Hearts of Glass – End
Sasori sat at his desk in the dark. He couldn't sleep tonight. Something wouldn't let him. No, not something. Someone. He watched the bed where his lover lay sleeping and the anger he had carried since finding out about Kisame and Deidara roared like a fire in the pit of his stomach. He had lost his parents and his grandmother whom he trusted had lied to him. He had believed every word that came out of her lying mouth.
He hated her for it now. He didn't want to hate Deidara. He wanted to believe that he was really sorry and that the sex had meant nothing. It made sense why Kisame would turn to someone who was willing but it made no sense as to why Deidara would fall so easily. Why was it that everyone wanted to leave him? Why was it that someone was always trying to take something from him?
He clenched his fists trying to calm the monster in his head. It wasn't working. As of late he had begun feeling off. He had begun thinking irrational thoughts and his behavior was less them welcoming. He tried to hang on to what was real and yet somehow his mind had convinced him that it was all a lie. He now believed that Kisame wanted Deidara and that Deidara was playing with him.
No matter how many times he seen Kisame with Itachi, he was still convinced that this was all just an elaborate hoax and he was the joke. Well he would show them. He would show them who was really the joke and it sure as hell wasn't going to be him. He slipped quietly from the room and left the base. Kisame was on a solo mission which would be perfect for his plan. No one would be the wiser until it was too late.
Kisame stood outside of his targets house. He had already killed the guards and was making his move into the man's bedroom. Crouching low in the shadows of the room, he waited. The man always came to his room at this time of night to meet his married lover. She had made the mistake of coming early tonight and Kisame had wasted no time in killing her. Her body now lay in the bushes outside of the house.
The man entered his room and began to strip out of his suit. A moment later blood covered the suit and the floor as the man lay dead at Kisame's feet. That had been a piece of cake. Grabbing the scrolls he turned and fled back to the forest where he had stayed in a cave to await his mission. Stripping, he walked to the stream and washed off the blood. He looked at his reflection in the moonlight and then walked back to cave.
He dressed in his Akatsuki uniform and put on his cloak. Now he needed to head home. He moved through the trees swiftly and gracefully for such a large man. Being partnered with Itachi had taught him a lot about grace. A sudden force hit him and he was thrown to the ground. He couldn't believe that the man he had assassinated would have been discovered already. He was sure he had enough time to get out of there before they sent someone after him.
Lying face up he tried to sit up only to realize he couldn't move. He cursed mentally and waited to see his attacker. A familiar voice echoed in his ears as the wind blew the branches of the trees. A shadow blocked the moonlight but not enough so that he didn't know that the person standing over him was Sasori. So the puppet had decided to make his move after all. Kisame closed his eyes and sighed.
"Hello, Kisame. I see you finished your mission. That's good because I don't want to have to wait until after you finish it to do what I must." Sasori said. Sasori was a puppet and his eyes were always expressionless. What worried Kisame was the tone in the red heads voice or the lack there of. Sasori sounded strange. There was no menace in the voice nor was there any playfulness. He just sounded dead.
The red head pulled a needle from his pocket and Kisame could see the liquid was an odd green color. Poison was Sasori's specialty. Sasori pulled up the sleeve of Kisame's cloak and injected the poison. He smiled now at Kisame. Kisame expected there to be pain but he hadn't counted on this. His body convulsed and he began to foam at the mouth. He felt like he was choking and something warm was running from his eyes.
He was crying he realized later. The tears were forced from the pain that made his body burn and scream in agony. It felt as though someone had lit a match and torched his insides. "Do you know what is happening to you right now?" Sasori asked. Kisame couldn't move his head nor could he answer. "Your insides are liquefying." Sasori stated.
Kisame's eyes went wide as he realized that Sasori was killing him. Hadn't he apologized to Sasori? Hadn't he made amends? What the hell had happened? Sasori told him he would get even but he hadn't said he would kill him. Oh dear Kami! Itachi was none the wiser as to what was happening to his lover because he was at home at the base waiting for his return.
Things were getting blurry and the pain wasn't as bad now. Kisame could taste blood in his mouth and feel it running down his cheek to his neck. How could it end like this? He had fought so many battles and killed so many opponents only to be taken down by a jealous lover. Sasori stood over him looking into his eyes. "You will never take Deidara from me Kisame. He is mine. MINE!" The red head yelled shrilly.
Kisame could see the craziness now. Even though the eyes never moved and the face never changed it was there. Kisame and Deidara's little romp had caused Sasori to lose his mind. A moment later Kisame stopped breathing. His heart took a couple of labored beats before stopping completely. He didn't hear nor see Sasori laughing hysterically.
Itachi made his way to Pein's office. He knew that Kisame should have been back by now. It was a simple mission and one that could be done with his eyes closed. He knocked on the door and waited to be let in. He walked in as the door opened and he walked briskly to Pein's desk. "Where is Kisame?" Itachi asked. Pein scowled.
"He isn't back yet." Pein said. "Yeah I know. He should have been back two days ago. So where is he and why hasn't he come back?" Itachi asked heatedly. Pein leaned forward to glare at Itachi. "Do I look like a damn babysitter?" Pein asked. Itachi glared back. "You are the one who sent him. Shouldn't you know where he is?" Itachi asked again.
A moment later Konan rushed into the room from a door behind Pein. She rushed to his side and whispered in Pein's ear. Pein turned to look at her. "Are you sure?" He asked her. She nodded and looked at Itachi. Pein stood and turned to walk away with Konan. "I will look into his whereabouts." He said and left the office. Smoldering, Itachi turned and stormed from the room. There was one other person he could ask.
Madara sat looking at Zetsu in shock. He had been aware of the goings on in the base and he had been a little surprised to find that Kisame had slept with Deidara. The two were a wrong match from the get go. Itachi stormed in and stopped upon seeing Zetsu there. "Zetsu what are you doing here?" Itachi asked. Zetsu's black half was about to answer nastily when the white half intervened.
"I think he has a right to know." He said to his dark side. The black half growled but agreed. Zetsu turned to look at Itachi. "We apologize but Kisame was found dead a day out from the base." He said sadly. Itachi's body went numb and his blood turned to ice.
"How? " Itachi asked. He looked between Zetsu and Madara and neither looked like they were about to speak. "HOW GOD DAMMIT? HOW?" He shouted. Now he had their attention.
"Poison. It was a fast acting agent that liquefies the organs of a person's body. It's painful and it is brutal." Madara answered. Itachi felt like the world had tipped off of its axis. Poison. It just had to be poison. The only person outside of Orochimaru to use such a poison was Sasori. Sasori had killed Kisame. Now Itachi saw red. Kisame had messed up and it was punishable but to murder him was going way too far.
Itachi walked out of Madara's hidden office and made his way to his and Kisame's shared room. He began loading up his weapons and gearing up for an attack. He was going to have to be clever to outsmart Sasori. He walked out of his room and down the stairs to the main room. Kakuzu and Hidan were there. "Hey have either of you seen Sasori?" He asked. Kakuzu turned to Itachi.
"Yeah, he is out in the forest by the lake working on one of his puppets." Kakuzu answered. Itachi nodded and left. Perfect. He would be able to attack properly in the forest. He only hoped that Deidara wasn't present. He walked out of the base and made his way towards the lake. He could feel the charka signature before he saw the puppet.
True to his word, Sasori was indeed working on one of his puppets. Itachi walked out without hesitation. Trying to sneak up on him would be pointless. Sasori was way too clever for that. Itachi walked up next to Sasori and stood looking at the water. Sasori looked at Itachi and wondered what he was up to. It was obvious that Itachi was upset. Sasori knew that Kisame's body was probably found by now and that Pein had knowledge of it.
"Itachi, what might I ask are you doing here?" He asked smugly. Itachi's hand itched to pull his Katana and kill the bastard now. He of course knew that it would never be that simple. "I have come here to avenge Kisame." He answered honestly. Sasori almost looked shocked at the bluntness. Itachi turned to look at Sasori. The puppet master stood to his full height and prepared himself for an attack.
Itachi was already planning his first move. He made the hand signs and a fire ball flew from between his lips. Sasori was quick and had hidden himself behind a tree to keep from catching on fire. Itachi expected this. A moment later Sasori used his puppet strings to immobilize Itachi but it was already too late as Amaterasu flared to life around them. The forest was being consumed and Sasori had no choice but to drop his puppet strings to try and escape the black flames.
Itachi knew that using Amaterasu this early on might have been cheating a little but he was going to have to use every jutsu he knew to bring down Sasori. Sasori cursed as the flames came closer. He pulled out senbon needles and smiled as he threw them. Itachi had barely enough time to duck as they flew into a tree. They were poisoned and he knew it. Being partnered with Orochimaru had taught Sasori way too much about poison and he used it on everything.
Itachi worked through another set of hand signs and brought out his Susano'o jutsu. This was a bit much but he had to take out Sasori now or he would be the one being killed. Kisame had fallen at the puppets hand and Itachi wouldn't be able to live with himself until the puppet fell by his. Sasori looked a bit deterred as the Susano'o reared its head. He had never seen it in action but had heard of it. Itachi was serious when he said he was going to avenge Kisame.
Itachi lashed out at the puppet using Susano'o Sasori dodged but was almost caught by the Amaterasu. He cursed and moved back to capacity. A fire ball came at Sasori and this time he was unable to dodge and it caught his cloak on fire. He immediately shed the clothing and his wing blades unfolded. The blades spun dangerously and Itachi attacked again. His Susano'o sword came down on Sasori's shoulder and cut deeply through the wood. The joint was loose and his arm was about to fall off.
Itachi used that to his advantage. A fire ball flew at Sasori and he went to block. The movement separated the joint and the arm fell uselessly to the ground. Sasori sneered at Itachi. Itachi moved Susano'o closer and Sasori was trapped. He attacked Itachi with his wing blades until Amaterasu caught up to him. The black flames began engulfing Sasori and Itachi used the Susano'o sword to finish him. The blade rushed through the heart container and blood flew from the puppets chest.
Sasori's body fell to ground and Sasori was no more. Itachi dropped the Susano'o and stumbled. His body was exhausted and he could barely stand. He was about to go back to the base when a hysterical shriek filled the air. Itachi turned just in time to see Deidara fly at him with a kunai. Itachi blocked it with one of his own and a new adrenaline rushed through him.
Metal clanged against metal as the two Shinobi faced one another. Deidara was crazed as he looked into Itachi's eyes. Itachi tried to activate the Mangekyou but because of his lack of charka all it did was make his head scream in pain. He staggered and Deidara was able to cut him with his kunai. A long gash appeared on his forearm and he stepped back to regain his footing.
Deidara screeched at him in some inhumane way as he rushed at him again. The Sharingan activated and Deidara became feral. He had always hated the Sharingan and he was not about to ever be trapped in it again. He stepped back a few paces and looked anywhere but where he was. Itachi watched with curiosity to see what the blonde was going to do.
Deidara ripped off his cloak and then his shirt to reveal the mouth on his chest. Itachi had heard about it from Pein but he wasn't sure what it was for. Deidara took his kunai and cut the stitching releasing his mouth on his chest. The tongue flew out to lick at the blonde's skin and the lips smiled in gratitude. The maniacal laughter coming from the blonde however is what worried Itachi.
Deidara stuck his hand inside of his clay pouch at his hip. He pulled out a blob of clay and fed it to the mouth on his chest. It gurgled and chewed happily. Deidara smiled menacingly. "Now Itachi, un. You will see what I am capable of. You will pay for Sasori and you will pay for never believing in my art. I will become my art and you will SEE!" He screamed.
Itachi watched in wonder as black lines began to appear all over Deidara's skin. The blonde laughed maniacally again as his body began to glow. Itachi wasn't sure what the hell he should do but he had to end this. He reactivated his Amaterasu but it was too late as Deidara's body turned into a brilliant white light. Itachi was blinded momentarily before the earth shook and he and Deidara were caught by the blast.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6 months later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Konan knelt down between the two artists graves. She placed an origami flower on each and then stood. She walked over to the next set of head stones and placed more flowers on the shark and the weasels. She moved over yet again and placed another set on Kakuzu and Hidan's graves. The fallen six were missed daily by her and even Pein she knew but the life of a Shinobi and or a missing nin was brutal. She allowed a tear to fall for them before she walked back to the base.
B A/N: I am so sorry for the sadness of this fic. My son said that he would like to see it end like this. So blame him! Lol
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