The wind blew my heavy cloak around as I walked into Iwagakure, village hidden in the rocks. I went straight for the closest building to get out of the wind, glancing around I noticed it was a bar. The little girl behind me peered around my cloaked body and skipped to the bar stool. She shrugged out of her cloak along the way letting her long brown hair flow behind her.

"Can I have some ramen please?" she asked.

"This is a bar little girl, we don't sell ramen," the bartender answered.

"What do I sell?" she rubbed her stomach "I'm hungry"

I sat beside her keeping my face hidden in the hood of my cloak "What do I sell food wise?" I asked before he could answer her "All bars sell some sort of food."

"We sell takoyaki," he replied bitterly, I turned my head in his direction "I'll go get you and the little girl some."

He disappeared to the back and returned in a few minutes handing a plate to each of us. Before she even took a bite I swiftly stood behind the her to place the cloak back around her shoulders. Three men in black cloaks with a red cloud design walked in as I did this; a blond, a red head and a black haired one.

"Hurry up and eat," I whispered.

I tossed some money to the bar tender as she took her last bite and left with her. I could hear the men murmuring and glancing from a picture to me as I passed by. It was nightfall by the time the two of us reached the forest; the little girl fell asleep on my lap almost immediately.

"Who's there?" I hissed.

The three men from the bar came out of the bushes. The black haired one had red eyes, he was staring at me intensely, I let out a low hiss and his eyes turned black.

"You're stronger than we thought," he commented "Could you please come with us, our leader has a proposition for you."

"I don't seem to have much of a choice," I hissed glaring at the men who surrounded me.

I scooped the little girl up in my arms and stood gracefully to not waken her. The men starred at my movement with amazement then recovered to lead me to their leader. The little girl stirred awake as the sun rose, and in a few minutes all five of us stood in front of a boulder.

"Where are we?" the little girl asked.

"Shh," I ordered softly.

The red head did some hand signs and the boulder rolled away. He led the way to large metal doors, knocked once then walked in. I hesitated for a moment but the black haired man pushed me forward. The three of them went to stand against the wall where other men stood wearing the same cloak. I put the little girl down; her hands went to her neck to remove the cloak.

"Don't!" I ordered, she glanced at me "Not yet at least."

"You must be Koori from the village of blood," a man with piercings stood before me "And that little girl must be Chitou from the village of stars. My name is Pein; I'm the leader of the Akatsuki. I would like to invite I both to join us."

I remembered hearing about them; S-ranked criminals, all abandoned their clan or village, all dangerous and well known. To answer Pein's question I removed my cloak letting my pink hair cascade down my back and Chitou copied. A faint smile crossed his lips as he gestured toward the wall of men waiting to be introduced.

"These are the other members, your team mates. Hidan, Kakuzu, Deidara, Sasori, Itachi, Kisame, Tobi, Zetsu and Konan. She's not normally around so you don't have to worry much about her," he glanced at me for a reaction but my face was emotionless "Gentlemen show our newest member around, including her room. It would be nice if she can last for more than a week."

Chitou and I followed the men out of the room; a few of them turned to look me up and down then gave a perverted grin. I glanced at the black haired Itachi; he nodded and motioned me to follow. He showed me to my bedroom.

"You should go out tonight," Chitou commented once the door closed "There are dark circles starting to form under your eyes."

"I'll be fine dear," I tried to assure her "As long as I don't smell blood I can last a few days."

"But I don't want them to get curious."

"They will find out sooner or later that I'm a vampire," she gave me a sour look and I chucked, it didn't suit a cute little girl like her.

"Breakfast time," a voice called from the other side of the door.

The two of us left our cloaks in the room and went in search for the dinning room. Luckily Kakuzu waited outside the room ready to lead the way, everyone else was there waiting. Chitou took a seat next to Tobi and I leaned against the wall behind her.

"Sit down Koori," Sasori offered me a chair "Eat something."

"I don't eat this kind of food," I answered wrinkling my nose at the smell.

"Ouch, Tobi cut himself," he shrieked flinging his hand around.

I covered my nose and mouth running from the room to get outside. Chitou stood to follow but I gestured for her to stay.

*Sasori's POV*

"Where is she going?" I asked the little girl "And what did she mean by doesn't like this kind of food?"

"She just went out to get some fresh air," she mentioned going back to her food avoiding the second question.

"There's something strange about Koori," Itachi commented.

"She's a quiet bitch," Hidan said "I want to hear her voice again."

"She does have a nice body," Deidara agreed.

"What do you mean Itachi?" I ask ignoring the others.

"When we first met her she wasn't affected by my sharingan," he explained.

"That's quite interesting," Pein said walking into the dining room "We don't really know if she has any special skills or talents."

"Then why is she even here?" I inquired.

"I've caught her in the middle of a kill a few times," he answered "They were dead in two blinks and no blood was left over."

"I wouldn't be talking behind her back if I were you," Chitou warned "She hates it when people do that."

"It's not like the bitch can hear us," Hidan snorted "She's outside."

"Welcome back, I look healthier…well fed," she smiled not looking behind her.

"Don't call me a bitch," Koori suddenly appeared behind the kid again.

"Hidan is into the Jashin religion," I explained "He swears all the time, it's something that I'll have to get used to."

"Fair enough," she patted Chitou's head "You ready to go?"

"Where are we going?" the kid jumped up to hug her waist.

"Where do I think we're going?"

"Oh, how many?"

"Two."

"How far?"

"A few miles, not that far."

"What are I two talking about?" Pein demanded.

"Never you mind…we'll be back shortly," Koori reassured him.

I starred after the two new Akatsuki members as they left the dining room. Itachi was right, there is something strange about Koori.

"I want someone to get as close to Koori as possible," Pein ordered "I want to know about her, if none of you can do it I'll do it myself."

"We'll do it," everyone chimed in excitedly, including myself.

"Good, then if we know Koori, we can get to know more about Chitou. I'm curious of why that little girl hangs around."