Saso: So, what do you wanna do Dei?

Dei: hmmmmmmm…pin the tail on the Hidan's ass un?

Saso: Perfect idea!

Lol! Before you do, Deidei?

Dei: Kari-chan doesn't own Naruto or anything else previously owned un!

Thankies! On with the Chap!

Chapter 11: Other Half

Sasori sighed. Deidara had been pretty quiet for the past few hours. He had gone somewhere, hadn't said where, and when he came back… It was kind of freaking Sasori out. He loved hearing Deidara talk, it comforted him. At the moment, he and the blonde were in Lucifer's old study, Deidara looking out the window and Sasori looking through some of his father's old things. "Dei?" the blonde turned to him, "Why are you so quiet?" Deidara sighed, "I went to your house un. I found out something that I really don't like…" "You mean besides death and destruction of my home?" Sasori said as he averted his gaze.

"It's more than that. I went over to my place first, getting my spare weapons and some stuff I left there..." Sasori saw that Deidara had a new chain around his neck. It was silver with the words Artist and Love with sapphires engraved in the words. "Afterwards…I stopped by your house un." Deidara turned back to the window. "What did you find? What happened to my mom?" asked Sasori as he stared at a photo Lucifer had of him and his mom. "That's the thing un. She wasn't killed by demons as we had thought." Sasori turned to him, "What?" "If any of Hades' demons had gone in the house, Itachi should've killed some. I understand that outside the sun burns Hades' demons to oblivion…but inside, their corpses should still be there un. They weren't." "what does that mean?"

Deidara looked Sasori in the eyes.

"Demons didn't kill your mom. Itachi did."

Sasori felt his blood go cold. "You…you don't know that Deidara." He said. He knew Itachi had betrayed them…but to kill his mother? "I do un. I found something that belongs to him where your mother's corpse was. You know that they buried your mom, you were there. But for him to have gotten so close to Ruby-sama and fail at protecting her? That's impossible un. He never intended on protecting her. He only went to make sure she was dead." Deidara was glaring out the window again, "I'm so sorry Sasori-no-danna un. I should've never let him go over there. I should've sent Tobi." His glare faded into a look of guilt.

Sasori looked up at the ceiling. "It's not your fault Dei. You didn't think that weasel would hurt my mom…" "I should've known un." "Stop blaming yourself." "I should've known un!" Sasori walked over to Deidara and slapped him. Deidara stared wide-eyed at Sasori, his cheek red from where the red head had slapped him. "STOP BLAMING YOURSELF!" yelled the redhead, "It's not your fault Dei! You were focusing on protecting ME! You're not perfect!" he smiled at the blonde, "I don't blame you. I know it was hard enough getting ME here safe. You gotta the shit beat out of you. I don't want that to happen again." Deidara smiled at Sasori, "You're right, I'm sorry un. I shouldn't blame myself."

"Damn right. I love you too much for you to go and be emo on me." Deidara's eyes widened at Sasori's statement. Sasori snapped his mouth shut. Oh shit, what did he say? That wasn't supposed to leave his mouth. How was Deidara going to react to it? Those were the thoughts that were flowing through Sasori's mind. "You…love me?" asked Deidara, his eyes wide. (Don't think Deidara's dumb. XD. Remember, he has a lot on his mind so he just hasn't realized that Sasori loved him yet.) Sasori felt his cheeks heat up and knew he was blushing. No turning back now. "Yes Deidara. I love you more than anything." Sasori sighed. Deidara probably thought of him as nothing more than a brother. He was probably wasting his-

Sasori's eyes widened as Deidara's lips pressed on his. He automatically wrapped his arms around the blonde and pulled him closer while Deidara wrapped his arms around his neck. Sasori nibbled on his bottom lip, begging for entrance. Deidara happily granted him access. As their tongues dueled for dominance, the door opened. "Deidara-sempai, I was-WHOA!..." Deidara and Sasori, completely ignoring the poor boy's existence, continued the kiss. Of course Tobi, not knowing how to react, just stood there and stared. (Because he's just smart that way. XD)

After a few minutes, Sasori and Deidara finally parted. "I love you too Sasori-no-danna." Deidara said with a smile. "Um….sorry to interrupt…but Shuhan wants to, uh, talk to you two…" The two turned to the now as-red-as-Sasori's-hair Tobi. "Heh, all right Tobi." Said Sasori. He turned back to Deidara. "Let's get going before Shuhan starts to throw a tantrum un." "He throws tantrums?" asked Sasori. "It's rare, but it happens." Explained the blonde, "He tends to be almost as impatient as you Sasori-no-danna.: Sasori blinked, not getting what Deidara had said at first. Then he pouted, "Not my fault. Waiting irritates me!" Deidara and Tobi laughed, Tobi's embarrassment fading.

They heard a crash.

Deidara looked at Tobi and they headed for the door. Sasori followed, not wanting to be left out of anything. On the way, Deidara grabbed a gun from the desk and tossed it to Sasori, "Just in case." He said with a smirk. Sasori nodded and the three went into the hall.

Deidara's eyes widened and he pulled both Sasori and Tobi back into the study as bullets went past them. After pulling the two inside, Deidara slammed the metal door shut. "It's a good thing Luci was always paranoid…" he muttered as he heard bullets ricochet off of the door. A strange acidy smell reached Sasori. "What is that smell?" he asked. Deidara ground his teeth. "Moon Silk un." He growled. "Sempai, how are we gonna get outta here?" asked Tobi as he clutched his crossbow close to his chest. Sasori turned to Deidara.

The blonde thought a moment, pacing across the room as they heard banging on the door. Tobi looked out the window and saw a bunch of demons waiting for them with anticipation in their eyes. "Come on out." They heard Itachi's voice say, "It'll be easier for you Deidara. Don't try to run, we know the passages." Deidara pulled out his phone. "Sempai?" asked Tobi. Deidara dialed a number and waited. "It's Deidara. Can you get here and clear a path under the window with the black curtains?" it was quiet for a moment. "Don't make me regret this un." Muttered the blonde before hanging up.

"Come on Deidara, I don't want to hurt you." Said Itachi. "Yea. I can tell. I know you so better than the city in the rear-view." Replied Deidara. Itachi sighed, "I drive to eliminate the ball that I'm chained to." Deidara rolled his eyes, "Take me, break me. Even in my photo there's a part of me that slips away. One day you'll see, even if you got down on your knees you couldn't make me stay."

Deidara pulled out a thin slip of paper and put something on it before slipping it under the door. He backed up and muttered, "Katsu." And Sasori heard an explosion.

"Drive all night, never gonna get me. Night by night, to get away from it all. Fight, fight, fight, all you wanna do is hurt me. You wreaked my life so I'm gonna have to drive all night."

They heard coughing before Itachi said, "Stop this nonsense Deidara. You can't win. Sasori isn't up to the challenge." Sasori ground his teeth, "I'll stay strong, I'm pushing on the petal till I break dawn." Deidara smirked at his danna, "So we're gone, go find another shoulder you can cry on." Sasori smirked, "Take me, break me. Even in my photo there's a part of me that slips away."

Deidara looked out the window, as if waiting for something. "One day you'll see, even if you got down on your knees you couldn't make me stay. Drive all night, never gonna get me." Sasori looked out the window, wondering who Deidara was waiting for, "Night by night, to get away from it all. Fight, fight, fight, all you wanna do is hurt me. You wreaked my life so I'm gonna have to drive all night."

Suddenly, Sasori saw a very familiar red Mazda speeding to the mansion. Sasori heard something cracking and turned to the door. A large crack was starting to form. Deidara chuckled, "All of the things that you knew that I'd try. All of things that I held inside. All I gotta do is drive!" The car screeched to a stop, running over a few demons in the process.

Deidara smirked as he grabbed the chair Sasori had been sitting in ten minutes ago and crashed it through the window. Sasori saw, through the falling glass, a red scythe slice up a couple of demons. Deidara grabbed Sasori. "Drive all night, never gonna get me. Night by night, to get away from it all. Fight, fight, fight, all you wanna do is hurt me. You wreaked my life so I'm gonna have to drive all night." As Deidara pulled Sasori out of the second story window, he heard the door to the study come crashing down. Once they landed, Deidara opened the backdoor and pushed Sasori into it. He turned as a gunshot rang through the air.

Deidara felt a chill go down his spine as he saw someone fall to the ground in front of him. A memory flashed through his mind.

~Six Years Earlier~

"Deidara, Itachi, this is Tobi. He will be your new ally in protecting Sasori." Ten year-old Deidara looked up from the computer screen and at Lucifer. Standing next to the redheaded man was a boy with spiky, raven colored hair and eyes. "Hi there Deidara-sempai! I remember you from the Training Zone!" he said in a chipper voice. Deidara smiled and nodded, "I remember you too Tobi un. You were the kid that kept losing his balance in that one training exercise." Tobi laughed nervously, "Yea, but I've gotten much tougher since then Sempai." Eleven year-old Itachi scoffed, "What's with the Sempai crap?" he asked.

"Oh, well, even in the Training Zone, Deidara was always my superior so…" "Don't mind him Tobi, Itachi's really anti-social un." Deidara said plainly. He could feel Itachi glaring at him. "Itachi, Tobi, may I speak with Deidara alone?" asked Lucifer. "Of course Lucifer-sama! "Hai Lucifer-sama." Both ravens left the room, leaving Deidara and Lucifer alone. "You seem more accepting of Tobi than you are of Itachi, and Itachi has been working with you for over a year already." "Well, Luci, Itachi still…doesn't seem right un. I don't know what it is, I just don't trust him. Tobi…well, I guess it's because I've seen Tobi before too un. I don't remember ever seeing Itachi at the Training Zone…" "Well, I'm glad you trust one of them. More and more of Hades' demons are targeting Sasori every day." Lucifer said as he ruffled the boy's hair, "And you should make sure Tobi is ok too."

"Don't worry Luci! I'll take care of them un!"

~Present~

Deidara ground his teeth as he heard Sasori yell, "TOBI!" He heard the gun that he had handed Sasori start firing. His sapphire blue eyes met Itachi's coal black ones. He saw the gun that had just killed his friend aimed right at him. "So, that's how you wanna play Itachi?" Deidara said through clenched teeth, "Fine then. I can play deadly too." Deidara grabbed the crossbow that had skidded from Tobi's lifeless body and moved to the side as another gunshot rang. He took aim and shot an arrow deep into Itachi's stomach.

"YO! WE GOTTA GO DEIDARA! THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM!" Deidara turned to Hidan and nodded, sliding into the car next to a wide-eyed Sasori. "We can't just-" "We have to Sasori-no-danna. I don't like it anymore than you do, Tobi didn't deserve this, but we can't stay here un." Explained Deidara as Hidan slammed his door shut and sped the car away from the mansion. Deidara rolled down his window and aimed the crossbow again, hitting a demon right in the head. "Where to Deidara?" asked Hidan.

"Head north until I say otherwise." Ordered the blonde. Hidan nodded, "You gonna be ok?" he asked quietly. Deidara nodded, "Yea…"

(A/n) DON'T KILL ME! I had to kill someone. Sorry it had to be Tobi because Hidan can't die. I'm sowy Tobi!

Tobi: T_T

Dei: Don't worry un, you lasted longer than I expected un!

Saso: I don't think that helps Dei.

Anywho, R&R! Flames to be used to heat up my lunch! XD.