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A/N: It's Mika's turn! So Chapter three is up now, and we're happy about it. Erm.. There's some what of an Ino bashing in this one since.. well Ino is almost as bad as Sakura. I'm proud to say that this turned out to be a good chapter n.n . As said last time, we're still open to new people. Now, go one and read the fic, and please review, it'd be nice .o .

Writers: Tenchi and Mika

Warnings: Shonen ai/Yaoi that's boyxboy love for those who don't know.

Pairings: Neji/Deidara and Itachi/Hinata

Neji caught up to the boy and grabbed his shoulder. "Dei-kun, I would normally ask you why you caused that explosion, but at the moment I am too thankful to care." Had he been anybody else, he might have hugged Deidara then.

Deidara Blinked as he recognized Neji, he was slightly confused. He knew about Neji from others, but he didn't know Neji would come up to him saying something like that. "Erm... you're... welcome?...un?" Deidara gave him a sort of scared look, wondering why he even talked to him after the way he was before.

Sakura coughed as she waved her hand so that she smoke could clear out from her. " Neji-kun, you alright?...Neji?" she looked to her side and gasped as she saw that he wasn't there. ' No! Not now! gotta find him!' she yelled to her self. She looked around, but stopped once she stopped him not too far away with what seemed like.. another girl? Who was she? ' Kyaah! no one's gonna steal my Neji!' She quickly walked over to where Deidara and Neji stood.

He realized he'd surprised Deidara and went to explain. "She's the reason why." He didn't need to say who "she" was. The kunoichi was coming right towards them.

Deidara squinted slightly as Sakura stopped next to them. He knew this girl, in fact he HATED her. Deidara shook slightly with anger. She was the reason, the cause, the source of his anger and such.

Sakura Looked at Deidara for a moment, the nin looked familiar. No matter, she was here for Neji. " Neji-kun what happened?" The kunoichi tilted her head as she gave him a questioning look. she didn't like the fact that this girl looked rather close to Neji. then again.. Deidara didn't like the fact that she was there either.

"I do not know, Sakura-san." Neji had just out right lied to the pink haired Kunoichi, and he didn't feel even slightly guilty about it.

Deidara looked at Neji and then at Sakura. So she liked him? Well, this just worked out for him. Deidara cleared his throat before giving ..well I guess uke eyes to him and asking quietly. " Neji-kun. who... is this?" Deidara moved so that she..er he was latching onto Neji's arm.

Sakura twitched slightly. No, inner Sakura was screaming her lungs out. " Eh? Neji...kun who is this girl?" Sakura smiled nicely and tried to keep herself from screaming at the girl.

"This is Deidara-chan. Dei-chan, this is Sakura-san." By the way he was stressing what he said, it sounded like he was trying to convince Deidara that he wasn't cheating on her...err...him.

Deidara tilted his head as he took a good look at Sakura. damn ... he hair was annoying. " Nice to meet you, Sakura-san..un!" Deidara had a rather hard grip on Neji's arm.

Sakura Smiled as she laughed as best and sweetly as she could. ' She's so... annoying...'and... ugh..' Inner Sakura was screaming , so we won't get into that. " It's really nice to meet you Deidara-chan." She bowed slightly, giving a smile to Neji. She wondered why The girls name sounded so.. familiar...

Had Neji been anybody else, he would have winced at the bruising grip Deidara had on his arm, but since he was himself, his face remained mostly impassive. He carefully failed to acknowledge Sakura's smile, watching Deidara out of the corner of his eye. He found it amusing that he was willing to play 'jealous girlfriend' against Sakura.

Deidara looked at Neji with that eye again. He never bothered to take off his Akatsuki hat, plus it was hot and he didn't like hot days. " Neji-kun... Can we leave? Please..un? You promised to take me to lunch, remember?" It was one way to get away from this other girl.. that and Deidara was hungry. " It was nice to meet you.. erm.. Sakura-san was it? Oh well. Hope we meet again soon... un!" Smiling the best he could, Deidara patted Sakura on the shoulder. Fighting not to bite off a chunk of her flesh. ' Hopefully with you strapped to one of my birds...Un!'

' LUNCH? She's going to lunch with Neji! Damnit! She stole my man! CHA! She's gonna get her ass whooped!' Sakura made herself shut up inside and struggled just as hard to not kick her when she patted her shoulder. " Yeah, It'll be nice to know Neji's ... girlfriend" The pink hair girl was screaming at herself mentally. ' CHA! I'll break them up! Stupid blond... Almost like Ino was!'

Deidara turned and latched onto Neji and... poor Deidara... he didn't want this girl bothering Neji, so He leaned up and kissed him softly. "C'mon Neji-kun! Let's go...un!"

Neji turned to Deidara with a smirk that was almost a smile and nodded. "Hai, I remember Dei-chan. Where would you like to eat?" He was studiously ignoring the pink-haired girl now. He managed to free his arm from Deidara's grip and slip it around the other boy's waist, farther adding to the image that they were dating.

Deidara blushed a bit, but shook it off. " Dango! I want a place with Dango..un!" Deidara was craving dango, and it was annoying him. The stone nin tugged on Neji's shirt and pulled him to turn around and walk away. Reason being that this girl was about to get killed if they didn't move.

Sakura waved as they left. Damn that blond girl annoyed her. But who was she? " She reminds me of some one... Damn.. who was it..." Sakura turned around to leave, but looked over she shoulder. She did look hurt to see Deidara with Neji, but at the same time, she was confused on who this chick was.

Neji nodded and started to lead his supposed 'girlfriend' towards the restaurant that had the best, in his opinion, dango. He felt Sakura's eyes on them as they walked away. It was all too easy to shrug it off however. "Thank you Deidara," he finally said once Sakura was well out of hearing range. "That woman annoys me beyond all logic."

Deidara pulled away from Neji and hid a small blush as best as he could. " I don't like her... She gave me a bad gut feeling..." The uke eye was gone and regular Deidara was here. The blond pulled his bangs away from his mechanical eye and looked back to see if the girl was still there. " So when are you going to cut this off? I don't like the fact that I'm... dating you." He turned around and sniffed the air. a large smile appeared on Deidara's face. " DANGO un! " Deidara jumped, He really was craving dango. I guess he'd have to repay the Hyuuga somehow for this.

Neji sighed and reached for his wallet. He wouldn't mind some Dango either. He went into the building and apologized to the owner for the overactive blond before ordering Dango for the both of them. He would avoid Deidara's question, if he could. Because he wouldn't lie to the blond boy. He took the Dango to a table near the back and sat down, one plate in front of him, the other across the table.

Deidara quickly picked up a dango and popped it into his mouth. He smiled and savored the sweet piece of food. Damn that made his craving lessen. " Thank you, Neji. I was dying for some, and since I had only enough money to buy groceries for the others I couldn't buy some." The blond has already swallowed the other piece. He was eating with his hand as he was talking to Neji. " How's Hinata-san?" The blond placed an elbow on the table as his chin rested on his other hand. It was odd seeing the blond's hand eat for him.

Neji, surprised, watched him as his hands ate for him. It took him a moment to realize that Deidara had asked him another question. "She seems happy. I wouldn't have thought she would marry someone like Itachi-sama, but he's been good for her." That was probably the most that anyone had heard the Prodigy speak since the Chuunin exams.

Deidara nodded as he shook his hand that was eating so that the mouth wouldn't choke. " Itachi-sama seems a lot happier as well. Which is saying a lot considering his past and stuff...un." Placing his hand back onto the plate, he began eating again. One would wonder how the food got from his hand to his stomach... but no one really questioned Deidara.

Neji wasn't about to either. He remembered Temari's advice, and tried to figure out how to ask questions without seeming odd. He ate his Dango thoughtfully, mulling over his problem. He savored the sweet treat, even as he thought. The Dango was good here, and that was the reason he'd come/

Deidara finished his dango and was leaning back a bit. He didn't want to bother the Hyuuga while he was thinking. It bored him not doing anything, but it was better than 'causing a scene in front of everyone and getting kicked out. He sat there for about what... 5 minuets before taking a deep breath. This boy was boring.

Neji eventually looked up and decided to try and start a conversation. "What do you like to do aside from dancing and bothering people?"

Deidara looked at Neji with a stare. Well, hearing the Hyuuga start a conversation was new... " Ah well.. creating new art. Sculpting and such.. un. Cooking is another thing I enjoy.. Along with doing Itachi-san's nails and hair if he ever lets me" the last few things Deidara smiled at. He really was rather girly...

Neji was surprised to notice that he had given a slight smile, something he quickly stifled and hid. Deidara was an extremely girly guy. "I see." He was not good at this, nor was he in the habit of trying to get to know someone.

Deidara nodded as he jabbered on more about himself. It only really took one question to make him start talking. " But no one ever really wants to see my art anymore since they're all to busy on missions or stuff. I guess that's why annoying people gets me happy. But anyways, I'm not allowed in the kitchen anymore since I caught Zetsu and Sasori-san on fire by accident." This was the firs time Deidara had mentioned Sasori's name with out crying or anything. The blond continued his little story about the kitchen, he was such an easy person to talk to since he always had something to say.

Neji soon gave up trying to keep the tiny smile off his face as he listened to the stories the ex-stone nin told. They really were highly amusing, and only served to give the blond a stronger pull.

Deidara laughed at himself each time he mentioned doing something that got others in trouble or was a odd situation. He was having fun. " Hehe, but I ended up super gluing Zetsu's leaves shut. He couldn't see for hours...un" He snickered and sighed, looking at Neji. " You barely said anything Neji, hmmm... What do you enjoy or dislike?" He tilted his head slightly waiting for an answer. He didn't notice another blond walk in...

All of a sudden, a high-pitched squeal rent the air. "Neji-Kun!" Neji had t brace his arms against the table to avoid face planting as the young blond girl launched herself at him and latched herself to his back.

"Ino-san," he grated out.

"Oh, Neji-kun! I saw you through the window and just had to come in and see you!"

Deidara has a plain simple expression of ' What the fuck just happened?'. He blinked and started at the other blond latched onto Neji. ' Who the fuck is this girl...' He sat up straight as he looked down at Neji. Why was this girl latched onto him like she personally knew him... "Nani? Neji, do you have something to tell me...un?" Deidara looked at Neji smiling.. which was hiding the angry yells of Deidara.

One had only to look at Neji's face to realize that he did not like the girl who was burying her face in the back of his jacket. "Ino-san. Let go."

"But Neji-kun!" the girl squealed. Neji stood up and started trying to pry her arms from around him.

"I apologize, Dei-chan. I didn't know she was going to show up here." He finally managed to break the girls grip and get her off of him.

Deidara smiled and nodded, this blond chick was almost.. no worse than Sakura. " Ah well... I guess that ends our little romantic lunch, Neji-kun...un" Deidara cleared his throat and looked at the blond kunoichi. " Hello... erm.. I'm Deidara, Neji's girlfriend... who are you?" There was a little something when Deidara said girlfriend, but he didn't care. " Can you please.. get off Neji...un?" If Deidara didn't want to Neji, He'd have blown this girls arms off.

Ino popped her head over Neji's shoulder to glare at Deidara. "I'm Yamanaka Ino, and everyone knows that I've had a claim on Neji since Sasuke left the village."

Deidara twitched. " What?" He leaned over the table and pointed to himself. " I'm not trying to start anything, but Neji is my boyfriend, so please, get off him..un" The one eye that was showing was narrowed and full of annoyance. "Right Neji-kun? " Deidara smiled at Neji with a aura of hate.

Neji was frightened. And he was not to proud to admit it, to himself. "Hai, Dei-chan."

Ino let go of Neji to back away from the frightening blond in front of him.

Deidara tilted his head at the other blond. " Do you have anything to say? Go on. Spit out any insult or comment. If Neji is yours, I think you'd want to defend your claim, un?" Deidara had a good point. He simply smiled and waited. His mouths on his hands were clamped shut in order for them not to click with anger.

Neji, quiet frankly, was glad that it wasn't him Deidara's anger was aimed at. Ino was slowly backing away. The blond staring at her was frightening. However, once she was a certain distance away, she tried to use her mind transfer jutsu. Neji, who had watched he fight before, promptly tackled Deidara out of harms way.

Deidara squeaked as he was tackled down. " Ah! N-Neji, what are you doing, un!" Deidara was a bit freaked out by the sudden attack from Neji. He didn't know what Ino was trying to do. He was really confused, but this wasn't as bad as the first time they met. " What the hell is going on?"

Neji slowly stood up and pointed to where Ino's body was slumped to the floor. "That's her clan's special technique. They can project their souls into another person's body and take it over."

Deidara sat up and looked at Ino's body. " ... If that's the case.. then she was trying to get into my body.. but she didn't... so where is she?" Deidara looked around trying to find out who had been taken over by the Yamanaka. He was glad Neji pushed him down, but it was still rather odd. " Where's that blond bitch..."

"She managed to miss everyone, it will take her some time to make it back to her body. We perhaps should leave before she returns."

Deidara nodded before getting up and walking out quickly. He didn't like the thought of someone being in his body. Holding himself, he leaned onto a tree after they had walked a distance away from where the other blond was. It was beginning to get a bit cloudy. " I don't like that girl at all, why do attract these people?"

"It's not by choice, Dei-kun, believe me. I would give almost anything to avoid being the center of their attention. He definitely knew there were feelings for the other boy in him now. If he hadn't cared he would have just left him and Ino to their fight. He wrapped his arms around Deidara in an attempt to help calm him down. It was awkward, but the attempt was meant well.

Deidara blushed and pushed away; sliding behind the tree he was leaning on. " What are you doing? " Deidara peeked behind form the tree with an alert look. People holding him wasn't his favorite thing in the world. He wasn't comfortable with people embracing him like that.

"I was trying to comfort you. I suppose I'm rather unskilled at it..."

Deidara sunk back behind the tree and sighed. " No...un" He held himself still as he sat down on the ground. " I'm just ... sensitive is the best word. I'm not used to other people trying to comfort me." Deidara pulled up his knees and hugged them so that he was curled into a ball. He head rested on his knees as he felt a drop fall on his nose. It was going to rain soon. " Sorry for making you feel unwanted."

"It's nothing new to me. You needn't apologize." He looked at the sky. "Come, let's get somewhere sheltered before the rain starts."

Deidara looked up a bit and shook his head. " You can go, I'm just going to sit here and think to myself. " He placed his head to the side and kept a distant look on his eye. The embrace from the Hyuuga triggered a memory from the Stone nin. Now his mental photo album was running a few scene from a few years before.

"Deidara, you're going to get sick if you sit in the rain."

"I'm fine, Neji. " Deidara barely mumbled this out as he was getting a bit lost with in his own mind.

Neji sighed and walked over to the other nin before bending and easily lifting him bridal style and walking towards the Hyuuga estate.

Deidara panicked and began to kick and struggle. " Neji! Put me down! I don't want to go inside or anything! Let me go! Neji? Are you listening?" That caught Deidara off guard and it also interrupted a replaying moment for Deidara.

Neji ignored him and continue to walk, his face carefully impassive to keep his amusement hidden.

" I hate you Neji, you suck as a boyfriend!" Deidara kept yelling out many things to Neji so he would put him down, but that eventually stopped after a while. The blond kept quiet for a moment, thinking over a few things with in his mind. He didn't like the Hyuuga boy carrying him.

Once Neji had Deidara indoors, he set the blond down.

Deidara had a frown on and sat against a wall. He wanted to be alone, but Neji had prevented that to be true. " You suck... " He looked to the side and rested his head on his knees again.

He shrugged. "If you want to be alone, I'll leave you alone, I just don't want you catching cold."

Deidara grunted as he placed his head down so that no one could see it. He was waiting for Neji to leave. Neji sighed and walked out, silently closing the door to his room behind him.

After what seemed a good while, Deidara looked up and shifted, making sure he wasn't around. He crawled to the door that led outside and opened it slightly, turning around to se if he was standing there. 'Good... '. Standing up he quietly opened the door and closed after he got out. The rain felt good. Cold, lonely and sad. He stood there for a moment, holding back some tears. So much had came into mind, it was hurting Deidara.