You're Beautiful

2

"Glad to hear." His voice was very smooth and almost arrogant, Sakura thought. He walked up to the girls.

He looked young to be a famous jewelry maker, maybe twenty-four. Sakura studied him. He had unruly red hair and dark hazel eyes. He had such a young face. It reminded the pinkette of a doll, it was almost impossible for him to be…

"Are you Didier Clayton?" Ino, as always, was the first to talk.

"Didier Clayton?" His eyes went to purple diamond collection behind them and back to their face. His eyes were big and gave a lifeless appearance, but he seemed to be fond of the smirk that graced his face. "Didier Clayton is just a stage name."

"So if Clayton is just a stage name…what is your name?" The pinkette asked the red-head man. His smirk widened on his lips.

"Sasori no Akasuna." He had a charm that Sakura couldn't put her finger on. He held his hand out to her. "And what would yours be?"

The pinkette took his hand and shook it with a firm grip. "I'm Sakura Haruno and this is…"

"Ino Yamanaka!" The blond – of course – was the louder of the two and took the liberty to grab Mr. Akasuna's hand and shake it. "But you can call me Ino."

Great she was flirting. That's just what Sakura needed…for her friend to be flirting with a world famous jeweler, who could help her find this mysterious person.

Sakura looked back at the two to see an annoyed look on the on the red-head jeweler's face. He said that his last name was Akasuna…right?

"You're from Suna, right?" She questioned, but soon regretted it when the handsome red head smiled her way.

"Ah, smart and beautiful." He commented lightly walking to the back of the store. It seemed to be an office back there.

The pinkette's face felt a little hot at his comment, but followed him nonetheless. She didn't even get an answer for her question. He just had a smirk on his face as he led them to a large desk.

"For your question, yes, I am from Suna; Red Sand actually." He sat himself in the chair behind the desk and offered them the chairs in front of him. "But I know that you young ladies didn't come all the way here just to find out my name and birth place." He gave a small smile, but it looked forced to the pinkette. He must rarely do things like this. "What can I do for you today?"

The blond elbowed Sakura's arms lightly to get the pinkette's attention. "I was wondering if you could help me with something." The pinkette said slowly not sure how he'll react it.

"Go on." He placed his hands on the desk showing a silver ring with a ruby diamond on his left thumb. It was an odd place to put a ring, but then again who was she to judge. It looked custom made with the kanji symbol on it…sphere?

"I wanted to know if," Sakura fished in her pocket before she could even finish her question and took out the pink diamond handing it to him "this was part of your collection."

"Ah, I see." He grabbed a small round shape thing from the drawer. His lazy hazel eyes looked through the scope at the diamond carefully. "There's no doubt about it, this is one of my original pieces." Sasori looked at the pinkette watching her with his dead eyes.

"So it is yours, I knew it from the start!" Her blond haired friend was too much to bear at times. "When Sakura-chan showed me this ring I was like 'this has to be the work of DC'. Ino continued talking.

This was becoming too much. Sakura stood up slowing and threw an apologetic look towards the red-head. His eyes tilted and his brow drew to make a subtle annoyed look. His eyes shifted to hers and gave a slight nod in understanding.

"Sakura-chan, where are you going?" Ino asked once she realized that her friend wasn't sitting by her.

"Nowhere, I just have to use the bathroom, I'll be right back." The pink fairy said quickly before walking off.

She closed the door behind her as she made her way back to the front of the store. If she remembered correctly there was something bugging her. It was in the back of her mind, like if she really asked the man her true request he might have catch. Equal exchange, was it called? Sakura didn't know, but she knew that the man was sly.

"You look as if you have the world on your shoulders, un." The voice was directed towards her, but she didn't see the person. To prove her point the rich voice called out to her again. "I'm right here."

She first noticed the long hair, very long hair, and dazing blue eyes. Even though he looked a little feminine, his voice was deep and purely masculine. Sakura knew that this was a man standing before her. His posture was also arrogant, but he seemed more relaxed than Sasori.

"Hello." A simple greeting never hurt anyone.

"Hey, un." The long haired blond walked up to her. His hair was darker than Ino's and his skin was darker too. "Are you one of Sasori no danna's client?" Sakura had to think about his address for the jeweler, but she was sure he didn't work here. He didn't have a nametag or some type of uniform. In fact, his clothes seem too edgy to work in such a regal store.

"Uh…" She took in his sleeveless form. His arms were very tone. "My friend and I wanted to see if he could answer a few questions."

"Well did he answer them, un?" He pushed on. Maybe he wanted her to leave the store.

"He only answered one. I didn't get a chance to ask the other questions." Sakura blushed when she realized that he was only inches away from her face. He was handsome in his own way. She noticed that he had a faint line of black eyeliner around his blue eyes.

"You got Sasori no danna to answer a question? That in its self is hard to do. That man is stubborn." He closed his eyes and pulled away abruptly. "My name is Deidara, what's yours, un?"

"Sakura Haruno." The pinkette offered her hand to him.

"Nice to meet you, un." He leaned on one of the display cases, but didn't take her hand. His black sleeveless band shirt was rising on his form. Her jade eyes caught a glimpse of tan skin "So what were the other questions you wanted to ask Sasori-danna?"

"I wanted to ask him if he could find someone for me, help me find someone that is." The pinkette said looking down. He also wore a strange ring on his finger, but on his right index finger.

"Find someone? How is he going to do that, un?" He may have been teasing her, but she didn't know. She didn't even want to look at his face because she was too embarrassed. She she settled with looking at his hands that was supporting his weight on the glass.

His jewel was teal instead of red.

"I don't know, my friend drag me into this." She didn't know how she was going to do this.

"Oh! Well since you don't sound too enthusiastic about this. I'm not going to help." He started to walk away. His hair moved with him.

"Wait, I –" The pinkette tried to grab his wrist, but was surprised that he grabbed hers.

Deidara leaned forward again so that their faces were once again inches part. "You got to be sure of yourself. How are you going to find this person if you keep looking down, un?" He let go of her wrist and walk to the back of the store, up to the 'Employees Only' door passing up the office Sasori and Ino were in.

"Where are we going?"

"You need to chill." He looked at her. "You said that Danna answered one of your questions, yeah?"

Sakura nodded her head.

"Well, we're going to get the rest of the answers." The long haired blond led her to another room, one which had lots of bookshelves and a few filing cabinets. In the corner of the room by the window was a computer.

"Now, tell me what was you first question?" Deidara sat at the desk and turned the computer on.

"My first question was… if the ring, I found, was made by him." Sakura said looking for a place to sit.

"And?" He wasn't looking at her but the screen. His painted nails were typing quickly.

"And I wanted to know who purchase it here." Sakura gave up on looking for a chair and leaned on the wall where Deidara was typing. He was opening and closings windows, punching in codes, and some other stuff she didn't catch.

"You want to know the person who purchased this specific item?" He looked at her as if she grew a second head. "That takes time and patience." Deidara pulled his head back and laughed, but Sakura was sure she didn't say anything funny. "Don't look so glum, it can be done. I just glad I found you before you asked Danna."

The pinkette threw a questioning look at blue eyed male. "I don't understand."

"Danna has little to no patience expect when dealing with his art." He looked at her to see if she understood.

"I get it, but art?"

"Sasori no danna's art, his creations. He believes in things that are everlasting or some dumb shit like that. He has an obsession with diamonds and other jewels because they had been on the earth since dinosaur times. He just likes old shit." He paused. "I respect him as an artist, but thinking beauty is eternal is wrong"

"How so?" The pink fairy had to admit she was curious.

"Beauty should have one shining moment, a onetime thing, the highest point of the climax, un. That what beauty is." This was odd. Sakura never imaged in her wildest dreams that she would be in a room with a man sharing personal insight on what beauty or art was and even as she stands here she knows that the day is not even half over yet.

"Sorry, I was ranting there. It's just a natural respond when that type of subject comes up." Deidara glanced at the pinkette to make sure he didn't lose her.

"I understand, I don't mind." She smiled at him.

"Good now describe the ring you found."

"Well, it was a gold ring with a pink shaped heart." Sakura said remembering the first time she saw it.

"How would you describe the quality?" He was typing some other stuff on the keyboard.

"I would say high quality, clear clean cut."

"Is this it?" He turned the computer screen toward her allowing her to see the very jewelry she held not too long ago.

"Yes. Yes it is!" She was so happy.

"The ring was one of Danna's originals meaning that was the only one in stock." And before she could ask her next question, he answered it for her. "It was purchased eight months ago on credit by a man named Naruto Uzumaki."

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