Love at First Explosion

Chapter 1: The Kidnapping

A dark Konoha slept quietly beneath Hokage Stone. Spread out beneath the city teams of shinobi patroled leisurely. The teams though were few and far between. Deidara currently sat on the third hokages head he was covered in mild scrapes and bruises.

"This'll be easy, yeah!" Deidara licked his lips smiling "just need to find her, un…"

Deidara lifted his bangs and brushed them aside to reveal his newly replaced scope. A more serious frown was on his lips now as he quickly checked out Konoha's weakened patrols but he kept searching already having made a mental note of the patrol routes. Then his scope fell onto a certain female ninja through a bedroom window, her head resting on her pillow chest rising softly. His frown disappeared immediately. He reached a hand into a pouch at his side and let it gorge on clay preparing what piece of art would work best. His hand regurgitated the clay and he modeled it into a tiny dragonfly. He flung it into the air and it expanded until it became a monstrous image of it's former self. Groaning he got up and launched himself onto of his creation. The dragonfly quietly zipped ahead at an amazing rate directly towards the sleeping Kunoichi. Just as quickly as he had sped towards her his ride stopped with only a huff of air blowing her dark hair and sending her into a roll deeper into her blankets. Deidara felt his heart speed up as he watched her lips spread into a smile. This would be close enough, more than close enough... But he couldn't move... Couldn't do what he came to do. For a while he just watched her peacefully resting. Deidara's heart continued to race as he watched her past the part where he thought he couldn't take it anymore he stepped onto her window. Tenten's eyes opened quickly as she sensed the strangers chakra enter. She sat up even quicker and realising she was in only a night shirt she covered herself with her dropped blanket. Deidara watched her cover herself hungerly.

"Don't be afraid, un!" Deidara greeted her with open palms and three grins "I don't bite, mostly…"

"Who the hell are you?" Tenten glared totally unconvinced by Deidara's words and friendly, hungry, and wide grins.

"I don't look familiar at all, un?" Deidara looked kind of shocked and disappointed "I feel hurt, yeah…"

"I have never seen such a filthy shinobi in all my life… I think I would recognize something like that!" she look less serious which pleased Deidara, but the levity didn't last as she asked again "Who are you?".

"I'm not here to hurt you I swear, yeah!" Deidara rubbed his dirty face then caught his reflection "oh yes I look different without the uniform." He pulled of his new pack and searched out a rice picker hat and placed it on his head.

Tenten exploded into action pulling a kunai from beneath her pillow and lashed out at Deidara knocking his hat of his head to the floor. She slashed again as he dived aside a few of his hairs being severed. She ran for the door just as a vice like hand closed around her throat and kunai holding arm.

"Drop it… before I do something we'll both regret un." Deidara's hands nipped her softly on the back of the neck and wrist.

Tenten dropped her kunai as Deidara brought her away from the window. He switched positions with her and let her go.

"Don't you feel better, yeah?" He smiled and then reached down to take up the kunai.

Tenten watched as he took his eye away from her to grab the kunai. She took that moment to kick him in the face knocking him back then checking him into a wall. Grabbing the kunai she spun to face him. Deidara lay against the wall clutching his side eye half closed. He pulled his hand away from his side sticky wet with crimson.

"Ugh…"

"Your hurt!" Tenten took a less intimidating stance.

"Long story… but don't worry you didn't do it…" with that he tilted forward and spit a mouthful of blood "You did give me a bloody lip though, un…"

"Don't stand up or I will hurt you!" He stood anyway.

"Thank you for not calling for help, yeah." he stepped into her personal space, lifting her hand up to his lips.

Tenten looked up into his eye; he matched her gaze and kissed her hand softly. She raised the other hand to her mouth. The kunai dropped to the ground with a thunk as it imbedded into the floor slightly. She blushed and looked away as he brought her in closer for hug. She entwined her fingers in his fishnet undershirt breathing in his wet earthy scent. Deidara placed his other hand on her back. She rested her head on his chest. They remained entwined together for what seemed to both of them a too short of time but eventually Deidara pushed her to arms length.

"I want you to run away with me Tenten." Tenten's eyes opened wide as she looked at Deidara.

"I-I can't… I don't know you…"

"My names Deidara, un."

"Still I have responsibilities and not the least of which I'm a shinobi of Konoha…" Tenten looked away from Deidara.

"If that's so I'll kidnap you then…"

"What?" She promptly looked back as he brushed a hand against her cheek.

"Pack some clothes I'll leave a note don't worry about anything, yeah! I'll take care of everything, un."

Deidara gave his best charming smile that caused Tenten's ideas of her responsibility to slip away under his gentle warmth and touch and the imagining of his lips pressed against hers. So before she could say no she had a change of clothes and a backpack filled with supplies being helped onto Deidara's dragonfly. They didn't go far just immediately over the Hokage Stone.

"Why don't we fly directly out of fire country territory? Wouldn't it be safer that way?" Tenten followed behind Deidara's gentle pace.

"Yep that would be right, un… But I figure we should get to know each other better, yeah…"