Through the Glass

Chapter One

From Sasori's point of view

It always seemed like whenever I made my way over to that little playground after school, everyone would leave.

From a distance I could make out a few familiar faces and the similar uniform to mine of children from my school. It didn't stop them from leaving when I approached though. They'd migrate to a nearby field to play football or something. Never did they ask me to join in. Even if they were missing up to five players. Although…I wasn't exactly the biggest fan of the sport.

My musing was interrupted by the gate creaking open. I turned and saw that little girl. She always came here. Everyday. And she'd always smile and wave at me. Occasionally I'd wave back and it would always cause her smile to grow. She had shoulder length blonde hair, which was, today, decorated with a number or girly hair slides. Her fringe fell slightly over her right cerulean blue eye. I'd never seen such beautiful eyes in my life.

She was the splitting image of her mother. She too had the big blue eyes, emphasised with all that eye make-up, and the long blonde hair, cascading past her shoulders.

They both wore nice clothes as well. It didn't really take much for me to realise that these two must be pretty well off. However, unlike her daughter, the mother never really took much notice of me. She was always far too preoccupied with whatever magazine she'd brought along with her.

On this day, I was on my usual swing, idly scraping my feet on the ground as I swayed back and forth slowly. I always watched the little girl with great interest and today was no different. She moved from area to area, always starting on the slide before moving onto the climbing frame, occasionally calling to her mother to help with something, whether she was stuck on the netting or needed to be pushed on the swing.

I watched as she spied a tiny ladybird on the railing. She picked the insect up in her tiny hands and let it weave through her fingers.

I saw the ball coming first and by the time I did, it was too late. It slammed into the side of her face, sending her flying, then skidding against the ground. She rolled over and let out a high pitched scream, tears streaking down her cheeks.

I leapt out of my seat and ran over to her. I knelt down and helped her up. 'Are you okay?' I asked, concerned that the ball might've broken her nose. She seemed fine though. Just a little shocked with a few grazes on her cheek.

She shook her head, still sobbing away. 'No!' she wailed.

I heard footsteps and her mother knelt down beside me. 'What happened, sweetie?' she asked, brushing the child down a little.

The girl carried on sobbing and pointed in the direction where the ball had come from.

I wasn't needed anymore.

Quietly, I began to make my way back over to the swing.

'Just a moment,' came a voice from behind me. I turned and blinked, curious as to what the girl's mother wanted. 'Thank you for helping my son,' she smiled.

I blinked a few times. Wait… i She /i was a i he /i ? Well…that was certainly a surprise. I was positive that child was a girl. But apparently not. Perhaps his mother was just one of those people who liked to treat their children like Barbie Doll heads on certain occasions. At least I hadn't spoken to him and embarrassed myself verbally by talking about his gender and such.

'Say thank you, sweetie,' the mother urged.

'Thank you, un!' the blond said obediently, beaming.

Wow…looked like he had gotten over that pretty quickly.

I nodded and smiled. 'You're welcome.' After that, I once again began to make my way back over to the swing. Only this time I found myself being followed by that little g…boy. I sat down on my swing and he sat down on the one right next to me, still grinning away.

'My name's Deidara, by the way, un,' he giggled.

Oh, so we were suddenly friends now? Still…I felt compelled to answer. It would be rude not to. '…Sasori,' I responded.

He carried on smiling, his eyes closed and head tilted to the side slightly. 'Will you push me on the roundabout, un?' he asked.

I blinked a few times. I was pretty sure that this was the first time someone had asked me to play with them. I was wary, but nodded, giving a weak smile. Might as well be friendly, no? This boy wanted to play with me, so why not?

I stood up and walked over to the roundabout. The blond hopped onto the metal structure and I began to push it around. 'Faster!' he giggled, and obediently, I did as I was told. He was laughing manically.

After a while I stopped to catch my breath and watched as he spun round and round. As the ride slowed down, Deidara jumped off and held out his tiny arms. He was wobbling a little, but that big grin was still there. 'That was great, un!' I smiled and watched as he ran back over to the swings. 'I wanna go on this now, un!'

i I want, I want/i typical of a toddler like him.

'Push me!'

No please, no thank you, did this kid have any manners? However much I wanted to deny him and ignore his rudeness, I felt I couldn't. Maybe it was because he was only young and didn't know any better. Or maybe it was because he was the company I had sort after for so long.

I pulled him back and let go, watching as the swing carried him off. 'How old are you?' I asked, curiously.

'Five!,' he replied, happily. 'What about you, un?'

It also seemed like he had a habit of saying "un" after most of his sentences…

'I'm eight,' I answered, pushing him again.

Whoever came up with that saying "time flies when you're having fun" was right. Having Deidara drag me around the playground had made me completely lose track of time.

'I have to go,' I said sadly, slinking my schoolbag over my shoulder.

The little blond looked as if he was going to cry. 'Awww' he whined. 'Can we play again tomorrow, un?'

I smiled. 'Yeah, of course.'

He beamed and hugged me. 'Okay, I'll see you tomorrow. Thank you for playing with me, un!'

Heh…I should've been the one thanking him.

I patted his head and pulled away. As I walked down the path, heading home, I turned to see Deidara waving to me frantically. I smiled and waved back.

I couldn't wait to tell mum I'd finally made a friend. He may have been a bit younger than me, but he was still a friend, nonetheless.

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