chapt 11 - figured, just because, i'll post this one now. I'll b posting chapt 12 later tonight... hope you enjoy!

Calael : 12 yrs - shared custody with SnowLilyAngel
Rara : 13 yrs - shared custody with LookOutShe'sGotAPen
Rin : 14 yrs - shared custody with WolfGirl13579
Kameera : 14 yrs - my own creation
Kira - my own creation

Disclaimers: I dont own Naruto- just the characters listed above and most of the plot- SOME is from the actual plot

{Kameera's POV}

"Kameera-san?" I heard the voice, and began drying my eyes. I don't know how long I had been under Deidara's bed crying, but obviously he- or someone- noticed my absence. The door opened, and I saw the feet walk into the room. They stopped, and I softly swallowed- but he must have heard it. I saw the legs bend, and soon I was looking at his face.

"Kameera-san, what are you doing down there, yeah?" Deidara asked, and held out his hand towards me. Taking it, he helped me out and into the open. His eyes looked me over, and stared into my eyes.

"What happened?" he asked, sitting down on the bed, taking me with him; I had no choice but to sit between his legs, and he wrapped his arms around me.

"It's… nothing," I said, but he rested his head on my shoulder and we looked at each other.

"Come on- I know better," Deidara said, smirking," What's bothering you?"

"It's just… for some reason, I don't know why… but when Hidan-san yelled earlier when you were in the bathroom… and then pushed me aside and left me there… I froze and felt the tears starting to build up," I explained, giving in," I didn't want anyone to see me in my weakened state, so I crawled up somewhere dark and small- and cried." He was silent for a little while, thinking everything through. Then, to my surprise, he kissed me on the cheek, and we got up.

"Come on," he smiled, leading me out of the room. I followed- I didn't really have much of choice, he had my hand in his still- and he led me into the dining room. All the Akatsuki were, eating breakfast.

"I see you finally found her," Sasori said.

"Yeah- and I have something I need to take care of," Deidara said, releasing my hand. He walked away about a couple feet, and faced Hidan- and I watched carefully. After a couple minutes of silence, Deidara finally broke Hidan down.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT BLONDIE?!" Hidan yelled.

"Think twice when you touch my girl," Deidara said, and I felt a sudden wave of anger and frustration. It overwhelmed me, and I lashed out- sending Hidan flying backwards out of his seat. He landed roughly against the cave wall- about a couple feet above the floor. The scythe had gone flying after him, and it turned in midair- and the blades pierced him in mid-chest. His eyes widened at the impact and looked up at me; as did the rest of the Akatsuki.

"What was the meaning of this Deidara?" Pein demanded.

"Like I said- think twice when you touch my girl," Deidara repeated, and sat down at his place at the table. No one said much- just listened to Hidan cuss his head off with very colorful words.

"How did you manage to send the scythe as well?" Kisame asked me, and I looked over at him.

"I guess it's just 10% luck, 20% skill, and 15% concentrated power of will," I answered.

"Also- 5% pleasure, 50% pain, and 100% reason to remember the name," Deidara smirked, as Kakuzu had enough and went over to help Hidan out of his predicament.

"Luck, skill, concentrated power of will, pleasure, and pain?" Sasori questioned.

"Yep- the luck, skill and power of will is from her- she intercepted the pain and pleasure of attacking Hidan from me," Deidara explained. Everyone nodded once in unison- staring at the two of us. Even though I had only been here a couple days, I realized that Deidara and I fallen for each other. Smiling to myself, I ate my breakfast- Hidan kept staring at me- either in admiration for what I had done, or in complete anger. It was a mixed feeling from him- so I couldn't tell how he completely.

{Konoha- normal POV}

"Hey! Neji- wait up!" Rara exclaimed, running as fast as she could without running over anyone. Neji stopped and looked over his shoulder. Finally, Rara caught up and smiled up at him.

"I was wondering if we could hang out or something," Rara said, as Neji looked at her questioningly.

"Um… sure," Neji said, a little unsure," I guess."

"Cool!" Rara smiled, and asked him," So- what do you want to do?"

"Well- I was going to go practice with Lee and Tenten," Neji said, shrugging.

"That's cool- mind if I joined?" she asked.

"Not at all," Neji replied, and then gestured," Follow me." Rara nodded, and followed him towards the training posts. She passed Calael on her way- and they smiled slightly at each other as they passed each other.

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Calael was planning on following Shino's advice and keeping her promise with the others. She wondered if anyone else remembered the Promise tree, but that thought became miniscule when she saw Shino up ahead. Quickly, she walked up to him- he was walking with Kiba- and Akamaru.

"Hey Cal," Kiba smiled, and Shino looked over at her. Calael could have sworn she saw a small smile tilt his lips- but it was to quick to tell.

"Hey Kiba… Hey Shino," she smiled back," Mind if I hang out with you guys?"

"Nah- its fine with me," Kiba replied, and told her," We were just about to go and get Hinata and head to lunch. Want to come with?"

"Sure, if I wont be intruding," Calael nodded.

"You won't be intruding," Shino said before Kiba could reply," We'd be glad to have you with us." Calael saw Kiba smirk at Shino behind his back- and she realized that it was Shino who would be glad the most if she was with them. Blushing softly, she nodded; they continued on their way to the Hyuuga compound.

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Walking around aimlessly, Rin didn't know what to do. Kohaku was helping with the rebuilding of his house- after the attack by Orochimaru. As she was about to circle around and walk back through to see if she could help someone with something, she saw a familiar face walking down the steps of the Hokage building. Not knowing if she was still a little on edge after the attack or if it was just curiosity, Rin walked up to him.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, and he looked behind his shoulder.

"I was told to give a scroll to the person in charge- and since I know what you're thinking- I'll tell you just like Gaara and Temari are probably telling everyone else they meet," Kankuro said, turning around and facing Rin," We had no clue it was Orochimaru- we didn't know he had killed our Kazekage, taken over his position. We, the Sand Village, were only following orders- as any village would if ordered by their lord." Rin studied him for a minute, and then nodded understandingly.

"You make a point," Rin said," But just because… I'll walk you to the gates… so no one else bothers you about it."

"Thanks… I think," Kankuro replied, and they began walking.

"You know- your brother can be pretty scary at times," Rin said as they walked, and she looked over at Kankuro momentarily.

"Yeah… it's been hard on him since he was young," Kankuro answered, and Rin could tell he was keeping something from her- but she didn't press the matter.

"What happened to that one girl… she was on your team I believe," Kankuro said, looking momentarily at Rin.

"Kameera," Rin told him," she's my adopted sister. After the third Hokage died- she ran… no one has heard or seen her since."

"Oh," Kankuro breathed. They walked the rest of the way in silence. When they finally reached the gates, Rin was about to turn and walk back, but Kankuro started to say something, so she stayed.

"I'll inform the rest of the Sand keep an eye out for her," Kankuro said," I'm sure she'll come back to Konoha at some point."

"Thanks… I think," Rin said, slightly stunned. She watched as Kankuro walked away, in the direction of the Hidden Sand.