I stood in slight fear; I didn't know if they intended to kill me or what they wanted to do. "What do you want?" I asked. Orochimaru chuckled "oh dear child, do you think I came here for no reason? All I need is to talk to you" He replied. "I will never join you!" I screamed as I stood my ground. I had no idea what I was doing, it was out of instincts.

Orochimaru started to take a few steps towards me, I would have moved…but I was frozen with fear. He got close to me and rested his hand on my cheek. "Kira, I want your immense power" he said as he made his other hand into a fist. Suddenly, Deidara swooped down on a clay bird and pulled me on top of it. "Orochimaru, don't you touch Kira" Deidara said as he protectively grabbed my arm. "Well if it isn't Deidara of the akatsuki, what are you doing with a kunoichi of the leaf?" Orochimaru asked. Deidara didn't answer, he just glared at Orochimaru.

I clung onto Deidara with my face snuggled into his arm "thank you" I whimpered. Tears ran down my cheeks, I felt so useless. "Orochimaru, if you ever touch Kira again…I will kill you yeah" Deidara said as the bird lifted us a little bit higher. I saw a side of hatred that I had never seen in Deidara before. I always saw his good side, I hadn't ever seen him like this. Orochimaru reached his head out towards me to attempt put a curse mark on me, much like he did to Sasuke. When Orochimaru's freaky head got close, Deidara kicked it away and stood in front of me.

Deidara quickly made some of his spiders out of clay and he sent them towards Orochimaru. They were very small, so Orochimaru didn't notice them. Deidara held onto me and the bird flew towards the leaf village. "Katsu!" Deidara yelled as we got close to the village. We heard an explosion behind us, but Deidara had no expression on his face whatsoever. Deidara flew me to my house and he held me until we got inside. Then he sat down with me and looked at my tear-streaked face. "Deidara, what would have happened, if you didn't save me?" I asked between sobs. He wiped the tears from my eyes and held my hand.

"Shhh, don't cry" he said as he tried to comfort me. "But Dei, Orochimaru could have kidnapped me…or even worse, killed me!" I exclaimed. After I yelled I started to cry again. "Kitty, the look in my eyes that you saw un…my only thought was to save you " he replied to my sudden burst of tears. "I felt so useless" I said as I looked down. He put his finger under my chin and lifted my head up so I was looking at him "Kitty, you were unprepared for him to show up un…you were only on an easy mission and you weren't prepared."

I nodded and he wiped the tears off of my cheeks. He held me tight and rocked me back and forth. "Deidara, I love you" I said as I started to cheer up. He smiled "I love you too Kira" he whispered in my ear as he continued to rock me back and forth. He gave me a kiss on the cheek and held my hands. "Kitty, would you consider living with me at the akatsuki base?" he asked after a short silence. My eyes widened "well I'm not sure, I have put my life into this village." He looked at me with his big blue eye "please un, I want to be with you"

I nodded "I know, and I want to be with you too, but I don't think I should desert my village" I replied. He nodded slowly "I understand" he said sadly. "Dei, I am going to ask Lady Hokage to allow me to marry you" I said. He gave me an excited look "Really?" he asked. I smiled and nodded "yes, and then if she says yes…then you and I will be together." He grinned and gave me a kiss "oh Kitty, that sounds great yeah…when will you ask?" he asked. "Well I don't know, but I know it will be soon" I replied. He nodded in excitement, which made me laugh a bit. "What? I'm excited" he said. "I know, I know" I said between giggles.

I stared out the window at the moon and sighed, then an idea popped into my head. I stood up and grabbed Deidara by the hand, I led him outside to the vast forest behind my house. "where are we going un" he asked. I smiled and looked behind me "oh you'll see" I replied. I ran with him until I reached a large clearing in the forest. He looked up at the moon and the stars, it was a very clear night. Suddenly an evil looking grin spread across his face he started to take steps toward me with his arms outstretched. I took a few steps back and then started to run.

He chased me around until I stopped running and thought I could hide behind a tree. He grabbed my arm and jerked me towards him. He started to tickle me. I giggled uncontrollably "Deidara! Don't do that!" I yelled between giggles. He laughed and walked around tickling me until he fell down and I toppled over on top of him. He laid down with me next to him and we watched the stars together. I silently wished on the stars that Lady Hokage would accept Deidara's and my marriage.

"Deidara, do you think I'm weak?" I asked. He looked at me, "what do you mean un?" he asked. "I mean…do you think I am a weak kunoichi?" I asked. He looked sort of surprised "no Kitty, you are actually a very strong kunoichi yeah" he replied. I looked at him "you think?" I asked. He nodded "yeah, you are very strong" he replied. I smiled widely and looked back up at the sky. He put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me close to him. I cuddled close to him comfortably. I started to sing in a soft voice while I looked up at the sky. When I finished the song I was singing, Deidara sighed "Kitty, you have a pretty singing voice yeah" he said.

A slight blush crept across my cheeks "really?" I asked. He nodded and looked directly into my eyes "yes Kitty, you're voice is beautiful un" he replied. I giggled and my blush got deeper. He gave me a sweet, heartfelt kiss on the forehead and rubbed my shoulder. After a while of silence, I noticed his breathing had gotten slower. I looked over at him and he was asleep. I giggled a little bit and fell asleep with him.

The next morning I woke up, still on the ground. I was covered up with Deidara's cloak. As my eyes focused, I saw that Tobi and Deidara were standing over me. I sat up and Tobi rushed and sat next to me. "Wow Tobi noticed that Kira is very sleepy" he said. I smiled and patted his head "very good Tobi" I said in a playful voice. Tobi squealed "so is Tobi a good boy to Kira?" he asked. I nodded "yes Tobi, you're a good boy" He stood up and started to run around excitedly. "YAY! Kira thinks Tobi is a good boy!" Deidara sat down next to me and put his arm around me "you started it un" he whispered as we watched Tobi run around in circles.

I started to laugh at Tobi and Deidara laughed along with me. "Deidara, I need to tell you something" I said. Deidara looked at me "you have my full attention" he replied. "Dei, I have decided that today is the day that I ask Lady Hokage if you and I can get married" I said. Tobi stopped on one foot and sat down with me and Deidara. "Is this true? Is Kira and Sempai gonna get married?" he asked. Deidara and I nodded. Tobi started running around in circles shouting happily. I tackled Tobi to the ground to shut him up "Tobi, Shhh…if you're too loud I might get caught before I ask ok" I whispered.

I stood up and so did Tobi, he started to hang his head in sadness. "Tobi made Kira angry…Kira hates Tobi" he said. Deidara snickered as I patted Tobi on the shoulder in sympathy "no, I don't hate you Tobi" I said. Tobi raised his head back up and even though I couldn't see it, he was probably smiling. "Well guys, I have to go, I have an important thing to do" I said. Deidara hugged me "you're going to ask right now?" he asked. I nodded "yep, if she isn't too busy that is." Deidara grinned and hugged me again.

I gave him a quick kiss and then headed towards my house. As I walked away, I heard Tobi yelling excitedly which made me laugh. I quickly ran inside, changed my clothes, and fixed my hair. I took a deep breath, I knew this was going to be tough. I walked out the front door and took another deep breath. I ran towards the hokage's office and when I got to the front doors, two guards stood at either side of the doors. I looked at one of them "is Lady Hokage busy? I need to speak with her" I said.

The guard looked at me "she is not busy at the moment, I will tell her that you are here" he said. I bowed "thank you" I said. The guard entered the room and after a few moments, came back out "she will see you now." I nodded and walked into her office. She smiled "hello Kira, you can take a seat if you want to" she said as she motioned towards the chairs in front of her desk. I sat down and took another deep breath. "Lady Hokage I need to ask something of you" I said as I tried to be as formal as I could. She sat down at her desk "go on" she said. I nodded "Well I uh…." She stood up and placed her palms on the desk "yes?"

"Lady Hokage, I want to tell you about…well…ummm" I looked down. Tsunade sighed "please get out with it, I have things to do Kira" I sighed. "Lady Hokage I would like to have permission to marry someone…" I trailed off. "Kira, why are you asking me this?" she asked. I sighed "because I am in love with an akatsuki member" I replied. Her eyes grew wide "Kira, you're…in love with….an akatsuki member?" she asked in astonishment. I nodded "yes, and I need your permission to marry him" I said.

"Kira, it could just be a plot to kidnap Naruto or to destroy the leaf village" she said. I shook my head "No, it isn't like that…I know that he loves me and really cares about me" I replied. "prove it" she said as she walked to the front of the desk and sat on the edge of it. "He met me a year ago, do you think a plan like that would be so lengthy? He always talks about me to other akatsuki members, and he protects me from any danger" I said quickly.

Tsunade nodded "ah, I see" she said. I looked down and waited for her response. "Kira, I will accept this, but know that there will be ANBU guarding just in case" she said. I smiled and nodded "oh thank you so much Lady Hokage!" I exclaimed happily. She smiled "oh, it isn't such a big thing" she replied. She dismissed me and I headed towards my house. On the way there, I ran directly into Gai and fell to the ground. I stood up "I'm sorry" I said quickly. Gai smiled "Kira, don't worry about it ok" he said. I nodded "I have to go" I said as I started to walk away.

I heard him sigh as I walked away and it made me feel bad. When I got to my house, I walked to my backyard and Deidara was still sitting there against a tree. He jumped up as soon as he saw me. "so? What did she say?" he asked. I grinned "She said yes…but she said that there will be ANBU there just in case" I replied. He grinned and wrapped his arms around my waist. He picked me up and spun me around "I am so excited yeah!" he exclaimed before giving me a heartfelt kiss. I smiled and hugged him "I'm excited too!" I replied.

(okays, I am going to skip between now and when Deidara and I were married…which is about three months…so now, Deidara is living with me and he and I are married. YAY)

I walked through the front door after an important B ranked mission. I kicked my shoes off and stepped on something that cracked under my foot. "Ow!" I yelled as I looked down, I had stepped on a clay bird. I sighed "Deidara! I stepped on one of your clay birds…again!" I yelled. He ran into the room quickly and picked it up "so sorry un" he said. I smiled "no it's fine…it just kind of hurt" I replied. He smiled at me "I'm happy that you're back…how did the mission go?" he asked. I sat down on the couch "it went fine, it was just lengthy" I replied.

He stood behind me and started to massage my shoulders "well ok then, but I'm still glad that you're back." I put my hand on his and looked up at him "oh yeah, whatever" I said sarcastically. He kissed the top of my head "well I missed you un" he said. "I was gone for two days, how much of me can ya miss?" I asked while adding A LOT of sarcasm. He sat next to me and put his arm around my shoulders. I looked at him and grinned "hi honey" I said. He kissed me and smirked "hey" he replied.

I kissed him "I love you" I said. He smiled "I love you too yeah" he replied. I cuddled close to him and I laid my head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around me and held me close to him. I smiled and kissed him, he kissed me back. "So Dei, how was your day?" I asked. He smirked and nuzzled my neck "boring, I did nothing since you left yeah" he replied. I giggled "well why?" I asked. He looked into my eyes "because I wanted to be with you" he answered. I looked at him and smiled "aww, you poor thing" I said teasingly. He held me on his lap and chuckled "don't tease me un" he said. I giggled "hm? And if I do?" I asked.

He grinned and started to tickle me. I squealed and jumped up, I started to quickly walk around the house. He followed me around closely while still tickling me. "Ahh! Stop it!" I yelled between giggles. He stopped and started to laugh; and so did I. I fell backwards into his arms, I closed my eyes and sighed happily. He wrapped his arms around my waist from behind me. I put my hands on his and grinned. "How about we go…'play'…un?" he whispered seductively into my ear. I giggled "you little perv" I said jokingly. He carried me into the room and he and I 'played' until midnight.