AN: Ok, just so every one knows: THIS IS A SHONEN AI FANFICTION! It is kept on a mild level (that's why I don't call it Yaoi, just so you all know), and it is only apparent at the end of chapter three, but I feel you need to be aware of this before you read. I understand that there are people out there who don't like this kind of writing and I don't want you blowing up at me (pun may have been intended here...) when you read the final scene! Thank you very much.
Anyways, this is a little side-project I had actually started before writing Days are Fleeting but Memories are Everlasting with Sakura. If you have not read that, it is a really good story. I mainly just want to let you know this has absolutely nothing to do with DFME at all...in any way...whatsoever...the only relation is that they are both Akatsuki fan-fics...but that's it...nothing more...
I also feel that I should warn on the swearing. My rule of thumb is the same with movies, if the F-bomb is dropped three or more times, it's rated R (or M in the case of fan-fics), end of story. So, the F-bomb is dropped in here three times, so this is rated M for language. I warned my beta reader (Sakura) about the swearing (which I find VERY important to Hidan's character), and she was still shocked at the language. So, you have all been warned about that, too.
Now, I've never written a piece like this before (those of you who have read my works, you know very well I never write anything this dark...and I've never done a shonen ai story before either). Being so, this is going to have a very different feel than any other work I've done. But, I am very proud of this fic (mainly the action scenes!) and feel the desire to post it here anyways.
I'm sorry about the long AN, but I feel the need to say this stuff before I begin with the actual story. This fan-fiction is VERY different from my others, and the people who have put me as a favorite author will probably not see any of this coming (swearing, shonen ai, detailed fight scenes...). So, I feel the need to apologize that this is so long...I do have a horrible habit of writing massive ANs...
So, I shall quite typing here and let you get reading!
Gomenasai Sempai (TobiXDei Fan-Fiction)
Chapter 1: The beginning
His heart beat at what felt like a thousand miles per hour. The emotions in his heart felt so strong: fear, anger, worry, frustration...hopelessness.
'Damn it!' he shouted mentally to himself. It felt as though his legs were reaching their limits. How long had he been running now? Apparently not long enough, since he still wasn't there. The sun hadn't even risen when he left, and now it was getting ready to set. He had stopped only a couple times, just long enough to eat a food pill. Long blonde hair flailed in the breeze behind him as he felt tears well up in his eyes.
'Why? Why him?'
"Tobi!"
24 Hours Earlier~
"Shit!" Hidan's voice range through the hideout. "We're under attack!" he screamed at the top of his lungs.
Heads started to pop out of doorways as the silver-haired priest ran down the hallways at a speed none knew he had.
Deidara had been in his room working on more clay when the Jashinist's voice broke all concentration. He dropped the small clay bird on his work-bench as he ran to the door.
"What the hell?" he muttered as he opened the door, peering out into the hallway.
His blue eyes widened as he saw the enemy shinobi come running down the hall. His door closed quicker than it opened and he fumbled with the lock. Seconds later, he was on the other side of his room, gathering kunai and explosive clay to help ward off the enemy.
Outside Deidara's door, two enemy shinobi stopped to pick the lock on his door while the others continued down the hall. The blond bomber could hear the banging of instruments on the lock as he placed his scope on his left eye.
It would only be a matter of time before they entered the room. He quickly jammed his hands into his clay pouches the second his scope was in line. It would take a minute for his chakra to kneed into the clay, so he needed to prepare now.
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"We're almost in..." One of the shinobi spoke, attempting to unlock the door.
"Good, I'll burst in when you open the door. We don't know what kind of jutsu this one has, so we need to be careful."
The first one nodded as he went back to work. It seemed that he almost had the door open when they heard a yell from inside the room.
"Geijutsu wa bakuhatsu da, un!" Art is an explosion. There was only a slight pause. "Katsu!"
Before the two shinobi knew what was happening, the door exploded from Deidara's detonation clay. They were both covered in sever burns and wood splinters.
When the dust settled from the blast, Deidara stepped out into the hallway, intent on finding more enemies to kill. After finishing his attackers with kunai, he looked both ways before heading left, the direction the rest of the enemies most likely went.
The room next to Deidara's was Tobi's since they were partners and all. The blond knew they most likely had attempted to enter his room as well. He was cautious to approach the room. The door was already open, but no sound was coming from inside.
The bomber quickly readied some clay spiders, so as to be prepared to fight off more enemies in hiding. Once they were ready, he stepped closer to the door...then entered.
He saw that no one was in the room. However, in the center of the room lay some kunai, along with Tobi's mask.
'Tobi never goes without his mask,' the blond thought to himself. His partner was intent on no one ever seeing his true face, although no one ever knew why.
Using his scope, Deidara took a closer look at the mask. He wasn't about to walk up to it, since it might be part of a trap. The fabric that held the mask to Tobi's face seemed tattered at the breaking point, indicating it was cut, rather than taken off. The knot on the larger piece of fabric confirmed this.
"Tobi!" Deidara called out. No answer. 'Hm, maybe he went ahead to where the commotion is,' he thought to himself. It was possible, though unlikely in his opinion, that the enemy got into Tobi's room faster and he was able to eliminate them.
Trying not to think too much into it, Deidara cautiously continued down the hallways. The power went out only seconds later, leaving the hallways eerily dark. Thankfully for the bomber, his scope did more than just help him see far away. Tapping a button on the side, his scope switched to a night mode, allowing him to see clearly down the hallway.
It was completely empty, to Deidara's surprise. 'They must have lead the fight elsewhere,' he thought as he continued down the hallway. He could hear the shouting of people from the common's room, at the end of the hallway. Some of the voices he recognized, like Hidan and Kisame; but other voices were unfamiliar, probably belonging to the enemy.
He pressed his body against the wall of the hallway as he reached the end, so as not to alert anyone of his presence. His hands found their way back to the clay pouches again once he was a couple feet from the massive room. Thanks to the lights being out, and the cloaks his allies wore being black, the blond found it easy to hide from the enemies.
Having to keep his explosives small, so as to not cause friendly fire, he created some small centipedes and dropped them onto the ground. Their miniature forms started to wiggle around on the floor, finding their way onto the battlefield. The bomber's scope allowed him to watch with ease as he guided the clay creatures to their targets.
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Itachi held a couple of the enemy ninja in a genjutsu. He created a world where they would be tormented for weeks, even though it would only be a matter of minutes in reality. The only backside to his jutsu was an attack from behind, which was about to take place.
Three shinobi started for the raven-haired man's back, when they felt something wrapping around their feet. They paused, shocked from the sensation, allowing the clay centipedes to wrap around their entire bodies. They grew in size after grabbing the shinobi's feet, allowing them to completely wrap around them.
Deidara held them in place as Itachi finished his mind game. As the enemies caught in his genjutsu fell to the ground, Itachi looked over his shoulder to see the three enemies tied up. His red eyes recognized the centipedes immediately.
"Kisame, move!" Itachi yelled as he quickly ran to the other side of the room. The blue-skinned man looked to where his partner was to see their situation. His eyes widened with realization before he quickly followed his ally.
Seeing his companions clearing away from his explosives, Deidara decided they were far enough away to not be affected. His hands raised in front of him, forming the necessary seal. He let a small smile creep onto his face before uttering the necessary word.
"Katsu!"
The explosion surprised everyone, all battles temporary halting. The members of the Akatsuki, Deidara's allies, were the first to snap back to reality. Familiar with the bombing terrorists form of attacks, they knew what had happened.
Hidan raised his metal rod high into the air. "Now, all mighty Jashin! I give you this soul as a sacrifice!" He looked his enemy in the eyes. He had been trapped in one of the silver-haired man's rituals.
His voice became unusually quiet; almost a whisper, but loud enough to be heard. "So, you ready to die, bitch?"
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The battle went by quickly after the explosives went off. His allies had already defeated quite a few enemies before Deidara's entrance into the battle. The blast from his clay sent the enemies off-guard enough they were able to pick them off with ease.
The blond man found himself starring at the destruction. What once was a fairly decent living room and well-sized kitchen were now completely destroyed. Debris lay everywhere along with blood and scorch marks. 'Nothing is gonna be salvageable.'
Pein-sama, leader of the Akatsuki, started a head count. Deidara subconsciously spoke up when his name was called.
"Tobi," the orange-haired leader called next. There was nothing, only silence. "Tobi?"
The bomber looked around the room when he didn't hear the overly joyful man shout to the leader. He could feel his heart rate jump at the thought of his partner being missing.
"Tobi!" he shouted, heading down the hallway to the man's room.
Itachi reached an arm out to the blond, but his partner held him back. When Itachi looked at him questioningly, Kisame responded, "You've exhausted yourself. You need to rest."
He could feel the blood running down his face from his eyes. The Sharingan was a powerful jutsu, but was also tiring to the caster. The raven-haired man slumped his shoulders in defeat.
The rest of the Akatsuki watched the blond run towards the missing man's room. Deidara had only recently lost his first partner. Would he be able to handle it if this partner was gone too?
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Deidara burst into the room a second time. Everything was as it was last time he was in there, including the mask. The blond couldn't help but stare at the mask. It was a silly looking mask, orange swirls around one eye-hole on the right side, but it was a part of who Tobi was.
A breeze blew across Deidara, his blond hair dancing with it. His blue eyes blinked. Wind? Inside? He looked at the window, seeing it shattered.
He was careful to walk further into the room. They had obviously been roaming in here, so who's to say they didn't leave any traps. His footsteps where slow, watching for any chakra strings he might trip. Deidara was able to make it to the window without trouble, though.
He leaned his head out the window. Nothing seemed to be out of place. No obvious tracks were in the grass, nor was anything destroyed. Figuring it a waste of time, he ducked his head back inside. That was when he saw it.
On a small piece of glass, a cloth danced in the wind. The black and red fabric made it obvious it was an Akatsuki cloak.
The blond's eyes widened with horror.
They took Tobi.