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Warning: Sort of yaoi-ish/molesting-ish things going on.
Akatsuki, Oro, and the rest of them belong to Kishi-sensei.
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It had been almost an hour since Deidara's trip to the store, and Sasori could feel the worry taking over. He and Itachi were currently standing in the small kitchen, drinking cups of tea and having a small conversation. The others were in the living room, watching a dramatic soap opera.
Sasori sighed. What could possibly be taking the blonde so long? Surely it wouldn't take more than ten minutes to pick up medicine and come back.
"Sasori, you really should calm down. With all the frowning you do, you'll have wrinkles by the time you're thirty."
"But...it's been over an hour..."
Itachi nodded, and slowly took a sip of his tea. "Well, Deidara usually takes his time to 'stop and smell the roses,' if you know what I mean. Don't worry. I'm sure he'll be back soon." Although his voice sounded somewhat reassuring, Sasori could tell that Itachi was starting to get a little anxious as well.
Just then, as if on cue, there was the sound of footsteps shuffling outside the apartment, and a few moments later, a rectangular piece of paper slipped under the door. This caught Sasori's attention, and he stared at it for a few moments. Something about it didn't seem right.
"What's that?"
Itachi followed Sasori's pointing finger. "Hm..probably just mail. But strange, it didn't come through the mailbox like the rest of it usually does..." Setting his tea down, the raven haired boy slowly made his way out to the door, and picked up the strange paper. His eyes widened a bit as he read the back. Akatsuki was scrawled in messy writing, smudged by raindrops.
"Akatsuki...but who would know that?" Biting his lip, Itachi carefully opened the envelope, and began reading whatever was written on the page. Sasori saw his eyes widen and his body tense up. That wasn't a good sign.
"Pein! Get over here. Now."
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Deidara felt conciousness slowly returning to him, along with a throbbing pain in the back of his head. At first, he thought he was dead, but after his eyes adjusted to the dark, he realized he was in a ware-house type place. He tried to move his arms, but couldn't. They were tied to the back of the chair he was currently sitting in, along with his legs. Well, at least I'm not gagged yet, yeah...
"Well, would you look who's woken up...Kabuto, I think you should go get Orochimaru." There was a boy sitting in front of Deidara, about five feet away. He had raven hair, and of what he could make of the boy, looked just like Itachi. The blonde remembered Itachi once mentioning that he had a brother, but they weren't very close. Itachi's brother stared at Deidara with dull eyes.
"Huh...He's right. You do look like a girl...not surprised that he's interested in you, anyway.." Deidara narrowed his eye at the boy. Arrogant little brat.
"Sasuke, please. That's enough. Don't insult our...guest of honor." There was chuckle, and Deidara froze. He knew that voice, and he didn't like it. But he knew he had to stay calm. Orochimaru thrived off of fear.
"Look who it is, yeah. Oro, I didn't think you'd stoop as low as you did, attacking me all alone. Don't you know the fair fighting rules, yeah?" The blonde smirked. If there was one thing Orochimaru hated more than water, it was rules.
"But, you'll remember, Dei-dei, that I don't play by the rules." There was another chuckle, and Orochimaru advance forward, close enough to kiss Deidara if he wanted. "Now, what kind of fun shall we have with you? I hear you're in love, with my replacement, no less. Heh. What, I wasn't good looking enough for you? I actually think I'm quite handsome."
"Oh yeah Orochimaru, 'bout as handsome as a cactus, yeah. And besides, I can kick your ass anyway, so it doesn't matter." Of course, that probably wasn't true, but Deidara remembered to remain calm.
A wicked grin spread across Orochimaru's face. "Oh, really? Well, would you still be able to kick my ass after this?" He pushed Deidara back into his chair, and stuck his long, snake-like tongue down the blonde's throat. Deidara's blue eye widened with horror, but there was nothing he could do. He was stuck. The 'kiss' lasted a few minutes, until finally Orochimaru broke away. "Oh, so you've been broken in already, I see. What a shame. Oh well. At least that means you have some experience, and you'll need that." He winked and licked Deidara's lips, before walking away.
Deidara just sat in horror, trembling. He had always known Orochimaru was perverted, but to go this far? Shit...
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Itachi beckoned for Pein to come over, and he did. "What is it now? Is Dei back with the medicine yet?" Itachi slowly shook his head. "Here..."
Pein gave him a look, but opened the letter. It only took a few moments for his face to contort into disgust.
"Fucking bastard! God damn Orochimaru...I'll kill him." Sasori's eyes flicked from Itachi to Pein. Something was wrong. "What does the letter say?"
The orange and raven haired boys both exchanged glances, before Pein let out a small sigh. "Here. You're not going to like it." The paper was passed to Sasori, and he took in a deep breath before beginning to read.
Dear Akatsuki,
My, it's been a while? Heh, I heard you guys replaced me with a little boy. Fools. But no matter. I have what I want. Namely, a certain blonde you're all so fond of. Heh heh heh. He's gotten so much cuter since I last saw him. Cute enough to eat...I might even do just that, if you know what I mean. Oh, the fun we'll have together! I won't go into detail, but all I'll say is, it's going to be very hot. Come and try to 'rescue' him if you want, but it probably won't do much do good. Heh.
Love,
Orochimaru 3
Sasori felt immense rage burning within him. This was the first time he had heard from Orochimaru directly, and there wasn't a soul that wanted to kill him more than Sasori at that moment. He had to get Deidara back. He wasn't going to let that disgusting bastard hurt his love.
"So? When are we leaving to get Dei back?" Pein shifted uncomfortably, and Itachi looked away.
"Sasori...none of us are well enough yet to go and fight more than fifty men and women...it'll be at least two days before we're all well enough to do anything. You'll just have to...wait."
The red-head felt himself getting angrier by the minute. "Are you kidding me? Did you read the letter? We can't let that happen to Deidara! And if it's already happened, we sure as hell can't let it happen again! If you all want to sit around and wait, fine, but I'm going to get him." Sasori made a move for the door.
"And just how do you expect to take out all of Orochimaru's followers and apprentices? Itachi, Kisame, not even Deidara could do it. And besides, you're sick. They'd kill you in minutes." Pein's stare was hard.
After glaring at each other for a few moments, Sasori thought he felt what seemed to be a tear rolling down his cheek. I don't want to lose Dei...not by the hands of a guy like Orochimaru, anyway. "..Fine. We'll fucking wait, and let Deidara be emotionally scarred for life."
Pein rolled his eyes. "Please. Deidara's been through so much worse." Sasori glared even harder. "Like what?"
There was a tense silence. The volume on the TV was turned down, so every member could hear what was going on. Finally, Pein spoke.
"Try having your own eye carved out by your drunken father, before he beats your mother half to death, and never returns. Try living on your own, supporting yourself until your mother gets back from her latest case. Try living as a boy who looks so feminine you get hit on every day." Sasori froze. Deidara had never told him any of this. He couldn't blame him, though. Probably trying to supress memories.
"...I guess you're right. We'll just have to...wait." Sasori felt so guilty for doing it. Leaving Deidara, all alone with who knows what, to endure the torture. Just hang on a little longer, Dei, we'll come for you, I promise.
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And that, my friends, is where I leave you for this chapter. Hopefully it was long enough. If not, I'll just keep trying to make them longer! 8D
