*Does a twirl* YES!! Tis me and this is your x-mas prezzie. Ok not quite it's a coincidence really. I meant to have this out weeks ago but being the lazy ass I am I didn't. So I spent the few nights before Christmas neglecting my cave of a bedroom and writing this for you. I hope its good and Merry Christmas x3

Disclaimer: Now if I did own it would I be writing fanfics…no -__-


Chapter XXIX

The Anbu Pair

"GAH!"

That very word echoed through the Department of Mystery just before the sound of cracking stone. Deidara swore he saw a few of his blonde hairs flutter to the ground as the wall behind him crumbled. The features on his face quickly turned into a scowl and were it not for his broken leg Deidara would have jumped up to throttle his partner.

"Sorry, my bad Dei." Hidan laughed apologetically, rubbing the back of his head.

"YOUR BAD? What the fuck is with you aim?!" The blond bellowed at his partner. Hidan had not yet landed a hit. And seeing as Voldemort's blood was crucial for Hidan to win this was not very good.

"It's not my aim! That man's got a fucking shield thingy!" Hidan yelled back, swinging his scythe back into place. Harry sighed at their antics. How had they survived a whole year at a magic school not knowing a thing?

He growled in frustration as Voldemort repelled another spell. Without thinking of the ninja or very much of himself he rushed between Hidan and the snake man.

"Why won't you kill us?!" He challenged. Voldemort had had many chances to kill Hidan and had not taken any of them. The other man didn't answer. He made no movement other than a vile grin that slowly spread across his face.

"Neither can live while the other survives." The Dark Lord rasped out, his eyes narrowing and his nostrils flaring. "You're alive Harry Potter, because there's more." He hissed….nothing but silence followed. Harry stared deftly at the other man. There was more. What else could there possibly be? Harry failed to notice as Voldemort moved to resume his attack. The Dark Lord lifted his wand and, almost in a whisper began to say those awful curses.

"Katsu." Deidara announced clearly through the silence. Behind Voldemort a chain of explosions erupted, each bomb growing closer to the snake man. Hidan and Harry were somewhat disorientated by the surprise for a moment but a voice brought them back to their senses.

"Hidan, Harry NOW!" Sasori yelled over the noise. They wasted no time. Harry tightened the grip on his wand and at the same time as Hidan, he attacked.

"EXPELLIAMUS!" The spell left him with the same force as the air out of his lungs. And even though Harry could not see through the smoke something told him that it had hit and a triumphant shout from his side told him that Hidan had probably succeeded as well.

Three things registered in Harry's mind when the smoke cleared. The first was that Hidan had barely got Voldemort and that the wizard seemed barley scathed. The second was the obvious change in Hidan's appearance. The man had gone from pale skinned to completely black and on his skin was the imprint of a skeleton. A smirk slowly spread across Hidan's face causing Harry to shiver uncontrollably. He really should have noticed the man's pure sadism.

However despite these two changes the third had an even greater affect. For there were two new presences in the room. The smoke from the bombs had now cleared completely. Harry stood rooted to the spot for a few minutes unable to take in who was standing in front of him. That was until he saw the blonde and black hair, the sky blue eyes and the ebony ones next to them. The stoic expression on one and the complete opposite on the other…Yes, he was back.

"Hi Harry, sorry to keep you waiting." Naruto still grinned the same as he always did. Harry found himself letting out a huge sigh of relief as his face split into a grin.

"You…." He began but was cut off by a dramatic shout from the others.

"Enough with the fancy entries and reunions un." Deidara shouted from the wall. Naruto's eyes slid over to Sasori and Deidara……...ah well he could ask later.

The blonde glanced at his partner. One reassuring look was all he needed before they charged towards Voldemort. But there was something about the man that was different. They were about to strike when an ear-splitting shriek came from behind them. The Anbu's heads snapped back to find the source of the noise. Harry was on the floor. He was clutching his throat and tears were running from his clenched eyes.

Sasuke and Naruto returned their gaze to the Dark Wizard, keeping him from making any moves. However Voldemort had stopped. He wasn't moving at all. Hidan was at Harry's side within a few seconds.

"Harry…Harry what's wrong?" Hidan pressed as he shook the body.

"What's wrong un?" Deidara shouted at his partner.

"I don't know. He's still breathing there's nothing wrong with his throat." Hidan breathed. Harry's hands went limp as they fell from his neck to his sides. They all watched in confusion. The first to notice was Sasori.

"Hidan get back!" He shouted.

"What? Why?" The other questioned but didn't get anything else out. Harry suddenly reached for his wand.

"Avada Kedavra!"

Hidan couldn't die but he was able to be hurt. His body went flying into the wall several metres away. Voldemort forgotten, Naruto and Sasuke turned to Harry. The boy's eyes were cold. There was no trace of Harry left. Voldemort had taken over.

"Kill me now you mudbloods?" Harry rasped pointing his wand at them.

"Not mind control again un." Deidara muttered under his breath. He was beginning to see a pattern. They both froze when the Dark Lord turned towards them.

"I'll kill you traitors first." He hissed sending a killing curse towards them. Sasori was the first to react. He pulled Deidara closer to him and held him protectively.

"Protego." The ever familiar voice came just in time. Deidara and Sasori turned to see Luna standing at the door.

"Good timing Luna-chan." Deidara sighed with relief.

"Your welcome." She replied lazily. Without averting her eyes from Deidara and Sasori she turned to Harry. He eyes frowned in confusion.

"You can't stay there. You will leave." She asked stepping forward.

"And how will you make me?" Harry hissed at her threateningly. A small smile spread across her face. Luna's pale eyes flickered to something behind the boy. "Because you forgot that to control another's body you need to be alive. To kill the connection you…"

Harry's red eyes widened as he suddenly felt bile rise up his throat. He dropped to his knees, all his limbs felt as if they were dragging him down. He fell completely with a finally jolt to his stomach. Luna looked towards the Dark Lords original body. The body was hanging limply between Naruto and Sasuke. They grimaced as they drew their kanata's away.

"You kill the source," Naruto finished grimly. Suddenly people began bursting from every entrance. Several ran over to them to offer their help, one voice caught Harry's attention above all the others.

"He's dead! You Know Who is dead." Harry smiled lazily to himself before finally letting himself drift of to sleep…the fight was finally over.


It was almost three weeks before Harry woke up again. The first thing he saw was the white curtains and sheets, he was in the hospital wing. The first thing he heard was hushed whispers coming from beside him.

"Oh Harry you're finally awake." Hermione exclaimed not wasting any time to hug him. Ron was the next to greet him with an awkward smile and a hug. Harry rubbed his eyes thoughtfully, reaching for his glasses. When the two figures stopped blurring he spoke again.

"How long have I been here?" He asked them tiredly. The curtains around Harry opened suddenly and he squinted as the light entered the area.

"About three weeks, you my friend are a total hero." Naruto supplied the answer with a large grin on his face. He flipped open the Daily Prophet to show him the front page. Sure enough there was a picture of Harry smiling to the paper.

"I wish they'd stop doing that." He groaned at the paper. Naruto looked at the picture thoughtfully.

"Well they wanted to take a picture of you sleeping. You wizards have no manners." Harry, Ron and Hermione laughed slightly before he tried to get up.

"Where's Sasuke?" Harry asked with a worried voice. It was very rare to see the two apart. Well when Naruto was himself. Naruto smiled and pulled the curtains a little further, revealing Sasuke lying on his bed tossing a kunai thoughtlessly. Naruto sent him a different smile, one meant only for him before he turned back to Harry.

"He fell asleep the moment we got back." Naruto sighed. "I guess its exhausting taking care of you lot." He laughed slightly. The others smiled as they shared a knowing look.

"What about the Akatsuki?" The word felt so weird. It didn't flow at all. Harry looked up at Naruto.

"You don't need to worry they're fine." Hermione said reassuringly.

"Well after a few days in bed they were." Ron put in bringing himself a few pitying looks.

"We'll see them at dinner." He said placing a comforting hand on Harry's shoulder. It was then that the Hospital Wings doors opened and three sets of footsteps were heard.

"No need to wait that long Harry we're right here." Hidan said with a grin. Harry returned the smile.

"You called me Harry." He exclaimed. Hidan looked at him in mock confusion.

"Why I've never called you anything else." He answered bewildered. It was a few moments later that one final pair of foot steps entered the room. Luna walked in with the same eerie look on her face.

Harry felt a weight lift off him as he saw her face. That dreamy look always set him at peace. Luna had made it through. His friends were all safe. Naruto ushered Luna closer to Harry and she took his hand and smiled. Harry mirrored her look.

"You knew everything would be fine didn't you?" He mumbled to her. Everyone around them shared the same knowing look as the Golden Trio had a moment ago. This was an interesting development indeed.

"I did." Luna answered quietly. "But the future can change and as you know nothings ever sure." Luna replaced Ron in the seat next to the bed as they all made to leave. "And there's always more, because you're alive." She finished dreamily.

Deidara and Sasori stopped mid step. They turned around to cast Luna a thoughtful look. There was a hidden meaning there. They smiled at each other as they turned to join the rest. They could discover it some other time.


After all the commotion the Department of Mysteries was sealed off temporarily before any action was taken. The room was only dimly lit and the it was freezing, several degrees below zero. There were small patches of frost and icicles lining the survivng pillars and the walls. Through the chaos there walked one person. There was a determination in their step. The person walked right through the room and stopped short when they saw the body. After a few moments of silence they let out a sigh.

"I guess there's still some work here for me."

With those few words the person turned and left.


AHA!! I left possibilities of a sequel cuz Im cool like that and cuz i dont wanna end...just yet :D aaanyway Im not finished quite yet. You still have an epilogue to look forward to which if things go my way…..or your way…will be out within a week.

Please Review makes me Happy :D AAAAnd Merry Christmas...again xD