A/N: Alright, thanks for viewing! I'm hoping to have several chapters up within the next day or so, I might even finish the entire thing by the end of this week. crosses fingers Wish me luck!

There was a quiet knock on the door. I would have said, 'who is it,' but that wouldn't have helped me any since I didn't know anyone besides Tobi and Deidara. I hesitated before saying, "Come in."

Tobi stuck his masked face in. "Hi, Kairi-chan!" He opened the door wider and came in, with a different Akatsuki member following him.

I stared. It was a giant Venus fly trap, with a head in the middle. Half was white and the other was black. Where the hell did that come from?

"This is Zetsu-san, Kairi-chan! Tobi thought that you might be friends too!" He sounded thrilled at the very thought.

"You look like a yin-yang." I blurted. I blushed at my rudeness and looked away. I felt bad almost instantly for making fun of him.

"Your point?" Only the black side of his face moved. "You have something to say, shrimp?"

"Uh, no...sorry. It's just that you remind me..."

"Of Kairi-chan's fans!" Tobi leaped up from his seat on the floor and ran over to the dresser. So that is where they put them. I watched Tobi handle them carefully as he handed them to me. At least he knew they were sharp.

I flicked them open. The noise was soft, but still comforting in a violent way. Okay, maybe I'm a little twisted. Yin was black with a white circle in the center, and Yang was the opposite. "Balance," I said simply.

"You're nicer than I thought." The white side was the one that spoke this time. "I was under the impression that you weer a very violent and angry person."

"Regardless of Tobi liking you."

"Why did you think that?"

Both sides answered me at once, "Deidara."

I snapped my fans shut with a soft curse. "Let him be afraid of what I can do. Serves him right for biting me." I looked at the needle in my right arm again. "How much longer do I have to keep this in my arm?"

"I can take it out for you. Deidara was supposed to, but I don't think that would be a good idea."

"It would be funny to see him get his ass kicked though." The black half chuckled.

I watched the needle leave my arm and I pressed a piece of gauze to it. Tobi took my arm and wrapped it just tight enough to stop the bleeding without hurting my burns from the lightning. I was too rushed yesterday. If I had been thinking straight I wouldn't have gotten hurt. Damn that Deidara for biting me.

"Tobi-kun, can you show me where the kitchen is? I'd like more water." I used my right arm to brace myself to stand.

"Tobi can get it for you, Kairi-chan." I could hear some worry in his voice.

"I'll be fine, Tobi-kun." I smiled at him, touched by his offer. "But I can't stand sitting here for so long. I'm a wanderer at heart. You know. I can't be in one place forever."

Tobi nodded and took my arm to lead me out, but paused. "Wait here, Kairi-chan. Tobi needs to go get something." He hurried out.

I shrugged at Zetsu, then winced. The regular gravitational pull on my arm was making my burns ache. I could feel it all the way up to my shoulder. I wished I had some way to prevent that sensation.

No sooner than I had thought that did Tobi come in with a sling in his hand. He helped me put it on and then we walked together to the kitchen.

Sitting at the table was Deidara, I could tell that he wasn't too happy to see me. I doubt he was even thankful that I had saved them back there. Maybe he blamed me for everything.

I ignored him as I got my water and he left without saying a word. I thought that I was fine, but...the way he acted like I didn't even exist really hurt. I felt like I should get angrier at him, but instead there was remorse. I wanted to apologize.

Tobi didn't notice, but I think Zetsu might have. He excused himself as Tobi ushered me outside to look at butterflies and birds. He asked me tons of questions and I did answer a lot of them. I thought that by the time he ran out of things to ask he could write a biography about me.

"When do you think you might be all better, Kairi-chan?" Tobi wanted to be the first to go on a mission with you!"

I grinned, "We'll see. I only just made it out of bed today. I need to recover more. I can barely use one of my arms at the moment." He seemed crestfallen under his mask. "Hey, Tobi-kun, I have an idea. You can help me exercise my arm as it recovers. It'll be as good as new."

"Tobi will make it better than new!"

I playfully punched his arm with my uninjured arm. I stood up slowly with Tobi's help and we went inside for a while.

A/N: So, Deidara is avoiding Kairi, but it's a good thing she has Tobi! Tune in next chapter to see what will happen next!