After Deidara left nausea hit me with such a force that I half walked, half stumbled to the bathroom, kneeling in front of toilet, and vomiting. I felt so warm, and I didn't like it. Suddenly there was a hand gently rubbing my back in soothing motions as I finished, then everything went black as I fell forward.
I didn't dream, all that happened was a huge space of pure blackness, I heard voices and every now and then someone's hand took mine and gently squeezed it.
Then there was a really painful prick in my arm.
Suddenly the pain began to fade, and I moaned, relaxing into whatever I was on.
The voices began talking again, making my head hurt, yet somehow I fell asleep, my consciousness drifting from me.
When I woke up again I was in my bed at rehab. There was something cold and soothing on my forehead. The hand that had squeezed mine was still there and I looked down, only to see Deidara, his hand clutched around mine, his head was on my bed, the rest of his body was in a chair.
If that was uncomfortable for a normal person I can't imagine how it was for someone who was like a skeleton. I gently squeezed his hand, and he looked up dazedly.
"Morning Danna." he said sleepily and I smirked.
"Morning." I had wanted to say brat but my throat was so dry and aching.
Then Deidara's eyes widened. "Danna!" and suddenly his arms were around me, although his hug hurt and I let out a small whine. He immediately backed up looking concerned.
"Danna did I hurt you! I'm sorry!"
"What happened?" I croaked, and Deidara frowned, then brightened, going to the small table next to my bed. I blinked and a glass of water was placed in front of my lips, which I drank quickly.
"Slow Danna, slower you'll make yourself sicker un." Deidara warned, then placed his hand on the cloth on my forehead.
"Still cold un, that's good." he said smiling.
"What happened?" I asked, pleased that my voice sounded a little more like me.
"You got the flu Danna." said Deidara, pushing some hair out of my face.
The flu?
"You got really sick, and they gave you something to put you to sleep. It was horrible un, you kept screaming and crying, and they wouldn't let me near you, they were afraid I'd get sick too." he said with a roll of his eyes.
"Should you be in here then?"
"Yeah I got my flu shot un, someone's been neglecting." said Deidara almost teasingly. I glared at him, the snuggled into the covers once more.
Deidara stood up and tucked them tighter around me. I smirked.
"Someone likes this nursing deal quite a bit don't they brat?" Deidara looked at me with smile, then leaned down and kissed me on the cheek. He then allowed his tongue to go lower, licking my neck.
This made me even warmer than before, so I tried to kick off my covers.
"Danna un?" asked Deidara confused.
"It's hot." I whined, and suddenly the bed dipped, and a cold body was pressed towards mine. I looked at Deidara's blue eyes and the smirk he was giving me.
"This cool enough for you un?"
"Deidara get out!" I hissed, but my body was already curving towards him, the coolness of his body a relief to the heat coming from my own.
"You say get out, but your body's begging me to stay." said Deidara, curving his arm around me. "Just rest Danna un, I'll be fine."
My eyes blinked heavy with sleep, and I soon fell asleep against Deidara's cool body.
When I woke up he was gone, and I was alone. This time I felt a little better, the I remembered something, the snake bites on my arm. I pulled it out to take a look, there was one mark from where they'd sedated me with a small bandage over it, but nothing else, just smooth skin.
But I'd been so positive that I'd seen two swollen marks when I'd gotten sick.
The door creaked open and Deidara slunked in, holding something.
"And where were you?" I asked, crossing my arms with a childish pout. Deidara smiled.
"You're awake un!" he said happily, then walked over, dumping whatever he was carrying on a chair, then walking up to me, giving me a kiss on the cheek. He felt the cloth on my head and sighed.
"That's not good it's all warm now un." and removed it, then pressed his lips to my forehead.
"You're still a little warm un, but don't worry Danna you'll be back on your feet in no time!" he then walked off and I heard water running in the bathroom, then he came back and placed a fresh cool towel on my forehead, and I smiled as the cool water dripped down on my face.
"Feel good Danna?" asked Deidara with a smile, and I nodded, then sat up.
"Hey brat, when I was sick did you notice anything funny?"
"Funny?"
"Yeah, like I thought I had snake bites, right here." I said, showing him the spot on my arm. Deidara frowned, then shook his head.
"Maybe you were hallucinating Danna." he offered, "I mean they said your fever was pretty high un."
A loud growl startled me, and I realized I had no idea what time the last time I'd eaten was.
"Hungry Danna un?" asked Deidara. "I could go get you some soup or something."
I nodded and he disappeared out the door, while I curled up in my covers and closed my eyes, just for a few seconds.
"Danna, hey Danna." What seemed like a few minutes later I was shaken awake. I groaned and turned over, only to see Deidara with a bowl of soup sitting in a chair next to me. My stomach growled at the sight of the soup hungrily. Deidara smiled and held out a spoonful of soup, I wasn't even sure what kind it was.
"Open up un." said Deidara with a smile.
"Brat I can." I started, only to have the spoon shoved in my mouth, I determined it was chicken noodle, and swallowed it, the hot liquid medicating to my throat.
"Not funny." I growled and he smiled.
"Oh come on un, stop being so stubborn and let brat help you." said Deidara and I merely opened my mouth without complaint as another spoonful was placed in my mouth.
Soon the soup was gone and I was feeling tired once more. I felt the bed dip as Deidara once again entered the bed and cuddled up next to me.
"You've been eating, right brat?" I asked, turning around to look at him.
"A little un, but right now you need to sleep."
"Brat you need to take care of yourself." I scolded, and he frowned.
"I couldn't un, I've been so nervous and it's just been hard." his grip tightened, and I relaxed into it.
"We can talk about it later." I promised, and with that I fell asleep. Deidara glanced at me and smiled, playing with my hair.
Kabuto sat silently, waiting at a bus stop in the town not far from the rehab. The rendezvous point for him and his master. There was a scuffling in his pocket, yet he dared not to unzip it, he knew what was in there, and h doubted it would obey his orders. Soon the bus had pulled up, and he stepped on calmly, walking to the back seat where another person wearing a hood was sitting.
"Where is he?" the stranger hissed as soon as he sat down, and Kabuto opened his pocket as the bright purple snake slithered out. It glared at Kabuto for a few seconds, then noticing the other person it slithered over, its tongue darting out in greeting.
"Manda." he purred, allowing the snake to run up his fingers, he was a small snake, maybe the size of a boa constrictor when purchased from a local pet store.
"How was the mission?" Orochimaru asked, pulling down his hood to glance at his companion as the snake began to crawl up his sleeve to curl into its favorite position around his neck.
"Very good, he bit Sasori as planned, and as the first symptoms of the poison he developed flu like symptoms."
"Good, those will fade, as the bite marks have, but sometime in the near future the poison will constrict his organs causing massive internal pain. It will be a miracle if he survives." said Orochimaru. "And then Deidara will be mine once more."
"And what about Tobi Lord Orochimaru?"
"He did see me." mumbled Orochimaru. "Make sure he is silenced, but we can't risk using Manda again." he said, rubbing the snake's head now that it was once again around his throat. He then handed Kabuto a syringe filled with something.
"I will take care of him." said Kabuto, and Orochimaru smiled as the bus stopped at the hospital.
"Go and don't fail me my servant." Orochimaru warned. Kabuto stepped off the bus, then walked inside the hospital. Noticed as one of the doctor's from Happy Leaf no questions were asked as he walked the halls. He easily located Tobi's room, the boy was sleeping, his body heavily bandaged. Kabuto walked in, looking at the sleeping boy.
"Sorry Tobi." apologized Kabuto, and suddenly the boy opened his eye and looked at him.
"Kabuto san?" he asked weakly, when suddenly Kabuto pulled out the syringe and plunged it into Tobi's shoulder. Tobi's eye widened and suddenly he dropped back down. The poison would paralyze, then kill, giving Kabuto enough time to escape. However the poison was similar to that of a spider common in the area.
It would all be labeled an accident.