Hey, sorry for not updating sooner, but I've been really busy with getting school done before the break. I'm so happy, tomorrow it's Christmas!

I figured I would try my best to get this out before Christmas because I do not know how soon I will be able to pick up with this afterwords. I wish I would have got an earlier start on the story so I could've had it done by now, but hey, all things come in due time, right?

Anyways, here's my Christmas gift to you guys.

Remember to review!

Merry Christmas!
-Wind Kunoichi

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto

Dinner was short, sweet, simple, and to the point. She did not bother trying to cook a fancy meal for the two to share together at the hospital, but what she did make was definitely a good deal better than any of the hospital food.

"So, Kakashi," Sakura said from her spot in the chair next to the hospital bed. "What are you going to be doing for Christmas?"

"Sleep all day more than likely," he replied to her, all in all, very serious.

"Kakashi, that is not a way to spend Christmas," she scolded him. "It should be spent with friends and family."

He sighed, staring Sakura sincerely in the eyes.

"It would definitely not be the first time that I have spent Christmas alone," he said, continuing to stare at her. "Plus I do not want to be a burden to any of my 'friends' on Christmas when they are spending it with their friends and families."

Her mouth hung open slightly as she stared at him, cocking her head to one side. She sighed, staring at him with her emerald eyes.

"You look uncomfortable on that chair, Sakura," Kakashi boldly spoke. "Want to sit next to me?"

She shrugged, and carefully lifted herself from the spot in her chair, positioning herself next to Kakashi on the hospital bed. A small blush spread across her as she looked over at the man next to her.

"Hey Kakashi."

"Yes Sakura?"

"I'm not sure what I'm going to be doing, or what you'll be doing," Sakura said softly. "But if you are not up to anything on Christmas, I was wondering...maybe you would want to come over and spend it with me?"

She held her breathe. It was definitely very much unlike her to be saying something like that. Her heart fluttered as she stared at the famous Copy-Nin, in deep thought. The silence ate away at her as she turned to staring blankly at the wall.

'I should not have asked,' she thought, no longer paying attention to the world surrounding her.

A hand wrapped itself around her slightly smaller one.

"Sakura?"

"...yeah."

"I would enjoy that very much," he replied, his eye happily creased.

She smiled at him, now wrapping her hand around the one that had already engulfed hers.

"I may not be able to cook the best, but," Sakura sweetly spoke. "I hope you'll be able to enjoy it."

"I am sure I will enjoy it, Sakura," Kakashi said, still gently holding her hand. "You give yourself to little credit with your cooking. The food was excellent."

She blushed.

"And there's something I wanted to ask you," he said, looking her in the eyes, yet again.

'He's nervous,' she told herself, feeling his hand tense up a little around hers.

'I hope I do not say this wrong,' Kakashi thought, as he gathered up the courage to say what he would.

"Okay, shoot."

He took a deep breathe in.

"I was wondering...would want to keep going out with me?" he asked, causing his pulse to race.

"You mean, as a couple?"

He nodded.

She smiled.

'No wonder he's nervous,' Sakura thought.

"Of course."

His heart skipped a beat in joy.

She chuckled a little, then let out a content sigh, deciding to lean her head against his shoulder.

"Just know, if you ever pull anything like..." Sakura was about to threaten.

"I am not Sasuke, Sakura."

"Good," she spoke, as she positioned herself in a more comfortable position. "Because, if you were, I think I would have to kill you, Kakashi."

He chuckled, and carefully wrapped an arm around her. She let out a soft yawn.

"Are you tired, Sakura?" Kakashi asked, staring down at his new girlfriend.

She sighed.

"You have no idea," she said, closing her eyes. "I cannot believe all the stupid things that people in this village, PRIOR to Christmas, mind you. It seems like this time of year just gets people thinking that it's okay to pull off stupid stunts or do stupid things. I swear I would love to just smack them all for their stupidity."

He laughed.

"But then without their stupidities, where would your job be?"

She punched him on the arm.

"I was kidding, Sakura."

"I know."

He smiled, and looked at her, smiling back at him. Yet, the next thing she did, was sigh.

It was not a happy sigh or a sigh of relief. It was one of...sorrow, to his slight surprise.

"I really should get heading home," Sakura said. "You know how cold it is getting, and how bad the weather is getting."

He nodded, reluctantly.

It would be freezing outside, but, she could handle it. She was strong.

"I will see you tomorrow, Kakashi," she said, as she gave him a hug.

His arms wrapped themselves carefully around her, not wanting to let go of her.

"Close your eyes," he whispered.

She wondered what he was doing, but trusting him, she closed her eyes. There was a hand of his missing from her back.

'What is he up to...'

His bare lips pressed against hers, for a couple seconds, and then the sensation disappeared, as she could tell he pulled up his mask, replacing his hand on her.

"I will see you tomorrow then, Sakura," he whispered into her ear, not letting go until she did.

Her heart fluttered as she walked out of the room, making her way downstairs, out of the hospital, and back to her own home, where her warm bed awaited her.

A smile was held against her face. This was something extraordinary to her, and she cherished every living second of the moments after.

'19 days until Christmas,' Sakura thought as she rose on that bone-chilling morning.

It had been almost 4 days since Kakashi had asked her to be his girlfriend, and Sakura had definitely made it an effort to tell no one of their relationship...just yet. For she knew, as soon as the news broke out, it would spread through out the village like flames would travel through a forest.

Though, soon, she was sure, people would start to realize what was going on between her and the Copy-Nin. It would not be too hard for most, seeing as they were a ninja village. Gossip, for some of her fellow ninja, was a part of their lives.

And for those who could not figure it out, Sakura thought to herself many a times, going to have lunch with each other almost everyday...you must be slow.

Today, she knew, was not one of the days she would be graced the presence of her boyfriend during her mid-day meal, but by the presence of her good friend, Hinata. Though, Kakashi had promised her he would be making it up to her with the promise of dinner later that night.

"Pretty soon Christmas will have already come and past, eh Hinata?" Sakura said, after taking a sip from her tea.

She nodded in reply.

"How are you doing, Sakura?" Hinata asked.

A beautiful smile made it's way onto Sakura's face.

"I am doing pretty good," Sakura sweetly spoke. "The whole Sasuke incident has seemed to be a blessing in disguise for me."

"How so, Sakura?"

"Promise me not to tell anyone yet, Hinata," Sakura whispered.

"Of course," she replied. "I will not tell anyone unless you would want me to."

Sakura's smile returned to her face.

"I, Haruno Sakura, am dating Hatake Kakashi, the famous Copy-Nin."

"That is wonderful Sakura!" Hinata squealed. "I am so happy for you. I bet the two of you look simply adorable together."

Sakura chuckled.

"Thank you Hinata," Sakura said. "Oh, that reminds me! Did I tell you what happened the day he asked me out?"

In reply, Hinata shook her head.

"I am surprised it has not gone around the village," Sakura said. "All in all with the matters seriousness, I would have thought everyone in the village would have known by now."

"Apparently," Hinata commented back on what her friend had just said. "This is one of the few things that has not spread through out the village like a wildfire. Go on, tell me what happened."

"I was not there for the whole thing, I only saw the ends of it," Sakura told her friend. "But apparently, Sasuke had decided it would be a good idea to attack Kakashi, because he was starting to be closer to me. When I got there, he had just stabbed Kakashi in the side when he was down on the ground, which is, if you ask me, very, very spineless. When he saw me, he started to walk up to me."

"What did he say?" Hinata asked. "What did you do?"

Sakura chuckled.

"He told me that he wanted me back," Sakura replied. "I figured he had started the fight with Kakashi, so I kicked him in the ribs."

Her friend winced slightly in pain, just thinking about the agony the arrogant young man had to go through when he had been kicked so hard in the ribs. She made sure to count her lucky stars that she was never on Sakura's bad list, or that she never had to fight her.

"What has Tsunade done to Sasuke?" Hinata again decided to press on with questions.

"I am not sure," Sakura said. "But I am sure that whatever Tsunade has decided to do to punish him, it would be severe. He wanted to kill Kakashi I'm sure, Hinata. I think, that if it were not for me showing up at the moment that I did, Kakashi might not be alive."

Hinata paused for a moment to think.

"You may very well be right, Sakura," Hinata softly spoke. "You know very well how when he gets his mind set to do something, that we will not stop until that plot has come to fruition. You were around him when he was younger and thirsting for the revenge upon his brother for killing off the entire clan."

"I know," Sakura sighed. "I just wished that Sasuke would have changed instead of staying the same."

"Some people never change, Sakura. Some people never change."

A couple had seated themselves down on the couch in the living room of the house they were occupying at the moment. Of course, it was none other than Kakashi and Sakura.

They had just finished eating their meals and now were enjoying the others company after the day.

"Sakura, would you be disappointed if I could not go to the Christmas party this year?"

She stared at him, through her widened emerald eyes. Why would he ask such a question?

"A little bit," Sakura replied. "I am looking forward to having you there at the party with everyone else."

He sighed, running a hand through his silver hair.

"Sakura, I might not be able to make it to the party."

"What? Why?"

He knew from the tone of her voice, that she was truly hurt by the fact that he had just told her that he would probably not be able to make it to the Christmas party that year, the very year it was her turn to host the party.

"I may have to go on a mission," Kakashi said. "I would leave a week before Christmas, and I would be back sometime between Christmas Eve and Christmas, all depending on how long it takes to finish the mission up."

"But that's unfair," Sakura said, with a bit of a childish tone to her voice. "It's going to be Christmas!"

He sighed, wrapping his arms around the younger woman.

"You are definitely cute when you're angry," he said, looking her in the eyes. "Sakura, you know very well that it is for the good of the village for me to go on this mission. Plus, Tsunade knows that in the years past, that I have always spent Christmas a lone. Exactly why I would be the perfect candidate to send out on a mission."

"But couldn't you tell her about us? Wouldn't that get you off the hook for the mission?"

He sighed, "No, it would probably get me into some trouble with Tsunade, Sakura, and that is definitely not what either of us would want right now."

She sighed, in defeat. He had a point there.

"Don't worry, Sakura," Kakashi softly spoke. "I promise, I will be home for Christmas."

She smiled, slightly.

This was nice.

She was able to see a side of the famous Copy-Nin that most people never knew existed. To many, he was just a great fighter out on the battlefield. But to her, he was so much more.

"You better be," she huffed out.

He chuckled, pulling her closer.

"Just do not worry about it, Sakura," he told her. "You have to worry about wrapping up all of those presents and getting your house ready for the party on Christmas Eve. With or without me here."

She leaned her head against him and let out a yawn.

"I know," Sakura said, her voice sounding tired. "I just wish you..."

"How about this," he interrupted her, mid-sentence. "I will show you what I look like without my mask on if you could promise me that you would please stop worrying about me not being there for the party. Everything will turn out fine without me. You know that."

"Okay fine," Sakura replied. "Sounds like a pretty good deal."

"But, I won't show you until tomorrow," he said.

"You are evil."

"Yes, but, you still care for me regardless," Kakashi said.

She chuckled.

"Come on it's getting late you should get walking home, Kakashi."

He sighed.

"Alright," he said, wrapping his arms around her. "I will see you tomorrow."

She smiled, as a pair of mask lips touched against her forehead.

"See you tomorrow Kakashi."