Chapter One◊

Different

"—and—" However, before I could even finish the sentence the doorbell rang, the sound rushing down the steps and into my room. Sighing I slowly excused myself and pulled off my cloak, setting it onto the bed. Pushing the lock to open I dashed up the steps, making sure to grab a bat just in case. If it's another fuckin' prank I swear I'll kill them! Three years, three fuckin' years, of being teased and messed around with would make anyone want to kill the teasers. Flicking the light just above the front entrance I pulled back the blinds but only found darkness, the light was broken, again.

Turning the knob I sighed and opened up the door, quickly apologizing for leaving them in the dark, and also threatening to kill them if it is another prank. However the bat dropped to the ground as I saw who stood in front of me. "Are you Adiera?" The voice was cold and sent a chill over my spine, making me shiver.

"Yes I am Adiera, so may I ask how you know of my name?" I asked, earning a shocked look from him, though he quickly hid it before handing me a paper. Taking it from his hands I stepped back a bit so I would be able to read it.

Guess you're reading this Adiera, we know what you do, so we sent these men, and that woman, to you. Hope you enjoy, Freak.

Groaning at the name many called me by I crumbled up the paper and tossed it to where my bat was. Then I stepped sideways, a motion telling my guests that they were allowed in. They seemed surprised at how large my house was, but all I did was close the door. "May I ask what you do, hm?" A smile was on my face at his famous sentence endings.

"I'm just different…most people don't like those who are different." I mumbled to myself as I saw them all just staring at me.

"Well since we know your name we might as well tell you ours, hm. I'm—"

"Deidara," I spoke calmly as I held up my pointer finger to each Akatsuki. "You are Sasori, Itachi, Kisame, Zetsu, Tobi, Kakuzu, Hidan, Konan-sama, and Pein-sama." They looked at me with shock, though some tried to hide it.

"And how do you know of this?" Pein-sama asked, and I decided not to speak of the truth just yet.

"When I close my eyes I can truly see of what you are and your little family." My voice held no "this is a lie" tone to it and I made sure to keep my face emotionless.

"Is that why you're called different, because you know of us?" I couldn't help but grin at Zetsu's two sides, getting a confused look from him.

"No, it has something to do with…uh who I w-wors-ship." I mumbled under my breath as Hidan looked ready to grin, seeming to think that I was a Jashinist. "Speaking of which I was in the middle of a ceremony when you came, so just make yourself comfortable and I'll return in half an hour at the most." And with that I turned to dash down to my room, though I heard footsteps behind me and knew that it was the only religious guy in the entire Akatsuki.

"Do you worship Jashin?" I noticed quite quickly that he hadn't sworn in his sentence. Shaking my head I thought for a moment before speaking.

"No. But I've always been interested in what exactly Jashinism is, could you explain it sometime?" He seemed shocked by my words and I knew well enough that no one asked him about Jashin, he just told them.

"Yeah, sure, but what the hell are you then?" And the swearing comes forth, one word at a time.

I smirked as I turned to the door and cracked it open just a bit to see that everything was just as I'd left it. "I'm a Leaderist." And with that I shut the door and pushed the locks into place.