Hi, it's ugala5777... I'm soo sorry! Fanfiction suspended my account! So I threatened to boycott the website and they immediately de-suspended it, lol. I mean, it works with everything! Every website! Trust me, if your account gets suspended, just send an email saying that you will boycott, and say it in a really professional kind of way, then they will apologize and unsuspend it, hehe! I am clever ^-^ Okay, enjoy the long-awaited chapter! Things are getting too good!
Once again, a Hyuuga heiress found herself, flopped over onto her bed, this time clutching a phone to her ear and talking to Kiba.
"I'm about to leave on a mission," he was saying. "A mission with Naruto." There was a hint of disgust in his voice.
Hinata frowned. "How long will it take?" she asked, hoping that it was only one or two days.
"Not sure," he said. "Something about a princess. It might take a while." He paused. "I'm sorry that I have to leave. I didn't want to."
Hinata sighed. "I-it's fine. You can't help it." First, there was no Neji to keep her company. Now, there would be no Kiba. What would she do?
Kiba was about to say something, but instead suddenly said, "Oh, sorry I have to go right now! I'll see you as soon as I get back! Love you!" Then he hung up.
Hinata put the phone on her dresser and opened her window. She stuck her head out and took in a breath of the cool, fresh, outside air before jumping out and landing perfectly on the ground. She hadn't even gone outside her room at all, not even to use the front door ever since Neji had gone. She had just gone off to Kiba's house or Ichiraku's whenever she wanted supper. However, right now she wasn't the least bit hungry. Just bored. Her only hope now was Itachi, but she couldn't just go and see him whenever she wanted. She simply sighed and let her feet take her to a bench by the academy where she stayed to watch busy shoppers and comrades pass by.
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The coast was clear. Itachi cautiously stepped outside of his room and looked both ways once again before starting down the hallway to the stairs. As quietly as ever. He stealthily passed Hidan's room, then Kakuzu's room. Then he passed Deidara's room...
But unfortunately for him, Deidara's door burst open to reveal the smug face of the blonde artist. Itachi saw that his eyes were fixed right on his. "Itachi, get over here, un!" Deidara yelled exuberantly.
Itachi ignored him and turned around to keep walking down the hall and to the stairs. But the next thing he knew, a familiar tall blue man had actually PICKED HIM UP off the ground.
"Kisame!" Itachi said threateningly. "I command you to put me down!"
Kisame teasingly shook his head. "Not until you tell us the details!" he said smugly before walking into Deidara's room and slamming the door. Then he tossed his friend on the bed. Enraged, Itachi stood up and closed his eyes. "Mangekyou-"
"Wait! No, no, no! Please, no! We just want to ask some questions, un!" Deidara desperately yelled while Kisame ducked behind him.
Itachi glared. "What. Is. It." he said in a dangerously low tone.
Now the two were once again happy as larks. They crowded around Itachi. "So, how long have you known this gal?" Kisame asked.
Itachi shrugged. "About a year, maybe a little more," he said coolly.
"Why doesn't she join the Akatsuki, un?" Deidara asked.
"She can't," Itachi said bluntly.
"Why not?" Kisame asked.
Itachi shrugged. "She doesn't want to."
"Did you ask her?" Deidara asked.
Itachi shook his head. "I'm not going to. She gets to decide."
"Why DIDN'T you ask! That would make life so much easier for you!" Kisame said.
"No, it wouldn't," Itachi said, remembering his bitter past. "At least she has a choice." The moment he said that, he regretted it, remembering that Deidara was with them and he didn't know.
However, he seemed oblivious. "Amen! I didn't have a choice either, un! But I love it here now!" He flopped over onto the bed and pulled out some purple nail polish.
Kisame's eye twitched. "Dude, you shouldn't paint your nails while Itachi and I are here... hey, where did Itachi go?"
Deidara sat up to see that indeed, Itachi was no where to be seen. "Man, he just has a way of disappearing, doesn't he, un!"
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Itachi had no time to lose. He ran as fast as he could outside, making sure that no one was following him. When he finally got outside, he stopped to catch his breath.
They're impossibly ridiculous, he thought to himself, sitting down beneath a shady tree. But he couldn't stop thinking about what they had said. "If only..." he said aloud. Not quite sure exactly what he was talking about, whether it was the fact that she couldn't stay with him, or that he couldn't stay with her in Konoha. But he didn't want to think too hard about it, so instead he tried to clear his mind and watch the leaves fall to the ground.
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"Okay, so I've got a plan, un," Deidara said excitedly, blowing on his nails.
Kisame frowned. "What? Does it have to do with explosions?"
Deidara shrugged. "Depends," he said carelessly.
"What is it?" Kisame asked suspiciously.
A smug, evil smile crept up on Deidara's face. He motioned for Kisame to come closer to him, which Kisame did so nervously. Once Kisame was in his reach, Deidara reached out and grabbed the collar of his cloak, pulling him in violently towards him.
"Ouch!" Kisame said, clearly annoyed.
Deidara didn't seem to notice. "I say we kidnap this girl that Itachi has shown interest in, un." This sentence was followed by an evil giggle.
Kisame gaped at Deidara, wearing an offended expression. "Deidara! That's reckless and you know it!" he scolded.
"But Kisame!" Deidara begged. "Please! Don't you want your best friend to be happy with us?"
"Well, he won't be happy with us once he finds out that we held his girl captive and forced her to join our organization," Kisame said. "I'm just being sensible."
"Well, so am I, un!" Deidara argued. "Itachi will thank us later on, don't you think, un? I think so."
"No, he'll send her back to Konoha. And what would Leader-sama say?"
"He'd be HAPPY to have another strong member," Deidara said with a shrug.
"But, Itachi would KILL us. Literally!" Kisame said. "Trust me, I don't think I would want anyone hurting my gal." Kisame smiled, a dreamy expression growing on his blue face.
Deidara shook his head. "Your 'gal' is a hammerhead shark," he pointed out.
Kisame looked cross. "So?"
"We won't hurt her, un," Deidara said. "We'll just take her back with us. And you know what, un? I bet that she has a desire to join us."
Kisame raised an eyebrow.
"What I mean is, she probably hates having to be separated from Itachi, and he probably feels the same way, don't you think?"
"Yes and no," Kisame said. "He said that she didn't want to leave Konoha. She has all her teammates there."
"Kisame!" Deidara grabbed his shoulders and gave him a light shake. "You imbecile! We had all of our teammates in our former towns, but we left them! It's not that hard, un!"
"Yeah, but she's not like us!" Kisame said.
"She can become like us," Deidara said passionately. "Besides, this is her own choice, un!"
KIsame sighed. "Itachi is my best friend," he said quietly. "It's always made me upset that it's impossible for him to be really happy. That's the whole reason why I was glad that Itachi found a girl that cares about him and all..."
"Then do it for Itachi," Deidara said. "Let him be happy forever!"
Kisame frowned at Deidara. "You little tramp. I can't believe you dragged me into your terrible plan... Itachi will kill us."
Deidara jumped up excitedly. "YES! Okay, let's make this quick! Before Leader-same or Itachi notices!"
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