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Chapter 22: Waking Up

Itachi Uchiha

I moved my arm across the bed to discover that Deidara's body wasn't next to mine and I sat up in shock- where could he be? I told him not to walk out of here. I got nervous, even more so when I discovered it was daytime and I remembered laying down after eating, so that had to mean I was asleep all afternoon and throughout the night. That was impossible for me; I never slept that much. Or more like, I never slept after eating. I felt a faint headache, it wasn't strong, but I was also a bit disoriented or dizzy.

I got up and looked in the bathroom just in case Deidara was there, but nothing. Why would he go out when I told him he couldn't unless I was with him? Surely the reason was because I had slept through dinner and he might've been hungry, but that didn't explain why he didn't come back to the room after eating. It was clear that something was going on here- that, or he had gone on a mission, something I doubted.

I didn't even want to shower; I had to locate Deidara first. I got out into the hallway to find an extremely quiet and empty base. I was hating this more each time. Something had happened here, that much was clear.

I searched throughout the entire base, but I only found Konan, who was reading a book in one of the living rooms. I asked her where everyone had gone, to which her answer was that of she had no idea. She informed that when she had gotten up, everything was as it was to this moment.

I got out of the living room where Konan was to find and directly ask Pein, but this guy hadn't even noticed that there were people missing. So now, it was two of us looking around and I was sure he was going to make a big deal out of this for going out without giving notice.

In my search, I came upon the pond, since it was practically our place, or at least, I felt that way. It was a special place for me- I had been with Deidara here two times, only because I always found him here, so I had hoped he had been here, but nothing. It was as if the earth had devoured him.

I continued my route around the base until I found Sasori drawing the scenery in his journal. He bothered me to no end ever since he kissed my man. I knew he had something to do in all of this, especially because I fell asleep after eating from that tray he had offered us.

"Where is he?" I asked him.

"Who?" He asked back.

"Deidara." I answered.

"You've lost your blond?" He asked me with a grin. "Well, I don't know where he is. Last time I saw him, he was in your room."

"Don't play dumb. You're his partner, you have to know where he is."

"I don't know. I don't always have to know where he goes all the time, just like you don't know where Kisame goes."

"Kisame knows how to take care of himself." I told him.

"So does Deidara." He commented, and I smiled.

"Yeah, he knows how to take care of himself so much, that you even offered to protect him in exchange to go out with you. You're an asshole. Where is he?"

"I don't know, the last time I saw him, you two were eating at the lunch table." He said.

I grabbed him by the neck and held him up against a few rocks behind him, activating my sharingan out of annoyance. He was toying with my patience and I was dying to know where Deidara was. I needed to assure myself that he was alright.

"Where is he?" I asked once again.

"I don't know." He answered. "He came out to grab something to eat and that's all I know. Ask the rest." He said and I let go off him harshly.