Title: Light Left Behind

Chapter: Three – Seeing her

Author: Yuume Li

Genre: General

Rating: T

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.

Summary: She had forced the kindness and light out of her body and soul for so long. Now, she is only darkness. Only one can unearth the treasure called Yang, and put it together with Yin. Who? Hinata x Deidara AU-ish

Main characters: Hinata, Deidara, and the rest of Akatsuki

A/N: Please don't kill me, it is my first fanfic, and English is not my first language T-T

And Hinata is 16 years old. Deidara is 19, because I don't know his real age, so I made one up.

Kill my writer's block. Please. Shoot it, or strangle it, I don't care. T-T

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'Remember, brat…'

Deidara sighed, and looked out of the window, his chin in his palm.

Now that Sasori was gone, everything seemed so…dull.

No more long, never-ending debates about art.

Danna…

Why did you have to go?

He stood up straight and looked around his room.

Sasori's belongings were still there.

'…that no matter where you are…'

His tools, his bed, his recovered ring, and even his spare Akatsuki cloak.

Not to mention that already-dried-up bottle of purple nail varnish.

Danna is not here…

but the memory of him still lingers.

"Deidara-san." A deep and familiar voice brought him back from his thoughts.

The blonde spun around quickly.

"Zetsu-san…? What brings you here today…un?" Deidara replied, cocking an eyebrow towards the person standing near the door.

The plant-like being snorted, then scowled.

"Leader-sama has a new mission for you."

Deidara's ears perked.

Finally, there was something to distract him from his thoughts about his late master.

"Really, un? Tell me more then, un."

"You're going to test your soon-to-be new partner…"

The blonde froze.

N…nanda…don't tell me…that they've already…chosen…

"…now, immediately."

"…Who?"

'…I will always be with you.'

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Thud.

The missing-nin dropped onto the ground, blood leaking from his chest and his mouth.

Hinata smirked, and then sighed as she looked around her.

Many corpses were scattered on the ground.

And yet…

Another shinobi appeared behind her, growling.

"Y…You bitch! I'm gonna get you fer' killin' Shizuki-sama!"

He swung his blade forward, towards the Hyuuga.

they still come back…

A slice was heard, followed by a loud scream.

they never learn…

The last man fell.

do they…?

Hinata withdrew the blood-stained katana from the person's chest.

Obviously not.

She smirked menacingly.

Too bad.

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From a distance away, Deidara whistled.

"Man, this girl is good, un. She took all of them down, without getting injured, un. And that was supposed to be the third-strongest missing-nin organization ever!"

"Hn. They shouldn't have fought her, anyway. Those fools…I'm willing to bet that they fought her to prove that they're stronger than Konoha's shinobi."

The clay-manipulator turned to look at Zetsu, who was beside him, looking downwards tentatively.

Both of them were sitting on a clay bird.

It's just too bad that one of them was afraid of heights.

Deidara snickered.

Well…I guess he can't help the fact that he's a half-plant.

And plants stick to the ground, not to the sky.

"Yeah, un…they're fools, all right."

The bird swooped down.

But…we aren't.

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Hinata's neck prickled.

Someone was following her.

She could sense it without her Byakugan.

Act casual. Don't let them know that you know they're there.

Catch them off-guard.

Then kill them.

She let her face relax into a small smirk, and continued her journey to Sunagakure.

Wait for me, Akasuna-sama.

I'm coming.

I'm coming back.

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Okay.

I know what you're gonna say.

THIS CHAPTER IS DAMN SHORT.

I know.

BUT…

I will update again today.

Or rather, tonight. (It'll be night, from where I come from.)

And I'm not quite fond of this chapter T-T

…It's so obvious that I can't write dialogue.

-sob-

Anyways, please leave a comment!

-Yuume

PS- I need a beta-reader. Anyone want?