Just so you do not get confused. This is the same day as Zetsu and Tobi is keeping an eye at Deidara. I do not want your brains to melt because you get too confused. I have tried that and believe me it is not a nice feeling.
Warning: Ehm, don't really know what there is to warn about I am just writing whatever pops up.
Disclaimer: Forget about it, it is not mine.
As soon as the bell sounded and signalled that the day was over Sasori was out of the room. He did not care for the looks he got from the other students or teachers nor did he waste time on waiting for the other members. He heard shouting from somewhere behind him but ignored it. If it was someone from the group they knew where to find him. All the others could go to hell for all he cared.
Once in his car he started the motor and made the other students jump for their lives as he left the school ground.
Since halfway through the last lesson had he had a feeling that something was wrong. He knew it was not any of the other members. They would have contacted him if something was wrong. That left him with one possibility to why he was feeling so worried.
The thought made him speed up not caring about what problems he would be in if he was stopped by the police. Not that they really could do anything. As a member of Akatsuki he was untouchable.
He knew it had been a bad idea to leave the brat alone with Zetsu and Tobi. True, unlike Kakuzu and Hidan they did not carry sharp things around but then again. One was an idiot and the other one had a split personality. How much worse could it get?
Parking outside the building Sasori left his car and started running up the stairs. No way was he going to wait for the elevator. It would take ages and who knew what could happen meanwhile?
Outside the door to his apartment Sasori stopped, out of breath. He did not care if anyone saw him like this. Mostly old people were living in this building anyway. And if words came out no one would believe it. After all he was Akasuna no Sasori, the cold hearted bastard.
Finally he felt calm enough to enter. He did not want to end up looking like and idiot if worries were for nothing. Though it might be a little too late to avoid that.
Worried about what he would see Sasori opened the door to his apartment t find…
…that it looked exactly like he had left it in the morning.
The kitchen was empty and he walked through it without a second glance at the dirty dishes from their breakfast. He would have to take care of that n a later time. Before he could calm down he had to make sure that everything was okay. Sasori knew he was not worrying for nothing.
On his way to his bedroom where he could hear Zetsu talk with himself Sasori paused outside the bathroom. The door was open which made him frown. They had reached an agreement that the door would have to be closed all the time so Deidara would not panic by getting in there by accident.
Not knowing why he nt just closed the door and continued to his bedroom Sasori stepped inside without making a sound.
It took him only a second to find out why the door to the bathroom had been left open.
In the bath stall Deidara sat curled into a ball while he rocked slowly back and forth. It was a position he had seen the blonde in more times than he bothered counting.
Slowly so that he would not scare the brat of Sasori sat down next to Deidara. From the way his shoulders were shaking he could tell that the other boy was crying. For what reason he did not know but that was not what mattered for the time being.
The brat looked up at him and Sasori could clearly see the tears in his confused eyes. "I-I am sorry, u-un."
Not sure if it was the right thing to do Sasori hugged the boy close to him in the same manner as he would do to a child who had just woken from a nightmare.
When Deidara froze Sasori sighed. He should have known that this was not the right thing to do. After al the brat only let them tough him when it could not be avoided. And even then he did not do it willing.
To his surprise the brat did not flinch or try to move away from him. Instead he leaned into the touch.
Not knowing what the brat had been apologising for Sasori started patting his back. At first it was awkward because he was not sure what to do or say but after a little while he found the rhythm.
"It's okay brat. You have nothing to fear. I will always be here to protect you."
Slowly he felt how Deidara started relaxing against his body and eventually the blonde stopped crying. Sasori sighed. "What were you doing in here, brat?" When he did not receive any answer the puppeteer looked down and could not stop himself from smiling. The blonde had fallen asleep clinging to his clothes.
Noticing how cold the floor was Sasori scooped the boy up in his arms without waking him.
With the blonde safe in his arms he left the bathroom and walked to his bedroom where he could hear Zetsu bickering with himself while Tobi was cheering at both parts.
Both boys grew silent when he entered with the blonde in his arms. A single glare got both of them to leave the room with a promise of a talk later. There was no way he would be able to ignore this failure.
Gentle he lay down Deidara at the bed and tucked him in. He watched the blonde's sleeping face with a soft smile. If he did not think of the pale skin or his way too thin figure it was easy t forget what he had gone through.
When he tried to stand up Sasori was forced to stop. Looking down he could not stop himself from smiling. "You never do thing the easy way, do you, brat?"
Since Deidara did not seem to be letting go of him anytime soon Sasori gave up and lay down next to the sleeping brat. To his surprise the blonde snuggled closer to him without letting go of him and let out a silent sigh. "Danna, un."
"I love you too, brat. Hurry up and get better. I miss how you were."
Back in time
Sasori ignored the students around him even when he felt their eyes land on him. Instead he focused wholly at the piece of tree in his hands which he was working on.
Already now he had an idea how the puppet would end up looking. There was no doubt in him since he had been doing this kind of work as long as he could remember. His grandmother had taught him how to make puppets when his parents had passed away. Now he did it most of the time.
He knew it made him stand out but it was not like he wanted to be friends with any of those who were attending the school. None of them would be able to understand what real art should be like.
Something that would never disappear.
It would b there longer than human lived.
It would be everlasting.
It was a sunny day and therefore he sat outside under a tree inside of being inside with the others who would be having lunch in the moment.
When someone entered his view Sasori ignored the person. Others had tried to get him to talk. None of them had succeeded. It was not going to change. He had nothing to talk with the likes of them about.
"Are you Akasuna no Sasori, the puppeteer?" Sasori paused shortly in his work to glance at the boy standing in front of him. He had short, orange hair and several metal pieces in his face. "So what if I am?" He turned his attention back to his work and ignored the boy.
Instead of getting the hint and leave the boy sat down at the ground next to him. In a long time they just sat like that with none of them saying a word to disturb the silence between them.
"The name is Pein."
"I do not care." His words seemed to shock the boy slightly but he did not care. It was better that people learned from the very start that he was not interested in any kind of relationship.
"I already know that you do not care."
"Whatever you have to say I am not interested. I just want to be left alone."
"Maybe but are you not tired of the way other people are starring at us?"
Sasori paused in his work and looked at the boy as if seeing him for the first time. He did not wear the usually uniform as other students, including he himself, were. Instead he was wearing a black cloak with red clouds at it.
"What do you mean?" He knew he was asking just what the other boy wanted him to but somehow it did not matter as much as it normally would. "I and some other people are tired of being the outcasts so we have decided to form a group. We intend to make … sure that no one will ever look down at us again. First we will take over the school and with time we will rule the world."
The puppeteer raised an eyebrow. "Has someone ever told you that you are crazy?"
"For some reason people tend to say that though I do not understand why. So what do you say? Are you with us or what?"
Sasori looked at the hand the boy offered him. "Why are you wearing nail polish?"
"My girlfriend decided that since she is the only girl she would give our group and more … feminine touch, I think she called it. So what is your answer?"
He shrugged. "It is not like I have anything better to do while I am in school. Say, do you have any artist?"
"No, only you. And welcome to Akatsuki."
So here you got it. The puppeteer joined Akatsuki. The group has been formed and they are ready to rule the world… ehm, I mean, the school.
Next: Find out how Konan and Deidara became friends.
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