Gaara quietly scrolled through the school database displayed on his brightly lite computer monitor. Hacking into the system had been easy, especially since the Sabaku family specialized in the business.

They made hundreds a year just from hacking into the computers of unsuspecting citizens and selling their information to advertising companies.

It was around 3:00 in the morning right now in the silent mansion, but sleep always seemed to evade Gaara.

He stopped scrolling as he came upon the name that Kankuro had mentioned: Rin Sasaki.

A picture of a short boy with ragged black hair and large dark eyes popped up beside the name.

Gaara scoffed. He could see what Kankuro meant by saying the guy looked weak.

Did this guy really survive Hidan?...One of the members of the Akatsuki, the gang that ran the school.

There was no way, Kankuro must have gotten the names mixed up.

Gaara shut down his computer, allowing his room to become pitch black. He leaned back in his seat, staring out the window at the starless sky.

Maybe it was his imagination but he still felt something off with the picture of the short boy.

He looked so feminine.

Gaara shook his head, the lack of sleep was really getting to him.

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Hidan leaned on the side wall of the school, concealed among the shadows. He propped his crimson scythe next to him as he counted the blades in his hand.

His magenta eyes impatiently scanned the crowd of tired teens for Rin.

Finally his eyes spotted a scruff of messy black hair bobbing a head shorter then everyone else.

He watched as Rin trudged down the front entrance still half asleep. The short kid's uniform was messily put on. The buttons were even mismatched, and his freakishly large backpack weighed him down.

The guy was like a sitting duck.

Hidan grinned widely, saying a quick prayer to Jashin before lifting up two gleaming blades. He squatted down, waiting for the perfect time to strike, and imagining the feeling of his blades sinking into fresh skin.

Rin walked closer to the front door with no idea that the Akatsuki member stood there waiting. She gave a wide yawn, closing her eyes for a second.

"YOU'RE DEAD, YOU LITTLE FUCKER!" Hidan suddenly screamed as he leaped out from his hiding spot, blades held high above his head.

Rin opened one eye, annoyed at the loud shouting, especially this early in the morning. Her natural survival instincts kicked in, as she swiftly moved to the right without a second thought.

Hidan's eyes widened in shock as he came crashing to the ground right at the spot where Rin had been. He hadn't expected the shortie to be so fast.

The grey haired teen hit the dirt floor with a loud thump, and skidded a couple of feet, before coming to a halt. Other students watched with surprise as the Akatsuki member stood up spitting out dirt angrily.

Hidan whipped back around to shout at Rin, eyes burning with fire, "WHY YOU LIT-" he started to scream.

But Rin had already walked into the building, closing the door in Hidan's face.

Hidan stood there speechless at Rin's complete disregard for him. He was a member of the Akatsuki! No one had ever ignored him before.

Surrounding students screamed and took cover as the air around Hidan seemed to burst into a fiery inferno, "I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL THAT SHORTIE!!" he screamed to the air, causing a flock of birds to fly away in fear.

"At the front entrance, Sasori smirked as he watched the entire scene. He had seen Hidan, hiding in the shadows, and had been prepared to stop him, but it seemed that Rin didn't even need help. There's a lot more to that shortie that meets the eye. Sasori thought to himself.

The red haired teen was quite interested now.

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Rin let out another large yawn as she stumbled into class. Last night grandfather had sent her to take care of some dealers that had tried to avoid paying their debt. She had spent a good half of the night tracking down, and teaching the group of people a lesson. It was around 4 A.M when she returned home, bruised from fighting so many people, and grandfather had still expected her to go to school and learn!

Rin barely made it to her desk before collapsing in a light sleep. She heard movement around her, but didn't bother moving. It was probably nothing of importance anyway.

Deidara walked into the classroom, to see Rin sound asleep on the desk. His head buried in his arms as his back rose and fell evenly. He also saw Hidan angrily standing behind the sleeping kid, a knife raised high.

" Stop! What the hell are you doing ! -un " Deidara found himself shouting, but the knife had already started its downward descent.

*THUMP*

The sharp tip of the blade embedded itself inches from the sleeping boy's face. Hidan let out a string of curses as he futilely tried again to kill the kid.

Every time he stabbed down, Rin shifted her head unconsciously, further aggravating him. " WHY" *Stab* " THE" *stab* "FUCK" *Stab* " WON'T HE STAY STILL!-"

Hidan froze as a hand stopped him from trying again. " What are you doing Deidara?" he growled, glaring at the blonde haired student.

" Just let the guy sleep" Deidara said in a forceful tone. " Killing someone unarmed isn't how the Akatsuki work, we still have morals." He added.

Hidan snorted at the words, but relaxed his arm. " Fine, only because Jashin would be mad." He muttered under his breathe.

Secretly he was annoyed that even with Rin half asleep, he still hadn't been able to remotely damage the kid. There's something not right with this guy, and I intend to find out. He vowed silently to himself.

Hidan stormed to the back and plopped down in his seat. Deidara let out a pent up sigh he had been holding and sat down behind the still sleeping Rin. He found himself staring at the kid, who had now shifted his face to the side.

His long eyelashes were a onyx black shade, and his pink lips formed a small O as he breathed in calmly. He really did look like a girl.

Kind of cute too.

Deidara mentally slapped himself as he realized his thoughts. What the Hell's wrong with me! Man if Hidan ever discovered what I was thinking, he'd never let it go.

At that moment another new teacher walked in. Apparently the old new one had quit after the incident yesterday.

" O-okay class." Stammered the forty year old man with light grey hair, " I-I don't w-want any funny business...y-you hear?" He said as he pointed a finger at the general class.

Well at least he tried to pretend he was in control Deidara thought as he lazily watched Sasori's and Itachi make another bet.

*BANG*

" FUCK, I MISSED." Hidan screamed as his Scythe landed in the ground in between the teacher's shaking legs.

Deidara shook his head, Hidan always loved to tease them. Usually he joined in too, but today Deidara didn't really feel like it. The blond haired bomber leaned back in his seat and just watched Rin's back rise and fall as the kid slept calmly through the entire commotion.

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Rin opened her eyes and raised her head when the bell rang for lunch. She let out a sigh, stretching. That was the best nap I have ever had!

She looked around the empty classroom to find a completely different teacher, cowering in the corner as Hidan and another tan guy, with brown hair practiced throwing knives at him.

Maybe I should help the poor guy.

*Grumble* Rin gripped her stomach as it cried out loudly. She hadn't even eaten breakfast thanks to her grandfather and his crazy missions. Rin got up from her seat, giving the frightened teacher an apologetic look before walking out of the room, and towards the cafeteria.

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Gaara let out a sigh as he sat down in the bustling cafeteria. Usually he just stayed in the classroom, but today he had forgotten to bring lunch. The red hair teen looked down with disgust at the pile of glop that was school lunch before pushing it away.

" Are you going to eat that?" Asked a sudden soft voice. A figure sat down across from him.

Gaara gazed up in surprise that someone besides Kankuro was actually talking to him. He was even more surprised to find that that someone was none other then Rin Sasaki.

He looked even more girly and weak in real life.

The short kid was staring at Gaara's plate of school lunch like it was a gift from heaven. " Well, are you? " he asked again.

Gaara felt his eye twitch a little, " No." He finally said in his cold voice.

The short boy didn't seem the slightest bit fazed by Gaara's tone. His eyes glistened widely as he grabbed the plate of food and devoured it immediately.

After eating most of the dish, Rin glanced back up at the emo looking kid that had given her the food. " Thanks." She said with a small smile," I'm Rin by the way."

The emo kid stared at her, emotionless, for a couple of seconds. " Gaara." He finally said.

Rin went back to finishing off the food, while Gaara stared at the girlish boy with a mix of awe and annoyance. " Do you know where you're sitting?" He growled.

Rin glanced up from her food and finally noticed that the table she sat at was the only one that was completely empty in the mass of students.

" Uhh...I'm sitting at the best table ever?" She guessed.

This kid is stupid. Gaara thought to himself.

" No," he said letting out an aggravated sigh, " This is my table."

Gaara expected the kid to get up and leave just like everyone else usually did, but Rin just raised an eyebrow as she scanned the table. " Is your name written on this table somewhere?" She asked.

Gaara was slightly taken aback by the teens reaction.

" No." He answered.

" Did you make the table?"

" No."

"Did you buy the table?"

"No."

" Then it's not your table." Rin concluded as she continued to munch on the food.

Gaara was speechless for a second. Technically, this was the first conversation he had ever had with anyone besides Kankuro, and even Kankuro had never spoken to him in this way.

But surprisingly, Gaara didn't want to beat the crap out of the defiant shortie that sat in front of him. " You're different from the others." Gaara found himself saying quietly, " You're not afraid of me."

" Well, Are you afraid of me?" Rin asked back to Gaara.

Gaara shook his head. I mean the kid was a head shorter then everyone. No way could he ever be considered scary.

Rin smirked, noticing the demeaning glance that Gaara had sent her, " Looks can be deceiving." The teen said quietly.

Then Rin stuck out her hand. Gaara looked at it as if it were something foreign. " Friends?" She asked to the emo boy as he stared at her strangely.

For a moment, Gaara had no idea how to respond. He had heard this term " Friends" before, and he knew that true friends were mere illusions in life.

"I don't make friends " he finally spoke in a low voice.

Rin's smile didn't falter and her response surprised the emo even more .

"Neither do I" the shortie said happily as she forcefully grabbed Gaara's hand and gave it a shake. " That's why I feel that we'll be best of friends." She finished firmly.

Then she got up slowly and walked out of the cafeteria." I'll see you after school.....friend." She called behind her back.

Gaara remained unmoving in his seat, still shocked as he stared at his opened hand.

Shouldn't he be angry? I mean, that shortie had taken his lunch, dared to touch him, and had practically forced him to be his friend?

Why wasn't he furious?

Gaara slowly got up, shaking his head as he made his way back to his own classroom. His mind swarmed with confusion.

After the red haired teen had left, the cafeteria busted into noise again. Everyone whispered among themselves about what they had just witnessed.

" Who the hell was that?" Naruto asked to his other classmates.

"I don't know, but he was actually touching Gaara." Kiba muttered with surprise.

" The dude must have a death wish then." Shikamaru commented.

Sasuke sat silently as his classmates talked about the strange boy. They were pretty dense, so it would take them awhile to figure out who that kid was, but Sasuke had snooped around Itachi's computer and found the file of all the students in Konaha Elite.

Being the younger brother of an Akasuki member did have its perks, even if he loathed Itachi.

He too continued to think about what he had just witnessed, as his eyes followed the short black haired boy.

What is Rin Sasaki planning?

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Gonna end it here ^_^

So what do you guys think...I actually really like this fanfic, so if you guys like it to tell me' and vote or comment :P

Also naruto, sasuke, shikamaru, kiba and those other guys are gonna be in the same grade as the Akatsuki, just a different class.

Thanks!