W00t, my Deidara story is in the house! *dances*

Well, this is the beginning…and it may be a little between Deidara and Sasori, so beware! Mwahahahahaha! This is also way before the Akatsuki even set their attack on Konoha.

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"I can't believe it had to be like this…"

"I'm sorry, my dear…it's how you were meant to carry on…"

"How will I find a purpose this way?!"

"You will see…be aware for one of the red cloud…"

17-year-old Anata awoke in her home with a cold sweat. Every night, she heard those words in her dreams. The red cloud…she still had no idea what it was supposed to mean. Shaking off those worries, she arose from her bed. Giving a bit of a groan as she dug through her drawers for clothes, her eyes still half closed with the sleep deprivation, she thought about what she'd cook for breakfast that morning.

Her everyday chores consisted of cooking the breakfast and dinner, making sure her younger cousin was gone and on time for school at the ninja academy, and of course being on time for her own meetings with her team squad. Her uncle was very busy most of the time, which is why she usually had to do the cooking.

That and the fact he was a huge prick. She felt bad for her cousin, seeing as the young boy was pushed to heavy limits with his jutsu because of her Uncle. The man saw everyone who was unable to use strong jutsu to be weak in general.

She was quite used to his attitude anyway. If she had to count, she could guess he'd kicked her out of the house over 12 times before. His temper was so short, he blew a fuse if she made even the slightest smart-ass noise. Seeing as her mother had died only 2 years before and her father disappeared off the face of the Earth, she had no choice but to stay with the jerk.

Kicking on her sandals and pulling her dyed purple hair up into a messy ponytail, she grabbed her headband off the dresser before running down to the confines of the kitchen. Her small hands immediately reached around for food items, including eggs and bread. Shoving a piece of the wheat into her mouth, she began cooking up the food in a hurried fashion. She had to meet her teammates early, though she was still unsure as to why.

Small feet padded across the floor and into the kitchen. A small voice called out to the girl. "Morning, Anata!" 7-year-old Kyon ran in, his dark brown locks sticking every which way on his head as he ran up to the girl's side. "Ohh, what are you making? Eggs? Yay!" He clapped his hands. She grinned, swallowing the bread in her mouth.

"Yes, Yes. Kyon, did you brush your hair this morning?" She asked, tilting her head. He kicked his foot.

"Yeees…" He cooed. She giggled at the innocent look on his face.

"Nice try. Now get your butt in the bathroom and clean yourself up. I have to hurry up and get out or Sensei will kill me." She flipped the eggs onto a few plates.

"Yes ma'am!" He saluted her before running out of the kitchen. She continued to giggle to herself. That little boy…she loved him so much.

Finally finishing up the food, she set the table and placed everything down right as Kyon came skipping merrily back in. "Kyon, remember, eat properly. And don't let Uncle be really rough with you today." She wagged her finger at him. He nodded a bit pitifully.

"Yes, Anata…" He smiled sheepishly at her. She smiled back.

"Alright, love. I'll see you later today." She reached over to press a kiss to his forehead before she kicked her heel on the floor a few times and headed out the door.

When she arrived at their meeting spot, she met a bit of an odd sight. It wasn't her teammates or her Sensei who were standing in the trees. Funny…she thought that Urey's letter told her to meet them on the outside of the leaf village gate. But these figures…

In a flash, the two figures hopped from the trees. One seemed abnormally large, like it wasn't a real body. It seemed more like…a monster. He was wearing a large straw hat. The one next to him was wearing the same hat, so she could barely see his face other than the few strands of blonde hair that fell longer than the straw itself. His hands flexed by his sides as his lowered head was pointed in Anata's direction.

Then something caught her eye. The black cloaks they were wearing…it was embroidered with red patterns that looked exactly like clouds. Her memory immediately flashed to her dream's words.

"Be aware for one of the red cloud…"

Could they be a secret to the words she'd been hearing in her dreams? That was the question she was hearing. Raising her arms, she narrowed her unusual red-brown eyes at the quiet figures. "Speak…why are you here? Where are my teammates?" She scowled, her fists clenching angrily. There was a chuckled, but she couldn't tell which one had made it.

The more humanlike one lifted his head, grabbing the side of the straw hat to lift it up slightly and stare her dead straight in the eye with one piercing blue one. Just the way he was staring at her…sent shivers up her spine. She couldn't see his mouth, but she knew he was smiling.

"Is she really the one, Sasori-Danna…hm?" His voice came out slightly husky, but incredibly sexy nonetheless. His attention turned to the larger, shorter figure next to him. There was a loud 'hmph' that emanated from the creature.

"Your name is Anata Kohiki…am I not correct? Just been promoted to ANBU medical ninja status." The creature's voice was scary, as if it really were a monster talking. He must have been a machine of some sort. More importantly, how in the hell did they know her name?!

"Who wants to know…?" She asked, raising an eyebrow as she kept her guard up, both eyes locked on both figures. The blonde chuckled.

"She's quite a pretty one, yeah?" He pulled his hat off, revealing that his hair was even longer than she'd expected, tied in a large ponytail on the top of his head. Now that she could see him better, she noticed the large carved line through his headband. A former ninja of the stone…now a rouge.

"Whatever, Deidara. Just hurry up and deal with her. I don't want to hang around here longer than we need to." The creature known as Sasori answered. She hissed.

"Mind explaining to me why the hell you are here and who you are? What have I done to you…?" Anata could tell something was really bad here. She felt the evil around them both. Rouge ninjas were not exactly friendly.

Rather than open his mouth, the blonde lifted his left hand and she watched in absolute surprise at the mouth on his hand. It made no sense…this man had some really rare power. Out of the mouth appeared a small white bird, no bigger than his hand in general. Her upper lip twitched. What was he going to do with that?

He held his hand out, giving the small bird a little toss towards her. In pure confusion, she didn't bother to move, instead going to smack it away. Once she reached out, his hand shot up in a hand sign. With a silent word, the creature exploded right in front of her, getting her entire hand in the most painful part of the explosion.

With a yelp, she jumped back from the now hovering smoke, clutching her bleeding hand to her chest as she coughed from inhaling some of the explosion. Before she had full time to recover, she found herself two inches away from the blonde's face. His lips were curled in a smirk.

"Wh-What are you doing?!" She hissed, knowing that she could attack him at any point while he was standing there. But she really didn't know this guy's technique. He could really hurt her if she didn't think correctly or did something wrong.

"Heh…for an ANBU, you aren't very smart, are you?" He asked, leaning in towards her face. "Strike one." She growled.

"Shut the fuck up!" She spat in his face before bringing her leg up into his side, making him gasp a bit and step sideways. Taking that chance, she turned around to face him, making a few hands signs. "Wind Style: Razor Leaves!" Using the falling leaves around her, she sent them spiraling at the blonde, who only smiled and jumped up into the air right as a fair-sized bird flew by and caught him right on its back. He grinned as he looked at her.

"Strike two, hm..."

Cursing to herself, she readied herself for another attack before feeling strong metal tangle around her entire body. "Wh-What the-?!" Her head turned back to meet the beady eyes of the mechanical looking creature. She'd forgotten about him! She really wasn't ready for ANBU status…

"Enough now, little girl. It'll be a lot easier if you just come calmly." He chuckled. "Unless you'd like me to put you onto the brink of death…" She shivered at this. Deidara came back down, the bird disappearing in a puff of smoke as he landed gracefully on his feet in front of her.

"That's strike three…and you're out, yeah?" He cooed. She felt a sharp pain on the pressure point in her neck and her eyes slipped closed as she passed out in the grip of Sasori.

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Me: Hmm…how was it, Dei?

Deidara: I think that's the first time I've ever been…playful, yeah…

Me: You weren't being playful! You were being an ass! That's how you always are!

Deidara: I didn't say anything about my art, un!

Me: You USED it though! SHUT UP, I'LL GET TO IT!!! YOU COMPLAIN TOO MUCH!!! *makes Deidara ramble like a fool in the next chapter*

Deidara: HEY!!!