Sakura stood at the desk of the Hokage. "Naruto, please!" She pleaded. "I can't be around him."
Naruto sighed, and for a moment he looked so old. "Sakura, I know he hurt you. But, can't you put up with him? I'll even change it to only one month, and then you can force him off to someone else."
She considered the option for a moment, and then smiled. "Fine. I'll keep him for four weeks only, and then, I'll give him to his fan girls. He deserves it."
A dark chuckle came from behind her. "You know, I probably do deserve it. But isn't that a little vindictive for someone so nice like you?"
As always, the sound of his voice made her tense up. "Frankly, I think you deserve a lot worse. And if Naruto ever lets you train, I'll give you exactly what you deserve."
The Hokage forgotten, Sasuke came a little closer, and leaned over her. "How about instead of what I deserve, what I'm asking for?"
His breath was warm on her face, and he was leaning closer. Suddenly, a voice rang out: "Ah, all my old students."
The two jerked away from each other like they were burned, and Sakura could feel her cheeks on fire. "Kakashi-sensei. It's nice to see you again."
Naruto grinned. "Hey, how about we go get ramen?"
She rolled her eyes, but the two other males seemed up for it, so off they went.
Once they were at the ramen place, and after they ordered, Kakashi smirked at Sasuke and Sakura. "So, I hear you two are living together now." His lewd smirk alluded to so much more.
"No." Sakura didn't hesitate to set him straight. "I found him in the woods and Naruto forced me to take him in."
The blonde in question didn't defend himself: he was too busy sucking up ramen like his life depended on it. Kakashi looked at Sasuke, and they shared a look, though Sakura couldn't tell if it was over her, or Naruto.
"Ahhhhh." Naruto sighed. "Is all the ramen gone?"
"Hello N-Naruto." A very shy Hyuuga said, walking up to them. "Hello Kakashi, Sakura, a-and Sa-Sasuke."
"Hey Hinata!" Naruto replied, as oblivious as always to her deep blush. "You know, it would be so fun to get everyone over sometime, to celebrate the return of teme over here. What do you think about that?"
"Tha-That sounds like f-fun." She stammered back.
Sakura grinned. "Yeah, that sounds great. How about tomorrow, that's Monday. At my house at 6:30. Is everyone in town?"
Naruto appeared thoughtful. "Yes, I believe so."
Kakashi gave thumbs up. "I'll tell the other senseis."
Sasuke smirked. "It's on."
I know it's short, I'm so sorry. This is kind of a filler chapter. What I think I'll do is post four more chapters: One for every week. And at the end, we'll discover why Naruto was so calm about Sasuke coming back, why Sasuke had no chakra, and how Sakura really feels. Plus, come on Naruto! It's so obvious Hinata likes you!!
Anyway, you read (and I love you for it!) Please review!
