The bell rang for lunch, and Deidara let the other children filter out of the class before stowing his books away and making his way to the door. The teacher watched him leave, but never said anything to him. He smiled, waving a mouthed hand at the man before exiting.

"I need to go show Shizune this bird, un. It's totally cool," he said to himself, walking as briskly to the grounds outside as he could. He still didn't want to draw attention to himself, but he was far to excited to care. Opening the door to the yard, he scanned the children until he found the one he was looking for. Shizune was sitting with some other children, chatting amiably with them. Deidara smiled.

He made his way to her table, scrambling out of the other children's way. Finally, he had reached her table. She glanced out of the corner of her eye at him, and turned her face towards him, a smile on her lips.

"Hey there, Deidara. What's going on?" She cocked her head at him, a smile still lingering. Deidara could barely speak. Besides his mother, no one else had ever really smiled at him. He smiled back at her, and opened his pocket. Taking the bird, which had folded itself up in a sleeping position, he put it on the table. She stared at the clay lump as he poked it. It shook itself, and unfurled its wings, standing upright. Shizune stared at the masterpiece as it turned to her, looking her in the eye.

"I made this, Shizune. Actually…I was thinking of you when I made it, un," Deidara said, head on his arms as he stared at the bird. Shizune couldn't speak for a second. Then, she turned to Deidara.

"Thank you, Deidara. That was…thoughtful." She smiled again, and in front of the table full of children, gave Deidara a small kiss on the cheek. His hand immediately went to the spot, and he rubbed it. No one but his mother had ever kissed him, and his mother rarely did. He smiled back at her.

"Hey, what's the freak up to now?" That voice from before was behind him. Deidara quickly ducked, coming up a foot or so away. The boy from before stood with his posse behind him, and they all had dangerous grins on their faces. Deidara put his hands up, a smile on his face.

"Guys, seriously, I don't want trouble, un," he said. The boy scoffed, walking over to him and picking him up off his feet. He brought him level to his eyes, staring at him coldly.

"We're going to enjoy pummeling you, weirdy," he said. The others giggled behind him. Deidara rolled his eyes, a smile still on his lips. Looking down, the boys eyes went to the bird, which was hopping up and down on the table in anger. The boy dropped Deidara on his butt, going to the table and picking the bird up by its neck.

"What the hell is this thing?" The boy grabbed a wing, giving it a yank. It came off easily. Deidara got to his feet, his hands clenching.

"That's a present to Shizune! Give it back!" He didn't really want to fight, and he would get his ass seriously handed to him, but he couldn't just let them do what they wanted.

"No, I think I'll keep this little birdy. After all, it'll be fun to squash it. I'll just pretend that I'm squashing you!" The boy began to walk off, his posse behind him. Deidara, a tear in his eye, tried to keep his smile on, but it turned into a look of intense anger instead.

"Don't worry, Deidara. I know that you made it. It's no reason to get beaten up again," said Shizune, watching the boys disappear behind the building.

"No, I'm tired of this shit! I'm going to go over there and teach that ass a lesson," he said, trudging in the boy's direction. He heard a call from Shizune, but he wasn't really listening.

He made his way to the other side of the building, peering around. The boys were having fun, ripping the bird apart a little at a time. First a wing, then a leg, then the head. They were tossing the pieces to each other, letting them drop to the ground. Finally, just the body of the bird was left. The leader took it in his hands, smiling around at the others.

"Hey guys. I'm Deidara. I have crazy, mouthy hands and make girly birds with clay. Look at me, la la la. HAHAHA!" The boys around him laughed. Deidara's smile was now completely gone. Nothing but rage remained. He stood in front of them, anger clearly in his eyes. The boys turned, and the leader of the group stepped forward.

"Guys, it looks like he really missed his afternoon beating. Well, I guess we can give it to him, eh?" The other boys sniggered, casting knowing glances at each other. Deidara was livid.

"You jerks. That was a present to Shizune, un," he said. The other boys looked at each other, and then laughed. The leader, a grin on his face, stood there.

"Come on, weirdy. You know she isn't interested in a freak like you. Heh, after we're done with you, you'll be as flat as this bird is," he said. With that, he took the body of the bird in one hand, using his other hand to squash the clay, hard. It was the wrong thing to do.

The clay exploded, sending the boys flying. Deidara hit the dirt, covering his head with his hands. Dirt and debris rained down on him, and he shut his eyes. What the hell had just happened? He didn't really know, but he wasn't about to turn and look just yet. When the dust had cleared, he opened his eyes, turning. The boy lay on the ground…or what was left of him. The others stood, mouths agape in horror, at the sight of their friend lying dead on the ground. His arms were gone, as was one of his legs and a portion of his torso. His eyes were turned, unblinking, into the sun.

"Holy shit! Run!" One of the boys took to his heels, the others close behind. Deidara, his breath catching in his throat, began to panic. Was this his fault? He didn't know. He could hear voices coming his way. The only thing that he could think of was to run, to hide, and to just get away from this place. He took off, tears streaming down his face as he pelted into the nearby woods.

When he thought he was a safe distance away, he stopped, panting for breath. He propped himself against a tree, arms on his knees as he sat, huddled for comfort. Then, he looked at his hands, which panted up at him.

"Oh god…what have I done?"

In case you guys are wondering, I didn't really want it to be this long. But it was cause there was a lot of ground to cover. Sorry about that. Well, review and I will write another one in a day or two. I need to get another chapter out for my Fanfiction Hell Fanfic, to satisfy my readers. Til then.