A/N: Yay chapter two 'D Now I don't have to be beaten with my own arm and attacked by evil pink bunnies~

I dunno how much I like this chapter, it's okay but uhh yeah I dunno xx; I hope I'm not failing completely 8D I'm just kinda...winging it xD

The moment was intense, passion lingering in the atmosphere. The slightly metallic taste of blood littered his mouth, something he tasted nearly everyday. This time was diffrent however, it was as if he was relishing in a sin, partaking in a forbidden fruit that had been deemed as off limits from the very moment they met.

Name came out in soft, drawn out whispers. Their lips met, skin on skin, teasing love nips. Their long whispers quickly escalated to hot and heavy pants in mere moments.

"Ahhhh~" Zetsu's upper half shot into a vertical position as he clamped a hand over his mouth, being half awoken by the noise he had just uttered and the dream that had filled his mind. His body felt hot, and he was trembling just slightly, all to aware of the that covered his cheeks, though it was more apparent on his white side.

"Zetsu-neesan?" he didn't even noticed the young voice. he was far too caught up in his own thoughts. had...had he really dreamed about doing...that? And who on earth was the other man in his dream? Zetsu swore he knew, swore he remembered him, and yet...he didn't. It was strange and frustrating, this only making it more apparent to him that his memory was fading. His eyes darted to the side and his blush increased as he noticed three pairs of eyes on him.

"Zetsu-san, are you feeling alright?" Akemi asked with a worried frown as he was suddenly far to close to for comfort in an eerily familiar manner that caused Zetsu to push him away.

"N-no I'm not feelign alright!" he said as he threw the covers off himself. "I'm sorry, please excuse me." he muttered as he darted out the door, ignoring the light bouncing pain that came with each step. Finally his jogging came to a halt and he leaned against a tree that had conveniently been there. His fingers ran through the mess of green hair atop his head and sighed.

Zetsu shook his head, trying to rid himself of thoughts, but he couldn't get those images out of his mind for the life of him. Well...at least the cool evening air felt good. It'd been a while since he actually went outside now that he thought about it. So why not enjoy the night?

Considering Zetsu didn't even want to sleep at the moment with those images in his head.

Madara tossed and turned in the bed, but sleep refused to come. An irritated sigh left him as he got out of the bed and silently left the room. All the other members were either asleep, or away on a mission, leaving the base dark, quiet, and oddly empty. Another sigh was pulled out of Madara as he shuffled down the hallway then headed outside.

The evening air was a change from the stuffy base, and soon Madara was met was the faint smell of flowers. For a moment he perked up, but the feeling of joy was shot lived as he realized it was just due to the garden Zetsu had planted. Slow, almost clumsy, strides carried him over to the plants. They weren't as pretty now that Zetsu wasn't there, though they will still alive which was good. He picked up the watering can, proceeding to attend to the flowers.

Though midway through the garden Madara's gaze turned upwards. He bit the inside of his cheek, unable to force the words down.

"Zetsu, I hope you can see the stars wherever you are." he said in a whisper quiet voice.

Zetsu had returned at sunrise, finding everyone had fallen asleep. He laid back down, his face pressed into the pillow.

He hadn't even realized he'd fallen asleep until the sound of his name caused him to stir. "Zetsu-san, we were wondering what you thought about heading into town and getting some dinner there." Akemi said with a smile.

"Mhm, that sounds...fine." Zetsu mumbled with a yawn.

"Great! I'll go get you a shirt." he mused as he disappeared down the hall, then soon returned with a simple short sleeved black shirt. Zetsu slid it on, with a sigh, the fabric feeling odd against his two toned skin. Zetsu vaguely recalled never being one for shirts.

Soon enough everyone was out of the house and headed down the path

//Ugh, what's even keeping me here? I'm sure I'm healed by now, i could go back home....You really are stupid aren't you?! Well you're no help at all so shut up! Hmph, well....you'll come around eventually Cream Puff. Hn, I'm not listening to you!// Zetsu was having a battle inside his mind and though he knew it should be odd it seemed far too normal for him to question. Thankfully Makoto brought him out of his mental debate.

"I'm so happy we get to go into town! Mom do you think we could go to the hot springs? I bet Zetsu-san would really like it." the kid question, a big grin across his face. The woman shrugged, then nodded and muttered an "alright" which earned some very loud cheers from the young boy.

Soon enough they got to the town. It wasn't too big, but not tiny either, a very pleasant size. Zetsu felt awkward though, and didn't really want to be there, but well he couldn't say that now could he. Well...the mental voice that plagued him told him otherwise, but he still ignored it, just keeping his mouth shut as he was practically dragged into a restaurant.

"Why are we here hm?" the blonde questioned, glancing at the masked male next to him. The other's head titled over a bit at Deidara's question. Madara had taken sanctuary behind his Tobi mask and the personality. Of course Tobi had dwindled in his upbeat nature lately, but Madara did his best to keep the normal childish nature of his other persona.

"Silly Deidara-sempai! We're on a mission." Madara, no Tobi, replied. Deidara only gave a groan of annoyance, his gazed refocusing ahead of him. Tobi began to hum quietly, making sure there was no silence between them. As they walked into the small town Deidara's curiosity grew even more. This place was far from where their normal missions took place. The only major village near it was the sound village, and even that was some ways off. They two got no strange stares despite the fact Deidara was clad in the Akatsuki cloak and hat, and Tobi was well...Tobi.

"Will you shut up un?" Deidara sneered as Tobi's humming grew louder, annoyance dripping off every word. Tobi shook his head and only increased his volume to piss the blonde off. "I'm going to kill you!" Deidara growled as he reached out to slam a fist into Tobi's head, but the other just ducked and ran off. Deidara was close on his heels, the two shoving other people out of their way easily, getting annoyed shots, but ignoring them

Slam!

Tobi was on the ground, and dazed as to what had just happened. Had he run into a tree or a building or something? The people had been so easily tossed aside so it couldn't be another human...right?

"Are you okay?" a soft voice asked.

"Neesan! Hurry I wanna go into the hot springs."

"Hm- a-alright."

That voice. It was far to familiar for him to ignore. It was that same, soft caring voice....yet...something was missing. Tobi threw off his mask, catching the faint glimpse of green hair, and two diffrent colored arms before they disappeared. As he jumped up something held him back. Deidara had caught up and had the back of his shirt, preventing him from perusing what was probably just his mind playing tricks on him.

"Deidara let me go." he hissed suddenly and Deidara's grip faltered, not used to being spoken to in such a way by the male. Without any hesitant he took off to where the other man had disappeared, only to find no sign of him.

Damnit, Madara had lost Zetsu once, he sure as hell wasn't going to lose him again!

A/N: PFFT end chapter kthnx.

I hope it didn't make you want to gouge your own eyes out then eat them ee;

Reviews make Marina very happy~ but I already know Ari isn't going to let me /not/ finish this uu;

so yeah...until next time I suppose c: