Just as Madara had promised, as soon as he finished going over the syllabus and the schedule for the semester, he dismissed everyone. When Deidara checked the time again, it was only 12:50PM. He watched as most of the students made their way out of the classroom while he remained seated and slowly gathered up all of his things. He decided it would be best to stop by the cafeteria before he went back to his dorm to change his clothes.

After saying goodbye to his teacher and waving toward the girl he had sat beside, he hurried off toward the lunch area so he could get something small to eat. As he was walking, he wasn't exactly paying attention and ran directly into someone. The hit sent the blond stumbling back slightly but he remained on his feet. When he looked up, he saw the same blue skinned male from his theater class. The male glared down at the much shorter blond and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Watch where you're fucking going, blondie!" Kisame shouted out, causing Deidara to flinch slightly as he stepped to go around the other.

"I-I'm sorry… I wasn't paying attention…" Deidara muttered softly.

"Yeah, I kind of noticed that, you little brat. Don't get in my way again." Kisame growled and shoved past the blond male roughly before disappearing down the hallway.

Deidara let out a quiet whimper as he clutched the strap of his bag tightly. Keeping his head down, he made his way toward the cafeteria, even though he wasn't really that hungry anymore, not after that young blond finally made his way into the student center which was connected to the cafeteria. Deidara slipped in and made himself a small salad and grabbed a new water bottle. Once he had paid for everything he made his way out to find an empty table to sit at. However, instead of finding an empty table, he found something better. Sitting in a very far corner of the room, close to a window with a book in his hands was Sasori. Deidara suddenly smiled widely and hurried over to where his red headed friend was sitting.

"Hey, Sasori." The blond said as he finally got over to the table. Sasori looked up, ready to tear into whoever disrupted his reading time, but when he saw a familiar smiling face, all the anger faded away and a small smile formed on his own face.

"Hey Deidara. Are you done for today?" The older male asked with a curious expression.

"Yeah, I'm done." Deidara replied as he sat himself down beside his roommate. "What about you? You said you have five classes, so I'm guessing you have one more?"

"That's right. It starts in about thirty minutes. Did everything go okay in the two classes we don't have together?" The red head didn't know why he was so concerned about such a thing. He never cared with his previous roommates so why now? Not that it mattered now. The question was already out there.

"Oh yeah, un. Literature was fine. Hidan's in there with me and I got to meet his boyfriend. His name is Nagato. He's a sweet kid but insanely shy and really clingy. The teacher is nice but he seems to be a little lazy. As for theater, the teacher seems cool but a couple of people in there are kind of creepy… I accidentally ran into one of them before I came in here and...well he kind of yelled at me…" Deidara's voice had grown quiet, almost as if he were scared. Something about it made Sasori feel a little uneasy.

"Say...this guy who snapped at you… Is he fairly tall, blue hair, bluish looking skin, sharp pointy teeth and creepy looking eyes?" Sasori asked with a raised eyebrow. The look on the blond's face told him everything he needed to know and he had seen Deidara nod slightly. The red head simply sighed. "Kisame Hoshigaki…"

"I'm guessing you know him then…?" Deidara asked as he took a small glance in Sasori's direction.

"Yeah, he's in my group of friends… I planned on introducing you later but if you're having problems with him, I won't bring him around you. I know he's kind of an asshole." Sasori placed his book down after putting a bookmark in between the pages.

"Huh...oh you don't have to avoid him just because of me, un. I don't like getting between friends so if he's part of your group then I'll deal with him for you." Deidara managed to give Sasori a small smile as he continued to eat his food.

"Are you sure about that, brat?" Sasori raised an eyebrow. He knew if Kisame had already started to target Deidara, then he probably wouldn't stop either.

"Of course I'm sure. I promise I'll be fine. I mean if anything really does happen, then you'll be there to protect me, right?" Deidara looked toward the older male and smiled cutely. Sasori couldn't believe the blond was assuming such a thing. He had a reputation to uphold, especially within his group of friends. He didn't want any of them to think he was going soft all of a sudden. That would just end badly.

"Yeah, I'll be there to protect you, brat." Sasori didn't know why he said those words. They just rolled out before he could even stop them. He quickly glanced at the time and sighed. It was time for him to get going. He stood up quickly and gently patted Deidara's head. "I have to go now. I'll see you later tonight. Just be careful."

"I will, un! Thanks Sasori!" Deidara gave the red head one last smile and Sasori just nodded before he quickly took off to his next class. He shared that class with Kisame and some of the others so he had a feeling he'd hear something about Deidara from the blue haired male.

'Dammit...why did I say I'd protect him!? I know I won't be able to do anything if something happens because my pride will get in the damn way! I don't want Kisame and some of the others to think I've gone soft! But...I don't want Deidara hurt either… Gah! What the hell am I supposed to do!?'

Sasori fought with his thoughts the entire time he walked to his class. Sure enough, when he got into the room, he saw Kisame, Suigetsu, and a couple of his other friends sitting at a table. There was one spot open, obviously for himself. He walked over and sat beside a male with long black hair, dark eyes and a calm expression on his face.

"Hey Sasori! I've got some shit to tell you!" That voice...it came from Kisame.

Yo. Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been kinda busy. But here's chapter ten! It looks like things are starting to get a bit rocky for Dei. Poor Baby! Anyways, I'm sorry it took so long to update! I'll try to update again soon! Thanks for being awesome readers! Hope this chapter was enjoyed! Bye now! *waves*

~MaskedNinja