AN: Ok, so I didn't really think 'Expect the next chapter soon' would mean within only a few hours, but that's fine! I guess Sakura and I were just way to exited for this chapter! May the craziness begin!

Chapter 8: Aina's Love Catcher!

"You fold it like this," Konan explained as she folded a piece of perfectly square paper, then proceeded to fold the corners. Aina watched carefully and copied every fold the blue-haired woman made. There were a few mistakes along the way, but she was sure that she would succeed in making this origami art.

Konan finished folding. "And that's how you do it," she looked up from her piece of origami to look at Aina's finished work. "Very well done."

"Really?" Aina grinned with glee. "Tee hee! I'm glad! Now I know how to make a love catcher!"

Grey eyes looked over the bobbed-haired girl and smiled faintly. "That you do. Make sure you remember and practice, and you'll soon enough be able to make it easily."

"Will do!" she said with great enthusiasm, saluting her senior. "Arigatou gozaimasu, Konan-san!"

"Douitashimashite."

With that, Aina jumped up and left the room. "I'm off to get a marker!"

Sasori was once again messing around and tinkering with his puppets. He was wondering what he should do with one of his projects when he heard a knock on the door. Wondering if it was Emi, he got up and answered, opening said door.

"Em... Aina?" he raised a brow.

"Hey, Sasori!" Aina chimed. "Got a minute?"

"What do you want?"

"I want you to play something for me!"

"...Play?"

"Yes."

"Play what?" he asked as she took the love catcher out from behind her back.

"This!" she said with a note in her voice.

Sasori studied it for a moment. "...What is it?"

"A fortune-teller," she smiled. "It gives you names to things, places, people, love..."

"I don't believe in fortune-telling."

"Ah, come on, it's just for fun!" the kunoichi insisted.

He sighed. "Fine, fine. How do you play?"

"You pick a color from here, I spell the color out, you pick a number, I count the number out, you pick another number, I count it out again, all with this" she explained, showing him the love catcher better, " and then you pick a number from here one more time, and that would give you your answer!"

"Alright, then I pick... red."

"R-E-D! Ok, pick a number!" She shoved the paper closer to his face.

"Um, four?"

Aina switched the paper craft back and forth. "One-two-three-four! Another number!"

"Three,"

"One-two-three."

"Then I pick one last number?"

"Yup! And it will tell you your fortune!" she smiled eagerly to him.

"Ok, I guess seven will do."

"Seven it is!" She carefully opened the flap, studying the words. "'She may be shy, but the girl you will be in love with will be a kind soul.' Huh, kinda sounds like Emi!"

The puppeteer blushed a deep shade of red, much like his hair. "You-you think so?"

The green-haired ninja's smile grew. "Yup! Maybe she is your special one! Well, thanks for playing with me! I'm off to bug Deidara now!"

"Um, ok..." He was left speechless. 'Maybe fortune-telling isn't so bad...'

"Oh, Deidara!" Aina shouted, pounding on the bomber's door.

"Gah, I'm coming, un!" the blond shouted back as he opened the door. "What's all the ruckus about, un?"

The younger girl held the love-catcher up to him. "I wanna play a game!"

"Huh..." the blond looked perplexed. "I've seen those before. Never knew what they were, but the girls back in Iwagakure used to play with them, un."

"Well, it's a fortune-telling device. Wanna see how it works?"

"Sure, un. Just tell me what to do."

Aina quickly explained to him how it worked, then held it out for him.

"Let's start with...blue, un."

"Ok, B-L-U-E."

"Three."

"One-two-three."

"Five."

"I see you like odd numbers," she smiled to him, counting it out.

"I'm just an odd person, un."

The green-haired girl giggled. "Ok, one more number."

"Two."

"Oh, an even number!" she exclaimed, opening it up.

"I like to keep people on their toes, too, un," he smiled to her.

"Let me see here," she started. "'The girl of your dreams is a bit energetic, but seems to compliment your personality.' Well, good luck finding an energizer-bunny!"

"Wha...what does that mean?"

"The girl you like has a ton of energy, maybe even a bit too much!"

"Really...?" he asked questioningly.

"Yup!"

"Hm, kinda sounds like some one I know, un..." he smirked to her.

"Guess you'll just have to find out, won't you? Well, I'm off to see Konan. I want to show her how good I've gotten at making these!"

As she ran down the hallways, Deidara slowly made his way back into his room. "Yup, definitely an energizer-bunny, un."

"Konan!" Aina called out as she knocked on Konan's bedroom door again.

Konan answered her call. "Yes?"

"For the love catcher," she said, "do you want to play?"

"Hm.. I supposed I could," she replied calmly.

"Yay! Pick a color!"

"Blue."

"B-L-U-E. Number?"

"Eight."

"One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight. Another number?"

"Five."

"One-two-three-four-five. One more time!" she smiled.

"One."

Aina picked out the number and unfolded the corner. "'He may be silent, but he's your type! He's a good leader and will always want you by his side!' Heh heh, I wonder who that could be...?"

"I wonder," Konan replied, a faint blush on her cheeks.

Aina giggled. "Thanks for playing! I'm off to find Itachi-san!" she sang as she skipped off.

Konan slowly closed her door, still blushing lightly.

"Itaaaachi~!"

The raven-haired man looked up from his book as Aina came skipping up to him. "Did you need something, Aina?"

"Yup! I want you to play a game with me!"

"Hm? What kind?"

"A fortune-telling one!"

Itachi chuckled. "I guess I could spare a few moments."

"Ok! Pick a color!"

"Hmm... Red."

"R-E-D. Now a number!"

"Three."

"One-two-three. Another number?"

"Six."

"One-two-three-four-five-six. One more number!"

"Nine."

"'You will fall in love with someone with a broken soul, but her heart is generous and loving deep inside.' Ooo! She sounds like a wonderful girl!" Aina chirped.

Red appeared on Itachi's face. "Is that so...?"

"Yup! I'm going to go find Hidan now! Later!" The kunoichi ran off, leaving the sharingan user to be quite thoughtful of his result.

"What sort of non-sense is this?" The priest asked, looking at the origami piece.

"It's a fortune-teller, just like I said."

"What does it tell me?"

"Well, it'll tell you about places, things, love..."

"What is love?" Hidan started to sing. "Baby don't hurt me...don't hurt me, no more!"

The green-haired girl laughed. "Maybe this will tell you what love is!"

"That'd be interesting...ok, how do I start this thing?"

"Pick a color." She moved it closer to him.

"Hm...let's start with yellow!"

"Y-E-L-L-O-W. Number!"

"Six."

She counted out to six.

"Three."

"One-two-three. One last number."

"Four."

"Let's see what's behind corner number four! Hm... 'Though greedy at times, and argumentative, they will be your most trusting ally.'"

Hidan thought on this for a moment. Aina grinned, slowly walking away.

"WAIT ONE BLOODY MINUTE, YOU SNEAKY GIRL!" He shouted to her, realizing what she had said. "That thing lies like no other!"

"It never lies, silly!" Aina shouted back. "I gotta find Emi, talk to you later!"

"Oh, yes, we will be talking later! Mark my words!"

"Hey, Emi!" the green-haired ninja greeted, standing at the other female's bedroom door.

"Oh, hey there, Aina. Is that a cootie catcher you have there?"

"It is! I was hoping you'd play with me, too."

The violet ninja smiled. "Sure, I haven't seen one in such a long time."

"Remember how to play?"

"Sure, let's start with white."

Aina spelled out the color.

"Three."

"One-two-three."

"Two."

"One-two."

"Two."

The older kunoichi's brown eyes scanned the paper as she read the message. "''"He is a mystery to most, but to you, his secrets will be known.

"Hm..." Emi thought deeply. Who could this person be, who would only share secrets with her?

"So...have you talked to Sasori no Danna yet today?" Aina questioned eagerly.

"Um, no...not yet today. Why?"

"Oh, just curious!" she smiled. "Well, I'll see you later!"

As she quickly left the room, Emi gently waved to her. "Bye, Aina..."

The young medical ninja pondered the other's question, before finally connecting the dots. "Oh, my goodness..." she gasped. "She means Sasori was who my fortune was talking about..." Her face flushed furiously as she sank to sit on her bed.

Back in her room, Aina continued working on a new fortune-teller. Without warning, her door swung open, Deidara peering his head into the room.

"Hey, Aina, Pein-sama wants..." He paused, looking at her bed, covered in fortune-tellers. His brows furrowed. "You've been making them specifically for people, haven't you, un?"

The girl's eyes widened. She'd been figured out. "Heh heh...well, Deidara..."

"I can't believe you'd be so sneaky about it!" After a quick moment, his angered face melted into a smile. "That's pretty clever, un."

"You think so?" she asked, puzzled by his change in tone.

"Yeah," he sat next to her on the bed. "Who are you targeting next?"

The green-haired girl chuckled. "Kakuzu..."

"Can I help, un?"

The two teens sat there for a while, coming up with Kakuzu's future. What sorts of things were in his future...were now left in the hands of the mischievous teens.

AN: And there you go! Something I feel deserves to be mentioned is the girl Itachi's spoke of. Sakura and I have a good friend Jamiee who is very fond of Itachi, so she is the girl described there. We luvz u, Jamiee! Well, I think it's time to have a dance party with Hidan...WHAT IS LOVE? BABY DON'T HURT ME! DON'T HURT ME! NO MORE!