Author Notes: Hello everyone and thank you again for your wonderful reviews for the first chapter! *beams* Here is the second and final chapter, I hope you enjoy it just as much. Don't forget to leave common sense and logical thinking at the door before you proceed. Enjoy :)

General Warnings: Pure crack and severe OOCness.

Rating: 'T'

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

24Apr: Sorry, I couldn't resist adding a bit more dialog :)

- Chapter Start -

As expected, Konan found a tipsy Nagato in his room, swaying in his contraption, Rinnegan eyes clouded with alcohol and the unmistakable smell of sake on his breath. She helped him to bed and when he awoke later that evening with a hangover, was on hand to administer a painkiller and a cup of hot strong tea.

At first, Nagato couldn't remember what had transpired, but once he did, Konan had to stop him from bashing his head against the nearest wall. She calmed him down and said there was no need to kill Zetsu just yet. The results of the new 'mission' were sure to be atrocious and Pein could easily make a decision to revert to their previous uniforms then. Konan was sure no one would argue with that.

Once Nagato calmed down, she told him she had selected one of the plainest gowns for Pein and would make sure it fitted him perfectly.

- o -

The following week, Konan arrived at the dining room room a full fifteen minutes before the meeting was scheduled to start. She looked very pretty in her new 'uniform' - the bridal equivalent of the classic little black dress. It was a simple sleeveless, knee length sheath in pearl white silk, something she could also wear for an evening out. Despite her usual serene expression, her golden eyes sparkled with merriment and her lips kept twitching as she imagined what the others would look like.

Five minutes later, Tobi danced into the room wearing the frilliest wedding gown in the magazine. It had the works - short puffed sleeves with ribbons, lace ruffles circling the neckline and layer upon layer upon layer of ruffles on the puffy knee length skirt. Thank the heavens he had the sense to leave on his Akatsuki stockings, Konan thought. He didn't look bad at all although that was probably because the orange ruffles on his dress matched his orange swirly mask. All he lacked was a be-ribboned staff to herd sheep.

Pein was the third to enter, head held high and back ramrod straight. He walked stiffly to his seat at the head of the table as if the huge white silk rose at his waist weighed a ton. Or perhaps he just wasn't used to a floor length gown complete with heart shaped neckline, fitting long sleeves adorned with tiny silk roses and a short lace train trailing at the back.

Konan nodded to him with her fingers pressed against her mouth to stifle her giggles.

The three of them sat in silence for another five minutes with Tobi bouncing excitedly in his seat. Then they heard what sounded like a stampede of elephants approaching the dining room at an alarming speed.

In a matter of seconds, a flurry of silk, satin, chiffon and lace jammed itself in the doorway accompanied by several muffled curses. Half a dozen hands with manicured and be-ringed fingers stretched out of the fabric, their desperate owners trying to free themselves from the tangle of bridal finery.

There was a loud 'RRR-III-III-PPP!" and in the blink of an eye, all the other chairs were suddenly occupied by red cheeked, glowering would-be brides. Konan's gaze darted around the table and she felt her sides ache with suppressed laughter, tears of mirth springing to her eyes.

It was even better than she had expected... although she had to admit some of them wore their new uniforms remarkably well.

Itachi looked a dream in a white satin dress with spaghetti straps which showed off his long neck and pale, slender arms. He stared straight ahead, not moving a muscle.

Deidara looked fetching in a strapless dress with a heart shaped bodice, cheeks flushed pink as he alternately glared at and ignored Tobi bouncing in his seat beside him and going 'Oooh, Deidara-senpai looks soooooo preetty!' Konan wondered how many tissues the blond had used to make the front of his dress fill out like that. At least she hoped it was tissues and not his exploding clay.

Hidan looked handsome and even - there was no other word for it - distinguished. His wedding gown was a cheongsam style dress in white silk brocade which boasted a high Mandarin collar, half sleeves and frog buttons.

The others, sad to say, didn't look as good.

Kisame looked incongruous with a white lace choker around his neck, tiny princess sleeves and elbow length white gloves, all contrasting sharply with his skin tone. He kept scowling as he darted half admiring, half embarrassed glances at Itachi who sat stiffly beside him.

Kakuzu looked just as strange in a tight off the shoulder affair which sported a long tear down one side, and bulged here and there thanks to the various heads on his torso. Konan took one glance at the exposed underarm and shuddered; body hair was so unsightly on a bride.

Zetsu was wearing a dress which seemed to be made out of nothing but long, trailing white feathers. Coupled with his woebegone expression and tall fronds, he looked rather like a drooping, exotic bird.

Konan finally lost her composure and laughed til she cried. Everyone including Pein glared at her, but after a few moments, they started smiling sheepishly except for Kakuzu who was still grousing about it being a waste of hard earned money.

The moment Pein cleared his throat however, he was met with glares from the other males. If looks could kill - Itachi's Sharingan notwithstanding - he would be nothing more than a pile of ashes on his chair.

"I am glad to see everyone wearing their new uniforms," he said and paused as he was glared at again by everyone except Konan.

"This is a farce and you know it," Kisame hissed, inserting a finger under his lace choker as if it was too tight for him. It promptly tore and he drew his hand away to blink at the scrap of lace now hanging from his finger. Dismay showed briefly on his face before he scowled. "Blasted fragile thing!"

"Now see what you've done," scolded Kakuzu who was sitting beside him. "Our new uniforms almost cleaned out our funds!"

He snatched the choker from Kisame, put it around his neck again and stitched it up.

"That's a lost cause, Kakuzu, and you know it," chuckled Hidan and preened. "Not everyone can carry off this look, you know."

"Deidara-sempai can!" piped up Tobi. "Deidara-senpai looks veeeery preetty!'

Deidara glared at him and folded his arms across his chest. When a bit of crushed tissue paper peeped over the neckline of his dress, he flushed and stuffed it back in.

"Lacking in finesse, I would say," drawled Hidan. "Face it, Deidara. You don't have the charisma Itachi and I have."

"Leave me out of this, Hidan," Itachi said, leaning forward to glare at Hidan with Kisame and Kakuzu sitting between them. That was when he caught sight of what Kisame was wearing and blinked. Kisame scowled again, cheeks flushing red.

Pein cleared his throat loudly and everyone turned to him.

"This meeting will now come to order," he intoned and looked around at every member before nodding. "But first..."

Reaching down, he lifted a cardboard box onto the table, the faint clinking sounds coming from within making everyone suspicious.

"The company who got the order to make our new uniforms has generously loaned us headdresses to wear for today," he continued. He stood up, opened the box and tipped its contents onto the table with a flourish.

A cascade of glittering, bejeweled tiaras fell out with a cacophony of clinking and tinkling sounds, a couple of them rolling around the table before coming to a stop. As everyone's mouths dropped open in shock - except for Tobi's which couldn't be seen - Konan quickly snatched up the simplest tiara of all - a circlet of tiny diamonds - and placed it on her head. That broke the spell and started a mad scramble for the tiaras that were left.

Konan smiled and got ready her camera. The next few shots should be enough to cover the huge dent these wedding gowns had made in their Akatsuki funds.

- Chapter End -

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