Hello again my lovely readers! So I was working on chapter four of this and decided to put up chapter two early just because ^-^ So I hope you all enjoy!
"DeiDei! DeiDei! Wake up, DeiDei!" Ino was shaking the sleeping teen still in bed. "We're going to be late for school! Wake up baka!" Ino practically shoved Deidara out of bed.
"Owww! Inoooo, couldn't you have been gentler?" Deidara winced when he tried to get up, he was still soar form last night.
Ino looked up in thought, "Well I could've been, but that would've taken longer." She looked up at her brother who was now standing in front of her stretching his stiff muscles. "But we really need to get going now, DeiDei. It's already 7:45!"
Deidara looked wide eyed at his sister, "WHAT?!" He looked at the clock and shoved Ino out of his room and rushed around trying to get ready in time for school to start at 8:30. He knew he was going to be late; it took him 30 minutes to walk to school, 20 if he was running.
25 minutes later, Deidara was rushing out of the front door to his house, shouting, "Bye mom I love you!" before heading on his route to school.
"Oi, Blondie, what fucking took you so long? We're gonna be late ya know?" Hidan was standing outside of his house which was only a block away from Deidara's.
Deidara laughed lightly and rubbed the back of his head while grinning, "Heh heh, sorry Hidan, un. I kinda over slept" They began jogging to their school, Konoha High.
The sprint to the school was pretty quiet, save for a few insults about Deidara being a dumbass for sleeping in. They made it to the school at 8:26, meaning they needed to practically run to make it to class on time.
After parting ways with Hidan, Deidara ran into someone in the hallway knocking them both to the ground with a 'thud.'
"Owww dammit!" Deidara hissed as his bruises began to throb. "Oh, uh, I'm sorry, un." Deidara looked up to see the boy he had run into now standing, brushing imaginary dust off of his uniform. He looked at the blond and extended his hand to help the clumsy blond up.
"Don't worry about it. I wasn't watching where I was going." The boy's voice was smooth and enchanting. Deidara took the offered hand and looked into the boy's heavily lidded chocolate brown eyes. He had messy red hair settling just below his eyebrows. His skin was milky white and his face was like a porcelain dolls'. He had childish features, yet he looked very mature at the same time. He was a little taller than Deidara and was a year ahead of him.
Deidara couldn't tear his gaze away from those beautiful auburn bedroom eyes. He felt his face heat up as he realized that he was starring and still holding hands with this gorgeous boy.
He let go of the older teen's hand and grinned sheepishly up at him, "Uh, sorry about that, un."
The redhead smirked at him before repeating, "Don't worry about it." He looked Deidara up and down, which made Deidara blush even more. "Ya know," he started, "You look familiar…"
Deidara gave him a confused look, "Really?"
The redhead nodded with a thoughtful expression; "Yeah…" he trailed off in thought. Then his expression was one of realization, "Oh yeah! You're in my homeroom, math, and art classes! Iwa, right?"
Deidara nodded in conformation, "Yeah that's me." He thought for a moment longer. He had three classes with him? He vaguely remembered seeing him somewhere before. "Hm, I'm sorry, what's your name again?" Maybe a name would help him to think?
"Akasuna Sasori," the boy answered.
Realization struck Deidara too as he remembered the redhead sitting towards the back of his classes. "Oh! I remember now! Yeah, you sit towards the back of the class with that ginger with the piercings and the blue dude and the tan dude with the stiches."
Sasori nodded his head in confirmation, "Yep that's me."
Ring!
Ring!
Ring!
"Oh shit I'm late!" Deidara looked back at Sasori who looked amused at Deidara's panicked expression.
"So am I. Common, let's get to class before Iruka Sensei gets too pissed we're late." Sasori calmly grabbed Deidara's hand, causing the younger teen to blush again, and led them down the hall to their class.
While they were walking, Sasori glanced back at Deidara's flushed face and smirked again before saying, "You know, you look pretty cute with that blush on your cheeks."
This caused Deidara's already pink cheeks to darken even more. Sasori chuckled at the darkening blush on the blonde's face. "Uh, thanks, un." Deidara looked away in a failed attempt to hide his blush with his fringe.
Sasori knocked on their homeroom class door before whispering, "Are you going to keep holding my hand all the way in here? I don't have a problem with it, but your boyfriend might."
Deidara looked down at their locked hands and quickly pulled his away while looking down with the pink blush still present on his cheeks. Sasori chuckled at the blond again before the door finally opened.
"You two are late!" Iruka shouted disappointed.
"Thank you once again for pointing out the obvious Sensei." Sasori stated dryly. Deidara giggled and Iruka's expression was blank as he ushered the teens into the classroom.
Deidara and Sasori took their usual seats, Deidara to the far left by the window and Sasori to the back with his friends.
Pein, the ginger with the piercings, nudged his redheaded friend when he sat at his desk. "Who's the hot blond you walked in with?" Pein smirked and winked at his friend while Sasori simply rolled his eyes.
"That's Deidara Iwa, right? He's the one dating Itachi." Kisame, the blue dude, answered Pein. Pein made a silent 'o' with his mouth before looking back at his manga he was reading earlier.
"He also hangs out with that annoying loudmouthed Jashinist, Hidan, too." Kakuzu, the tan one with stiches, was the next to speak.
Pein glanced back up at Kakuzu with a raised brow. "You really hate that Hidan guy don't you." It was more of a statement than a question.
Kakuzu simply nodded before resuming his note taking.
-Time skip-
The rest of Deidara's day was pretty uneventful. Itachi had an eye doctor's appointment early that morning so he wasn't at school today. So he was sitting at the empty art table, he was always the first to arrive in art, waiting for the final class of the day to start.
"Good afternoon Dei-chan." Kurenai, the art teacher, said cheerily to Deidara with a sweet smile as she was getting the art supplies for the class together.
"Good afternoon Kurenai Sensei." Deidara said just as cheerily with a big grin.
As she was setting up for the class, Deidara was sketching in his sketchbook. It was of a picture of a bird chained to an anchor in the middle of the desert.
"Wow, you're really good." A smooth voice came from over Deidara's shoulder. He jumped in surprise and nearly fell off of his stool. The person behind Deidara chuckled before apologizing, "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, Deidara."
Deidara recognized the voice as the redhead he spoke to earlier that morning, Sasori. "Oh, um, thank you Sasori-san."
"Any time." Sasori smiled at Deidara who in turn, blushed at the beautiful boy before returning the smile. "You know, you sure do blush a lot." Sasori stated matter-of-factly before chuckling again.
Deidara looked away in a poor attempt to hide his blush, "O-oh I do? I didn't realize, un."
Sasori smiled again before saying, "Like I said this morning: you look cute when you're flustered."
Was Sasori flirting with him? He knew he had a boyfriend but he still called him cute. What really bothered Deidara was that he couldn't bring himself to care at the moment. It was nice talking with Sasori, so long as Itachi didn't find out, that is.
"Do you mind if I sit here today?" Sasori gestured to the seat next to Deidara's.
Deidara looked at the empty seat then back at Sasori before smiling, "Not at all."
Deidara and Sasori began talking about school and art and other things while other students poured into the classroom.
"I'm curious, Deidara." Sasori stated. "What do you think true art is?"
Sasori saw Deidara's eyes light up before saying, "Art is a transient beauty that lasts for only a fleeting moment before it is gone leaving behind a beautiful memory. True art is fleeting." Deidara's smile was growing with each word he uttered. Sasori couldn't help but give a soft smile at Deidar's passion for art along with his huge grin.
"What about you Sasori-san? What do you believe true art is?"
Sasori immediately answered with, "I believe that art should be preserved. It should be able to withstand the test of time without ever becoming tarnished or ruined. I believe true art is eternal."
Deidara cocked his head to the side and looked in thought for a moment before saying, "Hm, I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinions, un." Deidara grinned before saying, "I guess we have pretty differing views on art, huh?"
Sasori smiled and nodding, "Yeah, I guess so."
"Alright class," Kurenai spoke up to get the class's attention, "Today I'll give you all a free choice of what you want to sketch." The whole class seemed to like that idea, so they quickly got the materials they needed for their sketches and got to work.
"Holy shit! That's amazing!" The class was nearing the end when Deidara decided to glance at Sasori's sketch.
Sasori looked up in surprise from the sudden outburst that came from the blond beside him before looking back down at his sketch of a forest with sunset in the background. "You really think so?"
Deidara nodded vigorously, his hair flying everywhere. "Hell yeah Sasori no Danna, you've got amazing art skills!" Deidara was grinning down at the beautiful colours in Sasori's piece.
Sasori looked back up at Deidara with a raised brow, "Danna? Where did that come from? I'm not saying I don't like it, I was just curious."
Deidara blushed again realizing he just called Sasori master and averted his gaze before chuckling nervously, "Un, your art is so amazing and all…" Deidara trailed off before locking eyes with Sasori.
They held the eye contact until…
Ring!
Ring!
Ring!
"Okay class! Drop off your sketches on my desk before you leave, and have a wonderful rest of the afternoon."
Deidara and Sasori recoiled from the sudden harsh noise of the bell. They both got up and dropped off their sketches on Kurenai's desk then exited the class room.
Deidara suddenly got a sinking feeling in his stomach at the thought of going home today. His mother had mentioned staying late again tonight and Ino had ballet practice right after school. Meaning Deidara was going to be left home alone with Hideki for at least an hour.
Sasori noticed Deidara's sudden uneasiness and frowned. He nudged the slightly shorter teen with his elbow before asking, "Hey, are you okay? You look kinda pale."
Deidara slowly raised his gaze from the floor to meet Sasori's. He gave him a fake smile before shaking his head. "No, un. Nothing's wrong. Sorry I just remembered that I have to go into town to the drug store before I head home, un. My mom wanted me to pick up some makeup for her, so I have to hurry so I can make it home before dark." It wasn't a lie. He did need to go into town before he went home, but that wasn't what bothered him.
Sasori looked unsure for a minute before buying the excuse and nodding, "Alright. I'll see you tomorrow then?" Deidara smiled before nodding and parting ways with Sasori.
Deidara glanced over his shoulder to get one last look at Sasori's back before his smile became a sad one. 'If only I could be with someone as nice and sweet as you, Sasori no Danna.' his smile was nearly nonexistent before he quickened his pace to a jog so as to not be too late getting home.
Welp, that concludes chapter two! Hooray for SasoDei! But not yet. It's just a crush for now. Besides, Deidara has a boyfriend already! Who we will be meeting next chapter! Yay for Itachi! :D
I know this story isn't very interesting at the moment, but bare with me! It will get better I promise!
Anyways, reviews are always nice! Flames, not so much :P I'll be posting chapter 3 sometime soon so be on the lookout for that update and have a beautiful day~