Chapter 5

Masago awoke, having slept well, she got out of her bed, and made her way to the bathroom where she took a long hot shower and got dressed for the day. She really had no clue what she was supposed to do, but her stomach was calling to her, so she gradually made her way to the kitchen, where she saw Konan sitting at the table drinking coffee.

"Good morning Konan-san."

"ah, Masago, you're up early, for a teenager that is." Konan said with a smile

Masago scratched her head, "oh erm, I am not really sure of the time, there doesn't seem to be any clocks around."

"ah, well it is around 6am. Please help yourself to anything from the kitchen, you look hungry." Konan said

Masago got some breakfast items and a cup of coffee from the kitchen then sat down opposite Konan at the kitchen bar. Konan was idly folding some paper in front of her, Masago ate her breakfast as she watched Konan fold a perfect crane.

"You're very good at origami, Konan-san." She spoke in awe.

"It is my jutsu Masago-san, you see I can turn my body into paper to become a ultimate source." Konan said whilst taking a sheet of paper from her own hand. "Then with like the paper cranes I can make flying razors, to attack."

Masago stared in awe, "I've never seen something that incredible, Konan-san!"

"Come to my room I'll show you some real works of art, if you want of course." Konan suggested.

"Okay, Konan-san." Masago said with a smile, she had really started to like Konan, she wondered what a nice woman like her was doing in this dark organisation, maybe she was blackmailed into it.

She wasn't surprised to be greeted with a long tunnel before getting to a separate door to Konans room. Konan opened the door and beckoned Masago to go in first. Konans room was blues in colour, unlike her red room, the first thing she noticed however where the various folded paper objects. But the best was on a round glass table, it was a paper folded doll house, it was amazingly detailed with chairs and tables.

"Whoa this is amazing!"

Konan smiled, "Thank you."

"So, er, Konan-san?"

"What is it Masago-san?"

"Well I was just wondering how you ended up in the Akatsuki?" Masago said

"ah well, I have been by Leader-sans side for many years now, since we where children in fact. We started this organisation to protect Amegakure." Konan explained

Masago was shocked, Konan co-started the Akatsuki? But she seams like such a nice woman, to think up a murderous organisation like this was unthinkable.

"It wasn't always like this Masago-san, don't get me wrong, its only recently that the organisation has become darker, but to question my god would be unthinkable to me. He is all I have."

Masago gave Konan a half smile, "So what did it used to be like then Konan-san?"

Masago didn't know how long had passed, but it felt like hours, Konan had been telling her all old funny stories about things that had happened within the Akatsuki, from old comrades hitting on her, to them being fried by Pain minutes later. She also had opened up to Masago a lot, telling her about how she trained with one of the legendary sanins and about he being an orphan.

They'd become so close in fact they had dropped the formality.

"So Masago-chan have you ever been in love with someone?" Konan asked her out of the blue.

She blushed, "Not really Konan, I just had a stupid crush on a idiot back in Suna."

"Deidara is cute eh? He's about your age?" Konan said with a wink.

Masago went red. "Konan! He's a, a erm, well.. oh I don't know."

Konan laughed, but before she could say anything Masago got her own back by shooting a comment about her and Leader-san. In which Konan furiously blushed at, and muttered about how he was her god, and she was his angel. Masago was loving this, but was interrupted by a knock on Konan's door.

Konan got up and opened the door.

"Sasori-san is there something you need?" Konan asked politly

"Yes Konan, Masago you're needed for a meeting with me, the kid and Leader-sama, about a mission." Sasori answered

"Oh Deidara is going on this mission too?" Konan asked looking smug.

"I think so." Sasori said oblivious as Masago got up muttered a goodbye to Konan and left hiding her blush as she walked with Sasori to Leaders quarters.

For the second time Masago was standing in Pains office. This time she was standing beside Deidara and Sasori.

"Sasori" Pain spoke "Your spy Ren has some valuable information regarding a Jinchuricki in Kirigakure. It is supposed to be the six tails, which is also my target. So I need you to rendezvous with Ren, get all the information, then finish him."

"ah Leader-sama sounds easy enough, so why send three of us?" Deidara spoke up.

"Ren is quite a liar when it comes down to the information he gives." Sasori stated.

"That is why Masago is needed Deidara, her sharingan will be able to tell by Ren's internal movements whether he is lying or not." Pain explained to the blonde. "I trust you can all work as a team and make this mission successful."

"Yes Leader-sama!" Sasori, Masago and Deidara spoke simultaneously.

"Pack up for the mission and depart as soon as possible! Dismissed!"

Sasori, Deidara and Masago walked down the long tunnel to the main meeting room, this is where Sasori instructed that they needed to get their stuff together and meet back here within the hour, then disappeared off to his room.

"hm, for once a mission with the old man wont be so boring with you, yeah." Deidara smirked as he walked off to his room to get ready.

Masago thought for a minute, not about Deidara though. She was wondering just what to take on a Akatsuki mission, sure she packed for her missions back in Suna, but... ah bugger it. She walked to Konans' room, and knocked on the door.

"Hey Konan-chan, can you come help me pack for this mission?" she asked.

Konan smirked, "You don't even know how to pack for a mission Masago-chan?"

She glared at the kunoichi. "Not an Akatsuki mission."

"Yeah, yeah, all right, lets go to your room then." Konan smiled as she got up and walked together with Masago to her room.

"Packing light is essential when going on missions. The cloak you wear has various pockets to store things in such as clothes, weapons and minimal food and drink." Konan explained as she opened up Masago's cloak that was lying on the bed.

"I didn't notice the pockets." Masago said, truth was she hadn't looked twice at the thing.

"Get one change of clothes, and weapons you will need." Konan told her.

Masago did as she was instructed, and by the time Konan had gone over all the secret compartments the cloak was finished. Masago then put it on.

"whoa, its heavy!" she exclaimed.

"Obviously..." Konan smirked. "oh Masago, shouldn't you be going?"

Masago looked at the time, shit!

"er hey see you later Konan-chan!" She shouted as she ran out of her room down the hall and to the front wall of the base.

"You're late girl, and I hate to be kept waiting." Sasori said with malice.

"aha, Sasori, my man, go easy on the new girl, yeah?" Deidara said

"Shut up you insolent boy." Sasori groaned as he turned his attention to the opening of the akatsuki. He and Deidara then did some hand signs and put their palms too the wall, which then parted. Masago followed the blonde and grump down the path and was blinded by the natural light at the end.

"ha! You look so funny right now Masago-chan hmm!" Deidara laughed.

Masago finally got use to the sun and said nothing as she followed Sasori. The hidden mist village was a few days travel and she didn't want to be in the middle of Deidara's and Sasori's art wars. This was looking to be a tedious journey.

AngelicEvangelion here, been busy this last week! I got a part time job! I think I can do a chapter a week, thats my aim now, and Ill try to make it weekend treats...

Ja!