Akatsuki Fairy Tales

Disclaimer: I do not own Akatsuki, or Naruto, or anything that may resemble Disney movie plots.

First Story: The Beauties and Their Beasts

Once upon a time there was a small village on the outskirts of a creepy forrest. The village was well known throughout the kingdom because it produced very beautiful people. Not just women, but men too. In particular there was the Akatsuki family, made up of three brothers and a sister.

The sister was Konan, and she was famous for her lovely blue hair and the piercing below her bottom lip. She took care of the family and was the eldest of the siblings.

The second eldest was the first brother, Hidan. He was known for his smart mouth and rude behavior, but no one could deny he was sexy in an exotic sort of way with his pale hair and pink eyes. The quietest member of their family was Itachi, the middle son. Everyone in the village admired- and feared -his penetrating black gaze and stoic silence. He was probably the smartest of the siblings, but he never showed it, preferring to keep to the shadows and his head in books.

The final brother, only 19 years of age, was the nut-job artist Deidara. He was famous amongst the villagers for looking more like a young girl than most of the biological girls, and also for his destructive hobby. Wherever he went, explosions always seemed to follow. His "art" was constantly causing trouble for the family, but no one really complained once Deidara flashed his pretty blue eyes at them.

Together, the Akatsuki family lived separately from the rest of the village. They never worried about marriage or dating even thought the rest of the village, and even the kingdom, was always happy to supply suitors. Men came from all over with the purpose of asking for Konan's hand, some even wished to go after the other siblings, even if they were men. There was always one small problem though...

Whenever a suitor came in town to preposition them, they lost their courage with just one glance at the family. They were too much for most men to comprehend, and then, even if one actually got up the nerve to speak to them, he could never bring himself to actually ask one of them out.

This didn't bother the boys much, they'd never had minds for romance and were always too busy picking fights, reading books, or "creating art." Only Konan worried about their futures and her own loneliness. None of them had jobs, and they were living off their dead father's savings, but she knew those wouldn't last forever. If only one person could come along with enough bravery to save her and her family from this provincial town!

What she didn't know was that just then, there were two strange creatures searching high and low for four beautiful people to fulfill their master's wishes...

"Come, Tobi, we must move on to the next village. There is no one worthy here."

And awkwardly tall man wearing a spiral orange mask look around at his companion sadly.

"Awww Zetsu! One more day here, please? Tobi is a good boy! They have amazing dango in this town!"

"No!" barked a voice both similar and different from the first. "We need to move on. The Master's are getting impatient."

He turned his face to the side to reveal that have of him was black and the other half was white. His voice returned to normal as he added under his breath,

"Especially Masters Kakuzu and Sasori. Those two really are a pain in my-"

"Zetsu!" came a growl from within the multicolored man's traveling cloak. With a roll of his mismatched golden eyes he reached inside a pocket and drew out an ornate mirror. When he stared into it, instead of reflecting his face, a different face glared back. It was tan, with two long scars stretching out from the sides of his mouth.

"Master Kakuzu," Zetsu muttered through gritted teeth. "What can I do for your highness now?"

"How is the search coming? Have you found them yet?"

Zetsu's grin faded and he replied in an annoyed voice as if he had been asked this same question many times before. With an added grimace he replied sarcastically,

"No, Master, I have not yet found a woman of exquisite beauty who can stand to put up with your foul moods and violent temper. Nor, it seems, is there an equally attractive woman who cares to listen to Master Sasori ramble on about his frightfully boring "art" for a million years. Neither is there a female who wouldn't mind the smell of fish that Master Kisame always gives off, or another who would dedicate her life to Master Nagato, as is the criteria for all four of you. Though, I am quite sure, Master, that we will find them any day now, so no worries."

"The situation has changed, Zetsu. Nagato cannot have more than a few days left at this point. Focus on him and worry about the rest of us later. Also, quit with that smart mouth of yours and you might actually get somewhere! Just find the girl and hurry back. No excuses!"

Then, just as he had appeared, he had gone. Zetsu cursed and snapped the mirror back into his pocket, muttering angrily to himself,

"First he tells me to find them all impossibly beautiful, tolerant women, now he just wants one. Worthless, greedy monsters! All of them!"

'Who's a monster?" Tobi asked suddenly, coming up behind Zetsu with dango in his hand.

"Come on, Tobi, we've got to go."

They began walking away from the village they'd been in, moving on to the next town in hopes of finding the perfect girl for their sickly master. As they past a pair of travelers, Zetsu caught a bit of what one was saying to the other,

"Beautiful! Scary beautiful! They was like nothin' i'd ever seen before. It was unnatural, that was. I couldn't bring myself to speak to 'em! Especially the girl there. She looked like she could slit my throat if she had the mind to, she did. But still gorgeous, still gorgeous..."

Zetsu stopped in his tracks and spun around. The two men, hearing his feet scrape the ground, turned around as well.

"Excuse me, my good man, I overheard your very interesting description of a beautiful woman and I am wondering... where did you find this girl?"

The man eyed the two of them, Zetsu and Tobi, cautiously. He obviously didn't like their strange appearances but, after a moment he smirked at them,

"You haven't heard of them? I thought everyone in the kingdom knew about them Akatsuki's."

Zetsu smiled and shook his head. The man pointed behind them towards the west and said,

"Go a few miles thata way, through them thick woods 'til you come out the other side. There's a town there. Lotsa pretty girls- but none of 'um even catch your eye once you seen... them."

"Them?" Zetsu asked. So there was more than one...

"A family. Like I done said, called the Akatsuki's. Only one girl but it don't matter. Each one of the boys is prettier'n the last- but they all more'n most men can dream. Why're you so interested?"

"Not for me." Zetsu replied with a sick smile. His mood had just greatly improved, and he suddenly realized he was hungry. "I only care for my humans smothered, covered and diced."

The two travelers grew nervous, watching the strange man before them move ever so much closer, and the smile on his face grow wider.

"Ey Tobi," he called, his voice had changed again, become rougher and smokier, like before. "What do you say we have a nice bite to eat, then make our way to this village and look into this 'Akatsuki' family?"

"I already ate, but you go ahead!"

"Don't mind if I do..." He replied, and opened his mouth wide in a hungry smile, revealing rows of sharp, sparkling teeth...

Konan was tending to the garden in front of her family's small cottage, thinking about what to make for dinner. She would have Itachi help her. He didn't mind it, and he never complained or made the soup explode like her other brothers. Sometimes she did worry about her middle brother though. He didn't look so healthy these days, and she feared for his vision if he kept reading books in the dark so much.

She suddenly heard footsteps coming up the pathway to their small cottage. She looked up, hoping it was Itachi so they could get started before the sun went down- Hidan always whined when they ate dinner too late, the annoying brat.

Instead of her dark-haired sibling though, she saw two very odd looking men making their way swiftly up the road, heading straight for her. She frowned, standing up to greet them- or scare them away, whichever would best protect her family. The strangers began talking amongst themselves, the shorter one with what looked like two different halves for a face, spoke to the other with an intrigued voice,

"Well, well... it appears that tasty traveler was quite right about this village. Oh! And this must be this sister of the Akatsuki family. Good afternoon Miss."

Konan frowned cautiously at them. They didn't look dangerous. The tall one kept bouncing up and down like a little kid. But they didn't seem particularly trustworthy either. It also came as a surprise to her that they didn't seem affected by her beauty like the other men who came to see her.

"Afternoon... How can I help you?"

"Really astounding, isn't it?" The same same, she noticed he had shaggy green hair, asked. Then, he seemed to answer himself in a slightly different voice,

"Oh yes, she's perfect. I can sense it. Our Masters may finally be happy. One of them, at least."

Konan took a step back. She didn't like the way the one man was looking at her. She was strong, and wouldn't hesitate to put up a fight, but she didn't like her chances of going up against the both of them.

Behind them, Konan saw a figure moving closer along the path to the house. After another minute she recognized that it was her youngest brother, Deidara. Exhaling, she waited for her brother to get close enough to see that there were two men he didn't know talking to his sister. She hoped his appearance might make the strange men leave before she had to make them leave herself.

When he was about 300 feet away Deidara noticed that Konan was not alone. He frowned and started walking faster.

Unfortunately, Zetsu had noticed Konan stare at someone behind him, and acted faster than Deidara had time to realize. He grabbed a hold of Konan and yelled gleefully,

"Now, Tobi!"

Great billows of smoke swirled around them and Deidara rushed forward, fearing the worst. The smoke cleared rather quickly, but he was too late. His sister was gone.

Itachi came upon him as soon as Deidara decided to run back into town to locate their eldest brother, Hidan, to help them figure out what to do. After explaining what had happened, Deidara frantically asked Itachi,

"What do we do now, hmm?"

"Go find Hidan," Itachi commanded calmly but angrily. "I'm going to go look for clues."

Deidara found Hidan in no time, and as soon he explained the situation, the easily angered brother cursed loudly and punched the nearest wall, leaving a gaping hole. He pulled Deidara away from the village and back towards their cottage, racing up the pathway as quick as they could, hoping Itachi found some sort of clue as to where or even who had taken their sister.

When they reached him they found him holding up a piece of paper and examining it carefully with a deep scowl on his face.

"What's that?" Hidan asked, slightly out of breath for having run all the way.

Itachi held it out to him to read. It had a crudely drawn map on it, then at the bottom, in horrible handwriting, said,

"If you want your sister back, come pay a visit to our castle and we'll see if we can strike some kind of a deal."

The three of them set off at once, not even stopping to discuss the possibility of leaving Konan with some mysterious kidnappers and forgetting about her. She was their sister and they each loved her more than anything. Besides, they were family. No matter who was kidnapped, it was clear they would do whatever it took to get them back.

On the outskirts of the forrest they cast each other nervous glances. They had never been inside the dark forrest before. Hidan steeled himself and the others followed suit, stepping slowly into the thicket of trees in search of this mysterious castle and the strange men who had taken their sister...

New Akatsuki story time, Woooooh!

This is going to be a little bit like Beauty and the Beast, but not very much. Some things are similar, but mostly it's just an akatsuki AU story with all the different pairings. If you are any kind of Akatsuki fangirl(like me) you will probably enjoy it. XD

Please tell me how you like it so faaaaaar!

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