Well… I think I got something going again. There's only one chapter left after this and I'm thinking it's going to be a lemon. I'd have to do it on a Wednesday or Thursday because that's when I'm alone so I could write what I want. But it'd be my first…written down yaoi. Yeah, I think it but I don't write it down-looks around suspiciously- Ok! I'm somewhat of a pervert but I'm a yaoi fangirl, so what do you expect? Now I'm rambling so I gotta do it to it. I don't own Naruto and never will! I just own the plot!


Deidara groaned, stirring slightly. The blonde didn't know where he was nor where he was going. But there was shifting of some sort, so he guessed he was in a car. The blue eyed teen tried to move his arms, which were tied behind his back. He realized shortly that his legs were restrained as well. Deidara sighed. Dammit, this fucking sucks, thought the blonde sourly. He had no way out and he was going to some place in the middle of no where. There was barely any light in the cramped space. Just a few holes, Deidara guessed, for air. Said holes brought in very little light. It was painfully obvious that Kimimaro and them stuffed him in the trunk. "Typical." muttered the blonde.

"This is such a fuckin' pain." Deidara heard from inside the car, the back seat probably. He guessed it was Sakon, what with him often having a bad habit of language choice. But he's not as bad as Tayuya or no where near as bad as Hidan.

"I know, but this was his choice, not ours." responded Kimimaro. "I could honestly care less about Deidara, but sensei felt that he may be a threat to us." Suigetsu scoffed. "How is he more of a threat to us that the other members? If anything, we should be more afraid of Uchiha and Akasuna." Deidara nodded. Itachi-san and Sasori-kun are way more of a threat than he'd ever be. So again, the blonde wonders, why him?

The green eyed teen sighed almost inaudibly. "That's what I told him. But he claims we could handle Uchiha. And as for Akasuna, it's evident he was getting soft." Deidara rolled his eyes. After what Sasori did to Juugo, saying he went 'soft' would have been a complete lie. But, Kimimaro was somewhat right. The redhead did seem a little less intimidating since he and Deidara got together.

"Whatever. All I care about is gettin' him there and going home, dammit." growled Suigetsu. "If we have to stay then you know you're not going anywhere. So, shut up and stay that way." warned Kimimaro, emerald eyes luminous with hate through the rear-view mirror. Suigetsu relented and settled down.

Deidara tried at the rope once more. He wasn't able to get it undone. Sighing, the blonde gave up and laid his head down. Mere words couldn't describe how Deidara felt. Angry, weak…useless. Never had the teen been so ineffective before. There was always a purpose for him, just like there was prior to his kidnapping. However, this time Deidara got in the way. He was just…just a hindrance. Someone that got in the way, that's what he was.

The blonde closed his eyes and inhaled, his breaths unstable. "That's all I am," mused Deidara after a minute. "I've gotten the others caught up in this bullshit…for nothing. Worried the hell out of my mother yesterday and the others took a beating for me." Deidara reopened his eyes and his eyebrows furrowed.

"And Sasori-kun…I probably was more of a burden to him than anyone else." The blue eyed teen smiled, the smile being very heartrending.

"He may be extremely pleased I'm gone."

Sasori sat in the corner of the Akatsuki hideout, legs brought to his chest and eyes downcast. Pein decided to have them retreat back to the hideout where the others were waiting. Since they got back, all remained silent, apparent that something was wrong. More importantly, that something had happened to Deidara. It was clear for not only was Deidara not there, but also via the look on Sasori's face. His miserable look said it all.

The rest were worried for they have by no means seen the redhead like this. Even Itachi, Hidan, and Pein were concerned. Those three normally could care less, but like everyone else in Akatsuki, they had grown fond of the blonde.

"It's my fault." said Sasori. "Sasori-san…" started Tobi but Sasori intervened. "It's my fault Deidara's gone. I didn't see it coming and I didn't protect him." Kisame shook his head and stole a momentary look at the floor. "None of us saw it coming. Don't blame yourself for something you didn't see coming." he claimed. The brown eyed teen didn't react, but merely sat there. Kisame gave up. He knew he wasn't getting through to Sasori. Although, the blue haired teen knew he'd be the same way if anything were to happen to Itachi.

"Besides," started konan, "I'm sure Deidara is fine wherever he is. They wouldn't drag him all the way to wherever they are and then harm him." Sasori looked up. "Exactly," added Itachi, "They had to have a motive for trying to keep him in one piece. Whoever their leader is, they must have something planned for Deidara-kun where they need him unharmed."

Sasori nodded, thinking it through. Both konan and Itachi had a point. If their leader wanted to get information out of Deidara, they would want him to be in a condition to answer them. Not battered and bruised to the point where he's too beat up to answer. Not that Deidara would tell them anything. But then Kimimaro and the rest would have no choice but to resort to- Sasori's breath hitched. No…I won't let them do anymore to Deidara than they already have, Sasori thought, very determined now.

The redhead got to his feet, startling the rest of Akatsuki. "Well? What are you all looking at? We need to find Deidara." said Sasori fiercely. His deep brown eyes no longer showing wretchedness, but now stalwartness. Hidan, who was attending to his wounds, looked up, a purple eyed glare present. "How are we supposed to? We have no fucking clue where he is and we don't know what we're up against, dammit." he complained. The redheaded teen sent a harder glare Hidan's way, one that said 'don't fuck with me.' "I'll tell you what we're going to do, dammit. We're going to find out his whereabouts. Question is: how?"

Sasori thought for a moment, silence filling the warehouse. Hesitantly, Tobi spoke up. "T…Tobi knows how to find Deidara-sempai." Sasori, along with everyone else, stared at the masked teen, somewhat dumbfounded. "You do? How?" wondered Pein.

Tobi shrugged. "All Tobi needs is a way to contact Deidara's phone."

Deidara started to doze off when the car came to a curt stop. The blonde banged his head against the back of the trunk and groaned, unable to clutch his poor head. "Dammit." he cursed. The trunk quickly opened, a cascade of light pouring onto the blonde. Deidara was grabbed by Suigetsu and thrown over said teen's shoulder. "Where am I?" wondered Deidara. No one answered. "So, I'm guessing I'll know when I get there?" he asked again. Kimimaro shot a glare at Deidara. "Yes. Now be quiet." Deidara glared back at the white haired teen, but didn't comply. They're holding him against his will, so why not bother the hell out of them?

"Okay, I'll stop if you answer me this…who is your leader? If it's not Kimimaro or Kaiyada, the only ones with enough intelligence for the rest of the group, then who is it?" he asked. The stupid comment earned him a glare from everyone other than Kimimaro, which made Deidara feel a little better. Making them feel inferior put the blonde in a greatly improved mood, even if it was for only a minute.

Kimimaro smirked. He then cupped Deidara's face with his hands and drew closer to the blonde. Said blonde held his breath, watching the jade eyed teen's every move. Kimimaro's pale lips brushed lightly against Deidara's ear. "You'll know once you get there, Deidara-kun." whispered the white haired teen, his voice sending slight chills down Deidara's spine. Kimimaro released Deidara and walked ahead. The newest student snorted.

"Was that supposed to scare me? It's more like you were trying to flirt with me." Deidara thought aloud. Kimimaro simply shook his head and muttered, "Idiot."

After a short time, Kimimaro stopped in front of a worn-out warehouse. It kinda reminded Deidara of the Akatsuki hideout. "What's with you Konoha gangs and warehouses?" asked Deidara to no one. And of course, no one answered. The white haired teen pulled the old warehouse doors open and closed them once Sakon, Ukon and Suigetsu had entered. Once inside, Kimimaro turned to Suigetsu.

"You can put Deidara-kun down now."

Suigetsu didn't pause to drop the blonde onto the cold hard ground. Deidara glowered up at the sharp toothed teen. "I think he meant gently." spat the blonde. Suigetsu glared back. "I don't care." he replied, walking off. Deidara's glare didn't falter but he redirected it to Kimimaro. Said teen stared back at the blonde, giving Deidara his full attention.

"Yes?"

"You didn't want to do this, did you?"

"What brought you to ask me this?" asked kimimaro. Deidara shrugged his shoulders, or at least tried to. "I don't know. Just wondering. Did you want to kidnap me?" The jade eyed teen blinked and looked down, contemplating Deidara's question. The teen never thought about it, really. "I…guess not." answered Kimimaro truthfully. "I only did this because leader ordered us to get you no matter what the cost. I honestly have nothing against you or Akatsuki, Deidara-kun." Deidara nodded. The blonde wasn't mad at Kimimaro since he was only following orders. The blue eyed teen did resent their 'Leader', though. A true leader doesn't hide behind his subordinates. If anything, the leader was nothing but a coward.

"Well, you can make this all right by…I don't know, letting me go?" inquired Deidara, batting his big azure eyes innocently. Kimimaro laughed, shoulders trembling lightly. "Good try but not good enough." said the teen once his laughter died down. Deidara shifted around a little in an effort to shrug. "Well, I tried. But seriously, if you don't want to work for your leader, then just quit." Kimimaro gave Deidara a small sad smile. "It's not that simple. I can't just quit because he's going to wonder why. Then I'll never be granted the opportunity once he knows. It'd just be a hopeless attempt, so why bother?" explained the white haired teen.

Deidara looked around, and then back at Kimimaro. "You wouldn't be missing much. And there are plenty of others that could replace you when it comes to coming up with the plans or fighting. Kaiyada seems to compose pretty good strategies and if the others fight in collaboration, they could match you in strength. So, if you were to leave, they could handle themselves." answered the blonde. Kimimaro nodded. "But still, finding a way out is near impossible." Deidara beamed a bright smile.

"Perhaps, but I'm sure you'll think of a way." Kimimaro quickly looked away, a blush of embarrassment creeping up to his face. What harm he sees in Deidara I'll never begin to know, he thought.

Tobi typed on a few keys of his laptop. Well, it wasn't his, but he was using it so whatever. The masked teen had plugged some wire into Sasori's cell phone and the wire was plugged into the laptop's USB port. A few windows opened up and Tobi clicked in a few places. Then, a map of Konoha appeared on the screen.

"Tobi, what the fuck are you doing?" asked Hidan, looking over the masked teen's shoulder. Tobi remained quiet, pressing some more buttons before turning to Sasori. "Tobi made it so that we could tap Deidara-sempai's phone and locate Deidara-sempai through communication." said Tobi. Sasori stared wide eyed at Tobi, completely in shock. Itachi smirked. "So we can pinpoint Deidara on the map, find the quickest way there and take our revenge. That's brilliant." Everyone nodded, still in shock that Tobi could do that.

"Tobi…you're brilliant! Where'd you learn to do that?!" asked Sasori, very amused. Tobi beamed behind his mask. "Just something Tobi picked up. Nothing special!" Pein glared down at Tobi. "Nothing special? If I had known that sooner, you could've made our life's a hell of a lot easier!" he complained. Tobi continued to smile behind the mask. "Tobi didn't find it important! But now, Tobi guesses it is, huh?" he replied. Pein only sighed. Why argue? He did more than his share of work. Fuck, I won't be surprised if Sasori is forever in Tobi's debt, thought the ginger haired teen.

"All Sasori-san needs to do is call Deidara-sempai's phone and hope Deidara-sempai, or anyone really, answers." confirmed Tobi. Sasori nodded, a thankful look on his face. Thank God Tobi knew this or else we'd be searching aimlessly for Deidara…thank Kami Tobi was of use for once.

"Tobi."

"Yes, Sasori-san?"

Sasori smiled. "Thanks a lot. Who thought you could've been of good use." Tobi gasped, and then commenced with bouncing around happily. "Fuck, now he's going to do that all day. Why'd you curse us?" whined Hidan. Sasori rolled his eyes. "Just let him have his moment. And keep quiet so I'll be able to hear Deidara." Hidan flicked the redhead off while said redhead dialed Deidara's number.

Akuro no Oka (1) played loudly from nowhere. Kimimaro, who willingly wished to watch over Deidara, looked up from his book. The white haired teen needed to catch up on his reading and Deidara wasn't going anywhere so why not?

"What's that?" he asked. Deidara laughed nervously. "Uh, my phone. Just ignore it, okay?" The song played once more, this time much harder to disregard. "Where is it?" asked Kimimaro. Deidara sighed. "Left pant's pocket." he responded begrudgingly. Kimimaro took the phone from Deidara's pocket and flipped it open.

"Someone answered." muttered Sasori. The redhead was enthusiastic until he knew who answered.

"Moshi moshi." Kimimaro said through the phone. Sasori said spitefully, "What the fuck are you doing answering Deidara's phone-…whatever, what have you done to-…nothing yet? Good, you better not do a damn thing to…your leader will deal with him thoroughly unless-? Why are you telling me this?" On the other end of the line, Kimimaro sighed. "I'm telling you this because Deidara doesn't deserve what's in store for him…No, this is not a joke…I'm just tired of working for him…He'll be here shortly after school lets out if you find your way here…Sure it's treason but I don't care anymore…who is the leader of this gang?" Kimimaro paused for a minute, wondering if he should tell Sasori. But in all honesty, Kimimaro no longer cared. "Our leader is…"

Sasori smirked. "Excellent. No, we'll find our way, thanks anyway." The brown eyed teen hung up and smirked triumphantly. "Well? What did you find out?" asked Pein. Sasori began to laugh, choking on air once in a while. The others looked at the redhead as if he lost his mind. "What the fucking hell, red?" demanded the purple eyed teen. When Sasori's laughter ceased, he wiped a tear from his eye and said, "Kimimaro plans on pulling an act of sedition after ostensibly being so devoted for all this time. Stupid 'cause he'll get his ass kicked by their leader. Oh, and their leader is Orochimaru."

"I knew it!" cheered Hidan. Kisame's eyes widened in a dramatic way. "No way, you knew something?! That's something to behold." he jeered. Hidan glared at the blue haired teen. "Fuck you! Anyone with fucking eyes could see that that snake bastard treats them like they're perfect little fucking angels and the rest of us like shit! You know something's up when he's nice to…ANYONE!" The others just nodded, knowing Hidan was right…for once.

Sasori's eye twitched ever so slightly. "Can we find Deidara now or what?! Tobi, did you find out where the brat is?" asked the redhead, noticeably irritated. Tobi nodded. "Deidara-sempai is in an old warehouse deep within the Konoha forest. And school's going to be out soon so Sasori-san should hurry." Sasori nodded and turned to Hidan.

"Give me a gun."

A thin white eyebrow rose. "Why should I?"

"Because I might need it. You can come and bring whatever weapons you want…"

A wide grin grew on Hidan's face. "What kind of gun do you want?"

Sasori thought before answering, "A handgun that's multi-barreled. I don't care what kind." "Are you sure you need to resort to this?" asked Itachi. The redhead loaded the handgun and looked back at the red eyed teen. "I'll do anything so long as I get Deidara back. Who's coming with?" Pein and Hidan stepped forward.

"Then let's go. Tobi, call me if Deidara's location changes." With that, Sasori, Pein and Hidan left.

Deidara yawned loudly for the billionth time. "Please stop, it's annoying." asked Kimimaro politely, while sitting on the ground next to Deidara's tied up body. Deidara pouted. "But I'm tired of waiting for Orochimaru…when's he getting here?"

"I already am, Deidara-kun." Deidara looked up to see Orochimaru's amber eyes looking down at him, Kimimaro at the snake's side. "Sensei…what do you want with me?" asked the blonde. The pale man snickered evilly before asking Kimimaro to leave. The white haired teen was a little reluctant to leave but did so after Orochimaru shot him a warning glance. "Deidara-kun…" he cooed. Said teen glared. "Don't call me -kun." Orochimaru nodded. "You know, Deidara," said the black haired man, caressing the blonde's cheek (A/N: Eww! Pedophile alert!), "I didn't think much of you when you first arrived at Konoha High."

Deidara raised a delicate eyebrow. "Really?"

"Yes. I actually could care less about what you did. Well, until…" Orochimaru gripped Deidara's face roughly, yanking him forward, "You joined Akatsuki." Deidara hissed in pain, the snake-like man's nails clawing into his skin. "Why should me joining Akatsuki concern you?" hissed the blonde. The pale man released Deidara and examined his nails, fresh blood under his cuticles. The blonde watched helplessly as blood percolated from the open wounds.

"I just feel that with you in Akatsuki, that could cause even more of a threat to my subordinates. But Deidara, with you working for me, think of how you'll benefit us." explained Orochimaru. Deidara nodded. "Okay, but how will this benefit me?" he wondered. The golden eyed teen smiled in a sickly sweet way. "You'll have better protection than anyone in Akatsuki could ever provide." he replied confidently. Deidara squinted his eyes mistrustfully, searching for any faults in Orochimaru's façade. He found none.

"Thanks, but I can look after myself." said the blonde, just as confident. The black haired teacher's smile fell into a scowl.

"Deidara…I'm not asking you to switch sides. I'm telling you to." warned Orochimaru, eyes glinting bright yellow with anger. The blonde swallowed hard. Fuck, thought the blue eyed teen, Where the hell is Sasori-kun?! He better hurry… "Whatever, I'm not leaving Akatsuki for your fucking gang…!" Deidara's head shot to the side as he was slapped hard across the face. Orochimaru sneered, grabbed the blonde by his ponytail, and pulled it violently. The blue eyed teen bit down on his lip harshly to keep from yelling out in pain. Blood leaked from his bottom lip and Deidara tasted the bitter copper taste of his blood.

The pale man unexpectedly released Deidara and sighed sadly. "Look at you. You look appalling. None of this would've happened if you had just agreed. So, what do you say? Reconsider?" Deidara glared hard, but then his expression softened almost at once.

"Perhaps you're right…" agreed the blonde, laying his abused cheek onto the ground.

"Yes…"

"I think I'll…?!"

A deafening detonation shook the warehouse. "What the hell?" thought Orochimaru aloud. As the smoke cleared, Hidan glared at Sasori, who was too jubilant with the explosion to really perceive. "Now I know why Deidara likes explosives. That was fun." claimed Sasori. "What the hell? I thought we were supposed to be inconspicuous!" protested the white haired teen. The redhead shrugged. "What's it matter now? He knows we're here." Kimimaro stepped out from around the ruins, smirking at the three. "Hey." He greeted quietly. Sasori nodded in response. "You ready?" asked the redhead. The emerald eyed teen nodded, leaving Pein and Hidan baffled.

"Kimimaro-kun! Take care of the intruders!" ordered Orochimaru. After a minute or two of no rejoinder, the pale man growled under his breath. "Kimimaro, do as I say and attack them!" A few gunshots rung through the air and then silence. The only door opened slowly, Deidara smiling and Orochimaru sneering when it fully opened.

"Sasori-kun!" said Deidara joyously. Orochimaru only glared.

"What? Didn't expect me, did you Orochimaru?" asked Sasori, pointing the gun in the pale man's direction. Orochimaru stopped glaring and stood in place. He looked from Sasori to Hidan, then finally Pein. "Hmmm, Kimimaro-kun should've taken care at least one of you." Hidan stepped to the side and smirked. Kimimaro laid unconscious, unused gun in hand. "Dude is a very bad shooter. So fucking weak." answered the Jashin worshipper, kicking Kimimaro in the side.

Orochimaru chuckled, crossed his arms and stepped forward. Sasori aimed the handgun directly between the snake bastard's eyes. The redhead wasn't playin'. If Orochimaru tried anything, Sasori wouldn't hesitate to kill him. "Sasori-kun…why so stiff? You seem mad." cooed Orochimaru. Sasori didn't answer at first, smiling sinfully. "I'm not mad…I'm pissed off and I can't wait to rid you from this earth." he said, his tone of voice heavy with hate and disgust. Orochimaru frown and took another step forward, though Sasori remained still.

"Extreme anger and hate is known as wrath, a deadly sin. You realize that don't you, Sasori-kun?"

"Yes, I do. But greed is a deadly sin you possess."

A thin black eyebrow rose at Sasori's response. "Why is that?" he asked. Sasori rolled his eyes. "Going after something you never had possession of in the first place. You'll do anything to get what you want, even kill, right?" The pale man looked over at Deidara, then back at Sasori.

"You're right. But I no longer have need for Deidara. So, you can take him."

Sasori's eyebrows furrowed. Why was he just giving up? Surely he would've put up more of a fight. Is he planning something? No, he would have tried to put his plan into action by now if he was. Maybe he's just planning to run. Whatever the reason, at least Deidara's alive, thought Sasori. The redhead looked back at Orochimaru, seriousness etched in his features.

"Do you not trust me, Sasori-kun?" asked the amber eyed sensei. "No, I don't. Hidan and Pein, watch him while I untie Deidara." Both Hidan and Pein nodded, pulling out a handgun and aiming towards Orochimaru. Sasori lowered his weapon and headed Deidara's way. The redhead stooped down to the blonde's level and began to undo the ropes. "Are you okay?" he asked. Deidara nodded but stopped when he saw the look on Sasori's face. "What? Oh, the wounds? They're nothing to…Sasori-kun?" the brown eyed teen's expression was of pure rage.

"Sasori…kun?"

Sasori stood and turned quickly. Orochimaru now faced Sasori, back to the door, Hidan and Pein on each side of the ebony haired man. Said man scoffed. "Something wrong Sasori-!" Orochimaru's eyes widened slightly as a bullet just narrowly missed his head. "How dare you lay a hand on Deidara, you fucking son of a bitch?!" shouted the redhead. "Sasori, calm down." said Pein, his voice low. Brown eyes darted to glare at the auburn haired teen. "Calm down…calm down?! He harmed Deidara! I shouldn't calm down, I should kill him!" he asserted, aiming once more. "Seriously, red. You're anger is throwing off your aim, dammit. You could miss and take one of us fucking out!" stated Hidan.

Deidara watched Sasori, eyes wide with horror. Sasori…had lost his mind. The blonde knew Sasori cared deeply for him, but didn't know he'd snap this quickly. They were just wounds, they'd heal. Deidara wasn't even seriously injured but here Sasori was, about to kill a man over a few scratches. I...I knew Sasori was short tempered. What I didn't know was that Sasori could go from mad to just insane in less than a millisecond, thought Deidara, this is crazy… The blonde looked down at his hands, which were shaking violently. "S…Saso…ri." Deidara stammered

Sasori kept quiet, going to pull the trigger. Orochimaru was frozen stiff. He also was not aware of Sasori's sudden lunacy and was frightened of the possibilities. "This is the end, huh?" asked Orochimaru hesitantly. Sasori nodded, that sinful grin once more on his face. "I may have committed a sin, but yeah it is." He said, pulling the trigger.

…A shot rang through the air, drowning out all other shouts of protest. Orochimaru stood rigid, then coughed, blood falling to the ground. The pale man then fell to his knees and then face forward, a bullet wound piercing through the man's back. Deidara looked up at Sasori, who had dropped the gun, and then at Orochimaru's fallen body. "Good job, Kimimaro. He never expected it." said Sasori, walking over to the teen. Kimimaro nodded and stared at his past gang leader. "It's ashamed it had to come to this. But, the struggle's over, thank Kami." He responded sadly. Sasori laughed aloud.

"You can't honestly say you'll miss him, will you?"

Kimimaro smirked, "Of course not. Are you okay, Deidara-kun?" Deidara's jaw dropped. "I don't get it," he started, "Kimimaro-san, I thought you were loyal to Orochimaru. If so, then why did you kill him? And Sasori, whatever happened to shooting him yourself? God, I'm confused." "Yeah, me too. Neither of you filled us in, so what the fuck did you plan?" asked Hidan. Pein raised an eyebrow inquisitively. Sasori shrugged. "Simple. While I was trying to find Deidara's location, Kimimaro informed me on how he was thinking of pulling an act of treason." he explained. The jade eyed teen nodded. "I knew Sasori was determined to kill and I knew one way out was to kill Orochimaru. So, feeling that this cold benefit us both, we devised a plan. One that granted me freedom while getting you and Sasori back together in one piece."

Deidara nodded, understanding completely. "So, you both faked that snake out by making him think Sasori was the one that would shoot him…but instead it was Kimimaro that committed the homicide?" asked Hidan. Sasori and Kimimaro both nodded. "That's genius. Pure genius." thought Pein aloud. "Thanks." said Sasori before turning to Kimimaro.

"Will you be able to get rid of the evidence?"

Kimimaro looked over at Orochimaru once more. "Yeah," he declared, "Throwing his corpse in the lake around midnight seems like a good idea. No one would think to look there, plus it'll be dark and no one should be around to see. I'll burn this glove and take the gun apart. And I guess I'll throw the gun's parts away in different places so they'll just think the parts came from random places." Sasori nodded. "You and the others are free now. Happy?" wondered the redhead. Kimimaro grabbed hold of Orochimaru's now much paler form and started to walk away. Before exiting the room, the white haired teen said over his shoulder, "Very."

Pein walked up to Deidara and laid a big hand on his shoulder. "You alright?" asked the ginger haired teen. Deidara smiled up at the taller man. "I'm fine. Just a little tired." Pein nodded and for the first time Deidara had known of, smiled very softly. "That's good to hear. Let's head back to the hideout and get you patched up so you can go home." Deidara blinked, but recovered and beamed a bright smile. "Good 'cause I'm exhausted!"

Once the four had made it back, everyone was pressuring them with questions, which Pein answered calmly. Tobi was ecstatic to see that Deidara was alive and hugged the blonde. Deidara, who was too tired to complain, just relaxed and allowed the masked teen to hug him. The least he could do along with thanking Tobi, since he did help find the blonde, after all. The blue eyed teen hated to admit it, but he was now in Tobi's debt. Konan bandaged Deidara's wounds and gave him a paper crane. "To bring good luck." she said. Deidara thanked the blue haired girl and said he was going to put it in a safe place.

"If you guys don't mind, I gotta get Deidara home." interrupted Sasori. The rest of Akatsuki understood and said their farewells. Deidara and Sasori said their goodbyes and left.

Along the way, Sasori apologized for not coming for Deidara sooner. Deidara simply told him to stop apologizing. "There was nothing you could've done at first. You didn't know where I was, so don't blame yourself. As you can see, I'm fine. No worries!" said the blonde, smiling broadly. Sasori nodded and smiled as well, intertwining finger with Deidara. "I'm just glad you're safe. I don't know what I would've done without you." muttered the redhead. Deidara closed his eyes and tightened his grip on Sasori's hand. "Me neither, Sasori-kun. Me neither…"

Outside Deidara's door, Sasori said goodnight and prepared to leave, loosening his grip on Deidara's hand. The redhead, however, was instantly pulled into a kiss and pushed against the door. Deidara wrapped his arms around Sasori's waist, Sasori draping his arms over Deidara's shoulders. The blonde nipped at Sasori's bottom lip, asking for entrance. Automatically, the redhead opened his mouth and welcomed Deidara's sweet taste. Their tongues covered every inch of the other's mouth, loving the flavor and feeling. After a while, both pulled away, gasping for breath. Sasori took in a sharp breath, feeling Deidara's hot breath over his cold skin. The blonde sucked on Sasori's neck, knowing exactly where his weak spot was. The chocolate eyed teen moaned and tilted his head to the side, giving Deidara more to work with. The blue eyed teen bit down on the now forming bruise, trickle of blood flowing freely. Sasori tensed and moaned, loving the pleasurable pain. Deidara licked away the blood apologetically.

The door swung open, causing Deidara and Sasori to fall forward. Both groaned and looked up. Deidara's mother stood above them, blushing lightly. "Okaa-san? What are you…?" started Deidara, discontinuing when he remembered the position he and Sasori were in. The blonde male blushed a bright shade of red and scrambled to get off the redhead, who was blushing a shade just as red as Deidara's. Deidara's okaa-san giggled and waved her hand. "It's ok. I just wanted to see what was taken you two so long to come in. Hehehe, now I know." Both teens turned a deeper shade of red. "Well," said Sasori, mortified, "I'll think I'll head home. See you at school tomorrow, Dei-chan." The redhead nodded to Deidara's mother then left, closing the door behind him.

Both blondes stared at the door for a minute before Deidara's mother squealed. "Sasori-chan is soooo cute! You two look soooo cute together!" she shrieked with joy. Deidara rolled his eyes. "God okaa-san, you sound like a yaoi fangirl." he complained. The elder blonde looked down at her son, then gasped and grabbed hold of his shoulders. "What happened to you?! Don't tell me it came from that gang thing you were telling me about!" asked the woman worriedly. Deidara sighed sadly.

"I can't lie to you."

"I should hope you don't! Now, how did that happen?"

"I fell and scraped up my face."

Deidara's mother crossed her arms. "Really? That's all?" she asked sternly. Deidara nodded. "I wasn't watching where I was going and ended up falling. It's only a few scratches. It'll heal rather quickly." he lied. The blonde woman relaxed her shoulders and smiled. "Well, if that's all that happened, I guess I can chill. So that fight didn't take place after all, huh?" Deidara smiled and answered, "Never even showed up!" Laughing, the azure eyed woman pulled Deidara into a hug.

"See," she said, "I told you fighting was never the answer!" Deidara laughed lightheartedly and returned the hug.

Hahaha, that's what you think, okaa-san…that's what you think!


I guess I wasn't technically on hiatus…if I had said I was three weeks ago, then yeah I would've had been. Alright, the drama is finally over and Orochimaru, the true leader of Kimimaro's gang, is dead. I wonder how the high school will respond. Wait a damn minute…I do know how! But I ain't telling till the next and final chapter. This is the longest chapter recorded so far with 31 pages. A new record for any of my stories! I'm still thinking about the lemon but it may happen. Or may not, who knows. Probably will, though. Okay, please review and please vote in the poll on my homepage. It is extremely important that you do so that you can see your favorite yaoi pairing in my next story. For me, it's between NejiShika and NaruSasu. But another pairing is fine with me, just please vote. Until next week my readers, ja ne and review!

Oh! Before I forget.

(1) Akuro no Oka- A song by Dir en Grey. Great song, awesome video. And in his make-up, Kyo, the lead singer, is so hot!!