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When they reached the gates of Konoha the next day Kakashi and Rukia wrapped their scarfs back around their faces. That morning both had opted to not wear them. It didn't really matter too much, those they traveled with had seen their faces before and knew most of the emotional scars they hid behind those masks they normally wore.

Sakura had enjoyed every minute of it. To see her new friend that comfortable with them and to see Kakashi's handsome face was a wonderful thing. It had made her a bit sad when both had stopped before they had come into view of the gates to wrap up their faces. When they finally reached the gates the feeling of coming home filled her. It was good to be back in Konoha.

The guards at the gates stopped them briefly informing them that the Hokage wanted to see them immediately upon their return. So that was why they found themselves standing in front of her office door. The six of them marched into the office stopping in front of the large desk. Tsunade was facing towards the window looking out her hands folded behind her back. Everyone stood waiting. At least she thought everyone had. She watched with wide eyes as Rukia kept waking around the desk. Rukia grabbed a hold of Tsunade's arm, spinning her around to face her. She tipped the Godaime over her other arm and proceeded to kiss the Hokage soundlessly. After lifting Tsunade back up and slipping her scarf back over her face Rukia proclaimed loudly, "Hi Honey I'm home!"

Three sets of laughter erupted from the room and four sets of dropped jaws with shocked eyes staring at Rukia and Tsunade.

Naruto and Kakashi could barely stop laughing, both leaning on one another for support. The third set of laughter came from Tsunade herself. Shaking her head, Tsunade gave the silver haired woman a smile "Rukia, you never change."

Sai, Sasuke, and Sakura just started at Rukia like she had just lost all of her marbles. Shizune who had been standing in a corner of the room snapped her jaw shut with a loud click. Not only was Rukia's behavior so strange, but that the stoic copy ninja was laughing. A full out, laugh till I cry, laughing. It was a sight none of them had ever seen.

Rukia just laughed and leaned against the window still, "Aww, that's why you love me Shishou."

Sakura glanced sharply at Rukia. Shishou? Tsunade had trained her as well? But she didn't seem the medic-nin type. The scary part was that Tsunade had forgiven Rukia instantly. If it had been anyone else they would be punched out the window and smashed into the ground by now.

"Sakura, Sai, Sasuke, and Naruto good job, your mission ends here. You're dismissed. You can give me your written report tomorrow." Before she had even finished talking Tsunade had sat down again and turned her chair towards Rukia.

Sakura grabbed the still laughing Naruto and dragged him out of the office. Sai and Sasuke followed closely behind. None of them minded not having to give an vocal report. Those were always so boring and they always got a tongue lashing at every little mistake they made. But Sakura couldn't help but wonder what it was Tsunade wanted to talk about with the twins alone. There was a history between the Godaime and Rukia. Sakura was dying to know about it.

As soon as the door was shut they could hear the Godaime's voice echoing through the door and down the hall, "What the hell were you thinking!?"

The four exchanged a quick glance and bolted to get outside. When Tsunade was angry she tended to take it out on anyone. They didn't want to be hanging around just in case she decided to look out her door, which had happened before. Tsunade was one who liked to pace when she was angry and tended to force the person she was yelling at to go on a walk with her. She would proceed to yell and scream at everyone and everything.

Kakashi knew he was in for it when Tsunade had dismissed the other four. Groaning inwardly he stood up straight and controlled his laughter at his sister greeting for her old teacher. He knew the Sennin had trained Rukia a few years after she had left the village. What he hadn't been expecting was the flow of emotions he got from his sister that had to do with the current Hokage. They had shared more of a deeper relationship then of student and teacher. He winced at her next words, his thoughts being cut off.

"Are you fucking stupid or just an Idiot?!?"

Tsunade smashed down her sake cup shattering it. "I sent you on a simple recon mission. Find out where Rukia was, and if possible deliver her a message. Nothing about getting thrown into a prison. Nothing about nearly causing a war between cloud and us. What in the SEVEN depths of HELL where you thinking!!!!!"

Kakashi actually felt like running. He could see the smoke coming out of Tsunade's ears. She even had a fist raised and looked like she was more then ready to use it. Just then Rukia's voice cut in and quickly deflated Tsunade like a hot air balloon. Causing Kakashi's jaw to drop.

"Oh come off it Shishou. It's already happened and yelling won't change a thing. Yeah it might make you feel better but all it does is upset the person your yelling at. And besides."

Rukia walked over to Tsunade wrapping her arms around the blond woman's waist. "You would have done the same thing. Don't try to deny it. If you had felt me being tortured you'd have tried to storm the prison in a blind fury as well."

Sighing Tsunade leaned into the smaller woman. Kakashi couldn't believe what he was seeing. Someone had tamed the Hokage known as the Hell master of anger? Normally once Tsunade's anger was ignited it took hours to cool down and here Rukia had deflated it in less then a minute. It was beyond amazing. It was a miracle. Turns out he wasn't the only one surprised.

"How do you do that to me? You're the only one I swear that ever gets me to calm down right away."

Rukia shrugged slowly pulling away from the blond Hokage, "Its because you used to be afraid of me. I guess seeing a person go insane once kinda makes it so you don't want it to happen again. Besides. We have had our fights." She grinned wickedly at her, "Remember the last one?"

Laughing, Tsunade shook her head. "I guess we both figured out that it's easier to get along and puts less of a dent in our wallets in repair fees."

"You mean reconstruction fees. They had to rebuild half the town!" Rukia grinned as she sat on the big desk. Causing Tsunade to sigh as she gazed the woman up and down.

Kakashi just shook his head. Who would have thought that the beautiful woman , who was known to have as many partners as she had hairs on her head had given her heart away to another woman. As far as he had know Tsunade didn't even like women, but here she was gazing at his sister as if she was in love. If Jiraiya could see them now he had a feeling the Sennin would loose his mind. He had been chasing after Tsunade for so long.

Rukia leaned over caressing her fingers down Tsunade's jaw line. A small smile played upon her lips before she hopped down off the desk with a sigh. "Sometimes you really make me question my decision Shishou."

"Only sometimes?"

"It will always been the same. I'm sorry."

Had his sister given the Hokage the same line he had given many times over? He was a shinobi before he was a man. Well in his sisters case it would be she was a Hunter before she was a woman. He had a strong feeling that she had as she came to stand next to him. Rukia turned back to look at the Godaime behind her desk.

"I know you've asked me here for a reason, but could it wait a few days for me to get some rest?"

With a nod Tsunade sighed as Shizune handed her more paperwork, "Yes it can, your both dismissed. And Rukia, it's good to see you again."

Just as the door was closing behind the twins, Rukia turned around and blew Tsunade a kiss shouting, "I missed you too, Blondie."

Once the four were safely outside and pretending like they just hadn't run for their lives from the Godaime, Sakura perked up, "Lets have our usual tonight."

"Your place?" Naruto had a feeling she was going to say no because of the way they trashed her place last time. His place was still in a mess of chaos because of the fight that erupted the last time they were all there.

Sakura's voice came out low and a bit deadly, "No way in hell." She turned flashing Sasuke her brilliant smile, "How about your place Sasuke-kun?"

A deep frown and a low grunt of no came from the Uchiha. But Sakura wasn't to be diverted. "Its more then large enough to fit us comfortable. My place is still a mess. I bet Naruto's is as well. Sai's place is a closet we can't even get all four of us into it at once! Besides, If we have it at your place we'd have more then enough room and we could invite Rukia and Kakashi. We are probably the only people she knows in the village. We should make her feel welcome."

At the way his eyes softened at the mention of Rukia she knew she had him. But being the Uchiha heir, he just turned around and started to walk away. From the grin of Naruto's face and the small smirk on Sai's Sakura knew Sasuke was going to corporate. When Sasuke was nearly out of yelling range he stopped and said over his shoulder, "Eight o'clock. Bring everything." Then continued on his way.

Grinning, Sakura turned to Sai and Naruto, "Naruto would you bring the sake and Sai would you bring the food items? I'm even willing to cook dinner this time around if you bring something for me to cook."

Both men perked up at this idea. It had turned out on this mission her cooking had been the best and they were looking forward to a real meal made by her. Besides that meant they didn't have to eat out or eat their own cooking.

"I'm going to wait for Kakashi and Rukia."

Both men nodded and went on their ways with a wave of good-bye. Sakura had a feeling that both Rukia and Kakashi were going to be taking a while, so she thought she might try and find Ino for a bit of catching up before tonight. Maybe she could talk about these newfound feelings for a certain silver haired ex sensei of hers.

Finding Ino wasn't hard at all. She was at the flower shop as was expected. Ino had taken over the flower shop when her mother became ill last year. Even though her mother was doing better Ino had stayed in charge of the flower shop giving her parents the much needed time off. Even though her Father still ran missions now and again the two elder flower shop owners were basically in retirement.

Sakura was a bit pleased that Ino was now out of the line of fire. She still did missions with her team on accession. But with her running the flower shop she hadn't taken her jounin test and was still a chuunin. Which made the number missions her whole team could go on together rather small. At least she wasn't out on the frontlines. If the village ever came under attack though she knew Ino would be one of the first to don her chuunin uniform.

"Hey forehead. Long time no see." Ino threw her arms around Sakura, giving Sakura the biggest shock of her life. Ino was pregnant.

"Ino!" Sakura hugged the blond haired kunoichi tightly but carefully, "when did this happen?"

Ino laughed, "Your not going to believe who the father is either! Its Chouji!"

If Ino hadn't still been hugging her Sakura would have fallen over. Of all the people Sakura never expected Chouji. She would never even expect them of going on a date. Slowly leaning back still holding onto Ino's arms Sakura studied her friends face. Ino's smile was radiating. She truly looked happy.

"We started dating a few months ago. And well one thing led to another and here I am. Oh Sakura of all the people to fall in love with I never expected Chouji. I can't believe I ignored him all these years. He purposed to me last night and I said yes!"

Once again the blond threw her arms around Sakura's neck giggling. Sakura was shell-shocked. Ino married? Ino the woman who went from one man to the next within a week? Ino who had more partners then she had friends? Ino a mother? Chouji the father. Unable to not share in her friends joy Sakura squealed right along with Ino.

"When are you due? You're like 5 months along aren't you? When's the wedding? Before or after the Baby is born? Do you know what sex the child is yet? Do you want to know? I think it's still a bit earlier to tell. Have you picked out a wedding dress yet? What did Shikamaru say to all this? Who else knows?" Sakura's rambling would have gone on if Ino hadn't put her hand over the pink haired woman's mouth.

"I am 5 months along. No I don't want to know. The wedding is next month. No I don't have a dress yet. Everyone seems to know. Shikamaru was tickled pink. And will you be my maid of honor?"

Squealing once more Sakura threw her arms around her friends neck shaking her head yes. "Of course I will. Next month doesn't give us a whole lot of time to plan it."

"I'm letting my mother plan it. She's thrilled. It's going to be terrible but she's so happy. Chouji and I don't really mind too much. At least on such a short notice she won't be able to do anything really crazy. I'll tell you all about it later."

Just then Rukia walked up to Sakura and Ino. Rukia lifted her hand up in the standered Kakashi's had wave "Yo Sakura."

Sakura smiled at the smaller woman and turned towards Ino, "Ino this is Rukia, Rukia this is my good friend Ino."

Rukia gave both women the eye crinkle smile that was so famous of Kakashi. She really did look related to him. How could Naruto be so dense? True she used both eyes and not the one but with the stock of silver hair with her bangs hanging down on either side of her face, she looked like a smaller female version of Kakashi.

Ino turned to look at Sakura giving her a look that clearly said you will tell me about this later causing Sakura to chuckle.

"Mmh. Sakura would you care to go shopping with me? As much as I have enjoyed wearing your clothing I would like to be able to change into something else. It has been a while since I was last here and I don't know where the good stores are anymore."

Chuckling Sakura turned towards Ino who smiled at her. "Can I take a rain check Ino?"

Ino quickly nodded, "Sure. Besides I need to get back to the shop. You have fun Sakura."

Rukia then looped her arm into Sakura's and steered the woman away from Ino giving her a little wave of goodbye. Sakura glance down the hand on her arm.

"For a woman who doesn't like to be touched, you sure do a lot of it."

"Cheza doesn't like to be touched."

Blink. Cheza? Sakura looked at Rukia, "Cheza doesn't like to be touched?"

Rukia nodded and left it at that. Sakura had a feeling that Rukia was much like Kakashi in this way. She gave you the answers she was willing to give. Anything else would be like trying to draw blood from a stone.

"Would you like to join me and the boys tonight? We always try to get together when we are all in the village at the same time and it would be nice if you and Kakashi joined us tonight."

A small smile played on Rukia's lips, "Sure. I'll drag Kakashi over. Where are you meeting tonight?"

Sakura beamed at the woman, "we are meeting at the Uchiha manor at eight. I can show you were it is."

Rukia waved her off, "I know where it is. The main house right? As long as they haven't moved it in the last 20 years I know where it is."

Sakura chuckled. "I'm pretty sure they haven't moved it. Bit large to move don't you think?"

Laughing Rukia nodded. They stopped by the bank first. It was shocking to find out that Rukia had an account there. A Rather large account. Her only comment was where else would she put the money from her hunts. What ever that meant. It turned out that they went everywhere. Rukia wasn't kidding when she said she had nothing. At the end of the day they had bought a full wardrobe of clothing from underwear on up. Having it all delivered to Kakashi's apartment. Sakura had a feeling that there was going to be a small fight between the twins tonight. They were on their way to the weapons store now. Last but not least had been Rukia's comment.

Rukia had gone over the dagger displace picking out 10 different daggers all ranging from a two inch length to 2 ft length. Sakura had been a bit surprised at this. Rukia wasn't picking out a normal ninja's weaponry. Rukia was currently describing to the clerk what type of sheaths she wanted for each dagger. In a few moments he was out from behind the counter taking down Rukia's measurements.

"Why daggers and not kunai?"

"Kunai don't do much against what I hunt. To small." Rukia glanced over at her, "Still haven't figured it out yet? I'm part of the Guild. I'm a Demon Hunter."

Sakura stared at Rukia. She wasn't the only one. The clerk had stopped taking down measurements. Everyone knew what a demon hunter was, but no one had ever met one. Now one was standing right before them and they hadn't even known it.

"I have something that might interest you." The clerk said as he set down his measuring tape. He disappeared into the back and came out a few minutes later holding what looked to be two tightly wrapped short swords. He set them down on the counter.

"They are cursed blades. Said to kill who ever wields them. Can you remove the curse?"

Rukia reached out carefully unwrapping each blade. Their sheaths were solid black as were their handles. They were shaped like a katana, hand guard less. They looked identical, as if part of a set. Sakura could feel the strange killing intent the sword themselves produced. Rukia's eyes were entrapped.

"I'll take them."

The clerk shook his head, "No, Lady Hunter. I cannot sell them to you. I was hoping you could remove their curse, not that I wanted to sell them to you."

Rukia reached out unsheathing both swords, holding on in each hand. "Lets test them. Their curse against my luck."

Before either Sakura or the Clerk could say anything Rukia threw the blades straight up into the air holding out each of her arms, closing her eyes. Sakura watched in horror as both blades went up and then flipped end over end back towards each of Rukia's arms. The two blades were in perfect sink. Each blade came down on Rukia's arm as it was about to sink into her flesh. Sakura reached out her hand as she knew Rukia was about to loose both her arms. Each blade twist around her arms, a hair's breath away from her skin. Two identical thuds sounded as each blade sunk into the floor clear to hilt. Sakura sunk to her knees watching as Rukia pulled each blade effortlessly from the floor. Lifting them above her head she crossed the blades above her head before setting each of them on the counter.

"Will you serve me?"

Sakura frowned at Rukia who had eyes only for the blades.

"Serve me and I will set you free." Rukia put her thumb into her mouth bitting down till she drew blood. She then traced a set of ruins on each of the blades, using her blood and chakra to do so. When she finished each blade glowed and seemed to devour her chakra and blood into its self.

A loud gulp came from the shop keeper as Rukia turned her eyes to him, "How much for each?"

He carefully licked his lips, "Years ago when the samurai still ruled this area, when they lived and died by the sword; it was said that the samurai wouldn't choose his sword but that his sword choose him. Truly those two cursed blades have chosen you to wield them. I will not sell them to you. They are yours. I have never seen anything so amazing and I am sure I will never see anything like this again."

Rukia walked over to Sakura offering her a hand up. Sakura couldn't believe it. She took the offered hand, her green eyes still as big a saucers. After a moment Sakura's shock turned to angry and she slapped Rukia on the shoulder, "Don't ever do that again! What if you really did loose you arms?"

Rukia just shrugged, "I didn't."

Sakura rolled her eyes in frustration, "That's not the point. Just don't do risky stuff like that."

Again Rukia just shrugged and started to wrap up the blades again and that was that. After the clerk finished with his measurements and Rukia arguing with him to pay for the rest of the items she order since he wanted to give them to her for free, Rukia paid what she owed and the two stepped out.

Sakura looked down at her watch, it was now 7 pm. But before Sakura could say anything Rukia spoke up.

"It about 7 right now. Come with me to Kakashi's to get him and let me change? I think between the two of us we can get him to go."

The little evil look in Rukia's eyes unnerved and delighted Sakura. She knew that Rukia was defiantly trying to play match maker between her and Kakashi. Which she found unnerving and wonderful. How was she supposed to deal with this? She wasn't even sure of how she felt about Kakashi. Sighing she let Rukia take her arm again as the two made their way towards his apartment. When they reached the door Rukia lifted up the mat and picked up the key unlocking the door and putting the key back.

"He keeps his key under his mat? Isn't that a little unsafe?"

Rukia just shrugged and ushered Sakura into the apartment. The place was filled with boxes. It was a jungle of boxes. A maze. Had they really bought that much?

"Who would want to break into here? He barely owns anything." Was Rukia's response as she started to dig through the boxes looking for clothing. "Give me hand? I think I want to wear that black top with the diamond in it."

Shrugging Sakura started to dig through the boxes. Neither of them had heard the shower going, nor turning off. A flash of white caught Sakura's attention. Turning to look at it she felt her heart race up into her mouth. There was Kakashi standing in nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist. His silver locks were still very wet causing them to hang down about his face, covering his sharingan eye more so then ever. His other eye held an annoyed look that was gazing at Rukia. A drop of water ran down his jaw line. She watched in fascination as it ran its course and dripped onto his chest. Water beaded down his chest, causing her eyes to roam further, lower. She couldn't help herself. Her mind had turned to mush and she was acting on something close to primal instinct. She desperately wanted to go over lick the water from his chest, to feel how firm and toned his stomach really was. It wasn't until she stood right before him that she realized she had moved. His eye locked onto her own as she flushed bright as a tomato. She balled her fingers into fist and shoved them into her pockets. The need to touch him was too intense.

She started to step backwards, when Rukia suddenly grabbed her arm and spun her around capturing Sakura's lips with her own. Sakura froze, not really meaning to respond, but the way Rukia eat at her mouth, the deep rumbling, coming from her throat was over whelming. Sakura found her traitors body responding to the hungry kiss. Just as quickly as it started, Rukia shoved away from her, angry eyes meeting Kakashi's. Sakura stumbled backwards, tripping she ended up in Kakashi's arms as he caught her before she fell to the ground. He was panting just as hard as she was, as Rukia was. Rukia looked beyond pissed. What the hell had just happened. Rukia took a threatening step towards Kakashi.

"You son of a bitch."

Kakashi just stared at his twin. Sakura felt as if there was a silent conversation going on between the two. Maybe there was a sharing of thoughts. Sakura could not seem to get her heart to slow down. She had no clue as to what had just happened. Rukia quickly turned around a disappeared into the maze of boxes. Sakura turned to look at the man who was still holding her. He was staring at her. As their eyes locked, his arm tightened. Could he hear her heart beating franticly? She licked her lips slowly.

That had proven to much for his self restrain. Just as his twin had done moments before, he crashed his lips into Sakura's. He kissed her as if he was eating her down from her mouth. Pulling her tight against his body, letting her know just how much he was happy to see her. He ate at her mouth as if she was the very air he needed to breathe to live. her hands found his back, running up and down it before gripping onto his towel. Their kiss went from him eating at her, to her pushing him up against the wall, eating at him. She dug her nails lightly into his back causing a groan in the back of his throat as she ate. This just spurred him on. His slipped his hands to her back, up under her shirt. Fingers trailing up her bindings her moved his hands to the front caressing just of the top of what he knew to be white bindings. As his fingers caressed the top of her perky breast she moaned into his mouth digging her nails into his back causing an echoing moan from him and an involuntary reacting of thrusting with his hips. Grinding himself into her electing moans once more from both of them. He wanted more and he wasn't the only one. He felt her fingers find the knot on the towel and pull.

Just as the towel started to slide away down his hips, his conscious decided to come back. This woman used to be his student. He had no right doing this to her. His lower mind tried to tell him that it was okay because she clearly wants this too. But his heart and upper mind screamed no. This wasn't right, he knew she still believe in love and he couldn't give her what she wanted. Lust yes, God yes. But this was wrong. He pulled back from the kiss breath ragged and pushed Sakura away slightly. A dazed look was in her eyes. Gripping his towel, keeping it tightly around his waist he forced the words out of his mouth that he did not want to speak.

"You should stay away from me." Sakura's eyes widened. "Stay away, until Rukia is gone. I'm not safe anymore."

Before she could say anything back he slipped past her and into the bedroom closing the door behind him. Sakura could not get her legs to move. Her eyes locked on the door. What had just happened? She knew he had been enjoying it as much as she had, why had he stopped? Then telling her to stay away after he kissed her like that? What the hell was he thinking? Her hands balled into fists as her anger started to take over. How dare he! He was the one who had showed up in a towel, the one who had started to kiss her first and now he tells her to stay away? If he wanted nothing to do with her why start at all in the beginning? Her angry eyes met Rukia's as the woman came back over.

"I'm sorry Sakura." There was a slight sense of pity in her voice.

Sakura stared at her not really understanding why she was apologizing. Seeing the confusing look on her face Rukia explained a bit more.

"For me kissing you. Things get confusing between Kakashi and me when strong emotions are involved. He tries to suppress everything, which I guess normally works for him, but when I'm around, all that emotion is shoved into me and it…well it was over whelming."

Sakura stared at the woman a bit longer before understanding sunk in. Rukia had kissed her the way Kakashi had wanted to. When he stopped pushing that emotion at Rukia, he couldn't help himself and had kissed her. Oh. Sakura shrugged, "I don't blame you."

Her eyes darted angrily towards the bedroom door that was still firmly closed. She felt his chakra signature slip out the window that must be in there and ahead off, far away from where they were. Her eyes lingered a while longer before she took all the emotions she felt now and bottled them up, putting the lid on and tying it shut with a do not open sign on it. She turned towards Rukia who was dressed all in black.

Rukia was wearing black skin tight pants that flared over the black boots she was wearing. When they had been shopping earlier Sakura couldn't get the woman to even try on a pair of sandals. Her comment had been why wear things that would leave your toes open for breaking? Thus the black steel toed boots she now wore. She had bought a couple of different pairs of boots, but nothing but boots. On top she wore a black skin tight shirt that was sleeveless. It had a somewhat large diamond cut out in the chest area showing off the top of the swell of her breasts. Which Sakura knew was there so she could reach the small dagger that was nestled between her cleavage. From the neck of the black shirt rose a black mask that covered the lower half of her face like Kakashi's. Rukia had two daggers strapped to her forearms and the larger dagger that was almost a short sword strapped to her back.

"Planning on killing someone tonight?" they were only going over to Sasuke's Sakura didn't think she needed all those weapons..

"I never go anywhere unarmed. Not even to the bathroom."

Sakura raised a brow in question but the silver haired woman didn't respond as she worked her way towards the door. Sakura shrugged and followed the woman out promising herself that she wouldn't think of Kakashi tonight, that she would enjoy her time with her friends. Damn him.

I hope you liked it. A bit more with Kakashi and Sakura. Please Review. The more reviews I get the sooner I'll post the next chapter :) I'm almost done with it too!