Because of all those lovely reviews I decided to update, yet again. Get over it people I am not going to leave any time soon.
It is time to find out who the red-eyed person that visited Deidara is.
Disclaimer: Don't own but I can always dream.
Warning: I don't really know what to warn you about so now you have been warned. On with the story.
His fingers shook as Itachi wrapped his Akatsuki cloak closer around himself. He had never done well with cold weather. And now that they were only four days from Christmas. It was colder than it had been any day in the year up to now.
Not because there was much to celebrate. Not with the fact that Deidara was still missing despite all the effort they had put in to find him. The blonde had managed to become one of them in the short amount of time they had known him.
Worst was it for Konan and Sasori. The two of them had spent most of their time awoke on looking for Deidara in whatever place they could think of. It was only when Pein ordered the other members to use force they were sure that the two got some much needed rest and sleep.
Itachi sighed and walked the rest of the distance to the manor he lived in. Unlike the rest of the group he still lived with his family. Actually Sasori was living with his grandmother but since she was out of the country most of the time it did not count.
He nodded to the maid who took his jacket from him when he entered the manor. "Welcome home, young master."
"Good to see you, Minako. Is any of the others home yet?" The old maid who had served his family as long as he could remember shook her head. "Not yet. Master is in a operation and your mother is still out shopping. But your little brother should be home soon."
Deciding he had spent enough time with the woman Itachi took of his shoes and nodded. "II will be in my room doing homework. Do not disturb me unleash it is necessary." Not waiting for an answer he walked ignoring the servants he met on his way up to his room.
Once safety inside his room Itachi allowed himself to sigh again. He only talked in the house. Outside those walls he did always have Kisame by his side to translate for him. That made things easier for him. When his father had people from work home for dinner they were used to him being silent. It was simply too troublesome to deal with their much lower IQ.
His room was very plain looking. Bare walls and only the most necessary things to fill the room with. All he cared about was over with his boyfriend. It made sense since he did spend most of his time in Kisame's house.
Itachi sat down and brought fort his homework. It was sat due after Christmas-break but the sooner he got over with it the sooner he would go back to look after Deidara.
A knock on the door got Itachi to look up from the English homework he had been assigned, who knew that Kakashi-sensei actually could assign homework that was not perverted in any way, and glanced at his clock at the table. He had spend half an hour at his homework and it was starting to get dark outside.
He frowned when whoever was on the other side of his door knocked once more. Normally people did not disturb him when he was doing his assignments. Mostly because he tended to ignore them until they gave up and walked away.
But this one did not seen to be giving up anytime soon. Letting out a soundless sigh he got up from his chair and walked the short distance to his door.
When he opened the door he was shocked to find Sasuke outside looking up at him with wide eyes. Itachi felt a pang in his chest when he was reminded about the time they were younger where they had been closer. It had changed when his little brother had become a part of Orochimaru's gang. If he could he would go back in time and change that. Since it was not a possibility he could only wait and hope that his brother would one day mature enough to understand that they were not mortal enemies.
"Can I come in?" Itachi stepped aside and closed the door after Sasuke as the younger boy stepped in and turned around to face him. Something told him it was best that no one else in the house heard what his brother was about to tell him.
It was clear that Sasuke had come to him as soon he had arrived to their home. His cheeks were coloured with a nice blush as if he had been running outside in the cold.
The thought made Itachi frown. Sasuke did not run unleash it was important. As an Uchiha they learned how to act properly in front of others. Running like the devil was in ones heals was not what they had been taught to do.
With crossed arms he sat down at his chair and looked at Sasuke who was standing in the middle of his room with wide eyes. To his surprise he saw what looked like tears in his little brothers red eyes. In spite of their inconsistency Itachi found himself worrying for what had happened. He was after all still the boy's big brother. And family kept together no matter what disagreements they had.
"The Akasuna boy in your group liked someone, yes?" Silent he nodded wondering what Sasuke was on about. Normally he did not find it hard to guess what was on his little brother's mind. But today he felt lost and decided to wait and see what would happen. Who knew, maybe it could be entertaining.
Sasuke shifted his weight from one foot to another and back again. "Iknowwhereheis." Itachi blinked. "Care to say that again?"
His little brother shivered all over as if he suddenly felt could even though it was fairly warm in the room. "I know where he – Deidara – is hidden."
Itachi stood up and watched the smaller boy with narrowed eyes. "Is this a trap? Has Orochimaru told you to say this so he can attack us when we arrive?" Sasuka shook his head. "No, h-he doesn't know I have seen. I was not supposed to be there. But Kabuto would not shut up about someone new being in the headquarter and I wanted to see."
Sasuke sniffed and Itachi realised that his brother was holding back tears for an unknown reason. "It was horrible. I don't know any other way to describe it. They are treating him as if he is an animal and not a human-being."
Itachi took his brother's hand and got him to sit down at the bed together with him. "Tell me exactly what you saw." Sasuke nodded and took a deep breathe to calm himself before he continued. "Orochimaru keeps him in his private room in the headquarter. It is the department store number twelve near the old bridge. It is easy to find your way once inside and there is not many guards."
They sat close together as Sasuke told about the way to the room Deidara was locked in. When Orochimaru would be gone and what state Deidara was in. He could not tell much since it had been dark and he had needed to make it short so that he would not be discovered.
He nodded and patted his little brother on the head. "Good to know that you can make the right decision. I will make sure he gets out of there. Just act like nothing and everything will be okay." Itachi felt proud of what his little brother had done. He knew what he risked by telling him about Deidara.
Without caring for the servants Itachi strode out of the manor and down the street. He could not just sit with his hand in lap now he knew how to save Deidara.
With hands shaking from the cold since he had been in a hurry to get out of the door and had forgotten his jacket Itachi took fort his telephone and dialled in Kisame's number.
"Itachi, why are you calling? Is something wrong?" By the sound of his boyfriend's worried voice Itachi nearly halted. "I am coming over. Call the others and tell them we are having a meeting. I will explain as soon as I arrive."
When Itachi walked inside Kisame's house using the spare key his boyfriend had given him he found that the rest of Akatsuki already were waiting for him.
They were all seated in the dinner-room their attention turned towards him. Itachi sat down next to his shark-like boyfriend who was watching through the corner of his eye. Slowly he let his gaze wander over the group who through time he had come to consider as friends if not a family number two.
The members could not be more different and alone they would have been outcast. Their strength was that they had learned to stand shoulder by shoulder and defend their own. That made them different and it was how they survived.
It was clear that they, like he himself, had hurried out of the door as soon as they had got a call from Kisame. When someone called for a meeting it was not a joke. Especially not in times like this where.
His eyes wandered from one member to another. Pein and Konan seemed like they had got dressed in a hurry. Only Gods knew what they had been doing before they had been disturbed. He decided not to think more about it since it would not do him any good.
Kakuzu was sitting whit Hidan in his lap. Both boys were dressed in warm clothes. If he remembered right now was usually the time where Hidan would be out at the street and try to convince people that his god, Jashin, really existed. Kakuzu was normally with him to make sure that the silver-haired boy did not get into to many fights. And maybe to see if he could steal money when people was distracted by Hidan and his yelling.
Sasori was seated in one of the chairs with a cup of hot coffee in his hands. That told him that the puppeteer had been there when he first had called Kisame.
Zetsu was seated at the floor with Tobi lying next to him blowing spit bubbles. Itachi could not help but feel disgusted. He knew that his cousin of his could not help him. Tobi had decided to leave all what the family stood for since most of them could not accept that he wanted to be different. But he was still family, just like Sasuke.
"I know where Deidara is." That got the others attention. Not wasting more words he told them exactly what Sasuke had said to him. Meanwhile he watched the other members. Even Hidan seemed a little green when he heard what the blonde probably had gone through in the three months he had been missing.
Finishing talking Itachi sat back in the chair and waited in silence to see what would happen now. For once he himself had talked instead of letting Kisame translate for him. There was not time for that. The more time they wasted the more likely it was that something should happen that would hinder them in getting to Deidara.
He watched as a light he had never before lit in Sasori's eyes. It was as if the red-haired artist had been born on new. "What the fuck are we fucking waiting for? We need to fucking save fucking blonde."
"How do we know it is not a trap? It does seem like something Orochimaru would come up with." They all looked at Itachi after hearing what Zetsu said.
"Hn." He looked directly at Sasori. It kind of worried him that the artist had yet to say anything. "Itachi says we can trust Sasuke. His little brother may be an idiot but he is not a monster. There is no way he would be able to com up with such a plan."
Konan nodded. "Yeah, do you remember the play he was a part of back in grade-school? That boy has no idea how to play a role. If Itachi says he can be trusted I say we take his words for good." Itachi found himself relaxing a little which he had not done since Sasuke walked into his room. If any of them did not trust his little brother they would listen to Konan. Not many were able to ignore the girl.
Itachi nearly shuddered when he saw the gleam in the girl's eyes. He had seen her like that before when she had decided something. When she was like that there was nothing that could change her decision.
One after one they all nodded until they all were watching Pein. As the leader of the group it was him who had to come up with a plan. There was no question about whether or not they should save the blonde. He was after one of them.
And even if Pein should say no they would still go. Just without a plan. Itachi knew that Pein knew it. After all they had done such a thing before. Hidan had, to the jahinist's pleasure, ended up at the hospital.
Pein leaned forward and rested his elbows at the table. He had a grim glint in his eyes and smirked. "Well my friends. We will save Deidara. What we need is…"
So, now you all know who visited Deidara. Most of you guessed right. Just a question. What should Itachi do in Orochimaru's headquarter? It does not make sense. And Sasori's eyes are brown not red.
Anyway that is not what is important. In next chapter the grand rescue will come. Wonder what Pein has planned. Any suggestion will be welcome. And please don't just write that you want Deidara to be rescued. I have figured that much out by now.
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Until next time.