A/N: Hey guys. I know, I know. This update is long overdue. But I have a perfectly reasonable explanation. If you care to read this a/n, then let me enlighten you on what I have been through the past few months since the last time I updated…
I have lost so many people, it's unreal. Like, I can't deal. So, my engagement was broken on the 1st of November last year. It hit me quite hard. I had to move back to my mum's place with my son. It was a rather difficult time for me. He broke it off with me on our one year anniversary. But I got over it. So time went by quickly to the 13th of December and my son turned one, had a lovely day and just a few days before, we found out my mother's brother was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer. He had 4 large tumours in the brain and spots on his lungs. He was at the time overseas for work and was flown back to get immediate medical attention. By that time it was unfortunately too late and we all had to sit and wait for the inevitable. Christmas was a rather good day, albeit a very sad one. I had my birthday on the 29th only to find out the next day, at exactly 1:09 pm that my uncle had passed away quietly in his wife's arms thankfully in the comforts of his own bed.
I had seen his body and it had shaken me to the core, to be brutally honest, but I shall spare you guys the details. We had the funeral on the 5th and I don't think I have ever seen my mother that way in my life before. Although she is doing considerably better these days, I can see she hides quite a lot.
And as life would have it my mother's uncle also passed only a month later of cancer as well. As you guys can see, it has been quite hectic and thus explaining why I have not updated in such a long time, for I just had no motivation whatsoever. And to top it all off, another family member had committed suicide only a few days ago. But I shall not dwell on it too much, seeing as I hardly knew the man, although my mother knew him well.
On a lighter note, I have met someone. Throughout this horrible start of a new year for me, I think I might have met the one. At long last. Plus, I have a job interview this coming Monday. So wish me luck, because I really need it.
So, if you read this, thank you for taking the time. I do not seek pity, I would, however, be forever grateful if you reviewed and enjoy the story! It has taken me months to finally start putting pen to paper and finally upload this chapter.
But, without further ado, here's the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I own nothing except this plot. I'm only burrowing some characters from Kishimoto-sensei.
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"Always playing the hero, I see. Hn, I should've known."
A strand of crimson hair was swept from a darker shade of the same coloured eye, appearing bored and glassy. "Save your speech for someone that has the time for it. I am not in the mood for idle chit chat, boy. We have business to attend to, and I absolutely hate it to make someone wait."
Deidara rolled his eyes as he barely constrained his face muscles to pull in a very unattractive way, "Oh, blah fucking blah. I've heard that sentence way too much for the both of us."
Sasori looked on, not feeling quite amused with his blonde partner in that exact moment. He was running fashionably late for a job, and he had a reputation to uphold if he wanted to prove anything, if not for the Akatsuki, then for himself. After all, he hated to keep people waiting. It was not just extremely rude, but the job that was entrusted to him and his idiot partner was a rather important one. And if they were to be unable to complete a task that was supposedly to be rather easy for them, the job would be handed over to the Uchiha brat and his fish faced partner. And if making someone wait was one of the top most hated things on Sasori's list, losing a job to some amateur little kids that thought they were top dogs was pretty much second on his most hated list.
"Just grab your goddamn stuff. And let's go. My patience is wearing thin."
"Oh, balls. His patience meter is running red. Better get my things before I lose my head. The fear that's running through my soul, oh the fear." It was said in a rather bored voice, echoing through the apartment as Deidara strolled peacefully to his room to grab his bag and slip on some shoes before returning to where he had left the crimson haired man to stand in front of his front door.
"Now is not the time for games, boy."
"Sure, ice princess. Whatever floats your boat. Let's just fuck off already and get this show on the road."
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Knock.
Knock.
A boy, the age of ten, skipped happily to the front door. Humming a small tune he had learned at school, blonde hair as bright as a ray of sun, reaching well past his shoulders was bouncing with his movement.
Turning the knob to open the door, he prepared his welcome speech he would chant like a mantra every time the household would receive a visitor. His mother had taught him manners after all, albeit the hard way. The boy was rather rough around the edges, but he knew his mother saw that as no excuse.
"Hello and welcome! I am Deidara and it is a great pleasure to have you at our humble abode. Please, come in and have a seat! Make yourself at home." The boy boisterously exclaimed at their visitor, stepping aside and opening the door wide for the guest to step inside.
After a few seconds ticked by and the boy had received no reply, he cracked open an eye to investigate, only to widen his sky blue orbs at a fair young woman standing on his parents' doorstep. Blonde curls framed a heart shaped face, creamy skin seemingly too pale to be considered healthy and blue eyes matching the colour of his own. The young woman seemed rather shocked as she stared at the boy, her eyes brimming with unshed tears.
Deidara could only wonder who the hell this woman was, and why in god's name did she look so damn similar to him?
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Sakura slammed the car door shut and hurried for her front door. She couldn't stand to be in the presence of that infuriating man for a second longer. She needed her space to breathe.
"Sakura, wait!"
"Get lost, geezer. You're an annoyance and I have shit to think about."
"Right, I'm the annoyance. That's quite enlightening. Rich coming from someone like you."
Sakura yelled out in frustration, ripping open the front door only to slam in with a loud bang a second later as she disappeared into the protective walls of her house. The nerve of that man!
Kakashi pinched the bridge of his nose before he too stomped off in the direction of his own home. He was either getting too old for this kind of shit or he just didn't need this kind of bullshit in his life. What in the hell did he get himself into? If only he knew better than to have meddled with his stupid sixteen year old neighbour slash literature student. Why couldn't life have punished him with something other than a pink haired teenager that occupied his dreams at night with pretty little sexy images and harassed his mind with problems he went through almost two decades ago.
He tried to reason with himself that he shouldn't involve himself any further, but some stupid little voice kept on insisting that he was already in far too deep to back out now. Besides, he had a good heart and he wanted to help the girl out. God knows how, but he would give it his best shot. And oh shit, if his emotions could just keep themselves in check life would be so much fucking easier. But the heart wants what the heart wants and his dick couldn't have jumped quicker at the opportunity of a fresh little lamb waiting to be corrupted be the wonders of life only he could promise the girl. But he was also not a pervert, and Mrs. Haruno would kill him two times over if he dared speak of such taboo things out loud. The situation was bad enough with Sakura's problems alone, he shouldn't be adding to that package.
Although, he reasoned, he already had. He never should've let her into his home that night. He never should have allowed her to crawl in bed next to him in the first place. But then Kakashi would argue that if only he had made her his that night, taken her completely as his own, then she wouldn't be this knee deep in this shitty situation. Because it's all Deidara's fault. If it wasn't for him, Sakura wouldn't have to apply thick layers of concealer to her bruised skin. Sakura would still have her innocence in check. Sakura would still be the pink haired literature student crushing on her all-time favourite teacher and neighbour, going through the simple stages of being a teenager.
But that was ripped away from her the moment Deidara had set his sights on that pink haired girl. And that infuriated Kakashi beyond belief. He felt like he could march right back up to that maggot's apartment door and go strangle him for all he was worth.
With a heavy sigh, Kakashi set off to his kitchen with slumped shoulders to start preparing dinner. He really didn't feel like eating, but he had to keep his mind occupied with something other than pink.
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"Sweetie, I think it's time we have a little talk."
The ten year old boy momentarily looked up from his toy train to spare a glance at his mother, innocent blue eyes staring expectantly before moving its gaze back to the green and red moving train on the loop of tracks.
"I want you to know that mommy and daddy loves you very much, okay? And no matter what, we will always love you."
"I love you too, mommy."
The dark haired woman smiled sadly at the softly uttered words, formed by a childish voice that could only belong to a ten year old boy, free of sin.
"Remember the pretty blonde lady you met a few weeks ago?"
Deidara nodded his head excitedly, feeling proud of himself that he had remembered the pretty lady.
"Mommy and daddy had a little talk with her. And she has asked if she could come visit you some more. Is that okay with you, honey?"
The boy nodded again, as excitedly as before, a bright grin plastered to his face and sky blue eyes twinkling in delight, "Yeah! That's okay! She can eat cookies with me again and then we can play with my train some more too!"
The woman laughed soundly, tilting her head slightly to the side, "Of course, sweetie! And maybe someday, when you feel comfortable enough, you can go live with the pretty blonde lady and play with her way more!"
The smile on the boy's face wavered slightly, confusion making itself known in his eyes.
"Listen, honey. When a mommy and a daddy really loves each other, there starts to grow a baby in the mommy's tummy. And when the time is right, the baby pops right out of the mommy's tummy and brings love and joy to the mommy and daddy."
"Did that happen to you and daddy?"
The woman looked rather sadly down at her folded hands in her lap, "No, honey. Mommy can't grow babies in her tummy."
"Then where did I grow, mommy?"
The dark haired woman smiled softly at the boy, stroking her fingers through his beautiful blonde hair, "In the pretty lady's tummy."
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A/N: I'm sorry for such a short chapter. But I promise to make up for it in the next one. Right now, I feel like this is the right place to end it. And I really just want to get another chapter out there. So hopefully this satisfies you guys.
Until next time.