It's been so long… I kinda forgot who was supposed to be next… it had to be Kisame, Sasori, or Deidara and so… This is who I chose.
I was led into the house by a puppet… that should tell you something, I'm not sure what but whatever it's trying to tell you the message is loud enough. Sighing I headed on up the mansion steps in Colorado wondering why the hell he would live in a place like this. Okay Colorado is pretty cool but the places where it's plain and just land… are kind of boring. This mansion is on one of those thousand acres that has nothing there.
"Hello Ms. Haruno." Sasori said from the front door, he was wearing fancy clothes a tux and such making me look down at my dirty Capri's and T-shirt. He just tossed a bag in my general direction making me reach up to catch it before heading inside. Apparently pleasantries are over with. I walked into the house and headed into the nearest bathroom before taking a shower and changing.
"Hey Sasori!" I called out leaving the bathroom with a slight problem. He appeared in an instant and looked at me in mild concern. I turned around then, "Can you zip this?" I asked referring to the black cocktail dress he's making me wear. A fishnet hose went with it with little boots as well. It was cute and all but a little too gothic for my taste.
He zipped it placing his cold hand on my back while doing so. I refrained from shivering but I wanted to… humans do have body heat… right? "They made you come here later then I would have likes but it doesn't matter now. You're visit here won't be like the others because I need to work. We are going to an art exhibit now where one of my many works is featured there." He explained quickly and handed me a small black coat before grabbing a trench coat for himself.
When we got to the car I was a tad bit shocked to see we'd be heading there in a limo. "You must be rich." I said in minor shock while he just nodded once with his arm around my shoulders. I was too busy tasting wines and sodas to care. He just shrugged off all his money I probably wasted.
When we got to the exhibit I was surprised to see that his name was everywhere. Apparently Sasori's the reason for this art show and his is the one everyone's come for. Strangers crowded around us to talk to him while I was just his side decoration. I was surprised however when one girl pulled me aside. She had short black hair and light purple eyes.
"Who are you?" She asked sweetly while I just stared at her blankly. Instantly a man with long black hair and the same eyes walked up behind her. "This girl was with Sasori." The woman explained making me stare waiting for some sort of explanation.
"I'm Sakura Haruno. Who are you?" I asked in response. They just looked at me in mild surprise and then the woman began to giggle like this was hilarious or something.
"Of course he wouldn't tell you. I'm Hinata and this is my brother Neji Uchiha. We're his managers, but I kind of doubt he needs us actually." She said with a yet another laugh. "He made this happen, we didn't even know about it." Hinata informed me with a proud look on her face while her brother just glared at her.
"You didn't know about this. I did but he didn't want my help." Neji growled looking a bit annoyed that he would be put into the same ignorant category as his sister.
Sasori's different from the others… Turning around I saw him talking politely to those around him. The Akatsuki that I've been with so far are isolated from reality, they don't talk to others or form relationships… Sasori is different. He has two managers here who care for him and adoring fans whom he's currently speaking with politely. This man has a chance at a real future and yet he's still with them…
What makes the Akatsuki's bond so strong?
"Haruno." Sasori called and motioned towards a painting. It was pink with green here and there but somehow… this jumbled mess of pink and green made me think of myself. It seems strong but fragile, outspoken but shy, and lovely but hideous. "It's you." He said walking over to me before kissing the top of my head.
I stared at the painting with wide unseeing eyes. "What did you do..?" I asked staring at it like the painting was something new and strange. No one has ever done something like this for me… He held an arm around me while he pulled me outside.
"Do you want to go? We showed ourselves and they know the painting was made for you… we don't have to stay." He said softly making me look up at him and turn over to the exhibit.
"Have you spoken to Hinata and Neji yet?" I asked him curiously. The redhead looked at me for a moment then walked inside. I stood by the limo waiting feeling the chill of the air before finally just opening the door and getting inside the car. Soon Sasori was in as well looking at me like I was something new and interesting.
"You could make all this work a little easier on me." He murmured and kissed my forehead. I blinked in mild surprise then smiled at him.
"What kind of work do you have to do?" I asked him making the man look at me tiredly. He ran a hand through his hair then sighed.
"I have to make a new painting that will be featured this weekend. It has to be even better than this week's. Care to help?" He asked making my eyes widen in shock.
Crap.