Authoress' Notes: I know it's been a while but please don't spear me with virtual spears! Please? I am back and that's what counts right? So yeah, here you guys go! Sorry if I'm a bit rusty.

20 Truths about Deidara and Sakura

One: Even though Sakura vehemently denies the fact to herself, loving Deidara proudly –even if she can be sentenced to death by her own village –is her own form of rebellion (declaration of freedom).

Two: Deidara knows this, that's why he lets her and loves her back because if he's her rebellion then she's his surrender.

Three: The first thing Sakura's mind processed after realizing that she just slept with a S-class wanted criminal was; 'Damn those hand-mouths'

Four: They didn't fall in love with each other in an instant, it was gradual –between meeting (accidentally) in forests, conversations in caves and converging missions- albeit slow and hesitant but they fell in love in their series of instants.

Five: As a matter of fact neither of them wanted to accept the fact but Deidara gave up when he saw her throw a tree and Sakura resigned herself when he gave her a chance to fly.

Six: The first time Deidara risked sneaking into Konoha to see her, he nearly sweated buckets when Leader asked him where the hell he was going and he had to put all his lying skills to the test to get through.

Seven: Truth to be told, despite being an all mighty artist –albeit on the crazy side- Deidara can't color to save his life and Sakura uses this against him every time she can (Deidara doesn't tell her that he can so color but never bothers because she had all the colors he'll ever need anyway)

Eight: Sakura knows that they can't last forever, Deidara knows this too, it's reality after all, so he does what he can; he bats away reality for a while and silences her moans with his lips.

Nine: Sakura can't keep anything from her master that's why when Tsunade asks who the hell it was, Sakura can't mutter anything except the fact that; "You won't approve of him"

Ten: Tsunade had raised an eyebrow but then closed her eyes and muttered profanities under her breath and asked "It's the Uchiha brat isn't it?" that said Sakura spluttering in denial.

Eleven: When it's all said and done (leaving minor-major details here and there) Tsunade sighed and said the sentence that save Sakura's (and Deidara's although unintentionally) ass even for a while; "We never had this conversation" because not everything Tsunade knows is also known to the Godaime.

Twelve: Back then, to Deidara, love was something that was meant to fade away but first, it burns brightly then it slowly fades then flickers then it is gone but with Sakura, love took the form of a phoenix. (Bound to an endless cycle of setting itself on fire creating a glorious moment as it fades to ashes then, then, it rises up once more –creating moments of explosive art forever)

Thirteen: Sometimes, Deidara dreams; he dreams of Sakura as his wife and a kid and living peacefully without anything or rather anyone that can take them apart but he knows he can't make theses dreams come true, S-class nukenin or not.

Fourteen: Sakura disagrees and renames his dreams as 'goals', they won't achieve those exactly but they'll sure try to get to the closest.

Fifteen: Sakura's terrified the first time she rides one of Deidara's bird creations but when she opens her eyes and feels the wind on her face, she understands why Deidara loves it. (Because, somehow, maybe this is what freedom feels like)

Sixteen: When the war finally broke out they are faced with their worst nightmare (because dammit it just wasn't enough) because she just can't leave and he just can't surrender.

Seventeen: Ironically, Sakura was the first one to say goodbye and Deidara counted to ten for her to leave (because if she doesn't leave anytime soon, she won't be able to)

Eighteen: Their first date (the 'official' one as in dinner using henges and a walk home and a kiss on the cheek) was also their last.

Nineteen: He's amazed of her, (she's fire after all a part of his art-) in the battlefield she is all burning, scorching fire, opening the earth and demolishing forests, while in the hospital is she is camp fire, tamed, warm, while with him she is the fire that draws in moth and while – (he didn't know that there were so many types of fire until he met her)

Twenty: They die apart, with the sky falling along with sky-high goals and Deidara will be remembered as one of history's greatest villain ("Who is Deidara of Akatsuki?" "Sir, he's the one with bombs!" "The blond terrorist, right?") while Sakura will be remembered as on of the greatest kunoichi that ever lived ("Who is Haruno Sakura?" "Ma'm, isn't she the Godaime's apprentice?" "She was! But she surpassed her didn't she?") and the world would never know that they wished for a better ending and to be remember as who they were not as what they've accomplished, but then again history has never been good at giving figures what they want.