In case you didn't know, I do not own Naruto.


5:34 am

Deidara glanced at the clock and sighed in frustration, falling back onto his bed. He hadn't gotten any sleep during the whole night, and now it was already too late. Sick and tired of just staring at the ceiling, he got up and went to his bathroom. It was too late for him to go to sleep and too early to leave the house for school, leaving him trapped inside of his own prison. Trying to take as much time as he could while being in the shower, Deidara washed his hair as well, although there was no need to. After drying and putting it up into a half-ponytail, he brushed his teeth, twice, before looking in the mirror.

He leaned on the sink with his hands, drilling a hole into his eyes through the mirror. He didn't recognize the pale, colourless face that stared back at him. It could've belonged to anyone. The dark circles under his eyes seemed to darken even more as he couldn't turn away.

Deidara stopped leaning on his hands as he felt them starting to shake. He splashed some cold water on his face to keep himself awake and exited the bathroom. As he went to grab his clothes, he really didn't care he'd be absurdly early. He just couldn't stay in the house anymore, he had to get out.

Grabbing his jacket and schoolbag, he went out of the house where everyone else was still sleeping. Deidara had to admit he preferred the building that way, it gave him a feeling of solitude, something he had started to appreciate during the past few years.

Since he had more than enough time to spare, he decided to walk to school through the park, avoiding the shortcuts. The feeling of cold wind caressing him was comforting, making him close his eyes even while walking. Sensing the consequences of not eating for so long catching up, he decided to sit down at a nearby bench. As Deidara felt his eyelids becoming heavy, he rested his head on the schoolbag, being out in a couple of seconds.

He was woken up by his whole body shaking. As he returned to reality from the dream land, the prompt surfacing made him jump and panic a little. How long had he been out? Automatically reaching out into his pocket to find his cell, he realized he had missed the first four classes and it was already lunch break.

Running his hand across his face, the young male leaned back on the bench, finally noticing the familiar redhead standing in front of him The exact same one who had woken him up.

"Why aren't you at school?" both of them asked at the same time, causing a little awkward silence.

"You first," Sasori said, breaking the silence.

As Deidara answered, he let his usual monotone expression appear again. "I passed out on the bench," he said as if it were the most normal thing in the world. "And you? You don't even have your schoolbag with you."

Sasori just shrugged, "I'm not at school because I'm here. Can't be at two places at the same time."

Staring at the redhead wide eyed for a minute, Deidara just shook the comment off, standing up and turning to go.

"Where're you going to?" Sasori asked him, walking by his side. "Surely not to school?"

"Why do you care?" the younger male asked in a bored tone.

"Because you look like you're going to pass out again any moment."

"I repeat, why do you care?"

"Want to go to eat?" the redhead asked, ignoring the question.

"No."

"We'll make it my treat at any place you choose."

"I have money," Deidara snapped, stopping at the traffic lights, as they had gotten out of the park. He kept his eyes stubbornly at the passing cars, not really noticing any of them. He would've missed the green light, had Sasori not dragged him across the road. Unfortunately for the blonde, his deskmate didn't let go of his hand after crossing the road either. He was dragged along to the nearby parking lot and placed in front of a black Lamborghini.

Sasori opened the passenger's door for him and went to driver's seat.

"Get in," he ordered the blonde as he saw the younger male wasn't moving at all.

For some reason, Deidara followed the order, closing the door behind him. After both of them had fastened their seatbelts, Sasori started the engine.

"Where to?" he asked. "Where do you want to eat at?"

"I am not going to eat," Deidara stated, looking out of the window.

"Is McDonald's OK?" Sasori questioned, ignoring, once again, the younger male's arguing.

"I don't eat fast food."

Sasori just nodded, not letting his surprise show. "Something more elegant then."

Deidara shook his head, giving up on it and deciding to change the topic. "You have something that belongs to me."

Sasori smirked, understanding perfectly that he had the upper hand there. "Yes, the drawing is at my home."

The blonde sighed in frustration. "I expect you will bring it to school tomorrow?"

Sasori didn't answer, but his smile grew wider. "We're here."

They had stopped in front of a restaurant Deidara didn't recognize. It looked cozy though. As they entered, a waitress directed them to a free table, handing them menus.

"I hope you do remember I am not going to eat anything." Deidara reminded the older male with an expressionless face.

"I'm afraid you don't have a choice," Sasori smirked at him. "I have your drawing. If you want it back, you'd better eat."

Deidara sighed heavily, running his eyes over the list of foods. He noticed that Sasori had placed his menu on the table, without even taking a look inside.

"Hello," a dark-headed waitress approached them with a friendly smile on her face. "Are you ready to order?"

Hesitating a little, Deidara looked at the older male who just nodded at him. "Um, I'll take pasta and a coke."

The waitress nodded happily, writing it down before she turned to look at Sasori. "The same for me, please."

The waitress nodded once again before leaving. The table remained silent as the younger male thought over the situation. How come he had ended up here? It made no sense why someone he had so obviously tried to ignore was worrying over his eating habits.

"I still don't understand why you're doing this," Deidara said, looking at the redhead into the eyes. The older male's expression slowly changed into a smirk.

"You don't have to."


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