Author's Note: I'm like the worst author...it takes me years to update . well...for at least the next few chapters that won't happen. Secondly, I'm writing a new fanfic. So please watch out for it. I'll have it up within the next day. Well, I hope to read your wonderful replies! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. When will it end?! _

Requested by: Crazy Neko Girl

Parring warning: Once again reminding the DxS lovers that for the time being this is a NxS parring. Aww! can't help it, they are sooo cute together! But...this shall be a DxS story...the story has their names on it does it not?

Recap!: Deidara tried to kill Sakura, but realized a little too late that he was utterly wrong in his thoughts. Sakura believe that Deidara doesn't love her and is heart broken. Both her and Naruto get closer and eventually start dating. On their 6 month anniversary tragedy strikes and Sakura parents are killed. Who can the killer be?

Collide: A Deidara and Sakura Story ch. 11

The two hadn't traveled long before Tobi started yawning and complain of being sleepy. Almost as soon as he said that, he dropped on the spot fast asleep leaving Deidara to look on in amazement. Always around the same time this would happen. Doesn't matter where they were, if Tobi was tired he'd fall asleep just about anywhere. Not feeling too tired, Deidara decided to sit against the tree and appreciate the rare moment of silence. The forest was dark...except for the light of the full moon that managed to peep through the leaves. It was such a peaceful moment. Once again his thoughts drifted off to Sakura. Although he decided earlier that he would hold off on vising her tonight, he couldn't help the need of wanting to see her again. At least a couple of times a week when Tobi was fast asleep, he'd go over to her house. It just so happened that where the two were stationed was not far from Konoha so it never took him long to go to her house. When he would arrive it would always be around the time she would get ready for bed.

He secretly admired the little things she would do while getting ready for bed. For example she would have these little habits such as getting a glass of water and placing it on her night stand, setting out clothing she planned on wearing for the next day or even brushing her hair exactly 50 times. Then she would turn off the light and climb into bed. There she would pull out her book from under her pillow, turn on the lamp on her night stand and read for about 30 minutes before calling it a night. He never once got bored. Perched up in that tree that placed him in such an angle where he could see her but she wouldn't see him. His love for her over the past year and a half grew and grew. It was like opening up a present for your birthday each and every night.

As he thought about her, he wasn't sure just how long he could stand outside her window looking in without talking to her. He wasn't sure if she would punch him in the face or if she'd cry into his arms. In all honesty, he was nervous. Lately he decided that he would gather the courage to try to talk to her. There was so much they needed to talk about and even if in the very end she wanted nothing to do with him, he felt it was important for them to settle the past. He stood up, his mind made up. Even if it were late...he just wanted to see her. He could always wait to talk to her tomorrow night...just tonight he'd be satisfied to just watch her sleep. He took in a deep breath and looked around. Tobi was still fast asleep and knowing his partner well enough, he knew he would stay asleep for the rest of the night with little to wake him up.

It was was beautiful out and a soft breeze brushed against his skin as he ran through the forest. The closer he got, the more excited he got. However all of a sudden just as he approached Konoha he got a sudden chill down his back. Shocked, he stopped. He couldn't quite put a finger on it but something didn't feel right. He slowed down his pace as he took the familiar back streets towards her house. There was an eerie silence in the air. True it was late in the night but even the wind didn't dare to make a sound against the leaves. As he rounded the corner to reach her house, he finally understood all those signs from just a moment ago. What should have been a house that he'd go to many times as a child was nothing more then blacken charred pieces of wood scattered around a large area. Hardly anything reconcilable as a house remained. The only reason he could tell it was her house was cause of the tree swing that the two used to play on as children. Even that barely survived the fate that the house faced.

He suddenly gasped for breath as he dropped to the ground. He didn't realize that he was holding his breath. The full moon above provided him with enough light to get a good look at the area. He could still see the wet ground from where the fire was taken out and the yellow take blocking off the area. Forcing himself to get up, he walked closer to the house still believing that he must be dreaming. He saw the car in the driveway and just knew that they were home and if they were home then...

He looked up to where her room should have been but saw nothing but the vast star filled sky. His heart leaped to his throat and he was suddenly overwhelmed with a sick feeling. Running away from the house he found a dark alley where he dropped to his knees and started to vomit. He bit his lower lip so hard that he could taste his blood. Hot tears rolled down his cheeks as a flood of emotions took over him. It had to be a lie. It absolutely had to be a lie. There was some kind of mistake. It had to be the wrong block. Trying to control himself he got back up. He took a good look at his surroundings. Nothing much about the neighborhood changed since he left Konoha. He knew the area so damn well. So as he walked down the block and made a right...then a left and walked straight down...he knew that her house would be on this block. As he looked around he saw all the familiar houses. Then his eyes once again landed on the charred remains of what should have been her house. His heart nearly stopped when he walked closer and noticed the makeshift memorial. Lit up candles, flowers, cards. Flooded the front steps. Once again he looked up and in his minds eye he saw her room and imagined her sound a sleep with a soft smile on her face. When he blanked and looked again there was nothing at all. Just the vast midnight blue sky and large full moon.

Suddenly he could hear children laughter. When he looked to his right, at the tall tree, the flash backs hit him hard. He saw as both him and Sakura ran around the tree playing tag. Then he saw as she sat on the swing and he'd push her on that swing and she would laugh and giggle. Her giggles were contagious and he found himself laughing as well. As they got older, he could see them both sitting under the same tree close to each other on a hot day licking ice cream that her mother gave to both of them on a cone. Finally, he saw the last day he saw her before she and her family moved. How beautiful she looked...how she smelled. For the first time in his life, he knew what it felt like to be in love with someone. The flash backs ended and he was brought back to the cold and dark reality. Sakura was gone forever.

He couldn't take it any longer. He had to get out of there, so he just ran. The tears flowed down his cheeks, temporarily blinding him as he tried to find a quick way out. He felt suffocated and weighed down. Once he was out of the village, he kept running and running. He couldn't stop. He didn't know where he was going and thousands of things flooded his mind. It didn't take long before his legs could no longer support his weight and he dropped. He screamed , cursed and cried as he pounded his fist against the ground. For what seemed like forever he couldn't stop shaking and crying. It was like he died as well. To him, she was the only reason he kept living. At first it was for reasons of hate. But when the truth was reviled, it became only for love. Love for the girl with the unique pink hair and emerald green eyes. He knew that there was no on in the world who could ever take her place.

As he looked up he took a note for the first time where he ran too. The location only sent more tears down his cheeks. He found him back back at the lake. The very same lake where he saw her at almost two years prior...

1 year and 6 months later

Kneeling down she placed the flowers down next to a pile of flowers she had placed there the week before. Looking at the older bunch in front of the plaques, she tenderly picked it up. As she looked around, she took in a deep breath. It was almost two years ago that the accident took place that killed her parents. Murder She bitterly corrected herself as she narrowed her eyes. After the explosion an investigation got started and it was discovered that there was a bomb that exploded in the house. Since there were no suspects and little evidence to go on, the case was soon closed. The lot where she stood used to be her home where she lived with both of her parents. Now it has been converted into a sanctuary...a living memorial of sorts. A couple of people thought that she would rebuild a new house over the land but that was mostly those who didn't know her parents well. In general everyone was in support for leaving the land alone and to just plant trees and flowers and make it into a place to quietly go and remember two remarkable people. Even though they were not Ninja's, they were just as important to the other villagers and very much loved.

Even though the investigation was officially closed, Sakura never gave up trying to find out who would want to kill her parents. Ever since she became obsessed with the case, she was barely able to sleep or eat or even care for herself. However, despite it all, her relationship with Naruto grew even stronger. Rather then pushing him away, he meant the world to her even more. She lost her first love 3 years ago and then her parents were killed. When she didn't have the strength to do anything about the lot that used to hold her house, he got a few of the neighbors together and all of them cleaned up the derbies and planted the trees and flowers. They even placed two engraved plaques side by side in her parents memory, although they were not burred there.

She knew without Naruto in her life, she probably wouldn't be alive. For the first 6 months he proved to be a life saver. For that short time he ended up moving in with her to support her. His cooking got better because she didn't have the strength to cook and eat. When she didn't feel like taking care of herself, he'd give her a sponge bath and wash her hair. He respected her enough to sleep on the couch that whole time but at night when she'd wake up screaming from a nightmare he would rush by her side and hold her tightly as she cried. Then he'd rock her gently in his arms until she fell back a sleep. He cleaned and did shopping for the house...all the while working and remaining as her strong hold.

A smile crossed her face as she thought back to that time. She then looked down at her left hand and her smile grew even larger when she saw the large diamond ring on her finger. Three months ago, he asked her to marry him. It didn't take a moment for her to give him an answer. She knew that her parents would have been so proud to have him as their son in law. She continued to smile as she turned to walked walked towards the swing seat of the old cherry blossom tree. It was remarkable how it escaped much damage. As she got closer, she noticed the fresh pink rose...her favorite flower...sitting alone on the swing. 1 year ago, she noticed the flowers. She had no idea who would leave it, but she always found it right there with a pink ribbon tied around it. It was breath taking but she wondered what it doing here and just one flower at that. She wasn't the only one to leave flowers here. Everyone in the village pitched in to keep the place looking neat and clean, leaving flowers, candles, cards and balloons. Never have they placed any of this stuff near the old tree. So when she came, which was once a week, she would take the flower home and place it in a small vase. Maybe I should get here early enough so I can find out who's leaving the flowers. At the thought her eyes widen. It was so obvious that she was surprised it didn't occur to her that maybe she SHOULD do that.

As she pondered how she would go about it, she didn't notice the new comer sneaking up behind her until he grabbed her from around the waste and pulled her towards him, nuzzling his face into her neck. Taken by surprise, she gasped and giggled uncontrollably by the touch to her neck.

"Naruto!" She cried out in laughter. "Haven't anyone taught you it's not nice to sneak up on people like that?"

There was a pause as he turned her around to face him, his sea blue eyes locking into to her green eyes with a loving gaze. "Perhaps, but we're ninja's, it's part of our job to be sneaky" He then flashed her his best boyish grin.

She couldn't help but to smile as she shook her head and pulled away. Grabbing his hand the two turned back towards the road and headed towards her apartment. "Are you hungry?" She asked as she looked up at him.

It was now his turn to laugh. "When I'm I NOT hungry?"

"True, true." She paused for a moment as she looked at the flower in her hand, as if just remembering she had it. "Humm...Naruto?"

"Yea?" He answered as he glanced at her.

"Have you ever wondered who leaves those pink roses? And to leave them alone on the swing of all things." She stopped walking causing Naruto to stop as well. Turning to look at him, she gave him a confused and curious look.

A thoughtful look crossed his face. A moment later he offered her his best guess. "There's a lot of people in the village Sakura. It could be anyone of them."

"Yea but...it's the only PINK rose. It's always alone. I..I don't know...sometimes it feels as if it's being left for me." Her eyebrows scrunched together in deep thought. "I was thinking about stopping by earlier then the usual to see maybe if I could catch the person in the act. I'm just so curious about why it's only one rose and why it's left alone."

"Sakura..." He looked down at his fiancee with a raised eyebrow. "Don't you think you're starting to get a little bit obsessed over this pink rose? It's just a flower. I don't think there's anything behind it's meaning. I mean really...the plaques are covered with flowers and other stuff. Maybe this person wanted to spread out. I don't think it's a bad idea. Right?"

She looked away hiding her blush. She had to hand it to him, he did make a valid point. Still it did nag her and her curiosity grew more and more. However she couldn't get around his logic and decided to leave the topic alone. "Yea, your right." She smiled as she grabbed his hand and continued walking again. "Now let's get back home quickly. There's a new raman recipe I wanted to try-"

Almost before she could finish her sentence she was surprised when Naruto picked her up and took off running. She couldn't help but to giggle.

Three weeks later

The darkness of the night almost seemed to hide him as he walked through the forest, drawing closer towards his destination. It was a walk he took twice a week to the one place where he felt connected to her. It's been almost 2 years since the accident. Murder he corrected himself bitterly. He only discovered that much one night when he was walking towards the lot and overheard some neighbors walking down the street across from him.

"It's such a tragedy. They were such a happy family." Said one woman

"Well according to what I heard from my husband, it was a bomb that exploded." Said the other woman.

The first woman gasped in horror. "A bomb? So it was premeditated? Who would do such a thing?!"

"No clue." She said as she shook her head sadly. "There's very little evidence left behind. The fire was so bad that it pretty much destroyed the house. They were lucky enough to find some remains of the bomb materials. Besides that...my husband and his team have their hands behind their back on this one."

His eyes narrowed at the thought. Even he couldn't be sure who would target her and her family. She was the only one in her family who was a ninja. Could it be someone who was targeting her? If so, who were they and why her? The past year of his life had been spent on trying to answer these questions. He tried and succeed in gathering as much clues as he could but he could never get far with what he found.

Looking up he noticed that he was almost there. Time seemed to stop every time he'd come here. Nothing much seemed to change. The only difference was that her house was gone. In it's place was a little garden. The cherry blossom tree still looked strong and stood almost like an old faithful friend, being the only thing of his past that remain. Walking closer to the tree, he placed the pink rose down on the swing as he had been doing once a week for the past year. he walked around the tree and sat with his back facing it. Sometimes he'd take a moment to sit there and think about the girl who continued to have a strong grasp on his heart. Lucky for him, the neighbors weren't close enough to where her house used to be...so there was little chance of him getting caught.

As he took a moment to reflect, he heard a small rustling sound. A bit surprised he stood up, preparing to leave if need be. As he peeked around the tree, he was able to make out a figure approaching the plot. Narrowing his eyes slightly he continued to watch, wondering who could out out here this late. As he continued to watch the person, the person unknowing that there was someone else there continued their way to the plot...more specific the tree where Deidara was hiding behind. Noticing this, Deidara was about to leave when something stopped him dead in his tracks and knocked the breath out of him. Just then, a sliver of moonlight lit up the whole plot and there standing in front of him in a white sundress was the very girl who haunted his dreams for the past year and a half.

"Sakura.." He gasped under his breath.