Their lives were totally different but that's probably why they got along so well. One was a medic Nin, the Hokage's apprentice and a total neat freak. The other was an artist, a musician, and had a total disregard for neatness.

Their differences were also, probably, what got them caught on a mission during a return trip from Mist. The trip there had been simple enough and once they got there, the mission was easily completed. After they had left the Mist Village, the medic realized that they were being followed. The artist, being the disregarding person she was, took it as a challenge.

Stopping, she twisted her board around and hovered silently in the air. Her medic friend stopped too, hovering just behind the artist girl. The waited, each of them making their own prayers. After a few more moments, they decided that it really had been nothing but still the medic wasn't so sure. Stopping again, she turned to look back but not before she heard an ear splitting scream.

~Several Hours Later~

The air was cold and both women could tell that they were not in a pleasant situation. The artist attempted to stand but a sharp pain seared through her leg. Gazing across the room, she saw her pink haired medic friend lying against the wall.

"Oi Kura, you alright over there?" the artist asked as she began pumping chakara into the shackles on her hands.

"Yeah… need help getting out of the shackles?" Kura replied as she crawled over to the frustrated artist.

"It took me a while to get them off, so give me a moment." Kura added as she fumbled with the band till they finally gave way.

For a moment, they were totally silent listening for any movements outside of their cell. Hearing nothing, Kura decided that it was still wasn't safe enough to move. The artist deeply disagreed as she watched Kura heal her leg. Finally, when the medic was done, she stood up and began searching for a door; which she eventually found.

"If we get caught or killed, it's your fault yah know." Kura said as she edged into the dark corridor.

"Dont worry your pretty little head Kura." the artist said as she inched along the wall.

Quietly they inched their way along the length of the wall and finally they came to another door. Beyond it, they could hear two voices arguing and by the sounds of it, the more feminine voice didnt sound too happy. Then, suddenly, the door was thrown open and nearly hit the artist in the face. Neither of them made a noise as the artist slipped into the room, unnoticed.

"What the hell do you think that you're doing?" Kura hissed telepathically.

"Ive got a bad feeling about this." she added in the same way.

"So it seems as though I underestimated your strength." said an icy cold voice.

"It's just as I thought." the artist hissed, barley audible.

"No sympathy for family I see." the icy voice said as both Kura and the artist froze.

Kura backed into the wall but the artist girl stepped forward, into the tiny beam of light, coming from the tiny window. She knew the voice all too well and it almost killed her to have to even be here.

"So all the reports are wrong, yeah?" the artist-girl said frowning a bit.

"You know as well as I do, where we are, right Kura?" the artist girl asked as she turned to her friend.

"Why do I feel that were at the Akatsuki base?" Kura said as she moved to stand before her friend.

The icy cold voice seemed to have disappeared as Kura moved closer to the other girl. Deep down, they both knew why they were there.

"Damn it Pein! Stop hiding you god damned face and show your yourself." the artist snapped as a light was turned on.

"So you've come to report right?" said the icy voice which belonged to a rather handsome orange haired man.

"Why the fuck else would we be here?" spat Kura as she relaxed.

"And what is your report?" Pein asked as the two women exchanged looks.

Kura and the artist had exchanged looks and both of them had angered looks on their faces. Kura stepped forward and slammed a rather large scroll on the desk in front of him.

"Just so you know Pein…" the artist sighed.

"Oh yeah… We fucking quit this damned mission." they chorused as Pein's eyes widened.

He could see the signs of anger and rant beginning to form on his two lovely sisters faces. Knowing very well he would have to avoid it, he starred at them with folded arms.

"You can't possibly quit now." he said shaking his head.

"Well then, we'll just go back and tell Kohona every little Akatsuki secret." the artist said as she turned to leave.

Realizing that the young ruby haired kunochi could easily kill any of the Akatsuki members, he decided on not arguing with his younger sister. Heaving a sigh in defeat, he nodded.

"Wait here and I'll be right back." he said as he walked past them and out of the room.

Moments later, he returned with a smug look on his face. Kura realized that he had obviously done something.

"So while all of the other members are out, you are to clean up and prepare to meet the others." Pein ordered as the two girls glared at him.

"It seems as though he thinks he's the sole leader of this little organization." the artist snickered as Kura smiled.

"Seems like it Aya, even though this whole thing would have gone nowhere if we hadn't helped." Kura added as Pein growled.

"I think he's forgotten who designed the hideout." Aya said.

"And who designed the rings." Aya continued, adding things to the list.

"And who designed the cloaks" Kura added smirking.

Pein got mad and ordered them to leave the room, which they did but not before he confirmed that they still had power over the others. Once again, they found themselves out in the dark hallway but they knew where they were going. Together, the walked until they reached a brightly lit room.

Kura was amazed at how much the place had changed but Aya was disgusted at how bloody and dirty the place was. Grumbling something to herself, she went into the kitchen to grab a bucket and other cleaning stuff. Aya then proceeded to clean the entire living room area of the base. Kura on the other hand, began to clean the kitchen.

They had only just finished when Pein came back. He looked really surprised to see them cleaning but quickly hid it. He was carrying a black bag which, both women recognized immediately.

"Is that our old stuff?" asked Kura, putting away her cleaning stuff.

"No it's your old weapons." he replied tossing the rosette haired nin the bag.

Opening up the bag, Kura realized that he wasn't joking. The bag contained some of their oldest, most powerful weapons. Among them were Aya's flute, ocarina, and her glass art set. Kura's weapons were quite different; she had a glass chakara orb, a sealed scroll, and some very powerful poisons.

"So how long have these been sealed?" asked Aya, grabbing her two musical instruments.

"Those items have been in that bag since you left." Pein said as he crossed his arms.

"The others will be back in a bit, you had better be ready." He added as Aya frowned

"They dont know about us but I'm going to insist that they treat us as the leaders also. I will kill them and you know that." Aya said as she stood up.

"Yeah even thought they aren't going to want to because they know who we are." Kura added as she joined Aya at the door.

"Prove to them that you are the leaders and then it shouldn't be a problem" Pein replied as Aya scoffed but left the room with Sakura.

As the two walked back to their rooms, Aya didn't look happy. When Kura asked her sister what was wrong, Aya just slammed the door in her face. Deep down, Aya was not feeling good at all. Her chakara was down and it seemed to be getting worst. She didn't want to say anything about it because she wasn't that type of person. If it was one thing she hated, it was healers and hospitals. Kura was an exception but that was the only one.

Spinning around in her room, she thought about the past couple of hours. Getting caught by the Akatsuki was totally unexpected but it worked out really nicely. Now they could just fake everything and stay here forever. Grabbing up her cloak, she pulled it on. Amazingly the thing still fit, seeing as how it hadn't been worn in quite a few years. Making sure that her belt was tight, she left the room to join Kura. The ruby haired artist received an odd look from her twin but said nothing as they waked down the hall way.

As they approached the living area, loud voices could be heard lot of cussing and even some minor explosions. With a headache brewing, Aya stomped into the room and punched Pein, seeing as how he was the closest person. Kura giggle as Pein stood up and all eyes turned to look at Aya.

"Do you people not know how to be quiet at all!" she shouted, glaring at Pein.

"Who the hell are you!" shouted a very drunk blonde man.

"Calm down Aya, no need to kill them before they get to know you." Kura said as she entered the room.

"You're the girl who killed Sasori-no-danna!" shouted a girly looking blonde man.

Silence engulfed the room and all eyes turned to stare at Kura. Aya even had to laugh. It hadn't been all about Sakura, it had been mostly Chiyo's doing.

"Gosh Pein, don't we mean anything to you." Pouted Aya, making her brother frown.

"How could you forget to tell the newer members about the two people who helped found this organization?" Kura asked as she raised her hand to her chin.

"What was I supposed to say?" Pein asked as he looked rather afraid.

For a moment, the entire room was silent until Aya coughed. All eyes turned to her and just about everybody waited for her to speak. Itachi's eye narrowed as he watched Aya's face. The petite face was impassive and upset but her eyes told another story. Her eyes told a story of power and of lost love, something he had never expected to see in her eyes. Their eyes met for a flash of a second but nothing more as she took a deep breath.

"I know all of you might not like the idea of me or Kura being here but that's really too bad. Anybody who thinks their better than me should raise their hand now but before you do that, Ill warn you that the fight will be anything but easy." Aya said, making everybody blink.

"Do you really think that it's a good idea to make an open challenge?" hiss Kura through their telepathic link.

"Why not? I'm kind of hoping that Itachi will offer but then again any of them would be good enough." Aya replied via telepathy as Kura sighed.

"If nobody thinks they're better then I'm off to bed. " Aya said lightly before turning sharply and gliding softly down the hallway.

Again the room was silent. Nobody really knew what to say but Kura and Pein were exchanging thoughts. After a few moments, the members began talking amongst themselves until Kisame spoke up about Aya.

"She really is something, isn't she?" Kisame said as everybody either nodded or added a yeah.

"She's just a little rough around the edges. She used to be one of the highest ANBU in Konoha and she's the most wanted person that's not a criminal. She's very hard to please but I'm sure that she'll break sooner or later." Kura said as she frowned.

"And just so you all know, I didn't really want to kill Sasori but orders are orders."She added, and then she too left for her room.

After Kura left, Deidara turned on Pein who was still standing by the kitchen entry way.

"Was she fucking serious about that open challenge?" He asked as the other nodded.

"I wouldn't temp her if I were you." Was all he said before he too turned and headed for his room.

Silence followed as the entire room starred at where Pein had been standing. They all seemed shocked and surprised that he had said what he did. In fact, none of them really seemed to believe it until another voice broke through the silence.

"Must you be so loud?" Aya asked her voice much quieter than it had been a bit earlier.

"Yeah we must because we don't like you." Shouted Deidara, with nods from almost everybody else.

"That's fine… not a lot of people like me and that's ok. I'm not going to die because you don't like me." She replied as Deidara looked taken aback.

"I made it to the top of the top in Konoha and nobody liked me back then. I spent a lot of time without my family or friends and yah know what? I don't really care about them all that much." She added, a misty tear appearing in her eye.

"You really are one of a kind. Loud and power crazy one minute but then you turn and become a quiet terror. Definitely a wonder, aren't cha?" Kisame mumbled earning him stares from just about everyone.

It took a few minutes for Aya to realize what he had said but when she did, she laughed. Her laugh earned a smile from Kisame, who laughed and smiled too. Unbeknownst to them, both Kura and Pein were watching from the shadows of the hall way. Nodding to each other, they turned and headed to their own separate rooms to sleep.