Tobi was staring down at the little baby. He gulped, and felt tears sting at his eyes. "She's beautiful," he whispered. All was quiet around him, his only connection to the outside of the bubble he had found himself in was his mother's hand on his shoulder. But otherwise, he was alone with his little baby. His. The baby had her eyes closed, squirmy body still for once. This was his baby. "Aishiteru," he whispered. And then it hit him. The perfect name.
Once Tsunade left, she spotted Tobi and walked over to him. "You can go see Deidara now. I'm sure he'd like to meet his daughter," she said, smiling. That's right, Deidara didn't even know he had given birth to a little girl. Walking carefully over to the room Deidara was still in, Tobi opened the door and slipped inside. Deidara looked up, expression a mix of different emotions as he looked at Tobi and the baby.
"You look good holding a baby, un," he said finally. Tobi blinked.
"What?" he asked as he went over to the chair and sat down.
"It just seems more natural, yeah," he elaborated. "Mind telling me the gender?"
"We have a little girl," Tobi said, smiling happily. Deidara couldn't help but smile as well. "You want to hold her?" Deidara nodded, sitting up. "Have you ever held a baby?"
"Ah, yeah, un. You need to support the head, like that, yeah?" Deidara carefully took his little daughter, careful not to disturb her sleep. He smiled down at her benevolent little face, mouth moving on its own.
"I think I found the perfect name, Deidara," Tobi said quietly. Deidara looked up.
"Hmm?"
"Aiko." They grinned in unison.
"I like the sound of that, yeah," Deidara said slowly. Tobi grinned.
"I knew you would. What did Tsunade talk to you about?"
"I'm getting a surgery, yeah. They're going to take out my girl parts for free, un."
"What? Seriously?" Tobi asked incredulously.
"Yeah. Don't know why, but it's really free," Deidara said.
"So you'll be a guy fully?" Tobi asked. Deidara nodded.
"Yup. Can't wait, un," Deidara said. "We'd better make Aiko official, yeah. Want it to be official?"
"Sure." They sat in silence for a while, Deidara just looking at his baby.
"Thank you," Deidara whispered eventually. "You were a big help tonight."
"I couldn't have done anything less," Tobi said, smiling happily. "How are you feeling?"
"Tired, actually," Deidara admitted, holding the baby out to Tobi. Tobi took her and leaned forward, kissing Deidara sweetly on the forehead. Deidara smiled and curled up, letting his eyes slide closed. Tobi smiled and got up, leaving the room to give the baby back to the doctors.
"No, they haven't decided yet. They'd better think up something soon, though," Kakuzu was saying.
"Ugh, I am so sick of waiting! Can't they just come up with something?"
"Here comes Tobi, I bet they've come up with something. Hey, Tobi, have you decided on a name?" Kakuzu called.
"Yup. Aiko."
"There, you heard it from him. Her name is Aiko."
"Seriously? Who came up with that?"
"I don't know, but I think it's cute."
"Yeah, I guess it is. Jeez, I'm tired. I'll just call everyone and tell them the news?"
"Sure. But be sure to go to sleep."
"Of course. When do you think you'll get home?"
"I don't know. I was rather thinking of coming home soon. Don't stay up."
"Aw, all right. See you soon?"
"Hopefully. Bye?"
"Bye." Kakuzu hung up, putting his phone back in his pocket. He poked his head into the room Deidara was sleeping in, saw Deidara was actually asleep, and withdrew. Mrs. Uzumaki was looking at him. "Tell Deidara I was going to say good-bye, but he fell asleep. And congratulate him for me, please?" Kakuzu said politely. Mrs. Uzumaki smiled.
"Of course."
"Arigato, Uzumaki-san," he said, bowing.
"No problem, Kakuzu. You've done a lot now, you'd better get home and get some sleep."
"Same to you, Uzumaki-san," he said, and turned and left. Mrs. Uzumaki smiled, shaking her head.
"I'll fucking kill him!" Deidara screamed, leaping at Jiraiya. Tsunade, a partway innocent bystander, couldn't really be bothered to get Jiraiya out of this one. Jiraiya screamed. Tobi, sensing an emergency, grabbed Deidara around the waist, but he was still unable to hold Deidara back. Finally, Kakuzu stepped in and by sheer bulk alone managed to stop Deidara from strangling his doctor.
"Deidara, calm down," Kakuzu mumbled. "You're bound to hurt yourself a day after giving birth."
"The bastard deserves it!" Deidara screamed, struggling in Kakuzu's hold.
"Kakuzu-san, I do believe Jiraiya deserves this," Tsunade said, tone bored.
"No I don't!" Jiraiya cried, backing up from the wildcat Deidara had become.
"He fucking ruined my life!" Deidara screamed. "He screwed up my first surgery, and made me have a baby just because I couldn't afford an abortion, un!" Kakuzu, raising an eyebrow, let go of Deidara, allowing the blonde to leap on Jiraiya and proceed to bash him about the head.
"You know, all the sympathy I ever had for that man just flew out the window," Kakuzu said, standing beside Tsunade.
"Mine dried up years ago," she replied. "By the way, what are you doing here?"
"Just stopping by to check in. I was on my way to see my brother, actually. I should actually get going. . ." he checked his watch, slowly, not actually wanting to see Obito. Sighing, he bowed politely and excused himself. Tobi was looking around frantically, torn between helping Jiraiya and helping Deidara. Tsunade rolled her eyes.
"Deidara, that's enough," she said. Deidara, after one last whack, stopped his brutal pummeling of his doctor.
"I can't believe him, un! I mean, honestly, I'm friends with the heir to Japan's largest corporation, yeah! Money was never an issue, un!" Deidara sighed. Tobi looked at Jiraiya, to Tsunade, to Shizune, to Deidara.
"So I take it Jiraiya screwed up the first surgery?" Tobi asked. Deidara sighed.
"Yeah, un. You know, I've told you about it, remember? The one that completely ruined my life," he said glaring at Jiraiya. "And he also denied me an abortion because no one would pay for it, yeah. Honestly, could one person do more to ruin my life, yeah?" Tobi looked at Jiraiya, a profound disgust in his expression.
"But that's why he's here, Deidara. He's going to be assisting me, along with Sakura and Shizune, with the surgery."
"For free?"
"Yes, Deidara, for free. You think he could actually charge you after what he's done?"
"Of course not, yeah," Deidara seemed a bit calmer after the mention of the free surgery.
"Now you should get back in bed before you really do mess something up," Tsunade said. Deidara sighed, limping back over to the bed and laying down.
"How's Aiko?" he asked, changing the subject.
"Fine, last I checked. She should be able to go home soon," Tsunade replied. "But let's talk about the repercussions this surgery will have. You'll loose weight at an amazing rate, so you'll have to be careful." Tsunade looked at Deidara and sighed. "Who am I kidding? You're the person who couldn't even gain weight during pregnancy. Tobi? I'm going to need you to stuff him like a duck."
"Will do, Tsunade-san," he said.
"Right. Then, maybe, he might retain a little flesh. My God, Deidara, have you already lost weight?"
"Oh this is unfair," Sakura complained. "How can he loose weight so easily?"
"Sakura, this is a bad thing," Shizune explained.
"Have I ever told you that all of you do wonders for my self-esteem, un?" Deidara said. Tsunade rolled her eyes.
"We're doctors, not psychiatrists. Anyway, your hormones are going to go batty."
"Why?"
"Because you'll be missing your ovaries, uterus, and vagina," Tsunade sighed. "Anyway, are you really prepared for this?"
"Of course, un," Deidara said. Tsunade nodded and turned to Tobi.
"Are you prepared to deal with Deidara after this surgery?" she asked.
"Yup," Tobi replied. Tsunade sighed.
"I still don't think you really understand the complications of this surgery. Your life is going to completely change."
"But after all that crazy shit happens, things'll be better, right, un?"
"Yeah. . ."
"I don't really care, then, yeah," Deidara said. "As soon as I can get all this cleared up, the better." Tsunade let a small smile creep over her mouth.
"You're pretty brave. But I guess someone has to worry about you, if you won't," she said.
Kakuzu sighed, leaning back in his chair. ". . .and furthermore, I expect that they'll let me off-"
"Whoa, hold up," Kakuzu said. "What gave you that idea?"
"You've hired me a good lawyer, right?"
"Well, yeah, but what you did is inexcusable. That woman didn't do anything to you."
"But it's the world's fault for making me like this!"
"The world's fault? Haven't I been doing everything humanly possible to keep you away from stuff like that?" Kakuzu asked. "And Mizuki-san isn't trying to put you in jail for life, he's trying to lessen your sentence."
"You know what? I'm sick of all this." Obito stood up, glaring down at Kakuzu. And then, with a swift movement he ripped off his Keffiyeh, throwing it on the table between Kakuzu and him. Kakuzu blinked down at the garment, glad his own covered his expression. "All these rules, they're so confining! Why do people need structure? As a species, humans are not structured! Why do people keep trying to go against my natural state?"
"Obito!" Kakuzu cried, leaping to his feet. "You're going to be tried for attempted rape and murder of an innocent woman. These are serious charges, and the odds are against you extremely. But yet I'm here, and so is Mizuki-san, trying to help you. Now will you please put your Keffiyeh on and sit back down?"
"No!" Obito shouted, grabbing his Keffiyeh and throwing it on the ground. Kakuzu sighed, turning his back on his little brother.
"I'm not going to even pay for a lawyer if you refuse to be reasonable. Put it back on and sit down, and maybe we can get all of this sorted out," he said softly. Obito growled.
"No one understands me!" he screamed.
"Maybe I know you too well. Officer, I believe our meeting here is over," he said, turning to the nearby guard.
"Kakuzu, you ugly bastard! How dare you abandon me now!" Obito screamed, leaping over the table to attempt strangling his older brother. Without so much as blinking, Kakuzu grabbed Obito's arm, shoving his brother down on the table until the guard rushed over, clamping a pair of cuffs over Obito's wrists. Kakuzu sighed, sitting back down as they led Obito away, Obito shouting whatever profanities came to mind at the only relative who cared about him.
A/N: All right, I just realized I need a filler scene with a couple besides Deidara and Tobi. Would you prefer Kisame and Itachi, or Kakuzu and Hidan? Jeez, this story is almost over. Was it just a little while ago I was beginning it? Sigh, how time flies. Review, please!