Noble Riffraff
(Chapter 2)

Years later, thanks to much care and love, Deidara grew up to be a strong and healthy teen. Though his clothes weren't the best-looking in the world, he still had his beautiful blue eyes and long, golden hair going for him. Sadly, some of the other boys in the riffraff community mistook him for a girl because of Deidara's feminine-like features, but he tried not to let it get to him. He knew he was a man, and that was all there was to it.

"Deidara, could you go out and grab some food for dinner? Here, take some ryo." "Thanks, mom," Deidara looked at the coins in his hand, "...Mom, don't you think this is a lot for just food-?" "Go and get yourself something, too," his mother said, smiling at him. Deidara smiled back at her, "Okay, thanks!" He ran out of the house and went to the marketplace.

Today, a family of nobles just so happened to be passing through the village, but they weren't looking for any criminals like usual. It seemed as if they were just passing through; taking a stroll through the streets. This was not just any noble family, this was the Uchiha nobles; one of the highest noble families in the country. They were highly respected and guarded; if one of the family members were to be killed, it would be a horrible loss.

They were making their way to the marketplace; from a distance you could hear people chattering and gasping at the sight. The family was heavily guarded; two or three guards at their sides. "Huh?" Deidara looked up from the goods he was looking at when he saw the nobles coming. He stared at them in awe; they were the most wonderful thing he had seen in his entire life. As they approached, the people in the marketplace had kneeled down in respect. Deidara eventually snapped from his trance and copied everyone else.

Most of the nobles had the same characteristics of every Uchiha; they had the dark hair, the red and black clothing, and most important of all, the red eyes that people called the Sharingan. Some Uchihas chose to hide their eyes under the brim of a sergeant's hat, but others decided to keep their eyes visible. Today, the Noble Uchiha Prince was wandering through the village along with his cousins Madara and Itachi. He had visited this place a few times before, but only when he was little and came with his father, so he didn't remember it much.

He smiled at the bowing riffraff people; thinking it a bit silly for them to be bowing like this as he walked through the middle of the street like it was a parade. He glanced at some of the people as he walked, when one in particular caught his eye...

He had caught sight of Deidara; attracted by his bright features such as his long, golden hair. "Oh..." he said quietly, making his way over to Deidara. "Sir!" one of the guards called to him, but the Prince motioned a hand to him, saying that it was okay. Deidara saw the shadow of the man approach him and looked up slightly; but he was still bowing. The Prince smiled at him, "You don't need to do that..." Deidara paused for a moment and then stood, looking shyly at the Prince. He had dark jet black hair that was short and spiky, blood red eyes, and pale skin that had some scars on it.

"Do you have a name?"

"...it's Deidara..."

"Deidara..."

Suddenly, one of the Prince's cousins, Itachi, walked up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Tobi," he said quietly, motioning him to come. Tobi's head turned slightly to acknowledge that he had heard him, but he couldn't seem to keep his gaze off of Deidara... "Well...I suppose this is goodbye for now," the Uchiha Prince spoke, bowing to Deidara. "Farewell..." he looked up at the blonde, "...Deidara." Deidara gave him a suspicious look which only made the Prince smile as he turned to continue his walk through the village. Once he left, Deidara returned to looking for his goods, "Who...was that?"

TO BE CONTINUED