Lilacs and Cyanide, Part Quatorze
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Yuka (c) Me [Takika/Manixa-chan"What?" Deidara flipped out, like most new cooks do. Instead of doing the reasonable thing [like going to the river he flailed his arm hysterically and reached for a liquid-filled bottle that was nestled on Yuka's side.
"Deidara...that's not water--" Yuka said, frowning as Deidara poured it on his sleeve, causing it to burst into bigger flames. "...It's rum."
Sasori rolled his eyes when he asked at, only to look slightly wide-eyed when the blonde didn't notice his sleeve was on fire.
"Deidara..." He said slowly when the blonde forgot the most obvious way to put out the fire and instead reached out for a bottle... Which, much to his bad luck, wasn't water.
In a split-second he had attached chakra strings to his partner, violently pushing him towards the river.
"Oh... Kami-sama..." Miya whispered at the burning sleeve. "Dei-" She didn't quite get to finish the sentance before Sasori reacted. "-dara..."
The water seemed to rush at Deidara, engulfing him before he realized what was going on. He shivered violently. The water seemed to have gotten ten degrees cooler compared to when he had 'caught' the fish. He looked at his sleeve. It was burned up to half way to his elbow. Unfortunately, so was his arm, starting from his wrist, mostly on the top of his arm from where the rum got on him.
Yuka picked up the now discarded bottle of rum. She muttered to herself irritably. "Brand new bottle, too..." She sighed. It wasn't like she had paid for it or anything. She had stolen it from the tavern. She glanced back towards the river. then looked to Miya. "You know, if he doesn't know how to put out a fire, he probably doesn't know how to treat burns."
"Sorry about that, but you'd end up burning to death if you just stood there." Sasori said loud enough for Deidara to hear. He didn't get up, however, instead paying attention to the fish the other three would eat so it wouldn't burn as well.
Miya stood up. "No, he probably doesn't... And he's going to catch a cold if he just stays there." She quickly walked over to him and held out her hand. "You're freezing." She frowned. "Come on, lets get those burns cared for."
Yuka looked up at Sasori, wide-eyed, as she held her fish and the empty bottle. "You don't happen to have any rum, do you?" Her meal was ruined unless she could have rum with her fish. Water just wouldn't cut it. [Who knew a kunoichi other than Tsunade would be an alcoholic?
Deidara took Miya's hand gingerly. He avoided looking at his nasty burn and instead focused on his crying hands. "You can fix it..." It was not a question, but a statement. A hope, one could say. What would he do if his arm never healed properly? There was the chance he could never use it again...
"Hmm? Why would I have any rum?" Sasori asked. He didn't actually need to eat or drink, so why in the name of Jashin's pants would he walk around with something he wouldn't need?
Miya couldn't help but notice his expression... It almost made her feel bad. "Of course I can." She reassured him. "I've dealt with worse."
Once they were back with the others, she carefully took his arm and slowly placed a hand with that glowing green chakra on the worst area. "This might... Hurt. But I learned a quicker and more efficient way to treat certain wounds instead of the usual ways."
Yuka groaned. "I don't know." There wasn't any rum, she had to get over that. Stubbornly, she took a bite out of her fish and rice. She saw that Miya was busy with Deidara, and Sasori was watching the fish, so she grabbed her back, got up, and headed to the river. She walked several yards down the riverbank until she felt is was 'safe'...then took a bath.
Deidara didn't feel any pain. He was mesmerized by the green light and his skin healing as the chakra hit his skin. "...Thanks Miya..."
Sasori frowned. Where was Yuka going all of a sudden?
For a moment he thought of standing up and check where she was going, but decided against it... At least for the next few minutes. If she was away for too long, he'd go after her to make sure this hadn't all been just an elaborate plan to get them to share information.
"No problem. " Miya smiled. She seemed to be getting sleepier by the second, but that was because she was using up a large amount of chakra to heal his arm and the only good meal she had that day was the ramen; meaning she wasn't as full of energy as usual.
Deidara was delighted. He looked as his arm, it was as good as new. "I could totally kiss you right now." He said as he grabbed his fish and began to eat.
Yuka relaxed in the cool water...well, as much as she could relax. She couldn't let herself go down stream and she had to keep a look out for any peeping toms…or worse, snakes. Snakes. The thought of them got her paranoid. Almost immediately after thinking of them, she hurried up her bathing so she could get out.
"Just... Eat. And be careful with your arm now." Miya said, trying to hide the blush that had appeared on her face by nearing the fire and slowly taking the fish she had cooked to start eating it. It was really good, but it didn't immediately compensate the lack of energy.
Sasori frowned at Deidara, but shrugged it off. Instead of just sitting there staring at the fire, he stood up and walked over to a tree that he 'climbed' like an shinobi would. Which basically meant he just walked like he was walking up a street and then sat down on a branch. He was mostly looking at the sky, but also paying attention to when Yuka would come back.
Deidara inhaled his fish within seconds, and with his new 'skills' he cooked himself another one. He smiled at Miya and said with his mouth stuffed. "Thanks again, Miya. I owe you."
Yuka was beyond paranoid now. At least she could see somewhat with the moonlight. she was just about done when something bit her. She uncontrollably let out a shriek and grabbed what bit her. She didn't bother seeing what it was quite yet; she took it to the river bank and immediately killed it with one of her kunai. Afterwards, she looked down at what she had killed. "...A fish."
Miya didn't take long to finish her own fish, but didn't eat anymore after that one; she didn't want to have a stomach ache from eating too much. "It's alright... Hey, are you worried you might catch a cold?"
Sasori had been with his eyes closed, but immediately opened them when he thought he heard a voice. He jumped down from his spot and disappeared between the trees without a word. He kept walking, his pace quickening until he stopped, feet away from a person, but not close enough to notice exactly who it was - at least not at night, like right now. "Is everything alright?" He asked.
"A cold?" Deidara asked. "Honestly, I've never had a cold before...I would like to get out of these wet clothes..." He rummaged through his bag, finding only a pair of pants. "I'll be back in a second." He went into the woods and quickly changed and returned.
Yuka looked up wide-eyed. "Ohmigawd!" She threw the dead fish at Sasori in impulse. She had been in such a frenzy she didn't hear him approach. She groped the ground for something to cover herself. Finding her towel, she wrapped it around herself. "I...I'm fine, thank you."
"'Kay." Miya nodded and proceeded to lay down on the grass, staring up at the stars. There wasn't anything else she could do until she finally fell asleep and she didn't want to eat anymore. "Welcome back." She muttered absentmindedly upon Deidara's return.
What. The. Fuck. The fish hit Sasori in the face, in what many would call a comical manner. However, Sasori just blinked as the creature finally fell in front of his feet. "Yuka...? I thought that could be you." He only then seemed to realize what had happened exactly. "... This was not my intention, I swear."
Yuka shook her finger at him violently, although it was barely visible in the dark. "Uh-huh. Sure. I'll tell you what, Sasori, the last person who did this to me died."
Deidara yawned. "You sleepy, Miya?" He sat several feet away in the grass, tired, but not ready to sleep. He wouldn't sleep, he decided, until Danna returned.
Sasori inwardly twitched for what seemed like the millionth time today. "First off, show some respect for your elders. And second, I'm not a pervert, it's not my fault if I could hear you screaming because of a fish."
"Huh?" Miya looked over at him slowly, as if looking away from the sky was extremely difficult. "Yeah kind of, I guess. Aren't you?" She figured she was just tired because of the chakra she had used up, but there was no point in just answering and sat in a dull silence until one of them fell to the side exhausted, was there?
If Yuka had laser beams for eyes, they would have burned through Sasori's 'skull'. "It. Bit. My. Ass." She figured that it was a damn well good reason to scream.
"I am...I have to wait to wait for Danna to come back, un."
"..." Sasori just stared at her blankly for a minute or so.
"So you've killed the culprit already. Don't go blaming me just because I came to see what was wrong."
"Why?" Miya frowned. "It's not like he'll yell at you if you fall asleep, is it?
"Someone has to keep watch," Deidara said simply.
Yuka stepped closer now, less irritable. "Why did you do that?"
"Right. I forgot." Miya muttered, turning her gaze back up at the sky.
"Do what? Come and check on what was happening?" Sasori shrugged, looking much more like a teenager now than his personality would usually let him. "Call it a habit. I may be an S-ranked criminal, but I don't turn my back on my comrades unless I have a good reason t
"Ahhh...how sweet." Yuka said, walking back to her things. "Now if you'd excuse me I'd like to get dressed." She walked several yards away with her things, dressed, and headed back to camp, completely ready to sleep.
"You can go to sleep," Deidara yawned. "We have a long day tomorrow, un." He hoped Danna would get back soon. He was completely exhausted.
"Sweetness? Not really, but if that's how you put it..." Sasori shrugged and slowly made his way back. However, he took another path between the threes and ended up being the last one to get there.
"It's okay, I'll keep you company for a bit." Miya smiled; she really did look tired, which was unusual, or so most people said - the ones who knew her, anyway.
... Unfortunately, she didn't get to keep her word. She only closed her eyes for a few seconds and ended up falling asleep.
"Wake up," Deidara said, standing over Miya. The sun was rising slowly over the horizon. They really had to get a move on or else Danna would flip out or something.
Yuka was still half asleep, curled up against a tree. She was too tired to get up quite yet, so she was simply staring in once direction vacantly.
"Huh... It's morning already?" Miya opened her eyes; she seemed a bit... Confused, you could say, but she was usually like that in the morning. She slowly sat up and looked at Deidara. "We're leaving now?" She asked, her tone much lower than usual, as if she had a cold - but that's how she always was in the morning.
Sasori was simply standing there, waiting for the other three to hurry. For now, he decided not to use Hiruko; maybe later that day, but he decided he needed to walk for a bit too - mostly to check up on his own body. "Hurry." He stated loudly.
"Yeah, already," Deidara said in a hushed tone. "We're a bit behind schedule...we don't have time to fix breakfast or anything." Deidara frowned and walked across the camp, making sure he had everything.
Yuka groaned and got to her feet slowly. We don't have time to fix breakfast or anything. Damn. That meant no coffee. She stretched lazily and groped her lower back, which was a bit sore. She must have slept on a root wrong or something.
"That's the least of my worries..." Miya muttered as she managed to get up. She got her things and checked for anything that might have fallen on the ground during the night; then, she headed over to the river bank, where she kneeled down and splashed some cold water on her face, just to try and stay awake. Then she quickly returned to where Sasori stood, waiting for them.
Now, Sasori was ready to leave - he had been all night, which he spent guarding the camp and fixing a puppet he might use in case they got attacked or something. Are we all finally ready to leave?"
Yuka trekked over slowly, rubbing her eyes. She had never been a morning person, even as a child she had been very irritable until she had some time by herself to 'wake up'. "Yes," She said, seeing that everyone was waiting on her. "I swear though, if you ask that again I'll shove a stick up your ass."
Deidara's draw dropped. Who was she to talk to Danna like that? He knew this could get pretty messy, especially with Danna already being impatient. "Uh...Danna, why don't you lead the way?"
Miya looked at them both wide-eyed. She didn't dare even speaking to Sasori most of the time out of fear he's peel off her skin and yet Yuka talked to him like he was some low rank ninja. "Y-yeah, you probably know the way better... "
Sasori cast Yuka a death glare. "One." He said coldly. "At the third I swear, you'll be walking-- no, crawling with us until we reach the hideout, unable to express in how much excruciating pain you'll be in."
And with that, he started walking in the direction they - the Akatsuki - had planned for this mission.