More Than This: A Deidara Fanfic

Part 3: Drifting Apart Chapter 18

I shrug. "Well Hidan, its me. How would you benefit from hanging out with me?"

He smirks at me and playfully wraps an arm around my shoulder. "It just does."

I roll my eyes, but smile inwardly. "Whatever you say Hidan."

After hanging out the whole day, I was exhausted when we got back to the base. I sat on the couch and laughed as the rest of the Akatsuki eyed us warily and unsurely. Sasori, whom was sitting next to me raises his eyebrows suggestively and I immediately slap his arm.

"No! Just no! Its not like that! Jeez Sasori. I didn't know your mind could get that dirty!"

He looks at me warily. "Is that supposed to mean something?"

I shake my head frantically. "Uh...No! Of course not!"

I had given up trying to hang out with Deidara and, yes, my heart was left in tatters but Hidan, as surprising as it sounds, was trying to get my mind off of him and attempted to make me be happy. Did his plot work...of course but I wasn't about to admit that to him. I was sitting on the couch with a book in my hand when I finally realized the other Akatsuki members weren't around. Hidan saunters in and plops down on the couch, grinning.

I look up from my book. "Um...what's with the grin?"

He scoots closer. "Well -you know- the base is empty...except for us." He raises his eyebrows at me.

I quickly jump up and walk into the kitchen. "Uh not no but hell no Hidan."

"Come on. Enjoy life and have fun." He emphasizes fun as if that was exactly what my idea of fun was.

"Sorry, sleeping around isn't exactly fun or my way if passing time."

"I could sh-"

I place my hands on my hips and frown. "Hidan, I thought you were trying to be my friend."

"Nioki, I am trying to be your friend."

I could feel anger rising inside of me and that i wasn't able to push down. "Then stop with the sexual comments and suggestions!" After a second, guilt began to eat at me like termites eating rotten wood. "I'm sorry. Let's just pretend that never happened, okay?"

He nods. "Yeah." We sit on the couch and watch TV.

I hear someone coming and immediately hop up, running into the kitchen. Deidara walks in, somewhat angrily.

I rub my neck unsurely. What was I supposed to do. What was I supposed to say. I didn't even know anymore. So, I just winged it. "Uh...hi."

"Ridiculous..." He mumbles under his breath as he chucks something down the hallway.

"You okay?" I was kind of worried about him.

He sighs and throws a shuriken at the wall. "Bitch..."

"What the hell! What the hell is wrong with you! You're the one who stopped having time for me when I introduced you to my best friend and I'm the bitch! Honestly, I'M the bitch! Go to hell!" I stormed away. Who did he think he was?

I walk into the room and slam the door, maybe -just maybe- he would realize. Hidan walks in and softly closes the door despite the angry and slightly embarrassed look on his face.

"Wow. Jee thanks Nioki."

"Excuse me?" What was he talking about.

"If you were embarrassed about hanging out with me you could've told me."

"No...no. Hidan...no. It's not like that. I just keep thinking that maybe Deidara will change and that we might be able to be friends that have time for each other again."

"Being embarrassed about hanging out with me isn't the answer Nioki!"

"I'm not emb-"

"Make him jealous. If he gets jealous, he will realize his mistake and come crawling back to you."

I hugged him tightly. "Oh. My. Gosh!!!! Great idea Hidan!! So, who do I make him jealous with?"

He face-palms as he sighs. "Me. Make him jealous with me Nioki."