Chapter 2: The boy who covered his face
"Sasori!" Deidara yelled after I heard the door shut.
"I'm in the kitchen" I shouted back.
"Come quickly!"
It was still war time and after a few months had passed Deidara could finally walk and we were given a small room to live in, in the village hidden in the leaves. I was in the kitchen trying to attempt to make rice balls until I was rudely interrupted by Deidara's yelling. He was always annoying and I didn't know why I still kept him by my side.
"I'm coming, I'm coming" I assured him putting almost all my kitchen utensils down.
"What-" I paused looking at what Deidara had brought into our tiny house. He carried a boy with dark raven hair on his shoulder and put him on the ground. The boy was soaked and bangs covered his eyes. He was about our age as well. I ended up glaring at Deidara.
"Sasori, we have to help him, he's starving!"
"We're not obligated to" I responded coldly walking away.
"Sasori!" Deidara repeated pulling my arm. "He's going to die!"
"Then let him die."I muttered. "As if it matters."
"It matters to me!" he yelled. "Just like how you saved me ,I want to save him."
I pushed Deidara off my arm by force and threw him on top of the soaked dark haired boy.
"You don't get it!" I argued. " I only helped you because I thought you were a girl."
"So what?"Deidara answered. "You still helped me and I'm still here."
"We don't have enough food for three people." I tried to reason with him. "Just let me do the honors, I'll finish him off so that you don't have to feel guilty-"
"No!"
I eyed him angrily, the helpless boy that I thought was a girl was talking back to me. I should've killed him a long time ago, I had so many chances to.
"No? What did you just say?"I scolded.
"I don't want him to die in front of us, not like this," Deidara said sadly. We both looked at the wet boy who lay on the floor unconscious.
"I found him near a dump, Sasori. He looks like an orphan too."
"So now you're feeling sorry for him?"
He nodded.
Before I could respond the boy quickly awoke and sat up. His bangs completly covered his eyes but miraculously he could see through them.
"Where am I?"he asked surprised.
Deidara knelt in front of him and smiled. "Don't worry you're okay."
The boy backed away slowly after seeing me. Did I appear scary to him?
"That's Sasori and I'm Deidara, what's your name?" he asked curious.
"Itachi." the boy mumbled shyly. "What're you going to do to me?"
"Eh?"Deidara asked."Nothing bad I guess. What did you think?"
Itachi shook his head as if shaking away his bad thoughts.
"Don't worry you're safe now. I promise."
I stood there awkwardly. Is Deidara serious? Was I going to actually let Itachi stay here? It was just supposed to be Deidara and I.
We heard a low rumbling sound in response. It was Itachi's growling stomach.
Deidara chuckled while Itachi blushed.
"You're hungry aren't you?" he teased. Deidara turned to me. "Sasori, when is dinner going to be ready already? Im starving too."
"Huh?" I responded. "You expect me to cook for him too? " I pointed at Itachi with a knife I had forgotten to put away.
Itachi hide behind Deidara in fear.
"Sasori don't be like that, hmm." he pouted. "He's hungry. If we don't have enough food then let him have my share." he offered.
Why would that idiot offer such a thing?
"You'll die in exchange for him?"
"If that's how it's going to be" he nodded crossing his arms.
"You don't have to do that" Itachi squeaked behind him.
"I want to. Besides Sasori wouldn't let that happen, right Sasori?" he smiled."Because we're friends aren't we."
I glared at him in response and headed towards the kitchen.
"You're the best Sasori!" Deidara yelled after me.
I shook my head at his generosity. His kindness could be the death of him one day, anyone would see that.
As I finished cooking the rest of the food, now for three people I noticed that we were almost running out.
"Perfect" I said to no one other than myself. Before I was about to set the food in the living room, where Deidara and Sasori were I eavesdropped at what they were talking about.
"You're friends with that scary guy?" Itachi appeared to ask.
"Uh-huh." Deidara affirmed. "But he'd not a scary guy he's Sasori. And Sasori saved my life."
"He did?"
"Yeah. I was lucky"
"Wow, so you too must be good friends."Itachi said in awe.
"We are and you could be our friend too!"
"Me?"Itachi gasped. "But I don't think Sasori would let me."
"It's going to be okay. Leave Sasori to me."Deidara promised.
So, Deidara is still planning on him staying huh? Moreover being our friend? I don't need anyone, at least not anymore. Deidara was enough for me. I needed to get rid of Itachi and I needed to do it soon.