Rina's note: --waves and grins-- Hello there, people! It's me again! This is my first AU Fic (and the second non-humor), even though it is my 11th Fic I made for Akatsuki.. Hope you like it! In this story, Deidara is a girl coz I'm trying to make a straight pairing, but I don't think that there was any girl in Naruto that fits with Sasori other than Dei-chan! Hahaha.. Oh, and one more thing! The 6th chapter of my already-known Fic titled I HATE ORO! is up! Don't forget to read and breathe when you laugh! :D
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Sasori rubbed his thumb over the nib of his mechanical pencil as he thought, absentmindedly slashing the graphite against his skin. There had to be a good explanation for this sudden development. Something he was missing, something.. and then a random idea entered his mind and he quickly jotted it down:
1. It was a joke: Well, It would be somewhat funny..
2. It was a dare: Umm.. who knows? As far as I know, that Ino girl loved to throw random dares to every girl in their school. Last time, she dared Sakura to make Gaara fall in love with her. Phew..
3. Deidara has gone mad: This would explain EVERYTHING! But this means, her feelings are sincere, and makes rejection even harder!
Sasori stared blankly at the paper. His childhood friend, Dei-chan, had a crush on him. And that just didn't— simply did not, under any circumstances— make sense! Ukh..
It wasn't that he didn't believe a girl could have a crush on him. After all, he'd received four love letters previous to this, forcing him to turn each girl down as gently as possible.
He hesitantly rejected it the first time, sadly enough, the girl had been so crushed to him that she cried hysterically and she still avoided him to this very day. The second girl had taken it better, and so had the third and the fourth, despite some dejection, but by that point Sasori had been a little upset at how popular he was.
Why were so many girls attracted to him, the last guy they should ever want in a relationship? Sure, he dedicated himself to being polite, helpful, and dependable.. But, he was boring! He realized it.. He made a point of avoiding unnecessary excitement at school, especially sports, because his body wasn't that strong, even too weak for a boy in his age. So why did so many girls seem to be interested in him anyway?
He'd learned long ago that the best way to learn about another culture was to study its literature, the reason he was an avid reader. And so, with this wisdom, he had entered the shoujo section of the manga store, anxious to learn what views teenage girls held concerning romance.
What he learned had horrified him. He realized that he perfectly fit one of the character types: that of a shy, polite, helpful, dependable, and handsome! Well, uh.. he personally didn't think he was ugly anyway..
But as he was reading the second volume, he noticed that the two girls which stood nearby, giggling at him and his stack of shoujo manga. The redhead couldn't help but blushed deeply and walked away as fast as he could.
And now, a fifth letter.. He'd seen the yellow stationery in his locker and sighed as he flicked the note open and caught the words caring, love, heart, and his eyes flicked down to the signature to find out which girl he might rejected today.
His eyes had widened at the scrawled "Deidara". He looked up and around, as he was expecting an attack, and sure enough, there she was! Waving hello and then hesitating when she caught sight of the note. On the spot, he improvised a pantomime of "Oh darn, I forgot something" with the best apologetic smile he could muster, he closed his locker and fled for his dear life.
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Sasori barely focuses on the history lesson. Notes on the rapid modernization of the Meiji era are interspersed with jottings of polite refusals, ways to soften the rejection, even a half-baked scheme to set Deidara up with another boy in their school. Naruto? No, he belongs to Hinata.. Sasuke? No, he belongs to Sakura.. Neji? Tenten.. Sai? Ino.. Shikamaru? Temari-senpai.. Kiba? Shino? Lee? No, no, no.. Maybe Gaara? Nooo..
Finally the redhead dropped down his pen, sighing heavily. Soon, the break time bell woke him up from his little daydream. It was a long class period, he stood up, walking lazily toward the cafeteria. And now he even felt he walked longer to the cafeteria for lunch.
Sasori unexpectedly met Deidara outside of the meal line, he smiles at her easily (or at least his lips turn up swiftly) and prays she will laugh at him for taking the note seriously.
"Let's get out of here.." she tells him instead as she waved her hand toward their gang, Naruto gave a cheeky grin while Sakura and the girls waved back.
They left the cafeteria, lunches in hand, and wandered through the hallways. They chatted and smiled and laughed like usual until finally she led him into an empty stairway.
"You don't have to be so nervous, Saso-kun.. I just want to know if you feel the same.."
Which is why Sasori just wishes Orochimaru would break into his school to try killing him again (don't ask..) because at least it would provide a moment of distraction. But instead, he swallows down the last of his milk and sighed.
"Umm.. I really do like you, Dei-chan.." and those words just slip out accidentally from his mouth, making his pale cheeks flushed pink. "But I'm just not.. suited.. for that kind of relationship.."
"...am I ugly?" the blonde asked innocently as she tilted her head sideways.
"N-no! Not at all! You're.. pretty.." At this rate, Sasori's face blushed even redder.
She blinks a few times before tilting her head at him questioningly. "Then what's wrong?"
He wonders why she hasn't realized what is wrong yet, and then asks himself once more why someone like Deidara would want someone like him. She is cute and charming enough to pursue any boy she wants.. But why set her sights so low?
"Well, uh.. you know.. we're best friends sin—"
"So it's about that.. I get it now.."
Sasori nods. "I am sorry, Dei-chan.. But I just don't think it would work out.. Can we.. Can we still be friends?"
That turns Dei's smile back to full wattage as she clasps his hands in hers, their arms linking them like a bridge.
"Of course, silly. I wouldn't give that up for anything. But, I have a little favor to ask.." she says, pulling in close to him.
"Of course" he says, mirroring her smile with his relief.
"I call dibs, all right? So when you are ready to have a girlfriend, I'm first in line!" her cheeks are a little pink, and the blush only spreads as she pulls away from him, nearly skipping up each stair step in her giddiness.
"See ya later, Sasori!" she calls, disappearing around the turn of the staircase.
Sasori waves hesitantly, a little puzzled and sure they've just had a major miscommunication somewhere, somehow.. The bell rings and he weaves through a growing crowd of students to his next class.
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A good portion of language studies was spent replaying the conversation and transcribing it from memory. And Sasori nearly smacks his head in the middle of class when he finds that there was indeed a misunderstanding. Though he meant that he is not suited for dating by his very nature, though he took care to not term it a momentary state, it seems Deidara still interpreted him as meaning that it is temporary. And by calling dibs, Deidara claimed Sasori's first date! Or, at least.. that is the only way he knows to understand her statement. Which could be problematic, as he never intends to date anyone and risk pulling them into a relationship.
Rather than smacking his head, Sasori settles for making a note on his paper: 'call Deidara after school. BE CLEAR!'
TUCK!! Suddenly a piece of chalk landed on his head, making the redhead a bit startled.
"Sasori-san, please translate the first paragraph on page 17" the English teacher stated.
"Hai, Anko-sensei.."
Crap!
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Rina's note: What do you think? Did you find it interesting? Hmm.. This Fic is a LOT harder to make than humor story, so I'm expecting your review! Coz the more the reviews, the faster I'll update! But if I get no review, I'll delete this story instead. Oh, about the dare which Ino threw to Sakura, it happened in my friend's FanFic titled Dare To Love You by .hoshi.na-chan. Her English is awesome too! Since our native language isn't English, ya know? :D Sooo.. just like usual, don't forget to leave your R E V I E W !! Your nice reviews are gratefully accepted.. constructive critics are welcome.. and I fight flames with flames.. See you in the next chapter! (if there was.. ;p)