Ohmigosh! I'm SO sorry people! I swear, I didn't abandon this fic! This, much like my other, older fics, are on hold because I ran out of ideas! So when you review, PLEASE give me some ideas! And this fic is mainly filler, but it shows some oddness in the.....beginning or middle, and that will be explained in later chapters. The song was Abracadabra by Sugar Ray, but it doesn't go at all XD. And yeah, this chapter will probably be a little confusing. I'm TERRIBLY sorry about that, and I'm sorry it's so short AND late! You probably all want to kill me! Also: if anyone can think of a new good title for this fic that fits but isn't obvious I'll do a request oneshot for, any pairing, any rating!
The pinkette did the only thing she was capable of at the moment. She stared at her orange-haired, multiply pierced leader.
"W…what?" Sakura asked. Yes, she was a part of the Akatsuki, a captive-gone beloved member, but she still had feelings! And Naruto used to be her best friend. How could she do this to him? After all he did for her, after he had faith in her when no one else did, after he saved her life multiple times? Yes, she thought that she could do it when she had first come, but now that the order was in her face, in real life, a real concept to wrap her mind around, she had a total turn in her thought process.
She was a sick person. Sick and twisted. She disgusted herself. She could kill her best friend? She could kill Naruto, the one person who had cared for her above all else, unconditionally, no matter what she did or said? That he still probably had faith in her, even though word had probably reached Konoha of herself, Sakura Haruno, ex-medic of Konoha, joining the Akatsuki? No. she couldn't do it. She couldn't, and she wouldn't. She wouldn't be there to see it happen, nor would she allow it to happen if she was anywhere near.
Pein stared at the pink haired woman and the silver haired man in front of him, expecting an answer.
Sakura looked at him, who was staring at her with his piercing steely gaze, and then at Hidan, who was staring at her, his gaze laced with concern, but also confusion at the sudden change in the pinkette's mood. But they didn't understand.
They didn't know how it was tearing her up on the inside, how just the thought of killing her best friend was killing her, as well. They were S-Class criminals, cold-blooded murderers. When they got that short burst of adrenaline, they didn't have second thoughts of indulging themselves in the blood of their enemies, or the blood of their friends. It doesn't matter to them, because they don't feel regrets. Not like she does. She felt regrets, she had feelings.
Her inner voice said that that was wrong; they did have feelings, that they just didn't let their inner emotions get in their line of duty, in the way of their orders. They were better at masking their emotions and thoughts, their facial expressions as well. She just wasn't skilled at those things, and usually let her emotions and temper get the best of her.
"Leader-sama?" she asked, questioning after a few moments of silence.
"Yes, Sakura?" he replied, waiting patiently for her answer.
"Alright, Leader-sama. I'll do it. I'll try to restore Kakuzu's body to normal, at the same time, is that fine with you?"
Neither of the men were expecting her to say that. Hidan expected her to tell Leader that fuck no, she wasn't gonna do it, and Pein was expecting a polite 'no, thank you'. However, neither of them allowed their surprise to break through their calm façade.
"Very well then. You are granted permission to restore Kakuzu, at the same time, as long as it does not meddle with the original mission. You should go pack for your trip now"
The two understood the dismissal, and they left.
Pein knew that something was up, and Hidan had his quiet suspicions, but neither were expecting the kunoichi to go to such drastic measures as she would in the upcoming weeks, nor would they expect her to do it in such a drastic way, either.
After packing her few belongings in her standard shinobi pack and her weapons in her various pouches and in her clothing in a few minor minutes, she flew to the newest member of Akatsuki's room. Her name was Karasu Kaguya, the lost and now found sister of the (hopefully) deceased Kimimaro Kaguya, as having two S-Class Kaguya roaming around the land would be chaotic.
'The Crow' was at her door before the pink-haired medic was around the corner to the hall. Her whole life as a hunternin paid off in the end……in some ways.
"It's Sakura, isn't it?" asked Karasu's maid and close friend/rogue nin, Amaya Rin.
The black-haired, red-eyed female Kaguya eyed the white-haired, blue-eyed maid dispassionately. "How would you know if it is?"
The maid leaned against her broom, pausing in her chores for a moment. "You have this way of leaning against the wall when it's Sakura. If it is any other Akatsuki member or prisoner or whatever, you're always as stiff as a board, even around Konan, who is like your sister. So I suppose Sakura is….like a twin to you" the rogue replied observantly.
Just then the door blew open, and Karasu stopped the wooden board before it caused a giant hole in the wall.
"Can I help you, Sakura?" the Kaguya asked quietly, her soft voice icy, though it had a certain warmth to it, as well.
"Mission" the kunoichi replied simply. Her emerald eyes were wild, and she appeared rugged, though her clothes were preened to perfection and her hair was flawless, and her skin was unblemished, as well.
"That's normal. What type of mission?" the Kaguya asked calmly.
"Retrieval with Itachi, Hidan, and Kisame" the medic replied.
"For the Kyuubi" Karasu guessed. There was really no other reason that there was a glazed look to the pinkette's eyes, nor was there a reason to talk about something unless it ruffled the medic's feathers.
The medic nodded and looked rather forlorn.
After a moment of silence, the maid walked over. She wrapped an arm around Sakura's shoulders. "Let me guess: you were an idiot and accepted without complaint?"
Sakura stared at her, but nodded.
"Good" the white-haired female replied, and then returned to sweeping at the other side of the room.
"Ignore her. So what are you going to do?" Karasu prompted.
"I'm gonna go. I have a plan" Sakura replied.
"Why'd you come here in the first place?" Amaya called from her corner of cleanliness.
Sakura looked confused for a moment. "Um……emotional support?"
Karasu snorted. "Go get your 'emotional support' from Hidan on the mission you were supposed to be starting five minutes ago" Karasu said, shoving Sakura out the door.
She closed said wooden board with a soft 'click' and turned to Amaya. "You know, you've swept that same spot exactly 13.3 times"
"Here" Sakura declared, appearing at the entrance of the base where Itachi and Kisame were waiting.
"'Looks like you are, but where's your boyfriend?" Kisame asked skeptically.
Sakura placed a seemingly delicate hand on her hip. "Okay, first off Fish Sticks, he isn't my boyfriend. SECONDLY, how am I supposed to know where he is at all times?" she asked sassily.
Kisame growled at the nickname, and they then all waited in a semi-awkward silence which affected the Shark-nin and the medic, but apparently didn't effect the Uchiha at all. Finally Hidan showed up, his Akatsuki cloak open and apparently hastily zipped up.
"What's your excuse this time, Pretty Boy?" Kisame growled. Hidan looked sheepish for a moment before looking arrogant again like normal. "I thought that I would have time for a fucking shower. Git a problem with it, you fucking asshole?" Hidan hissed in return.
"Let's go" Itachi stated. Which translated to 'you bastards get the fuck on the road before I go Tsukiyomi on you all' in Itachian. So, as is expected, they all got moving pretty damn quickly.