Chapter Four: Hide and Seek

Suddenly a pair of puppet arms reached out of nowhere and wound around the unsuspecting Uchiha. His hands immediately dropped the wires. "Damn, what the hell is this?" Sasuke growled trying to break free. Just then, Sasori dropped down beside Sakura with the blonde suicide bomber not far behind. He placed a hand on her arm. It was warm and comforting at the moment. "Sasori." Sakura whispered as their eyes met. "We need to get some distance. Those arms won't hold long." Sasori whispered into ear purposefully letting his breath fan out over her ear and neck, which caused a shiver to run down her spine. Sakura nodded and they took off at break neck speed.

"We should mask our chakra and hide in our battleground. We should also make clones to throw him off. You saved me so I owe you one." Sakura exclaimed with a grin and a wink. Sasori and Deidara nodded, all three making the hand signs, when their clones appeared they sent them toward Suna. They originals sped off their destination. "You can thank me properly later. I knew that Uchiha brat was going to be a problem. Deidara and I came looking after we sensed the other signature. I placed a tiny puppet on him, so we can track him."

Sakura nodded as they fell silent the rest of the way. They entered the battleground from above. Landing in front of Sasori's former puppet body, Sakura stared at it and realized it was creepy with the black eyes and terribly still form. She glanced around and the puppets were still in their places. Sasori's puppet still in the bloody embarrass of his mother's and father's puppets. The grounds still littered with bits and pieces of puppets she and Lady Chiyo destroyed.

"Sakura, this way please." Sasori called smoothly as he grabbed her hand shaking her from her memories. His hand was so warm, so human unlike the shell she was walking passed. Off to the side was a cave opening. " There was a stone covering it until this brat blew it up." Sakura covered a snicker as she went inside, Deidara followed while grumbling to himself. "Is there anyway you can hide us, Sakura?" Sasori almost purred as he turned to her. His pale brown eyes locked on hers. "S…Sure. You might want to move blondie. Don't want to drop this on your head." Sakura slightly stammered at first as she easily pick up a boulder.

"Don't call me blondie, yeah." Deidara snarled but moved quickly to escape being crushed. Sasori smirked while watching Deidara barely escaping the boulder. Sakura turned to face Sasori her eyes now adjusting to the dim torch light. "Come with me to my chambers. I can explain things better there." Sasori purred offering his hand to Sakura.

Sasuke growled as the puppet arms finally loosened enough to free his arms. One good hit from a kunai and it fell to pieces. Glancing around angrily sensing they were heading to Suna. "Damn it!" He hissed through gritted teeth. He infused chakra into his feet about to take off when a thought crossed his mind. 'What if its to lure me away?' Sasuke smirked as he made a clone to go after them. 'Well I'll hang back and wait.' Sasuke thought smirking smugly as he leaned on the tree the kunai was stuck in. 'It would seem this mission has to do with Sasori, but how I thought he was dead? Sakura seemed more than happy to see him. Is she having an affair with the man she supposedly killed? Well, in any case I will have her.'

He was confused by the events going on, but at least it wouldn't take long for his clone to reach them if it was them and possibly slow them down. He closed his eyes and focused on canvassing the area foe any indication they were still around. Moments later his clone disappeared on its own accord signaling those were clones as well. Sasuke smirked slowing walking in the direction on the battleground. His mind set on find his cherry blossom that seemed to be caught up in something interesting.

After many twists and bends Sakura almost felt dizzy, when Sasori her arrived at a wooden door. Deidara had dropped off somewhere a few turns back. This place was like a massive labyrinth. He held the door open for her. She cautiously entered the dimly lit room. Sasori slowly shut the door behind him. "Well seems your friend finally got loose and is snooping around nearby."

Sakura paled but the mention of him being her 'friend' annoyed her. "That snake in the grass will never be considered a friend or anything otherwise." Sakura growled crossing her arms with a huff. Sasori smirked as he sat on the bed. Sakura slowly joined his as she looked around. It was a normal sized room, with a bed in the left corner a workbench in the right corner, bookshelves with a dresser underneath. Sakura's eyes returned to the man next to her. "Ok, please explain what's going on here?"

Sasori smirked as he leaned in closer and she leaned back nervousness written on her face. "First, you have to thank me properly, then I'll tell you what you want to know." Sakura flushed bright red at what he was insinuating. She gulped down the lump in her throat, gather what nerves she had left, pulled down her mask and gave him a kiss, but before she could escape Sasori place a hand on the back of her neck and the other on the small of her back.

At first she resisted with her stubbornness, but slowly caved and allowed her hands to slide around his neck. She didn't realize how close their bodies were until her bound chest brushed his. He smirked inwardly seeing that she was practically in his lap. Sasori released her lips and began leaving heated kisses along her jaw line. "S…Sasori, you ah… ha… haven't told me anything yet."

Sasori smirked from his position near her ear. "When I was transferring back to this body all I could think about was you." He whispered in her ear before he gently blew on it. It caused Sakura to shiver Sasori noticed as he carefully pulled the mask down farther. "At that time I wanted nothing more than to kill you. So, I activated the curse even though wasn't strong enough to do anything in my weakened state, but as time passed my mind strayed. I found myself fantasizing about you."

He paused to kiss her neck earning him a small gasp from her pink lips. "I started thinking of things to do to you and with you. I longed to touch every inch of you. I sent Deidara with a small puppet of me to watch you." Sasori paused again this time letting his teeth gently graze the soft skin of her neck. Sakura gasped a little louder feeling the heat pooling in her lower stomach. Before he continue his tale she turned her face to meet his.

She surprised him when she laid a heated kiss on his lips, then felt her tongue glide across his bottom lip. He opened his mouth and let the battle for dominance begin. Sasori's hands ran up her sides , as hers slid down his chest and around to his back to press him closer. A sudden knock came to the door, they both let out frustrated growls. "What do you want, brat?" Sasori hissed annoyed with his partner for just ruining all that build up. "We got a visitor, hm."