Dei: DAMNIT DONALD DUCK! YOU DIE TOO FUCKING FAST UN!
Saso: Remember, you die it's my turn.
Dei: I wanna beat the game myself un!
Saso: *sigh*
Eto…Guys?
Dei: You do the disclaimer un! I'm busy trying to kill Xigbar un!
Saso: All right…Kari doesn't own Naruto or anything else previously owned.
Thanks. Good luck with the game Dei! On with the chap!
Chapter 3: He…kissed me…
"This dinner is delicious Ai!" stated Eien as he ate. Ai laughed, "Well, I had a lot of help! Deidara is quite a chef you know." "Really? Well, what else did you make for us today Deidara-kun?" Blushing slightly and chuckling with some embarrassment, I baked and decorated the cake un. Not that it came out that great…" "What are you talking about Dei? It came out beautiful!"
Sasori watched the scene before him awkwardly. The way his father acted with Deidara was the same way he acted with him, his own son. Was it to impress Ai, or did he actually care about the blonde that much?
"Sasori, I've heard from Eien that you enjoy art?" asked Ai as she looked at Sasori with a smile. "Oh, yes I do. Beauty that lasts throughout the ages…it's something I love to see." He replied. Deidara scoffed, "There he goes again un." Sasori glared at him as Eien chuckled, "I should've known…" he said. Ai, looking confused, questioned, "What do you mean Dei?"
"He's always going on about eternal art un! It's silly! Art is a flash of beauty; fragile and fleeting." Explained Deidara as he finished his food. Sasori frowned, "As if brat. Art is something that faces the trails of time gracefully." Deidara rolled his eyes, "Fleeting Sasori." "Eternal Deidara." "Fleeting!" "Eternal!" "And this is why I'm the superior artist! You know nothing of art un!" "I am a master artist! I know much more than you!"
Ai and Eien couldn't believe how into their argument the two had gotten. Both had gotten to their feet, faces inches apart as they glared intently at one another. It was quite a sight to behold. Eien had never seen Sasori so passionate about anything; not even his art! It looked like Deidara's opinion meant a lot to Sasori, something that Eien had never seen. Sasori had never cared about what other people thought before. No matter what the other person's views were, Sasori would ignore them and move on. He wouldn't bother with an argument.
But with Deidara…it was like the blonde was what drove Sasori on to be the best he could be…Was…
Was Deidara the so called that kid that Sasori was always saying annoyed him? The one that Eien knew his son was actually in love with? He couldn't help but smirk as he watched the two argue. It seemed that the apple DIDN'T fall too far from the tree after all…
Ai, on the other hand, automatically knew for sure that Sasori was that kid that Deidara had been talking about since they had first moved back to New York. Sasori was the one that made it that Deidara would come home, flustered, and storm up to his room muttering, "I'll show that kid. I'm the superior artist un. I'll make him eat his words!" The one that, as the years went by, Deidara's would talk about more and more, until Ai was certain that he had fallen for the so called that kid.
And judging by how passionate Sasori was about proving to Deidara that he was just as good as him…Sasori had feelings for Deidara as well. Ai held back a laugh. It seemed that she and Deidara had similar tastes in men.
"HAH! Eternal art! That's a silly dream un! Nothing is eternal!" "Tsk, as if Fleeting is so great?" "I know you think vampires are eternal, but even they die Sasori!" "What? How…did you know?" Deidara rolled his eyes, "I know that Eien is the head of the largest vampire coven in New York un. So, obviously, your being his son makes you a vampire."
Sasori looked at his father, "You told them?" Eien, still fighting back a laugh, nodded, "They would've found out eventually. I didn't want a secret ruining my relationship." Sasori shrugged before returning to glaring at Deidara. "Whatever. I AM eternal. No matter what you say." Deidara laughed sarcastically, "Of course Sasori, whatever you say un! You're as eternal as the cake in the kitchen!"
"Oh that's right, the cake! Dei, could you go and get that honey?" said Ai. Deidara finally tore himself away from Sasori, "All right mom." He said as he turned and went into the kitchen.
Sasori started to debate whether he should use chakra strings to trip Deidara as he brought in the cake when Ai said, "Deidara worked for the past two hours to make that cake. It's a real masterpiece if I do say so myself." Eien chuckled, "Deidara-kun bakes huh? How nice."
And now Sasori was interested in seeing this masterpiece.
Deidara walked back in with the cake…and Sasori couldn't believe it.
Deidara had crafted Ai and Eien's likenesses into it. Every detail of their faces…it almost looked like a photo. The rest of the cake were mixtures of blue, black, and red that went off in a lace like design…it was no wonder it had taken so long.
Deidara was truly gifted…
"Wonderful…" breathed Eien, bringing Sasori out of his thoughts, "Absolutely marvelous. You did this Deidara-kun?" Deidara nodded, a large smile spreading across his face and leaving Sasori at a loss of words. "Amazing! You truly are gifted my boy! An artist's work indeed!" "Arigato gozaimasu un! I hope you enjoy it just as much!" replied the blonde with that smile…that SMILE…
How Sasori loved that smile…
~After dessert~
"Dei, why don't you and Sasori hang out in your room for a while?" suggested Ai. Deidara tensed. Joy. Now Sasori was going into his room? He nodded, not letting his discomfort show, "All right mom….come on Sasori." Sasori nodded before following Deidara out of the dining room.
Eien couldn't help but chuckle. "Who would've thought?" he asked. Ai raised a brow as she moved to collect the dishes. "So Deidara's that kid…" That got Ai to laugh, "Sasori called him that too huh? Deidara used to always come home, frustrated, muttering about that kid." "Sasori too. I wonder…over the years, Sasori talked more and more about him…without ever mentioning his name mind you." "Same here with Deidara. Though…I know that it's because he likes him." Explained Ai. "The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree…" muttered Eien.
The two laughed.
"Here. Let me help you out with those." Offered Eien as he moved to pick up his and Sasori's plates…
"Don't break anything or I swear I'll kill you un." threatened Deidara as he opened the door to his room. Sasori rolled his eyes before following the blonde inside. Glancing around, he saw more of Deidara's works of art from over the years on the walls and shelves around the room. In the right corner sat an easel with what Sasori guessed was Deidara's latest work. To the left was a desk cluttered with papers and whatnot. In the back was Deidara's bed…the only thing that wasn't cluttered. And next to it was a closet. "Clean much brat?" asked Sasori….more to bother the blonde more than anything really. He actually liked the feeling of the room. It was like Deidara…since the blonde never really planned anything and just went with the flow.
"Akasuna, urasai." Exclaimed Deidara. He was trying to keep the thought of Sasori, SASORI, being in his room. He didn't know if he should be frightened, or happy. He went with annoyed since he knew Sasori was probably wishing he were somewhere else. "Stop criticizing my room un." he said. Sasori raised a crimson brow and used chakra strings to pull the chair by the desk to the middle of the room. Deidara sat on his bed and did what he thought the situation called for; he glared profoundly at the redheaded vampire in his home.
His eyes widened as he realized something. If Sasori was a vampire…he was one of the three vampires that he had yet to have checked off of his list. And since Sasori was a vampire…
Two of his friends were too…and the other was probably another Hell Creature that was only a problem if they killed innocents. "So…who are the other vampires? Pein and Kakuzu? Kisame has that obsession with sharks so…guessing he's a demon or something un?" asked the blonde nonchalantly. Sasori blinked. How the hell had Deidara figured that out? He remained silent.
Deidara smirked, "Hit the nail on the head, ne? Anata ga warui usotsukida un." (You're a bad liar.) Sasori narrowed his eyes at the blonde, "Anata wa dono yo ni shirimashita ka?" (How did you know?) asked the redhead. Deidara shrugged, "I have my ways Sasori. Keep yourselves in line or something bad might happen un."
Deidara was threatening him? "What gives you the authority to threaten someone more powerful than you brat?" "Well teme, if you knew anything, you would realize that you're not as powerful as you like to believe."
This time, Sasori had walked over to where the blonde sat. Again, their faces were mere inches apart as they gave each other challenging looks. Sasori suddenly got the urge to close the space between them, to do what he had desired for such a long time already. The urge only grew as he stared into Deidara's amazing sapphire eyes, the eyes that he had seen so many times before. The blonde hadn't seemed to notice the closeness, or if he did he didn't care.
"Sasori! It's time to go home!" came Eien's voice from down the stairs. Making a split decision, Sasori leaned down and pressed his lips to Deidara's briefly. The blonde's eyes widened in shock, but before he could really process anything, Sasori pulled away and headed for the door. "Later Katsu." He said as he exited…
~That night~
Hidan, Konan, and Itachi were sleeping over again. It was Friday, why not? "How the fuck can someone as evil as Akasuna be related to someone as cool as Eien?" asked Hidan as he and Deidara played Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi on the PS3. Deidara shrugged, "Who knows. Maybe his mom was evil un?" Konan sighed, "You seem a bit in thought Dei. What happened?"
"Nothing happened un. Sasori came, ate, and left." Explained the blonde. Konan shook her head, "That's not it. If it were, you would be complaining on how he contaminated your house with his presence. You've been way too quiet tonight…What happened?" Deidara hesitated. Should he really tell them what had happened? The fact that Sasori…he couldn't help but touch his lips as he remembered.
Sasori had kissed him.
But why? Did Sasori actually hold feelings for him? Was that even possible? After everything that he had done? Was it all…
Was it all because he had fallen just as hard as Deidara? Was Sasori in love with him?
"Dei?"
Deidara was brought out of his thoughts at Hidan's voice. Since his gaze was still on the screen, he watched as Teen Gohan did his attack before someone touched his shoulder. "Hey, you ok?" It was Itachi this time, "You're out of it. I know because you've done the same attack three times already. You're instinctively pressing buttons…"
"He…kissed me un."
The room fell silent as the screen flashed that Teen Gohan had won the battle.
Again, Hidan was the one to break the silence, "He…KISSED you?" he asked. He actually sounded a bit disgusted at the thought. Then again…Hidan really didn't like any of the guys in Sasori's group…
With a nod, Deidara put the controller down. He still didn't understand. Sasori worked so hard to… "Get my attention un…" he whispered in realization. Sasori wasn't trying to make his life miserable. Sasori was doing the same thing Deidara had been doing for the same amount of time. Whenever Sasori pulled one of his pranks, Deidara would spend a lot of time thinking about him to get back at him. And because of the way they were with each other…
Neither one of them ever took interest in anyone else.
It wasn't that there weren't good looking guys at the school…hell, Deidara knew that if things had been different, Hidan and Itachi would've probably been competing to get with him. And that's why it pissed Hidan off so much that Deidara was in love with Sasori; Hidan held feelings for Deidara too. Deidara wasn't so sure if Itachi was still hung up on him though. The raven never let his actual emotions (except anger) actually show.
So the only one he could trust advice from was Konan. She was in love with Pein, so she could relate to "being in love with the enemy". "Hmm…he kissed you…but you're not all angry or embarrassed…so that means that it wasn't done in a sarcastic way." Reasoned Konan. Deidara nodded, "It was…he actually thought about it for a few seconds before he kissed me. I think he decided to when he heard that he was leaving un…Like he didn't wanna find out my reaction…"
Hidan had obviously blocked out the conversation, for he had switched the game to Infamous 2 and started killing everything in his path. Deidara let his gaze fall on Itachi's usual corner, where the raven was doing the usual, reading his book. Yup, he could only count on Konan for this.
"Wow Dei…I think we now know the truth. Akasuna no Sasori actually IS in love with you. It's just that, like a child, he hasn't been able to actually realize it until now." Konan said as she thought a bit. Deidara nodded, "Probably…I mean, when a kid likes someone, what do they do un?" Konan laughed, "They get their attention by doing crazy things…I can't believe I didn't realize it sooner for you. That must've been why Sasori started all this in the first place! He must've gotten a crush on you the moment he saw you!"
"That's stupid." Muttered Hidan. Deidara ignored him. "It could be un…but what about when…" Deidara sighed as he remembered that time in fourth grade…
Deidara was leaning out the window, trying to get his hat from where the wind had made it land in the tree outside. "Stupid wind un…" he muttered as he reached out for the hat, "Almost there."
As his hand touched the blue hat, Deidara felt something push him. With a small cry, the nine year old fell out the second story window and to the concrete below. He bit his lip to keep from crying out in pain as he felt his left arm hit the floor.
"Oh shit." He heard from above him. Holding his left arm gently to his chest, Deidara sat up and looked at the window just in time to see a flash of red. He felt tears sting his eyes, "AKASUNA!" he shrieked as some of the older students and a teacher ran over.
He couldn't believe it! That teme had deliberately pushed him out a window! "DOSHITE?" he asked. (Why.) Was Sasori really trying to kill him or something? The teacher helped Deidara up…
Konan sighed, "Well, Pein and the others always say it was an accident. I don't think he planned that one Dei." Deidara stared at the T.V. screen blankly and remained silent. Konan sighed, "Dei…the only thing you need to be sure of is that…do you think you're in love with Sasori?" Deidara flinched and closed his eyes. "I….I think I am…but…I mean…I don't know what I should do un…" he said before burying his face in his hands.
Hidan, having a shot of guilt, sighed, "Look Dei…I may think that Sasori is a jack-ass…but you've loved him for as long as I can remember. In the beginning, you didn't actually know you were in love with him. I mean, what kid knows what love actually is right? But…well, it doesn't matter. Just know that, even though we don't agree with your choice of man…Itachi and I won't just abandon you. Right Itachi?"
Deidara looked up at Hidan before glancing over at Itachi. He wondered if the weasel actually did agree. The raven looked up at him and nodded before going back to his beloved book. Deidara couldn't help but give a small smile at that, and that got Hidan to smile too. "Now, think about what you're gonna do about Akasuna later! Help me beat this fucking game!" he exclaimed. Deidara laughed and snatched the controller from the albino. "If you're sure about that un! Just know…I don't usually die in my games un!"
Konan smiled softly at her friends. Yup, they could be idiots…but…like she always used to say when they were younger, "They're MY idiots." She whispered…
~Elsewhere~
"You did WHAT?" Kakuzu and Pein were literally in shock. Sasori had KISSED the blonde? The hell? Kisame on the other hand, burst out laughing. "FINALLY! Damn Sasori, I've been waiting for you to do something like this for like…two years already!" he exclaimed as he pushed the redhead playfully. Kakuzu shoved Kisame out of the way and looked Sasori in the eye.
"You're seriously telling us that you KISSED the enemy?" he asked. Sasori averted his gaze. The enemy…he nodded, still unsure of why the hell he had done it himself. "Are you CRAZY?" asked Kakuzu, "That's DEIDARA! He's made your life MISERABLE! Why the hell would you KISS him?"
Kisame, annoyed that Kakuzu was mad and had shoved him to the ground, punched the brunette in the face. "Lay off Kuzu!" he growled before turning to the red head.
Sasori was currently sitting on his bed, staring out the window, deep in thought. "Ok, first things first. He didn't try to kill you or anything? Cause if Deidara was REALLY your enemy, he'd do that first." Reasoned the shark. Sasori thought about it. No…Deidara hadn't hit him. He hadn't chased him out of the house with some sharp object. He hadn't tried to harm him in anyway…
Did that mean that Deidara did actually like him?
"Well?" asked Kisame, bringing the redhead out of his thoughts. Sasori shook his head, "No…he didn't…" he whispered. Kisame grinned, "See? Blondie has a thing for you~! You should seriously stop with the pranks and ask him out!" Sasori thought it over as Pein placed a clear bottle of blood in his hands. "At the very least, drink up before you go on a rampage. We don't need the hunters after the son of the Head Vampire of New York City." Stated the auburn haired male. Sasori nodded as he opened the bottle and took a drink.
He thought a moment. "What about that time in fifth grade?" he asked…
Sasori was waiting for the bus with Kisame and Pein. Kakuzu had gotten detention and the other three were NOT waiting an hour to get some food. "I'm telling you guys, there's no damn way that Katsu can top my prank." Said the eleven year old red head with a smug look. Kisame rolled his eyes. "You say that EVERYDAY! And what happens within the hour? Deidara tops your prank." Sasori stuck his tongue out at his friend before glancing up at the cloudy sky.
He could hear the other students in the background as they talked and laughed as they waited for either their parents, the bus, or for their friends to just get sick of being near the school. It was quite relaxing really as strange as that may sound.
"Whoa!"
Suddenly, Sasori felt something bump into him. He staggered forward and fell into the street…in the path of an oncoming truck. Shock froze him to the spot as his eyes widened.
He was pulled out of the way in time and fell onto his back with a small grunt. Looking up, he saw a flash of gold and realized…"K-Katsu…" Deidara had tried to kill him…
Kisame laughed, "I remember that! Deidara was so freaked as he pulled you outta the way!" he exclaimed Sasori sighed. Of course Kisame would find that entertaining…
Either way, he really needed to think about what he was going to do about Deidara…
(A/n) Sooo, what do you guys think? XD I had fun, especially with the part that was the infamous art arguments!
Saso: Wow…
Dei: Should've seen that coming un…
Anywho R&R! Flames to be used to blow up my enemies. XD
