Okay here is part two and again I do not own Naruto.
Tehehe I did the first chapter a while ago but never finished until I saw a fan art that me and my friends liked XD.
It was the day after the party and Zetsu was slowly loosing the will to live. When he said he would meet up with Tobi that morning he neveer imagined he would be stuck with the raven haired idiot narating his night over and over for half an hour. He was bitterly regretting meeting with Tobi now. He was good friends with Tobi and kept all his secrets but at the rate his motor mouth was going it didn't take a genious to figure out Tobi was Deidara's biggest fan. What made it worse was that Tobi had shove it in his face that Deidara hadn't pushed Tobi away. ' I cant take much more of this!' He thought whilst trying to make up excuses.
" .. and then Sempai gave me his number and wrote it on my hand! Look! Look can you see it?" The hyper boy said shoving his ungloved hand in Zetsu's face not realising that he was thinking of a million ways to kill Tobi. Zetsu had already seen that very number six times now. In fact he was certain he could probably remember the first five numbers by now. 'Guess Tobi was right though, he isn't as bad as we thought?' but then again his mind contradicted itself as usual. ' Hah but it wont last..' Zetsu had always had this 'split personality' and continously dis-agreed with himself or contradicted himself.
Tobi lowered his hand and looked inquisitively at his green haired friend. "Zetsu?" Hearing this the two toned boy snapped back into reality. "Okay already I get the point now Tobi! To be honest I dont care what you did last night." It didn't sound as good as it did in his head. But he hated being proven wrong.
Tobi was slightly upset but he didn't show it. He might have been crazy but he wasn't stupid. He knew very well about Zetsu's 'mood swings' and just let it pass. After a second or two he decided it would be best to change the subject. " So Zetsu-san, we still going with the others tonight?"
"Oh the carnival? Listen, Tobi!" He suddenly remembered why he had wanted to talk to Tobi in the first place. "I cant go I have to work an extra shift tonight."
Tobi looked at him with puppy eyes. "But Zetsu-san.."
An evil smile split accross Zetsu's face. He had a devilish I dea in his head. " Well Tobi seeing as how you're friends now, why dont you take Deidara?" The thought was making him laugh inside. Deidara wouldn't be able to last that long with Tobi and then Tobi would see he was right all along. On th other hand if they were to get along, he would be able to get rid of Tobi for a while and get the peace and quiet he required to do his gardening. It was a win - win situation.
An enthusiastic sparkle shone in Tobi's eye. " Thats a great idea Zetsu. I'll call him right away. See ya Zetsu. You know you're a great friend!" He said as him and his smile ran out the door. Zetsu laughed a little. ' I'm a brilliant friend Tobi!' He laughed again before running away to his little piece of heaven. Or as we would call it, a green house.
He was stumped. Deidara usually had a hundred different ideas to draw or paint or write down. But today had been different he had sat listening to music and so far had only doodled a few eyes around the edge of the sketch pad. Problem was he knew exactly what was annoying him and he couldn't get rid of it. Sasori's words kept repeating themsleves in his head. But he never saw Sasori's face in his mind it was always someone elses. "Baka~" he sighed to himself. Well he could always draw a brird. They were boring but he was good at drawing them.
But before the pen could touch the paper his phone rang. He looked at it buzzing on his windowsill. 'Perfect timing' he thought to himself. He didn't recognise the number though. He flipped the phone open with one hand and twirled his hair between the fingers in his other. "Hello?"
" Hey Sempai!" It didn't take a genious to figure out that it was Tobi.
"Sup Tobi?" He heard rustling on the other side of the phone.
"Tobi just wondered whether you would like to come with me and the others to the carnival tonight? Because Zetsu-san can't come."
He didn't need to check. He already new he was free until they went back to school. " Sure i'll come. Who's going?"
Tobi squeaked on his end but tried to hide his joy behind a pillow. " Well Hidan and Kakuzu organised it... apparently. Kisame and Itachi are coming aswell but they will get there later on. And Pein-sama said he would only come if he and Konan got back in time."
Deidara stood up and looked in the mirror. It was almost 12:00 in the afternoon and he was still in his pajamas. "So what time us lot meeting up, un?"
Tobi was busy shovelling through draws and piles of clothes. He was excited even though he knew he shouldn't be getting to excited. " I'll come round to your's at four, and then we can meet Hidan and Kakuzu outside the mini-mart."
Deidara laughed at the thought of Kakuzu having to wait with Hidan. He would take as long as he wanted then. " Kay then i'll see ya later un."
He hung up leaving Tobi in amongst a pile of ever mounting clothes. He held his phone to his chest and fell back in the newly cleaned clothes. He giggled like a small child. " This is gonna be great I just know it!"
Like Tobi said, he arrived at 4:00pm on the dot. Deidara ran out the door when he saw him coming. Though that was actually to make sure Tobi didn't have to be interrogated by his mother. She had a tendency to either tell him not to hang out with that person, ask embarrasing or questions , and sometimes try to find him a suiter. The last one was by far the worst and most frequent. Which is why he never let his friends beyond the front gate. But Tobi had yet to learn the front gate rule.
He ran over to Tobi panting only slightly. Tobi beamed at him. "Is Sempai that happy to see me?" He said teasing.
Deidara smirked and started walking next to Tobi. "Ofcourse not. But we dont want to keep Hidan and Kakuzu waiting now do we?" Tobi nodded.
"Hmm... Tobi wonders. If they dont get along why do they always hang out together?"
"Beats me, un." Deidara said loosing interest in that subject.
The taller teen giggled. "Tobi will have to ask them." Deidara laughed. It made Tobi smile he had never heard him laugh and it sounded so nice.
"Your funeral then." Deidara said whilst smiling for a second.
They went quiet which gave tobi time to assess the situation. He looked at Deidara. He was the same as the first day he set eyes on him. He knew it well, Deidara was gorgeous. Well for a boy anyway. But Tobi didn't think he had ever seen a girl who could rival his sempai. His hair was so pretty and perfect. His eyes were turquiose pools that glistened in any light. And that smile was perfection. His personality might have been slightly scary at first but he was fun and nice once you got to know him. Tobi had to admit his sempai was perfect. Un-like himself which he did not value as highly. And he thought as much as he liked Deidara and got to know him more they would only ever be friends and nothing more. Besides what could his sempai possibly like about him. He of course, didn't actually know though.
They had been walking for ten minutes now and Tobi hadn't said a word and when ever Deidara went to look at him, Tobi would always look away. It was really starting to annoy the artist now. The previous night the taller boy hadn't stopped for breath imbetween his constant talking. How was he supposed to enjoy the outing if it was going to be this awkward. Deidara stopped. "Okay thats it! You're gonna tell me what wrong right now un! You haven't spoken a word in ages!"
Tobi stopped and looked at the blonde. He looked a little flustered. Tobi didn't really have any excuses. Well not any good one anyway. " Tobi just couldn't think of anything to say is all." He said with a rather weak smile.
Deidara was sure he could read Tobi like a book. It was just to obvious to tell when he was lying. He started walking again straight past Tobi " You're a bad liar."
Like Tobi described Hidan and Kakuzu were waiting in the mini-mart car park. Weirdly the two were in the middle of a rather heated conversation which made a change to their usual act of ripping chunks out of each other. They rarely got on but they seemed to enjoy each others company.
They finished their quarrel when they felt the other's presence. Hidan spotted them instantly and ran over "Hey Baka! Oh well now this is a surprise? You brought Blondie along for the trip?" He smirked, this was alot more interesting than the schizophrenic Zetsu. Yes, Hidan could have a lot of fun with this.
Deidara was good friends with Hidan. But he had never appreciated the various nicknames he got. " Yeah I only got asked this morning. Why you got a problem with that Hidan-san?"
Hidan punched the blonde in the shoulder playfully. " Of course not blondie! This will be alot more fun." The blonde looked at him with a rather un-amused face " Well that'll be fine if you just drop the nickname un!"
A smirk cracked its way across the jashinists face. "Aww but you suit it so well." Hidan stated whilst staring at him with his best atempt at puppy eyes.
Kakuzu, who was getting annoyed at this point, came over and swiftly smacked Hidan on the back of the head. "Thats enough were wasting time and money! So the sooner we get their the better!"
"Spoil sport!" Hidan sighed as he passed Kakuzu and headed towards their chosen destination of the carnival.
Kakuzu followed suit but then stopped infront of Tobi and turned to the raven haired boy. Deidara got worried when he saw this. But he was surprised to see he was wrong. Instead, what appeared to be a smile, came across Kakuzu's usual emotionless face. " It's good to see you hanging out with someone other than Zetsu and Itachi. I'm happy for you." Then out of Deidara's hearing he whispered to Tobi "I see good luck to you then."
Hidan looked back at the three with his hands on his hips. "Come on you idiots you were moaning about taking to long get a fucking move on!"
Of course no one argued with this and the group headed off. Whilst they walked Tobi thanked the God's or Jashin or who ever was up there. For the fact that Deidara had come and also that he didn't hear Kakuzu's comment. Also for what happened at the party now that Tobi thought about it. But most of all Deidara and Hidan hadn't noticed him blushing since they had set off from the mini-mart.
Thankfully their was no line to get in un-like the lines for the rides. The carnival was massive and as the sun light receeded the more dazzling the carnival lights became. Deidara looked at Tobi who was amazed and had a dazzling twinkle in his eye. Strangely Hidan's expression wasn't that different to Tobi's, although it didn't fit his features in the same way.
While Tobi was still pre-occupied with staring at everything, Hidan had grabbed Kakuzu and dragged him off a fair distance. Kakuzu glared at the silver haired jashinist that very instant but continued walking, or being dragged. " What are you doing?"
The Jashinist in question smiled evily back at Kakuzu. " You said we should give those two more time to bond right? Besides Tobi doesn't really have many good friends. And besides we abso-fucking-lutely have to take the haunted house!" Kakuzu gave a weak irritated look. "No pranks today Hidan!"
Meanwhile Deidara had lost interest in the retreating pair and had drawn his attention back to Tobi. He looked like an excited child. He felt like smiling but bit back the urge. " So where do you want to go first un?"
Tobi snapped back into reality. His sempai was waiting for an answer and had the kindest smile on his face. Sure the guy could be scary and easily annoyed but he was better company than Zetsu. He grinned back "How about the haunted house Sempai?"
Deidara looked a little un-sure. "Hmm, Hidan and Kakuzu were heading that way so it may be best to leave that 'till later un."
The raven haired boy glanced around then pointed at a ride in the distance with colourful bannering. "How about that one Sempai?" It was the ride with the moving floors and walls you had to get along called 'Impossible'.
Deidara hadn't been to a carnival before so wanted to try everything. "Yeah sure!" He sounded more eager than planned. But he was for once in a happy mood now that he had forgotten the previous nights drama.
They stood in the line which was slightly long but it was moving at a fair pace. Tobi pulled out the tickets needed and refused to let go of them as if his life depended on it.
The artist looked at the taller teen. He had to admit he was worried. The person who would usually never shut up had barely talked all day. He had to say something. The taller teen seemed to be thinking and the usual smile he wore had disapeared. He hadn't known Tobi personally for very long, but he had seen him around at school before enough to know that this was not normal behaviour.
Deidara folded his arms and talked quietly so that Tobi could hear him but the people in the line with them could not. "Tobi whats wrong with you? You've been acting weirdly all day un."
The taller teen came out of his trance and looked at the one who spoke. He was shocked but also a little worried. 'I guess Sempai doesn't miss a thing? But I don't really know." He gave the strongest smile he could muster up and used the only excuse he had. " Sorry Sempai. Tobi was just thinking." He then continued to stare at the tickets that Hidan had bribed out of Kakuzu.
' He couldn't lie if his life depended on it. Hmm and i dont even know him that well.' The blonde thought then turning back to his depressed friend. He reached out too the tickets infront of Tobi's face. Tobi gave him a confused look and received an angry look back from the blonde. Next second one of the tickets had been pulled out of his hand and the blonde was standing with his back to him.
Some how Tobi had managed to annoy Deidara again. But at school they had always wanted him to shut up and now that he had the artist was getting angry. He just didn't get it. Could it be because they were friends now? He doubted that but it made the most the least he hadn't ran off, but he was definetely angry.
"Listen Sempai i'm sorry it's just..." He was cut off by the man in the ticket booth. They were now at the front of the line and about to go in. He gave the blonde a concerned look.
Said blonde sighed and grabbed the taller teen's arm. "Come on lets just go in we can talk later." Tobi nodded and obediently followed the artist into a multi coloured tunnel. He looked at the floor infront of them that was moving in different directions. Not only that but the room kept tilting in different angles as well. He had a bad feeling about this.
The floors had sent them bumping into each other and all over the place. A few times Tobi had bumped into Deidara and had him scared for his life but the artist merely laughed at him. Infact he was starting to enjoy the trip now. He had been smiling for a while now after the two of them had bumped into a pair of girls sending them flying. They had to leg it when the pink haired of the girls got angry, but the fact that the blue haired girl had fainted on the spot meant she couldn't chase them. They hit the exit laughing and gasping for breathe. The pair shot a glance at each other and laughed again. "That was really fun Sempai where ahould we go now?"
They walked away from the ride and he smiled. "Where ever you want I dont mi..." That second the pink haired girl slammed through the double doors and passed the blue haired girl to another blonde girl who's hairstyle reminded Tobi of Deidara's. She looked at them and glared "You!" Tobi put his hands out infront of him "It was just an accident." He said to the approaching furious girl. Their was a tug on his arm and he looked down at his Sempai. "She's not listening leg it!" And thats exactly what they did at the same time the Pink haired girl had started running. The blonde was angry at the amount of people ' Where's Hidan when he could actually be useful?'
They had gained a little distance and Tobi looked around. Their was one ride that didn't have a line and you could go in through an automatic system. He pointed at the Haunted House. "Quick Sempai we can lose her in their." The air shoved their tickets in the machine and ran in.
The pink haired girl pushed through the crowd and looked around. "Damn they got away!" The blonde and blue haired girls came beside her. The shy one who had fainted spoke up. "But Sakura it was just an accident the ride had moving floors it wasn't their fault." The girl known as Sakura sighed "Its not that. One of them dropped their camera on the ride." She held out the camera in question. The blonde haired girl shrugged " We wont catch 'em up now but I'm pretty sure one of them was Tobi you know the cousin of Sasuke's." Sakura thought for a second "Oh yeah that idiot. Guess I could just give it to my Sasuke-kun tonight." She giggled and walked off with the others.
The pair were now in the Haunted house and they could hear squeals and screams. Tobi was scared but he knew that the house was meant to make these sort of noises. But he did wonder why their were so few people there. It was only thoose two and a few kids up ahead. A few steps ahead the blonde seemed to be waiting for him. "You gonna stand there all day un?"
"Of course not Sempai we'll do this ride then go find the others." He smiled back. He stepped into toe beside the blonde and went down the dimly lit hallways. The taller teen jumped a bit at some of the things that popped out of the dark but tried not to squeal infront of his Sempai or embarrass himself in any other way. He felt stupid seeing the shorter of the two simply dodge them or smack them out the way making the ride seem pointless for him. It was pretty easy to get lost in this place but they were in sights distance of the exit now. 'Well that seems like it was a waste of time' Tobi thought to himself.
It wasn't far to the exit now and the plastic phantoms had stopped jumping out now, which Tobi preffered, and the noises had stopped. That second a massive scythe and mask jumped out of the gloom only just missing Tobi's face. Tobi screamed and leapt out the way. He opened his eyes to see his Sempai's looking back. He had landed right on top of him. Tobi went bright red "... Sempai?" Laughter came from behind him as he said that. "Hahahaha this is just too easy sixth time today bitches!" They both knew that voice. "Hidan you bastard i'm going to kill you!" the blonde growled. The mask pulled off revealing pink eyes and a confused smirk. "Deidara is that you haha I didn't know that it was..." He cut off when he saw the position he had landed them in and laughed. The blonde blushed. "Tobi you thinking of getting of me at some point?" Of course Tobi instantly leapt off and averted his gaze to Hidan, who was still laughing. "Wow I know I scared you but their was no need to get frisky guys." he continued laughing after his statement.
Deidara shot him a death stare that through knives in Hidans dirrection. "You have two seconds to run Hidan!" Hidan saw Tobi's face wasn't that far off Deidara's expression and started to back up. "Hey it was an honest mistake for Jashin's sake. Theirs no need to.." He didn't get time to finish as the three of them sped towards the exit.
Tobi's head still throbed from the embarrassement earlier. But atleast they didn't have to find Hidan now. But he would have preffered to meet under different circumstances. Just the thought of where he landed made him want slap himself.
They reached the exit where a rather depressed looking Kakuzu was un-enthusiastically holding a baloon and random luggage. Which they both guessed must have been Hidan's. It wasn't that Hidan wanted the stuff, but it was only once a year that Kakuzu would offer to buy stuff for everyone else. It was best not to waste such chances.
As expected Hidan took refuge behind him. "Help me Kakuzu they're gonna kill me!" Kakuzu gave a criticizing look. This was the fourth time today and he had been forced to sit at the same bench for twenty minutes now waiting. "I already told you i'm not being you're body guard! you shouldn't be pranking people anyway!" He then saw an enraged artist and a half angry, half blushing Uchiha burst through the double doors. He looked back at Hidan. "What did you do?" All he got was an evil cackle in reply.
Deidara stomped up to the taller man. "Let me at him i'm gonna kill him!" Kakuzu would have face palmed if it wasn't for the dozen bags he had got dumped on him. "Just calm down already this is Hidan what were you expecting?" It wasn't much of a defence but he didn't intend to help the person who was using him as a coat and bag stand. Hidan had grown rather confident by now and came to stand next to him. "Exactly! And besides I bet you pussies were anjoying it really." Tobi had to restrain Deidara from leaping at the idiot. Whilst Hidan got a bag filled hand to the back of the head.
After they had noticed the crowd who had been watching their little drama, they had decided to calm down and get lunch. Kakuzu and Tobi had gone to get them food from one of the various stalls while Deidara was stuck with Hidan to keep their table. The silver haired idiot had spent the last five minutes wasting Deidara's time with stories of his pranks. He felt like blowing his head off until he realized Hidan had stopped talking and was looking at him seriously. "Sorry I spaced out. What did you say un?" The jashinist gave a skeptical look. "For Jashin's sake! I said 'What did you fall out with red head about?' or are you fucking deaf now?" Deidara new who he meant but would rather not speak about him. "None of you're business!" he said with a dark look.
Even though Hidan wouldn't show it he was worried about Deidara. Although it didn't seem like it they were very close friends. So even if he didn't like Sasori. He knew something pretty bad must have happened for Deidara to dislike him as well. "Okay dont get you're panties in a twist blondie I was just asking." He had a pretty good feeling that it was Sasori's fault though and Deidara getting kicked out of the party had something to do with 'the pink haired bitch' as he knew her. He gave up. It didn't look like Deidara was in a good enough mood for sharing.
Kakuzu and Tobi returned bearing food. Mainly chips and dango's for dessert. Whilst they ate Kakuzu had been checking stuff on his phone. But it was more fun to watch Deidara and Tobi across the table who were, to put it bluntly, doing the exact same thing. One would look at the other but if they were yo look back they would quickly look somewhere else as if nothing had happened. It was more entertaining than watching Kakuzu thats for sure. But if they kept it up at this rate he would go insane. Was it his fault after that prank earlier? It was only a prank after all.
A loud 'hmph' came from Hidans left. Kakuzu shoved his phone in his pocket. "Hidan are you gonna eat you're food or just watch Tobi and Deidara? Because they're sure to notice." He said in a whisper and stole the first dango. "Yeah, yeah whatever. So who the fuck was that?" Hidan scoffed a load of chips down whilst Kakuzu answered. "It was Pein and Konan they can't make it."
"Why ta fuf nok?" He said with his mouth full and spewing crumbs in Kakuzu's general direction. "Because Pein lost his keys...apparantly." That was doubtful. So far he and Konan had 'apparantly' lost his keys on the day of the concert, before Hidan's birthday party, before everyone's trip to the beach, before going to pick up Itachi and Tobi from the airport and the other night before the party at the Uchiha's place. "Yeah i'm sure." Hidan said sarcastically throwing away his empty chip cone in the process. He also grabbed a dango.
"What about Kisame and Itachi?" Hidan asked after thinking. Kakuzu seemed un-interested. "They're here but they wont be going around with us." Hidan fantasised for a second and smiled around his dango. "Bet the fuckers will be in the tunnel of love!" He said laughing and also surprised that Tobi and Deidara hadn't noticed their conversation. Kakuzu shook his head seriously and put his head near Hidans ear and whispered something. To which Hidan let out a loud "Ohh!"
He looked at the blonde artist across the table who was licking at the last dango. "Guess we gotta make sure he doesn't wander off then?" He said looking at Kakuzu for confirmation. "Nah we've been here a while anyway we might as well go somewhere else. Like we could hit town for a change?" Hidan thought it a good idea and got ready to leave. "Oh and one thing Hidan. Im not buying anything else today!" Hidan laughed and looked at the two across the table who were staring at him as well. "Come on guys were leaving. How 'bouts we hit the town?"
Tobi nodded enthusiastically "Great!" While Deidara merely shrugged and followed. They were about to leave when Hidan spotted Kisame and Itachi down another path with company. Hidan instantly tried to drag the pair forward to catch up with Kakuzu toward the exit hoping they wouldn't spot them. But a certain redhead managed to spot them before walking in the opposite direction mumbling to himself.
They had gotten into town ten minutes ago and noticed nowhere but a few cafes and super markets were open. In the end they had ended up going to a cafe called 'Sentiments' where Konan used to work to get extra cash. It had been boring and he had to help Kakuzu carry the bags and he swore if Tobi and Deidara didn't talk to each other soon he'd throw the bags in their faces. He didn't like it being boring around here. It never usually was.
Hidan continued to stare at his drink and elbowed the blonde who sat to his left. Instantly the blonde artist winced and shot Hidan an annoyed look "What?" Hidan grinned and rested his arms behind his head "Why you being so shy blondie? Fucking talk to him already." He angled his head in Tobi's direction as he said it.
As much as the blonde tried to look confused he knew what Hidan was getting at. It was true they hadn't spoken for most of the day. That afternoon the artist had tried to talk to Tobi and got a minimal or no response. And just when they were almost at talking point again Hidan pulled off his little 'prank' which made everything as awkward as before. "Well I would talk if he talked back un." He crossed his arms. The both of them could see the other was worried. Tobi never acted like.. well the other Uchihas. He was always talking and messing around and bubbly. Meaning him being quiet was a bad thing indeed. "So what do you think I can do about it un?" Hidan looked back trying to copy the blondes folded arms. "You're his bloody friend you figure it out!" He knew Hidan wasn't one for thinking or planning but still. "He's your friend to dammit!" the jashinist found this rather funny somehow and chuckled back with a rather smug look on his face. A pink eye twinkled. "But you're his best friend." The blonde flinched 'Am I? I dont remember agreeing to that? What's he getting at now?" He knew it was pointless trying to argue with the biggest loud mouth he knew and simply looked back. "You're point being?"
One eyebrow raised above a pair of pink eyes as the mind above it, for once, had an idea. The artist saw the grin appear on the jashinists face 'Uh oh!' was the last thought he had. The silver haired teen picked up th others drink before he had time to see what he had reached for and threw it on the Uchiha facing the opposite direction and dropped the glass back on the table. "Blondie thats just fucking mean!" he said smirking and not far off a completely hysterical laugh.
The blonde looked more shocked than anything Hidan had ever seen and his cheeks had flushed almost as pink as the jashinists eyes. A rather shocked and sad Uchiha looked back. If it wasn't for the drink dripping down his face then Hidan would have sworn he was crying a little. He felt rather guilty he didn't like seeing his friends sad but 'ya gotta do what ya gotta do' as he remembered it.
The raven haired teen was infact at crying point. What had he done to get the artist this mad? He found no words saying only "Sempai..." before running out past a rather confused business man who was the only other person in the cafe with them. Th e blonde saw the other run out and was exploding with anger. "Look what you did now un!" He said reaching for Hidans collar until Kakuzu grabbed him first. "What did you do Hidan?" The silver haired teen smiled "Helping.." Kakuzu let Deidara drop. "How is that helping un?" The smile did not leave Hidan's face and he replied "Well its one way for you to talk to him." Both Kakuzu and Deidara were confused and asked in unison "What?"
Hidan stepped behind Deidara "Now you go chase after him like the good friend you are.." pushing him towards the door "..hurry he cant have gotten to far!" The blonde didn't struggle but had complettely lost track of the situation. "What? un!" Hidan reached the exit and gave the blonde another litle push forward. "You're welcome you can thank me later. Now go!" Deidara nodded and left the shop. Kakuzu came behind Hidan with a skeptical look on his features. "You could have found a better way to do that you know?" hidan grinned back like an exicited child. "Probably! But you're the one trying to make them friends anyway.." He stuck his head out the door and screamed back at the shrinking figure of the blonde "Were leaving so don't come back looking for us! See you tommorrow!"
The blonde acknowledged this and continued running. It was dark and the streets were silent but not completely empty. He thought he had lost him when he heard a quiet sob too his right. He turned a corner and saw the raven haired teen with his head in his hands sitting on a bench. He walked up cautiously and stood next to the bench and looked at him, he was obviously crying. Tobi felt a presence and looked up. Eye still twinkling from tears. The blonde smiled and sat down next to him to his surprise. He spoke quietly as the situation felt kind of awkward. "Hey sorry about that, un. But it was Hidan who threw the drink at you not me! he was trying to get you to talk thats all." he giggled softly for a second " We were kind of worried you're never usually this quiet. I.. I mean we have been worried all day about you. whats wrong? Has something happened?"
He looked so kind and worried. Tobi didn't really know how to answer and wiped his eye on his sleeve. "I didn't mean to worry you guys. I just kinda felt like I didn't deserve to be there is all. And Tobi thought that you preffered me to shut up?" Deidara was almost shocked by this and looked at him he could see he was serious from his expression as well as sad, his eye was still twikling a little and one tear was still stuck on his cheek. "Theirs no need to be sorry, un. And sure sometimes you need to shut up if something important is going on but otherwise no. And of course you deserve to come with us what made you think you didn't?" Tobi looked at his Sempai's worried face. 'Why is he always so kind? I've done nothing to deserve that either.' He hung his head. "Just something Sasuke said. It doesn't matter." Deidara sounded angry next to him. "What did that dick say now?" Tobi hadn't thought he would get angry and quickly lifted his head to face the blonde. " He just said that....I shouldn't get my hopes up. 'No ones going to like you anyway so dont be sad when you're so called friends let you down.' thats all." Deidara facepalmed "I can't beleive you listened to him! Thats a load of crap. Were friends with you because we want to be and I promise I wont let you down okay. So stop thinking like that okay, un!" he said whilst brushing that annoying tear off Tobi's face then going back to sitting with his arms crossed behing his head. If Tobi could have he would have hugged him to death at that point. He smiled back instead. "Thanks Sempai! I know I can count on you." He didn't feel like crying anymore only like laughing in Sasuke's face. The blonde opened an eye and smiled back. "No problem what are friends for?" Tobi giggled "Sempai thats stupid!" Deidara also laughed and sat. "You are stupid Tobi and I was being serious!" Tobi smiled back at the artist and giggled "How about best friends then?" Tobi held out a hand as if it was a business agreement. Deidara laughed and gave a punch to the shoulder "Of course Baka, un!" They laughed at each other for a minute before Deidara stood up.
The blonde looked down the path "Well Hidan and Kakuzu have gone and its getting late so I guess I should be getting back home." Tobi looked at his watch he was right it was getting late and he stood as well. "Yeah same?" He scratched the back of his head he wasn't really good at goodbyes. "Well see ya then I'll phone you tommorrow okay?" Tobi nodded "Yeah I'll phone when I get home. See ya Sempai." Deidara waved an dwalked off in the opposite direction. tobi resisted the urge to run over and hug him, an urge that had plagueing him all day, and watched as he dissapeared around the corner. ' Thanks Sempai.'
He looked on his phone when he got back, it was 11:36pm which wasn't aslate as he thought it would be as a matter of fact. He only had one message 6 minutes ago from Itachi asking where he was but he couldn't be bothered to text back at the time. He put his key in the door and entered the house to be buffeted by the noise of the TV. Obviously Sasuke and Itachi were watching sports probably boxing or football knowing them. He let the door slam behind him and Itachi, obviously roused by the noise, shot out the living room to greet him. "Where have you been?" He said in his usual emotionless tone. Tobi smiled and threw his jacket on the sofa only slightly missing the back of Sasuke. "At the carnival like I said." Itachi shook his head making the bangs infront of his head wave about. "That ended at ten." Tobi sat down on the coach adjacent to the one Sasuke was sitting on and stretched out on it. " Well Hidan, Kakuzu, Deidara and Me went to town after to get a drink then I walked home 'kay?" He was starting to lose interest in Itachi now. Itachi nodded and sat back next to Sasuke. "I was their with Kisame and Sasori it didn't seem very exciting to be honest. Sasori said he saw you so atleast I know you're telling the truth."
This perked Tobi's curiosity 'Sasori saw us? What was he doing there? haha Bet he hated seeing us there though!' Tobi nodded and looked interestingly back at the TV, they were watching boxing like he had guessed. Sasuke looked smug. Tobi didn't like being stared at and stared back on purpose. "It wont last! They're freaks the lot of them!" Said Sasuke with slight enjoyment in his voice. "Especially that blonde one!" Tobi shot back up on the couch and glared at Sasuke much to Itachi's surprise. "What would you know duck-butt. And dont you dare insult my friends or Sempai again!" Sasuke walked of to the kitchen "Whatever?" was his reply. Itachi watched as Tobi slowly calmed back down and went back to his relaxing on the sofa. Itachi wasn't one for talking but he thought alot and was surprised at how defensive he was being towards Hidan and the others. Maybe Pein was right to let him into Akatsuki. 'Sempai? Strange but i'm guessing he means Deidara. But he doesn't need to get so defensive, he should be used to Sasuke's teasing by now?" He trailed off in thought.
Tobi was a little angry now but not even Sasuke could ruin his mood today. He had fun with Hidan and the others at the carnival and Deidara was his best friend! He would have to go thank Zetsu for the idea tommorrow and fill him in on his day as usual. Only Sunday and one more week until they went back to school. He would have to use that time well.
Second chapter over finally. I promise the next wont take this long.
Also big thanks to Trapped Wolf Spirit for the support and review ;P
~ Thenes13tifa