Kyoko: This chapter took me forever to write. It's not what I wanted but it's still okay. So I hope you enjoy it, read and review please.

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Deidara stared at the note on Sasori's table with a slight frown.

Deidara, I'm going on a bit of an errand.

-Sasori

The blonde wondered where his Akatsuki partner had gone to, a bit of an errand?

"What kind of errand? Un." asked the blonde to no one in particular, he would then shrug, not exactly caring much, just simply curious.

Deidara then left his danna's room; he would have to go tell the Leader that Sasori would be unable to attend the meeting, Leader would be angry.

"Tsunade-sama you wanted to see me?" she asked softly, mustering up a polite smile.

Tsunade, the blonde Hokage looked up from her data book and smiled slightly at the young Hyuuga.

"Yes Hinata. I have a simple mission for you."

Hinata nodded her head softly and waited for the Hokage to explain.

"Hinata, there is a rumor that an Akatsuki member is heading towards Konoha, and is currently taking refuge in one of the small towns nearby and I want you an your Anbu team to investigate, do not attack unless you are attacked first." The blonde explained seriously.

Hyuuga Hinata nearly froze at the word 'Akatsuki' It was almost like a taboo word for the young heiress. Any and every time someone said it she almost immediately became a different person. Like someone who had lost a piece of their heart, like someone who went through tremendous pain, like someone who had cried countless nights. But she wasn't a different person because she was that person, only she was better at hiding everything when that word was never spoken, when he was never mentioned. She tried to avoid information and missions that had to do with the Akatsuki, because she didn't want hear something like 'Sasori is dead' to put it bluntly. And yet she craved, she longed for information and missions that had to do with that organization because she needed to know how he was doing; she needed something that would connect her with him.

Eyes wide and mouth open Hinata could barely choke out an answer, she breathed deeply in attempt to calm her shaking body.

"D-do you know which Akatsuki member Tsunade-sama?" she asked her voice barely above a faint whisper.

"No, I do not know, that is one reason why we would like your Anbu team to investigate." Replied the amber-eyed medic nin.

"Oh I see." answered Hinata quietly, biting her lower lip.

"We also do not know why the Akatsuki member would be near Konoha. We can guess that it's because of Naruto but we're not sure."

Hinata nodded her head slightly, her mind swirling with thoughts of Sasori.

"So, Hinata, do you accept the mission?" asked the blonde, her eyes looking at Hinata as if trying to bore an answer out her.

Afer thinking about it for a very long and suspenseful moment the Hyuuga replied.

"I accept." She murmured softly.

"Then get your team together, you leave tomorrow."

Hinata waited at one of the various Konoha gates for her team. She was early, early because she was unable to get much sleep that night, early because she was anxious and feeling uncertain.

Why? Because there was a chance that this person could be the one that she was longing to see.

Akasuna no Sasori.

Today, the eighteen-year old wore her Anbu attire. It was simple but appealing. The pants were tight and black they went all the way down her legs and cut off at her ankles, she wore a dark blue almost black tank top and over that a white Anbu jacket with short sleeves that had red liquid like patterns dancing across the bottom half of it, black gloves that climbed all the way up her arm that cut off just above her elbows, dark blue shinobi shoes and she also wore a white Anbu mask that took the shape of a wolfs face with the same liquid like patterns that the jacket has. It kept her noticeable lavender eyes as well as her identity hidden and with that her dark-indigo hair was pulled back into a loose pony-tail much like her older cousin Neji's.

By now the girl was pacing, this waiting seemed like forever to her, why couldn't they be early like her?

But finally the two she had been waiting for arrived, their Anbu attire much like her own minus the red patterns and replace the long gloves with short ones.

"Oi Captain, we're here." said the one who had a very large white dog running next to him.

"Your late." replied Hinata, her voice hard and cold.

"We are?" asked the one who had spoken earlier.

"I was under the impression that we were just on time Captain." Replied the one had kept quiet up till now.

Hinatas expression softened though you couldn't tell under the mask, she felt guilty for being so rude but she couldn't help it, she was just hours away from an Akatsuki member who could be Sasori.

"I'm sorry boys. I'm just a little tired, that's all." her voice still hard but not so much cold.

"It's alright captain." replied the one without the dog.

"Right, ready Akamaru?"

The large dog barked in response.

"Okay team, you know the mission. We investigate, nothing more unless we're attacked first."

"Understood." Both boys replied in unison.

With nothing left to say the Anbu team headed out.

Sasori, wait for me, just a little bit longer.

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Sasori: Still no Hina action?

Kyoko: Oh hush you, You'll get some time with Hinata-chan in no time. So just do me a favor and shut up till then.

-Hinata walks in just as Sasori was about to retort-

Hinata: Kyoko-sama would love some kind reviews. A few ideas wouldn't hurt either and as always honest opinions.

Kyoko: Thank you Hinata-chan. Now let's go before Sasori-kun breaks out of that duct tape and chains, ne?