Sakura and Temari were running at a fast pace through the desert. They were coming to Suna's boarder and were starting to see some trees. Temari noticed movement above her. Looking up she saw a messenger hawk. "Sakura" She said coming to a stop. Sakura stopped next to Temari who held out her arm to let the hawk land. Temari took the scroll from the hawk and handed it to Sakura. Sakura opened the scroll and read its contents. She took out her pen and wrote something in the scroll. Temari looked at her questioningly. Sakura secured the scroll back to the hawk and nodded to Temari to send it on its way. "It was from Tsunade-sama. She sent coordinates for where Kakashi was sent on his mission. We are about 2 days out. I requested she have Yamato send tracking seeds for us to eat. Just in case something happens they will be able to track us easier." Sakura answered the unspoken question. "Sakura, we have been moving for most of the day, I think we should rest for the night. The seasons are changing and it's starting to get a bit cold at night. We should set up camp and get prepared." Sakura thought about this for a moment. "Do you think we'd be able to get to an area with a bit more shelter from the wind?" "We could but it would be another couple hours, it will be cold by then. I think we should set up here and get a fire going before it gets to cold and we get caught off guard." "Alright" Sakura responded. She decided not to argue. Temari knew her way out here better than she did anyway. She took off her backpack and took out the scroll with her tent. She unsealed it, took the tent and got it set up while Temari got some wood.

They started the fire and Sakura cooked their meal. Sakura handed Temari her bowl and sat down to eat. "Sakura, you never told me what happened between you and Kakashi. Every time he's been to Suna you avoided him. "Sakura looked up at the sky at all the stars and wondered 'What did happen between me and Kakashi….' Sakura let out a loud sigh before replying "I'm not even entirely sure what happened between us. Things had just gotten awkward for some reason." "What do you mean by awkward?" Temari replied with a mouth full of rice. "I don't know…It was like… Like he avoided me when he saw me on the street. And when he actually had to talk to me, he was very short with me. If I ever got distracted by something, he would disappear by the time I turned back around. He even requested a different medic to do his physicals…. I thought we had become friends. We used to talk all the time. We'd go to movies and out to eat. Occasionally we would end up crashing at each other's place after a late night. But then it all suddenly changed." "Hm…something had to have happened… you don't remember doing or saying anything that upset him?" Temari replied. Sakura's eyes seemed distant, as if she were scanning her memories. "No. I can't think of anything at all."

Sakura looked down at her food bowl, suddenly losing her appetite, and sat it down. Temari noticed her glumness and tried to lighten the mood. "I'm sure your boyfriend is fine Sakura! Lighten up." Sakura's eyes shot up with a death stare "He is NOT my boyfriend Temari. I thought you learned your lesson regarding that topic." Temari shot Sakura a huge smile and rubbed the back of her head "I still have a bump from your 'lesson'" Temari said laughing "but seriously though. Kakashi is H. O. T. hot! How could you not want that? I certainly wouldn't blame you." Sakura blushed surprised by Temari's words. "T-TEMARI! Kakashi is my sensei! I could never pursue him like that!" Temari smile devilishly "You didn't say you didn't like him though! HA! So you do like him. And besides, he's not your sensei anymore. You haven't been his student for years. If I were you, I'd make a move before someone else does. He has women all over him when he's in Suna. I can't imagine what it's like in Konoha!" Sakura sighed "He doesn't see me like that Temari. It would never happen." Temari frowned "How do you know it would never happen? Have you asked him? Did he reject you?" "No no, nothing like that…I just know." Temari and Sakura sat in thought for a while until Sakura yawned. "I'm so tired." "Let's go to bed. There's no need for either of us to stay up on watch. I set up chakra strings to let us know if anyone approaches." "Goodnight Temari" "Goodnight Sakura"

Sakura laid down and closed her eyes. 'I hope Kakashi is alright. I don't know what I would do if I lost him….' Her thoughts faded as she drifted off to sleep.