1The warm summer breeze swept through the open field that lay on the very outside of the Fire Country border. Two bodies lay out in the wild flowers, laughing at each other's jokes, and talking about the happenings going on back home, about their small insignificant problems, and their more complex issues. But no matter what they were talking about they were just happy to spend this time together, away from the war that raged between Fire Country and Lightning.

"Okay now it your turn, would you rather spend a whole night locked up as Anko's Lesbian sex slave, or have to go through three rounds of seven in minuets of heaven with Lee?"

"Eww, I swear it's either something perverted with you, or something way disgusting."

"Are you going to answer or take the dare?" he asked.

"I'd rather go with Lee, knowing Anko she would try some extreme bondage crap."

Sakura and Kakashi both laughed at this, before rolling over on their backs to look at the clouds. This was a tradition they had every weekend, they would meet in the field at noon, Sakura would bring a lunch that they would eat, then they would play two rounds of would you rather, cloud watch, and then just talk about whatever was on their minds. This had been their tradition ever since Sakura was a chunin, but now that she was a Jonin, and Kakashi was no longer her sensei, the village was more open to the idea. They knew that Kakashi and Sakura were just good friends, they each dated, but not each other. The elders were worried about it at first, they didn't want a teacher and student scandal on their hands, but since they knew nothing would happen between Kakashi and Sakura they didn't worry. But now that Sakura was a Jonin there was nothing they could do even if they wanted to make mad love to each other. Sakura and Kakashi were both grown ninja, and the elders had no say in what their love life was like.

"See that one?" Sakura asked pointing to a big cloud over their heads.

"Yeah it kind of looks like Naruto." Kakashi said. Sakura giggled, and Kakashi looked over at her. He loved her laugh, and the little dimples that formed when she did. Kakashi had always loved Sakura, first as a subordinate, then as a teammate, and now as a friend, but as he spent more and more time with her he realized that he was beginning to love her much more than that.

Sakura looked over at Kakashi to find him looking at her, his headband pushed up so his Sharingan was visible; Sakura was the only one he would do that for if he wasn't fighting. She knew that she had feelings for Kakashi, but they were just friends right? She had been seeing Kakashi in a whole different light lately, but she knew her boundaries, Kakashi was a friend, and she learned from experience that you don't date friends, because if it doesn't work out, it will come back to bite you in the ass.

"Is everything alright Sakura?" Kakashi asked. Sakura had been quiet for too long.

"Yeah everything's fine, so are you going to go to the Shinobi ball Saturday night?" Sakura asked. It was a tradition that was held in the middle of July each year, and almost everyone went.

"I don't know, I'm not much of a dancer." Kakashi said, trying to weasel his way out of going. He knew Sakura loved the ball, but he really didn't like large crowds.

"Please Kakashi Genma's going to be there." Sakura said knowing that the mention of Genma's name would be enough to at least get him to show up for five minuets.

When Kakashi heard her say this he knew he was going to be there weather or not she knew it. Genma had always had his eye on the blossom ever since she passed the Chunin selection exam. "I'll think about it Sakura." Kakashi said with a smile.

"Alright, I have to go, Ino signed me up for the decoration committee, and I still have to get a dress, and I still have lots of things to do." Sakura said standing up. "I'll see you tomorrow okay?"

"Yeah, bye Sakura." Kakashi said, watching the retreating kunoichi.

Sakura was really in a bind. She had finished helping Ino with the decorations for the day, but she still had a lot of work to do. She was doing small missions that would help pay for the dress she wanted. It was beautiful, and she had tried it on and loved it so much, that she had the store hold it for her saying that she would have the money by Saturday.

"Okay Tsunade-Samma, I finished the B-rank missions, do you have any A?" Sakura asked. Tsunade looked at Sakura she had been going like this for two weeks. The only time she took for a break was today when she went to see Kakashi, and help Ino.

"Sakura why are you killing yourself like this? You know it's not healthy."

"I know, but I need the money." Sakura said with a shrug, "Please Tsunade-Shihou, I'm so close to what I need, please?" Sakura asked.

Tsunade sighed and looked at the list of A rank missions. "I have one that should give you more than enough money for whatever it is, but you have to go solo, and I'm not sure that this will be as easy as you think at first." Tsunade warned Sakura nodded her head, waiting for Tsunade to go on. "You have to go to Wind country, and serve Lord Takanamashi until his other flower comes back from her trip with his son."

"What exactly do I have to do?" Sakura asked, she didn't want to do anything too outrageous like have sex with this guy just for her dress.

"Whatever he tells you." Tsunade said. "The girl is leaving tomorrow, you should be there by then, and she is due back Friday night, that's a week, if you can stick it out, you will be paid a very large sum, and you keep whatever is given to you."

"Hai, I'll leave now then." Sakura turned and left.

"Tell me she'll be alright." Tsunade said as a figure walked into the room through the window.

"She's strong, she'll be fine." Kakashi said, but he wasn't so sure about that. "I'm going to follow her." he said before leaving. Kakashi had heard roomers about Lord Takanamashi, and he didn't like them one bit.