hehehehe. :) When I first decided to upload this story on ffnet, I told myself I wouldn't get all freaked out about the reviews, but receiving reviews makes me strangely giddy. hehehehehehe :) Thanks for the reviews guys! heehehehehe :)
Previously...
Kireina hit her head against the cupboard, "Why did I say he was allowed to visit whenever?"
"Because you secretly adore me," Kakashi replied before placing a quick cloth-covered kiss on Kireina's cheek.
Naruto and Sasuke shrieked at that last action having stayed quiet throughout the entire banter. Kireina's face was as red as a cherry and she looked shocked. Kakashi merely leaned against the door and pulled out a book. Kireina quickly recovered when she saw what book it was. She frowned.
"What did I say about reading those books?" Kireina growled.
Kakashi paused and looked up as if trying to remember, "Oh yeah, no reading them. Oops! Forgot!"
He tried to stuff it in his pocket in a hurry, but it was too late. Kireina held a hand out and the book flew from Kakashi's hands into Kireina's hands. Sasuke and Naruto gaped at her as did Kakashi.
"I've never seen that before!" Kakashi mused, "It's certainly not a jutsu."
Kireina stuck her tongue out. She held the book with one hand while the other flew through a series of seals.
"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"
She was able to control the amount of fire produced so she only used a little to set the offending book on fire. Kakashi frowned at Kireina and was probably pouting but his mask covered his face from being seen.
"Nee-chan! How did you take Kakashi's book from him?" Naruto asked excitedly.
Even Sasuke seemed interested in knowing.
Kireina laughed, "Chakra. I control my chakra and I can make it do what I want. Just then I made my chakra bring the book to me."
Sasuke frowned, "But I didn't see any chakra."
"Of course not! Do you think I would let others see it?" Kireina smiled, "Now, enough talking. Let's go get Sakura's present!"
And the story continues...:)
The group set out and their first stop was the Yamanaka flower shop.
"Ohayo Kireina-san!" Ino greeted, "What can I do for you?"
"I'm looking for some flowers for Sakura," Kireina told her.
Ino smiled brightly, "A new bunch of her favorite flowers just came in today! I'll wrap them for you."
"Thanks!"
Ten minutes later, Kireina and her little family walked out of the flower shop with Kakashi holding a bundle of pink flowers. Their next stop was the book store. Kireina found what she was looking for and asked them to wrap it.
"Okay boys, time for you to go find a present for her! I'm sure she won't mind if you guys joint give her a present," Kireina said cheerfully, "Kakashi and I will be at the coffee shop."
Kireina gave them some money and then pushed them on their way. Sasuke and Naruto looked a little lost before Kakashi suggested they go to an art store or a medical ninja supply store. Sasuke headed toward the supply store while Naruto opted for the art store. The two got in an argument about which direction they should go.
"Boys, both of the stores are in the same direction," Kireina sighed, "As a matter of fact, they're right next to each other."
Naruto and Sasuke paused in their fighting then both had the decency to blush slightly before mumbling a quick thanks and heading in the direction Sasuke had been going. Kireina shook her head then dragged Kakashi down the street to the coffee shop. The two of them made an odd sight, but not an unpleasant one. More than one head turned as they watched a fairly small young woman drag a tall young man down the street. Kireina sighed in contentment as she sank into the booth at the coffee store. She immediately sat up again when she sensed another chakra presence behind her. It wasn't normal chakra either. This was obviously the chakra of a ninja because it felt as if it were trained. What made it even stranger was the fact that it felt like the chakra was building up in one place as if ready to be released as a jutsu. She silently activated her Byakugan noting the Cloud forehead protector the ninja was hiding under his cloak and lightly nudged Kakashi under the table as a warning.
"So, what did you get Sakura?" Kireina asked casually.
"I'm not telling," Kakashi grinned seemingly with ease, "You'll find out at the party. Plus, you burned my book."
"Let's put that event behind us," Kireina replied lightly emphasizing the "behind us".
Kakashi caught the message and said in a disgruntled tone, "Fine. I'm going to the restroom to wash my hands. They smell like flowers."
Kireina knew his real purpose was to see if the ninja behind them had any ill intent or if he was there for a treaty. She heard a yelp behind her and immediately knew it was the first. She sprang up and turned to the ninja that was behind her. Kakashi was holding the ninja by the head with one of his arms behind his back, a kunai held in it.
"What are you doing here?" Kireina asked him.
The other customers in the coffee shop were surprised but relaxed when they saw two of Konoha's best ninjas handling the situation. When the captured ninja refused to answer Kireina sighed.
"Let's take him to the Hokage," she said.
Kakashi nodded. Kireina got the flowers for Sakura and the two of them left, taking the Cloud nin with them. Kireina entered Tsunade's office only to find her sleeping. Kireina sighed before lightly shaking her awake. Tsunade was up in a flash and ready to work.
"So, what can I do for you, Reina?" Tsunade asked.
Kireina went to the door and motioned Kakashi to bring in the captive. Tsunade raised an eyebrow at the sight of the disgruntled nin.
"Kakashi and I were having coffee when we noticed this guy with a kunai about to attack someone," Kireina explained.
"Why are you here?" Tsunade asked.
The nin stared blankly at her before turning his head towards Kireina and scowling. Kireina merely stared back, unfazed by the look of contempt. When the nin realized she wasn't back down he looked down at the floor.
"I can't believe I got pinned by some old guy and caught by a girl," he muttered.
Kakashi protested, "I'm not old!"
Kireina frowned at the sexist remark but said nothing. She went outside and called a chuunin over to the office.
"Go get Morino Ibiki will you? Thanks."
The chuunin quickly went to get the captain of interrogation and torture and within seconds, returned with a frowning Ibiki. It seemed to be that he had been interrupted during lunch. Kireina bowed towards him.
"Gomen for interrupting your lunch, Ibiki-san. Kakashi and I caught a cloud nin who won't state his purpose for being here," Kireina apologized.
Ibiki's lips curled into a cynical smile. He strode into the room. The cloud nin's eyes widened at the sight of him. Apparently, Ibiki's reputation as a pro at interrogation and torture preceded him. One look from Ibiki and the cloud nin caved.
"I was sent to assassinate a Namino Kireina," the cloud nin confessed.
"Why?" Ibiki prodded.
"It was a mission. It was only supposed to be a B-class mission," the ninja whined, "I've been a jounin for barely even 3 months. I guess they didn't realize she would have a jounin boyfriend."
Kireina coughed at the last comment, "He's not my boyfriend."
Kakashi merely winked and grinned, "Aw, don't be shy, sweetie."
Kireina glared at Kakashi and if looks could kill, Kakashi would have been mincemeat.
"Tell me, mister nin, has the Hidden Cloud ever heard of the Bloodline Ninja?" Ibiki asked conversationally.
The cloud nin looked confused for a second, "Well, yes, but few of us have seen him before."
Ibiki smiled cynically again, "Well, congratulations. You're the first in your village to meet HER and live then."
Ibiki turned the nin's head toward Kireina who was smiling cheerily and holding up a peace sign. The cloud nin gawked and gawked and still kept gawking. Finally Kakashi got sick of the staring so he neatly stepped into the captive's line of vision. The cloud nin quickly turned back towards Ibiki, only to find him already gone. He blinked in surprise. Tsunade cleared her throat catching the attention of the captive.
"We'll let you go this time. I'm sure your own Kage will punish you accordingly for failing a mission. Give your Kage this scroll will you? Thanks," Tsunade said pleasantly, "Kakashi, Kireina; do you two have anything at this moment? If you don't, would you be so kind to escort this man outside of Konoha's gates?"
"Well, actually, Sasuke and Naruto are probably looking for us now," Kireina replied, "We sent them to look for a present for Sakura and they should be getting to the coffee shop right about now. I'm sure Yuki and Daisuke would be happy to help though."
The two lions were sitting idly on the windowsill and at the sound of their names, leapt into the room. The cloud nin gulped visibly as the two lions began to sniff him.
"He smells bad," Yuki commented.
Kireina stifled a giggle, "Take him outside of Konoha's gates and make sure he doesn't do anything funny okay?"
Yuki and Daisuke nodded and then Daisuke picked the cloud nin up in his teeth by his shirt and then the two jumped out the window. After they left, Tsunade turned to Konoha's two best jounin with a grin.
"So, why were the two of you having coffee together?"
Kakashi grinned and sneakily snaked an arm around the surprised Kireina's waist, "It's a secret date."
There was a loud smack and the next thing you knew, Kakashi was on the floor holding his head whining "Itai!" Kireina stood above him her right eye twitching. Tsunade laughed at the sight.
"You two are so cute together. Don't let him get away Kireina," Tsunade teased.
Kireina's mouth fell open at this comment before she groaned and then grabbed Sakura's flowers with one hand and dragged Kakashi out of the office with the other. Tsunade was left in her office chuckling at the antics of the two jounin. Meanwhile, Kireina had teleported her and Kakashi back to the coffee shop where Sasuke and Naruto were looking for them wildly. When the two of them appeared, Naruto and Sasuke were by her side in a flash.
"Sorry, guys. Kakashi and I caught a cloud nin trying to assassinate me so we went to the Hokage's office," Kireina explained as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
"Assassinate?" Naruto exploded.
Sasuke's eye twitched but other than that his face remained stoic.
"Hai. Kakashi caught him before he could do anything though," Kireina told them.
"What happened to Kakashi-sensei?" Sasuke asked glancing at Kakashi who was still on the floor.
It was Kireina's eye's turn to twitch again as she replied, "He was being himself."
Naruto and Sasuke wisely remained quiet at this comment. Kakashi had gotten up off the floor and seemed to have returned to his normal cheerful self again.
Kireina clapped her hands, "So! Did the two of you find a suitable present for Sakura?"
The two boys nodded and Naruto said, "It's a medical kit that can hold everything a medic nin would need for 4 days. It has a jutsu on it that makes it shrink to fit wherever you want to put it."
Kireina smiled approvingly, "A very good choice. Now, let's go to Sakura's house and see if she needs any help with house cleaning or decoration."
When the four ninjas got there, they saw Hinata was already there helping Sakura.
"Kireina-sensei! Kakashi-sensei! Naruto! Sasuke-kun!" Sakura squealed jumping down from the ladder and running to give Kireina a big hug.
"Happy Birthday Sakura! We came to see if you could use any help! Where should we put your presents?" Kireina asked.
"Thank you! Just give them to my mom and she'll put them wherever she's been putting them," Sakura giggled, "Actually, we could use a lot of help. Hinata and I are having trouble putting up the banner. The tape won't stick and neither of us are tall enough to hang it very high, even with the help of the ladder."
Kireina nodded, "Come on Kakashi."
She quickly climbed up the ladder Sakura had been on while Kakashi quietly teleported up the other ladder.
"Konnichiwa, Hinata-san!" Kakashi greeted cheerily.
Hinata smiled, "Konnichiwa, Kakashi-sensei! Thank you for helping!"
"It's no problem!" Kakashi said picking her up easily, "Oy! Sasuke! Catch!"
Sasuke looked up just in time to see Kakashi drop Hinata towards him. Sasuke quickly jumped up and caught Hinata and set her down on the ground. Hinata was red in the face and had started to poke her index fingers together like she used to do in her genin days. Sasuke quickly grabbed her hands and stopped the poking before resuming what he had been doing. Hinata blinked in surprise before going to the kitchen to help Sakura's mom with the cooking.
"Kakashi! What were you thinking? What if Hinata had gotten hurt?" Kireina scolded.
Kakashi chuckled, "Nah. Sasuke wouldn't let his 'beloved' break even a fingernail, much less get hurt from falling off a ladder."
Kireina rolled her eyes at his not so subtle remark about the crush Sasuke had on Hinata, "You mean, get hurt from being THROWN off a ladder?"
Kakashi waved his hand, "It's the same thing. Either way, it's off the ladder."
Kireina rolled her eyes, "Now let's see. Tape won't stick. Kunai? No, too noticeable and dangerous. Shuriken? It'd be pretty, but it would cut clean through the top of the banner."
Her eyes lit up. She quickly pulled out the pins in her hair throwing two to Kakashi. The pins immediately became senbon which Kakashi caught easily.
"Hey! What's the deal?" Kakashi asked.
"Use them to pin the banner!" Kireina explained.
She used her chakra to hold the banner up higher seeing as how she was the same height as Sakura and Hinata then threw two senbon in the upper right corner of the banner. Kakashi followed her example and within seconds, the two adults were on the floor admiring they're handiwork. Sakura entered the living room from the kitchen.
"Wow! Thanks Kireina-sensei and Kakashi-sensei!"
Kireina smiled merrily, "Is there anything your mother needs help with?"
"She's cooking right now. I think she'll appreciate whatever help she can get," Sakura informed her.
Kireina nodded, "What are Naruto and Sasuke doing?"
Sakura rolled her eyes, "They're SUPPOSED to be in the backyard setting up games and stuff, but an argument's probably broken out."
Kireina nodded and turned to Kakashi only to find him already gone. She smiled softly before going into the kitchen to help Sakura's mom.
"Konnichiwa, Haruno-san!" Kireina greeted.
Sakura's mom turned in surprise before smiling and greeting Kireina, "Just call me Hana."
"Arigato, Hana-san! What can I help you with?" Kireina asked.
"Do you know how to bake?" Hana asked.
"Yes, I do! What would you like me to bake?" Kireina asked.
"Well, I've been working on dinner all morning and I don't know if I'll be able to get to the cake. So could you be a dear and make it?" Hana asked.
"Of course! Sakura likes chocolate right?" Kireina got to work.
"Um, Haruno-san, I'm done peeling the carrots and shelling the peas. Would you like me to help Kireina-san with the cake?" Hinata asked hesitantly.
Hana smiled gently, "Actually, Hinata, why don't you go outside and help the guys out. Sakura told me you're a wonderful peacemaker and negotiator. From what I've heard about Sasuke and Naruto, I'm sure you will come in handy."
Hinata nodded and then quickly washed her hands and went to the backyard to help the guys. Sakura looked after her almost enviously before returning to her work. She might have given up on Sasuke, but that didn't mean she couldn't still dote on him! XD
When Kireina and Kakashi are pinning up the banner, I didn't know how to describe it without seeming to wordy. When Kireina was thinking about shuriken cutting through the banner, what I meant was that since shuriken sharp and bladed, not just pointy, if she were to stick that in the wall, the blade on the shuriken would cut through the banner. I stilldon't think I did a good job of explaining that...Sorry for the confusion!