"Deidara?" Akira called out as she and Deidara walked under the shady trees.
"Hmm?" Deidara replied.
"Ano, do you know where we could find a place to rest or something?"
"Eh? Why can't we stay here instead? It's nice and quiet here, un."
"No...I want a place where I can…" Akira paused, "…where I can get 'inspiration'." Deidara smiled.
"I just know the perfect place…follow me." He then lent out a hand to her. Akira was surprised as she took hold of his hand.
"What's wrong, un?"
Akira let out a soft chuckle. "You were so shy back then to lend out a hand…"
"Oh…right." Deidara replied, "Akira, ano…could you close your eyes for a moment?"
"Doushite (Why)? Tell me." Akira said, pouting.
"Do as I say, un." Deidara said.
As soon as Akira closed her eyes, Deidara led her to a place where she can have some 'inspiration'.
-0-
Deidara finally stopped and put Akira in front of him.
"Can I open my eyes now? Please?" Akira asked, "Please?"
"Hai…"
As she opened her eyes, she was surprised that her face was just inches away from Deidara's. She couldn't help but blush and tried to act as if she wanted to kiss him or anything.
"So? Are you trying to be my inspiration?" She asked. Deidara smirked.
"Sure, if you want to…there's another option though. Turn around, un."
Akira turned around and gasped.
There she saw a whole field of flowers.
Tulips? Statice? Lilacs? But, these are my favorite flowers…how did know? Akira thought.
"You told me once you love tulips, right?" Deidara said, as if he had read Akira's mind.
Akira blushed once more. "Really? I don't remember." Deidara then picked up a statice flower, which was just in front of him and handed the flower to her.
"A flower for you. A statice flower symbolizes remembrance…so you can remember more things." He teased.
Akira smiled and sat down on the field. Deidara soon followed.
-0-
Knock. Knock.
Itachi opened the door and found Tobi outside.
"What do you want now?" Itachi asked in a dry tone.
"Have you seen Deidara-sempai? I can't find him anymore."
"Don't mind looking for him. He went off with the Sachiko girl but they'll be back soon."
"Like a date?"
"I don't know. Now, go away."
"I'm sure it is a date, Itachi-san! Teehee! And I thought Deidara-sempai would never get a date with a—"
BANG.
Tobi looked out and saw that door was closed.
"What a grouch." Tobi said, scratching his head.
-0-
"Deidara…?" Akira called out once more while she drawing the field of flowers in her sketchpad.
"Hmm?"
"What do you think of my sketch?"
Deidara got up and looked at the sketch.
"It's okay." Much to his surprise, he saw that Akira looked annoyed. "Did I say something wrong, un?"
"That's it you're going to say about my sketch?! Hmph!"
"Take it easy! I said it was okay anyway, un!"
"You could at least say 'Wow, Akira, it's look beautiful' or 'It's very pretty, I like it'. Something like that!"
Deidara let out a sigh and shook his head.
"You don't appreciate art!" Akira said.
"What did you say, un?!"
"You don't appreciate art!" Akira repeated.
"I do! And infact art is explosive and ends quickly!"
"No, it doesn't! Art lasts forever like my paintings!"
"Ends quickly!"
"Lasts forever!"
"Ends quickly!"
"Last forever!"
"Ugh. –lies himself down on the field— I can't believe you reminding me of Sasori-danna…"
"Who?" Akira asked, trying to look calm.
"Never mind. You don't want to know…" Deidara replied before he drifted away to sleep.
Akira looked at the resting Deidara and smiled.
She suddenly got her sketchpad. She looked at her most recent sketch and set it aside. She glanced at Deidara once more and soon started to make a sketch of him.
Why can't I stay mad at him for more than a minute or two? Why is it so hard to stay mad at him, Akira thought, Is it because I love him?
Yes.