A Thorn in Her Side CH. 2

Sakura's AP Lit was a nice class, her teacher was very kind and very awesome. Kurenai sensei seemed to be one of the favorite teachers here, everyone in class paid full attention and seemed to really enjoy her class. Sakura started down the hallway and remembered the way that Ino, TenTen, and Hinata showed her back towards the locker. After the morning incident with a certain someone, things really started looking up for Sakura. She was dreading moving to this new city, she was a junior in high school and she already made her friends -that she thought she would be graduating with- to leave behind because of her fathers' promotion. Said father was guaranteed the promotion if he moved to this city. It didn't sit well with her at first, but again she is a positive on looker and wants to see the bright side of things.

As she was walking, she recognized a blond mane blocking her path to go down the stairway. 'Oh no' she thought. The blond mane she noticed was indeed that douche of a guy who non-apologetically made her crash and burn-literally. 'It's okay Sakura just walk past him casually and he won't notice you, probably doesn't even remember you anyway.' She was hoping.

"Well hello there cherry." Deidara spoke.

'Oh for the love of god' she could not believe it. Instead of acknowledging him she just kept on descending the stairs.

"Hey! Wait!" Deidara jumped from one level of the staircase to the lower level in front of Sakura, "Don't ignore me cherry."

Sakura was not in the mood for whatever he had to say and less impressed with the nickname he had dubbed her. "Can you please move I have a class I need to get to." She ducked under his outstretched arm and continued downward. She was caught off guard when a hand grabbed her and pulled her toward a firm, warm -too warm if you ask her- body.

"I just want to talk and catch up," he said with a smolder looking down at her. She raised her head to him and gave him a dirty look it should've sent the message right then and there. Deidara grinned even wider if that was even possible, "Aw, why isn't that special, playing hard to get huh?"

Her blood was simmering a little at this point. "I'm not playing, please put me down now." She warned. Intensifying her stare which didn't seem to deter him only made him seem, more interested?

"I just want to talk princess, no need to get your panties all in a twist." He remarked. Even though HE seems to be bent out of shape with her not talking with him and trying to get away. She scrutinized him, looking him up and down with very much distaste. 'How was he even in high school with those many piercings and tattoos?' she wondered.

"I don't like you touching me." She shot back.

"Ouch, that's a little harsh." He said looking a little hurt at the comment. But If she figured anything out about this guy holding onto her, is that he wasn't in the slightest bit hurt. Only trying to rustle her feathers if that.

"Says the guy who didn't even offer an apology, or a hand, in picking my stuff up when it fell to the ground this morning." She looked at him still holding the stern stare.

"I'm sorry about that, that was very rude. Please forgive me?" He looked serious this time. Which astounded Sakura to the point of awe. She didn't figure he could be sincere -with the encounters they had.

Sakura's gut swelled up with a little bit of guilt. He apologized and that was enough for her, but she still didn't like being man-handled by him. Something was definitely off about him she could tell. That and the fact that all the other students seemed to put a good distance between them and him. The guilt was short lived. 'Was he dangerous or something?' She wasn't sure and not really wanting to find out.

"Thanks for the apology, now please let me go so I can get to my class." She said.

"So you're a teachers pet huh?" Deidara gave a teasing smirk.

"Bye Deidara." Sakura said escaping his grasp and descending yet again down the stairs to her locker. Deidara only smiled in her wake, while she was walking away and not turning back. 'Seems like the insults or the teasing doesn't get to her much' he pondered. Still she is one of the cutest and beautiful women in high school he has seen so far. It's a nice change, usually all the girls are squealy and exaggerate while being teased. He doesn't mind so much, even though it is obnoxious and ear staking painful most of the time.

He thought to himself for a few minutes until his phone went buzzing in his back pocket. "Hey." He answered all cheeriness gone from his voice. Kakuzu was on the other end, "it's going on tonight." He could feel the tension in his voice. And like him he was just as tense, "Kay." Deidara hung up the phone and started walking down the stairs to his next class. He was hoping today of all days he could at least be relaxed and at ease, 'serves you right for hoping' he scorned himself.