The Day Ame Cried (Sequel to The Rain-Dancer's Last Dance)

The Scroll

Kōri turned to Hidan, and handed the last plate off to him. He took the plate, and walked across the kitchen and put it into the cabinet. Closing the cabinet, Hidan wiped his hands, and grabbed the two scrolls on the counter, motioning to Kōri to follow after him.

Kōri scampered after the Jashinist, excitedly following the man to his room. From the living room, Sasori and Deidara saw the excitement in Kōri's eyes, and a flare of jealousy sparked up in the both of them. Sasori momentarily clenched his wooden fist, and Deidara gritted his teeth. They didn't understand how Kōri went from being livid and heartbroken towards the man, to actually being happy and excited to be in the man's presence.

It made the men feel... Jealous.

Kōri sat on the bench in Hidan's room, looking expectantly at the man, who was glancing over at what Kōri had wrote. Hidan had asked her to put in her own words what the commandments were, and he was curious at what Kōri wrote.

The scroll had a few ink blots, and a couple smears, but the handwriting was very neat, and small.

1. Never leave a sacrifice alive.

Kōri wrote in her small handwriting, 'According to all the books and scrolls that Hidan-sama has had me read, one of the biggest philosophies and rules in Jashinism is, "If one does not understand pain, one has no right to inflict that pain on others." And I read that it is considered one of the greatest sins in Jashinism if it is broken. So with that, you cannot kill others unless you have died. So, what I sum up the first commandment is that pain must be understood, enjoyed, and not feared.'

2. No man made pleasures (alcohol, sex, drugs, etc).

Kōri simply wrote in, 'Do not indulge yourself with lust, greed, pride, sloth, gluttony, or artificial gratifications.'

3. Your children must be Jashinist.

Kōri wrote in, 'Your children must be raised as Jashinists.'

4. The only way to leave Jashinism is to commit suicide.

Kōri wrote here, 'Once you commit to Jashin he brands your soul.'

5. Enjoy pain, understand pain, and live life without fearing pain.

Kōri had wrote in, 'To inflict pain on and experience that pain yourself teaches you to not wish that pain upon another and it helps you empathize with those who already felt that pain. Living life without a fear of pain gives you a greater will to live than those who fear pain, and by extension, fear death.'

Kōri waited expectantly for Hidan to finish reading, watching as his eyes played ping-pong as he read.

'Boing, boing, boing, boing...' Hinote began saying every time Hidan's eyes darted from the right to the left. The corners of Kōri's mouth twitched, and Kaze giggled.

Hidan's eyes stopped, and raised back up to meet Kōri's.

"Kōri... This is some insightful shit. You're really grasping Jashinism. I think now, it's fucking up to you whether or not you want to commit to Jashinism."

"Commit?" Kōri asked, "How does one commit?"

Hidan grinned.

"You fucking know what you gotta do." Hidan looked pointedly at Kōri. "You have to make your first sacrifice."

Kōri's eyes widened, and she bit her lip.

Oh.

That kind of commitment.

Kōri wasn't sure if she was ready to do that... To sacrifice kill a person, just to solidify a relationship for a god. A god in which she wanted to believe in. A god she wanted to have faith in.

'You don't have to choose now, Rain-Dancer. These sorts of decisions take time.' Ame commented, before the girl could panic too much.

"Here, I'll even teach you the fucking steps to a proper sacrifice." Hidan stood up, walking over to his dresser, taking out a small, black scroll.

"That has the steps to a correct Jashin sacrifice. That's if I'm not there when you decide to do a sacrifice. But for now, I'll fucking tell you myself."

Hidan handed the scroll to Kōri, and sat back down on his bed.

"Now, the first thing you gotta know about sacrificing to Jashin, is that there is a lot of prayer involved--"

Then there was a hard, brisk knock on Hidan's door.

Hidan growled, sighed, and stood up before walking over to the door.

"What the fuck do you want?" Hidan snapped to the person. He didn't appreciate it when his preachings about Lord Jashin was interrupted. The person receiving the harsh treatment from Hidan was Sasori. He wasn't even fazed at Hidan's snarling.

"I need Ningyō to gather her stuff. Leader-sama assigned me and the brat to a mission, and he wants Ningyō to come with us. We leave at daybreak tomorrow." Sasori stated to Hidan. Since Kōri wasn't too far away, she heard what Sasori had said.

'Me...? Go on a mission...?' Kōri thought to herself. 'It sounds like it could.... be fun...?'

"Well, Kōri, it seems as if we'll have to fucking continue this talk later. You have to get ready for a fucking mission." Hidan commented, that wild gleam in his eyes when he talked about Jashinism gone.

"....That sounds.... Rather exciting." Kōri said as she made her way out of Hidan's room.

Hidan merely shrugged.

"It's whatever you fucking make it, Kōri."

There were more words Hidan wanted to add to that sentence.

Hidan wanted to say,

'It's whatever you fucking make it, Kōri. So make it good. Like you.'

Make it good Rain-Dancer. Because "good" won't last much longer.