Konnichiwa! Genki desu ka? (Good afternoon! How are you? XD)
Dei: This is what happens when she watches anime in Japanese for three days without being able to watch anything else…
Saso: Actually, without WANTING to watch anything else on youtube…
Hey, Season zero of Yu-Gi-Oh is awesome!
Dei: We never said it wasn't un.
…Anyway, yea, that added to the fact that I love taking Japanese class makes me do that sometimes. XD. Ne, Dei?
Dei: Hai! Kari-chan doesn't own Naruto or anything else previously owned un!
Arigato! On with the chap!
Chapter 16: The Decision
"SASORI-NO-DANNA!"
All heads turned at the horrified yell, each person standing frozen in shock. Hades had Sasori's blade clutched in his hand. His face was twisted into a psychotic grin ash drove it deeper into the redheaded boy's heart. Sasori coughed up blood as he stared at his uncle wide-eyed. "Too bad boy. The distraction you had was the death of you. Had you forgotten about the blonde, this wouldn't be the end of you." Said Hades before he started laughing uncontrollably. He tossed Sasori to the side as if he were nothing more than a piece of garbage and turned to look at Deidara.
The blonde stared at where Sasori had landed, an unbearable pain ripping through him. No…Sasori…Sasori couldn't be…Hades…Hades…This was all because of HADES. He looked up at the dirty blonde, pure hatred in his eyes.
Still laughing, Hades asked, "Well, guardian? Still think you have a chance against me? You've failed. You're precious prince is dead. And there is not a thing you can do."
And that was when Deidara snapped.
He could feel his blood boil as his fangs elongated, his claws coming from his nails. He felt his ears twitch and tail move behind him…and a sudden voice in his ear. I know this is hard…but keep your focus in this battle…please Deidara. Tears fell from his eyes as he lunged at Hades…
Itachi walked over to Sasori, that grim look still on his face. "What are we gonna do Itachi?" asked Kisame. The raven looked up at his friend. "Heh. Kisame…thank you for everything you've done for me. You've followed me through everything, and for that…I'm grateful. But…I realize now…no matter what I do…it will never be enough to make Deidara happy…no…his happiness lies with…" he looked down at the motionless demon before him, eyes filled with remorse. "I'm sorry for all I've done…to both you and Deidara. Sasori…I didn't realize…" "Itachi?"
Looking over to the shark-like man next to him, Itachi smiled sadly. "I'm sorry Kisame. I know that your contract called for you to follow me no matter where I went…but where I'm headed is one place you can't follow…not yet anyway." Kisame looked at his friend in confusion as the raven placed his hands on the ground next to Sasori. "Kisame…I want to change your contract. From here on out…watch over Deidara like you've watched over me." Before Kisame could react, a flash of light consumed the raven and the prince…
~Meanwhile~
Sasori sat alone in the darkness. His head was pounding as guilt flowed through him. He had lost…he had failed. "I'm sorry Deidara…I guess…I couldn't live up to the expectations…" He looked up into the darkness. Was this his punishment for failure? Eternal isolation? Was he to never see Deidara again?
No…it couldn't be…the thought was just too horrible. He could face death. That didn't frighten him…but…to never see his beloved blonde puppy again? No…that he couldn't deal with.
He brought his knees to his chest as his vision was blurred by tears. "What did I do to deserve all this?" he asked softly before burying his face into his arms. His thoughts went to everything that had happened to him over the past two weeks. Why? Why did everything happen? Was it because he was born as the son of Lucifer? Was he doomed to eternal misery because of it? He felt tears begin to stream down his face as visions of Deidara flooded his mind.
He looked up into the darkness again. "Deidara…" If he had done one good thing in his life, it was loving that blonde. Deidara had always been by his side…he had never once doubted him… "And I let you down…I'm so sorry Dei…" he buried his face in his arms again and sat in silence…
"Little Scorpion you are walking home."
Sasori looked up. That singing voice…
"Why are you so sad is it that you feel alone?"
"Mom?" he whispered, looking around frantically.
"People can be cruel; you now long to be free."
Sasori got to his feet, still searching.
"You feel like only you can see…"
"Mom?" A figure seemed to appear in the distance, although Sasori couldn't quite make out who it was.
"Little Scorpion you have made a new friend. He says he will be with you until the end."
Sasori started to head towards the person, not caring if this was just an illusion. He was already dead, so what did it matter?
"Can you tell me has he gained your trust? Are his efforts thrown to the dust?"
As Sasori got closer, he asked again, "Little Scorpion here is that you mother? You left me alone by the hands of another..." His pace slowed as he saw another figure next to the first one. "As for my friend, he's always there when I need." He chuckled as he thought of Deidara, "Funny how love plants its seed."
The second figure took a step forward, "The Broken Arrow and the Dying Raven…will they ever be able to find a safe haven…"
This new voice…it was his father's!
"It seems that this long journey has reached its end..."
Sasori frowned and said, "I wish I could've changed what has been."
Lucifer chuckled as Sasori stopped before him. "This world has been conquered by the darkness. I know you really wanted to fix this mess." Lucifer looked up and frowned. "I can hear the young wolf howl in sorrow." Lucifer's eyes widened as he saw a light a little way off. "Hmm…there's something you can borrow…"
Sasori smiled as his mother came and hugged him. "Oh, my Sasori." She said before pulling away to look at him. "It's only been two weeks, but you look like you've matured so much." Lucifer scoffed, "Leave it to Hades to stress you out." Sasori chuckled at the statement. "Stress? If that was just stress then damn. I really had no stress before. And here I thought SCHOOL was stressful." Ruby smiled at them. "I never thought I'd see you two together…" she mused. Lucifer shrugged, "I'm his father. I am also the ruler of hell. You should've known I'd find a way." She frowned and hit Lucifer playfully on the arm before they both laughed. Sasori smiled at them for a moment before it fell.
Another howl rang through the darkness. "What is that?" asked the younger red head. Lucifer frowned, "Deidara." Sasori blinked in confusion. "Deidara? What do you mean by that?"
Taking a step forward, Lucifer looked out into the darkness. "From this place, you can hear what is in a person's heart. Deidara's hurting at the moment, and the feeling comes as a howl of sorrow due to him being a wolf demon." Sasori's gaze fell sadly, "You mean I'm going to have to listen to this for the rest of Deidara's life?" he whispered. Lucifer smirked, "No. You won't."
Sasori looked up in confusion. What did he mean no? He was dead right? There was a flash of red and a figure appeared next to Sasori. This made him jump as it was unexpected. "Hello Itachi." Said Lucifer. Sasori, finally realizing who it was, punched the weasel in the face. "I've been dying to do that for two weeks you bastard." He growled. Itachi, after staggering back a bit, rubbed at his cheek. "I know. I've been such an idiot…" "Damn straight…but…how are you here?"
A smile graced the raven's lips as his eyes slipped shut. He remained silent a moment, as if searching for the words to explain, before replying: "I'm here to finally make Deidara smile after all the pain I've caused him." Sasori blinked again. Make Deidara smile? "How so?" Itachi chuckled, "Jinsei shinda ai." "I…don't understand what you're saying." Explained Sasori. Itachi chuckled again before singing a song that Sasori knew quit well.
"What will become of my dear friend? Where will his actions lead you then? Although I'd like to join the crowd in their enthusiastic cloud, try as I may it doesn't last…And will we ever end up together? No I think not. It's never to become. It's you that are…the one."
Sasori felt a strange warmth begin to consume him as Itachi finished. "You'd better take good care of him Akasuna." Muttered the weasel before everyone around him faded…
~Back among the living~
Sasori shot up, his lung burning as he began gasping for breath. "Holy shit he's breathing!" he heard a voice, which could only be Hidan's, yell. His eyes finally came into focus and he took in his surroundings. Hidan looked horrible. He was bleeding from various wounds on his body and he had a black eye. Sasori watched as Hidan popped his shoulder back into place and flinched. "I can't believe it! You had a fucking sword through your fucking heart, and you're breathing!" exclaimed the albino with a grin. Sasori looked around him. He was…alive? How?
A laugh came from his right and he saw Kisame kick a werewolf away before turning to face him. "So Itachi was able to bring you back? It's a good thing he had a change of heart, eh Sasori?" he said.
Change of heart…Sasori's eyes widened as he remembered what Itachi had said. I'm here to finally make Deidara smile after all the pain I've caused him. "He…gave his life…for mine?" asked Sasori in disbelief. Itachi hated him…didn't he? He was a traitor… "He didn't do it for you Sasori." Stated Kisame, "He did it for Deidara. He saw how heartbroken your guardian was and realized that nothing he himself could do would help. The only way to help him was to show him you were alive…speaking of which, you should go help him out. He's held his own against Hades for the past ten minutes, but I'm not sure how much longer the mutt can hold out."
The statement made Sasori jump up. Where was Deidara?...
Deidara grunted as he hit the wall. Damnit. Hades was still too strong for him to defeat. No matter what he tried…no. He had to kill him. Hades had…A growl tore from Deidara's throat as he glowered at the dirty blonde that stood before him. "I've gotta say Deidara, I didn't expect for you to be such a worthy opponent. You've actually managed to injure me." He told the wolf as he motioned towards his arm…or what was left of it. Deidara had literally ripped Hades' left arm clean off just above the elbow. Blood dripped from the stub of an arm and Hades chuckled, "In such a short amount of time, you've gotten much more powerful…is there a reason why?"
Narrowing his eyes, Deidara lunged at the man again. Unfortunately for the wolf, Hades expected it and grabbed the oncoming fist.(With his right arm obviously) He flipped Deidara onto his back and slammed his foot into the boy's chest. Coughing up blood, Deidara screwed his eyes shut. I'm so sorry Sasori-no-danna…I guess I'm not strong enough… He blinked up at Hades and said, "I don't know why…but…I'm glad I did something to you…you fucking bastard…I hope you die slow and painfully…" The fire head glowered at the boy before slamming his foot down again. Deidara coughed up more blood and dug his claws into Hades' leg. "FUCK! LET GO YOU DAMN MONGREL!"
With a laugh, Deidara said, "Even if I die here…I have no regrets un. But you…you will never have a clean conscience." Hades aimed his gun at the blonde's face. "Damn puppy. I should've gotten rid of you when I killed your parents." Deidara grinned, "Yeah, would've saved your arm. Not that it matters, you can't change the fucking past." Hades put his finger on the trigger, "Let me reunite you with your precious prince." Deidara laughed, already accepting this as his end. Oh well. He had done as much as he could. That's what mattered the most…
A shadow appeared behind Hades and a voice went through the air. "Get off of MY blonde you fucking ass." Hades was thrown to the side harshly and he grunted with pain as he hit the pavement.
Deidara stared up at Sasori with wide eyes. "D-danna?" he asked in disbelief. Sasori turned to him and helped him up, bringing him into his arms, "Deidara…are you ok?" The blonde flinched as pain went through his chest. "I think he broke a few of my ribs…but…otherwise…Danna…" He held the red head tight as relief and joy went through him. It was Sasori…Sasori was ok…he felt something wrap around him and looked up to see his danna's wings. A growl went through Sasori making the blonde look up at him.
He was glaring, and it was obvious who the glare was aimed at. "I will fucking kill him for hurting you Deidara." He growled. Deidara couldn't help but smile. It was definitely Sasori, any doubts had been thrown aside once those words left his lips. "You're always so protective danna…" he whispered before pulling away, "But I'm not letting you fight alone un. I'll help." Sasori got a worried look in his eyes but it quickly faded. Deidara wasn't a child, and he wasn't a human. He needed to let him choose his battles. "All right. If you're sure." He said. Deidara nodded and smirked, "In case you didn't notice, Hades is now right handed…permanently."
Looking pass Deidara, Sasori smirked, "You know I love you right?" he said making Deidara laugh. "I know Sasori-no-danna." "Are you sure you're ok?" "I'll be fine un. I can take some pain. Remember, I was trained for this, just like you were." Sasori nodded and kissed the blonde, "Just promise me you'll be careful." He pleaded. Deidara smiled, "I'll be wary. But I do have something more important than myself to keep safe. And that's you Sasori-no-danna." Sasori frowned but nodded. He knew there was no point in arguing with his love. The young wolf would protect him no matter what…it was what Lucifer had made him out to be like.
His other half.
But that didn't mean that Sasori was going to sit back and let Deidara do all the work. He would make sure that Deidara didn't get hurt anymore than he already had.
Turning his gaze back to Hades, Sasori watched as his uncles finally got to his feet, eyes wide in shock. "It's not possible. I killed you!" he exclaimed. Sasori just glared as he got into a fighting position. Hades wasn't even worth his words. Why should he waste more of his time talking with him when he could just finally get this over with?
It seemed that Deidara had the same thought, for he lunged at Hades. Hades, expecting this, put up two fingers; two fireballs shot at the blonde with incredible speed. Deidara was yanked into the air up and over the attacks. Once he was directly above Hades, Sasori let him go and Deidara put all his weight and energy into his right leg. He brought it down, straight into Hades' head, and kicked off back into the air. Hades' face met concrete once more, and he grunted in pain. Sasori moved his gaze to the side and Deidara landed on the street, quite gracefully too.
Hades flipped back onto his feet and lunged at the young wolf. Flames gathered in his right hand and a bow appeared. He stopped right in front of Deidara, slamming the bow into the left side of his face and sending him flying down the street. "DEI!" Sasori glared darkly at his uncle and leaped into the air. Hades took aim, arrows of fire appearing, and started to shoot at the prince. Sasori dodged them, going higher and circled around Hades. He stooped down low and grabbed Deidara before he could hit a building, bringing the blonde up with him.
Deidara shook the pain from his head and looked up at Sasori, "He has way more experience than us…" Sasori nodded. "Even though we're stronger, he knows how to look for openings…" "Exactly. Like the one I see right now." Sasori's eyes widened as he felt something burn into his left wing. He bit back a pain-filled cry and tried to keep it steady. "DANNA!" Deidara looked up at him with a worried glance. He looked around; searching for somewhere they could hide to buy some time. Sasori was still weak. He needed to catch his breath.
A thought came to the blonde and he reached into his pocket. "Don't bother boy, I'll hit him again." Came Hades' voice. Deidara didn't hesitate, he crushed the small sphere in his hand and smoke surrounded the area. "Danna, go a little lower." He muttered. This would buy them time and that was key. "What…was that?" "Smoke bomb." Sasori nodded and went lower.
Once Deidara felt the top of the building he had been aiming to land on, he pulled Sasori over to him. "Danna, this way." He led him inside of the old building. Sasori sank to his knees once they were inside, his breathing ragged. The blonde noticed that one of his wings was completely burnt. Deidara knelt in front of him. "Are you ok un?" he asked softly. "Just tired." Replied the redhead. Deidara smiled, "You're doing good un. I mean, you've been fighting for hours…"
The blonde pulled a pocket knife out. "Dei, what are you doing?" Sasori asked. Deidara smirked. "You still haven't even had your first drink un." Sasori didn't understand what he meant…at least…not until the blonde used the blade to cut into his palm. A delicious smell reached Sasori and his throat suddenly started to burn with thirst. He looked at Deidara, suddenly focused on the vein in the blonde's neck. Deidara moved closer to the prince as he moved his hair away from his neck. "Go on Sasori-no-danna. You need your strength." He whispered.
As Sasori watch Deidara's vein, he finally snapped. He pushed the blonde to the ground, straddling his waist as he looked into the sapphire eyes that he loved so much. He moved closer to his neck and took a deep breath. "Danna, we don't have much time. The smoke bomb should be dissipating about now and it won't take Hades long to figure out where we are." Sasori licked a spot on Deidara's neck causing him to shudder. He chuckled before sinking his fangs deep into his love's neck.
Deidara gasped at the feeling. It felt so good…And how odd…even though he was losing blood, he actually felt his strength replenishing. The dull pain he was feeling from his ribs faded. He looked pass Sasori, keeping an eye out for Hades as his danna drank. He shifted his gaze to Sasori's wings and saw the burnt one quickly heal.
After a couple of minutes, Sasori pulled away. He moved to kiss Deidara gently before getting to his feet. "Count on Deidara to turn this around." He said, holding a hand out to his love. Deidara laughed and took the hand, letting Sasori pull him to his feet. "You ready to finish this Danna?" he asked. Sasori nodded, "It's time almost time for the son to come up." He said with a smirk…
(A/n) There we go! This chap is done! I'm not gonna waste any more time. XD I'm putting this up and starting the next one straight away! Hope you enjoyed this one. R&R! Flames to be used as Hades' hair!
Dei: Ja ne!