Wohoo! Chapter 3 is up! Chapter 4 is done too, but i'm waiting to get more reviews. Pretty damn selfish, if i do say so myself :P. now, i've got to study for THREE tests we have tomorrow. Oh, the joys of Grade 9!
Btw, i still don't own Naruto. *sigh*
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Chapter 3:
The rest of my day passed without any other serious incidents. Well, unless you count getting a volleyball to the face from Rock Lee in gym class a serious incident, which I certainly did. Thankfully though, since I had gym last period, I got to leave school before my black eye got too bad.
As a walked out of school, trying to keep my head down, I could already feel my left eye swelling up. Damn Mr. Gai making us play co-ed! Looking up, I immediately spotted Sasori, and scowled. The jerk was just standing there, acting like he didn't have to power to completely destroy my social life!
The scowl still on my face, I marched up to him, while he unlocked the doors to the car. His grandma must have returned earlier that day, because this was definitively Sasori's car. You could tell just by looking at it. The paint job was plain black, and the car itself had an over all bored look about it – just like him.
"Ok, let's go." I mumbled, wrenching open the squeaky door to the front seat. Sasori only shrugged, walking around to the driver's seat, and getting in. Leaning over, I buckled up my seatbelt, which by the way was one of the old sorts that you have to wrestle with for 5 minuted to buckle. When I looked back up, Sasori was staring at me.
"What happened to your eye?" he asked. I felt a little surprised. Since when did he care? I shrugged mentally. Whatever, answering him won't kill me. And besides, it might even help me get enough sympathy from him that he'll agree not to tell Deidara about Sasuke!
"Oh, nothing, we were playing volleyball and I got a spike from Rock Lee to the eye." I replied, trying to sound as nonchalant as I could, even though it hurt like hell. Sasori raised an eyebrow. In fact, he almost looked...concerned? What the hell?
"Well, are you feeling ok? Are you dizzy, or tired or anything?" what is he talking about? Suddenly, it clicked. He though that I might have gotten a concussion! Aw, that's so sweet! Not the fact that me may think I've dammaged my brain, but that he cares enough to mention it! Wow, where did that come from?
"Yes, I feel fine, and no to the other two." I explained hurriedly. Looking over, I watched Sasori relax. Was he relieved that I was ok? But, before I could delve any further into the matter he shrugged, his normal blank expression glued back on his face.
"Good. If you died on my watch, Deidara would never forgive me." I rolled my eyes, turning to look out the car window. In reality, I was kind of...disappointed that Sasori could change from caring to not caring so quickly. Didn't I matter even the littlest bit to him?
Wait, what am I thinking? I shook my head slightly. Since when do I care if I mattered anything to him?
But then again, I reasoned, I'd been feeling kind of off the whole day. Maybe I was getting whatever Deidara had. Speaking of my brother...
"Hey, Sasori...?" I ventured. His eyes didn't move from the road.
"What?" he asked. I noticed that he still looked as tired as he had that morning – maybe even worse. Wow, there must really be something going around. None the less, I carried on.
"I was wondering, do you think that you could just, ah... forget what you saw in the hallway?" I could feel my face heating up as I replayed the scene in my mind. To my surprise, Sasori started to chuckle.
"Hey, what's so funny? I'm asking nicely here!" I squawked, glaring at him. Why was he laughing? He had the power to ruin my life, and he was freakin' laughing!
"Why would I tell Deidara?" he asked, through his laughter. I, meanwhile, was far from laughing. Did I head him right? Was he really not going to tell my brother?
"B-but Deidara is your best friend! Wouldn't you tell him that his sister was dating his worst enemy's brother?" I asked, frowning. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I wanted Sasori to go spilling my guts. But still, loyalty to friends! Sasori only shrugged.
"It doesn't matter to me what you do. Deidara didn't see it, therefore it won't hurt him." he explained, eyes shifting back to the road. I scowled and rolled my eyes. What a great, satisfying answer that was! Despite myself, I let out a huff.
I didn't even know why it bothered me so much that Sasori was willing to keep something so important from my brother. Maybe it was just that Deidara is the only person nice (or in my opinion, mentally insane) enough to hang out with this guy.
"Some friend you are." I muttered in a voice that (I hoped) Sasori hadn't heard. I wanted to voice my opinion, not start a fight.
Sasori moved so quickly that I almost didn't see it. Sitting up straight, he yanked the steering wheel around, spinning the car off the road and into a terrifying parallel park. The minute we stoped, Sasori pulled out the key and turned his glare on me.
Ok, apparently he heard me.
"Let's get one thing straight, Ino. I'm trying to stop Deidara from hurting himself by going and trying to beat up Sasuke, or Itachi for that matter. Just because you seem to think that telling everyone's secrets to your friends doesn't mean that's the way everyone thinks." Sasori's eyes were narrowed dangerously, and every word sounded like he was spitting them out.
Needless to say, I was shocked, and just a little frightened. Not just by the driving – never in my life have I ever seen Sasori even break the speed limit – but by the raw emotion in his voice. Apparently I'd struck a nerve.
And besides, what right did he have to call me a bad friend? Just because I tell my friends things they REALLY OUGHT TO KNOW didn't mean I was a bad friend, thank you very much! And I was about to yell that at him, too...until I noticed his expression.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not a tyrant. I may be bitchy, but I'm definitively not heartless. So, when I saw that Sasori was looking down at the steering wheel with an absolutely painful expression, I deflated.
"Hey, Sasori...?" I ventured. When he didn't look up I shrugged, feeling my face heat up. "Could we...could we just forget this ever happened?"
Sasori was quiet for a very long time. In fact, by the time he did speak, I'd been busy checking my eye in my compact. Damn, it was gonna be one impressive black eye.
"Yeah...nothing happened. At all. I drove you home, told Deidara that his bratty sister pissed me off, and then went home myself. Nothing else." it sounded almost like he was talking to himself more than he was talking to me.
"So, does that mean that you're going to forget you ever saw me with Sasuke?" I asked, feeling hopeful. Or as Sakura would say, I was feeling cautiously optimistic. Sasori glanced at me, a small scowl on his face.
"Maybe." he announced, and I remembered he was still pissed at me. Before I could reply, he was starting the car back up, and pulling out of the temporary parking space.
I rolled my eyes. Typical Sasori. What was I expecting? For Sasori to turn around smiling and announce that my secret was safe with him, and that we were best buddies? I think not.
Turning to look back out the window, I smiled in relief. Wow, I really dodged a bullet there. Now all I needed was a healthy break from Sasori for a while.
Unfortunately, things didn't go quite as I planed.
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Oh, a cliffhanger! Well, if everyone wants to know what happens, make sure to R&R. PLEASE!!! I want to get this story done too, people!
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