"I knew it! I fucking knew there was something wrong with this place!" Hidan cried out now starting to act like poor Sasori did just before we came here.
"What do you want me to do about it?" Kakuzu snapped at Hidan in confusion. "I think we should just fucking leave this place! The Leader still isn't here and my gut feeling tells me were being set up." Hidan whined with fear. Kakuzu just looked at him before turning away and shaking his head in disbelief. "I'm sorry Deidara. The heart is destroyed, and there is nothing further I can do." Kakuzu sympathetically cooed over Deidara's shoulder.
Deidara sat on his knees lightly rocking, and picking up the pieces of Sasori trying to reattach them. It just was so pitiful, and depressing watching him do that. I turned around to look at something else and slowly walked out of the room. I stood in the hall for a second till I looked over to the right of me and saw Kisame, and Itachi talking about something. I assumed it had to do with the event that just took place. Itachi seemed more serious yet his body language was more animated compared to Kisame's. I could not hear them at all but I caught Kisame's voice piping up saying that Sasori just probably committed suicide. Little by little it just seemed Itachi's emotional void was failing and he just had a look on his face that just seemed so out of character for him.
There was nothing I could do since everyone is busy arguing with their partner, and Deidara is busy in the depth of despair for the loss of Sasori. What could I do?! I just quietly sneaked towards the stairs so as not to be dragged into the others despair and devastation. I crept down the stairs and dashed to the living room on the other side of the Hall. As I plopped down in a sofa I was startled by Zetzu lounging in the large potted plants. He was hidden very well there. The white side began to speak, "Do you think there is really something wrong with this place?" Just as I thought about it before I could answer back his darkside replied, "I doubt there is, I think Sasori got so deep in displeasure that he just decided to fall apart literally." That was when I realized Zetzu was not talking to me. Zetzu was busy talking to his counterpart.
I was still a bit groggy from when Deidara woke me up so I just laid on the sofa and watched the fireplace fire just dance with those lazy Laurence's in my tired eyes. As I faded off still with my eyes open; within an instant the fire burst with an image of a face and I jerked up. Startled by what I might have seen I felt I should tell someone, and called over to Zetzu, but he was no longer there. I just laid my head back down looking back into the fire. It was only an optical illusion I told myself trying to relax.
In due time I fell asleep and had a dream of seeing Sasori standing in front of me talking to me but I could not hear what he was saying. I watched him without moving or blinking until he said something like, "die… good… kill." I was in a blank minded daze and just looked at him. This went on for a while until I was woken up.
Zetzu looked down at me from below his nose and asked when Breakfast was going to be ready? I told him I cooked last night so it was either Kakuzu, or Deidara's turn. Zetzu did not seem satisfied with my rebellious answer on refusing to make him something that he just looked at me as if to torture me with his stare. "I told you it is not my turn go bug the others about it!" As I lay back down he said he already did and no one would do it. Sighing with not wanting to get up and work I still did and asked first what he wanted. He shrugged and said make anything.
As I was in the kitchen I figured that I might as well make everybody something since they all are going to be hungry smelling the food. I looked in the freezer and tried to think what to make. I put on bacon, sausage and there were some eggs and ingredients to make surimi; the Pollock, Hake, was shredded in frozen Tupperware, and few other variations of fish. I also found shark fin soup seasoning, "Kisame really does not need to know." I also found some crab meat to flavor it all. Therefore, I thought I would make some Bakudan for Deidara just to get him out of his depressive state. He never turns that down. While finding a free spot to make that with a blender while I cooked something else that looked like cooked batter all flatten and gold… What ever the hell it was I was just was doing what the book told me, and made as much as I could. I brought it out to the dinning room and only saw Zetzu. "Where are the others?" in unison both sides said they are still busy frightening over what happened. This was getting stupid that I bulged out of there and screamed food was ready up the stairs. I saw Kisame, and Kakuzu come down and I asked what about Hidan, Deidara, and Itachi? Kisame said Itachi just went off somewhere with Hidan and Deidara was in his room. I past them on the way up stairs and knocked on Deidara's door, and announced breakfast was made. There was no answer so I told him I made fresh Bakudan. I heard him come to the door so I just headed down the stairs and he followed. Deidara did eat but he was still heavy with disbelief of Sasori being gone. Afterwards he was a bit more happy but not himself.
We all managed to get through the day, and just sat in the living room being quiet and did basically nothing. We thought it best to say no more about what happened. Kakuzu fiddled with his fingers and talked of his money and wondering if we should find another place because being in such a massive house it would be too expensive to keep it up. Hidan just wanted to agree to look else where, and ditch the Leader's plan of being here. We all grew more and more quiet as the noon turned to evening. None of us were hungry but Zetzu; none of us were in the mood to make something.
Zetzu came back and just took his place in the terrarium; a sealed glass container used for growing ornamental plants that require a high level of humidity by the window. The fire was too dry for him. Kisame kept drinking bottle after bottle of water because the humidity was too dry for him as well. Itachi got up and took the poker to adjust the logs in the fire and stood there and all was so quiet and still until we heard a bump upstairs like a door slamming. It startled us and we all looked at each other and knew all of us were in the living room and a tiny bit of fear grew in us. None of us moved for a few minute and so silently we heard dragging footsteps walk over the ceiling above us… We held so still in fear if we move the entity's attention would be drawn to us. We did not know if it was demonic or mundane. We still did not want to know or find out. We all had our eyes to the ceiling while Itachi downcast his eyes worried by what kind of chakra he would see. When it all stopped Hidan whispered, "All in favor of us leaving now raise your hand." We all did and together we crept out quietly into the great hall, and to the door that led outside.
Kisame reached for the door, and just as he began to turn the handle a great crash of thunder boomed with the intense flash of lightning. And the power went out. Above us we heard the pounding of hail and rain. Disappointed we just thought we should all turn in for the night and leave first thing tomorrow. A bit scared to be alone in our rooms we went two by two to each others rooms, and got the bedding out and shared a room for the security alone. I helped Deidara get his bedding into my room and on the couch in there. I put on a fire because it was getting cold. Just now I realized since this morning Deidara has not made one sound. He laid on the couch and fell right to sleep. I got in my bed and looked over at him and thought about how strange it was that just a little spook could get people like us; the Akatsuki; an evil group of the worst villains so scared. There was something here a lot more stronger than us, and more evil… If it were possible.