+Impossible Love -- ch 11+

Impossible Love

Chapter Eleven

An Akatsuki Dinner

WARNING! MATURE RATED CHAPTER! M FOR LEMON! DONT LIKE DONT READ!
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Sakura’s POV
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“NOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!”

Tenten’s eyes almost fell out of her head when I showed her the ring on my finger. She squealed in delight and made EVERYONE in the school look at us.

“Yes waaaaay. Are you gonna stop screaming now?” I stuffed my hand back in my pocket, nervously glancing around. Thanks to Neji, we were finally left alone. I didn’t want someone gossiping about me; not even about something that made me happier then anything else.

“S-Sakura-chan, I don’t think you should’ve said yes…” Hinata quietly said, only to be jumped by Tenten.

“Are you INSANE, Hinata?!” Enthusiastic, she clapped in her hands. “Deidara and Sakura are MADE for each other!!! Can I be your maid of honour!? Oh PLEASE!?”

“Calm down, Tenten.” I rolled my eyes. “I can’t marry without my parents agreement until I’m eighteen. And I would like to hear Hinata.”

Tenten grunted annoyed and sat down on a chair, taking a bite from the green apple she was holding.

“Well, I mean…” She tugged some of her dark hair behind her ear, looking at my shoulder instead of my face. “Y-you’re only fourteen, Sakura-chan. I don’t know how strongly you feel about Deidara-san, but maybe he’s just a crush, and maybe you don’t even like him anymore in a couple of months.”

I stood up roughly.

“That’s not true.”

“Sakura, now you’re the one drawing attention.” Tenten pulled at my sleeve. “Sit down.”

“Deidara-kun is the world to me, alright!?” I raged on, once I sat down again. “I will never love someone else more then I love him.”

“M-maybe you feel like that now.” Hinata nervously pressed her index fingers together. “But didn’t Tenten-chan say the same about her p-previous boyfriends again and again?”

“What are you bringing me up for!?” Tenten started angry, but I ignored her.

“I’m different then Tenten, Hinata.”

“I- I know that, Sakura-chan, but I’m just saying that maybe-”

“Hinata.” I grabbed her hand. It was just that everyone thought that what Deidara and I had was Impossible Love or something, but it just wasn’t, and they had to realise that. “Maybe this sounds mean, I don’t plan to make it sound like that, but he means more to me then you and Tenten together. I would give my life for him without second thoughts. He is my everything.”

Hinata fell quiet, and nodded quickly. I let go of her hand, and felt Tenten stare at me. I didn’t look back. I just gazed at Hinata, waiting for a reply that didn’t come.

“And, um.” Tenten coughed. “What about…” She lowered her voice. “The baby?”

“He reacted very good when I told.” I said, still holding my gaze on Hinata. “I have made an appointment with the hospital in a couple of days for an abortion and he’s going with me. And he…” I blushed. Hinata looked up again.

“He what?” Tenten encouraged.

“He- he said he wanted to keep the child…”

Even though Tenten squealed and said that was the cutest thing she had ever heard, I saw something in Hinata’s eyes that wasn’t joy at all. But what was it? … Sadness… Worry… Remorse… Betrayal?

I shrugged it off as I stood up.

“Hey, I don’t feel so well. I’m going home.” I said. “See ya guys.”

“Okay, I’ll call you this evening.” Tenten waved as she and Hinata watched me walk off.

“I’m worried.” Hinata whispered.

“Hey, it’s Sakura. She’s a strong girl. She’ll manage. And Deidara’ll be right next to her to help her. You trust him right?”

“Y-yes! O-of course I d-do!”

Tenten raised her eyebrows at the Hyuuga heir, which sighed.

“I really trust Deidara-san, that’s not it. I-I’m just scared that Sakura-chan later will regret her hurried actions… We’re only teenagers, Tenten-chan.”

“Okay, I understand your point, Hina, but…” Tenten smiled. “Sakura’s in love! And age just doesn’t matter in that. That’s my point of view. And probably Sakura’s too. She’ll be fine.”

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Deidara’s POV
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I sighed deeply, staring at the screen of my laptop. I was waiting for Sakura to come online, and in the mean time checking my emails; it was all fan mail... It's not like I hate fan mail, it’s just all flames since the band broke up because I joined Akatsuki. I sighed again, still no sign of Sakura.

“No shit Dei, she’s at school today…” I kept telling myself that, but I couldn’t help but feel hopeful when my laptop bleeped to tell me someone came online.

I turned around in my chair and picked up my new guitar. I hadn’t tuned it yet, and I didn’t really have something else to do anyway. The laptop bleeped again, and I looked up to see who decided to log in. It was Sakura!

“YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I yelled out for the entire house to hear. I typed in the words, ‘Hey... How're you love?’ and sent it to her.

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Dei-kun! (L) I just got home. I said I was ill.
Deidara (She rocks my world! Love her till the end of time, yeah!) says: lol... What were you "ill" from?
Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Teachers.

“Teachers, un?” I felt my face break out into a smile, falling off the bed I started to laugh; I knew Sakura hated being at school, but her teachers making her ill? It was too funny... When I finally stopped laughing I reached up, turning the laptop towards me so I didn't have to get up again, the floor was comfy enough and I really couldn't be assed getting back onto the bed anyway.

Deidara (She rocks my world! Love her till the end of time, yeah!) says: Good one!
Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Course it is What’re u doing now?

I blinked. What was I doing? “Hmm… un.” I typed the message quickly and, surprisingly made no mistakes.

Deidara (She rocks my world! Love her till the end of time, yeah!) says: Listening to music, tuning my new guitar, talking to you and breathing…
Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Haha. New guitar? Let me listen to it soon okay?
Deidara (She rocks my world! Love her till the end of time, yeah!) says: I couldn’t play something for you now if you like? You still have a microphone, don’t you?
Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Nope! My doge ate it. Lol. But I can still hear you if you have one.

I smiled, clicking on the MSN call button, sending the invitation to her. She accepted, and my smile widened as I tuned the final guitar string. It was perfect.

When I looked back at the screen, it said: Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled has accepted the invitation.

I spoke clearly into the microphone. “Oookay… Can you hear me?”

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Yup! If I'm not mistaken I think that would be the sound of your cute voice

I felt the blush creeping up my face, but I forced it away again; I couldn't play if I was nervous.

“H-heh... Okay, here goes...” I decided after a minute to play 'Wings of a Butterfly' by HIM. I started to mess with the guitar, trying to remember what the chord was. I couldn't find the right one, so I started playing some sort of weird Spanish-sounding melody out of boredom, and bit my lip. “Ah.” I found it. I was about to play when a message from her came up the screen once again.

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Okay, WHAT was that?

I stared at the question for a moment.

“Uhhh... I was trying to see if I had tuned it right...?” I spoke in the mic. I shrugged as if she was there with me, and her next message came up fair quickly.

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Haha, it sounded funny.

“Heh... Thanks...” I laughed shortly.

I started to play the song, and as I got into it I started to sing. I couldn't help it either, I totally lost myself in the music. As I finished it some minutes later I realised I had been singing. Blushing and furious at myself for being stupid I looked for her reply which had just appeared.

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Awesome love.

I felt my face heat up again. “heh... Thanks...”

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled invites you to start viewing the webcam.

I quickly accepted it. As I waited for the webcam to load I watched the commercial for Herbal Essences shampoo on the screen. I sighed, I totally didn’t care for that crap, I just wanted to see Sakura.

Sakura's face came up on the screen and I felt my face light up, sure I hadn't seen her in about 7 hours but hey, I was allowed to miss her right?

“Why hello there my beautiful little Cherry Blossom…” I said. Even though she couldn't see it, I had a smile just for her. She didn't say anything for a while I thought maybe her internet cut out or something, then I saw her start to type something, she had a small smile gracing her lips and a faint blush on her cheeks.

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: I’m not that little, u moron.

I smiled as her reply came up on screen. Suddenly something hit me. I was itching to ask, but I thought it was kinda weird, everyone knew those things (except for me of course, I didn’t always follow school because I travelled that much and after all I couldn’t care less), so I decided not to say a word, but unfortunately for me, it tumbled out of my mouth like a circus performer falling from a high wire.

“How long does it take?”

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: … What do u mean, Dei?

Oh god. I'd done it now.

“I-I mean...” I bit my lip, I had to say it now! She knew I wanted to know something, and I had to know. I let out a sigh and ran my fingers through my unbound hair nervously.

“H-how long is it meant to take.. for...” I felt my throat tighten, I uttered the remainder of my question in a voice on barely above a whisper.

“For babies to be born, un?” I saw her frown on screen, and I feared for the worst. She started typing, but why couldn't I just say that it didn't matter?

‘Because it does…’

I cursed at the voice in my head, but I knew what it said was true.

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: 9 months.

I felt my jaw drop. “THAT long?!” She took a while writing her next message, but I waited, biting at my lip.

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: Well…Yeah, it has to grow and stuff, making another human being doesn't take a second… It's something really complicated, but that's not something we should discuss Dei... We really can't keep it.

I felt a sound escape my lips, it sounded almost halfway between sadness and disappointment. When I looked back at the screen, the webcam was gone.

“Uh... S-Sakura...” I started to feel nervous, was I wrong to have asked that? “Y-you okay?”

Just as she was typing a reply, I heard Hidan shouting up the stairs.

“OI!!!!!! DEI-CHAAAAN!!!!! COME DOWN ALREADY!!!!!!!!!! THE FOOD'S GONNA GET COLD!!!!!!!!!! HONTO!!!!!!!!!!”

“I'M COMING ALREADY UN!!!!!!!” I shouted back at him. I looked at the screen hoping to see something, anything, an explanation maybe?

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: I’m fine, really. U just go down stairs... I'll talk to u later, ne

I nodded as if she could see me. I just didn’t know what to say. Next, I saw the mic go off, so I knew she couldn’t hear me anymore.

Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled says: I love u okay?
Deidara (She rocks my world! Love her till the end of time, yeah!) says: I love you too Kay love you bye!

I felt relieved when I saw the words that showed her love to me. The little box in the corner of the screen stated simply: Sakura Deidara will love you forever (L) Hina and Tenten that sleepover ruled has logged off. I sighed and closed the laptop. Getting up from the floor I sighed again. “Better go downstairs now… un…”

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Normal POV
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Saturday morning, Sakura rang Deidara’s doorbell, her schoolbag in her hand. She just needed a quiet place to learn for school now. She had an important test coming up for English, and at home she couldn’t learn. Tenten wouldn’t let her learn and rant about Neji and Deidara’s proposal. Hinata had been her first choice, but Sakura had found Naruto there.

She highly doubted that she’d be able to pay her attention to her books instead of her boyfriend (well, fiancée now, she thought with a blush), but it was at least worth the shot.

Hidan opened the door. Annoyed, he rubbed his eyes.

“Why am I the only fucking one who has to answer the fucking… Sakura?”

“Ohayo, Hidan-san.” She smiled at him. “Is Deidara-kun home?”

“Yeah…” Hidan opened the door for her and stepped back, yawning. “He’s in his room.”

“Thanks.” She walked in, going up the stairs. As she looked around, she saw Hidan slump against the door, sleeping already once again.

“Lazy bastard…” Sakura muttered quietly. She made her way through the hall and got to Deidara’s door. She knocked.

“Deidara-kun?”

When she heard a loud ‘thud’ and an annoyed “BUGGER!!”, she couldn’t help but giggle.

“It’s open, un…”

Sakura pushed the door open, seeing Deidara on the floor, just slipping a pair of boxers on.

“You fell out of your bed?” She asked. “… Again?”

“Uh huh…” He yawned, and stood up. “Wh- what time is it?”

“Eleven am, sleepyhead.” Sakura took of her shoes and dumped them along with her bag in the corner.

“GAH!! Am I late again!?” He immediately grabbed some jeans that were closest to him and jumped in them, only to be interrupted by a laughing Sakura.

“Don’t worry, it’s Saturday…” She told him.

“I knew that…” He mumbled, blushing slightly.

Sakura laughed and kissed him shortly before sitting down on the floor.

“I just came to learn my English test for this Monday.” She told him. “I needed a quiet place to study cause my mom was having a huge fit with my father. I would’ve gone to Hinata, but Naruto was there, and yeah, you know Naruto.”

Deidara smiled a little. If she had tried to learn at Hinata’s place with both Hinata and Naruto there, she would be better off sitting home indeed.

“But I’m going to relax first.” Sakura ended with a satisfied sigh. She scratched at her nose, and smiled up at Deidara.

Suddenly, Deidara swooped her off of the floor, holding her tightly around her waist. Sakura’s eyes widened and she yelped startled, quickly wrapping her arms around his neck. He laid her down on the bed and started to tickle her mercilessly, laughing hard.

“Ahhh! No no no no no! Hahahaha! Stop it!! Please!!!” The girl squirmed and shifted like crazy, trying to push his hands away, and laughed loudly.

“You’ll have to stop me yourself, un! HA!” He tickled her more, and she gave a short yelp between her laughs.

“And I just wanted to learn my English!” She complained loudly. “PLEASE STOP!!”

She managed to roll away from him, but met with the end of the bed, and fell on the ground with a loud thud. Deidara loomed over her with a grin on his face.

“You okay?” He asked.

“My back hurts…” She muttered, sighing.

“Awww.” Deidara grinned more, and lifted her easily back on the bed, popping her up against the pillows, while he still stood next to the bed.

“Oh! Before I forget!” Sakura looked at him. “I have an appointment with the hospital tomorrow.”

“Eh?” Deidara perked up. “What happened!?!?”

Sakura rolled her eyes.

“For this.” She patted her belly.

“Oh…” Deidara looked at it for a brief moment, only looking back up when she softly spoke again.

“You-… You’re coming with me, right?” She asked slowly.

“Of course, un!” A look of determination was on his face as he looked at her. She took his hand, even though he still hadn’t sat down.

“Okay…”

He smiled down cutely at her, and she smiled back, before looking at their hands. More specifically, at her ring.

When Deidara sat down next to her, she immediately leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder. She softly stroked his fingers.

“Have you asked Tenten-chan about that video?” The blonde suddenly asked her.

“Which video?” She didn’t look up.

“That day at the park.” He explained. “She and Hinata-sama were taping us. …After… SHE kissed me, un…”

He shuddered, and Sakura flinched at the memory of seeing Ami kiss Deidara. She quickly pushed the mental image away for some better memories.

“You mean… when we first kissed.”

The hold on his hand tightened, and he smiled slightly, feeling it.

“Yeah.”

“I’ll ask her for it, I bet she still has it.” Sakura turned her head and rested her chin on his shoulder, looking up at his handsomely curved face. “Why?”

“I’m not sure.” He smiled a little. “I had a reason, un… but I forgot.”

Sakura giggled slightly, and he gave her a playful nudge, adding a “Don’t laugh!”

“Alright, alright…” The pink haired teen smiled up at him, enjoying him being so close. Apparently, he felt the same, for he wrapped his arms tightly around her. She smiled more, and snuggled up against his chest.

‘I’d love to get used to this…’ He thought. Then, an other realisation hit him, and he gasped.

“Hm?” Sakura did. She was too comfortable to look up at him.

“What will we do if your parents find out?!”

Sakura slowly backed away a little, thinking.

“Run… very very hard?” She suggested.

Deidara’s face lit up. “I can do that!”

“Yes, I know.” She laughed softly, and he smiled, already having forgotten what he had just said.

He shifted a little to get more comfortable and closer to her, while she laid her head back on his shoulder, and laced her fingers with his. He smiled, burying his face into her hair.

“I should like. Actually. Learn, now.” He heard Sakura say. He pulled back, trying his ‘cute look’ on her, but she shook her head. “Really! If Naruto hadn’t been at Hina’s house I wouldn’t even be here in the first place…”

“Okay, okay, un.” Deidara let her go and watched how she hopped off the bed and got her book out of her bag. She came back, laying down on her stomach – of course taking a moment to make out with Dei – and flipped through the pages of her book.

Deidara leaned over her. “What do you have to learn, un?”

“Grammar… stuff… Something I already had for three times but I need to get a good grade on this one.” She said, shrugging lightly.

“Ah.”

Sakura smiled a little and turned back to the pages of her book.

She stared at the words, but couldn’t realise what the sentence was. The only thing she heard was that slow, steady breathing from the boy next to her. ‘Holy shit, am I in love that bad? His BREATHING is like… hypnotising or something!’

The silence lasted for exactly one minute before Sakura snapped, picked up her book and threw it with all her strength against Deidara’s wall.

“I couldn’t concentrate.” She explained when she saw Deidara stare at her with huge eyes.

“O-okay…” He blinked.

Sakura sighed, resting her chin in her hands, and she felt Deidara brush some pink strands out of her eyes.

“What’s wrong, Sakura-chan?”

She shrugged. He leaned towards her and kissed her forehead.

“You can always tell me if there’s anything wrong, okay?”

This caused her to smile. She nodded, gently placing her hand on his cheek.

“I know.” She said. “Really, I’m fine…”

He smiled back, that just-for-Sakura-smile of his that made her feel like her legs had just melted, along with her brain. She stroked his cheek, and suddenly noticed he was coming closer to her.

“My test-” she started, but he kissed her so deep but so soft she forgot all about the book on the floor.

She came closer, returning the kiss, and Deidara couldn’t suppress a sigh. He softly touched her cheek, running his other hand through her pink locks. When he licked at her upper lip, he felt her shiver.

“Sakura…” He breathed in longing as she pulled away. This girl needed an applause – she was letting him feel almost all the emotions a human being could have at the very same time. Leaving out that every racing beat of his heart was so strong that it could knock him over.

He slipped his arms around her smaller body, his lips following her perfect jaw line, but he stopped when he heard her voice whispering in his ear.

“You know what I read?”

It took Deidara a while to realise what she said.

“Do tell.”

“That m-making love is good for you if you’re pregnant.”

He still had his eyes closed, his lips grazing over her cheek. Then, he looked up, opening his blue eyes to see her green ones looking back.

“You wanna test that theory?”

A soft pink crept over Sakura’s cheeks. ‘Those eyes..!’

“O-only if you want to.” She said, resting her arms around his neck.

She immediately found his lips back on hers and his tongue begging for entrance; meantime, his hands were unbuttoning her shirt.

Their clothes had never been off that quickly. Deidara sneaked underneath the covers and posed himself above Sakura, kissing her once more. He had a great sense of excitement about him, much like the times before. He looked down at her face. Her pink hair framed her face, and those jade eyes looked back into his own. It made his heart ache with longing.

With that feeling, he slide onto her with ease, being as gentle as possible. Sakura gasped. She trembled, it hurt, it still did. But it was gone as soon as it came, and then it was only him and her.

Deidara panted slightly as he started a rhythm. He didn’t saw a small smile that found it’s way on Sakura’s face. He also didn’t know that she was silently thanking her English teacher for planning a test.

She moaned when his soft lips brushed over her chest. She pulled him closer, their breathing sped up. It was better then anytime before. His blond hair tickled as it brushed her cheek, and he buried his face in her neck, kissing and sucking the delicate skin as much as possible.

A burning feeling collected in the pit of his stomach, and he felt it, damn he knew so bad he was coming. But he wanted her to come first. No matter what. She had to come first.

Sakura however wasn’t even thinking something slightly similar to that. As a matter of fact, she didn’t think about anything at all. She only felt him, on her, in her. And while she didn’t even realise it, she gave him what she want. She came. Her nails dug into his shoulders, the heat was overwhelming, her eyes shut tightly, she cried out his name. Her walls clenched around him, and he couldn’t hold it any longer. He moaned out when he released inside of her.

Breathing hard, Deidara slipped out of her. He tried to roll off of her, but felt too exhausted to do so. So he just held her, in his arms, and watched how she tried to catch her breath.

He looked how she opened her eyes again. For the moment, they just looked at each other, the only thing they heard was their breath.

“Ne… Sakura?”

“Hmm?”

“I really love you.”

She smiled, and kissed him.

“I love you too.”

Not even a minute later, they were both fast asleep.

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Sakura slowly opened her eyes, feeling a certain someone nuzzle in her neck.

Deidara’s arms were still draped around her waist, hugging her from behind, holding her close against his chest. She enjoyed his warmth, but there was a reason why she woke up…

Yeah… Why did she wake up?

A low, growling noise gave the answer.

‘I need food.’

For a moment, Sakura didn’t move. She just stared in front of her. Behind her, Deidara sniffled cutely. Then, she slowly started pulling off his arms, and got out of his bed.

Immediately, the young man curled up against the cold air, whimpering at her warmth leaving. He instinctively grabbed a pillow, but it wasn’t quite the same.

Sakura slipped on some panties and a black shirt from Deidara, long enough to cover her ass. As quietly as possible, she sneaked out of the room. She didn’t want to wake him up. Then she went downstairs, into the kitchen.

There, on the floor, she found Tobi, fast asleep in front of the fridge. She almost tripped over him.

“Oh, Tobi-san.” She muttered. She gave him a good look.

He lay curled up, his arms spread, and his orange mask half off his face. A little drool was on the floor.

Sakura immediately felt her heartbeat speed up. The words Deidara had spoken went through her head like a gong.

“I don’t think I've ever seen him without that bloody mask on, un…”
Slowly, she bowed down. Tobi didn’t even stir when she took an hold on his swirled mask. She lifted it, peeking under it, but just then, Tobi slapped himself in his face. In his sleep.

… Silence.

Sakura grunted and hooked her fingers around his, pulling his hand off his face. While Tobi mumbled something in his sleep, the girl hovered over him.

He looked no older then 17. His face was perfect, except for a large scar going over his left eye. Sakura blinked.

‘Whoa.’ She thought. ‘He’s pretty handsome. Stupid he wears that mask, he could get so many girlfriends, I mean, if I wasn’t madly in love with Deidara I’d-’

It felt as her heart stopped when the boy yawned. She wanted to put the mask on his face and run, but she was as frozen while she still hovered over him, fingers hooked around his, mask in the other hand.

Tobi’s right eye opened, and gave Sakura another shock: his eye was the exact same colour as Sasuke’s.

“Ohayo, Sakura-sempai…” He said. He sounded like he was still half asleep. “… What are you doing in Tobi’s room?”

“T-Tobi-san, y-you’re in the kitchen…” She stammered. “I-I’m so sorry… I-I shouldn’t ha-have-”

“Tobi’s in the kitchen?” He interrupted her. He looked around, and his eye widened slightly. Then his gaze went to the mask in her hand, and his eye widened more.

“I-I’m so s-s-sorry… I-… I-…” Sakura didn’t know how to apologise. She pushed the mask in his hands and backed away until her back hit the wall. Tobi just lay there, on the floor, his eye fixed on the mask in his hands. Finally, he looked up.

“You don’t think Tobi is… a freak?” He asked. His hand went up and touched the scar on his eye.

Sakura was pretty taken aback of that.

“I actually think you’re pretty handsome.” She mumbled, causing Tobi to blush.

“Sakura-sempai?”

“Uh… Yeah?”

“Please don’t tell anyone you saw Tobi’s face?” He asked quietly. “Please?”

“… I wont.” Sakura smiled at him. “Promise.”

He smiled back. It was nice to see him smile – it fit him more then anything.

While Sakura peeked into the rather empty fridge, Tobi opened one of the cupboards and pulled out cookies. Immediately, Sakura turned around with huge eyes.

“YOU HAVE MORE OF THOSE!?”

Tobi stared at her with huge eyes. Then, he quickly held them out to her.

“DON’T KILL TOBI!” He cried out. Sakura snatched the pack out of his hands, ripping off the wrapping, and stuffed 6 cookies in her mouth at once.

Tobi sat on the counter, watching her as she pulled the shirt down a little.

“You know… If you stretch that shirt down even more it’ll be at your ankles.” He told her.

Sakura swallowed. “It’s not even covering my ass yet and that’s what I want it to do.”

“Oh.” Tobi blinked at her.

“Yeah.. So… I’m going back to bed- uhh… Deidara-kun.” Sakura laughed nervously and rushed pass him, opening the kitchen door.

“Okay.” Tobi smiled, but then remembered something. “Eh! Sakura-sempai!”

“Hm? Yes?”

“Zetsu-san told Tobi to give you this.” Tobi got an envelope out of his pocket and showed it to her.

“Zetsu… san?” The teen took it, and gave it a glance. “Hm… Thanks, Tobi-san…” She turned around and left the kitchen, opening it while she walked.

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Deidara awoke from a hard poking in his thigh.

He growled. “Leave meh alone…”

“Okay,” Sakura’s voice sounded. “Then I’ll guess I just eat those cookies alone… Or I’ll share them with Tobi-san…”

Deidara already sat up straight, nibbling on one of the cookies.

“Moron.” Sakura said laughing, and sat down on the edge of his bed. She unfolded Zetsu’s letter.

“Watshat?” Deidara tried to say, his mouth full with cookie.

“Tobi-san gave this to me, saying he had to give it from Zetsu…” The answer was, as his girlfriend started to read.

“Zetsu? Ew…” Deidara took another cookie. Sakura frowned.

“Something about… a dinner invitation… and that ‘the Leader’ has something for me… Who’s that?”

Deidara chocked on his cookie. Sakura patted him on his back, waiting until he came back to breath.

“The Leader?” Deidara took the letter from her. “No one has heard from him in years…”

“But who is he?”

“No one knows. Well, one person used to know, but whoever it was forgot, because we all called him Leader, un.”

“Why would you call him Leader? And,” Sakura looked with Deidara at the letter. “Is that a formal dinner? Cause I have only one kimono.”

“Hmmm…” Deidara ran a hand through his blond hair. “That’s the Leader’s handwriting… I guess it’s formal, but not the formal you’re used to… I’ll give you a spare set of mine, that way you wont stick out.”

“A spare set of your what?” Sakura asked, while Deidara got off the bed and put on some boxers. “And first of all, I’ll stick out cause my hair is pink. Second, because I’m a girl. Third, almost no one knows me.”

“I guess.” Deidara smiled at her, and started searching in his closet. “Hmmm… Found it!”

He tossed a ball of clothing to her, and she caught it. It was an black T-shirt with fishnet, and small, black jeans. It wasn’t Deidara’s size but smaller, so Sakura would probably fit it.

“… Oh yes, very formal.” Sakura rolled her eyes.

“It is here.” Deidara put on his own set, and over that, his black coat covered in red clouds.

“This is what we wear… To formal dinners, and such, un.”

“I wonder what this Leader-guy has for me.” Sakura thought out loud.

Deidara picked the letter up and read it again. “It doesn’t give a date for it.”

“Then when is it?”

“Tonight,” a voice at the door answered.

Hidan leaned against the doorframe, his standard lazy expression on his face.

“Damn it Hidan!!” Deidara yelled. “STOP THAT!”

“Tonight!?” Sakura jumped up. “Deidara-kun: I need to borrow your eyeliner, and hairbrush.” She pulled the clothes Deidara had given her closer and reached for the shirt she wore to pull it off, but realised Hidan was still standing in the doorway.

She gave him a death glare, and he was gone.

“Good.” Sakura pulled the shirt off. “Now where’s my bra?”

Deidara found it, and gave it to her.

And then he started wondering why the hell women took so much time changing.

“Who’ll go to that dinner?” Sakura asked while brushing her pink strands.

“Everyone.” Deidara replied. He started going through the mess on top of his set of drawers.

“Everyone?”

“Yup.” He found four different eyeliners. “Uhm, what colour do you want?”

“Black.”

He handed it over.

“Thank you.” Sakura bowed close to the mirror, starting to put it on. Meanwhile, Deidara stole his brush back, did his hair in ten seconds, and put it up in his usual ponytail.

“Ready?” He asked when she tossed his eyeliner away.

“Yeah.” She smiled back. “How do I look?”

“Gorgeous…” He stroked her cheek, causing her to smile even more. “Let’s go, un.”

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I felt nervous. I felt more nervous then ever, and Deidara knew it.

“You’ll be fine,” he told me, in that calming way of his. When I nodded – not believing him at all – he leaned towards me and kissed me, washing all my worries away at once. When he pulled away, my lips still tingled of his touch.

“Come on.” He gently tugged at my arm, and together, we walked into the dining room.

The normally many tables had been replaced with one, long table. The curtains were closed, the only light coming from a couple of candles on the table. I recognised Hidan sitting at the table. He wore a similar black coat with red clouds as the rest did, except that the right sleeve was ripped off. A guy next to him (he looked familiar) whispered something in Hidan’s ear when Deidara and I walked in, who nodded. I would’ve given so much to hide behind Deidara.

I looked around more, seeing Itachi sitting next to the blue tinted Kisame, and Tobi waving at us. I smiled and waved back, glad to see a social person.

Deidara pointed to a boy with red hair, laughing quietly. “Looks like Sasori-no-danna has even given Leader-sama the honour of seeing him out of Hiruko, un.”

‘What for gods sake is a Hiruko?’ I thought, watching the kid.

“He may not look like it, but he’s way older then me.” Deidara added whispering.

“No way.” I mumbled, staring at him. He looked no older then 17.

Sasori turned his head and looked over at them. Actually, he looked like he was bored out of his mind.

“Ah!” Deidara smiled and waved at Sasori.

‘He looks bored like hell! It’ll be that boring?’ I gazed at Deidara, who apparently knew again what I was thinking.

“Don’t worry Sakura-chan,” he smiled, “Sasori-no-danna is always like that, un.”

“Okay…” I smiled back nervously. “Should we sit down?”

“Yeah.” Deidara looked around. “We all have our own seats, so you wont sit next to me.” His expression changed to something along the lines of panic. “I’m right next to the Leader, un…”

“Th-then where do I have to sit?” I asked, panicking even more then he did. Oh god, please let it not be Hidan. He’ll probably stab himself with his fork or something.

“Over there.” Deidara pointed – to my relief – at an empty chair between Tobi and Sasori.

“Oh. Okay.” I thought for a moment, looking up at him. “Uhm. Bye?”

He smiled and leaned down, kissing me. I had loved hanging at his lips for hours longer, but I could feel the stares, so I pulled away first and let go of his hand. Then we both walked different ways, and I sat down between the two other boys.

“Hi Sakura-sempai!” Tobi said cheerfully.

“Hi Tobi-san.” I smiled back slightly uneasy, and as much I could tell from the way he was quiet, he was most likely smiling back at me.

Then, all of them suddenly stood up, the muttering falling into silence. I did the same, stumbling slightly.

‘What the fuck!?’ I thought confused. ‘… Geez… I still didn’t learn for my English…’

In the shadows, I saw a person walk in. It was definitely a man – he didn’t have the figure a woman would have. He lurked in the shadows as he sat down at the end of the table.

“Be seated,” his voice rang through the darkness. I sat down as all the others did the same. Tobi was bubbling with excitement, only I had no idea why. I was nervous as hell and he acted like his dad would take him to a football game.

The sound of clicking fingers came from the other side of the table. Two different people were moving in the shadows alongside the table, putting plates on the table in front of the members. I got a plate too, but Sasori did not. The only reason I could think of that was because he wasn’t hungry. Or followed a diet.

I looked at the dark end of the table, trying to catch a glimpse of Deidara. It was very hard to see, but I did saw the blue eye which wasn’t covered by his hair, sparkling with joy as we held eye contact. It was the same sparkle he had when he smiled at me, so, knowing what he did, I smiled back.

All men put a finger on the ring they wore. Tobi and I looked at each other, and he shook his head.

“Sakura-sempai doesn’t have a ring,” he whispered. “Just like Tobi.”

‘Why hasn’t Tobi got a ring?’ I wondered as I gave him a nod. ‘He’s living here, right? He’s one of them, right?’

“I have two things to say before the meal begins…” The male voice sounded at the other side of the table, which must have been the Leader’s. “We have one leaving member of our group, and two joining members.”

My mind was working like mad. The one’s with a ring must have been the members. The only one without a ring was Tobi. So Tobi was joining for sure. But then who was the second person? And who was leaving?

Next to me, Tobi looked like he could explode from excitement.

“Sasori… Please come forward and return your ring.” Leader spoke up.

Sasori stood up. I followed him with my eyes as he walked towards the darker side of the table, removing his ring as he walked. He handed over his ring to the man in the shadows, who touched Sasori’s forehead in respect. After that, Sasori walked back and took his seat again. He still wore the same expression from the moment I had walked into the room.

“Now please, enjoy the meal.” I heard the Leader say. “The two joining members shall be announced at the end.”

He clicked his fingers again, and the two figures started replacing the plates. I looked down, seeing a plate full of spaghetti! I hadn’t eaten that for ages…

“Woo… Ramen…” I heard Tobi say quietly. Eh, ramen? Since when does spaghetti look like ramen?

However, when I turned to look at his plate, he really had a bowl of ramen.

“You get what you want at the Leader’s formal dinners.” Sasori suddenly said, scaring the shit out of me. “You shouldn’t question it.”

To say the least, I was shocked he was actually talking to me. I just nodded quickly and picked up my fork as the others started to eat as well. Next to me, Tobi took his mask off – we couldn’t see his face in the darkness anyway.

It was so quiet. If I ever had dinner at Tenten’s place, her mom would cook something great and the three of us ate it together on the couch, talking about nonsense. If I had dinner at Hinata’s place, Hinata would be the one to cook (you wouldn’t believe how great that girl can cook) and we’d eat it in her room, talking about Naruto or Deidara. But I guess dinner with the Akatsuki wasn’t the place for a conversation.

It seemed hours until everyone was finished. I glanced to my left, seeing Tobi smile at me before putting his mask back on.

‘At least Tobi-san is nice,’ I thought while smiling back.

“Tobi… Sakura… Please come forward…” The Leader said.

While Tobi almost squealed from excitement, I felt my jaw drop. WHAT!? No way. No way no way.

‘Is this the moment where they kill us!?’ Inner Sakura screamed in fright.

I quickly rushed after Tobi, who had already reached the other end of the table.

“Tobi.” The man – from who I still couldn’t see his face – took Tobi’s hand, putting a ring around one of his fingers. Then, he nodded at him, and let the hand go.

“Sakura.”

I swallowed, looking up at him. The only thing I saw staring back at me where two blue eyes.

‘Wait.’ I thought. ‘I’m the new member!? I don’t even live here! I barely know these people!’

Leader took my hand, and I saw his eyes lingering on the ring that was already around my finger. Then, he slid a small ring around my pinky. I looked back at him, and he nodded, clicking his fingers again.

Someone put something over my shoulders, while I noticed the same happening to Tobi.

“Welcome to Akatsuki.” Leader said, bowing slightly before us.

I opened my mouth to ask him why, but closed it again. Then I repeated that. I just didn’t know how to say it.

“Take your seat.” Leader said while gesturing to our chairs.

I guessed I had to ask Deidara later or something along those lines. I turned and walked back to my chair. After I sat down, I took a look at my shoulders. My eyes widened in surprise.

It was a fucking Akatsuki coat.

My fingers softly touched the silky material from the black coat, sliding over to one of the red clouds. I didn’t know what to think.

“The meal is over. Please return to your rooms.”

I hadn’t even heard the Leader, I just stood up when everyone else did. I wanted to talk to Deidara, and now.

“Sakura.”

Someone touched my shoulder, and I turned around to see the Leader, lurking in the shadows. “Am I correct in assuming that you do not have a room?”

“Eh.. Yes, Leader-sama.” I blinked at him.

“Very well. There is a room vacant next to Tobi’s… I think you will find it rather dark and I will allow you to decorate it as you will… You may go.”

“Okay… uh… Leader-sama?” I asked, finally opening my mouth. “Can I ask you a question, please?”

“Yes?” From the surprised tone in his voice, I heard normally people didn’t really ask him things.

“Well… Why did you let me join?”

He was quiet for a moment. I took the time to glance over my shoulder quickly, and saw Deidara standing in the open door, waiting for me.

“You spend most of your time with a member of this organisation,” Leader started. “I let you join because I let you… You don’t need any other reason. None of the others questioned it when I asked them to join. So why are you?”

Okay, that took me back. I had no idea what to say to that.

“… W-well… Uhh…” I thought for a moment. “Uhm… I’m a girl and- and girls question things more often?”

He stared at me.

“…… Never mind. Sorry. I’ll- I’ll go.” I laughed nervously, giving him a small bow, and turned, rushing up to Deidara.

“What did he say?” He asked me, touching my hand softly.

“That I have a room next to Tobi-san’s,” I told Deidara. “And I asked him why he let me join… And he said ‘I let you join because I let you’… Bitch.” I added mumbling.

“Sounds just like him, un.” Deidara said laughing.

I looked at my new ring next to Deidara’s. “For a moment there I thought he was going to remove our ring.”

“Oh.” Deidara took my chin and made me look at him. He smiled most serious. “Then I’d have to kill him, un.”

I smirked at his reaction. “I know.” I said. “Come and help me with my room.”

He smiled again, nodding. As we walked out of the room, I brought up the next subject.

“So. Are there any other girls?”

He flinched. I saw him flinch. I’ve never been so sure.

“N- not that I know of.” Deidara took my hand and shot me a quick smile. “There is one, maybe. The one that always hovers in the background of the Leader… Blue hair. Flower in it.”

“Are you sure?” I kept looking at him as we went up the stairs.

“Yeah, un.”

He didn’t look at me. God he was such a bad liar. Inner Sakura already insisted on making him spill everything he wasn’t telling me, but on the other hand… Maybe he had a very good reason for not telling me. I decided to let it pass and bring it back an other day.

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“Do you have an idea which room would be mine?”

Deidara almost didn’t hear Sakura. He was so lost in his thoughts that her question startled him.

“I know where Tobi’s room is.” He said. They stood in the hallway. “That one’s Hidan’s.” He pointed at the door at the end of the hall, next to his own. “Then next to that one is mine. Then you have this room…” He pointed at a rather old door. “And the one after that is Tobi’s.”

Sakura looked in disgust at the old door.

“So that’s mine?”

“Yeah.”

She stepped forward, slowly pushing the door open.

It was cold as death in the dark room, and it looked like it too. It gave Sakura the impression as no one had been here in years. There was dust everywhere, a closet in the corner which looked like it could fall to pieces any second, a bed without sheets or a pillow, and on the wall was a broken mirror.

“Shit! It’s FREEZING here!” She said shocked, and then sneezed. “… And dusty…”

“Yeah.” Deidara stepped in too, rubbing over his own arms. “I don’t think anyone even looks at this door anymore.” Suddenly, he looked at his girlfriend, an excited shimmering in this eyes which she couldn’t really place. “You know what this means?”

“That I have to tidy this?” Sakura asked, sighing. “I hate cleaning.”

“Nooo.” Deidara shook his head. “Not that. I can help you with that.”

“Then what is it?”

Deidara grinned madly. “We get to PAINT!”

He started dancing around the room, yelling. “YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! PAINTING!!!!! WOOOO!!!!!!! ART!!!!!!! UUNNN!”

Sakura laughed. “Dei-kun, calm down…”

“Never!” Deidara cheered. “This is ART we’re talking about!!”

“You’re totally addicted.” Sakura stated. “Is there ever something else on your mind then art or cookies?”

“Uhm…” Deidara stopped running around and pretended to think really deeply. “You?”

Sakura smiled. “That works for me.”

Deidara smiled back, winking.

“Hey, Dei-kun?” Sakura tugged his sleeve. “Can I sleep here tonight? I mean, we’re going to the hospital tomorrow anyway so, it doesn’t make any sense going home.”

“Of course, no need to ask, love.”

They looked around more, while Sakura now and then mumbled something about the room and shook her head often.

“Why couldn’t I stay in your room?” She asked. “It’ll take ages to clean this one.”

“I’m not sure.” Deidara turned to her. “It wont take THAT long though, un.”

“Well, until it’s finished, I’ll stay in yours or something or with my parents. Talking about my parents… I wonder what they’ll do if they find out I’ve got a second house.”

Deidara shrugged. He was just thinking of all the fun they’d have painting the dull, dreary room.

Sakura noticed he wasn’t really listening anyway, so she shrugged as well and started walking back to the door. “You coming?”

“Un!” He quickly followed her, and they walked back into the hallway.

“At least there’s a lock on the door.” Sakura said.

“Yeah.” Deidara smiled, closing the door behind him.

“I think it’s totally Hidan-san to storm into my room without knocking like he did in yours.” Sakura sighed. She could totally see it happening. “And then of course I’m dressing or something.”

“Hey!!”

They both turned, seeing Hidan just came up the stairways.

“How the FUCK was I supposed to know YOU were in his room!?!?” He called, pointing at her.

“God, it’s called being POLITE, Hidan-san! It doesn’t have something to do with who is in which room! What if Deidara-kun was like…” Sakura blushed. “Busy?!”

Hidan and Deidara both stared at her.

“Okay forget that, the point is, you should knock, or I’ll kick your ass.” Sakura pushed Deidara into his room, glared at Hidan, and slammed the door behind them.

Hidan backed against the wall, sliding down as Deidara’s door clicked shut.

“Man…” He mumbled, blushing. “She’s kinda scary, honto…”