Although Deidara had told Itachi that he's not easy enough to be swayed by a measly confession, he couldn't deny that his head spun every time memories of Itachi being affectionate resurfaced. He didn't like that the words of an alpha which he had no way of knowing were true were swaying him so easily and over the ongoing course of the weeks in which he heard not a word from Itachi he gradually resorted to resenting himself for being so foolish and pathetic as to fall into a standard trap set by a societal elite as a means to mock him and his common roots: this being that his poor commoner self had a chance.

Instead of falling into a slump of depression, Deidara dived head first into work. He took constant overtime shifts even when not required of him and in doing so caught his bosses eye who began to recognize the impressive skills Deidara possessed as an established medicine graduate specialising in dental health which was otherwise overlooked due to his omega status and common background.

"Omega Deidara..." beckoned a deep voice from behind Deidara who was sitting in his office chair relaxing whilst on break. Fury arose within Deidara. Not so long ago he had accustomed himself to being identified by his gender instead of his skills without feeling insulted but after the fast and embarrassing game Itachi had pulled on him he had acquired a new found sensitivity towards the matter.

"What?" scowled Deidara who didn't even bother turning around to address the rude stranger. His boss took a step into his office then locked the door.

"Is that how an employee should address his boss. In fact is that how an omega should address a beta?" growled Deidaras boss as prejudice seeped out of him. As Deidara realised the terrible mistake he had made he began to apologise frantically, assuring his boss that he was having a bad day and didn't know it was him.

"To think I came in here to praise you for all your hard work as of late and this is the vile atmosphere you've chosen to create" continued his boss who refused to relent. Deidara continued apologising, not knowing how else to diffuse the situation.

"If your so sorry... show me with that mouth of yours. Isn't that what omegas do?"

Deidara arose from his seat, standing inches taller than the beta that dared to extort sexual favours from him and pushed past his boss, unlocking the door and raising his middle finger before shouting loudly:

"I quit."

Simply put, this is how Deidara found himself unemployed for the 5th time in a 4 year period despite his impressive skillset and education leaving him absolutely no time to worry about being ghosted by Itachi.

"Why do I have to be so strongheaded?! If I had just sucked that betas tiny dick I'd still have a job, it's not like I have anything to lose anyways" winced Deidara. Tears ran down his cheek as he properly registered the effect of his actions.

"Seriously Sasuke, why is it always me?..." Deidara questioned through sniffles to the Uchiha that was on the other end of the phone.

"Calm down and tell me what happened." requested the man Deidara believed to be Sasuke. Deidara frantically explained the events that led to his unemployment although it was hard for the Uchiha to understand through all the tears and swearing.

The Uchiha chuckled as Deidara finalised the story, finding what Deidara deemed as tragic to be cute and comical.

"Honestly, given the situation my advice to anyone would've been to quickly perform what was being asked of them but only because it's you I'm glad you didn-"

"Are you fucking kidding me Sasuke how could you say that to me when your the one that stopped me from going into prostitution! Now, it's okay to suck dick as long as my jobs on the line?" Deidara spout, genuine anger surfacing at his best friends unusual coldness.

There was a long pause. For the first time the Uchiha felt a deep pain and longing in his chest. He was actually sympathetic towards Deidara and found himself admiring another humans strength and tenacity for the first time ever.

"Deidara... I'm coming over." Said the Uchiha on the other line.

"No Sasuke, what about the kids.."

Itachi ignored his pleas and hung up the call, acting impulsively as always. Enveloped in sadness, Deidara was too drained to address Sasukes odd behaviour and change of voice tonight. Instead he lay his head comfortably on a pillow and drifted off to sleep in an attempt to clear his mind.

Although his sleep felt short, hours had passed by and it was already morning when Deidara woke up coughing to the smell of smoke. He shot up from his bed commando with a baggy top and sprinted to the direction the smoke was coming from,

"Morning Beautiful" Itachi flattered as he attempted to pull Deidara in for a kiss. In a state of raw anger and shock Deidara swung for Itachi leaving a red fist mark at the centre of Itachis cheek from the impact of his punch.

"Fuck sake." Itachi spouted.

The once tender look on his face morphed into rage. He grabbed Deidaras wrists with a deadly grip until Deidaras face was inches away from his. His eyes flashed black as a deep anger overcame him. It occurred to Deidara that he had just made Itachi irreparably angry and he would likely have to pay the price for it. Itachi was still visibly irritated as his grip on Deidara tightened causing him to squirm. Deidaras squirms didnt faze Itachi as he pulled him closer and placed an unexpected light kiss on Deidaras knuckles which he noticed earlier had instantly bruised after the punch.

"Don't injure your hands by doing stupid things like hitting an alpha, they need to be in good shape for when I decide to propose..."

Deidara froze from complete shock. Almost a month had passed after Itachis confession and he hadn't heard a single word from him. Now all of a sudden Itachi was in his kitchen, burning his rice and making his heart flutter with just a few words which probably meant nothing. The room was filled with silence within the 30 seconds Deidara processed Itachis words, during which Itachi had taken the liberty to pull Deidara in by the waist ad begin caressing the parts of his body that his baggy shirt failed to cover. Deidara couldnt even bring himself to push Itachi away... his body wouldnt let him.

"Don't tease me..." Deidara whimpered.

"You don't like it when I touch your a..." Itachi began questioning before he was quickly cut off by Deidara.

"Do you only ever think with your dick? Thats not what Im talking about! What you just said about proposing ... don't tease me by saying things like that and giving me false hope. I dont even know why I feel like this but Im too tired to deny that your words don't affect me..."

"Marry me" interupted Itachi. Deidaras jaw dropped when observing just how cynical the man in front of him was.

"You must think its funny right? Teasing the poor omega when you have nothing to do,turning up at my house at crazy hours and burning my food, saying stupid things to see the look on my face if I choose to believe them... You must think its funny!" Deidara yelled.

A pained expression overcome Itachi as he saw the grief his extremity was causing Deidara.

"Im sorry. " he whispered as he pulled Deidara in for a hug.

"Seeing you hurting... I dont think its funny at all. Thats why I rushed over here when I heard you crying over the phone.It wasn't my intention to waste your food I just wanted to cook you a nice breakfast that would cheer you up. I thought cooking would be easy since my maids do it all the time but I guess I was wrong. I was being selfish when I asked you to marry me even though we barely know each other I thought I could kill two birds with one stone..."

After his apology Itachi gazed down to be met by Deidaras face which looked angry instead of touched.

"What do you mean by over the phone?"

"...I may have pretended to be Sasuke in order to talk to you."

Deidara furrowed his eyebrows to suppress his annoyance and proceeded to interrogate Itachi.

"And what did you mean by two birds with one stone?" Deidara was monotone at this point.

"My damn grandfather arranged a marriage between me and Hinata Hyuga behind my back and announced it on Live TV. He thinks its the only way to compensate for Sasuke being an omega... Fuck. Disowning Sasuke wasn't enough for the bastard.

I'm planning a coup d'état to take over as both the CEO of Sharingan international and become the head of the Uchiha family. He's ancient and washed up, it wasnt hard for me to secretly gather support.Still, a lot of my allies are hesitant because Im refusing to go through with the Hyuga marriage. They think its risky to give me so much responsibility without the possibilty of an heir or business expansion.This doubt could cause my coup to fail. Thats why I asked you to marry me... It was stupid and selfish and premature but I just thought if I had to marry anyone I'd want it to be you.

Sorry... I've been too busy planning this to contact you lately."

Deidara was astonished. His anger towards Itachi instantly dissolved. All he could think was that if Itachi could be selfish why couldn't he. He reflected on all the shitty cards life had dealt him: poverty, prejudice, discrimination, sexual assualt the list goes on. In this moment Deidara decided that it was time for life to pay him back what it owed him. If this has to be done through Itachi Uchiha then so be it...

"If you successfully take over the family would Sasuke be reintegrated?" Deidara considered his best friend who underwent immeasurable pain as a result of being banished from his own family.

"Technically Sasuke is an Uzumaki now but yeah Of course, Sasuke'd be in and Madara'd be out If I could have it my way." Itachi answered.

"Then...I'll marry you on certain conditions. Firstly, don't delude yourself into believing our marriage will be formed out of affection. Secondly, I want 10 million yen up front. 2 million yen will be paid to me every 4 months that we remain married. Payment will stop when our sham marriage comes to an end. Thirdly, I will not partake in any wedding ceremony or perform any duties expected of a wife. Our marriage will be nothing more than a quid pro quo." Deidara spoke sharply, surprisingly devoid of shame.

As expected from someone as psychopathic as himself, Itachi grinned. Completely unphased by Deidara's proposition.

"I knew there was a reason I fell for you." Itachi teased causing Deidara to blush a burning crimson. Before Deidara could respond Itachi continued.

" Money is no issue for me. To be frank you ought to charge me more... But I cant agree to ALL of those conditions. Even if Im voted in, failure to quickly provide a dominant alpha heir will definitely result in being voted straight out. You will have to provide me with an heir and, not to be sexist but, if you conceive a child that is not a dominant alpha you will have to try again."

Deidara was mortified and considered completely pulling out of the arrangement but his pride wouldnt let him. It was all or nothing and he had more to gain from this than lose.

"I will conceive a child for you but I will not be a mother to it, Think of me as a surrogate with no attachment to the child other than my DNA. Each child I give you will cost 100 million yen. " Deidara negotiated. He felt repulsed at himself, the mere thought of being used as a baby making machine made his stomach crawl but he was jobless and desperate.

"Agreed. "

Itachis eyes gleamed as he obseved Deidaras uneasy expression. He walked towards Deidara. Alarmed, Deidara stumbled backwards before hitting his kitchen wall. Itachi lowered his wine coloured eyes to meet Deidaras gaze and slammed his palm against the cold wall that Deidara was leaning against, causing Deidera to flinch. Perhaps from the sensuality of it all.

"My My Dedeira, You really are one heartless omega huh? This should be fun..."

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