Sasori narrowed his eyes at the source of the explosion after it had dispersed. He could see his partner flying in the skies above him, about fifty feet up wearing his usual smirk. Oh how he wished he could just wipe that smirk off his face most of the time. It irritated him more than he let on. He wasn't one to complain of such, only that of time.

He couldn't see Sakura. It seemed that she wasn't in the clearing anymore, but somewhere among the trees. Hiding as it may seem. Damn that Deidara, now he didn't know where she was, she masked her chalkra better than anyone he's ever faced. Deidara then landed next to him on one of his usual clay birds that he always uses, and smirked at him. Sasori didn't even look at him, he was far too busy at the moment looking for Sakura.

"Oi, what are you doing out here, un?" Deidara asked, still smirking.

Sasori didn't respond, he kept looking dead ahead. Sakura was going to do something soon. He knew that much. His eyes widened at the realization. She was beneath him, and just as she was going to make her strike, he hopped onto the clay bird, and used his chalkra to make the bird go upwards, where the pinkette couldn't hit him.

"What the hell, yeah?" The blonde yelled surprised. He then looked down to see a really pissed off pink haired girl with glowing green fists, and emerald eyes to match. He was really confused now.

Sasori could see the anger in her features, and she was growling at the situation as well. In actuality, if Deidara wasn't here he probably would have just barely been able to evade her attack. He got lucky. Then again, he didn't believe in such nonsense. He glared at the girl below him before turning to Deidara speaking quite darkly, "This girl is the one who not only helped kill me the first time, but also found my ring. As it may seem, she is the chosen one."

Deidara then went ballistic. He was not only angry, he was completely confused. A pink haired girl? What the hell?! Isn't the one that suppose to have this path an actually Akatsuki? Or at least a guy?!

Deidara's eyes twitched before he spoke in an annoyed tone, "Wasn't that suppose to be a guy, un."

Sasori quirked a brow at that, "Not entirely."

Deidara growled, "Fine then! Then let me test her!"

The blonde then proceeded to form a few spiders, and more birds with his hands. The red head simply resealed his puppet, and went into a mediating stance before closing his eyes. Avoiding the rather annoying topic that Deidara seemed to bring up whenever a girl does something better, or has something better than him.

Sakura was furious. She would've had him at her mercy if the stupid blonde hadn't showed up! Not only that, but she couldn't even get a solid contact on the pyramid! She then noticed that the blonde was starting to form something in his hands. Sakura narrowed her eyes in apprehension. She knew what was going to happen next. The problem was, the explosions could go almost anywhere. The other thing was that this beautiful training ground was going to be a war zone. Ino would be absolutely and utterly furious if she saw it.

Sakura then decided it best to disappear. This also happened to be one of her newest jutsu's, it let the user disappear for about thirty seconds, which wasn't long, but that was just the right amount for her. She had thought about using this jutsu earlier, but decided against it because of the fact that it was one of her secret jutsu's that she never used unless necessary.

Deidara could see the girl start to fade into thin air, and he was dumbstruck. He's never seen a jutsu like that before. This girl was just full of mysteries, wasn't she? He then threw the clay to the ground, detaining them as soon as they hit.

Sakura could see the clay figures land when she was about thirty feet in the air, on a tree limb. She only had about twenty-five seconds left. She then kept up her pace until she reached the top, about a few feet from the bird. She could see that Sasori was meditating somehow, but didn't get why, but she didn't ask questions. Now all she had to do was leap, she only had about five seconds left, and she could see Deidara was getting annoyed, and she smirked, while gathering all her chalkra into one final attack. Sakura then leaped into the air, grinning as the jutsu wore off, but she was still as quiet as a petal falling from a tree. She was just a few inches from Deidara's head when something stopped her in her tracks.

"E-eh?" Sakura mumbled shocked.

Deidara then heard her, and glanced at her before, yelping, "What the hell, un?"

Sasori chuckled darkly, he had her exactly the way he wanted her. As of that very moment, Sasori had her trapped in his chalkra strings. A dark smirk played across his lips as he watched her shocked expression, "Foolish girl."

"You planned this, yeah?" Deidara yelled angerly, "And used me as bait?!"

"H-how d-did you-" Sakura started still in her exact same position, before Sasori interrupted her by chuckling darkly before saying, "I had planned for many situations, this one was just one of my more... delightful ones."

Sasori then flicked his wrist, making Sakura go into a sitting position, now she was angry. "You bastard!"

Deidara was also a little pissed off by Sasori's plan, he was bait! Bait! He growled at the red head, before sitting himself down in a pouting fashion. He was indeed very angry, but making the puppet master mad would only add too the situation at hand. He personally didn't want that.

Sasori then also sat himself down, and motioned for Deidara to do the honors since this was his craft. The blonde smirked, and went to the front of the bird, and bring them down to the ground.

When they landed, Sakura was in an even worse mood. She was a fighter, she had to get out of here somehow! No matter how terrible the situation. She knew she was going to absolutely hate it here, she could already see it.

Sasori could sense her mood, and walked her over the entrance again, Deidara following in close pursuit after miniaturizing his bird. When they entered the compound, they started their long walk down the halls. Sakura may have looked like she was in control, but she wasn't, Sasori was just that good.

"Where are you taking me?" Sakura asked seriously, looking forward, the fire in her eyes still burning.

Sasori glanced over to her before answering, "To Leader."

"That's not very detailed as compared to what you usually say."

Deidara chuckled a little before putting his hands behind his head in a relaxing way, "That's true danna, yeah."

"Just because that may be the norm, doesn't mean that speech can not change within a person's statements." Sasori stated flatly, rather annoyed.

Sakura then grinning, as did Deidara, before they stopped at a plain looking door. Sakura quirked a brow at it. She had personally thought that the Akatsuki would have a better way of expressing things, even if it be a door. On the other hand, that would only make it stand out, which the Akatsuki don't like to do.

Sasori then knocked on the door three times, before a man with bright orange hair, with lots of piercings, and purple eyes opened the door.

"Pein" Sasori stated. Pein's eyes moved over the pinkette, she was a little startled at his glance. She then remembered. The Invasion of Pein. That had been one of the most destructive battles, the world has ever seen. She also remembered that Naruto had killed him over five years ago.

"What's this?" Pein asked like she was an object. She bit her cheek, and looked to the ground at those words.

"This is Sakura Haruno, a high ranking medical ninja from the Village Hidden in the Leaves. She is, and was also the strongest of all the 5th Hokage's apprentices."

Sakura jaw dropped at Sasori's words, and looked at him like he was crazy. She would have never, ever thought that in her wildest dreams that Sasori would ever compliment her. Deidara snickered in the background, and came up to her in a whisper, while the other two conversed about the pinkette. "Oi, Sasori has actually given you lots of compliments before, yeah!"

Sakura looked at him in shock. What was happening here? Was the world ending? Well for her, in a way. "Your joking," Sakura stated shocked.

Deidara grinned at her, "No, joke, un."

"Well then," Sakura whispered, turning back to the other two, who were still conversing about her.

"Are you under Sasori's control?" Pein asked her.

She nodded, and looked at the two's faces. In a way the two looked alike. Not by features, but the way they talk and act. Their both considerably monotone, and serious. Well, at least thats what Sakura thought.

Pein nodded before responding, and turning to Sasori, "Let her go Sasori. The time has come."

With that she was released from the chalkra strings, but when she was completely free, she started to wobble, and got a large headache. When Pein walked into the room, Sasori was in close pursuit, but she gripped the doorframe, and her forehead. Within seconds she was falling, but never hit the ground. For what she landed in was something very soft.

Not exactly what you guys thought would happen at the end, now was it? Tehe. I like to make you guys wait awhile for these chapters, that way you'll be happy when they come. At least I can only hope ;)

Most of this story will be pretty short chapters. I could make them longer, by adding chapters together, but I decided not too.

Please review!

Ja-ne!

-Cassandra