As we marched off to Konaha, I noticed a strange difference coming from Tobi. He was too quiet, and I have to admit I was concerned. The only time he doesn't talk is when he's sleeping. And now I'm actually staying up because I just had to be so curious about his face. It was driving me insane! I hated yelling at an orange lollypop, and not seeing the reactions he had. I went back to staring at him. He seemed to be looking down, watching were he stepped.
"What's your problem baka un?" I asked before I realized how mean I sounded.
Tobi shook his head. "Nothing senpai. Tobi's just thinking."
That caused me to silence for some reason. I didn't know why, but it just seemed right for Tobi to be thinking right now. Probably because I was thinking too and I was angry. Tobi seemed to only annoy me when I was already angry. It's like he had some sort of sixth sense. I decided to ask him what he was thinking, even though it's been minutes after.
"About what un?" I asked.
"What?" he completely oblivious to the last words he said.
"What were you thinking un?" I questioned a little loudly.
"Oh-" he began.
I waited for him to speak again.
"Well? Un." I pushed. Tobi seemed to finally realized I wanted an answer.
Tobi shook his head again. "You wouldn't care."
That hurt. I didn't know why it hurt, but then I remembered, why did I care in the first place? I always loved it when Tobi shut up, but now I just want to hear his voice.
"You can tell me, un." I purred. Wait, did I just do that??
Tobi remained quiet for what it seemed like hours. Then he finally spoke up.
"I was thinking senpai…..That how a lot of us in the Akatsuki are going to die soon….Even you." Tobi had whispered the last part, hoping I wouldn't hear it.
"Well, duh Tobi. We're part of an evil organization trying to rule the world. Obviously we all have a better chance of being killed, un. That's why we have to kill those ANBU so we have a little more chance of survival, un." I explained.
"Oh." he sighed. But he seemed to be a little more happy.
"And I'm not letting anyone kill me. I'm going out with a bang, un!" he seemed to tense a little though.
We were silent for the rest of the way, until night fell and I decided to start camp in a small clearing.
"Tobi, go get some fire wood." I ordered. I wasn't harsh, but Tobi took off his cloak and started walking deeper into the woods.
I started to gather large rocks into a circle for the fire. When I was finished, my eye caught a small object sticking out the pocket of Tobi's cloak. (I know the Akatsuki cloak doesn't have pockets, but I decided Tobi was special enough to have pockets) I reached over to pick up the small object that was plastic. I picked it up to find an empty container with a small sticker on it.
"Medicine? Hmm." I murmured under my breath.
I spun it around in my hands so I could see the sticker more clearly. I read it and I was horrified. He was taking…
"Depression pills…un." I gasped.
I couldn't believe it. The container was empty. How long has he been on these? Why was he on these? Did he just run out? Questions bobbled and swirled around in my head. The spell was broken when I heard Tobi coming about ten feet away. In panic I didn't put the container back in his cloak pocket, instead I put it elsewhere…
"Tobi has the firewood now senpai!" Tobi announced.
I quickly made the fire and started to warm up. I closed my eyes to think. What if Tobi notices where I put the container? No. He wouldn't be able so easily. Should I ask him about it?
Before I could stop myself I snapped my eyes opened and asked the question of doom…
"Tobi? Do you take depression pills?" I didn't even say "un."
My eyes were too afraid to look at Tobi, and they wouldn't close again. So I just starred at the fire. I waited, there seemed to be an awkward feeling radiating off of him. That can't be good.
"What makes you ask that?" Tobi questioned.
Again, before I could stop myself, "I found them in your cloak pocket."
I felt Tobi turn to his cloak and reach in the pocket.
"Where are they now?" he asked.
I waited a few seconds. "Why do you need them?"
"Konan says I shouldn't get depressed. So she got them for me, but I just ran out." He explained calmly.
For a second, I felt pity. Tobi. That baka who always seemed to happy to be human, actually was dealing with depression.
"Where are they Deidara-senpai?" he asked in a dark voice that made shivers down my back.
I faced him now standing. I felt blood rush up to my face. So I answered.
"In my pants un."