Author's Note: I forgot to tell, but the characters may be a little OOC, and that the chapters are based on the different POVs. Ahahaha. Yeah. Bear with me, dudes!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto… sob I wish I did… But that would be impossible.

"Fifty percent??!" Kakashi nearly shouted.

"Yes, Hatake. I will dock a half of your pay if you do not cooperate in getting together Hyuuga Hinata and Uchiha Sasuke."

Kakashi looked dumbfounded. "Do they even want to be together?"

"Oh, they will realize that, Hatake. I will know if you do not participate in this. And rest assured that I will be true to my word." Tsunade gave him an evil smile. "Those two children just need a push. You will see. We women know about these things." She winked at Kakashi and sent him off.

"Wait a moment. Kurenai told you about this, didn't she?" Kakashi looked at Tsunade suspiciously. Truly, sometimes Hokage-sama behaved like a child.

"It doesn't matter," Tsunade dismissed his question with a wave of the hand. "What matters is that you help in bringing them together. Think of it as an A-rank mission. And trust me," she added ominously. "I will know what you do."

Kakashi nodded, and vanished in a puff of smoke. He appeared next to Kurenai in the hospital room. She was alone there with Hinata.

"Hello, Hinata-kun, how are you doing?"

Hinata smiled easily. Usually, if other people talked to her, she would blush and stutter. But that was then. "I'm fine here, Kakashi-sensei; why aren't you training your team?"

"I left them for a few moments. I wonder if I can talk to your teacher for a minute outside?"

Hinata smiled at Kurenai. "Of course."

Kakashi went outside with Kurenai. "Did you talk to Hokage-sama about this silly plan of yours?"

Kurenai, unflinching, said, "Yes, I did."

"Do you know what she threatened to do?"

"No."

"She threatened to cut my pay in half."

"Hokage-sama really is good," Kurenai murmured, but catched the pissed glint in Kakashi's eye. "Listen Kakashi, I know it's against your will, but those two kids are having a hard time with the world. They may not show it, but they need affection. What we as teachers and parents give them isn't enough. Trust me, I know."

"I don't make those kinds of things my business."

"Well, now it's your business. Please, really, think of it as a favor you're doing to me. Oh please…"

Kakashi scratched his head. "Fine. But if anything goes astray, you'll take the responsibility. And you tell me what to do."

Kurenai beamed. "I will. I already have one mapped out. Tomorrow a clone is going to take Shino and Kiba training, Hinata will be alone. You send Sasuke here with something. I'll look on them. I'll see what happens."

Kakashi didn't say anything about it, except, "What time shall I send Sasuke over?"

"About 9:30 in the morning is all right."

Kakashi disappeared again in a puff of smoke.