A/N: Okay, before I begin, I wish to notify you of a few things. Number one, 'Ways to Charm a Kunoichi' is abandoned for now. I apologise to all those who want me to continue, but I've really hit a dead-end at that one. This one, though, I think I can finish if I work hard, so I will try. Please review/PM to keep me fuelled and going! Hope you enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: I do not, never have and never will own Naruto.

Warning: FLUFF involved. Enough said.

Prologue:

Six-year-old Shizune sat on a bench in the Cherry Blossom Park, across the road from the Hospital. She gave the chocolate ice-cream in her hand another lick and leaned back contentedly. It was the first day of the summer holidays. She wouldn't have to go to the Academy for another two months! Now, Shizune enjoyed learning about how to be a kunoichi a lot, but the summer was just as fabulous.

Just then, Yuuhi Kurenai came running towards her, her wavy hair whipping wildly around her face. "Shizune! Shizune!" She panted. Shizune jumped off the bench, leaving her ice-cream as it was. "What is it, Kurenai?" She asked.

"Kakashi's hurt himself, Shizune! He was trying some taijutsu techniques on top of that oak tree there," Kurenai elucidated rapidly while pointing a little finger towards the destination she was talking about, "and he fell down! I know you always keep one of those funny-looking tapes with you. Kakashi needs your help!"

At the sound of the name, Shizune sprang to attention. "Let's go!" She exclaimed with gusto and the two young girls ran to the spot where Hatake Kakashi, recently a Chuunin, lay flat on his back on the grass. His right arm was bleeding slightly. In reality, it was not at all a serious injury, but to the children, it seemed nothing less that disastrous.

"See, I told you not to go flaunting your skills about!" Uchiha Obito said.

"Shut up, cry-baby," Kakashi groaned.

"Don't worry, Kakashi, I've fetched a doctor," Kurenai assured.

"Shizune?" Sarutobi Asuma, who was leaning against the very tree from which Kakashi had fallen, spoke up, "Isn't she that weird girl who is nice to everybody?"

"You could certainly take a leaf out of her book," Mitarashi Anko declared, her little purple head bobbing up and down.

Shizune, meanwhile, knelt down at Kakashi's side after fishing out one of the cotton balls and band-aids that she always kept in her pocket. She requested Kakashi to sit up. After he did so, she gently cleaned his wound with the cotton ball and then applied the band-aid onto it. "There! You're fine now!" She proclaimed jubilantly. Kakashi nodded and said, "Thank you." "Don't mention it!" Shizune smiled, a slight pinkish tinge suffusing her cheeks.

"You've helped me," Kakashi said rigidly, "so I must do something for you! What do you want?"

"No, that's not necessary," Shizune assured hastily. Kurenai nudged her hard in the ribs and whispered rather loudly, "HATAKE KAKASHI is offering you a favour, baka! Take it!"

"But there isn't anything you can do for me…" Shizune trailed off.

"If you can't make up your mind, I'll tell you what I'll do! I'll give you a nice big basket of cherry blossoms, fine?" Kakashi questioned.

Shizune was about to hesitate, but another jab in the ribs [this one from Anko], made her nod. Kakashi took off at a high speed, going about from tree to tree and returning in under two minutes with a basket brimming with the pink flowers, just as he had promised. With trembling hands, Shizune took it from him. While doing so, their fingers brushed slightly against each other and Shizune blushed even more. "Thank you, Kakashi," she said softly just before he bounded off to look for another place at which to train.

Clasping the handle of the basket tightly, Shizune walked back to the bench, with Kurenai beside her.

"You know, Shizune, I think Kakashi loves you," Kurenai smirked, "and I think you love him too."

"Yes, yes I love him," Shizune gushed. Kurenai was her best friend. She could tell her a secret and know that no-one else would get to know about it.

"How much do you love him?" Kurenai interrogated.

"This much!" Shizune spread apart her arms as far as they would go to illustrate her point.

"Then why don't you marry him?"

"I want to marry him," Shizune confided.

"Great! You can invite us all to your wedding and then we can all have a sleepover!"

"With lots of games!"

"And toys!"

"And ice-cream!"

Speaking of which, Shizune's poor isolated ice-cream was dripping all over the bunch. Shizune, who had quite a few tissues handy as well, rubbed off the mess and the two girls sat down, swinging their legs back and forth.

"Let's have the wedding right now!" Kurenai gasped.

"But where is Kakashi?" Shizune groaned, "He's always coming and going!"

Kurenai's brow furrowed in deep thought. She finally said, "We'll try our level best to catch him. When we do, you two can get married and live happily ever after! Don't be sad, Shizune. One day, you will marry Kakashi! I know it, and you know it too!"

"I do," Shizune grinned, "Yes, I do!"

A/N: This is just the prologue, so it doesn't really start off the main story. Kindly review/PM to tell me what you think of it! I hope to update really soon!