Disclaimer: We do not own Naruto or the Akatsuki. Contains Kisame.

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They were on the road again. A few hours earlier, everyone got to know Zetsu. No one had a problem with him. He was currently sitting in the trunk with Tobi, even though there was room to sit up front. Konan had taken to sitting on Pein's shoulder as a butterfly. There was enough space for Zetsu to squeeze in, but for some reason he felt better sitting with the hyper-active male.

"How old is Zetsu-san?" Tobi asked, laying down next to the plant man.

"Twenty-six." Zetsu said simply, looking out the window.

"Tobi's twenty." Tobi said, smiling up at the plant-man.

"Leader-san, Where are we going again?" Deidara called out in a whine, getting bored quickly.

"We are actually pretty close. The person we are after protects a large waterfall. Anyone who gets near, gets killed. We need him on our team." Pein explained, still driving.

"What's his name?" Sasori asked, frowning.

"I highly doubt we can fit anyone else in this damn car." Hidan grumbled, squirming against the seat belt. It had twisted and it was bugging him.

"To buy a bigger car would be more money wasted and too noticeable." Kakuzu sighed out, untwisting the seat belt for the Jashinist.

"Whatever..." Hidan said, giving a silent thanks to the man.

"So, how exactly are we going to get this guy, un?" Deidara asked, frowning.

"That's something you'll have to do, Deidara." Pein said, looking at the blond through the rear-view mirror.

"Oh, no! I am not going to be in another arranged marriage, un! I refuse!" Deidara yelled, crossing his arms.

"He's already married. That part is out of the question." Sasori said, frowning.

"No... he's going to fight the man we're after. Make a deal, and win." Pein said.

"But... I don't have any-"

"Deidara, you and I both know you have weapons. Don't you dare try and get out of it!" Pein growled.

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Kisame was squatting on a rock currently jutting out of the water beneath him.

Samehada was on his back. Kisame was meditating, listening to the comforting sounds of his waterfall. He held two fingers up in front of him, for balance.

Then he heard a tree branch snap. He grabbed Samehada and stood up straight, looking around for what made the noise. Then he saw two kunai's headed straight for him. He deflected them easily and looked around more, trying to figure out who's there.

Then he heard someone getting closer. He lowered himself a bit in a fighting position, getting ready to attack.

He barely expected the person to come out in the open.

"Hello, My name is Deidara. Yours is Hoshigake Kisame, right, un?" Deidara asked, smiling at the blue man.

"Yes, and what are you doing near my waterfall?" Kisame growled.

"I want to make you a deal, un. We fight. Not to the death, but until the other collapses. If I win, you get to come with me and join the group I am in. If you win, you can do whatever you want with me, un." Deidara said, smiling.

"Hm... Do you want a fair fight, or an unfair fight?" Kisame asked, taking a practice swing with Samehada.

"Fair fight, please. It's only the nicer way, un." Deidara said with a smile.

"Get on the water then." Kisame said, stepping onto the liquid and floating on it.

"Hm... Does the air seem fine for you, un?" Deidara asked, turning into a falcon. Kisame's eyes widened a bit, but then smirked.

"You asked for a fair fight, so we'll have a fair fight." Kisame called out to the bird, then sunk into the water, forming into a shark.

"Coo... this was a bad Idea, un...." Deidara murmured to himself, flying around the water, trying to think of a way to win.

Just then, a huge bullet of water was shot straight at him. He squawked and, out of shock, turned back into a human!

He started falling, not wanting to be in the water since that was his enemy's territory, and he grabbed onto any cliff or branch he could get to. When he was out of danger, he took out some clay and began to quickly mold it. When it was a good looking eagle, he threw it into the air and it increased in size.

"Hm... this kid is interesting..." Kisame mumbled, voice trembling in the water. He turned back into his 'human' form and let the water push him back up to the surface. When he was standing on top of the water, he looked up to see the blond sitting on the bird, molding clay in his hands.

"A weird time to choose to be an artist." Kisame called out, taking Samehada off of his back.

"Never a bad time to practice, un!" Deidara called back with a smile, "Here! Look!"

The clay moldings of spiders fell down, falling on the shark.

"The hell?" Kisame hissed when they started crawling, "Shit!"

Kisame ducked into the water, hearing a loud boom from above.

"Bombs?!" Kisame gurgled out, getting back to the top, only to have more spiders jump on him.

He once again, fell back into the water, nearly dodging death. He poked his head out and yelled, "I thought we weren't trying to kill each other!"

"I'm not! I knew you'd duck into that water of yours, un!" Deidara yelled out, smiling, "So this is to make it even!" Deidara dropped a more heavier clay model that sank into the water. This time, Kisame jumped out of the water.

When the clay exploded, the water shot out, throwing the shark along with it.

"Crap!" Kisame cursed, then was finally face to face with the blond when he landed on the clay bird.

"Fight, un!" Deidara yelled, molding clay in one hand and taking out a kunai in the other.

Kisame took Samehada and swung it at the blond, only to have him duck, then spin his leg out to trip the shark. The bird then flew at a steep angle, nearly throwing the two off.

"Disadvantage towards me!" Kisame growled, swing the blade again, only to have the blond get away safely.

"I'm not controlling it, un! Then I wouldn't be able to fight! It's just flying!" Deidara said, making a point. They continued throwing attacks and dodging each others, until the bird flew nearly straight up, throwing the two off. Kisame did the reasonable thing and called the water to cushion his fall. When he landed safely, he saw Deidara had fainted from the height and still falling. Hey, having more mass means falling faster, right?

He made the water snatch the blond from almost dieing and made the water bring him back to the grass. When the blond was laying at his feet, Kisame used his foot to move his head to the side. He didn't see any major head injuries, so he bent down and pressed two fingers to the blond's neck. He felt a pulse, which was a good thing.

He sighed and made a few hand signs. Soon the waterfall split into two and Kisame picked up the blond and walked into the newly shown cavern.

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When Deidara woke up, he gasped and sat up quickly and looked around to see the blue man poking the fire infront of him with a stick.

"Finally you're awake. I hope you like fish." Kisame said, holding up a stick with a cooked fish on it.

"Um... thanks, un..." Deidara said, taking the fish and taking a bite into it.

There was silence as the two sat there, staring into the fire.

"Why haven't you killed me yet, un?" Deidara asked, breaking the tension.

"Well... I've been thinking about our fight. It was pretty brave of you to come out here, just to battle me." Kisame said, smiling.

"Thank you, un." Deidara said, smiling a bit too and taking another bite.

"I've been wondering... about what you said. You said that you were part of a group. " Kisame said, still looking into the fire.

"Uh-huh." Deidara said, smiling and taking a third bite.

"I've decided... that the only reason that they would send someone after me... is that they want me in their group." Kisame said, frowning.

"Well, yeah. Don't you see? We're all different in many ways. Girls from boys, homos from straights... people like us from normal people, un. We have a reason to stay together. And it's because me and you... we're able to turn into animals. The rest of our group can do that, well except for one, but he's still different enough." Deidara said with a giggle.

"What does the non-animal do?" Kisame asked, looking at the blond.

"Well... he's a plant." Deidara said with a smile, "And schizophrenic, un."

Kisame smiled at this. People like him finally came to take him away from people who are normal. While he was thinking about this, Deidara kept rambling on, soon finishing his fish.

When the blond was done talking, he looked at the shark.

"Well? Are you going to come with me, or are you going to kill me, un?" Deidara asked with a smile.

"I suppose I can go with you. I mean... It's better than being stared at by normal humans, right?" Kisame said with a smile. Deidara smiled, too.

"Oh. then, here, un." Deidara said, holding out a cloak for the shark.

"What's this?" Kisame asked, taking it and putting it on.

"It's to show you're part of our group. We don't really have a name yet, but still..." Deidara explained, smiling.

"Thanks. So... let's go..." Kisame said, standing and helping the blond. When Deidara got to his feet, he smiled and they started walking.

The first step Deidara took, though, made his knees buckle and he fell with a cry.

"Deidara!" Kisame gasped, kneeling next to the blond.

"Fuck... I can't walk... un." Deidara whimpered, sitting up and rubbing his legs.

"I'll carry you, you'll have to tell me where to go, though..." Kisame said, picking up the blond.

Deidara gasped and blushed a bit, "Thanks... Kisame..." Deidara said. He really didn't like feeling like a woman compared to other men.