A.N: Jeez what a drag we are almost done with this story...Probably like three more chapters or so
disclaimer: I do not own naruto or any anime
Chapter Fourteen: The Gray
The next morning I found myself strangely in my bed. I blinked a few times trying to figure out how I'd come to be in my own room. Had it all just been a dream? A really super sexy dream, what was it that Ino called then? Wet dreams? I mulled it over before my body began to signal me of last night's activity.
My head suddenly felt as though someone had stabbed into my skull with a blunt kunai. I groaned and curled back up in my bed. Hang over a bad one too. I groaned and squished tighter into the blankets feeling the silk sheets around my naked body. I blinked a few times before realizing yes, I was naked.
I sat up grumbling and then felt something around my neck. I blinked again; it was the amber pendent I wore at night after having sex with Naruto. It was given to me secretly by Tsunade and had a medical jutsu on it to prevent pregnancy. I looked around but Naruto was no where to be seen. How odd…
Wait, no. No fucking way! It hadn't been a dream? Crap! My hands went into my hair pulling nervously on it.
"Oh my God," I peeped and slowly got out of bed ignoring my throbbing head. I slowly got dressed carefully inspecting myself for any sort of mark that Naruto or others might notice. I didn't find much but a tiny bruise on my collar bone that I could easily cover up with make up or just shrugged off as something from training.
Putting on a black sweater and a pair of jeans I tip toed out of my room and peeked around the corner. The living room was empty but I could smell something being cooked in the kitchen. I crinkled my brow and stepped carefully into the living room.
The TV was on but on mute and I could see that the news was on and the broadcasters noiselessly where mouthing the weather. Surprisingly the room itself was also very neat and clean. Confused I wondered into the kitchen where Deidara was preparing breakfast which wasn't all that surprising on account that he's an amazing cook. He moved gracefully as he always did across the tiled floor.
"Morning un," he said cheerfully putting down a plate of flat round cakes on my tiny dinning table. I blinked at him as I sat down in front of the plate. All of his hair was tied back in a pony tail showing off his striking facial features.
"H-hey Deidara-kun," I murmured "um what are these things?"
"Huh? Wait, you've never had pancakes before?" he asked his pupils become very small. I shook my head and he sighed. "Pancakes happen to be a normal northern breakfast food yeah. They're super good, it'd be better if you had any syrup but I'm sure some butter would be fine too." The blond turned away and looked into my refrigerator and pulled out the yellow bucket of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. With a knife he scooped some up and sped it onto my top pancake.
I looked at the cakes and then picked up the fork next to the plate and sliced into the three layers of pancake. Once I had a piece cut away I took it in my mouth and chewed. They where soft bread-like and delicious, I smiled my cheeks still full and looked over at Deidara.
"You like it?" Deidara asked and I nodded mutely. He gave a short chuckle and took a bite of his own pan cakes. "Hmm Hinata…"
"Huh?" I blinked looking up at him. He had a small wry smile and his eyes where cast down at his food.
"Tsunade sent a massager this morning ordering me to go to the tower today hmm," he said his eyes moving up to my own.
"O-oh," I said unsteadily gripping my fork.
"Yeah, it's at noon and um I'd kind of like you to be there yeah," Deidara said putting his hand behind he neck.
"I'll be there," I said quickly without a second thought.
"Thanks," he replied before going back to the pancakes. So that was it, we ate silently the rest of breakfast with only me complimenting him on his cooking skills. It was amazing how not awkward Deidara could make the most awkward situations. I mean we'd made love and today he might be put to death but he acted as if it was any normal day. That's it no more ice cream and sake together! It made Deidara normal the next morning and I mean really how weird is that?
We didn't say much, there wasn't much to say. So again we found ourselves on the sofa watching the morning news. He didn't mention the other night and I was happy he didn't, it was almost as if it s didn't happen at all but by the way he looked at me I knew that something had clicked in his brain. It wasn't love for me (thank god) but it was more like an understanding.
Yeah I know it's weird and I know it's not right but I guess no one can say no to those eyes. I mean really how about you try it?
I checked the TV guide and sighed seeing that it was already eleven forty. We would have to go now to meet an uncertainty. Dramatic? Well Deidara didn't think so because when he saw the time he quickly got to his feet and went to the bathroom. I'd thought he'd gone to throw up or something but when he came out all he'd done was put his hair up in its normal do.
"Are you ready to go hmm?" he asked with a half smirk.
"Not really," I said putting my toeless shoes on.
"Sheesh you mope around like you're the one standing before the Council," he said dully leaning on the wall waiting for me. I rolled my eyes at him but he just smiled.
"Are you insane?" I asked knowing the answer already.
"Yeah that's why I'm going on trial remember un?" he asked in an 'uh duh' voice. "If I was normal I'd probably be Tsuchikage then Konoha would really have something to worry about yeah," he said with a coy smile at the thought of being leader of a Hidden Village.
"Why didn't you do that?" I asked as we left my apartment "If you claim that you'd have been the next Kage of the Hidden Rock village why didn't you do that rather then become a missing ninja?"
"Art my silly little Pearl un," he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world (which it kind of is since we are talking about Deidara.) "Art became way more important and in truth it is more important then what Iwa could ever give me. Art is a blast and a lot of other northerners didn't understand it hmm. Inartistic bastards…so I left easy as pie."
"That's probably the weirdest reason I've ever heard for someone to leave there village," I said "not that it isn't valid in its own right but that is weird Deidara."
"Call it what you like hmm," he said with a shrug and I smiled. He was insulted so easily.
"They did something to you didn't they?" I asked and he shrugged "I see. Well you can tell me later."
"If there is a later un," he said as we got to the base of the Hokage's Tower. We both looked up at the mammoth building silently for a few seconds.
"Stop being so morbid it's so un-Deidara," I said and I saw a smirk start on his face as we entered. The court area was on the bottom floor so it didn't take us much time to get to the unavoidable. He looked at me and smiled cockily before pushing open the doors and stepping in with me at toe.
Tsunade sat behind a great court desk with the elders taking position around her on the lower desks that created a crescent shape around the room. There were also a few audience members consisting of most of my friends plus Sakura which I have no idea why she bothered showing up. Deidara however didn't seem to notice the pink haired woman and walked briskly down the walk way to the middle area before the Elders and Tsunade.
I could already tell he was going to be a pain in the ass when he stood there for a few seconds a hand on his hip and his foot tapping impatiently. I sighed and found myself a place to sit between Naruto and Shikamaru.
"What a drag," Shikamaru muttered and I could only silently agree as Deidara made his opening statement.
"Well are you old cows going to sit there and rot or are you going to make your decision yeah?" he asked rather flatly and I could only image the sarcastic grin that painted his handsome face and hiding his true emotions.
I could see Tsunade give a look of annoyance and the elders all give there disapproving looks. I inwardly yelled at Deidara for being such a disrespectful idiot.
"Your rather peppy today," Tsunade said dryly and the blond shrugged. "Well Deidara do you know why you are before the council?"
"I wouldn't have a clue un," he said and I slapped my forehead into my hand. The Hokage's eye twitched.
"Well Deidara I'll list off your crimes then. You've been charged with associations with the terrorist group called Akatsuki and have been in there for approximately fifteen years. You've been a part of countless bombings in all of the shinobi nations and charged with the death of Gaara Kazekage of Suna. How do you plea to these charges?"
"The red head didn't stay dead so I'm not guilty by reason of crazy medical ninjutsu yeah. Um the bombings I'll take full and undivided blame for even if all of those explosions where marvelous. As for the Akatsuki I was really impressed into joining them in the first place and all association with them was under orders with threat of not-living-anymore if I did not do as told hmm." He stated more as a thought then a true courtly statement.
Tsunade blinked as if unsure what to make of the blond. "But it is true you where terrorist cells prior to the Akatsuki," she said and I sighed softly seeing that this as getting bad.
"Uh huh I was in those for about three months I think hmm," he said completely truthful.
"But it seems that recently have had a change in your views?" The Hokage asked and Deidara burst out into a short fit of laughter.
"Changed views? Nah Miss Hokage you're making it look like I've found the light or something un. I'll be very honest with you guys, I would love to spend my life whatever length it will end up being on the very edge. I love the rush of seeing buildings crumble from my art, it's magical to see something you've done bloom so beautifully yeah." Deidara spoke almost poetically as he explained his thoughts carefully. "Miss Hokage I haven't changed at all, art is still fleeting art is a bang, but the only thing is that last year for the first time in my life I craved something for more then just a second."
"That's hard to believe," Tsunade said blandly "please explain."
Deidara gave Tsunade a look that seemed slightly bashful and boyish. "I fell deeply, undeniably, inadvertently, uncontrollably, and devotedly in love Tsunade-sama yeah."
"Boy," Tsunade said with a stone look in her face as she stared down at the young man "you've gone way in over your head many times but that seems like the craziest thing you'd ever do as a shinobi."
"Yeah? Surprised her too," Deidara said with a crooked smile. Tsunade's face softened slightly and I could just see her heart ping she being one to know the loss of a lover.
The Hokage cupped her cheek in her hand and studied the blond for a few seconds before speaking. "Hyuuga Hinata please come to the stand." Blinking I got up and gave a glance to Naruto who shrugged before going up before the court. "Hinata-san you've been Deidara-san's over seer the past two weeks what is your conclusion on his mental stability and ability to adapt to our way of life?"
"Hokage-sama you know as well as I do that Deidara has all the ability in the world to be a citizen in any Hidden Village, he has the capability to go on to Kage statues as a ninja and probably the intelligence to become a philosopher." I said in a business tone as I looked over the council. "I do hope you don't think me to be crazy but true evil isn't our actions but the reactions in our selves to those actions. Deidara believes it to be artistic to blow things up, is that truly evil? Absolutely insane yes but not evil. And once you've really sat down with this man you'll find yourself seeing as he sees." I cut myself short and paused for a moment. I averted my eyes from the council and to the audience. "How do you see evil? When we swarm an enemy village and steal there secrets it is a good job for the Leaf. But when the enemy village does the same to us they are proclaimed thieves. If I assassinate an enemy futile lord I'm seen as a hero but when one of ours is killed we go to war." I paused once more looking straight into Sakura's emerald eyes "So what is true evil? Someone please tell me because once I thought I knew but now all I see is gray."
A.N: Hmm chapter yes...oh review PLEZ!