Lanette~ Happy birthday, Sasori!
DISCLAIMAH: I don't own Naruto, or Masashi Kishimoto, or any of the sorts. End of story. Now, please, enjoy the text below.
Akasuna no Sasori. Puppet master. Argues about art all the time with his partner, Deidara.
Now, on a very peculiar day in November, a messenger hawk lands on Hidan's head. Cursing in his usual fashion, he tries to kill it. The hawk sqawks and flutters off.
Deidara is now arguing about art again. Sasori tunes him out. Deidara says something about art being a split second of beauty, while Sasori mutters his usual response: Art is functional and long-lasting.
While walking to his workshop, Tobi appears and asks what day it is. Dumdfounded, Sasori just keeps walking. Sasori has no clue.
The hawk, dropping feathers, has landed in front of Pein and Konan. Pein takes a piece of paper and reads it.
Sasori is busy fixing his puppets. He looks longingly at his Mom and Dad puppets hanging on the wall. He hears his name being called. Zetsu pokes his head out from the wall.
Kisame is blocking the hallway. Itachi is calmly standing with him, making small talk. Sasori can't get past them. It's as if they're purposely moving around to block him.
After some pushing and urging, Sasori finally gains some leeway between them. He breaths a sigh of relief. On to find Pein.
Konan and Deidara are talking. Unusual. Sasori asks them where Pein is.
Equipped with a general idea of his whereabouts, Sasori navigates the familiar hideout. He runs into Kakuzu, who bonks him on the head with is suitcase filled with money.
Pein is getting impatient. So is the hawk. Pein is tempted to use the intercom system, but that would generate complaints from Hidan and Kisame.
Sasori is half-running, half-falling to the last place he could think of: the bathroom. Upon opening the door, he expects Pein but is greeted by a very angry Konan.
Pein appears just in time to apologize to her and pull Sasori away. Sasori feels highly uncomfortable.
The hawk lands on Sasori's head and digs it's claws into his red hair. Pein let's go and walks to the dining room.
Deidara and Tobi are on dinner duty. After an hour of exploding, cursing, apologizing, and yelling, dinner is served. Hidan enters with a pink box. Sasori is getting suspicious.
After eating, Konan grabs a knife and removes the cover from the pink box. A cake, decorated with colorful icing, is dissected by Konan's knife.
A piece is served to everyone. Sasori's eye begins twitching. The hawk drops a box on his piece of cake. There goes his cake.
There's a note attached to the box.
"Happy Birthday."
Birthday? Then it dawns on him. He glances at the calendar on the wall. November 8. Yep. Definitely his birthday.
Sasori opens the box. He wonders what is in it. The box is square. Clothes? Food? A really cool lava lamp? A screwdriver?
It's...it's a teddy bear! Just like the one he used to have. Sasori lifts the bear out of the box and hugs it. Who is it from? He removes the note.
"Sasori. Happy birthday. I love you! ~Grandma Chiyo"
Tears rim the edge of his face. Granny Chiyo... *sob sob*
Deidara comforts his friend.
Sasori is touched and quite taken aback. He will never forget this. Today the bear sits on his neatly made bed, covered with dust.
Happy birthday, Akasuna no Sasori.
Lanette~ And don't forget the creator of Naruto, my Naruto fanfiction idol, Masashi Kishimoto! 39 years old, I think. Correct me if I'm wrong.