xxbochixx: I just realized, that this... is my third time to edit the beginning chapters of this story. Did I suck that bad when I was younger? Well, I guess I did, or I wouldn't keep changing the beginning. Heh. Well, you all know the beginning has to be the best. You know what I mean. :DDD

Is eating: Skyflakes. :P

Is listening to: Don't Let Go, Crush, A Little Not To Over You, Dream Sky High, Always Be My Baby, Grown-Up Christmas List. (David Archuleta for the first 4, David Cook for the 5th, and multiple artists for the last one. :D) It's David day, you see. XD Sorry, it's my group's thing. We have days. Like Hug Day, Hippie Day, Smile Day, and Prophecy Day. Too fun. XD

Pein growled, holding his head between his hands. He just didn't get why he had to do this. Why couldn't he have picked a different person? Someone who doesn't already have ties with half the Akatsuki? But he guessed that he didn't even really pick her, really. She kind of picked herself. I mean, they didn't train her to be such a good, freaking medic that she had to be chosen by the real leader of Akatsuki... Well, maybe Itachi did... But that was such a long time ago... She probably doesn't even remember any of us.... Yes... Who am I kidding? Of course she remembers us! That would be so her. So Haruno Sakura. Ah, well too late. They'll get along anyway, right?

Pein chuckled and shook his head of the images he was imagining. Oh well, time to inform the kiddies-Well, not really kiddies-about his decision.

Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward.

"Oh, yeah?" Deidara yelled, glowering at Sasori. Sasori sneered at Deidara, "Yeah!" Deidara glared at Sasori, "Art is fleeting, Sasori-danna, un!" Sasori shook his head wildly, "Hell no it isn't! Art is everlasting and that's fucking FINAL!" Sasori argued, stomping his foot in emphasis.

In another part of the room, Tobi was squealing and trying to get away from an enraged Kisame. "Give me back my sake, you idiot!" Kisame yelled, overturning a table, sending a flowerpot tumbling to the floor. Too deep into their argument too notice, Sasori and Deidara were too near the circle Kisame and Tobi was running around. Of course, you can guess what happened.... They collided. You could almost hear a crash as that happened. They ended up on the floor, all four of them, too surprised to register what happened.

The door opened, revealing Pein, his nose buried in a folder, reading some files. Deidara, Sasori, Kisame and Tobi got up quickly, fast enough so their dear leader wouldn't notice them in that awkward position. Unfortunately, that just made it worse. While trying to get up, Tobi accidentally tripped on Deidara's hand. Then fell over Kisame, who you would have thought been able to support Tobi's weight, but he was caught by surprise and promptly collapsedon top of Sasori and Deidara. They yelped and fought Kisame blindly, Deidara aiming a successful kick at the stomach and Sasori an elbow to Kisame's eye. Kisame howled and rolled to the side, accidentally squashing Tobi on the way. Showing strength that really wasn't expected of him, Tobi pushed Kisame off.

Pein looked up exactly at that moment and coughed. He stared at them and they stared back at Pein's ringed eyes. Awkward silence. "Well.... I never actually thought that you guys were gay... maybe I suspected Deidara but all of you? Seriously?" Pein asked after a while.

"Hey, yeah!" Deidara exclaimed, protesting. Well, not just him, but also Sasori, Kisame and Tobi. They knew very well they weren't gay. It was an accident, damn it! Accidents happen! Am I right or am I right? Well, duh. Of course I'm right. I'm the author damn it!

Pein shook his head and was about to say something else before someone appeared in the middle of the room with a 'poof' and appeared directly on the small space between Patrick and Spongebob.

Deidara and Sasori were suddenly both crouched on the floor in identical positions, kunais out. They growled at the certain someone before their faces both relaxing. "Oh..." Sasori murmured, before standing up. Deidara watched Itachi carefully, then stood up as he deemed it a mistake.

Pein nodded, surprisingly pleased. "Very good, Sasori. Very good, Deidara. Your reflexes are quite fast. Although, if Itachi was planning to kill you, you wouldn't have such a big notice. And you should have gone farther. I noticed your slight pause when you were getting your kunai, Deidara. And Sasori, don't be so quick to judge. Itachi could be a hunter ninja in disguise." Pein said, a master critic. Sasori and Deidara nodded, storing that little bit of wisom in their heads.

"Anyway, people, sit down." The Akatsuki glanced at each other, confused. But they sat down anyway, staring at Pein. Their forms were tense, as if Pein could also be an enemy ninja. Pein inwardly rolled his eyes. Sheesh. Now, for the news.

"We're getting a new member." They stared at him, and nodded. "Right." Sasori said, as if he had better things to do. Deidara, Kisame and almost everyone else's face suggested they agreed with Sasori. Pein sighed, sometimes they were such kids.

"Have you ever heard of Haruno Sakura?" He asked, smirking when some of them actually looked interested.

"No! You can't, yeah!" Deidara burst out, jumping up. Pein inwardly snickered at his reaction. Sasori and Itachi nodded. "You can't." They both agreed. Pein chuckled. "I can't? Have you forgotten that I can do whatever the hell I want? I am a God, you know."

Sasori rolled his eyes,"Yes, yes. You're an almighty, powerful, can-do-anything-God. We know, we know." He drawled.

"But, yeah...." Deidara continued.

"We won't let you." Itachi finished, face impassive and voice monotone.

"Jeez! What's up, she's just another Konoha girl!" Kisame muttered. Sasori glanced at him. "Who happens to be someone I know. And I think Deidara and Itachi know." He replied stoically, frowning a bit.

"But, but, but. You are forgetting Sasori. With her here, you can watch over her. And you Deidara, you can go back to old times... Itachi, you can teach her like before!" Pein argued calmly, smirking as he saw how he was getting to them. They looked like they might actually consider this idea.

"But she'll be in constant danger, yeah!" Percy argued back, looking like he hadn't really meant it. "She misses you, you miss her. Don't you? She has a choice too." Pein said softly.

"Sasori... I think you're decision is the most counted one in this matter." Pein added. He paused, "Well, next to mine, of course... And Konan... Yes, next to Konan."

Sasori bit his lip, wringing his hands nervously. "Sasori, yeah... Don't..." Deidara murmured, staring at Sasori with wide eyes. Sasori took in a deep breath. "I think... I think that there's more pros to this. But the cons are big..." They watched him as he struggled in his head, looking as if this was his hardest decision yet.

He took a deep breath, shaking his head. "I think we..."

xxbochixx: Okay, that was better than the last two, am I right or am I wrong? :D Turned out quite well, actually. Anyway, sorry for the cliffhanger! XD

-edit- I've edited the ages and changed the chapter, not the plot.....

3/31/10: Started from the very beginning. :P Changed the chapter plot a bit. Put things that didn't happen in the last edit. Made the phrasing a bit clearer. :D