Okay, I am here again.

Someone asked me what happened to Dei's mum. DON'T worry I have not forgotten her. She will have her come-back later when I think it is time for her.

Flashback

This time it is Pein's turn to watch over Deidara. Let us see how that will go.

Warning: I was bored- I mean reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally bored. As in the way: Anything can happen. Now you have been warned. OBS. Pein was also bored.

Another warning: Small spoilers for Naruto. Don't like it, don't read it. Now you have all been warned.

Deidara had awoken again but one could hardly tell as he lay in the bed and refused to speak or even look at them. His only movements were when someone reached out for him and he flinched away from the person.

Pein knew they needed some way to reach him. Right now they had someone around him all the time. They were all worried that he would try to pull a stunt as the last one. There was no doubt that the blonde was suicidal. After what he had been through it was no wonder.

Christmas vacation had ended. Not that they had had much to celebrate even with Deidara back with them. Now they had to go back to school and continue their education. Therefore they had decided to take turns in Deidara-watching as they called it.

He sat down at the chair next to the bed Deidara was occupying. The blonde was lying still in the bed. The only proof that he was still alive was his shallow breath.

It was not that he knew the blonde that well. Hell if it were not for Konan and Sasori he would have to do this. Seriously those two could drive one mad if things were not done the way they wanted it done. On the other hand if it were not for them the blonde would not be in the state he was in right now. But it wasn't the only reason to why he was now sitting in the room keeping an eye at the blonde's every move.

"Take care of yourself honey while we are in school." Pein could hear Hidan curse in the background when Konan stood at her toes and placed a light kiss at his lips. "Se to that nothing happens to Deidara while we are gone. If I come back and find a single hair bended the wrong way there will be no more sex and your fate will be worse than Orochimaru's. They have still not found all the pieces of him I left around in the city.

Pein held no doubt that Konan would stay true to her words which was why he would not leave the blonde's side until the others returned.

As time went by Pein started getting bored. He wondered how the blonde could stand being like that all the time. Deidara starred at the ceiling without paying him any mind.

The leader sighed. "How did the others do this? I can't just leave you. Konan would have my head if I did so."

Pein stopped and watched Deidara in hope of seeing any kind of reaction but the blonde just continued starring with empty eyes. It was as if he had forgotten that there was a world around him with people who cared about him.

"I once read that it would be good to talk to someone in come. I know you are not in coma but who knows? Maybe this will help you to come back to us."

Again he got no answer and Pein sat back in the chair trying to get comfortable.

"What to tell you about? What about how our group was founded? I guess that no one ever explained it to you. What time will be better than now? It is not like you are going anywhere anytime soon. Am I right?" Pein chucked of his own joke "I guess it all started in grade school."

Back in grade school

"My mum told our neighbour that you are a freak." A young Pein, yet without any piercings in his face, looked up from where he had been playing by himself in the shadows.

His eyes landed on a small group of loud kids at his own age. They were surrounding something. From where he sat he could not see what or who it was.

"I am not a freak. Take those words back before I beat you into doing so." The girl, because it was a girl's voice, which sounded like the bird's songs, could be heard all the way to where he was sitting. She did not sound afraid even though it was five against one. More angry than anything else.

After confirming that there was no teacher around and none of the other kids at the playground seemed to be doing anything Pein stood. He could not just sit and watch what was happening in front of him.

On his way over to the group Pein caught a glimpse of blue. Pein frowned. He had never seen anyone with blue hair. There is a first time for all.

"Leave her alone." Pein stopped in the middle of a step when the group's attention switched from the girl and over to him. But he did not mind them. All his attention was focused at the girl.

She was beautiful. There was no other way to describe the girl he was seeing. Long, blue hair that reached to the middle of her back. A white origami flower was in her hair. She looked angry at him as if she thought he would start tormenting her too.

Pein smiled what he hoped could be seen as a rescuing smile to the girl.

"I want you to leave her alone and never bother her again."

"Or what? Will you cry for your mother?"

He glared at the boy who had spoken. It was one from the same class as he himself but they had never really talked together. "Oh, I forgot. You don't have parents, do you? They died and left you all alone. Your name is Pein, right? I guess they died because you were a pain in the ass."

With a roar of anger Pein tackled the bigger boy who had talked and they landed at the dirty ground with Pein on the top. "I will show you what kind pain you will feel when I am finished with you."

A landed a few punches at the boy's face before a teacher came around and forced him away from the other boy. "Pein, I thought better of you. You come with me to the headmistress office. She will decide what shall happen with you."

Ten minutes later

Pein waited outside the headmistress' office. Class had already started and he was alone in the corridor.

Tears had build up but he refused to let them fall. He wondered if the girl was alright and was sad because he had never even gotten her name. Hopefully he would get to see her again.

"I could have taken care of them myself." How he had not seen her come before she was standing right before him Pein did not know. But there she was. The blue-haired girl whose name he did not know. "I know but I figured out that a little help would not hurt."

He felt the girl look at him as if she tried to figure out if there was something behind his words. "Okay… my name is Konan."

I'm Pein." The girl grinned. "Yeah, I heard something about you being a pain in the ass. I will give you one warning. Do anything against me and I will castrate you using paper. Now you have been warned."

Now

Pein stopped and drank a little water while his eyes never left the form in the bed in hope of seeing something. All the while he had talked Deidara had not even looked to his side. "After that day Konan never left my side and a few years later she became my girlfriend."

The leader of Akatsuki stretched and yawned. "The next who became a part of our group, though at that time we had still not founded Akatsuki yet, was Zetsu."

Back in time

It was a sunny day and for that he was thankful. He had invited Konan with him for a walk in the park to celebrate it had been two years since they meet for the first time.

They walked slowly hand in hand while getting weird looks from old ladies feeding pigeons. Not that he minded. After all he was dating the prettiest girl in the whole world.

Getting into a part of the park none of them had been in before they stopped and looked around with big eyes.

In front of them was an old and seeming abandoned greenhouse. Some of the windows were broken and from where they were standing they could see an ocean of plants inside.

"Want to go and take a closer look?" Pein nodded. "Yeah, let us start mission: see what the mystical greenhouse is hiding." Konan only shook her head. "You watch too much television."

"Such a thing one can never get too much of."

It was not difficult for them to find a way in. The door was not even locked so they walked right in.

Inside the greenhouse the air was hot and clam. Pein hold Konan's hand tightly in his own. Just to make sure that they would not get away from each other. It had nothing to do that he liked the feeling of her skin against his own.

Plants were everywhere. Some of them from other countries. Most of them he had never seen before.

"They should leave. They are not doing anything. So what this is our place. Be nice so we do not scare them away."

From between the plants a strange looking boy stepped forth. Half of his skin was black while the other half was white as snow. He had golden eyes and funny green hair. Pein looked around in hope of getting a glimpse of other people. He was sure he had heard two voices.

"They are supposed to flee. Why do they not seem to be scared? I love it when they scream. What did I tell you? Not to eat someone there is not on the schedule?"

The two voices came from the boy who appeared to be at their own age. "Who are you?"

"Our name is Zetsu. Now leave before we decide that your hands will do for lunch."

"Are you a cannibal?" He could hear the interest in his girlfriend's voice and knew that she was up to something.

"Of course. What else are we supposed to eat?" Pein shrugged. "I do not know. What about vegetables? You seem to have more than enough." A horrible gasp sounded from Zetsu as he stepped back and looked at them with wide eyes. "You monster. Do you not know that plants also have feelings?"

Pein and Konan shared a gaze and nodded to each other while the boy was walking around. It seemed like he tried to calm the plants by talking to them with a low and lovely voice.

"What Pein meant is if you want to be our friend?" Konan's question seemed to shock the other boy. "Friends? Do we eat friends? I do not think so. We have never had any. We will say yes."

Pein grinned as he took their new friend in. They were indeed a weird sight. A plan had already started to take form inside his head.

Now

The leader of Akatsuki stopped when he heard the door to the entre open and loud voices filled the apartment. A quick glance at the clock told him it truly was time for the others to come back. "Well. My time is up. I am sure Sasori will be here in a little while to see how you are doing and tell you about his day."

Okay now you have heard a little about how the first tree members of Akatsuki meet. I hope you liked it.

Next: See how well Itachi and Kisame do it when it is their time to watch Deidara who wakes up and is a little… confused.

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And as a thank for all those reviews I got for last chapter you will now get to hear how Pein, Konan and Zetsu came up with who shall be in Akatsuki.

Here you go.

It was the last week before school would start and even though the weather outside was good Pein, Konan and Zetsu were all assembled inside Konan's house where Pein now was living together with his girlfriend.

The curtains were drawn and the only light in the room was a single lamp hanging over the table they were seated around.

"Okay. As we all know we are going to be in high school when this vacation ends. Now we will be the big guys." Konan glared at him and Pein cleared his throat. "and girl, of course. We have succeeded in surviving our two last schools by standing together and taking care of each other but that will end."

At his two friends confused stares Pein smirked. "I say we aim for something bigger than just going through the days and taking care of each other. Instead we will rule the school."

"How should we be able to do so? I knew he was crazy but still."

Pein rolled his eyes. "It is true that our number is a problem. As we stand right now our chances for succeeding is small. Therefore I suggest that we invite other people into our group. But it can't be anybody. We will go after those who no one else will be together with. The freaks, the outsides. Those who has always been standing at the sideline and watching the others."

Konan placed a hand at her boyfriend's arm to get him to calm down. "It's a great plan, darling. But how should we find those members? I mean it is not like they are going around with big signs saying 'look at me I am all alone and without friends'"

"I have already thought of that."

From a bag he withdrew several thick books and handed them out so they all sat with some. "We will go through those yearbooks from other school and find those students who are going to be in our school. Look after those who are standing alone and are not in many pictures. We will each chose two candidates."

For a time silence filled the living room as the tree friends were going through their books. Sometimes one of them would sigh or switch position but no one said a word.

After hours of going through year-books they each sat with a little paper in their hands with written names of possible names.

"Okay, tell me what you have. Konan how about you start?" Konan nodded and placed her feet in her boyfriend's lap ignoring the glare she got from said boy. "First one is Hoshigaki Kisame who looks like a shark. He has it all. Blue skin, gill-like markings and sharp teeth. Apparently he gets into a lot of fights because of this."

"Sounds good who is the other one?"

Konan smiled. "The next one is someone named Hidan. He has joined a cult who worships a god named Jashin or something like that. It seems like he tries to sacrifice most things he ever gets near."

"Good. Zetsu your turn."

The plant boy nodded. "I choose Uchiha Tobi Madara." The two others stared at the picture the cannibal was showing them. It showed a young boy with black hair wearing a orange lollipop-like mask. "Are you sure about him?" Pein could not help but ask. "Trust me. You will understand when I tell you who the next one is. But anyway there has to be something about this guy. Who calls their kid Madara now a day?"

Pein decided to stay silent. Sometimes it was just not worth discussing with the other boy. "My next one is Uchiha Itachi cousin to Madara. It says he is a genius but is not close to other from his family than this Madara."

Smiling Pein looked down at the two names he had chosen. "All right. My first candidate is a guy named Kakuzu. Besides being good as a medic he also seems to be good at stealing money. It says here that he once nearly killed another student because the girl tried to borrow some of his money without asking."

The two other looked at the picture of Kakuzu before Pein got over to the next. "This is Akasuna no Sasori. Also known as the puppeteer. He usually goes alone. Does not appear at more than one picture and it was only in the background."

The tree friends starred grinning at the pictures at the table. "It seems like we are going to have a busy year." Pein only nodded. He could only agree.

"So are we going to give us self a name or something?" Pein grinned. "I thought you would never ask." Here he ignored the sound of groans. "I have gone through many names until I settled down at one."

Now he felt he had both of his friends' full attention.

"We shall be called.

Akatsuki."

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