Hey, this is Winterspirit13, actually writing a story. It is friendship (Kinda) between Sasori and Deidara. If you want it to be more, than fine. May seem OOC or AU, but that's because I have not gotten that far in this anime, still on the original Naruto series. UPDATE: Yep, editing and a new chapter soon to come. I will make this into a multi-chapter story.

Sasori glared at his partner, who currently was being as idiotic as possible. What was the said partner doing? Standing in the rain. Yes, they were on their way back from a mission, and Deidara had his face upturned to the pouring clouds. And his arms held out, getting as soaked as possible. Sasori thought this was just a waste of time, and even more so if the brat got a fever. The teen always seemed to be doing something stupid that made him, or everyone back at the base wait. Sasori hated that.

But, even though Sasori was annoyed at the brat for wasting time, he didn't make a move to stop him. Sasori watched the blond bomber, entranced almost at what he saw. The teen for once, looked calm, relaxed, and even peaceful, unlike his usual pyromaniac self. His shoulders shook at what Sasori thought was a slight laugh, but not Deidara usual psychopath-bomber laughs. Deidara just looked… Blissful.

"This… this is art Danna…" he said softly, his wavering tone unfamiliar to Sasori. After a while, the blond came into the make-shift shelter, sitting down on some blankets were he would be sleeping.

"Finally, I thought you were going to stay out there all night. At least you had slightly more sense than that." Sasori hated rain, it just messed with his puppets, making him waste time repairing them. Although he did that a lot, and probably enjoyed it; it was his art after all.

Deidara only shook his head slightly, being uncharectoristicly silent. He stared down, not looking at Sasori. A long while of almost awkward silence followed, neither of the Akatsuki partners caring to break it, or even knowing what to say. Finally Sasori broke the fog of awkward silence, speaking first for a change.

"I don't get why you like the rain. For natural art, that sounds like a stupid thing you would think, fine. but do you have to stand in it, brat?" Sasori questioned harshly, but with a concealed curios tone concealed underneath his outer layer annoyance.

Deidara did not speak, but to Sasori who knew his partner, it was clear he was thinking about the question. This was surprising to Sasori, usually the brat had a quick response, especially when Sasori insulted his art. But this time Deidara didn't know exactly what or how to say what he wanted to covey to his partner.

"I love the rain because it is the only time you can cry," The bomber said, his voice soft and low, almost timid. Deidara even ignored the jab at his thoughts on art, even more out of character for him

Whatever Sasori expected, this was certinatally was not it. This after all was the Deidara who put up with Sasori's constant insults, who kept fighting even with a nasty injury, who never cried even with the wind blowing hard, in a sandy dessert. This was the brat that could stand against town, the youngest member of the Akatsuki, the only one that could put up a good argument with Sasori without being killed.

"w-what?" the puppet asked. His usually steady voice caught in surprise at the idea.

"Shinobi are not supposed to show emotion, rule 25. I was raised not to cry, because it always brought more pain. But it's unhealthy to keep your emotions locked away all of the time. What difference does a few more drops in the rain make? The sky is weeping, so why can't I?" Deidara finished his speech, even looking slightly self-conscience, a first for him. This was a new side of Deidara to Sasori, and one that Sasori didn't understand. But their thoughts were the same: Raindrops and tear drops, what difference does it make.

Sorry that was so short, I wrote this last night, right before bed, so. Review and Deidara will give you a free cookie! UPDATE: I'll probably edit and add more to this chapter too, so don't be surprised if you re-read it and it's a bit different. Yeah, and as I said, because ilovemyboys asked if I could continue it, I will. It changes things a bit though. So don't think this was a set-up to the next chapters, the chapters are additional, if you know what I'm trying to say.