Yes! This chapter is finally up! I was having Writer's Block... which is kind of odd to me because this is the ending of the story. Oh, well. I'm just happy I finally got this one out.

Bad news: I don't own Naruto or the Akatsuki... or a mood ring.

Good news: I'm still writing fictions... troubles or no troubles.

Thankies to: N.E.May and Panda-chan101!

Big thankies to: XFamousXLastXWordsX, Ulquiorra317 and SuperGrouper!

"Oh, God dammit!" Konan said to herself as she flopped her arms that were at her sides. She was on her way to get the broom for the potato chip mess when she couldn't help but hold in her anger any longer. One more annoyed sigh was heard from her and she wrapped her hand around the wooden broom that was on the other side of the room. Lazily, she dragged it back to the scene of the accident and began to sweep up the chips. It was amazing that no one had come to check on her but then it was kind of expected. When she made it back, she started to sweep them up into a big pile and then left to get the dustpan.

Soon, she returned with the pan in hand and started to sweep the un-wanted snack onto it. Of course, there were some small pieces that didn't make it onto the pan but then that was something that always happened and always annoyed Konan. Her strokes quickened as she tried to get the mini chips to group with the others but it wasn't working out. More force was put into it and her eyes narrowed to her whisper, "Come on already!"

It was then she became careless about the situation and stopped her sweeping. Who'll notice micro sized crumbs on the floor anyway? She wondered and then eventually shrugged to herself. Setting the broom aside, she picked up the pan and began to throw it out in the trashcan. "Damn, perfect waste." Konan couldn't help but crumble with a frown as she stared into the bin.

"Hey! Where the fuck are the chips?"

None other than Hidan shouted the demand from the living room and she frowned even more. "They got all over the floor and I had to throw them out," she said back, not even yelling since they weren't even that far apart. Nothing else was said until he replied, "Then get something else!" Ugh! Men and their stupid demands!

"Come and get 'something else' yourself!" She yelled back, now leaning forward to get something from the refrigerator.

"What the fuck did you just say to me?!"

"I said you come here and get something your own God damn self!"

The yelling went on until someone eventually broke it up for sake of keeping the windows intact. By then, Hidan was mumbling to himself and Konan was still in the kitchen but for herself. She was now out of the fridge and in front of a counter. Slowly, she got herself some water and planned to get some Advil from the bathroom afterwards. These people will be the death of me one day. Bless the person to made Tylenol.

Wrapping her fingers around the cup, she picked it up from the counter and left to the bathroom. Turning on the light when she got there, she set the glass on the counter and began to search for the medicine. It didn't take long to find since it was in its usual spot. Konan smiled at the sight of it and picked out two tablets from the bottle before closing and returning it.

Without another thought, she brought her hand to her mouth and took in the pills. After a quick shot of water, she swallowed and sighed. There was still more left in the cup, which she slowly sipped on the way back to the kitchen so she could put the cup in the sink.

Her presence in the living room caused a bit of chaos as Kakuzu quickly scrabbled to his feet from his seat on the sofa. "Konan! There's chips all over the floor in the kitchen!" he complained with a hand to the kitchen. The blue haired woman just stared and wondered out loud, "Then why didn't you clean it up?"

"The commercials were finished… now, clean it up before we get bugs or rats or some shit! You know how I feel about hiring an exterminator!"

"Fine, fine"

Eventually, she gave in and went to the kitchen. I'm going there anyway. She told herself, as if trying to look on the bright side about it. As soon as she got to the doorway, she stopped with her eyes wide. "What the hell happened?" Konan gasped at the sight of a few potato chips on the floor. Didn't I sweep those up and put them in the trash?

For the second time that day, Konan swept up the chips and tossed them into the trashcan. As she slowly turned from the garbage, she paused at a sudden movement. She began to look around the room to see what had caused at rapid movement but then stopped when she found nothing.

Carelessly tossing the idea, Konan returned the broom and dustpan. Again, she paused but now to the sound of squeaking and very tiny crawling noises. "Don't tell me…" she whispered to herself as her mind went into overdrive on what could be causing the sounds.

She didn't even want to look but eventually, she did and saw a small gray rat that was near the trashcan. It looked like it was on a mission, trying to get into it. Konan suddenly became paralyzed but by a mix of thought and fear. So that's how the chips got out of the trashcan, a rat… A RAT!?

"AHMAHGAWD!"

The cry was loud enough for everyone to hear and then some. Fear and adrenaline began to pump as Konan gripped onto the broom and quickly began to swat at the rat. "Die, you mother fucking rat!" she continued to cry out, which got everyone crowded in the doorway to see what was going on.

More swatting occurred until Tobi pushed some of them aside so he could get into the kitchen. As he got into the room, he stopped with a hand out to Konan, "No! Leave Timmi alone!" The plea made Konan pause, which gave the rat time to run and hide. Seeing how the mouse got away, she whispered a few curses and looked at the one who was at fault for letting the rat get away.

Konan didn't say a word before Tobi took another step closer to her as he searched the floor quickly. "Where's Timmi?" he asked over and over. Timmi? He actually named the rat… Timmi? "Wahh! Konan! How could you trick Tobi? Tobi thought Timmi was here!" he whined with his hands waving in the air.

"No, Tobi. I didn't trick yo-"

"Yes, you did! You were screaming about a mouse and-"

"Because there was a rat here!"

"No! Stop trying to trick Tobi and don't call him a rat. Tobi named the him Timmi and you said there was a mouse here so-"

"BE QUIET! There was a mouse here! Timmi was here!"

The masked Akatsuki grew quiet as he took in her words. The silence made her smile but then she gasped at a shriek from Tobi. "AHHHHH! YOU KILLED TIMMI!!!" he screamed as the others jumped at the sudden change in volume. This can't be happening. Konan thought to herself with a shocked expression. There was no way of dealing with Tobi when he got like this.

"I didn't kill Timmi. I was… trying to kill him?" she explained but then ended her words in a whisper. It was times like this that you just had to be straight out about things and just hope for the best… but things didn't work like that in the Akatsuki. "YOU DID WHAT?! K-KO… KONAN! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO… TO TOBI?!" Tobi continued to scream but now with his hands turned into shaking fists. He even began to stutter, which meant that he was probably crying also.

Without another word, Tobi rushed out off the kitchen to his room. All that was left was Konan and the others that were watching the drama. "Great. He'll never let this go…" she said to herself as she turned around. Might as well throw out the trash 'fore that damned rat comes back for seconds. She thought to herself with a frown. She made her way back to it and pulled out the trash bag and went to throw it out.

It didn't take long and she was already putting a fresh bag in the trashcan. They better thank me for this later. As she continued to lean forward as she tucked the edges of the bag under the plastic rim of the trash can. The simple chore stopped when she saw something on the floor near it. Konan's curious caused her pace to quicken so she could see what was on the floor.

"How nice." Konan said to herself as she now stared down to a gray ring, "Who'd leave something like this lying around?" The question just flooded in the air as she reached for it and held the piece of jewelry in her hands. Now, standing up straight, she had more light on it. Wonder what it's doing here. Someone probably lost it… but it doesn't look like something one of these guys would wear. Still… The thoughts went on until it stopped and a smile on her features showed.

Silently, she slipped it onto her finger and watched it with a smile. The contact with her skin almost instantly jumped started the color from a dreary gray to a happy blue color. "Ah!" Konan squealed with joy at the color change, "It's a mood ring!" Unlike the others, she knew all about mood rings but unfortunately, not about the chaos it brought. The squeal didn't change the color of the newly found ring but then Konan didn't expect it to. She, like many others, knew also about the colors what each meant.

This is so cool! Who'd be stupid enough to leave a mood ring lying around? By now, her smile was a huge grin as she turned to the doorway to show the others. The grin and color died down when she saw that the others were gone. Aw, man. They all left. Konan's thought whined as the once blue color deepened into a black. A glance down to the ring and she saw the dramatic color change. "It's okay…" she said to it and tried to give a smile. A look forward made her expression change to one of slight determination as Konan rushed out the room to find the others. She just had to share the good news with someone.

The first place to search was the living room but no one was there. Maybe they went to their rooms… or they're somewhere in the halls walking around. A thought whispered and Konan began to walk into one of the halls. It was quiet like no one was there but her. Still, she went down it in search of her friends.

Some searching did her good as she began to hear footsteps. They sounded heavy and quick and Konan began to have thoughts on who the person it could be. She followed the noises and almost collided with Pein who was walking the halls for whatever reason.

"Hey, Pein!" Konan began to talk, not even bothering to apologize. The other sighed and began to pat down their clothing from the small collision. "What is it?" he asked as he finished and looked at the excited woman. She said nothing but showed him the ring she had found. Again, it was a glowing blue like how it was when she had first tried it on.

Still, nothing was said as the other stared down to the ring. Konan's smile died now a bit, as she noticed how Pein wasn't replying. "Well? What do you think?" she asked when she found the silence to be a bit awkward. The questions broke him from his mini trance with the ring as he turned his attention to Konan. "It's… nice…?" he asked with a shrug towards the end. It all made her laugh and waved a hand to him.

"Thanks. Isn't it nice? It's a mood ring a-"

"Where'd you get that from?"

The question was said at lightening pace though Konan heard every word. The ring changed to orange as she frowned to the curious yet worried expression on Pein's face. This time, she was the one to shrug, "On the kitchen floor. It was just lying there so I just took it… why?"

"Everyone knows mood rings do nothing but bring trouble to the people who wear it!" Pein said with fists that were brought up to his chest, "It practically screams to the world your emotions and they're something that's very private."

Again, the hall went silent as Konan took a peek at the orange ring. Well… when he says it like that... She thought to herself and looked back to Pein. "I never thought of it like that." She shared in a hushed tone. He just nodded and un-balled his fists. "It's okay. I just want to tell you since it's something most people don't feel comfortable with. Though I highly recommend getting rid of it and saving yourself the trouble."

Saving myself the trouble, huh? She questioned with yet enough look to her new ring. What troubles could this bring me? Seconds after, a mental clip began to play in her mind of her throwing a bit of a fit because of whatever reason and the others poking fun that it's her time of the month and using her blood red ring as proof. Heh… that doesn't seem so bad. She thought, trying to calm herself. Still, it didn't help as more began to play.

"Alright." Konan said out loud when it became all too much. Slowly, she tugged the ring from her finger and looked to Pein. "You're right. It'll be best if I got rid of it. Maybe… a mood ring isn't good for me." She said and gave it to his outstretched hand. He said nothing but nodded. Taking the ring into his own hands, he looked down to it as if wondering. "What are you going to do with it?" she asked him.

Pein didn't answer but just continued to toss the now gray ring around in his hand. Suddenly, he paused and looked at the female Akatsuki with a smirk. "We'll give it to an old friend." He said to her.

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Half an hour past and the two were outside, near where Orochimaru and his other friends lived. Pein seemed to have an entire plan in his mind but Konan curiously followed along. "Who are you giving it to? Who's this… 'old friend'?" she asked, not aware of how close they were to Orochimaru's apartment building.

"We're going to give it to Orochimaru." Pein revealed with a sneaky smirk and took Konan into the building. Thankfully, they got into the lobby without problem and took the elevator up. The short ride was done in silence until another question was asked. "How do you where he lives?" Konan asked, still a bit curious on everything. Pein just looked to her and explained, "Because of that letter he sent to us on April Fool's Day. I kept the address for something like this. This is a good way to get back at him. It's for leaving us and going to those losers… and because I have no sense in fashion. Bastard said my piercings looked stupid."

Konan just nodded along to his words as pieces began to fit together and the picture was clear. "Alright." She finally said and soon after, the metal doors opened. Quickly, they got out and walked down the hall to his apartment. After a few doors, they stopped to the one that they was searching for and knocked on it. When that was done, Pein dropped the ring onto the small welcome rug and took Konan down the hall and began into the waiting elevator.

As they did this, they could hear something yell, "Someone get the fuckin' door!" which made them run faster. The two made it just in time because as the metal doors silently closed, they heard the echoing call, "Yes?"

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Orochimaru curiously stood in the doorway of the apartment and looked into the hall. He leaned side to side so he could see if there was anyone there. "Hello?" he asked out when he saw no one. Weird. Probably a mistake. He thought to himself until he lowered his eyes down to the small rug. "Hey! What's this?" Orochimaru cried out as he went to pick up the item. A quick study of the item showed it was a small gray ring.

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Chapter 19 is officially down and I hope everyone liked it. I've decided that I will write a short epilogue for this. After that, the story will really be finished, hm. Thankies and hugs to all.