I REALLY like this one, like Deidara is crazy and legit so it's fun to write. This chapter is dedicated to all of you have reviewed and favorite, thanks it really makes my days c: Although, I don't think I should view my emails during school anymore because I was in AP Chemistry and I saw someone had favorite this and B&R and just zoned out for the next 20 minutes thinking of my lovely follower, thanks, hopefully you know who you are ;)

Oh yeah Castle of Glass, guys, that song really gets me in the mood to write this, Linkin Park rocks socks that I'll wear in the future off. Also, You Suck At Love, the first part of this Chapter I listened to Simple Plan.

Warnings: Violence WOOOHHHH YEEEAHH, and cussing of course, right?

Let's begin:

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Deidara:

"Gahh, shit!" I was blasted out of the portal and went tumbling against the dirt, hissing as my hands scraped against the rough surface. Of course by my side, Sasori nimbly landed, rolling out of the fall.

The sensation in the portal was unimaginable. It felt as if my skin was being harshly pulled in every direction, causing disorientation and as if I was paying attention to every single feeling at once. We couldn't keep our eyes open, due to the speeds it felt like we were traveling, but all this happened in less than a blink of eye, which was reason enough for my flailing. Sasori could go blow himself up for not being as affected as me by this because I know for certain no matter how privileged he was he had never jumped before.

I sat on the floor, nursing my hands. Sasori glanced down at me in distaste, "Get up, Brat, you're wasting our time." I looked up glaring mutinously at his annoyed eyes.

"Right, because we know where we're going, un." I snapped, looking around in exasperation. Our first planet was an empty one, no town in sight. We were at a mountain range in an otherwise empty field that went on for miles in every direction. Wind roared around us, blowing the tall stalks. I couldn't even see wildlife but Sasori didn't seem bothered by this. He merely rolled his eyes at my undoubtedly 'bratty behavior'.

He tapped at his Jumper, "There's a vague map with a pointer for the spot."

I looked down, surprised. He was right. On the padlock was us and a larger blinking blue dot some ways off. This was the first I heard of a map in the Jumper, I looked up at him caustically, "How the hell did you know that, un? That asshole didn't tell me about any map." He rolled his eyes again and I made the silent promise that if he did it again I would punch him in the face so his eyes were permanently rolled back in his head.

"Of course not, moron, it was assumed that it was common sense. How else would we know where we're going?" Huh, he was right. Still a bastard but a right one. I mutinously stood up and began descending down the side toward the marker. He followed silently. After a few moments I glanced at him through the corner of my eyes, I was never one for silence and even more I was curious about someone who lived on the rich half of my planet… "So, Sasori, my man, do you have a girlfriend?"

He looked over, eyes narrowing in annoyance, "Mind your own business, brat." Again with the brat, this guy looked barely ike a fifteen year old for crying out loud.

I smirked and looked away, "That's a no then. What? They couldn't take your old man complex, un?" The way he glared at me made me believe he was going to strangle me any moment.

"I said shut up, brat." I mouthed brat with him at the same time, taking on to mimicking his scowl. He glared at me even more venomously, "Watch it."

I allowed my head to droop to the side as I gazed at him with a cruel smirk, "Or what you'll kill me and have to forfeit since you lost your partner?" He balled up his fists and I whistled, having fun at his boiling anger, "You know, for a guy who uses 'brat' a lot you sure look like you haven't gone through puberty yet. What are you? Thirteen? Fourteen?"

"Seventeen!" He snapped, annoyed with my antics. I grinned.

"Me too." He looked over from the corner of his eyes and snorted so I continued, after all we still hadn't even made a dent in the distance, "So does that mean that all of you in the skies look underbred? Didn't have to fight for survival so you're shrimp sized?" He angrily seethed from my side. Ha, he was too easy. Too fun.

"Don't assume you're even on my level, brat."

"Don't worry; I don't think that badly of myself, thanks for the concern, un." He stopped in his movements and after a few seconds I stopped too, turning to look questioningly at him. The wind blew his red hair across his face but otherwise he was frozen.

"Whatever this is you're trying to do this has to stop. We're teammates and we won't be able to work well together at this rate. Did you see the other teams? Some of them looked like best friends and will laugh when they see us at our own throats." I watched him silently for a few moments before stepping up and going eye level with him, my hair billowing towards him. To my surprise we were about the same size. He didn't back away, his pride wouldn't allow him.

"How were you picked?" I asked suddenly. He blinked, not having expected that question after his miniature rant about team work. He thought about it and shrugged dismissively.

"I don't know. Does anyone know why?" I nodded slowly, my face still less than a foot from his, my eyes gauzing for any hidden facial expression he might hide.

"I know. I wrote my name with my own blood." His heavily lidded eyes widened for a moment but I continued before he could respond, "You have to stand out to them and that's how I stood out. So I've been wondering how is it that you were chosen, just based off of name. Was it just coincidence? No, because that doesn't make any sense. After all, there were millions to choose from and a simple Sasori Akasuna had to stand out somehow. They don't just choose anybody, so I think I came to a conclusion. You're somebody, even in the capital. Someone who didn't have to stand out because they already had their pedestal already polished and raised sky high for them." His eyes narrowed as I got further in my deduction. I wouldn't have seen this if not for the distance and I silently nodded at this. "You can tell me and save me the trouble of guessing or we can remain two strangers in this competition, but it will hinder our teamwork that you oh so care so much about."

"I don't know anything about you." He retorted and I leaned back, face lit in amusement.

"That's because you know I am from the ground. You feel like you don't need to know anything more about me. Otherwise you would've responded with a question by now." I felt a stab of satisfaction as I watched his eyebrows furrow and lip twitch. I had won and he knew it.

"I'm asking now." He breathed barely audible.

I laughed and turned over my shoulder, continuing our descent, we did still have a long way to go. I shrugged, "My name is Deidara Iwa, age 17. As you know and I stated just now, I was born and raised ground level with only a mom who sprouted nonsense all the time. We didn't have any entertainment besides fighting so I can't say much on hobbies if you would forgive me, however I was always fascinated by the idea of art. As for the fighting, clearly, I was never the biggest but I was always one to face a challenge head on. I haven't lost a fight since I was 12. My aspirations?" I shrugged, "I'm here, so you can clearly see my ambitions, un." Throughout my speech he remained quiet and since I couldn't see him I assumed after the long silence that he wouldn't respond however after a long pause where I almost forgot him he did answer, quietly and less angry, almost emotionless.

"I'm Sasori Akasuna, age 17 as well. You were right, I am somebody. My grandmother is a major figure in politics and I'm the prodigy who does everything flawlessly. You said you were interested in art? I've won more competitions with my puppets than I can count-"

"And your reason for joining the race?" I interrupted, honestly feeling interested.

"Excuse me?" He sounded confused.

"I joined for the adventure and to take the planet from your old grannie's hands. What was your reason?" I smirked, knowing he couldn't see it, "After all I'm sure you're never at a loss for adventure up there, un."

Again there was a pause but like before he did answer, "It was expected for me."

I shook my head, not accepting that answer, "No one does this race just because it was expected of them, un."

I could almost imagine the scowl, "That's my reason."

"Fine, don't answer honestly. You will tell me eventually." If we make it that far, I added silently, not feeling the need to voice it out loud. He wouldn't console me and it wasn't as if he didn't know too. We continued for hours in silent, all the time just continuing down the side of the mountain.

Finally he stopped and I stilled with him, he gazed around the area, searching. "There's nothing to eat here." I smirked. Of course the spoiled Sasori would assume there's nothing to eat just because he wasn't handed a silver platter.

"Yes there is. They wouldn't place us on a planet to starve, un."

He looked at me weirdly, not the response I was expecting, "Unless they wanted us to hurry up and get out." I glanced at him sharply, so he wasn't just saying that because he was spoiled. I thought back on the white haired guy who didn't seem like he cared whether we went splat or not. I nodded slowly, I wouldn't put it pass them.

"So what do you want to do?" I asked, allowing him to take leadership.

He shrugged, "Continue but at a faster pace and keep an eye open for anything edible." We did just that, we walked at a brisk pace, however not once seeing something to eat. What we did see though was the indicators getting closer, soon we were less than hour away however it was really dark and it was mutually decided that we would make camp. We would need our strength for the final dash. My stomach wasn't bothered by the lack of food, however I could hear his grumbling. To his credit though, he didn't seem to pay the slightest attention to it as he curled up in the grass going to sleep.

I laid down as well, but looked up at the bright stars before going to sleep. First day and nothing had really happened besides the initial jump, that's okay, this was the calm before the storm that was brewing. I nodded off into a deep sleep.

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I was faintly aware, even in my sleep, of the crunching of the grass beneath someone's feet but I dismissed it still feeling groggy and not totally awake. I could feel the ground as weight stepped right above me and something felt off. I opened a bleary eye to see a distorted large and burly figure in the darkness leaning over me. Then it clicked.

"Shit, un! Sasori!" I rolled out of the way as Hidan's hand holding a rock (where he even got one in this empty place was beyond me) came slamming down to where my face was seconds before. Remember when I said that those two would be the first to turn? Because I totally called it. I scrambled to my feet seeing in my peripheral Sasori swinging his leg under Kakuzu's and making Kakuzu slam into the ground. Sasori was up in the blink of an eye, tense and ready. Kakuzu grabbed Sasori's leg, yanking him down. With a grunt those two began wrestling on the floor, Kakuzu attempting to strangle him.

Hidan tried lunging for me but I danced out of the way, "You fuckers! It hasn't even been a day!" I leaned down, swiftly grabbing some dirt and flinging it in Hidan's eyes. He hissed in pain and started throwing blind punches. I maneuvered around several before he finally hit me in the gut, hard. I spluttered, doubling over and his fist crunched into my lip. I could feel the blood already gushing into my mouth. I spat it out in his face.

Again I chanced a peek as I saw Sasori losing a battle of brute strength, on the floor he was no match for someone who easily looked like he could eat Sasori for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and still have room for desert. I growled in pain as I sprinted towards them with Hidan lumbering after me. Without pausing as I ran by I reared my foot back and soccer kicked Kakuzu in the face, who was leaning over Sasori's withering body. His head jerked over to the side and he went limp, his weight bearing on Sasori. However instead of helping him out, which clearly I had just done, I turned towards Hidan who was still running at me.

I ducked between his legs as he ran over me. He stumbled to a confused stop getting ready to turn again but not waiting for him I leaned down and grabbed Sasori's forearm lugging him up just as he rolled Kakuzu off of him and running towards the direction of the pointer. My hand slipped from his forearm to his hand and subconsciously, still holding his hand we ran. However Sasori, even winded, turned out to be faster than the bleeding (probably internally as well) me and he soon took the lead. We never paused in our run as he led us down the hill, the slight decline propelling us just that much faster.

We never even felt tired, the adrenaline being like our drug, as we were able to run all the way to the pointer nonstop, even if Hidan and Kakuzu weren't following us. We skidded to a stop when we saw the ginger hair boy and blue hair girl also watching us just as warily. I gave them a slight indication with my head to the spot where the portal would open, not ready for a fight. They nodded curtly and ran, opening a portal.

This time when I looked at Sasori, I smirked and he instantly let go of my hand, his brow furrowing slightly. "Ready, un?" However he didn't answer that question, instead asking one of his own.

"Did you kill him?" My eyes widened in surprise. Did I? I could've easily snapped his neck… more so I didn't care, not that I should've. I shrugged.

"All the better if I did, right?" I winked sadistically and to my ever growing surprise he smirked grudgingly.

"You were quick on your feet there. I was wrong before, I'm glad to have you as a partner, otherwise my neck would've been snapped in my sleep."

I looked away, amused and feeling warmth for my partner for the first time, "Yeah, just next time you save me, okay, cause I'm pretty sure I bruised my foot field goal kicking his face." He looked at me questioningly, of course they wouldn't have games with balls in the skies and I just grinned, once more jogging towards the designated spot. I stopped and turned back grinning mischievously, "Ready, Sasori, my man?"

He shook his head, still smirking softly and trotted to join me. He stood next to me and held out his arm, this time ready to press the portal. He clicked it and the ground beneath us vaporized much to my surprise as we were flopped in the middle of a vast ocean. "SHIT!" I yelped right before going under water. Maybe the next time I wouldn't be quite so terrible at this jumping thing, as I'm pretty sure Sasori summersaulted into a dive, plinking lightly into the water. Of course because he just couldn't be a team player and take one for the team and flail along with me.

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