Did you know that geisha are not prostitutes? Geishas entertain man, which doesn't necessarily mean sex. They dress in much more elaborate kimonos with multiple layers and tie their obis in the back. But a prostitute has a simpler kimono and ties her obi in the front because it has to be easy to get on and off. I found this out on wikipedia and decided to share it. Anyway this is the build up of budding sexual attraction and you'll see what I mean when I post the next chapter. ENJOY!


Days passed since she stumbled across her mission's target. Days since she split from Tomi in the forest. Days since she felt any sort of adrenaline of the like. She was here doing what she was supposed to and she was bored! Kagino continued prattling on about this and that concerning the way their village traded with such and such.

Tenten in her whole life had never known a man so dull and boring that she could be more interested in counting rocks. Thinking back now it was easy to get invited to their entourage, Kagino vouched that she must have been lost. He promised her that they would protect her until she found her family.

It was another lie she had to weave in order to stay in the Daimyo's residence. Tenten hated to play with people's pity and take advantage of their hospitality but.. She was going to save the man's life! That had decreased most of the guilt.

Then it happened, in the middle of another knowledgeable rant Tenten saw it. You know in the romance novel how the author always writes first encounters with the words heart-stopping and breath-taking? Except Tenten wasn't filled with love at the sight before her eyes.

Endorphin kicked in and she was pumping adrenaline through veins in what felt like forever. Her heart skipped a rhythm, she almost tripped over a rock and more than that she wanted to run. For there, in the corner of a nearby tea shop was somebody Tenten never thought she'd see again.

"Tenten-san are you all right? You look a little flushed would you like to sit down?" Sit down? Was this man insane? What she wanted to do was whip out a volley of shurikens and impale the criminal who acted so..normal. Conversing with the waitress and sipping tea was none other than Deidara.

His clothes were simple civilian clothes but Tenten could spot him even if he wore a duck costume in the middle of Konoha. Blonde hair in the same style, those same strong features and eyes that made women swoon. Swoon? Maybe she was the insane one after all. Kagino gripped her arm and led her to a vending stand and had her sit down at the counter. His hand pressed against her forehead and his lips pursed.

"You're not running a fever but still..May I have a glass of water?"

"Yes Kagino-sama." The owner went about in getting the cup and handed it over.

"Thank you. Tenten-san please drink." Tenten complied knowing that it would be worthless not too. Her eyes glanced back over to see Deidara pay and leave. His striking blonde hair stood out and as he passed several young women turned and waved.

He stopped and greeted them smiling and remarking about something that made them all gaggle. Tenten wanted to barf, ugh. She hadn't known he was a womanizer. What a pain and she really wanted to follow him. If he was here then maybe so was his partner.

Was Akatsuki the unknown who issued the threat in the first place? Was he alone? That one she highly doubted. Deidara was composed of all the components of his weapons. He was a hot-headed, easily taunted and ready to kill man. Few things could change the fact that he was an Akatsuki member.

The longer that word and what he was capable of was brought up it was becoming less and less of a deterrent. More like a promise of an unexpected and tremulous life in the fast lane.

"Kagino-sama!" A man ran up and Tenten didn't bother taking notice of who the man was. She had been introduced to enough people to make her feel like she'll never die alone. At the call of his name Kagino turned and if Tenten hadn't been watching she would have missed the sharp look Deidara's eyes took on.

It stole her thoughts for a moment as she forgot just how intense and sharp those eyes can become. Deidara watched Kagino and Tenten waited. One hand came to nonchalantly twirl her braided hair. She felt the cool velvet of the ribbon and her fingers tensed as Deidara's eyes came to evaluate her.

The maids insisted upon pulling Tenten's hair up and then braiding sections. It wasn't the same hairstyle as before and she wanted to melt into the counter behind her back. He smirked at her and gave a wave but when no light of recognition came over him Tenten relaxed enough to sip some water.

She rolled her eyes at his attempt to be the ever lonely guy in need of some feminine company. His smirk turned downright devilish and he brought one gloved hand to his lips and blew a kiss her way. Tenten scoffed and turned her nose up at him. The cocky bastard!

As if she was some lowly woman who didn't have an ounce of self respect! His smirk grew and Tenten prayed for strength. Kagino hugged her, pulling her from the seat and successfully ruining her glaring at Deidara. Newly dubbed the pompous ass.

Kagino swept her up into his arms and laughing all the while. He shouted to be heard over the commotion of the market.

"Tenten, my friend is getting married and they're having a baby!" She smiled and hugged him all pretense of Deidara gone for the moment. At the mention of his name she looked up to find him gone, busy people taking up the space he once had.

"Kagino set her down but held her elbow in a mannerly way. "Let's find you a dress and then head back." Tenten only nodded, mood carefree on his account.

Still I wonder what Deidara's doing here. I better stay aware of him.

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Deidara paced in the alley worrying his hair with his hands. That woman had looked familiar and he didn't remember from where. He thought at first she was one of his old lovers but dismissed it. she had watched him carefully as if she KNEW what he was. Akatsuki.

But as he thought back now she very well could have been his little kunoichi. The young woman plagued his nights turning every dream into a wet one. But if he heard correctly then she was taken possibly even pregnant.

So gone that not even he could reach her. The crowd had been loud but he did hear pieces of that prisses' words. Tenten...getting married...having a baby! Deidara slammed a gloved fist into a nearby wall sending spider cracks in all directions.

"Dammit!" He thought she was his kunoichi, the one who moaned and clung to him but the fire's light. Her..who he had yet too know her name. He knew her body and certain places that made her arch but in the wake of quelching his desire he hadn't known her name to call out.

With the mere thought of her, his body had reacted. In fact he was still hard from the sexual frustration that had built up over the days. He never claimed her but the next time they met..

Was she the one? Nevertheless I'll find her and make my promise true.

With a cat's grin and a plan forming, Deidara merged with the crowd his objective changing with each second ticking by.

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There are some things that Tenten was never able to stand: Arrogant pricks, clingy girls and shopping.

"Tenten-san let me see! Oh you look lovely in all of these I can't choose!" Tenten groaned, stepping out into the waiting area in yet another kimono. "So adorable! Here try this one on!" She wanted to scream this bastard actually thought it was easy to fit into these things!

After the five failed attempts she had switched to tying the obi in front of the traditional back bow. She was dressing more like a prostitute than a geisha! Yet here she was again stepping into one more kimono. The colors were so bright that they hurt to look directly at them.

She didn't know how the man dressed in the morning but his sense for women's fashion was beyond horrible.

Who the hell pairs an orange obi with a red and white striped kimono! Oh hold that thought.

A mental image of herself jumping up and down in her head whilst waving her arms screaming 'I know', 'I know' came to mind.

Ridiculous man if he wasn't buying it I would've thrown one of these damn things at him.

The floor length mirror reflected her pissed of visage before she put her back to it. Leaning against the wall Tenten waited for Kagino to once again call her out.

He's oddly quiet.

She peeked through a crack and noticed someone's back was to her covering up Kagino.

He could be in danger!

Without a second thought Tenten through the door open and smiled huge hoping that it didn't seem as forced as it was.

"What do you think!" The man turned to her and visibly winced at her outfit. He was young and dressed like an apprentice but she wasn't risking it. Kagino poked his head around and clapped.

"My Tenten-san you'll make a statement in that one." The man winced again and walked past her. She caught his words easily enough.

"Yeah 'I'm color blind' certainly is a statement." A deceptively gentle hand snatched the man's shoulder has she sweetly looked at him.

"Then find me something I can actually wear without feeling like an ass. Okay?" Her anger must have shown through because the man shook before taking off into the back room.

Idiot, as if I enjoy this.

"Tenten-san tell me what you think!" She sat next to him and folded her hands in her lap. Greatly resisting the urge to shout out that it sucks and good thing he was single.

"It's too loud and I'd rather not where it. The colors clash immensely and I don't think the bride will enjoy it if I take away her spotlight." Kagino clapped his hands again and Tenten's eyebrow rose.

What was this man on?

"Thank you for being honest with me! I'm not the best with clothing choices. My servants pick out my clothes."

That explains it all.

Commenting was useless for the attendant was back and looking far more sturdy. Odd how that was.

"Miss if you'd like this is our most prized kimono we have. I'm sure it will bring out your tanner skin and earthly colored eyes." He was different and Tenten was weary. Something was stranger and the feeling of paranoia crept up again.

"Thanks, I will try it on." She took the smooth fabric, stepping into the changing room with every intention of going alone. A hand stopped the door from closing crushing that hope. Tenten this time openly glared at the man, he was over stepping boundaries and she wasn't going to let him off.

"Allow me to assist you. There'll be no way to know if you like it unless you where it the right way. I can tie the obi for you." Tenten instead of giving him a good thrashing was interrupted when Kagino spoke in her place.

"Excellent! What a perfect gentleman to help out. Go on Tenten-san allow the man to help." She was so ready to yell out not over her dead body but the man stepped closer, instinctively she secured more distance. Bad thing about that was he was now inside the room and the lock clinking shut behind him felt like a death sentence.

"Turn around and don't try anything bastard. I'll be watching you in the mirror." The man gave a mock bow, his brown eyes dancing with mirth.

"Yes my lady." He turned and Tenten quickly undressed, pulling the smooth kimono over herself. She held it in a death grip as he turned back around at her. He moved to the discarded obi and stepped behind her.

"Pull the kimono tighter." Tenten obeyed as he leaned forward. Their bodies were a few inches apart, his hands were sliding the obi around her stomach in order to wrap it around to her back. She tensed and heard him inhale right behind her ear.

"What the hell are you doing?" There was a hard tug and faintly she felt the body behind her.

"Forgive me miss...but it's been a long time since I've smelt a woman so wonderful." His hands came back around to her front double wrapping the obi, bringing it to her back he tied the first knot. Tenten had nothing to say to that but when a warm mouth clasped over an exposed part of her shoulder she thought up plenty of things to say.

First things first, she yanked her flesh from out of his reach. She pulled away her form and he let her. Her mouth opened to rip him a new one but his eyes flashed blue causing her to stop cold. In the blink of an eye they were the deep brown color and she had to shake away the thoughts that maybe she was hallucinating.

The look in his eyes was far too intense and if she put it on another's face, in another place under different circumstances she would just...

No! Pull yourself together and smack him!

Tenten lashed out but he dove underneath her fist.

"You should get back to your fiancé." All she could do was blink up at him.

"Kagino-san is not my fiancé. I don't know what you're thinking but I'll kick your ass here." He only smiled before giving her a once over.

"Beautiful." He used her caught wrist to twirl her around and press her back to his much firmer chest. "A woman like you can take a man's breath away given the proper opportunity." Her anger dissolved as her reflection was revealed.

Is that really me?

The kimono was light blue and the further you went down the darker it became until the very last bit was a deep purple. The obi that tied it together held a shimmering silver color which made Tenten think of metal. That wasn't why she wasn't speaking, it was the way the dress was cut.

Untraditional and if Tenten was more buxom..an ample amount of cleavage would have been put on display. There was a cut that came from her shoulders and curved back up showing off the sides of her breasts. The bottom of the kimono stopped right below her kneecaps leaving her to move freely if the need arose.

It was so pretty...not beautiful...because Tenten wasn't that type of girl. But she couldn't help but gawk at herself. The word egotistical surfaced and Tenten mashed it with mental feet. She removed herself from his close presence and bowed lightly in thanks.

"Thank you but do anything like that again and I'll beat you to a bloody pulp." The man looked pleased and bowed once more.

"I for one would never dream of it." Both left and the man disappeared back into the back room.

"Oh my goodness Tenten-san you're a goddess! We are definitely getting this one! Change back and then I'll buy it. Oh I can't wait for later on today!" Tenten quickly freed herself silently thanking the man, now she could finally get the hell out of the store.

Kagino had them wrap the kimono and obi in a gift box as he paid for it. Tenten was hit wit sudden awareness, that man kissed her shoulder and she had reacted! There was hot fire shooting straight down to the core of her being! Kagino and herself stepped out into the afternoon light as the sky started to look like rain.

She had never reacted like that before! Tenten still couldn't believe that a mere wet kiss, to her shoulder none the less! Could have her sexually aware of anyone. The only person who had known, the only person who had made her moan, who was capable...Tenten clamped her hand over her mouth and stopped. The only man to ever make her feel so achingly needy without him. Deidara.

Turning around did nothing for her as he was more than likely gone. She followed behind Kagino ever weary of the blonde, bomb expert. She had felt alive beneath his lips and she had pulled away in shock, not because it hadn't felt good. It had felt good...beyond good. Damn, and the only reason she hadn't jumped him was because she hadn't known.

No wait, that's a dangerous line of thinking. I don't know if I could so easily betray Konoha. No doubt about it...betrayal would leave a nasty taste in anyone's mouth. Still I don't know if I could resist such a compelling man..even if I tried.

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Deidara snickered as he stood back and watched her figure things out. He needed to know if she was the young kunoichi. He had to know, so when the shaky assistant came in, he just knocked him out and transformed. With the few minutes he had, Deidara found that little number he gave her.

Just imagining her in it almost had him throw his disguise out the window. He held it together and improvised when he saw her trying to retreat into the dressing room. Thankfully Kagino wasn't the brightest and Deidara easily slipped in with her with some lame excuse.

She had been hostile and her hair smelt stronger, purely her. When he first smelled her hair it was mingled with the smell of smoke and dust. She had tensed up and he noticed her body size and height. She matched to his kunoichi's description.

It was a slip on his part that made him dive down to taste her skin. Feisty as ever but there in her eyes besides the anger was her arousal. It was her, there was no doubt in his mind. Just being close enough to touch her made his transformation almost let up.

He knew this by the look in her eyes, he figured now that he knew he'd make a hasty retreat. The look she now was sporting had him grinning ruefully. He followed her to the edge of the complex and waited. Some idiot was spouting directions to anyone who would listen and an idea once more pounced on him.

Disappearing into another alley Deidara had to go and get ready for the wedding tonight. He never liked weddings but receptions were something he didn't mind, not at all.