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Episode 27-> Message In A Bottle

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Episode 27-> The Hugh Hunt: Message In A Bottle

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"What do you like about Naomi, if you don't mind me asking?"

Deidara peers into the cloudy blue abyss above us as he slowly expression his feelings, "Naomi is Naomi, hm. I like her spunk and crassness along with her down-to-earth personality. For a woman older than me, I find her... cute. She is as explosive as my art, yeah. Yet at other times she just radiates this soft light, like she is glowing. I don't know, un, it is just..." He finishes with a shrug, as if saying, do with it what you will.

He just called her art. Deidara just compared my crazy cousin to his art. I think she just received his highest praise right there, wow. It took everything ounce of restraint I had to not squeal-- the song of my fanatical people.

On a more composed note, my mind was blown by the development. It was so strange and mysterious how someone can win a heart so unwittingly. My eyes glaze over as I ponder the thought of a lucky outcome like that ever happening to me too.

Then, like clouds cruelly peeing on my parade, I remembered that losing a heart was just as mystifying.

I hold back my sombre sigh and turn my blue eyes toward my companion, "Thanks for telling me that. I won't tell her about what we talked about."

"It might be a better idea if you did tell her, hm."

"Huh? For real?"

"Yea, since she thinks I only want her for her-" He does the suggestive peace sign like I did earlier, making me snort out a loud laugh.

"True, true. Oh, and coincidentally, Naomi has never dated anyone so her imagination probably ran wild whe n you did whatcha did." (She might be trying to go back to heaven the way she came.) Amused by the thought, I watch Deidara mull over my words.

Deidara doubted his ears, "Wait, are you sure?"

"Hm! Totally." I nod an affirmative.

"What about her boss?" The subject Deidara had worried over, even after meeting him, the bomber wasn't able to question Naomi about the guy. This was chance to get some external confirmation.

Tense he impatiently watches my lips for my next words. This was important.

"Oh, Mr. Daniel? He's her godbrother. Those two are like family. But since he's her boss and he's older they have to play formal at work."

I missed his satisfied expression, too busy talking to take notice. "She is honestly single. Although everyone thinks her and Charlie were a thing from their high school days. But everyone in the know knows Charlie's in love with a cute intern who works with them. You can say Charlie is trying to put a brown girl in a ring, tralalahaha. He's got a huge thing for Tiana."

(Charlie and Tiana, huh...) Deidara recalled the guy and the girl he'd met just yesterday at Naomi's job and matched their names.

"What about the dark-haired guy?" He did not want to seem so eager to pry but he had qualms about that guy the most of all. He did make Naomi cry yesterday.