That of Which Blossoms into Love

A/N: So in honor of Mystery of You getting 10K hits, I decided to write a special SasoDei Story. It's dedicated to all my readers but especially my best friend and number one fan AkatsukiDragon for always reading my stories and reviewing them, even if they sucked 3

Chapter One

Rain fell from a darkened sky in a light sheet over the village of Amegakure.

The streets were calm and quiet, deserted by all the villagers whom retired to their homes for the night except for one red headed individual. He sat upon a roof top, a large umbrella sitting over his head to keep him dry as he conducted his nightly patrol as ordered by his boss.

This had to be the most boring job. Sitting on a roof top for hours, making sure nobody attacked. The red head found it stupid. Who would want to launch an attack on a village where it almost always rains? He sighed letting his head fall forward, his eyes closing slightly. How much longer would he have to sit here and wait to be relieved of duty. He just wanted to retire to his room and sleep, knowing his warm bed was waiting for him. Opening his eyes half way, he looked to the ground below before yawning.

It wouldn't be long before daylight would take over. The male could already see it in the horizon, along with the clouds clearing slightly, rays of sunlight beaming upwards in the distance. This forced a smile upon his lips, finally, his shift was done and he could now go and finally get some sleep before the days missions were issued.

Standing up, he stretched, a loud yawn accompanying it. He scratched the back of his head as he turned around and made his way back into the large bay window of the attic, heading to the ladder that lead down into his bedroom.

Sliding down the ladder, said man made his way to his bed as he pulled his umbrella hat off of his head and began to strip down to his boxers as he pulled back the large comforter and slid into his bed. He pulled his blanket up to his neck, rolling onto his side as he snuggled his face into the soft pillows that supported his head. A smile upon his face as he drifted to sleep with ease.

Hours had passed as a knock sounded on the door. Eyelids fluttered open staring over to the clock on the bedside table. It was now 10:30am as the male stretched throwing the blankets off of himself before swinging his legs over so he could sit up on the edge of his bed. He rubbed his eyes, not speaking a word as the knocking on his door got louder and more frequent. Grumbling to himself, he stood up, grabbing a t-shirt and threw it on as he got up and answered the door.

Pulling the door open, the male was greeted by his blond partner who stood there with his arms crossed. Beautiful blue eyes stared the red headed male down before chuckling softly.

"Sasori, Leader-Sama has issued our mission. Get your stuff together yea."

Sasori growled slamming the door in his partner's face as he stomped around his room getting his things together. If there was one thing he hated, it was being told what to do by his younger partner.

Outside of the door, Deidara crossed his arms leaning against the wall. He tapped his foot against the wooden floor as he impatiently waited for Sasori to finish getting ready so they could be briefed on their mission and head out right away.

The door swung open, Sasori dressed and ready to go. He was doing up his cloak as he walked out past Deidara and headed for the briefing room where the leader was waiting. Shuffling quickly, Deidara followed after Sasori, entering the briefing room immediately afterwards.

The leader sat at the head of the table, a very displeased look on his face. His arms were crossed over his chest as he reclined back slightly in his chair. A fearful look struck Deidara's face where as an annoyed look crossed Sasori's face.

"It took the two of you long enough. You should have been here right at 10:30 and it's now 10:45. That leaves you with 15 minutes before you are to depart for your mission. Let me get straight to the point. The two of you are to head north to an uncharted village in the dead lands. When you reach the outlands leading in, you'll be greeted by two ninjas. Tanzuya and Saito. They are the ones who sought out the help of the Akatsuki to kill a duo of ninja known as the sky strikers. Two males that go by the names of Suji and Hitake. Kill them by any means necessary. Once that part of your mission is completed, you will meet on the outskirts of the dead lands and hand the bodies over to Hidan and Kakazu, they will go collect the bounty on them."

"Why not send them in the first place yea?"

"The brat has a point. You know Kakazu will kill anyone for money."

"I don't care. You two will take this mission, or suffer the consequences. Know your place! Now get moving."

Without giving them a chance to say anything else, he got up and walked out of the room, heading back to his room to finally get some rest himself.

Sasori sighed looking at Deidara, "well brat, you heard the man. Let's get this show on the road."

Deidara nodded without a word as he led the way to the exit of the base so they could head out. Sasori followed close behind him not saying a word to him. He was beyond pissed off about how the meeting went and the fact that he was sent on such a bullshit mission that could have easily been completed by Hidan and Kakazu.

He began to walk faster, his feet practically pounding against the gravel road as he passed Deidara.

"Come on brat. Walk your ass faster up the road. I want to get this mission done so I can go home and go to bed."

Shaking his head, Deidara picked up speed walking almost right next to Sasori. He kept his eyes towards the ground not wanting to meet the darkened gaze that suddenly seemed to fall over his partner's face. He insisted on keeping his mouth shut, not knowing how long it would be before Sasori's temper got the better of him and he didn't want to find out at this point.

Two male ninjas stood outside of the gates that led into the Dead Lands. They were twin brothers. Both were tall with brown hair and green eyes. They were both dressed in casual clothes that consisted of black boots, black pants. They both wore white t-shirts with black collared shirts over top. It wasn't very typical of ninja's to dress like this, but the brothers were able to fight flawlessly in the wardrobe they sported.

The were the ninjas that Sasori and Deidara were ordered to meet with, Tanzuya and Saito.

By now the sun was sitting at the highest point in the sky. It had to be close to 3 maybe even as late as 4 in the afternoon. Tanzuya stretched a bit as he sighed bringing his arms back down. Saito was resting against the gates, his arms hanging at his sides.

"Dammit, where are these two Akatsuki idiots. You think when you hire someone they'll be here on time. If they don't get here soon, we may have to go kill Suji and Hitake ourselves!" Tanzuya was completely annoyed by this point.

Walking forward, Saito coughed lightly, "calm down brother. They will be here. Their leader promised me they will not fail us."

"Oh sure, take his word for it. We hired rogue ninjas! S-rank criminals! What the hell were we thinking!"

"Tanzuya! That's enough already. We couldn't hire just any ninja for this mission. And besides, the Akatsuki was recommended. They'll apparently do anything as long as they have something to gain from it. So how about you just shut your mouth and be patient."

A growl escaped Tanzuya's lips. He was always the one to get ahead of himself and become over excited about things. He plopped himself down on the ground and crossed his legs, resting his elbows against his knees and his chin into his hands.

Saito walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "and besides, look who just arrived."

Tanzuya looked up to see two ninjas heading toward them dressed in black cloaks with red clouds. They finally arrived and he couldn't be happier. Standing up he dusted himself off as he and Saito began to walk towards the duo. It didn't take long before the four men were standing face to face with each other.

Tanzuya chuckled, "wow I didn't know they let blond babes fight in the Akatsuki, You've got to be the hottest blond bombshell I've seen in these parts."

Anger struck Deidara's face as he clenched his fists, "I'm a man you idiot! Think before you speak yea!"

Sasori chuckled a bit, he always enjoyed seeing his brat get angry.

Of course Tanzuya was shocked, blush creeping over his face at his mistake. He laughed nervously.

"Sorry about that...it's just hard to tell with that long blond hair, and the cloak hides your body."

"Just shut up yea."

Sasori shook his head, "well we're here, now what do you need?"