It's here. The semi-final chapter has now been put up for your enjoyment.

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Chapter 9: Surprise

Kakashi was the one standing behind you. He was the one that wrote the poem? And gave you the blue roses with gold trimming? But... That couldn't be... "Kakashi?" If it was him, then the note isn't true. The note you were going to leave is invalid if it truly was Kakashi. And if it truly is Kakashi that wanted to meet you.

He looked a little nervous. He had the right to be. "Yeah?" His tone of voice told you that he was a little more than a tiny bit nervous. Most likely, he thought that you'd turn him down. It would be true, but you love him. He doesn't know that though.

You looked straight at him, also a little nervous. You were hoping that this wasn't just some stupid dream you were having because of falling asleep under the tree, waiting for the guy to arrive. "It was you? You gave me the roses, and the poem?" You were hoping that it was him, and not some other guy. It would be great if it was actually him. You never expected to see him here. You were expecting anyone but him.

Without lowering his gaze, he took a step back, straightening his posture. It was obvious that he thought that you'd shoot him down. "Yes. I bred the roses, and wrote the poem." After saying that, he turned away from you. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked you to come here. I shouldn't even be here. Sorry for wasting your time."

Before he left, you grabbed his arm. You weren't going to let him take a fall that wasn't going to happen. "Kakashi... I never would've guessed that it was you..." At that, he looked to the ground. "But I'm glad it was." After you said that, he turned to you, looking into your eyes. He was trying to see if you were joking, even though your tone of voice said that you weren't. "I'm glad that you came. And I'm glad that I waited." You smiled at him, and he visibly relaxed.

"You are? I thought you'd never give a second glance to a guy like me." So you were right. He was trying to see if you were joking earlier. He did think you'd shoot him down. You nodded at him. You were always thinking that it would be him that wouldn't give you a second glance. Not the other way around. "Tina... I love you..."

The one sentence that you thought you'd never hear from Kakashi. If this was a dream, it was a nightmare. It would be a nightmare, because you'd wake up from it. "I love you too." This would be a day that you'd never forget.

You let go of his arm, knowing that he wasn't going to leave now. At least, he wasn't going to leave without hearing what you had to say. He reached up and pulled down his mask just as the sun began to raise into the sky. As if on cue to the sun raising, he leaned down and kissed you ever so gently on your lips. You closed your eyes and kissed him back. You were never going to forget this day. While waiting, you were thinking that it was going to be some guy you didn't know. Before waiting, you thought it would be Iruka. But now, you know that it was Kakashi. The one your heart was hoping it would be.

He slowly pulled back from the kiss, smiling, and you opened your eyes. "Tina, would you be my girl?" You nodded, smiling at him. Before even five more seconds passed, you hugged him. He hugged you back, completely relaxed, calm, and happy. Before you knew it, Kakashi lifted you up and sat down, sitting you on his lap. You leaned back on him, watching the sun slowly move into the sky as he rested his head on yours.

Even after the sun had risen into the sky, you and Kakashi stayed there, together. Happy to be together, knowing that you both love each other. It was about ten O'clock before either of you spoke. "Hey Kakashi?" He moved his head to your shoulder and looked at you. "Why do you read those books? If you don't mind me asking."

Kakashi smiled a little before saying a word. "I only read them to cover up how I felt. Yeah, you heard me right. I wont read them anymore." He then kissed your neck, still smiling slightly.

So he wasn't a pervert after all. He only read them to sidetrack his thoughts from you. It was a bummer, but you had to get back to Jade. "Kakashi, I'm sorry, but I have to go train Jade. You showed up late after all." You smiled at him, getting off his lap and standing.

After you stood, so did he. "Yeah, but I came at a good time. I made the sunrise. I know what you mean though. I have to train Sasuke." He leaned over and kissed you once more. "It's unfortunate, but I wont be back until the exam finals start. I'm sorry."

You looked at him and smirked. "Don't worry, same here. So long as you come back, that's what counts." You smiled at him and he smiled back. Pulling his mask up agian, he vanished. You decided to finally use some chakra, and do the same as Kakashi. Just appear back to where Jade is. So you did. Jade was doing exactly what you told him to. He was training with the new move. From that moment on, you started to train him again.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~7 months later~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The exams went smoothly except for the Hokage. Gaara was taken care of by Naruto, and Orochimaru had his arms sealed. The good part was, the Hokage was only injured really bad. He wasn't killed. That was pulled off by you and Kakashi working together to break his barrier. Unfortunately, a week later, the Hokage died from internal bleeding, so Tsunade ended up being searched out, and became the 5th Hokage. Another lucky event, was Sasuke didn't go to Orochimaru for power. He went to someone else. You. Another lucky event that happened, was Kabuto and Orochimaru were found. Kabuto was captured, and Orochimaru escaped; Into a new body nonetheless.

Naruto and Saioga teamed up to learn from each other, and become even greater ninja. Sakura began learning from Tsunade, and Kurashin helped out. He also wanted to learn from Tsunade. Jade easily became a Jonin, and he got his own team to take care of. He had no idea how to train them, because he got a group much like yours and Kakashi's. One self-centered, strong guy. One smart, but no muscle girl, that likes to do things on her own most of the time. And his last student was a foolish guy. He was always joking around. Always. Even during training. Jade came to you for advice a lot before he began to understand how to take care of them on his own.

Just today, Kakashi asked you to meet him under the cherry blossom tree. Curious what he wanted, you decided to go there. You were going to make him wait for you though. He always made it where he said he'd go right on time after you started going out with him. Might as well give him a taste of what he used to do to you. And everyone else.

Once you got there, you saw him waiting for you patiently. You made him wait a whole hour. It was just beginning to get a little cold out. Give it a couple more minutes, and it would be sunset. He turned to you with an uncertain expression. His countenance made you a little nervous. Maybe a little worried too. He had his mask down, which was normal now. At least, for you. Whenever you and him were alone, he pulled down his mask.

He stepped over to you slowly, if not cautiously. He had something on his mind. You had a feeling he was about to share what it was, too. "Tina... What I'm about to say, will change our relationship..."

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Alright guys, I hope you enjoyed it! I know you probably hate where I made it leave off though. This is the semi-final chapter! I don't know why, but I like to end stories on a chapter that ends with 0... Well, either way, if you liked it, blah blah blah... Feel free to message me! ^_^