Zeelee-Vallen: So, I fianly update this story. About damn time too! Wouldnt you agree?

Disclaimer: We do not own Naruto, or Minako. Who we recently found out it was Miniko. So we're gona be changing that. Sorry for the confusion.

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Zeelee lay sprawled out in the sand, Tobi and Hidan slowly burrying her with the golden grains.

Miniko was laying down on her beach towl, with her head in Gaara's lap as he stared out at the water awkwardly.

How did this happen, you ask?

For starters, their at the beach. Why?

FLASHBACK TIME!

~Flashback~

"Miniko.." Zeelee whined, sprawled out on the floor fanning herself. She was clad in a overly baggy guys shirt, due to the imence heat. Miniko was in the same condition, but laying half on the couch looking dead.

"Yes?" Miniko asked, not bothering to raise her head to look at Zeelee.

"Lets... Go to the beach." Zeelee drawled, rolling onto her side uncomphertly as her tail begain to twitch from side to side.

"Lets do it... What about the guys?" Miniko asked, raising her head slightly to look at her friend.

"They can come too... We can stop and get them some swimming trunks on the way." Zeelee huffed, hauling her lazy ass off the ground.

"Okay..." Miniko's eyes widend as she imagined Gaara in nothing but swimming trunks. She giggled to herself, making Zeelee eye her warily.

'The heat must be getting to her...' Zeelee ponderd for a moment, imagining the Akatsuki in swimming trunks. Her hand flew up to her nose to stop the upcoming noseblead.

"HEY! You were imaging the akatsuki in shorts too! It wasnt just me!" Miniko defended herself, just happining to over hear her friends thoughts.

"DONT READ MY MIND!" Zeelee yelled, looking at her friend with wide eyes. "Horrible things go on in there." Zeelee stated.

"Ive seen worst. And I cant help it, it just happens." Miniko mumbled, rolling the rest of her body off the couch so she too could get up.

"Hey, Miniko?" Zeelee grinned.

"What?" Miniko said, tilting her head cutely.

"Gaara of the funk." Zeelee giggled as Miniko facepalmed.

"Never. Ever. Speak of that while he is here!" Miniko yelled, pointing at her friend.

"But Miniko! I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS OF THE FUNK!" Zeelee wailed, fakeing a hurt expression.

"... Anyway." Miniko tugged lightly on Zeelee's kitty ear, making Zeelee mewl lightly in protest. She hated when her cat parts got touched.

"Fine. BOYS! GET YOUR ASSES DOWN HERE!" Zeelee yelled up the fleet of stares. Thumps could be heard, them pitter patter.

The Akatsuki piled down the stares in a heap, Itachi, Pein, Sasori, and Kakuzu the only one not participating in the dog pile. Gaara fallowd after them, looking unfazed by the heat. Then again, none of the Akatsuki looked fazed either.

Damn they were lucky.

"We're going to the beach." Zeelee stated, giving a look that said no arguments.

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So, here they were. Zeelee wasnt the most fond of water since she was a cat, but she didnt mind going in too deep, as long as she didnt get any water in her ears. That was the worst, when the cold wetness got in, it took forever to get out.

Tobi patted her breasts, more specificly where her breasts where under the sand, making her eyes snap open.

"PERVERT!" She yelled, shooting up and breaking their sand bed. Hidan made a noice of protest, but stoped when he witnessed Zeelee tackle a wailing Tobi into the sand.

"Macho.." Hidan grumbled to himself and sat back enjoying his veiw of the many girls crowding the beach.

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"Dada da dun... Dada da dun..." Kisame slowly snuck up on Zeelee threw the water, humming the jaws these song. She was curently having a splash war with Tobi, and failing misurably since she flinched badly everytime water hit her face.

"DADA~!" Kisame yelled, grabbing her leg and pulling back, makign the girl faceplant into the water.

She recurfaced a moment later, her ears perked and her hair sticking to her head. She looked like... Well, a wet cat.

"NYUU!" She yelled as she basicly teleported to dry land, her body screaming to get out of the water.

Again, she's a cat people. A wet cat isnt a happy cat. Or a wet fire demon for the matter.

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"Look mommy! That girl is cosplaying!" A lil girl pulled on her mom's towl, pointing at Zeelee. Zeelee turned to the little girl with a glare worthy of an Uchiha, sending the little girl cringing behind her mother.

Zeelee was not happy. She had her towl on her head and back, covering her ears and tail while her hair dried. Her tail was hard enough to conceal, but with some help from her boys, the put a henge on her to hide her cat parts. But, sadly... It broke when she got dunked in the water. So now she couldnt freely enjoy herself anymore, so she sat there alone watching the Akatsuki.

Hidan was oogling boobies.

Tobi was ironicly burrying Zetsu under sand.

Kisame was terrifying people in the water.

Pein was bussy glaring at all the girls that dare go near him.

Kakuzu was pickpockiting. She'ss pretend she seen nothing.

Deidara and Sasori were bussy competing to see who could make the better sand castle. Did Deidara get sand in the mouths in his hand? If he did, that must suck pretty bad.

Itachi was walking around, being tailed by many girls.

Zeelee sighed, her Akastuki sure was popular. But then again, of course they were. They were damn sexy bad asses! It was only right. But she still felt... Upset none of them have paid her much atention since they came to the beach. Only Tobi, but he was bothing everyone so that was to be suspected.

Zeelee hated to admit it... But she was kinda lonely without the Akastuki crowding her for once. Maybe... This is all it would take for her to loose them, another pretty lady in a skimy suit.

Her eyes trailed down to her own. She wore the same bagy t-shirt as earlyer, with a pair of swimming trunks. She felt so plain, and so out of place here. Her Akatsuki never even looked at her since they came.

Zeelee sighed and bit the inside of her cheek as she stood up. She was not going to be outdone. She will make her boy's look at her.

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"Gaara-kun..?" Miniko asked, staring up at the redhead with a bright blush on her cheaks. She was so close to him... She could see every detail of his face.

"Yes?" He anserd, looking down at her.

"What... Was it like for you?" Miniko asked, sitting up in emberesment, her back turned to him.

"What is what like?" He asked, slight confusion hinting in his tone.

"Being... Alone." Miniko turned to look at him, her pale baby blue eyes soft. "Zeelee And I were alone for most of our lives. We met when we were eleven, sent to the same orphange becuase we got kicked out of all the others. Before that, it was so dark... We were shunned, for being different." Miniko looked down into the sand, her voice soft. "The other kids didnt understand what we were, so they shunned us, hurt us... Did what ever they could to hide their fear." She could feel Gaara's eyes boring into her.

"Why did they fear you?" Gaara asked her.

"Becuase they could tell we were different, even though we hide our gifts. They could tell we werent like them. I was often bullied and beaten by the other children. They would say horrible things, and treat me like a freak... Before Zeelee and I found eachother... It was so dark, so barren. It seamed like everyone wanted me dead. That I was a budden." Her voice quiverd slightly before she went on. "I... like you..." She looked up at him, her eyes filled with unshed tears. "So I... Want to be able to help break you lonely-nes... Like Zeelee broke mine." Miniko smiled at Gaara, the person she fell for... His past was so horrible, like her own. But she didnt outright say it, she would wait for him to tell her.

"Miniko..." Gaara pulled her to his chest and held her there tightly. He could feel her small body quivering, and tightend his grip slightly more. This girl... Was like him. She could relate to him... Even if she coudlnt, she could feel for him. She was so kind and soft, despite what she just told him.

She reminded him of a different version of Naruto, full of Light and kindness.

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Zeelee spotted someone she hadent seen in ages. Shiki. Her best guy friend from middle school. Quickly she sat up, carefull to hide her tail in her shirt and her ears in her spicky hair and ran toword him.

"Shiki!" The boy turned, his eyes widning as he took the girl in. It was Zeelee.

"Zeelee!" His jaw dropped as she stoped in front of him, it was at least a year since they saw eachother last.

"Long time no see! How have you been?" Zeelee asked, tilting her head. Shiki blushed and rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, she was still as cute as ever.

"Ive been bussy. You know how it is, school and all." He stated, freezing up. Zeelee stared at him for a moment before fallowing her gaze behind her. All nine of the Akatsuki abandond what they were doing and were now making their way towrd her and Shiki.

Oh crap.

"Do you have a possie now?" Shiki joked, wacthing the aproching men warrily. Zeelee looked inbeteen the Akatsuki and Shiki, her eyes wide. Why did the Akastuki look so mad? She was just talking to an old friend! After all, they were bussy oogling boobies anyway. Why did they care now?

"No, their my..." Zeelee paused for a moment serching for a word. "Yeah, I guess you can call them my possie of insanly hot guys." Zeelee grinned at her friend before grabbing his arm and hugging it. "Ima introduse you guys." Zeelee whisperd to her friend. He nodded and grinned back at her, swallowing his previose nerviosnes. Obviosly Zeelee was fine with these guys, So he shouldnt get jumped or anything.

"Are you dating any of them?" Shiki asked, glancing down at the girl who's eyes were trained on the aproching men. Seriosly, he was pretty hot himself, but those guys.. They looked like they came right from an Anime.

"Nope, we're just roomates."

"You roomed with nine men?" Shiki's jaw dropped.

"Ten if you include Miniko's man."

"Holly shit."

"You get use to it."

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"ZEELEE-CHAN!" Tobi wailed, throwing his arms around her and ripping her away from the stang man. He wasnt happy some stranger was so familure with her. None of them were. She was their current border...

But was that it?

The anger when they saw that man all over her was bit more... Possesive than just a person who opend their house to them.

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"Eeek!" Zeelee sweaked as she was pressed against Tobi's bare muscular chest and spun around in circles. Heat rose to her cheeks as her shut her eyes and endured it. It was Tobi, it was normal for him to do this. But doind it half naked? Not so much.

Fianly he put her down and she stagged over to where Shiki stood, wacthing her warily.

"Boys, this is Shiki. Hes as old friend, Shiki this is..." Zeelee motioned her hand toword them, willing them to tell them their names.

"You dont need to know who we are." Itachi stated, stepping forword and pulling her away from the man. Zeelee stared up at him with wide confused eyes, not understanding their possesive-ness over her.

"She's ours. Do. Not. Speak. To. Her. Again." Pein stated, his deep voice vibrating threw the air, making Shiki flinch and back away.

Zeelee watched in horror as the Akastuki advanced on him, Itachi holding her in place.

"Leave him Alone!" Zeelee yelled, catching the advancing Akatsuki's atention. Eight sets of eyes turned to look at her. "Lets go home. Now. Then you can explain yourselves." Zeelee tore herself away from Itachi and glowerd at them all, her eyes narrowing dangerosly. There were some grunts in reply, and one loud 'yay!'. But no one protested against her.

She sent one remoursefull look to Shiki who looked like he was horrified and turned, her boys fallowing her.

Oh, they were gona explain themsleves for their agressiveness. That was for sure.

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Zeelee-Vallen: Yep. I like it. What do you all think? Any changed I should make? Is Zeelee's charicter turning out okay? Please tell me your thoughts! Thank you!