In the obscure town of Amegakure, the Akatsuki boys were gathered in the dark and dank basement of the shelter, huddling around a pastel pink letter and an equally…err…vibrant box underneath it.
Now if only they could agree on anything…
"Hidan, you open it,un!"
"Why the freak should I do it!?"
"Because Hidan, you are the most idiotic on here."
"KAKUZU! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU-!"
"Hidan. Refrain from your noise making."
"You guys should be nice to 'Tachi-sempai, just like Tobi~!"
"…Tobi, I don't think 'Tachi likes being called 'Tachi…"
"Kisame, refrain from copying the loathsome fool."
"What the hell!? Is refrain the flipping word of the day!?"
A loud smack was heard.
"Alright!" growled Sasori. "I'll open it!"
"I'll read the letter." Volunteered Kakuzu smoothly, not willing to get on the red-heads bad side. Kakuzu shivered. He was still picking feathers from his clothing.
The stitched boy cleared his throat. "Dear Akatsuki, I hope its okay I call you that, it's easier to write to all of them to write each of you separately. My name is Sakura Haruno-"
"Why the hell should we care who this chick is!?"
Nine glares made Hidan shrink back into his seat on the ground.
"Carry on!" he squeaked.
Kakuzu rolled his eyes.
"-and me and my Mommy will be sponsoring you until the war is over, than you can come to Konoha and live with us! I'm so excited to have somebody to talk to! I'm turning 6 years old today, my favorite color is red and I have a best friend named Ino, although she can be a meanie sometimes." He continued in a monotone that earned him a few odd stares.
His voice so did not match his words. "And guess what? I'm gonna give each of you something since I don't know when your birthdays are! Here's a list!" His voice trailed off and he looked up at Sasori and the others who were all watching him intently, some curious, others hopeful.
His mouth was dry as he read the next part. "Deidara: My mommy has a friend down there who's an eye doctor and she can fix up your eye for you…"
They all looked at Deidara in shock and happiness. Their friend had been sensitive about his blindness, having acquired it after a flash bomb went off mere feet from him.
Deidara was stunned. This girl cared enough to fix his eye? Wasn't this just some weird hobby or science project? Did she…really care about him? The thought brought butterflies to his belly. No one besides the others has ever cared, yeah… The six-year-old thought, stunned.
"Sasori: My mom says you need heart surgery, so her doctor friend will do that for you too!"
Sasori looked like he would burst into happy tears the poor boy. His heart condition had him on the brink off death, seizures constantly wracking his body, heart stopping with any exertion…To have a normal heart…Sasori thought in awe.
"Itachi: I got you some dango, cause you look like you'd be someone with a sweet tooth like me."
All eyes turned to Itachi as Sasori came out of his stupor and threw a box to Itachi, green tea dango carefully preserved. They watched I shock as Itachi's eyes lit up, but he quickly hide it. Dango! moaned the stoic boy in his head. Oh sweet, sweet, dango…we meet again…
Kakuzu cleared his throat and continued, trying to erase the image of the insane glint in the dark haired boy's eyes.
"Kisame: It's a shark stuffed animal, he's blue and awesome, just like you!"
Kisame blushed and caught the plushy, ignoring the guys snickers. When he was younger, he had one just like it that his mother used to place next to him before kissing his forehead at night. "Goodnight, my little sharky!" she'd whisper, before slipping out the door.
"Kakuzu: I found this really cool mask, and I think it'll make you look like a ninja, or maybe a bounty hunter!"
Kakuzu frowned. This girl was pretty good. He had loved and admired his father, who had been a ninja in the Ame army before he had died in combat. His eyes narrowed, but he still tucked the mask he was given delicately into his pocket before continuing.
"Hidan: I few years back I got this really cool necklace from this crazy hobo on the streets ranting about how Jashin was gonna kill us all. Hope you enjoy!"
(A/N: I know I changed it, but honestly, isn't it better this way?)
Hidan grinned wildly, snatching the necklace from Sasori's hands before he had a chance to even turn around. The necklace soon found its way around Hidan's neck and the whole group groaned. Hidan was bad without the influence of a homicidal god; Jashin only knows what he would be like with that kind of influence…
"Tobi: Here's an eye patch for when the bandages come off, I really hope it gets better soon."
Tobi squealed like a school girl, swinging the eye patch thrown at his face like a weapon.
"Tobi got an eye patch! TOBI IS A GOOD BOY! AND GOOD BOYS ARE PIRATES!"
They all ignored the swooning boy.
"Zetsu: I thought you would be a plant person so here's a Venus fly trap, I'm sure it'll look great in your room!"
Sasori cautiously handed Zetsu the plant, who promptly cuddled it like it was a child.
"Oh, so cute~…"
Kisame scooted away from Zetsu slowly, as did Deidara.
"Pein: I saw your picture and I'm really sorry you got so hurt, so here's a fairy tale book to read when you hurt, it's called The Tale of the Tailed Beasts by Kyuubi Kurama."
Pein, who had been calmly resting in the back corner of the room, grabbed the book and promptly sat back down, already starting the book with fevernt and excited eyes.
"Anyways, I reallllllly hope you guys all enjoy the gifts! Love, Sakura." Kakuzu finished, grunting out the 'love' part.
Itachi was the first to emerge from his giddy stupor.
"We should reply."
All heads swivled to him, and even in the poor lighting, he could see the idea sink in.
Five, he thought wryly, four, three, two…
"TOBI SHALL FETCH THE PAPER LIKE A GOOD BOY!"
"Sasori-danna! What are you going to right, yeah?"
"Silence." Pein's command was ignored.
"What about you, Itachi? You gonna write something to Cherry?"
"Cherry?" Zetsu questioned.
Kisame blushed.
"It's fitting!" He shot back, suddenly defensive.
"Deidara, quit babbling." Sasori ground out through clenched teeth, his little 6 year old eye brows furrowed.
"Hey, stitch-face, what are you going to say to blossom?"
"I don't know, Mr. Fairy Princess."
"Hey-!"
Itachi's eye twitched.
This, he thought wearily, will be a long night…
Dear Cherry Blossom,
We are all very thankful for what you have done. Most people would not spare us a second glance, but you have done much more than that. Thanks.
TOBI SAYS HELLO TO CHERRY-CHAN BECAUSE TOBI IS A GOOD BOY!
The gifts were real great Kitten, you got most of us suckers dead on.
Thanks so much for the eye surgery blossom-chan! Now i can perfect my art and create even bigger bangs! BECAUSE ART IS A BANG!
Your promise of a new heart has given me a new lease on life, and i can't thank you enough for that, but i will do my best to repay you.
I would not count on the war ending soon Sakura-san, but what you are doing is something honorable and I respect you for what you have done. The book you sent was also greatly apprecaited, and very interesting.
Sakura-san, the plant you sent was a beautiful, and I have named her Tsun-chan.
The mask is something I will wear, for it will cover most of the stitches on my face, so it was not a waste of money.
Thanks, Blossom! The Jashin necklace is great! I'm sure he's approve of such a nice blossom as you and spare you in his purging of the earth and it's sinners!
Love,
The Akatsuki
Ha ha! Not to shabby, is it?
The pole so far is...
Akatsuki (gonna have it no matter what): 3
Sasori: 1
HA, SUCK ON THAT! SASORI IS TOTALLY WINING!
*clears throat*
Anywho, the next chapter will be when Sakura is 8 and danger befalls the poor, delicate blossom!
Le GASP!
Will she die?
Will she fall for Sasu-gay?
Will her pervy uncle make a guest appearance? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW!
(until sometime Thursday-Saturday...)
LURVE,
DemonMisstess
P.S. I wanna thank ALLL of my lovley reviewers and followers and I'm honestly suprised at the amount I recived...*sobs* I feel so loved!
And thank you, lunamirrior , for the idea for the next chappie...bwahahaha~!
MAY THE PLOT BUNNIES BE CARNIVOROUS AS WELL, MY FRIEND!
PLOT BUNNIES ON ALL YE HOUSES!
*evil laughter*