Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue.
Yoru: This one is for Miyako-chan.
Kuronue: Cute request.
Yoru: Can do! Off we go! By the way, I'm writing this with Tobi as Tobi because I think his alter ego is nowhere near as fun to write.
Fourth: Deidara x Tobi – Blind Date
Deidara sat stiffly at the restaurant table, fiddling with his mesh top. He hadn't felt like dressing up, so he'd just pulled on his usual mesh top and black pants, leaving his cloak at home. He had, on a whim, left his hair down. It tumbled down his shoulders and back in golden waves, framing his pretty face perfectly.
He growled to himself. How had he let Konan trick him into this?
All he had done was mention, mention, in passing that he missed Sasori. Was that evidence to set him up on a blind date?
He sighed. He could just leave. If he didn't want this date, he could leave now before the other got here.
He knew why he didn't leave: he was lonely without Sasori. He wanted this date because he wanted someone.
After a few more minutes of waiting, Deidara was gratified to see a handsome young man sit down across from him. He smiled slightly
The gratification ended when the other man opened his mouth.
"Deidara-sempai, you smiled at Tobi! Tobi must be a good boy!"
Stunned silence reigned for a good ten seconds.
"TOBI?!?"
"Yes! Konan-san asks Tobi to go on a date with Deidara-sempai, so of course Tobi says yes!" Tobi smiled hugely. Deidara stared at him.
His hair was different without his mask, somehow longer and less shaggy. His skin was pale, but not disturbingly so. His one remaining eye was coal black, beautifully matching his hair. Tobi was…gorgeous.
"Tobi was so happy to know Deidara-sempai was his date! Tobi even dressed up and brushed his hair. Then Tobi thought, Tobi should not wear his mask, for Deidara-sempai has not seen Tobi without it and maybe it will be more formal for the date." Tobi was still prattling on, oblivious to Deidara's scrutiny and growing annoyance.
"Konan asked you to go on a date with me, un?"
"Yes! And good boy that Tobi is, Tobi accepted!"
Deidara sighed, "Tobi, you do know I didn't ask for this, un."
"Tobi knows."
"Do you understand that if I had known that you were my date, I wouldn't have come?"
"Tobi understands."
"Then why did you accept, un?" Deidara snarled, snapping. Tobi hesitated, then shrugged.
"Because Tobi is in love with Deidara-sempai."
This time the silence stretched for what seemed like eternity. Deidara could not believe what Tobi had just confessed to him.
Love?
Could someone like Tobi love? Puppy love, maybe, but Deidara highly doubted that someone with the mind of a child could really, romantically love someone.
"Tobi, that's a big statement, un," Deidara said finally, surprising himself by the calm in his voice.
"Tobi knows it's true."
Deidara was silent again, and this time the waiter came by. Mechanically they ordered, and then all was quiet once more.
"Deidara-sempai doesn't believe Tobi?"
"No," Deidara said truthfully.
"Deidara-sempai thinks someone like Tobi cannot love like an adult?"
Deidara eyed Tobi. The kid…his partner was so perceptive. Maybe…
"Tobi loves Deidara-sempai," Tobi said firmly. Deidara finally sat back.
"How do you figure, un?"
"Deidara-sempai lights up Tobi's world. At first, Tobi thought it was just admiration, but soon Tobi realized how jealous he was of Sasori-san. When Tobi became Deidara-sempai's partner, Tobi found that he craved the time he spent with Deidara-sempai. Tobi wanted to be with Deidara-sempai always. That is how Tobi knows." Tobi smiled gently at Deidara, who only nodded.
"Does Deidara-sempai need proof?"
"Un…?"
Before Deidara could really respond, Tobi's lips were pressed to his, very gentle and sweet. Deidara blinked, but decided he didn't really mind.