A.N: Next chapter is rolling. If your wondering why Itachi took some of Deidara's hair and headband well I can tell you now it is not because he wants blond hair extentions and he's not going up to Anime Boston to cost play as Deidara oh no it's something much more sinister. Mah ha ha ha!!!!

disclamer: I do not own naruto if I did well...that's another story now isn't it? (evil grin)

Chapter Two: Pearl

I pressed my brows together as I watched Deidara's grin widen. I was going to have to watch over this guy?

"So you are the same Deidara of the Akatsuki?" Tsunade asked and the blond man nodded. "You do know you're charged with countless attacks on all five nations and owe nearly two million dollars to Suna for your bombing a few years ago," she said and again he nodded unfazed. "How do you suppose you could pay for the damages?"

"I've been a missing ninja since I was like thirteen un, it's not like I have a bank account yeah," he said his visible brow rose up into his hair line.

"I would think so," the Hokage replied "but your services the past year have become quiet useful in stalling the Akatsuki, any other valid information you can give us can save you from being hanged." Deidara's head tilted up in interest. "Of course this not just going to be a simple slap on the wrist, you must stay in the walls of Konoha for life and you will be stripped of ninja rank."

"Hmm well on one hand there is death and on the other hand there is being caged in this village for the rest of my life," he said looking up at the ceiling "I think I'd rather die if you don't mind yeah and I'd like to choose way of execution . You see un; I have this seal on my chest that allows me to open another mouth that's like a self destruction." Deidara leaned in a bit to further explain. "It would be my greatest masterpiece with a cloud of ash and smoke going a mile into the air and the yellow flames would beautifully off set the cloud. It would be artistic and I'm sure the people of Konoha would greatly enjoy it from about five miles away un. The cloud may block out the sun for a few days but that why we would schedule the detonation for a day before a rain storm that way the blast seems more fleeting yeah, the only thing left of me would be a great scare in the earth, wouldn't that be lovely yeah?" Deidara gave a small smile as if a bit bashful for having all of this planned out. "It's a sort of last wish if you don't mind Hokage."

"I-um well…" Tsunade linked her fingers together and sighed heavily. "Well Deidara I'm guessing you wouldn't give us that important information before your exsiccation?"

"Of course I wouldn't un!" the blond laughed as if that was the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard.

"Deidara-kun," Sakura said meekly, which amazed me because Sakura was anything but meek.

"What un?" the blond snapped his face in a bitter scowl.

"Don't please…please don't be difficult," she said looking him in the eye. Deidara was like stone under her gaze for what seemed like forever before his attention went back to Tsunade.

"Fine I except the offer of getting out of the death sentence yeah," he said like a child annoyed with his mother for not buying him a new toy. Tsunade smiled seeing how useful Sakura's influence could be in loosening the man's tongue.

"Have anything that would interest me then Deidara?" The Hokage asked and Deidara immediately pepped up.

"In fact I do but I'd like to ask for a trade off un," he said making the woman raise a brow. "I help in the destruction of the Akatsuki then you may strip me of whatever rankings you want," he leaned in "I'm only asking for one more mission, my grand finale before retirement yeah?"

Tsunade sighed resting her elbow on the table and cupping her cheek in her hand. After a long moment she spoke. "Just don't make too much of a mess…" Deidara smiled and she went on "I'll have to speak with the council it may take a week or so before those old bastards come up with an agreement. Until then I'm putting you under the care of Hyuga Hinata, she will watch over you during the day and take you to your cell at night."

I nodded my head as Deidara looked over at me as if it were the first time he'd noticed me.

"You must wear this charka restricting bands at all times," she said taking out a pair of golden cuffs minus the chain that would hold them together. Again Deidara nodded in understanding still looking at me. I was becoming a bit nervous under his gaze. "Hinata please restrain him while I put the cuffs on," Tsunade ordered and I nodded going over behind Deidara's chair so I could untie his hands and hold them together as the Hokage came over to put the golden bands on. Once they were clicked on and clasped to fit his wrists but to tight to slip off did I let go of his hands.

Deidara rolled his shoulders to loosen the cramped muscles his smile was soft but still cocky as he looked back as Tsunade. "When do I get a shower or food hmm? Information doesn't pop up on an empty stomach you know," he said and Tsunade frowned.

"Fine you're dismissed until further notice," she grumbled giving me a nod.

"Ah," I said quickly glancing Sakura and Tsunade nervously "come w-with me Deidara I'll take you s-somewhere to eat."

"Well this is more like it yeah," he said as the ambu still in the room removed his ankle cuffs. I kept myself from rolling my eyes at this…criminal. "See you around Sakura-Chan," he said with a wave.

"Come on," I said a little annoyed.

"Aye I'm coming un," he said blissfully as we left the Hokage's office. We walked silently down the hall he was looking around curiously. The dark silence was beginning the take its cold hands around my neck forcing the questions bent up inside me out.

"What are your relations with Sakura?" I asked quickly making him look at me. He was silent for a moment as if thinking over the answers. When he said nothing I spoke again, "well…I mean…um it's just…um," I was getting nervous and senseless words were beginning to spill out of me.

"I get what you mean," he said quickly to shut me up. "And really it's none of your business Pearl un."

"Ah" I murmured but silenced myself seeing that I was really being to forward with these questions. "My name is Hinata," I corrected realizing he had just called me pearl.

"I know un," he said "where is the food anyways hmm? Perhaps we could go to that café Sakura took me to they had good coffee."

"Ah…sure what was it called?"

"Don't know…hmm."

I sighed as we got to a chain of cafes and restaurants. "Well I'm not rich so I'll just take you out for ramen," I said in a final tone.

"Huh fine," he said fallowing me down the street. We got to the ramen house and shuttered seeing that my teammates from long ago, Shino and Kiba and a few others were sitting and talking. I gave a deep sigh as I came over to the bar with Deidara and we sat down. "What do you want?" I asked him as he looked over the menu.

"Hmm the one with chicken in it un," he said and I gave him a look.

"A lot of them have chicken in them," I said and he tilted his head.

"Um…"

I rested my elbow on the counter top and sighed heavily. This was going to be a royal pain in the ass, but some how while I wasn't paying attention he ordered and was slurping down a bowl of chicken-less ramen. I watched him for a while and the group of my friends stared at us wondering why an Akatsuki member was at their hang out spot. Most of the information about the Akatsuki spy hadn't been leaked too many of the younger ninja who didn't stand directly under the watch of Tsunade.

I didn't bother try to explain I could do that at the bar after six thirty or so when being Deidara's curfew. For now no one said much but murmur to each other. I could hear my cousin Neji trying to explain what of the situation he knew. Why I was the one taking care of the criminal was lost to him however.

"So Pearl hmm, tell me are you blind or something?" Deidara asked putting the chopsticks down into his empty bowl. I looked at him a bit offended.

"No, it's my blood line," I said amazed he didn't know about Konoha's largest clan.

"Oh really? What does it do hmm?" he asked his visible brow rose.

"Like I'd tell you," I said a bit more rudely then it was meant to be. His mouth curved into a smile and he closed his eyes tiredly. "Long day?" I asked softer as my guard began to crumble. I struggled to bring it back up but the man next to me seemed so sluggish it was hard not to calm down too.

"Yea it has been a long day little Pearl un," he smiled again and cracked open his eye to look at me.

"My name is Hinata," I corrected.

"I know."

A.N: Does Deidara have a problem with just calling someone by there name? Anyways remmber to read and review!!!