Disclaimer- *sigh* No matter how much I wish it were true I do not own the Akatsuki or Naruto.

Rating- You know Hidan is in this. So why even ask.

" Jashin-dammit, how much longer until we get there?" Hidan screamed for what seemed to be the thousandth time. Sasori covered his ears and let out a growl, "Shut. Up." "Make me you...GAH!" Hidan's cries were cut off by Kakuzu grabbing his throat and flinging him into the nearby bushes. "Bitches!" Hidan cried jumping up and raising his scythe preparing to do some damage. Deidara landed the giant owl he had been flying on in the middle of the future scuffle. "We're here," he stated calmly though no one could deny that he had a very excited glint in his eyes. "FINALLY!" Hidan shouted lowering his weapon and running towards the already darkened city of Iwagakure. The others follwed calmly behind.

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The city was just how it was when Deidara left. The streets were clean and the air had a cold, sharp scent to it. As they walked through the dark streets Deidara's head swiveled around looking at the place he had once called home. God it brought back so many memories...Not all of them good.

Deidara was 11 year old. He was sitting outside his house watching the other children play. "Come on guys!" an excited shout pierced the air. Several children ran by the house showing no indication that they even saw the young boy who was watching from the shadows of the porch. He had always watched them from the time he was three years old. He had always known he was different, I mean his father made sure that he knew that every day. "Freak!" he would shout at the child, "Monster!" the words always struck deep, though not quite as deep as the constant reminder that it was his birth that had caused his mother her early death. Why had all that been placed on his shoulders? Why him? why...

"DEIDARA!" a shout woke him from his angsty thoughts. He opened his eyes to fine the three other akatsuki members staring at him as though he was something out of a sci-fi movie. "What?" he demanded. "You just stopped walking you dumbass! you want to tell us why?" Hidan answered in his oh so nice way. Deidara's glare was the only answer Hidan received. hidan snorted and turned away. The other two who had remained slient followed suit, leaving Deidara to his memories.

It had been two years since Deidara had last watched the children play outside. He had long since converted to sitting outside and merely drawing or sculpting to his hearts content. And that's what he was currently doing. He and his father had just finished another infamous shouting match and he had retreated to ht porch as a sort of escape. He looked up as sounds of movement came from next-door. the house had long been vacant but he had began to notice people coming in and fixing up the run down place. It actually looked like a house now. He continued to watch the movers bring in box after box of supplies. A man stood outside directing them of where ceratn things needed to go. Next to him stood a woman, a boy who was a little older than Deidara, and a girll who looked to be about 2 years younger than him. He noticed how small the girl was and how everytime she coughed her family would look down at her as though she was about to break. She gave them a small smile as though to calm their worries. She had a really pretty smile. slowly he got up and walked over to them... "Hello," he said touching the younger girl on her shoulder. she jumped but smiled when she saw him. "Hi! What's your name?" she said her voice like a dozen silver bells. "Deidara. What's yours?" "Abby," she said and then galnced over at her parents and brother. "We're going to have a tea shop. Do you want to help us set up?" "Sure," he said following her inside.

He opened his eyes and glanced around to see where they were. A small tea shop was beside them and he recognized it as hers. His heart broke when he saw that it had been closed for some time. Had she gone back to the village she was born in? The others didn't notice. Hidan was too busy trying to convince Kakuzu get them each a room in an inn, but sadly this didn't seem to be working. So when they finall DID reach an inn whose standards probably only rivled that of a cave Kakuzu only got two rooms and Deidara ended up sleeping on the floor while Sasori (who probably didn't even need sleep, that bastard) took the bed.