So I am currently skyping with my best friend Sakuragirl915; and she commanded me like Moses commanded the red sea to part to post another chapter of 'Bad Boys'!

Enjoy!

~Kyvena

Chapter 4: Internal Battles and Past Memories

Sakura walked down the halls of her school completely oblivious to all of the people who were either talking about her or trying to get her attention so that they too could become popular. Sakura walked into her first period class and sat down arguing with herself whether Deidara was good for her or not.

She didn't even realize the teacher had been calling her name to answer a question until she came up and shook her out of her internal argument. Sakura looked up to see her first period teacher Kurenai-sensei shaking her, "Sakura!" Sakura came out of her haze and looked up, "Huh…?" Kurenai-sensei shook her head, "And this class is a good example of students who think they are too good to listen in class."

Sakura was a pro at making things extremely dramatic, "Well excuse you! My best friend went missing and you just expect me to be okay!?" Sakura's eyes filled with tears. Kurenai-sensei sighed, "Sakura Haruno, you are dismissed from further classes… go home dear; this all must be so hard for you…" Sakura stood and bowed before walking out of the classroom, "Score one for team Sakura."

Deidara sat outside of the school and watched young girls look at him, blush and giggle. Deidara grinned as he thought, 'Still got it in you Deidara, yeah!' Just then he saw a flash of pink zip by him. Sakura jumped on her bike quickly and jumpstarted it before taking off. Deidara scowled, 'Dammit Sakura!' He threw his helmet on and started his motorcycle before speeding after her.

Sakura glanced in her side mirror only to see that Deidara was indeed chasing her, making her groan in annoyance, "A girl can't have a moments peace can she?" Sakura gunned the acceleration making Deidara scowl, "Obstinate today are we, hm?" Deidara followed her, only to come to a stop at a local park. Sakura sat on the ground sobbing, 'Ino, what am I supposed to do? Help me, I cannot do this without you, you were my best friend…"

Deidara walked up to her, knowing exactly what she was crying about and kneeled beside her, "Sakura…" Sakura looked up with tears streaming down her face, "What Deidara!?" Deidara wrapped his arms around her and she buried her face into his chest, "Deidara I miss Ino so much!" Deidara's face softened, "I know, yeah… This wasn't your fault at all so do not blame yourself for one moment. Do hear me, hm?" Sakura looked up at him, "I should have been protecting her…" Deidara scowled and took her face in his hands, "You are not a knight, a cop, or a guardian angel, yeah. You are just human. You are simply Sakura, hm…"

Sakura chuckled and wiped a tear from her eye, "You know… I really do love your accent…" Deidara blushed, "T…Thank you, yeah." Sakura smiled and leaned her back against Deidara's chest, looking out towards the lake that glistened in front of her.

After a while of silence Sakura sighed, "Hey Deidara…?" His arms wrapped around her waist only responding with, "Hm?" Sakura turned her head, "What made you join the Akatsuki…?" Deidara's face fell a bit, "Guess I saw that question coming sooner or later, hm. Well, my parents died whenever I was an infant so I mostly grew up in orphanages." Sakura's face softened, "No one ever adopted you?"

Deidara sighed, "Well, I was adopted but only for a very short amount of time, yeah… It was a wealthy family from what I can remember. I was brought in whenever I was five and lived there for three years believing that I was going to have a real family, hm. The family I joined had a little girl who I can't remember what she looks like, aside from her eyes; or her name, yeah… Anyway, I stayed there until I was eight before they gave me back… The last thing I remember was the two of us being torn apart and looking into her eyes, they were the most beautiful green eyes ever; sort of like yours…"

Sakura's face fell, "That's so sad… I used to have an older brother but he died when I was five. So I don't remember him much and my parents don't allow me to look at any old pictures of him. So I can't really remember what he truly looks like or what his personality was like… Sorry, go on with your story." Deidara shook his head and sighed, "So after that happened I became cold and mean. Majority of the time I was locked in confinement and not allowed to attend adoption days because of my attitude, yeah. Kids also teased me a lot for my accent so that didn't help either, yeah… By the time I was fifteen I was a mastermind thief. I stole what I needed because I had no money to actually buy anything for myself, hm." Deidara looked away, "The Akatsuki adopted me whenever I turned sixteen… To be honest, they scared the hell out of me at first but once I got to know them all they all just became my family… A family of criminals, yeah…"

Sakura turned around and took Deidara's face in her hands, "I'm so sorry all of that happened to you… It really must have been hard on you…" Deidara grinned, "Eh, I didn't come out TOO bad did I, hm?!" Sakura chuckled, "I suppose not for someone who's had it so rough their entire life…" Sakura leaned in and captured Deidara's lips and wrapped her arms around his neck. Deidara quickly snaked his arms around her waist and kissed her back, playing with the tips of her hair as their bond grew stronger.

Whenever the two broke a part Sakura looked in Deidara's eyes, "Deidara… I want you to be happy…"