(A/N) This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the Naruto world, which is owned by Masashi Kishimoto. I do not claim any ownership over any of his characters or the world of Naruto. This story is my own invention and is for entertainment only. This is rated M for a few reasons: language, violence, themes of abuse, sex and more. Thank you for reading, please enjoy!

Six years prior

"I passed I did it!" Yatsuko squealed as she ran out of the Academy building. "Dei! I'm a Genin now, just like you and just like oni-chan!"

"Well, I wouldn't say just like either of us. I heard you barely passed the genjutsu portion." Tetsu said haughtily, "Your ninjutsu was pretty laughable too from what I_" His words were cut off by her fist making contact with his gut. He screamed until making contact with a giant boulder 100 yards or so away from them. His impact was enough to draw a large crack into the towering rock.

" Tetsu-kun, how is it that you're still so dumb after all these years. Didn't you hear her taijutsu is some of the best the village has ever seen? She nearly broke that boulder right in half from the impact of your body. When will you learn to stop getting on her bad side?" Deidara laughed as he pulled Yatsuko into a hug, she beamed pressing her head onto his shoulder, taking in his scent. Tetsu had sat up from the dirt; he began to dust himself off while glaring over at his younger sister.

"I was nervous because, well you know, " She shot a frown at Tetsu, as much as she hated to admit it he was right. Her grades in genjutsu were abysmal; ninjutsu was hardly even passable. "But Sensei said I might grow up to be the strongest kunoichi the village has ever seen! I think he wanted to say ninja but was afraid he'd inflate my ego."

"I already know you will be. What's going to make you the best is the relentless determination of yours. Don't ever let your passion die Yatsu-chan, do whatever it takes to follow it no matter where it may lead you." Yatsuko smiled up at him; his praise was the only thing that mattered. "I wish I could take that spark in your eye and bottle it up; you better never let anyone take that from you, you hear?" Deidara smirked at her before giving her hair a friendly ruffle. Yatsukos cheeks grew warm at his touch, it might not have been the first time she felt this way, but it was undoubtedly the first time she noticed.

Her heart continued pounding through her chest as Tetsu stood beside her. He was saying something, despite him standing right beside her, his words passed right by. When Deidara glanced back over his shoulder and locked eyes with her the whole world seemed the stop.

"Hey! Are you even listening!" Tetsu yelled Yatsuko stared him for a moment.

"Sorry, no I was_."

"Ugh whatever you can be such a brat, and you better believe I'm telling mom and dad about this!" Yatsuko rolled her eyes as she rushed to catch up from Deidara, she was captivated by him, and she loved every second of it.

Present

Deidara had been even more distant in the weeks that followed the kissing incident. When he was home he barely even glanced in her direction, Yatsuko was also too prideful to be the one to break down and apologize first. There was a time she would've done that and more to reclaim a place in his good graces, that time had long since passed.

Even when they shared a bed, Deidara took particular care not to touch her even a little. He would keep his back to her the entire night; she was a little impressed by his determination to ignore her. It was fine by Yatsuko, at least that's what she kept telling herself. She didn't care anymore, at least he wasn't nagging her for leaving the room. Since the incident, it seemed he could care less how she spent her time, and that was fine.

He was making clay when she left the room that morning. Even when the two were speaking watching him make the clay was boring as hell. She didn't have any plans Yatsuko just knew she couldn't be in that room for one more second with him. She walked down the hallway, a small scowl playing across her lips. She hated Deidara when he acted like this; he had shown her time and time again he cared little for anyone aside from himself. He was little more than an arrogant and selfish, stubborn asshole, so why was she so upset? He wasn't talking to her or bothering her; it should have made her happy. This was what she wanted right? To have him leave her alone, but now that he was there was a nagging voice in the back of her mind telling her to make things right.

She half hoped she would wake up one night to him on top of her, kissing her once more. Yatsuko shook the thought from her mind as she approached the training room. Hitting things always seemed to put things in perspective for her. Now that her shoulder injury was mostly healed and Deidara was giving her more freedom it seemed like a waste not to utilize the room.

After all, she wasn't going on missions anymore, in fact, most of her time was spent sleeping or lounging about. She could feel her body getting weaker by the moment, that wasn't something she could allow to happen. Especially since she still hadn't completely abandoned the possibility of escaping one day. Yatsuko glanced at the first straw dummy, Deidaras' smug grinning face flashed into her mind. Without even thinking she rushed over to it, Yatsuko gripped the burlap covered dummies head in her hands, tears of frustration welling in her eyes before cracking it with the back of her hand. She hardly even winced as the straw whipped into her flesh from the sheer force of it. Yatsuko felt her rage begin to simmer over as she slapped the expressionless straw dummy even harder. The more times she hit it, the more her anger boiled, a cry of frustration spilled from her lips.

"You piece of shit!" She growled, her fists trembling slightly. She swallowed back tears while gathering chakra to her fist. The next blow she landed sent the dummy flying into the air in a million pieces. As the staw fell around her tufts became caught in her whiskey brown hair and clung to her sweat-soaked flesh. Yatsuko took a shaky, shallow breath as her eyes pierced the practice dummy beside her. All she saw was Deidara, smug and aloof, it was almost like he was laughing at her.

Yatsuko lost her focus before landing countless blows on the test dummy. Wails of rage escaped her lips with each hit, her face grew warmer as she continued to beat the model into submission. Her vision became blurry as she wondered why it wouldn't just die already, she was supposed to be the strongest kunoichi in all of Iwagakure how was it she couldn't destroy one pathetic little dummy.

"Just die!" She shrieked, focusing her chakra to her fists once more. The second dummy fell to pieces with her final blow. Yatsuko could only smirk at her handiwork. She brushed the back of her bloody, swollen straw covered hand across her sweaty brow as a shakey somewhat unhinged laugh spilled from her lips. Her body slumped over slightly as she collapsed onto the floor tears beginning to fall from her eyes.

"Causing more trouble I see." Yatsuko jumped at the sound of a familiar voice. When she turned around, she saw the raven-haired man from a few weeks ago. Her cheeks flushed an even deeper shade of red under his seemingly harsh gaze. Yatsuko quickly brushed the tears from her face, with her bleeding, swollen hands. The staw from the dummy was still falling from the air, some of it landing in her hair and her sticky flesh. She frantically tried to smooth it out feeling more and more humiliated by the second. A forced laugh fell from her lips, this couldn't look good for her.

"Uhm well, Dei_ I mean Deidara-dannas' busy working on some clay for bombs and stuff, I'm just trying to keep myself busy." Before Yatsuko could stand the man extended a hand to her. It was almost enough to send her into a fit of laughter again. She didn't even know her name, and he was still kinder to her than Deidara. "Thank you." She muttered as he pulled her to her feet. The man kept his hand in hers for a moment, his brow arching as he scrutinized it. Yatsuko swiftly pulled her hand from his, not wanting him to ask her about her fresh wounds.

"Wow, can't say I'd expect a cute little thing like you to pack a punch like that" Yatsuko tried not to jump when another 'man' entered the room. She had never seen anything like him before. He towered over any she had ever seen before; his skin was a dull grayish blue his mouth was filled with razor-sharp shark-like teeth. Yatsuko wondered if he was even human. "Look, she's blushing; I'm not surprised that you have an admirer. You seem like you know her Itachi-san." The blue-skinned man laughed.

"She's the girl who Deidaras been keeping imprisoned, I found her foraging for food in the kitchen a month or so ago." Yatsukos heart dropped at his comment; she hadn't realized how much time had passed since then. The blue mans' face went from one of joviality to an annoyed frown. He crossed his large muscular arms over his broad chest.

"What? Little girl, you shouldn't be walking around the compound on your own. How did you get out! Come on girl lets head back to your master now. Damn it that Deidaras, a real idiot." Yatsukos face twitched at the 'little girl' comment, sure Itachi and his companion were intimidating, but it was hard not to flip out. Yatsuko wasn't so small and if there was one thing she hated it was being treated like a child. She watched him speak, sweat dripping from her chin. Her eyes went blurry for a moment as her head began to swell, she brushed the oncoming tears from her eyes before resting her clenched fists at her sides. Yatsuko didn't even cringe as her fists pressed a splinter further into the flesh of her thumb.

"Stop calling me 'little girl'!" She snapped, before instantly regretting her tone. Anger flashed across the large man's face as Itachi continued to watch his emotions completely unreadable. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't raise my voice to you... I didn't mean to bother you guys. Dei lets me wander around when he's working on clay or something. I should go back anyway before he gets too angry."

"'Dei'? I have to say something about this feels odd," The man said, Itachi said nothing keeping his blood-soaked eyes fixated on her. It felt as though he could notice any indication of discomfort she would make, no matter how small. Yatsuko resigned herself to playing it cool, the last thing she needed was to piss Deidara off even more. "You're well fed for a prisoner, no sort of binding or any... excessive wounds?" He eyed her suspiciously. "Either that boy is more foolish and arrogant than I originally thought or somethings not adding up."

"Oh no, it's fine I'm not going to do anything I listen to what 'Danna' tells me to do. I know better than to try and escape. I'm not ready to die yet." Yatsuko let out a nervous laugh hoping it would satisfy them.

"You're stronger than I originally thought," Itachi stated simply, she blushed once more before grasping her neck anxiously "I find it odd that you wouldn't just use that strength to punch your way through this place." Her eyes darted to the staw that lay at her feet she bit her lip in irritation. Yatsuko continued to stir nervously, he was right, but even if she made it out, there was no way she could survive the ordeal. Deidara made it very clear the if she escaped she would be hunted down and killed.

"Tch, you're impressed with that?" Deidara spat bitterly as he made his way into the room. His expression was cocky; it seemed he was back to normal or at least trying to keep up appearances. "Anyone can destroy a straw dummy like that. Yatsuko is stronger than your pea-sized brain can even imagine, she can punch a mountain into a thousand little pieces if she truly wanted too, hmm" Deidaras voice came through as he entered the room. Yatsuko clenched her fists and glanced at the floor, still too stubborn to speak to him. She sniffed back tears, trying not to crumble under the weight of their combined gaze. Yatsuko faltered, catching Deidaras crystal blue eyes, a smirk spreading across his face. Her heart skipped a beat as her breath became caught in her throat. "She's the strongest kunoichi in all Iwagakure, and now she's mine, hmm." He was right, it didn't matter how much she fought it.

"It seems like an especially bad idea to allow her to roam around freely than. How would you even know something like that about her?" The blue man asked Yatsukos' face remained ruddy under his sharp eyes.

"I would like to know that as well," Itachi chimed in, her stomach churned violently. It seemed the incongruences in Deidaras poorly formulated lie were beginning to come to light. "Yatsuko had me under the impression that she was someone of little significance. She had told me that she knew of you, but there was no way you would ever know her." Deidara shot her a subtle glare; he was unhappy with what Itachi had said to him.

"I guess Yatsuko is just modest." He growled through clenched teeth, "Iwagakures not huge, I don't know her personally, but she's a household name over there. She was a prodigy in her own right, everyone in the village loved to talk about her exploits." Deidara approached her; he eyed her cautiously before pulling her under his arm. "I had never expected her to be so attractive. I was pleasantly surprised when she stumbled upon Maser Sasori and I, hmm."

"If you never met her then how did you know who she was when you and Sasori stumbled across her? For all, you knew she was just some lying little kunoichi. Bown hair and gray eyes aren't uncommon. She's not exactly unique when it comes to looks." The shark-man stated. The corner of Deidaras lips turned downwards; it was evident he was becoming more fed up with each passing second.

"Tch, stop asking dumb questions Kisame-danna!" Yatsuko found herself smirking at his annoyance; she had thought it was foolish to lie about their relationship from the beginning. It was amusing to see him try and defend their poorly constructed lie. A familiar metallic taste entered her mouth as she bit her lip to keep from laughing. "She fit the description; I lucked out I don't know what to tell you."

Itachi and the other man eyed him doubtingly. It seemed as though they weren't buying the 'we were just strangers' scenario. Yatsuko could hardly blame them. The whole situation was becoming more and more difficult to seal by the day. She let out a small sigh while shaking her head slightly. She wondered if anyone noticed how close she was to another fit of laughter spilling from her lips.

"In any case, does Pein-sama know about her?" Itachi asked Yatsuko slapped a hand over her ever spreading grin. She had wondered herself if their leader actually knew about her, it seemed unlikely he would. Yatsuko swallowed back her laughter, Itachi had his eyes on her once again. Now wasn't the time to break down.

"Of course he knows, hmm!" Deidara snapped back, "I told him when I took her here. He said he didn't care as long as it did not affect our plans, which it hasn't. Yatsuko knows better than to do something dumb, right?" Deidara suddenly cupped her breast in his hand. Her voice became caught in the thickness of her throat, she merely nodded in response. The blue man seemed to grin more at Deidaras actions while Itachi furrowed his brow slightly. Most of her wanted to throw him through the wall and run, another part wanted to pin him to the floor and kiss him. Her cheeks grew warm as she caught his stern look, he was telling her to behave herself. As much as she hated it, she wanted to listen.

"I still don't see why you'd keep her around. Aren't you always saying how arts an explosion or whatever? This is more so something Hidan would do, keeping an innocent girl locked up to torment. Even he wouldn't let it go on for this long. It seems cruel."

"Kisame-danna, I'll ask you again. Stop asking me such dumb questions." He brushed his finger across covered nipple lightly, causing Yatsuko to let out a shaky breath. Deidara merely smirked at her reaction, "Of course, the ultimate form of art is transience. My explosions embody that, you guys saw why she did with the test dummy. She's an artist too, instead of clay she used her body to express it. It's inspiring; she's been a muse in more ways than one." Deidara gave the two other men a suggestive grin, the mouth in the palm of his hand had begun nipping at her breast longingly. Yatsuko suddenly felt faint as warmth and wetness rushed to her loins. She wanted him, and he knew it. She bit her bottom lip lightly as she glanced up at Deidaras smug face, "Now if you don't mind I'll be taking her with me, I find myself in need of some inspiration right now." Yatsuko knew she should want to resist, to her dismay resistance was the furthest thing from her mind right now. Deidara had spoken to her again. Even if it was just an act, it felt nice to feel and hear him again. It hardly even mattered that he had just humiliated her in front of Itachi. Yatsuko noticed his grip on her tighten as they passed by Itachi. She was so relieved they had been able to get away without incidence she didn't even care that he kept his hand lazily draped over her breast as they walked back to their room.

"I'm sorry..." She muttered, her body still aching from earlier, "I mean I thought I could go there, it's been a while since I've done any training... I hardly ever see anyone around here I thought it would be fine. I'd only seen Itachi-san_" Deidara seemed to growl at the mention of his name, he slipped his arm to Yatsukos waist and defensively pulled her closer. "What's wrong with Itachi-san, he's been nothing but nice to me."

"I don't want to talk about that ignorant fool; he has no real appreciation for me or my art. You should've told me the second you met him, hmm." Yatsuko winced as he grasped her a little too tightly. "Itachi-danna is little more than a monster. Of everyone here I hate him the most, hmm." Yatsuko quirked a brow, sure he seemed overly serious, but call him a monster seemed a little severe. Yatsuko also found it odd that Deidara would still dress Itachi and Kisame so formally despite having these negative feelings towards them. She sighed, ultimately thinking better of it to question Deidaras opinion. He opened the door to the room and nudged her in by the waist. Yatsuko glanced over at him as he shut and locked the door behind him. Deidara eyed her, still clearly annoyed over something. Her bottom lip quivered under the severity of his gaze.

It was times like these she faltered, Yatsuko had grown up with Deidara she liked to think she knew him better than anyone else. When his pride was wounded, he would be the last to admit it. He talked to her first, sure, he wasn't talking about the incident, but he was talking to her again. He was trying to make things better. Yatsuko sighed, her expression softening at him.

"Dei..." She said quietly eyeing him. Before she could say another word, he brought his hands up and pushed her back to the wall gently holding her there by her shoulders. Yatsuko blushed as he gazed down at her, his expression hard to read. Before she could react Deidara pressed his lips to hers tenderly this time. He pushed his body against hers pinning her to the wall as his hands grasped her breast and waist. Yatsukos cheeks burned as she slipped a hand to his chest to push him away. Instead, she found herself clutching to the fabric of his shirt desperately. His hand shifted down her body before grasping her hips with both hands and pulling them to his. A small involuntary whimper escaped her lips.

She felt his mouth curve into a smirk before he pulled away. He kept one hand on the small of her back while bringing the other to her face. Yatsuko stared up at him, lips parted, speechless and longing for more.

"See?" He brushed her cheek with his fingers lightly. She couldn't help but lean into his touch. "I knew you wanted me to kiss you. You can be a real stubborn asshole you know that?" Before she could object he kissed her once more, Yatsuko blushed as he parted her mouth with his tongue. She could taste the hunger on his lips, and she intended to feed it along with her own.

Another moan slipped from her mouth to his as he placed his hands under her bottom before lifting and bringing her to the bed. Deidara pulled away as he lay her down, leaving Yatsuko with her chest heaving, breathless, and wanting more. He lay beside her, keeping himself propped up on his elbow. His eyes were locked with hers as he let his free hand wander her body. He was laying claim to her, and Yatsuko was relenting. As it reached the waist of her pants Yatsuko felt her cheeks burn; she quickly grasped his hand. He was doing too much too soon; she shook her head hoping it would be enough to stay his hand. Up until ten minutes ago the two weren't even talking.

"My first kiss." She blurted out dumbly; he quirked a brow causing her to cast her gaze to the other side of the room shyly. "The last time when you kissed me in the hall, well that was the first time I had ever kissed anyone...ever. I just... I mean, I can't, please don't make me." Deidara gave her a small nod of acknowledgment before laying flat on his back and pulling her under her arm. Yatsuko rested her head on his shoulder, she shut her eyes and brought a hand up to his chest. His heart seemed to be beating faster than usual too.

Yatsuko wasn't clear on what was happening, but she felt no need to question it. She shut her eyes, allowing herself to enjoy this moment and melt into his embrace. Half of her wanted to pin him on the bed the other half wanted to cry from shame. Yatsuko didn't know what to make of this. Despite her best efforts, it seemed she was unable to cut off her feelings for him entirely. It was unclear what he had to gain from doing this, but Yatsuko knew he must've had some hidden motivations he always did. She wasn't sure when it happened, but before long she drifted off into a sound, dreamless slumber. Despite everything he had done, Yatsuko still felt safest in his arms.

(A/N) Hello as always thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed. I'd love to know how you all feel about these developments. I'm sorry if you feel I'm making Deidara kinda a dick, but it's just how I think he'd handle being in love. He seems to proud to admit something like that so easily. I keep my profile pretty up to date and also have a poll for the next fan fiction I plan on writing when I'm done with this. I would love if you voted or shoot me a message with some suggestions. Anyway, see you next week!)