Chapter 5!: Yuki's Decision!

I Stood up. Gaara's Plain Blue eyes following my movement.

'I'm sorry.' I murmured, then helped Sasuke up. I pulled him backwards so we were both stood next to Sakura.

'Gaara…. Deidara…' Naruto stood with a Kunai Knife clenched in his right hand. 'I have to go back.' Deidara's face was shot with horror. I reached back and tugged the back of my forehead protector, which slid of my forehead and into my hand, and I tossed it to Deidara, along with my cloak.

'I give my hospitality back to the village hidden in the leaves.' I announced, and turned to Kakashi who stared at me disbelieving, but nodded slowly. I let my eyes glide over Naruto and Sakura, who were smiling at me. Then the five of us.

Me, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi-Sensei, all walked towards the woods. I turned to look at the Akatsuki one last time, and smiled. Deidara had his back to the Akatsuki, and was crying his eyes out. Then he looked up at me tearfully, and bolted at me, his arms outstretched.

I took a small step back, but allowed him to bundle himself into my arms.

'Real men…' He sniffed. 'Don't… Cry…' He looked at me sadly. I smiled and shook my head.

'No…' I disagreed. 'Brave men cry…'

'D… Danna…' He whispered, and hugged me tightly. I fought back the tears that stung my eyes, and hugged him back.

'We will…. Meet again…' I murmured. Deidara stood up straight and Pushed his forehead to mine, like when I first told him I loved him.

He smiled at me and sighed.

'I love you Danna, un.' He grinned and brushed his lips lightly over my own, then twitched and looked up. 'You'd better…. Um… Go, un…' He mumbled, and refused to meet my eye contact. I turned my head and looked at Team 7 in Silence.

Deidara let go of me and walked back to the Akatsuki with no emotion.

As we walked back to the Hidden Leaf Village in Konoha, I had a horrible sinking feeling that he hated me now.

2 Days Later

Whack!

My third Kunai hit the bull's-eye. I sighed and threw a fourth, which landed just above the last.

'Four Bull's-eyes…. Nice…' I turned and noted Sasuke had been watching me, as he had a sly look on his face, and he was leant against a pillar like he had been there a while, which supposedly, he had been.

'Thanks…. I think…' I sighed and wandered over to pull my Kunai out of the Target.

'You know…' Sasuke said, twirling his own Kunai in his hand. 'When you left I… I missed you.' I looked round to him blankly.

'Really? It's not like you to miss someone.' Sasuke nodded.

'Usually, I don't need anyone.' He murmured. 'But when you went to the Akatsuki…' He stopped twirling the Kunai Knife. 'I guess I felt… Alone…' He dropped the Kunai heavily, and it sank into the grassy floor. A silence dropped between us, and nothing was heard apart from distant trees rustling, and the shallow puffs of our breathing. Sasuke blinked, and ducked his head. I watched him carefully, and was surprised to see his shoulders shudder, and droplets of water fall from his face, splashing on the grass.

'Sasuke-kun..' I whispered.

Deidara

I kicked a random rock out of my path.

It had been two whole days without Yuki by my side. I clenched my fist. I couldn't let myself get caught up in my past.

Behind me, a tree rustled quietly. There was no wind, so I glanced over my shoulder.

'Who's there?' I asked, no emotion in my voice. A low chuckle sank my heart, and a figure in a tattered Akatsuki cloak leapt down.

'Brat, you should know fully well who is here.'

I turned myself around and faced him.

'Sasori… Un…' I muttered. Sasori grinned darkly.

'Hey, Brat. Where's your "Danna", or what ever you call her, hmm?'

I gritted my teeth, and turned my back to him.

'Yuki-Danna went back to Konohagakure with Team 7.' I conceded.

'Hmm…' Sasori's grin widened. 'Gone home or…. Left you…'

I snarled and turned to him sharply.

'NO! DANNA WOULD NEVER LEAVE ME, UN!' I screamed. 'SHE LOVES ME, UN!'

Sasori's teeth glinted maliciously between his lips, and he chuckled again.

'Don't make me do what I did before, Brat.' He threatened. I felt my insides sink.

'Yuki knows about that, un.' I told him shakily. 'When she finds you, She's gonna ki-' A Kunai sliced into my left arm, jamming itself between two bones. I Shuddered at the blood that sank into my fishnet shirt and the V-Necked T-Shirt on top of it. I yelped out in pain and clutched the Kunai. It was reluctant to move, and Sasori's elbow met my stomach before I could remove it, then his fist slammed up into my jaw, cracking a few teeth there.

The Sudden Impact sent me flying into a thick tree, indenting where I was crying in pain. I looked up at Sasori helplessly, as he began to peel back his tattered and work Akatsuki Cloak.

Sasuke

I couldn't understand it. Out of everyone in Konoha that had been and gone, I cried for the first time since "That" happened.

And over Yuki-Chan too.

Strange.

I didn't love Yuki. I don't really love any one really, to be honest.

Yuki is my closest friend, and Training Partner, that's all.

She the only girl in Konoha who isn't Nuts about me Heck, the only girl in all the Lands who doesn't take one look at me and blush madly.

Jeesh…

While I was crying, I debated in my head what was going on. When Yuki's hand slid onto my shoulder, I realised I liked her more than a friend, but not as a lover.

'Sasuke-kun…' I head Yuki Whisper. I didn't really know what I was doing, but I reached up and put my hand on Yuki's arm. I felt her stiffen, but she didn't pull away. My other hand, my right one, moved to my stomach, where a scar where the Kunai Knife once was.

'Hey! Sasuke! Yuki!' I looked around at Naruto through the hair that covered the left side of my face. He was running directly towards us.

Crap.

'What is it?' Yuki asked, sounding rather annoyed.

'Kakashi-Sensei is gonna send us on a mission! Believe it!' He grinned widely.

'Lovely.' Yuki said Sarcastically and let go of my shoulder, as I did with her arm. I forced myself to walk with Yuki, and behind Naruto, towards Kakashi-Sensei just outside the town Gates.

'Hello You Lot.' He greeted us. 'Nice to have you back on the Team, Yuki.' Yuki smiled.

'What are gonna do Sensei?' Sakura asked eagerly. Kakashi-Sensei Looked grim.

'You're all going to have to look and behave like Jonin.' He said solemnly. Naruto grinned.

'That'll be no problem Sensei! I'm gonna be Hokage one day, and acting like a Jonin will prove just how strong I am! Believe It!' Kakashi-Sensei sighed at Naruto's outburst.

'No, I Can't believe it. We're going head to head with the Akatsuki.' He grimaced. Naruto, Sakura and I froze. Yuki Stuck a hand on her hip.

'Wait, so Y'mean I leave the Akatsuki, my, well, friends. And now I have to kill them?' Kakashi Turned to her.

'I'm afraid so. You have the information we need.' He concluded.

I clenched my fist tightly. 'Okay then…' I grunted angrily. 'But… I get to take down my brother.' In the corner of my eye, I saw Sakura move her hand to her mouth.

'I will be the one who restores my Clan. I will be the one who stops him. I will be the one who Kills Uchiha Itachi.'

Then as I said that, Yuki turned and ran.