It's Just Marriage: 15

-Morning-

"I still don't see why you're going. I mean, you were just arrested this morning! Shouldn't you stay home for being grounded or traumatized?"

"Now, don't be mean, Sis."

Deidara just looked away and ignored Chiyo as she threw insults at him. They had decided to take the limo today and that meant that Deidara had to share space with his parents, and Sasori's relatives which almost hated him at the moment, besides his three cousins.

His siblings had stayed home since it wasn't really necessary for them to even go. Deidara stared out the window as his father tried to calm Chiyo down which only got him insulted about being a rich bastard. Rolling his eyes, Deidara looked at Temari, who was trying to get her baby to stop crying, Shikamaru who looked like he was sleeping, and Garra and Kankuro looking as bored as ever. They were actually under custody of Temari and she had forced them to go. It looked like they wanted to be anywhere else than in a limo.

As soon as they arrived at the hospital, it took almost five minutes for everyone to get outside, due to two old people and a very cautious mother with her newborn baby. Deidara honestly wanted to ditch everyone and go himself but his mother kept a firm grip on his arm.

As soon as they got the room number, they were led by a slow nurse who acted like a tour-guide as she listed everything out to them. "That there is a gurney, oh and over there is where we keep recovering patients from recent surgeries and that there is a cadaver!" She said excitedly as she ushered them away from the unmoving body as Garra tried to poke at it.

Deidara almost groaned but as soon as he saw the room number he made a mad dash, which only got him held back by his father this time. "Calm down, Deidara. You'll see him soon enough," Kin reassured as they walked with the whole group.

"Here we are!" The nurse cheered as she opened the door and let them in.

Deidara was actually the last to step into the room and as he got a glimpse of Sasori, he felt sick. The redhead had actually looked worse than before. His skin was paler than usual and it was clammy; the dark circles around his eyes intensified and it seemed that he even lost some weight. There were nasal cannula to help get clean oxygen but it didn't seem to be helping because his breathing was still labored.

Sasori turned his head as he heard a crowd and he caught Deidara's eye before giving a weak smile. It was that same smile. The one where he had worn when he had gotten shot by the blond's father. The one that said he was sorry and would go now. The smile made Deidara almost burst into tears.

A female doctor stepped into the room with a smile as she explained the redhead's situation. He had gotten a bacterial infection from the multiple cuts from before he was shot and it had spread before they were able to notice. He had actually been shot three times when Deidara thought it was only one. His father looked away from him when Deidara gazed at him questionably.

Two of them went through his body, both hitting his left lung and the third one had been lodged into a rib on the right side of his chest. She explained that he still couldn't talk due to his throat being too raw but that would clear in about three days max.

"When can he go home?" Chiyo asked as she crossed her arms tiredly.

The doctor sighed. "We thought it would be soon, but no earlier than three weeks. Now he's scheduled for surgery because a part of his lung had actually became infected and we need to get it out before it spreads."

Deidara looked at his lover worriedly, who gave a reassuring smile back. This one was different and it made Deidara feel better than before.

"Why not take out the whole lung? People did that in my time."

The doctor seemed uncomfortable with the question but cleared her throat. "Well, he would have breathing problems for one and it would actually make his condition worse. Not to mention he could possibly die. It's much easier to just take out a certain part of the lung."

Doctor Kim then started talking about costs an insurance and it seemed Chiyo wasn't even going to bother pay since it wasn't her fault, so Kin had volunteered and the bill was put on their insurance. After that the doctor gave everyone some time to spend some time with Sasori and since he couldn't talk he just listened and nodded his head most of the time, but if he had a comment he had a small white board and a pen.

Deidara stayed at the back of the group wanting his own time with the redhead alone. Chiyo mostly just talked about her medication, or about how people keep on pestering her to retire to an old-folks home, or that she wanted fish for dinner. His cousins said very little, slightly uncomfortable with the situation and Deidara's parents said nothing, except for Kin who had said he was sorry. Sasori had excepted the apology but Chiyo had begun yelling at the tall blond about nonsense and she had to be escorted from the room with everyone besides Deidara.

The said blond just stood there uncomfortable till Sasori pat his bed for the bomber to sit on. Deidara moved to the bed slowly and sat down. Sasori grabbed his hand and smiled up at him. Taking a shaky breath Deidara began to cry and the redhead just pulled him into his chest and let him let everything out.

In-between sobs, Deidara would say how sorry he was, or that he wished he didn't say the things he said when Sasori had come back that night. That he didn't understand and was just angry. Sasori nodded through the whole thing, brushing his fingers through his lover's blond hair.

By the time Deidara was done they had just lied there, enjoying the company of each other. Deidara was still nervous though. Itachi was practically the reason why Sasori was in here. He felt it was his fault, that since he was with Itachi and kept on rejecting him that he wanted Sasori out of the picture.

Deidara gave a whine and began crying again in his lover's chest, making the redhead making shushing sounds to calm him down. He didn't want to tell him at all that Itachi did this. But Sasori was determined to find who kidnapped him and caused everyone so much pain.

The blond didn't feel safe anymore. Itachi had almost killed Sasori last time if Deidara didn't go with him. And the bomber's father knew; he knew and he was letting the weasel run around, who was probably already plotting another move.

Deidara was brought back to reality when he felt Sasori's hand stop it's ministrations. He looked up at the redhead and found him falling asleep. His eyes were drifting shut and his breathing was becoming softer.

Deidara gulped. "Do you want me to go, un?" The redhead just shook his head and held the blond closer to his chest, making himself wince only to ignore it.

-Next Day-

"What about Itachi?" Deidara asked quietly.

He was now confronting his father again about Itachi and the older blond went ridged. "I haven't heard from him."

"... He said he was going to kill Sasori if I didn't go with him," Deidara said slowly as he looked away from his father.

He had actually gone to his study to talk to Kin and it seemed that his father was just getting down a few hospital bills. "When did he say that?"

"Wh-when they told us that we couldn't be with Sasori anymore, and we got into that one argument, un."

"Well, we're visiting Sasori today and there are nurses always in there, so no one's going to hurt him."

Deidara nodded slowly and his father told him to go get ready to go to the hospital.

This time it was only Chiyo, Deidara and Kin going, with the latter driving. Deidara still felt uncomfortable with Chiyo but she was just going to tell Sasori that everyone was going back to Sunagakure and that he could move back in with her anytime... Mostly so he could take care of her which she saw was fine with.

When they arrived at the hospital Sasori was just coming out of surgery and Deidara was bent on waiting for him to wake up. He was in a different room this time which was fine with the blond as long as he was just as safe.

"The surgery went fine and we were able to get out all the parts that were infected. Now, it will take a while to heal and when he does get out of the hospital he can't do anything physical because it may tear the healing muscles."

"Nothing physical, Deidara," Kin reminded with a small smile, making his son want to die of embarrassment.

Deidara sat by Sasori's side once everyone left. Kin said he would be back in about an hour and a half and Chiyo was on her grandson's other side, waiting patiently for him to wake up.

"You want to know what I heard?" Deidara shrugged and looked at the old hag with tired eyes. "I heard that your ex actually did this, oh and your father was a part of it, like he knew this was going to happen. Can you believe it? You're basically the reason he's in here! Isn't that amazing?" She asked with a tilt of her head. Deidara felt like he couldn't say anything. His breathing hitched and the granny just smiled sweetly. "Nothing slips past me. You may think that Sasori will still be with you in the end, but this just proves that things aren't going to work out. I want to know how he reacts when you tell him."

Deidara felt sick to his stomach and he looked down, not wanting to meet the old hag's gaze. "You don't know that. What makes you think he'll just leave like that, un?"

"Well, usually when a person almost dies because of their crazy family, it's almost like a... a sign that things may not be all good. They'll change," She confirmed, nodding her head. Deidara bit his lip and looked to his side, still trying to avoid Chiyo's all-but kind smile. That's what he was most afraid of. Sasori leaving him even though it seemed like the appropriate response to this kind of thing. "Why don't you just go. He'll understand when I tell him," Chiyo shrugged and Deidara almost wanted to take her up on the offer. It sounded very weak but he didn't want to actually be there when the redhead broke it off. Shaking his head Deidara glared at her. He shouldn't have been thinking like that; he'd actually tell Sasori himself and whatever happens, happens. "Hmph, your choice."

It wasn't even that long when Sasori came back around. It seemed he was happy to wake up to see his lover and Deidara held his hand reassuringly.

"Well, Sasori, everyone's going back to Suna," Chiyo said, ruining the mood for the couple. "When you feel you are better you can come back, too. And you can move back in with me if you want." Sasori looked at his grandmother confused. "Oh, well since you are kind of out of the loop..." Deidara felt his eyes widen but he couldn't find his voice.

He just sat there, still as Chiyo poured over every detail of what Itachi did and how Kin was all a part of it. Once she was done, Deidara left the room, not wanting to face Sasori's rejection. He quickly walked out of the hospital, surprised to see his father already walking to the door.

"What's wrong? Did something go wrong with Sasori?"

Deidara shook his head as he tried not to cry. He ran a hand through his hair and took a deep breath. "Chiyo told Sasori."

"Told Sasori what?" Kin pressed as he took a step closer to his son.

"That Itachi and you are the reason he's in there, un." Deidara sniffled and crossed his arms.

"Wait, what exactly happened, Deidara?"

Deidara felt his anger rise. "Chiyo told him, like I said, and I left after that. Can we go home now, un? Chiyo can call a taxi or something..."

Kin sighed loudly. "No, you're going to go in there and straighten things out. You can't keep running from all your problems." The next thing Deidara knew, his father had a firm grip on his arm as he took him back inside. Deidara tried to fight him but his father was much taller and stronger than him. They got back to the room in no time and Kin opened the door and practically shoved Deidara in. "Fix it," He ordered before closing the door.

Deidara frowned and turned to face the only two people in the room. Chiyo was smiling, but Sasori was different. His expression looked distant and a little confused. His grandmother got up, her back cracking, and left the room, muttering something about smelling food.

Sasori finally met Deidara's gaze, the blond having tears in his eyes. His whole body was shaking and he bit his lip to prevent himself from crying. The puppet master looked away for a second and then back at the bomber, who already had tears rolling down cheeks.

Deidara saw Sasori's lips move as he tried to say something. He outstretched his hand Deidara walked over to the redhead, feeling worse than he did yesterday when Sasori had woken up.

Deidara watched the older male's lips closely. 'Why did you leave?'

"I thought you were upset, un," Deidara answered, as he wiped away his tears.

Sasori smiled. 'That won't change anything, brat. It just means more people want you.'

Deidara took a deep breath. "Itachi tried to kill you when you were in a coma. He almost did, un. He wanted me to go with him..." The tears kept on coming and Sasori reached his right hand up to wipe them away.

Sasori didn't say anything, just frown. He pat his bed like before and Deidara sat down. Sasori grabbed his white board and wrote something for Deidara to see. "Everything will be fine."