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Thinking

Inner Sakura

Unwanted Shadows 2

Sakura opened her eyes and groaned. The light was bright. Sakura blinked and looked around. She wasn't tied up in any way, which annoyed her greatly. She was in a small room, on a floor, next to a bed (inner Sakura growled) and a set of drawers. She also felt sore, like she had been in an uncomfortable position for hours.

The door opened and Tobi poked his head in, "Deidara-senpai, she's awake!" Sakura cringed at the loud noise. The fact that Tobi yelled meant they felt they were in a secure position.

Deidara walked in. Sakura sat up and glared at him, "Why did you kidnap me?"

"Mornin' to you too yeah. And it was either kidnap or kill. You should be thanking us, yeah." He smirked that attractive little smirk but Sakura refused to be moved.

"No."

He smirked more, "You're a bit heavy, you know?" he had noticed her rubbing her sore midriff.

Sakura glared daggers at him, "You carried me over your shoulder? No wonder I'm sore!" Deidara laughed at her remark.

Whilst he was laughing Sakura jumped up and punched him in the face. Her chakra had returned so she had used it. Unfortunately she was still a little tired and didn't focus it correctly, otherwise he would've died.

She turned and jumped out the window, leaving a dumb-struck Tobi behind.

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She had been sprinting non-stop for ten minutes, intent on putting as much distance between her and the two storey building as possible.

Out of nowhere a kunai imbedded itself in her shoulder, the extra momentum pushing her of the branch she had landed on.

Sakura managed to land on her feet and put the nearest tree against her back. She quickly pulled out the kunai and healed herself.

A clay snake wrapped around her neck, pinning her to the tree. Sakura recognised it as Deidara's. Shit, if this blows up I'm dead!

I want to punch him, where is he!?

Sakura ignored her inner and instead used her strength to rip the snake off her. She jumped away from the tree and looked around.

Where is he? She asked calmly as her inner raged.

Sakura used the tactic Tsunade had taught her.

Left. She turned to the left, nothing.

Right. Nothing again.

In ftront. Once more, nothing.

Behind. What do you know? Nothing.

Above. Nothi- There he is!

Deidara was on top of a clay bird, looking quite annoyed at her.

Sakura smiled, she could see his broken nose from here. She grabbed the kunai near the tree and threw it at his face.

He leaned back and it flew straight passed him. He leaned back and smirked at her annoyed face.

I need him off that.

How are you going to do that?

Open for ideas.

Jump on him.

Sakura studied him wearily; he's a long distance fighter so he'll be used to close range fighters, like me, trying to get near him...

Sakura ran and picked up the nearest pointy stick she could find. She threw it at his head but he leaned back as before.

Before he looked over his bird again, Sakura pulled a tree out of the ground and swung it at him. Deidara saw the tree a moment before it hit him and jumped of his bird.

The tree shattered the bird. Seeing that it had done its job, Sakura let go of the tree, the tree flying 10 metres before crashed into another.

Sakura planned to hit him as before he landed, but Deidara made some clay spiders that fell below him, ensuring Sakura would blow up before she hit him.

When he landed, the spiders jumped towards Sakura, but she made some clones which blew them up.

She jumped through the dust and punched Deidara in the chest, who thought he had got her.

Deidara flew into a tree and broke a couple more ribs from the impact. Sakura smiled sweetly at him and copied his words to her, "Don't underestimate me," she mimicked, "yeah."

Two things happened then. A spider jumper at her and wrapped its legs around her neck; and she felt her chakra drained. She collapsed from the latter.

Panting, Sakura saw Deidara glare at someone behind her, "I had her covered, yeah."

Sakura dreaded the next voice she would hear, as it was most likely anther Akatsuki, and she doubted it was Tobi.

A deep laughter came from behind her, "You say that, yet she broke your ribs!"

"My spider's around her neck!"

"No good killing her because who'd heal you?"

"The point is I won, yeah!"

Sakura turned around during the confrontation and saw the tall blue shark man, Kisame. Sakura closed her eyes, please; please don't let his partner be here. She did not want to go through the mangekyou.

"Senpai! Tobi brought Kisame and Itachi!"

NOOO!

It's ok, we'll just bash him up.

Sakura inwardly shook her head at her inner's naivety.

Kisame looked at Itachi, something that Sakura refused to do. "How much do I drain her?"

Itachi looked at Deidara, "How much did she have when you captured her."

Deidara glared at Itachi, waiting a few seconds before reluctantly answering, "Just enough to live, yeah"

The four Akatsuki looked at Sakura as she was drained. She refused to pant, gasp, plead, cry or anything else. She looked at the ground and focused on her breathing.

She didn't see the three Akatsuki look at her approvingly, the other wondering whether he was being a good boy or not. (Guess who?)

When Kisame had finished Itachi came over and tied up her arms, Sakura keeping her eyes firmly shut.

Deidara stood up in pain and the five walked back to the house.

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There had been an awkward silence as they travelled. Sakura was in between Kisame and Deidara whilst Itachi led and Tobi followed.

When Sakura had gone back into the room, Deidara placed chakra seals on the walls and chakra senses on the door and window which had been replaced. The four men then left the room.

Damn them.

They're more secure now. Sakura thought as she examined the seals. Why did Deidara make them? Wouldn't Itachi have been a better choice?

Why are they here anyway? Is he going to torture us with that eye of his now?

Sakura wasn't sure, but she hoped her inner was wrong.

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The four men sat around the dining table. Itachi looked at Deidara. "Why did you kidnap her?" Deidara glared at the speaker.

"She'll be useful, yeah. And she was so weak that it was a perfect time."

Kisame snorted. "Preying on the helpless?"

Deidara turned his glare to Kisame, "If you see an injured prey, you attack it. She is an enemy, no point wasting an opportunity."

"Anyway, you seem to be keeping an eye on her well." Kisame snorted at his partner's comment. "So we aren't needed like leader thought. We'll inform him of your plans. Let's go, Kisame." They both stood up and left.

Tobi looked at Deidara's fuming expression and asked him, "Why don't you like Itachi and Kisame?"

Deidara didn't look at him. "Itachi for something you won't understand, and Kisame because he's Itachi's partner." He said simply. He stood up and walked away.

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Sakura was lying on the bed when the door opened silently.

"Sleeping beauty?" Deidara teased.

Sakura's eyes flew open. She looked at him without moving anything else. "What do you want?"

Deidara inwardly flinched at her harsh tone but on the outside he smirked. "I want to know when you're going to heal me."

"I'm not." His smirk widened at her words.

"Yes you will, yeah. You made them, you fix them."

Sakura sneered at him. "You look better with your nose like this."

Deidara frowned, all playfulness gone. Sakura noticed this too. Err, did I go too far?

Goodbye. It's been nice knowing you.

He can't kill me!

Why not? He's in Akatsuki.

Who'll heal him?

You just said you said you wouldn't, so why would he care about that?

No, no, no, no. Sakura was almost hyperventilating. She was so engrossed in worry she almost missed his next words.

"You will heal me, yeah." He promptly left after delivering his sentence.

I will? Is that a threat?

That bastard! That hot bastard! How dare he!

Sakura was dumbstruck. Did her inner just call their enemy and kidnapper hot?

Yeah. Being a kidnapper and in Akatsuki and doesn't change his looks.

But-!

I'm you. You find him attractive.

I do not. Sakura couldn't believe this.

Fine do it your way, but you can't deny the truth.

Sakura shook he head at her inner and fell asleep, ignoring her, and the situation she was in.