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THIS TAKES PLACE IN THE PRESENT.

"Man,that was a close one."said Deidara- the only Akatsuki surviving member other than Ayaka.

At the last second he lost consciousness,he was left for dead,the others were slain.

A fragment of the rose whip at his neck,dying as he pulled it off.

"Hun,not much blood."said Deidara,"Now,to find the traitor."Leaving the cave behind,he ventured south,away from the Leaf Village.'If I went alone they would know and finish me off."

That was the plan,but Deidara is going to be for a rude awakening and perhaps find love someday.


"Well,thank you for having us."said Kurama,"We will return some day Sasuke and Hinata."

"You're will tell Gaara and Yukina you're on your way to the Sand Village.I'm sure Gaara will have a place for you."

"Thank you for your hospitality." Kurama said, bowing to the Uchiha couple.

"You're welcome." Hinata said.


Deidara avoided his former village,going through rough terrain in the Fire nation.

It would be DAYS before he left all five nations' behind.

"Well,let's be going to the Sand Village."said Kurama.

"Okay." said the others.

So they all walked out of the gates of the Leaf village and began on their ways to head to the Sand village, which will take about three to five days.

"I hope you have food packed Kurama."said Yusuke.

"I did, Hinata-san has made tons of food for us." Kurama said.

"Great."said Yusuke,"So what is your brat of a nephew doing these days?"

"He's not a brat Yusuke, Ayaka is helping people in Konoha." Kurama said.

"Then where was he awhile back?Tsubame didn't know where he was,none of us did."

"I did not know where he was either." Kurama said.

"What about you Hiei?"

Hiei retorted,"I'm not his keeper."

"Fine." Yusuke said.

"Hn,I would rather have Ayaka over you."

Kurama sighed,"Let's try to keep this vacation peaceful."

"Hn." Hiei said.

"Alright fox boy." Yusuke said.


Deidara saw a tea shop and decided to go there and get some tea.

Rest for a bit.

"What would you like sir?"

"Tea and a cinnamon roll."said Diedara.

"Alright, I'll be back." said the waitress.

"Thank you." Deidara said.

While he waited,he got some of the locals staring at him."You're not from around here are you?'"

"No,just a stranger passing through."was his response.

"Alright." said the locals.

"Hn." Deidara said.

Deidara's eyes narrowed as one approached him."That cloak you're wearing,where did you get it?"

It could have been a rhetorical question or he knew of the Akatsuki.

Either way it didn't look good for the blonde.

"It was a gift."Diedara quipped.

"Where?" asked the man.

"The Leaf village is where your wife brought it for me."

The man blinked then frowned,obviously believing him,"Are you telling me you slept with my Ami?'"

"Ami...yeah...she's a real piece of work."

"You no good son of a b*tch." said the man, lifting his shirt and was about to punch him.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."said Deidara smugly.

The waitress cautiously approached the two men,"We don't want any trouble,please leave."

"Fine!"scowled the man,throwing Deidara to the floor,"I don't want to see you here time,I won't be so forgiving."

Deidara smirked as the guy walked away.

Dusting himself off,Deidara approached the waitress,"I'll take my tea and cinnamon roll now."

The waitress blinked,remembering she had it in her hands,"Here you go."

"Thanks." Deidara said.

"You're welcome."said the waitress before tending to another customer.

'I wonder what my dear friend Ayaka is doing..'

Ayaka was flying back home when he began to sneeze.

"Ugh..I HATE that...whenever someone thinks of you you sneeze...bet it was Tsubame."

Ayaka continued to fly faster, eager to see his mate.

Somewhere down below...

Deidara finished his drink and roll,paid for the services and went on his way.

'Now where to go' Deidara thought as he continued walking.

Reaching the border of the Fire Village,he was closer to the water nation.

'Guess I'm going to the Mist village.' thought Deidara.


"I see we're getting closer to the entrance of the Sand Village."said Kurama.

"About damn time."said Yusuke.

"Hn, quit whining detective." Hiei said.

"What?We walked through hot dessert sand for three days."said Yusuke.

"Hn." Hiei said.

"Please don't start you two." Kurama said.

"I see you finally made it."said Gaara."Welcome to Suna."

"Thank you." Kurama said.

"Well,let me show you to where you'll be staying."said Gaara.

They nod their heads as they followed Gaara.

Yukina added the finishing touches to the guest rooms,"I'm done in here Temari,what about you?"

"I'm done." Temari said.

"Good,"said the koormie,"How far along are you?"

Temari smiled, "Eight months." as she rubbed her stomach.

Yukina nodded,"Where is Shikamaru these days?"

"In Konoha, since he's Naruto's adviser and all." replied Temari.

"Oh,I see."said Yukina,rubbing her still flat stomach,"Soon I'll be having twins like my mother."

"What are you calling them?"asked Temari.

"Hina after my late mother and Miko for our son."replied Yukina.

Temari smiled, "Those are lovely names."

"Thank you." Yukina said.

"You're welcome." Temari said, "I wonder when the guys are getting here, Botan has a surprise for them."

The front door opened in front of them,Yukina smiled when she saw her redheaded husband and friends,"Welcome to Suna."

Yusuke smiled when he saw Yukina,"Yukina,something's different about you."

"Well,Yusuke,I'm pregnant with twins."Yukina looked fondly at Gaara,"We decided to name them Hina and Miko."

Hiei smiled at his sister's words, "You decided to name your daughter after our mother?"

Yukina nods her head.

"That's sweet."said Botan.

"Hn."nodded Hiei.

Yukina smiled,"I'll show your me."

"Okay." said the others as they followed her.


Deidara cursed,"Damn,this trip is taking longer than I thought."

Laying on the grass,he looked up at the sky,a vision of Botan appeared before him,causing Diedara to smile.

"Here's your rooms."said Yukina.

'I can't wait to see you again.' he thought.

"Thank you Yukina."

Closing his eyes,he dreams of his crush.

"You're welcome."said the ice apparition.

Botan began to sneeze.

"Sneezy sneezy achoo,someone is thinking of you."sang Yukina,mimicking Botan's catchphrase.

"But who can be thinking of her?"I asked.

"I don't know." Botan said.

"Oh my, someone has a crush on you Bo-chan." I said.

Botan blushed.

"Hn,is that all you going on about in our vacation?"grumbled Hiei.

"Hiei, be nice." you said.

"Hn, fine." Hiei said.

"I wonder who is thinking about you Bo-chan." I said.

Sano growled,"Have YOU forgotten I'm here?"

"Oops sorry." I said, laughing nervously.

"Sano dear, don't be mad." Botan said.

Sano closed his eyes,"Fine.I don't to hear this again."

"If you want to check out the sand village,we can go anytime you want."said Yukina.