Authors note: My very lovely computer is still being a bully, but here is chapter 3!(I had hoped to upload it 2 days ago) :c

But nevertheless, enjoy. (:

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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SAKURA POV

As soon as Itachi left, Deidara draped his arm over my shoulder and leaned in close. "Maybe we can walk home more often since we live on the same street, cute little strolls yeah." He whispered in my ear and I couldn't help but giggle as me and Deidara both ignored Tobi's loud shouts as he ran towards us.

"Deidara! Tobi has missed you Deidara!" He shouted as he scooted to a stop on his heels in front of us, beginning to walk backwards, "Deidara! What are you doing with Miss Sakura!"

I let out another giggle quietly as Deidara sent a glare towards Tobi who laughed nervously and waved his hands as if Deidara was going to pounce on him. I half expected him to when Tobi continued his nagging on him.

"Oh Deidara! Are you on a date?" Tobi said cheerfully, making me wonder just what his face looked like, and what expression he had. It was really hard to read him.

I stepped forwards as Deidara was about to say (more like shout) something at Tobi, my hand reaching forward as curiosity got the better of me… Tobi flinched back and put his hand on his mask before he ran off. "No! Tobi's mask must stay on! Deidara, Miss Sakura is mean…" He shouted off into the distance, Tobi always was good at making quick escapes.

Deidara let out a long sigh, his face relaxing. He was obviously relieved to have Tobi out of sight and he wasn't the only one, there was only so much one could handle of Tobi's childish manner.

I realized that Deidara had dropped his arm from around me sometime during Tobi's appearance, and I kind of missed it. He was so warm, and easy to embrace. I never expected to enjoy his embrace, let alone his company.

Deidara always seemed so, well… selfish and serious, but I felt like I was seeing a whole new side of him today, and I liked it.

"So which house is yours?" I asked, looking around.

He groaned and pointed to the house besides Tobi's, "Hidan, Sasori, and me live there." He said as if the words burnt his tongue.

"The three of you?" I asked confused, I never really paid much attention to where any other guys in my school lived, I was always too distracted by Sasuke- so chiselled, mysterious and breath-takingly handsome… No! Sakura stop. I kept finding myself becoming distracted with thoughts of Sasuke over every little thing, but habits do die hard. I heard Deidara ask me something, and looked at him with puzzled eyes. "Huh?"

Deidara laughed, "Yeah, the three of us, and do you want to come in?"

Oh, so that's what he said. "Sure." I smiled before realizing what I'd said as he led me into his house, his arm once more draping over my shoulder, and this time I leaned into his embrace, and he smiled down at me. *SCREW SASUKE, LET'S GO DEIDARA!* The inner me cheered.

"So… why do you three live together?" I asked as I looked around the house.

No response, it must be a touchy subject.

"Deidara you fucking dick what the hell took you so lo- Ohh… Hello, Sakura." said the familiar voice of a male with slicked-back silver hair and a cunning grin. Hidan had descended down the staircase and stopped halfway when he caught the sight of us. I could feel Deidara's muscles tense as Hidan came closer. "Well princess? What the fuck took so long?" Hidan said, staring at Deidara.

DEIDARA POV

Hell Hidan, you better not ruin this yeah! Or I'll give you a real reason to pray to your Jashin! I thought as Hidan approached us, he seemed to have something on his mind, and that was never a good thing, Hidan had such a twisted mind.

"He was accompanying me home… And it was lovely." Sakura said to him, answering the question he'd asked me. "Until now..." She whispered in my ear quietly, and I couldn't help but smirk as Hidan's face grew angry with not knowing what she'd said, and I swear I saw his eye twitch as he held back a few curses at the girl… Hidan wouldn't want to lose the bet either, so he was trying to keep calm and collected towards her.

Hidan stared at me and then back at Sakura before he headed back up stares mumbled curses under his breath. I was grateful that Hidan had a shorter temper than I did.

"Maybe my place wasn't such a great idea." I said, and watched as Sakura moved away from me and down into my art room, full of sculptures and lumps of clay.

"What's this?" She asked me as he took closer inspection of what I had packed into a box.

Oh shit I quickly made my way over and moved the box up high, that's where I kept some explosives; I liked to blow things up.

Damn, if it wasn't so illegal I could tell her how my art is beautiful, how it is an explosion! "Oh, that's nothing yeah." I said, as she looked at me suspiciously and eyed the box. "Honestly…"

Sakura just nodded after a moment and went on to look around the room in awe.

Phew, close call, if she got in that box and handled something wrong, she could have blown up!...beautifully, in a flash of light to be admired for seconds before it's gone. True art… I shook the thought out of my head.

"I really like your art; it's so beautiful, detailed and smooth." Sakura said, making sure not to touch my work as she inspected it, turning to smile at me.

"Do you want some food?" I asked, feeling on top of the world at her compliments of my work, if only she could see the true beauty of my art.

Sakura nodded at me, and we headed out of the room and into the kitchen.

As we headed out the door Sakura looked at me confused, "I thought you meant here..."

I laughed and turned to her, "I can't cook, yeah. So we'll get some take out."

The walk to the cafe was relatively quiet, not that I minded… but she seemed a little bored. Unlike Itachi I wasn't interested in what she'd like to be or what she was studying, but I needed to think of conversation quickly, "Saku-"

I was interrupted by her stopping, her body tensed, I looked at her and followed her wide-eyed stare, only to see Sasuke sitting at a table where we were going to get a bite to eat, but he wasn't alone, Itachi was there. That slick, charming Itachi. He makes me sick.

Itachi caught sight of us and smiled politely as we walked closer, Sakura more slowly than myself.

"Care to join?" Itachi asked, Sakura and Sasuke looking both up in disbelief.

"I don't want that annoying bitch joining us." Sasuke said rudely.

"We're good." I said simply, putting my arm around Sakura.

ITACHI POV

Sasuke looked at me with an angry face at my suggestion. "I don't want that annoying bitch joining us." He stated rudely, I directed my gaze at Sakura, who seemed rather scorn by my little brothers words.

His words also made Deidara drape his arm over Sakura again. "We're good."

I tensed and looked at my brother, "Sasuke." I warned as I poked his forehead, he was ruining my chances without even knowing it.

Sakura and Deidara left rather quickly and went and sat at the only empty table, a few tables away from Sasuke and me, but she still didn't seem comfortable. I caught her eye and tried to hold the contact with her by smiling but she just looked away, I then noticed my brother's glare had not moved away from Sakura's direction. "Sasuke, what makes you hate her so much?"

Sasuke shrugged, "She's just annoying, thinking she has a chance with me, hn." He scoffed, "She isn't worth anyone's time."

I shook my head. "Little brother, your eyes deceive you." This caught his attention. "Maybe you are the annoying one."

Sasuke growled and made an 'hn' noise before he went back to eating, little brother, how did you grow up to be so self-centred and heartless? I questioned myself, watching as Deidara returned to the table with a plate of food for the both of them.

Sakura smiled sweetly at him, a smile that should have been mine, and no one else's.

I pulled my gaze away as Deidara caught me staring, he was slowly getting the upper hand, and I was slowly losing all hope in gaining her interest.

I cannot allow this to happen.


more to come soon!

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