Chapter two:

"What are you two doing?!" Konan asked loudly, eye twitching slightly at the sight of a shirtless Yuzuki. "No-one told you?" Sasori asked with a surprised voice. Yuzuki glared at Sasori warningly but the scorpion ignored her. "Yuzuki tried to commit suicide with one of my poisons" He said with an unidentified emotion. "Is it because of the Daichi thing? I thought his last words were 'it's not your fault'" Konan said matter-of-factly, honestly not able to find anything else than anger and guilt because she had never expected this in her mind but not wanting to express it. The both of them expected a snarky response from Yuzuki but only got a pained groan. Sasori turned to Yuzuki quickly, observing that she had slipped her shirt back on and was now on her side in the hospital bed. "You should go to sleep, the antidotes are working I guess" He said, standing up from where he was sitting on the edge of said hospital bed. Yuzuki looked like she wanted to say something but just nodded and closed her eyes.

"I would like to know what exactly happened" Konan said with a frown, Nodding, Sasori led her to the hallway outside after closing the door behind him. Konan listened intently to the scorpion's explanation and was clearly surprised to see Sasori slouching slightly and with small tears in his eyes. "Hmm, what's wrong?" Konan asked calmly towards the depressed Akatsuki member. "I…its nothing" "Its fine if you don't want to talk about it" "What if the antidotes don't work? What if Yuzuki dies? It'll be my fault because she used one of my poisons" Sasori said, running his hand through his hair with a stressed look. "That's not the only reason you're so worried" the blue-haired Kunoichi said knowingly. "Hmph…fine, it's just that…I have no idea what I would do if she were to die" Sasori said sheepishly, looking away, towards the ground.

"So…you have an interest in her? Or is this just like taking care of her because Daichi's gone?" Konan asked "More like…love?" Sasori said unsurely. "That is completely understandable…but I suggest you act upon it quickly before she tries again…and succeeds, no matter how normal she looks now she probably has a plan B, no-one recovers that quickly" Konan advised and the red-head nodded. "I…already did" "Once is not enough, Sasori, keep acting upon it; make her feel like she's worth it, it'll help" Konan said with a tint of wisdom before walking away. Sasori stood there, processing the kunoichi's advice.

He entered the hospital-style room, wanting to be in silence while he thought about what he would do. "You are not asleep" He stated and Yuzuki gave a small lopsided smile before sitting up. "Please don't lecture me" She warned "Who said I was going to?" He asked, tilting his head, red hair falling slightly over his eyes. "I heard you and Konan, I expected a lecture"

"You…heard us talking?" He asked, getting nervous.

"That's what I just said" Yuzuki replied rather slowly.

"Do you think the antidotes are working?"

"Don't change the topic, Akasuna. But yes, they are"

"Fine then, but now you know how I feel, do you not?" Sasori walked over to the bed where Yuzuki was sitting. "Yes…I can not say I do not feel the same" Yuzuki said unsurely. "Good then. I love you, don't you dare try something like that again" Sasori said firmly, not expecting the suicidal, green-eyed girl to suddenly hug him. Sasori sat down with difficulty seeing as Yuzuki hadn't released him and had her face buried in his cloak. He was pulled down by the kunoichi's weight and was surprised by giggling; Yuzuki was giggling? What, you mean like she used to when Daichi was alive?!

He looked to his right and was pleasantly surprised to see Yuzuki grinning, a huge, innocent smile that went eat-to-ear with closed eyes. He smiled, too; maybe she wasn't too far gone? The warmth they felt in that moment contradicted the bitter winter cold outside; it felt completely natural to the two to be that close. Yuzuki curled up and cuddled against the other Akatsuki member's chest as he lay on his side. Sasori chuckled as Yuzuki once again hugged him; he tucked her head under his chin while throwing his right arm over her. "Go to sleep" He said, voice becoming slightly husky. "Okay" Yuzuki answered and drifted off to sleep, leaving the puppet master staring at the wall, confused about what exactly was happening and what they counted as now, but knowing deep down that by the next morning everything would be sorted out.

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