So sorry for the extremely long waiting period. I'll be better next time.
On the open road.
Traveling with four people in a car in the middle of the wilderness is not exactly my idea of fun. Sasori was too quiet, Tobi talked way too much, and Temari wouldn't stop slyly flirting with Sasori. It was sickening and I felt jealous like hell.
Sasori always talked to her, played with her, noticed her, but so did I. She's doing it now, casually throwing her arms over his shoulders while he drives. I'm starting to notice that she switches guys constantly. If I was crazy, I might have called her a whore.
But I'm realizing that I am crazy, for her. I notice things that I never saw before. The way her eyes shine when she talks to Sasori, the way they dull when she looks at me, the way my heart thumps against my chest when she sends a smile my way, the way she bites her bottom lip nervously when Sasori speaks to her, and how she seems panicked when she asks for his opinion of her.
I see everything about her and I know that she is not going to love me the way I live her.
Through out our entire drive, which has been about six hours, she didn't utter one word to me, choosing to focus her attention only on him.
My fits of jealousy were brief and not often, for Tobi was the only soul who knew of my attraction to the younger girl. No matter how many times I tried to bring her closer, she always managed to fall in love with some one else.
It's not easy for a guy to find out that the girl he loves is in love with his best friend. But I guess that's life.
"Deidara-senpai, Tobi has to go to the bath room."
Sasori stopped the car. "Damn it Tobi, cant you just hold it for a while?"
Tobi shook his head and grabbed his pants, twisting and turning in his chair. "Tobi has been holding it for 4 hours and Tobi can't wait any longer."
He bolted out of the car and ran to the nearest bush.
Temari jumped in the front seat and put her head in Sasori's lap. "Could you rub my head Sasori, it hurts."
I would have happily volunteered, but Sasori was already on the job and I knew Temari would prefer him over me any day.
"What are we going to do now Sasori-Danna? We have been driving for hours, yeah."
"We should arrive at a hotel by nightfall and we will spend the night there."
"Deidara, stop talking. You and Tobi are giving me a migraine. A girl can only take so much noise." Temari groaned as Sasori continued massaging her head.
I didn't understand it. I had hardly said a word all day and she's trying to blame me for her headache? Great, thanks a lot.
If I was some one else, I would yell at her just to make her migraine even worse. But I cant, I love her too much.
I remember when I was not capable of having these feelings. Temari came and ruined my life, yet I do not resent her for this. I welcome this feeling of unrequited love, for it gives me strength and power. I now have a meaning, other than the art that I do.
Speaking of my art, I have realized that Temari can be my new subject. She's beautiful, yet cold and bad at the same time. The way she acts and dresses, which is like a man, covers up her true beauty.
My sculpture of her will uncover her feminine side, maybe she will be in a skirt or a dress. I really don't wonder what she looks like in one, I saw her dress at our graduation. But still, a skirt wouldn't be so bad. Then, maybe, I can have a chance to look up at it, if you catch my drift.
Tobi returns and takes a seat next to me. Sasori starts driving again, with Temari's head still in his lap.
He is using one hand to drive and the other to comb through her hair. I wonder how it fels, gliding your hand over her soft, silky, smooth curls. I may never find out and I am well aware of it. A man has to learn that certain things in life are not going to change.
As my eyes drift shut, I imagined Temari, wrapping her arms around me and rocking me to sleep. But really, it's just Tobi.
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When I woke up, we had arrived at the hotel. "it's about damn time. That was the most uncomfortable sleep of my entire existence, yeah."
Sasori ignored me and got out of the car. Temari and Tobi were already outside, stretching and staring at their home for the night. We each loaded our luggage in to the hotel and got our room.
I entered and looked around. There were 2 king sized beds and a master bath. Good enough for us, but not for her royal bitchiness.
"this room looks pathetic. Next time, let's get something a little more extravagant. I don't like this little plain look."
I threw my luggage down and sat on one of the beds. "so, who is sharing with who? This bed is already mine. Who wants to share with me?" I glanced hopefully at Temari.
She latched onto Sasori's arm. "I'm sharing with Sasori. Tobi, you can sleep with Deidara tonight. Me and Sasori got to snuggle up to keep wamr."
"that's what covers are for, dummy." I pulled out my night clothes and set them on my bed.
"Temari, I'll share with Deidara. You and Tobi can have the other one." Sasori compromised.
"but why? I want to share a bed with you." Temari whined.
"Temari please, quit your whining. Just sleep with Tobi, I'm too tired to argue with you. Now, go take a shower."
She pulled out her clothes with a huff and slammed the bathroom door. There were 2 showers, so Tobi was occupying the second one.
"she's quite a handful, isn't she?" I joked as Sasori plopped down in a chair, utterly exhausted.
"she sure is. I don't understand how she had a boyfriend before we came in to her life."
"yeah." I said, chuckling quietly. "she must have drove him nuts with her big mouth. No wonder he dumped her." I stopped laughing and thought for a second. "hey Sasori-Danna, don't you ever notice that she dosnt talk about him at all? I wonder why that is."
At that moment, Tobi came out of the shower and I rushed in next, my question still unanswered. It didn't matter though. At the moment, all I wanted was a nice, hot shower.
When I was done bathing, I dried off and wrapped the towel around my neck. I put on my boxers and shorts and walked back to our room.
Temari was on her bed, watching Sasori dry off and put his shirt on. She looked up when I came in. "hey Dei-Dei, put your shirt back on. Nobody wants to see your scrawny chest."
I am not scrawny. Maybe I'm not as muscular as Sasori, but I still had a fair amount of muscle. Excuse me if I didn't work out as often as he did.
I threw my shirt on and started brushing my hair. "so, Temari, what's going on?"
Sasori's phone rang and he flipped it open. "what's up?" Pause. "sure, she's right next to me."
He threw his phone at Temari. "it's Itachi, he wants to talk to you."
"hey Itachi, what's going on?" Pause. "I'm fine, we're in a hotel right now." Pause. "I miss you too baby." Pause. "I guess so, see you later." Pause. "I love you too."
She hung up and gave Sasori back his phone. "they're somewhere in the mountains right now."
"slut." I murmered as I towel dried my hair.
"excuse me, can you repeat that? I don't think I hear you right." Temari glared in my direction.
Sasori could see that we were about to start fighting, so he quickly interviened. "Guys, don't even start it. Deidara, shut your mouth."
Of course I ignored him. "Itachi tried to rape you Temari. You were terrified and he hurt you. Why do you still talk to him?"
"because he was drunk, he didn't know what he was doing."
"yeah, but you were petrified. I've never seen you scared like that before. Why? What happened to traumatize you?" I stared at my gloved hands. I always had them on, even to bed.
"nothing Deidara, mind your own business." She crossed her arms and leaned against her bed frame.
"Adrian hurt you didn't he? He bruised your back and your legs." Sasori stated as he sat on our bed. "he tried to rape you and he hurt you in the process.."
"how did you know about him? And about them?"
He shrugged. "I guessed and did a little research. He was an attractive drug dealer who sod whores. You got invlolved with him and he tried to rape you. He got a knife and cut your back and ankles with it. He almost succeeded but the police came and busted him. He has a life sentence in jail."
Temari nodded and laid back in bed. Tobi pulled the cover over the both of them and turned off the lights. "Tobi's tired, so stop talking."
Sasori and I turned our lamp off and got under the covers. "you're really smart Sasori-Danna."
"thanks Dei. Now shut your mouth so I can get a decent night's sleep."
"whatever you say Sasori-Danna. Whatever you say."
I couldn't go straight to sleep, so I took a few pictures of Temari. I could study it later when I made my sculpture of her.
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Finally, I finished the chapter! Thank you all so much for not killing me! The good news is, I think I passed my finals! But yea, I have something to say. This story was written a while ago. I write htem all down in a notebook and type them up when I feel like it. So don't worry, I don't write like this anymore. I'm kinda thinking about discontinuing this. Leave your opinion in your review. Ja Ne!