02/03/09, 12:23-24pm.

Authors Note: Feel free to let me know if you find any errors or something way too ooc.:.

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It was a little later that same day that both Sasori and Deidara were back in Pein's office, "Sasori, Deidara is going to be your new partner." He turned to look at the new recruit. "We are required to work in pairs so don't cause any trouble for your partner, and since he's your senior he will be in charge on the missions unless I say otherwise. Understand?"

"Yes, I'm supposed to listen to the old man, un." Truth be told, his mind was going over ways he could get even with them for last night.

Less than five minutes with the kid and he was already getting annoyed with him, he seemed to only call him old man, though his being inside of Hiruko was probably a factor to that.

Pein sighed inwardly, he knew these two were more than likely going to cause him more than a few headaches in the not so distant future. "Sasori, you are to show your new partner around the base." He turned to look at Deidara. "Afterward you will wait in your room until Tobi arrives with your uniform, and only after that can you roam the base freely. And no going past the forest." He was not a man to repeat himself and the rules were to be understood with no objections.

Sasori turned to leave not caring if the kid was following him or not. Since he was the second to leave Deidara closed the door leaving Pein to wonder if he had done the right thing.

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The puppet looked to the right of the office. "The rooms are down that way." Continuing onward to the left they stopped at the same boulder that he recognized from earlier that morning. Having no intention of getting out of Hiruko for something that tedious, he described the hand sign to the boy and told him the word to open it after making the sign.

Just a few steps further led them into a bigger area. "The left is the kitchen and the right is the living-room, I guess." It was also a good room for fighting, since more then their share of fights started there and Pein did his best to end them just as quickly. He had nearly forgotten. "Straight ahead leads to a door but never go in there." "Okay, un." He said while starting to wonder what was behind that door.

After the little tour was done he led the boy back to his room which was between his and Hidan's. For that alone he almost felt sorry for the kid.

They were each at their respective doors and Sasori was about to enter his room when he heard the blond speak. "Thanks, un." He half bowed and went into his room. Sasori said nothing and went into his own room, locking the door behind him.

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He knew he was supposed to wait on someone named Tobi but he felt it was taking forever when in reality it had only been half an hour.

He had been sitting in the middle of the floor lost in thought of seeing the outside again when he felt someone tap his shoulder, he turned around surprised to see an orange masked man in his face. He let out a startled scream which in turn startled Tobi and he fell backward and screamed too.

"Why are you screaming, un?!" He mentally slapped himself for acting so stupid. "You scared Tobi." The masked man got up from the ground and so did Deidara. "You scared me first, un." He narrowed his eye at the masked man.

"Oh, before Tobi forgets, here is why Tobi came." Tobi tossed him a smaller version of the cloak that he had seen them wearing. "If outside of the base, it must be worn at all times unless the situation calls for something else." Tobi stated almost proudly, having almost all of the Akatsuki rules memorized by heart. He watched as Deidara tried on the miniature cloak and after zipping it up, it only seemed to make him look younger than he already was.

"So does this mean I can leave now, un?" He really wanted to go back and have another look around outside, he had felt the rays of the sun on his skin for the first time that morning and he liked it.

"Ooh, come with Tobi!" He grabbed Deidara's wrist and practically drug him back to the boulder that served as their front door.

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Exiting and going back to the outside was something he knew he would love doing as much as possible. If they really let him have this much freedom then maybe, just maybe he might be able to forgive the ones he fought with.

It was just a little past twelve-thirty and the sun was shining brightly in the sky, some birds were chirping off near the trees and only a couple of clouds were in the sky.

The first thing he had done was get on his knees and carefully run his fingers through the soft green grass below them. Now one of the reasons Tobi had come with him was after hearing something he even deemed impossible was in fact true. Just looking at how the boy reacted in such a wonder to something as simple as grass confirmed it. "Deidara really has never seen much of outside has he?" He sat on the ground beside the blond who was now looking around at all sorts of things. "Aside from this morning then nothing before that, un." He took a moment to enjoy the cool breeze that went just as fast as it came. "They even tried to tell me when I was younger that the sun would burn me instantly if I ever left the base, but I wasn't buying it, un."

"That's horrible! If that were true then everything here would be gone and that would make Tobi sad." Tobi considered their Iwagakure base one of the better ones due to it's location and scenery.

Deidara noticed something not to far away from them and got up to go see, unfortunately Tobi knew what it was, Zetsu was in the ground trying to catch some lunch. He got up as fast as he could to warn the boy who was faster than he was.

With childlike curiosity he reached out and was about to touch the green thing when he heard Tobi yell at him to wait and he pulled his hand back after seeing the green thing come out of the ground. It too was wearing a red and black cloak and the green part opened to reveal a man with exactly half a black side and half a white side. Glowing yellow eyes met with one blue eye and of course to most people Zetsu was supposed to be one of the scarier Akatsuki members, this child however looked at him in slight wonder.

"Well what do we have here? Lunch?" It seemed that each half spoke. Tobi having just got there was quick to make introductions. "Zetsu, this is Deidara our newest member!" Zetsu eyed the boy for a moment and then remembered patching him up last night. "Are you really a plant man, un?" He asked with interest. "Yes, we are." The way the confirmed plant man said it started to make him feel a little nervous but of course he wasn't about to let that show. He hadn't endured those forced years of training for nothing.

The thought of training reminded about something he hadn't even thought to ask earlier. He turned to look at Tobi. "Is the spiky haired guy still in his office, un?" He asked bluntly and blinked his visible eye. 'Spiky haired guy?' Tobi thought while holding back laughing at how the boy said it. "Tobi thinks so." He answered and the two watched as the boy ran back to the hideout to talk to their Leader. "The boy has much to learn." "Agreed."

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Making his way back through the hallway he found the door but still no sign of the others that were supposed to be somewhere in the place. He knocked a couple of times and received approval to enter.

Stepping in, he closed the door behind him and after hearing the click Pein looked to see the boy in Uniform. "I was sure you would be outside, something wrong?" He questioned the boy who took a seat in the chair that was about a foot away from his desk. "I was and it's great but I forgot to ask you a few things, un." He did his best to appear business like but it wasn't working to well. "Such as?" He raised an eyebrow. "What time do you start training here, un?" It took Pein a moment to remember that the child had been raised on a military schedule so the sooner he got this straight the better. "I'm only going to explain this once so listen." The blond nodded and Pein continued. "If you want to train you may ask one of the others to assist otherwise we are not exactly what you would call militant."

"What do you mean, un?" He tilted his head a little. "Putting it simply you don't have to follow your old routine anymore. Just be up by eight every morning and complete the missions that will be assigned to you and Sasori and everything will be fine."

He wasn't sure what to think about that or was even positive that it wasn't some kind of trick or test. That same routine had been drilled in his mind for years and suddenly he was supposed to just forget it. His stomach chose then to rumble a little loudly and he looked almost embarrassed by it, also realizing that he hadn't eaten or drank anything since an hour or so before the fight that brought him here.

Pein sighed aloud. "Remember what I said and go get something to eat." He made a motion with his hand to dismiss the boy but he only asked him another question. "It's still really early, Isn't it too soon to eat, un?" He asked and Pein realized that Iwa was a heavily militant country but even lunch should not a foreign concept to the kid, curiosity getting the better of him he had to ask. "Tell me boy, what exactly was your schedule before being brought here?"

Deidara looked thoughtful for a moment before replying simply "Up at five and train until eight then more training and some other boring stuff and dinner was at eight and lights out at nine, un." The way he said it made it seem like the most normal thing in the world. Pein rubbed his temples wondering if the boy breathed for that explanation. Before he could say anything there was another knock at the door. "Come in."

They both looked to see Konan entering the room. "I'm glad you're here, I was looking for you." She looked at Deidara when saying so. "Me, un?" He asked back while Pein was inwardly relieved to see her. She would know how to handle this better than him.

"Konan, a word." He stated and she nodded. "Wat in the hall for a moment Deidara." Pein said and the boy got down and left. "What so important you had to send him out for?" Pein sighed once more and explained knowing she would understand.

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After a minute or so of waiting he was starting to get bored and then the blue haired ninja exited and looked down at him, seeing that the cloak was still a little too large for him but that could wait. "Come with me Deidara." He followed her to the kitchen.

After arriving he remembered that she had wanted to see him about something. "You said you were looking for me earlier, un?" He looked up at her. "Yes, I needed to see if the cloak fit right, it will need a little work but thats not why I asked you to come with me."

"Then why, un?" She turned to explain something simple to the boy.

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Elsewhere in another military base on the outskirts of Iwagakure's capitol, an urgent meeting was taking place to discuss what to do about their missing 'weapon'.

"We know who has him but we don't know why." The man talking was an older man with striking blue gray eyes and something of a spiky white beard and a harsh face due to ears of fighting and service.

"Gentlemen, we can run around with facts that we know but won't do us any good unless we decide to actually take the boy back from this Akatsuki group." The general from before was only suggesting things to throw any suspicion from himself. His brown eyes scanning the thoughtful faces of the other three.

"The boy does know more about the project than he realizes. It may not seem like much to him but to anyone else the information could be our downfall." The man with the white hair had spoken again.

"But how do we go about bringing him back and finding out if he has told anyone or not?" This man had his medium length brown hair in a low ponytail and adjusted his glasses as he spoke. He was the head scientist behind the project and was also studying the ways the boy could use his special chakra. This child was his greatest weapon and he was more than furious about the events that happened. He was thankful for having an ability to keep calm publicly but in private he did more than break a few things.

"It's simple really, we set a trap and if we're lucky maybe even bring in a few of the Akatsuki in with us but if not, we kill them where they stand. But another matter however is who the mole is." He looked around at the stern faces of the other three men. He was the overseer of the whole thing, having their weapon taken like that was more of a blow than they would let on. He was their top secret weapon for obtaining military power in other countries, who wouldn't submit their land in the threat of having the whole town or city be blown in one go.

"Thats true. This was our best kept secret. Not even the other countries have any idea that the base even existed. Let alone what was going on down there." The scientist stated.

"But someone managed to get in and get this information out right under our noses. So who do we go after first, the boy or the mole?" The general asked calmly.

"Right now it's more important that we retrieve our weapon from the Akatsuki. He's too dangerous to be out there and who knows what they will try and pull with a bomb of that magnitude." The man in charge watched as the others nodded and murmured their agreements.

'Fools, ignorant fools.' The general thought but with a stone face played along with their game hoping that he had done the right thing by letting them take Deidara.

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Authors Note:

Again this was supposed to be longer but I liked that for the ending. Well I did add on the hoping that he had done the right thing part but what can I say. ;-_-;.

Next time Deidara sees the other Akatsuki members and receives his first mission with Sasori.

Remember, if anything is too out of character just let me know.

And I'm working on a new chapter for Out at Night Temporary Title.X3.

Finished: 02/10/2009, 11:45pm.