Hey guys. This is Psy-chan (PsyMama17) and I have news. My account has been hacked and I can't access into it. I tried changing the password but I forgot my email's password. -_- This is my new account and I'll be posting the continuation of my unfinished stories from here.

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Enjoy; here's chapter 31.

CHAPTER 31

Okay the rain ain't stopping!

Eventually, we got bored and discussed the song we were going to perform for the Rain Festival; me and the Akatsuki, I mean. I knew that I'd be on top of the hit-list for all of their fan girls but it wasn't about them; it was about me and them.

It was fun. We all pulled out our iPods and suggested random songs. It was funny watching Obito and Deidara argue about whose songs were better; Maroon 5 or Simple Plan. We then made a list of twelve songs and decided to short-list it with a vote.

The rules were that we were to suggest two songs each and we were to vote for one song on the list. We weren't allowed to vote for the song that we suggested ourselves rather we had to vote for the others. The song with the maximum votes will be chosen and we would perform that song at the rain festival.

"Alright," said Pein. "Since we are performing two songs as a group and keeping one as optional, for whether Obito performs or not, our performance with this annoying blue bird here will be on her song list. She will submit the form with mentioning that we will be featuring on a number with her."

I nodded, "Fair enough."

"Pein," Sasori said with a smirk. "Mind if I do a solo? We'll perform one song as a group."

"No fair," Itachi said as he crossed his arms. "I wanted to ask if I could to a solo; I want to try this new song I wrote."

"I asked first; copy cat!" Sasori said as he glared at Itachi.

Itachi glared back, "I'd rather die than copy you, shorty."

"Just because I'm short, as you put it though I'm not, doesn't mean you're any more mature." Sasori snapped.

"At least I'm mature for my age; unlike a certain doll freak!" Itachi snapped back.

Hana sweat dropped, "Why don't you just perform together? Sheesh!"

The two of them turned to stare at Hana. Hana blushed under their gaze. She fidgeted, "Well, I know both of you are fast learners and that you both work well together so . . . why not?"

Deidara nodded in agreement, "She's right; no need to act like a bunch of girlies fighting over a hair brush, un."

I looked at Pein, "What do you have to say about this?"

Pein shrugged, "It's fine with me, whatever these guys decide to do."

I sweat dropped, "Since when are you so generous?" Pein simply rolled his eyes and messed up my hair; that jerk!

"Well what do you say guys?" Obito said with a grin.

Sasori and Itachi looked at each other and then nodded. Sasori shrugged, "It's alright with me . . . I guess."

"Same here." Itachi said flatly.

I sweat dropped again; a minute ago they were fighting like, as Deidara said a bunch of girlies over a hair brush and now they were acting cool, as if nothing happened. Weird.

Hana laughed, "This will be awesome; first I get to see the Akatsuki perform together with Konan-chan, second I might get to see Obito do a solo and make a comeback and now I get to see you two perform together!"

I snickered, "Hana's dream come true."

"Yeah," Hana agreed with a sigh. "My dream come tr- hey! That sounded kinda wrong; Konan-chan!"

Obito laughed and then he stiffened as if he saw a ghost. I raised an eyebrow, "What?"

Obito then shook his head and sighed, "Nothing. It's just . . . old memories resurfacing again, I could say."

"That's what Hana told me when-" I started to say but I was cut off by Hana who glared at me. I stopped myself immediately.

"When what?" Sasori said as he raised an eyebrow.

"When . . . um," I said as I tried to come up with an excuse. "When she showed me . . . a picture yeah, a picture! A picture of her . . . of her . . . uh . . . ex boyfriend!"

"Ex . . . boyfriend?" Itachi said slowly.

Hana slapped her forehead, "Konan-chan!"

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms, "What else am I supposed to say?"

Hana sighed and turned to the guys, who were looking at her for an explanation. She flushed red, "I never had a boyfriend in my life. It was . . . um . . . a crush! I just came across a picture of a celebrity the other day and it reminded me of him; old memories resurfacing, like you said Obito."

Hana shot me a smug look, which the others didn't see, and I got her message; "I make up stories better than you do!"

I rolled my eyes; big whoop! I bet she got that crush I idea from my ex boyfriend idea! Damn you Inuzuka Hana!

"Speaking of celebrities," said Sasori. "Zillionaire and Musical Sensation Shinzo Kenji returns; it's all over the news, radio, and well . . . basically everywhere."

From the corner of my eye I saw Hana stiffen. And was it just me or did Obito stiffen too? Pein shrugged, "Well I guess Obito is not the only one making a comeback."

"I still haven't decided!" Obito protested.

"Something about him," Itachi started to say. "About Shinzo Kenji; I don't know . . . I have a weird feeling that there's more to him than what meets the eye."

"There's more to everyone than what meets the eye, right wifey?" said Sasori. Hana didn't reply. She remained silent.

"Wifey?" Sasori said as he frowned and stared at Hana.

Hana snapped out of her trance and looked at Sasori, "Huh? Oh . . . uh right!"

Everyone stared at Hana. She fidgeted and twiddled her fingers. The silence was broken by Obito, "Um hey . . . Hana-chan, is something bothering you?"

Hana forced a laugh and waved her hand, "Of course not! I just . . . got distracted; that's all!"

"With what, un?" Deidara asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"Um . . ." Hana said as she blushed. "It's just . . . I remembered my crush again."

"Well this 'crush' must mean a lot to you then." Pein pointed out.

"True that." Obito agreed.

Deidara sighed, "Girls, un."

Hana blushed and pouted, "Deidara-san!"

"So Shinzo Kenji reminds you of your . . . crush?" Obito asked slowly. I, for some reason, felt like he was hiding something that circled around Shinzo Kenji. But what?

"Yeah," Hana replied, playing along. "Shinzo Kenji brings back memories of the past." It went unnoticed by the others however I noticed Hana wince a bit as she said her father's name.

I also noticed that Itachi and Sasori were awfully quiet. Heh! I bet their brains are frying, wanting to know the guy who captured Hana's heart before. If only they knew that Hana had a terrible history with guys . . . wait they already know that. I guess they forgot.

Deidara's phone buzzed, indicating he got a text. He pulled it out of his pocket and read it. He groaned, "Midget keeps trying to set me up with her goofy friends, un."

I scoffed, "Seriously? Kurotsuchi, why? WHY?"

Hana giggled, "Actually I have a friend who is perfect for Deidara-san."

"Really?" I asked as I raised an eyebrow. "Who?"

Hana slapped her forehead. She then gave me a "Are you that dense?" look. I immediately understood. I grinned, "Oh yeah! Yeah! Her! Oh yup she is perfect for you!" Who better than Kurotsuchi herself eh?

Deidara sighed, "Why are you all trying to set me up with someone? It's not like I'm some Emo who needs attention, un."

Hana looked at Pein slyly, "I also have a friend perfect for you!"

I knew where she was getting at so I glared at her, "Hana, no use bothering trying to set up Mr. Moody with anyone."

Hana smiled sweetly at me and then ignoring my words she spoke to Pein again, "Yup. She may act and talk like she hates your guts but on the inside, you're the one she wants! She even said your name once in her sleep and I recently found that she draws you all over her personal notebook; especially your eyes."

Le gasp! Hana has been snooping around and touching my lyric journal.

Obito snickered, "Nice friend you got, Hana-chan."

Sasori smirked, "Yeah, perfect for him."

Pein rolled his eyes, "Sorry; not interested."

I grinned at him, "Good! Good! I mean she's so not your type!" Thank you Pein, for not questioning my sly Inuzuka any further.

Hana smirked at me, "Awww! Was Konan-chan jealous?"

I blushed; damn you Hana. I glared at her, "NO! I was just . . . I . . . I know that your friend is not interested in Moody-san here and never will be!"

Hana giggled, "Whatever you say . . ."

"Gahhh!" I exclaimed as I threw my hands in the air. The others laughed/chuckled/smirked at me while I crossed my arms and pouted.

Pein rolled his eyes, "Are we going to choose the song or what?"

Everyone (except Hana) wrote down the name of two songs on a piece of paper. I suggested the songs 'All around the world' by Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris and 'Paradise' by Coldplay. After everyone else was done we all took turns looking at the list to choose the song we would vote for.

Pein was first, Itachi was second, Deidara was third, Sasori was fourth and Obito was fifth. After they read the list, they wrote down the name of the song in a small piece of paper and placed it on the table. I was last and I took my time looking at the list; I'm picky when it comes to music, you could say.

Suddenly, the list was snatched out of my hand by Obito. I raised an eyebrow at him. He sighed and tore up the list. Hana gasped, "Obito! What are you-"

"This is stupid," he said with a pout. "I feel like a geek doing a cover. Konan-san and Pein-san, why don't you two team up and write a song?"

Deidara twitched, "You tore up the whole list for that, un?"

Everyone groaned. Obito shook his head stubbornly, "It's for our own good!"

Hana nodded slowly, "Obito's right; the Akatsuki are back after a long time and Konan-chan is performing with you guys. Why not write a song together?"

Itachi shrugged, "Not a bad idea; I would help but I'll tell you this, Pein's much faster than I am. At writing songs, I mean."

"What about the music and stuff?" I asked as I crossed my arms.

Sasori and Obito looked at each other and then grinned at me. I tilted my head, confused. Obito chuckled, "We're fast learners."

Sasori nodded, "We'll be able to come up with a beat in no time. Don't you worry about us, okay?"

I looked at Pein. He turned and met my gaze and, as usual, I almost lost myself in his eyes again. He raised an eyebrow, "What? Can't handle working with me?"

I twitched, "Says you! Stop being so full of yourself!"

"Hn." Pein muttered.

A vein popped on my forehead, "Moody Ass. Just you wait; I'll prove that my lyrics are way better than yours!"

Pein gave a dry smirk, "Challenge accepted Birdy."

Hana grinned, "This is fun; you two working together on a song."

"I think we should set a time limit," Itachi said with a smirk. "To see their teamwork in action."

Sasori nodded, "Right. We'll give you three hours to complete a song."

"Yup," Obito beamed. "And you have to be locked up in a room together."

I pouted, "No fair!"

"All in favor of the plan say 'Aye.'" Obito called out.

Of course, everyone said 'Aye.' Except Deidara . . . I wonder why. No one questioned him though. I don't think anyone, but me, noticed either. Pein rolled his eyes, "Whatever."

Hana giggled, "Okay! Imma lock you two in the bedroom."

"No!" Pein and I said at the same time. I felt the heat rush to my cheeks.

Obito laughed, "Okay, okay! How about . . . Pein-san, you take Konan-san out somewhere. Like on a date! Just for three hours to finish the song; we'll call you when the time limit is over."

"Fine." Pein muttered.

I blushed and glared at Pein, "I'm not going out with you!"

Pein shrugged, "We've gone out once."

I twitched, "That wasn't a date!"

"If I remember correctly, which I do, you were the one who asked me." Insert annoying smirk, from the Moodiest guy on the planet, here.

"Argh! Moody Ass!"

Everyone looked at us quizzically. Obito looked at us suspiciously, "You telling us . . . Konan-san asked Pein-san on a date and . . . he actually accepted?"

I blushed deeper, "No! I mean, I was bored and Kushina-chan made him 'look after me' for a day as it was 'dangerous for young girls to be alone' and all that!"

Hana crossed her arms, "And you didn't tell me this? I'm so going to torture you later!"

"Argh!" I exclaimed. I turned to Pein. "Anyways, I'm not going on a date with you. Besides, like you said a long time ago, the guys to the asking and you didn't ask."

"Fine, go on a date with me." Pein said flatly. I turned to him. My cheeks flamed at his words; he really asked me out . . . sort of.

"That wasn't-" I started to say but Pein grabbed me by the wrist and dragged me towards the door. I tried to get out of this grip but the effort was in vain. I tried to grab for something to hold onto but found none.

Hana pushed my lyric journal and the red umbrella into my hand, "Be good, you two!"

"NO FAIR!" I yelled as Pein opened the door and dragged me out of the apartment.

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