Epilogue...
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It took about a year to make the arrangements for moving in with Deidara and Sasori. Hinata had to sign many, many, papers and had to move lots of her things from the mansion to their - surprisingly - small house. She gave Itachi's business to Kisame, who hung around him enough to know how to handle such a job. Kisame was left with the mansion, Itachi's office building, and all the shares he got from that last business convention. He was allowed to visit Hinata anytime he wanted, and vice versa.
Sasori, shortly after Hinata moved in, decided to move everyone into a larger house. Not exactly a mansion, but it had enough room to give everyone their separate room. Deidara, Hinata, and Yuki were in the master bedroom, Sasori in the second biggest bedroom, Deidara's art studio, Sasori's office, Yuki's play room, Hinata's Room-To-Do-With-What-She-Pleases Room, and a couple of guest bedrooms. Again, it wasn't exactly a mansion - but pretty darn close.
Everyone was happy.
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FAMOUS LOCAL ARTIST GOES MISSING!
Local Artist, Deidara, is unable to be found! Where did he go?
Deidara read the newspaper headline over and over again, holding back a kind of laughter and a kind of disbelief. Gone missing? He was only gone for... 6 months.
Okay, that was kinda a long time to be away from home without telling the general public. But missing? Come on.
"Good morning!" Deidara turned to see Hinata walking down the grand staircase, her silk robe following gracefully behind her. He closed the front door and met her at the bottom step, wrapping his arms around her. "Morning, Hinata." He kissed her cheek. "You won't believe what the paper says." He handed her the paper, and after she read the headline, she laughed. "Missing, huh? They'll be surprised when they find you, Deidara." She walked past him and into the kitchen, where she sat down and read the rest of the article. Deidara sat next to her and watched.
"Well, you went on a vacation and got a girl pregnant, married her, have a son, and moved into a large house with your best friend." She folded her arms and looked at him, smiling. "What a scandal." Deidara chuckled and leaned in to kiss her.
"Please, you two, a child is present." Sasori walked into the room, a little toddler named Yuki in his arms. "I caught this thing trying to walk down the stairs. Watch your kids!" He sat Yuki on the table, who reached out for his mother affectionately. She smiled and hugged him, bringing him into her arms. "Aww, Yuki wanted to join us!" She cuddled with him, and Deidara hugged them both. Sasori rolled his eyes.
Yuki reached into his shorts pocket and pulled out a small piece of clay. It was shaped like a bird, and he held it up for his parents to see. Hinata and Deidara looked at each other, smiling. "That's my boy." Deidara ruffled Yuki's hair, and he giggled. Hinata studied the little bird, impressed by the detail he was able to put into it. "Gosh, Sasori, did you help him?" she asked. Sasori shook his head. "He made it himself. I saw it with my own eyes."
There was a knock on the door, and Hinata went up to answer it. When she saw who it was, she jumped with excitement and gave the guest a big hug. "Oh my God! Kisame!" Kisame laughed and hugged her back, quickly, since he saw Deidara walking towards them. "Hi, Hinata, Deidara," he patted Yuki, who was in Deidara's arms, on the head. "Yuki." Yuki grinned. Hinata stepped aside to let him inside. "What are you doing here?" she asked. Kisame cleared his throat. "There was this weird car following my limousine to your house this morning. When I parked outside, the driver approached me and said that he was a reporter for the newspaper and asked about you guys." He looked out the window, and outside the gate were a few more people waiting for an interview.
"They said something about 'Missing Artist Deidara'. I think that's you." Kisame looked at Deidara, who only chuckled lightly. "I guess I'd better get better clothes." He gave Yuki to Hinata, who gave him to Kisame, who held him awkwardly as he sat down on the couch. "We should make ourselves more presentable then, I suppose."
Deidara took Hinata's hand and the two climbed upstairs and into their room. They undressed and took a shower together - which, by the way, saves a lot of water - and got dressed. Being the kind couple they were, they decided to allow an interview for all the reporters there. After a while, the whole process began to get a bit boring. Kisame and Yuki even fell asleep on the couch while they were watching. So, at around 3 or 4 Hinata and Deidara were about to stop the interviews for good. The news would have spread already, right?
But before they could close the door, a hand appeared in the doorway. "Wait!" a peculiarly familiar voice called. Hinata knew the voice immediately - almost like she heard it yesterday. But the name of the fellow escaped her. "Yes?" Hinata looked the boy - well, not a boy anymore - straight in the face. "I should have realized that you were The Ms. Hyuga at the bookstore." The boy-slash-man tipped his hat to her and bowed slightly, smiling politely. Hinata smiled and gave him a small hug. "My goodness. You've grown into a fine young man." She smiled at him, and Deidara whispered to her, "Who is this?"
"Oh, This is Kevin. We met at my old job at the bookstore a while ago." Kevin smiled at Deidara, who eyed him suspiciously at first, but eventually gave him a small smile. "How old do I look now?" Kevin and Hinata laughed. They led him to the living room, where Hinata and Deidara gave their last interview. They got into more detail with him, going as far back in their story as when they were in high school. Then, after saying their goodbyes, Kevin walked away, a different story in mind for his newspaper.
The next day, Deidara picked up the morning newspaper.
Punctual
The story of Deidara the Language Arts teacher and Hinata, his student.
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It feels a bit off.
And short.
But oh well.
That's what the story was about from the beginning, right?
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-TheWindAlchemist