Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto Shippuuden or any characters in it.

A/n: Thank you so much to Kyra213 for BETA-ing this chapter.

Italics are thoughts or flashbacks.

Chapter 6

Sasori felt his head starting to hurt as he stood in front of the crowded cinema. He had never liked the crowds, it always made him feel uncomfortable. His dark brown eyes scanned the place, hoping that he might find the blond there. But he was nowhere in sight. Slowly, the redhead made his way into the cinema.

'Damn…he's late,' thought Sasori glumly. He took a glance at his watch. It read 9:05 and he couldn't help but feel annoyed that the blond had made him wait. He stuffed his hand into his pocket and was about to pull out his cell phone.

"Danna, un!"

Sasori's head snapped up almost immediately when he heard the familiar voice. He saw the blond magician waving at him, carrying a bucket of popcorn in his left hand and wearing a plain navy blue t-shirt and a pair of baggy jeans. Sasori felt his face turn red in embarrassment, feeling as if everyone were to staring at him. Before he knew it, the blond had made his way towards the redhead as he gave him a peck on his cheek.

Sasori was in shock. Clearly, everyone was looking at both of them right now. He swore he could hear someone saying something like, "Hey, isn't that blond a guy?" Sasori felt as if his mind was going to burst.

"What's wrong, Sasori, un?" Deidara's voice snapped the redhead out of his trance.

The redhead shook his head as he grabbed the blond by his sleeve and pulled Deidara to him. "What is it with you?!" he whispered fiercely, "Everyone's looking at us right now!"

Deidara winced, "No, they're not. What makes you think that?"

Sasori glared, "I just don't like the attention."

At that, Deidara laughed, "You think that everyone's looking at both of us because we're gay?" Sasori gulped at that word, seeming ridiculously childlike as he looked around uncomfortably.

"Gee danna, un, there's nothing wrong with that." Deidara said as-a-matter-of-factly. "Besides, didn't you know that almost 70% of the population in Iwa is homosexual?" He shrugged. "See, we don't stand out too much," said the blond as he pointed towards a couple who was kissing in the corner of the room.

Sasori turned. The blond did not have to explain to make him understand. He took a look around him and found out that most of the couples here were actually homo. How could he have been so oblivious?!

"See, danna, un. No one's looking at us, un." Then, the blond grabbed the redhead by his wrist. "Come on, the movie's starting in about 5 minutes, un." He handed the ticket-person the tickets as both he and the redhead entered the theater.

Meanwhile, a certain silver-haired chauffeur was sipping coffee at the coffeehouse nearby the Akatsuki Cinema. He knew that it wasn't wise to wander too far because his boss would be mad at him if he were to be late to pick him up. The chauffeur known as Kabuto sighed as he looked at his watch: still one more hour before the movie ended.

Kabuto was glad that he'd brought his Biology book to keep him company or else he'd be bored to death having to wait on his boss. His brows were furrowed as he read through the lines, trying to comprehend the whole thing. It was always his ambition to be a doctor but due to financial problems, Kabuto had to halt his studies and get a job.

He had tried applying for scholarships but was denied the opportunity because he wasn't considered a citizen of Suna; the color of his hair was proof that he was from somewhere else. His actual hometown was in Konoha, but since his mother remarried, he had followed her to Suna. Not long after, both his mother and step-father were involved in an accident and passed away, leaving him alone in an orphanage at the age of twelve.

Kabuto took up several jobs after he left the orphanage at the age of sixteen, while studying at the same time. He managed to finish high school, but was short of money to enter college to get a medical degree. He then landed a job as Akasuna Sasori's chauffeur at the age of twenty-two. The pay was not bad, actually, and Kabuto had counted in two years time, he would be able to continue his studies.

"My, my, aren't you Akasuna-san's driver?" A voice interrupted Kabuto from his studies. He looked up to greet a pair of golden eyes staring at him. "He does have a taste for beautiful things, doesn't he?"

"Excuse me?" Kabuto winced at the comment.

The man chuckled. "I'm sorry to have not introduced myself. My name is Orochimaru. I'm Akasuna-san's business partner," said the pale man. "Mind if I join you? It's kind of lonely having to dine alone."

"Yes…" The silver-haired man shook his head, "I mean, I don't mind." He watched as the pale snake-like man sat down across the table. After a few moments of silence, the silver haired man spoke, "So, what do you really want?" His eyes narrowed, "You didn't just bump into me, did you?"

"You are sharp, young lad," Orochimaru said with a chuckle. "No wonder you are renowned for being a first class spy of the business world." Golden eyes locked onto black ones, "I want the drafts on the latest puppet Akasuna-san is working on."

"Oh-ho…and I thought you were his business partner." Kabuto tilted his glasses, a smirk on his face. "Besides, what makes you think a chauffeur would be able to get this information?"

Orochimaru raised a brow, "Yakushi Kabuto…"

"Oh, and you know my name even before I'd introduce myself." Kabuto smirked, "You have definitely done your homework." He closed the Biology book that he'd been reading earlier and placed it on the table. "Too bad, I've been out of this business for a long time." He shrugged, "I guess you should find somebody else for this job."

"Fifty thousand," The snake-like man said. "Fifty thousand for the drafts. Then you would be able to continue your studies won't you?"

"Ah…" Kabuto tilted his glasses, "Indeed that would be enough for my college fees, but…" He shrugged, "My job's pay is already good: I'll be able to start college in two year's time. It's not worth the risk."

"A hundred thousand," Orochimaru offered.

This time it was Kabuto's turn to let out a chuckle, "Now, that's interesting. I doubt you could even get the amount back from selling the products."

"In other words, you are telling me it's not worth it?" Before Kabuto could speak, Orochimaru continued, "What if it's not the money that I'm after? What if it's something else that I'm after?"

"And what might that be?" questioned the silver-haired man.

"I don't need to tell you, now, do I?"

Kabuto smirked, "Indeed." He then stood up, "I have to leave now, Sasori-sama's probably waiting." He gave a slight bow, and then exited the building.

There was simply no way he could obtain the information. Sasori had kept it hidden away even from his private assistant. Kabuto recalled back the time when he had actually been sent as a spy to work for Sasori. It was to get some document from the redhead but then he failed and was stuck being a chauffeur. Well, at least the pay is good, thought Kabuto.

The aforesaid silver haired man then entered the car and was about to start the engine when he realized that he had left his book at the restaurant. "Ah! Screw it!" Kabuto said out loud before starting up the engine. At that very moment, his cell phone rang.

The screen of the cell phone flashed his boss's name. Heaving a sigh, he answered the call. "Yes, Sasori-sama?" After having listened to the instructions given by his redheaded boss, the silver-haired man headed off to the Iwa General Hospital.

'Why the sudden change of place?' thought Kabuto, though he never did find out the answer, because it was a rule never to ask any unnecessary questions.

After hanging up the phone, the redhead turned his attention towards the blond magician who was sitting at the corner of the room. Deidara's expression was a worried one. Sasori couldn't blame him; after all it was Deidara's best friend who was in the emergency room.

Said best friend, Hidan, had encountered a car accident while on his way to attend the weekly gathering at the Holy church of Jashin. Due to the fact that Hidan did not have any family members of whatsoever, the hospital had called Deidara since he was his closest friend.

"That idiot better have money to pay for the damages of my car," a voice spoke. Sasori turned to see the treasurer of FanTocHe sitting on one of the benches in the hospital. Said treasurer seemed to also be involved in the car accident, yet strange enough he was unharmed, save only a few bruises here and there.

"There's a severely injured man lying inside the emergency room, and all you care about are the damages done on your car?!" Deidara yelled, causing a nurse to glare at him.

Rubbing his temples gingerly, said treasurer, better known as Kakuzu, spoke, "Well, he was the one who was going the wrong way." He narrowed his eyes, "He was lucky I didn't end up lying in the emergency room, or I'd have to make him pay extra for all the damages caused." The mere thought of hospital bills seemed to horrify Kakuzu.

The blond magician didn't seem to be in the mood to argue with the man. "Danna, un…do you think he'll be alright?" The mention of his own name made Sasori looked up. The redhead shrugged.

"I don't know, Deidara…" That was the best answer he could give. He didn't want to give false hopes like 'I'm sure he's going to be alright' and the likes. Sasori did not want to lie. He hated it when people lie to him. Those cheesy dialogues written only in television scripts did not appeal to the redhead at all. 'How can you be so sure they're going to be alright?' These were the very words Sasori had spoken to his grandmother the night his parents were involved in the accident. 'Don't say anything if you aren't sure about it.'

The red light of the emergency room finally turned to green as a doctor walked out of the surgical room. Deidara immediately questioned him about Hidan's situation. The doctor assured them that the silver-haired man was fine and that Deidara should go home and take a rest as it was already late.

The mention of the time made Sasori realize that he'd been in the hospital for hours. 'Shit, why didn't Kabuto call me?' He quickly checked his cell phone to find that the battery was already dead.

"Danna! He's okay, un!" Deidara exclaimed as he hugged the redhead suddenly. Sasori froze. He hadn't expected that. The blond pulled away from the redhead moments later. The situation was kind of awkward as the blond magician chuckled at the redhead's reaction. Sasori had been dumbfounded, staring stupidly at the blonde without realizing that his face had gone as red as the shade of his hair.

"Ahem," Kakuzu's voice interrupted the couple. "Deidara Iwa, is it?" The blond nodded slightly as the green-eyed man continue, "Since your friend won't be available for maybe a couple of days or weeks, I think you should pay for all the damages done." He faked a smile, "The total's 1000 dollars."

Deidara's eyes widened, shocked by the amount.

"Shouldn't we see the bills first?" Sasori's questioned, his tone was bored.

"I'd confirmed with the mechanic," stated Kakuzu.

Sasori shrugged, "I don't know about that." He continued, "But I think its best if we wait for the person involved in the accident to wake up first before any decisions are made." Before Kakuzu could say anything, Sasori dragged Deidara out of the place, saying that they should get going as it was getting late.

Sasori and Deidara were already outside the hospital building as the redhead stopped to search for his limousine. It was not in sight.

"Deidara, could you please lend me your cell phone?" asked the redhead.

The blond immediately handed it to the redhead and Sasori wasted no time in calling his chauffeur.

"Darn it!" Sasori cursed as he called for the fifth time. His chauffeur wasn't picking up. The redhead then returned the phone to Deidara.

"Hmm? You chauffeur's not answering, un?"

Sasori nodded as he turned away. "Could you…" He paused.

"Hmm?" Deidara tilted his head to the side, "Could I send you back, you mean?"

"…Yea." Sasori shifted uncomfortably. "If you don't mind."

Deidara grinned. "Sure, I could. You are my danna after all un!"

Sasori blushed at that remark but he glared at the blond. "Thanks by the way…"

"No problem."

TBC…

A/n: Uh…review please? XD