A/N: Here's part two! Hooray!

Okay- we're supposed to be getting a hurricane tomorrow and I'm not sure what it's going to do. Let's just hope for the best and that no serious damage gets done.

Warning: Language, slight violence, OOC...

Itachi and Deidara deadpanned, holding identical fishing rods. "He wasn't kidding," they uttered in unison.

Shisui patted them on the back as he walked by, his own rod over one of his shoulder. "Don't look so down," he said.

"Why are we here?" Itachi asked, glaring at the large lake they stood in front of. It stretched across the entire spanse of the tree-enclosed clearing they were in- the surface bobbing with light waves every time a gust of wind passed through. He might have enjoyed the serene scenery had it not been for the fact that Shisui had blindfolded and dragged him down here.

For no reason.

He was perfectly capable of walking to the outskirts of the village just fine on his own.

Shisui hummed happily in the back of his throat, fixing the two younger males with a bright light in his eyes. "We're here because of a matter concerning your friends from Akatsuki. I don't plan on searching the caves until the morning since they grow particularly dangerous at night- so here's something we can do in the meantime."

Both Itachi and Deidara blinked. "Akatsuki...?"

Shisui nodded. "Yup! Pein mailed me last night requesting some help, but it slipped my mind with all those shinobi ambushing us," he musingly said.

Itachi popped a vein. "Don't sound so happy when people we know could be in trouble!"

His older cousin carelessly waved a hand. "Oh it's nothing too serious, so you can relax a bit," he said. "They dropped a pair of rings they were planning to send to you two via messenger hawk. The rings are supposed to show your undying bonds of friendship and unity for the Club. But the hawk got struck by a loose kunai from the village and fell into the lake."

Itachi gave him a look that said he didn't believe him at all. "What kind of person can throw a kunai all the way out here and hit a bird dead-on?"

"Someone with really bad aim," Shisui said with a snicker.

Itachi glowered.

Deidara walked to the edge of the lake, teetering on his toes as he looked into the murky waters. "Please don't tell me we have to find a dead bird in this thing un."

Shisui grabbed the blonde by the back of his vest. "Iie. Just the rings. But the water here is potentially fatal so it would be unwise to go in."

Deidara curiously raised a brow as he was forcibly pulled to where Itachi gruffly stood. "So that's why we have fishing rods..."

"Mm-hmm..."

"...Shisui-kun?"

"Yes?"

Deidara felt his brow begin to twitch. "You realize it's going to be impossible to find anything in this lake, right un? Let alone with a fishing hook the size of my toenail."

Shisui merrily laughed. "We can't say anything until we try."

Itachi stared at the seventeen year old Uchiha with a dark look. "What about my parents? And the bounty hunter?"

"I knew you'd ask that," Shisui said, looking a tad more calm. "You know how I explained to you about Toshiaki-kun wanting to destroy everyone Deidara knew as well?"

Itachi warily nodded as Deidara occupied himself with untangling the hook out of his pant leg.

"Well the rings Pein lost allow access into the clubhouse," Shisui explained.

"Their giant boulder?" Itachi dryly asked.

"That's the one." Shisui smiled and went to help Deidara before his pants were ripped off. "If Toshiaki-kun gets his hands on the rings, he'll surely go and attack them the first chance he gets. Even if the shinobi he sends are incredibly weak, it would still be smart to prevent that from happening for in the future."

"I don't get it," Itachi muttered.

"Well I do un," Deidara said, huffily fixing his vest. "Didn't he say Kaeru-sensei was watching the movements of those in Club Akatsuki ever since Kisame took down that bird of his?"

Itachi glared. "I heard perfectly fine," he snapped.

Deidara and Shisui exchanged broad grins.

"He so didn't," Shisui said.

"Itachi-kun is such a liar," Deidara sniggered.

"Liar, liar, pants on fire~" they mockingly sang.

Itachi's eyes dangerously narrowed.

-Five Minutes Later-

Shisui grinned, a large welt on his head. "Okay. I'll stay here and fish. You two spread out and try your luck."

"Oki-doki," Deidara said, an equally large welt on his own head. He took his fishing rod and followed after Itacho who was already stalking off towards the opposite side of the lake.

"..."

"..."

Itachi ground his teeth together, pivoting on his hell to jab Deidara in the chest. "What are you doing Dei-da-ra?"

The blonde impishly grinned. "Going to find a spot to fish. Duh."

Itachi's fingers clenched and unclenched as he turned back around. "Go find someplace else."

"No way un!"

Letting out an angry sigh, Itachi stopped where he was and faced the water. "Fine. I'll fish here. You go on the other side of the lake and-"

"Too late," Deidara said in a bored voice, his line already cast in the lake.

Itachi popped a vein. "Why you infuriating little-"

Deidara grinned, listening to the older teen rant. Boy does this guy get riled up easily.

-An Hour Later-

Itachi sat near the lake's end, his eyebrow twitching uncontrollably. Deidara was humming obnoxiously fifteen feet away, and Shisui was whistling off-key and loudly from across the lake. They're both lucky I don't feel like getting up and one of them is on the other side of this giant pond, he darkly thought.

Suddenly, there was a sharp prick in his leg.

He looked down to see a fishing hook caught in the bottom hem.

"Sorry!" Deidara called with a hand cupped over his mouth, although he was laughing. "I was casting the line and it got stuck!"

Itachi ripped the hook out and tossed it away. "Just watch where you're aiming!" he angrily shouted back.

Shisui was now doing a jig by himself, hands on his hips.

Itachi had to try hard not to use a Katon jutsu on him.

And apparently Deidara had horrible aim, because the blonde's fishing hook got stuck in his clothing six more times within the next minute and a half.

Itachi was very near his patience end.

He snatched the next hook that came his way without even looking, turning his furious gaze onto the smirking blonde causing his aggravation. "Do. You. Mind?"

Deidara grinned. "Can I have my line back un?"

Itachi stood, stomping over to him. "I'll give you your line back alright," he grumbled, several tick marks on his forehead.

Deidara raised his hands defensively. "You can't beat me up when your cousin isn't here to save me!" he exclaimed.

"What?" Itachi looked over his shoulder to find that the older Uchiha had indeed gone missing. "Oh you have got to be kidding me," he muttered.

Deidara smirked, raising his fishing rod while Itachi wasn't looking to try and bash him over the head.

With a sigh- and having well expected an attack from behind- Itachi turned on his heel and kicked the blonde several feet away from him.

"Waaghh un!"

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Itachi asked.

Deidara warily straightened from where he had stumbled, coughing into a closed fist. "Ano..."

Itachi gave him a very blank look before the corners of his lips turned up into a smile. He beckoned with his free hand, the other one clutching his rod lightly. "Are you coming at me or what?"

"...!" Deidara's eyes widened. And then he eagerly lunged at the raven, excited to spar a bit. Even if the choice of weapons was a little odd.

Itachi quickly raised his fishing rod to block.

-Three Minutes Later-

Deidara angrily hacked at Itachi's fishing pole. "Quit- blocking- already- un!" he said with each strike.

Itachi couldn't help but grin at the bomber's irritation. "You get angry way too easily," he commented, parrying a few strikes before finally attacking with his own.

"I should be saying that to you," Deidara muttered.

"You're not doing so bad though," Itachi lazily fended off a sharp whack from Deidara and moved to the side.

"It's like fighting with a sword un," Deidara arrogantly said, stepping closer. "And I've had plenty of practice with one."

Itachi smirked and took a step back to avoid a jab. "Yes it's like a sword. Except that a sword-" he pulled the tip of Deidara's rod back. "-doesn't bend." He let it go and watched in satisfaction as the pole smacked the blonde square in the nose.

"Ow!" Deidara held a hand to his face, visible eye narrowing. "Why you-!"

Itachi easily swept Deidara's feet out from under him, stabbing the tip of his fishing rod into the Iwa nin's chest triumphantly. "I told you you're too cocky."

Deidara grinned and grabbed the other teen's rod, yanking it forward and causing Itachi to tumble down towards his face. He brought a leg up before their foreheads could make contact, holding Itachi at bay with his foot in his stomach and throwing both of their rods off to the side. He victoriously smirked. "Anyone can gain the advantage if they think a little un."

Itachi raised a brow and then rolled off of the leg keeping him up. "You are right," he said, brushing himself down. "Although I could have plunged my fingers through your neck or snapped your leg back."

Deidara snickered and climbed to his feet. "But you didn't."

"Don't make me change my mind," Itachi grumbled. He paused and then looked at the younger blonde. "What happened to our fishing rods?"

Deidara blinked. "I threw them somewhere un."

"Somewhere?" Itachi gave him an exasperated look. "As in somewhere off to the side where the lake is?"

"..."

"..."

"...Oops."

Itachi face-palmed. "Great. We lost the fishing rods and Shisui. Now what are we supposed to do?"

Deidara peered into the water. "Well, I guess the only thing left to do is swim down to the bottom un."

Itachi looked at him in disbelief. "What? No way!"

Deidara frowned at the fifteen year old. "Why not?"

"In case you weren't listening," Itachi said with an annoyed roll of his eyes, "Shisui told us this lake was dangerous and that we shouldn't go in."

Deidara huffed, aready throwing off his vest. "Oh come on Itachi. Does this lake look dangerous to you?"

Itachi frowned. "You don't know what's underneath," he said, eyeing the calm waters in front of them. The setting sun cast a dark orange hue across its rippling surface, but there was a great shadow gathered towards the center of the lake. One that told him the lake was deeper than he originally thought it to be.

On the ground, Deidara had taken to removing his sandals, setting them beside his vest.

Itachi stared at him. "What are you doing?"

"I'm going in. I said that already didn't I hmm?" The Iwa nin looked at him smugly. "Worried you'll sink?"

Itachi gave him a sour look. "I'm not going to sink," he said. "I just honestly think this is a bad idea."

Deidara let out an exasperated sigh, pushing to his feet. "Kami forbid you get a little seaweed in your hair un. I haven't gone swimming in a long time, so if you'll excuse me..." he stepped towards the lake's edge.

Itachi felt a brow quirk. "Does this look like the beach to you?"

"Killjoy," the blonde scoffed. He smirked and then stretched his arms above his head. "Stay up here then. I'll just find the rings all on my own yeah," he said before diving in.

Itachi blinked as the blonde seamlessly entered the lake before smacking himself in the head. "What an idiot. He's going to screw something up," he grumbled, pulling off his own shirt and sandals. He suspiciously looked at the lake and then glanced around the clearing once for any sign of his cousin. "If we die- I'm blaming him." He quickly slipped into the surprisingly warm water and swam under.

Damn... I can't see anything through this murk, Itachi irritably thought. I'll just have to find Deidara-no-baka's chakra signature then...

~X~

Shisui amusedly watched as his cousin and Deidara disappeared into the lake, sitting on the branch of a nearby tree and tossing a stone up and down in his hand. "So you would ignore my warning and go in anyway? What a pair of idiots."

~X~

Deidara pushed through the water, finding it thicker than he thought it would be. Even though he couldn't see very well, he knew he was swimming down so it must have meant he was going the right way. The right way for what was a debatable question. Should I get the rings or the fishing rods? Well why would I get the fishing rods? There's no point to that now that I'm in here.

Something brushed by his cheek.

Deidara swatted it away. How long can I hold my breath for again?

It slapped his cheek again.

Deidara pushed it away, a bit more irritably this time. Finding the rings in this is going to take a while. So I'll have to hit the surface soon...

This time it dragged slowly across his forehead and tickled his arm.

Maybe in three minutes and WHAT THE HELL KEEPS TOUCHING ME! he inwardly screamed, glancing around the muddy water with a popped vein.

Suddenly a thick, suction-cupped, tentacle snapped around his body, yanking him into the abyss that was the center of the lake. In partial alarm, Deidara sent out a short flare of chakra that blasted the water around him. Although it didn't make the grip on him any looser. ...Crap.

Itachi raised a brow and looked somewhere off to the side, a couple of bubbles escaping his mouth as realization dawned on him. That was definitely Deidara. What's going... His eyes widened as a slimy tentacle wrapped around his ankle and roughly pulled him down. What the-!

~X~

Shisui smiled as a large ripple raced across the lake's surface. "Oh well." He caught the stone in a fist. "We'll just have to see what happens now..."

The lake began to bubble.

A/N: Oh dear, what exactly is Shisui up to?

Well Itachi and Deidara seem to be having some trouble that might prove harder to get out of then they think.

Until next time~