-Two months later-

Slaves whispered. Servants talked. Nobles gossiped. Word had gotten out.

"I can't believe it," A noble with dark blue hair whispered to her younger friend.

"R-really? I can," The other girl replied, her black hair getting in the way of her tea.

The older teen just sighed and stirred her tea with a small spoon. "Honestly... I saw it coming," She said, looking down at the brown liquid.

"Of course you did, no. You're the one who plotted it."

The blue haired teen smirked and just sipped her tea. All according to plan. (A/N: Anyone know who they are? The first person to say it gets to ask me a question about the story, but not about the ending!)
-Meanwhile-

Deidara's blush just deepened as he felt his master get on top of him fully. He gave a loud moan as the redhead bit into his neck. He fisted his hands in his lover's red hair, trying to find some leverage. After some time the king pulled away, licking his new mark. "D-Danna~!"
Sasori chuckled deep in his throat and looked down at his love. His cheeks were dusted with a fine pink, his blue hues filled with pleasure and his golden hair was splayed across the pillow like a halo; like an angel. "I think we've had enough fun for one day?" Sasori said, already getting off his servant, who just groaned.

"Fine," He muttered, sitting up.

The past two months had been rather hard on the couple. It took Deidara around two weeks to finally get back to his original weight since he could only eat in small amounts. His rib and arm had finally healed which he was grateful for since he wasn't too fond of pain. Sasori never really left him alone since he knew Deidara hated it but sometimes he had to go. There were many war meetings but the king usually went at night and Sakura still demanded walks every now and then but they were always kept short.

"I'm not doing anything today so I wanted to see Sandaime," Sasori said, as he scanned a few pages of his herb and medicine journal. He had replaced his spoiled medicine with new ones but he was still experimenting so he needed new herbs again. "And I wanted to get more herbs."
Deidara nodded and got off the bed, stretching. He saw his master grimace and he frowned. "What, un?" He asked, confused.

The king smirked and walked over to him. "Maybe we have too much fun," He suggested, brushing his fingers against his love's neck. There were a few leading down to his chest or just some on his neck. Most of them looked like dark bruises.

Deidara blushed and glared at his Danna. "If you don't like it, maybe you shouldn't do it," He pouted, crossing his arms.

Sasori chuckled and kissed his cheek causing Deidara to look up. The king trailed kisses closer and closer to his love's mouth, but right as the corner of his mouth met his servant's lips he pulled away. "We should get going," He said as he smirked broadly.

Deidara glared at his master again. He loved to tease.

The duo were headed down stairs, Deidara walking a foot behind his master since that was the proper thing for a servant to do. Some servants whispered, some nobles. Most of them pointed at the king and looked at him sadly. Deidara frowned. What was wrong?

As soon as they arrived to the herb house they went their separate ways, knowing they would find the herbs quickly. Wrong.

Deidara's eyebrow twitched as he looked between two plants. They were almost identical except for one of them, which had slightly darker stems than the other. He had encountered a problem like this before and brought back the wrong one. The result was his master getting a terrible rash and Deidara getting it just from holding the herb.

"Excuse me, but what plant are you looking for?" The blond looked up to see an unfamiliar woman standing there. She wore a hat that the gardeners would wear on sunny days and he clothes suggested that she was one. She was currently holding a watering can but that wasn't what caught his attention. Her hair was green. Like a plant! It was also dark and curly, coming to her waist. Hey eyes were brown with a tinge of green. "Hello?" She asked, waving her free hand trying to get the servant's attention.

"Oh, uh... I need to find a-an herb. It's for a medicine and-"

"Oh, it's this one," She said, picking up a jar and putting the darker herb inside.

"Wh-why is it that one, un?" Deidara asked, slightly confused.

"Oh, the other one is only used for treating pregnant woman in labor... And I also knew the prince was coming for this one," The strange woman explained.

Deidara raised an eyebrow. "How-"

"Deidara, did you get the herb yet?" He heard his master ask from afar and the woman quickly gave him the jar before giving a smile and walking off.

"Um, yes, Danna," He answered walking over to his master who was holding two other jars.

"I'm having some servants take the jars to my room," He explained, handing the jars to two men. Deidara was about to hand his but it was just snatched from his hand, as the man gave him a glare and walked away. Deidara frowned but quickly covered it up.

"A-are we going to Sandaime now, un?" He asked, trying to bring up his mood.

Sasori nodded and led his servant out of the herb house and to the stables. "Hey!" The duo turned around to see a girl with orange hair running towards them. "You forgot this one," She said, holding out a jar with a green plant inside.

The king and servant stopped and waited for the teen to meet them. "Hm? We did. Tell a servant to take it to my room. Thank you," Was all the king said, before turning around and walking away.

The teen smiled and nodded. Most people didn't really like the king's behavior but it seemed she didn't mind. "Okay!"

Sasori sighed and kept on walking to the stables. Once they arrived Deidara saw Sandaime in his stall, neighing and walking in circles. Sasori chuckled and scratched his horse's head. "He seems happy to see us," He observed, smirking. The horse huffed his nostrils signifying he wanted to get out. "I'm going to have to change so you don't mind waiting do you?"

Deidara shook his head, smiling as he saw the horse's eagerness. Sasori nodded and went to where his spare clothes were. In the meantime Deidara just pat Sandaime's head and neck, only encouraging the horse to get out. "Calm down, Sandaime, un," Deidara said, frowning. He was about to pet the horse again, but stopped when he heard a gruff neigh. Raising an eyebrow, he walked over to the next stall seeing Hiruko walking around in there, also wanting to get out. Smiling, Deidara reached his hand in, only angering the short horse.

Deidara yelped as the horse almost bit his fingers. "Stay away from Hiruko. He can be a sour puss." Deidara turned around to see his master wearing clothes that a servant would wear when dealing with horses. To be honest, Deidara like these clothes much better simply because you could see the king's chest more.

"O-oh. He seemed lonely, so I thought that he could use some attention, un," Deidara explained, now looking at the gelding with sad eyes. "Have you tried to train him?"

The king nodded and led Sandaime out of the stall. "But he can still be a grouch. Some of the trainers think it's because he's getting old."
Deidara frowned. "Can we brush Hiruko today, un?" He asked, making the horse huff his nose.

Sasori sighed and tied Sandaime up to a post. "I suppose we can, but he may be a little hard for you to handle."

Deidara smiled and looked back at the dark horse. Sasori grabbed another halter and walked back to the stalls, already regretting letting his other horse out. Deidara's smile just widened at the thought of actually being around another horse.

Once Sasori walked out of the stall Hiruko did his best to get away from him. All the workers and trainers were all ready to catch the horse if he got loose. "Oh, no you don't!" Sasori growled, pulling the rope to where the horses were to be tied up.

Hiruko just huffed and began stamping his feet. "Maybe he just needs some attention, un?" Deidara asked his Danna as he smiled.

The redhead scoffed and looked at his horse who was now trying to nip at Sandaime, who was looking on the verge of kicking. "Uh, I don't think so, Dei. Hiruko was always like this. I think it's just his personality.

Deidara frowned. "So I can't brush him?"

"I wouldn't advise it but we can try," The king said with a small sigh. He really didn't want his love hurt again.

Deidara's smile broadened and he grabbed a brush, as he walked up slowly to the black horse. The horse saw him form the corner of his eye and neighed loudly, going to his hind feet and he soon began bucking. Deidara was only centimeters away from being hit, but the shock all together made him fall down.

Sasori quickly ran over and got his servant out of the way, already ordering the trainers to put his horse in the pasture since he knew the stall would never be big enough for his temper.

Deidara frowned and looked away. He just wanted to brush the stupid horse. "Well that didn't go so well, un," He muttered as his Danna helped him stand up.

"Agreed... Do you still want to brush Sandaime? Maybe ride him around?" Sasori asked, trying to brighten his love's spirit, which worked right away.

"I'd like that."

During the next hour the duo brushed the tall horse and led him around, mostly talking but something was off. The majority of the workers were looking at him and his master, or maybe just his master? They almost looked sad. Soon they began wandering around the empty part of the stables.

Deidara was about to ask his Danna what was wrong but he was interrupted by a loud yell. "Sasori!" The blond flinched and hid behind Sandaime. There was no way in hell he was going to see the princess again; after all the pain she had caused him he was trying to stay away as much as possible. He heard angry footsteps and hushed whispers after that. "Who did you tell? Hm?"

"I didn't tell anyone, Sakura," Sasori explained, annoyed.

"They found out. Everyone knows now and it's because of that little whore!" Sakura almost yelled, now finding the blond with her green eyes. "It's all his fault!"

"He didn't say anything, Sakura. For pete's sake! You were the one snooping around, maybe the actual father told someone," Sasori suggested and the pinkette shook her head.

"It was him, Sasori," She said, pointing a boney finger at Deidara, who avoided her glare. "It's his fault. It's his fault and now I'm the one looking like the whore. It's his fault!"

Sasori sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "It's your fault for getting pregnant in the first place-"

"I was supposed to be pregnant, but you wouldn't help me," The queen seethed, her lips set in a firm line. "If you hadn't denied me then none of this would have happened," She argued, her hands clenched in fists.

"What do you want me to do about it?" Sasori asked, already leading Sandaime back to his stall with his love, standing on the other side of him so Sakura couldn't get to the blond.

"I want you to tell them that it's your child. If you don't then everything goes to waste! Everything!"

"I don't see the downside."

"Sasori, I will be exiled! I will be forced to go back to Konoha as a mockery to my whole village!"

The redhead sighed and looked back at his wife. "You shouldn't yell so loud. Someone may hear you and spread around more rumors," Sasori advised as they were walking into some more crowded areas of the stables.

Sakura glared at the workers and turned back to her husband. "We will talk about this later," She whispered before walking off in a huff.

Deidara just stayed quiet as his master put his horse away. It seemed that the king was already in trouble because of his wife and he was the cause of it also. If his Danna didn't love him, or if he hadn't been his servant then maybe he would find his wife attractive.

"Why so quiet, love?" Sasori asked, as they were finally walking alone.

Deidara looked up from his feet and sighed. "... Wh-What will happen if someone finds out and everyone knows, un?"

Sasori looked down and sighed. "Well, for one Sakura would be banished and I would have to get another wife, but... If it's just a rumor then it will soon pass and everything will go back to normal. We just have to hope the child will look like her."

Deidara nodded. "Okay-"

"Your highness!" Sasori's head snapped to his right as he saw a scared looking servant running towards him. "The Rain Village is attacking!"
The king's eyes widened. "Is the army assembled?"

"W-We need your approval," The servant explained, now panting. He held out a piece of paper and the king quickly signed it. He hated that everything they did needed his approval. "Thank you, your highness," Was all the servant said before bowing and leaving.

Sasori turned back to his love who looked terrified. "It's okay, love. We just need to get to hide you and-" He was interrupted by shouts and screams. They were already here.

"D-danna," Deidara whimpered and Sasori cursed, before grabbing his hand and running. The closest hiding spot was the orchard so he ran there. Deidara panicked and tried to stop but Sasori just pulled him along. Soon the rocks came into vision and the shouts were getting closer. Sasori quickly pushed his servant inside and was about to close the opening only to have his servant cry out and latch onto his master.

"D-don't go, Danna... Please don't g-go, un," Deidara whispered into his lover's shirt.

"I have to. I will be back as soon as possible," The king promised, prying his servant's hands off of his shirt.

Deidara cried out even louder as he watched his master close the opening and leave him. He knew he had to quiet down but he couldn't. He was alone and he needed to get out. He sobbed lightly as he crawled on his knees, trying to find any way out. Once he reached the end of the small cave he curled up into a ball and cried.

Sasori ran as fast as he could. He didn't want to leave his blond servant alone but he also had an entire kingdom he needed to take care of. He ran inside the castle and went to a spare room which held swords and such and began ordering around soldiers before grabbing a spare sword.
"Sasori!" The redhead looked up to see his wife running towards him, a hand on her stomach.

"You have to go hide, Sakura," The king ordered, as he strapped his new sword to his belt.

"Not without you," She argued, tears forming in her eyes.

Sasori sighed and pulled them off to the side. "I'll be fine, Sakura; but you need to hide before they start coming in the castle. A servant will take you," He reassured, already ushering her to an open servant.

The queen nodded as she wiped away her tears. Even though she knew her husband hated her, she still cared for him.

Sasori soon gave orders to the main knights and generals which were soon spread around. All he had to do now was find his father and stepmother and he may he able to go back to his love.

"Have you seen my father?" He asked one of the head servants who was scampering around busily.

"N-no, your highness, I haven't seen him all day," The servant said, before running off again.

Cursing to himself, Sasori ran to a small parlor on the first floor. He quickly opened the door, now relieved to find his father's startled wife. "We have to go, Kiyoko," Sasori said, already running over to her and pulling her off her chair.

"Your father told me to stay here, Sasori," The raven haired woman argued.

"If you stay here, then you die," The king retorted, already pulling the pale woman out into the hall and to a safer spot. "There is an underground bunker that you and the nobles will stay in-"

"Where will you stay?"

"I have another place where they won't find me," Sasori explained, pulling her to a slave who just took her away.

Sasori knew that was all he could do for the time being so he began to slip his way through the army and outside. He made sure to stay low enough so his hair would not be seen and he began to head to the orchard.

The enemy had already invaded the front of the castle which gave Sasori the opening to run to the orchard.

In no time he was at the hideout and quickly opened it and closed it. He heard quiet sobs and he quickly rushed to see his blond lover crying into his knees. "Shh," He shushed, touching the servant's arm lightly.

Deidara just flinched and looked up, sniffling. He could see his Danna's figure in the little light that they had and he crawled over to him, now sitting in his lap.

They didn't say anything as Deidara's sniffles slowly died down and all that was left was the sound of their soft breathing. Soon Deidara couldn't take it and he spoke up. "What's happening, Danna?"

The king frowned. "The Rain Village is invading. They had a head start so we may not win... I'm sorry I left you," He apologized, as he brought his love closer to his chest.

Deidara shook his head. "It's not your fault. You have a kingdom to take care of; it's not just about me, un," He whispered into his master's neck.

"Yes, but you still need to be taken care of. I know you don't like being alone-"

"I'm getting over it. I just need more time to... cope, is all, un."

Sasori sighed and shook his head. "Well, we have time now. Who knows how long this battle is going to take," He muttered to himself.

For the next two hours all the duo did was sit there and wait. There was yelling and the clank of metal all the way to the orchard and Sasori almost felt terrible leaving his army alone to fight but he knew he couldn't leave now without being spotted.

Soon Deidara fell asleep with his head rested against his master's chest, who just stroked his golden hair, lovingly. He began humming softly to himself, a song his mother had sung to him when he was around four, after going into the dungeon. He had long forgotten the words, but the melody was forever in his head.

He soon fell asleep with his love close to his body.

-Morning-

Everyone cheered as the battle finally ended, with Suna as the victor. The Rain Village retreated after over half their army was killed, therefore leaving Suna at the top.

Deidara gave a small smile as his Danna was said to help with their victory. Sakura stood beside him, her arm linked with his as her head rested on his shoulder. She gave the blond a smug look, but Deidara just smirked back. It didn't bother him anymore whenever he saw his master with someone else. He was getting over all doubt that his Danna didn't love him. He knew he had to be stronger and tougher to survive from now on.

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