Time: SasoDei Love Story
Sorry for the long wait -.-
Here ya go! :) (Constructive Criticism is highly appreciated) By the way: Nanji no masutā o hatasu means 'serve thy master' and Kare no meirei ni nyusatsu means 'bid his orders'
Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
Chapter Six: The Three Musketeers
The next morning was quickly dawning itself upon the Akatsuki and ghostly phenomenon. With the moon drawing farther away, the teen organization had already settled themselves down for sleep within the rundown apartment complex. At the current hour of one o'clock in the morning, all the members had nestled themselves in their respective rooms, leaving Deidara to sit alone in the living room. His azure eyes flashed from wall to wall, corner to corner, on his face was a rare stoic expression, hints of boredom creeping upon his feature.
In the background, a faint 'click' could be heard, ghost like footsteps following the noise. As the figure approached the room that which contained Deidara, the blonde hadn't even needed to turn around to know who it was. He allowed a smirk on his face as the silhouette leaned against the door frame, looking down at the ghost.
"Ita-chan, un."
"Pest."
"Is it time?"
"Yes, let's go."
With Saint like grace, the duo silently slithered their way outside, the blackette gently slipping the door closed whilst the blonde simply floated through it. The soft, crisp breeze flew through the atmosphere, sending chills down both of their spines.
"Do you know where the lair is, un?"
"Of course I do. Do you not remember?"
"Of course I remember! I was merely making sure it hasn't changed."
"Hn, just follow, pest."
"Whatever you say, Ita-chan."
Both entities began flying through the wind with unordinary speed, their feet making contact with the freshly dew coated grass every so often, giving them the extra push to begin soaring again. No words were passed between them, the only noise coming from the wind that whizzed by their ears. Trees flew past the two, and with a questioning look from the blonde to Itachi, the blackette took the lead. As Itachi darted from tree to tree, Deidara only a step behind, the ghost could feel an old feeling beginning to resurface in his stomach.
This'll be the first time seeing Leader-sama in years… I wonder if he still looks the same, along with Abu…
"We're nearing the lair, lookout for traps," he faintly hear Itachi call out over his shoulder, flashing the red and black eyes to meet the azure ones.
"Got it, un!"
Deidara was able to make out the booby-traps that hung down from the tree tops, ducking just in time, or leaning away just the precise measure to avoid setting them off. Both the males had learned from previous experience that they had to be light on their feet if they didn't want to deal with multiple poisoned senbons shot into various parts of the body later.
"Slow down, we're here."
The blonde glanced up to see Itachi on the lightly tinted brown grass, his eyes trained on Deidara. The ghost dropped down beside the blackette, nodding silently before regaining his usually cocky façade.
"Has Leader-sama changed much, un?"
"Hn, not at all, actually, now do the hand sign."
With an exasperated sigh, Deidara positioned his index and middle fingers upward, the rest of his hand clutched in a loose fist. Itachi mimicked the movement, each giving a soft whisper of 'Nanji no masutā o hatasu.' A large rumble rang throughout the forest they had recently entered, a hole forming beneath the ground, cracking open on the surface.
"He so did relocate, un!" the blonde whined, pointing a finger down to the crust of the Earth.
"Pest, he simply moved from having the hideout behind a rock, to underground. That's hardly relocating."
"Bastard."
"Hn. Shut up and go."
Growling, Deidara jumped into the large black vortex that led them beneath the Earth. Itachi followed suit after a moment, only waiting for the soft sound of feet coming in contact with the stone floor to jump down. When he hit the ground, Deidara had already moved away from the lit area, waiting for the blackette to lead the way. Itachi nodded, giving a discreet 'Kare no meirei ni nyusatsu' and vaguely acknowledging that the floor was molding once again at the crust. He then turned on his heels, feeling the air whip around his feet at the fluid movement, before walked down the candle lit corridor.
"Hmm, this place hasn't changed a bit, un," Deidara smirked, his eyes darting around to every crack and crevice that littered the dirt covered walls. Candles were suck at the top of the walls, alternating from the left side to the right. At the corners of the intersecting sections, bits of mold and dust were sprinkled, adding to the old and eerie effect the maze seemed to possess.
"Leader-sama has been expecting our return, and he sent his assistant to give us the details," was the cool reply from Itachi, his voice and facial expression unfazed by the few rats that scurried from under the duo's feet.
"You mean Abu is here?" the blonde beamed, giving a chuckle at the name he gave his comrade a while back.
"Deidara-san, I've told you multiple times, Abu is not my name, and I'd prefer if you refrain from using said nickname."
The two turned around, coming face to face with a faintly amused grin on an otherwise pale face. The man's shining grey hair seemed to glow in the light the candles gave off, his rich black eyes faintly twinkling behind the circular rim of his spectacles.
"Hello Kabuto-san," the blackette nodded, ignoring his smirking blonde partner beside him.
"Itachi-san," the man known as Kabuto replied, smiling faintly to the back haired man. The black eyes flashed over to the deep blue one's, the smirk on the greyette's face growing more pronounced. "...Terrorist."
"Abu, un!" the blonde beamed in recognition of his old nickname, ignoring the eye roll of the weasel beside him.
"Long time no see Deidara-san."
"Time flies when you're dead."
"Hmm, I'll be sure to take your word for it."
As Deidara was about to open his mouth and form a reply, his partner chimed in, cutting off the blonde and waving off his voice of protest as Itachi began speaking.
"Kabuto-san, I'm aware Leader-sama gave you information for us?" he asked, shooting the blonde a glare from the corner of his red and black eyes.
The greyette chuckled, nodding his head. "I do, he also said he wanted to meet you two and see how the Akatsuki case is going."
"Understood, now the details he needed to share?"
"Impatient bastard, un," Deidara muttered, giving Itachi his signature eye roll.
"I see you haven't changed in the slightest, Terrorist-san," Kabuto grinned, motioning for the two to follow.
"'Course not!"
"Kabuto-san, we have time for catching up later."
"Yes Itachi-san, alright, Leader-sama wished for me to say that the process for re-humanizing Deidara is nearly complete, and that he has found a way to modify your Sharingan, if you're interested."
"Hmm…quite."
"Where is he now, Abu, un?"
The trio had been traipsing down a particularly long hallway, only to come to a stop directly in front of a bulky door that looked to be fairly new. Not a speck of dirt or grime could be made out, and the handle shone in the light of the candles.
"He's here and is expecting you. Once I leave, walk inside. He'll tell you all you need to know. After that, you know the way out," Kabuto replied, nodding to the two before quickly turning around, and walking in the direction in which they came.
"Be on your best behavior, pest," Itachi warned sternly, making sure Deidara didn't miss the miniscule twirl of the menacing Sharingan he possessed.
"Yes, Ita-chan, un."
The blonde nodded towards his partner, before grasping the cold handle of the door and twisting it. As it flung up, darkness flooded out from the room, only to be replaced with the glowing aura of more torches. The duo walked in silently, keeping their eyes trained on the slit ones they could faintly make out nearly the middle of the room. With a low bow from the two, the leader had begun to speak.
"Hello Itachi and Deidara. It'sssss been a long time, hasssssn't it?" the serpent like voice greeted, flowing gently to the eardrums of his subordinates.
"It's a pleasure to see you once again, Leader-sama, un," Deidara smiled, his eyes glowing up at the tone of his master.
"Deidara, it'sssss been unussssually quiet without your explosionssss to entertain ussss," the voice chuckled.
"Well I'm sorry for the inconvenience, I'll be sure to raise as much Hell as possible, just for you, un."
The man laughed, his snake like figure shaking a tad at the shoulders.
"Hmm, Itachi, how are the Akatssssuki reportsss coming along?" he asked, looking towards the smirking figure that stood a foot away from the bomber.
"All is well. They remain at peace."
"Very good. I asssssume Kabuto told you of my improvementssss in your Resssssurection, Deidara?"
"Hai, Leader-sama, un."
"Leader-sama, if I may? He also mentioned that you had ways of improving my Sharingan. Does that also account for my eye sight?"
"Or lack thereof, un."
"Pest."
"Ita-chan."
The Leader watched with high amusement as his subordinates bickered, calling each other every name in the book, and all without so much as grinning. He mused that if it were anyone else, he would've killed them already. But of course, he wouldn't kill his highest ranked team. His pupils.
His most trusted, scientifically engineered subordinates.
"Boyssssssss, boysssssss, relax. Yesssssss Itachi, it alssssso accountsssss for your eye ssssight, or asssss Deidara pointed out, lack thereof," he chuckled, seeing the smirk on Deidara's face grow and the emotionless façade of Itachi remain unfazed. Yes, he knew he made the right decision in pairing these two together.
He always had his reasons.
And they were always right.
"Leader-sama, as upsetting as it is for me to point out, un, it's almost morning…"
"Which means Akatsuki will be awakening soon, and wouldn't take too kindly to our absence…"
"Yessssss, of coursssssse. I'll allow you to leave. Pleasssssse do drop by tomorrow morning as well. We have much to discuss now that my sssssstrongesssst team is reunited."
"Hai Leader-sama," both men responded, bowing low to the ground before arising and leaving the torch lit room that smelt of death and snakes.
With an airy goodbye to Kabuto at the entrance, the two leapt into the air once again, and began their way back to Akatsuki.
