Title: Standing tall
Pairings: Deidara & Haruno Sakura
Rating: M - Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with possible strong but non-explicit adult themes, references to violence, and strong coarse language.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto. But someday I will own Deidara
Chapter One: never to be tamed
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The sound of a key henge turning disrupted the silence in Sakura's apartment as the tired kunoichi came in to her long abandoned house, how long had it been since she had last slept on her bed, Over a month, the dried blood on her pink locks and her torn ANBU were not the only signs of the long mission. Bruises and small cuts displayed on her arms and could be seen through the slashes in her uniform.
"I missed my house," she muttered to herself in a small but happy smile. Slowly making her way down the hall, only one thing was on her mind... Shower.
Peeling of her clothes a she slowly made her way to the bathroom stall she heard a strange noise coming from inside the same that sound like... running water?
"Some kunoichi I am" she said to herself annoyed at her clad in only her underwear and a skintight sleeveless black shirt she produced a senbon from her hair. Sakura crept up to the stall.
"Who the hell breaks in to other people's house to take a shower?" inner Sakura yelled ah the top of her lungs. Nearing the stall door she reached for the handle, flinging it open.
Sakura gaped at the sight before her, standing before stood none other than the blonde Akatsuki. The only thing covering his well-toned body was a thin layer of water and a few stray golden locks dripping off his shoulders.
"D-dei-dar-a" she stuttered
"That's my name, yeah" the blonde grinned at her
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Nice to see you too, un"
"I-I... How long have you been here?" Sakura raised a roseate brow
"Five minutes"
"And you're already storming my shower?" she asked in mocked anger
"I was dirty, yeah" Deidara smirked
"What are you doing in Konoha, Deidara?" Sakura's tone grew serious
"Hmm... I missed you?"
"Deidara…"
"I had a mission near by"
"Near, meaning here?"
"Hun?"
"You're mission was in Konoha, wasn't it?"
"Maybe"
"So it was you who destroyed the west gate! How dare you come here? Are you after Naruto?"
"Hun?"
"What was your mission?"
"..."
"You ARE after him, aren't you? You..."
Deidara clamped her mouth with his hands "You know you should be nicer to me, I came a long way to see you"
"No, yo..." Sakura words were silenced by Deidara's lips, Sakura fought his kiss but he held her tightly.
"Shut up, yeah," he said removing his lips from hers, pulling her to his body. Sakura suppressed a moan from the contact with his warm skin damn it felt good. Losing all will power as she flung her arms around his neck, kissing him passionately, while Deidara made himself busy removing what little clothes she did have on, and pulling her under the flow of water, he leaned her against the wall, lips still locked while their tongues waged war in their mouths, his hands crept up her thighs pushing them apart, he lifted her to the height of his hips his hands squeezing her thighs as he pushed himself into her, a moan escaping her lips…
"Deidara we can't..." she protested, he responded by pushing himself into her once, only this time harder
"Deidara..." The blond ignored her pleas as he kept a growing but steady rhythm, whispering softly in her ear
"Ask"
"What?"
"What do you want?"
"I want..." Sakura gasped as he pushed in deeper
"I want... You"
"I knew that, hmm"
"You... Aaahhh!"
Deidara chuckled it was always the same. She would always protest him, but give in just as quickly… to be only moments later calling out his name between pants and moans
"Let's get out of this shower… And get in your room"
"Pervert"
"I not the one almost screaming, hmm"
Sakura blushed "you're no fun" she pouted in defeat
"Oh but I am, un"
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Beep, beep, beep!
Beep, beep, beep!
Sakura opened one lazy eye as she scanned her bedside table in search of the beeping sound
"Stupid alarm"
Beep, beep, bee… she punched the offending object into the wall. Turning to her bed she ran her hand over the empty sheets, she knew he left as soon as she fell asleep, he always did.
Sakura cursed under her breath. Mumbling something about 'sleep' and 'Tsunade could do her own paperwork once in a while' she took a quick a small shower, donned a new ANBU uniform as her previous had been destroyed in yesterdays mission. Sakura leapt from rooftop to rooftop arriving at the Hokage's tower she knocked on Tsunade's door, hearing a grunt she took it as a 'come in'. Entering the Hokage's office
"Good morning Tsunade-shisou"
"Ah, Sakura I have a mission for you"
"Is it another long one?"
"Yes, possibly longer than the last"
"Oh"
"You were requested personally by the Kazekage. The Kazekage himself will fill in the details. He has requested your presence in Suna for unknown time"
"I understand Tsunade shisou"
"You are to leave at noon"
"That soon eh?"
"Yes, the Kazekage requested your presence as soon as possible"
"Hai, Tsunade-shisou"
Sakura took the scroll from Tsunade's outstretched hand, bowed and left, strait home. At eleven she was done packing and awaited team seven by the ramen stand. Naruto was the first to arrive a goofy grin splattered on his face
"Oi, Sakura-chan"
"Naruto! Long time no see"
Naruto sprinted tackling Sakura in a bear hug
"Naruto-baka!" Sakura yelled hitting him.
"Oi, why do you always hit Sakura-chan?" Naruto whined like a girl
"Because you always tackle me, baka"
"You're mean Sakura-chan"
"Hn" the grunt/word announced Sasuke's presence
"Teme" Naruto greeted the raven-haired boy
"Dobe"
"Sasuke" Sakura acknowledged the Uchiha's presence
"Sakura-chan" everyone knew that Sasuke was in love with Sakura since he had come back, but she had long forgotten him, not even caring when he asked her out, she simply brushed him aside. After chasing her for a long time Sasuke had given up and decided to chase Ino, who unfortunately for him had become involved with the red-haired Kazekage.
The three sat to wait for their infamously late ex-sensei
"He should be called Kakashi no LATE!" Naruto whimpered angrily. Sakura hadn't let him order until Kakashi arrived
"Yo" The silver haired nin greeted the three, who stared open mouth at him in return
"You know it's not nice to stare" Kakashi said
"Y-yo-ur.. N-not... L-la-te" Sakura stuttered. True Kakashi was actually fifteen minutes late... Only! Fifteen minutes to Kakashi was like being early, compared to his usual hour and a half tardiness
"I'm fifteen minutes late. Because the Hokage said you had to leave at noon"
"Wow! I feel special" Sakura said in amazement "you never cared about our schedules before"
"Hehe" Kakashi said bringing one arm to scratch the back of his head.
"I'm hungry!" Naruto shouted, all heads turned to him
"Don't yell baka," Sakura smashed his face in Naruto mumbled something under his breath nursing his bruised cheek. They all ordered and ate quickly, as Sakura was in a hurry. As soon as she finished she bade them good bye and sprinted to the rooftops making her way to the gate
"This is going to be a long mission" she grumbled, "First I come back from a month long mission, to be greeted by Deidara who kept me up all night" besides her complains a blush stained her cheeks as she remembered once more her night activities with the blond Akatsuki "and a still have to travel to Suna the next day" Sakura groaned "I need sleep" she said a bit loud.
"That can be arranged, kunoichi" Sakura turned in a spin of pink locks, she had been so distracted by her inner complaining that she hadn't noticed the other nin's presence "this is Deidara's fault" she cursed to herself. Looking in the direction of the voice her eyes widened as she caught a glimpse of who it was. A black coat with red clouds was all she saw "Deidara?" She thought " no, that's not his voice. Then, who?" The black clothed figure jumped down from his standing branch revealing his face
"Uchiha" Sakura's voice grew "Itachi!"
"What is an ANBU doing out here all by herself?"
"None of yours business Uchiha" Sakura spat
"That was rude" he calmly said " didn't your parents teacher you manners?"
"Yes, but you don't count bastard"
"Someone needs to teach you manners"
"I'd love to, but I have a mission. Maybe some other day" Sakura turned to leave but Itachi appeared in her way
"I won't be ignored"
"Listen Uchiha, you know I'd love to smash your face in, but like I said, I'm on a mission I don't have time for you" she smirked " so go sulk in a corner" Itachi's brow twitched lightly, and Kisame who was still on a branch chuckled "or go play with your sharky friend, he seems a bit... Blue" Sakura giggled. Kisame's brow twitched
"Haruno Sakura" Itachi's voice called out "you need to come with us"
"Make me" Sakura defied him
"As you wish"
Kisame lunged towards the medic Samehada in hand she dodged his attack jumping to a branch, Itachi appeared behind her bring a kunai to her throat
"It's over," he whispered in her ear
"Don't think so" she said disappearing in a puff of smoke in her place appeared a log
"Kawarimi no jutsu"
"How cute, you even know what a kawarimi no jutsu is" Sakura mocked "now you can play pretend ninja" she laughed
"Hn"
Kisame's sword slashed to her left inching her arm
"Kuso" she cursed as she felt the chakra that was gathered in her fist disappear
"Stupid sword" she muttered dodging Itachi's fist, followed by a kick to her back by Kisame. Taking the full blow of the kick Sakura was thrown against a wide tree, blood tickled from the corner of her mouth
"Kuso, I can't keep a fight against two Akatsuki's. I hate Akatsuki's!!"
"Not all Akatsuki's" inner Sakura chimed "Stupid Deidara" Sakura though
"Damn! I wish he was here"
Sakura lifted her self from the tree, to double over in pain "I broke a rib, must have punctured my lung, I can barely breathe. I have to run. It's the only way out" Sakura eyes scanned the trees for her attackers
"Where are they?" She thought. Turning her eyes to scan the branches once more she gasped, eyes wide, as jade met crimson. Itachi's sharingan staring right into her jade orbs. Sakura crumbled under Itachi's eyes falling limp in his arms.
"Let's go Kisame"
"Hai, Itachi-san"
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Jade eyes fluttered half open, as the pink haired kunoichi woke from her sharingan induced sleep
"Stupid Uchiha!" Inner Sakura raged destroying imaginary buildings with her chakra-enhanced fists.
"Where the hell am I?"
"You're awake" a voice called from the other side of the semi lit room Sakura turned to face the sharingan Akatsuki member
"Aren't you a genius!" Sakura said in mock tone
"Watch your mouth, kunoichi" Itachi's tone grew dangerous.
"Or what?" Sakura said defiantly. Itachi stood walking across the room to where Sakura sat slumped on the floor, grabbing her by the shoulders pulling her roughly to her feet his other hand curled around her neck pushing her to the wall.
Chapter End
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