Naruto Kurenai Drabbles

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A/N: This is a collection of 26 drabble things! This one made more sense as a part of the multi-chapter fic this drabble series was originally meant to be.

Drabble 6

"How is it," Kurenai began, "that you two know more about Naruto and I, than Naruto and I?"

Ino smirked, the expression mirrored on Sakura's face. "We're more observant than you two I guess."

It was true. Ino, and Sakura had known what was happening between their former classmate, and the older woman long before either Naruto or Kurenai had clued in themselves. The two kunoichi had even marked the dates on a calendar.

"See! Look," Sakura pointed at one date in particular. "This is when everything started."

Ino nodded, "It wasn't an official date or anything, but Sakura's right."

Kurenai looked at the date circled in purple, a confused look written across her features.

"Don't you remember?" Sakura questioned clearly disappointed that Kurenai didn't remember that particular day.

"Should I?"

Ino clucked her tongue like a disappointed nursemaid. "That's the day Naruto messed up your new team's mission. Remember?"

Kurenai nodded, "He found Tora before they could, and returned her."

"Right," both girls smiled excitedly, "because he didn't know it was your mission."

Understanding dawned on Kurenai's face, "He took us out for ramen that afternoon to make it up to them."

"Mmm-hmm," Ino nodded. "It was so sweet; he came into the shop after he found out he'd caused your team to fail their mission, and got you a purple hyacinth to apologize."

"Two days after that you two met up for coffee," Sakura pointed out another date on the calendar, this one circled in brown, "and a week after that," yet another date, this one circled in green, "you had your first official date. But if it hadn't been for Tora's running away, and Naruto messing up your team's mission, Anko and Gai wouldn't have ever thought of setting you two up."

Ino snapped the calendar shut, "So you see, it wasn't their matchmaking that got you together. It was that damned cat."

Purple hyacinth mean sorry in flower language.

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