A/N: Hi. I'm not used to writing romance since I usually write humor so bear with me. The reason why I made this fic is because I love this couple so much. So... there you have it. Pls. Review so I can see how I'm doing.

Like I said: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 1- Here Comes The Rain Again

Rain poured down hard that day. There was barely any sunlight & everything was damp. There was not a single bird in the sky. Everyone who used to be walking outside had already cleared the streets. Everyone except for two.

' What a lousy day.', Tenten thought miserably as she was being dragged by Lee to join the mission he was assigned to. It was supposed to be Neji but he had to cancel at the last minute. Tenten recalled on how her day went. She sighed as she remembered all the misfortunes. Her clothes were soaking wet from the rain. She had the urge to pull away her arm from Lee's grasp but she could not refuse a mission.

" Tenten, are you alright?", Lee stopped dragging her & asked.

" I just had a bad day. Nothing much.", Tenten replied dryly & managed to pull away her arm. " So what is the mission about?"

" Bad day? Bad day? Tenten, the day is just starting & you're having a bad day already? We are on a mission to deliver a secret document to the snow country. Tsunade specified that it is gravely important that we get it safely there. If it falls into the wrong hands, who knows what will happen. We can't have you walking around on a mission like a lifeless puppet. You need to cheer up.", Lee widened his smile.

Tenten groaned & continued walking. She didn't mind walking in the rain & getting her clothes wet since she was too sad to care about what is happening around her.

A few hours later in the forest, both of them stopped & looked at the path ahead of them. Everything was silent except for the sound of birds, rustling of leaves & rain pouring.

" Why are we stopping?", Tenten asked when Lee suddenly stopped in his path.

" Something isn't right around here.", Lee said quietly as his face turned serious. " I'm getting a strange feeling that we aren't the only ones here."

" Are you suggesting that someone else is here aside from us?"

Lee nodded & went on ahead. In an instant shurikens were flying from his left & he was caught unaware. He lost his balance & fell from the tree branch.

" Lee! ", Tenten shouted & hurried to him but was blocked by a tall masked ninja. Two other ninjas appeared behind him & carried Lee like a sack of potatoes & took him with them. Tenten then stabbed the ninja blocking her with a kunai & went after the other two who held Lee captive. One of them began throwing more shurikens. Tenten's speed slowed down since she had to dodge them but she could barely dodge some since she was also trying to get a good aim at them. She managed to hit them at the right angle with senbons.

" I placed poison on the shurikens. It will take effect soon.", one of them said quietly to the other.

" What kind of poison?"

" It doesn't kill but it will paralize you for a few days."

' Could this day get any worse?', she thought. The other formed a hand seal & a barrier of tree branches started to block Tenten's way. She tried to rip through it using the kunai she took out but it was too hard to cut.

' Maybe if I climb over it?', she thought & climbed to the top. She spotted the two ninjas ahead. She prepared to leap but was hit by a moving branch. It turned out that the barrier doesn't only block but also attacks if the enemy is nearby. She fell to the ground. Her body was undoubtedly sore.

She decided to perform a jitsu but the poison took effect & paralized her for a moment. She finally gave up trying to catch up to them. Her arms & legs were wounded but she still had the strength to go on. She forced herself up.

Tenten rested on the nearest tree & pulled out her bag to see what she was able to bring. She was suprised to find the secret document in her bag. ' Lee must have placed it there without my knowledge. What should I do? Should I look for Lee, head home & report to Tsunade about Lee's capture or deliver the document myself? It would be dangerous to go look for Lee or deliver the scroll alone. I'd better head home.', she thought & removed the shirukens from her body.

She stood up with her legs involuntarily shaking & prepared to head home. She realized she was thirsty. ' I'm having the worst luck today. I didn't even bring my water bottle.' She looked down & was suprised to find a clay bird. ' Wait a second,... this looks familiar.'

Boom! The clay bird exploded & Tenten was sent flying through the air. She landed on the ground & her body was aching everywhere. A tall figure rose from the smoke. He wore a cloak with little red clouds on it & had a bunch of blond hair hanging over his left eye.

He smirked when Tenten finally got a good look at him. " Long time no see, yeah."

" Deidara. What are you doing here in this region?", Tenten asked & tried to move her body but the poison took effect once again. ' Damn it.', Tenten thought & recalled what happened.

" Well, YOU have something I want, yeah.", Deidara said & walked near Tenten observing her. " It seems you are glued to the ground, yeah."

' Move...move...what the hell is wrong with me?', she thought desperately.

Tenten struggled to move her hand but she could only move it by not more than a few centimeters from its original spot. There was nothing she could do. She was indeed stuck to the ground.

" Hand over the document, yeah.", Deidara demanded & held out his hand.

" I can't move."

" Very well, where is it? I'll get it myself, yeah."

" I don't have it.", Tenten lied. " My other companion has it. He was being held captive by masked ninjas."

" Hn.", Deidara's face turned serious. " My partner, Tobi, who was too careless so he also ended up being captured by masked ninjas before I stumbled upon you. We'll make a deal, yeah. You'll have to come along with me to get Tobi & your so-called companion, yeah."

" And if I refuse?"

Deidara smirked & replied, " You have no other choice, yeah. If you refuse, I'll kill you or better yet, leave you here, yeah. You do realize that you will have no other help if I leave you, yeah. You'll likely die."

" Oh alright. I'll go with you.", Tenten said numbly. " Under three conditions. One, find me a cure for my paralysis. Two, you will not kill me nor Lee. And three, leave us alone when you get Tobi back!"

Deidara let out a big sigh & said," Fine, yeah. But just so you know, it is you who is stuck here not I & I won't leave you alone until I get that document." He bent down & widened his smirk. " So you better be prepared, yeah."

Deidara frowned & asked," Are you serious you can't move? I don't like the idea of having to carry you going there, yeah."

" That's why we need to find the cure first.", Tenten said almost sounding sarcastic.

" Hmm. I think I have just the thing, yeah.", he searched his pouch & pulled out a tiny bottle of liquid. " Here we go. I think this will work, yeah." He bent down. His left hand supported Tenten's head while the other tilted the tiny bottle to pour the liquid in her mouth.

She gulped the liquid in & coughed hard. She was able to force herself up in an instant.

" Now that you can move, tell me about those ninjas, yeah.", Deidara said calmly.

" They were masked so I couldn't see their faces. They also hid their head protectors."

" That's all you saw, yeah?", he looked uncontented with her answer & frowned. She merely nodded. " Hmm. I thought you would be helpful to me by describing the ninjas who took your friend. Even as much as I want to leave you here, I can't do that. I need you to find your friend & retrieve that document, yeah."

Tenten glanced at him annoyingly. She too wants him to leave her here but it would be impossible to find Lee all by herself especially since she knows nothing about those ninjas who took him. Also, she would never abandon a friend who needs her help nor choose to fail a mission.

Deidara started walking off to a certain direction expecting her to follow him. She hurried to catch up with him. While walking, she formulated a plan in her mind. She decided that once she finds Lee, they would escape from the Akatsuki member & go on with their mission. There. As simple as that. But even how simple her plan was, it was going to end up complicated & probably impossible to think up a good one which will not lead to more trouble after something she never expected will happen...