Author's Note: I guess I should explain that this is an AU in which the shinobi world still exists, but in a different way. There will be some similarities to the Naruto storyline, but things will pan out in a different way…no deaths of Sasori or Deidara that's for sure! Hope you guys keep reading and leaving nice reviews, thanks so much!

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Deidara smiled, and released his tight grip on Sasori, allowing Sasori's feet to slump back to the floor. Deidara sighed, "This may be a long explanation," he said.

"We have time," Sasori said. Deidara grinned, recalling the words he told Sasori just last night when they were playing their drinking game. He took a step back from Sasori, wondering where to start.

"Okay," he said, "so now you know that the shinobi world exists…and I am a shinobi. So what else do you want to ask me?" Deidara began.

"Where is this shinobi country? How is it possible that it's hidden from the rest of us?" Sasori wanted to know.

Deidara rummaged through his pocket and pulled out a crumbled up piece of paper. He opened it and laid it flat on the coffee table, and pointed to a small country east of where Sasori lived. Sasori had never seen that country located on any other map. "This is the hidden country of the ninja," Deidara explained, "long ago, ninja lived everywhere, but not everyone was a ninja. The people who ruled the various countries of the world feared the ninja and their powers. So in the late 1800s, there was an ordinance to remove all the ninja. Ninja were hunted down by the thousands, but of course, they didn't die so easily. Ninja have special powers and chakra, making it almost impossible for them to be killed by a layperson. So, the various rulers of the world decided on a new decree- they met with ninja leaders and everyone agreed that the ninja would take this land, seclude themselves from the rest of the world. In that way, the ninja could have peace from everyone else in the world. But, of course, the ninja did not have peace amongst themselves. And, it seems that the rest of the world erased the ninja from their history, trying to create a world without shinobi or powerful fighting." Deidara sighed after his long winded explanation and sat himself on the couch. Sasori seated himself next to Deidara, and gave him an inquisitive glance. He still didn't fully understand.

"What if someone tried to take a boat or a plane across the sea? What if they accidentally stumbled upon this land?" Sasori couldn't believe that an entire country was erased from his history books and lessons.

"The very important people of your world know of its existence, and will do anything to avoid it. As for the few people who do come across us on tiny boats or personal airplanes, we have a welcome port with a crew of liars. They tell those people that this is a small private island, owned by some rich man who doesn't want visitors. They soon leave, usually with few questions." Deidara sighed, "The children in my country grow up not knowing much about the rest of the world either. I told you before that I was an orphan, which is true. I was raised by a teacher in the ninja academy, which is a school where young children go to learn how to become a shinobi. I learned from a very young age about ninjutsu, which is the power of the ninja."

"Yes, I read many books on ninja, I know about ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu," Sasori said.

"Hm, that's right," Deidara said, thinking, "I wonder why they allow those ninja books on the shelves here…perhaps it's been good for business. Anyways, I was always curious as a little kid why we only had missions pertaining to the surrounding villages within our country. I asked around about this all the time until I finally got a straight answer. I learned that there was an entire world out there that I did not know about, but that I was not allowed to travel outside of my country. I was supposed to stay in this ninja country my whole life as a ninja, and never venture away. That thought made me go a little nuts, so I left my own village, in search of a purpose. I was tired of the shinobi way, fighting on missions and making a decent living…I didn't know what the purpose was in that. So at the age of 16, I joined the akatsuki. The akatsuki is a secretive, underground organization in pursuit of true peace for the shinobi. They take on the cruelest and most powerful evil beings in the land. They first try to talk to them, try to tell them that killing is not the way to rise to power. But that almost never works. Then the akatsuki fight, and they almost always defeat their opponent. The opponent is then taken to prison if they are truly evil, or the opponent will have a change of heart, and is given a second chance. Simply put, that's the rules of the akatsuki."

"Hmm," Sasori ruminated over all the information he just took in. He still had tons of questions, "So, how did you get taken into the akatsuki at such a young age?"

"Well," Deidara admitted, "I was one of the rogues they were after. I told you I defected from my village, but what I didn't mention was that I began to work as a specialized bomber for any military leader who would pay the best price. My services were used in war and in small battles alike, but I didn't care. I was just searching for something, my heart was empty. Explosions always seemed to fill the void, watching the reactions on people's faces…I hate to admit it, pleased me. My art of explosion stunned thousands. People knew me as a crazy bomber with little care for life. The akatsuki took me on, and I lost in battle to a man named Itachi Uchiha. He had strong, powerful eyes that put me under a genjutsu. After that battle, they gave me the option to join them in the akatsuki. I thought about all my previous actions, and realized that bombing people senselessly was not what I was meant to do. With the ideals of the akatsuki, to bring on a more peaceful livelihood for the shinobi world, I thought I could find a purpose."

"Did you?" Sasori asked, "I mean, did you find your purpose in life?"

"For a time, yes. I was happy with them. I made friends and felt good each time we saved innocent lives from death. But, I still craved more…I wanted to leave that country so badly. I guess I never really felt like it was my home, since I never knew my parents and since I left my own village. You know, no one from my village ever came to look for me…I guess they just figured I was a lost cause." Deidara's eyes were downcast. "I've heard people say that home is where you've found someone that loves you, someone that wants to be with you all the time. I never found that person…they definitely weren't from my village, and as much as I enjoyed being a member of the akatsuki, that person wasn't in the akatsuki either. I still felt an emptiness within me."

"So is that why you came here?" Sasori asked him, "You're in search of a person to spend your life with?"

"No, that's not the reason," Deidara gave Sasori a small smile, "I realize you can't just go looking for that person, you can't just find a soul mate so quickly. What I'm after is a man who defected from the shinobi country and came here. He's the one who created those black endless fires, he used his ocular powers to do so. He's ranked as the top enemy of the shinobi world right now, he burned down vast lands and forests back in my country before he left. He was after his brother for revenge. His brother was a member of the akatsuki, Itachi, the one who beat me in battle. He killed his brother, went on a rampage and then left. No one understands why."

"You said something about a Naruto earlier…is that the same Naruto character in the book by Jiraiya I read?"

"In a way, it is. Naruto is the hokage, what we call a leader, of the village hidden in the leaves. There are many villages in the shinobi country, I'm from the village hidden in the stone. The man I'm looking for defected from the village hidden in the leaves a long time ago…and if I find him, I'm supposed to contact Naruto to come and help me bring him back. Naruto is busy being the leader of his village, so he sent me. There were many shinobi who thought that I was the one responsible for the damage done to the surrounding forests, when in reality it was the black fire from his sharingan. I want to clear my name among the shinobi, I don't want them to think it was my explosions that caused such destruction. Naruto promised that he would clear my name." Deidara explained.

"Hm," Sasori mulled this over, "but, I thought you wanted to leave the ninja country, so why do you care if they think it was you who destroyed the forest or not?"

"It's a matter of principle in a way…I don't want my legacy to be tarnished by my old ways. I don't go around bombing places anymore the way I used to. I've changed drastically since then, and even if the people in the ninja country won't accept me, I would still like them to understand that I am more peaceful now." Deidara's sapphire eyes glistened with tears. He blinked and a tiny teardrop rolled down his cheek. Sasori wiped it away for him gently with his thumb.

"I know they will," Sasori said, trying to comfort Deidara. "I still have a lot of questions," he added, not sure if Deidara still wanted to talk about all of this.

"I'm sure you do," Deidara said, grinning, "what else are you curious about?"

"If Naruto sent you here, then why did Kisame try to come and bring you back?"

"Well, I have permission from Naruto to be here, but not from the akatsuki. The akatsuki leader, Yahiko, does not like the idea of any of his members defecting from the ninja country. He thinks I should have left this matter alone, that this man who left is now the rest of the world's problem. But I personally want to take care of this matter, so I sought the advice of Naruto. I know Naruto has been trying to get him to come home for some time now…" Deidara's voice trailed off faintly.

"And…Kisame found us because of…my chakra? But…I'm not a ninja, so how do I have a chakra network?" Sasori was utterly perplexed by this conundrum.

"Hm," Deidara shook his head, "You are a ninja…at least, you were born to be one. Your grandmother is a ninja, I sensed her chakra when I walked into that leasing office, and I sensed yours the moment I laid eyes on you as well. I'm not sure what your family is doing here or how they came to be here, but that's a question you'll have to ask your granny," Deidara explained. Sasori felt his body stiffen up. It seemed the lies from his grandmother were endless.

"So, if I have a chakra network…then can you teach me ninjutsu?" Sasori looked upon Deidara with longing in his eyes. He had dreamed of this as a child, but all his hopes of becoming a ninja had been shattered when his teacher told him there were no such thing as ninja. Hearing that he actually possessed the powerful chakra network of a ninja changed everything. A tiny flame of hope sparked within his chest, and his pulse was beating fast. He could see himself now, perfecting all types of jutsu and shocking the world with his amazing powers.

Deidara laughed and then threw an arm around Sasori, pulling him close, "I didn't expect you to ask that Danna!" he grinned, "I thought you were my master, but now it seems that you'd like things to be the other way around. I'll be your teacher, of course, hm." He snuggled his nose up against Sasori's head and then playfully rustled Sasori's red locks.

Sasori blushed, "It's not like I know of anyone else who can teach me…I mean, it would be kind of awkward asking my grandma."

"Of course I'll be your teacher," Deidara said, "and you'll be my sexy little student." Deidara flashed a lighthearted smile.

Sasori huffed, "Little?"

Deidara kissed his nose and laughed, "I'm at least a foot taller than you Danna, so yeah, you are little." Sasori rolled his eyes, but welcomed Deidara's kisses on his face. Deidara kissed his nose, cheek, forehead and chin in a tantalizingly playful tease. Each kiss tickled Sasori's skin slightly and sent delightful tremors throughout his body. It was cold in their apartment, but Sasori was warm from head to toe.

Deidara pulled away with one last sweet kiss on Sasori's cheek and then looked into his eyes with seriousness, "Sasori, do you have any other questions?…I know it must have been a lot to take in earlier."

"I think my other questions can only be answered by my grandmother, I'll have to pay her a visit soon. But for now," he paused, and looked at Deidara, feeling a heated blush upon his face, "all I want to do is kiss you…There was a moment when you were battling with Kisame that I thought you had drowned. I'm glad you didn't."

Deidara's cheeks turned rose colored and his eyes flashed with surprise, "You mean," Deidara paused and swallowed, "you were actually scared about the prospect of losing me?"

"Yeah," Sasori admitted with a tomato red face, "I mean, I know we don't know each other that well, but… I already feel like we've gotten pretty close. And I like that. I like you," his admission of his feelings for Deidara shocked even himself. He remembered how annoyed he had been with the blonde fool when he first met him a week ago…but oh how things had changed since then.

A smile unlike any that Sasori had seen before emerged on Deidara's lips. He flashed his white teeth and tiny crinkles appeared at the corner of his mouth as the smile grew wider. "I like you too," he replied before placing his lips on Sasori's, embracing them in a passionate kiss. Sasori tasted something salty in the kiss, and he opened his eyelids slightly to see that Deidara was crying. He wasn't sure if Deidara was mourning over his tragic past, or if he was just really happy to hear that Sasori liked him. Sasori hoped it was the latter. He ran his fingers through Deidara's blonde hair, and stroked his backside smoothly. Deidara's hands were in Sasori's hair, and then rubbing up along his backside and then grabbing his ass. Deidara was beginning to get risqué with his movements, but Sasori did not stop him. His heart was full of emotions, and he couldn't suppress his inhibitions any longer.

Sasori pushed against Deidara forcefully, knocking him back further on the couch so that he was lying on his back, and then straddled his legs on top of Deidara. Deidara eyed Sasori suspiciously, "oh, what's this?" he asked in a playfully innocent tune, "are you feeling naughty tonight Danna?"

Sasori responded by placing his lips forcefully against Sasori's again, opening up his mouth and pushing his tongue inside Deidara's. Their tongues danced together, tasting and exploring each other. Their chests pressed tightly together, and Sasori decided that he didn't like the fact that they were still both wearing clothes. He pulled up from the kiss and then roughly pushed Deidara's shirt up over his head, admiring his toned, muscular body. He bent back down again, the yearn to kiss those magnificently pink nipples had taken over every other urge at that moment.

He sucked and bit around Deidara's nipple, hearing pleasant husky growls from deep within Deidara' s throat. Those groans turned Sasori on, and he felt his crotch begin to throb. Deidara leaned his head back with pleasure, "ooh, yes," he moaned again. Sasori noticed the expanse of unblemished skin on Deidara's outstretched neck. He needed to fix that.

He buried his face in Deidara's neck, licking and biting, enjoying the unique taste of the sweet blonde's skin. Deidara moaned harder as Sasori continued to suckle on him, intent to leave a large mark. He finally pulled up, glancing down at the sizeable round red hickey on Deidara's neck. Perfect.

Sasori's rationality was slipping away as he continued to stare down at Deidara's luscious, sweet form. He finally pulled up his own shirt over his head, tossing it aside carelessly. He longed to feel their skin touch. He leaned down once more, pressing his chest up firmly against Deidara's, welcoming the warm touch as their skin met. Deidara grinned at him, pulling his face up to kiss Sasori. Deidara bit Sasori's bottom lip, and a mischievous laugh rattled in his throat. "So, you are feeling naughty then, aren't you?" he asked again after releasing his teeth's grip on Sasori's lip.

"Yes," Sasori finally admitted, "I'm thinking I ought to teach you who the real master of the house is."

"Oh really? Let me see then, Danna," Deidara smirked. The red blotch on his neck stood out against his pale skin. Sasori felt himself throb again.

Sasori bent down lower over Deidara's form and grazed his tongue along Deidara's chest, starting from his nipple and making his way downwards towards his crotch. A laugh escaped Deidara's lips, "oh Danna! That tickles!" he was squirming. Sasori placed a hand over both of Deidara's wrists, pinning him still. Then, he used his teeth to unzip Deidara's pants. He released his hold on Deidara for just a moment to pull off his pants. Now all that was left was Deidara's boxers. And there was a sizeable tent sticking up from the thin underwear. Sasori grinned in delight at the sight.

He rubbed his mouth along the erect member teasingly, feeling the warmth of the underwear cloth against his lips. Then he nipped at the cloth and pulled down the boxers with his teeth, slowly revealing the pulsating penis. His earlier instincts were right, Deidara's was quite large.

He pushed out his wet pink tongue and ran it along the length of the shaft, teasing the blonde further. "Oh Danna," Deidara moaned, "that feels good." He was squirming and blushing like crazy. Sasori felt his heart swoop in his chest at the sight.

Sasori placed his mouth over the tip, running his tongue across the slit and catching the pre-cum in his mouth. Then he slowly began to take in the full length of Deidara's penis, running his mouth up and down slowly at first. Deidara groaned huskily again and grabbed a handful of Sasori's red hair, thrusting his hips into Sasori's mouth. Sasori felt the taut skin pulsate in his mouth, Deidara was already getting close. Sasori began to throat him deeper and faster, moving in steady rhythm with Deidara's swaying hips. Deidara screamed loudly and yelled, "I'm close! I'm gonna cum!" Sasori held on tight to Deidara's waist, pulling him in deeper into his mouth. Deidara came, and Sasori swallowed every drop.

Deidara was panting heavily as Sasori clambered back on top of him. "Oh Danna," he said, "that was…that was heaven."

"I told you to trust your master," Sasori crooned seductively.

"And now it's the student's turn," Deidara smirked, "I have to show off my own talents." He raised his head up and kissed Sasori before pushing him back roughly. Now Sasori was the one lying half-exposed on the couch. Deidara instantly wrapped his hands around Sasori's waist and pulled off his pants and boxers in one swift, agile motion.

Deidara viewed Sasori's thick member with pleasure and lust in his blue orbs. A tiny chuckle emerged from deep within Deidara. "What's so funny?" Sasori wanted to know. He felt completely vulnerable, lying there naked and exposed to Deidara for the first time. Heat rose up to his cheeks.

"You have red pubic hair," Deidara grinned.

"Well of course I do, I'm a redhead. What did-" but the rest of his question was abruptly cut off into silence as Deidara grabbed his shaft, stroking it slowly. He licked the underside of Sasori's penis, gently caressing his balls. He stroked his tongue across Sasori's balls, which made him purr with pleasure. He could feel a coat of sweat forming on his forehead as Deidara's tongue moved up and down along his full length. His member throbbed, aching for more. But Deidara wasn't done teasing him just yet.

Deidara put the head of the penis in his mouth, and kissed it passionately. He cupped Sasori's balls in his hand and fondled them. Then Deidara licked Sasori's inner thighs, which made him laugh and sent goose bumps across his entire body. "Oh Danna," Deidara said, "you are simply pining for more, aren't you?"

"Yes, enough teasing," Sasori groaned, burying his face into a pillow and biting into it.

Deidara smirked, "I think I'd like to play a little longer actually." He went back to kissing Sasori's inner thigh, and then he began to bite it, taking in a large area of skin. Sasori felt a tingle course through his legs and pulse through his penis. When he released, there was a red and purple swollen hickey. "It's only fair," Deidara said, "you marked me, so I thought I should mark you." Sasori groaned, wanting desperately for Deidara to grab his penis again.

Instead, Deidara pulled up and kissed along Sasori's neck and jaw line. "You smell so good, and taste even better," he whispered into Sasori's ear.

"Mmm," Sasori moaned. His member throbbed again, pushing up against Deidara's body.

"I'll make my way back down there, don't you worry," Deidara said with a wink. He kissed Sasori's nose, then his chin. Then he licked around Sasori's nipple, and stopped there for a moment to nibble on the pink, hard nub. Sasori pulsated his member against Deidara once more as his nipple was met with pleasant tingles from Deidara's suckling. Deidara smiled as he pecked Sasori's body with tender kisses. His lips brushed up against Sasori's stomach, then made their way back to his crotch. He licked the area above Sasori's penis and then finally placed his tongue back on the head of the throbbing member, gently pushing against the slit.

Sasori's head stretched back and a deep moan tumbled forward as Deidara finally placed his full length in his mouth. The feeling was warm and tight, as Deidara deep throated him and began to move up and down. Sasori's hips rocked upwards, thrusting his length further into the blonde's mouth. Deidara moaned as he sucked on Sasori, and this made Sasori go wild. The internal moan sent a vibration through his penis and shivers up his spine. Sasori grabbed Deidara's head with both hands, and shoved himself a little deeper into Deidara's mouth. Deidara didn't seem to mind, in fact, his moans became louder and deeper. Deidara began to move faster, and Sasori could feel himself getting closer to the tipping point. He was about to burst.

"Oh Deidara," he cried, "right there!" He came, feeling the intensity of the orgasm as it resonated throughout his body. Deidara swallowed it all loudly, gulping and then slowly releasing his hold on Sasori.

Deidara clambered back onto Sasori and laid his head against Sasori's chest. Sasori brushed Deidara's honey blonde hair back and tucked it behind his ears. His chest was still rising and falling fast as he took in sharp breaths. Deidara wrapped an arm around Sasori and squeezed, "How was that Danna?" he asked, already knowing the answer.

"Amazing," Sasori replied, "A+ work." He laughed.

Deidara laughed too, then lifted his head up and placed a kiss on Sasori's chin. He nuzzled his face back on Sasori's chest, inhaling the musky scent of Sasori. "Next time, you can enter me," he said.

Sasori's heart fluttered and his crotch throbbed again at the thought. "Are you sure?" he asked.

"Yeah Danna. I know we were going to take things slow…but I doubt we can do that anymore," Deidara let a low laugh come forth. Sasori chuckled too.

"Yeah," he agreed, "I just couldn't resist you any longer."

"What did you in?" Deidara wondered, "was it my good looks or my relentless teasing?"

"Both," Sasori admitted.

Deidara giggled at his reply, but then his demeanor changed slightly. "Hey Danna?"

"Yeah?"

"You…you don't think of me differently, do you? I mean, now that you know that I'm a ninja…and that I used to do dreadful things…" Deidara's voice trailed off.

"Of course not," Sasori kissed the blonde's forehead and rubbed his hand through his hair, "I just know you better now, which is a good thing. I want to get to know you more. And I prefer honesty," Sasori told him.

Deidara smiled at his reply, but there was still a shade of worry deep in his azure irises. Sasori kissed the top of his head again, "Just be yourself, be truthful with me and all will be fine. I can't be angry for you about something you did in your past." Sasori tried to assuage that worry, to let Deidara know that things were okay now.

"Okay then," Deidara said. He rested his face back on Sasori's chest, and Sasori stroked his hair gently. His chest rose and fell slowly, and he watched the blonde's head dip and fall.

It had been a thoroughly overwhelming day, and the weight of it all finally caught up to Sasori's body. His eyelids were heavy and his body ached to rest. He let sleep take over him, with Deidara laying across his body for warmth.