Chapter 6: Do You Know How Much I Love You?

"If I give Tenten back to you will you let me go?" Deidara glared at the anbu, one of the anbu's shook his head "I attempted to force information out of her but I couldn't…' Deidara flicked his finger and the scarab crawled up Tenten's throat causing her to throw it up. Deidara caused the clay statue to explode into a puff of smoke "You see she couldn't escape me with that bomb constantly in her gut… So she couldn't go with those teammates of hers… she was fun to play with…"

"YOU BASTARD DON"T SAY THAT!" Tenten glared up at Deidara finally understanding his intentions.

Deidara looked back sadly at Tenten and mouthed 'Do you know how much I love you?'. The anbu launched themselves at Deidara blades drawn.

"I'd die just for a chance to make you happy."

Konoha three weeks later

Deidara was lying in the back of a Konoha prison cell. It was a lot nicer than he thought it would be there was a cot a toilet and where the metal bars were supposed to be a bullet and charka proof glass presented him with a view of other prisoners. He did not have a window though and as of yet no one had come to see him and freaking fellow prisoners out with his mouthed hands didn't last very long for entertainment. He thought about Tenten a lot. He looked at his new uniform of orange and shuddered. It was not his colour. Suddenly guards approaching his cell the rapping of their stunning charka powered rod against the glass made him nervous. He'd been electrocuted several times by those stun weapons and he wasn't eager to receive another beating from them.

"You have a visitor who wants to see you…"

"Oh good probably come to tell me I'm free to go for good behavior, yeah…" He stuck out his tongues at the guards.

"Heh… Unlikely cause I got the news of your execution tomorrow evening…" The guard chuckled "now step back and spread them girly boy…"

Deidara did as instructed and as the guard entered whispered " Not what your mom said about me two months ago, un…"

The guard rewarded him with a zap between the shoulder blades. Then when Deidara flailed the guard kicked him in the stomach for good measure. Without a word the guard placed sacks over Deidara's hands handcuffing it into place then he did the same to the mouths on Deidara's feet. He was escorted to the elevator.

"This sucks un…" Deidara flexed his hands underneath their covers.

"It'll teach you to try and bite out the guards throat…"

"I told you guys he had something on his neck, yeah…" Deidara grinned.

"So you had to chew it to get it off?" The guard smacked the back of Deidara's head

"It was on there pretty good, yeah…" Deidara stuck his tongue out.

When the elevator stopped Deidara was brought out to a private visitors room. He was not shocked to see a blushing Tenten waiting for him. Blushing himself the guards locked Deidara into his seat and left the two alone…

"It's good to see you…" Tenten smiled slightly teary eyed.

"I wish you hadn't come, un…" Deidara frowned.

Tenten leapt towards Deidara and using the pin from her hair she freed him from his handcuffs. Deidara looked away as she tried to kiss him.

"What are you doing, un?" Deidara sighed.

"I'm rescuing you!" She looked at him angrily.

"Don't throw away the chance I've given you…" Deidara mumbled at her.

"I've brought some clay you can explode us out of here…" Tenten laid her head on his shoulder.

"No, I gave my life up for your happiness I wont take it back…" Deidara wrapped his arms around Tenten as she cried.

The door on the guest side opened. Kakashi, Gai, Neji and the Hokage stepped into the room.

"Good job you pass…" a Kakashi nodded in Deidara's direction.

"Pass what, un…" Deidara looked at them queerly.

" Tenten's youthful honesty has shown us your blossoming love for her…" Gai did his custom starry crying thumbs up pose.

"But don't think your going to get by all the things you've done that easily…" Tsunade pointed at Deidara " You'll be working off your debt to all of Konoha!"

" What do you mean?" Deidara looked confused but Tenten snuggled in closer to him making him feel like things would work out.

"I mean you will be worked to the bone as an honorary ninja of Konoha!" Tsunade " I figure you owe Konoha somewhere around 12,000,000 dollars…" she pulled out a calculator added some figures and showed him it's screen of 12,234,431.85.

Deidara sweet dropped wondering how he'd pay that off… Then another idea took hold.

"What would have happened if I lost, un?" Deidara's eyes squinted at the Hokage who's sweet dripped.

"The clay was poisoned…" Neji glared at Tenten and Deidara.

"Yikes don't be jealous, un!" Deidara cuddled into Tenten's hair sticking his tongue out at Neji.

Later at an impressive ceremony

"To Deidara we welcome him into our village, Konoha welcome Deidara!" Tsunade spoke over the crowd as they cheered "Deidara now that your name has been cleared in the country of fire, what will you do?"

"I'm going to bang my girlfriend, un!" Deidara reached over to kiss Tenten.

Tenten pressed her hand against his face pushing him back "Who said I was your girlfriend" Deidara looked hurt then she smiled "I did…" and Jumped on him giving him a passionate kiss that brought a blush to the entire village…

After the ceremony Neji was waiting for Tenten off stage. Deidara and Tenten walked towards him holding hands.

Neji coughed "I would like to speak with Tenten alone if you don't mind Deidara-san…"

"What do you think Tenten should I kill him, yeah?" Deidara had a crazy look in his eye as he licked his lips smiling; Tenten and Neji look horror struck "Just kidding, un. I'll be right over there if you need me…" with a dark look that made Neji wonder if he was really kidding Deidara fell back from out of ear shot to the Kage to try and bargain his debt out of a million dollars or so.

"Neji… I'm…" Tent ten watched as he raised a hand to silence her.

"Don't worry about it Tenten-san…" Neji smiled and stuck out his hand for a shake "I'm sorry and I'd like to know if we could remain friends…"

Tenten nodded and hugged Neji briefly then let go. She ran off to Deidara turning around winking at Neji. Neji chuckled to himself knowing she wouldn't forget her friends.

Message from author: Please for the love of god… I need help for this ending!