Chapter 10
"Where have ya been yeah?" Asked Deidara as Arienne walked at his side, not answering back to him, afraid she would give out word about her relationship with Neji, she didn't want Neji to get hurt.
"Arienne?" Deidara noticed her quietness and was not used to it, he wanted to see Itachi's cousin all excited and happy always. "Why such a silence un?" Deidara asked skeptically. Arienne finally came to speak.
"I'm . . . Just tired." She replied, than smiled greatly up at her guardian. "You should rest once we get to the cave base." Deidara hugged her.
"Wouldn't want Deidara to annoy you." Itachi appeared behind Arienne. "He's fine, not annoying." Arienne walked to Itachi, hugging her cousin as he returned the favor.
"Glad to see you're ok." Itachi than glared up at the blonde.
"You too Itachi." Arienne replied back, drops of water falling from the ceiling of the cave, it was dark, but torches were lit so the Akatsuki would see each other and surroundings. No outside noise could either be heard, for Arienne, felt a little sick, and wanted to see Neji again.
I wonder what he's doing . . . Arienne thought curiously, she felt the need to lay down to rest. "She's tired un." Deidara told Itachi, he sat down at Arienne's side and she suddenly rested upon his lap. "Let her rest." Itachi sat at the other side, overlooking his young cousin.
"Of the assault on our clan, why have you kept Arienne alive un?" Deidara asked, wanting to know. "She meant a lot to me, I probably wouldn't live life through if she was killed." Itachi answered, moving Arienne off Deidara's lap, Itachi held his cousin in his arms, allowing her to lean against him as she was resting.
Deidara stood up. "I'm going to go see of Tobi." The blonde said as he walked out.
Tobi was seen wandering around outside of the akatsuki cave base.
"Tobi!" Deidara waved, Tobi fell on his butt, looking up at his blonde partner with a smile. "What are you doing un?" Asked Deidara, Tobi whistled until answering upon his question. "Tobi is looking around!" Tobi wasn't wearing with what you call, a mask, you could see his pale face, black hair and eye patch over his left eye.
"Ah, well you must really be enjoying yourself un." Deidara sat down; Tobi tilted his head to the side. "Arienne returned yeah." Deidara fiddled with the clay in his pouch.
"Tobi wants to see her!" Tobi jumped up and down, clapping his hands. "She's sleeping, Itachi wouldn't want her to awake yeah." Deidara had made a little clay bird.
"You'll see her eventually." The sound of his voice dimmed, the fading of the two and came appearing of one wearing donning robes, Neji Hyuuga.