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I couldn't sleep. No matter what I tried, warm milk, whiskey and honey, everything that I could possibly think of, nothing helped. I couldn't get Tsunade off my mind. She was just there, nothing was spontaneous about it, she was just... there. The sweet taste of her lips. Seven rolled around and I jumped out of my bed and into the shower. Sour apple scented shampoo set in the corner of the shower, from when Sakura had taken a shower.

I took my shower and sneaked into my room where Sakura was still asleep. I grabbed clean clothes and walked back to the bathroom and got dressed, in case she were to wake up and walk out, that would be bad. After I went and sat on the couch and tried to go back to sleep.

"Kakashi." I spun around toward the sound I thought I heard. I stood up quickly and walked over to the open window, prepared for anything. I pushed the curtain to the side and thought I saw a hand. I stuck my head outside the window to see nothing. I looked to both sides, up and down. Nothing. I really needed that sleep. I closed the window and shut the curtains.

I knew it wasn't Sakura who had called my name, but just in case, I walked to my room and checked. Nope. She was still sound asleep. I closed the door and went to my kitchen pulled a piece of paper out of the drawer and a pen, I wrote Sakura a note that said I would be back soon and to make herself at home.

When I walked out of my house it was a nice day, sunny, warm, and the clouds that seldom passed over the sun kept it from making the heat undesirable. I closed my eyes and walked down the street and listened to the familiar sounds of Konoha. The chatter of stranger's, the sound of their footsteps, and I imagine their strange glances.

"Kakashi." the word seemed like a whisper in the wind. But I opened my eyes and looked around for any familiar faces. There was absolutely no one in the streets around me. Where had all of the people gone. Instinctively I grabbed a kunai and held it tightly. I looked for any one or anything that seemed out of place.

When I spun around once more Tsunade's hand was on my hand that held the kunai in it. I blinked a few times and noticed that the streets were filled once more. I put the weapon away quickly and hugged her tightly. She cleared her throat and I took a few steps back. I could see the concern in her eyes and the worry was there as well. "My office Hatake."

"Okay." We went to her office and I hugged her again. I couldn't help myself, but with whatever was going on this morning I never wanted to let her go. "Are you alright?" her voice was calm and soothing, like a mother caring for a sick child. I loved it. She pulled back enough to place the back of her hand on my forehead. "You aren't sick are you?"

I shook my head. "No, I'm fine. My morning has just been... off." I couldn't think of a better way to describe it. Crazy maybe? But crazy was to broad of a term. I swear someone had been whispering my name all morning, but I couldn't just tell her that. Who knows what she'll do. I kissed her. "I love you Tsunade."

When I pulled away enough to look at her, in her eyes the look of concern and worry had been drawn back a bit and happiness had replaced most of it. "I love you too.." Her voice seemed to trail off at the end. "Is everything okay?" I nodded my head. "You seem.. troubled."

"Nothing weird has happened to you has it?"

"Weird, like what?" Damn it. The worry is back in her eyes and I said to much. "Kakashi...? What's going on?" I shook my head. Maybe I could just pass this off as lack of sleep. Then my face lit up with excitement. Maybe it is just lack of sleep and I'm really not going crazy hearing people say my name and the entire village disappearing!

I laughed. "It's nothing now. My morning has just been off because I didn't sleep very well last night. Sakura fell asleep on my couch so I let her have my bed and I slept or rather tried to sleep on the floor in my living room."

"Sounds a bit painful. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Nothing I haven't had to do before. Sakura's fallen asleep at my house since she first became my student rather than my teammate." She raised one of her eye brows and gave me the look that she used to give me before she would throw me out and across the village. "No no it's nothing like that. Jeez Tsunade.. She was my student for crying out loud!" I shrugged, not like I haven't thought of it before. Taboo things like that cross my mind all of the time. Besides, she's dating Gaara and that punk would try and kill me if I ever took Sakura from him.

At least he found something other than his damn sand to cling to. "Yeah yeah, what ever." Oh! There was irritation in her voice. I smiled inwardly, jealousy. "Don't look at me like that."

"But.." What the hell was I going to say. "Damn it. I lost my train of thought."

She made a sort of ha sound before Shizune knocked on her door. I backed a few steps away and looked at her. "You can come in Shizune."

"Yes Tsunade-sama." Shizune stepped through the door cautiously. She set a manilla folder on her desk. "Gaara-sama has called a meeting." She bowed her head lowly out of respect for Tsunade. "The details are enclosed. He says it's urgent."

"Thank you Shizune. You can leave now." Shizune bowed down before exiting the room quickly.

"So wait, what's it about?" Tsunade walked over to the desk and picked up the folder. Opening it and flipping pages she gasped. "Tsunade?"

"Kage business Kakashi." I sighed, go figure. This meant I was going to have to leave for weeks on a mission. "Gaara and I will be leaving tomorrow."