Didn't take me too long to upload the next chappie. Yay! I hope the ideas keep coming- I just wrote this within the last half hour on a whim. I haven't even thought about the next one yet. lol.

Thanks for all the support from everyone who reviewed, I'm very grateful. I never thought that my chapters would get this much attention since this is pretty much my very first story:D

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(FLASHBACK)

Two day's earlier

Kiba, Neji, Sakura, and the newly-rescued Kakashi had just escaped the prison and were continuing on their journey back to Konoha. The evening sun's rays lingered still, shafts of light shone through the canopy giving the dark forest an almost mystical or mysterious look.

"Hey, it's getting dark. We should settle soon," Neji commented wisely. 'And I think...I'm curious...' he shot a quick sideways glance at Kakashi, who was staring intensely into Sakura's backside before him.

The two had spoken little since leaving the compound and Neji was curious about what he had seen back there—It had appeared that the two were almost going to kiss. He looked over at the two, 'hmmm, it does appear that both sides might have some feelings. But, it is hard to be sure. Perhaps I can find a way to interrogate sempai?' He thought slowly.

"Yea, that sounds great! Man, I'm so frikin' HUNGRY!" Kiba exclaimed loudly while grabbing his stomach dramatically.

The Hyuuga and Inuzuka looked over at Sakura and Kakashi, who had moved to traveling beside each other. They were unknowingly sending secretive-looking glances at each other when they thought that the other wasn't watching that were quite obvious to the two men. "Uh...Sakura-chan?" Kiba questioned slowly.

"Huh? Oh, yea. Settling down? Sure...sounds good," she said distantly, seemingly snapping out of a sort of daze. "This looks good," she said, quickly dropping down out of the trees.

The others followed and found her setting her packs down next to a couple giant boulders in a small open area, free of large trees. "This is perfect, the trees and rocks will shield us from view of anyone following for now."

The group got to setting up camp. After a few minutes, Neji thought of an idea. "Hey, how about we split up and find what we need? Kiba and Sakura can go look for food and/or water and Kakashi sempai and I will go gather some wood for a fire," he offered.

"Sounds fine. Meet back here in no later that twenty minutes," Sakura said.

"Hai," everyone agreed.


The two pairs split off and Neji and Kakashi set off into the forest. After a moment, Kakashi spoke, "you...do you have something to say?"

'He's sharp,' Neji thought with a little surprise. "Yes, Kakashi sempai. I noticed...well, I'll get straight to the point. Do you have any special feelings towards Sakura," he questioned. "It seems that you two were quite close earlier and you've been getting friendlier in the past. After Sasuke left, that is. There's no reason, really. I'm just curious."

"Feelings? I...I do not know what I feel for Sakura right now. At times she confuses me. Her personality is quite...," he trailed off with his eyebrows drawing together slightly."She is unlike any other woman I've met. She never listens, she's arrogant, she's the only person who dares to tell me off too when I read Icha Icha. But, she is also strong, smart and she is very free willed and independent."

"She is also beautiful," Neji somewhat suggested to the dazed man as he went around gathering sticks.

"Yes, very beautiful...her hair is so pretty, it makes me think that I want to touch it. And her eyes...," Kakashi spoke softly, trailing off again, lost in his thoughts.

Neji raised an eyebrow and sweatdropped. 'Doesn't that mean you like her?' he thought. 'This guy is really dense.'

"Then, it seems that it is possible that you two would go well together. However, if you have no special feelings toward her, I will take her away, perhaps." Neji announced boldly.

The long haired Hyuuga then turned on his heel and strode back towards the camp with an armful of wood, leaving a speechless copy-cat nin standing behind him.


Finished with this one. I'll try and get the next one out soon. Depends on how my tests and study go this week:D

Please please review!

Also, would anyone like me to draw a KakashiXSakura fanfic? If you want to check out my art, I can tell you now that I won't disappoint you *wink* (hopefully). You can see my stuff at: .com/

Thanks for reading,

Crasian