You hear laughter behind you and turn to glare at Deidara.
"Well, this is going to be fun, un," he says, smiling evilly.
'Oh crap…'
"So Suki, un," Deidara says, leaning on the arm of the couch, looking at you. "What are we to do, un, all alone in this room…?"
"Don't get any ideas," you snap, striding over to the other couch. Dropping down, you grab the remote and begin to flip through channels on the television, ignoring the blonde.
Even as he shifts closer.
Even as he settles on the same couch as you.
Even as he edges closer to you.
And closer.
And closer.
And…
"Damn it Deidara!" you snap, shuffling away from the blonde who was practically sitting in your lap. "Go away!"
Laughing, he settles next to you, cross-legged. You continue to flick through channels, ignoring him.
"Suki, un…"
You ignore him.
"Suuuuuuuuki, un."
"………"
"Suuuuuuuukiiiiiiii, un!"
"What!?" you snap, turning to face him. He grins at you.
"Entertain me, un," he demands. You roll your eyes, irritated.
"Entertain yourself," you say. He grins again.
"I am, un," he says leaning closer. You glare at him, refusing to back away. "I'm not that bad, Suki, once you get to know me, un."
"What if I don't want to get to know you?" you say, raising an eyebrow. Deidara smiles.
"Why wouldn't you, un?" he asks seriously. "I'm an alright guy, un."
You roll your eyes and choose to ignore him.
"Come on, Suki, un," he whines. "Just talk to me, un."
You sigh and run a hand through your hair.
"What do you want to talk about?" you say, switching off the TV and turning to face him. He grins at you.
"I don't know, un," he says happily. "Why don't you pick, un?"
With another sigh you think for a moment.
"Ok…" You say. "Why are you here?"
Deidara eyes you for a moment, before nodding.
"Hmm… I guess I can answer that, un," he says, smiling at you. "My foster father sent me here."
"Foster father?" You ask. He nods.
"Yeah, my real family is dead, un," he says with a shrug. "I was adopted when I was six, un. My foster father's quite wealthy, so he sent me here when I started acting out, un."
"Oh…" You lean back against the couch, unsure of what to say. Deidara grins at you.
"I started making bombs when I was twelve, un," he says proudly. "I started off small, mailbox bombs, and such, but then I blew up my principal's car, un."
"What?" you hiss. He grins proudly.
"He was going to expel me anyway, un," Deidara says flapping his hand dismissively. "This way I got a bang out of it, un!"
You shake your head.
"Do you like K.A.D?" you ask, he considers it for a moment.
"Yes and no, un…" He says. "I like the art program here, and all my other lessons are ok, un, but…"
"But what?" you prompt. He smiles tiredly.
"But once you're here, you're pegged as a troublemaker, un," he says, shaking his hair. "Even when I meet someone new, like you for instance, they always think I'm a delinquent freak, un."
Looking down, you bite your lip to contain your guilt.
'I judged him without even knowing him…'
Deidara grins suddenly, leaning back.
"Let's talk about something… nicer, un," he says, eye dancing. "Do you have a boyfriend, un?"
You blush lightly, looking away.
"No," you say, running a hand through your hair. "You?"
Deidara grins, leaning in slightly.
"No, un…" he says, still grinning. "I don't have a boyfriend, un."
Your gaze leaps from the ground to his eye.
"That's not what I meant!" you snap. Deidara laughs.
"I know, I know, un," he says. "And no, I don't have a girlfriend, un. Why? Interested, un?"
Turning scarlet, you glare at him.
"No!" You shout. "You started these questions! Maybe you're interested!"
'Oh real mature Suki!'
Deidara laughs, shuffling slightly closer.
"Oh but I am interested, un," he says in a low husky voice, looking you over. "And I can admit it, yeah."
Scarlet, you leap to your feet. "I, uh, have to, ahh!" you stutter, dashing over to Juugo's room, you ignore Deidara's laughter that follows you, slamming the door shut behind you. Leaning against it, pulling out your phone, you start to text.
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To: Uzumaki Naruto
From: Tasogare Akasuki
Message:
Get back here now!!
I'm going to kill you for leaving me here!
Help! Help! Help!
To: Tasogare Akasuki
From: Uzumaki Naruto
Message:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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"And then I met Itachi, who I naturally thought had a stick up his ass, un," Deidara continues through the door. "But we get on okay now, un. I much prefer his cousin, but don't tell Tobi that I said that, un. He's already got some strange idea in his head that we're best friends, un."
"I don't care!" you shout back. Thumping your head back against the door, you know that Deidara is sitting on the other side, in the same position you are. He has been blabbering on about his life for the last hour or so.
"Of course you do, un," Deidara replies cheerfully. "Look, Suki, if this relationship is going to work, we need to get to know each other, un."
"What relationship!?" you screech. You can hear Deidara laughing and thump your head back against the door again.
"Don't play hard to get, Suki-chan, un!" Deidara responds playfully. You feel like screaming.
…Slow dancing in the club, the diamonds look like rainbows…
"That's me, un!" Deidara says, and you hear him fumbling for his phone. Leaping to your feet, you pull the door open, causing Deidara to fall into the room.
"Wha…?" He says, you lean down and snatch his phone out of his hand. You glance at the caller ID.
Nagato Pein
Hitting the 'reject call' button, you tuck the phone into your pocket, glaring down at the grinning blonde.
"No phone calls," you say, stepping over him. He grins, sitting up.
"Jealous, un?" He asks cheekily, winking. "Don't worry, Suki-chan, I only have eyes for you, un."
"Ahh!" you cry, dropping onto the couch. "Shut up!"
"Communication is an important part of a relationship, un," Deidara says in a sing-song voice, rising and crossing towards you.
Before you can snap at him, the door flies open again.
"We're back Suki!" Naruto cries, bouncing in the room. He stops, taking in your position on the couch and Deidara slowly edging towards you. "…Am I interrupting?"
You glare at the blonde, but Deidara drops onto the other couch, looking bored.
"Of course not, Monkey, un," Deidara says flipping his hair. "And how long do you expect to keep me here with you kids, un?"
You stare at him, incredulous.
'What the hell…?'
"Until we're sure that you aren't going to rat us out," Naruto says, unaware of your confusion. He crosses over to the kitchen dumping the boxes in his arms onto the counter. Juugo does the same.
You glare at Deidara, shocked by his strange behavior.
Rolling his eye, Deidara snatches up the remote, flicking through channels. You keep staring, unable to work out the change in the older blonde.
"Ok! We have food!" Naruto announces happily. You rise, drifting over to the table, ignoring Deidara following you. Naruto frowns at him.
"You might as well eat too, we're not that mean," he grumbles sitting down. Juugo sits across from him, while you settle to the younger blonde's right. Deidara settles in the last seat across from you.
As you all begin to eat, passing around the boxes of Chinese food, you stiffen as you feel a leg rub against yours. Looking up, you catch the glint in Deidara's eye, barely visible. Reaching forward, he grabs another box, his leg brushing higher on yours. You glare at him as Naruto continues to babble on to Juugo. You kick the leg gently, tossing it off of yours. It returns after a few seconds.
Rising, you drop your chopsticks. Naruto breaks off his conversation.
"What is it?" he asks. You force a smile on your face.
"I'm going to head back to my room, I'll see you tomorrow." You say.
"Aww, come on Suki," Naruto whines. "Stay a bit longer!"
"No thank you," you say firmly. "I'll see you tomorrow."
Crossing to the room, you're almost at the door when you head Deidara's voice.
"If she's leaving I'm out of here too, un!" he says. Before Naruto can protest, Deidara crosses the room, flinging the door open.
"Oh no!" Naruto cries. "He's gonna tell!"
You sigh, hurrying to the open door.
"I'll stop him," you assure him, stepping out and closing the door behind you. Turning from the door you let out a slight squeak as you see Deidara leaning against the wall in the corridor.
"What do you want?" you demand, stomping past him towards your room.
"Let me walk you to your room, un," Deidara says cheerfully, bouncing along next to you. "I wouldn't want anything to happen to my Suki-chan, un!"
You stop outside your door, whirling to face the blonde.
"Ok, look," you snap. "I'm not your anything, I don't get why you're acting like this, and I don't particularly care to find out!"
Deidara hears you out, smiling the whole time. The moment you are finished, he leans in, pushing his lips to yours briefly.
Your eyes widen and as soon as it started, it's over.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Suki-chan, un!" he says, striding down the hall, whistling. You turn scarlet before fumbling with the door behind you. Unlocking it, you stumble in, face burning.
'What the hell was that!?'