I entered the training grounds; it looked just like the outside. I created a clone of myself and practiced my taijutsu. I was getting tired after about an hour, when all of a sudden chakra strings were wrapped around me pulling me into the shadows of the trees. When I was deep within the shadows, soft lips pressed against mine. I melted into the kiss almost unwillingly until I realized what I was doing, kissing a complete stranger, I started to struggle free. Once free I ran out of the training grounds and into my room. My fingers brushed my lips, I couldn't help but smile, despite trying to get away I enjoyed that kiss in the shadows.

I was amazed; my room was black with crimson red details decorated with a desk, couch and twin size bed. I had a walk in closet filled with clothes for me and my own private bathroom with both a shower and a bath tub. I took a shower and got dressed, when I walked out of my closet I saw Pein sitting on the couch.

'He's very good at masking his chakra, I didn't even sense his presence,' I thought.

"Its supper time," he got up and walked to the door "You look very beautiful Yurie."

'Did the leader of the Akatsuki just complement me?' my mouth fell open.

I snapped back into reality and followed Pein to the dinning room. He told me to sit beside him on his right. Supper was served immediately; a giant pot of home made ramen; I ate in silence, too busy thinking about the kiss I had earlier in the training grounds and wondered who it was. After supper Pein told everyone to introduce themselves so I knew all of their names, starting with the person on his left.

"I'm Sasori," the red head introduced himself.

"Deidara."

"Kakuzu."

"I'm Hidan," the guy with silver hair said.

"Tobi's my name!" the over hyper orange mask squeaked.

"I'm Zetsu," a plant thing stated.

"My name's Kisame," a shark guy smirked.

"Itachi."

"Nice to meet all of you," I said cheerfully "My name's Yurie Tomoyo."

Everyone left the dining room; I stayed behind helping Tobi clean up. I left the kitchen in about ten minutes to hear someone call my name, turning around I saw it was Deidara. He was sitting at a small table with Sasori; I walked over to him wondering what he wanted.

"Yurie, who do you think is right?" I gave Deidara a quizzical look "I think that art is explosive and should be appreciated while it can last."

"While I think art is eternal beauty," Sasori explained "I see no point in art if it's gone so soon, it should be long lasting."

"So, who's right?" Deidara asked again.

"Both of you," I answered "Art is a personal opinion with no right or wrong answer. You think art is explosive," I pointed to Deidara "And you think art is ever lasting," I pointed to Sasori "Neither of you are wrong; you're both right because that's your personal opinion."

I left them staring at me in shock as I left the cave for a nightly stroll. My mind was still on the kiss, I desperately wanted to know who it was.

I returned to the cave in about twenty minutes with a few dozen cuts that blood poured out of, my eyes were in the black vampire state. It takes a little while to re-adjust them back to normal.

"Yurie what happened?" Itachi asked.

"Nothing," I didn't dare look at him while I had my black eyes "I just had a little trouble while I was on a walk."

I was in the doorway to the hall when Zetsu walked in. He seemed to have important news to tell everyone.

"There are these men in the forest," Zetsu explained "But it looks like their lives were drained out of them."

"That's impossible," I smiled turning around, my eyes were back to purple "All their blood was sucked out of them, that's all. I'm going to bed, good night."