Okay, I've given it some thought, and by the reviews it seems that most of you want PeinSaku. So, guess what? It's gonna' be a PeinSaku. For those of you who didn't want PeinSaku, though, I'll still have the other Akatsuki have moments with Saku-Saku :) but it's mainly gonna' be a PeinSaku :D
oh, and just so you know, i didn't double-check it or preview it so sorry for any mistakes : /Knock, Knock. Sakura was seated at her small desk in the corner of her room scribbling on a pad of paper she had gotten from Deidara. She set her pencil down and told the person at her door to come in. The door creaked open to reveal a beautiful blue-haired woman. She smiled at Sakura, revealing perfect white teeth.
"You must be Sakura." She said.
Sakura snorted. "I wonder what gave that away." The female Akatsuki laughed and walked over to the desk. She turned from Sakura to the pad of paper and turned her head to the side questioningly.
"Is that a lover from Konoha?" she gave a small smile. Sakura blushed and covered the paper. "It's really good." She added quickly.
"N-No… I don't have a lover. He's just… I made him up." She lied. Konan nodded and looked away from the pad of paper and back to Sakura.
"There's something I need to show you. Would you come with me?" Sakura sighed, realizing she had nothing better to do. She got up and followed the female member.
They went down the dark hall, into the living room, and up the stairs. It was a short stairway, and when they got to the top, Sakura observed the nice hardwood floor that matched that of the living room's. It must be a theme, thought Sakura. There were framed maps of countries and hidden villages on the walls. It was a long hallway, but only about twelve doors, six on each wall, and each with a number on it.
"These are the Akatsuki quarters. Pein assigned you to room 8. Odds are on the left, and evens are on the right. Simple, no?" She smiled as she began walking down the hall. "Tobi is in the first room, which used to be Sasori's… in the second room is Deidara, then Itachi, Kisame, Zetsu, Kakuzu, Hidan, and then you." Konan pointed to the room that had an 8 printed near the top. "9 and 10 are empty, but 11 is mine, and 12 is Pein's." Sakura nodded and walked up to her door. She looked back to the other female Akatsuki member asking for permission. She nodded and the medic walked into her new room.
"W-Wow…" Sakura couldn't help but stare. There was a large, king-sized four-poster bed with a brown comforter set on the left side of the large room. She bent down to run her hands through the almost silky brown carpet. There was a desk on the opposite wall, but this one was much bigger than her one in her smaller room. Next to that were closet doors. There was also another door straight ahead that led into what she guessed was the bathroom, and next to that door was a large window with brown curtains that were pulled back to reveal a rainy city. She stared at that for a moment before walking to the bathroom door.
"Do you like it?" asked Konan. Sakura could only turn to her, nod, and smile. She pushed the bathroom door open, and almost squealed when she saw the spring that took up half the room. There were rocks and plants place around it to make it seem more natural. "That's not it." Konan walked in and pressed a button next to the door. The lights went out and then there were flickers of light, and then the image of a moon on the ceiling.
"It's amazing!" gasped Sakura. There was a granite sink with a medicine cabinet over it and a toilet on the other wall, but Sakura paid no mind to it. "I had no idea they even made stuff like this!" the blue-haired woman laughed.
"I'm glad you like it. There are towels and clothes in your closet and bathing supplies in the medicine cabinet. I'll take you shopping for other things you need later. I guess I'll be seeing you later, then." Sakura nodded and turned to the other Akatsuki.
"Thank you… umm… I don't think I caught your name…?"
"It's Konan." Konan smiled and retreated from the room, leaving Sakura to stare in awe at her new living conditions.
"This might not be as bad as I thought it would be…" she mused to herself.
After her bath, she wrapped a towel around herself and went to her new closet. She pulled out a black tank top and matching shorts (and undergarments), put those on, and stared at the black cloak that hung on the rack. She frowned at it, and let her eyes trail to the ring that lay on one of the higher shelves. She grabbed it and looked at it, reading the kanji. It read "blossom."
She slipped it on her right index finger, and as soon as she did, she wished she didn't.
Her fingernails burned with an unfamiliar chakra, and she could see her fingernails and toenails changing color. They were pink, then purple, then gray, then black. The pain receded and she held her hands close to her chest.
"What was that all about…?" she rasped, still tired from her bath and the recent fingernail jutsu. She decided not to think too much about it, so she pulled on some boots that went to the middle of her calf, and went down to the living room. She stopped, though, at the bottom of the stairs. There, lounging on the couch watching television was the Akatsuki leader himself. She was going to retreat back to her room, but his voice stopped her.
"I take it that Konan showed you your room?" He turned his head to eye her wet hair. Sakura swallowed the lump in her throat before muttering a "yes."
"And I take it that you find your living conditions acceptable?" Where was he going with this…?
"More than acceptable." She tried not to sound afraid, but it was hard since goose bumps were appearing on her arms and her voice quavered a little.
"Good." He said, "I do, though, have a mission for you. I would like you to come with me to Konoha." Sakura gasped and her shaking stopped.
"Konoha…? What is there in Konoha…?" The leader was now standing and walking towards her, making every step slow and precise.
"You need to report your mission, remember? You escorted the merchant Koji Akahana to Rain successfully." He smirked when she blushed angrily. "Don't be like that, Sakura-chan. It's not my fault that your little crush turned out to be a criminal."
"I never had a crush on you!" she stomped angrily, balling her fists at her side. He grabbed something out of his pants pocket. She saw that it was a piece of paper and he carefully unfolded it, showing her the picture.
"Are you sure, Sakura-chan?" She snatched her picture of the merchant away from him and shoved it in her own pocket.
"I trusted you…" she growled. He ignored her and continued with the mission.
"We can't let the villages know that there is a new member of Akatsuki. You need to keep your bonds with the village. Say that you're going on vacation to Rain to visit your beloved Koji." He smirked as Sakura yelled out in frustration, storming off up the stairs. "We'll be leaving tomorrow morning." He shouted after her.
He waited until he heard her door slam to plop back onto the couch, smacking himself on the forehead. "Nice one, Pein."
There we have it :) sorry that this chapter is mostly description, but I tried to make up for it with a minor PeinSaku moment at the end :) thanks a ton for ALL the reviews! They keep me happy and writing!
Oh, and the next chapter will have more AkatSaku moments, okay? Okay! Bye :D