Kadaj sat in a tree. His eyes filled with lonlyness and sadness. He felt like an outcast. Everything he'd ever worked for had just been torn to shreads. All of it was taken the day he left his home. A tear ran down Kadaj's face as pain stabbed at his heart. A lose that could never be fogotten.

Zoey looked up at the Akatsuki in the tree. She'd been told not to bother them, but this one seemed sad. Geez, I'm descibing him as if he were an animal. She laughed at the thought, and decided to get a little closer. "Um, hey, whatcha doing?"

Kadaj looks at the girl. He wondered if she knew he was an Akatsuki. "Get lost kid," he said standing up.

"Kid? Don't you have your nerves you self-fish lowlife. I'm 21!"

"And I'm 32. Now get lost before I hurt you." He starts to walk off.

She follows him. "What's up with you?"

"Don't you know I'm an Akatsuki."

"Yeah, so what. You seem harmless."

Kadaj appears behind Zoey with a kunai. "And you seem careless."

Zoey shivers. "Wait....don't hurt me. I didn't mean to bother you. I was just coming to see if you were alright. You seemed depressed." She closes her eyes.

Kadaj laughs. "Aren't you the rogue." He laughs somemore . "Caring for an Akatsuki." He lets her go.

Zoey moves away from Kadaj. "Thanks for not killing me. I'm Zoey."

"No problem. i wasn't gonna kill you anyway. i guess I'm too soft to be a full Akatsuki at the moment." He sighs. "I'm Kadaj."

Zoey smiles. "Yo sure are kinda nice. So where ya from?"

"I grew up in the Mist. Moved to the Mamga. Became assitistant. Then became Kage. After that I left the village and joined the Akatsuki."

"Well, I was a rogue from the beginning. I've been part of the Rogue Clan for eight years. How long have you been an Akatsuki?"

"A while now. I can't even remeber." He jumps into a tree.

Zoey look up at him. "Where you going?"

Kadaj looked at Zoey. "Home."

Zoey looks down then up. "Can i come!?"

Kadaj looks back. "You're a rogue, not an Akatsuki."

"Then I'll become an Akatsuki." She jumps up in the tree with him. "I'll quit as a rogue, and join you guys."

"You'll be the only girl."

Zoey blinks. "So...it's not like I haven't been able to take on a bunch of boys before. I can handle it, don't underestimate me."

Kadaj grins. "Fine the, Deidara's gonna like you."