Hey all! It's KRISH-un, yet again! And I'm back with Akai! I'm in a wicked good mood today because I have ramen...

Well, thanks to all the reviewers, and all who have yet to review. I love you all!!

That's all I have to say for now, so... ENJOY!

It had been 5 minutes. Deidara knew that Pein would come back soon, no matter what the result had been. Only the leader's mood would tell him that. He would be worried if Pein came back without Akai though.

And, right at that moment, Pein appeared next to him, "Deidara." He face showed fury, and Deidara inwardly cheered, this meant that Akai had passed, "Go clean up the trash." He strode out of the room.

Deidara chuckled to himself. Pein's bad mood definitely meant that Akai had passed. He disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Reappearing in the same clearing he had been in five minutes earlier, he called out, "Akai…?"

To his right, small moan answered him. He turned towards it, running to the form on the ground.

Akai's whole body was covered in strange burns. She grinned weakly up at him, "H-hey, Deidara-san…" She murmured before her head drooped to the side and she lost consciousness.

Deidara studied her burns for a second, and then gingerly picked her up, bridal style, trying not to touch any of the burns. He disappeared, bringing her with him.

When he reappeared in his room, he laid her gently down onto the bed, then left hurriedly to find Konan. He took one last look at her before he left, and then ran out.

As soon as he left the room, Akai's eyes flickered open. "Deidara-san…?" She blinked several times, trying to adjust to the dim lighting. When she could see, she recognized that she was in Deidara and Tobi's room.

Just then, Tobi burst into the room, "LADY-SAMA! Tobi did not expect to see Lady-sama awake so soon, because Deidara-senpai said that Lady-sama was asleep and-!" He cut himself off, "Tobi is babbling, isn't Tobi?"

Akai laughed, "Yeah, you kind of were, but it's okay, Tobi. I'm happy that you came to see me." She winced, "Damn, ow... My back hurts like mad…"

Tobi looked happy, "Yeah. That's why Senpai told Tobi to come in here, but not to hug Lady-sama. He said that Tobi's hugs would hurt Lady-sama…." His masked voice sounded sad.

Akai's eyes widened, "Wait, Deidara-san?! Where is he, anyways?"

Tobi paused, and then chirped ly, "Senpai went to get Konan-chan so she could heal Lady-sama. That's why Tobi is here with Lady-sama, instead of Senpai. Senpai didn't want Lady-sama to be alone."

Akai smiled, visibly relieved, "Okay…" She looked up at the masked shinobi, "You know, Tobi, you can still hug me." Tobi's mood seemed to brighten as he became more excited, so she hastily added, "Just don't hurt me, okay?"

Tobi practically glomped her, "Okay!" He snuggled into her shoulder as she returned his hug.

After a minute, they parted. They promptly fell into a comfortable silence, for once when Tobi was around, as they waited for Deidara to show up.

Suddenly, Tobi turned to Akai, "Lady-sama."

Akai stared back at him, "Tobi…?"

"Uh…" Tobi paused, "Tobi wants to know if… if… if Lady-sama loves Deidara-senpai?"

Akai immediately blushed, "WHAT?! What the HELL are you talking about, Tobi?!"

Tobi nodded, "Lady-sama heard Tobi's question. Does Lady-sama?"

Akai opened her mouth to answer, but Deidara burst through the door. He had heard most of Tobi and Akai's conversation, enough to still know what they were talking about, and based on her reaction to the question, he didn't want to know the answer.

Konan followed in after him, smiling gently in Akai's direction.

Akai grinned at the new arrivals, oblivious to the fact that Deidara had been listening to their conversation, "Deidara-san! Konan-chan!"

Deidara crossed the room swiftly, and hugged Akai gently, "It's nice to see you awake, Akai-san… un." He pulled away grinning.

Konan made a face at all the burns covering Akai's body, "Wow, Akai, he really tried to kill you…" She spun around, and practically threw Tobi and Deidara out of the room, "Stay out there, you two." That said, she turned back to Akai, muttering, "Deidara heard."

Akai blinked, thinking she had heard her wrong, "What?"

Konan sighed, she d repeating herself, "He heard. Deidara heard what you and Tobi were talking about."

Akai paled, "Oh, SHIT." She took a deep breath, "This is SO not good."

Konan laughed, "Obviously." Her face instantly sobered, "Take off your shirt, Akai."

Akai's eyes widened again, "Wait, WHAT?!"

Konan sighed, "I AM here to heal you, if you remember? And your shirt isn't doing much for you in the state that it's in, so take it off."

Akai scowled, "Fine…" She shrugged off her shirt slowly, trying not to hit her burns. She sat back on the bed, shivering, only in her pants and the bandages she used as a bra.

Konan placed her hands on Akai's back. Green chakra snaked out, absorbing the burns. Soon enough, the burns began to disappear.

After about five more minutes, Konan took her hands off Akai's back, "There. I almost fully healed them, but if I heal anymore it might cause damage to the both of us. So, take it easy for a little while, okay?" She tossed a bundle of cloth at Akai, "That's a new shirt and your Akatsuki cloak. Put them on, or I'll get Deidara in her right now." She put a hand on the doorknob, as if to emphasize her point.

Akai scrambled to pull on the gift clothes. Konan's shirt was a bit too big, but the cloak fit perfectly, hugging her body in all the right places. Only the top of her face from the bridge of her nose, up, was visible.

Konan smiled at her, "You look great. Want me to let them in, or do you want them to survive for a few more minutes before your looks kill them?"

Akai laughed, "No, I want them to come in. If they die, it's your fault, though."

Konan laughed again, and opened the door, "I'm done in here, you two, and you're allowed to come in." She glanced back at Akai, winking. She strode out as Deidara and Tobi walked in.

Deidara stared at Akai for a minute, making her extremely uncomfortable, until Tobi giggled, "Senpai… You're staring…"

Deidara blushed, "Uh, no I wasn't, un!" He said indignantly. He looked back at Akai and blushed harder.

Akai was blushing also, "D-Does it look that bad…"

"N-No!" Deidara exclaimed, "It looks really good!" He blushed even more, "I-It just looks so different than your normal clothes; it's a change." He paused, and then added hesitantly, "It was a good change, though."

Akai grinned, and walked up to him. Standing on her tiptoes, she placed a gentle kiss on his cheek, and then ran out of the room.

Tobi giggled again, "Ha ha, Senpai! Your face is all red!"

Deidara blushed harder, "S-Shut UP, Tobi, un!"

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