Epilogue:

Deidara's eyelids fluttered open. Nande? He thought. I used self-destruction. Shouldn't I be dead? He sat up and looked around. Vast, unending whiteness expanded all around him. Then he heard a familiar voice. "Dei-dei, are you awake now?" He looked to where the voice was coming from. A young woman smiled at him.

"Onee-san?" Deidara questioned. The woman smiled again.

"Otouto-san," She started, hugging him. "We've been waiting for you. Okaa-san and Otou-san are waiting to see you." She pulled away, looking him over. "You've grown up quite well, Otouto-san." She stood up, pulling him up with her as she stood up. "Come on, they're all waiting." She began leading him away from the spot he had woken up in, but he stopped when he remembered Tobi.

"Onee-san, I've got someone I need to wait for," He smiled, letting go of her hand.

"You really have grown up." She kissed his forehead extremely lightly. "We'll be waiting for you," She said, turning to leave. "Both of you."

~End~