The Healing Angel [Rewritten as Heaven's Regulations]

Chapter 4 ~ Akatsuki's Guardian Angel

Hey guys! I'm back again, and I brought another chapter with me!

Note: Keep in mind that, because the Akatsuki are teens and young adults, they are all around the same height as Rin. If you are a visualizer like I am, imagine that they are all only a few inches taller than Rin at most. For the older members, they would be around half a head taller. This chapter is focused on Sasori and Deidara, and Sasori is technically 18 (I'm not sure about his real age difference with the other members), but he's short, so he basically lines up with Rin. As for Deidara, he's 16, so... Let's leave his height to your imagination! Also, I forgot to mention in the older chapters that Rin doesn't have her Konoha headband with her, as you've probably already figured out. Otherwise, Pein wouldn't have asked what her affiliation was.

Enjoy!!

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Recap from last time:
"Sasori-san..." she murmured. Sasori knew that she wanted him to tell her. But he couldn't. He wouldn't. He would never trust anyone with this, and he did not want to burden the girl either. However, she had caught him crying. What good was it to hide now? Sasori relented, and quietly, words began to leave his mouth.
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          "You remind me of someone, you know," Sasori began quietly. Rin released her hands from around his shoulders and listened. "She was... Your age." Sasori toyed with the hem of his t-shirt. Rin said nothing, gazing at the wall in front of her. She kept her eyes carefully blank.

"Her name was Harumi. She... She used to be in the Akatsuki." Rin could see Sasori rapidly blinking to keep his tears away.

           "But she died." His voice was barely above a whisper. Rin's eyes grew a little wider from her gaze at the wall. She glanced down to find Sasori's eyes closed, tears trickling down his face in rivers. Her eyes grew pained, and she moved to Sasori's side, gently taking the shaking puppeteer by the wrist and guiding him to his bed. She sat him down, then sat down beside him, leaning against him. Sasori opened his eyes.

"She was so bright and cheerful. She brought so many wonders to the Akatsuki. She made us so happy," he murmured. Rin gazed up at him, silent but caring. "She changed our lives." His eyes grew hard and cold.

"But she died." Sasori's voice was icy. "Of all the people the heavens had to take from us, they took her. The only one who was innocent. They took our healer," he snarled. His fists clenched and he gritted his teeth, eyes glinting maliciously. "We could have become a good organization. We could have begun to help the 5 Great Nations. That was what she believed in. Peace throughout the Nations. But they took her. Those fools." Rin listened, her eyes soft and sad.

"They took our only hope from us. Our happiness. All she wanted was for us to become an organization that was always there for one another. Friends until the end; loyal. And because of her, that was what we became. The organization grew connected. We became like a family. And we were so happy," he breathed. Tears began to form at the corners of the puppeteer's eyes again. "She changed us. Harumi was hardworking, but she was so stubborn. She always believed what was good, though, and she was precious. But we lost her. We lost her to those scoundrels." Sasori's eyes shone with hatred.

"When we found out, we hunted them down. Until they were all dead. It was Iwa. They wanted their precious little spring flower back. We couldn't let them take her. She was ours. But in the fight..." Sasori trailed off, closing his eyes once more.

           The door quietly opened. Rin and Sasori glanced up to find Deidara. The two artists locked eyes and Sasori nodded, casting his eyes down. Deidara closed the door, entered into the room and sat next to Rin on the puppet master's bed. When she looked closely, Rin found that Deidara's eyes were brimming with tears. She looked back at Sasori, who was staring in front of him.