Sakura P.O.V.
I woke up the next morning feeling different. Almost like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I sat up in my bed not even feeling the slightest bit tired like I normally did. I got up out of bed and grabbed a pair of clothes and made my way to my bathroom for a quick shower. Once finished I got dressed and brushed my hair and my teeth. Once I was done with that I went down stairs to grab a quick breakfast and then head to school. It was Friday today and I am more than happy that the weekend was almost in my reach. I grabbed an apple and ate it while I walked towards the door. I opened the door and closed it behind me and locked it. I turned to see that Deidara was there, leaning against his car smiling. "You know he's in a gang right?" Echoed in my mind. Deidara seemed so sweet, he couldn't possibly be in a gang could he? I shook my head to rid myself of those thoughts.
I smiled and made my way down the porch stairs and to him. "Good morning" I said to him before taking another bite of my apple. "Good morning, hn" He greeted before opening the passenger side door for me. I quickly got in and put my seat belt on. He walked around the car and got in as well. He then fired up the car and began driving towards the high school. "So how'd your date go, hm?" He asked. Honestly I was surprised that he even wanted to know but nonetheless I responded. "It was okay, could have gone better I guess" I told him. "Ah, didn't go according to plan huh, hm?" He asked. "Not exactly..." I muttered. "We talked about you..." I mumbled as I looked out the window. "About me, hm?" He asked curiously. "Sasuke says that..." I paused. "It's stupid, forget about it" I corrected. What if he was in a gang? Would that change things between us? Suddenly he pulled over and turned off the car. I looked around and noticed that we were still a few blocks away from the school. "Why'd you stop?" I asked. "What did he say about me, hm?" He demanded, his eyes not leaving mine.
I swallowed hard. "It's nothing really, it's stupid honestly Dei-" I tried to cover up. "Sakura" He interrupted. I sighed knowing that I wasn't going to win. "He said that you're in a gang, meaning that you're dangerous to be around" I told him. He was silent for a while. "And what do you think about that, hm?" He asked. I swallowed. "I...I don't know what to think, I mean...I don't know whether to believe him or not" I told him honestly. "You should believe him Sakura..." He told me. I noticed that he had said that without his signature hm at the end. I frowned. So he was in a gang. I was silent. "Are you scared, hm?" He asked. I thought for a moment. Akatsuki was a very well known gang, known for their tricks and schemes, for the fights they got into, not many knew of all the members of Akatsuki due to the fact that they mainly hid themselves from the public eye, Itachi being one of them, and now it seemed that Deidara would most likely be doing the same.
"No" I answered. His gray-blue eyes meeting my jade ones. "Do you trust me, hm?" He asked. "I do" I responded. "Then trust me when I say this...I swear to not harm you, and I swear to protect you from Akatsuki, they won't ever hurt you, you have my word, hm" He stated seriously. I could see the sincerity in his eyes which made me smile, he in turn smiled as well. "Thank you Dei" I said to him as I leaned over to hug him. "You're welcome Blossom, hm" He said as he wrapped an arm around me. We then parted and we continued making our way to the school.
Once there we both got out, feeling closer than ever before. We hugged properly before parting again. "Well I gotta go, I'll see you later" He said smiling. "Okay" I responded with a smile. I watched as he walked off towards the front door. "Sakura" I heard a familiar voice call out to me from behind. I turned to see that it was Sasuke, and he didn't look all too happy.
Sasuke P.O.V
Why was she still hanging around that new guy, I told her last night that he was in Akatsuki but it seems like that didn't even bother her the slightest. I growled under my breath. "Uh Teme you okay?" Naruto asked me. I looked at him with a bored expression. "I'm fine Dobe" I responded before I began walking over to Sakura, I watched as they hugged once they exited the car. Once I was behind her I called her name.
"Sakura"
She turned around quickly. "Oh my gosh Sasuke! Don't do that!" She said as she placed a hand over her heart. I remained silent. "Is something wrong?" She asked. "Why did he drive you to school again?" I asked. She raised a brow at my question. "I don't know, maybe because he wanted to since we're friends and all" She explained. "Sakura, he's an Akatsuki member, or did you forget what I told you last night?" I told her with a slight glare. I wanted her to stay away from him, he could be dangerous. "See that's the thing Sasuke, we talked it over and he promises to not hurt me, and that he'd even protect me from Akatsuki" She responded. "Why can't you just take a hint instead of just avoiding it!? I want you to stay away from him Sakura" I told her before I walked away to go to my homeroom class.
Sakura P.O.V.
I frowned. What was his problem? Deidara was harmless, at least to me that is. Could Sasuke be jealous? "Sakura-Chan!" I heard a familiar voice call to me. I turned to see Naruto with Ino and Kiba. "Oh hey guys" I said smiling. "Was that a fight between you and Sasuke I just witnessed?" Kiba asked with a smirk. "I guess you could say that?" I sighed. Suddenly the bell went off signalling to get to class. "Well we better get to class, c'mon forehead!" Ino said as she pulled be away from Naruto and Kiba. "What did you guys argue about?" Ino asked once we were far enough away from the guys. "He was arguing that I should stay away from the new transfer student" I told her. "You mean that guy that drives you here and home every day?" She asked. "Yup that's the one" I told her. "I heard he's nice, why would he want you to stay away from him?" She asked confused. I hesitated to respond. "I'll tell you later okay? Not here, too many people" I told her. She nodded. Of course we were in the middle of the hall and I couldn't just tell her that Dei was in a gang while anyone could hear.
~~TIME SKIP - END OF SCHOOL DAY~~
"Sakura, you gonna tell me what you wanted to say in the morning?" Ino asked me as she caught up with me. "Oh right" I said as I looked around, we were the only ones in the hall at the moment. "Um...Sasuke wants me to stay away from Deidara because he's in a gang" I whispered to her. "What! No way!?" She yelled. "I'm serious, but Deidara and I talked about it this morning before the whole Sasuke thing happened and he promises me that he won't let anything happen to me, so I trust him" I told her. "Just be careful about this Forehead" She said. "I will, but I gotta go, Dei's probably still waiting for me" I told her before turning to leave. Once I was in the parking lot I was Deidara was still waiting for me, he was leaned up against the side of his car on his phone doing something. I walked up to him silently and poked his side. He gasped and turned to me. I laughed at his reaction. "Hey, hm! Not funny, hm" He pouted. "Aw I'm sorry Dei" I said as I hugged him. "What took you so long? I thought that maybe you didn't want to see me again after this morning, hm" He mumbled as he hugged me back. "I'm sorry I made you worry" I said sadly as I looked up at him. "My friend Ino wanted to talk to me, she kind of witnessed the argument Sasuke and I had this morning after you left" I told him as I pulled away. He raised his brow curiously. "How about I tell you over ice cream? I have my wallet this time" I told him with a smile. He grinned and chuckled. "Alright, hm".
We finally arrived at the same ice cream shop that we went to the first time together. Once we paid for our ice creams we sat down at a booth. "So, what happened, hm?" Deidara asked. I took a lick at my ice cream before answering. "Sasuke seems to believe that you're untrustworthy and that I should stay away from you" I told him. "This again, hm?" He asked before taking a lick at his ice cream. "I think he's just jealous" I told him with a smile. He chuckled. "Jealous that I know how to treat a lady right, hm?" He said teasingly. "Yes! That has to be it!" I said going along with it. We laughed together as we finished up our ice creams. "Do you wanna go back to the amusement park tonight, hm?" He asked. I nodded with a huge smile on my face. "I'd love to" I responded.
We got up to leave the ice cream shop and headed over to his car, once inside he drove us to the amusement park. We literally stayed until the park closed which was nearly midnight. For some reason this had felt more like a date than my date with Sasuke. I held on tightly to my new stuffed giraffe that Dei had won for me as we walked back to his car. We both got into his car, the stuffed toy sitting on my lap. Once we arrived at my house I looked over to see him grinning at me, I couldn't help but smile back. "Thanks so much Dei, I had a really great time" I told him. "You make it sound like we just went on a date, hm" He chuckled. I blushed. "Sorry" I said looking away. He then reached over and turned my head to look at him. He then leaned over and kissed me ever so gently, and there it was. The spark that had lacked in Sasuke's kiss. I shut my eyes and leaned into the kiss. Moments later we pulled apart for much needed air. I blushed furiously. "Now it's more like a date, hm" Dei smiled before leaning in again to capture my lips.
The Spark! We'll see what happens in the next chapter!