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Please note: Any Hidan fans that feel that I was Hidan-bashing in the last chapter, I'm sorry. I needed to use someone and Hidan just seemed to work very nicely for the effect I had in mind. I love Hidan, and didn't mean to bash him.
The first thing that Deidara noticed when he returned to conciseness was that while Itachi wasn't in the bed anymore he was still in the room. The next thing he noticed was the bitter chemical smell of nail polish. He winced as he sat up. Deidara looked around the room to find Itachi and two of his shadow clones hard at work. All three were actively employing Sharingan. Itachi himself was bent over his hand panting his nails while one of his clones worked on his feet and the other used a small controlled fire jutsu to speed the drying process. Deidara watched in silence. He'd always known that Itachi had nails painted so perfectly they might as well naturally be that color, but he'd never guessed that the other man used his village and family's signature techniques to get them that way.
As he watched Itachi guilt and horror crept up on him. He knew if he didn't say anything the feelings would only get worse.
"Hidan raped me, un." He whispered, but it felt like he'd shouted it. Whatever he'd expected Itachi to say or do he didn't expect the response he got.
"I know." Itachi didn't even bother to stop painting his nails.
"What?!" Deidara cried, "How, un?!"
"Hidan mentioned it when he was here just before you got here something about how loud you are, and the two of you weren't in a very sheltered place. It was impossible to enter the base without passing you." Deidara sat very still as that news connected in his mind.
"You're telling me that not only do you know. You knew while it was happening and didn't help me, un!?" He shouted at the stoic man.
"If you aren't strong enough to defend yourself against one or two enemies, you aren't worth the effort of saving." Itachi extended one of his hands and gave it a critical eye.
"You could have helped me, un! Sasori-donna would…" Deidara cried and Itachi cut him off.
"Sasori would have down exactly same. He and I had very little in common. Our opinion on weakness, however, was the same." Deidara looked incredulously at Itachi who was holding out his hand for his shadow clone to dry. Without speaking he left the room, pausing only long enough to pull on his clothes and mutter "bastard, un" on his way out.
He stormed down the hallway to busy being hurt by Itachi to watch where he was going as a result he nearly flattened his partner. Tobi, though he had his whole face covered with that ridiculous orange mask, managed to exert the air of a kicked puppy tempting Deidara to actually kick him. Instead of kicking Tobi Deidara continued he storming down the hall. He'd always known he hated Itachi, he was still unsure why he'd let Sasori's death change that at all.
"Deidara-senpai!" Tobi cried running to catch up with him. Deidara pointedly ignored Tobi, hoping he'd just leave. However, as is with most pests, Tobi only persisted.
"Deidara-senpai! Deidara-senpai! Listen to me!" Deidara snarled, sick of everyone pushing him around, and rounded on Tobi.
"What?! And make it quick or I will kill you, un!" Despite Deidara's ability to care out the threat Tobi seemed unaffected and when he spoke his voice was dry,
"You said that last week Deidara-senpai." Deidara snarled his hands twitching like he was going to strangle the boy and then turned on his heal and stormed off.
"Wait Deidara-senpai! We have a mission!" Deidara paused and then turned to look at Tobi.
"When, un?" Perhaps a mission was what he needed, anything to get him away from here.
"Now, well about an hour ago really, but now works." Deidara snarled lunging at Tobi and strangling him. He shook his partner before releasing him to slump back.
"I am going to kill you one day, un! Life was better when I was partnered with Sasori-donna, un!" His face fell slightly, "Everything was nicer with Sasori-donna was around, un." Deidara turned and walked down the hall towards the exit; he intended to leave right that minute before he could decide to try and kill Itachi… or Hidan for that matter well he was attempted to kill ninja that were a good deal more powerful than him. Hell if he wasn't careful he'd go after Kakuzu too.
"Deidara-senpai you seem irritable than normal and you only talk about Sasori when you're upset. Did something happen?" Tobi asked bouncing next to him. Deidara's face tightened, he glanced sideways at Tobi.
"Yes, un!" He snapped and kept walking hoping Tobi would let it drop, but that wasn't like Tobi.
"What happened, senpai? Did you lose your clay?" He asked. "Come on senpai! You have to tell me! We're partners! I'd tell you if something bad happened to me. Come on senpai! Tell me! Deidara-senpai! Talking about it will make you feel better, that's what I was told any way. But you really should tell me Deidara-senpai, maybe I can help you! If you're mad you blow more stuff up then normal and I don't really want to be blown up. Senpai!" Deidara growled and rounded on Tobi again. This time he towered over the smaller man with malicious in his eyes and killing intent rolling off him.
"Hidan raped me, and Itachi knew about and didn't give a damn, and he still doesn't, un. Because Itachi is a cold bastard that cares more about his damn nail paint than any living person, weak people like me in particular, and Hidan is a religious freak, un! And if you ask about it again I. Will. Kill. You. Un!" Tobi gasped as he looked up at Deidara's murderous face. Deidara turned his back and stormed out the door nearly walking into it the process. Tobi followed silently and watched as Deidara molded two giant birds for them to fly on. Tobi looked at Deidara with fallen shoulders and said very softly,
"It was horrid of Hidan to do that to and even worse of Itachi not to care." All he got in response was an angry un, and the explosion of one of the birds which was met with more angry uns and some swearing.
"You know if it were me, I'd never treat you like that. And if someone ever did, I'd stop them if I knew and I'd hurt them if I ever found out they'd done something like that to you. Because I like you Deidara-sempai, and I think you're special."
AN: So I'm updating quickly because I want to finish this story before Tuesday, because Wednesday is the start of Lent and I'm going to give up the internet for my Lenten discipline (if you have no idea what I'm talking about feel free to ask me and I'll do my best to explain.) I will still be able to get on every Sunday, but it's less complicated if I have all, or most, of my stories out of the way before Lent starts. On the upside that means quick updates for ya'll! -Morana