Ok, here's chapter seven I finshed it yesterday at like idk...eleven?? Anyway...I hope you guys like it, enjoy!

On Wednesday, Nagato was called down to the police station for what had to be the third time. Seiryu's case was very close to being dropped. The Amegakure Police Department needed to find the killer, and soon. The Homicide Department had other cases to deal with. Nagato, of course, was more than happy to go down to the police station and lie like he'd never lied before.

Nagato's POV

I spent no more than ten minutes sitting on a small bench at the police station. Finally, a woman peered out the door from the Investigative Division, looking around. Her eyes came to rest on me. "Nagato-san?"

I nodded and stood up. She led me into a small cubicle with a long wooden table and two chairs. She sat, indicating for me to do the same at the same time she put her legal pad and pen on the sturdy table before us.

"We appreciate you coming in. I am Lieutenant Inouye," she said.

"Pleased. I may be mistaken, but could you possibly have a brother working here?" I asked. I was not stalling, just curious to know who I was dealing with.

"Yes. You're referring to my older brother, Tatsuya."

"Ah..."

She smiled. Lieutenant Inouye was everything but plain. She had dark hair cut into layers that ended just above her delicate shoulders. From what I had seen only a few seconds ago, she had a spectacular body and she walked with an air that suggested she knew just how stunning she looked. It appeared that she wore no makeup at all (not that she needed it), but I could have been mistaken. My blue eyes bored into her dark ones, I used the same charm with her that I had used on Seiryu. A small smile seemed to be tempting her plump lips. She blinked and looked away.

"Well, I have a few questions for you," she began. She took me through a series of questions on the day of Seiryu's "disappearance" and how the kid had handled it. She asked me a number of pointed questions about Seiryu's statements regarding her "business trip" and her job. I told her everything I told the cops, sighing and shrugging at all the right moments. All the while, she kept her head down, scribbling away on her legal pad, but I knew she was just trying to avoid my gaze.

"When did you last talk to Seiryu?" she asked.

I blinked rapidly and felt my eyes burn with fake tears. My hesitance made her look up into my tear-filled eyes. I bit my lower lip and looked straight into her eyes. "Tuesday night. She was worried for Deidara, wanted to make sure he got enough to eat and went to sleep on his bedtime, you know. She told me she loved me and that she'd be back in a week. Said she'd try an' call on Friday or the weekend. Never did..."

I stopped, giving a dramatic sob for effect.

"I'm sorry, it's just...she looked so beautiful that day. She was a great person, a great wife. Who would do this?" I buried my face in my hands.

"It's what we're trying to figure out," Inouye said quietly, her heart captured by my tears. She handed me a tissue.

I decided it was time to calm down. I took my time, maneuvering my voice with great skill so that the decrescendo of my sobs was perfect. I slowly steadied my shaking body. I was lovedevery minute of this.

"I'm sorry," I said, enjoying the effect of my tears immensely.

"It's understandable," she said. "Would you like some water?"

"No thank you. I'll be fine. It's weird...we knew each other since high school- it was love at first sight. And now she's gone. I can't believe it..." I said, sniffling loudly.

"I wouldn't either. I'm sure she was a great woman," she said, giving me a warm smile.

"Thank you. If you'll allow me to say so, ma'am, you're one great woman yourself," I said, picturing how she'd look lying next to me in bed after a night of intense sex. Hot.

"Thank you. You know, honestly...I think you're a wonderful man and I never would've thought you did anything to hurt your wife. But they called you down here, not me."

"I don't mind it one bit. Anything to help," I replied.

She smiled.

'What an idiot', I thought.

XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX

Normal POV

Meanwhile, back at home, Deidara wandered around the house. He had been crying all day and was out of tears, his eyes were red and puffy, and his face streaked with tears. He had nothing to do and was feeling very lonely.

The clothes had been hung out to dry. Fortunately, he had spent enough time with Seiryu to learn how to use the washer. He did not know how to iron, but he didn't mind that much. He had vacuumed the house, but not the rooms upstairs. The vacuum was much too heavy for him to carry up the stairs. He would try to ask Nagato to carry it upstairs for him later.

Deidara walked downstairs, looking around sadly. He realized that all of the pictures that had been hung up around the house were now missing. Seiryu's scent was slowly disappearing from the house. Everyday the little blonde walked into his mother's room, only to find the comforting scent of strawberries growing fainter. He missed her so much it hurt.

He spotted a large envelope sitting on the dinner table and approached it. He turned it over and saw, with a jolt, that it was addressed to him. He ripped it open, and at least twenty different hand-drawn cards fell out and onto the table. Deidara took a seat in one of the chairs and grabbed a random letter.

Dear Deidara,

I know these past days have been very hard on you and we were very sorry to hear about your mother. I hope you know that she is in a better place now, even though she is not with you. If there's anything I can do to help you, just ask. I'm a single mother myself and know how hard it is for one parent to raise a child. Don't feel lonely, Deidara. There are many people in this world who care about you: Your father, me, and all of your classmates who were kind enough to make these wonderful cards for you.
We look forward to seeing you back at school soon. You are an excellent student, a very bright boy. I'm sure your mother was very proud of you. I'm sure your father is too. He doesn't know how lucky he is to have you!
Please accept these cards from your classmates. They put a lot of effort into them and they care very much about you.

Your teacher,

Ibiki-sensei

Suddenly, Deidara was angry. Of course, they had to send cards. They pretended to care when they hardly spoke to Deidara at all. Ibiki probably didn't even remember his name or knew he was gone until she took attendance. They didn't know the pain he felt! They were liars, all of them. Deidara took up another card:

Dear Deidara,

Im realy sorry about your mom. But at least you can rememer the good times. I hope to see you back at scool soon.

Sinserily,

Hoshigaki Kisame

Deidara tossed the card on the floor, infuriated. What did he know?! He didn't care about Deidara! He didn't even know him. In fact, Kisame had only spoken to Deidara once, and that had been to say, "Oi, you're blocking the entrance, girl..."

Deidara sifted through the pile, growing angrier still. He finally found the card he was looking for:

Der Dedara,

Don't fell sad about your mom. At lest you hav your dad. Come bak to schooll soon.

Akasuna No Sasori

That stupid redhead! Deidara hated him, yet here was his letter, badly drawn and horribly misspelled. It was short and stupid and Deidara knew that idiot redhead didn't care at all. None of these people did! None of them! A wave of fury washed over him and he flung the cards off the table.

"You don't even know!" he screamed at the cards, as if somehow they would carry the message back to their creators. "You don't even know how much it hurts! It hurts a lot and you act like you care!"

He put his head down on the table just as the sky gave a loud rumble. Deidara jumped off the chair, startled, and slipped on the cards and fell to the floor, hitting his head on the floor.

Maybe it was the pain. Maybe it was all the built up rage or grief. It didn't matter. Next thing Deidara knew, he was crying. He was crying so hard, his stomach hurt. He had never cried so much. Never in his life. He grabbed the cards and tore them up, one by one, thinking of Nagato. He tore them up into itty-bitty pieces, as if somehow, the damage would be transmitted to Nagato in the form of excruciating pain- a punishment well deserved.

The sky rumbled again, and a flash of light illuminated the house. Afraid, Deidara turned off the kitchen light and ran upstairs. He grabbed his teddy bear and ran back down the stairs and into the living room. He turned on the T.V. and began to go through the channels, searching for the news.

At last he found the afternoon news.

A woman appeared on the screen. She tucked a loose lock of dark-brown hair behind her ear, smiled, and looked into the camera with emerald green eyes.

"This is Matsuyama Shiori reporting for ANS." the camera angle changed and she turned. An icon hovered next to her head, bearing rain clouds and thunder. The words "Weather Report" appeared neatly under the clouds. "We have just been informed of a major thunderstorm that is hitting Amegakure. Right now, Amegakure is under Flood Watch. The storm is expected to hit with full force by eight o'clock today and will bring us rain all throughout the following week. As with all situations as critical as this, we recommend that you stay indoors and do not go out unless it is absolutely necessary-"

Deidara changed the channel. He was scared. This meant Nagato would not be coming home, surely the police department would not let him head home in the storm? The single downside to this was that Deidara would be sitting at home alone.

The phone rang and Deidara sprang up.

"Moshi moshi?" Deidara said quietly.

"Deidara? This is Lieutenant Inouye. Where's Kazuki-san?" said a woman's voice. "I'm here with your father at the police station."

Kazuki? Who was that? But Deidara realized that Nagato must've told a lie of some sort and decided to play along. "Um...Kazuki is in the shower. He'll be out in a sec, ma'am."

"Oh, that's all right, honey. I just wanted to tell him that he's gonna have to stay at your house until the storm ceases. It'll be about a week. The rain's too thick right now to take your daddy anywhere far so we're dropping him off with a friend of his who's house is very close to the police station. You don't mind having Kazuki take care of you for a week?"

Deidara nearly burst into tears. "Not at all, ma'am. We'll be fine."

"It's settled then. Well, I hope you're ok, honey. Bye-bye."

"Bye-bye..." Deidara hung up. Clearly, this "Kazuki" person was a made up someone that was supposed to be taking care of Deidara while Nagato was at the police station. He wouldn't see Nagato all week. Better for Deidara, who appreciated his good health too much.

The blonde walked into the kitchen and turned on the light. The whole house was dark, all of the windows shut and their shades closed. No outside light was able to penetrate through the shades, not that there was any outside light.

Deidara could hear the rain splashing against the windows. He looked at the clock. It was three in the afternoon. He had not eaten at all the whole day and his stomach absolutely hated him. He opened the refrigerator and grabbed a small bowl covered with plastic wrap and filled with rice. It was the last bit of Seiryu's cooking left in the house. Deidara wolfed it down on the spot, not even bothering with utensils. His hands were good enough.

He was still hungry and looked into the refrigerator again; the empty rice bowl was now sitting expectantly in the sink. Deidara came up with a delicious-looking apple. He was a bit cautious about eating it, he'd had a loose tooth for a while now and eating hard things hurt his mouth.

Flashback

"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Mooooommmmyyy!!!" Deidara yelled from the bathroom. It was nearly his bedtime, the only ones home were him and Seiryu, and so he was free to yell to his heart's content.

"I'm coming, honey!" Deidara heard her footsteps on the stairs and then she peered into the bathroom. "What is it?"

"Look!!" Deidara yelled. He opened his mouth wide for her and used his index finger to wiggle one of his front teeth. "Look! I have a loose tooth, like you said I would!!"

"Wow! My little boy's growing up!" Seiryu said cheerfully. She stepped into the bathroom and gave him a hug. "You know what to do once it falls out, right?"

"Put it under my pillow," Deidara said knowledgeably. "I'll get money for it!"

"Right!" Seiryu said. "From here on, the rest of your teeth will start falling out and you'll grow bigger ones."

"Wow! Really?" Deidara said, wiggling his tooth with his tongue. It was fun. "I'm gonna be rich!"

"Really! Now, come on, 'Rich Man'. Let's get you to bed!"

End Flashback

Deidara winced and removed the apple from his mouth. Something small fell to the floor. It was his tooth! Deidara picked it up, feeling the now empty space where his tooth had been. It was weird- kind of slimy. Deidara could taste blood, but it didn't matter. He was going to get money! He ran upstairs and put the tooth under his pillow. He was sad that Seiryu was not here to see it, but it didn't matter.

"My tooth fell out, mommy!" Deidara said to no one in particular. "You were right!"

He ran back down the stairs, ignoring the twinge of pain that hit him. Seiryu was dead, she could not hear him. Nevertheless, there was still a tiny part of him that was in denial about everything.

He ate the rest of his apple cautiously; watching old episodes of Ranma 1/2 while the rain outside beat against the windows.

Eeeek! Deidara is just so cute and irresistible!! Aww. Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! R&R please? Thanks!!