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Abnormal Activity
"Man is this mission stupid or what?" a tall blonde headed man sighed.
"I don't know Deidara-sempia, it's not so bad. We're just looking through these woods for abnormal activity." a man with black hair and an orange swirly mask said.
They both were sitting on the ground resting for a moment before they would continue scouring the enormous woods for further "abnormal" activity. These two men had been sent by their leader, Pein, on this mission. The blonde headed one was called Deidara, and the one with the mask was Tobi.
Deidara brought his backpack to his lap and fished around for something to eat. He broke into a grin when his hands came upon a round container. He brought it out reading the label and giving a blissful sigh as he thought about how good it would taste. The label read Planter Cocktail Peanuts, which were basically peanuts with special oils and salt to make it ultra yummy.
Deidara opened the blue container with a pop and reached to grab a handful of peanuts, when the whole container suddenly disappeared in a pink blur. Something had ran at full speed towards him, grabbed the peanuts, and then made a mad dash for a rather tall tree.
"WHAT THE?" let out a flustered Deidara. He leapt up, with Tobi close behind, and ran after the peanut thief. He came to the tree the thief went up and craned his neck back, to see up the large tree. "What was that thing just now?" Deidara wondered aloud. He looked over at Tobi to see if he had any ideas. Tobi shrugged, "Maybe some sort of animal?"
A sudden rustle up in the tree warned them that something was coming down. Deidara looked up, just in the nick of time to see a blue container hurling towards his face and making a hard connection and bouncing off his forehead, and roll under a bush.
Deidara grabbed his forehead and glared up into the tree only to see a pair of bright green eyes staring at him. "Mowuh." said the thing. Deidara took a sudden leap back in surprise. When he was a substantial distance away he looked at the peanut thief. It was a girl about the age of 13, with messy pink hair that reached her shoulders, bright green eyes, a red dress that was dirty and torn, green shorts underneath, and a pair of pink cat ears perched at the top of her head.
She leapt in front of Deidara and pushed her hands in front of his face expectantly. "Mowuh!" she exclaimed. Deidara simply stared down blankly at her wondering what he should do when the thief of your beloved snack exclaims 'mowuh'-whatever that meant-and push their hands in front of your face. He was also a tad distracted by her extra pair of ears.
"What?" Deidara finally managed to say. The girl frowned and opened her mouth pointing to it and saying 'mowuh! mowuh!' in a strange tone of voice.
"Deidara-sempia, I think she means she wants more peanuts." Tobi said.
The girl suddenly turned to Tobi, nodded vigorously and pushed her hands back into Deidara's face. "AS IF I'D GIVE YOU ANYMORE FOOD!" Deidara burst out. The girl looked up at him with wide eyes that were beginning to water. Deidara took a sudden step back as a tear rolled down her cheek. "W-Wait...d-don't...don't cry..." he stammered. Her ears flattened against her head, in quite the heart breaking way.
Her tears didn't stop until Deidara caved and handed her a second container from his pack.
Tobi and Deidara watched amused, as she opened the container and ate all of the peanuts...like a squirrel. No kidding! She would shove a peanut in her mouth, rapidly chew, and then shove another in.
When she had eaten about half of the container she handed it back to Deidara stood up from the ground and proceeded to climb the tree she had come from. "Wait a minute." Tobi said. She stopped and looked at him, he was only a foot away from direct eye contact.
Tobi leaned over to Deidara, "This is most likely the "abnormal" activity Pein had told us about. We should bring her back with us." he whispered. Deidara nodded and Tobi took a wary step forward. "Would you like to come with us?" Tobi asked softly. He spoke to the girl as if she was a small bunny who he found caught in a trap.
She looked down at him curiously and shook her head 'no' and turn to resume her climb. "You could have peanuts everyday amongst other yummy food." Tobi persisted. The girl hesitated for a moment and slowly continued her climb. "Uh...you could also sleep on a nice soft bed and have nice warm showers." he continued.
She stopped altogether and stared down at Tobi. "Sleepy's?" she asked. He nodded and watched as she slowly came down. She stood in front of them and followed when the headed back to the Akatsuki HQ.
Later!
It had taken them about a good 3 hours of traveling before they could actually see their destination.
As they neared the HQ the girl that they had picked up still had yet to be named and though they had asked she only shook her head 'no' and if they asked again directly after, she would let out a whine and gently shove whoever asked.
Deidara had gotten board and had decided to pick on the poor girl. When he heard a small grumble from her stomach he brought out the can of peanuts, which she promptly went ecstatic for, but, when she held out her hands for some her merely held it above his head.
She attempted to reach for them but had failed, when she jumped for them he would promptly push on her face and she would stumble backwards. After about 5 minutes of this she had gotten fed up with his teasing and had slugged him in the gut. While he was leaned over clutching his stomach she had swiped the peanuts and shared them with Tobi leaving a small handful for Deidara.
Tobi told him he should be happy she had left any at all, but that had only made him more angry. He had spent the rest of the trip glaring at her.
So after a long trip it would be an understatement to say they were tired. "Alright, here we are." Tobi announced happily as he opened the door. When Deidara entered he immediately went towards the living room and relaxed on the couch. Tobi headed towards a staircase and told the little pinkette (sp?) to stay with Deidara while he talked to someone.
She entered the living room and glanced around. There were blankets and pillows strewn here and there, some soda cans scattered about, and there seemed to be a suspiciously large lump that was breathing on the love seat.
She tilted her head to the side and slowly walked towards the lump.
"Leave Hidan alone." Deidara warned.
The girl pointed to the lump, "He...He...DUN!" She exclaimed happily.
"SSHHH! Yes, now quiet." Deidara ordered. He then laid down on his side with his back pressed against the back of the couch. Deidara exhaled and closed his eyes for a cat nap (hehe punny). Unaware of the fact that a certain girl was reaching for a certain lump's nose.
When she touched it Hidan wriggled his nose and gave a half hearted swipe at her. She giggled and used a strand of her dirty hair to tickle the tip of his nose. Hidan let out a sudden growl and flashed open angry eyes.
The girl leapt back in surprise and Hidan glared at her. She averted her gaze to the floor and pointed towards Deidara. Hidan stared dumbfounded and then suddenly sat up.
"You're expecting me to believe that?" Hidan questioned.
She nodded.
"Are you stupid?" He questioned, he stood and began to make his way toward the small girl.
She shook her head, in denial.
"Then you trying to be funny?" Hidan growled as he picked her up by the collar.
"No joke! No joke!" She shouted desperately.
"I should make you pay for trying to be funny!" Hidan shouted.
The poor distraught girl racked her mind for the names of the men who had brought her here.
"Dei! Dei! WAAAHH!" She shouted.
"WHO YOU CALLIN' DEI DEI?" Deidara roared.
"WAAAHH!" She cried out in fear.
Tobi suddenly came rushing down with Pein right on his heals. Tobi cried out when he saw the pink haired girl's situation and rushed to pry her from the males tight grips.
"What in the world are you doing!" Pein shouted angrily. Pein was the leader of the Akatsuki and was known amongst the his team members for his orange hair, many piercings, and of course his short fuse.
"SHE WOKE ME UP!" Hidan defended.
"AND CALLED ME DEI-DEI! Deidara chimed in.
Pein looked down at the girl who was currently craning her neck back to get a look at him. She reached up and tugged on one of his lip piercings, causing Pein to wince slightly. "Ouchie?...Sowwy" (In actuality: sorry) She apologized. Pein stared down at her for a moment longer and gave her head a light pat. She giggled and leaned into his hand. Pein in return ruffled her hair and then tugged on her ears. She led out a grunt and Pein retracted his hand.
When he looked to the other 3 Akatsuki members her received dropped mouths and wide eyes. "*Ahem*...Anyway...don't kill this girl." Pein instructed.
"Why not?" Hidan questioned.
"This girl has been tested on by Orochimaru. We aren't sure what they did to her, but, we do know she somehow escaped. We also know that she must have gained a lot of strength while being there. We thought of using whatever Orochimaru had used on this girl for our own personal gain, but...I'm beginning to think that the side affects are...too great." Pein explained.
"So what do we do with the brat now?" Hidan asked.
"We'll be having a meet tonight, so we will go over what to do with the girl tonight." Pein answered.
Hidan let out a sigh and began to fix his mussed up hair (from his nap). He cast a look down at the dirty girl, only to see that she was licking her hands and slicking back her hair just like Hidan. When she finished she glanced at Hidan's arms and flexed her own while puffing out her cheeks. "What...are you doing?" Hidan questioned.
She looked up at him, releasing the air from her cheeks and suddenly pointed to Deidara.
"Blaming me are you?" Deidara glowered.
She shook her head and scampered behind Tobi and stuck her tongue out at him. Tobi laughed and patted her head. She rubbed her head against his arm and suddenly leapt into the air when the front door slammed open. In walked a tall blue man lugging a huge sword, he was known as Kisame, and a tall (but not as tall as Kisame) long haired maide-erm...man, known as Itachi.
The pink haired girl lit up when her eyes landed on Kisame and then she launched herself at him. Kisame-completely unsuspecting of a sudden attack-let out a shout and his arm was suddenly bitten by the girl. "OW!" He yelled. Kisame brought his arm into the air with the girl hanging on by her hands and teeth. "What is this rugrat doing on my arm?" He shouted out.
Suddenly the girl released him with a sound that was similar to *blargh* and wiped her tongue off with her hands. "Fishy no taste good!" She cried out.
"Leader what's this girl doing here?" Itachi calmly asked. Despite the fact he had been somewhat deterred by her cat ears which twitched at every rustle.
"We'll discuss it during tonight's meeting. Until then, someone give her a bath...she's filthy." Pein ordered. He then took his leave and left behind several confused Akatsuki members.
"NOT IT!" Shouted everyone but, Itachi. He gave them a murderous glare and grabbed the girls wrist leading her to the second floor bathroom. Once they were inside he sat her down on the toilet (lid down) and began to fill the tub with warm water. Itachi then grabbed a clean towel from the rack and set it down on the countertop for the sink. He also grabbed a pitcher to rinse her off with. Once the tub was filled he shut off the water and motioned for her to get in.
She gave him a questioning look and and he let out a sigh. Itachi then grabbed her wrist and began taking off her dirty and torn clothes. She seemed to not like this and began to struggle against him. "You're...taking a...bath!" Itachi growled.
"NYO!" She shouted. ('No'...that Y wasn't a typo).
Itachi growled and ripped off her underwear and scooped her up and dumped her into the water. She shot straight up and tried to leap out. Itachi pushed her down and grabbed the shampoo. "QUIT STRUGGLING!"
"NYO!"
Itachi began to scrub her head with the shampoo, secretly thankful that he took off his cloak and was wearing short sleeves. He then grabbed the pitcher and poured water on top of her head, rinsing out most of shampoo and what seemed to be some sort of caked on mud. Itachi looked closer at her hair and was suddenly splashed with water. "You little!" Itachi roared.
"Me BIG!" She roared right back. Itachi glared at her and she glared as well.
"Are you gonna let me wash you or what?" Itachi demanded.
"Nuh-Uh! Don't want bath!" She turned away from him.
Itachi glared at her, but then took a good look at her back. It was covered in cuts and bruises of different colors, black and blue (telling him that they were new), yellow (that they just started healing, and purple (that the bones may have been bruised as well).
Itachi suddenly grabbed her arm and looked at the front of her body. She had scars and cuts everywhere, but, the worst one was a scar that reached from her from her left shoulder to the top of her right hip. Itachi took a close look at her face and saw yellow colored skin on her cheek bones.
Itachi touched her cheek and she winced. "You didn't want me to see." Itachi said. She nodded and looked down. He rubbed her head, but looked down at his palm afterwards. It had blood on it. "Are you cut!" Itachi asked.
"No...not mine. Snakes stupid pet...the one with glasses." She said.
"Kabuto?" Itachi questioned.
"Ah." Was her reply.
Itachi nodded and gently began to wash her shoulders and back, as she washed her front and legs. Once they finished Itachi wrapped her in a black towel and began to drain the pink tinted water. Itachi led her out of the bathroom and down the hall.
The pink haired girl glanced around absorbing what everything looked like. Unaware of the person who she was about to slam into. Said person was Sasori who was currently looking forward to tuning up one of his puppets.
She slammed into him pretty hard and went flying down to the hard ground, hitting her head hard against the hard wooden floor. She gripped her throbbing head and let out a hiss of pain and glared at what she slammed into, fully expecting to see a wall, but when she saw a human she was confused as to how someone could be that hard. She stood and pressed Sasori's chest and then knocked on his stomach.
"Hard!" She shouted. Sasori gave her a blank stare and looked around for someone who could possibly explain why there was a innocent girl in a cooperation that was filled with ruthless men, plus Konan (but she didn't count as a girl...Konan is Konan).
"Hey, girl. Let's go find some clothes for you." Itachi said. Sasori looked up at Itachi and gave a questioning look. "Don't know. We'll find out at tonight's meeting." Itachi explained. Sasori nodded and began to walk away. Itachi wondered if Sasori had even noticed the cat ears.
Itachi grabbed her wrist and lead her to his room. He sat her down on the bed and began to rifle through his clothes, looking for the smallest shirt he had. Once he found one and slipped it on her, he nearly face palmed. It drooped off her right shoulder and reached down to mid-thigh on her "Are you tiny or what?" Itachi said. The girl pranced around the room and when her tiny little tush peeked out from the shirt Itachi did face palm. She needed ladies undies.
"Come on. Let's go see Konan." Itachi said. She nodded and let out a yawn. Itachi watched as she stretched and got down on all fours and began to walk out of the room. "Wha?" Itachi followed, his curiosity piqued. The girl looked up at him and Itachi realized he had to actually lead her there and not just follow her.
When Itachi and the pink haired girl (AN: I want a name for her! WAA!) made it to Konan's room Itachi softly knocked on the door. Konan opened it and asked what Itachi wanted. "I need a pair of your underwear."
Konan stared blankly at him and began to raise her hand. "For the girl." Itachi finished, pointing down at the girl who was currently sitting like a dog. Konan knelt down and inspected the girl.
"She's the most innocent thing I've ever seen...Itachi, you know what Pein says about having a girl in the-" Konan was cut off.
"She isn't my girl. I'm not sure why she's here, but, Pein is gonna explain it tonight. I think it has to do with Deidara's and Tobi's Abnormal Activity Mission" Itachi said. Konan looked at the girl again and then back at Itachi.
"She seems pretty normal...besides her ears. But Kisame's blue and don't get me started Zetsu!" Konan stated.
Itachi turned the girl around and lifted up her shirt, revealing her back and then revealed her front. Konan whistled when she saw the scar that reached from her left shoulder to her right hip. "Dang girl. You aren't as innocent as you lead on." Konan breathed out.
To Itachi's surprise the girl gave an almost crazed grin. Konan stood and motioned them to follow. They entered her 1/4 painted room, one wall was a dark blue and the rest was a light pink. Konan walked towards a black dresser and began to look for a pair of undies that were to small for her to wear anymore. She 'ah!'d and brought out a pink pair with a panda on the butt.
"I didn't know you wore cute undies, Konan." Itachi mocked. They each stared at other with blank looks as the pink haired girl slipped on the undies.
"What happened to her other undies. Surely she wore a pair." Konan said.
"I...ripped them off her when I gave her a bath." Itachi explained.
Konan shook her head and grabbed a brush off of the black dresser and grabbed the girl and sat her down on the bed. Konan sat behind her and began to run the brush through her hair. "Watch her 'til the meeting?" Itachi asked.
Konan nodded and Itachi then left them and headed on his merry way (AN: Itachi...merry!). Konan continued to brush through all of the tangles in the still damp hair. The little pinkette relaxed and let out a loud yawn. "Heh. Tired? Hm...Oh yeah my name's Konan!"
"Ko...Konan." The girl said.
"Yep! And what's yours?"
"Ah...uh...err...I" The girl mumbled.
"You don't know you're name?" Konan asked.
Her head dropped and she let out a Mm-Hm. Konan patted her head and stood up. "Well...it's about 6:30 and I bet you're hungry. Let's go get some food." Konan said.
They both left the room and headed for the kitchen (the little pink haired girl on all fours again). When they got there Itachi and Kisame were already eating along with Deidara and Tobi. Konan began to make some ramen for the both of the as younger girl sat down next to Deidara. Deidara looked down and noticed that she was clean and had had on a very loose shirt with the Uchiha symbol on the back.
"Huh. More tolerable now." Deidara mumbled.
"What is?" Kisame looked up from his food. He looked at the hungry girl, "Is that the girl who bit me?"
As an answer she stuck out her tongue, remembering the awful taste. Kisame was shocked that the dirty girl who had hair matted down and with all the tears in her clothes could look presentable. Kisame frowned and continued to eat his food.
Konan came out with two hot steaming bowls of ramen and set one down in front of the newly acquired guest. Said guest then happily used her fingers to slurp it up. She continued this until Deidara handed her a fork (accurately guessing she wasn't good with chopsticks). She stared at the fork mesmerized by the shininess. Konan shook her head at the simplicity of the girl and showed her how to properly function a fork.
The girl quickly caught on and began to eat her food. Tobi leaned towards her face and critically examined her face, he suddenly shot out his hand and was stabbed with the girls' fork. She then leapt back and wielded the fork as if it was a knife.
"What are you doing Tobi?" Konan roared, jumping in front of the girl protectively.
"Sh-Shee has a n-n-noodle stuck to h-her face." Tobi stammered, cradling his hand.
Upon hearing this Konan examined her face and couldn't help but laugh at the noodle hanging off her nose. Konan then grabbed it and tossed it in the sink. The pink haired girl stayed in a defensive position a moment longer and slowly relaxed. She silently sat back in her chair and resumed eating.
Suddenly there was loud rumbling coming from the upstairs and Hidan came bounding down shouting, "I smell FOOD!"
The smaller girl giggled, attracting his attention. Hidan squinted at the girl feeling as though he'd seen her before. "OH! It's what's her face!" He shouted. "What is her face?" He questioned.
"We don't know and it's 'name', Hidan." Konan answered.
"So we just call 'Hey what's your face!' and she should come runnin'?" Hidan addressed the dire problem that was weighing on Konan's mind.
"What about, 'Yuki'?" Kisame asked.
"What about it." Deidara retorted, causing chuckles to rise from everyone (except Kisame).
"How about...Maya?" Tobi presented. This was instantly shot down, by everyone.
"Wait, think about her appearance. It's unique! So think of a unique name that compliments her." Konan explained.
A dead silence followed. Pink cat ears twitched at what sounded like something smacking against wood.
"Sakura. Her name will be Sakura." Sasori deadpanned, stepping into the kitchen.
Everyone's eyes swiveled from Sasori to the small girl. She was staring at Sasori and then scratched her head. Her ears twitched and she let out a gurgle like sound.
"Yeah...sounds...fameeeliar." She approved.
"Familiar?" Itachi questioned. Something swirling in his eyes.
"Uh." She answered.
"Okay! Enough of Itachi's weirdness! You have a name! Sakura! Sakura of the Akatsuki." Kisame shouted. A cheer rose up and jokes were followed until Pein came and announced the meeting. Sakura was given a pencil and paper and left in the living room. Unaware of the discussion concerning her and what was to be done.
AN:OK super long beginning. I doubt that any of my next chapters will be nearly as long as this one...So yeah. It took me a long time to get this one done so look at some of my other stories while you are waiting for future updates. I have a story about busting into rich peoples houses and vandalizing rooms, another on Sakura being Sasuke's pet, and one where Sasuke's a jerk and at-one point in time-gets beat up by Sakura. Thanks for reading! Please review!