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Chapter 17

Chapter 17
"S...Sasori...san?"

Deidara stared at him in disbelief. Sasori gave a sly smile. "Missed me?"

Sakura and Itachi came in. Sakura looked from Deidara to Sasori, wondering what was going on.

Suddenly, Deidara stormed towards Sasori and flung his arms around his neck. "Sasori-san!" He yelled out. Sakura smiled. He was so cute. Kisame shook his head, sighing, and Itachi did nothing. Sasori slightly petted Deidara on his back. "It's ok, Deidara-san, you can let go now..." Deidara quickly released his grasp from him. Sasori sighed.

"You still plan stupid parties for Halloween?" He asked. "They aren't stupid, yeah!" Deidara replied shocked. Sasori chuckled. "Just joking."

"Sakura-chan is going to come, too, yeah." Deidara said, while he petted Sakura on her shoulder. She gave a very slight smile when Sasori stared at her. "So. This is the teammate of that pathetic brother of yours, Itachi-san?" He said quietly. Sakura immediately felt her smile fade. "From Sasuke, yes." Itachi answered. "Well I heard she's quite something." Sasori observed her. "How is she in bed, Itachi-san?"

"S- Sasori-san! You can't just ask that, yeah!" Deidara said quickly. Sakura felt herself become red as Sasori watched Itachi with interest. Itachi just stared back, saying nothing.

"Well I guess he hasn't changed." Sasori stood up and stretched. "I'm going to get me some food..." He left.

"I still hate 'em." Kisame said, while still staring at the door, with an annoyed expression. "Come on, guys, yeah, be happy he didn't die after all, yeah..." Deidara tried, but Kisame just raised his shoulders. "Where is he going to sleep? I will not share a room with that idiot, ohh no!" "We're leaving tonight." Itachi just said. "Oh. Okay..."

Sakura walked to the window and stared outside. "Where will we go?" She asked. "We're going to Sound Country, yeah." Deidara answered. Itachi looked at Sakura.

"Kisame, Deidara, pack your things." He said. "Tell Sasori to do the same. We'll leave at sunset."

- - - - - -

They left at sunset, as Itachi had said. Sakura straightened her Akatsuki dress and waited for Deidara. He came out his room, carrying some bags, and smiled at her. "Ready to go, Sakura-chan, yeah?" He asked. She nodded and sighed. His smiled faded. "...You miss your friends, don't you, yeah?" He asked softly. She nodded. "I'm sorry... It's just... You know." She decided. He laid a hand on her head and smiled. "As long as you know I'll be here for you Sakura-chan, yeah. Remember it." Sakura smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist. "You really are one of my best friends, Deidara-san." She whispered. Deidara slowly wrapped his arms around her shoulders and hugged her back.

'You're more than a friend to me, Sakura-chan, yeah... But I guess you'll never know...'
Sakura let go and smiled happy before she picked up her hat and put it on. Deidara put on his as well when he saw her nails were purple.

"You painted your nails, yeah?" He asked. Sakura looked from him to her nails. "Oh! My nails!" She said then. "No, Itachi did." "Itachi painted your nails?..."

"Come on, we have to go, they are getting annoyed by now!" Yelled Kisame at the end of the hall. Deidara sighed. "Didn't forgot your stupid fish, Kisame, yeah?!" "Shuddup, I mean it!" Sakura and Deidara quickly walked up to him.

Sasori and Itachi were waiting outside. Itachi leaned against the wall, with his hat pulled far over his eyes, as usual. Sasori, also wearing his hat, was staring at a shop.

"Shouldn't we be going then?" Sasori asked in a bored voice when Sakura, Deidara and Kisame came outside. Itachi slightly nodded and pushed himself off the wall. He slowly walked through the town, and the others followed.