Hello, everyone, sorry for being late. This chapter is dedicated to Deidara. I love you, yeah!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, the wonderful Kishimoto-san does.

Stirring Sensations

Deidara smoothed blond locks out of his eyes before glancing back at the unconscious kunoichi for what was perhaps the fifteenth time since they left Konoha.

She stirred weakly beneath the cloak he had thrown over her. Since they were flying at such a high altitude, he didn't want to take any chances and let her catch a cold. His own Akatsuki robe was draped carelessly over the clay bird's neck. Being used to the cold, he was clad in only a mesh shirt and black pants. The familiar hat, with the beige tassels hanging off the brim lay across his lap, one arm on it to prevent it from rolling off.

He frowned slightly at the sight of her bruised and battered body. It's my fault she's like this...I tried to stop her but...

Unable to look at the damage he had inflicted, he turned his gaze toward the horizon. They had been in flight for little more than an hour; he estimated that it would take another few hours until they landed in Kirigakure. He directed his bird to fly slower than usual. He didn't want to turn around and find that she had fallen off.

And what about when we get there? I don't want Hidan or Itachi to see her...especially Hidan...he brings a new woman to the base once a week...and I don't want him to take my masterpiece away from me...yeah!

Hinata had woken up and was eyeing the blond Akatsuki warily. His back was to her, so he didn't notice the dirty look she happened to be giving him.

Damn...to be kidnaped by this fool of all people...it's embarrassing...and to make it worse I probably look like a complete wreck right now.

Not that she wasn't grateful she was still alive. Just before the blast hit her she managed to duck behind a large pile of dirt that Akamaru and Kitty made while digging Naruto out of a pit. It shielded her from most of the flying debris, but it didn't prevent the intense heat wave from hitting her. The heat had made her feel faint, which resulted in her weak condition.

And who's fault was this?

The blond fool's, of course. She wiped her face, arms and legs with the cloak that was on her. Though it was shaking, she propped herself up on one arm and called out to the Akatsuki.

"You there...hey!" He didn't notice her, naturally. Hmph...it's because of my low voice...

She sighed and turned her head to the side, spying a pointy piece of hardened clay that made up one of the bird's many tail feathers. I'// just have to make him notice me...I may not be bold but I can act like I am...

Deidara meanwhile was trying (and failing) to think up a good enough excuse for his leader as to why he should keep his masterpiece when he suddenly heard what sounded like a low voice calling to him. Thinking it was his imagination, he ignored it at first. Then, after a few seconds when he realized it might have been Hinata calling he turned to her just as she threw the pointy piece of clay at him.

WHAM!

She's got good aim... was his last thought as it struck him squarely in the forehead. And a strong arm... he added as he blacked out.

Five minutes later...

Deidara opened his eyes to see a face hovering over his own. A female face. An angry female face.

The face of an angel...

"What is it, yeah?" He whispered, touching the tender spot on his head.

"I'm the one who should be asking questions. Why the hell did you kidnap me!?" she asked in a low, deadly voice.

He grinned up at her. She looks pretty when she's angry...and she'll be beautiful when she smiles...

"Art is a bang, un. And you are art, yeah." As soon as the words were out of his mouth he regretted saying them. Shit...she's taking it the wrong way... He saw her face turn red, as if she was blushing.

Hinata, using remarkable control forced the blush to disappear. No time for shyness...

"I...am a bang?" she asked in that same deadly voice. She pulled her fist back.

"Hime...I think you are taking it-"

"Pervert!" Before she could send it home Deidara blocked her punch with one hand and pinned her under him.

"You look cute from this angle, yeah..." she thrashed about under his strong arms. He couldn't help but relish the feel of her body against him as she struggled. His breathing quickened.

"What do you think you're doing?" she hissed in barely suppressed rage.

"I'm going to do what should've been done last night, yeah."Her eyes widened.

"Here? Now? On the bird?" Deidara's head snapped up. Oh. Right. I forgot we were on this thing...

"Er...no. When we get to my place, yeah."

"And what makes you think I'll just sit there and let you do it?"

"You'll enjoy it." I'll have her begging for more...

"Over my dead body. Do you think I want to be with an oversexed art fanatic who is also an S-class criminal?"Wow... I'm going to be raped by a man who looks like woman...just my luck...

"Yeah. But for now...let's just take it nice and slow, un?"

"What do you mean nice and...ah!" Deidara's hand had slipped under her shirt and was caressing her breast.

"Hm? What's wrong? Don't you enjoy this, yeah?" His other hand had pinned her wrists together over her head to prevent her from wriggling out of his grasp.

She didn't reply. Instead she closed her eyes in concentration, her entire body shaking.

Deidara frowned. He didn't want her looking away from him. He expertly kneaded her bud between two fingers to draw her attention. Damn...she's so soft...

"Not even a little moan, un?" Hinata was trembling from fear rather than pleasure.

Is she all right? Maybe she's still hurt...

"Hinata...are you-" Before he could get those words out her eyes snapped wide open, the second, inner pupil exposed as her byakugan forced it's way into activation. Whatever she was concentrating on, the effort must have been huge for sweat was pouring down her forehead.

Hinata managed a grim smile when she felt that her efforts were being rewarded. Heh...I owe you one, Shino...

"What are you..." His words died away as a black speck popped out of her face and crawled under her shirt. More and more appeared and followed the first one's example. He was so distracted by the appearance of the unknown black specks that he failed to notice that they were scuttling in the direction of his 'busy' hand.

The Akatsuki froze as he suddenly felt the muscles in his hand freeze up. He swiftly drew his hand out from under her shirt, eyes widened in shock at the sight of his arm.

It was completely covered in a mass of small, chirping black beetles. At once he released his grip on the young Hyuuga and frantically began to beat the insects off, uncaring as to whether or not he harmed them.

I know about these beetles...Aburame's...they'll eat through my arm if I don't get them off...

"No!" Hinata grabbed his arm, stilling his blows. "Don't kill them...please..." Deidara's eyes widened in confusion when he saw tears running down her face. "They're only protecting me..."

The surprised look in Deidara's eyes faded away only to be replaced by an expression of annoyance.

"Call them off. If you don't, I won't hesitate to kill them, yeah."Hinata looked directly at the beetles, relief etched on her face.

"P-please...thank you all for protecting me...c-come back now...Shino would be upset if any you got hurt..." The beetles all let out reluctant chirps but did as she asked and crawled up her arm and on her cheek. One by one they filed through the tiny hole they had chewed in her skin until they were all gone. She slid a finger across the cut and made it disappear.

Deidara's arm was now covered in dozens of insect bites. He deserves it...

I can't risk anything happening to Shino's insects...he trusted me with them...I'll just have to defend myself from now on...if his beetles die, he may never forgive me...

She turned her attention to Deidara, who avoided her gaze and looked out toward the horizon, an expression of intense frustration on his face. She herself felt frustrated. She had made herself look weak, begging an Akatsuki to not kill the beetles. But she knew she did the right thing. The bugs were like an extension of her teammate. She would treat them with the proper respect they deserved.

Deidara tried to distract himself by looking at the wide expanse of forest land below them, and the sea beyond. Of course...Aburame was making the bugs bury themselves in her skin all the time he was holding her hand...that's why he let her go without resisting...

He felt frustrated and annoyed that his 'plans' were ruined for the time being. If he didn't make her his, he would lose her to a random bloke with no appreciation for a flawless work of art.

"Why did you do that?" He turned around. The kunoichi was sitting up, legs crossed. He narrowed his eyes when he saw the fury that showed itself so clearly in her innocent ones. He didn't really see what the big deal was. And he told her so.

"I don't see why you're making a big deal out of it, un. Why didn't you just lie back and enjoy it? I thought all girls like it, yeah." At least, I think I did it the right way...

The fury on her face was immediately replaced by a serene, yet serious expression.

"A bastard like you knows nothing if you think that is what we like. Doing things like that causes pain that can never be healed..." What am I saying? What would an Akatsuki know about pain, anyway?

Deidara brushed her words aside with a shrug and resumed scanning the landscape. Behind him

he heard her shift position. He turned his head slightly to see that she was lying down on her side, her back facing him.

He sighed. Getting her to warm up to him was going to be harder than he thought.

Back in Konoha, five hours after Hinata's abduction...

"Old lady Tsunade! Open up!" Naruto yelled whilst banging on the emergency room doors with both fists. Several nurses glanced at him but thought twice before telling him to stop.

No one got on Naruto's bad side and survived. No one. Except...

Tsunade, a.k.a the 'old hag' threw open the giant E.R. double doors, oblivious to the fact that there was someone behind them "WILL YOU SHUT THE HELL UP!?"She yelled, every vein in her neck visible as she towered over Naruto.(He had been knocked over by the force at which she opened the doors)

"WE ARE IN A HOSPITAL! I HAVE TO TELL YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO SHUT UP AND TALK QUIETLY! WANT ME TO SEW YOUR MOUTH SHUT? HM?"

"Oh, sorry Obaa-san, I wasn't listening." Naruto reached in his pocket and turned down the volume on his Ipod. He yanked out his earphones.

"What were you saying?" Tsunade winced and gestured for him to get up.

Naruto stood up.

"Come closer,"said Tsunade in an eerily calm tone. Naruto did as she asked.

"Closer...I want to tell you something..." she repeated with a fake smile.

Naruto nervously stepped forward so Tsunade could whisper in his ear.

"Naruto...guess what?" she whispered.

"What?" Naruto asked back.

"Well honey, you see..." She leaned closer to his ear. "WE ARE IN A FRICKIN' HOSPITAL SO KEEP YOUR ABNORMALLY LARGE MOUTH CLOSED SO THE PATIENTS WON'T BE DISTURBED!"

"Yo! Lady!" shouted a male patient from a room further down the hall. "Shut the fuck up and stop yellin', you just jacked up my relaxation, yo!"

Her usually plump lips set in a thin, straight line, Tsunade walked down the hall and made a right, presumably in the direction of the patient who's relaxation was 'jacked up.'

There was silence, then there was a terrific noise similar to that of a fiery car crash. A few seconds later an IV went sliding across the polished floor, soon to be followed by a hospital bed with a terrified patient still in it.

Then there was the crash. Naruto heard it; who couldn't? A lone wheel from the hospital bed rolled around the corner and stopped in front of Naruto's feet.

It took them five tranquilizer darts, an elephant gun, and a tumbler of good, aged wine before Tsunade calmed down.

"Right," she said, sitting down at her desk. "What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?

"I want to know if Shino and Shikamaru are all right. Shino looked liked he was going to die..." Naruto's eyes, usually bright with joy and mischief were darkened with sadness and grief.

Tsunade sighed. How am I going to break it to him? He's gone through enough heartbreak in his life...

"Naruto..." she began slowly. "Shikamaru is fine. He managed to escape with only a fractured arm. As for Shino..."she found herself unable to speak.

"What about Shino?" They both turned around to see Kiba, Shikamaru and Sasuke walk uninvited into the room. Akamaru limped in slowly on three legs, his broken front leg held up by a sling around his neck. Kitty, a fox summon belonging to Naruto padded to his side, a large cone-shaped cast around her neck.

"Well?" It was Kiba who had asked the question. His eyes were swollen and tired from all the medicine he had been given.

Tsunade frowned but didn't scold them for their intrusion. "If it weren't for Shino, all of you would be dead right now." Six pairs of eyes widened in surprise.

"Wh-what do you mean?" Kiba asked, his mouth suddenly feeling dry.

"That gas the Akatsuki Deidara used...it not only makes one drowsy, but also makes the body's organs deteriorate in function." She took a sip of whiskey. "The fact is, Shino forced his kikai insects to infest all your bodies and break down the poison before it became harmful."

Kiba felt his heart stop for an instant. No...oh no...don't tell me...

"However, instead of keeping some of the bugs to break down the poisons in his own body, he ordered the rest of them to infest Hinata's body and stay there so that his other bugs could track the scent of the females."

So most of the beetles in Hinata are female...so now the males that are with us could find her...Shino must have been planning ahead the entire time! Kiba felt his shoulders sag. He knew what words would come next before Tsunade even said them.

"I deeply regret it, but...without the rest of his bugs to aid him, Shino will die..."Shino's bugs know his body better than his father's...if the beetles with Hinata somehow return, he would have a chance at living...

Kiba felt his legs buckle beneath him. Even though he already knew what she was going to say, it still left him stunned at first.

Akamaru let out a loud yelp as his brother began to collapse. Naruto and Sasuke quickly threw each of his arms around their shoulders and, under Tsunade's direction dragged him to an empty hospital room where he would be kept under observation.

As they lay him on the bed he suddenly sat straight up and pushed them aside.

"No." he said firmly. "Take me to Shino." Tsunade nodded. After making sure he could walk she led him to the same emergency room she had come out of earlier. She lay a sympathetic hand on his shoulder before pushing open the doors.

Kiba nearly broke down when he saw the scene before him. His friend...pale and unmoving on a hospital bed. Various tubes were leading in and out of his body. A heart rate monitor was beeping slowly, the green line in the middle of the screen making an indentation every few seconds.

He was wearing only his pants; the rest of his clothes had been removed. Even his trademark shades were lying neatly on a desk. He was sleeping peacefully, his chest barely rising and falling with every breath. Kurenai was already sitting by him. She was gently caressing Shino's hand, as if holding on to him would stop him from dying.

Sakura and Ino looked up from where they were trying to remove poison from his arms. Sakura went to Tsunade and whispered in her ear.

Kiba managed to catch the last few words. "...poison...too much to remove..."

Ino slipped an affectionate arm around his shoulders and guided him to seat next to Kurenai. Akamaru limped in and lay down by Kiba, who absentmindedly patted him on the head. He whined sadly.

Kiba managed a weak smile. "Don't fret, buddy. Bug boy will be all right. He's not that easy to get rid of, right?"

Akamaru gave a low bark. I hope you're right...

Kiba scratched behind his ears. "I know I am..."

By this time Deidara and his precious cargo had arrived at Kirigakure. He was once again wearing his Akatsuki robe, and the hat which obscured most of his face.

Deidara couldn't help admiring the ocean as the bird circled over the village in search of a place to land. He had made sure to cast a genjutsu over the bird to prevent people from seeing it.

He finally found what he was looking for; a dry patch of ground in a marsh. The bird descended slowly, sending gusts of wind across the wetland. As soon as it touched ground he carefully gathered his 'hime' into his arms lightly jumped off.

Fortunately for him Hinata was asleep, or else she would have been a handful. Though he was an impersonal man, he couldn't help but crack a true smile when he saw the peaceful expression on her face. Something within him stirred; he had no idea what, but it evoked a feeling he had never felt in all twenty years of his life.

Shaking it off, he ordered the clay bird to shrink and pocketed it. After wrapping Hinata in a warm cloak, he set off toward the village. They were both cloaked in an invisibility genjutsu, so they got past the guards without any trouble.

Making sure not to bump against any passers-by, he went down a side street and walked along a wall until he reached a large condominium. It was perhaps seven or eight stories tall. This building was similar in size and structure to the apartments commonly seen in Konoha, the exception being that Kirigakaure buildings had reeds and other water plants woven into the walls as a sort of decoration. Konohagakure, instead of using water plants had vines and ivy creeping up the sides of their buildings.

Deidara released the genjutsu, then went in through the double doors. He walked up the steps two at a time, all the way up to the top floor. Shifting his hime to his other arm, he dug a ring of keys out of his pocket and inserted one in a door labeled 8-A. The key stuck. After a few muffled curses and a frenzied jiggling of the keys, the door finally swung open.

Just as he stepped in Hinata woke up and immediately began thrashing around in his arms. He clamped a hand over her mouth to shut her up.

"Hime, do you think you can keep still, yeah? You don't want to reopen any wounds, un."

She began to struggle more wildly than ever. Deidara rolled his eyes but tried his best to stay patient.

"Hime...I don't want to do something that'll hurt you..."

She shot him a glare that said 'try me'.

Deidara sighed. "Come on, let's take you to your room, yeah."

Holding her firmly against his chest, he walked through his large penthouse until he stopped at a big, wooden door. When he opened it, Hinata was surprised to see that it was a spacious bedroom with wide windows and a four poster bed. Deidara dumped her rather roughly on the bed and at the same time took his hand off her mouth.

Big mistake.

As soon as he released her Hinata sat up and began screaming at him.

"You asshole! What the hell do you want from me? It's bad enough that you kidnap me in the first place, then feel me up, and what now? Huh? You wa-"

SLAP!

Hinata stopped yelling, stunned at the stinging slap he just dealt her.

Deidara stared coldly at her. "Do you know what? Right now you are starting to act like a pathetic little bitch. I cannot see why I even bothered with you in the first place, yeah."

Hinata, having recovered from the slap snorted. "Huh. I'm probably the nicest person you'll ever meet, and as for the pathetic little bitch part? I don't care. How could you expect me to be nice to you when all you've done is cause me nothing but pain?"

Deidara's eye narrowed. "It was your own fault for going back for your friends...I tried to stop you, un."

The kunoichi stared at him as if he were stupid. "You don't understand the kind of pain I'm talking about," she said in a low voice.

Hinata stood up to walk away when Deidara grabbed her arm and yanked her on to the bed. He forced under him. (ooh, original idea, Deidara)

"Didn't I make it clear to you that I am not going to do this?" Hinata asked in a scary voice. Inside, she was panicking. Oh, shit...okay, what would Sakura-chan do at a time like this? The word 'cha' came to mind. Oh, yeah, that's it...she'd punch him out...but seeing as how I'm not on my back this time, that wouldn't work...and I do not want to use Shino's bugs either...

"I already promised myself I would do this Hinata...and you'll love it," the Akatsuki answered confidently. At least I hope she does...then maybe she'll love me...

"If you scream, I'll kill you..."Deidara's voice sounded low and strained.

She held back an instinctive cry as she felt him pulling off her skirt. Yes...mother always used to tell me...scream as loud as I possibly can if a stranger tries to hurt me...but how would screaming protect me?

Deidara was anticipating the moment he and his masterpiece would be united in artful bliss when she let out a blood-curdling scream that snapped him right out of his fantasy. He stumbled off her and backed against the wall, eyes wide with shock. When she began to scream again, he screwed his eyes shut and covered his ears, she was so loud.

Hinata put her heart into it; though she was screaming, it was a way to vent her anger and sadness,

like releasing every woe she had kept bottled inside her ever since she born.

Deidara slid to the ground, feeling weak-kneed. Hearing her scream was like being pummeled to death with emotions he swore he would never experience again. Pain...suffering...he could hear it all too well in her voice. His heart was beating wildly, as if it would burst if he stayed there any longer.

Deidara crawled to the door, eyes still shut. He fumbled for the doorknob and slammed it shut, wanting to block out the sound any way he could. Leaning against the door, he let out a long breath and put his shaking hand over his heart. The empty penthouse did not help him in this situation. The scream leaked through the bottom of the door and echoed throughout the apartment.

"Just stop now...shut the fuck up, yeah." He whispered, hoping for his sake she would stop her incessant screaming.

A few seconds later her screams died down to a mere whimper, then nothing. When he heard her sobbing quietly he pushed himself off the floor and peeked in her room to see what she was doing. Hinata was lying the bed, her back to him. Her shoulders trembled with each shaky breath, and he could imagine the expression on her tear-streaked face; upset and lonely.

And knowing he was the cause of her sadness made him feel that stirring sensation in his heart again.

I am an Akatsuki. I must never show my feelings. Ever.

He quietly shut and locked the door then left the apartment. By sheer force of will, he once again became the impersonal man he always was.

In the guest bedroom of the apartment, Hinata sat up wiped her face. It was the first time since her mother passed away that she cried.

"Stop being a crybaby...shinobi must never show their true feelings." She drew her knees up to her chin and stared out the window, hardly noticing the Akatsuki was gone.

If you are feeling hurt, let it out. The pain is made worse if you lock it up inside you. Remember that. And Hinata knew her mother's words were true as could be.

"Hai mother...I will."

FINISHED! Okay, well, that was only the third chapter...but anyway, I'm so glad I got it over with!

-slumps in recliner-

I'm banned from using my laptop but of course, that doesn't stop me. I still hide it under my pillow at nights.

I am also super-pissed because of the latest Naruto chapter. But I won't give it away.

The next chapter of Akatsuki's Sunshine is going to take a while, since I haven't started it yet.

(I'm sorry!)

I'm also sorry if I made Deidara mean in this story but frankly, he isn't exactly a sweetheart in the Naruto manga and anime, is he? I decided that in the beginning, he would be as evil as the manga Deidara.

Thanks so much for your reviews, and you all really deserve this update for waiting patiently. I'm surprised no one has given me a message saying "update, you bitch" or something like that.

Another thing is, I am not much of a lemon writer, so I hope you all realize I'm going to put off writing one until I can't avoid it. -senses bloodlust-

Once again, THANK YOU so much for reviewing, and I've also started on the next chapter so it should be out next week(that's Narutochica talk for week after next :3 since the other story has long chapters.) The war between our Hime and Deidara starts next chapter!

Your friend who is miraculously still alive,

Narutochica :3

Useless trivia: Hinata was tempted to push Deidara off the bird while he was knocked out(she threw a pointy chunk of clay at him) but decided against it when the thought occurred to her that the bird might stop flying and fall if he died.