Article 1—The Kiss

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Author's Note: The words in bold are from a chain letter that I got. I thought it was cute, so I decided to make something of it.

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"We are one and one. In Quadling thinking, one plus one doesn't equal a single unit of two. One plus one equals both."-Candle(Son of a Witch)

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1. Kiss on the hand--I adore you

Asuma pretended not to notice the hidden smiles on the other jounin's faces. They all knew what he was going to do and Kurenai figured it out as he fell to one knee, sliding the small, cream colored velvet box from his pocket. She answered yes almost immediately after he showed her the plain gold band. He slipped it onto her left ring finger and kissed both her hands, smiling even as cheers, wolf-whistles and applause filled the restaurant.

2. Kiss on the cheek-- I just want to be friends

Sakura's face lit up when she saw the small locket on its gold chain lying in the velvet-lined box. The locket had three colors on it in swirls; navy blue, orange and gray. She smiled up at her boys before getting to her feet and kissing them each on the cheek.

"I love you guys."

3. Kiss on the neck--I want you

Shino sat, poring over the paperwork that had been building up for a while. He was halfway to just tearing them up. Did they all really need mission reports? A pair of familiar arms wrapped themselves around his waist and a light kiss was pressed to the juncture of his neck and shoulder.

"Why not take a break?" Kiba suggested and Shino could feel the grin on his boyfriend's lips.

4. Kiss on the lips--I love you

Shikamaru felt the familiar presence before he opened his eyes. When he did crack his eyes open, he saw the familiar green-blue eyes of Temari who was leaning over him, blonde eyebrow quirked. He'd been dozing yet again. Not a surprise really, with all these meetings.

"You want lunch or you wanna keep sleeping?" She asked him.

"Lunch involves getting up." Shikamaru muttered, shifting so that his head was turned toward her and resting on his arms.

She rolled her eyes. "I know that, baka. I was asking whether you wanted me to get lunch. You had a hard mission yesterday."

Shikamaru leaned up quickly, lips pressing against hers. It was a silent thank you because that last mission had had him at home bloody and grimy, curled up in beneath the shower with eyes unseeing.

5. Kiss on the ears -- I am just playing

"Where were you?" Yuugao asked sleepily.

Hayate smiled at her. "If I told you, I might have to kill you."

She glared at him, the effect lost on him with the tiredness in her eyes. Hayate chuckled and lightly kissed her ear. "Relax. Genma and Raidou wanted to go out for a few drinks before the Chuunin exams."

6. Kiss anywhere else let's not get carried away

Hana gently nipped at his throat.

"We're in a public hallway." Itachi reminded her, not doing anything to stop her ministrations.

"Since when do you care what people think?" She murmured against his skin.

"I'm thinking about those poor scared children that're going to be coming out of class soon."

Hana chuckled against his collarbone. "Damn. My shift's next."

"We could finish this at home."

"Tonight." Hana agreed.

7. Playing with your hair --I can't live without you

Sasuke had fallen asleep on the train again. It was a habit of his. Naruto would always take the window seat and Sasuke would sit beside him. After a while, Sasuke's head would slip to his lap and the brunette would end up asleep. And every time, Naruto's hand would unconsciously run through the soft spikes of ebony before he too fell asleep, hands still resting in the dark hair.

8. Hand on your waist --I love you to much to let you go

Sunshine streamed through the thin curtains, making Naruto squint in his sleep before turning over, feeling the familiar, cool breathing of Sasuke. He glanced at the clock over Sasuke's shoulder and saw that it read 9:54. They were due at the mission room in six minutes. Naruto groaned and gently prodded Sasuke's stomach.

Sasuke didn't make any movements to acknowledge the prod other than tighten the arm around Naruto's waist and rested his forehead on the blonde's shoulder. Naruto didn't poke him again. Maybe, just for today, they could sleep in.