Capture Me First
Chapter 10
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Pein was too immersed in his paperwork to hear the series of knocks on his office door. He finally permitted the nosy visitor to enter and speak with him.
"Oh, well look who it is: Tobi and Deidara," Pein's right ginger eyebrow rose at the two Akatsuki members standing in front of his desk. Deidara seemed rather absentminded with thoughts of who knew what. Tobi, on the other hand, well, his orange swirly mask covered his expressions.
"I have a mission for you two. Read over the scroll closely and I expect you two to be back here in less than a week maximum," Pein was being unusually generous with the prolonged amount of time for their mission. Either this mission was slightly difficult or he wanted to give Deidara a chance to prove that she could finish the assignment before the requested time limit.
The two Akatsuki members turned to leave but Pein halted them in their tracks. With one last question concerning Deidara's conditions, they disappeared in a wisp of smoke.
"Follow me closely, Deidara," Tobi instructed the preoccupied blonde trailing close behind his taller figure down the scarcely lit corridor. The orange masked man manipulated a chakra barrier for reinforcement against any unanticipated ambushes in their path.
Tobi balked momentarily, causing Deidara to collide into the back of Tobi. The blonde rubbed her disheveled blonde tresses with slight annoyance at her teammate.
"Shhh," Tobi raised a gloved finger up to his mask, shushing the blonde who seemed to protest, and swiftly performed a jutsu that concealed their echoing footsteps.
The silence between him and his secret crush was too much to handle. Tobi's head was filled with overflowing curiosities, confessions, and compliments. He wished he could confess to her right this moment but they had to focus on the mission at hand. Deidara was busy raking her slender fingers through her blonde locks languidly.
Azure eyes glistened faintly against the blazing torched light secured to the stone textured cave wall. Tobi's midnight dark brown eyes gazed lovingly at the distracted blonde. He formulated a plan to complete this mission and achieve his own pleasurable goals.
Suddenly, a strangled gasp sounded through the deafening silent corridors of their unnerving atmosphere. Tobi was prompt to attacking the enemy who jeopardized his own life by harming his blonde teammate. Deidara struggled in the strong arms of an individual whose appearance could mirror Itachi's by a distance.
"What business do you have here?" The familiar stranger demanded, fastening his grip around Deidara's neck from emphasis. Tobi grinded his teeth, not appreciating the fact that his blonde desire was held hostage in a headlock without a pint of chakra to escape. Tobi devised a hurried plan in his head, launching himself forward to capture what was rightfully his.
"Who are you and what the hell do you want!" The shadowed figure unveiled as he stepped towards a torch of flame with a malice expression painted across his face.
"Well, I want Deidara back!" Tobi demanded in a possessive tone, stomping forward to provoke the ninja who held his most value possession hostage. A sinister chuckle passed through the enemy's lips as he maneuvered the blonde further away from the masked Akatsuki member.
"Oh yeah?" He asked sarcastically and coiled his arm possessively around the blonde's slender waist to irk Tobi to no extent.
"You know, you remind me of Itachi Uchiha," Tobi pointed out to the stranger who reacted with an expression of dejection. That wasn't anticipated to Tobi's plan but the expression expired as soon as it displayed. Fury replaced the former reaction from the masked man's offensive judgment about his appearance.
"Heh, so you know my brother?" The ninja asked with curiosity coating his attitude and a foreseen negation upcoming in this conversation.
"Yes, I know him." Tobi replied with anticipations of this guy recommending a bargain to compromise for both parties.
"How about this?" The ninja started off with a vague question then smirked at the offer that he conjured.
"How about you let me in on the whereabouts of my brother and in exchange," the raven haired ninja pressed the blonde towards the light to illuminate the uncomfortable expression casted upon her face.
"I will give you your girlfriend back to you." This sentence caused Tobi's heart to accelerate at the thought of his fantasies coming true. Deidara, on the other hand, disregarded the girlfriend part. The guy obviously had no clue that they were just teammates. Tobi's believes were the complete opposite.
"Fine," Tobi agreed to the foe's proposal. He decided that if he dispels his first opponent by broadcasting a little information, then his target will become easier if not impossible to capture and obtain information from in an orderly manner. This should be a piece of cake.
Tobi exposed where Itachi was stationed at the moment in the land of the waves. After Sasuke nodded in approval at the significant information, he shoved the blonde forward and dissipated into a haze of lingering fog.
Deidara stumbled clumsily into Tobi's more than welcoming arms with a prolonged sigh. Tobi rested his chin on top of the blonde's head, smiling childishly as he wrapped his arms around the blonde's slender waist. Deidara nuzzled her face into his chest and permitted her protective and secretly smitten partner envelope her in a comforting embrace.
Hidan has no chance with Deidara. It's obvious that she has fallen for me.
Tobi's embrace tightened at the self-assured belief that Deidara would soon become more than just a teammate.
"We should start moving so we can complete the mission in the scheduled time, hmm." Deidara departed from the loving embrace, secretly savoring the genuine moment of happiness. However, they had a task at hand that required attention.
The two Akatsuki members disappeared in a puff of grey smoke, leaving behind a evaporating cloud of nothingness.
It was a complete disappointment, Tobi concluded as he realized that searching would be considered pointless if the target relocated somewhere else.
Deidara stared at her masked partner, "Why are we stopping, un?" Tobi shook his head in utter embarrassment and a hint of failure. Deidara discovered that this mission was going nowhere since their assigned target escaped.
Therefore, the two decided to report back to Pein with the unpleasant news.
The first thing that Tobi and Deidara heard when they arrived back at the two story house was not very welcoming. Hidan had already completed his mission and whirled over to the disheveled looking blonde with a sly smirk on his face.
"Hey Dei-chan!" Hidan flirted with a playful flick on the blonde's nose. Deidara stuck her tongue out and Tobi's glare deepened as Deidara played along with the pigheaded zealot.
"Why the fuck are you back so early?" Hidan asked with mild curiosity but then disregarded Tobi's attempt to announce what happened and assumed failure immediately.
"You fucked up?" Hidan laughed at the silence that followed the rude question. Tobi had no time for childish games from the bigmouth Hidan and his provoking antics. Deidara was dragged along by Tobi to Pein's office to announce that the mission was a failure due to absence.
Pein was rightfully disappointed in both of them. He gave them a week. Seven days to accomplish what was assigned to them. Pein knew that Deidara was low on chakra and that's why Tobi was there to help protect. Deidara was supposed to be the spy and gather the information from their target, Orochimaru while Tobi was the defender against any enemies. Pein disclosed any additional information for why he needed information on Orochimaru. Perhaps it was the issues concerning Deidara's condition.
All Tobi wanted was to take a nap with Deidara and listen to soothing jazz music all day long.
Deidara craved a nice relaxing back massage. She glanced at Tobi with an inward smile, knowing that her little secret admirer would perform it without a single complaint.
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