Sorry I haven't writting for a few days. I've been catching up with my Fanfiction reading. There are SO many good Fanfictions out there! (That makes me wonder why you would bother to read mine T.T) But please keep reading! I write these out of boredom...and because sometimes my head is just exploding with ideas.

However, this product is completely for entertainment purposes. Rated T for some colourful language from Hidan, some...mature subjects. Some assembly required. Batteries not included.

Disclaimer (Just a reminder) I do not own any Naruto characters. These characters are completely fictional and any relationship to anybody, dead or alive, is purely coincidental. However I do own my own characters, which up to this point of the story only includes Aiyana.

Just so you guys know, (I know some stories keep Pein as the real leader) in this fanfiction Tobi/Madara WILL be the real leader as in the manga. Also, none of the Akatsuki has died although they have already extracted the Ichibi (Shukaku) from Gaara. I'll tell you how Sasori survived later on. XD

I'm boring aren't I? My friends tell me to get a life...they're trying to force me to go dress shopping. But unfortunatly, I'm one of those girls that prefer staying home and reading Fanfiction. I'm aiming to update at least 3 times during Spring Break. Well, thinking about it again, there's really...9 days to Spring Break. Saturdays I can't update, but Sundays I can. So probably at least one update this Sunday. However, I cannot gaurentee that because we're getting report cards tomorrow. If my grades suck, my parents will probably ground me and take away my laptop for the whole spring break. I'll die if that happens T.T

Anyways, on with the chapter!

Aiyana's POV:

"Let's go" Sasori said. And with that he turned around and walked away. A few steps later he turned and gave Deidara and Aiyana a look that clearly said, "Hurry up, brats" Aiyana couldn't help smiling, even the word "brat" was clearly in the look.

Aiyana ran to catch up with Sasori. "So..." Aiyana said falteringly, this was awkward. They had nothing to talk about, really. "Could you tell me about the other members of the Akatsuki?"

"Get Deidara to tell you. His opinions are probably closer to yours. My opinion of them is that they are all useless pieces of junk." Sasori said, his expression still emotionless.

Aiyana shrugged and turned to Deidara who was riding a...birdlike thing. "Uh, Deidara-sempai..."

Deidara's POV:

What? She is even more like Tobi than I thought she was. SEMPAI? Whoa...

Aiyana's POV:

"Deidara-sempai, could you tell me more about the members of the Akatsuki?" Aiyana asked Deidara, her eyes sparkling. Deidara, on the other hand, looked like he smelled something horrible.

Deidara's mouth curved into a sneer, "Why don't you ask Sasori, un?" Aiyana frowned, but thought Deidara looked cute sneering. Hmmm she wondered, he would probably look cuter smirking...

"Well," Aiyana replied, "Sasori-sama told me to ask you. He said you have better opinions that him. And by the way...what's that big birdy thing you're riding? It's weird."

Deidara frowned, "First of all, my art is not weird, un. But fine, I will tell you about the other members of the Akatsuki. However, you must first learn more about the organization in general."

"The Akatsuki is made of 10 members, all S-Rank Mastermind criminals, un. We work in teams of 2, and there are 5 teams, un. Itachi with Kisame. Itachi is a total pain-in-the-butt. Hidan with Kakuzu. Hidan is a immortal Jashin-obsessed worshipper. Kakuzu cares only about money. Pein with Konan. I think they're together...but don't go asking them that unless you want to die. Sasori with me. Nothing much to say about that. Tobi with Zetsu, un. Tobi is too hyper. No offense, but he's kind of like you. Zetsu...is a cannibal. You should stay away from him. He also has a double personality. Orochimaru was once part of Akatsuki, partnered with Sasori but he left, un. Our goal is to capture the nine tailed beasts...well, I suppose it's there's really ten tailed beasts now...un..." Deidara trailed off looking at Aiyana.

Aiyana couldn't help feeling nervous. Were they going to kill her? "Are you....going...to..." She couldn't make herself say it out loud. Her muscles tensed.

Deidara smiled grimly, "No, I don't think we'll extract you. The sealing statue is ancient and delicate. Even if we extracted the Kyuubi now, the statue will crumble. So if we did extract you, the statue won't be able to hold the ten tailed beast so it will crumble. I have no love for that statue, it's ugly, un. They should let me design it, un. I have a much more artful sense."

Then they heard Sasori snort. "Art? Explosives are not art. Art should last forever. Art is a thing of eternal beauty."

Deidara laughed, "Sasori no danna, you've got it all wrong! Art is something that lasts only a second, leaving only a memory to be treasured behind."

Aiyana sweatdropped. They kept argueing until sunset and they reached a small village, which they finally turned to Aiyana for her opinion. "Aiyana-san, what do you think art is?"

Aiyana pondered this for a moment. "Well..." she said, "Art is everything. It just depends on your point of view." Deidara and Sasori didn't agree.

"We mean, do you think art should last forever, for should it only leave a memory, un?" Deidara asked Aiyana again.

"..." Aiyana said, "Let's see. Art should last forever..." Sasori smirked at Deidara. Deidara glared at Sasori. But Aiyana wasn't finished. "Art should last forever, until it's time is up. When it's time is up, it should disappear, leaving only a memory. A perfect example is a star. Stars light up the night skies for hundreds, thousands, millions, TRILLIONS of years, and then they explode, leaving only gas behind to form new stars, or in this case, art. But in my opinion, art should last forever. Statues are great."

Deidara frowned. Sasori laughed. "It's okay, Deidara is deluded. Don't waste your time with him."

"Awwww Sasori no Danna, that is not true, un! And aren't my clay creations close enough to statues?" Deidara whined. "Come on Aiyana-san. Let's go get a room at that Inn."

So the three "artists" settled down into the little inn for the night.

Before bed:

Aiyana laid down on the soft bed. Her past was still a tumbled mess, but she had people to help her through the darkness now. She still didn't know what Deidara felt for her. Sasori-sama seemed nice. They had weird opinions about art though. What would the Akatsuki be like? Tobi...that name seemed familiar. She remembered playing tag with a young boy. They role-played and that boy always liked to call himself Tobi...who was he? But Aiyana was too tired from walking to think anymore, and she drifted off to an uneasy sleep.

Awwwwww. That chapter wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. I hoped she would be able to meet the Akatsuki by the end of this chapter. Darn, now tomorrow I won't be able to concentrate in school thinking about Fanfiction...I'll TRY to update tomorrow but I don't know. I usually write a chapter a day when I feel like it but sometimes I read Fanfiction instead.

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-Effie

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