Hm, I just noticed that this story is going to make a month soon. Honestly, it's going better than I expected. Thankies to Panda-chan101 and COTK-NMS! Hm, I still don't own Naruto but I'm happy people like my fanfictions.

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Half an hour of searching and no ring was found. Though it drove Deidara mad, it also pushed him to keep looking. He looked under his chair, in his desk, under his bed, everywhere and nothing. Man! Where the hell could it be, hmph? He frowned as he put his hands behind his head. The last I saw it, it was on the floor but it's gone.

Seeing how much time had past, Deidara sighed knowing he'd have to go back outside for the sale. Someone must have noticed his absence after half an hour. "I'll look more when I get back," He whispered to himself as he left his room to go back outside.

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Being outside, he was helping with the selling of the un-wanted items but also kept an eye out for his ring. I probably put it up for sale with all my other stuff by accident. He concluded as he kept his wandering eyes at work. He looked from the small tables to even what the others were holding and no luck. Even the help of his camera got him nowhere, which was sad.

More items were bought and the remaining ones grew fewer and fewer. Moments later, he snapped, "I don't buhfuckinglieve this. First I get a slap to my artist reputation and now this! It must be Karma! Why did I have to eat the last God damn Hot Pocket?!" Deidara pleaded while people walked past with an odd look.

While he was having another breakdown, Kakuzu stared and shook his head. "I don't even want to know what the hell is wrong with him." He sighed and turned his attention back to his items on a small blanket that was on a table. Just about all of his items were still there but it must have been because of the outrageous prices.

Watching a person walk by with some things in his hands, Kakuzu smiled. He must have a lot of money! He cheered to himself as he called the man over. "Hello. I see you've been buying some stuff here. See anything you like?" he asked with a careful choice of words. The other didn't say anything but just looked over the displayed items.

Pausing, he pointed to three rolls of thread and asked how much they were. Studying the rolls of thread, he crossed his arms, "For all three? $150." The man stared with wide-eyes, "150 dollars? Why so much?" he questioned as his eyes turned narrow. The question took Kakuzu by surprise, no one had ever questioned his high prices. "Because… It's from Italy! It's rich Italian thread!" he lied with a smile to seem more convincing.

The man gasped a little and also smiled, "Really? That's awesome. I'll take them." Setting down the things he brought, the customer dug through one of his pockets and gave Kakuzu the money. Taking the three rolls of thread and the other things he bought, the man was on his way. Peering down at the money he held, Kakuzu trembled with joy at how easy it was to tick the man and get 150 dollars on top of it.

Sweeeeet! He grinned to himself as he looked to the side to see the customer leaving. It wasn't like the rolls would be missed anyway. A while ago, Hidan and he got into an argument, which somehow resulted into a competition of knitted. It was over as fast as it began and they went on to another thing to argue on.

Greedily shoving the money into his pocket, Kakuzu paused at the sound of a metal clink. Instantly thinking to be falling money, his eyes were already to the floor. Seeing nothing, he sighed but then stopped when he saw something slide by. It seemed really dirty and small. Taking a curious peek at it, Kakuzu discovered it wasn't money, not even a penny.

A disappointed sigh later, he found himself glancing at it again. "What the fuck is it?" he wondered as he squinted his eyes. Eventually, he gave in and went to pick up the metal object. Kakuzu whipped off the dirt and whatever else was on it and saw it was a gray ring. Though it wasn't much of an exciting find, he knew what would be fine with it. He'd sell it.

Checking the condition of the ring and its color, he figured that he'd be able to sell it at a good price. Making room for it on his little stand, be placed it in the front for anyone passing by to see. Stepping back from the stand, he sighed since he now knew that all he had to do was wait.

Minutes past and no one even looked at it. Kakuzu began feeling a bit defeated until he caught sight of a fur coat. A grin quickly emerged onto his face as the owner of the coat made their way over to where he was. When the person got close enough, he saw it was a woman in a rather very expensive outfit. Even the jewelry that she had on must have cost a fortune.

Score! He thought to himself as his eyes twinkled with greed. The closer to the woman got, the more they shined. Finally, she made her way over to him and paused to look at the things that were to be sold. Neither one of them spoke so there was an eerie silence. Slowly, she picked up the gray ring that he found not too long ago and studied it. Though it seemed like everyday silence to the lady, it was killing Kakuzu. Hurry and buy the damned thing! He mentally shouted to her.

"Would you like to buy it?" Kakuzu questioned when the silence was getting to him. He tried not to sound pushy though, which was kind of hard for him. She just looked up to him with a blank expression. "I'm not sure. I do only buy jewelry of the highest quality." She replied in a smart-ass tone. Her voice made one of his temples throb but it seemed like she didn't notice. Kakuzu tried to keep himself calm and thought about how much it would pay off in the end.

"Of course! This ring is pure…silver!" he insisted, taking note of it's shiny gray color. His words seemed to have had an affect on the rich woman as her expression turned to one of joy. "Pure silver, you say?" she asked him with a smile as she glanced down to it.

Kakuzu nodded a few times, anything if it'd make her purchase it. The woman held the ring between two of her fingers and then put it on the table. Getting out her purse, she set out $200 and picked up the ring again, "May I try it on?" Again, he just nodded and watched.

Peeling off one of her silk gloves, she tried on the ring and examined it. "Is 200 dollars enough?" she asked Kakuzu though her eyes were still on the ring while he quickly counted the money with a dreamy grin. Seconds after her question, the gray color gave way to an orange and the woman gasped. Slamming her hand onto the table, she glared at Kakuzu. Now, the ring was red but neither of them noticed.

"Pure silver, my foot! It just turned orange!" she barked at him while Kakuzu leaned back in surprise. Twisting it off her finger, she threw it at Kakuzu with another shout. Swiping her money and silk glove from the table, she was gone with a huff.

Still in a moment of shock, he looked down at the table where the ring landed after it bounced off of him. "What the fuck just happened? I was so close to selling this junk for 200 God damn dollars!" he sighed out as he picked up the ring. It confused him to see that it was gray again. That rich woman said it turned orange…but it's gray. She must have been seeing things. This still didn't break his spirit though and simply put it back on the table in case anyone else wanted to buy it.

A few hours past and the Akatsuki called it quits. Just about all of the things were sold and a decent about of money had been made. While the others took everything else back inside, Kakuzu just sadly started down at the ring that still hadn't been bought by anyone. Taking it into his hand, he looked down at it but then put it in his pocket. He'd sell it if it was the last thing he did. Packing up his things, he went back indoors with the others.

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Now that everything had been un-loaded, the entire group was in the living room talking about how the supposed yard sale went for them. There were some good and bad stories like how some deranged person seriously believed Itachi's sharigan were contacts and wanted to buy it.

"The sale was fun. Tobi sold lots of old toys." He said with a happy voice and some clapping. Pein nodded and also said how the sale was good. Zetsu looked around at the others and suggested, "Why don't we have one again if we ever get loaded with crappy stuff?" but then it might have been to keep himself from being attacked by books again.

The others agreed and the topic was changed to dinner. Randomly, everyone left to their room or to the kitchen to make some food for themselves. While everyone was on their own ways, Kakuzu didn't move but just thought to himself. Tomorrow, I'll go and sell this ring. I don't even need it so what's the point in keeping it? He planned to himself and got up to make dinner.

As they ate, they discussed what should be done with the money. People offered to combine the money and buy something or take a trip somewhere. Of course, keeping your own share was a suggestion.

"I think that we should combine the money and get a new T.V." Kisame suggested as he ate one of his Hungry Man frozen dinners. Some nodded while some shook their heads to his words. One of the person who shook their heads was Hidan who asked, "Why don't we combine the money and buy some more Jashin bib-" but got cut off. "Oh my fucking lord, Hidan!" Kakuzu shouted with his hands in the air, "Jashin this, Jashin that! Why can't we do something smart with the damned money and have everyone keep their own share?" The fighting continued and eventually, the others carried on the conversation. They didn't even bother to break them up if it meant getting their food cold.

Setting down her cup of juice, Konan leaned forward as she spoke, "I kind of agree with Kisame. We should put our money together and buy things for this place like a new T.V., a new sofa, stuff like that." Seeing how strong the idea was, Pein nodded, "Fine, fine. We'll do that. Tomorrow morning, we'll go out to mall. I think there's an Ikea or something there."

When everything was settled, the Akatsuki finished up dinner and left. Whoever's turn it was to wash the dishes while the others stood in the common room or went out of the room. It hurt Kakuzu to know that the next day, the money would be wasted on a new television and furniture. The sofa was fine and the cotton seeping out from the cuts made by Hidan's scythe made it look more broken in.

A small sniffle was all he did before he left to the bathroom for a shower. Leaving, Kakuzu went into his room and put the silver colored ring on his table. "I'll find a way to make money off of you, you just watch." He said to it before going to sleep.

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Yup. Kakuzu is the next person and his money loving ass is the perfect target. Next chapter should be up soon, hm. There'll be more trouble for him as he continues to try and sell the mood ring. Hugs to all!