Sakura awoke with an abrupt movement. She had felt a hand touch her shoulder, and with her reflexes being faster than the average, she sat straight up and grabbed the hand that had touched her. Her eyes were wide with being awoken so quickly, and she could already feel her head spinning once again, and she groaned from the pain that it was emitting. Looking up, she found a three headed girl with blue hair. The girl looked a little surprised to find her wake up with such a start.

With her head spinning so badly she basically fell back down, and she gripped her forehead, it was drenched in sweat, and she was also breathing heavily. Closing her eyes, her mind thought through all the Akatsuki files that she's read in the past. She had read about the girl that was watching over her at the moment. Her mind raced, and she came up with a conclusion. Although the person she was thinking of didn't have three heads, but she knew that was her vision's problem.

The girl's name was Konan, Konan Blue to be exact, one of the three former heads of Amegakure. She was also the second oldest member of the Akatsuki. Partnered to Pein, and rumored to have a romantic connection. The bluenette was also the holder of the White Ring. As for the rest of the info, Sakura couldn't quite think well enough to get it.

Thinking back, Sakura could only remember falling after Sasori's chalkra stings let her move freely. Obviously that was a mistake on his part. He really should have checked her chalkra levels before letting her go, but it wasn't exactly his fault either. All she remembered was that she fell, and before her consciousness was taken from her, something caught her.

"You should have not awakened yet," Said a voice that had much authority, but also softness.

Keeping her eyes closed, she smirked, and breathed out, "My master had always made sure that I would awake if something happened to me. Just being simply touched wakes me even in the state that I'm in currently."

"I see," She stated with a twinge of sadness.

Despite the overwhelming need to sleep, Sakura had one question left, "Konan," She started, deciding to use the senior's name. It seemed to get her attention.

"Yes?" She asked politely, yet seriously.

Sakura thought over her words before speaking. In actuality she had a heck of a lot more questions than the one, but that one was especially getting at her. Deciding to get it off her chest she spoke, "Before I fell into unconsciousness, do you know who caught me when I fell? It's a bit of a strange question considering that you weren't there, but the curiosity is a bit overwhelming."

Konan smirked, she knew exactly what had happened. However it was something that shouldn't be talked about lightly, considering that its the Scorpion. He wasn't exactly known for caring, let alone emotion. Why he had even caught her surprised Konan.

She thought over the status of the puppet master as of late. The transition for being a puppet to a human after twenty years was a big one. It took quite a while, but eventually things fit into place just fine, along with the silent help of Deidara.

She pondered whether or not to tell the newest 'member' the answer her question. Not only was she not committed to the job of the Akatsuki, but she tried to fight not only Sasori, but Deidara as well. However both of the two had reluctantly spoke over the battles. They hadn't mentioned each other 'helping' each other, but Konan knew. They had also given more insight on the pinkette's abilities, which would give Pein, and the others a base of knowledge. She then realized that her mind had gotten to a new place, and had forgotten to answer Sakura's question. She figured that messing with Sasori a bit wouldn't be too bad. Pein could always deal with him later if need be.

Sakura was getting overwhelmed with her body's exhaustion, and if Konan didn't answer her soon she wouldn't find out, if at all. Thank Kami that she answered.

"Sasori," Konan spoke into her ear, so that only she would hear.

As those words were spoke the pink blossom of Konoha fell into unconsciousness.

Konan watched as the girl in front of her fell into unconsciousness. She had expected that she would soon, however she definitely didn't expect for the girl to wake up by simply being touched. She smirked, that was definitely good training as the pinkette had said.

Exhaling she got up from her chair, and exited the room. She walked down the corridor. Her cloak was not on her, and she felt a chill in the air that she normally wouldn't feel with it on, but it wasn't exactly terrible. If anything it was good. The hideout was usually very warm since it was so close to the desert, so having a chill in the air was most certainly great to have.

She thought about the future of the brigade, and she was beginning to wonder of it's next move, and how Pein was going to deal with the Issue at hand. Well, it wasn't exactly an issue, but that's what everyone in the group called it.

A shade of red then snapped out of her thoughts. She found a civilian clothed Sasori looking his normal self, calm, cool, and composed, leaning against the wall that led to the living courters, with his arms crossed. She also found that he was staring right at her, and she merely looked up to him.

"Is something the matter Sasori?" She asked, with no emotion in her voice.

Sasori also gave her a blank look, and replied with a cold, "No."

She nodded, and left the rather loud living room, to find Pein. She needed to talk to him.

Sasori watched as the only girl member of the Akatsuki left the area. He wondered how well she had attended to the girl. He himself was the one to patched her other injuries up, but he had left her in Konan's care afterword. He pondered what had transpired. It was more than likely that Sakura would wake up even with the slightest nudge. However what could've happened after that occurrence? The bluenette was obviously hiding something from him. He would have to find out with his own means.

He then looked to the chaos of a living room, and he scowled. Hidan and Tobi were playing Call of Duty on the floor. While Tobi, cringed at all the exploding sounds, Hidan was laughing maniacally, with an insane expression, and was also cursing everything in his path.

He then looked to Itachi who was playing what seemed to be chess in the dinning room with an extendedly annoyed Deidara, who kept repeating that he would win that game, but to only lose, and then threaten to blow the house up afterwords, with an overly loud tone. Itachi didn't seem to mind the threats though, and looked as monotonous as usual.

Setting his sights on the kitchen he sighed, and rubbed his temples at the scene. It was Kakuzu and Kisame, trying to make dinner, but only to fail, and make something that looked like dead fish bones, along with other unknown items, and ingredients in a large pot. Thank Kami that they usually ordered take out, but they were starting to lose money fast, because of not doing any missions, and by staying as low and unknown as possible.

He scowled, at the thought of having to use money for food. When he was a puppet he didn't need such things! He hated that he actually needed things now, and having to feel again was not exactly all that it was cut out to be. He didn't like it one bit. Actually he avoided human touch as much as physically possible.

Deciding that thinking about those things would only give him stress, and a migraine they shifted to the pinkette's abilities as of late. The progress was absolutely remarkable. If Deidara hadn't interfered before-. No, he didn't want to think of that either, but he knew that it was a good thing. The Issue was coming near, faster than he had thought, but at the same time, it had taken nearly three years to finally get to this point.

He then remembered what Itachi wanted to do now that the Issue was at this point. It would either help or be a disaster in the Issue, but the other members were willing to risk it. He, however didn't agree, but didn't care enough to give his insight on the matter.

Suddenly a his eyes moved to an incoming kunai, and he gracefully slid out of it's way, only for it to stick into the wall nearest him. His gaze turned to where it had came from to look at none other then a red faced Deidara, that looked straight at him. His eyes narrowed, he had done nothing in the argument between him and Itachi. He was thinking that the idiot had done it on impulse. The idiot, he thought.

"Your purpose?" Sasori asked in an icy tone.

Deidara glared at the puppet master, "You, yeah!"

Sasori quirked a brow, before speaking in a bored tone with his head cocked, "Enlighten me, blondie."

Deidara was practically seething in anger, and he had barely enough self-control at the moment to stop himself from blowing the base up from his anger. He hadn't been this angry in a long time. He dare speak that he was weaker than the Uchiha!

"You spoke to the Uchiha, and said that I'm the weaker, even after all these years, un!" Deidara yelled at the puppeteer getting everyone's attention now.

Sasori just looked at him, before leaning against the wall lazily, "You have given me no reason to not to believe such."

In all honestly he was shocked that Deidara was yelling about something like this. Normally he was just like most of the other members, calm, and quiet, getting a reaction like this was not only demeaning, but embarrassing. He wanted to rid of his partner right then, and there. On the other hand, he wondered had caused this uprising to occur, especially something like this.

Deidara gritted his teeth before looking away, he had obviously realized his actions, and decided not to further them, and Sasori simply smirked. However this action was not something that Deidara would do, he had anticipated what would happen, and Sasori chuckled darkly. Deidara was at him in seconds, but he unfolded one of his arms, and chalkra strings stopped the blonde before he could come any closer.

Deidara glared at him at the chuckling red head, before mumbling, "That's unfair, un."

Sasori's chuckling subsiding to be met with a evil glare that only he could possess, and he whispered so that only Deidara could hear them, "Know your place Deidara, whether you are stronger or not is not a concern. You are an Akatsuki, not a temperous moron, now act like one."

Sasori's words sank into Deidara's mind, and he knew that he had gone way too far. He was being treated like a child, because that was exactly how he had acted. He deserved this, that he knew. Now he was going to have to repay Sasori for this, that, he also knew.

"Yes, Sasori-Danna," Deidara mumbled in guilt. He knew that Sasori Danna could've gone a lot farther with the issue, but decided not to. He knew he deserved to be thrown into the midst of Zetsu's human sized venus fly traps in the garden after what he had done, and said.

Sasori scowled at his partner before releasing his chalkra strings on Deidara, letting him fall to the ground. He then left the silent members in his wake. He had things to do.

Well that's it for now, I could add sooo much more, but I like that I can make these chapters short, so that I can add more chapters to this story more often. The next chapter will start out with Sakura, and her chalkra depletion. Sasori and Sakura will interact in the next chapter as well, so read the next one! :D

Also I added that last scene with Deidara and Sasori for a reason, you'll see in the future.

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Ja-ne!

-Cassandra