Kei opened her eyes to see morning light filtering through the small window of her room in the Akatsuki base. Rolling over, she saw Moriko sitting up on the bed opposite her. Her orange hair was loose and tangled and she yawned widely as Kei watched.
"Morning," she yawned.
"Same to you," Kei muttered, stifling her own yawn.
Moriko got up and dressed quickly in a sleeveless short black dress with the red Akatsuki clouds on it. She brushed out her unruly hair and put it up into a ponytail while Kei flopped back onto the bed, moaning about the indecencies of getting up early.
"It's already 10 AM," Moriko told her. Kei glared and covered her head with a pillow. Smirking, Moriko finished getting ready and hurried down to Pein's office. He was standing behind the desk, but looked up when his sister flounced into the room. The emotionless expression on his face changed to one of exasperated recognition.
"Good morning Moriko," he said with a slight sigh.
"Good morning!" she said brightly, grinning.
"Good fucking morning," said Hidan as he walked past the open door.
Moriko and Pein stared at the door for a second, then turned back to each other.
"What'cha doin'?" Moriko asked, acting as childish as she possibly could.
"Working," Pein said shortly, though he didn't seem to be doing anything, "now leave."
Moriko made a face. "You're no fun, you know that?" she told him, stepping out of the office.
Kei snuggled deeper under the sheets and their warmth, paying no attention to the sound of the bedroom door opening again. She figured it was just Moriko, coming back for something, until she felt the slight stirring in the air above her.
Crap, she thought, a moment too late.
"Katsu," muttered the familiar voice of Deidara, standing near the door.
There was a small explosion above her head and she shot into a sitting position with a small yelp. Looking over to the door, she caught a glimpse of the smirk on Deidara's face before he erased it with a falsely innocent expression. She glared.
"Fine. I was hungry anyway."
Deidara left the room while Kei got dressed, putting on a short, sleeveless black dress and black leggings, and topping those off with her Akatsuki cloak, left open. Then she proceeded to put on her traditional ninja sandals, leaving her dark brown hair hanging unrestricted.
She entered the kitchen a few minutes later, still stumbling and half-asleep. Deidara and Moriko glanced up as she entered. Kisame and Sasori both ignored her, even as she stumbled over to the fridge. Peering inside, she frowned.
"There's nothing to eat in here," she complained, pointing into the fridge, where uncooked hot dogs and bags full of random fruits and vegetables were clearly visible.
"You're so helpless sometimes, yeah," Deidara sighed, rolling his eyes. Kei glared at him and and stalked over to the pantry, where she pulled out a box of cereal. She set it down on the table in front of Deidara with a small bang and a smug look on her face. Deidara rolled his eyes and pulled a bowl out of the cupboard behind him. Moriko turned back to Kisame and started pestering him, asking how come he looked like a shark. He just glared at her and tried to suppress the urge to murder her. Kei on the other hand moved back to the fridge to get out the milk.
"Not so helpless now, am I," she asked smugly.
"Coulda fooled me, un," he replied, smirking. She glared and poured the cereal, put things away, sat down, and let her head fall onto the table. Moriko, Deidara, and even Kisame stared. Sasori had already left the room.
"Wow," Moriko commented. Deidara nodded as Itachi walked into the room. He took one look at Kei and her bowl of cereal and sighed.
"If you're not going to eat that, I will," he said.
Kei lifted her head and glared at him. "Mine," she growled, picking up her spoon and scarfing down the now-soggy things floating in the milk.
"Hey Weasel?" asked Moriko suddenly. Itachi turned his glare on her. "Will you and Kei take me to Konoha sometime?"
Kei looked up from the cereal, milk dribbling down her chin. "Who says I'm going back there?" she snarled, unusually fierce. Everyone turned their gazes on her, all curious and somewhat concerned. She turned back to her cereal and shoveled it into her mouth twice as fast.
"Slow down, un. You'll choke or something," Deidara sighed. Kei glared at him but slowed a bit.
