-DeiSaku--ItachixOC--LeexOC--AU- Deidara and Sakura couple is just one of the cutest and ... I dunno, coolest? This will be taking place a week after Sasori's battle with Sakura. In this AU, the mission after didn't happen at all. Just pretend Sasori never mentioned his contact.
Sakura leaves the village to pursue something other than her currently life. She leaves a message for each of her friends before she leaves. Unfortunately for her, she was kidnapped by the Akatsuki and is in their possession when this begins. I'll leave all that up to you guys to imagine.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except the plot, Aura, and Kumei.
"Blah" Talking
Blah Thinking
Blah Inner selves talking
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Sakura was riding the thin line between consciousness and the darkness. She was slung over a shoulder and all she could feel was the soft jostle from the jumps of her captor. She tried to open her eyes or pick up any hint of her surrounding, but the darkness beckoned too strongly. She lost consciousness and relived the pain and loss the day that Sasuke left Konoha. She was over him and that time, but the pain was still real.
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The dark cloak billowed in the wind as it jumped from branch to branch through the forest. The red clouds on the cloak waved with the wind. His blond hair lightly slapped his face as he turned to look at the large blue man, also wearing a black cloak, carrying the pink-haired kunoichi. The small female looked like a child compared to the six foot four blue giant. He returned his attention to the front. Their destination was close, all that remained was a large rocky hill.
Deidara came to a stop at the bottom of the large hill. His hands flashed through a few hands seals, his right hand messed a few seals up but he managed to get them right on the third try. He placed his palm flat on the ground and a hidden seal flashed and disappeared. Right above the seal the ground split vertically and formed a passage. Deidara let Kisame go first followed by the rearguard, Tobi with his orange swirling mask. Deidara entered himself and sealed the opening with a similar set of hand signs.
They continued walking down the dark path. After about twenty minutes it led them into an open area surrounded all around by high mountain rock. The ground was flat and covered with soft grass. In the center sat a decent sized house.
The three cloaked men took their pink-haired cargo and entered the dwelling silently. They walked through the small entry in single file and entered into the commons room. On the left wall were two couches each with a hard wooden coffee table in front of them. To the right, in the center of the room, were two more couches and tables. A door across the room led off somewhere else. Deidara and Tobi stayed in the room while Kisame walked to the right around a corner and into the living room.
Deidara laid down on on the second couch on the left wall.
"Deidara-senpai, don't be lazy. We have work to do." said Tobi.
"Shut up, Tobi." Deidara remained in his position.
"Tobi is a good boy. But leader will be displeased if we don't do our mission."
"I don't care!" Deidara grabbed one of the couch cushions and covered his ears.
Kisame walked back in from the direction of the living room and stood near Tobi and looked at Deidara.
"Kisame-senpai, Deidara is being lazy and won't do the mission."
"I said shut up!" Yelled Deidara from the couch. "My head is throbbing from the fight with that bitch. She packs one hell of a punch. My right arm is numb and bruising and there's a large bump on the back of my head! Leave me alone, yeah."
Kisame scowled at Deidara. "Let's leave baby to cry for his wounds." He turned and left the house. Tobi followed and looked back at Deidara once before leaving.
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It was a few hours when Deidara woke to a voice.
"Deidara." Came the cool and calm tone of Itachi. "What are you doing?" His stoic expression never leaving his face.
"Resting, yeah." Deidara moved to a sitting position on the couch. "That bitch was a handful."
"Where was she placed?" Itachi's eyes bore into Deidara who maintained his determined glare at the floor.
"The back room upstairs, I believe, yeah. The charms were set up there and she won't be able to escape unless we let her."
Itachi closed his eyes for a second and walked through the living room door.
Deidara leaned his head back and closed his eyes. After a bit, he stood up and entered the door opposite the entrance.
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Sakura woke sometime in the evening, it was close to dark. She sat up from her uncomfortable position on the floor and checked for her various bags, they were all gone, confiscated. She dragged her body into a standing position and winced as her stiff joints bent. She set herself to going through a series of stretches to get the blood circulating properly and to regain full movement of her body.
Sakura finished her stretches and began to look at her cell. Seals were placed all around the room to alert and prevent any attempt at escape. There was a place where a window could have been but all the was there was the sill and a faint outline where it had been.
"Great. I'm stuck here, for who knows what reason." She sat down in the corner opposite the door and wrapped her arms around her legs. Her expression dulled and she went into a meditative state. Her mind was thinking through all possible reasons for her capture. Two of which came the strongest and most often. 1. They wanted to abuse her and her body. 2. To lure Naruto here. She considered Sasuke in that but decided he wouldn't waste his time coming for her. She hoped against both of them.
She was startled when she heard the doorknob turn. She jumped to her feet and took a fighting stance. She could faintly feel the chakra of the person behind the door and it was faintly familiar. The door swung open to reveal a cloaked figure. Even with his blond hair covering half his face, she could tell he wasn't very happy.
Sakura breathed a sigh of relief since it wasn't Itachi. "What do you want?"
Deidara's frown deepened slightly. "I'm here to give you your food. Just shut up and leave me alone, bitch." Deidara dropped a plate on the floor and slid it over to Sakura with his foot. He turned and lightly slammed the door.
Sakura eyed the plate suspiciously. Her stomach growled and she realized how hungry she was. She sat down in front of the plate and checked for anything that might harm her. Finding nothing, she hesitantly started eating it. It was just a roll, spaghetti, and a rice cake. Not enough to quench her hunger, but enough to quell it enough for her thirst to attack her. She looked around and saw a glass of milk sitting by the door. After doing her checks, she deemed it safe and drank it all. She left the dishes by the door.
She went back to her corner and lay down. It was surprisingly warm, they were either far south or in a heated environment. She made a promise to herself that she wouldn't show her fear and that she'd get out of this without needing help before she closed her eyes and let sleep take over.
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Sakura was jerked from her sleep by a crash from downstairs. She snuck to her door and pressed her ear to it, trying to hear what they were saying.
"Oh my god...I'm never letting Deidara near my beer again. He drank nearly all of it!" Whined Kisame. "Tobi! Take your drunken partner up to his room. I don't feel like dealing with him tonight."
"Tobi is a good boy, yes." Said Tobi's childish voice.
A few moments later, Sakura heard heavy footsteps, those of Tobi carrying his partner up the steps. She waited, she heard a door shut and then Tobi's retreating steps down the stairs. She crawled back to her corner and huddled there.
A couple of minutes later Sakura heard the knob jiggling. Once again the blond Akatsuki member came in, only this time he was drunk and staggering around. He noticed her in the corner.
"You." said Deidara. "You killed Sasori...yeah..." He stumbled over to her and fell onto her. His head was on her thigh and his right arm was draped over her shoulders. He was sound asleep. Sakura just sat there, scared but not showing it. He watched his form rise and fall a few times before pushing him off.
She crawled over to the other corner away from the door and just sat there. The other three Akatsuki were out there, downstairs. She'd never be able to get away so she stayed. She eventually fell asleep in a sitting position.
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She woke when she heard someone knocking on the door. She opened her eyes to see Kisame standing there with a smirk on his face. She glared at him for a second before she noticed the weight on her thighs. She glanced down and saw Deidara sleeping on her. She jumped as much as she could with him on her. A blush crept onto her face but she didn't know why.
"Want me to take care of him? Or...would you rather stay like that until he wakes, eh?
Sakura glared daggers at Kisame. "What do you think!?" She snarled.
"Oh okay." Kisame turned and left.
"No wait!" Sakura said almost panicky. Kisame walked back in the door with an evil smirk on his face. He picked Deidara up by the collar of his black t-shirt and slung him over his shoulder. He walked out but left the door open.
Intentionally or accidentally, Sakura didn't know but she took the opportunity to peak out the door. Directly across from her was another room. To the left was a stair case, three doors on the left side of the hall and two on the right. Above her was a trapdoor, as she noticed, sealed as well. She saw Kisame exit a room two doors down on her side of the hall. She ducked back in the room quickly but Kisame just walked down the stairs. Sakura cautiously left her room and looked around. She felt out for the Akatsuki's chakras. She found Deidara's in his room down the hall while the other three seemed to be downstairs.
One by one, Sakura opened the doors until she found what she wanted, the bathroom. Her spirits dropped when she noticed that there was no tub. But then she saw the door across from her and she entered it. Inside was a room that was the same size as the over sized bathroom behind her. There was a tub in one corner and a shower in another. She locked the door and turned on the shower. Her dirty clothes were pulled from her body. She ran them under the water and tried to get as much dirt out as possible before hanging them over a towel rack to dry. She stepped into the steaming water and shivered as it ran over her skin. She wasn't all that dirty from her mission or the Akatsuki, but she just needed to feel the water.
The three downstairs heard the shower come on and shrugged it off, thinking it was Deidara.
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When Sakura was finished with her shower and her clothes had dried, she unlocked the door and left. When she left the bathroom she noticed that everyone's chakra signatures were still where they'd been earlier. She walked back towards her room but not before one of the Akatsuki downstairs started coming up. She froze as she felt eyes fall on her. She slowly turned around to see the red-eyed Uchiha staring at her with indifference. His Sharingan eyes spun a little. Sakura stepped backwards when she saw and let a bit of her fear show on her face.
This seemed to satisfy Itachi as he just walked past her form and entered the room across from hers. She hurried back in her room and shut the door herself. With the clean feeling and the warm floor, Sakura dozed off in her corner.
Once again she was woken by the door, Deidara again. He held his head with one hand as he set a plate and a glass down inside the door. He straightened up and glanced at Sakura. She saw a pained look in his blue eyes. Beyond the pain of a hangover. He turned and left, forgetting to close the door all the way in his pain.
Sakura absentmindedly ate her food as she thought about the look on Deidara's face. IT was obvious it went beyond a hangover, maybe it was because she'd killed Sasori, his partner. She almost felt bad for him, until she remembered he was Akatsuki, the reasons both Naruto and Sasuke had done everything they did. She took her dishes and cautiously walked down the stairs. She looked around corner into kitchen. She sees Itachi sitting at the head of the table closest to her with Kisame and Tobi on the other sides. They look at her and return to their low whispers. She slowly make sher way to the sink and puts the dishes. She hears them talking about Hidan and Kakuzu being killed but quickly moves and hurries back upstairs.
She sees Deidara's door slightly cracked open. She peeks in and sees Deidara laying face down on the bed. She walks slowly up to his side and looks at his face. It was partially contorted into a mask of pain. She reached out her hand to feel if he had a fever.
Oh my god, what am I doing...he's Akatsuki! Thought Sakura.
Oh you know he's hot. Just say it! Said Inner Sakura.
Hot or not, he's the enemy. You don't come onto any enemy unless its a diversionary tactic, and both of us know we can't escape here by ourselves. And nobody will ever find us either from the other various spells on this building.
Inner Sakura just shrugged and stopped talking.Before she reached his forehead she felt a strong hand wrap around her wrist and hold it at bay. Deidara's one showing eye snapped open and he growled.