Oh, we're so close to finishing this! Well, I mean the story. The RP has been done for a while. Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed!
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(Three Weeks Later)
Deidara was pretty happy with life right about now. Sasori was in a coma, it was almost Christmas, and Naruto was his new best friend. And Gaara? Well... They were pretty close friends too. But he's Gaara... Sometimes it's a little hard to get close to him. But they were friends. And that was all that mattered to Deidara.
But today was an exception to Deidara's... new happy life.
Deidara grumbled as his older brother pulled him into another store in the huge downtown mall. He was being forced to Christmas shop even though Christmas was still a month away. They were at the mall, which happened to be pretty packed since it was Saturday. Sora, his older brother, dragged him over to the CD selection the music store had. The brunette was always too hyper for Deidara's liking.
Gaara wasn't fairing to well on this day either...
Gaara glared at his brother and sister who insisted on dragging him to the mall. Temari was always so paranoid about things being sold out and all that she decided to get Christmas gifts along with birthday gifts for Kankuro. She gave Kankuro some money before she ran off with a long list of things. Kankuro grinned at his little brother and ruffled his hair as he looked around at the stores. "Which one to go to?" He mused.
"How about home."
"Come on, Gaara! We're bonding!"
"That should be illegal."
"Oh! Look at this one, DeiDei!" Sora pulled out another CD holding it up for his brother to see.
"Sora, He's your boyfriend. I don't know what he'd like." He mumbled, crossing his arms over his chest.
Sora rolled his eyes and put it back. "Ok, then, what about you? Didn't you want to get something for... what's his name...? Naruto?"
Deidara nodded. "Not yet though. I haven't decided yet."
Sora ran off when he spotted something shiny. "Oh!" Deidara rolled his eyes and flipped through the CDs.
Kankuro took Gaara's hand and dragged him to the music store. He knew Gaara liked music so he took this as an opportunity to bond...which Gaara wanted illegal.
"I hate you." The redhead's face was blank.
"And I love you too." Kankuro said with a grin.
Deidara looked up when his brother squealed. He blinked when he saw the brunette engulfed in a hug by his boyfriend. Deidara sighed, his heart tightening at the picture. He lowered his head and continued to flip through the CDs, not really seeing them.
Gaara moved to walk out the store, but it was too late when Kankuro started to drag him around the store. "What kind of music do you like again?"
"...Remind me why you are touching me again."
"WE'RE BONDING!!" Kankuro whined at him.
"Like I said; bonding should be illegal."
"Gaara...we're brothers...enjoy it."
"I'm jumping for joy."
Deidara walked along the long rack thingy of CDs, not really paying attention. He could see his brother and his boyfriend out of the corner of his eye. It wasn't that he hated Sora's boyfriend... he just... Felt more alone when they were together. It was weird...
Gaara spotted the blonde, his eyes following him. Kankuro blinked. "That's your boyfriend?!"
Gaara narrowed his eyes and whacked the back of Kankuro's head. "When have you ever seen me in a relationship?"
"...I'm surprised you're not a virgin."
"I'm surprised I haven't yanked off your balls and shoved it up your ass." He moved to Deidara, leaving Kankuro a bit pale as he looked through the CD's alone.
Deidara stopped walking when he spotted an odd looking CD cover. He picked up the CD and looked it over, tilting his head a bit. He raised his other hand to his mouth and chewed on his thumb. Gaara creeped up behind him, putting his hands over his eyes. Deidara blinked behind the hands. "Sora." He groaned, grabbing one of the hands.
Gaara grabbed the hand and twirled Deidara around to face him. "Ello." He smiled.
Deidara blinked in surprise. "G-Gaara?" He broke out into a smile. "What are you doing here?"
Gaara's smile turned into a slight frown and he pointed at Kankuro. "My brother...and sister dragged me here for some...bonding..." Gaara's eye twitched lightly at the word.
The blonde giggled softly. "Ah, me too." He nodded over to Sora. "My brother dragged me here."
Gaara looked at Sora before looking back at Deidara. "Wanna ditch them?"
He nodded. "Please take me away."
"Will do." Gaara took Deidara's hand and started to lead him out the store. Deidara grinned and followed Gaara, excited. Once far away enough from the store, Gaara looked at Deidara, still holding his hand.
Deidara grinned at him. "So, what are we going to do then?"
"I'm... not sure."
Deidara shook his head, laughing. "Um, me neither."
Gaara chuckled softly, sticking out his tongue. "How about we go and walk around?"
He nodded. "Sure!" Gaara hummed lightly as he started to walk around the mall. Deidara smiled at him and followed him, glancing down at Gaara's hand still holding onto his. He blushed. "So..."
"Hm?" Gaara looked back at him before noticing their hands and letting go. "Eh...sorry."
Deidara pouted before turning his head and looking around at all the other people in the mall. "It's ok..."
Gaara patted his head, sticking out his tongue. "Which store would you like to go to?"
He shrugged, rubbing the top of his head where Gaara patted. "I don't care. As long I don't have to see Sora with his boyfriend."
"Don't like it?" Gaara started to walk around again.
"I'm happy Sora's happy but... I don't know. Its weird seeing them together I guess. It just kinda hurts."
"Afraid you gonna lose him?"
He shook his head. "It's not really that... I guess i'm more jealous then anything..."
"Why?"
"That he has someone and I don't."
Gaara blinked. "Oh..."
He shrugged. "But Sora's happy and that's what matters." He smiled.
"I guess so."
He nodded, more to reassure himself. "Yup. So, your brother wants to bond with you?"
"Don't remind me..."
"Awwww." He giggled. "What's wrong with your brother wanting to bond with you? It means he cares right?"
"I don't know and I personally don't care."
Deidara pouted. "But he's your brother... He obviously cares if he wants to bond."
"I don't have a brother."
Deidara bit his lip deciding to change the subject. "So, did you hear they still don't know who put Sasori in a coma?"
"Ah, yes I heard." Gaara chuckled darkly.
The blonde clapped his hands together. "Well, I say, good! Bastard deserved it!" He grinned.
Gaara laughed softly. "That's the spirit." He took Deidara's hand and started to drag him out the mall.
Deidara blushed and followed behind Gaara closely. "W-Where are we going?"
Gaara smiled slightly at him. "You'll see."
Deidara tilted his head at him but didn't question him. He trusted Gaara. Gaara hummed softly as he walked on, not noticing he was holding Deidara's hand still. Deidara looked at their hands and smiled. He wasn't sure why Gaara was still holding his hand, but he wasn't going to complain. He didn't want the warmth of Gaara's bigger hand to go away. Gaara lead him toward the park.
Gaara moved to a bridge that went over a pond. He looked down at the pond. "Ne..."
Deidara leaned against the railing of the bridge, staring down at the pond. "Hm?"
"Dare me to jump." He said with a smile.
Deidara blinked. "What? It's a pond... you wanna get all wet and end up with duck poo on you?"
Gaara shrugged, looking around with a small smile on his face. "Alright. I just wanted to know what you would say." He chuckled.
Deidara shook his head. "You're weird."
"I know. Thanks."
He giggled. "But that's what I like about you."
Gaara looked at Deidara, his stomach clenching at those words. He ignored it though. Deidara smiled at him causing Gaara to stick his tongue out. Deidara returned the gesture, giggling. Gaara leaned forward and patted his head like he was a child.
Deidara pouted at him. "Why must you always treat me like a kid?"
"You're pouting like one."
"Cause you're treating me like one."
Gaara chuckled, pecking his cheek. "That better?"
He blushed. "Yes."
"Alright." Gaara looked up at the sky. Deidara smiled at him and stepped a little closer to him, staring at the pond. Gaara glanced at him. "Naruto's been asking for you... said you haven't visited him since yesterday night..."
He nodded. "Sora's been occupying my time... I'm planning to go see him tonight."
"Alright. He'll like that."
He smiled. "Of course, if I can keep Sora away I will..."
"He's away now."
Deidara smiled. "Yea... true. I bet he hasn't even noticed i'm gone..." Gaara shrugged lightly. Deidara sighed and leaned forward on the railing, his hand still clasped with Gaara's. "It's nice out today... Not to cold."
"Maa. Very pretty to go out on a date."
He nodded in agreement. "I love it when the weather's like this."
"Wait until its night and the sky is even prettier than it is now."
"Yea, I love that. Sometimes I'll sit up on the roof and just look at the sky on days like today. I love it when it snows though. Especially at night... I love the snow."
"I like the snow too." Gaara shrugged lightly, running a hand through his hair. He never loved something... It was always like.
Deidara smiled, looking the redhead over. "I'm glad you found me at the mall. This is better then being dragged around all day by my brother and his insanely hyper boyfriend..."
"...It was better than bonding with my brother..." He twitched.
The blonde giggled. "I bet."
"So, what do you want for Christmas?"
He blinked at him before shrugging. "I have no idea..."
"What do you like to do?"
"Read... Sculpt... Paint... Photograph..."
"I'll get you... something... then."
He blinked in surprise. He wasn't expecting anything from Gaara. He bit his lip. Now he had to figure out what to get the redhead too... "What do you want for Christmas?"
"Nothing."
He stuck out his tongue. "Well, you're getting something."
"Alright."
Deidara grinned at him. Gaara smiled at him before starting to walk to the playground, still holding Deidara's hand as he did so. Deidara followed after him since, well, he kinda didn't have a choice. Gaara moved to the swings before sitting on an empty, finally letting Deidara's hand go. Deidara pouted slightly before he sat down on the empty swing beside Gaara.
Gaara kicked his feet lightly, leaning his head on the chain as he watched the children play. Deidara watched Gaara from the corner of his eye. Gaara didn't do anything else but watch the children smile and laugh as they played all together. Deidara moved his eyes to the children and watched them as well.
"I think I'll spend Christmas with Naruto this year." Gaara said with a smile.
He glanced at him. "I bet he'd love that."
"I know he would...especially since I can kill all the bugs for him..."
He giggled. "Aw, he needs you for more then just killing bugs!"
"...And making him ramen."
He smiled. "Aww, Gaara. You know he loves you."
"...No."
Deidara blinked in surprise. "What?"
Gaara eyed Deidara. "Naruto doesn't love me."
His jaw dropped a bit. "Are you insane? You mean more then anything to Naruto. He loves you like you were his brother or something."
The redhead frowned. "He doesn't love me."
Deidara's heart dropped a bit. "How can you say that?"
"Like this; he doesn't love me."
Deidara shook his head. "You're wrong Gaara. Very wrong."
Gaara shrugged. He didn't believe in love. He wasn't going to start now. Deidara shook his head and stared at the sand beneath his feet. He couldn't believe Gaara didn't realize how much Naruto loved him... But then again, Naruto did say something about not mentioning Love in front of Gaara... well fuck.
Gaara stopped swinging, looking up at the sky before standing. "Want to go to Naruto's house now?"
Deidara stood. "Sure."
Gaara started to walk to Naruto's home. Deidara skipped after him, humming a tune. Gaara eyed the blonde weirdly but walked on. Deidara giggled and walked beside Gaara, still humming.
Awwww cute Deidara and Gaara interaction. Let's see... 3 or 4 more parts and this sucker is done! Woot!
So, please review! You get some GaaraXDei action in the next part!
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