SasoDei – One Gold Doubloon
Chapter Seven
Caught Out
Konan woke up suddenly, quickly sitting up in her hammock. She could feel the familiar pulse, and she swiftly jumped down onto the floor below, stopping only to notice that Deidara wasn't in his own hammock…Gawd, had the boy been raped again? Sasori wouldn't save the boy twice…
The bluenette once again felt the pulse, and she was reminded of her duty. She fleet-footedly bolted up the stairs, quiet enough to leave the other crew members in their sleep, and she came out onto the deck.
The air was still crisp with dawn, and she quickly scampered up the ropes of the ship, feet and hands barely even touching the various cords as she climbed into the Crow's Nest. A black raven sat waiting for her, eyes a dark sheen of crimson red. She eyed the crow for a few moments, before she gave a small smirk, "You're getting slow, Itachi; I could have made the distance in half the time."
The bird watched her slowly before it spread its wings, a dark shadow spreading from its feathers. The darkness engulfed the raven and spread further, until it was human sized. The dark abruptly vanished, and now a man in his early twenties stood within the Crow's Nest, the raven having vanished. The man had long black hair, with even darker eyes. He wore fine pirate attire, with a long black jacket which had red clouds on it, and underneath his eyes were weird lines.
He gave Konan a blank look, emitting a soft sigh – as he did so, a wisp of flame blew from his mouth. "I was away from the main ship when I received word from Leader; so you can understand why I took so long." The Fire Breather pulled a piece of paper out of his jacket, offering it to the bluenette.
She took the parchment, giving a polite bow, "Thank you, Itachi. I'm sure Sasori will be satisfied with such a speedy reply."
"Do you have any idea what this note is about?" The raven eyed her curiously, tilting his head, "Leader was quite serious about it…"
"Your guess is as good as mine," she gave a shrug, "but I'm guessing that it has something to do with this new boy we picked up in IwagakurePort. Sasori has taken quite a shine to the kid…Both Red Sand Scorpion and I believe that we might have the future Akatsuki member in our ranks."
Itachi gave her a look of surprise, "The future Akatsuki member? Not just anyone can become an Akatsuki – both of you should know this perfectly well…We're all…" The male blew out another wisp of fire, "…Unique."
"I know," Konan gave a shrug, "perhaps that is what the letter is concerning. Sasori wouldn't let himself get close to someone without a reason…"
"Very well," Itachi ran a hand through his hair, "I take it that Sasori is alright? Kisame told me that he came into some trouble last night."
"Well I haven't seen him yet…" Konan gave an apprehensive frown, "But I'm sure if there was trouble, Sasori would be able to handle it."
Itachi nodded slowly, "Very well…" An almost guilty look covered his face, "How is my brother?"
Konan watched him slowly before giving a shrug, "He is fine. Sasuke still hates
Red Sand's guts, but other than that…Oh! He has managed to develop a relationship with Naruto – the blond co-captain."
The male eyed her slowly before giving a nod, "It is nice to know that he has found love at last…I must be off now, before anyone sees me. It was good to see you again. Leader is missing you greatly."
Konan nodded while giving a smile, "I miss him too. I have no idea when we will be back, but I hope that it is soon." She shrugged and scratched the back of her head, "Well then, you best be off. Thank you again for the letter, Fire Breather."
Itachi gave one last fiery sigh before the darkness began to consume him again, "Goodbye Angel of White; safe travels." The inky substance consumed the male completely, shrinking him down until he was once again a midnight black raven. It took flight a few seconds later, flying off in an unknown direction. Konan watched him leave before giving a sigh, climbing onto the ledge of the Crow's Nest. She jumped off of it, landing gracefully – and far too lightly - on the deck below.
"I hope Sasori is okay – not to mention the fact that I can't find Deidara…" She frowned before climbing up the steps to the four doorways, moving to the very last cabin. Konan didn't even bother to knock, barging in with a good kick to the door, "YO SASO! THAT LETTER-" She quickly cut herself off at the sight before her, blinking her eyes quickly.
Sasori was sound asleep in his bed, his back facing the doorway. But the thing that caught Konan's attention was the sight of Deidara, sleeping on the floor with a spare blanket covering the majority of his body.
The bluenette watched as they both woke up at her outburst, Sasori sitting up at a normal pace while Deidara just remained lying down, giving a soft yawn. The red head blinked at Konan, before he noticed the rolled up note in her hand. He nodded at her and got to his feet, nudging the blonde with his foot, "Get up, Brat. You and Konan have chores to do. Don't forget your speech lesson after lunch either…" He walked over to the bluenette and took the letter from her, "Thank you, Konan."
The bluenette nodded and waited for the blonde to get up, and Deidara gave the red head a small smile, "Thank you…Danna, un."
Sasori nodded, "Now be off." Konan left the cabin, and the blonde quickly followed after her, leaving the red head alone. He shut the door and looked to the note that was in his hand, "Leader was quite quick to reply…" Sasori frowned and sat down at his desk, unrolling the letter. He began to read the note, his eyes widening in shock.
-x-
Konan and Deidara both sat within the Crow's Nest, sharing a loaf of bread which the bluenette had swiped from the kitchen. It wasn't stale since it had been bought in Iwa, although it wasn't entirely fresh.
All the other crew members were busy on deck, but the two workers didn't have much to do; the best they could think to do was stay out of the way of the others. Lunch would be soon, and Deidara would have his last 'speech lesson' – then he would be able to give up the shy-boy charade.
Tomato-…I mean…Ah…Yamato, had been cooking a soup for lunch – a very salty soup – and had not required much help in the kitchen. Deidara also didn't want to bother Sasori; he didn't want the red head to hate him for being such a nuisance. "Do you know…Why Danna was out on…Deck last night, un?"
Konan blinked at him innocently, tilting her head slowly, "Can't say that I do know, sorry." She shrugged and took a bite of her bread, "I'm sure it was nothing; perhaps he just wanted some fresh air. He rarely leaves his cabin during the day, so you can understand why he would need to go out every once in a while." She swallowed the piece of bread she had been chewing, giving the blonde a grin, "So why don't you tell me about you and him?"
Deidara blinked in surprise, a soft pink blush rising to his cheeks, "Huh? What do you…Mean? There is nothing going…On between Danna and…Myself, un."
Konan leaned back casually, eating another piece of bread with a wolfish grin, "That may be so, but you like him, don't you? You can't lie to me, Blondie."
"Of course I don't!" Deidara stared at her, wide-eyed and still blushing subtly, "Danna is just…Very kind to me, un."
"Hmmm…" Konan's grin fell and she slowly licked her lips, "I guess so…" The bluenette suddenly gave him a sharp look, "So…Do you remember-" She was suddenly cut off, giving a blink once they both heard Yamato call out to the crew. Konan was climbing down the ropes within seconds, Deidara quickly moving to follow after her, albeit he wasn't nearly as fleet-footed.
Soon they were both below deck, giving servings of salty soup to the rest of the crew members. Yamato tapped the blonde on the back, giving him a friendly smile, "Go take a bowl to Sasori; he needs to eat too, you know."
Deidara nodded and Yamato took the blonde's position of filling bowls while the blonde went up the stairs, carrying a hot bowl for Sasori. He also still had his half a loaf leftover, so he would give that to the red head as well as a sign of thanks.
The blonde reached the red head's door, confidently knocking on the wooden structure. Instead of a voiced reply from inside, he was surprised to have the red head actually open the door. The man looked slightly flustered, especially once he realised that it was Deidara.
"What is it, Brat?" Sasori looked down, noticing the food which the blonde carried, and he quickly realised his own idiocy, "Ah, thanks…" He blinked slowly, before his expression faded into a stoic countenance, and he straightened up, "Could you please put it on the table?"
Deidara hesitated slightly but nodded, moving into the room, "I also have some bread for you, Danna…to thank you for all that you've…done for me, un." He placed the food onto the study desk, seeing that there was a piece of paper on it. The note had writing on, but Deidara didn't bother to read it; he didn't want to violate Sasori's personal life. The blonde blinked in surprise once he suddenly heard the door to the cabin shut, and he quickly turned around.
"Well, Brat…" Sasori gave him a smirk which made the blonde's body shiver, and he suddenly lost his ability to move. The red head slowly walked over to him, taking hold of Deidara's shoulders.
The next thing the younger male knew, he had been shoved onto the satin-sheeted bed, with the red head above him. There was no possible escape for Deidara, and he was absolutely terrified…Terrified, and excited – although he really didn't know why he felt the latter at the prospect of being raped again.
Sasori moved his lips down to the blonde's ear, and Deidara could feel the male's hot breath brushing against his skin so sensually that he couldn't help but give a soft gasp. The boy was hotly blushing by this point in time, and it was all he could do not to moan.
"Deidara…" The red head's voice was low, and Deidara shuddered in anticipation, especially once Sasori began to undo the buttons of the blonde's white shirt, "…I need you…" Deidara felt a shiver run up his body, and the older male finished unbuttoning his shirt, opening it up. Sasori suddenly sat up, giving the blonde his usual calm expression, and the red head lightly tapped the tattoo on Deidara's chest, "I need you to tell me about this mark."
…
Deidara blanched up at the red head, but he couldn't help but feel a flood of disappointment sweep over him. He blinked and gave a sudden frown once he realised what question the red head had just asked.
"My mark, un…?" Sasori gave a slow nod at him, urging him to continue, "…I don't know anything about…it. I've had it as long as…I can remember…" The red head frowned, bringing his hand to the tattoo, running his gloved fingers over the raised stitches.
"And what about your hand mouths?" He leaned slightly closer to the blonde, giving him a smouldering smirk, "Or this third mouth on your chest? The one that is stitched shut."
Deidara tensed up, staring up at with a look of shock…Wait, he knew about his third mouth?
"I-…" The blonde suddenly glared at the red head, struggling to sit up, "I've told you that I don't know, un! I don't know where I got the tattoo, or the three extra mouths, or any of this shit! My family abandoned me as soon as they found out that I was a freak!"
Sasori gave a sudden soft chuckle, and he leaned down so that their faces were only millimetres apart, giving the blonde a satisfied expression. "Gotcha~"
Deidara realised that he had walked right into the red head's trap, and he sneered up at him in disgust. "You bastard, un."
"Your act was getting tiring." Sasori blew lightly on the blonde's face, before he slowly sat up, "You know perfectly well who I am, right?"
Deidara looked up at him slowly, before giving his own challenging smirk, "You're the Red Sand Scorpion, and Konan is the Angel of White. You honestly make it far too obvious, un."
"You're quite a good actor," Sasori absentmindedly ran a hand through the blonde's soft hair; "you have managed to fool nearly everyone on board…All the idiots, at least…"
"But you knew what you were looking for." Deidara continued to smirk up at him, "And what you were looking for was me~ That is why you and Konan have been on this ship for two years, un. You were searching for Pein's lost experiment." The blonde slowly licked his lips, "Little ol' me~"
"I almost killed you, you know?" Sasori pulled a gold doubloon from the pocket of his white blouse, waving it slowly, "This saved your life."
"…" Deidara gave a sour look and moved his head to gaze away from the red head, "I hadn't planned on getting raped…It was even an accident that I ended up on this boat, un. Pein just sent me a dream, telling me that you were coming for me. But that was two fucking years ago; I had basically given up all hope of your arrival…But the very moment I saw you boarding the ship a few days ago…" Deidara moved his hand up, grabbing the older male's blouse. He pulled him close, smirking up at him as he dropped his voice to a mere whisper; "I knew exactly who you were, un~"
"…" Sasori was far more interested in this rebellious blonde rather than the feckless shy-boy act he had been putting on earlier. "I didn't realise that you were the one that we were searching for until I sent a letter to Lord Pein, questioning him about you. I got his reply today, which confirmed my suspicions."
"Indeed…" Deidara brought his other hand up, gently caressing Sasori's cheek, "You're a lot handsomer than I imagined you would be, un~ It's been quite difficult for me just to keep my hands off of you~"
The red head's smirk fell, and he gave the blonde a calculating look before slapping his hand off of his cheek, "You know, Brat, there is such a thing as overstaying your welcome; and with remarks like that, you're starting to push it."
"All in due time, I guess." Deidara shrugged and the red head got off of him, letting the blonde get up. They both got to their feet, and the younger male grinned at him.
"Thank you for the soup, Brat…" Sasori eyed it carefully, "And the bread."
The red head suddenly felt himself get pulled back to the blonde. A pair of slim, yet strong arms wrapped around his neck and pulled him into a rough kiss. Sasori felt a strange spark coarse through his body at the unexpected contact, but the blonde pulled away before the red head could break the kiss himself. "Thanks for finally finding me, un~…You certainly took your time…"
Deidara sniggered and triumphantly walked out the room, reconstructing his entire shy-boy act as soon as he was no longer simply in the red head's presence.
Sasori watched him leave, still surprised by the kiss.
"He's quite the wild card…" The red head blinked slowly before turning around. Konan was casually sitting on his bed, giving a thoughtful expression. He never liked it when she appeared out of nowhere, "But at least our search is over."
"How long did you know that it was him?" Sasori looked at her slowly, and she grinned up at the red head.
"I met him once when he was just a little kid, so I knew that it was him straight away." She gave a shrug, "I would have told you sooner, but this was your search. From day one I told you that I was just tagging along for the ride." The angel gave him a small smile, and she pulled off her hat, revealing more of her cut blue hair, "But at least you now know…Well then, when will we be off?"
"Soon…" Sasori looked away from her, and when he looked back she had already disappeared once more, "…Soon, but not yet."
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