Porcelain- Chapter One

Encounter

"Neh, Ai-sama, what made you suddenly decide to seek us back out?"

"…" No response was given to the porcelain doll. All she received was a blank gaze on the tall maple tree.

"Ai-sama?"

"Don't question me Hime."

Ai tore her gaze away from the tree and glanced down at the pouting doll.

Hime was one of Ai's very first creations. She was just a little shorter than one feet, rising just below Ai. Her skin was as pale as white as snow; contrasting to Ai's own fair skin. Her eyes were a dark abyss, resemblance to a black hole. Almost sucking in whoever stares into her orbs. Her full glass lips were tinted pink, almost twined to her master's. She wore a small silky kimono with decorated flowers. On her feet were porcelain shoes, neatly painted black.

"We're heading to Sunagakure next."

A sharp gasp was heard. Hime had lifted her pale ceramic hands to her lips and looked at her master in curiosity.

"Demo (but), what are we going to do there?"

"We're going to retrieve Ōji ningyō (Prince Doll)."

Hime's mouth curved upwards to a gleeful smile and giggled.

"We're getting Ōji-kun?"

In response, Ai let out a simple nod.

"Neh, Ai-sama, how much further…"

"We're almost there Hime."

"But you said that hours ago!" The doll whined.

A growl emitted from Ai's throat and Hime immediately shut up.

Up ahead Ai could make out two figures and a creature that resembled a bird about a mile away.

Ai's blood ran cold, as she recognized the shorter figure. It was somewhat scorpion like with a long wooden tail.

'Sasori…'

Ai held out her hand, motioning Hime to stop. The doll snapped out of her daydream and looked up at her master questioning why the sudden stop. She followed Ai's gaze to the two figures and cocked her head.

"Who're they?"

Ai didn't say a word as she watched the two's every move.

Suddenly the blonde looked over the duo and what seemed to be a smirk, fell onto his rather feminine features. Ai simply stared, watching their every move as they got closer and closer. The taller figure, which was the blonde had hair covering half of his face and his deep ocean blue eyes were quite captivating.

"Who're you!" Hime yelled accusingly, pointing a finger at the two.

The blond looked down, his cerulean orbs capturing Hime's onyx ones.

"Who's this runt un?" he replied, fully ignoring Hime's question.

A tick mark appeared on Hime's head and glared at the blonde.

"Ai-sama, can I kill him?" She said, asking for her master's approval.

Ai blinked and shook her head at the doll. "We're not here to cause trouble Hime."

A disappointed sigh escaped the china doll and tapped her shoes together, creating a clicking noise.

"Excuse us." Ai said as she walked around the duo.

Inside the shorter figure, a man's chocolate eyes curiously followed Ai, curiously watching her every move. 'Could it be her?'

"Hold up un."

Ai and Hime stopped abruptly again.

"Who're you?"

Hime turned around and stuck her tongue out at the blonde.

"It's rude to ask for someone else's name without stating your own."

Ai turned her head slightly looking over at the blonde, without changing her facial expression.

"Deidara desu, and this is Sasori-dana un."

Now, Hime was curious. Sasori was the name of Ai's old flame. She looked up to Ai and watched her expression intently.

"Ai desu." She said simply, turning her head back to the sand in front of her.

"Hmph, Hime."

Unknowingly to everyone else, inside Sasori eye's widened as his guesses were confirmed.

'Sasori huh… never thought you'd come back to Suna.' Ai thought to herself.

"Hn. Now, we must get going. We have things to finish Hime."

Surprisingly to the duo, Deidara and Sasori let them leave peacefully.

"Neh, can we go on an assassination mission next Pein-sama un?" Deidara whined after handing Pein the scroll. "I'm sick of these boring scroll missions."

"Hn. If you're so intent on a more action filled mission, here's a mission for you to retrieve our new member." Pein said, his piercings glistening in the light.

He handed Deidara a scroll tied in a black ribbon and disappeared within the darkness.

"Another member un?" He snorted. He opened the scroll and revealed a woman and to his surprise, it was the same woman they had encountered earlier.

"Brat, let me see the scroll."

Sasori read through the scroll and frowned.

"Neh, Sasori-dana, it says she's from Suna, did you know her un?" Deidara questioned.

"…" Sasori remained quiet, not answering the blonde's question.

"Dana~" Deidara pestered. "So you did know her. Was she someone important to you un?" He smirked.

"Shut up brat."

"Ai-sama, where is Ōji-kun?" Hime sighed.

"For the last time Hime, he's in the far end of Suna."

"Wah, but that's so far…" Hime pouted and Ai sighed, and grabbed out a scroll.

"What are you doing?" Hime said, eyeing the scroll carefully.

"Sealing you back in." Ai said bluntly, not caring whether Hime liked the idea or not.

As Ai wrote the appropriate words for sealing, Hime panicked. She hated being sealed up, and she wanted to see Ōji.

"Shīru (Seal)."

With the appropriate hand signs Ai sealed Hime back into the scroll, ignoring the doll's protests.

Sigh. 'I almost regret freeing her from there.'

A/n: Hiya. Please review. Thanks :3