Chapter 5: First Kiss

Kakashi and Naruto were still having their talk, it gave Sasuke the perfect chance to spend some extra time with Kira. She had calmed down some and Sakura seemed to have her mind elsewhere. It was perfect.

"So…"

She glanced up at him. "Thanks for having my back, back there." She said softly.

Glancing back at Sakura she wasn't paying attention still. Good.

"It's fine. You would have done the same." The two walked in a comfortable silence from then.

Kakashi and Naruto rejoined. Naruto was unusually quiet, giving a glare to Sasuke every now and then.

Everything was back to normal.

On the Boat To Wave Country:

"Wow, this is some fog! I can barely see a thing!" Sakura complained.

"We'll be able to see the bridge in a minute. On the other side is Nami no Kuni the land of waves. The helmsman said softly He couldn't risk his voice being too loud.

It wasn't long after that the group could see the size of the bridge. It was huge.

"WOW! ITS HUUUUUGE!" Naruto shouted, shocked and amazed by the size of this bridge.

"That's what she said," Kakashi, Tazuna, Naruto, and Kira snickered at her little joke. Sakura looked appalled, disgusted even.

"Hey! Keep it down! This mist'll keep us hidden. But from this point on, we have to turn off our engines and row. We'll be in big trouble is Gato finds us." The Hellman snapped.

Naruto quickly threw his hands over his mouth.

Off The Boat:

"Lets rest for a bit." Kakashi announced tossing his bag on the ground somewhere on the forest floor. The small group set up three large tents while Kakashi built a fire cooking some fish to eat.

"Sensei…" Tazuna called, breaking the silence, everyone was accustomed to.

"Yes?" He stared at the elder man from the ground.

"There's something you should know, about the request for help I made to your village." that got everyone's attention. "As you guessed, this job is more dangerous than you and your students were lead to believe. There's a real scary man who wants to see me dead."

"A 'really scary' man…? Who is he?" Kakashi pried.

"You've probably heard of him. He's a billionaire in the field of marine transportation. His name is Gato."

Kakashi's eye widen in surprise. "You mean Gato, of Gato shipping and transport? The Gato? They say he's the richest man in the world!"

"That's the one. On the surface he looks like a legitimate businessman. The truth is he's a ruthless, murdering criminal who employs gangs and teams of Shinobi, and traffics in drugs and contraband. He starts out taking over companies, and ends up running entire countries. He lives by every low and vicious trade known to man."

Everyone was listening, ready for what was next to come.

"It was just one year ago that he set his sights on the Land of the Waves. He came under the guise of a business venture. Then the violence began, and in no time at all, he'd take over our entire marine transportation and shipping industry, and we were all under his thumb! Gato now has a stranglehold on all forms of transportation, the lifeblood of an island nation, and a stranglehold on all the wealth…The only thing he has to fear is that which has been underway for some time. The completion of the bridge!"

"I…see…and as the architect of the bridge and overseer of it's construction. You Mr. Tazuna, are very much in his way." Sakura explained fully understanding what was going on now.

"That means, that the ninja who attacked us were working for Gato."

Naruto looked completely lost and was trying to add what everyone was saying together. "You know what they're talking about?" Naruto whispered to Kira.

"Gato is going to kill Tazuna because of his bridge. If the bridge gets built Gato's business is in trouble. He doesn't want the bridge built." He nodded understanding now.

"But…I still don't understand…if you were the target of a ruthless thug with ninja at his disposal. Why didn't you tell us when you asked for help?" Kakashi asked.

"Wave country isn't a real prosperous land. Even our local lords are poor. And I have no money at all. An elite, B-ranked bodyguard would be a lot more than I could afford." Kakashi gave an are you serious look. They were doing this for nothing.

"But if you all turn away from me now…Then I'm as good as dead."

"But..."

"But oh well! That's not your concern! You won't be there to see my daughter and ten-year-old grandson cry all day like their hearts are breaking. Oh! And you wont mind if my daughter vows eternal hatred of all the ninja of your village as she lives her life alone!"

The group slumped their shoulders in annoyance.

"Heck! Well, it's not your fault!" Kakashi faced everyone. It was clear that this was the worst mission for hire of all time but they weren't going to continue.

"Well…I suppose I can't be helped. We'll continue to protect you, at least until you return to your country!" Kakashi said sheepishly.

"Gotcha…" Tazuna understood.

Kakashi stood staring at his team. "Tonight, Sakura you sleep with Tazuna in the first tend. Naruto and Kira will sleep in the second tent. Sasuke you and I will sleep in the third tent."

Sakura's face turned to rage. Shooting up from her spot. Though she didn't get to argue. Sasuke stood staring Kakashi down.

"Are you sure you want Kira-san to seep with Naruto? After today Naruto could freeze up again and could slow her down. Something could happen." Kakashi thought it over.

"Right…Kira, you sleep in my tent…" Kakashi started. "Kakashi, Naruto won't get in my way. Besides he won't freeze up again! Besides you snore. Why don't you let Sakura and Sasuke sleep together?"

Sakura squealed at the thought. Sasuke paled.

"No. Kira you sleep with Sasuke. Sakura, you still are sleeping with Tazuna, Naruto you'll just share a tent with me."

Tazuna furrowed his brow between Kira and Kakashi.

"BUT WHY?!" Sakura screamed. She really liked Kira's idea of sleeping with Sasuke. Just the thought of being so close to him. She would be able to rub it in Ino's face for the rest of her life!

"If it really bothers you that much Sakura, you could sleep with me and Naruto can sleep with Tazuna." Kakashi said pulling out his favorite series Icha-Icha Paradise.

"No way!" Sakura yelled. She quickly scurried into her tent. She would rather sleep in the same tent with Tazuna than that pervert!

Sasuke smirked to himself. Finally, he and Kira could share a tent. One of many nights together.

"You know she thinks you're going to do something to her in her sleep right?" Kakashi shrugged throwing his arm around her shoulder.

"One, my dear baby sister. That is disgusting. She's thirteen. I'm in my mid-twenties." Kira shrugged Tazuna let out a shriek of realization.

"Now it makes sense." Kira cocked her head confused. "It wasn't obvious?" Sasuke and Naruto asked for her.

"There are similarities but they act different." Tazuna explained with a shrug.

"Well I don't read porn in public." Naruto fell to the ground laughing. Sasuke bit his lip. He was lucky to find himself a woman who was smart and funny.

Kakashi had a feeling Sasuke would argue to sleep with her. After all he did have a crush on his younger sister. It was obvious since Sasuke stayed close to Kira and would often glance at her when he knew she wasn't looking.

Kira wasn't even attracted to boys. Kakashi told her when she was nine that she could start dating boys when she was thirty.

After all it is a big brothers job to protect their little sisters from boys. So why was he pairing them together? To watch what happens. If Sasuke tries anything he would step in. He could also get Naruto to break him away. He trusted Naruto more than other boys.

Kira stood up stretching her arms before leaving to her tent. It wasn't long after that Naruto and Sasuke left. Sasuke almost. Almost had a skip in his step.

"Hormonal boys." Kakashi sighed out.

"Why'd you put him with her? I wouldn't let my daughter go near any boys till she was sixteen and that was just barely."

Kakashi laughed shaking his head. "Because if he tries anything, I'll know."

With Sasuke and Kira:

Sasuke walked in to see Kira reading her book, she looked so engrossed by the pages that he didn't want to bother her at first.

Sasuke moved to his bed and laid down. He could smell her. Green tea and something spicy made his system shut down for a moment. She was so tantalizingly beautiful. The way her crimson red eyes were glued to the page, biting her bottom lip, some of her soft gray hair dangling over her left eye. The small light scar running across her lip.

Her eyes widen suddenly. Quickly she leaned forward pulling the book closer to her face. Her mouth dropped open. A small gasp escaping her lips. What was she reading? She made a small growl like sound. It sounded more like a cat than anything, before closing the book. Her eyes closed as she took a few deep breaths.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. She seemed to realize that Sasuke was watching her. A blush made its way to her face as she looked at him. "Sorry, probably looked weird."

"Hn."

Kira rolled her eyes before placing her book back in her bag lying on her back to stare at the top of the tent. She desperately wanted to ask him why he wouldn't let her sleep with Naruto. It's not like he liked her or anything. They weren't even friends.

"You wanted me to sleep with you so you wouldn't get molested in your sleep by Sakura…right?" Sasuke laid facing the side of the tent.

"Yeah…"

She nodded slowly. "Then why didn't you want to sleep with Kakashi?"

He didn't have an answer. He made one of his 'Tch' sounds that basically said "I don't have to tell you anything."

"Jackass." She muttered.

"I have some ground rules before we sleep." He stated sitting up staring down at her. "One, don't try to be near me. Two, don't touch my stuff. Three, not under…"

"Shut up. I don't plan on touching you, looking through your stuff and I plan on staying as far away from you as possible." She snapped glaring at him. She didn't even like Sasuke like that.

Sasuke glared. "With my experience with girls they always want to be near me."

"Well I'm not like most girls."

"Excuse me if I don't believe you. I just want to get a decent night's sleep while on this mission." Sasuke snapped. He knew she wasn't like most girls that's why he loved her so much.

"Sasuke if I liked you I would have acted like Sakura." Kira snapped. She didn't want to do anything romantic with him! She liked Naruto. It was one sided sure but she still liked him! She was fine being just friends with him.

"You're telling me that you don't like me."

"No! Get over yourself Sasuke. You aren't that cute."

At this point both teens were face to face. A few inches away. A few feet away Sakura was cheering to herself because Kira was keeping her word that she doesn't like Sasuke.

"Keep it down over there." Kakashi yelled from his tent.

Sasuke grabbed Kira's face and pulled her into a kiss. Her eyes widen in shock. He was kissing her. Sasuke stole her first kiss.

She didn't know what to do. But she didn't like this kiss. Not at all. Sparks shot through Sasuke's body. This was what kissing Kira was like. She wasn't pulling away from him. He knew she liked him.

Kira pushed him away after the initial shock wore off. "What was that for?" she snapped glaring at him. How dare he take her first kiss! She wanted Naruto to take her first kiss!

"Seemed like a good thing to do." He shrugged.

"I told you I don't like you." She snapped.

"I highly doubt that." She was fuming "Go to bed Sasuke." She snapped rolling onto her side and glaring at the side of the tent. She was pissed.

Sasuke was pleased with himself. Never has he been as happy as he is right now. He got to kiss her. He'll marry her one day. Sasuke and Kira Uchiha.

The two teens eventually fell asleep one happy and the other miserable. This wouldn't have happened if she/I slept with Naruto. They thought.