I got to class just as the bell rang to signify the beginning of class. I glanced around quickly on the way to my seat, looking for Blondie's familiar hair-do. Shit, he wasn't there. I guess that means a suspension for him.
I went through class as normal, confused slightly as to why I was worried for this boy I hardly knew.
I was good at science, I got mostly A's and B+'s. I paid attention well, and never did anything out of place since I didn't really see the point. I was, to an extent, almost liked by the Teacher. He was one to bear grudges, and our class wasn't what you would call particularly well behaved, so because I had never really ill behaved towards him or anybody during one of his classes, I was an exception towards his wrath and constant detentions. This earned me favours such as looking over various wrong answers in my homework, and not asking me questions when I was obviously not paying attention.
Deidara on the other hand, was NOT what one would call a good student. He turned up late to class, he didn't listen during Teacher's long, boring science lectures, and he never studied for tests. So, in the way he slipped past my wrong doings, he would catch out Deidara for everything he could get away with, even when Deidara was behaving well.
"Sensei, my alarm didn't go off-" Deidara started, swinging the door open as he skidded to a halt in the doorway.
"Suspension." Teacher interrupted. "You're not needed in this classroom. So class, as I was saying, when an atom is-"
"Sensei, please listen! You can't give me a suspension, my alarm really DIDN'T go off, it's not my fault!" Deidara cried, clenching his fists.
"Well, maybe you should have bought a new alarm clock, Deidara. It's too late now, by any means. Get out before I call the Principal to escort you to the office." Teacher smiled smugly, turning back to the board to write the formula he was trying to teach us."
"S-Sensei… don't do this to me…" Deidara whispered, tears beginning to form in his blue eyes.
I don't know why, but I felt a strong need to stick up for the boy with no friends. I stood up.
"Sensei, why don't you shut the fuck up for once?" I snapped, kicking my desk out of the way, hearing it clatter onto it's side, my chair screeching loudly as I pushed it back as I stood.
"What was that, Hidan?" Teacher gasped, a mixture of surprise and fury creeping over his face.
"You heard me. Go pick on someone your own size. Can't you see you're upsetting him?" I hissed, stepping towards Teacher and shoving him in the chest. He stumbled backwards a step before straightening up.
"Hidan, detention. Get out before I make that a suspension like your friend over there."
I snorted. "Oh, and you really think I would mind a suspension? Anything to get out of your fucking classroom, you old bastard. You disgust me." I snarled.
"Don't make me do this, you brat!" Teacher shouted, his face reddening and spittle flying from his mouth like a mad dog.
"Oh, gee thanks. Before I go let me help you finish this experiment though." I laughed sarcastically, almost as mad as my seething Teacher. I ran to the cupboard containing bottles of dangerous liquids and opened it up wide.
"Don't you dare touch that!" Teacher roared, running towards me when he realized what I intended to do.
I scraped all the bottles on the first shelf out onto the floor, instantly smashing about 70% of them.
"EVERYONE OUT NOW! HIDAN YOU COME WITH ME!" He screamed, his eyes glinting a color close to red as he grabbed me by the ear and tore me outside, closely followed by the rest of the class. Fuck, I sure hope someone left the gas on. That'd REALLY teach him a lesson.
He slammed me against the hallway wall as soon as we were a safe distance from the classroom.
"WHAT ON EARTH WERE YOU THINKING?!" He shouted, shaking my shoulders.
"I don't want to ever catch you speaking to my friend like that." I mumbled, glaring at my enraged science teacher.
He slapped me once across the face. Hard. I stared, shocked at the end of the hallway as I felt my face redden where he had hit me.
"SO YOU ATTEMP TO KILL OUR ENTIRE CLASSROOM BECAUSE OF A MINORITY LIKE THAT?"
"I…"
"WELL YOU GOT YOUR WISH, 3 WEEK SUSPENSION." He shouted, shaking me again and slamming back against the wall. "GET OUT OF MY SIGHT." He let me go, pointing an accusing finger in the direction of the principals office. My class crowded behind him, their mouths gawking open in amazement. Ah. I HAD been fairly stupid by doing this. What was I thinking? I didn't have to wonder for long before I caught Deidara's eye. He was standing aside from the rest of them, looking at me as if I were a god. A god, huh. More like a demon. But to see him so grateful, it was worth it. Anything was worth it for him.
Teacher noticed him around the same time as I did, and strode over to him, grabbing Deidara by the collar
"And you, don't think YOUR getting away, you ignorant little… " I saw him clench his teeth together to stop himself from saying the long string of words that would get him fired. "It's a 3 week suspension for you too, get away from me." He finished, releasing his grip on Deidara and throwing him stumbling towards me.
"Class, you have an early lunch. As we can't very well go back to the room after what your stupid classmate did." Teacher growled, turning his back on us, the steam almost visibly streaming from his ears.
Our class erupted in a deafening cheer, impossible to contain by our teacher. The noise became quieter and quieter until it was just a low drone by the time I had led Deidara to the office.
"Thankyou so much…" Deidara smiled, blushing and looking at his feet. I felt my stomach twist for an unknown reason. Why was it that I couldn't stand to leave him alone, even after only properly knowing him since yesterday?
"No problem. Someone would have stood up to Sensei eventually."
"I meant for doing that for me. Why did you do it." He asked, his question direct.
I bit my lip. I didn't think I could make up something this time.
"I don't know. Just seeing you there looking so helpless… I didn't want to see you cry, that's why, okay? Just shut up and leave me alone." I snapped, blushing and turning away.
"H-hidan…" He started after me, stopping as the Principal took us in to talk to us.
Oh Lord Jashin, please get this stupid blush off my face…