Summary: She had a haunting past that made her wary of men. He was determined to show her the true art of love. Past and future collide between the two opposites.


Deidara-21
Yumiko-21
Itachi-30
Kisame-40
Pain-34
Konan- 34
Hidan-31
Kakuzu-37 (Even though he's 91!)
Black/White Zetzu- Unknown
Tobi- 23
Kotone-9


Scarlet Memories

Pairing: DeidaraYumiko(OC)
Rating: M for all kinds of mature content
Hints of NaruHina, SasuSaku, GaaMats and MisakiKiba

Chapter Four: Celebration!


"Deidara-senpai! Deidara-senpai! Yumiko-chan! Wait for Tobi!" A child-ish voice cried, getting the ones he was following to keep walking. "Leader said to wait for Tobi!"

Yumiko glanced to Deidara and they communicated through their eyes, something that the newest member 'Tobi' couldn't do. 'Really? Why are WE stuck with him?' Her eyes asked.

'Don't ask me... Hidan and them didn't want him, either...' Deidara replied. 'And he doesn't have to keep calling me senpai.. It's annoying as fuck!'

'Oh really, Deidara-senpai?' She teased, a smile in her eyes, only towards Deidara, which had him flush a tiny bit and glare at her. Yumiko had grown even closer to the Iwa missing-nin since revealing her past. Whenever they could, before 'Tobi' showed up, she and Deidara would just sit outside wherever they were staying and just chat. She even teamed up with Itachi a little bit, under Deidara's advice. Itachi became a big brother figure to her after a while.

'Shut up, Ko. Or should I say Yumiko-chan?' Deidara shot back his smirk being hid by his cloak.

Yumiko twitched slightly before sidestepping a 'hug' from Tobi before rolling her eyes. 'Seriously? He thinks he can catch either of us off guard? We're S-Ranked... Not genin.' She stated as they arrived at a rest stop on their way to meet up with Kisame and Itachi. A old lady brought out some umeboshi, which she had a secret weak spot for.

"Hey, Deidara-senpai... That thing looks like one of your pieces... You're a rip-off." Tobi said.

Yumiko shut her eyes. 'Bad move... Nice knowing the poor kid.' She thought as Deidara sent the fool flying with a small bomb. "Finally... I can think to myself.." She sighed and removed her hat, allowing her hair to finally cool off. She had put the straw hat on after constant questions from Tobi.

"Heh. That was not really fun, though. No one insults my art, hn." He stated, eating another one.

She nodded and dug in her coat and pulled the photo out. 'Kotone... Please... Wait a little longer... I will find you and we'll be happy together...'

"That little girl... I've seen her..." The old woman said from behind her, making her raise an eyebrow slightly.

"What little girl?" Deidara asked.

Yumiko sighed again and decided that Deidara deserved to know more about her, more than anyone else in the organization. "I have a little sister... Kotone. I left her behind all those years ago and swore I'd come back and we'd be a family soon... I haven't had a decent lead until now." Turning to the old woman, she removed emotion as she spoke. "Where did you see her?"

"A blonde boy, pink haired girl and a black haired man were with her when they stopped by here... They said they were helping the little one try and find someone..." She explained.

Deidara flinched. "Wait... Blonde haired boy... Pink haired girl..." He stated.

"Those..." Yumiko said, standing up. "We're paying a visit to the Leaf, Deidara..."

"Erm... Right, hn." He gulped and followed, saying a man in an orange mask would be paying for them. "Hold up, Ko..."

Yumiko blinked and waited. "Sorry. I just want to get my sister away from them. Kotone is all I have left, really... I was stupid to leave her.." She punched the nearest tree, leaving a deep impression. "Who knows what lies they have fed her..."

"Alright, alright. I get it. Let's take the fast route, hn." He said, summoning a clay bird and holding a hand down, waiting for her. "Come on. We have your sister to rescue."

She stared in awe at him. "Y-You'd help me?" She asked, stunned that he'd go against Pain's orders for her.

"Hey, I'd never leave ya to deal with anything alone, heh. That's what friends are for, right?" He asked.

Yumiko felt time freeze at those words, her stomach fluttering at his gentle smile and her heart beating faster as she took the offered hand, knowing what this feeling was. Somehow, she must keep her distance emotionally for a little while, until Kotone was back in her arms and they were a family.


Hinata grabbed Naruto's sleeve. "Naru-kun... I'm seeing dark chakra coming in fast." She stated, her Byakugan active.

"What? Is it teme?" He asked, getting the group with them to tense up, Kotone tilting her head as she held onto a blonde girl's hand.

"No... Not his..." Hyuga Neji said, his own kekkai genkai active.

"Naruto-san... What's going on...?" Kotone asked, hiding slightly behind Yamanaka Ino.

"Stay here... I think there are bad people about to invade..." Naruto ordered, getting Ino, Nara Shikamaru and Akamichi Choji to guard her while he and the others spread out, Hinata going with him, Sakura and Sai, a new member of his team. "Point it out when it gets closer, Hina-chan..."

"Right..." Her eyes widened as she stopped. "The chakra... vanished! It's not as dark and visible as before!"

"Shit..." Naruto cursed, wondering who or what was going on.


Deidara and Yumiko landed away while using their disguises given to them by Konan for 'undercover' investigations. His hair turned spiky, retained the blonde coloring while his eyes changed from blue to brown. His cloak changed to a long brown scarf over his blue vest and yellow undershirt. Black pants and shoes finished the outfit. "Man. This could be a great thing Konan inv-" His eyes widened as she saw his partner's attire.

She had her hair color stay the same, yet it was now shoulder high and in a ponytail in the back. Her blue-green eyes had melted to sky blue. She wore a wintery white short sleeved mini dress, silver leggings and a pop of red heels. "Yeah, she's a genius... What's with the look?" She asked.

"Eh. Nothing... Just... You look good with short hair." He said, seeing her flush before shaking it off.

"Yeah... And when we ask, say we're distant cousins. Kotone wouldn't know, since our family... was... huge." She shuddered at the mention of cousins before feeling Deidara place a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey... Relax. Konan said too much stress and these little things will break." He held the necklace out as proof, reminding her of that point.

"True... Let's go.." She said as they entered the Leaf, looking around, acting lost as Naruto landed in front of them.

"Are you new here?" He asked.

'Idiot!' Yumiko and Deidara shared a successful grin before Yumiko nodded slightly. "You see... We heard a little girl named Kotone was here... She's our distant cousin, you see. After we found out about the little one's sister's death at the hands of that terrible organization..." She acted like she refused to continue.

"We thought we'd better make sure she is safe and with family..." Deidara took over.

"Her sister isn't dead... I saw her..." Naruto questioned. "In fact... You look like her, miss."

"That's because we all have similar looks. Most women in our family look like me... In fact, my aunt's daughter's niece had purple hair!" Yumiko said, smiling.

"Alright... Ah, Ino... I'm sorry, what are your names?" Naruto asked as Ino arrived.

Picking a name Kotone would know and wouldn't comment on, she smiled. "I'm Momoko Akiyama and this is my husband.."

"Takehiko Akiyama." Deidara picked up on the hint, following along, even if the mention of 'husband' coming from Yumiko made his heart flutter.

Kotone's eyes lit up and seemed to know exactly who she was. "Momo-itoko! Takehiko-itoko!" She flung herself at her 'cousin', getting enveloped in a hug.

"Let's return home, little one." Deidara said, grinning.

"Right! Thank you so much, Naruto-san! I had so much fun here. But I wanna be with my family.." Kotone said, pouting sadly.

"That's alright. We had fun having you here for the past three years, Koto-chan!" Naruto said, grinning and ruffling the child's head. "Take care and visit, okay?"

"Sadly, we have a lot of preparations to do... She may not have time to visit." Yumiko said, adding sadness to cover her bitterness. "We do have many funerals to have, you see."

"Ahh. Right... I forgot.." He was whacked over the head by the pink haired girl. "Ow! Sakura-chan! What was that for?"

"How could you be so insensitive!?" She demanded before bowing. "I apologize. He's very dense about those things."

Deidara waved it off. "No need. We have our family together again... Shall we return, dear?" He had to add that, least the Nine Tails and his friends get suspicious.

"Yes.. Thank you again. Let's go, Kotone, dear." Yumiko flushed slightly at the way Deidara said 'dear' as they both held a hand of Kotone and left without a look back. Once they were far enough away, they removed the necklaces, revealing their true identities, Kotone blinking before flinging herself into Yumiko's arms.

"Big Sister... I thought you didn't love me anymore!" Kotone said, sniffling.

"Hush.. I left to keep you safe... I never stopped loving you.. You're my little sister... I'll always protect you." Yumiko said, kissing her sister's head.

"Who's that, Big Sister?" Kotone asked, pointing to Deidara.

"He's a friend of mine... Deidara, meet my little sister, Kotone. Kotone, this silly fool is Deidara." Yumiko said, grinning at Deidara's look of shock.

"Hi!" Kotone said, beaming at him. "You seem nice and I like you!" She stated.

"Heh. Thanks. Someone does, at least." Deidara commented before blinking. "You realize Konan's gonna flip her lid? Then again.. We have to head back anyhow, knowing them." He summoned another clay bird.

"Pretty bird! Almost as pretty as what you made for me, Big Sister!" Kotone said as the two helped her onto the bird.

Yumiko was about to reply when she sensed the familiar chakra of those they just left. "Hold on tight, Koto... Deidara, we have visitors!"

"Already on it, Ko.." He said, kneeling to give Kotone someone to hold onto.

"HEY! GIVE BACK KOTONE!" Naruto called.

"Heh... As if I'd return my sister to a lying village." Yumiko said, her demeanor changing as she had her chakra summon water in both hands. "I truly thank you for keeping her safe.. I'll take over from here!" She stated, using her Water Whips to knock them away when they got close, using the Ox, Horse and Ram signs. "Water Style: Ice Darts Jutsu." She shot numerous amount of extremely large jets of water from her mouth at high speeds which shattered trees and forced the pursuers to stop, least they get crushed.

"Nice... Should've used that in the earlier fights." Deidara commented, standing back up. "I wonder how the others'll react.."

Yumiko rolled her eyes at the comment. "They'll probably say that I'll finally stop sulking or something.." She saw Kotone looking at her, frowning. "What's up, Koto?"

"Is it true? Did they lie about everything? They said you never loved me and abandoned me. They kept saying you died along with our family!" She bawled.

Deidara saw Yumiko melt and hug her sister, glad to see a softer side to the girl for once. "Of course they lied, little one. Your sister's right here, isn't she? And she hadn't stopped looking for the past few years. I'd say that shows how much she loves ya, heh." He stated.

"Wow. You are smart like Big Sister!" Her sister replied, smiling as she wiped the tears away.

Yumiko blinked when Deidara said that, wondering why he said that before she blushed when he met her eyes. "Exactly. They lied." Yumiko agreed, smiling as her sister fell asleep on her lap. "Say... Deidara..." She whispered.

"Yeah?" He whispered back.

"Thank you... I mean it... You helped me get her back..." Yumiko smiled gently and, out of nowhere, leaned and gently kissed his cheek, pulling back and staring at her sleeping sibling, all while she blushed. 'Why did I do that!? Deidara probably does even like me that way! He could've had a thing for Sasori or someone el-' Her thought was interrupted when she felt warm lips on her own cheek, making her as red as Sasori's hair.

"Hey, don't mention it... Whatever happens, I'll stick by you like glue, Ko... Always." Deidara said, hmming at the end. When they arrived, Kotone had awakened and found them both sitting by each other, teasing the only way a sibling could: singing it.

"What is..." Hidan began. "Ummm... Who's the kid?"

"I take it this is who you were looking for?" Konan asked, looking at the child.

"Yes. The Leaf Village had her the entire time..." Yumiko mentioned. "Kotone... Meet my other friends.. This is Itachi, Kisame, Kakuzu, Hidan, Pain and Konan... Huh? Where's that ann-"

"Deidara-senpai! Yumiko-chan! I finally found you! You left me..." He noted the blue haired child besides Yumiko. "Aww! Yumiko-chan has a daughter!"

Yumiko blinked and flushed as Konan answered. "That's not her daughter, Tobi. It's her sister."

"Oh! Can I pet her?" He asked.

Kisame chuckled. "She's not a pet."

Yumiko turned and, being followed by Deidara, led Kotone to her side of the hideout and into her room. "Here's where you'll stay.. At least until everything's done.. Then we'll go somewhere nicer." She promised.

"Really? Yay!" Kotone said before yawning.

"Rest, little one. You've had a tiring day, heh." Deidara commented from his place by the door frame. "Besides, your sister and I have grown up matters to deal with with the others." He added.

Kotone nodded tiredly and yawned again as Yumiko tucked her into the bed. "Night, Big Sister..."

"Sleep well, Koto..." Kissing her sister's forehead, she left the room and added a blood seal that only she could open before facing Deidara. "I guess I'm outta the frying pan and into the fire now..."

"'We' are... I helped, ya know." Deidara said, grinning before both hid their emotions upon entering the meeting room.

"I take it she is asleep?" Konan questioned.

"Yes." Yumiko said, sitting down and having her guard up, like she did the very first day she joined.

"Relax, already..." Kisame chuckled. "We aren't gonna kick ya out."

"Exactly. Your sister is in safe hands here..." Pain said, shocking her. "Zetzu will keep an eye on her, too. In case you aren't around..."

"Right..." The white half said as the black side spoke next. "We have a message for Itachi from a 'Sasuke Uchiha'. He wishes to meet 'there'." The white half sighed. "He was very vague..."

"No need... I know exactly where it is he wishes to meet... I shall be back..." Itachi said, standing up and looking at Yumiko. "A word..." He motioned for her to walk with him. "Keep her close... Always trust her..."

"Believe me... I will... So... Sasuke's your..." Yumiko began.

"My younger brother, yes... I have him thinking I killed our clan to spite him and sent him down a dark path... Hopefully Naruto Uzumaki can save him... I don't want him to fall too far..." Itachi said as Deidara joined them shortly. "I think he can save not only my brother, but anyone that has lost their way... Naruto... He has a unique charisma..." He stated as he walked off.

Yumiko thought about how dedicated Naruto was to Kotone when she took her sister back, and what he did to save the One Tails. She hadn't even spoken to the boy twice yet felt the same way, but knew it was too good to be true. "Uzumaki... Why does that name sound familiar?" She questioned.

"Well, they were known for red hair, so that kid must've gotten the hair from his father or something.." Deidara stated before looking at her.

As if she knew what he was about to ask, she sighed. "Don't ask. I have no idea why I kissed you... I just was so happy, I guess, having Kotone back, that my mind went away for a second..."

"Hey... Don't worry about it.." He said, placing a hand on her shoulder, getting her to turn her head to face him. 'Heh... She's so beautiful... WHAT?! She's my partner! Bad thoughts! Bad!' He mentally scolded before blinking when she hugged herself to him, stunning him. "... Ko?"

She smiled. "Hush, idiot..." She murmured. "It's another 'thank you'... You made Koto feel at ease here... Something not many can do..."

Deidara chuckled lightly and hugged her back. "I told you I'll stick by you like glue..."

Man... I've been so into Fairy Tail and stuff that I forgot about this! I'll be updating other stories now... ^.^;
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