"Hello, Sakura." Tsunade said, glaring over her folded hands.

"S-Sasuke…" Sakura said, completely ignoring her mentor. Her pale face was a mixture of shock, fear, and wonder at how he could be here… in front of her.

Kagome glanced at the avenger to gauge his reaction silently. On the surface, it would seem he was bored or annoyed. No, Kagome saw right through him. It was an act, because he knew this would happen and how she would react and he had prepared himself for it.

She blushed as she heard the last of his clothing be discarded to the cold floor. She heard the splash of water as he sat and became comfortable in the tub in the far corner of their cell. She sighed and rolled over to face the wall from her position on the bed. The area was-for once- absolutely silent, save for the slight trickle of water as Sasuke moved. Usually silence made Kagome uncomfortable, but she has grown accustomed to Sasuke's silence. It had grown to be a warm one. She rarely minded it and even sometimes welcomed it.

"Kagome…" Sasuke called to her lazily. She opened her eyes and sat up to look at him.

"Hai?"

He turned his head ever so slightly to glance back at her. "Come wash my back." She smiled and nodded.

"Yes, captain." She teased as she stood. She giggled when he huffed.

Bringing her arms together and above her head, she groaned as she worked out the kinks in her back and shoulders before making her way to the metal bath. She sat and reached for the bar of soup and sponge and rubbed the two together to make bubbles. She placed the sponge on Sasuke's shoulder blade and made slow, circular motions to scrub away any traces of dirt. She did this to his whole left side, then to his right. Surprising him, she reached over his broad shoulders and to his chest to scrub gently as well. She sighed as she laid her head on his sud covered shoulder and scrubbed his taut chest.

"Don't get soap in your eyes." He murmured as he closed his eyes in content.

"I hadn't planned on it, Mr. giggles." He growled and flicked some water her way. She giggled.

There it was: another silence, one that Kagome was determined to fill this time.

"Ano… Sasuke…" He glanced up questioningly.

"So… pinky… if you do meet up with her again, what will you do?" he raised a delicate black brow. He shifted gently, trying to not move Kagome's head from his shoulder.

"I will simply act like I always have towards her. Should she get to close-"

"I'll tear the bitch off…" Kagome growled. Sasuke smirked at her aggressive attitude.

"Jealous?" The miko blanched.

"N-no!" He hummed thoughtfully.

"No matter… Anyways, she will be shocked, most likely breaking a few things, possibly crying. I'll act like I do with everyone-"

"Except me." Kagome giggled. He laid his head on top of her silky black hair in silent agreement.

"-neutral." He finished quietly. He tensed as she carelessly dropped the sponge to let it float in the water and her hand slowly descended down his chiseled stomach and between his thighs. "I should have seen this coming…" He ground out, feeling her fingers wrap around his shaft.

"Sakura…" H replied coldly, bringing Kagome back to the present.

Sakura took a few steps forward, alerting Kagome. She kept a far enough distance, though. "W-what are you- how are you- Naruto and I-" Kagome rolled her eyes. The pitiful girl couldn't even make out one complete sentence!

He faced away from the girl to face the hokage and wrapped a possessive arm around Kagome's petite waist.

Kagome smiled and did the same to him. "Tsunade-san, you needed to see me?" Tsunade glared.

"Yes, you, not the Uchiha brat." The Uchiha let the insult slide. He'd grown accustomed to rude things being said to him in Orochimaru's lairs.

"He wanted to come along," Kagome defended. "It gets quite stuffy in those cells, you know." Tsunade rubbed the bridge of her nose and finally notice the Uchiha's arm casually holding the miko.

"I see you too have been getting along."

Sasuke smirked. "Quite nicely, Lady Tsunade." Kagome smiled in agreement as she laid her head on the Uchiha's shoulder, clearly being more clingy than usual with Sakura being around.

Tsunade grumbled under her breath about damn teenagers in puberty and what not. "You see, that's why I've needed to talk with you. Other prisoners are complaining about both of your," she blushed lightly. "'getting along'."

Sasuke snorted. "I'd call it more than that." Kagome swatted at his shoulder and glared with a shade of pink covering her cheeks.

"Anyways…" Tsunade muttered. "I would suggest toning it down a bit, but umm…" She closed her eyes and blushed. "Well, I know from experience that it's hard to do that. So I need your permission to get a sound trapping jutsu placed on your cell." Sasuke and Kagome glanced at each other and smirked mischeiviously.

"Consider it done," they said. Sakura sputtered.

"M-milady! How long have they been… how long has he been… you can't really allow them to…" Kagome raised an eyebrow. Tsunade sighed again. Really, being hokage was more trouble than it was worth…

"They've been fucking since she got here," Every female in the room blushed, excluding Tsunade. "Sasuke has been in prison for a year; and yes, I can allow them to. Sakura, if I placed them apart and forced them to not see each other, it'd only cause trouble and grief and uprising. Not to mention the paper work I'd have to fill out when they both escaped and left the village together." Sakura nodded, feeling like her heart would shatter in two.

It wasn't fair! She'd been after Sasuke's heart since they were little kids, then this girl shows up all of a sudden and he falls for her? And how could Tsunade-sama do that to her? Just lie and send the team out on phony missions to search for him for a whole year!

Sakura glared at the ground, holding back tears. "If I may be excused, Tsunade-sama, I need some fresh air." She glanced at Kagome warmly. "I apologize for my actions when we first met, Kagome-san. Good day." Kagome blinked and nodded in shock, accepting the girl's apology, feeling it was true.

When Sakura turned to leave, Tsunade said to her retreating figure, "I'm sorry, Sakura. I truly thought this to be the best for everyone." Sakura merely tightened her fists and continued walking.

The distressed hokage place her cheek on her fist. Great… Shizune's never going to let me hear the end of this when she gets back from her mission.