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Deidara had met up with us after his class—foreign language, just like Pein, but Pein had brought his books with him and put them in his locker before he went to go help Kurenai.

"Who's your homeroom teacher?" Pein asked as we walked to my homeroom.

"Guy-Sensei, the Science teacher. Why do you wanna know?" I asked.

"It... helps us. With stuff." Pein said, a little strained. As if he didn't want me to know something, "Deidara, go to your homeroom. I'd like to talk to Kyoko... privately."

"What?!" Deidara sighed, "Fine. I'll see you later, Kyoko."

"Bye, Deidara," I said. Then, I turned to Pein, but he'd already started out the door. I followed him, and caught up to him in a minute. Man, he was a fast walker, "So what to you wanna talk to me about that's so private?"

"Well, we have a meeting later today at approximately 5:30. Since it will be your first one, you must attend." Pein's grey eyes board straight into mine as he turned to look at me.

"Okay, but how is that so private? I mean—"

"Because. Deidara will probably 'spill the beans', so to speak. He will tell the others," Pein said.

"Okay... but..." I trailed off.

"But?" he urged.

"... Nothing. Just thinking." I said. I would have to get used to the lying thing, "But what's so private?"

"I don't want the others to know we have a new member just yet. I want them to find out at the meeting."

We walked in silence until we got to my homeroom.

"So 5:30?" I clarified.

"Yes."

I walked into the room, put down my books on my desk, and went to my locker.

"So, are you surprised to see me?"

I jumped, "Deidara? What the heck are you doing?"

"I was in the neighborhood, and—" He laughed a little, then continued, "Just kidding. I transferred homerooms."

"What? Oh my gosh, no way! Why?"

"Well, when Pein told me that I had to get to homeroom, he'd told me earlier—during art, when you were sitting with your friends—that I was being transferred to your homeroom. My locker is right here." he opened the locker that used to belong to Konan, but was moved, I'm assuming.

"Wow. Where do you sit?"

"Next to you," he said simply.

We walked into homeroom, and I put my books into my bag. I sat at my desk and Deidara sat next to me, just as he'd said.

"—strangled me on the spot!" I heard a childlike voice say.

"Heck yea, I did!" Deidara said to me.

"You—? Why?"

Deidara shrugged, "He was getting annoying."

"Yea, but he seems like such a good boy," I said.

"Are you talking about Tobi?"

"Yes, Tobi, we're talking about you. Go away," Deidara said annoyed.

"Deidara, let him stay and talk. Wait, Tobi, since when are you in this homeroom?"

"Since the beginning of the school year!!" Tobi exclaimed.

"I've never seen you," I argued.

"Tobi's been here, though! Kyoko Just didn't see Tobi!"

"Well, then..." I said, "How come you never said anything to me?"

"Because! Tobi didn't know Kyoko yet!" Tobi exclaimed as he went back to his desk too wait for the announcements to come on over the intercom.

"Good afternoon, students and teachers. There are only a few announcements this afternoon, but please refrain from getting up until I am finished talking," Tsunade, the school principle, said, "There will be a basketball tryout tomorrow after school for those of you who want to play basketball this year. For girls, it will be on Monday after school. There is one bus change for this afternoon—all students who ride Jiraiya's bus, bus number 32, will be looking for number 33. Same bus driver, just different bus. That's it for announcements this afternoon, I hope everybody has a great day, and you may dismissed to board the buses at this time."

"Man, it stinks walking home sometimes," Deidara said.

"I know. I'm only glad because I live close to the school, and I've had a bad experience on a bus." I said.

"Yea, I live about a mile from you, in the other direction from the school. Maybe I could walk you home?" It sounded more like he was asking me permission, instead of just saying it.

I giggled, "Sure, that'd be great."

"Ooh, Deidara-Sempai has a girlfriend!!!!" Tobi was chanting around us.

"Tobi—"

"Deidara, let me handle this, okay?" he nodded, so I said, "Tobi, can you please not bug us with this infernal blubbering that is constantly streaming out of your dunderhead's mouth?"

Tobi just looked at me like I had two heads or something, then he just walked away shaking his hung head.

"Uh, Kyoko, I didn't understand a word you just said, and I don't think Tobi did, either," Deidara said.

"Well, neither did I—and I'm the one who said it—but it got him away, didn't it?" I beamed.

"Yea, I guess it did."

"All walkers may now be dismissed," Tsunade said over the intercom.

Deidara and I got up, and I looked back to see Tobi, still shaking his head, walk out the door. I felt a little bad for him, but assumed that it would pass soon.

Aw, poor Tobi! Well, review. Please?