"Wait!" Kankuro called out to Fern as he saw her leaving the medical room. He had been waiting behind for her for a while, but he knew his waiting had paid off. She was still limping slightly as she walked, but not as bad as before.

Fern turned around, shocked to see him walking up to her. "Well, did you read it?" She asked, a smirk quickly replacing the shock on her face. She already knew the answer, she had seen his face, but she just wanted to hear his reaction.

"I'm convinced that you cheated, somehow. But I will still buy you dinner." He told her with a sigh.

"Good, how's sometime next week then?" Fern asked, still smiling.

"Sounds good." Kankuro replied, his stomach filling with butterflies as he watched her smiling face.

"See you then." She told him before turning and slowly walking away. He watched her as she left, speechless. Damn, no girl had ever had this effect on him before.

"Why are you going to dinner with her?" Temari asked bitterly as his siblings walked up to him. It kind of ruined the mood and interrupted his thoughts, but he was trying to get along with his siblings, at least for now.

"I lost a bet." He replied simply. He was hoping they wouldn't find out, but too late for that now. He looked at Gaara, worried about how he would react.

"Let him do what he wants Temari, it won't matter in the end." Gaara told her in his usual angry voice. The two went silent, and they all began to head back to their hotel rooms without another word.

Kankuro had arrived at the restaurant early, and was nervously pacing back and forth as he waited for her to arrive. She had been out training with her team again today but had promised she would be here. He had even cleaned up a little before coming he was so nervous.

"Hi there." A voice from behind him called out. He turned, his eyes growing wide as he saw her. She had changed from her normal training outfit and was wearing a short white dress with white sandals. Her hair was down without her usual leaf headband and was slightly wavy, flowing in the night's light breeze. She looked like an angel to him and had left him speechless.

"Hi." He stuttered, which caused her to giggle. He watched as she ran her eyes over him, and he felt a blush spread onto his face.

"Well, shall we?" She asked as she linked her arm with his and led him into the restaurant. He had never been to the restaurant before, but she had promised that it was amazing.

He didn't say anything until after they had sat down and had their order taken. "So, how's your training going?" He asked simply, mostly because he didn't know what else to say.

"Quite well, though I can't say my teammates are enjoying it that much." She replied with a sigh. "We had to take Brett to the hospital because I burned him too badly."

"Well, accidents happen." Kankuro teased as he began to notice the scratches and bruises on her skin. Even a pretty dress and fluffy hair couldn't hide the evidence of her hard training. She was really determined to do well in the next round of the chunin exams.

They continued the small talk until their food arrived. By the time they had finished and Kankuro had paid, his nerves had calmed down. As they walked out of the restaurant, he was thinking of a million different ways to try and get her not to leave.

"Do you want to go for a walk?" Kankuro asked, hoping it wouldn't be weird or strange.

"Sure." She replied with a smile. They both knew their time together was going to be short, and Kankuro wanted to enjoy every moment with her that he could.

As they began walking, Kankuro couldn't help but notice how peaceful and calm the village was at night. Most of the lights were out and streets were empty. It was foreign to him, but he really liked it. "Is it always this peaceful here?" He asked her as he looked up at the sky, observing the millions of stars above.

"Most of the time, yes." She answered softly. "I love laying out on my roof at night and just looking at the stars. It's nice after a long day of training; to be outside in the cool air and relax."

Kankuro frowned as she spoke, realizing that he was going to ruin it all for her. He wished he could back out of it now, but he knew he couldn't. He would give anything to not lose her, but he knew he couldn't.

They walked around and talked for a while until she said she should be getting home. He walked her to her door and gave her a hug goodbye.

Right before she left, she walked up to him and gave him a soft kiss on his cheek. "I've got a new bet for you." She told him with a smile on her face.

Kankuro could feel his face blushing, and his mind was spinning. He just wanted to grab her and kiss her, but he stopped himself. "Tell me." He replied, happy at the fact that this meant they would see each other again.

"The first to kiss the other loses." She whispered to him as she moved her face closer to his. He could feel her breath on his lips, and the urge to kiss her grew stronger. She was a devil, she knew he couldn't win this bet.

"What does the winner get?" He managed to asked, using the question as a distraction.

"Well I think it's obvious what the winner and loser gets." She replied with a smirk. "Do we have a deal?"

"Deal." He agreed. She then stepped away, biting her lip gently as she looked up at him.

"I'll see you around then." She winked before turning away. She opened her door, turned back and smiled at him, then disappeared behind it.

He sighed at his pounding heart, feeling almost embarrassed that she had such an effect on him. Winning this bet was going to be difficult.