Suggested by Karkatsbabe(Author)

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A Challenge Between Rivals and A Tiger

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"My most Youthful and hip rival! We shall have a contest to see who should get a kiss from the most beautiful Lily of Konohagakure!" Maito Gai shouted to eternal rival, Hatake Kakashi.

"Hm, you say something, Gai?" Kakashi asked lazily, not looking up from his black book. This new author he found was quite something. He still couldn't wait for the Gama Sannin's next book, but this was a good way to pass time.

"Kakashi, you once again prove to be too hip!" Gai shouted, he hardly ever did any other volume when in his home village, at Kakashi while genjutsu flames were behind him. Gai's attention was drawn by a person nearby. "Ah, most Youthful Lily! How has this most beautiful day been for you?"

"It has been very nice, Gai-kun." came the smooth voice in response, catching the Hatake's ear. Where did he know that voice from? "I see that you are trying to talk to Kakashi-san."

"Indeed! Youth just gushes-!" Gai's shout was stopped with a hand.

"You know I will not be around you if you shout like that, it hurts my above average ears." At this Kakashi looked up, only to see the woman that was the Anbu captain before he ascended to the position for team six. She didn't look any older. Perhaps she like Senju Tsunade, or she just aged rather well. "Talk like a normal person, wait, use cheerful civilian volume."

"Sorry, most beautiful Lily. I was just telling my rival that we should have a contest to see who could win a kiss from you! You would pick what we would do and the winner would get a kiss bestowed upon him as a reward!"

"I don't see a problem with that." Morticia said. From Kakashi's view, this was way too calm for a woman to be about this sort of thing. He had a feeling that the task would be grueling. "Give me two hours to think of an acceptable challenge. Meet me back here."

"Yosh! Until then I will run one hundred laps around the village and if I do not succeed-"

"Gai-kun. No." her voice was firm and commanding. "Relax while I think because I may come up with a physical hardship."

"Yes, I will read that book you gave me." Gai said, still being his flashy self. "I shall see you in two hours!"

"You will be on time, or I will hunt you down, Kakashi." Thank the kami-sama he had two decades of shinobi training, the ice in that tone could turn the most hardened of people into statues. It caused his Anbu training to kick in.

"Hai, taichou." Kakashi said with his back straight, arms at his sides, head forward and feet together.

"Good." Morticia's voice curled through the air, like smoke. When the silver haired jonin looked around, she was gone.

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Two hours later, both of the jonin and Morticia were back at the meeting place and she issued her challenge.

"Find the author of this book." Morticia held up a black book with silver writing of the cover. "I know the writer of this book and they are in Konoha at the moment. You have until dusk to find them. Good luck."

Gai ran off shouting that he would win while Kakashi was somewhat stumped. She had used a gender neutral term when referring to the writer, not even a clue from that.

"Well, it wouldn't do to let Gai get ahead by two points." He lazily wandered off, thinking of where to find this mysterious author.

Only the ravenette noticed the other presence that was listening to them.

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The trio met at dusk, on top of the Hokage Monument. Or mountain, both worked.

"Have either of you found the person?" Morticia asked as she sat in seiza while enjoying a cup lilac tea. "Would either of you like some tea?"

"I found nothing." Kakashi said. Not even his contacts could name the author/authoress.

"I have also not found this youthful person! Tea would be most wonderful!" Gai sat cross legged across the sole woman as she made a cup appear with a flick of her hand. Both men were entranced as she elegantly poured the drink.

"That would mean that it was a tie."

"Not quite." said a new voice. Tora, the ANBU member not that demon cat, stepped out of the shadows. They all knew who he was, and no one else was around, so he removed his to show the senbon touting jonin.

"So you found them? Who is it?" Morticia asked calmly, sipping her tea without a care.

"You." Genma said. The rivals snapped their heads to the woman who wore a wolfish grin.

"Nice to know people can pick up clues when they're obvious."

"What clues?" asked the rivals at the same time.

"You were both reading it, she held it close to her like it was precious, and her surname is the pen name." Genma answered. He said it like these things were plain as the daylight shining on Hokage Mountain and the First Tree. "So, about that reward . . . "

Before any of them could blink, not even a nano second later she was in front of the brunet and pulling him into a passionate kiss. It lasted five seconds and when she pulled away, Genma was punched across the clearing.

"It's not nice to intrude on someone elses contest without permission. You should know this by now."

"Hai." Genma said then started coughing up blood. "That was totally worth it, could one of you please take me to the hospital? I think Morticia broke a few of my ribs and ruptured a lung."