Finally, the new chapter is up. I apologize for the wait and I just now disabled the block against any anonymous reviews. I'm a slow person! Wahh! Anyway, the rest is just the usual. Don't own Naruto and the text in italics are thoughts. Enjoy.

"Really, Sasori. Sometimes I wonder if you had a heart attack and died in that room of your's." he said after Sasori had insisted that he should leave. At this time, the fish tank accident was left un-explained and sadly, no one questioned Kisame's un-usual eye color or why he didn't want to eat since he usually eats his plate and any leftovers from the others. The body of Mitsuki was still in the kitchen but now, a Kleenex tissue was draped over her. Someone would have to do the honors of flushing her before the day was over. Still on the floor of the kitchen was the ring Tobi had found but now it was pushed beside the counter when the floor was mopped of the water.

Now that everyone was almost done their meals, it seemed as though the funeral should be brought up. With a look around, Kisame stood up and cleared his throat with a tremble. "Um...I have an announcement." he began, not too sure how to word what he wanted to say, "Earlier today...Mitsuki was killed and I'd...like to have a funeral for her." Saying this was hard for him but it was another step closer to accepting her death but it still hurt him as he began to cry. The only ones to stare was Pein, Konan and Sasori...for a few seconds before he looked away. "Who the hell's Mitsuki?" Konan asked rudely but with a serious tone which only made Kisame's tears double in size. The drama was too much for one day and Kakuzu really thought that as he said, "You gotta be fucking kidding me. Mitsuki, Kisame's pet fish. Tobi killed her by accident and now he wants to have a funeral for her."

The answer to Konan's question didn't even help as Kisame screamed, "SHE WASN'T MY PET! SHE WAS MY FRIEND AND I WAS GOING TO ASK HER OUT!!" For the second time that day, everyone fell silent because of his words. "Dude..." was all Kakuzu whispered but then Pein took charge with a stand out of his chair. "I'm sorry about the of your would-be...girlfriend and a funeral would seem nice. When everyone is finished eating, we will have a funeral for your Mitsuki."

Everyone was finished eating and the funeral was starting. Each Akatsuki member squeezed into one of the bathrooms with the dead fish in the toilet. No one spoke but probably because they just wanted it to end and go on with their lives. The only one who was serious about the funeral was Kisame who sniffled randomly and took quick wipes of his eyes. "Well?" someone asked, "Who's gonna start yapping so we can get the hell out of here?" and then all eyes were on Hidan. Confused, he looked around and with a, "You motherfuckers can't be serious...", he began to talk though it came out like a very made-up-as-it-went-along speech but it was one anyway.

"So, now, we say good-bye to the fish who had a two second attention span." Hidan ended with a dramatic cry from Kisame. Reaching for the tab, the toilet was flushed as he whispered a quick, "I love you" and ran out the bathroom...which meant stepping on Zetsu's foot and pushing Konan completely out of the bathroom in the process.

Running into the kitchen, Kisame wanted to see where his precious Mitsuki had died. Though it seemed like a fish...or maybe even less to the others, it was like the world's supply of ice-cream to him. Something like this would really take time to fully get over but for now, he just wanted to be alone.

He looked down at the floor, a clip of the fish tank dropping to the floor going through his mind when he frowned. Already, he could feel more tears coming but at a time like this, it wasn't good to bottle anything up so he just cried. Kisame grabbed a roll of bounty and wiped his eyes as he looked at his feet, swearing in his mind he could see the shadow of a gray cloud hanging over his head. Instead of seeing a shadow of a gray cloud, he saw something completely different. A ring.

"Could this be a sign?" he wondered to himself, staring at the ring and it staring back. The color was a dull gray which made Kisame's frown even out, "Heh, it's gray...just like how I feel..." and with that thought, he grabbed the ring and just held it in his hand for a moment. As he did, he still wondered if it was some type of sign. It was then he noticed how much of the day was still left and than it would most likely be dragged by. Mindlessly putting the ring into his pocket, he went to his room. The mist ninja didn't feel like being around people or anything, just alone in his room.

Hours had past and no one had seen or heard from Kisame. The sky was already growing dark as evening was coming to take the afternoon's place. Each minute, it grew darker and Tobi grew more frantic. "Where is Tobi's ring?!" the ninja screamed in his head as he searched through his room. The blanket to his bed had been tossed onto the floor, his pillow on top of it. The draws to his desk and dresser, open with clothing hanging over the edges of his dresser draws.

After what seemed like a lifetime of searching, a knock on the door snatched Tobi from his frantic searching. Slowly, he looked at the door but didn't go to open the door. It was then that another knock was made but this time enough to make the door quake. "Tobi, get the hell out here. I hate waiting!" was all that was said on the other side.

"Yes, Sasori?" the masked ninja asked when he opened his door.

"You seen Kisame? It's his turn for grocery shopping." He explained in a rush to go back to whatever he was doing. Tobi shook his head and just replied, "No but I'll tell him. I was looking for my ri-…ring of flowers! Yeah so Tobi can dance around like a pretty fairy!"

Hearing this, Sasori got a mental image of Tobi trotting around with a ring of flowers on his head. He didn't say anything but kept quiet for a moment and then nodded as if he didn't hear anything. "Great. I need to go and fix one of my puppets' nails. It broke again." He mumbled as he rushed off.

When that was done, Tobi went to Kisame's room and knocked on the door but no answer. He had to be there since Tobi had taken a full swept of the hide-out. Another knock and still no answer so a note was left. "There", he sighed as he folded the paper and slipped it under the door and left.

In Kisame's room, he had heard the knock on the door but didn't answer, still wanting to be alone. He still had the ring in his hands, feeling as though he could relate to it's gray color. A random thought past his mind about how it could look on him. It didn't seem to be a ring just for females or males but for either gender so he put it on. The gray color darkened into a black as Kisame just stared on.

He turned his head to the paper on the floor that Tobi had left for him. Getting up, he just kept staring at it until he slowly made his way to it. When the paper was un-folded, Tobi's chicken-scratch was visible but he was able to read it. "Aw, man. My turn already?" he whined as he folded it back up and put it on his table. Something like this would be done later. For now, he wanted to sleep or do something to make a new day some sooner so he could start fresh.

Hm, what horrors will happen to Kisame now that he has the ring? -Kisame shivering in the background- Has anyone been keeping track of the ring's colors and moods? Probably, probably not but who knows. Now that it's Friday and I don't have any homework, the next chapter should be up quick. Hugs to all!