Nemrut: Deidara has become my favorite ever since his fight with the great and the ultimate super awesome Kazekage aka Gaara. XD. I like him even more as a psycho, because he has the scariest personality ever. Thx for reviewing XD

Jenna Uchiha of the sand: thx for reviewing, sweetie. Glad you liked it and nice nickname, combining two of my favorite characters XD.

Kirri Kitty: still confused about Deidara XD. You'll understand in the next few chapters.

And now -Drum Roll- Chapter 22

MORE GAAAAAAAARAAA!! I missed him. Oh yeah, more GaaraIno in this chapter as well.

ENJOY!

Previously…

"You never told me you had a brother!" Naruto asked, puzzled. Sasuke shook his head. "No one knew. I've never told anyone. He's coming in less than a week" he said as he reached for his pocket, and got out a neatly folded paper. Sasuke handed it to Naruto, who took it from him. He looked at Sasuke who ushered him to open it. He opened it and read its content:

Sasuke:

How are you, little brother? It's been a while, hasn't it? Almost 5 years now. I'm sending this letter to tell you that I'm paying you a visit in less than two weeks. See ya then…

Itachi

Please remember, chapter 22

She's been running for miles, she couldn't get away from him. No matter how fast she ran he always seems to catch up to her.

"Where are you going, Ino-Chan?" he said, grinning psychotically. She gasped as he held her wrists and brought her closer, almost hissing at her. She cried and begged him.

"Please, Let me go! I don't want to do this! LET ME GO!" she yelled at him, wriggling to get out of his grip, but he was too strong for her, so strong that he let go of her wrists and slammed her against the wall, hitting it with a big thump. Ino screamed and slid down the wall, the back of her head bleeding. He stood over her with the same sick expression on his face.

"Once you know who I am," he said, holding his closed fist in front of her face, "you will never escape from me." he said, before opening his fists to reveal a white cockroach with big black eyes. Ino shrieked when it jumped at her. In a few seconds, Deidara disappeared, leaving Ino struggling to get the small, yet fast cockroach off her body. In a matter of seconds, she saw a hint of fire on the cockroach

"Oh, no, please, DEIDARA!!!" She yelled, before getting up. Tears were strolling down her cheeks, she knew something about Deidara that she didn't even remember, and now she's gonna die. She knew what was going to happen. In a blink of an eye, Konoha was awakened by a loud boom.

The cockroach has exploded

02:46 am, Yamanaka Residence

"NO!"

She shot up in her bed, sweaty and panting. She looked at the doorway to see him, standing there, looking at her with that psychotic look on his face. He raised his hand and pointed at his head with his index finger as a signal that he won't forget. Ino clutched the blanket closer to her and narrowed her eyes, crying. She closed her eyes, shook her head and screamed.

She shot up in her bed, sweaty and panting. She looked at the doorway to check if he was really there. But no one was in her room or at the door. She sighed heavily and buried her face in her hands, her hair falling loosely, surrounding her face. She slid her fingers through her hair and raised it from her vision, raising her head in the process.

'What the hell happened here?' she wondered. Deidara was there. She could've sworn it felt so real that she could almost feel the pain on her wrists.

Ino sighed and moved the covers off her body and slid out of the bed. She walked towards the closed door and out to the kitchen downstairs.

Yamanaka residence, 1st floor

Ino tiptoed towards the fridge and opened it; a carton of milk stood alone on the top shelf. She picked it up and opened the cabinet above to get a glass and slowly poured the milk while remembering the events of her nightmare.

"If you keep doing that, it'll pour out"

"Oh, thanks" she said, putting the carton of milk aside. She paused when she realized whose words were those.

"Deidara" she said, turning around to see him; his hair half loose, wearing black and crimson shorts with no top on.

He smiled and looked at the ground, "I couldn't sleep." he simply said, grinning and rubbing the back of his head. Ino was silent for a minute before smiling.

"Nightmares?" she said, taking a big gulp from the cup. Deidara watched silently and nodded.

"Yeah, really bad ones." He said, walking closer to her. His steps made her shiver. She widened her eyes, it was like that nightmare she had. He smiled and extended his arm, making her slowly close her eyes.

"Um, Ino, Could you step aside for a minute? I need to get something from the fridge" Ino opened one eye to see him looking quizzically at her. She then smiled and took a step to the side, finishing what's left in the cup before putting it in the sink.

"I guess I'll try to sleep now. Good night" she said, walking past him and towards the living room. He looked at her from the corner of his eye.

"Ino?" he called, stopping her in her tracks. "Are you alright?" he asked. She looked down and chuckled then tilted her head to the side.

"Yeah, I'm ok" she said, and walked out the kitchen.

Ino's room

She laid back, holding the blanket closer to herself.

'This is unbelievable.' She thought, closing her eyes. She took a deep breath and remembered Shikamaru's words:

"Never, EVER, let your guard down around that deodorant kid."

She chuckled as she remembered Shikamaru's nickname for Deidara but quickly frowned. Ever since he came to their house, she's been feeling gloomy. Her thoughts were distorted and now, her nights were insomniac. She shook her head and sighed, closing her eyes again and trying to get some sleep.

A couple of hours later, Hokage building

Gaara opened his eyes and welcomed the new day with a smile on his face. He felt relieved for no apparent reason. Sitting up in his bed, Gaara stretched his arms and removed the covers. He slid out of the bed and walked towards the big window, opening its curtains to let the sun in. he looked out the window, smiling.

'I have a very good feeling that this'll be a very good day' he thought as he heard the bedroom door open. Temari stood there with a dump expression on her face.

"What are you doing here this early in the morning?" he said. Temari crossed her arms and snickered, shaking her head. Gaara glared at her but ignored her and slowly walked towards the bathroom.

"Early? It IS 8 o'clock in the morning, you laid-back-so-called Kazekage" she said, pointing at the clock. Gaara mumbled something on his way to the bathroom. As soon as he got there, he locked the door and turned the faucets on, getting ready for a good morning shower.

KNOCK, KNOCK!

"Oh, please." he mumbled, turning towards the door. Temari's muffled voice was heard, forcing Gaara to open the door quickly, surprising Temari who still had her fist raised at the door.

"Um, hi" she said, grinning. He raised his eyebrows, crossing his arms. "How in the world can I help you?" he asked, impatiently, making Temari gulp. 'Oh shit, I shouldn't mess with him' she thought as she cleared her throat.

"Well, someone seems to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed." She said, smirking. Her younger brother laughed.

"I've woken on the perfect side of the bed, until you showed up." he said, groaning. "What is it you want? You seem very cheerful this morning" he asked, making his sister blush.

"Well, it's a very nice day!" she said, obviously lying. "Uh, I just wanted to tell ya that I'm going out with Shikamaru." Temari said, fiddling with her fingers. Gaara sighed,

"And you're telling me because?" he said, waiting for her response. She looked at the ceiling and then at Gaara.

"I thought, as my brother, you wanted to know" she said, sarcastically, resting her hands on her hips. Gaara chuckled and put his hand on the door, getting ready to close it.

"Temari, I don't care. You're a grown woman and you can go wherever you want. Why don't you go bother Kankurou? He likes it when you bother him." he said, smiling at his older sister who was laughing when he mentioned Kankurou.

"Great Idea!" she said, walking towards his bedroom door. "See ya later!" Gaara smirked.

"Yeah, later" he said, closing the bathroom door.

A few minutes later

He was dressed in his usual clothes, black pants with trench coat-like dress shirt and a dark gray vest. He grabbed a comb which Kankurou had given it to him the day before, saying his hair could use some styling. Gaara heard the door open, making him smirk

"Speak of the devil" he mumbled before turning his head towards the door to reveal a very excited Kankurou

"Good morning, big man. Ready for some styling?" he said, snatching the comb out of his brother's hand and seated him in front of the mirror in one swift move.

Gaara was startled, 'What a morning' he thought, shaking his head. First, he woke to Temari's obsession with the Nara kid and now Kankurou was being the hairdresser. Gaara has sworn his family was dysfunctional.

'My siblings are idiots'

In a matter of seconds, with the help of styling gel and Kankurou's experience, Gaara's hair was finished, a bit spikier that it was, revealing more of his forehead, actually making the 'Ai' kanji visible to everyone.

"Now, what do you think?" Kankurou said, putting his hands on his younger brother's shoulders. Gaara looked at the mirror, then at Kankurou.

"Are you sure this looks good?" he said, looking at the mirror again. Kankurou leaned his head next to his brother's and looked at him through the mirror.

"Trust me, that's how I do my hair and believe me," he said, pointing at his own hair, "this is a chicks' magnet" he said, patting his brother on the shoulder before walking off.

Gaara wasn't sure of the way he looked, but he had to trust his brother at this one. 'Chicks' magnet?' he thought. That fact, he wasn't really sure of, but Gaara didn't actually mind. He got up, looking one last time at the mirror before walking off, out of his bedroom.

Yamanaka residence

Ino unlocked their house door and got out, "I'm going out, mother. I'll be back, err, soon" she said, closing the door. She stretched and sighed loudly.

"This looks like a pretty good morning." she said, smiling. It was a very good morning; the sky was clear and it wasn't too sunny. It was just perfect. As soon as she took a couple of steps, she felt a presence on her side, someone she started to feel annoyed around. She turned her head to see her weird psychotic long distant cousin; the fact that she has started to doubt.

"Ino, where are you going?" he asked, curiously. She sighed and looked away, then looked at him again.

"Who are you, my mother?" she replied, pretty much annoyed. He laughed out loud, making Ino glare at him. He looked back at her, raising an eyebrow.

"What? Can't I hang out with you? Besides, I have to go out. I'm not used to staying in all day" he said, resting his arms behind his head and walking ahead of her. She sighed, shaking her head, before following the annoying so-called Deidara.

A couple of minutes later

"Where are we going?" he asked for the billionth time, And in each time, getting the same reply.

"Why do you care? You're the one who tagged along. You're not supposed to ask where you're going, you little spoiled brat." She said, increasing her pace. Deidara made a sad face.

"Aw, Ino, I'm hurt!" he said, moving his index finger down his cheek, mimicking a tear. That made Ino groan in protest. Soon, he started to run to catch up to her.

"Ino, wait up!" he said, running after her. She looked back at him, laughing and pointing her finger at him, mocking him in a singing tone.

"You're not going to get me, you're not going to get me, you're not gonna…OMPH!!" she said, bumping into someone and falling down on her butt. She groaned, touching her lower back.

"OW! It hurts" she mumbled. Then she remembered that she was the one to bump into that person. Before she could open her mouth to apologize, she was raised up on her own two feet.

"Ino, I'm sorry. I was spacing out and I didn't pay attention where I was going" a strong yet whisper-like voice said. Ino knew she could recognize that voice anywhere. She looked at that person to see Gaara, still holding her hand and looking at her worriedly. She smiled, hugging him.

"Oh, Gaara, I'm fine, don't worry about me." She said, chuckling. Deidara wasn't too far behind so he was listening to every word she said.

"Are you sure you're ok? That looked a bit of a hard fall." He said in the same fatherly tone again. Ino rolled her eyes.

"Gaara, please, I'm fine, it's just a fall, it's not like I fell off a cliff." she said, looking at him but pausing in a second. "Hey," she said, narrowing her eyes. He looked at her quizzically, wondering what was on her mind.

"something about you is different." She said, pointing at him. Gaara chuckled and leaned closer.

"Well, I might have become a bit nicer in the past couple of days." He said, giving her a kiss on the lips which was lovingly accepted. He rested his hands on her waist as he broke the kiss and looked at her straight in the eye. Before he could say a word, someone interrupted the couple's passionate mood.

"Well, well, I never knew that apology is taken THIS seriously in this village, wouldn't you say, Ino? Hmmm." a deep, yet annoying voice said, making Ino sigh deeply. She turned to face Deidara, crossing his arms and tapping his foot to the ground. She looked at his foot before looking up at his face.

"No, Deidara. Apology is not taken THIS seriously" she said, taking a step to the side to let Gaara and Deidara be introduced to each other.

"Gaara, this is Deidara." she said, leaning near Gaara, "He's my so called cousin" she chuckled, but Deidara's glare at her didn't make things funnier. Ino cleared her throat and continued.

"Deidara, this is Gaara" she said, pausing. Gaara looked at her, expecting her to continue with her introduction. He then looked at Deidara who was smirking, stretching his hand in Gaara's direction.

"It's nice to meet Ino's boyfriend." He said, raising an eyebrow. Gaara sniggered and shook his hand. "I didn't know Ino had a cousin. You're new here, aren't you?" Gaara said, shaking his hand a bit too tightly. Ino was looking at the ground most of the time, making Deidara chuckle.

"Apparently, Ino isn't comfortable of me being here so I'll get going. See ya back home!" he said, running away. Ino was startled, calling him back.

"Wait, Deidara!" she yelled, but she got no response. Ino kept watching his back until he ran out of sight before turning to face Gaara who had a smile on his face. She looked at him and shook her head.

"I know, I know. I'm sorry" she said, looking at the ground. "It's just that I didn't know whether to refer to you as my boyfriend, yet, because we've been dating for a couple of days now." She said, chuckling. He shook his head, intertwining his fingers with hers.

"It's alright. There's no need to rush things, you know." he said, smiling at her. Gaara looked behind her back for a second, where Deidara ran off, then looked back at her to see her looking at him with a big grin on her face.

"What is it?" he asked, looking at her quizzically. She laughed, pointing at his hair.

"I knew there's something different about you. I KNEW IT!" she said, laughing out loud, making the red-head turn beet red.

"I guess you don't like it then" he said, looking to the side. 'I'm going to kill you, Kankurou' he thought, before he felt his face being turned to face hers.

"Who said that?" she whispered, leaning closer. "I love it" she said, giving him a kiss on the lips but broke it quickly, making him frown.

She looked at his hair and smiled, touching it. "It's spikier than it was! It'll be hard to ruffle" she said, chuckling, making him laugh.

"Hey" he said, taking her hand from his hair and held it in his hands. "Are you busy or something?" he said, raising his eyebrows. She was looking at her feet before looking up at him. "No, I'm not intending to go home and sit with Deidara for a VERY long time" she said, walking away, still holding his hand. He followed, laughing.

"He's been here for two days and he's already taking my space at home" she said, joining Gaara in laughter as they walked away. What the couple were oblivious to is that Deidara was watching their every move from the Hokage Mountain.

He was kneeling and holding the strand of hair which was covering his left eye behind his ear, revealing a long-distance observation eye scope.

"Very well, Yamanaka Ino," he said, standing up, still watching the couple with his scope. "the time is near." He said, turning his attention towards Konoha's main gate, seeing that someone was entering the main gate. Deidara smirked.

"He couldn't find a more perfect time to arrive to Konoha. Hmm." he said, laughing, before turning around and walking off.

Tsunade's office:

Tsunade was at her office, resting her chin on her fist while handling a few paper works, along with some missions' requests and Ninja academy applications. A knock on the door was heard before it opened to reveal Shizune, holding a stack of files in her arms. Tsunade looked up from her papers and took of her reading glasses.

"What is it, Shizune?" she asked, looking at her brunette assistant. Shizune smiled and walked towards her boss's desk.

"A bunch of paper work to do, Tsunade-sama" she said, smiling as she put the files on Tsunade's desk, except for her own notes file which was held close to her chest. The Hokage groaned.

"Oh, it looks like this never ends!" she said, frustratingly throwing her arms in the air. Shizune laughed.

"Well, I'm here to assist, Tsunade-sama. Do you want me to make you some coffee? Or bring you something else to drink?" Shizune asked, waiting for Tsunade's response. The older smirked and had an evil expression on her face.

"Well, there's one thing you CAN bring-"

"-excluding the sake!" she said, smirking, making the blonde groan in disappointment. Tsunade's expression made Shizune laugh, forcing her boss to laugh in the process. The laughter was cut short when a knock on the door interrupted.

"Come in" Tsunade said, looking at the door. When it was opened, she saw someone she never thought she'd see in a long time. The person walked in, his black hair moving slowly with each step.

"You" Shizune said, knotting her eyebrows. Tsunade smiled as she saw him. "I never thought I'd see you here." she looked at him: Hazel eyes meeting the reddish black orbs in that small room.

"It's good to be back here, Tsunade-hime.." he said, nodding respectfully, "You're looking great, despite those years" he continued, smirking. Tsunade laughed.

"I was almost going to say how you have grown into such a gentleman, but I decided to keep that thought to myself" she said, chuckling. Shizune was a bit lost.

"Um, sorry to interrupt, Tsunade-sama, but apparently you know this young man, don't you?" she said, walking closer to her boss and leaning to her ear level.

"He's not one of your one night standers coming back for one more night, is he?" She said, winking at her boss who was beet red.

"Oh my god, Shizune, you're a horrible, horrible person" she said, chuckling. "No, he's not. He's one of the kids I have watched when I was in my thirties, I mean, when I was young." She corrected, making Shizune snigger. Tsunade continued.

"He's a very nice kid, from a noble family as well." She said, smiling. The guy stood there, smirking.

"I'm a kid no more, Tsunade-sama" he said, walking closer to her desk. Tsunade got up and crossed her arms.

"I have been told that you're coming here. This morning, your brother told me about the letter you sent a couple of weeks ago. But you've come a bit too early, don't you think," she said, smiling. "Uchiha Itachi?"

Itachi chuckled, running a hand through his hair. "Yeah, I wanted to surprise him. How is he? It's been a very long time." He said, rubbing the back of his neck. Tsunade shook her head and chuckled.

"I'm sure he misses you. Why don't you go meet him? He's living with Uzumaki now." Tsunade exclaimed, sitting back down, and gathered a couple of papers from across the table.

"You know where he lives, right?" she asked, getting a nod from the 25 years old Uchiha. She smiled and nodded.

"Very well" She said, smiling. "You're dismissed." Tsunade said, holding a pencil from her pencil holder. Itachi smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, Tsunade-sama" he said, bowing. Itachi turned around and walked towards the door. She smiled and put the glasses back on, continuing her job.

Shizune, who stood there the whole conversation, was stunned. She looked at her boss, clutching her notes file closer to her chest.

"Um," she started, making Tsunade look at her. "he's kinda cute. Aare you sure he's not one of your one-night standers?" she said, chuckling. Tsunade balled her hands into fists, raising it in front of it.

"Shizune," she said, calmly, making Shizune shiver in fear.

Outside the Office:

"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!!!!" Rock Lee was walking down the corridor towards Hokage's office when he heard what sounded like her voice, followed by a couple of crashes and bumps before seeing Shizune running out of there.

"Shizune-san!" He said, surprised. She looked at the closed door then at the young Jonin. She smiled nervously.

"Uh, Lee-kun, you're here to see Tsunade, I presume?" she said, fixing her hair with her right hand while still holding her notes file close to her chest. He nodded.

"Yes, I came to report about the construction work at Shimabukuro's." he said, crossing his arms and smirking, "You look quite terrified, Shizune-san".

Shizune chuckled, her cheeks turning pink, "Uh, not really, but Tsunade-sama got a bit upset and, well, you know how she is whenever she's upset". Lee chuckled on that statement and nodded in agreement.

"You of all people should've already learned not to mess with Tsunade-sama." he said, smiling. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'll have to report in" he said, bowing lightly and walking past Shizune into Hokage's office.

Shizune turned around, facing the door, and smiled, then walked away to her own room.

Konoha park

Ino made Gaara take her to the park to hang out. They both talked as she sat in a secluded flower field she always loved to visit ever since she was a kid. Gaara was standing next to her, smiling down as she collected a couple of flowers.

Gaara was amazed by the field. Where he lived, he rarely saw flowers, but in Konoha, it was full. It was like a heaven of flowers of all kinds, shapes and colors.

Ino looked up at him with a smile on her face, making him smile. They have spent the last couple of minutes in silence, both loving the peaceful atmosphere and the scented weather. Gaara decided to speak up.

"I have to admit," he said, sitting down next to her, Indian style. "this feels nice." He said, looking at her and then looked at the sky. She nodded and looked at him, smiling back. "It is so peaceful" she said, leaning her head on his shoulder. She picked a white flower and smelled it, smiling, she then moved the flower to Gaara's nose and moved it right and left, making him laugh.

"Stop it." he said, making her increase the flower movement. "Ino!" he said, holding her arms. Ino kept her movement, getting up on her knees. Gaara laughed and fell backwards, pulling her on top of him, tossing the flower aside.

They were both laughing, until they realized their position. Ino blushed, making Gaara smile. He raised himself using his elbows to capture her lips with his. Ino chuckled against his lips as he moved his hands to her waist and wrapped them around it, pulling her even closer as he laid back down. Ino cupped his cheeks and kissed him deeper. Gaara breathed in sharply, licking her lips to gain entrance. She never disapproved on that move. Instead, she let him slip his tongue in. Ino shifted a bit, moving her hands to his on her waist and moved them off, pulling them over his head, intertwining her fingers with his. The passionate situation made them forget where they were or what time it was. To them, everything stopped. Gaara and Ino were in a world of their own, where they are alone and no one was there to interrupt.

Ino broke the kiss, taking deep breaths as soon as she broke it. Gaara smiled and claimed her lips with his again, never wanting the moment to end. Ino moaned, moving her hands back to his face and pulling him away. Gaara was puzzled.

"What is it?" he asked, narrowing his eyes. Ino smiled, "It's..." She started, "I need some air." She said, laughing. Gaara laughed, moving his hands to her face, caressing her cheek. Ino closed her eyes and smiled at his touch. She leaned down, moving her nose right and left against his, making him chuckle. She leaned her forehead down to his, both enjoying the peaceful moment, both closing their eyes and sighing deeply, their chests moving in sync, their heartbeats as one.

Gaara opened his eyes and looked at Ino who was still relaxed at his touch. He smiled and kissed her cheek, moving his hands around her body and hugging her, pulling her down fully on him. She turned her head to the side and rested her head on his chest.

"Now this is a lot nicer" He said, making Ino laugh. "We should come here more often; this would be like our own hideout, though it's not a hiding place because it's out there" he said, laughing. Ino chuckled, crossing her arms on his chest and leaned on them, smirking down at him. "That'll be a nice idea" she said, smiling. Gaara narrowed his eyes.

"You like this, don't you?" he said, chuckling. "You like to stop me from breathing" he said, pointing at his chest. Ino laughed.

"Nah, I would never do that," she said, smiling and leaning closer. "but I like this" she said, kissing him again. He kissed her back then broke the kiss.

"Ino," he started, "You definitely know how to take my breath away." He said, claiming her lips with his once more. Ino laughed and kissed him back, moving her fingers through his hair, not caring whether it would ruin his hairstyle or not. She just loved it.

The two continued with their making-out session; loving life to the fullest. If anyone saw them, they would tell they were extremely happy with each other

"That won't be for long. Hmmm" a certain blonde standing away from the two said, watching them with his eye scope. He turned around and walked away, deciding to call it a day.

22nd chapter, done!

What do you guys think?

Who is Deidara? Why does he have a sick personality in DaaNi's fiction? Why is he spying on Gaara and Ino? Where the hell is Anko, Kakashi, Gai, Asuma and the rest of the Jonins?

Find out soon….NOT!!!

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