Before the guy could even blink, Deidara was gracefully over the counter and directly in his face. He was glaring harshly with his hands on his hips. His cheek was red from where he had been slapped but he didn't care. Instead, he stepped back slightly and swung his foot as hard as he could. There was a loud CRACK as Deidara's foot collided with the guy's face, sending him crashing to the ground. The guy may have been much taller than Deidara but the blond was quite flexible and was able to land a perfect blow. A low growl could be heard from the man on the floor but Deidara didn't even flinch a bit. He slowly got up and spat blood on the floor before reaching out and grabbing the blond tightly by the shirt.
"Where the hell is your manager!? What right do you have to treat a customer like that!? I come here all the time and spend a shit ton of money. I could buy your ass if I wanted too!" The male growled out as he started shaking the blond harshly. Deidara still didn't flinch. Instead, he smirked slightly and looked toward the crowd of customers.
"How many of you saw this guy strike an underaged kid after verbally assulting him?" Deidara asked and everyone raised their hands, causing the guy holding the blond to grow even more furious.
"Who fucking cares if they all saw it? I'll still have your ass fired for kicking me like that! I'm the customer and you're the bitch who's supposed to do as I say!" The guy shouted out before he threw Deidara harshly to the ground. At that point, Deidara felt a small twinge of fear but he didn't show it. Just as the guy was about to send a punch toward Deidara's face, his wrist was suddenly grabbed in a bone crushing grip with a deep voice that followed.
"I'll kindly ask you not to do that to my employee. If you do, the consequences will be dire." The voice said lowly. As the guy turned to see who was holding him, none other than Pein, the owner of the store, was standing there with a harsh glare on his face. Deidara was actually relieved to see the orange haired male.
"And who the hell are you?" The guy growled out.
"Oh me? I am the owner of this store and I saw everything you did to my employee. It started with an informal greeting, then foul language, then you struck him for simply doing his job. He had every right to kick you in the face and from the looks of it, he did a damn good job because your nose seems to be broken." Pein said in a terrifyingly calm tone. "Now kindly get out of this store, take your piece of shit system with you, and never come back." He said before he turned and threw the guy toward the door. He then picked up the system and threw it at the guy.
"Very well. I'll retrete for now." He hissed before looking at Deidara. "You better hope I don't see your face any time soon. You won't like it if I do." He then turned and hurried out of the store. Deidara let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding and looked toward the ground. That was the first time someone actually had the upper hand on him and it scared him badly. He soon found himself being gently pulled to his feet by Pein.
"Deidara, are you alright?" Pein asked in a much kinder tone.
"I'm fine...thank you for assisting me…" The blond replied before rubbing his arm. "I'll be getting back to work now…" He muttered before going back behind the counter. His burning eyes had turned dull for that moment, which was something that never happened before. He didn't even realize he was trembling slightly until Itachi came over and placed a hand on the blond's shoulder.
"You're okay...just try to calm down. Sit down by Sasuke. I'm sure Pein won't mind helping until you recover." The raven said before he gently pushed the blond down beside Sasuke. The orange haired male ended up agreeing to stay and help while Deidara regained himself. He wasn't a very lenient person whenever someone hurt his staff. They were all like family to him and he was determined to keep them all safe.
In one of the corners of the shop, the same man who had been stalking Deidara last night had stood there and seen the entire thing unfold and was now hiding a dark smirk behind a magazine he was holding. It was just the opening the male had been waiting for. Now the blond was shaken and he had a bit less confidence in himself, unlike when he had actually managed to take the mysterious man down. However, the mysterious man wasn't one to back down from a challenge.
"Hidan. If you're purchasing that magazine do so and let's go." Another male with long raven hair and tan skin said as he walked over to the other. Hidan turned and ran a hand through his silver hair that was always slicked back and rolled his purple colored eyes.
"Shut the hell up, Kakuzu. I'm plotting something here…" Hidan muttered softly as he sat the magazine down. He had only come in here to eye the blond behind the counter and put the final pieces to his plan in action.
"You're going after that kid who kicked your ass the other day, aren't you?" Kakuzu asked while raising an eyebrow. When Hidan nodded, the raven rolled his bright green eyes and sighed. "You're an idiot but I'm not going to stop you. However, I'm not helping you either." He said before he grabbed the silver haired male by the back of the shirt and dragged him out of the store.
"Hey! Wait! I don't want to go too far! He'll be out of there soon!" Hidan exclaimed once they were outside. Kakuzu released the whining male and crossed his arms.
"Look, we won't go too far but we can't hang around too long either. They'll get suspicious. Just wait a little ways away and then you can follow him." The raven replied. He honestly didn't know why he was giving this idiot any kind of advice but it was better than him blowing it and doing something stupid.
"Fine..I'll do it your way… Let's get going."
((Hello everyone! I just wanted to say thank you to those who have taken a look at this story. I know it's an unusual ship, but I love it and I was very pleased to find others who liked this ship and did fanfics. I started liking this ship during an RP I was doing with a friend. I think they're pretty cute together. I know Madara hasn't made an appearance yet, but please bare with me. Again, thank you all for reading!))