| Love And War | Akatsuki

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You look up at Sasori as you feel him wiping your tears away. "Stop crying, brat. It ruins your beauty." He scolds you, but in a gentle way. You blush and smile. "Ah...Sorry, Sasori." You notice a small smile on his face before he walks back to the base.

You follow after him, not sure of how you should feel.

You decide to just leave your emotions jumbled up.
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When you enter the base behind Sasori, you can hear cheers coming the living room. Sasori sighs and looks behind at you. "Leader must have introduced the new member to everyone." He says and looks ahead again.

You just stay silent, walking behind the redheaded puppet.

As you get closer to the living room, the noises just get louder. The voice that is most evident, is Tobi's.

You groan and stare at Sasori's back. "Do you want your cloak back?" You ask and walk faster, wanting to be by his side.

"No. Keep it." He says bluntly, not even making eye contact. You huff at this and cross your arms. He turns his head and looks at you. "Don't act like that. It doesn't suit you." You gasp at his words.

He walks on and soon stands by the entrance to the living room. You follow his lead and stand next to him.

You look into the room and see everyone crowded in a circle. You see that Pein is not present. 'Probably back in his office.' You think to yourself, slowly walking into the living room with Sasori behind you.

"Ah! [Name]-chan is here!" You hear Tobi yell before getting squashed in a hug. You wince from the pressure and Tobi lets go of you. "Tobi is sorry! Please don't be mad at Tobi!" He begins to panic but you smile and shake your head. "It's fine." You end your sentence with a giggle.

Suddenly, Tobi gets pushed away and you hear yelling again, just from someone else this time. "Oi, Tobi! Leave my fucking sister alone!" You turn and glare at Hidan before raising your hand. You bring your hand down and a loud slap is heard.

Hidan hisses in pain and rubs his cheek. "What the hell!?" You glare at him harder. "Don't yell at Tobi. Don't push Tobi. Don't hurt Tobi. Just leave him alone! What did he even do to you?" You scoff and turn, leaving the living room. "Sorry, whatever your name is...I'll meet you later."

You walk to Pein's office and knock on the door. "Come in." You hear his voice come from the other side. You open the door and walk in, looking up at him.

Pein is standing and sorting files out, putting them in their rightful places. His back is facing you.

You gently close the door before walking up to his desk. "You wanted to see me?" You ask, a bit unsure since it's not 11pm yet, but it's close.

Pein turns around and looks at you then points to the chair that's next to you. You sigh and sit down as you watch him sitting down on his own chair. Pein puts his hands on the desk as he looks at you. He tries to make eye contact but you avert your eyes to the pierced man's hands, finding interest in them.

But Pein won't be having any of it. "[Name]. Look at me. Now." You bite your lip, unable to go through with looking at him.

He wants to get rid of you, so why should you care about what happens if you don't listen?

You can feel his glare directed to you. It's something you can't stand.

You look up at him but avoid direct eye contact, or at least eye contact for too long.

He clears his throat.

"So...[Name], I want you to go with Kakuzu on his bounty hunt. Hidan and Sayuri will go with, but you'll split up at some point." He says and leans back in his chair.

You laugh and put your hand up, finding what he said, humorous. "No, just...No. I'm still scared of Kakuzu. And, who's Sayuri? Is that the name of the new member?" Pein just stares at you, unfazed.

"Yes, Sayuri is her name. No matter what you say, you'll be going with Kakuzu."

"Okay, okay. Fine. Is this what you wanted to discuss with me?" You cross your arms and sink into the chair.

Pein nods. You try to glare at him. Key word; try.

"Damn you. I thought it was something important." You groan out and sit up properly, your arms still crossed.

He waves his hand, dismissing you. You stand up let your arms drop to your sides. You point a finger at him then leave his office since you see no point in arguing with him.

You go to your room and slam your door closed, yelling in frustration. You sigh and go over to your bed, plopping down.

You close your eyes and roll onto your side, pulling your other blanket over you. You curl up and yawn.

You don't wait long before you fall into a peaceful sleep.

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Deidara's P.O.V

"Does she know about Leader's intentions, hm?" I ask Sasori as we enter our room. I hate that she'll be gone soon. I'll miss her.

Sasori just goes to his bed and sits down.  I take my cloak off and put it down on my bed. "Sasori, you're quieter than usual, hm." I also hate that he's this quiet. I wonder what he's thinking.

I look over at Sasori just as he sighs while laying down. "She knows. I told her." He says and oddly, his voice holds sadness. I frown and sit down on my own bed. He starts talking again, his voice coming out soft. "I wish me and her were never close. It hurts...Even though I'm not human..." He looks up at me, as if asking for help.

My frown deepens and I look down. How can I help? I'm not able to. But I'm really close to [Name] too! Yet I can't help!

I lean forward and put my face in my hands, tears forming in my eyes.

'Why? Why me?' I think to myself as tears threaten to fall.

As if he knows what's happening, he gets up and comes to sit next to me. "Deidara, go ahead and cry. Don't hold it in." My body trembles slightly as I try resisting the urge to cry.

But, of course, in the end...It was a failed attempt.

I still can't seem to understand that I was never meant to fight on my own...

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Welp, here's the 4th chapter. I hope you like it, and if not, my sincere apologies. I've decided that I'll officially continue this story. And I want to thank the people who are reading and voting! It means a lot! The next chapter will be up soon. I hope you're having a good day/night.

-T