A/N: Thanks for all the amazing reviews! You guys rule. Oh, yeah, Sakura's a medic in Naruto, here she's learning to be one. Lawl. And, please don't blame any for the weird title. Pie-chan was in a weird mood. Go and read the fluff!

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

Impossible Love

Chapter Four

WTF? Orochimaru?

"I'll have a frosty chocolate milkshake with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream in it, un…" Deidara ordered, sitting at a table in the café, with Sakura next to him. "And…" He looked at her, questioning.

"The same, please…" Sakura smiled at the waitress, who nodded and walked off with their orders. Deidara smiled at her, and she softly took his arm, blushing. She smiled back.

Deidara looked into her eyes, and Sakura looked back, nervously licking the corner of her mouth a little.

Deidara doomed the waitress who suddenly was standing next to their table again.

"I have your orders."

Sakura looked up immediately, letting go of Deidara's arm.

"Arigatou." Deidara took the milkshakes from the waitress and gave Sakura hers. He took a sip, getting some ice cream on his nose. Sakura laughed and got it off with her thumb. He flushed a little, but laughed as well. He dipped the tip of his finger into his ice cream, and while still laughing; he put it on her nose. She quickly got it off, still laughing.

"Stop that!" She giggled.

"Oohoohoo…" He grinned.

Sakura smiled and took a sip of her drink.

"How do you get your hair to stay that colour, un?" Deidara suddenly asked.

"It's natural…" Sakura replied, holding her drink with both hands, looking at him.

"No way… Really?"

"Yeah… my mom's hair is pink, too."

"Cool, un…" Deidara smiled, taking another big sip.

"Thanks…" Sakura smiled at him.

A minute later, Deidara had finished his milkshake while Sakura was only halfway done with hers.

'I don't want to go home… I really don't want to…' Sakura thought while taking another small sip. 'Then I'll be alone… and I really don't want to be right now…'

"Deidara-kun?" She asked him. Then, she noticed she had referred him as –kun. She blushed madly. "… san?"

"Un?" Deidara looked at her as she lowered her drink.

"Uhm…" She didn't really know how to say. 'I can't just say "let's have a sleepover"… it sounds so weird…'

"What is it?" He encouraged.

"… D- … Do you want the rest of my milkshake? I'm full…" She said, not having the courage to ask him.

'That's not what you were gonna say…'

"Nah, I'm good, un."

He paid and they went outside, meeting the dark sky and cold wind.

"Well… I should go home then… It's already getting late…" Sakura said slowly. She took off Deidara's coat and handed it back. "Thanks for this and the milkshake… and the nice evening…"

"No problem, un." Deidara smiled at her as he took his coat. 'Even though I don't want her to go home by herself… There's a lot of weirdo's around…'

"Ne… You want me to walk you home?" He asked.

"Uhh…" 'He cant see my house, what if my parents are still up?? They would never trust an older boy!'

"It's no big deal, un… I mean if you want to go home by yourself… I just thought… Uhh…"

'I sound like the a new Michael Jackson!!!' He thought panicking. Sakura smiled at him.

"N- Nah, it's okay… Arigatou."

"Oh, okay… Just… be careful, un?"

"Of course, I don't live far from here anyway." Sakura smiled again and he smiled back kindly.

"I'll see you later then, un?"

"Yup!" Sakura's smile faded. "Uhh… Hug?"

"Eh…" He looked at her, a little surprised. She wanted to hit herself.

"N- Never mind, forget it, ehehe. B- Bye." Sakura turned around and quickly walked off.

Deidara stood there for a moment, watching her walk away. Then, he silently ran up behind her and gently hugged her from behind.

Sakura gasped. She felt her face heat up.

'HELL YEAH!' Inner Sakura screamed in victory.

Deidara let her go and ran off, waving. "I'll see you tomorrow, un!"

She watched him run off wide-eyed and cheeks still burning. After a minute, she finally continued walking home, feeling shocked.

Deidara's POV
I thought for a second as I watched her go.

'Just do it!!' As I battled my mind, she got further away from me.

I ran to catch up to her, and flung my arms around her from behind, in a deep hug. I held her there for a few seconds and then let go, running off and waving at her, "I'll see you tomorrow, un!"

I slowed down and turned to watch her go again, but this time, having done what I wanted to do, and hugged her, something didn't feel right about me leaving her to go home by herself. I wasn't sure what, but… Something at the back of my mind told me to turn around, and make sure she got home okay. I gave in to my own pressure and turned running in her direction again, I didn't know what it was, but I had to know that she was okay.

Sakura's POV
It was so dark. I just walked as fast as possible towards my home. But I didn't feel scared because it was dark.

'What if he doesn't like me the way I like him??' I thought frustrated. 'Ulgh… Stupid feelings. This was the exact reason why I didn't want to fall in love ever again…'

A low voice made me look up.

"Hey there little girl…"

I turned around. In an alleyway, a man was standing. He had a pale face and long, black hair. His eyes were like those of the devil; sparkling yellow, with a cat formed pupil.

"I have something for you." He said. "Wanna come see?"

Now isn't that just awesome. Who gets to meet a rapist? ME ME ME! And I'm not even happy about it.

"… Uhh… Heh… I- I have to go home…" I took a step back.

"Do you like puppies?" The man suddenly asked.

Of course I did, I have two dogs!

"N- No." I replied, wanting to get away.

The man got an honest shock. "Really? I thought everyone liked them…"

"Heh, well, g-guess not." I stuttered. "B-b-bye."

I wanted to walk on, but then I saw what he was holding.

"Oh well…" He said sighing. "I guess you wont have a home after all Kabuto…"

It was a tiny, silver-haired puppy. Imagine, the most adorable things in the universe, all squashed in one little puppy!

Now I care for dogs. And knowing this one couldn't stay with that- that moron, I decided to grab and run.

"H- His name is Kabuto?" I asked slowly. The man nodded.

"It's the only thing he'll answer to."

"If he needs a h-home… I could t-take him…"

A creepy looking smile came from the man.

"You'll take good care of him?" He asked. Now that offended me. Why wouldn't I take care of a cute puppy!?

"Of course!" I said, still offended.

Slowly I walked up to him, still holding guard for if he tried anything funny. The closer I got to the man, the uglier and creepier he looked. He stretched out his arms to give the puppy to me and I stretched out mine to take it from him.

When my fingers brushed over the dog, I felt relieved. I'd just run for my miserable life when I'd have this 'Kabuto'.

It really looked like he was going to give the dog to me. It really did. Only, on the last, idiot second, he dropped the dog on the ground and grabbed my wrist. My eyes widened in shock. He pulled me closer, wrapping his other arm around me.

That's where I started screaming.

The man, not satisfied with that, covered my mouth and brought his face to my ear.

"Shut up… It'll be over soon…" He whispered.

I trembled of fear. The tears started to run down my cheeks. I couldn't die like this! I couldn't be raped and being tossed in an alley! … Right?

"Hey." A familiar voice suddenly said. I instantly turned my head, trying to look who was talking.

Deidara loomed over us.

"That's not very nice, un…"

I tried to yell his name, but the hand was still over my mouth.

"Move away." Deidara said, the threat pulsing in his voice. But the man only laughed.

"What?" He said.

"Let her go and move away, un." Deidara repeated.

The man kept his hand over my mouth, while his other went in his pocket. Then he pulled out a gun.

Wait. What?

'FUCK!' I thought panicking. 'WHAT THE HELL IS DEIDARA DOING!? RUN YOU BASTARD!'

But the man already held up the pistol and shot, the sound echoing through the alley, then a loud thud.

The tears had blinded my vision. I closed my eyes. If he died, it was my fault.

"Now where were we?" The man's voice whispered in my ear.

I felt him drag me with him, but I didn't even struggle. I was at a loss for words. All I could think about was Deidara.

"Where'd you think you're going?"

'What?'

My eyes shot open. The man holding me turned around so we both saw Deidara, a slightly trembling body, but more pissed off then ever.

"I thought I told you to let her go, un." He said in a dangerous voice, standing slowly.

'Don't worry, I won't look.' I thought sarcastically.

When the man didn't let me go, Deidara grabbed for his pocket.

"You give me no choice. Sakura-san, close your eyes."

I did as told.

A piercing scream followed, and I felt the man let me go. Two other arms wrapped themselves around me and lifted me up. I opened my eyes again, seeing the man struggling to get a knife out of his back. Deidara was carrying me as fast as possible out of the alleyway.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and pushed my face into his shoulder.

I was saved.

Normal POV
Deidara finally stopped running, breathing hard. He slowly put Sakura down and leaned against a golden Sakura tree (1).

"D-Deidara, where's your wound?" Sakura whispered.

"Wh- what?" He looked at her.

"He shot you, r-right?"

Nodding, he slowly removed his hand from his right shoulder. The wound immediately started bleeding worse.

"Damn…" He muttered. "And I just got out of the hospital, un!"

Sakura looked at his shoulder for a second. Then she ripped off a piece of her shirt and started binding it around his shoulder.

"O- ow!" He winced.

"Sorry… it has to be tight…" Sakura whispered. "And we have to go to the hospital…"

"I-…" he sighed. "… Do not know where we are…" He looked around, and so did she.

"I do." Sakura said. "Don't worry about it."

"Wh-where are we, un?"

Silence. For a moment, Sakura kept binding his shoulder.

"… We're in my street." She said.

"O- oh…" The street didn't look too neat. It was more like an alley.

"We have to go to the hospital." Sakura said slowly.

"But I don't wanna…" Deidara whined. Sakura stared at him.

"Are you joking? You want that- that- that-, that thing to stay in your arm!?"

Deidara pouted. "No…"

"Then we have to go to the hospital." She said strictly. Then, she relaxed a bit. "Unless…"

"Huh?" Deidara looked at her face.

"I'm studying medics. I want to be a medic when I grow up… I could treat you at my house."

Deidara flushed slightly. "Wouldn't your parents mind?"

"My dad's working and my mom's asleep." Sakura said shrugging. "It's ok."

"O-ok…" Deidara bit his lip. 'Damn this thing stings!'

"I wanna be quick because maybe you'll get an infection." Sakura said seriously. She took his hand and started leading him through the street, causing him to turn a shade redder.

Sakura stopped in front of a house. She got her keys out of her pocket and silently opened the door, leading Deidara into the dark hallway. She could hear him breathing heavier.

"Th-this is your house?" He whispered.

Sakura nodded. "Yes."

She led him up the stairs and they got in another hallway. She pushed one of the doors open and they walked in. Sakura closed the door behind them first before she snapped on the light.

It was a messy, but nice room. A big bed for at least two people in the corner and a bureau full off useless things. On the wall was a photograph from Sakura, with Hinata, Tenten, Ino and Temari. There also was a picture from Sakura with only Hinata.

"Hey… It's bigger then my place, un." Deidara smiled slightly and she smiled back.

"C-Could you lie down on my bed?" Sakura asked him.

He nodded and lay down while she walked to her closet and got a bag out of it.

He noticed how far away the ceiling was.

"Could you r-remove your shirt?" Sakura asked quietly when she sat down next to the bed on her knees.

"Y- Yeah." Deidara did as told. 'Why am I acting so slowly?' he thought. 'I'm not always like this! Am I?'

He let his shirt fall on the floor and Sakura started to remove the clothing she had wrapped around his shoulder earlier. Then she started working on it, careful not to hurt him too much. He only winced a little ever now and then.

Finally, Sakura got the bullet out. She wrapped it in a tissue and put it in her bag.

Deidara let out his breath slowly and closed his eyes.

"… Are you okay?" He heard her soft voice close to his ear. Slowly, she started brushing some strands of hair out of his face.

"U-un." He slowly opened his eyes again, letting them focus.

Sakura continued his wound again. When she finished bandaging, she cleaned up her stuff, but didn't stand up.

"I'm sorry…" She suddenly whispered.

"Wha- what for?"

"If-… If I hadn't done that… If I had listened to you… This wouldn't have happened… You would have been okay…" Sakura bit her lip and her eyes were looking downcast. Deidara looked at her.

"Hey…" He touched her just under her chin, making her look into his eyes. She did so, her gaze holding sadness and pain.

"Hey…" He said again. "Listen… Bad things happen all the time, un… Just sometimes, you think you have it the most… Like…" He thought for a second. "Lets see, example… Like… I got shot, because I was there… But, think… What could've happened if I wasn't there, un?"

"… I- I don't know…" Sakura whispered.

"I think you do…" He replied. "And I also think it would've turned out worse, un… So hey… You saved my life… I saved yours…"

Sakura looked at him for a moment, her eyes wide, her breathing stuck in her throat. Then, she threw her arms around his sitting form, and started sobbing on his chest.

He gasped slightly, surprised. Then, he bit his lip.

'I hope this works…'

He put his arms around her shoulders and pulled her into a deep comforting hug. Sakura kept crying.

"D-Deidara-k-k-kun… I-… I-…"

"Shh… It's okay…" He started stroking her hair absently.

Sakura tried to stop crying, but she couldn't. She ended up sitting even closer to him and crying even more.

Deidara moved over a little, making space for her on the bed. She quickly got on, her arms still around him, refusing to let him go. He leaned with his back against the wall, and hugged her closer. He still stroked her hair, and softly gave her words of comfort.

Slowly, the crying stopped. Sakura still leaned with her head on his chest, her eyes closed, listening to his heartbeat. She snuggled up closed, and fell asleep after a while.

Deidara, not noticing, kept stroking her hair, wanting to make sure she's ok.

"You ok now?" He asked her softly. He didn't get a reply. He only heard her steady, low breathing.

"You- you're sleeping?" He whispered.

'Darn… I'm not exactly comfy right here. If I stay like this for too long… oh no! My ass'll fall asleep!'

He blushed when she softly mumbled his name in her sleep.

Carefully not to move her much and wake her, he grabbed one of the pillows and made himself more comfortable.

'Guess I sleep here tonight…' He thought. He looked down at her, stroking her hair again.

"I hope your parents wont mind, Sakura… chan."

"Damn, that girl's late once again." Sakura's mother went up the stairs angrily. "I've gotta stop waking her up and letting her get more responsible…" She pulled open the door of her daughter's bedroom.

"Sakura! You-"

What she was made her shut up immediately.

Sakura was lying in the arms of a boy. A much older boy. They were both asleep, Sakura lying against his chest, and his cheek resting on her hair. She didn't notice the little blood seeping through the bandages around his shoulder.

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!?" Sakura's mom yelled loudly, waking them both up, leaving Deidara with a heart attack and Sakura with a bruised ass as she fell off of the bed.

"M- mom?" Sakura asked surprised.

"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! BOTH! BOTH OF YOU! GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE!" The pink haired woman raged on.

"Yey ma'am." Deidara muttered. He grabbed his shirt and opened the window, climbing on the tree standing next to it.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm going." Sakura grabbed her schoolbag and decided to go through the window as well.

"I don't think your mom likes me…" Deidara said to Sakura.

"Most likely not." She replied.

"I DON'T WANT YOUR FACE EVEN NEAR THIS STREET AGAIN! DID YOU HEAR ME BOY!?" Mrs. Haruno shouted on.

"God mom SHUT UP!" Sakura yelled back. "We only just woke up, stop yelling at us!"

"I heard you." Deidara answered the woman. He turned to Sakura. "I'm not deaf, un… Well I might be now!"

Sakura giggled, and let him climb down the tree first. She looked at her mother.

"A nice morning to you too."

"Don't you get sarcastic on me lady or you want be able to walk for a week straight!!" The reply came.

Deidara gave some mock shivers. "Oooh…" He helped Sakura down the last bit of the tree. She smiled thanking at him.

The window was closed loudly, almost shattering the window.

"Oh no!" Deidara suddenly said while they were walking to her bike.

"Wh-what?" Sakura looked up.

"I left my board in your room with your 'scary mom', un!"

"Hmm." Sakura looked at her bike. "Here, you bike and I'll go on the back. After school we'll pick up your board, my mom works then."

"Ok." Deidara smiled. "You mind if I go fast?"

"Nope." Sakura replied.

"It's what I do best, un." He said jokingly as he took the bike from her. Kindly, he added, "Your chariot, me' lady?"

Sakura laughed and blushed a little, sitting down on the back. Deidara sat down as well.

"Ready, un?"

She wrapped her arms around him. "I am now!"

Deidara blushed slightly, looking forward. He started peddling off at a normal speed, but picking up the speed very fast. Sakura rested her head against his back, holding him tight, while he enjoyed the wind on his face.

'Awesomeness.' Sakura thought. 'I always wanna go to school in the morning like this…'

Five minutes later, Deidara stopped.

"We're heeeeeere!" He said in a singsong voice.

"Already?" Sakura said shocked. It always took her about twenty minutes, and he just did it in five!!! 'Damn that was fast!'

"I told you I was fast, un."

"Well, you were right." Sakura got off the bike and Deidara put the bike into the bike-shelter. He locked it and came back, giving her the keys.

"Thank you." She said.

"No problem, un." He gave her his trademark grin.

"How's your shoulder?" She asked concerned.

"It's ok unless I think about it, I guess." Deidara mumbled.

"Oh, okay." She smiled. "Let's go inside, ne?"

"Un!"

They walked in together.

(1) Pie-chan: The blossoms are actually white, but it's called like that for a reason. Lol Itachi4Raven knew this, I did not. XD He's the smart one!

Raven-san: Aww... You're making me blush... :)

Pie-chan: Maybe I was planning to… -playful smile-

xxx NarutoxHinataPie and Itachi4Raven (who are now going to a corner of the room. lol)