A/N: I know I should work on my other story 'They way they see us' but this came to my mind and I had to write it. Hopefully all of you will like it :)

The world seemed at peace and silence settled over Konoha. It was the time the day slowly faded and night took its place when a young kunoichi could be seen sitting on her window sill.

The silence was calm, but Anko herself wasn't, her mind replayed her past over and over again. It had been years since she came back to Konoha and people began to trust her again, but her past was still haunting her.

Even thought she had friends now, namely Kakashi, Kurenai and Asuma, she still felt lonely. Of course the three knew about her past, but not from herself but because it was almost common knowledge under the jonin. It wasn't that she didn't trust them or anything, but she wanted to deal with her past alone.

The betrayal of her sensei was still fresh on her mind and heavy on her heart, so any relationships with people were difficult for her. That however didn't mean that she didn't wish for it to different. Even thought she wasn't the girl to dream of a prince charming someone to be with would be nice.

A sad look entered her eyes and she pulled her legs closer to her chest to rest her chin on her knees. A dry laugh left her lips.

"Who would want someone like me anyway?"

"By the look almost every man gives you when you walk around in that attire of yours a lot."

"Sure for physical pleasure they think I am good enough, I know."

Only after saying that she realized the voice answering her wasn't in her head. Shocked she turned around to see him of all people standing there. Kakashi had watched her for a few minutes and when she had asked herself this question out loud he had answered without thinking, thereby revealing his presence. He could practically see her walls coming back up again when her sad expression turned into a grin.

"Kakashi a late night visit? How have I earned this honor?"

"It's not that late. I should pick you up because the Hokage wants to see us."

"Okay, I will be down in no time." With that she closed the window and went inside.

Kakashi sighed deeply. The look in her eyes haunted him already. She had looked so sad, almost like the weight of the world lay on her shoulders. The moment she had realized she wasn't alone she had blocked him out of her feelings and that hurt him more than he would like to admit. The truth was that she was special to him. With her unique way and strong personality she had won his heart over, not that she knew that. That was the reason why hearing her speak lightly of herself pulled at his heart strings. Of course men looked after her because of her attire, but some would be interested in more than her look, someone like him. Maybe one day he could tell her, but he doubted she would feel the same.

"I am ready, let's go." Anko announced her arrival and pulled him from his thoughts.

After a few steps in silence she felt the need to get things straight.

"Just to make sure, you never heard any of what I said. Understood?"

"Under one condition. You tell me if what you said is really what you think."

"You mean about how men see me?" Anko asked truly amused.

"Yeah."

"Well yes. The are surely not looking at me for my eyes."

"That's a shame because they are beautiful." That had slipped out before he could stop himself. His only hope was that she hadn't heard him, but that was crushed when he saw her shocked expression.

"What did you say?"

"I said I like your eyes."

A warm feeling she never felt before spread through Anko, but it wasn't uncomfortable, quiet the opposite.

"No one ever gave me that compliment or a compliment at all for that matter." She whispered more to herself than to the shinobi next to her, but he still heard her.

"That's a shame too, because there is so much more to compliment you on." Seeing her skeptical look he knew what she was thinking. "I mean not only your body, although that's a reason for compliments, but your personality. I never met someone like you Anko and thought we know each other for some time now you renew the things I can compliment you on every day."

Anko was speechless and for the first time in her life she felt herself blush. Never had she thought Kakashi would think like this about her.

"Thanks." Came her uncharacteristic shy reply.

Looking at her Kakashi saw her blush and that she was shyly facing the ground. It wasn't like her at all, but giving compliments wasn't like him as well.

A/N: Thanks for reading. Please review and tell me if I should continue this story :)