Author Note: I am terribly sorry to the follower of this story but I can't help it, it's the holiday! I spent most of my time playing, not much ideas lately so here's chapter 10. (I don't own the Akatsuki or any of the Vocaloid song.)
Zein: "Hey there readers! Today, Deidara and I will show our album of the day! So, Deidara what do we have?"
Deidara: "Here it is!" Deidara took out an album from the box. The album has a butterfly on it.
Zein: "Eh? A butterfly?"
Deidara: "What could that mean?"
Zein: "Stay on to find out!" Pointing to the readers.
Chapter 10: Our duet.
Akatsuki
A few days after the Theme Park, tons of music stores are ordering for Deidara's new show which is 'World is Mine'. The Akatsuki as busy as before. Leader aka Pein, is filling the orders for each order with Konan helping, Itachi busy making new songs, Sasori making copies of the songs while Kakuzu handle the finance for the delivery. As for the others like Hidan, Zetsu, Deidara and Zein, they're in the break room.
Break Room
There was silence in the room; the 4 stared at each other observing each other for any movement. "Who's next?" Zein spoke, still staring the other 3. "I'm next, be prepared…" Hidan replied in a low voice. Everyone in the room stared at him. "…for my Tsunami!" Hidan shouted revealing a card for his hand. "Not so fast, Hidan! I counter your Tsunami with my meteorite!" Deidara reveal his card. "No way! Deidara, you're the one holding the wild card?!" Zein exclaimed.
"Damn you blondy! Why is it always you who have the fuckin' card?!" Hidan shouted and sweared.
Deidara grinned at Hidan. "What can I say? Maybe I'm just lucky!"
"I got to say, Deidara has already win 5 times in a row though." Zetsu put down the cards in his hand.
"I don't give a damn! I'm losing to a girl!" Hidan shouted at Zetsu.
"You want a rematch old man?! You're on!" Anger was clearly heard in Deidara's voice.
This time, Zetsu and Zein sat at their seat watching the two glaring at each other.
"I never knew card games can be this tense." Zein talks to himself. A few turns, Hidan use a card but each time, Deidara countered him with his card. In no time, Deidara beat Hidan using the meteorite card again. Hidan started cursing and swearing in each sentence he spoke.
"I thank you, Hidan. For helping get a 6 win streak in one day." Deidara seem please with himself.
"I don't care! I will destroy your winning streak!"
"Maybe some other time Hidan."
"Scared blondy? Afraid to lose?" Hidan grinned at him.
"No! I'm tired of this game."
"Whatever I'm outta here!" Hidan left the Break Room.
"Bye guys." Zetsu waved his hand and left.
Zein put both his hands behind his neck look at Deidara. "So… What do you want to do now?"
He thought for a while and remembers something. "Ah. I almost forgot. I need to check our fan site." Deidara walked to a computer on enter the internet. Zein followed him to the computer.
"You know how to enter the fan site?" Looking at computer processing the home page. The page opens and showed the daily gossip of fans and songs are available at the site for download. Most of the comments are about the song and Deidara. I mean, he's the Star of Akatsuki.
"There sure a lot of comments though." Zein inched closer to the computer and a familiar name caught his eyes. "Hey! Look Deidara!" Zein pointed to the screen. "Isn't that 'World is Mine'?!"
Deidara didn't seem surprised or shocked, he gave an uninterested face. "So?"
"'So'?" Zein couldn't believe his ears. "You're not surprise or anything?!"
"Not really. I'm used to it. Before the song is sold to the public, somehow…these fan manage know beforehand." Deidara crossed his arms and lean back on the chair. He continues to blankly stare at the computer until something made him sit up. "Odd… That page hardly has anything, how…?"
"What is it?"
Deidara ignore his question and open the page showing 'new!' by the side. Deidara quickly read through the new update. This time, he seems surprised.
"Hey, don't ignore me!" Zein called.
Deidara point to the update and told him to read it. Zein moves his focus to the screen. "'Akatsuki has just recruited a new member in.' …So? It can be anybody."
Deidara shook his head and point to the screen again. "Not that. That!" He pointed at the one at the top most news.
"Hm? 'Someone in Akatsuki looked almost like an orange haired Deidara!'"
Music Room
Itachi looked at the half complete music sheet in front of him. He couldn't come up with a main focus for the song, he lean back in his chair looking at the ceiling. "… …" Itachi got up from his seat and leaves the studio.
Shibuya
He strolls along the streets of Shibuya, coming to stop in the park not too far from the studio. He needed fresh air, staying indoor is bad for your health. He sat on by the shade, feeling the cool spring wind blow against his face. It was relaxing, his eye closed as his mind drifted off. How long has it been a minute? An hour? He didn't mind, he liked the cool air. He slowly opened his eye to find a purple butterfly on his right shoulder.
'A butterfly on my right shoulder…'
Itachi continue to look at the butterfly until it flew off into the distant. 'A butterfly on my right shoulder…' Itachi's thought kept repeating in his head. Soon he got off the ground and left.
Akatsuki
A few trucks were parked out the studio, Itachi made his way back to the Music Room with something in his mind. He sat down on his chair and started writing.
-A few hours later-
A knock was heard on leader's door. "Enter." Pein lift his head from the papers on his desk to look at the person entering his office. "What is it Itachi?"
Itachi walks up Pein with a few papers in his hand; he greeted his leader and laid the papers on his desk. "I finished the duet song I suggested days ago."
Pein picked up the paper quickly examining it, soon, he return the papers back to Itachi. Pein stared at him. "I presume you have the music planned out…" Itachi nodded showing his reply, Pein dismissed him.
"…", 'A duet…' Pein remembered his past deep memories which he had buried and forgotten. He opened his side lowest drawer and took out photo; the photo was a regular sized one, usually taken by a camera. He cleared the dust that had gather on it for years and looked it. Sadness and happiness mixed has looked at the picture.
Break Room
Deidara and Zein laid their heads on the table, practically dying of boredom.
"Hey, Z. Got any ideas…?" Deidara's boredom was clearly heard in his tone.
"No, Dei…" Zein replied with the same tone as the blond.
A few hours of silence was broken by the sound the door opening. Itachi walked in to find the two found them, heads on the table.
"What do you want, Uchiha…?" Deidara asked using the same tone as before.
Itachi ignored his question and threw the papers to them; they lifted their heads looking at the papers.
"What these for…?"
"Learn them." With these two words, he left them with the papers.
Deidara reach for one of the paper and looked at it, later, he took one after another into his hand. Zein got curious and reached for a paper as well, boredom slowly was forgotten as they studied each stack in front of them. Hours later, both of them went to find the raven haired Uchiha. Wasting no time, they found him in the Recording Room waiting for them, nothing surprising.
Deidara and Zein walked into the half recording room and put on the headphone. They looked at each other making sure the other was okay, Deidara gave a thumbs up to the Uchiha and he play the music.
The music started with Deidara singing the first lyrics followed by Zein, and slowly, their voice mixed into one, performing a prefect duet. [a/n: this song was hinted to the readers, the answer was obvious wasn't.]
After the song ended, Deidara smiled at Zein who seemed out of breath, he's not used to pulling his voice for so long but it did came out pretty well. They went to Itachi and he replayed the song for them.
"Nice. Our very own official duet!" Zein cheered.
"And our second duet too." Deidara remained him. They exchange smiles and hive-five each other.
Itachi gave a faint smile; he turned to them, getting their attention. "I hope you two don't plans tonight because there's a new Game Corner, remember Zein?" he turn to Zein as soon as he asked him.
'Game Corner…?' Zein thought to himself. "…! AH! I forgot! Why didn't you remain me earlier Itachi?!" Zein grabbed Deidara by his wrist and ran out, dragging the poor confused blond behind him.
"W-Wait! What Game Corner?! I never heard of it before…!"Deidara's voice slowly got softer due to distant. The two disappeared quicker than he thought; turning back to the keyboards in front of him started working his magic.
A/N: As usual not very interesting, similar to all my previous chapters… Not getting any review was rather disappointing though. If you have question why one of the main character is Pein's first animal body, than ask. Anyway… I like to thank the person who followed this story, I really appreciate it, but my sister don't…
Enough of that, please R&R.
