Thank you minna for your support.

Author: To bijou. They are already together in this story. Sorry for the confusion.

Author: To Wraith. Yup I agree with you. But Naruto will only be back later as he is off to train with Jiraiya.

Tsunade: Is this what you call training?

Author: Eh?

Tsunade: See for yourself (Points to the crystal ball that the third had used before.)

Author: I thought the crystal ball could only keep track of people within the boundaries of Konoha?

Tsunade: You are forgetting who I am... That's beside the point. Look at the crystal ball NOW! (Wave a fist at author)

Author: (Looks at the crystal ball.)

Jiraiya: Naruto, this is how you peep at women in the hot springs. (Drill a hole in the wood with a kunai.)

Author: This is NOT what a kunai is for PERVERTED-BAKA! (Storms off to give Jiraiya a lesson.)

"..." means speech

'...' means thoughts

Bolded words are inner Sakura's thoughts

For the following two months, Sakura would help out with the paper work for Tsunade in the morning, train and research new jutsu with her before lunch. After lunch, she would train as a medic-nin in the hospital, and during the weekend, she worked in the hospital from morning to late afternoon. She treasured the little time she could spend with Kakashi.
Flashback

"So whom did you go out with last night?" Shizune asked. Sakura, Shizune and Tsunade were sitting at the table having their breakfast. (A.N. All 3 ladies live under the same room. Shizune IS Dan's niece and Tsunade's apprentice. Of course she stays with her. Sakura has become Tsunade's ward and obviously, in order not to invoke any sad memories, she moved in with Tsunade

"Erm... Kakashi..."

"I knew it! Every time Kakashi looks at you, his eyes change, but not in the lustful way," Shizune quickly added when Sakura glared at her. 'More like 'I'm so in love with her' kind of way."

"So are you two together?" Tsunade helped Shizune conclude.

A tint of red crept up Sakura's neck. She looked down and nodded her head.

'Great. Now you are behaving like Hinata-chan!' Inner Sakura rolled her eyes.

"How did it start and how far into the relationship are you two in? Holding hands? Kissing? Or," Shizune's eyes gleamed. "Tasted the forbidden fruits and started the procreation process?" teased Shizune.

Sakura immediately turned bright red.

"Shizune-chan!"

"So which one is it?" urged Tsunade.

"Not you too, Tsunade-shishou."

"Come on, tell us." Shizune urged again.

"Well... Erm... Ehto... "Sakura glanced around, trying to find a mean to escape.

"Oh, look at the time! I must get going or I'll be late for my rounds. Ja ne."

Poof

Sakura disappeared with a puff of smoke.

Sakura sat on the bench stoning. She felt Kakashi's presence but she didn't move. She nearly jumped when something cold was pressed to her cheek.

"Did I alarm you?" the culprit inquired handing her a cup of cold water.

"Yeah."

"A penny for your thoughts?"

"Nothing important. Just some trivial stuff." she replied.

"So, are you ready to go?"

"Yup. Let's go before Tsunade-shishou and Shizune-chan see us." Sakura shuddered at the thought.

(AN. At the village where the author resides in, stoning means to be a dazed or daydreaming.)

"Kakashi... Let's spar..."

"Mn?"

"We haven't had a sparring session for quite some time, ne?"

" Our last day together before my mission and you want us to fight?" the bemused Kakashi asked.

"Come on. It'll be fun. If I win, I get to do what I want with you."

"That sounds a bit dangerous..."

"Mmmm... What if I win?" Kakashi continued.

"Well... What do you want?"

Kakashi bent down and whispered in her ears. A flood of red appeared immediately.

"KAKASHI! If I ever get to have the chance, I'll burn all your perverted books!"

"Ha! fat chance, they're under lock and key."

"Any kunoichi worth her salt would be able to pick a lock."

"We'll see." Then he disappeared and shurikens flew towards Sakura. She jumped backwards.

"You could have given the girl some warning you know!" and she disappeared too.

As she moved amongst the trees, she analyzed the situation.

'Kakashi has the Sharingen. So ninjutsu and genjutsu are practically

useless. I can only use taijutsu and medic jutsu. Damm. Where is he. Must lure him out and into open space.'

She masked her chakra and moved southwards towards the training area where Team 7 once trained.

'Here goes nothing.'

She gathered her chakra and released it all at one shot.

'What is she doing?' Kakashi felt the sudden burst of chakra. He sprinted towards the area.

'Must be a trap. Better be careful.'

He hid on a tree and observed her. One moment she was standing in the open and the next, she appears right in front of him.

"Found you," she grinned. Her hands glowed and she tapped the back of Kakashi's neck. Kakashi fell to the ground. He tried to sit up by pushing himself off the ground but instead found his eyes moving instead of his hands. Sakura straddled him and held a kunai at his neck.

"Do you surrender?" smirked Sakura.

"I have long surrendered to you. Claim your reward."

Sakura slid the kunai back into her pouch. She brought her hands to his mask and slowly pulled it down.

'Kami-sama! His face!'

No matter how many times she saw his face, it will always take her breath away.

'Yup. He looks so much younger and damn gorgeous without it!' Inner Sakura nodded her head.

She inched forward. "I know you went easy on me, baka." she whispered.

"So?" Kakashi wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer.

'I knew that jutsu wasn't complete,' sighed Sakura.

"So I'm going to do this." She captured Kakashi's lips with her own.

Their kiss grew more and more passionate. Sakura was lying on Kakashi's broad chest, her elbows bent and her hands resting on his shoulders. Kakashi's hands ran through her hair which Sakura had decided to have it kept short rather then letting it grow long when the long hair kept getting in her way during training.

Kakashi broke of the kiss and flipped her over, pinning her to the ground. He moved downwards, tasting her chin. Sakura tilted her head backwards, allowing Kakashi full access to her neck.

"Ka...ka...shi...we..." she tried to form some coherent sentences but her brain seems to have shut down.

"Nani?" Kakashi replied, not stopping.

"I..."

Rumble

Kakashi stopped and stared at her. Sakura could feel her face heating up. Then they broke out into laughter.

"Come on. Let's feed your stomach." Kakashi offered his hand to her.

"Gai-sensei! Wait up!" Konoha's beautiful green beast greeted his

sensei.

"Hurry Lee. You mustn't waste youth!"

Both sensei and student went to the clearing.

'Weird. I swear I felt Kakashi and Sakura's chakra not long ago. Where did they go?" Gai frowned.

"Is there anything wrong Sensei?"

"No. Come one. Let's train before youth slips away!"

"Hai!"

"Now that my empty stomach has been filled, where do you want to go?"

"Well..." Kakashi looked at the night sky. "It's still early. Come there's a place I want to show you." He grasped her hands and led her away.

They walked in the directions where the Hokage residence is situated. Instead of going towards the residence, they made a right turn at the corner of the street and stop in front of a two-storey house. The house was dark. Kakashi pushed open the gate and the couple walked the path with flowers grown along side it to the house. He slipped a key out of his pocket and into the keyhole. With a twist the door opened.

Meanwhile Sakura watched with curiosity. Kakashi fumbled around and hit the light switch.

The living room was void of furniture but the walls were tastefully done. At a corner, a fireplace stood. A doorway at the other corner led to what Sakura presumed was the kitchen. Not far form that doorway, was a staircase that led to the net floor.

"Come on in." Kakashi urged. Sakura nodded and slipped in beside him.

"Furniture?" Sakura asked

"The co-owner is waiting for the other co-owner's opinion."

Kakashi turned and faced her. He pulled down his mask, revealing his gorgeous perfectly defined and chiseled face, and held both her hands in his.

"Ano..." he started. "Sakura..."

"Yes?" Sakura tilted her head slightly to the left and smiled.

"Erm... It's like this..." He let go of one of her hand and slid his free hand into his pocket. He fumbled the small box inside the pocket.

"Wouldyouliketobetheco-ownerofthishouse?"

"Wha what? Come again?" A puzzled Sakura asked.

Kakashi took a deep breath. 'Stay cool Kakashi. You can do it.'

"Would you like to be the co-owner of this house?"