Hey, it's KRISH-un! I'm sure all of you are hating me for leaving you guys with a cliff hanger, then going straight to Akai, but... Don't attack me! Please!

Alright, that aside, I'd like to thank everyone who has reviewed this time. And do please tell Twilit Dawn that even though she doesn't want to, she has to stop making me blush. PLEASE! My friends have started making fun of me for it!!!

I to say it, but this chapter is basically filler as well, although not intentionally. It does have Pein in it, which is a good thing all of it's own. It also shows the start of a slight returned attraction (Coughs) Ahem, pay no attention to me. I'm just being stupid.

SPECIAL NOTE!: As of Thursday (Right after I updated actually) I have officially fully written out this story. It's 28 chapters long, including the epilogue, so it should be going for a little while. Just thought you'd all want to know...

The Leader, Pein, made his way to Deidara's room, having seen the missing-nin leave. He had seen Deidara bring the in, and he wanted a second look at her. He pushed the door open effortlessly.

The was sound asleep in Deidara's bed. Her face was flushed, and she was sweaty.

Pein stared down at her. This … Why was Deidara so fond of her? There was certainly nothing extraordinary about her, except for maybe her hair color.

He bent down, closer to the , trying to get a closer look. Right before his eyes, the extra color had faded from her face, and her breathing had returned to normal. Still, her face was twisted like she was having a bad dream. She kept muttering the same phrase over and over again: "Wh…What do I do…?"

He sighed, hearing the voices of the Akatsuki members coming closer. He left the room without a sound or a backward glance.

He passed Konan in the hallway, "You were watching her…?" Konan's soft voice was calm, but there was an underlying hint of a question.

Pein nodded, "Yes, just inspecting her."

Konan sighed gently, "Fine, but give her a few more hours to rest. She needs it. We weren't going easy on her out there."

Pein nodded wordlessly, walking away, heading to his own room to meditate.

Deidara walked past the leader, bowed his yellow head slightly, and headed into his room. Akai was sleeping soundly. The nightmare, or whatever it was Pein had seen, had passed.

He sat on a small chair next to the bed. Picking up one lock of her hair gently, he kept his eyes riveted to her face, watching for any signs of the waking up.

He shifted his stare to the moonbeam hair. He ran it over his fingers. It was surprisingly soft, what with its owner living (IN A CAVE!) with a bunch of men and only one other , who wasn't much help at all.

He didn't even notice when Akai woke up, "Good morning. That's my hair…" She muttered, smiling wearily.

He jumped, startled. Dropping the hair, he panicked, "Eh?! Oh, sorry Akai-san, un. It was across your face, and you were dangerously close to inhaling it, un!" He flushed a bit, wondering if she would accept the VERY stupid excuse.

Akai laughed, seemingly believing him, "Oh, okay, Deidara-san. Good night, then…"

As soon as he could sense that she was back asleep, Deidara picked up another lock of hair. Raising it slowly to his lips, he kissed it and stood up, letting the hair flutter back down. He walked to the door. Pausing, he took one quick last look back at her sleeping form, and then walked out the door, shutting it quietly.

Tobi came running down the hall as soon as Deidara stepped out of the room. "SENPAI!" he cried, "Is Lady-sama okay?!"

Deidara winced, putting a finger to his lips, almost kissing himself in the process, "Shut UP, Tobi, She's asleep, un!"

"Oh…" Tobi dropped his voice to a whisper, "Tobi didn't know… Sorry, Senpai." He raised his voice again, "SORRY, LADY-SAMA!"

Deidara winced again, and shook his head, "Damn… you really are that stupid…un." Tobi just looked confused. Deidara sighed, "Whatever, just come on. We'll let her sleep for a little while longer, un." He turned and stalked off towards the kitchen, with an overeager Tobi at his heels.

Akai slept on peacefully, haqving had a certain -haired missing nin fill her dreams.

Thanks for reading. I'm sorry that it was filler, but I hope you enjoyed anyways. R + R, 'Kaythanks!