So so sorry that this is later than it usually is, but it's been a crazy week for me! Sorry, but here's the twelfth chapter, and I hope you enjoy!
Pain washed over Sasuke's body, as he gained consciousness. His whole body ached and was weary from exhaustion. Dammit! Where was he? What was going on? Sasuke tried to move, but found that his hands were bound tightly, behind his back. He struggled against the bounds but it was useless, so he stilled and tried to assess the situation.
He seemed to be lying on solid ground. Sasuke could feel how cold the floor was, seeing as he was laying on it. He already knew that his hands were bound, but it seemed his legs weren't. Sasuke turned on his side and stomach, before he was able to sit up on his knee's. Standing up, successfully, Sasuke took a few uncertain steps, before he stopped, hearing someone else entered the room.
"Whoa, where do you think you're going, un?", he heard someone ask.
Sasuke turned his head towards the voice, frowning. "Who are you?", Sasuke asked harshly, as he glared over where the voice was coming from.
"Sorry, un, but we've never met. I knew your brother, though!", the voice said, reminding Sasuke of Naruto, in a way.
"Akatsuki", Sasuke said, narrowing his glare.
"Bingo! You're so smart, Sasuke-Kun! I'm Deidara, un", the man told him, cheerfully.
Sasuke growled mentally. Great! Itachi's freaky friends had kidnapped him! Ugh… Damn eyes. They had turned him into a weakling who was everyone's favorite to kidnap. Sasuke tensed and stepped back, as he heard Deidara coming closer.
"Chill out, un. I was just wandering if you were hungry", Deidara said.
Sasuke took another step back, confused, before he rolled his sightless eyes, scowling. "I'd rather not risk poison", he said, surprised his kidnapper would even offer him food.
"Frankly, un, you're a little blind right now, so I don't think I need poison to kill you", Deidara said, amusedly.
"Whatever. I'm not hungry", Sasuke growled at him, as he struggled a little against his bonds.
"Fine then, un. I was just trying to be a good kidnapper, but I don't have to be, un. Now sit down, un. We need to talk", Deidara said.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow, before he glared his eyes where he was sure Deidara was standing, as he growled in frustration. "You kidnapped me to talk!?", he hissed.
"Yes, un. So, sit", Deidara ordered him. Sasuke ignored him, turning his head away. Please. Like he was actually going to listen to him. The psycho bomber had blown him up, kidnapped him, and now he wanted to talk? He heard Deidara sigh, before he was suddenly grabbed roughly by the arm, and spun around, until he was thrown into what felt like a chair. "So, since you're sitting now, we can talk", Deidara said, lightly.
Growling silently to himself, Sasuke situated himself properly in the chair, seeing as Deidara had just slung him into it. "What the hell do you wanna talk about?", Sasuke asked, angrily.
"How are your eyes, un?", Deidara asked.
"What?", Sasuke asked, blankly.
"Your eyes, un, how are they?", Deidara repeated the question, slowly.
"I'm blind. How do you think they are?", Sasuke growled.
"You should calm down, un. Itachi-Kun was never so careless with his emotions. No wonder he never thought you would ever kill him", Deidara stated. Sasuke quickly snarled at Deidara, practically foaming at the mouth. It was a very stupid move to compare him to Itachi, let alone speak of Itachi around him.
"Just tell me why you want to know about my eyes", Sasuke demanded, as he calmed down.
"This is the first time they've gone out on you, right, un?", Deidara asked, curiously.
Sasuke stilled, allowing all of his attention to focus on the bomber. What did he mean? What did he know? Sasuke tilted his head down, letting his long bangs cover his face, so his curiosity couldn't be shown. "What are you talking about. Of course this is this the first time", Sasuke said. He heard Deidara chuckle, before Sasuke heard him move towards him. Sasuke raised his heads towards the bomber, when a hand grabbed his chin and tilted his head up. He immediately tensed, and growled.
"Relax, un. I just wanna take a look", Deidara explained, as he used a finger to pull his right eyelid open. "Un… Just like Itachi's, un", Deidara commented to himself.
"What? Are you saying this happened to my brother, too?", Sasuke asked, slowly, piecing things together.
"Of course, un! We thought you didn't know", Deidara told him.
Deidara's hands let him go, as he heard the bomber move around the room. "Well, it wasn't like Itachi and I were buddy buddy for him to tell me", Sasuke said, spitefully. Sasuke listened quietly to the silence, since he couldn't hear Deidara moving around anymore. He shifted awkwardly in his seat, wondering what Deidara was doing, before he sighed, annoyed. "What are you doing?", he asked.
"Shh, un! Give me a second!", Deidara said, impatiently.
Sasuke scoffed silently, as he turned his head away, keeping his left ear on Deidara, who was exceedingly quiet. With his kidnapper's attention obviously occupied somewhere else, Sasuke tried to reach into his weapon's pouch for a kunai, to try an cut his bonds.
"Sorry, un. Your pouch dropped back in the explosion. Too bad you're blind, and you couldn't have seen it! It was beautiful, un!", Deidara said, animatedly.
"Psycho bomber", Sasuke muttered.
"What was that, un?", Deidara asked, oblivious to what Sasuke had said.
"Nothing", Sasuke replied.
"Doesn't matter, un. Now! Down to business", Deidara said, excitedly, as Sasuke heard him move a little closer, "As I was telling you, Itachi-Kun had the same problem you had"
"I figured", Sasuke said, sarcastically.
"Don't you wanna know how he fixed his problem?", Deidara asked.
Sasuke snapped his head towards Deidara, anxious at the hope that was being dangled before him. He tried to feign disinterest in the subject, but knew that he was probably doing a lousy job of it. "A cure?", Sasuke asked him.
"Of course, un! Do you think your genius of an otouto would have gone blind without doing something about it?", Deidara said.
"So… What's the cure?", Sasuke asked, sounding as bored as Kakashi, while his insides were bouncing around like Naruto.
"Sorry, un! But, I can't tell you that until you accept a little deal", Deidara said.
"What kind of deal?", Sasuke asked, as he narrowed his blind eyes. He should have known he wouldn't get anything for free.
"We of Akatsuki have a proposal for you", Deidara said, excitedly.
Sasuke let out a heavy sigh, as he hung his head. Deidara might have thought he had spiraled down into depression, when he was really trying not to crack up laughing in front of the Akatsuki member. They actually wanted him in Akatsuki? Sasuke bit his lip, to keep down the laughter, as he lifted his head to address Deidara.
"Sorry, but no. And if you're looking for a thank you, I think you need your brain checked", Sasuke told him, with an amused smirk.
"But, un, Akatsuki could help you in other ways, besides giving you your sight back", Deidara said.
"Why do you want me join so badly?", Sasuke asked Deidara, annoyed, "It's not like I've slaughtered my entire clan"
"We have other reasons for wanting you, un. Just trust Leader-Sama's judgment and join us!… You'd be better in our hands than that traitorous snake", Deidara tried to reason with him.
"Like that's ever going to ever happen, again", Sasuke hissed at him.
"I'm just saying, un", Deidara said, quietly. Sasuke heard Deidara move around the room, before he stopped. "I have to go check on something. By the time I get back, I want an answer", Deidara said, firmly.
"And what are you going to do to me if I say no?", Sasuke asked, curiously, although he already knew where this was going.
"Well, un, we'll just have to kill you!", Deidara said, cheerfully, before a door slammed shut.
Sasuke jumped at the loud sound, before relaxing at the fact that he was, at least, alone. He stood up, while he struggled with his bonds again. If Kakashi and Sakura weren't going to show up, then he was going to have to get out himself.
Sorry, if the chapter was crappy! But this week has been insane and this past day bordered on absolutely crappy and I feel crappy. I promise to do better in the next chapter, as well as have it for you sooner! Sorry, again! Aishiteru!