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Lemon POV

The slap seemed to bring Pein to his senses, and he told Kakuzu to help Tea and I. I was still curled up terrified in Sasori's arms. I hate heights…

"Lemon?" It was Kakuzu. I looked up at the tan miser.

"Yes?" I shakily replied, trying to act like my back wasn't absolutely killing me. I didn't tell Sasori about it. I didn't want him to worry.

Or think I'm a wimp.

"Can I carry you to the make-shift hospital we have set up?" he sounded gruff, but softer than in the anime. It must be my age. I'm only 10 after all.

"I-I… Guess so." At least we wouldn't be running. Pein signaled Kisame to carry Tea to the hospital. Cupcake looked warily at the Akatsuki leader, than ran after us.

Kakuzu set me on one of the two beds in the room and lifted my dress to just below my chest and asked me to lie on my stomach. He examined my injury carefully, poking the bruise in certain areas, and asking if it hurt.

I answered yes every time. Eventually, the old man sighed.

"You chipped two of your vertebrae. You're lucky to be able to stand." My eyes widened. Then the greedy ninja started to heal my back.

It took about a half hour. When he hand healed it as much as he could, Kakuzu bandaged it and told me o stay in the bed while he worked on Tea. Cupcake walked up to me.

"Wanna play 'the Institute'?" the little girl asked hopefully. I smiled and nodded.

The Institute is a clapping game I invented. The rhythm goes like this:

Clap, together with other person, clap, pat legs, and repeat over and over until the chant is done. The chant goes like this:

1, 2, 3.

Rest in peace.

Welcome to mental release.

Never fear.

Never more.

You'll stay here for-ever!

After playing with Cupcake a while, There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Kakuzu said over his shoulder.

It wasn't Blueberry or Orange.

It was Sasori and…

Deidara?

"Hello, Deidara. Sasori." I greeted weakly. They both nodded at me. Sasori walked over to me, and Deidara went to Tea's side.

I told myself that Pein had probably sent him.

"How are you?" Sasori asked monotonously. I blushed.

"Um… Well… I might have… chipped 2 vertabrae…" Sasori shot up.

"WHAT!? Why didn't you tell me you were in pain?!" He demanded loudly.

I shrank back, and he sat back down, looking at me expectantly.

"I didn't want to worry you…" I muttered quietly. Tea groaned. I spun around and immediately regretted it. Pain shot through my back. I yelped.

"L… Lemon?" Tea spoke shakily. Her head was bandaged, and her arm in a sling.

"I'm here."

"Where exactly… is here?" I almost sobbed at that.

"We're at the Akatsuki base. Remember?" realization dawned on the Asian girl's face. She smiled.

"Oh yeah. Can I have some tea then?" Kakuzu nodded at Deidara, who got up and left. I assumed he was getting tea.

While we waited, I told Sasori and Kakuzu about what happened after we had left. Tea added stuff in every once in a while.

They scolded Tea and I for not eating.

I whimpered and curled into a ball.

Deidara came back with the tea, and I finally fell asleep, listening to Sasori explain what he thought art was.

I laughed in my mind.

He and I had so different beliefs.

Art is something fleeting, but that returns to you later.

I fell deeper into sleep.

OVOVOVOVOVOVOVOVOVO

I woke up about an hour later.

Sasori, Deidara and Kakuzu had left, and Tea gave me a full report on what I missed.

Apparently, Pein was beat up mentally by Tobi, and physically by Konan. I laughed reached over for some paper on the stand next to me. I hummed the melody of Sally's Song, from the Nightmare Before Christmas to myself as I wrote down the song's lyrics. It was tea's favorite.

"Tea?" I asked my friend.

"Hm?"

"Will you sing a duet with me?" Tea actually had a pretty good voice, especially with this song. Tea just liked drawing more, and she's very good at that as well.

"Sure I will. When?" I smiled.

"After dinner." She smiled back. I went back to humming.

It didn't take long for me to compose the second part to the single-voice song. I love composing music. I made lots of songs in the institute to pass the time. Tea had gotten out of bed.

"Come on. Dinner should be almost done." I climbed out of the bed, and with Tea's help, managed to make it to the table.

OVOVOVOVOVOVOVO

After a silent meal, we all gathered in the living room to hear Tea and I perform.

I sense there's something in the wind
That seems like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him
Can't shake this feeling that I have
The worst is just around the bend

And does he notice my feelings for him?
And will he see how much he means to me?
I think it's not to be

What will become of my dear friend?
Where will his actions lead us then?
Although I'd like to join the crowd
in their enthusiastic cloud
Try as I may, it doesn't last

And will we ever end up together?
No, I think not, it's never to become
For I am not the one

As we finished, I asked Tea to help me to my room, where I fell asleep yet again.

Lol, no Cliffy this time!

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Hm… I think that's it….

WAIT! NO IT'S NOT!

I want to do a somewhat fluffy chapter next. Don't ask me why. I have no Idea. Don't like, don't read. I want to know what two characters you want me to do.

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