Broken Youth:Ch2.2:Distance 3

Broken Youth
(Life of Konoha Academy Teens
CH2.2: Distance III

"Bye...bye," Sasori said waving even after they were gone. Deidara went up to Sasori and punched him on the arm, The punch hurt Deidara more than it did Sasori because Sasori didn't feel it and was still staring of in the direction of the girls.

"So, I see you have a crush on Sakura-chan, un," said Deidara.

"Yeah...wait no...so what if I do?" said Sasori shaking his head then looking at Deidara.

Deidara placed his hand behind Sasori's neck and said: "Sasori, my man... Sakura-chan isn't an easy girl to handle. Out of all the girls you choose to crush on you chose the hardest one to get. If you do manage to get her there would still be a huge age difference she's only a sophomore while you're a Senior-"

Sasori grabbed Deidara's arm and took it off his neck. "The age difference isn't as big as you make it sound, it's only a bit more than two years and who are you to talk you flirt with girls from middle school all the time," said Sasori defending himself.
"I only flirt nothing more. You're right I'm being a hypocrite, for I myself have dated some freshmen which is the equivalent of you dating a sophomore. Yet, I still don't get what you see in that girl," said Deidara.

He thought for a moment."I see a kind, smart, strong, caring, thoughtful, beautiful, and independent young women."

"I'm not so sure about the kind and caring, but the others I understand." said Deidara.

"You're only saying that because you personally haven't seen that side of her," said Sasori.

"I hate to admit it, but yeah." replied Deidara. "So how are you planning to win her over? Today was the most I've ever seen you talk to her and well you're a senior who has never had a girlfriend. People would were beginning to doubt if you were ever gonna find someone, Some even thought you were you know-"

"Say that word and you're dead, I'm not the only Senior who has never had a girl actually most of the guys in the organization don't have one," stated Sasori.

"That's true. Well back to the matter of Sakura-chan, I guess you do have a tiny chance. She doesn't despise you and she feels conformable enough with you to address you by Sasori-kun and hug you. You do know you still have some competition though right?" said Deidara.

"Yeah, like who?" asked Sasori.

"Well, all the girls these days seem to be drooling over Pein, the Uchiha brothers and of course yours truly," said Deidara pointing at himself, Sasori laughed. "What is so funny? un."

"That's my competition?" said Sasori. "Well, I already know half of them won't be problem. Pein is Sakura's cousin's boyfriend and I know you're not on her favorite list. I'm not so sure about the Uchiha's though."

"You may be laughing but I've had a lot more girlfriends than you've had, yeah,"said Deidara.

"You know I don't care. I rather have never dated than be like you and use girls as if they were bombs. Once you play with them and the excitement is over you just move on to another one. And you ask why your ex's hate you...You know sometimes I can't wait 'til a girl truly steals your heart and you finally understand that love isn't something to play with," said Sasori a bit angry.

'My friend if only you knew that my heart was already taken away from me years ago by the most beautiful girl in the world. The humorous thing is the only reason I toy with girls is to forget about my heart's keeper. She was torn away from me taking the only key to the heavy lock on my heart. If she was still by my side I'm sure things would have turned out differently, and more like you wish they were...' Deidara thought to himself but out loud he said "Don't get mad at me I was only stating a fact. And the thing about my heart getting stolen never gonna happen, you know why? It's cause I don't have one. hmm." What he was saying was somewhat true.

"Whatever," said Sasori starting to walk away. He was walking to the big cluster of Akatsuki guys who were standing some distance away.

"You know telling a girl she looks nice isn't a very good pickup line," said Deidara as he followed Sasori from behind.

Sasori stopped making Deidara run into him. "That wasn't a pickup line, it was a complement, but like you would know the difference," said Sasori.

"Wait, I just remember that you completely humiliated me in front of Ino and Sakura-chan, I want payback," Deidara said as he punched his fist to his hand.

"It was your own fault and there won't be payback for two reasons:1) It was my duty as an Akatsuki to save a damsel in distress and 2) Have you already forgotten why you call me master?" said Sasori with an almost evil twinkle in his eye.

'I keep forgetting he's a guy I don't want to mess with' Deidara thought. "Okay, then let's just say you owe me one," suggested Deidara.

"You owe me like a dozen. How about I help you with homework from Friday instead?" offered Sasori.

"Homework! I totally forgot," said Deidara.

"I'll take that as a yes," said Sasori. He took a deep breath while he covered his brown eyes with his eyelids then started walking again. He didn't stop until he reached the other Akatsuki. When he got there he heard Deidara chuckling behind him. He turned to look at him with a confused look on his face.

"What are you snickering about now?" asked Sasori. Deidara just kept laughing to himself. After a minute of Sasori just giving him a blank stare he decided to talk.

"Ha! Tobi my best friend," his voice was loud and he was shaking his head as he said it. When he said those words a head popped out and over the cluster of guys. The figure pushed his way thru the guys and finally popping up in front of Deidara. Deidara was to busy laughing to notice.

"Tobi, Best Friend !?!♥" said the boy.

"Great," said Deidara sarcastically as Tobi gave Deidara a tight hug.

"This my friend is what I call karma,"said Sasori beginning to laugh. The other guys, puzzled at the sound of Sasori's rare real laugh turn to look. It only took one glimpse at Deidara and the whole group began to laugh too.

"I hate you guys," Deidara said glaring at them. The guys were unaffected by his harmless words. "Get off of me Tobi!" Deidara was irritated trying to push Tobi away, but it was useless. Like Deidara said earlier he was like a monkey clinging on to him and he wasn't gonna get off until he felt like it.

"So is there any news from Madara-sama?" Itachi asked Tobi from behind. Itachi knew that when Tobi wasn't with Deidara he was most likely with Madara.

"Oh, yes Tobi almost forgot," said Tobi letting go of Deidara. "There wouldn't be a meeting today."

"Huh? Why not?" asked Deidara.

"Isn't obvious kid? It's because we have one of those neck stiffing assemblies," said Hidan.

"Great, another hour of babysitting without pay,"said Deidara.

"Imagine all the money you could have made by now," said Kakuzu.

"Oh, shut up, Kakuzu. No one wants to hear your stupid money talk," said Hidan rolling his maroon eyes at him.

"Stop telling me what to do or I'll kill you," replied Kakuzu glaring at him with his piecing red and green eyes.

"Guys, guys, there's no need to fight over something so simple,"said Itachi interfering an stepping in between them.

"Deidara you shouldn't complain. You did bring this on yourself after all. You are the one that made it possible for Tobi join Akatsuki in the first place," said Sasori.

" Don't even remind me," said Deidara.

" Even if there isn't a meeting we need go get ready to start our patrol soon." said Itachi looking at his watch.

"We should go now before we get distracted,"said Sasori.

"Yeah, and I definitely don't want another of Madara-sama's lectures about responsibility," said Hidan.

"Me, neither," stated the other boys as they began to leave.

End of part 2.2