A.N: Not that satisfied with this chapter but it's okay
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Chapter Twelve: Real World
Deidara stared at me like I had three heads. He looked adorable really and I couldn't help but smile at him. His movements where slow as he examined the small leather purse of money then back at me his eyes wide and kind of greenish in the dull light coming from the hall.
"Why do I have to meet your dad hmm?" he yelled with a whimper "it's not like were dating!"
I looked at him dully not at all fazed by his outburst. I had expected it after all; my father gets this reaction from every one of my guy friends when he wants them to come over for 'inspections.' Some times I wonder if he thinks I'm a whore or something just for having a lot of guys for friends when it's really not my fault that the only other girl I hang out with is Tenten and only because she dates Neji.
"Well would you rather stay in here then?" I asked.
"I'd rather be tortured slow and painfully then meet your dad yeah," he said honestly.
"Aren't those the same things?" I muttered and he glared at me. He grumbled getting a knot out of his hair with his fingers. "Hurry up and get dressed," I said throwing some clothes at him. The shirt hit him square in the face while the pants flew over his head. I could still hear Deidara grumble as he recovered from the assault
Deidara looked at the shirt that had been thrown at his face. Normally he would have blown up who ever had thrown anything at him but because it was Hinata he would forgive her. As for the shirt itself it was rather lovely if he would be one to judge fashion, it was a black turtle neck sweater and incredibly soft to the touch. He couldn't tell the fabric however that was more Sasori's thing which to Deidara seemed kind of gay but he never said that out loud.
He twisted around to grab the dressy black pants and sighed at the color choice. All black? He was going to look like a freaking bumble bee with his yellow hair. She had listened to his color theory rant from the other day but that didn't mean color combinations like this looked flattering on a body.
He rolled his eyes, he had to wear all black in the stupid Akatsuki couldn't he wear something different? He grumpily got up and just as grumpily changed into the all black and rather overly warm clothing Hinata had picked out for him.
I walked in a little while later to inspect his handy work in being able to dress himself. I approved but there was one minor detail.
"You're going to need to lose the ponytail of death," I said plainly eminently he gave me a painful glare.
"What are you going to do with my hair hmm?" he growled as I ran around behind him and carefully pulled out the ponytail from the top of his head. I swear if his hair had been shorter it would look like a little blond palm tree was growing out of his head!
"Well you see in my clan," I explained brushing out the soft hair out with my fingers "men with longer hair should wear there hair in a low horse tail at the base of there neck."
"So?" he grumbled.
"So you should be trying to kiss as much ass as you can if you want to be out of this cell," I explained dryly "its not like my father is clueless to who you are so at lest try to flatter him with this Hyuga custom."
"Ugh," he mumbled "I use to wear it like this when I was still in the terrorist cells."
I looked at him from the front and with only the few bangs that persisted to hang in front of his left eye he did look fine.
"You look better without that wall of hair in your face," I said making him roll his eyes.
"Ah you don't think the bangs look sexy hmm?" he asked me and I rolled my eyes.
"Nah long hair on a dude is a turn off for me," I said painfully bluntly and I saw his face become slightly flushed.
"That hurts Pearl that really does yeah," he sighed as we left the cell.
Deidara stared at my father my father looked back and him while me and Neji watched wondering if any blood would be spilt. Both where silent for a long time before my father took a sharp intake of breath.
"Well Deidara you have not bank account and no social security number," he said evenly looking over some papers "but I guess I could let you rent one of the Hyuga apartments. Of course first you'd have to run everything by with the elders and the Hokage and if your able to pay the rent of course."
"Which will be how much un?" the blond asks much more informally then I would have liked.
"Depending on what your looking for," my father said "it can run from 450,000 to 900,000 yen a month." Deidara's face practically hit the floor when he heard those estimations and I dearly hoped he wouldn't say something stupid, because the look on his face said that stupid was traveling up to his mouth.
"So how much do you think it would cost to live in a shit hole hmm?" the blond asked very business like even if the comment clearly wasn't serious. I slapped my forehead into my hand while Neji watched on in amusement.
"Hmm I'm not really sure but you can go check in the rent costs in Iwa if you'd like to really find a 'shit hole.'" Father said in the same business tone Deidara had used. The blond twitched slightly from the comment probably because he knew it was kind of true. The earth country wasn't really the kind of place I'd like to live in and shit hole really did suite it.
"Harsh," Deidara muttered but straightened his back and smiled politely at the older man. "Do you think you'd have anything cheap? Nothing wonderful it could be a bedroom with a bathroom yeah."
"Well again you'll need consent with the Hokage and…a few manner lessons," my father said making me wince slightly "If you can do that I can have the first few months free of rent for you just so you can get your priorities straightened out but after that the cheapest it will be is 300,000 yen a month."
"Sounds…great," Deidara said less then enthusiastic.
"Wonderful," father said with a slight smirk "you have a week to get the Hokage's consent." And with that he got to his feet and left the room padding softly on the bamboo floor.
"Ah…great un," the blond grumbled pulling out the low pony tail frustrated and roughly shook out his hair letting his bangs slowly fall over his face again.
"Normal life is tough isn't it?" Neji asked mockingly before also leaving the room after my father. I rolled my eyes at my cousin though he was already gone and went over to sit with Deidara.
"That's a lot of money," he muttered "how am I going to make that much every month hmm?"
"Well we first have to go to Tsunade-sama don't we?" I said trying to lighten the mood a little. He looked at me with a 'yeah like that's going to work' look on his face. "We'll figure it out okay?" I said knotting my brow.
"You fail at looking intimidating hmm," he said blandly and I narrowed my eyes slightly.
"Better?" I asked and he shook his head. "Well lets go it's still early maybe Tsunade has some extra time," I said getting to my feet. Deidara shrugged getting to his feet also.
"Might as well be disappointed sooner rather then later yeah," he sighed and I resisted the urge to punch him in the arm.
"Your such a pain," I sighed as we left the Hyuga main building.
"So here's the deal Tsunade un," Deidara sighed leaning back in the chair dangerously far. I secretly hoped he'd fall backward. "I kind of want to leave the jail house it's really driving me crazy." I snorted.
"Hmm well Deidara I'm sorry to tell you but the Elders are still going over your case," Tsunade slurred sloshing the last dregs of her sake.
"Ugh what's taking them old geezers so freaking long hmm?" he grumbled crossing his arms.
"Well they are going over whether we should execute you or not," she growled becoming annoyed. Deidara glared like a school boy who had been sent to the principles office. "Frankly Deidara I don't want to see that happen but the thing is you are an S-Rank criminal and it could be a little to late for redemption."
"But what about you know my head brain thingy yeah?" he asked doing the crazy circle motion. "I'll just plead not guilty by reason of insanity hmm."
"Deidara we know that you have a mild case of schizophrenia," the Hokage sighed rubbing her temples "still I'm not sure if that can save you."
Deidara's shoulders slumped slightly at the thought. He must have been hoping to have time to live a life he'd thought he had thrown away at a young age. He still was young too and I felt my own eyes sting slightly.
"God damn it Tsunade that's not right," I spoke and she blinked at my uncharacteristic rudeness. "I want the Council's verdict by tomorrow!" I shouted losing my cool entirely "I'm so sick of everyone being so inhuman!"
"Hinata I will not take this disrespect from you," the Hokage hissed dangerously "I get enough of this bull shit from Naruto I don't need it from you too!"
I bit my lip and looked away in disgust. My fists clenched till my knuckles where white and I could barely feel my finger tips. Damn it all I thought fiercely over and over in my head. Why do this to him? Why let Sakura get away with this? This is wrong! This so wrong! I turned away and left the room without a second glance. I was stomping down the hall hating everything around me at that very minute.
"Hinata," someone said making me look up. It was Naruto and I quickly ran over to him. "Hinata…what's wrong your crying?"
"I-I hate her Naruto-kun," I sniffled "I hate her so much! I'm going to kill her!"
"W-what? Wait what?" he took my shoulders and bent down to my eye level. "What's going on? Why are you going to kill somebody?"
"Sakura," I snapped "she's evil! I'm going to slice her throat open!"
"Sakura?" Naruto looked very confused. "This doesn't have to do with that Deidara guy dose it? He's not worth your effort you know."
"That's a lie!" I screamed wiggling out of Naruto's grip. "I'm going to kill her!"
"Why? Why would you do that Hinata?" he asked hurt that I was being to unreasonable.
"Because he wont…" I said in a smaller voice "It's not far Naruto…It's just not far."
"I know it isn't," he said and hugged me. I wanted to protest but I couldn't find anymore fight in me. So I let him hug me and I closed my eyes crying softly into his shirt.
This was the first time Deidara had ever been afraid of death.