Of Boys And Food
Title: Of Boys and Food (Parent-Partners and Teenage Tauntrums, part II)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Just borrowing the from Kishi
Summary: Sasori learns that teenage boys eat a lot
Sasori tapped his fingers impatiently against the table. This was getting ridiculous. When they’d finally found his partner-to-be and Itachi had convinced him to join, Sasori had thought they’d immediately start their journey back to the main hideout. But for some absurd, human reason Kisame had suggested that they first ‘grab a bite and get to know each other a little’.
So now Sasori was sitting at some run-down inn, watching the others eat. If ‘eat’ was even a proper word for this kind of behaviour. Kisame was a big man, so Sasori figured it was only natural for him to eat a lot, but the other two? His new partner was tiny, and yet he was already on his third helping and showing no signs of slowing down.
“Kakuzu’s going to have a heart attack when he sees the check,” Sasori muttered.
“Ah, relax,” said Kisame, dropping his chopsticks on his empty plate and looking contentedly at the two younger members. “They’re teenage boys, they need lots of nourishment. I’m just glad Itachi’s eating, he’s a bit picky about food sometimes.”
The Uchiha paused to glare sideways at his partner before bending down over his plate again.
“Well, you are,” said Kisame pleasantly. “Anyway, Kakuzu doesn’t have to see the check; tonight’s on me.”
Now it was the new member’s turn to look up from his food.
“Really?” he beamed. “Thank you!”
Kisame chuckled.
“You’re welcome. See, Sasori, it’s a polite one you’ve gotten.”
“Tch.” Sasori gazed at the blond, who’d returned to what was more and more starting to look like an eating competition between him and Itachi. “Hey, brat.”
The boy looked up at him, his mouth full of rice.
“What’s your name again?”
Swallowing hard, the boy managed to answer.
“It’s Deidara.”