Quick note: Spuffy is my 'editor' and fixes random crap I mess up due to not having a word checker on WordPad. On that note, Spuffy is still the uke. (Like I'd let you take my role)

Spuffy's note: On the saki/sake note. Sorry, I'm not Japanese so I didn't know, but I could have looked it up. So I am deeply sorry. I will do much better. And as for you miss Soji-chan (her nickname/petname that i use), how am I uke???? Lets see I'm stronger, and more...well that's about it. But yeah...your face! O yes, I'm not updating my stories anytime soon. I need to put all my energy into my PACE (Piece of Ass Crap Exactly) project. Its not the real acronym, but to me it is so shut up!

She just knows I'm too smart for her.

Alright, time for Chapter 2. Ano...yeah. Happy Birthday! -ahem- (Note: It isn't anyone's b-day)

Disclaimer (of sorts): Yuumei was thought up by Itaraa. Yuumei was improved by me with Itaraa's permission.

Osaka and Akio, not to mention Renku, were all created and revised several times by me and me only.

Um...Deidara, Gaara, Sasori, and every other canon character belong to whoever it was that created Naruto. (Can't remember)

Taku was made by Sunrage. I improved him with her permission.

Arisu was created by The Red Shinobi Arisu. I changed her to fit into the story properly. I got permission.

Same with Hakotsu and munkeezrool09.

ZOMG EDIT

I changed a bit of wording that was driving me mad all day at school today, and fixed an age screw up. Those seem to happen a lot.

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As she walked down the dark, bleak hallways, someone caught Osaka's eye. She stared at him for a second, then ignored him completely. It isn't real. He isn't actually there. He couldn't be. Thoughts like this flooded her head as she passed the young man. It was a side effect of the Kioshi Gensou, seeing him. Sadly, it was just one of them; she often saw people that weren't really there, people she had killed or otherwise incapacitated. The only member of the Akatsuki who knew anything about this, and the only one that needed to know, was Deidara. After joining she had killed too many people to keep a track on their faces, so when she saw them, she had to point them out to Deidara to make sure she really was seeing things. But this time, she knew exactly who it was she was seeing. Her older brother, Akio. When she escaped from the Kioshi's, she had been forced to get past him. Because of this unexpected obstacle, she had had to torture him with Gensou to the point of insanity.

The distraction of her brother looming over her was disipated by another of the newer members of the Akatsuki, Yuumei, walking right through the illusion. "Osaka-chan, you're back!" the younger girl exclaimed happily, trying to hug Osaka. Not one to get hugged, she stepped to the side to avoid the red-head.

"Hopefully not for long, Yuumei-san. I have reason to believe Deidara-sama and I are getting sent on another mission as soon as I get a hold of Sir Leader." It was only a half-truth; she didn't have any reason to think they would get a mission, but she sure as hell hoped for one. "Where's Itachi-sama? You should know, being his partner and all."

"Ano..." Yuumei tilted her head to the side slightly, staring off into space for a second before perking up again. "Oh, yeah! I have no idea!" She smiled, glad to 'help' her 'friend', as she called Osaka.

Osaka sighed in exasperation, then gladly slipped away from the more-than-energetic girl with the excuse of, 'Sir Leader will be looking for me.'

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As he stared the other boy in the eyes, Taku Ryo tried to read them for any clues into his thoughts. He saw...something, something good he hoped, and said quietly, "I'll stay in." His small smirk changed to a groan and a curse when Renku layed down his cards, grining broadly. "Damn...All I've got is two pair..." He glared at the cards already down, three queens and two aces, wondering if the Aburame had somehow managed to cheat, despite his keen eyesight.

Seeing the questioning look in Taku's eyes, Renku quickly said, "I swear, the spiders have stayed away the entire time." As if to prove his statement, several of his eight-legged friends slowly crawled towards him from behind. "And this, Taku, is why I don't play poker with you. Ever. You suck at it and are a sore loser."

"Not true!" After saying this he reconsidered what Renku had said. "Alright, maybe a bit true. But just a bit!" He smiled and quickly picked up the 52 cards spread around the clearing. They were in the middle of Training Ground 3, otherwise known as the Forest of Death. But over the years the forest had grown less unruly, and it was now abandoned for a short while to make it 'exam-worthy' once more. At least, abandoned to most. Renku and Taku still came here often when their Jounin was being a bit too serious for their tastes. This time, though, Gaara-sama had specifically told them to stay away from Konoha for a short while. He said he needed to have a special mission with Akio to train him more. "So, Renku, why do you think Gaara-sama really took Akio on his own mission? It must be important...I hate Akio getting all the good missions just because he's older! He's not even originally from Konoha! How do we know he isn't going to turn on us at the most crucial moment!?"

Renku sighed in exasperation at his teammate and good friend. "Taku, you're ranting again. Is that all you can do?" He smiled to show he wasn't really serious. "Let's get out of here. There's a huge snake coming," he said as he got up, brushing the dirt off his black trenchcoat. He knew Taku had a sort of phobia of snakes, so he had to tell him that, even if it was only a small one.

Taku bristled at what his friend said, and sprang up from his position sitting on the ground, and was soon out of the forest, trying to keep it looking natural, especially once Renku started laughing behind him.

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Sorry this one's short again, but I just got a Dwarf Hotot (pronounced oh-toe) (it's a bunny) named Gaara! Look up a picture of one and you'll see why. He's soooo kawaii!! I wuv him

Anywho, yeah. The reason I posted it already when it's so short is because...-drum roll- I got Gaara and I'm squeeish and want to get some freaking reviews! Oh, and, the second part with Taku and Renku has not yet been gone over by Spuffy, so there's probably some, but very few, errors. (She really doesn't do much anyways)

-Insomnia Kills