Chapter 2

The past two days had gone by slow and uneventful for Hinata. It was now Friday and her fiancé had left for work hours ago. It being about eleven thirty, Hinata was out of things to do. The kitchen had been swept, all carpets vacuumed, shower taken, and bathroom cleaned. She was about to go to the grocery store just for something to do when someone knocked on her door.

The eye whole revealed a blue eyed blond.

"Hey Hina-chan, yeah!" Deidara screamed waving at the small whole.

Deidara hadn't seen nor heard from Hinata in two days, and for some reason that felt excruciatingly long.

She opened the door, and replied, "H-Hello Deidara-kun." A shy smile on her lips.

"You didn't forget the arts festival, did you?"

Hinata blushed slightly. She had totally forgotten.

"Um... Gomen nasai… I d-did… just a little…" she blushed and averted her gaze.

"That's ok… it's a good thing I reminded you, un. You would have missed out on a lot of fun," that familiar smug smile came back to his face, "and a chance to see my wonderful art, hmm."

"I would r-really love to see your art, Deidara-kun… b-but-"

"I could give you a ride, and don't worry, we should be back around 2:00, so Akito won't even know your gone, yeah."

Hinata sighed. She should stay home like a good wife-to-be, but she could feel her slight sense of adventure getting the better of her, and he was right. Akito wouldn't find out, and it shouldn't bother him anyway. It's not like they're secretly dating, she's just going to see a certain friend's artwork being displayed… no big deal.

She sighed again, and a smile slowly formed on his face. He'd convinced her.

"O-Ok." She said, returning his smile.

"Great, yeah! I'll be right back!" He ran back to his apartment, and while he was gone, Hinata grabbed her purse and jacket.

He returned with his jacket and keys, and they were off to the festival!

As soon as they parked the car and began walking through the stands Hinata's eyes caught sight of a woman playing the flute. She immediately grabbed Deidara's hand and dragged him over.

"You like the flute, un?" He said, once he realized where they were going.

She nodded her head, smiling happily. "Ever since I was a little girl. I used to play… but I wasn't that good." She said, her head sinking slightly as a bush crept on her face out of embarrassment.

Deidara opened his mouth to contradict, but the crowd began to cheer for the flutist, interrupting his train of thought. He stared down at the Hyuuga, noticing the look of longing on her face as the instrumentalist's fingers glided smoothly from one note to the next.

"Follow me." He whispered in her ear as the flutist began yet another song.

She did and noticed that they were leaving the fair.

"Where are we going?" She asked, a little nervous.

"My friend owns an instrument store right around here…" he said, searching diligently for said store… "Now where was it…" he added, mostly to himself.

"O-Oh… I c-can't!" Hinata stuttered.

"Can't what?" he responded, "I can tell you're in love with that instrument, and I'm sure I can get a discount."

"B-But… I c-can't let you b-buy one for me! Th-they're so expensive!"

"It's no big deal… really. If he's in a good mood, I might be able to get it for free!"

The Hyuuga decided it was a mute point and let the blond drag her threw the streets until they stopped at a store called "Music Galore".

"Hey, Deidara-chan! What brings you here?" a man with oddly red hair said while standing behind a counter.

"Hey Sasori, my friend Hina-chan here needs a flute… you got one?" Deidara said, a big smile set on his lips.

"Sure… you got a-thousand dollars?" Sasori said returning the smile.

Deidara sweat dropped.

"You're not serious Deidara! You still owe me from that time I bought you all that clay."

"I promise I'll pay you back, un!" Deidara promised while giving a puppy dog pout that made Hinata giggle.

Sasori sighed, unable to resist the power of 'The Pout'. "Ok, ok Deidara, but you really owe me for this one." Sasori asked, a slight bit skeptical, feeling like he would never get his money. He handed a small case to the Hyuuga.

"A-Arigato Sasori-sama." She said, bowing respectively at the store keeper. He surprised her by laughing.

"You act like I'm a king or something… just Sasori, please." He said still laughing slightly.

She stood up right and blushed in embarrassment. "G-Gomen nasai S-sasori-sam- I mean, Sasori-kun." She couldn't help but smile at the name. She wished she could be around such friendly people all the time, instead of the politicians and other snobs she was around all day. All they'd ever do was criticize her on her silence, and when she did talk, her stutter.

"Well Sasori-chan, we're heading back to the arts fair, un. We'll see you around?" Deidara said, his cute pout turning back into his big smile.

"Ya, I was hoping to head down there at some point too, see you guys around!" he said as they walked out the door waving happily.

The indigo haired Hyuuga hugged the flute close to her chest. "Th-thank you so much, Deidara-kun." She smiled a genuine smile, so happy it looked like she might cry.

"Oh, it was no problem Hina-chan, yeah!" he said staring down at the small girl, shocked by how much this meant to her.

A/N: Next chapter….. Deidara's art! –cheers-

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