By the time Sakura had arrived back at the hospital it was midnight. She had to do a few of her own personal things before she fully commited herself back at the hospital. It seemed like nothing had changed when she walked out of the elevator and onto the 4th floor. Many of the nurses looked quite tired and some of the ANBU looked a bit bored. 'Well if they just locked him up and threw away the key they wouldn't have to be babysitting him.' Sakura grumbled as she walked into room 406. Deidara was awake and staring out the still open window in his room. The sound of crickets playing their soft tune could be heard and she could have sworn he had a look of sadness on his face, that was until he turned to look at her and bore a glare that could have put Sasuke's scowls to shame.

"Your up early. Your body must have burned off the anesthetic off quicker than I thought."

Deidara seemed to say nothing to her as she spoke and walked up to check the monitors that were connected to him. He gave her a look of hate and then turned his gaze down towards the end of his bed. It seemed that everything was running smoothly and by tomorrow he could be up and walking once more. 'Well that would be just wonderful!' She moved over towards Deidara's elbow to take the wire out since he wouldn't be needing anymore drugs, but just as she was about to touch him he quickly moved his arm away from her with such speed that she was left stunned. Wasn't he just complaining about the wires a little bit ago, now he didn't want them out?

"Different nurse."

Deidara spoke softly as he kept his glare upon her and his arm far out of reach from her. Obviously he didn't trust her. Well what could she say? She did break his wrist in half with a simple squeeze of her hand. He was probably expecting her to snap his elbow in half and then work her way up. Ha! Wouldn't that be a sight to see! Sakura slowly moved away from him and just nodded, best if someone else do it anyways, she didn't want him to have another one of his temper tantrums and she loose her temper. So she abided by his one wish and walked out and retrieved another nurse to take the wires out of him. After the nurse had completed the job, Sakura had walked back in to see the male sleeping. 'Lucky!' Sakura gave him an envious glare before softly shutting his door and then walking away to the employees lounge. If she was going to be there all night then she might as well get some caffeine in her system.

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"STUPID SODA MACHINE!"

A loud thud resounded off the walls in the small room of the employees lounge. Sakura turned the corner to see Naruto nearly beating the life out of the old machine. Everyone in the hospital knew that the machine had quit years ago and now only stood there as a money eater and a space consumer, two things they didn't need. But Naruto never was in the hospital long enough to know that, so now he was making dents in the metal sides of the machine and cursing as he tried to get his Orange Fizz out. Now he had his palms on both sides of the machine and was shaking it back and forth vigourously. Boy did he want that soda!

"Naruto, you know that doesn't work."

Sakura giggled lightly as her brow raised at the now shocked blonde. He probably thought he was the only one in there trying to get a drink, but he guessed wrong.

"Oi! Sakura-chan! I didn't hear you come in!"

"That's because I just got here, silly. What are you doing to that poor thing?"

"Oh this? It ate my money! I want my soda!"

Naruto grabbed both sides of the soda machine and began to wiggle it once more with much more vigor than the last time.

"It doesn't work."

"Huh?"

"I said it doesn't work. It hasn't worked in years."

"Then why didn't someone put a sign on it saying it doesn't! I wasted good money there! That could have gone to a bowl of ramen!"

"Like you need anymore of that stuff, and besides, this is the EMPLOYEES LOUNGE! Your not supposed to be in here."

Naruto seemed to look caught red handed. Sakura just giggled at his guilty look.

"Why are you here anyways?"

"Granny Tsunade told me you would be here."

"It's the middle of the night, Naruto?"

"...I couldn't sleep?"

Sakura began to burst out laughing at that, which Naruto seemed to join in with. After they calmed from their laughing fit, Sakura had made herself a cup of coffee and both of them sat around the small cardtable that was in the room. Naruto had finally decided to tell her why he really came to see her, after she kept proding him on why he was up so late at night and at the hospital of all places when he wasn't even hurt; for once.

"Well I heard that you were with the Akatsuki guy."

"What do you mean with?"

"Well I just heard from Kakashi that you were put on the job to take care of him, is that true?"

Sakura groaned out aloud. It seemed nothing in Konoha could stay a secret, especially when it had to deal with an S-class criminal.

"It's just to get information out of him, nothing more and nothing less."

"I'm worried for you, Sakura."

Naruto's voice held worry and sadness in it. He was always protective of Sakura, making sure she was safe and healthy before himself. He was like the big brother she always wanted. Slowly she reached out her hand to place it upon the blonde's folded ones.

"I'm a big girl, Naruto, I can handle him. Besides, by the way he won't even let me touch him, I'm sure he's more afraid of me than I am of him."

Both of them began to laugh loudly again and begin to talk about what other missions would be coming up soon and about the chunnin exams that would soon be starting and of the invite from Gaara to go to Sungakure for a visit. It was almost like they both had no worries in the world they lived in; almost.

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"And what the hell do you claim that to be, yeah?"

Deidara had awoken at about 8:39 in the morning. He had already insulted many of the nurses that came in and threatened almost every single ANBU that came in range of his voice. He was like a firecrakers ready to explode at any moment and he was becoming more fidgety as the day wore on, so Sakura decided to do the worst thing imanginable to anyone; she was going to show him around the village.

"Don't worry about it."

"But it won't come off. What is it?"

"I said don't worry about it, now do you want to go take a walk or not?"

That seemed to shut him up, but he wouldn't stop messing with the braclet. He constantly analyzed it and tired to pull it off, but it was form fitted around his wrist so that he wouldn't be able to take it off and the metal was non breakable. Once they had got into his clothes, of course they had been washed and he wanted nothing other than his same clothes, they had walked out of the room and into the elevator where they made silent decent down. Sakura bit her bottom lip hard. Would they get started at? What would people say? Maybe this wasn't such a good idea! I better turn back! Too late! With a ding the doors slowly slide open the and cold air of the lobby rushed in to make Sakura's hair on the nape of her neck stand on end even more than they were just minutes ago from the anxiety that was coursing through her system. As she walked out of the elevator shaft, Deidara in step beside her, she was greeted by the receptionist.

"Morning, Miss Haruno, I don't know if you knew Naru-"

She fell silent and her eyes buldged as she took in the blonde next to the pink haired girl. Surely it wasn't Naruto.

"Oh, I met with him last night. Thank you for informing me though.

The receptionist just nodded her head, her face still frozen in shock as she watched the two walk out the doors. Would that be the same look she would get everywhere? 'Oh dear! I knew this was a bad idea from the beginning! I'll just go to Tsunade right now and-' The presence of the blonde was not next to her anymore. Frantically Sakura looked around her for the male to see him walking off down the street caliming everyone's eyesight. It seemed news definitely traveled fast. Quickly Sakura broke into a sprint to catch up to him before anyone decided to take his lonely walk as a chance to attack.

"HEY! What do you think your doing?!"

"Walking, yeah."

Deidara said calmly as he made a left turn down a street. Some children would stop and point at him with wide and amused eyes while their parents would try and drag them back their safe and secure houses.

"You can't just run off like that!"

"Pfft, what does it matter? If someone kills me then I don't care, would get me outta this shit hole, yeah."

Sakura had enough of his insults about her village. In an instant she was in front of him, blocking his path, a very angry scowl on her features.

"Your a real asshole!"

She had never really cursed before, unless it was a dire situation, but he was one ignorrant man! He needed to hear the truth! She was positive he would have reached out and slapped, or punched, her out of his way, but all he did was smirk and lean in slightly, causing her to lean away.

"Thanks, I take that as a compliment, yeah!"

His breath smelt oddly minty, he probably grabbed a peppermint off the receptionist desk before they left. His lips quirked and pulled up into a maniacal smirk, one that sent shivers down Sakura's spine.

"Still want to take a walk, don't you?"

He used the same words she had used not to long ago to make him stop with his fussing at the hospital; how evil! Sakura slowly moved out of his way and back to his side as they continued down the silent street. What a handful he would be!

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A/N: I think I updated well enough, right? Well anyways, I'm pretty proud of this chapter. Much more drama and things of that sort on their way. Don't worry there will be DeiSaku moments, I just don't want to rush them into a relationship right away, I mean he is a crimnal and they obviously hate each others guts! Relationships take time people!

Anyways, R&R lovelies!

P.S.- I think I'm concluding that this story is going to be longer than I intended it to be. Woopsie! o_O