A/N: Whoa. Thank you all for the reviews! I think our ego is getting way to big because of all your amazing reviews…Sorry for the late update, NarutoxHinataPie had a boring vacation in Greece while Itachi4Raven was sitting in Spain. So there. Oh, and, YES, there will be a lemon in this fiction. Not yet though. And we'll warn when it comes, so if you don't want to read it, you don't have to. But yes there will be a lemon.
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
Impossible Love
Chapter Seven
Meeting the Akatsuki
With a yawn, Sakura threw her bike against a tree next to school. Not sleeping a night was not good for her.
She hadn't been able to get Deidara out her mind. And when she decided to get out of bed at 7 am, she looked like a skeleton, with bags and a white face.
Make-up can do miracles.
Her head shot up when she heard the sound of a skateboard going over tiles. Her favourite blond came into view, but he didn't seem to notice her yet.
"Deidara-kun?" Sakura called out.
"Eh?" He looked back, and went right into a tree.
"Ohh… That was stupid…" He rubbed his forehead.
Sakura couldn't help but laugh. "Are you okay?"
"Un!" He smiled at her and picked up his skateboard. Then he walked over.
She shove her hands in her pockets, suddenly turning very shy.
"So… What is it, un?" Deidara asked her.
"Eh…" Sakura looked up at him. "Well I was wondering… C- Can I see your house?"
"M- my house?" Deidara looked at her, surprised. She nodded.
"You've seen mine…" She added.
He blushed slightly. 'It's no big deal!' He thought. 'She only wants to see it!'
"I-it's not all that big, un…" He slowly said.
"That doesn't matter…" Sakura quickly said.
Just when she thought he wasn't going to let her, he smiled.
"Come on then! Un!"
"Eh? … O- oh, okay…" She shot him a quick smile and walked back to her bike.
'I wonder if I left a mess…' Deidara thought while watching her. 'OH NO!! What if I did?!'
"Deidara-kun?"
He looked up, seeing Sakura with her bike at her hands, frowning. "Shouldn't we go then?"
"Un!" He nodded, smiling again. She got on her bike.
"Which way?"
"This way…" He ran onto his board and zoomed off, doing to occasional trick to let her catch up.
"Damn…" Sakura started biking after him. "Not so fast!!!"
"Heh, gomen, un…" Deidara slowed down so he stayed just a little ahead of her.
"Better…" Mumbled Sakura. While biking, she tried to remember the way there.
Sakura stopped and stared at the mansion before her.
"Th- that's your house?" She stuttered. It was one of the biggest she had ever seen.
"Yes…" Deidara blushed slightly.
Sakura looked at him. "I thought you said that it wasn't that big!"
"My room isn't…" He said with a small shrug. "Come on, un." He took her hand and led her to the door.
"Now…" He opened the door. "I'll need to warn you of some of the other people here, un…"
"Uhh… Okay." Sakura just agreed.
"I'll introduce you to them all… but don't go in Hidan's room, un… It's not pretty…" He smiled. Sakura smiled back, and nodded.
Deidara went inside, leading her through the hall into a kitchen.
"Ok… This…" Deidara tapped a boy on the shoulder. "Is Tobi..."
The boy turned around. He was wearing black clothing and hid his face behind an orange mask with only one eyehole. His hair was black and spiky. He waved at Deidara.
"I don't think I've ever seen him without that bloody mask on, un…" Whispered Deidara.
Sakura just nodded.
"Tobi this is Sakura…" Introduced Deidara.
"Hi Sakura-senpai…" Tobi had a cheerful voice. "Tobi is a good boy!"
"Yes Tobi..." Deidara rolled his eyes. "We've established that…"
Sakura giggled slightly. "Nice meeting you, Tobi-san."
"Over there is Kisame, Zetsu and Hidan…" Deidara pointed at three men leaning in the corner. "We all say Kisame looks more like a shark than anything else... It's kinda creepy if you ask me… Un…"
Sakura glanced quickly at the slightly blue coloured man.
"Zetsu… I think he's kinda a cannibal or something… He and Hidan get on pretty well…" Deidara continued. "Hidan is a total sadist! I've rarely ever seen him without fresh wounds, un… And I think a couple of times he asked Zetsu to bite him…"
Sakura stared at him, confused.
"Watch…" He walked over to Hidan and chatted for a minute quietly before he walked back over with the man.
His hair was silver, almost grey, but he didn't look any older than Deidara. Sakura observed his hair for a second. He might got a girlfriend if his hair wasn't plastered to his skull all the time.
"Sakura, this is Hidan… Hidan, Sakura, un…" Deidara slowly said.
Hidan looked at her with his slight pink coloured eyes half-closed lazily.
"Hi…" Sakura tried a smile.
"Hey…" Hidan said with a nod.
'For a nice guy as Dei he sure hangs around with creepy people…' Sakura thought. 'Except for Tobi that is… But he's just strange…'
"You think I'm creepy don't you?" Hidan suddenly spoke up.
"Hi-Hidan…" Deidara said slowly. Sakura stared at the silver haired man with wide eyes.
"It's alright…" Hidan said. "All of them do…" He suddenly turned serious. "Do you have a knife, Sakura-san?"
"Uh… No, I'm sorry…" Sakura stuttered.
"Deidara?" Hidan turned to the blonde, who sighed.
"Fine…" He pulled one out of the pouch on the back of his pants. "But this is the last time!!"
Hidan smirked and nodded.
"Wait! Hidan!!! Not here! DO IT IN YOUR ROOM!!!" Deidara yelled, but it was too late. Hidan looked rather satisfied as he stabbed himself in his arm and stomach.
Sakura stared at him for a second, shocked, then turned her back to him, not wanting to watch.
Deidara hugged her comfortingly as Hidan walked off with the knife lodged in his arm.
"That is the LAST time I'm doing that!" Deidara said angrily.
"He's crazy." Mumbled Sakura. "He isn't a creep, he's crazy."
"He's Hidan…" Deidara sighed. "He calls it a religion, un…"
"Are we done meeting people?" Sakura asked, and hoped the answer would be yes.
"Yeah... I think so..." Deidara said with a small shrug. "Oh wait! There's still Itachi-san… If he's out of his room, that is…"
Sakura stared at the wall. Deidara grabbed her hand and gave it a comforting squeeze.
"Can I see your room?" She suddenly asked. He smiled and nodded. Sakura held his hand tightly as they made their way up the stairs.
"Hi Itachi-san…" Deidara said when they were upstairs. The man referred as Itachi frowned. Sakura stood half behind Deidara, looking at Itachi.
He had long, black hair, tied back in a ponytail. His eyes were a deep, soulless black, although Sakura couldn't explain why. He was dressed in the same cloak Deidara wore; black, covered in red clouds.
"Who's that?" He asked in a low voice, looking at Sakura.
"This is Sakura, un…" Deidara smiled.
"Hello…" Sakura bowed politely.
"Kobanwa, Sakura-san…" Itachi said with a small nod. Sakura smiled lightly.
Itachi leaned to Deidara and whispered something.
"Green…" Deidara answered.
"Hm… Not my favourite colour… but I guess it's a nice one…" Itachi replied.
"Itachi-san is blind, Sakura-chan…" Deidara whispered to Sakura.
"O- oh…" Sakura looked back at Itachi, and now knew why his eyes looked so soulless.
"Well… It was nice seeing you out of your room Itachi-san, un…" Deidara said, smiling lightly.
"Hn…" Itachi turned around and went down the stairs without trouble.
"I still wonder how he does it…" Deidara mumbled, and turned back to Sakura. "My room is over here…"
They went to one of the doors and Deidara pulled it open, but only to slam it shut again as quickly as possible.
"Not my room…" Explained Deidara when seeing Sakura's confused look. "I always do that, un…"
He went to the next door muttering softly to himself. "Stupid Hidan… Fucking… Sadistic, prick!"
Sakura smiled lightly.
He pulled the door open, peering in the room first. "Yes! My room!" Deidara ran in, tripped over something and landed face-first on the bed.
Sakura walked in, giggling softly about Dei, and looked around.
The room wasn't a mess, but it was far from tidy.
Shirts with band names and messages on the front and back lay strewn across the floor, some hanging out of drawers others on his bed, one of the shirts said FBI and then under it in smaller lettering: "Female Body Inspector" it stuck out the most next to the other one: "Please talk slowly... I'm a natural blonde"
The wallpaper was long forgotten as it could not be seen under the posters, drawings, photos and writing that covered the whole four walls. Along with the clothes there was books and pieces of paper scattered all over the floor, most were seen as obviously writing books and others as drawing pads.
"Mmff mffn mmhmm!" Deidara said, still with his face in the bed.
Sakura closed the door behind her. "What?"
He rolled over and looked up at her. "I said: I fell over!" He smiled.
"I saw…" She smiled back.
"Heh..." He stood up. "Yeah... Sorry about the mess, un…" He started picking up his clothes and other things.
"It's okay…" She sat down on the bed while watching him clean up. "I was a little worried it would be all neat…"
Deidara threw his clothes unfolded into an open drawer and his closet, then kicked a few things under his bed. Sakura took off her shoes and placed them next to his bed, while he kicked his own shoes off and sat cross-legged next to her.
"I like your room." Sakura smiled at him. Dei smiled back, looking deep into her eyes.
She looked back, suddenly enjoying the silence between them.
For a while, they just looked at each other.
Deidara really wanted to kiss her, but couldn't seem to break the eye contact. He shivered to her touch when she laid her hand on his leg.
"Close your eyes…" Sakura said.
He did as told, finally not feeling lost in her emerald eyes.
Sakura edged closer and kissed him softly.
Deidara almost immediately deepened the kiss, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer to him. She slid her arms around his neck, letting him pull her towards him.
'It hasn't even been 24 hours since yesterday and I already missed him like it was years...' She thought.
He nibbled at her bottom lip, causing her to breath out a small moan on his. He moved across her cheek and down her neck, kissing, nipping and sucking at her skin. She pushed her nose in his hair, breathing in deeply to smell his scent.
The pace of Deidara's heartbeat made him feel like it would explode out of his chest any moment.
'If this is love… I'm not sure I like it…' He thought dazed. 'I feel like I'm burning inside when I'm not with her…'
"S-Saku-…" He mumbled against her shoulder, kissing the skin on it.
"Hmm… D- Dei…" She replied in a soft whisper, while pressing her body against his.
He shuddered a little against her, feeling every curve of her chest being pushed against his body. Slowly he tried to pull her shirt up, but his hands were shaking, even though he was still kissing the nape of her neck.
Sakura was calmingly stroking his shoulder blades, breathing only slightly a little heavier then normal. Dei moaned against her shoulder.
'Th-that feels… S-so g-good…'
She smiled softly against his earlobe because of the reaction she was getting, and decided to continue, earning more moans from him with the second. He panted against her neck, almost worn out because of her already.
He noticed his hands were still shaking, and quickly forced himself to stop shaking and to lift her shirt a little, revealing her stomach. He lowered his head to run his tongue over her navel.
Sakura closed her eyes, trembling under his touch, and panting. He held her close again, playing with her hair and kissing her softly on the shoulder and neck.
She felt like he was everywhere.
It was so hot, no windows opened, and the two felt as if their body heat had been rising to twice it's normal level by the time they sat down. Sakura pressed her cheek against his, while feeling his warm breath pant on her neck.
Her tight, black top was drenched in sweat, and oh, how much she wanted to get rid of it. But the thought only made a blush creep up her cheeks.
And of course, maybe Deidara would think bad of her body…?
Deidara was having his difficulties with the heat as well. He pulled his long shirt off, tossing it to the side. Sakura's eyes travelled over his muscled chest, the faint pink lingering on her cheeks.
When he kissed her again, her thoughts weren't with it.
'If he can do it, then why cant I? … Became I'm afraid he wont like what he'll see?… Because he's shaped perfectly and I'm not?…'
The heat wasn't becoming less when she felt his sweaty chest scrape against her, and she finally gave in.
'S- so hot…' She breathed.
"T- take if off th- then…" He replied murmuring, having his face in her neck.
The blush was back immediately. "I- I c- cant…"
"Wh- why not, un?"
"I-…I-…" She bit her lip. "I'm…"
'Ashamed.' Her thoughts finished, but the words didn't came off her lips.
He gave her a short, but passionate kiss, which encouraged her.
"I'm a- ashamed…" She admitted, their breathing still heavy.
He looked at her confused.
"… Th-…" She blushed even more. "That you wont like m-me…"
He kissed her again at the nape of her neck, leaving a small mark that went with the rest of the collection she earned from him. "Why wouldn't I, un?"
"B- Because…" She started. 'I don't know! Because I'm ugly?? I don't know!!'
He sighed a little, playing with her hair. "Ok…"
She stared at his handsome face, which wasn't turned to hers. Slowly, she started taking of her top. Deidara stared at her, a little shocked that she so suddenly changed her mind.
As she tossed the shirt after his, they both blushed furiously, and Sakura could hear him swallow. She looked downcast, hoping she didn't look to fat.
How wrong she was.
Deidara slipped his hand over the perfect curves of her heated body.
She shivered, all her thoughts being gone in a second. He started to kiss into her neck again slowly, teasingly moving his way down, wanting to get back in their rhythm.
Her soft moans close to his ear made his pulse race even more. He nipped his way along her collarbone, and his muscles tensed when her body was pressed against his again, the thin fabric of her bra being the only thing to prevent their skin to touch each other.
She softly took both his cheeks between her hands and brought his face back up again, and kissed him deeply. He closed his eyes enjoying every moment of their kiss as she played with his tongue using her own.
'I think I do love her…'
He kissed her back, both battling for dominance, their hands roaming over each other's body everywhere. She shifted a little, finally able to wrap her legs around him.
'I- I never imagined this would feel so-... so amazing...' Sakura thought.
Deidara let his hand slid up her leg, breaking the kiss only to nibble at her ear again. She gasped softly as respond, and accidentally grinded her hips against his.
Now it was his turn to gasp, a light red playing on his pale cheeks.
'Th- that feeling…'
Sadly enough, Sakura hadn't realised her action, and kept touching and kissing him. She let her tongue travel over his shoulder and up his neck, causing the blond to shiver with overwhelming pleasure. When her tongue ran over a sensitive spot, he moaned, louder then he had actually liked.
Sakura immediately didn't move further and stayed on that spot, nibbling, sucking and kissing it.
'Oh g-g-god!! I-I'm g-gonna explode!!' Went through his mind as he moaned again.
As she nibbled on his skin, she let hands slid down and wrap around his waist. She caressed his back while trailing her lips over his jaw line.
He started shaking again. 'Sh- she... She's...'
She shifted a little so she was sitting in a better position between his legs, and continued her 'treatment'. Deidara moaned loudly in her hair, the arms he had around her tightening their grip.
Her fingers trailed over his shoulder, going over a small scar. He shuddered when she touched the shot wound.
'That still stings…' He thought. 'But it stings for the reason… Her…'
She pulled her hand away from it startled and the kissing in his neck stopped. Her heart skipped a beat, and the fear that she had hurt him spread through her body.
"D- do- don't stop…" He quietly said with a heavy breathing.
Her eyes widened first, but softened against after. She was still panting as she snaked her arms around his neck again.
"D- Dei…"
"H- Hmn?" He was still breathing hard, having pleasure and ecstasy vivid in his half-closed eyes.
Sakura moved back to his lips, kissing him short but tender. "Th- thank you... F-for everyt-thing…"
A true and cute smile came to Deidara's face as he heard her words.
"Arigatou… Sakura-chan…" He whispered.
Sakura's head was on his shoulder and she felt exhausted, worn out and extremely comfortable in Deidara's warm embrace. Careful not to move her much, he shuffled back into the pillows and rested back, leaving her to lay on his chest. He kept his arms closely around her and rested his head in her hair, feeling just as worn out as she did.
Sakura felt herself drifting off to sleep, but she really didn't want to. She struggled to keep her eyes open, but failed, falling in a long, peaceful sleep.
Deidara smiled, and tugged a strand of pink hair behind his girlfriends ear before he fell into his own sleep.
"Aishiteru... Sakura-chan…"
If Deidara could kill sunlight, he would have done it.
Because the reason he woke up from his sleep was the little strip of sunlight coming through the gap in the curtains.
He immediately forgot all about the annoying light when Sakura shifted a little in her sleep, who was still lying on his chest.
Deidara started at her, frowning, and badly tried to remember why she was there. Then, his eyes widened.
'Shit…' He mumbled.
He kept looking at her. She was breathing peacefully, her head resting on her shoulder, and one of her small hands on his.
'Her parents will murder me if they find out she's been here!!!' He thought. 'But… I don't want to wake her… She looks so peaceful… So cute… So beautiful…'
He smirked as Sakura mumbled something in her sleep about 'Neji' and 'asshole'.
"Damn right." He whispered.
She mumbled some more, and ended her sentence with a soft 'Deidara-kun'.
He blushed, and that moment she suddenly started to wake up. She fluttered her eyes open slowly, but narrowed them again against the little strip of sunlight that had woken up Deidara as well.
The blond shifted a little, blocking the sun for her. Now, she narrowed her eyes at him, trying to remember.
"… Dei…dara…kun?…"
"Un…" He agreed quietly with a smile.
"What are you doing in my room?" Sakura whispered with a tired voice.
"Uh… My room…" He told her.
Sakura blinked a couple of times and looked around, sitting up slightly. Then, she turned a deep red, causing Deidara to smile.
"Ohayo, un."
"M- Morning?…" She asked slowly while looking at him. He nodded.
She smiled softly, still slightly blushing. He gladly put his arms around her again, and she slowly crawled against him a little, laying her hand on his chest. He smiled at her.
Suddenly, the door was kicked open, and the male Sakura recognised as Hidan burst in.
"GET UP YOU STUPID LAZY SON OF A-" He yelled, but then he stared at the two in front of him. Who were both shirtless.
Sakura grabbed as many sheet as possible and quickly pulled it in front of her.
"H-HIDAN!!!" Deidara yelled angry, while blushing bright red.
Hidan stared for a moment at Sakura before turning around, nose bleeding slightly.
"B- breakfast will be ready in five minutes." He mumbled, walking out of the room and closing the door behind him.
Sakura immediately threw a pillow against the closed door, angry but ashamed. Then, she buried her face in her hands.
"That was embarrassing…" She mumbled.
"At least you weren't totally undressed, un…" Deidara said slowly, at which she nodded.
"Y- yeah…"
He smiled, but suddenly turned serious. "What are we gonna say to your parents, un?"
"Nothing." Sakura said with a frown.
"O- ok…" He watched as she stood up from the bed and picked up her shirt.
"They don't need to know where I was. They wont care. They're probably only mad because I didn't do the dishes or something like that.
Deidara bit his lip as she put on her shirt and ran a hand through her hair.
"Sakura… chan…" He said softly.
"Hm?" She asked, not taking the trouble to turn around and look at him.
"… Gomenasai…"
She turned around to face him, seeing him look at the floor with a sad look in his eyes.
"F- for what?" She asked.
"Everything…" He replied softly.
"… Everything?…"
"Yes…" He sighed. "I tried to get to know you better by asking about your parents, un… but…"
A short silence followed.
"It only made you angry…" He continued even softer. "And upset…"
"Don't be sorry…" Sakura said while taking one step towards him. "I just don't have an awesome relation with my parents and you couldn't really know… And I just don't wanna think about them when I'm with you… They'd spoil the beautiful moments…"
Deidara's face suddenly darkened.
"You're right." He said against the floor, his voice low. "I couldn't know…"
"… Deidara-kun…" She whispered softly.
He finally looked up.
"… Can- can I-…" She stuttered. He looked slightly confused. "… Can I have a hug?" She finally asked.
He smiled a little and raised his arms, standing up. She walked up to him, hugging him. He held onto her tightly as she snuggled into his still bare chest.
"I love you…" She whispered.
He bit his lip and hugged her tighter, silenced tears falling into her hair.
"I love you and I'm never going to leave you…" She continued.
His tears fell faster as his eyes widened.
'You lied…' He thought. 'Why did you lie to me?! Why, mother… Why?… She said those same words… But…'
Sakura slowly let him go, and looked at his face. He was crying and looked paler then usual.
She lead him to his bed, making him sit on it. She sat next to him, softly stroking his cheek and whispered comforting words. He curled up child-like into her arms and closed his eyes, trying to make himself stop crying.
'Why does this hurt so much!? I- it was years ago! I should've gotten over it by now!'
Sakura didn't have the slightest clue what was bothering him, but she felt the need to comfort him the best she could. Slowly she bowed over him, whispering in his ear.
"Deidara-kun… I'm here… And even if someone is going to stab a knife through my heart, I'll survive everything just for you… To be with you…"
He hugged her back tightly and took a shaky breath.
"T-t-thank you…" He whispered.
"Anytime…" She pressed his lips to his cheek.
'She probably hates me…' He thought embarrassed. 'She thinks I'm a total wimp… I mean what guy cries?!'
"Can you eat your breakfast in your room?" Sakura asked softly. "Then I'll go and get it for you…"
"Y- yeah." He mumbled. "Hidan will show you how to get there, un… Just knock on his door…"
"His room is next to yours?…" She was still stroking his hair.
He nodded, not really wanting her to go just yet.
Sakura kissed him softly before letting him go and walking to the door. He brought his knees up to his chest and watched her go. She smiled at him before she closed the door behind her.
'He has gone through so much… I feel read bad for him…' She thought. Then she walked to the next door and knocked.
"Uhh! I'll be right out!! Hold on!!" Hidan's voice sounded loudly, and then muttered. "God damn bandages! STAY ON!!!!"
The door opened, revealing Hidan.
"What?!" He sneered, and then noticed Sakura. "Oh… It's you…"
"Uhh…" Sakura didn't really know where to begin. "Deidara-kun said you could show me where his breakfast was… I was going to get it for him…"
"Oh… Uhh…" Hidan opened the door a little more. "Stay here… and don't touch anything…"
'Don't worry, I wasn't planning to.' Inner Sakura said sarcastically, although Sakura just nodded.
Hidan ran his fingertips along his giant three bladed scythe, wrapping more bandages around his stomach and chest. He touched his scythe again on the way out, putting on a coat, black with red clouds, just like Deidara had, but leaving it open.
Sakura blushed slightly at the memory of him seeing her shirtless. Why hadn't they locked the door…?
"You coming or not?!"
Sakura looked up, seeing Hidan already halfway down the hall.
"Y- Yeah." She quickly rushed after him.
Hidan went down the stairs and to the second door on the left there. Sakura tried to remember the way, because she really didn't want to get lost in Deidara's house.
Hidan held the door open for her as she wanted to enter. She smiled kindly at him and walked in. The view of the room made her jaw drop.
It was a huge dining room, very neat with a long, wooden table in the middle. The candles on it were unlit, because the large windows let in enough sunlight for everyone. Here and there were males sitting at the table and eating something, all wearing the same, long cloak as Hidan.
Sakura was so amazed that she didn't even noticed Hidan's slightly pink eyes on her back.
'NO!!' He thought shocked when he realized it himself. 'Jashin-sama would not allow such a thing!'
"It's huge!" Sakura said.
"Yeah…" Mumbled Hidan. He pointed at another door. "The food's over there…"
"Arigatou, Hidan-san." Sakura smiled at him kindly, gave him a short, respectful bow, and walked over to the door.
Hidan watched her walk off.
'Think-unsexy-thoughts! Think-unsexy-thoughts! Think-unsexy-thoughts!' He told himself again and again in his mind, but he was nose bleeding again.
"Damn." He muttered, and stormed off.
Sakura went through the door, coming in a very neat but empty kitchen. On the counter was standing all kinds of different food. She didn't really know what Deidara liked, so she took as many plates she could hold. She just wanted to turn around to leave when she realized she was hungry as well. Would she be allowed to take something for herself…?
"Ohayo Sakura-sempai!" A cheerful voice suddenly said.
Sakura turned around, seeing Tobi in the doorway.
Oh… Ohayo, Tobi-san." She smiled.
"Tobi saw you and came over to say hi!" He continued. "But then Tobi saw that you looked confused… What's wrong? Tell Tobi…"
"Uhh…" Sakura bit her lip, but smiled again. "No, it's not a problem. I'm just going back upstairs now with Deidara-kun's food…
"You're not hungry?" Tobi asked.
"A little…" Sakura lied.
Her stomach made the perfect timing to growl and she blushed.
"Tobi will get you something!" Tobi said, a smile in his voice. Sakura smiled as well.
"Thanks, Tobi-san…"
He blushed under the mask, which went unseen by all. "What do you want?"
Sakura thought for a while. "Err… Ramen?"
Tobi suddenly stopped as a white hand comes down on his shoulder. "Tobi is a good boy!!"
"Yea… I know Tobi… I know…" A light voice said.
A man with light green hair and bright yellow eyes was standing behind them. The most strange this about him was that the left side of his face was pure white, and the right side was pitch black. If Sakura could remember well, his name was Zetsa, or Zetsu or something. Yeah, Zetsu. He was wearing the same coat as everyone else, the collar pulled up high over his chin.
Sakura decided that keeping distance from him was a good idea.
"Can we help you?" He asked.
"Uhh…" She stuttered. T-Tobi-san was just getting me some food, actually…"
"Oh…" Zetsu turned to Tobi. "Be a good boy Tobi and go get something for her…"
Sakura nervously looked from Zetsu to Tobi.
"Hai, Zetsu-san! Tobi will do it… because Tobi is a good boy!"
With that, he ran through the kitchen, like a child let loose in a sweet shop.
"So…" Zetsu started, his voice still light. "You like Deidara then?"
Sakura turned a crimson red. "Uhh… I-…"
"I understand…" He interrupted her.
She was at a loss for words. She tried to look at him to stay polite, but noticed it was far more easy to keep staring at her bare feet.
"I'm gonna stand over there encase I bite you…" Zetsu said, suddenly with a far more darker voice.
Sakura stared at him again, and her jade eyes couldn't have been wider then that. He walked away, softly muttering to himself, and Sakura swore she heard the words 'she looked tasty'.
'I have to get back upstairs…' She thought, creeped out.
For a moment, she watched Tobi making her food. She couldn't believe how fast he was.
"The girl with pink hair Itachi-san…"
Sakura turned around, again, seeing Itachi holding the hand of a little kid. He wore glasses, and his hair was a deep brown. Unlike everyone else, he wasn't wearing the cloak with red clouds.
"Thank you…" Itachi said.
"I- Itachi-san... I didn't hear you coming up to me." Sakura said, smiling weakly.
"People rarely do…" He replied softly.
"Heh…" Sakura looked at the kid next to him again and wondered what a kid would do here.
"This is Kiyoshi…" Itachi introduced, and he nudged the child, who bowed for Sakura. She bowed back.
"I will leave you then… Sakura-san…"
"O- Okay… Have a nice day…" She tried.
"Hn…" Itachi and Kiyoshi turned around and left the kitchen again, while Kiyoshi grabbed an apple on his way out.
"Tobi brought you your ramen!" Tobi jumped up in front of her, holding a bowl of steaming noodles. "Tobi is a good boy!
Sakura giggled. At least he was kind of social.
"Tobi is a very good boy." She said, and she took the bowl from him, as far as it still fitted in her overloaded arms. "Thank you so much, Tobi-san."
'She… She thinks Tobi is a good boy?' Tobi thought.
"I'm going to go back upstairs now… I'll see you later ne?" She smiled at him. "Bye Tobi-san!"
Tobi waved energetically as she left the kitchen.
Sakura was so glad to remember the way back. She found her way back to Deidara's room, but when she stood in front of it, she wondered if she was supposed to know. And if she was, then how? She was carrying way to much food.
"D-Deidara-kun?" She asked softly.
No reply.
"Deidara-kun?" She tried again, a little louder. "Could you open the door please?"
Deidara, who was still sitting on his bed, looked up when he heard her voice. He got up, falling off the bed.
"Damn it!"
Sakura frowned when she heard him fall. Then, he pulled the door open.
"I, uhh… have the food…" She smiled a little, which he returned. He took a few things from her to lighten the load.
"Thanks." She walked in.
They put all the plates and bowls on the floor.
"How much stuff did you bring, un?" Deidara asked, sitting down next to it.
"Just some… stuff… I didn't really know what you wanted… And Tobi-san made some ramen for me, so…"
His eyes widened. "You let Tobi get you ramen?"
"Why not?" She asked him surprised. "He offered… And he's a little social, unlike the others you live with…"
He smiled again. "Who did you run into?"
"Well, I talked with Hidan-san, Zetsu-san and Itachi-san with a kid named Kiyoshi." She sat down next to him and pulled her bowl of ramen towards her.
"Kiyo-kun…" Deidara muttered. "He's such a little demon… Just like his… father…"
Sakura decided it was the best to not go on about that subject. She grabbed for two chopsticks and started eating.
At least, she tried to.
It maybe was a bit… sad, for a Japanese girl not being able to eat with chopsticks. But she didn't use them much, and coming with that, her hands were very small for someone of fourteen. Not so small that they belonged to a kid of seven, but they were still small.
"Need any help?" Deidara offered with a smile.
She blushed. "I- I'm fine, don't think I cant eat with chopsticks!" She tried again, but the noodles slipped off just when they reached her lips.
Deidara picked up another set of chopsticks.
"Here, un." He showed her how to hold them. "You keep your middle finger in between them, your pointing finger and thumb on the top one and the other two below the bottom one..."
Sakura tried to do the same, but sighed.
"My hands are too small…" She complained.
Softly, he took her hand and held it in the right position.
"Like this, un…"
Moments like these reminded Sakura why she felt so attracted to him. His gentle touch on her fingers made her feel like she was on fire – in a fine way, that is. Her heart started racing when he smiled again and slowly let her hand go.
"Try it, un…" He suggested.
Sakura swallowed and nodded.
Deidara was still smiling as she tried again and finally was able to eat.
"Woot! I can eat!" Sakura said grinning, but then her face turned sarcastic. "That sounded very stupid…"
Deidara laughed and watched how it took her the longest time ever to take the next bit.
"This is going to take me weeks…" She complained.
He skilfully stole some ramen from her with his own chopsticks, causing her to gasp.
"Deidara-kun!" She poked him with her chopstick.
"Gah!!" He dodged the second poke and in return poked her with his.
"Ahh! Don't!" She ninja-rolled away from him, causing him to laugh. Suddenly she rolled back in the exact same way and picked up her bowl with noodles, and shuffled away with it. Deidara faked a pout. Sakura grunted and quickly looked off.
"That's not working!" She said in a singsong voice.
He smiled again.
When she wanted to return to her noodles, she was holding the chopsticks totally wrong once again.
"Here…" Deidara sat down closely next to her and picked some noodles up, bringing them to her lips. She blushed and allowed him to feed her for a little while.
He fed her in silence, but his smile still on his handsome face non-stop. Finally, the chopsticks scraped over the empty bottom of the bowl.
"If I eat more I get even fatter." Sakura joked.
"You're not fat, un." Deidara kissed her forehead.
"Just a little." She mumbled.
"Are not!" He said with a grin.
"I- shuddup." She said, pouting.
Deidara wrapped his arms around her waist and turned her so he was hugging her from behind, and rested his chin on her shoulder. She blushed slightly, laying her hands on his, causing him to smile over her shoulder.
She turned her head to him and kisses him softly, catching him off guard. He half expected her to pout more.
He quickly managed to turn around, encase she would strain her neck from sitting like that. She snaked her arms around his neck when he pulled her closer. He had started shaking without realising, but deepened the kiss at the same time, letting his tongue slid between her soft lips. She satisfied snuggled closer and sat down between his legs, being able to wrap hers around his waist. He stiffened slightly.
'S-still not used to that…' He thought.
Slowly, Sakura broke their kiss, and lay down her head on his shoulder. She sighed.
Deidara made his voice steady, even though inside of him his emotions and hormones were running rampant.
"What is it, un?"
"You remember the day before yesterday when we–" She blushed slightly "When we m- made out on my bed…?"
He blushed lightly. "Un…"
"That night… I couldn't sleep at all… I kept thinking about you and I really missed you… a-and your t-touch…"
He looked at her and bit his lip. She was blushing furiously, looking at the ground.
Very softly, he touched her chin, making her meet his eyes.
"Hey…" He started.
Sakura looked at him, nervously licking her dry lips.
He suddenly kissed her deeply, the thing she had last expected. For several moments they kissed before he pulled back.
"Hey…" He said again. She blushed a strand of pink hair out of her face and looked into his bright blue eyes.
"I love you…" He said with a smile.
Sakura immediately felt a shiver going down her spine, and sighed deeply.
"I love you too… A lot…"
'It's true I love her… But… What's this feeling in my stomach?' Deidara thought.
Sakura leant closer with her ear on his chest. She could hear his heartbeat. It was a comfortable and peaceful thing to listen to. Deidara softly stroked her pink hair as he let her lay there.
"Deidara-kun…" She said softly. "Can I stay this night as well?"
"But… Y-your parents–" Deidara started.
"Must be so worried about their precious daughter?" Sakura shook her head. "I'll call them later if that makes you feel better…"
Deidara sure didn't look as if it made him feel better.
"Your mom'll hunt me down and kill me if she knows you're with me, un…" He said slowly.
"You thought I was going to tell her?" She asked. "I'll just say I'm with Tenten."
"Okay!" Deidara smiled, and Sakura smiled back. "You still hungry?" He asked.
"I'm fine, thank you." She told him.
He grabbed some food and started eating. She still sat on his lap, thinking.
Dei swallowed. "What are you thinking about, un?"
"Nothing important…" She shrugged. He continued eating, even though he was a little concerned. She looked at the ceiling while he ate.
'I can't believe... She wants to stay here...' He thought.
"Deidara-kun?"
He quickly dragged himself out of his thoughts. "Hmm?"
"Um…" Sakura played a little with her fingers. "It's… kind of embarrassing… But…"
"Wh-what is it, un?"
She blushed. "We… did pretty… much now… But… how… far… are we… like… planning… to go…?"
Deidara turned hell red, looking at the small girl on his lap.
'That came out so wrong!!!' Sakura thought shocked. 'H- he must think I'm a perv or something!!! I totally didn't mean it like that!'
'Sh-she wants to go further?! I thought I was going too fast!!' Deidara thought startled.
"S-Sa-k-kura..." He stuttered. "You-you want to-?"
"N- No!" She turned even redder then him "I just- I- I only- I-"
He put an ice cold finger on her lips, shushing her. Then, he kissed her forehead.
"Only if you want to…" He swallowed. "Then... It's ok... W-with me..." He smiled.
'I'M FUCKING 14! WHAT AM I DOING!?' Inner Sakura yelled angry, and banged her head against a imaginary wall in her mind. 'DAMN YOU Deidara for being on my mind every second a day! AND NIGHT!'
Sakura slowly took his cold hands between hers and started rubbing her hands over his, warming his cold hands up. Deidara smiled a little more.
"Sakura-chan?" He asked.
"Yes?…"
"Y-you look pale, un…"
"… I'm fine…" She softly breathed out warm air on his hands.
"You're sure?"
She nodded and smiled at him. "Yes… How're your hands? Warmer?"
"Un…"
"Good…" Sakura let his hands go and he smiled at her again.
Suddenly, he pulled her in a close hug.
"You... You're the closest thing to family I've ever had…" He whispered.
Sakura blushed and hugged back.
"Oh Dei…"
For a moment, they sat like that in silence.
"You're too close to me to be something like family…" Sakura suddenly whispered. "You're so much more…"
Deidara broke their hug and held her at arms length. He looked at her confused, eyes wide, causing her to bite her lip in regret. Had she said something wrong?
"Then… What am I?" He asked.
"… Y- you-…you're… like… uh…" She stuttered. He listened intently.
"I don't really know how to say…" She started. "But… if I'm not with you, I feel like something of- of myself is missing… and… and I just can't stop thinking about you… and I think th-that this is like… real…" Her voice went to the softest whisper. "Love…"
She looked at the ground almost immediately.
Then… That's what it is…" Deidara said slowly. "Every time you went home… I felt this weird churning feeling in my stomach, un… I felt empty inside…"
Sakura grabbed for his hand again. "I- I really can't live without you… I can barely breathe when you're not around…"
"Come here, un…" Deidara said with a kind smile.
She got closed and wrapped her arms around him. He pulled her against him and leaned to her ear.
"I'll never let you go…" He whispered. "I'll never leave you…Unless you want me to…"
" That would mean youre stuck with me for the rest of your life…" Sakura whispered back, smiling softly.
He smiled into her hair. "Very well…" He leaned back so he could look into her eyes.
"I can live with that, un…"
They both smiled, and Deidara hugged her close. Sakura hugged him back, going with her hand through his long, silky hair.
He just couldn't resist temptation when his lips accidentally brushed against her shoulder. Softly, he kissed at her neck. When he felt her shudder in his arms, he smiled into her skin and began to kiss down her neck to her shoulder, sucking and biting, leaving marks all over.
She moaned, slightly louder then she liked. Deidara did like the reaction he was getting though, and continued hungrily. She moaned again and grasped his shoulders, as he breathed heavily and licked at the marks on her neck.
'O g-god…' She thought, her eyes half-closed. 'This isn't only love anymore, he's starting to turn me on! I-it just feel so good…'
Deidara moaned quietly into her skin, nipping and sucking. She let her hands caress his well muscled chest, while breathing hard on his shoulder.
"Sa-Sakura-chan…" He whispered.
"H-hmn?" She kept stroking him.
"M-my ass is falling a-asleep, un…" He said with a grunt.
Sakura giggled, kissed his cheek, and stood up, making her way to his bed. He rushed after her, almost tripping over the food.
She lied down in his bed, pulling the sheets up to underneath her chin.
"You and your ass… Moron…" She smiled.
"Leave meh ass alone…" Deidara warned her.
"Alright alright! I promise I wont touch your ass. Happy? Now come over here." Sakura held the sheets up for him. He smirked and crawled over to her, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close.
"I don't wanna be shy around you…" She whispered.
"Then don't be, un…" He told her with a smile.
"Oh I wont…" She started planting kisses along his jaw line. He kissed at her ear, nibbling a little, before he slid back to her lips and kissed her. She kissed back, and it didn't take a short time before he deepened the kiss, and they both battled for dominance.
Suddenly, Sakura let her hands slid over his arms to his hands, moving his hands down slowly, sliding them over her body. Deidara gasped as she moved his hands slightly over her breasts. Finally, she settled his hands on her hips and whispered on his lips.
"No more being shy…" She said softly. "It's standing in my way of being with you as much as possible…"
He flushed a little. "Gomen…"
She kissed him again softly, wrapping her arms around his neck and leaving his hands on her hips.
'Move…' Deidara thought as he kissed back. 'Move…!' His hands moved a little. 'MOVE!!!'
Slowly he slid his hands up, and carefully removed her shirt, blushing only a little.
Sakura held up her arms to help him remove it, and he tossed it to the floor somewhere, not caring where it ended. She immediately wrapped her arms around him again, pushing her small frame against him. Hungrily, he continued nibbling and sucking her skin, and she allowed him to, moaning and shivering of pleasure.
She let her hands follow up the perfect curves in his back and he trembled underneath her touch, his hands working on her back occasionally tugging accidentally at her bra.
Even though she didn't want to be shy, Sakura felt her face heat up.
He sighed into her hair as she softly panted his name. He kissed her neck again, and meanwhile tugged at the waist of her pants.
'Stop the blushing already!' Sakura thought when she felt her cheeks getting red. 'What is this!?' She quickly forced the red colour from her cheeks while wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
"Y-you sure you're ok with th-this?" Deidara asked softly.
Sakura left it with a nod, not able to find her voice.
His hands were shaking slightly as he unbuttoned her pants. Then the zip, and then he pulled them away completely, blushing slightly. He bit his lip as he looked at the small girl reduced to only her underwear.
'Wh-what the hell… am I doing?!' He thought startled. 'I-… I can't do anything to her… She-… She's too…'
Sakura tensed up when he didn't do anything anymore.
'What is he thinking? Ohh god maybe I look awful? Or he's having second thoughts? Is it about me anyway?????'
The questions were racing through her head as she got close to tears. She didn't want to show it to him, but he saw it anyway.
'I… I c-can't do this to her…' He thought 'B-but that look on her face… I can't upset her…'
Sakura bit her lip and looked up, so she could avoid looking at his face. "D-Deidara-k-kun…"
He looked up. "Nani?"
"I- I'll just call my p-parents now…" She whispered.
"Okay…" He moved off of her and watched how she hurried away, tripping over her own shoes. She quickly got in her jeans and shirt and left the room as quickly as possible.
Deidara just watched her go.
She sat down on the ground in the hallway instead of getting her mobile and calling her parents. She leant against the wall with her back and grabber for her hair.
'If I only weren't so… useless…' She thought sad.
'I wish Tenten was here… She always makes me smile…Or Deidara-kun……' She sobbed softly. 'I'm so useless and ugly… How could I ever think an amazing person like him would love me the way I love him?…'
"Damn…" Deidara whispered against the door. 'What an bad moment to get up and leave… I don't think I could do that again for a while…That was too weird… I still feel all weird inside…'
Sakura squeezed her eyes closed, forcing her tears back. 'I wont cry. I'm not weak. I'm going to call my parents and then Tenten right now. With NO worries.'
She called the number of her house, but groaned when she heard the voicemail.
"Hi, this is the Haruno family. Please leave a message after the tone."
Beeeeep.
"Sakura here," Sakura quickly said. "I just wanted to let you know that I was with Tenten and staying this night as well, because tomorrow we're free from school anyway. Well. Bye."
She pressed the little red horn on her mobile and then searched for Tenten's number.
'She's taking a long time… Her mom must be mad…' Deidara thought worried as he still waited for her.
"Hello?" Tenten's voice sounded.
"Tenten-chan, it's me…" Sakura said.
"Sakura-chan! Shh Hinata-chan, it's Sakura. Hey girl where are you? You sound a little sad."
"Um, at Deidara-kun's place, but I called my parents saying I'm at yours, and that I stayed over last night and staying this night as well. Okay?" Sakura quickly explained.
"YOU STAYED OVER AT HIS HOUSE!?" Tenten yelled.
"Shh…" Sakura's eyes dimmed. "I did…"
"Hinata, shut up, I'm having a conversation here!" She heard Tenten say. "Well Sakura, you have to tell me everything tomorrow. I'll see you then, ja ne!"
"Bye." Sakura quickly pushed her mobile phone back in her pocked and sighed.
"Are you okay?"
Sakura looked up quickly, seeing the kid named Kiyoshi standing next to her.
"Oh, it's you…" She muttered. "I hoped-... Yeah, I'm fine…
"You look pale Haruno-sama…" Kiyoshi pointed out.
"Please, just call me Sakura… And really, I'm okay." She pulled herself together and stood up, dusting off her baggy jeans.
"Hai…" The boy ran off down the hall and out of sight. Sakura frowned.
'That was weird…' She thought. '… Hey! How does he know my last name!? … Oh well… I guess I should get… back… inside…'
Right that moment, the door opened quietly, and Deidara (still shirtless) looked down at her.
"D-Deidara-kun!" Sakura stuttered. "I was just finished… uhh… yeah…"
"Y-you ok?" Deidara asked.
"I -uhh- yes! Uhh- L-lets get back inside, ehahahaha…" She quickly zoomed past him, into his room again. He slowly followed, closing the door behind him.
'Something's not right…'
He sat down next to her on the bed.
"Well," she started. "M-my parents weren't home, as expected, so I got the voicemail, but I just decided to say something anyway, so they think I'm with Tenten, and I called her too, but Hinata was with her, I think they were watching a movie, and Tenten agreed with it, and stuff–"
"D-did I do something wrong?" Deidara suddenly asked.
"Wh-what, why? Of course not!" Sakura said, jumping up.
"It's me isn't it, un?" He continued, looking away.
A long silence followed.
"No…" Sakura whispered. "It's not you…" She turned away from him. "It's me..."
Suddenly she put her shoes on and walked to the door. Deidara quickly stood up.
"H-how is it you?" He asked with a small voice.
Sakura pulled the door open and kept standing there, with her back turned to him and her hand laying on the doorknob.
"I wouldn't know." She admitted. "I think you know that yourself, Deidara."
With that, she walked out and slammed the door close behind her.
Deidara felt all alone and empty inside as he helplessly watched her leave.
Sakura's POV
When I stormed down the stairs I started crying. I really didn't want any of the housemates of Deidara to see me like this. I quickly pulled open the heavy door of the mansion and hurried to my bike. My hands were shaking like mad, so I totally wasn't able to unlock my bike.
"Hey… You leaving already?"
I looked up shocked, seeing Hidan walking up to me calmly. I looked down again so my pink hair fell in front of my eyes.
"Yes."
"How come?" He asked.
"None of your concern, Hidan-san." I replied. I couldn't stop my voice from shaking, and I wished I could. Finally, I was able to unlock that stupid bike of mine.
I felt Hidan lay his hand on my shoulder. "Just one thing?"
"What?" I said annoyed. I couldn't become any more depressed anyway.
"Deidara is… too sensitive…" He said slowly. "Be careful… If you hurt him… He might try again…"
With that, he turned around and went into his house. "I should check on him…" I heard him mutter before the door fell closed behind him.
I thought for a while. Then, I started yelling as if he was still standing there.
"SO NOW I DID EVERYTHING WRONG!? LIKE I ALWAYS DO!?" I kicked angry against my bike, causing it to fall over. I sat down on the sidewalk, crying loudly.
"Fucking life." I managed to say between my cries.
"It's a bitch most of the time…"
I immediately looked up and saw the person I last expected. My popular classmate Uchiha Sasuke was looking down at me, his hands in his pockets. He had always been bullying me, except the last weeks. He hadn't done much in that time. Now I thought about it, he hadn't done anything at all anymore.
"What are YOU doing here?" I said, and wiped away my tears. "Enjoying to see me cry, Uchiha?" I tried to glare at him, but it didn't work out.
"No!!" Sasuke said, sounding very hasty. "I was actually coming to pick a fight with one of the guys that live here… But I saw you…"
"And that held back your purpose of coming?" I sniffed. "Why would you care? You're popular and I'm nothing…"
He raised an eyebrow. "Nobody is nothing."
His voice was amazingly kind. Not cold like always. And so talkative today..!
"Yeah. You're right." I gave a sarcastic smile through my tears. "I'm the shadow of nothing." I stood up and picked up my bike. "Sorry for wasting your time, Sasuke."
"You don't listen very well do you?" Sasuke asked me.
"Seriously, apart from everything we've said." I started, and looked at him. "What would somebody like you possibly want from me?"
"Why are you crying?" He asked.
"Because I'm having problems." I answered. "Because I just did something stupid and I regret it badly."
"Hn…" Sasuke kept looking at me.
"Sorry, I guess I'll just go home right now…" I mumbled. 'I need a cold shower…'
"You want to go to the movies?" Sasuke suddenly asked.
"… What?" I stared at him with the same expression as if he would have asked me to jump off a cliff.
"You heard…" He said.
"Is this some kind of joke?" I asked. "I'm not in the mood to be tossed around with."
"I don't joke…" He replied, with the cold, hard voice I had heard so many times.
"...I don't have any money left to go." I said.
"I'll have enough." Sasuke said. Oh yeah, the bastard was rich. I forgot.
"Just one question, Sasuke…san… Why?"
"I'm not sure…" He said with a shrug. "It… Kinda seems right to me…"
'Maybe it'll distract my mind for a moment…' I thought.
"Okay then." I finally agreed.
"I'll see you in an hour then…" He said.
"At the cinema." I added.
"Hn…"
He turned around and started to walk off, whispering words I didn't hear anymore.
"A nobody, huh? We'll see… Sakura…"
As I watched Sasuke walk away, I picked up my bike. To the movies…? The most popular boy of the school just asked me out…
My gaze shot back to the enormous house before me and I immediately felt the tears in my eyes again.
Deidara-kun…
No. Don't think about him.
I slowly got on my bike as I heard a soft voice in my head. It wasn't Inner Sakura or my own thoughts. It was something else that whispered the words in my ear…
'You lost him.'
I quickly kept biking, racing through the streets. I was totally lost, but I didn't care.
Who the hell put that voice in my head!? And how to get it out again!?
'You lost him.'
"Shut up." I whispered against myself. The tears were blinding my vision. If I kept going, I'd probably be in an accident as well… Not that it mattered. My life is worth nothing without Deidara-kun.
Suddenly, through my tears, I recognised the street I was in.
This was very close to Tenten's house.
Tenten pulled the door open and became very surprised, seeing a crying… well… me on her doorstep.
"Oh my god, Sakura! What happened!?" She grabbed my wrist and pulled me in. "Are you okay? I thought you were with Dei!"
I cried even harder when hearing his name.
"Come, to the living room, Hinata is here too, you have to sit down for a second." Tenten dragged me through the hall and we came in the living room. Hinata was sitting there, on the couch, with a bowl of popcorn, and she was watching the paused television-screen with a bored look on her face. That look changed when she saw me, and she gasped.
"S-Sakura-chan?"
Tenten pushed me next to Hinata on the couch and picked up a bottle of coke from the ground. I took it from her, took a zip, and burst out in coughing.
"What happened?" Hinata asked, while gently patting my back.
Tenten sat down on the ground in front of us. Her hazel brown eyes looked at me very seriously.
I slowly used the back of my hand to wipe away my tears.
"I… I was at his place…" I started, making sure to keep my voice nothing more then a whisper. "We were having such a great time… And a while later we were m- making out… on his bed… He started to u- undress me, and-"
"Did he rape you!?" Tenten almost screamed.
"Tenten, keep it down!" I hissed.
"No one home! Did – he – rape – you!? Cause if he did I swear I'll-"
"No, he didn't." I interrupted. My eyes travelled downcast again. "We didn't do anything… And- and that's the point…"
"Why?" Hinata whispered.
"I was in my underwear… And then he just… stopped…. As if I was too ugly for him… As if I wasn't good enough…"
"That's bullshit!" Tenten yelled. "Sakura, you're damn gorgeous! And I bet you could get any guy who has his eyes opened properly!"
My thoughts wandered back to Sasuke for a brief moment.
"Sakura-chan…" Hinata took my small hand between hers and made me look at her. Her violet tinted eyes looked very serious, something that didn't happen a lot with the shy girl.
"What I know from Deidara-san," (I sobbed softly) "is that he can also be shy and unsure of himself. J- just like me… And you as well. And maybe he was just afraid he'd do the wrong thing… Or that he'd hurt you… I know he cares about you; I've seen it with my own eyes. And even if you were ugly – which you are not – then that wouldn't bother him. He loves you for who you are, not for what you look like. I'm sure of it that Deidara-san is one of those persons."
I started crying again and hugged Hinata, thanking her for her words. Tenten started applauding for Hinata, much to my dislike.
"Amazing speech, you'll get an A-plus for that if this was anything homework like." She said smiling. "And Sakura, you're going to stay over this night, and were going to talk about fun things, like ugly popular people." She added smirking.
That reminded me of Sasuke again. I sniffed softly, letting Hinata go.
"S- Sasuke asked me out."
"WHAT!?" Both girls asked wide eyed, although Tenten's voice was the loudest.
"When??" Tenten asked shocked.
"Why??" Hinata added.
I sighed.
"When I left D- Dei-kun's house. I was sitting on the side-walk and crying when he ran into me. And then he suddenly asked if I wanted to go to the movies. Why… I asked him the same. He said he actually didn't know. 'It just seems right,' he said."
"I don't believe that son of a bitch." Tenten snorted while crossing her arms in front of her chest. "You mean Uchiha right? That bastard from your class? Wasn't he the first one to start bullying you, causing the rest to follow?"
I gave a brief nod.
"What did you say?" Hinata asked.
"I said yes." I ignored the offended gasp from Tenten and the confused frown from Hinata. "I want to know what he's up to."
"Soo… When are you two going?" Tenten asked.
"In thirteen minutes," I answered, eyeing the clock and standing up quickly. "I better get going; the cinema is near my house and that's the other side of town."
"We'll come too." Tenten and Hinata stood up as well.
"What? No! Are you crazy!?" I yelled.
"We'll just wait in the McDonalds for you, alright?" Tenten pushed me out of the room, together with Hinata. "We need to race or you'll be late!"
Deidara's POV
She left. It was my fault. If only I hadn't been so stupid. If only I hadn't been so fucking insecure!!!
I felt like destroying everything, but I couldn't just lose control. What if she came back? What if she saw what I was doing? Would she still like me? Or would she leave me… Like everyone else did… Like anyone I ever got close to? Would she leave like all the rest? Would it matter?
I threw my desk chair across the room, blinded by tears of rage as Hidan opened the door, his eyes widened.
"Holy fuck, Deidara! You gonna try to kill me before dawn?!"
I glowered at him, but I couldn't stay mad at him. I sank down to my knees, tears falling from my eyes. As I felt a comforting hand on my shoulder, I looked up quickly, hoping against hope that it was Sakura, but it wasn't.
"Deidara, tell me what's wrong…" Hidan said slowly.
I couldn't control myself. I grabbed and caught the material of Hidan's coat, huddled close and burst into tears.
I felt him stiffen considerably, but I couldn't care less.
"I felt so broken… I'm empty inside, un…"
It all came out after that, how I felt about her the way she made me feel, just her touch was enough to make my heart race, everything. I felt Hidan react, albeit slowly, he reached and stroked my hair with one hand, using the other to pull me closer. I heard his heart beating slowly, a slow steady beating, I never had understood why, but it always made me feel calm… It made me feels safer.
I listened only to the beating of his heart. I didn't hear Hidan calling for the other members, I didn't see them come into my room. I only felt them tear me away from the heartbeat.
I looked up into Itachi's dark soulless eyes.
I felt as though he was reading my soul. No… He was stealing it from me.
I fought against them, the ones holding me stopping me from moving away. I couldn't see who they were, I didn't have to, since I was dead, I didn't have to do anything any more…
Sakura was gone, and she had taken my heart with her…
Sakura's POV
"Just… STAY HERE, okay?" I muttered.
Tenten and Hinata sat in a corner of the McDonalds and nodded. I turned around and hurried out of the place.
As I arrived at the cinema, Sasuke was already waiting there. With, of course, not even 10 metres away, his group of fangirls.
"Hi…" I said when seeing him. He nodded in response.
"WE LOVE YOU SASUKE-KUUUN!!!" The group of fangirls yelled. "MARRY ME, SASUKE-KUUUUUUN!"
I frowned at them. What was so special about this guy anyway? He only had good looks and a lot of money.
"Which movie, Sasuke-san?" I asked him.
He shrugged, and pointed at the closest movie poster. I looked at it.
'THE EVIL DEAD'.
Hell no. I wasn't going to watch the scariest horror ever with only someone like Sasuke to cling onto when I was scared.
Sasuke turned around to see what he pointed at and almost shivered.
Then he pointed at the one next to it.
I smiled seeing the poster of Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and nodded. That would keep me busy. And of course Sasuke. I still didn't have a clue why he asked me.
"Coming?" Sasuke asked. He was already almost inside.
"Oh… Yeah." I quickly hurried after him.
"Go get popcorn or something… I'll get the tickets…" Sasuke pushed some money in my hand. When I looked at it, I saw it was way too much for just popcorn.
I decided to keep the money that I had left to pay him back for everything he had ever done to me.
When I bought the popcorn, I looked around, remembering how I got here with the group and Deidara. I quickly pushed those thoughts away. Not good, not good, don't think of him!!
The man gave me the popcorn and I handed him the cash, and the memory of how I threw my popcorn over Neji's head when Deidara had stormed off came back.
'Oh god stop it…' I thought groaning. This wasn't going good.
"Hey." Sasuke tapped my shoulder. "You coming?"
"Yeah, sorry, I spaced out for a moment…" I smiled a little at him, and we went inside, Sasuke handing over our tickets. Then, he said something different and gave the guy some money.
Most likely to keep the fangirls out, I thought, and I couldn't help but snigger.
I fell down on my seat with a loud sigh, while Sasuke sat down next to me silently.
"I wanted to see this movie for ages." I told him, and grabbed some popcorn.
"Really?" He asked. "You've seen the first two?"
He really was talkative today. I nodded.
"I love them. My friend Tenten knows them line for line. We're so addicted."
"Hn…" He said.
Oh well so much for talking…
I munched on some more popcorn, waiting for the movie to start.
"You want a soda?" Sasuke asked.
Memories! No! PUSH THEM AWAY!
"Okay…" I said softly. "A- a coke or something…"
"It's twenty minutes till the movie starts… I'll only take five…" Sasuke said while standing up.
Twenty minutes.
"O-okay. I'll just wait here for you." I attempted a smile.
And he smiled back.
I hate to admit it, but I had to give his fangirls right; when he smiled, he looked fucking handsome. I do was shocked he could smile anyway. I just let out a soft giggle and looked at the still back screen, wishing the movie was already over.
As Sasuke walked away, I sighed. This really wasn't good for me. If he asked me if I wanted a soda and it reminded me of HIM then… Darned.
"Here." Sasuke was already standing next to me again, showing me a bottle of coke.
"That was fast," I muttered. "Thank you, Sasuke-san." I smiled at him and he sat down again.
We waited for the movie to start in silence.
'It's weird…' Sasuke thought, as he looked at me, which I didn't notice. 'She's the only girl who doesn't add a dirty, great big 'kun' at the end of my name…'
He frowned a little and turned back to the screen, since the movie finally began.
It had taken ages, but finally we were standing outside again. It couldn't be that late, maybe 5 pm or something, but all Sasuke's fangirls were gone.
"Hey?" Sasuke asked from behind me.
"Yes?" I turned around to face him, and oh, how I wished I didn't.
As I turned around, he leaned in and kissed me. It was nothing serious, light and fleeting, but for me, it was one of the scariest things that had ever happened to me. He pulled back.
"I had a good time…" He said. A slight pink came to his normally emotionless face, and he turned around and started walking off. "I'll see you at school…"
I couldn't even move. I was in a total shock. Inner Sakura, who was puking and screaming like hell didn't help much.
'SOMEONE POPULAR KISSED US! I'M GETTING SICK!' She yelled.
'Heeeey…' I replied in my mind. 'What made him think I was single?…'
'Well. You sort of are.' Inner Sakura said shrugging.
'I'm not, Deidara-kun—'
'is your boyfriend?' She interrupted me.
'YES!' I thought angry. I finally turned around and started to make my way to the McDonalds. 'Even though he hates me now…'
'So he's not.' Inner Sakura told me. 'Face it: We lost him.'
"AND!?" Tenten jumped up when I came in. Hinata stayed in her place though, but did look at me with huge eyes.
"He fucking kissed me." I mumbled.
Tenten's yelling caused us to be thrown out of the place.
We rushed to our bikes and unlocked it. Then, we peddled off.
"He's a good kisser?" Tenten asked me.
"Hell I know, it wasn't a make-out session, I would never have done that." I replied. "It was more like… a peck."
"Not what we expected from girl-claimer Uchiha Sasuke."
"Girl-claimer?" Hinata looked up. "Th- that's not totally right."
"Oh?"
"Well, have we ever seen him with a g- girlfriend?" She pointed out.
"… No." I said slowly.
"Damn, Hinata's right." Tenten muttered. "So now what, Sakura? He must have mistaken you for single."
"I'm going to avoid him." I said. "I really don't know how I have to explain him that I don't like him after he just kissed me."
"Well, we'll see." Tenten said, and Hinata nodded.
I sighed. This was going to be one hell of a time.
… Not.
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