Hey guys! Guess what I got for my birthday? I got a laptop! And you might be wondering "Why should I care?" Well, I'll tell you why; it means I can update sooner! BOOYAH! Anywho, the current official poll standings are as follows: Deidara- 7, Hidan- 6, Itachi- 2, Kisame-2, Pein- 1, Naruto- 1, Sai- 1, Gaara- 1, Shikamaru- 1, and Kiba- 1. HOWEVER with the messages and reviews, Hidan and Deidara are tied. As of tonight, the pokk is closed! Thank you to Ninja Trio's Best and Sukaretto Miyuki for informing me of my double post! I have fixed it!

DISCLAIMER: Although it's my birthday, I did not recieve the copyright to Naruto, therefore, I don't own it!

The next day, I began the long process of inviting everyone. Well, it wasn't really long, considering I saw most of my new friends in homeroom. When I walked into the room, all of them turned to look at me. Once again, Kiba whistled, and once again, I blushed bright. I glared at him a little, but there was no actual feeling behind it. He knew this, possibly because of the faint upturning at the corner of my mouth.

"Looking good, Kai!" He grinned broadly, and my blush intensified. Naruto nodded in quick agreement. Shikamaru smiled and nodded a little.

"You look absolutely youthful, Kai!" Lee enthused. I smiled at him and everyone else, thanking them all for their compliments, both verbal and silent. I did have a little extra time to focus on my outfit today. I wore black tights under a tutu that was black with ice blue trim, and a tee shirt with little neon colored chibi skulls printed all over it. I once again had on my favorite vans. I was also able to spend a little more time on my hair and makeup today. I straightened my bangs and pulled my hair up into two messy buns, one on each side of my head, kind of like TenTen's, but not as tidy. I had black eyeliner on my lower lid and tearline, with a thin amount of it on my upper eyelid. I also had neon blue eye shadow on, which I personally thought it made my eyes look a little less emerald, and more like a sea green. Hey, I didn't get to spend much time getting ready yesterday, so I was compensating for it today.

"They're right you know!" Ino said, "You look fabulous!"

"Thanks you guys. While I seem to have your attention, I just wanted to say that Oba-chan said I could have a party on Friday, and I could invite whoever I wanted. So, you're all invited!"

"Really Kai-chan? Everyone?" Naruto asked. I laughed and nodded when Sakura whacked him on the back of the head again.

"She said all of us you idiot!"

"Yeah, Naruto, everyone. I wouldn't have it any other way. After all, you're all my new friends! The party will start at four, and it's all night! I have everything planned out already!" I grinned and hugged him. Everyone seemed pleased with the invitation, even Neji. "Oh, yeah, I have a pool too, so bring your bathing suits."

The bell rang, and before I left with TenTen, Hinata grabbed my arm gently. "Ah… K-Kai-chan? Will the party be supervised? Because if it's not, I don't think my father would allow me to go…" She seemed slightly embarrassed, and I felt bad for her.

"Don't worry Hina-chan. My aunt will be there the whole night. If your dad has questions, he can call her." I gave her Oba-chan's number. TenTen smiled and waited patiently while I reassured Hinata, who was blushing faintly at her nickname, before we left for Geometry. I would invite Gaara then, and Itachi and Kisame.

I told TenTen and Neji I would be with them then, but I needed to talk to a few people. They seemed unconcerned enough when I walked over to Gaara. He seemed somewhat surprised when I invited him, but agreed to come nonetheless. He even smiled a little, I am sure of it.

"Yay! I was hoping you'd say yes!" I said, smiling. It seemed to me that the kids at this school had caused a constant smile to be pasted to my face. It was a nice change of pace from before. Honestly though, it made me feel a little guilty, to be able to smile so soon after my father's death. But at the same time, I was grateful. The ability to feel happy was a blessing, when most people would be wallowing in depression in my situation. "Thank you, Gaara-san."

"Why are you thanking me?"

"Because you made me smile. And for that, I am thankful." He paused for a moment, and then nodded, a pale ghost of a smile on his lips.

After that, I said my farewell, and headed over to Itachi and Kisame. Neji looked a little anxious, but TenTen seemed like she almost expected it. I told the boys about the party, and Kisame grinned in response, while Itachi looked faintly bemused. Very faintly. Like, blink-and-you'll-miss-it.

"Sure, I'll be there! Whaddya say Itachi?"

"Why are you inviting me?" He asked. I realized then that it was the first time I had heard him speak. His voice matched his expression. Continuous, but not at all boring. It was like listening to a shadow, trying to decipher it's mysteries.

"Because I want to get to know you guys." I said, and it was true. That was why I was inviting anyone, really. To get to know them better.

"Hn…" Itachi paused for a drawn out moment. "Alright." He conceded.

"Yush! Victory for Kai!" I did my little happy dance. They stared at me as if….. as if I was Tobi. "See you later guys!" And with that, I skipped over to where Neji and TenTen were sitting. And, for the most part, I actually managed to pay attention today.

As soon as I walked into Biology, the room got silent, the students waiting to see what I would do next. Pedo-sensei glared icily at me, as if yesterday was my fault. Okay, so most of it was. But he started it. Things only got more silent and awkward as I walked over to Sasuke. He glared up at me from his seat.

"Um, Sasuke-san?"

"What do you want?" He snapped. I was a bit taken aback, though I knew this wouldn't be easy.

"Uh, I just wanted to apologize for yesterday. I didn't mean to embarrass you in front of the whole class. I only meant to irritate Sensei. Because honestly, I don't know about you, but he creeps me out. And for gym class… I wasn't intending to hit you where I did… that was accidental. Can we start over? The right way?"

He just stared at me for a moment, suspicious. After a moment though, he gave a curt nod. "Fine."

"And if you want… I'm having a party Friday night. You can come. I have a pool. Naruto will be there."

His guard went right back up at the mention of Naruto's name before he forced himself to relax. I really didn't know why, and I wasn't about to ask. "Alright." With that, he turned away, and I took it as my signal to leave.

The rest of the period was spent as a staring (glaring) contest every time Pedo-sensei looked away from the board.

As soon as I walked into the art room, I glomped Deidara "DEIDEI-KUN!" He put his arms out to stop me but we toppled to the floor, with me on top, our noses touching. My face heated up to an extreme level and his was cherry red. We stayed there for a moment, frozen. Sasori sighed, stood us up and separated us.

"G-gomen nasai, Deidara-kun." I stuttered, still blushing.

"It's alright, yeah." He smirked, at ease again. "Besides, it's not like I disliked it." His smirk grew a little lecherous, and I blushed more. Sasori rolled his eyes.

"Knock it off Deidara, you're embarrassing her." Deidara did his adorable pout, and I almost did a fangirl squeal. Honestly, he was too cute!

"Hey you guys? I'm having a party on Friday, do you wanna come?"

"Aw hell yeah, yeah! I'll be there for sure!" Deidara whooped. I giggled.

"Sure, why not? Someone has to keep an eye on him."

"YAY!" I hugged them both. "Oh yea…. Bring your swimsuits, we have a pool!" I didn't miss the fact that Deidara's smile grew even more at the prospect, but I paid it no mind. I figured he liked swimming.

In Literature, I was a little more hesitant. Okay, a lot more hesitant. I mean, who was I, a newbie at this school, inviting the leader of its most dangerous gang to a party? I was nothing. What if I embarrassed myself? I wouldn't have been surprised if he declined. And that Zetsu kid was just creepy. He looked like he would eat me….

Why was I worried? I had never been nervous about talking to someone before, why would I start now? I would not humiliate myself. They were just guys. Well, Pein was… I wasn't sure about Zetsu. Ah well, I was gonna do it. I said I would, and I would.

"Ah… Pein-sama? Zetsu-san?" They turned to look at me. Pein looked patient. "Sorry if I am interrupting anything, but I was wondering… I'm having a party on Friday… and I wanted to know if you wanted to come?"

They were silent for a moment. Then Zetsu said, "Who the hell are-" before Pein cut him off.

"We would be happy to come." It took me a moment to register his words, because I was mulling over Zetsu's voice. It started out normal, but then it suddenly got deeper and somehow darker, if its possible for a voice to be dark….

When it finally hit me that Pein had accepted my invitation, I gaped open mouthed for a second before I finally regained my composure. "T-that's great! I look forward to seeing you there!" I bowed my head a little before blasting him with a huge smile and walking to my seat with Ino and Shikamaru.

"Let me guess… you invited them to the party?" Shikamaru asked, sound totally unsurprised, and a little peeved too.

"Hai, I did. I'm inviting the entire Akatsuki. Why?" I was confused. Why did he sound so upset?

"Never mind…"

"He's just miffed that you're inviting more boys to the party, that's all." Ino winked and nudged me lauging. I laughed nervously in response and was relieved when the awkwardness was ended by the Kurenai-sensei's lesson on Shakespeare.

Hinata and TenTen were waiting for me in Health, and we started talking about the party, tossing ideas back and forth and discussing who they thought would hook up... which eventually somehow wound up leading to who they thought I liked and who I would go out with. Why couldn't anyone leave my love life alone? Was it because I was the new kid?

"I think it'll be Kiba. I've seen the way you two interact, and he's soo into you!" TenTen said. I started a bit. I was so sure she would say-

"I-I don't know TenTen... I think it'll be Hidan-san." Now that surprised me. I never thought Hinata would think about that kind of thing when it came to other people.

"Oh, maybe you're right. Hidan would-"

"What about me b*tches?" Dang... I hope he wouldn't make a habit of popping up at the most awkward times. We turned around to see him once again in the seat behind me.

"Uh... ah... we were just-" I stuttered... well, this was going great.

"We were just wondering if you wanted to come to Kai's party on Friday?" TenTen saved me... Thank you TenTen!

"You're having a f*cking party? Hell yeah I'll be there. I wouldn't miss the chance to bug you!" He grinned and I felt my tummy flutter. Kami, he was hot. He had this tiny little dimple that showed when he smiled and even if he annoyed me, I still had eyes.

Wait, what was I thinking? This was Hidan. He loved annoying me. He swears all the time. He's a jerk. He's gorgeous... Okay... I need to stop thinking. Kakashi-sensei walked in and I breathed a mental sigh of relief. A distraction.

But it was nearly impossible to not think of him when he sat behind me, toying with my hair. At one point he leaned forward and whispered into my ear, "Jashin... you look f*cking hot today." Luckily he couldn't see my face and how red it was, but he saw me stiffen and he snickered. Jerk.

When the bell rang, I bolted upright and grabbed Hinata and TenTen and ran to the lunch room.

Alright, I figured this is as good a place as any to stop. I was gonna do the whole day in one chapter, but how could I? That was just the perfect place to cut it. Plus, it's my longest chapter yet (2,243 words). I have closed the poll because I won't have acces to a PC for a week, and then school starts...The remaining invitations will be given in the next chapter... who's left? Let's see... Tobi, Konan, Kakuzu, Temari, and Kankuro. Am I forgetting anyone? I don't think so... Anywho, review, and check out my page and give me some feedback on my story ideas there! I haven't gotten any so far! I need to know if anyone will read them!