Pairing: DeiSaku

Prompt: "I just arrested you and you're flirting with me while handcuffed! Wtf! But also you're kinda cute..."

Rating: K+

"I would appreciate it if you would stop kicking my seat like a five-year-old, Deidara-san. We only have half an hour until we reach the station. I'm sure you can hold out until then." Sakura looks at the man through her mirror, eyeing his glinting eyes and almost manic grin. "One would think you'd be a lot more careful with your actions." She sighs.

She hears a grunt. "I didn't expect to get caught, yeah!" There's excitement in his voice. "But I'll count myself lucky, yeah. Especially since it's you who caught me and not the police chief. That old man isn't nearly as pretty as you are. Lucky, lucky, lucky~"

Sakura rolls her eyes. "Sure. You're so lucky. Lucky that I didn't take your head when you fell on me and refused to get off at first."

"You have a hard head, yeah. I've never been headbutted by a pretty woman before. Sasori isn't gonna' believe me when he finds out that I lost to a pretty woman because she headbutted me so hard I lost my vision for a full minute. He'll probably call me stupid or something, yeah."

"You're...something," Sakura concludes. After that, it falls silent in the car with the occasional hum from the back seat. Sakura splits her time looking at the road and glancing in the mirror. She can't help but find Deidara's unique appearance to be inviting.

He has long hair like her best friend, only a few shades darker and styled differently. His mechanical eye patch is missing, probably broken somewhere, and reveals two silver-blue eyes. He likes to wear a lot of fishnet and paint his nails. If he weren't part of the organization her boss is trying to bring down, she might be inclined to call him cute.

"I know I'm good looking, miss, but I would advise you to keep your eyes on the road. I would like for us to live long enough so I can get your number when I leave."

Sakura snorts. "Leave? You won't be leaving anytime soon. You're going to be locked up for a long time." She pauses, licking her lips. "And I wouldn't give you my number even if you weren't a criminal! You're just some womanizer with wild tendencies."

"Hey!" Deidara snaps. "I'm not Hidan! I don't do casual hookups! I want the real deal, yeah."

"Sure you do," she mumbles. Sakura looks up again but, instead of sparing Deidara a glance, she sees a black vehicle speeding up behind her. The moment it's at her side, she curses. The familiar red clouds have her gritting her teeth so hard they hurt. "I can't believe this!"

She hears a chuckle. It's close enough to her ear that she hears Deidara breathe in before blowing at her ear. "I told you, miss. I'll be leaving soon." Just as he says that, the black van rams into her car. Sakura tightens her grip on the steering wheel, pressing down on the gas pedal as she does. "You can try, miss, but it looks like Hidan is driving and he's a little crazy, yeah."

Sakura curses out loud when her car is rammed again. The black van speeds up in front of her, the screech of the tires as it stops sideways in the middle of the two roads hurts her ears. She considers ramming it in return at the corner but then the side door opens and a machine gun appears.

One-by-one, members of the Akatsuki hop out of the van and walk towards her car. "Fucking hell," she states. Knowing where this could lead, Sakura shoves her hand in her pocket, pulls out the key to the handcuffs, and turns to shove it through one of the small holes in the barred gate separating the front and back seats.

"Just go," she hisses at him. If this were any other time, she might laugh at his shocked expression. "I can't take all of them and I don't have a death wish. We both know they won't hurt me if they get you back." There's a tap on her window but Sakura ignores it.

"I actually feel sorry for you, yeah." Deidara rubs his wrists when they're free. "You, specifically, have been chasing me for years." Then he grins, eyes widening with excitement. "Can I get your number?" Without looking away, Sakura reaches forward and flips a switch.

"Four minutes," is all she says when her walkie-talkie blares.

Sakura watches as he grips the gate separating them, leaning close. "If you go after another member, I'll be jealous."

"If you're caught by a different officer, likewise."

He's gone moments later, sending her fleeting looks at he climbs into the van with the other Akatsuki members, waving 'bye' as he does. Sakura drops her head on her steering wheel, knowing full-well that she'll get in trouble. Even so, she is Kakashi's favorite pupil so maybe she'll be let off easy? Surely, if he thought logically, he would know it would be impossible for her to take on the whole of the Akatsuki by herself?

Surely.

Dudes, I actually had a lot of fun writing this one. It's 20 past midnight. If you have the time, please review.

~i-just-really-love-sakura