15. Flashback

Deidara was still drowsy, recovering from his hangover. Sasori had gone to the kitchen about 15 minutes ago and when he returned with a tray of food for Deidara he sat besides the blonde on the bed. He watched his bomber slowly reach for the cup of juice and spoke.

"Deidara... what did you do after I left...?"

Deidara froze, cup inches from his parted lips. He set down the glass, stalling, as if thinking carefully through his answer.

"Well..."

~Flashback- Sasori's Departure~

"Sasori~! Kakuzu-danna gave me free time!" Deidara grinned, dancing into the little cabin his lover stayed. He was surprised to see bags packed and Sasori missing from the front room. Deidara tiptoed to the redhead's bedroom door and peeped through the slightly opened door. "Sa-sor-i?"Deidara looked sad, stepping into the room and startling the other.

"Ah, Deidara... What are you doing here? I thought you said Kakuzu was starting to increase your customers!" Sasori stuttered, standing up-straight and hiding something behind his back.

"He did and I finished them early with exceptional ratings, un... Aren't you glad to see me?" Deidara pouted, suspicious that Sasori was hiding something major.

"I- uh- ye- er... No..." Sasori managed, refusing to make eye contact with the shocked and very hurt male.

"Wha- Why!?" Deidara began to panic, fearing the worst- that he had drained Sasori of all love.

"It's not you, It's me- I just need to get out of here. I've already stayed longer than planned. I killed to get this place, it's only a matter of time before I'm found out. I've got to go out and make something of my skills- not rot away here spending my days with someone like you." Deidara flinched at the last bit, taking it the wrong way however Sasori failed to notice. "I am leaving, Deidara, to join a powerful organization that has an interest in my abilities. I got a letter from them just a few weeks ago."

"..." Deidara became eerily silent, and Sasori sighed, pushing past. Deidara let him, not turning around, emotionless, as if he had become a puppet or a clay statue. Sasori looked over his shoulder, gathering his bags and gave a sad look of lustful longing at Deidara's back before he left. After hearing the door slam shut, Deidara crumbled. He slowly sat down on the bloodstained floor and pulled his knees under his chin. He stared off at nothing, tears flowing without a sound- eyes wide in shock.

This is how Kakuzu found him the following morning. He came to collect Deidara and was curious as to why the door was unlocked when he tried the knob after someone failed to answer his knocks. The place seemed empty to Kakuzu and he made his way to the bedroom. 'Maybe Deidara caved in... I just hope Sasori hasn't left...' Kakuzu began to worry, a heart beating erratically at the thought of his happy "product" being torn to shreds.

"Deidara...? Sasori?" He called upon seeing the bed empty and lights off.

"Sasori's gone... Deidara's dead..." A shiver went down Kakuzu's spine at the sound of Deidara's empty voice.

Kakuzu found Deidara still cradling his knees, staring at nothing. Signs showed the miser that the blonde had been crying for a while, recently stopped. Kakuzu went to kneel in front of the broken boy, looking into his eyes. At this, the tears returned, only this time- sobs racked his body and Kakuzu's eyes widened. He pulled the other male's head to rest against his chest and petted his blonde locks to comfort him. Deidara grasped at Kakuzu's back, draining one of his hearts of chakra; however he let him, pulling him into his lap and gently rocking him like a mother would her child.

Everyone was a child in Kakuzu's eyes- but Deidara, at the moment, was his child. Sasori would eventually pay for this. Deidara- poor sixteen year old Deidara...

~Flashback- flash forward- 2 days after Saso's departure~

"Oi, Kuzu-sensei, open up!" Atari's fist pounded on the door of Kakuzu and Deidara's room in the brothel. The latter was no where in the room at the moment, but Kakuzu opened the door and stepped out to face the obnoxious young man.

"Please tell Deidara to stop upsetting my product." Atari whined. Kakuzu merely sighed and allowed him to be led to the cells.

"WHAT?! YOU BASTARD!" Kakuzu was startled to hear Hidan's shouts from the end cell and hurried past Atari to see Deidara's collar being held up through the bars by said hothead.

He spotted Suki huddled in the corner of the cell, cowering from his pissed cellmate. Kakuzu leered at Hidan whom just noticed his company and released Deidara's collar, only to deliver a punch to the gut. Kakuzu started as Deidara doubled over, coughing.

"Knock it off!" Kakuzu growled dangerously. "Atari- go ahead and take Suki, I'll take care of my stock."

The former prostitute dipped his head and slipped past the bars and back out with Suki before Hidan could get enough sense to run. Once Atari had left Kakuzu whacked Deidara in the back of the head.

"'The hell was that for?!" He protested with a pout.

"Stop torturing Hidan and Suki." Kakuzu replied.

"I wasn't!"

"Hidan?" Kakuzu turned to Hidan whom was fuming- silently!

"The bastard said something about-"

"Hidan!" Deidara sounded panicked, cutting off Hidan's explanation. Kakuzu slapped a hand over his mouth and rolled his hand urging the false albino to continue.

"He wants to leave the brothel!" Hidan rushed. Kakuzu rose a brow, looking down at the blonde and retracting his hand from the mouth, wanting an explanation from him.

"Sasori's gone..." Deidara began, immediately averting Kakuzu's gaze. He told him what had happened and the elder began to fume on the inside as he had two days earlier but before he could say anything, Deidara continued, "I want to go and look for him. Nothing he told me made any sense..." Deidara trailed, nibbling on his thumb nail.

"Why the fuck should you!? What did that bastard do to you? He left you- that's what. Kakuzu and I are still here- isn't that fucking good enough?" Hidan howled.

"Alright Deidara, back to our room. I'd like to discuss this matter in private..." Kakuzu straightened, appearing professional as if he was talking price with a customer.

Kakuzu closed the door behind them once they got to their room and Deidara plopped down on their bed. Kakuzu crossed his arms and leaned against the door, looking expectantly to the blonde whom was twiddling his thumbs.

"Now, you want to leave, correct?"

"Yes, Kakuzu-danna..."

"Have you forgotten the pact we made when you agreed to join?"

"Of course, 'I, the slave, are to serve under my master, forever and always.'"

"I, the master, shall provide and care for his slave.'" Kakuzu added.

"'Should either leave the house, the other should follow.'" They recited in unison now, "'Or else both face punishment.'"

"But Kakuzu- what about Atari?" Deidara sighed.

"Atari is no longer my slave as he has become a master. In all my years here, and you know my age, not a single person has escaped- unscathed..." Kakuzu replied.

"You've got five hearts..." he pouted in response.

"And you have only one." The miser pushed off the wall and sat down on the bed as well.

"Well... you can come with me...?" The boy sounded hopeful now.

"No- money is everything to me and you know that. You are wanting me to accompany you on a wild goose chase... it wastes valuable time I could use to make money."

"I don't want to just sit here while Sasori-"

"Sasori left you, Dei- just as Sara did. Move on!" Kakuzu was beginning to lose his patience.

"That's different though! Sara(1) told me she hated me and now, every time- thank the gods the chances are rare- she and I meet, she tries to kill me." Kakuzu looked surprised and he continued, "Sasori though... he didn't blame me." Deidara looked down and away now.

Kakuzu opened his mouth as if to say something, but the door slammed open and Sara(1) entered. She didn't look too happy and Deidara and Kakuzu stood at attention.

"You both are planning to leave?" She held that familiar hint of authority.

"Yes, Sara-sama." Kakuzu groaned, Deidara had just decided his fate for him.

"Hmm... business is booming now... I suppose that would be fine. Although- from what Suki has told me, I will allow you time to yourselves and once I need you I will have Atari send you a message."

"Please don't let him send his usual self-destructing notes!" Kakuzu growled, last time Atari had sent one he had to pay for the damages.

"No promises. However... what to do about Hidan?" Sara began to stroke her chin in thought.

This made Kakuzu freeze involuntarily and Deidara noticed. He too began to think.

"Can Atari handle him?" Deidara suggested.

"No... you remember our conversation when Hidan first came here, right, Dei-chan?"

"Um... yeah, I believe so."

"I'll handle him until you two return."

"So you're caving?" Deidara smirked suddenly, "Hidan won't like to hear that..."

"Just get out!" Sara sulked, acting childish then left the room.

End Flashback

"And that's when I parted with Kakuzu so I could look for you while he returned to bounty hunting." Deidara explained, curled in a ball with Sasori's arm wrapped protectively and possessively around him. "Of course, I soon needed to find a new way to get by and that's how I became a terrorist." He finished then gasped.

Sasori had gotten bored with the story and decided to tease his love. His lips trailed from the sensitive and soft neck to his bare chest. He'd recently started sleeping in the nude and he moaned when Sasori licked his right nipple. Sasori smirked and his hands made their way below to Deidara's masculine waist. He suddenly began to miss the blonde's former shape. It was so slim and unused to fighting as often as they did now. It came as a shock to Sasori when Deidara revealed his age- Sasori never thought a minor could be so good with his hands. 'Then again... Deidara's hands aren't normal...' Sasori thought to himself, reaching for a hand to stroke and lie kisses upon.

"Mmm... how long do you think Kakuzu and Hidan's mission'll take? Ah!" Deidara had begun to ask as Sasori headed for the prize, licking the tip of his blond's glorious member.

"Dunno... a week? Why?" Sasori said this all while playing with Deidara's erection.

"Plenty of time then..." Deidara panted out.

"For what?" Sasori was curious but it didn't stop him from moving his tongue to his entrance.

"UN! Ah!- T-two things..." Deidara was begging for a lovely fuck, however managed to continued his explanation, "For Hidan and Kakuzu to wake up and see the cherubs and for us- unh!- to use Kakuzu's to- y-ashit!" Sasori had shoved his member in the saliva-coated entrance.

"Toys? Damn... I guess he... really... is ah! Old perv." Sasori panted before climaxing within the other male.

~~ :3 ~~

Meanwhile, at Crescent Moon docks, Kakuzu sneezes- 'Damn... must've caught Hidan's cold...'

Okay, I return to the KakuHida chap now, ne? Atari and Suki are staying and it makes me happy- no sudden changes in my plans = slightly faster process. -sneezes- Thanks a lot, Hidan. TT^TT *blows nose*

By the way (1) Two different Saras are mentioned- one is Dei's ex, the other is their boss.