My God it's been forever... xX;
Sai makes an appearance in this chapter. So if you, um...uncomfortable with the topic he's well known for...
The chapter might seem a bit rushed, yeah...sorry 'bout that.
No Sasori in this chapter, unless you count flashbacks.
This takes place two days after the last chapter. (Itachi was out of school for who-knows-why the day after)
"Kisame said you could talk in English, un. Full sentences, perfectly," Deidara said.
"He was correct."
"Can you say something?"
"My brother is an idiot."
"…?"
"My brother is an idiot."
"Now, isn't that the statement of the day." Kisame grinned as he walked over, earning himself a glare from Itachi.
"Kisame, shut up."
Kisame sighed, taking his seat. "You know I hate when you do that, Itachi-san."
"I don't care."
"Now, now, Itachi-kun. That isn't the way you talk with friends," Kakashi said, walking over.
"Kisame is annoying me. He's used to it."
"Even so, he doesn't deserve to be left out."
"It's his fault he's bad in English."
"Maybe you're too good in English for him?"
"Sensei, I thought you were smarter than that."
"I was joking, Itachi-kun."
"I know."
Deidara stared at the two for a while before turning to Kisame. "What are they saying, un?"
"Itachi-san said something about…English…I think. They're talking about that," Kisame replied, glancing at the teacher and student as they continued their coded talk.
"Un…I hate English…" Deidara muttered, resting his cheek on his fist.
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"27, un."
"Yes, correct." Iruka sighed, moving onto the next problem. "Sakura."
"U-Um…" the pink-haired girl stammered, looking at her paper nervously. "Um…er…"
"Sakura…fifty, un…"
"F-Fifty, Iruka-sensei!"
"Good, and next time, Deidara-kun? Don't help her." Iruka sighed again, moving on.
"Yes, Sensei…" Deidara grumbled, glaring out the window.
Sakura smiled slightly at his turned back before looking away.
"Neji-kun, the next?"
"31."
"Right. Now, for homework, you must complete this packet: all of it by tomorrow."
Deidara blinked at the packet as it was passed to him, tilting his head as he heard Sakura groan.
"Five whole back to back pages…" She sighed, absentmindedly flipping through the pages. "Math really isn't my strong point…"
"It's not that hard, un."
"Maybe not for you…"
"You have some time to work on it now," Iruka announced, sauntering over to his desk.
"Easy." Deidara set to work on the packet, finishing the first page quickly.
"D-Deidara-kun?"
"Mm?"
"H-How…" Sakura looked away, "What is 16 times 13?"
"208, un. When you multiply 16 and 3 together and 16 by 10, in the end you need to add 48 and 160 together. 208."
"Oh…" Sakura smiled a little. "I see it now! Basically, when multiplying two two-digit numbers together, you first multiply the first number by the second digit of the second number, then by the first digit, add a 0 to the end of the second number, and then add them! Thank you, Deidara-kun!"
"Uh, sure, Sakura," Deidara said before getting back to work on the packet.
Sakura smiled.
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"I swear to God…I thought he was stupid before, but this is just plain ridiculous, un," Deidara commented, staring at Hidan from afar.
"Well, I did say anything…right?" Kisame sighed, pressing a hand to his forehead.
"Un, anything, but you didn't tell me he went for flowers."
"Just…be happy it's not a tree."
"…A what?"
Kisame coughed. "Oh look, Deidara! He's on the second part of it!"
"Un?" Deidara returned his vision to the silver-haired boy.
Hidan cackled insanely, fingers clenched around the stem of the plant as he pulled it out of the ground, flinging it upwards afterwards. He laughed, arms thrown up over his head, as the flower fell towards the ground. Once the white blossom was on the ground again, he knelt down and began stabbing it with his pencil.
"…Kisame. He just threw it up and let it fall. And now he's stabbing it with a pencil, un," Deidara muttered, staring in disdain at Hidan.
"He's never used a pencil before…"
"But he's sacrificed plants before," he scoffed, glaring.
"Yes."
"A tree."
"Once…he got in trouble with principal Tsunade for it. He brought an axe to school."
"He brought an axe?"
"Yeah, he was trying to chop it down and then chop it into smaller pieces, but he got caught before it fell."
"…Is there anything else I should be aware of that he 'sacrifices,' un?"
"I think it's just plants and small animals…sometimes fish and food…"
"Even ramen?"
"…Sort of…he throws the bowl to the ground and then stomps on it. He hit Sasori-san with the broth and part of the bowl, though, so I don't know if he does it anymore. Since he…wasn't in the best of shape afterwards…"
"Sa…sori…"
"Oh–I, er, mean Itachi-san…"
Hidan looked up from his flower, noticing the two staring at him. Hastily, he sprung up and sprinted over. "Hey! Kisame–Whoa, new guy! Seriously, I still can't believe you asked redhead out! That's like…suicide!"
A glare melted into Deidara's gaze as he looked into purple eyes. "Do me a favor, Hidan. Next time when you sacrifice your ramen, hit him directly."
"What?! Are you insane?!" Hidan gawked before shaking it off. "No way, blondie! You know what he'd do then? Beat the living shit out of me and then torture me with his Goddamn science language! I swear to Jashin, he nearly crushed my pe–!"
"Did someone say penis?" Sai asked, popping in. "Hidan-san, are you finally admitting you don't have one?"
"Goddamn it, no I'm not you stalker!" Hidan snarled, redirecting his anger on the newcomer. "Why do you want to know about my penis in the first place?! What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"Well, the way you're acting strongly suggests you don't have one…" Sai answered, head tilting. "May I see it?"
"No way! I'm not some strip club, so no, I'm not going to pull down my pants in the middle of everywhere to show off my penis!"
"Is it that small?"
"It is not small!"
"How do you know?"
"I think I know the Goddamn size of my own penis, thank you very much!"
Deidara coughed as the two argued more, eye twitching dangerously. "Ah…Kisame, I'm…going to leave now, un…"
"…I think that's a good idea…" Kisame nodded, face somewhat tainted with disgust.
"Is it okay if I call you 'No Penis-san?'"
"Is it okay if I shove this pencil up your ass so hard no amount of painkillers will ever make the pain go away?!"
"Oh, um…" Sai had caught sight of Deidara, eyes focused in thought. "New Student-san, can you take care of–?"
"How come he doesn't get one of your stupid-ass nicknames?!" Hidan snarled, pointing a finger at the blond.
"Hey, Hidan-kun! Sai-kun! Get back to my class immediately!" Iruka shouted, sticking his head out of the window of the math room.
"No way in hell!" Hidan yelled back before running away.
Iruka sighed, catching sight of Anko in the distance. "Anko! Anko, can you catch him for me?"
The woman stared for a few moments before catching sight of the escaping Hidan, charging after him afterwards. "Hey! You again! Leave those squirrels alone!"
"You leave me alone, woman!" Hidan countered, not pausing his sprint.
"…So…what do we do now, un?" Deidara asked, staring at the disappearing gym teacher and student.
"…Who knows…" Kisame answered, looking oddly at Hidan.
"Well, I'm going back into class, Deidara-kun, Kisame-san." Sai smiled, head cocking as he jogged to the door leading back into the school.
"…He didn't come up with any degrading nicknames?" Kisame questioned, earning himself a confused glance.
"What do you mean?"
"Sai usually gives people very…demeaning nicknames." The taller boy watched Sai disappear. "It's…unusual when he doesn't."
"…I guess he was in a good mood? Un?"
"…He's always in a good mood."
"Ah…yeah, I guess you're right."
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"No, Sasuke, I did not knock Itachi-san out, take a sample of his blood, take it to the nearest hospital and then have them check it just to see if he's on steroids or not."
"That's your loss, Deidara-kun," Sasuke growled, eyes narrowing. "He is on steroids!"
"He is not on steroids!" Deidara snapped back, clenching his fist. "Why are you obsessed with that, un?"
"Because he's a dirty cheater and I will expose him!" The Uchiha shot back, irises sparking.
"Class!" Ibiki roared over the hum of chattering teens, standing at attention at the front of the room. Once the area was silent and all eyes were on him, he began once again. "Now! We will review what we went over yesterday. What is the thing that helps your body by nourishing–?"
"Steroids!" Sasuke shouted out, eyes wide.
"Incorrect!" Ibiki barked, whipping a finger at Sasuke. "Sit back down in your seat, Uchiha! And next time come to my class with a brain!"
Ino gasped, disbelief written all over her face. Sasuke just got a question wrong…!
It's official…he's obsessed… Deidara muttered to himself, eyes rolling. A spark jolted his brain as he remembered the mini-lesson from a certain redhead two days earlier: "Vitamins are compounds that help nourish your body."
"…Vitamins, un?"
"Correct!" Ibiki's lips curled upwards slightly. "Now, Deidara, can you give me an example of a vitamin? And I don't mean the pansy way either! So no cheating and saying 'Vitamin A!' or 'Vitamin B!', got it?"
"Un…" Deidara paused to think, trying to remember what else Sasori had said.
"Vitamins are compounds that help nourish your body, such a vitamin A, or retinol, which helps you grow and helps your vision in darkness, or perhaps vitamin B, like thiamine or riboflavin, that helps metabolize carbohydrates."
He blinked, the memories returning. "Retinol…it helps your body grow and also helps your vision, un."
"Right! Now, you…"
Deidara sighed, disgust slowly creeping up onto his features. I can't believe I had to have his help with this…
"Since it's obvious we're learning about vitamins first," Ibiki growled, briefly glaring at Sasuke, "can anyone repeat to me the pansy way you would say the names of the vitamins?"
He should meet up with Mitarashi-sensei… Deidara thought to himself, scowling. They definitely act like each other…
"No one? Fine, take out your notebooks!" The teacher waited until his request was fulfilled. "The first one is vitamin A! Vitamin A consists of retinoids, retinol, as Deidara said, and carotenoids."
"And how exactly do you spell that?" Shikamaru asked, yawning.
"Figure it out, Nara!" Ibiki snapped before continuing. "Now, vitamin B1 is Thiamine! Vitamin B2 is Riboflavin, and B3 is Niacin and niacinamide. Those are the vitamins we'll be learning about first: we'll worry about the rest of vitamin B and vitamins C, D, E and K later."
Great…more confusing words… The blond glared at the notes he had written down.
"Morino-sensei!" Ino raised her hand. "Are we going to have a test on these names?"
"I wasn't planning to, but since you want one so badly, I guess I could make one!" Ibiki smirked, causing Ino to flinch.
"Sorry…" she muttered indistinctly as she felt the piercing glowers of her classmates.
"So now, since Yamanaka wants one so much, we will have a test on the names of vitamins A, B1, B2, and B3 in two days! Study and you'll do fine!"
Even more great… Deidara scowled, glowering deeper at the names of the vitamins on his paper.
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"So you have a test in two days about the scientific names of vitamins A, B1, B2, and B3?" Naruto blinked.
"Un…" Deidara sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Lucky for me though, I already memorized all of them besides B3…"
"Really? How?"
Deidara froze, eye twitching slightly. Oh, shit…
"I, uh…have a good memory…un," he answered, coughing.
"Oh? Then you'll do really well! If you know three out of four, the worst you can do is get a 75 percent, so you'll pass at least!" The other blond grinned.
"Ah…yeah." Deidara strained a grin back.
"Well, I'm going to head off to lunch!" Naruto announced, already jogging off. "I'm starving! See you there, Deidara-kun!"
The newest student sighed, watching the other go. How did he always have so much energy?
"D-Deidara-kun…"
Deidara turned back, blinking. "Sakura?"
"U-Um…hi…l-look…" Sakura looked away, her face flushed slightly. "I-I know that we just only met, and you're new, but…"
"Un?"
Sakura's face stained red as she bowed, announcing out, "Deidara-kun, will you please go out with me?"
"Wha–?" Deidara blinked. "I…I guess I could, Sakura."
"Really?" The pink-haired girl stood straight up, eyes wide. "Deidara-kun, thank you so much!"
"S-Sure, un." Deidara smiled as Sakura ran into his arms, running his fingers through her pink locks.
"Thank you…" Sakura repeated, nestling her face into his chest. "Thank you, Deidara-kun…"
Agh, the DeiSaku! -bangs head against desk-
Yeah, it might seem a bit early for any 'relationships' to start, but I got brain-dead for any other events to happen before, and I didn't want to make you guys wait any longer as I tried to think of one, so...
There's a reason for why I wrote this event. Believe it or not. Eeg.
Lol, Sasuke and his steroids...the next chapter will be up faster than this one. I can promise you that.
～Arrina