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Everyone belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
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Sasori sighed, letting the wind tickle his maroon red hair. He was leaning out of his apartment window, scanning the peple walking below him. He was always looking for that one person, but that one person never showed up.
His gaze slowly filtered down to his arms, and he grimaced when he saw them. Long, red marks going all up and down his arm. Those were no accident. Sasori had made those, purposely. As far as he was concerned, until the day Deidara walked through his door, the cutting would be his 'thing.'
It's been a year...Sasori remembered that night too well. Even after being knocked out and carried away, he still remembered it, crystal clear. And the pain that had followed him the next few months had been almost unbearable. Ultimately, Sasori Akasuna wasn't the same person on the inside. Sure, he looked almost the same, but he had changed. He had grown much more untrusting, and not exactly friendly. You said you'd love me forever..what a load of bull.
"Still looking out that window, I see."
Sasori quickly turned around, pretending like he wasn't just obsessively scanning every single head that walked under him.
"No, Itachi...just, uh, getting some..much needed fresh air is all. What the hell do you want?"
Itachi walked towards Sasori. "Kisame and I are going to the movies. Would you like to come?" Sasori shook his head.
"No thanks."
The raven haired boy let out a long sigh.
"Sasori, it's been a year. I think you need to get over it, and start, you know, socializing again."
Sasori's head shot up, glaring at Itachi. "I said no thanks. I'll be fine. Just go to your stupid movie." Itachi merely shrugged, and walked away, leaving Sasori to sulk by himself. Maybe he's right, maybe I should just get over it..But then he snapped back to reality. What am I saying? Deidara's coming home, definately. But now the burning hope in Sasori's idea was starting to flicker out.
With Itachi and Kisame gone, Sasori had time to think and sort out his thoughts. It was more than likely that Deidara really had died when he fell off the bridge. It was more than likely that he would not be coming home.
"But, suppose he does come home," Sasori mumbled to himself. "Would my new self be able to face him?" He sat hard, concentrating. Somewhere in between, he fell asleep.
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Sasori was awoke by the door slamming and Kisame and Itachi walking in. Sasori shared an apartment with the two, with the rest of the Akatsuki living a few blocks away.
"Oh, hey Sasori." Kisame flashed a toothy grin and waved. Sasori managed a small wave.
"So, what'd you guys see?"
Kisame shook his head and chuckled. "Itachi over there just had to see The Princess Diaries. You know how he is sometimes. But it was definately a good show...in more ways than one." He winked to Itachi, who smiled slightly. Sasori, on the other hand, felt a pang of jealousy. That should have been Deidara and I...
Itachi walked over to the phone, and listened to the messages. "Hmm. Pein called, said there's something important he wants to discuss...bill collector...bill collector.." While Itachi went through the phone, Kisame nudged Sasori.
"Hey, you should come with us next time." Sasori slightly shuddered.
"Sorry, the thought of you two making out doesn't exactly appeal to me."
"You could bring a girl or something." Kisame realized what he had said a few seconds later. "Oh, whoops..sorry about that." He rubbed the back of his neck, embarassed.
Sasori glared back at Kisame. He had been doing alot of that lately.
The room was filled with a tense silence, until Itachi broke it.
"There's been an uprise in crime over the past few weeks...wonder who it is.." Itachi had a good idea of who it was, but wasn't going to say it in front of Sasori. He'd tell Kisame later, and they'd discuss whether or not to tell him. "Ah..the Winter Fair is tomorrow..Mom and Dad and Sasuke and I used to go every year, way back when..."
Kisame looked over to Itachi. "Itachi, let's go. It'll be fun. And Sasori, you can come too." Sasori wrinkled his nose. He had never been fond of fairs.
"Why should I?"
"You need to get out of this apartment. I think you're going insane."
Sasori let out an irritated sigh, but let the idea sink in. He could always stand inside a store the whole time, or something. And it wasn't like he was planning to do anything else..
"Alright, fine. But I'm not doing it for you two. I'm doing it because I'm bored." Kisame slapped Sasori on the back.
"Sure you are! Just try to have some fun, okay? C'mon Itachi, let's go to bed." Itachi nodded, but not before glancing at Sasori.
"See you in the morning."
Sasori didn't answer. He was already regretting his desicion. What did I get myself into?
...But, he thought with a sigh, it's probably better that I do go. I am feeling a little bored stuck in this apartment every day...
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End of chapter. Sorry for the short-ness. D: