Konnichiwa minna-san~! Happy Thanksgiving! As I told you yesterday, I was going to write a special Thanksgiving chapter! It takes place long after chapter 2 and some of the Akatsuki may appear out of character. Also, it may get a little boring, but please bear with it. Chapter 3 will come out sometime within the week. Personally, I don't like it very much but I did type it up in less than a day. Well I hope you enjoy~! Don't forget to review~! Yosh~! Oh If my historical accuracy is off I apologize. It's been so long since learning about Thanksgiving.

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, Gaara and all the other Jinchuriki would be the most loved people in the world.

"Ohayo minna~!" I yelled cheerfully at the half-awake Akatsuki. "Happy Turkey Day!" It was only seven in the morning. I grinned as some Akatsuki greeted me back. I guess they were getting used to my loud, optimistically pessimistic demeanor.

"Fuck what'd you say bitch?" Hidan asked with a spoon in his mouth.

"It's Thanksgiving you little zombie bitch whore." He grunted at me, slumping forward. I ignored him and his spoon. Wait, why did he have a spoon...?

"What's Thanksgiving, un?" I turned the creepiest smile ever toward Deidara. He scooted back and attempted to jump behind Sasori. Too bad Sasori was sitting on my left, sleeping on my shoulder.

"If you wake up this precious child I will cut your balls off and I can guarantee Kakuzu will not sew them back on." I snarled. Deidara straightened, still as an army soldier. "Now, I will tell you guys a story. Once upon a time somewhere in the 1500's or 1600's, the date is very shady, people called Pilgrims came to the New World, now America, seeking religious freedom. They landed and eventually met the Native Americans. The Native Americans, referred to as Indians, showed the Pilgrims how to live on the land. Otherwise, the Pilgrims would've starved. So after their first harvest, the Pilgrims and Native Americans held a gathering of thanks, which is now called Thanksgiving. Basically, you give thanks and you get to have a big feast." I took a sip of my water after that long speech.

"Are there any specific foods?" Konan, surprisingly, asked. I nodded.

"Oh yeah. Usually you take all day to cook the turkey. I guess you have cranberries, stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas, corn sometimes, um yam I think, ooooh pumpkin pie, and I guess that's it. I'm probably missing something." I tried to think hard, but I only shrugged.

"Sounds like fun." Kisame grinned. I nodded enthusiastically.

"It definitely is. Family is supposed to come over but none of ours do because our house is small. Or because of our attitudes. Who knows?" I stretched, ruffling Sasori's soft hair. "Come on Sasori-danna, wake up." Sasori blinked tiredly and I had to suppress my squeal. You have no idea how adorable a just-woken up Sasori is. He stood up, grabbing on to my arm. I guess Sasori was really clingy. I didn't mind though. Sasori brought out my maternal instincts.

We left the Akatsuki in the basement. Since Sasori was still tired, we returned to my warm bed. I slid in next to Sasori, my arms wrapping around his shoulders. Before you ask, no, we weren't together. As I said before, Sasori brought my maternal instincts out.

I laid there with my iPod on, one blue earbud inserted into my ear. Sasori's breathing evened out and he unconsciously snuggled closer. I bit my lip to stop from squealing aloud. It should be illegal how adorable he was. I moved his bangs a little bit, running my fingers through his hair. He would never admit it out loud, but Sasori genuinely liked being treated like a small child. I smiled a bit, thinking this was a Kodak moment.

Click. I tensed as a flash passed over my eyes. I whipped my head toward the masked man, irritation showing on my face no doubt.

"Obito." I growled. "What the fuck man?" He chuckled, removing his mask. I snorted at his scarred face. He knew I was helpless against it. I mean come on, you'd have to have either no heart at all or a black hole for a heart if you didn't feel bad for the ex-Konoha ninja.

"Just trying to make warm fuzzy feelings." he sarcastically said. I puffed up like a pufferfish, narrowing my eyes.

"You show that to Deidara or Hidan and I will rip your head off with my bare hands." I threatened. "And I am psycho enough to do it." He smiled mirthlessly.

"Speaking of that, I have a proposition for you." That sure caught my attention. I raised my guard tenfold.

Thankfully, we were interrupted. "Ne, Sasori-no-danna, wanna play video games with me-?" Deidara froze as he saw Tobi. Obito had heard the loud bomber and had calmly slid his mask on, giving me this weird stare. I gave him a sadistically merciless grin.

"Deidara-sempai~!" Tobi whined, "Sara-chan is so mean to Tobi~!" I giggled.

"Sorry Tobi. It seems I've taken this child under my wing. I'm just protecting him like a mother bear." I shamelessly told the duo. "And Deidara, if you think of picking on this wonderful puppet, I will do unspeakably horrible things to torture you. Same goes for that religious freak Hidan." I unlatched the former-puppet, sliding out of my bed. He turned a little bit looking for my warmth(awww~!) but eventually he settled down.

"As you can see," I continued speaking, "Sasori is tired. We did kind of have a Sailor Moon marathon on my iPad. So I'll take up your offer of gaming, because I need to kick someone's ass and Anthony is too fucking good." Deidara snorted.

"Watch me beat you, un." I smirked, reaching up and hooking my arm around his neck.

"You're on bitch."

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I cackled as I beat Deidara for the 35th time(but really, who's counting?) in a row. Deidara growled and would have broken the Wii remote if I hadn't wrestled it out of his grasp. Tobi clapped, glomping the shit out of me.

"Woot! Go Sara-chan!" he screamed. I winced. Damn, Obito really got into his Tobi persona. Oh well, I didn't care either way. Both were annoying to me. "Ara gomenne, Deidara-sempai!"

"Shh Tobi! Inside voice!" I scolded. Tobi screeched, putting a hand on his mask, approximately where his mouth would be.

"Sorry Sara-chan." he whispered. I sighed, patting his head.

"It's fine, as long as you know to be quiet. People are sleeping ya know." Tobi nodded. I briefly hugged him back and I felt a chill go down my spine.

"We will be communicating later." Obito gruffly said. I nodded to show I understood and he chuckled. "Good girl."

"Bastard." I growled. Deidara gave me a suspicious glare. I let go of Tobi, smirking at Deidara. Truthfully, I loved the little bastard(Deidara, not Tobi). I mean, I did yell at the computer the entire time he fought Sasuke.

"I challenge you to another round, un!" he told me. I shook my head, yawning. I reached into my bra, pulling out my iPod. Deidara's face went red, but from what was anyone's guess. I checked the time. It was only nine.

"Who wants to watch a movie?" I asked. Deidara tilted his head, curious, his anger forgotten.

"A movie, un?" I felt myself face palm.

"Right. It's kind of like a tv show, except it's usually longer, ranging from an hour to five." I explained. Deidara put his finger on his mouth, much like a child would. I smirked, patting his head.

"Let's watch one, un!" He demanded. I shushed him.

"Hush darling. We'll watch one." My eyes widened when he tackled me, squeezing tight.

"Yay!" I chuckled, smoothing his blonde hair. Deidara may be older than me, but he acted like I was his mom or something. Wait, that's Sasori. "Can we wait for the others, or at least Kisame? We can watch it in my room." Deidara grumbled.

"Fine." I skipped to the kitchen, sliding into Itachi. He steadied me and I smiled brightly at him.

"Hi Itachi-san~! Deidei and I are going to watch a movie, you wanna join us?" He shrugged and I took it as a yes. "Great! Where's Kisa?" He pointed behind him and I grinned at the shark.

"Before you ask, yes I'll watch a movie with you guys." I clapped happily.

"Yay! Let's get some popcorn! There's this one movie I really wanna watch. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It's supposed to be really good and I read the sequel to it." I babbled excitedly because damn it I'm going to watch a movie with part of the Akatsuki. Who wouldn't be excited? I ruffled around the cupboard, trying to find the popcorn. I pulled it out triumphantly, smirking.

"Do we really need popcorn, hm?" Deidara asked, impatient. I nodded.

"Oh most certainly sir."

"Come on Dei-chan, let's go wait for the popcorn to be done." Kisame dragged the blonde off, leaving me alone with Itachi and Tobi.

"You know, I feel like eating something sweet." I said to the two Uchiha, who I both knew had sweet-tooths. Itachi hid a smile, I just sensed it. Obito...well I wasn't too sure about him.

"What do you suggest, Sara-san?" Itachi asked. I rocked on my heels.

"Well, I would love some chocolate." I placed a finger on my lips. "Wouldn't you?" Itachi dipped his head like usual.

"Yes." he simply stated. I skipped over to the fridge and pulled out my chocolate. I broke off a piece and held it out to him.

"Here." He took it with grace and placed it in his mouth to eat. I turned to Tobi. "Here you are Tobi~!" I cheerfully did the same thing I did with Itachi.

"Tobi thanks Sara-chan~!" He chirped, munching on the chocolate. The microwave dinged and I pulled out the hot popcorn.

"Let's go~!" We quickly made our way to my room, finding Sasori and Deidara in a glaring contest with Kisame laughing in the background.

"Brat." Sasori acknowledged me, "What's the other brat doing here?" I sighed, putting the popcorn down and patting Sasori's head.

"We're going to watch a movie. You should join us. I think you'll like the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." I fell onto my bed, pulling the unwilling former puppet into a hug. He got all defensive and shit once he was fully awake, but when he was half-asleep, Sasori was generally a willing victim.

"Fine." he grumbled, pushing me away slightly. I gestured for the guys to find a seat anywhere. Kisame plopped into my bean bag while Tobi was sitting like a little kid in front of the tv. Deidara, Itachi, Sasori and I all squeezed onto my tiny bed. Of course, I was sitting horizontally on top of them. My head rested on Itachi's lap while my feet were on Deidara.

"Kisa darling, hand me the remote?" Kisame tossed me the black clicker of magicalness and I switched on the tv. It took a minute to find the movie(the silence was filled with Deidara's complaints)and put it on. I went past the one commercial and leaned back to enjoy the nearly three hour film.

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"Wow." was the first thing out of Deidara's mouth. I turned off the tv, stretching like a cat.

"It was amazing~!" I said, getting off the three males. "I absolutely loved when Lisbeth smashed the golf club over that psycho's head." Kisame yawned, rubbing his head.

"What time is it?" he asked, somewhat tiredly. I checked my iPod again.

"Twelve. Just in time for lunch." We head downstairs in a daze, and I was the last in the long line of people. Before I could even make it out of my bedroom, a hand grasped my arm, spinning me into Deidara.

"Deidei, what do you want now?" I asked, somewhat cranky. I wanted food god damn it!

"Why are you so comfortable around us?" he asked. I gave him a startled look.

"Dude, you were all my kittens. You slept in the same bed as me and sat on me and played with me. Why wouldn't I feel comfortable around you?" he suddenly grew angry.

"But we're criminals, Sara!" I shrugged.

"Yeah well a lot of my friends think I'm going to end up a criminal and they might be right. I was one of the most likely to kill someone, behind Kayleigh and Josh of course." I answered quite nonchalantly. "Come on it's Thanksgiving. We should be all happy and full of thanks, not thinking about these things." He sighed but released my arm. I made a face when I saw it was slightly wet with saliva.

"Fine. I'll play along, un." I pinched his cheek, looping my arm through his.

"Good. Let's go get some food. It's not time for the big feast, but we can still eat something." We joined the others in the kitchen.

"Smells good un." I nodded. The turkey smelled heavenly. My dad was over by the microwave, cooking something else. I kissed his cheek in greeting and slid into my usual seat on Kisame. He didn't mind much at all. I waved cheerfully(and somewhat stupidly)at Konan who came up from the basement.

"Konnichiwa Sara-chan." She briefly pet my hair before sitting gracefully in a chair that appeared out of nowhere. Nowhere people.

"Hi Konan-san~!" I greeted. "We're going to eat, did you want to join us?" she smiled, Konan has a really pretty smile, and nodded. I got up and began bustling around for some cereal or meat to make a sandwich.

"Who wants what?" I asked them.

"Cereal is fine." Konan said, "That chocolate one, please." I immediately grabbed a bowl and a spoon, moving through the motion of making cereal. I set the bowl full of delicious chocolate rounds in front of the supposed angel(well, I guess she really was an angel).

"What does everyone else want?" I asked as I put the milk away.

"Tuna sandwich."

"Ramen."

"Tobi wants some more chocolate~!"

"An apple would be fine."

"Fruit."

I got Itachi's apple and Sasori's fruit, sacrificing some chocolate for Tobi. Feeling generous for the masked man, I got out a piece of my chocolate cheesecake. He squealed and attempted to glomp me. I sidestepped him, sweat dropping. I flipped the switch for our magical water pot thingy for Deidara's ramen. I then made Kisame's sandwich, pecking his cheek as I gave him his tuna.

"Thanks kid, you're a doll." I was ecstatic. Who wouldn't be when Kisame calls you a doll?

"I try darling." I placed a hand on my heart. "I honestly try." I yawned a bit, grabbing a stray piece of turkey off the counter. My dad hit my hand lightly with a spoon.

"Ow. Daddy, why?" he chuckled.

"No turkey before everyone else." I pouted, my eyes widening.

"Aw." I said dejectedly. "Fine. I'll just have ramen." I got out two cup ramens, placing one in front of Deidara. The water heater switched off and I poured boiling water into both cups.

"Itadakimasu." I said, blowing gently on the hot noodles after three minutes. Everyone had sort of drifted off and now it was only Deidara and I in the kitchen. I could hear Kisame's boisterous laughter in the other room, probably at someone's expense.

"So Deidara, are you guys gonna eat with us?" I asked after the silence was too much. He grunted.

"I don't know." his tone was somehow sad. I reached over and grabbed his hand on impulse.

"You ok?" I asked, concerned. He looked away, pulling his hand free. I felt a twang of hurt pierce my chest, but skillfully hid it with a smile. I threw my cup out and headed downstairs. Hidan would make for a good cheering up session. I found him on the couch(I stopped caring that things would show up randomly in the house), flipping through channels. I flopped onto his chest, snorting with laughter at his surprised groan.

"Bitch you weigh a ton." he said, pushing me off. I sat on my legs next to him.

"Hello to you too zombie bitch whore. Whatcha doing?" he gave me a pointed stare.

"What does it look like bitch?" I sighed.

"It looks like you're trying to find porn. You'd have better luck looking through my baby pictures." I smirked as he gave a disgusted look.

"I'm sick but not that sick." I shrugged. At least he admitted it.

"Same difference." I bit my lip, "Ne Hidan, you know I love you guys right?" He gave me a flabbergasted scowl.

"Course bitch." I hugged Hidan, feeling better.

"Thank you bitch-cakes." I could feel Hidan squirming uncomfortably so I let him go.

"Yeah yeah whatever. Why do you hug everyone so much?" he scrunched his nose in distaste. "It's weird."

I placed my finger on my chin, "I grew up like that. It's second nature to me I guess. Hugging is constant to me." I stretched, falling onto the plush cushion.

"Hm." he curtly said, then went back to his tv. I felt myself getting sleepy. Funny, I didn't think I'd ever trust Hidan enough to sleep in front of him. I mean, I named him Pervy for a reason.

I guess there's a first time for everything.

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I woke up to a finger flicking my forehead. I groaned, batting at it.

"Wake up." The deep voice could only belong to one person. I sat up, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes.

"Hai hai Pein-sama." Pein, in Yahiko's body, grunted. He tapped his foot impatiently.

"Now would be good." he said. Truthfully, Pein was the only one who honest to god scared me. He was the leader of a criminal organization. That seemed pretty scary to me.

"I'm coming I'm coming." I stood up and he roughly grabbed my arm, dragging me with him. "Ne, where are we going?"

"Somewhere." he shoved me into someone. I glanced up at Tobi's mask.

"Thanks Nagato." his voice became deeper. "Come along little girl." I grumbled tiredly.

"Tobi found Sara-chan~!" Tobi plopped me into a seat and I realized that oh my god, it's Thanksgiving!

"Thanks Tobi." My mom said. I looked around the table.

"Where's everyone else?" I asked my family. My dad shrugged.

"They all just disappeared suddenly. I think they went out back." I puffed my cheeks.

"Wait for a second." I commanded, rushing out to the backyard. Sure enough, the Akatsuki were training. Being ninjas, they saw me immediately.

"Yo, Sara, was the food good?" Kisame asked. I ignored him, to his astonishment.

"You...you bastards." I lowered my face so they couldn't see my eyes. "Why are you out here?" Something about my tone made them all stop. "I asked, why are you out here?"

Sasori stepped forward, "It's a family thing, right? We didn't want to intrude." I leaned forward, fire burning in my eyes.

"Then you should be there." I told them. "You guys are family. Ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind." Hey, Disney references really can make sense in real life!

"You sure you want us for family, bitch?" I turned toward Hidan.

"Positive." I bluntly stated. "Now are we going to eat or not?" A bunch of complaints later, we were sitting around the table, digging into the large quantity of food. The joyful atmosphere warmed my heart right up. They may be criminals but the Akatsuki were mostly human too. Hell, even Zetsu was there. It was possibly the best Thanksgiving ever.

"I can't wait till Christmas!" I cheered. The Akatsuki looked confused.

"Christmas?" Kisame asked. I gave a truly evil smile, one that probably sent shivers down everyone's spines.

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"Why would you go so far?" Pein asked Madara. The masked man stayed silent. "Answer me. You tell me and the others not to get close yet look at yourself." The orange haired man crossed his arms at his supposed superior.

"I do what I want. Don't forget that, Pein." Madara hissed. "What I decide, goes." Pein's eyes narrowed as he stood straight. He walked past Madara, but not before giving him a warning.

"You'll only hurt that child more." Pein re-joined his subordinates, much to the surprise of everyone. Obito stayed in the corridor, listening to the talk of the table. He heard footsteps and prepared his Tobi persona, but relaxed when it was just that infuriating girl.

"Hey Obito." she mouthed, carrying a plate of food. She handed it to him, sliding down to sit unbearably close to him. This girl didn't know the definition of boundaries it seemed.

"What is it now, girl?" she shrugged, mindlessly tapping out a rhythm on her knee.

"I just thought you'd be lonely." she laid a head on his shoulder. "Sorry if I'm intruding. I'll go back now." she stood back up, disappearing from sight around the corner.

Obito began to quietly eat his dinner and felt that there was something different about the food. Maybe it was the all around cheerfulness, but it was warm like that girl's aura.

Heh, maybe he could get another piece of that cheesecake.

That's it~! Again, the quality was low, but I guess it was still heartfelt. Meh~ Drop a review~! I love that feeling when I see an email that tells me I got a new review~! If only I could figure out how to respond~ Well, Ja ne, and have a happy Thanksgiving~! I'm off to watch some more of that Castle marathon~