"Danna

"Leader-sama?"

"Come in."

Itachi pushed open the door and Kisame walked in. he placed Amaya on the ground in front of the Amekage (rain shadow. I don't know the real name of the leader of the rain village so I'll use this one).

"We're back, Leader-sama." Kisame stated

"Very well. You may go." The man didn't even look up from his paperwork.

"Yes, Leader." Itachi and Kisame bowed and left

"Danna… I don't know about this…" Maddy whispered

"It'll be alright."

The man stops doing his paperwork, but continues to look down at the paper.

"There should only be one of you." He sounded a little angry

"Uh… yes sir?" Amaya said cautiously

The man stood still looking at the same paper.

"And what makes you think you can-" he looked up into Amaya's eyes, the both of them instantly going into shock

"…your eyes…" Amaya said, still in shock

"…that face…"

"Danna?" Maddy clung to Amaya's leg

A woman with blue hair tied into a bun walked into the room. Only Maddy really noticed this because Amaya and Pein were still staring at each other. She was carrying a vase with two bright yellow flowers in it. She was looking down at it.

"Pein, I got you some new flowers for your-" she looked up at Amaya

She nearly dropped the vase, but saved it at the last moment.

"Pein! She looks like-"

"…Nagato…" Pein finished

"Danna? What's wrong? Who's Nagato?" Maddy asked

"…I…don't… know…" her gaze never left Pein's

"…I'm Nagato..." Pein answered

For a minute Pein and Amaya stared at each other while Konan stared at Amaya also, and Maddy clung tighter to Amaya's leg with every second.

Pein broke his trance. He looked back down to his papers and began to sort them quickly. "Yes. Well it was nice to finally meet you and see you for the first time. Welcome to the Akatsuki. You have no choice but to join, or you WILL be killed. You know where the hideout is after all. Konan will show you to your room. Your cloak is already in there. You will make a slash in your hite-ate. Good luck." He talked as quickly as he sorted.

"Uh… yes sir." Amaya said

"Konan?"

No answer.

"Konan?"

Still no answer.

"Konan?!"

"Wha-oh! Yes, Pein?!" Konan finally came back down to earth.

"Show Amaya to her room please."

"Yes, Pein. Follow me."

Konan lead Amaya and Maddy back down the long hallway. She walked back through what Amaya presumed to be the living room. Everyone from before was still there with an added plant-looking man.

"Is this the girl you told me about?" he asked looking at Amaya. "She looks tasty."

Amaya looked confused.

"No, Zetsu! You can't eat her! Leader wants her alive." Konan said

"Eat… Danna?" Maddy asked

"And the kid's not that bad lookin' either. Be nice dark."

"Zetsu is his name…got it." Amaya whispered

"Come on you two." Konan started walking down a hallway on the other side of the room.

Amaya and Maddy followed her until they reached the eighth door on the left. Konan opened the door.

"This is your room. You two will share it. Don't worry. There are two beds and enough space for everything you need."

"Thanks. How many more people are there in this place?" Amaya asked

"Only one. He spends most of his time in his room though. It's probably because the other members pick on him so much."

"Oh."

"Well I'll see you both later. I have to get back to work…and I can't believe I never put this vase down."

Amaya laughed. "Then I'll see you later?"

"Yes."

several hours later

"Danna! We've been sitting here for hours! I'm hungry!" Maddy whined

Amaya stopped unpacking the few things she had with her and Maddy. "Fine. We'll go out there. Where I'll probably get eaten by that one guy…. And get hugged again by Kisame."

"Danna!"

"Fine! Fine! Let's go!"

Amaya lead Maddy out into the living room.

"Can someone tell me where there's a good ramen shop? Maddy's hungry." Amaya said.

Her question was directed mostly to Itachi, Sasori, or Kakuzu. Mostly because by now she already knew that 1) Hidan would curse 2) Zetsu would compliment on how 'tasty' she looked and 3) Kisame is weird.

"Yeah. There's a place right down the street. When you walk out of her turn left and you'll find it soon enough." Sasori and that book!

He never looked up from it! ... Which pissed Amaya off greatly.

"Hey, Danna, do you know where I put my-" a boy with long blonde hair tied into a ponytail walked into the room holding… something.

He looked up and dropped whatever he was holding.

"Amaya?!" He nearly yelled

Amaya turned around.

"Deidara?!"

"I thought you were in the village!"

"I thought you were dead!"