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Deidara finally came back home two hours later.

I heard a car pull up in front of the house and I jumped up, quickly wiping my eyes on my sleeve. I walked over to the window and saw Deidara coming out of Sasori's dark red car. He stuck his head in the window for a few seconds before pulling it back out again and then waving goodbye. Sasori waved back and then drove away. Deidara made his way to the front door.

I heard the jingle of Deidara's keys and rushed to the couch, grabbed the remote, and sat down. I quickly turned on the TV. Ninja Warrior was on. (A/N: I love that show...random I know.)

The door opened and Deidara walked in. He closed the door behind him and I stood up. "Hey Deidara," I told him. I quickly decided against asking him where he had been, knowing fairly well that would make him mad.

He looked at me and smiled vaguely. "Hey..." he said faintly and went into the kitchen.

What the hell? I stood there for a few seconds, completely bewildered.

I followed Deidara into the kitchen. He was busy wolfing down a bowl of cereal and took no notice when I entered the room.

"Somebody's hungry..." I said.

Deidara nodded vigorously and continued to attack his cereal bowl. Deidara finished his bowl of cereal, put it in the sink and then ran up to his room.

I didn't know Deidara all that well but I was sure he was not acting normally. Plus, there was a mysteriously weird smell that hung around him. Something I'd never smelled before.

I went up to his room but stopped halfway down the hall. He was sitting in the hallway, staring at the wall. I looked at him for a while and spoke. "Deidara...? What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, hm."

I sat down on the floor next to Deidara.

"So...what did you and Sasori do?" I asked, deciding to take advantage of Deidara's mysterious good mood.

"We went to his house and did some things...watched TV, had a couple of beers and had a smoke," Deidara said. He suddenly burst out laughing.

I sighed. No wonder he was so happy. And that explained the smell.

"You shouldn't smoke you know," I said. "It's bad for you."

Deidara scoffed and smiled. "Like anyone cares..."

"I do...and Sasori should too," I said. I was angry with Sasori. What kind of boyfriend was he?

"He does, he hates it when I smoke. I got him so drunk he couldn't count past ten...he didn't notice, hm," Deidara replied in an apathetic voice.

"But then...Sasori was driving drunk?"

"He's never driven sober..." Deidara answered. Sarcastically or seriously...I couldn't tell.

I didn't reply.

Deidara coughed several times and then laughed a little.

"Why do you do it?" I asked suddenly.

Deidara didn't answer.

After a few minutes, he finally answered. "You know why, I told you..."

I looked at him, puzzled. "You really expect me to believe that Nagato hits you?"

"I know you don't believe me, hm..."

I was speechless. I turned to look at him, Deidara was still staring fixedly at the wall. His face and eyes completely lacking any emotion.

It seemed to me that Deidara had long since given up on being believed. He seemed so lost in his own world that he had forgotten what it was like to be accepted and well cared for. He did everything himself.

He just didn't care anymore...

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Well?? How was it? Extremely short for me, I know! UU But that just builds suspense and I adore suspense. (Event though it kills me and I have to drag myself off the floor and in front of the computer again!) So, R&R please!!) Thank you for all the reviews!! You guys made my day!!