Of Rings, Ramen, And Candles

by Peaceful.Bloodied.Dawns

ItaDei Side Story to 'Complicated Lines.' This will explain the rings in chapter 10 of my story 'Complicated Lines.' As well as a lot of their relationship. It will include fluffy flashbacks, angsty memories, and POSSIBLY smutty times in Itachi and Deidara's relationship, from very young ages to their current ages. See Comp. Lines. for full 'current' details.

1. Chapter 1

So, this is an excerpt from chapter 10 of Complicated Lines. Just a glimpse. (:
Next chapter is the explanation, and cutsie-ness, X) I promise.

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It was Deidara, on a swing that was in a nearby park. I was standing behind him, hugging him around the waist, and kissing him on the cheek. We were only about thirteen years old, and our friend Konan had taken the picture. He was smiling brightly; even I had to smile at his childish face.

"Why did you look at that?! I layed it down for a reas-" I pulled him towards me, kissing him lightly.

"You layed it down for the same reason that I put all my own pictures away, Deidara. And we came to talk, remember? So talk. Tell me why you decided now was a good time. Tell me why you think its okay to talk now." He sighed heavily, leaning his forehead onto the back of my shoulder, lazily wrapping his arms around my waist. He shook his head a little, and brought his head back up to kiss my neck lightly.

"I loved you. I still do. But I figured we should talk now, since dealing with all the problems at once would be easiest. You know it won't happen, not anymore…" I looked to his left hand, seeing nothing there, though the mark on his ring finger said he had been wearing one there earlier.

"Why not? Just because father and Minato are getting married, doesn't mean I'll give up on my promise." I twisted the ring around that sat on my own ring finger, looking at the words carved onto the outside of it.

"'Never Give In.' You still wear that?" His voice wavered a little bit, and his head slumped back to my shoulder.

"I never take it off, Dei. I see you still wear yours. Or wore, until I got here." I took his left hand, tracing the marks left from the ring.

"I…I normally…don't take it off…I just…I didn't think you wore it at all. You weren't wearing yours at the photo shoot…" I shook my head, pulling him closer. He hesitantly wrapped his arms all the way around my waist, resting his head in the crook of my neck.

"I took it off, I always do for those. People who look at those pictures would think we were already married." I laughed a little, I could feel the warmth coming from Dei's cheeks.