Thank God for Christmas break, holy crap.(Even though it'll definitely be way over by the time I upload this[Upload, update, whatever! I'm so used to YouTube..]) It means more writing, and more updating. I've actually got like 3 more Naruto stories that I plan on uploading eventually,(All of which are ShikaSaku or an AU DeiSaku) but I've either hit writers block with them, or I'm procrastinating. I do that a lot. Not that having a break from the Hell house that is school, makes much of a difference...Being the insomniac I am, you could all guess what it is exactly that I'm doing on my computer at 4 AM on a school night, aftermy dad turns off the Wi-Fi. ^_^'
Also, my spell check is fucked, so sorry for any errors in this stuff, for, alas, it can't be helped.
(stupid windows 7 wordpad! .)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. All rights and characters go Masashi Kishimoto-sensei.
Found
Sakura shifted sleepily, slowly recovering from her daze.
The wind was blowing furiously against her as she made an attempt to sit up, but froze immediately when she heard shuffling, and then a voice.
''My bird won't last much longer out in this rain. Hmm...'' Oh, yeah, it was raining, too. Great.
''Senpai, maybe we should land and find shelter before Miss Sakura catches a cold.''
Umm...Wait a minute, BIRD!
Sakura was about ready to jump out of her skin(and off of the bird) when she cracked her eyes open and looked around.
'Side: Alatsuki with a lollipop mask...?
Front: Blond Akatsuki with a topknot...
Wait...I remember him...He was in that cave when...Sasori...His...partner...?'
Then, it hit Sakura.
She was on a clay bird. With a lollipop and Sasori's partner. The guy who killed Gaara, whom she decidedly referred to as her cousin.
'Well, if this guy survived against Gaara, Naruto, andKakashi-sensei, then I'm willing to bet he must a lot better than Sasori...Great...'
She was also willing to bet that Sasori had to be the least bit close to his partner,-judging by their constant art rants- and vice versa, and that he was probably going to kill her on his own accord. Without the appointed mission from his 'leader'.
And then she looked down.
'Ohh...Shit...' At this particular moment, she chose to jump, with an almost inaudible 'eep'. Just not out of her skin, or any other vital tissues/appendages.
Though it may have been off of the bird, had it not been for the artist catching her hand with a grunt.
''Looks like Sakura-chan is awake, Senpai!'' The lollipop chirped.
''Oi! Tobi no Baka! Shut up and grab her! She's weighing down and unevening(Not even a word) the bird, and I have to steer the Goddamned thing, yeah!'' The one she knew as Deidara yelled agitatedly at 'Tobi'.
Meanwhile, below this little fuss, Sakura was hanging onto Deidara's hand-and was trying immensely hard to ignore the mouths there(Stupid bloodline trait!)- for dear life as she stared downwards, unable to do much else. She willed her self greatly not to cry, mainly through all the events rushing by in her head. She couldn't very well find her voice, either, so asking those two to shut the hell up -and pull her in the same direction- was out of the question.
She felt someone grab her other hand and haul her up, where she landed not-so-gracefully on her butt.
That bird sure was getting formidably(sp?) squishy.
So much so, that she had a slight sinking feeling.
And it wasn't in her stomach.
''Dammit, yeah!'' Deidara barked, ''Now of all times!''
He turned back to face Tobi and Sakura.
''Tobi! Keep a good hold on her! I'm going to have to bring it in for a crash landing! We can't risk-'' Deidara blinked at Sakura's features.
She was staring at him blankly, not looking the least bit panicked. She looked more practiced, as if she was waiting for a direction of some sort.
And jeez, he had seen her hair before, but wow.
-Anyways...
Right then, the mission felt a whole lot easier.
She hadn't killed them yet.
'Not to mention, she has the most unique shade of green for her eyes. Danna would have liked that. It sure is ever-preserved beauty if you ask me.' (A/N: Wow. OOC much, DeiDei?)
Deidara was brought out of his musings as he became unsteady by the nose(Or beak! *snickers*) of his bird dipping forward. The tail fell apart and down to the ground -That, mind you, was some ways away- and landing in a pile of mush. This made Deidara scowl at the rain, and Mother Nature in particular, (Not that way, you dirty-minded pervs!) and grabbed Sakura's hand once more as he cursed under his breath, pulling her towards him. Tobi followed quickly after, crawling in terror only to cuddle up on Deidara's leg.
Deidara glared at the boy, but went on.
''This damned weather. It always gets in the way, doesn't it? But luckily...I came prepared. Hmph.'' Deidara mumbled as he reached into the pouch on his side.(We only need one for this.)
Sakura was standing behind Deidara-on the head of the bird- where he had put her, staring at the other end of the bird, which was falling apart and downwards.
Then, Sakura realized something:
'Once the wings are gone, we're screwed.'
It just so happened, that the wings were getting very soggy, and they flapped slower than usual.
The bird was falling faster by the second.
In a blur of movement, Deidara had thrown something into the air, made a hand sign, and revealed that 'something' to be another bird.
Sakura's brow furrowed, and she looked over to Deidara, who was smirking at his creation.
She chose now to speak up.
''Won't this put us in an achingly similar predicament?''
He turned to her.
''Not if I land the bird before history repeats itself.'' He stated blankly.
Sakura glared at him before he kicked Tobi off of his leg. (Confusing, right?)
Forcing the masked Akatsuki to stand up, Deidara grabbed Sakura's hand once more, and jumped over to the new, still-in-one-piece bird, with Tobi close behind.
Once steadied, Sakura glared at Deidara.(Again!)
''I could've hopped this thing myself, you know.'' She wrenched her hand from his in annoyance.
''I know.'' He said, grinning at her like a chessy.
She scowled. And blushed.
He moved himself to the front of the bird to steer it to land.
...
Only a few minutes of walking and a stalking clay bird later, the two Akatsuki and the cherry blossom had found a suitable cave(So cliche and over-used, I know...) that was found to be rid of any animals. Threatening or otherwise.
Found to be rid of said animals, mainly because Tobi was sent in singing and asking, rather loudly, if anyone wanted to play with him.
Seeing as he came back out in one piece, they deemed it safe enough to crash in until it was clear outside.
...
Sakura sat across from the two men on opposite sides of the cave wall, (Let's just say right here that Deidara or Tobi had gone out for some firewood along the way, because I'm lazy like that) clad in only her white bindings and black undershorts. (I'm also too lazy to check if they're black or navy blue.)
She had advised them to all shed their over clothing, -seeing as they were soaking wet and one of them could catch pnemonia- which for them, consisted of their cloaks.
Lucky Akatsuki bastards.
So she sat there across from the two S-class criminals, looking, for lack of a better word, uncomfortable.
What was going on?
Why hadn't she run from them yet?
Fought them?
And...
Why hadn't they killed her?
Sakura sighed, looking up to the ceiling, and closing her eyes.
'I don't know why, but I get this strange feeling like they're not going to hurt me. Not physically, anyway. Whatever it is they want with me, I'm going to have to see it through. It's not like I've got anywhere else to go, anyway.'
She sighed again and opened her eyes, only to see Tobi sitting cross-legged in front of her, bouncing his legs excitedly.
''So Cherry-chan's name is Sakura-chan?'' He asked.
''No. Just Sakura.'' She bit dryly.
''So...Sakura, huh?'' She looked to her left swiftly to see Deidara crouching beside her.
''How uncreative, yeah. It only brings more attention to these pink locks of yours...'' He said, looking at her blankly while tossing said pink locks around for emphasis.
Sakura-you guessed it...maybe- sighed and shook her head.
It was going to be a long night.
...
Yay! Longer, no?
I have a question. Have any of you ever thought over Deidara's accent/speech habit of saying 'un', 'yeah', 'hmm', or 'hmph'? I used to use 'un' a lot because it was fitting and fun to say.
But after reading so many awesome fics that say 'yeah', I adapted to it. But sometimes it isn't fitting either, so I put 'hmph' in instead, if you noticed in this chap.
Jeeze, I'm over-thinking this.
But I just had to ask.
So does it bother you guys as much as it does me?
(Which really isn't all that much.)
Sigh...
~Raven100