighing contently. It’s something out of a movie, a romantic movie and it’s happening! If I'm dreaming please don't wake me, she squealed internally.

Oh you’d be forgiven if you think you’re dreaming But we’re working night and day to make a dream come true, yeah Everything I do is driven by you

Warmth spread all over Ximena as she rested her cheek on top of the Alvarez girl's head. She inhaled the familiar scent of her coconut conditioner and for once forgot about all the troubles with the Brotherhood. There was no room for them now as she lost herself in the music and the feeling of Ellie's body pressed against herself.

Hold on tight to the driving wheel This ride is really out of line Raw deal, but there’s no other that’s worth a dime

Ellie was the first to break the charmed silence between the. A happy sigh turned into a little confession as words slipped out of her mouth...but this time she didn't care.

"I’m…I’m so happy that you’re here, X.”

“Let me guess? Worried about this prom thing?” X. attempted a joke as a tender smile formed brightened her face.

“Maybe a little.”

They both giggled. Then Ellie took a deep breath and parted just enough to face the young woman. She raised her eyes to meet Ximena's and hoped they could convey all the feelings inside her: concern, affection...that scary "l" word. It's now or never, El, she repeated to herself.

“But mostly about you. I guess the truth is I like you, X. Really like you”

Ximena’s eyes widened and she gaped but quickly recovered and offered Ellie the softest smile.

You know I love you but you drive me crazy ‘Cause you’re saying all the things I want to say to you

“And to me there’s no other worth a dime” Ximena whispered, quoting the lyrics.

Ellie felt her cheeks and her heart set on fire. She opened her mouth to say something but her breath was caught short as she processed what X. just said. Before she could think of what to say next, Ximena hushed her.

“It's okay...Ellie, I- may I...” she said slowly leaning down.

As if drawn to a magnet, Ellie rose on tiptoe and met her halfway. X. claimed her lips in a tender kiss. Their mouths met once, twice as the buzz of the prom party inside grew distant. Caught in the bliss of that kiss, Ellie pressed herself against the gentle Amazon, taking her by surprise and sending the driver to backpedal against the car. When Ellie parted to mutter an apology Ximena just giggled and pulled her close, capturing her lips once more in a fierce kiss that took her breath away.

When eventually she pulled back, the first thing Ellie saw opening her eyes was Ximena checking on her.

"Is this okay, El?" she asked, her voice soft just as her smile.

It took a moment to Ellie to reply: she felt dizzy, ecstatic...the happiest she had ever been.

"Yeah, I mean of course...I- wow"

Ximena's lips curled into an amused smile still filled with tenderness. She stroke Ellie's cheek and wiped off some of her smeared chapstick with her thumb.

"Happy prom, princess"

"Best prom ever" Ellie sighed happily, leaning to the touch.

Then she tipped her lips, a little cute gestured that made Ximena fell a bit more for her "uptown girl". The kiss was slow and deep, intoxicating...but Ximena pulled away too soon, almost abruptly. Ellie felt a pang of rejection: was it all over already? When she looked up at Ximena she noticed that her jaw, that jaw she was craving so hard to kiss, was now clenched and her eyes wandered above her head. Then they stopped and the grip on her hip tightened.

"El, get in the car"

"What? Wher-" she asked, not understanding what just happened but feeling cold chills ran down her spine.

"I'll be damned if they lay a finger on you again" Ximena explained, her tone hardened as she threw daggers at someone in the distance.

"We gotta go, princess. And fast" her voice softened a little as she shielded her with her body and gently pushed her inside the car just in time before a gunshot rang into the distance.

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darkdevasofdestruction · 6 years

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How You Met - Akatsuki

Hoshigaki Kisame

You and your puppy went to the lake to enjoy your day off, eat some nice food your mum made for you and have a small swim in the chilly water. As you prepared your blanket and food basket on the grass, the puppy ran past you, yipping happily and jumping straight into the deep part of the lake. Now, you did know how to swim, but you were better at floating in shallow water and not the most confident swimmer either, so clearly, you were rather worried that she might drown or something. Unfortunately, she suddenly sunk under water with a yelp, and you started panicking, looking left and right, asking for help, but nobody seemed to be around when needed. Freaking out, you took off your flip flops and ran into the water, but you suddenly stopped in in fear, as you saw a menacing shark fin circling around your sweet baby.

"NO! DON'T HURT HER! P/N, COME HERE, BABY! FAST!" You were shaking and crying in fear, thinking of the brutal way your baby is going to die, when, instead of the threatening predator, out of the water, came a very tall and well-built shark-like man, holding your puppy in his grasp, protectively, walking in your direction, as she kept licking him, gratefully.

You were now crying of happiness, beaming in glee at the sight in front of him. All senses lost you, emotions overpowering you, and the only rational thing that you could do was to hug the life out of this blue stranger, and he only chuckled and ruffled your hair.

"I honestly c-can't thank you enough f-for saving her. I don't know wh-what I would without her." you said stuttering from emotion. "No need to thank me. I am just happy to help save the life of such a lovely creature." he said, grinning. "Yeah, I totally get you. I'm like that too, since it's why I decided to become a vet since very little. This baby was left abandoned in my clinic after her owners decided that a surgery would be too much time and money wasted." you said, taking her in your embrace and rubbing your head to hers, lovingly. "I hate people like that. Animals are much better than humans, and on that note, lack any evil intent." he said, sighing. "I'm happy to hear that someone else agrees with me, after all this time. People always thought I was crazy for thinking that way." you laughed, seeing his grin widen. "Likewise, I have to say. Will you be around tomorrow too?" he asked, scratching her behind her ear. "I'm not sure. I had this day off from my clinic, but I live in the village nearby, if you want to see me or p/n. I'm uh...Actually the only viable medic in these neighbour villages." you scratched the back of your neck, grinning sheepishly. "If you wouldn't mind a weird, blue shark guy walking around and scaring your patients-" "Nah, only the humans. The animals will surely love you. I have no doubt about that! Hope I'll see you around!" you cut him off, in glee. "I'll see you around, then. Take care and see you later, squiddo." he gave a side-grin and a military salute, as he left the place, leaving you and your lovely puppy enjoy the rest of your day off.

Uchiha Itachi

You were a regular visitor at the vintage bookshop cafe in town, since you absolutely loved to relax on a plush armchair on the ground, with your favourite book and the hot beverage of your choice to soothe your nerves after a long day at work. You were friends with all the employees there, knew all the regular faces and occasionally helped out with what you could. Your favourite was putting back books and arranging them by certain criteria, breathing in the mersmerising scent of coffee and tea. One lovely day, as you were reading "Da Vinci's Code" in your usual silent corner, you noticed a brunet man entering the video silently, and yet, he captured everyone's eyes with his mysterious, intriguing aura, as he walked to the belletristic section, seemingly looking for a certain book.

After reading one more chapter, you look up again and see him in the same place, still searching, so you put the vintage bookmark at the page you were at, gently put it on the table next to your tea and made your way to him, tapping him on his shoulder, smiling softly.

"Hello. I'm sorry to disturb, but you seemed to need help looking for a book. Correct me if I'm wrong, however, and I can leave." you said, trying to look at his gorgeous onyx eyes. "Thank you for your help, miss. I was looking for 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. I'd be grateful if you could help me find it." he replied, with a ghost of a smile. "Ah...Well, I believe I took the last copy of it, last week, I apologise. I can borrow it to you if you want. I'm almost always around here anyways." you said, recalling the amazing book you recently finished. "Are you not an employee here?" his eyebrow raised in confusion. "Nah, I just come around to relax and enjoy my time. I do tend to help around if I can, since they cant handle all the work, you know?" you replied, looking around in pride and content. "That sounds wonderful. Mind if I come around tomorrow to pick it up? I will return it as soon as I finish it." he said, looking grateful. "Sounds like a plan. Whenever you have time, I'll be here. That, over there, is my usual reading corner, but if you don't see me, just ask around for Y/N, okay?" you grinned, extending your hand for him to shake. "Uchiha Itachi. It was a pleasure meeting you. Thank you for your help, I have to leave now. Have a lovely day." shaking your hand, he made his way out of the bookstore, waving his goodbye at you. "It was nice meeting you too, Itachi." with a side-smile on your face, you turned back to your corner, very smug at the looks the others were giving you.

Deidara

Your village was very well known for its fabulous festivals- so great that people, both ninjas and commoners, would get out of their way to attend them as often as possible, since they provided delightful food from all over the world, great games, and the best part that always comes at night-

Fireworks!

And that is where you came from-

Since you were very little, you absolutely

LOVED

fireworks- the colours, the patterns, the noise, the smell, everything about them just made you incredibly giddy and overwhelmed with happiness, so, with time, you started creating your own fireworks, infused with elemental chakra and other tricky, secret stuff to make them even better than the common ones, which made the villagers happy to allow you to do every Firework Show, each night.

This night, however, the festival was in the same day as your birthday, which had you excited - tenfold the usual dose, if possible - and going up the hill, in your gorgeous traditional kimono that your mother gifted you, and needless you say, you put your best performance so far, incredibly satisfied at your work and the gorgeous display on the dark, starry sky.

"That was a great firework show, huh? Much more intriguing and fascinating than all the others I've seen so far. You did this, hn?" a deep voice said behind you, making you yelp in surprise and look back at the blond individual, with big, scared, fawn eyes. "Sorry if I scared you, yeah." he continued. "Just wanted to praise the artist and learn some tips from them." he grinned, confidently. "O-Oh! I'm really happy that you liked it! I did my best with this one! It's uh...A special occasion, might I say!" he smiled softly, trying to tone down your excitement. "Lemme guess, it's your birthday, hn? Special outfit for a special day, yeah." he said as he took out some clay his bag. "It is! Good guess, mate! What's this clay for?" you inquired, curiosity completely taking over you. "This! Is my art! Watch and learn, missy!" he gloated, as the mouths on his hands started shaping clay into a bird, showing it off. "Uhh~! So pretty! You're really talented!" you chirped, examining the birdy. "You think this is pretty? Look at this, yeah!" with that, he infused the clay figurine with his chakra and threw it high into the sky, then activated it by yelling "KATSU!", making it create a huge, fascinating explosion, leaving you awestruck, jumping up and down, clapping. "Art truly is an explosion, right?" you said, looking at him in admiration. "I couldn't have said it any better, missy. Glad to see there are other true art enthusiasts around, unlike my dull partner, hn! Well, gotta go now, missy!" he said, as he gave you another clay figurine. "Hope I'll see you again. After all, artists stick together, right?" you said, with a knowing smile plastered on your face. "You know it, missy! See ya around, yeah!" he waved, as he jumped on the back of a huge clay bird and flew away, leaving you look down at the little gift in your hands, smiling and blushing slightly. This sure was one hell of a birthday!

Akasuna no Sasori

Since you were little, you've always been interested in herbal medicine and poisons, so much that you'd only research plants, both from your home and from abroad, which made you become a well-known merchant, which allowed you to travel all-over the world, practise and invent all sorts of antidotes and poisons.

You were very passionate about your hobby, and by now, you had several books in which you wrote every plant you've encountered, wrote its properties and where you saw it, and many other books for different potions, how you could make them, their effects and so on.

Obviously, you already knew everything by heart, but it was always nice to have it written down and drawn on paper, especially since drawing was also a passion of yours and it was the only way you could practise it.

You carried precious but dangerous information with you at all times, so it was little surprise when one day, when you finally found the perfect spot for new plants to document and draw, you got ambushed by a bunch of no-so-friendly looking ninjas who wanted to hurt you and take your precious notes from you, which angered you so. As soon as you found a run-down small shack, you hid in it and prepared one of your most powerful poisons so you could kill them all. The best part of this? You were completely immune to all poisons and venoms so no matter what the outcome would be, you wouldn't be injured at all. As soon as they entered the house, you raised your mask up to your nose and stealthily closed the door and with a simple jutsu and a very toxic and complex poison, you breathed out a deadly mist that engulfed the whole place, making the scums die in agony as you swiftly made your escape out of there, enjoying their screams of pain. The only problem was that as soon as you got out of there, you stretched your limbs and as you were about to take off your mask, you notice a red-haired man about your height with seemingly no emotions on his face, staring at you. Despite his stoic face, a glint of smugness was evident in his eyes.

"I heard you were good, but that was much better than expected. I can see why Leader wanted to recruit you." he said in a monotone voice. "I wasn't aware I was so famous..." you said quietly. "The day the Black Mamba won't be famous, I wouldn't be-" "Akasuna no Sasori." you chirped, cutting him. "Sorry, that was rude of me. Forgive me." "So you're aware of my title. Good. You'll be coming to the base without any struggle, then." he smirked at you with a slight patronising stare. "As long as I can continue my passions, I don't see any reason not to. Uh...Maybe the fact that you're criminals could be a strong point...But it would be much safer with than without you." you tried to speak coherently, trying not to make a fool of yourself in front of the person that became an inspiration when you were young. "Before that, uhm...Would you mind if I went home and get my things? I have a lot of important thi-" you started, but were quickly cut off by a dismissive hand. "I'm not a patient person. Go home, I'll be back to escort you to our base. Be ware, however, that I am not a patient person and my patience runs thin incredibly fast. Don't push your limits." he said, sternly. "I-I...Will keep that in mind. Thank you for giving me a chance." you said, low-key spazzic and wanting to get away from his intimidating stare. "Do not disappoint." he stated, before he left without a second word.

Well...That will proved to be a great opportunity for you to grow even further and become and even more qualified poison expert.

Pein

You were an amazing ninja, but after a horrible incident which got both your family and your team, consisted of your two best friends, killed, your village blamed and shunned you, making you be forced to go rogue and live the life of a criminal. You were scared and angry at the injustice that has fallen upon you, but there was nothing you could do, apart from living on your life the best you could. After that incident and your shunning, you became a target high in the Bingo Book's Top 10 Wanted Criminals, with a huge bounty on your head, due to your incredible stealth, tracking and mind-controlling skills, which is why, unknown to you, the Akatsuki were trying to recruit you.

Countless months passed since the incident, you managed to find a small but cozy place to live in and you got pretty comfortable with a common life, pretending to be a normal villager. You become the one to provide the small village with flowers and other city technology, so you were used to people knocking on your door, asking for commissions and other stuff to order and bring to the village store, so when a knock could be heard at your door, at first, you weren't surprised. However, that changed when, after so many years, you picked up the sense of an incredibly powerful chakra, which made you uneasy, to say the least, but if that person particularly went out of their way to find you, they were sure to know you were there, so acting anything but peaceful would not be in your favour.

Shivers ran over your body, anxious beyond belief as you quietly unlocked the door and opened it, hiding behind the door, gripping it, only peaking slightly at the stranger standing in front of me. He had short, messy orange hair, multiple piercings, the famous Rinnegan and the feared Akatsuki cloak. Biting your lip, you tried to calm your breathing and hold a decent conversation without showing your worry, since his stern glaze root you to the ground. By the way he was standing, fully composed and an air of authority around him, being here by himself, unlike the others, who seemed to always do missions with another partner.

"H-Hello. How may I help you?" you mustered, unsure of what to do. "You are Y/N L/N, am I correct?" he said in a low, monotone voice. "Y-Yes, who asks?" you clearly weren't surprised this strange knew your name, since you were a known criminal around the big villages. "My name is Pein and I am the Leader of the Akatsuki. I came here to recruit you, being one of those few people with more than average skills." he stated, not budging. "That's...Not so bad, actually. Thanks for considering me, I guess." you said, unsure of yourself, still biting your life. "I will be coming for you next week and I am expecting a definite answer by then." he said, nodding. "There's only one answer which would ensure I'll stay alive, anyways, so uh...You know the answer." you looked away, trying to escape his hypnotising stare. "Very well. Be prepared to leave next week. Also...I suggest breaking your justu. It is not going to work on me. Good day." as with that, he left you there, dumbstruck to the spot, still processing your encounter with the strongest criminal you've ever seen.

It was fun and you were looking forward to this new adventure.

Konan

All your life, you've been dealing with a lot of negativity from everyone around you, since you were the only ninja in the village and you were damned good at your job and with that, you gathered a lot of money and hate from others.

This, however, motivated you to become a better person and spread positivity in any way you could and that included telling people they are pretty, wishing them a great, sunny day and/or giving them flowers. It was, in your opinion, a very sweet way of making they day better and seeing them smile brightened up your own day as well. On the other hand, you only wished someone would one day do the same to you too.

And so, one day, you went to the market, saw some beautiful flowers, took three of them and left to walk around the city and settled for the nearby cafe. Unfortunately, it was all full, apart from one empty chair at a table for two where a gorgeous girl with blue hair was sipping tea and reading a book, which upon further inspection proved to be Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Grinning, yet still feeling shy, you went besides her table, trying to fake confidence.

"Hi! Would it be okay if I stay here? Everywhere else is full." you smiled kindly. "I don't mind." she said, barely stealing a glance at you, but gesturing for you to take a seat.

After taking a cup of hot chocolate, you took out your book from your bag, but something was urging you to talk to the girl, so that's what you tried.

"So, Mary Shelley, huh? I love her work too. She's a genius." you said, unsure. "She's amazing. This must be one of my favourite books and the perspective of ethics is very intriguing." she stated with the ghost of a smile on her face, finally looking at you.

Grinning at her, you continued talking to her about the morals and ethics of the book, the author and many other books with similar topics, until you both finished your drinks and you realised you had to go home. As a way to say goodbye, you paid the bill for the both of you, then smiled at her and handed her one of the flowers.

"It was lovely meeting you and I'm very happy that I got to meet someone as beautiful as you who also shares my tastes in books. You brightened up my whole year with this encounter and I only hope I could make you smile. I hope to see you again, if you wouldn't mind." you said with a grin on your face, gripping on your book, swinging back and forth on your spot, shyly. "I would love to. It was an honour meeting you." she smiled and you could swear the whole room lit up. "I'm Y/N. It was a pleasure meeting you too...?" you stated, hoping for her to tell you her name. "Konan. Thank you for paying for my tea as well." she said, extending her hand for you to shake. "Special people deserve special treatment. Will I be seeing you again soon?" you asked, hopeful. "You will. Farewell, Y/N. Have a bright day." she smiled at you, nodding and leaving the place.

It took you everything you had not to jump-hug her or kiss her cheek in happiness, but you managed to restrain yourself and only grinned at your success and went home, extremely proud of yourself.

Kakuzu

You were a retired ANBU ninja who decided that she's enough death in her life in a short amount of time, so you decided to take up healing and other relaxing activities, like tending to your new flower garden, crocheting and taking care of your kitten. It was all going great, so far, finally managing to get over your trauma and learning again how to relax and be happy. As you were tending to your little piece of heaven, you suddenly got startled by the sound of a tree breaking and a thud. You sighed, got up and went to investigate the annoying sound, which proved to be an unconscious, weird-looking, injured man. You checked to see if he had a pulse, which admittedly, he had, but at the same time, as you took off his mask, you immediately recognised him as one of the most mysterious and dangerous Akatsuki member, high-listed in the Bingo Book you constantly kept in your position. What was more, apart from his name and village, nobody knew anything about him, which made him all the more dangerous, since clearly, every person he encountered and fought never lived to tell the tale of his true powers...Or at least his chakra nature. Not that it mattered, anyways. You were no longer a ninja and nor were you intending to go back to that stressful life, but as soon as you finished your medical training, you swore an oath never to let any person die, if you can help (which, on the other hand, never states that I couldn't possibly maim them at least, thankfully.)

His injuries were incredibly bad and if he wasn't as weirdly, inhumanely powerful as he was, he wouldn't have survived another breathe - which now he could take with ease. Sighing after hours of healing, I stretch your arms, satisfied with your work, when suddenly, a hand grasped your neck and you see Kakuzu raised to a sitting position, his glare being ominously highlighted by his long hair, draping over his face.

"Rude...!" you gasped, trying to breathe, as you put your hands on his wrist, trying to make him stop strangling you. "I healed you!" "Not a wise decision." and although he said that, the grip on your neck became slowly softer until it completely released you. "Sheesh...Kinky. At least get me a cup of sugary coffee or something." you mumbled, rubbing your neck, looking away. "Why would you heal a criminal?" he said, completely ignoring your previous reply. "Criminal or not, it is my duty as a healer to save people, evil or not. Can't do much about it, huh?" you stated, as a matter of fact. "You have a Bingo Book next to you and yet, you don't seem afraid. Why?" he asked, peering into your eyes. "The risk I took was calculated...But boy, am I bad at maths."you chuckled, trying to ease the tension. "Are you aware of the incredibly huge bounty on your head?" it was more like a statement than a question, as he handed you his own Bingo Book to look at. What came as a huge surprise, as you flipped through the pages you also had in your own book, was a page dedicated to yourself- Your name, your village, your chakra nature, your skills and an unimaginable sum under your picture. You whistled in shock at the page you were staring at, then you slowly and lifted your eyes, making eye-contact with the famous Bounty Hunter, as a chilled shiver took over your body

"So...You're going to kill me and hand me in for the money, huh?" you asked, unsure of his intentions. "Money runs the world and ethics nor morality do anyone a favour. It would be ridiculous not to do so." he stated, without any remorse. You gave a scared laugh, thinking about your last moments, but they never came. Kakuzu, instead of killing you, stood up, towering over your small frame "Fortunately for you, I still have an ounce of morality left. Enough so that I won't kill the healer who did me a favour, despite knowing who I was." and he left without another word, leaving you blinking in surprise. For some reason, this encounter left you with a giddy heart and not only from fear, but from a bit of admiration too.

Hidan

You weren't an actual ninja, being from a smaller village with very few actually training by going to other big village's Academies, but you and your mum learnt how to be very the best healers around, which was why the place you lived at became a small clinic for every kind of people to get treated, either for free, or make donations.

Today was significantly more boring than usual, no conflicts, fights or small 'wars' happening, so you decided to let your mother run the place while watching a movie on your laptop, as you went out to stretch your legs, enjoy some fresh air in the nearby forest, stand by the stream and take in the godly perfume of the flowers.

The birds' symphony that had you lose yourself on Cloud 9 was, however, abruptly stopped when out of nowhere, a screaming head was catapulted in your direction, at a rather fast speed. Your eye twitched at the disturbance and you merely cocked your own head to the left, in order to avoid the annoying thing projecting your way. Happy enough, it slammed into the tree close to you, which made it stop yelling...For a short while.

"Can you shut up already? Some people are trying to enjoy the peace and quite this place offers."you told the annoying talking-head next to you.

This head, apparently, had silver hair, slicked back , slightly messy from the throw, and amethyst eyes.

"The hell is your problem, bitch?! Can't you have any bit of sympathy for a decapitated man?!" he glared at you. "Can you blame me? I just wanted to have one free day to relax and instead I...You know what? This is actually hilarious. How did you end up like this?" you smirked at him, resting your jaw on your hand. "What does it matter?! Just stitch me back to my body and leave me alone!" he said, trying to roll on the ground. "And where is your body, anyways? I couldn't possibly dream of some magical way to detect your body in the middle of nowhere, right?" you chuckled at him, then grabbed him by the hair, making him look at you directly. "You're even more annoying than that asshole, Kakuzu! Argh, just wait till I see him! That way! Go, now!" he said, trying to spin to show you the direction. "Kakuzu? Is he your boyfriend, or what? Domestic fight?" you snickered, getting up and walking in the direction he was instructing. "Boyfriend?! What the hell is wrong with you, bitch?! That jerk is absolutely horrible and has no regard for my religion! Besides, who cares about relationships?! All I need is Jashin-sama's blessings and I'm good." he thundered, clearly offended by the idea of him being in a relationship. "I suppose that's why you're immortal, huh? No normal person could get decapitated in a revenge-porn acti-" "DON'T EVEN DARE CONTINUE THAT SENTENCE! Or, I swear, the first thing I do when I get back to my body is to make you into a sacrifice!" by this time, the foam forming in his mouth almost drooling down his chin in anger. "You forgot the key-point of this. I could just as simply toss you farther away, just like your partner, much smarter than you, did." you winked at him. "Here! There it is!" he yelled in slight smugness. "Ah...Poor you...You look like a fish on the land, struggling to breathe." you replied in fake sympathy, as you sat down besides his body, getting the emergency scroll from your purse and taking out your sewing kit to help the poor idiot become whole again. As soon as you finished the procedure, during which he kept continuously whining and chatting about weird stuff, he got up and rubbed his neck, stretched, clearly relieved to be back. "You know what? I think you did a much better job than that asshole! Thanks, bitch!" he said, beaming. "My name is Y/N and I'd like you to call me by my name, not some stupid nickname your boyfriend calls you." you glared at him. "You know wha-" he tried to continue the sentence, but he was cut off by a loud, angry, booming voice echoing through the forest.

"HIDAN!!!"

"Is...This your boyfriend?"

you cocked your head in confusion and amusement at their antics.

You waved at Hidan as he was violently dragged away by his partner.

Ah, what a happy couple~!

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