Kai

The sound of the door sliding open brought me to my senses. Sunlight was streaming through the window, and I was wrapped in Date's arms. I smiled and closed my eyes once again, deciding that whoever was at the door could wait. "Kai?" The intruder was Sasuke.

"Go away, Suke." I groaned. "Can't you see that we're sleeping?"

There was silence for a few moments, and then a shadow covered my face. I curled closer to Date. "Why is he in here?" Sasuke asked, a trace of anger in his voice.

I opened one eye and glared at him. "I wanted him to be in here. Now go away before I hit you."

Sasuke laughed. "They want you in the dining hall."

Date groaned. "You heard her, ninja man. Now out."

Sasuke sighed. "No. Who knows what you two were up to all night? I don't want to take the risk of hearing anything, so I'm taking you with me." He dragged me away from Date's comforting embrace and slung me over his shoulder.

I started writhing frantically, trying to claw my way back to the safe warmth of Date. "No! Let me go, Suke. If you don't, you're going to wish you never set foot in here." I threatened quietly, struggling so much that it was a miracle Sasuke didn't drop me. Sasuke still wasn't paying any attention to my demands, so I went limp, pretending to finally give in to my fate.

Sasuke's grip on me tightened. "Oh, no you don't, princess. I know what you're trying to do."

I sighed. "I warned you." I twisted until I was in prime position, and then I did something that neither Sasuke nor Date expected. I bit down on Sasuke's neck. Not hard enough to draw blood, but just enough to startle him, and hopefully he would drop me.

"Ah!" Sasuke yelled in surprise. He dropped me, just as I had hoped. I twisted like a cat until I landed on my feet, and then I stood, glaring at my best friend.

"Sasuke, you are a cruel, cruel man. How dare you forcibly drag me from my comfy bed?" I glared at the ninja. He gaped at me, holding one gloved hand to his neck, and I punched him in the face. "I'm up, you jerk."

Date laughed, his morning voice husky and deeper than usual. I mentally slapped myself in the face. "Snap out of it, Kaijena!" I thought. "Now is not the time to be swooning over a guy!"

I growled at Sasuke and stalked out of the room, not caring that I was clad only in a nightdress. Date caught up to me a few moments later. "You bit him!" he exclaimed, laughing.

"Indeed I did. But he deserved it. That'll teach him to attack me in the morning." I huffed, glancing up at Date. I blushed, remembering what had happened last night. That same realization seemed to strike him as well, because he looked away, also blushing. On impulse, I grabbed his hand. Date looked at me in shock, and then he pulled me closer to his side.

"So, what have you been up to?" Sasuke appeared out of nowhere, his eyes instantly going to our joined hands. I balled my hand into a fist, silently daring him to say a word. He smirked. "You better be using protection."

My jaw literally dropped. "Sarutobi Sasuke! How dare you imply that we were doing such a thing!"

He arched an eyebrow. "Oh? So if you weren't doing that, what were you doing?"

"He keeps the night terrors away." Sasuke's smile instantly faded. He looked apologetic, and opened his mouth to say something, but I held up a hand. "Not a word, Suke. I'll forgive you later, but for now, get out of my sight before I do something I probably will not regret." He paled, and then vanished as quickly as he had come. I smirked and looked up at Date, who was laughing so hard, I thought he was going to explode.

"Do you two do this often?" Date asked once he had been able to regain his breath.

I sighed, trying to stifle the laughter that was bubbling up inside me. "Unfortunately, yes. He is always so rude!" Finally, I had to laugh. "Did you see his face? It was priceless!"

We laughed all the way to the dining hall, where many people were waiting for us. There were only about two women, not including me, and the rest were men. They looked up as we entered, and a few jaws dropped, either at my attire or the fact that the One Eyed Dragon was laughing.

I strode in, pulling Date behind me. I sat down next to Yukimura. He smiled. "What is so amusing?" he asked curiously. I looked at Date, and we both burst into laughter again. Yukimura suddenly cursed, and I looked at him only to see that he was staring our hands. "I owe the ninja money," he groaned. I looked at him curiously, my laughter subsiding slightly. Now it was his turn to smirk. "We made a bet whether or not you two would be together by the morning. I thought it would be this afternoon."

My jaw dropped, my laughter stopping completely. Date choked. "W-W-What?" I stuttered. Date was blushing furiously. "Yukimura, did you really?"

He nodded, smiling slyly. I smacked him. A few people gasped in surprise, but Yukimura paid them no attention. He turned to me. "Kai, are you sure you wish to duel again so soon? You might injure yourself further."

I smiled evilly. "Oh, I wouldn't worry about me, Yukimura. I would worry about your rival." Yukimura turned to Date just as said Dragon tackled him. They rolled around on the floor, and I thought it best to join the fray. I grabbed both of them by their hair, and they instantly became docile. "Not now." I said coolly. They looked at me, pleading with their eyes, silently begging me to let go of the sensitive strands. "We will duel soon enough, but neither of you will be up to full strength until you eat something." They both nodded, wincing when the movement pulled on their hair. I smirked and let them go. Yukimura backed away until he was out of arm's reach, and I turned to Date. "Introduce me, Date."

He smiled at me, and then did what I least expected. He quickly darted forward, wrapping an arm around my waist, and kissed me in front of everyone. I laughed into his mouth and kissed back, wrapping my arms around his neck. Gasps erupted around the room.