Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and TV Tokyo. Also, the plot for this story was based off an animated movie called Strange Magic that I saw on Netflix once, although of course it's filled with my own little twists.

Deidara

The blonde gently placed his feet onto the flower, his wings folding down behind him. Bright blue eyes filled with excitement gazed towards the other two fairies as they collapsed onto the flower. His lips parted in a grin as his pride took over, whilst his siblings remained on their hands and knees. He sighed as he held out his hands, assisting the two to their feet.

Naruto gave his typical goofy grin as he stretched out his own wings. They were a darker blue colour with a thin black border along the very edges. Other than that they were mostly plain, having no other fancy patterns to distinguish him from other fairies with blue wings. Even so, blue wings weren't very common, and most had their wings memorized. Ino's were shaped slightly differently, but shared a similar pattern. Her black border was much thicker though, and her blue much lighter.

Deidara himself had received his wings from his father. It was a very rare pattern, perfectly matching the design of a blue swallowtail butterfly. A pattern found only in the Namikaze family, yet even so it very rarely showed up in the family tree. His wings were a bright blue, lighter than Naruto's, yet darker than Ino's. He had a thick black border around the outside of his wings similar to his sister's, but his wings were more tall whilst hers were more wide.

"Can't you let us win for once?" Naruto whined.

"No way, hm!"

"That's not fair." Ino agreed with Naruto.

"I'm the oldest. Oldest wins, hm."

Both Naruto and Ino let out 'hmph's of frustration at the heaping pile of losses to their elder brother. It made sense as he had a lot more practice in using his wings when compared to his siblings. He was three years older than Naruto, and four years older than Ino. He got in a lot of practice with his father when he was young before the others came along, and eventually he met his own friends whom he raced often. Unfortunately for his younger siblings, they had to share their flying training with each other when they were first learning.

"Can we just go back? I have to get ready for the spring ball!" Ino complained.

"Fine, who's the unlucky sucker this time? Shino?" Naruto teased.

"No."

"Kiba?" Deidara joined in.

"No!"

"Or how about... Neji." The younger brother asked.

"No."

"Lee?"

"No way!"

"Choji?"

"No."

"Wait. Shikamaru, hm?"

"Maybe."

The two elder brothers just smirked to each other at their sister's words, crossing their arms. Ino pouted slightly in frustration at the reaction as if she was waiting to be teased before the two brothers made eye contact. Within an instant they had opened their wings and rapidly began to fly away, leaving their sister in the dust.

"Cheaters!" Ino snarled.

The younger sibling barrelled after Deidara and Naruto, managing to overtake her youngest brother. Deidara laughed as the two began to wrestle for second whilst he took even more of a lead, due to the wrestling slowing the two down. He found himself passing over the main part of town where most of the fairies lived, watching as people went about their business. Several fairies waved to him, which the blonde politely returned, before continuing to race forward as his siblings began to gain on him.

His feet touched the ground just in front of his home, with his two siblings landing a few seconds after. Deidara pushed the doors to the castle open, walking into the front foyer. Both Naruto and Ino sprinted inside, immediately leaping up the stairs in order to arrive in their rooms to prepare for the spring ball later in the day. Deidara gave a grumble of annoyance as he climbed the stairs towards his own room.

The blonde had always loved the balls and festivals held in his kingdom when he was growing up; he still enjoyed them, even now. Yet he always found himself under the pressure of his father. Minato was a kind and thoughtful man, always doing what was best for the kingdom. And that even continued in his family life, through their family's motto. The needs of the many outmatched the needs of the one.

"Deidara, are you getting ready?" His father's voice called out.

"I'm going now, hm."

"Make sure to stand out. There will be many possible future wives."

"I've already told you, I have no interest in getting married."

"Deidara, you don't have a choice. You need to have an heir to take over the kingdom, and that is that."

Deidara muttered many colourful words under his breath as his father continued on his way, and Deidara himself resumed his trek up the large stair case. His long, feminine hair swayed behind him as he walked, and for this reason the fairy found himself to be commonly mistaken for a female. Even in his own kingdom, where he was well known, when spotted from behind he was always referred to as 'Miss'.

He entered his bedroom and walked past the large rose bud in which he'd made into his bed. He moved straight towards his dresser to get out the attire he'd be wearing to the ball. Cold air nipped at his skin as the blonde undressed, the blonde making a mental note to ask his mother for an extra blanket for the night. He pulled on his shirt, which had been made from spring leaves by the finest tailor in the kingdom.

Deidara's clothes had all been made by the tailor, usually specifically made to fit him and no other. The blonde pulled on his pants just as there was a knock at the door. His sister barged in whilst he was fixing his buckle, although he finished only a moment after she'd arrived. Ino seemed to be in a tizzy as usual, and Deidara found himself not surprised. Naruto rushed in about a minute later, each of them looking as if they were panicking.

"Deidara!" The two cried out.

"What is it, hm?"

"She did it!"

"He did it!"

Deidara tilted his head in confusion, resulting in the two siblings holding up a crown. Deidara's eyes widened at the sight, cringing as he saw the large crack in the side. His two siblings were panicked and wide-eyed, neither knowing exactly what to do. After all, they'd broken something that had been in the family for generations after generations. The crown belonged to the first king of the Namikaze kingdom, and was used in all coronations as a sacred object to swear by.

"Take it the Hyuga family. It's their clan that have forged all the crowns belonging to the royal family. Perhaps on of them will be able to fix it, un."

"Good idea!"

The two barrelled out of his bedroom, Deidara sighing in annoyance. They were always hyper and loud, which the blonde had gotten used to, but they also came to bug him every time something went wrong. As much as the prince loved his younger siblings, they were the clumsiest fairies he'd ever laid eyes upon. Overall, they bugged him at least once a day with a new broken, destroyed, shredded, bent, dented, scratched or cracked item.

As Deidara exited his room, he nearly ran into his father who was walking by. Minato gave a nod in approval of Deidara's attire before continuing on, likely to get himself ready for the ball that was soon to come. As the blonde prince wandered the castle halls, he grew quite bored. As he passed his mother, she stopped him with a smile and Deidara was thankful for some sort of entertainment other than wandering around aimlessly.

"Are you excited for the ball, Dei?" She asked softly.

"Somewhat. Otousan is trying to shove marriage on me again, but I don't really have much interest. I don't know why, but I've never been attracted to anyone before. It's something that I can't help. I just... I don't think I'm ready to get married yet, un."

"I understand, sweetie. You take as long as you need. Minato wasn't married at your age either, y'know?"

"Thanks, Okaasan. But please don't call me sweetie, un."

"I can't help it, Dei. I'm sorry."

The prince couldn't help but chuckle as his mother drew out the word 'sorry', a mischievous grin plastered across her face. Kushina had always been kind and sweet, making it priority to keep those around her happy. Even on his hardest days, his mother always managed to somehow bring a smile to his face. It was just something that Deidara grew to love, and he was thankful to have her as his mother.

"Dei, sweetie, why don't you head outside? I'm sure your friends would like to see you, you know?" She suggested.

"Alright. I'll be back in time for the ball, un."

With that the blonde made his way towards the castle entrance where Izumo and Kotetsu, two soldiers, stood guard. Deidara nodded in greeting as they pulled the door open, revealing Kakashi and Iruka, two more soldiers, standing outside. The four would switch between inside and outside throughout the day, in order to keep the outside and inside guarded at all times.

Sometimes two would rest and later they'd switch. Overall the royal family didn't mind as long as there was always one person awake per side. They didn't want to risk an attack or a castle breach from the outside, and they wanted to keep someone from making a run for it from the inside. The doors closed behind him, Deidara nodding to the four gate keepers in thanks.

His wings lifted and the prince took off the ground, heading towards the main part of the village. Many fairies were out and about, although none had a wing pattern quite like his. Deidara was quickly spotted, and he found glances coming his way from every direction. Girls giggled and batted their eyelashes as they tried to catch his attention, but Deidara did not even spare them a glance.

He had absolutely no interest in any of them, and that was something that Deidara couldn't control. Yet it wasn't like the blonde felt no attraction towards anyone whatsoever. He did find himself attracted to people. yet the blonde always said he wasn't. The reason for this, was that he was embarrassed. The blonde always found himself attracted to those of his own gender rather than females.

His kingdom was not ruthless, and love of all sexualities was permitted, yet it was unheard of for the eldest child of the royal family. They were expected to take over the kingdom, and to provide an heir who would take over for them afterwards. An heir. An heir was the very reason that Deidara had chosen to keep his sexuality a secret. He knew his mother and siblings would accept him no matter what he chose, but it was his father he worried about.

Minato was a kind man, and Deidara truly loved his father for the loyalty he showed his kingdom. Yet that loyalty was Deidara's very problem. Even if he told his father that he were gay, he would still need to marry and produce an heir to the throne and therefore it would be overlooked by his father. He knew his father would be unhappy when learning Deidara was gay, so he never said anything.

"Hey, Deidara! Over here!"

He turned his head at the call of his name, eyes resting on a silver-haired male who stood on the ground by his parents' shop. Hidan's family were the best tailors in the kingdom, and also who custom-made all of Deidara's clothes. Hidan had never been very keen on taking over when he was younger, but as he grew older he had surprisingly developed a strong love for making clothes.

"Hey, Hidan. Aren't you busy at the shop? I mean, the ball's tonight, un."

"Yeah, but the only fucking outfits left are techniques I haven't fucking learned yet. I'd have only got in the way."

"Aren't you always in the way?"

Hidan whipped around in annoyance to glare at the orange-haired male, a string of curses immediately escaping his mouth. Many glances moved in their direction, resting on the prince in shock as he once again spent his time with such a vulgar-sounding fairy. Pein, noticing the glances, covered Hidan's mouth. The obnoxious tailor began to thrash around and throw Pein off, but the fairy completely refused to let go. Unfortunately for Hidan, there was no escape.

"They're looking again, idiot. When you talk like that it reflects badly on Deidara."

"It's fine, un. Not like I care."

Hidan sent a smug smirk in Pein's direction, attempting to taunt him with threatening looks. Pein only sighed at Hidan's reaction, raising an eyebrow in Deidara's direction as he laughed. Itachi and Tobi landed soon after, finishing off their group of friends. Pein's family designed furniture, and owned a little furniture store down the street.

Itachi and Tobi were each members of the Uchiha clan, who served as the kingdom's soldiers. All Uchiha were raised as soldiers, and only very few got out of it due to illness. However, anyone else who volunteered could also become one of the kingdom's soldiers. Deidara always found it wrong to force his people to join the army, yet he was not king yet. Until Deidara became king, his opinions would not matter.

"You're dressed up. Why are you ready for the ball so early?" Itachi questioned.

"Tobi thinks Deidara-Senpai looks awesome!"

Deidara sighed in response to Itachi's question, completely ignoring the orange-winged fairy. His friends seemed to understand exactly what that meant, and each attempted to comfort him in their own way. His friends were the only ones to know of his sexual orientation, and the only reason he'd mentioned it was because majority of them had already revealed themselves to be the same. The only straight one among them was Pein, yet none of the friends were actually interested in each other.

"So, what the fuck did Naruto and Ino break today?" Hidan questioned.

"Something extremely valuable. I sent them over to the Hyuga's to get it fixed, un."

"They broke that crown, didn't they?" Itachi deadpanned.

"Yeah, un."

"They better hope it's fixable." Pein sighed.

"Tobi is scared for Deidara-Senpai's brother and sister!"

"Hey, you guys want to race? For old times sake, un?"

"Hn. Fine." Itachi agreed.

"Tobi does! Tobi does!" The man-child squealed.

"Sound like a fucking challenge." Hidan agreed.

"You're on."

And they were off.